What is ISO 15930-9 about?
ISO 15930-9 is a part of an international multi-series standard that deals with graphic technology.
ISO 15930-9 specifies the use of ISO 320002 (PDF 2.0) for the complete and partial exchange of digital data intended for print reproduction. It specifies the PDF/X-6p and PDF/X-6n conformance levels.
ISO 15930-9 defines a number of conformance levels intended to address different requirements all define data formats and their usage to permit the predictable dissemination of a compound entity to one or more locations.
Who is ISO 15930-9 for?
ISO 15930-9 on prepress digital data exchange using PDF is useful for:
- Cartography
- Companies who use visualization of measurement data (2D and 3D)
- Companies who use visualization of computer simulations
- Medical diagnostics
- Drafting and computer design companies
- Books publications industries
- Moviemakers
Why should you use ISO 15930-9?
Many printed documents are assemblies of partial pages and/or pages created at different locations and by different organizations. The merging of these individual elements into the final printing form and the subsequent printing can take place at different locations. Each of these elements is referred to in ISO 15930 as a compound entity.
ISO 15930-9 defines methods for the exchange of digital data within the graphic arts industry and for the exchange of files between graphic arts establishments. A variety of data formats and structures are used for the creation of this type of material, but with two prevalent kinds of underlying data structures.
ISO 15930-9 is a format for the exchange of object-based data where individual objects can be in either vector or raster data structures. These are vector-based data for the encoding of line art and textual information and raster-based data for the encoding of image information, including previously rasterized line art and textual information.
ISO 15930-9 defines a number of conformance levels intended to address different requirements, and all define data formats as well as their usage to permit the predictable dissemination of a compound entity to one or more locations. In order to achieve a level of exchange that avoids any ambiguity in the interpretation of the file, a limited set of PDF objects that are permitted to be used is identified and restrictions to the use or form of use, of those objects, and/or keys within those objects are added.
