The CIP3 Print Production Format (PPF) is the ancestor of CIP4 Job Definition Format (JDF). It was developed and published in the late 90ies. The aim was to created a vendor independent file format designed to allow transfer of pre-press, press and post-press related data between stages in a print production environment. Althought PPF should has been replaced by JDF a long time ago, it is still a commonly used file format in Graphic Arts Industry.
Download PPF Specification
| Filename | Release |
|---|---|
| CIP3 PPF Spec 3.0 Addendum.pdf | 2000-11-19 |
| CIP3 PPF Spec 3.0.pdf | 1998-06-01 |
| CIP3 PPF Spec 2.1.pdf | 1997-05-26 |
| CIP3 PPF Embedding.pdf | 1997-10-17 |