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JDF is being positioned as an open, scalable, Web-compatible job ticket standard that is built on the success of market-proven standards like the CIP3 PPF (Print Production Format) and upward compatible to de facto standards like Adobe's PDF and PJTF (Portable Job Ticket Format).

What sets this JDF apart? Modern graphic arts professionals are faced with production systems from a myriad of vendors, each with their own unique messaging, file management, job tracking and workflow formats.