CIP4 Announces Version 1.3 of JDF Now Available

JDF 1.3 now includes the ability to track individual elements on a page, whereas previously the page was the smallest job component that could be tracked. Job ganging, file format conversion to and from various file formats were also improved and JDF's consumable identification was enhanced.

The draft of JDF 1.3 was approved through CIP4's technical committees in early July of this year. The new Intellectual Property (IP) policy of CIP4 requires a 90-day review by members, and the extra three-month review period allowed CIP4 to update the JDF software development tools that CIP4 provides to its members.