PDF Specifications White Paper By Ghent Workgroup

Edited by the Printingtalk editorial team Jun 8, 2005

Ghent PDF Workgroup (GWG) has made available a free white paper, 'PDF Specifications in Practice'.

Ghent PDF Workgroup (GWG) has made available a free white paper, 'PDF Specifications in Practice'.

The GWG white paper was written to provide readers with a comprehensive overview of current PDF specifications developed by the GWG and how to utilise the specifications to achieve best practice PDF workflows for the printing of magazines and newspapers, as well as the sheetfed offset and digital processes.

'PDF Specifications in Practice' is said to offer background information on GWG specifications and illustrates their use in popular desktop, PDF generation, and PDF verification applications.

The white paper explains why demand led to development of the GWG PDF specifications and the commonalities and differences amongst them.

Additionally, the paper describes the publishing workflows supported by GWG specifications and highlights the different stages of the workflow where GWG specifications can streamline the process.

Readers will find a detailed comparison between the Ghent PDF Workgroup specifications and the PDF/X standard, as well as an overview of the main methods in a typical publishing workflow.

The white paper is the first in a series of educational materials to be issued by the GWG.

Additional white papers including GWG's 'Colour Management in Practice' are scheduled to be available in 2005.

More information on additional white papers will be announced as they become available.

GWG's 'PDF Specifications in Practice' white paper was written collaboratively by several GWG members, including Menno Mooij, Elli Cloots, Peter Maes, Pascale Ginguene, David L Zwang, and David van Driessche.