NEWS RELEASE Ghent Workgroup launches Ghent PDF Output Suite 5.0 Conformance Certification worldwide certificate print service providers can prove that their PDF output workflow is compliant with the PDF/X-4 standard (ISO 15930-7:2010). of several dozen patches each testing a specific aspect of the PDF/X-4 standard. The GWG has put www.gwg.org
could be part of every regular PDF/X-4 print production file. Conformance Level 2 involves color management and is therefore more demanding. Certification The GWG is offering two separate Conformance Certificates Levels: Participating GWG members can offer this program to their members, customers, community, etc. The packaging service providers). Solution vendors, developers or system integrators who wish to participate in the Ghent PDF Output Suite 5.0 Compliancy program for their products should contact the GWG. www.gwg.org
The certification is not directly offered by the Ghent Workgroup but by participating GWG members certification process. They also determine the cost of the certification for their candidates. The following GWG members already expressed interest to offer this conformance certification: Latin America. They have also included the certification in their latest PDF training program. We were http://gwg.org/gos5/conformance-certificates/

“The Ghent PDF Output Suite 5.0 was created to check if the settings of a PDF output workflow are conform to the PDF/X-4 standard. The new Conformance Certification allows a print service provider to proof that this output workflow is able to process PDF/X-4 print files without any problems. This will help increase the reliability of PDF/X-4 workflows worldwide”,

stated Stephan Jaeggi, CEO of PrePress- Consulting in Switzerland and Co-Chair of the GWG Process Control Subcommittee.
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About Ghent Workgroup The Ghent Workgroup, formed in June 2002, is an international assembly of industry associations, suppliers, educators and industry members from around the globe. The practices in graphic arts workflows. Since its inception almost 20 years ago, the organization has consistently produced numerous process specifications for PDF exchange, as well as developing useful tools for automating processes and testing and establishing consistent PDFs for print, publishing www.gwg.org . Members are comprised of graphic arts associations including CIP4 (Switzerland), KVGO (the Netherlands), Febelgra (Belgium), Fespa (UK), Medibel+ (Belgium), PDFX-ready (Switzerland), Printing United Alliance (USA), and VIGC (Belgium). Vendor members include Agfa, callas software, Canon, DALIM Software, EFI, Enfocus, Esko, Global Graphics, Heidelberg, HYBRID Software, Kodak, PageProof, Ricoh, Tech Research (TagG) and Ultimate Technographics. Industry members are ArtOption, Four Pees, Igepa Sagamgraphic, JP/Politikens Hus, Litografia Rosés, Prinovis, RRD and ybam. Educational members are Arteveldehogeschool Gent, CEC LATAM, Future Schoolz India, Government Institute of Printing Technology (GIPT), Media University Stuttgart, Ryerson University, the University of Ljubljana, the University of Novi Sad, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) , The Regional Institute of Printing Technology Kolkata and the University of Wuppertal. All products and services are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners and are hereby acknowledged. Press contacts: Ghent Workgroup Christian Blaise, Carole Demeulemeester, marketing@gwg.org www.gwg.org