FILE FORMATS & STANDARDS -- Practices Make Perfect

Worldly Views

What may prove most significant about the workgroup's efforts is its global focus, Zwang contends. GWG is striving to establish and promote the use of one set of best practices and standards for printing on a global basis, he says.

The need for this approach was particularly apparent when the group set out to establish default best practices for workflows based on the PDF/X-3 format, since it allows for ICC color managed and RGB-based production, reports the GWG vice chairman. "This effort got very complicated when we tried to tailor the preferences to each region and application."