DIGITAL digest

The workflow flexibility afforded by the standard permits having portions of the same job produced by different print providers, to facilitate distribution or for other considerations. Even in this scenario, output color quality will remain consistent across all runs, according to the developers.

More information about the standard, formally known as "ISO 16612-1, Graphic technology—Variable printing data exchange—Part 1: Using PPML 2.1 and PDF 1.4 (PPML/VDX-2005)," is available from NPES The Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing and Converting Technologies on its Website at www.npes.org/standards.