PDF / VT

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PDF / VT is an international standard that was approved by ISO in August 2010 as ISO 16612-2. has been published. It defines the use of PDF as an exchange format optimized for variable data printing (often abbreviated as VDP - for variable data printing) and for transaction printing. Based on PDF / X-4 , it is the first VDP format that enables modern ICC -based color management through the use of ICC output intents. PDF / VT adds the idea of ​​encapsulated groups of graphic objects to support efficient processing of recurring content (text, graphic or image). With the introduction of the Document Part Metadata concept (DPM), the standard enables reliable and dynamic page management for print data from high-volume transaction printing (often abbreviated as HVTO for High Volume Transactional Output), such as metadata-based Selection of database entries or postage optimization.

While PDF / VT-1 always consists of a file that is independent of external resources or external page content, other variants of the standard support the use of external graphic content (PDF / VT-2) as well as streaming using multi-part MIME packages (PDF / VT -2s). Such a file is not just a digital template for VDP printing, users can distribute, leaf through and view them with a standard PDF reader, even if an accurate display requires a PDF display program that supports PDF / X-4 or PDF / X-5 or PDF / VT compliant.

While various providers announced their support for PDF / VT in 2010, the first tools and solutions for PDF / VT will only be released in the course of 2011. The Drupa in May 2012 will probably be the first fair in the industry, will be presented to a significant number of PDF / VT solutions.

The ubiquity of PDF and the fact that PDF itself is now an ISO standard (ISO 32000-1: 2008) clearly work for PDF / VT. It is currently difficult to predict in which areas of the printing industry PDF / VT will find widespread use and how important the standard will be compared to other formats and processes for variable data printing.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ ISO 16612-2 Graphic technology - Variable data exchange - Part 2: Using PDF / X-4 and PDF / X-5 (PDF / VT-1 and PDF / VT-2) . ISO. August 15, 2010. Retrieved May 20, 2011.
  2. ↑ Publication of PDF / VT will improve the reliability and production performance of graphically rich personalized content. Press release. (PDF; 49 kB) NPES. September 20, 2010. Retrieved May 20, 2011.
  3. ↑ ISO 32000-1: 2008 - Document management - Portable document format - Part 1: PDF 1.7 . ISO. July 1, 2008. Retrieved May 20, 2011.