In Search of PrintTalk and JDF -- McIlroy

Intrigued, I moved further through the site until I reached "the JDF Specification Version 1.0 is available now." I downloaded the entire 3MB, 463-page document.

A great spec, no doubt. But could it be a little over-specified?

Just this morning I was reading a fascinating and altogether irreverent broadside in the new Seybold Report. The piece, written by Dan Margulis and Chris Murphy, takes a (very) critical look at the other great recent graphic arts standard—ICC color management. The authors' conclusion is unmistakable: