What is ISO 16612-3 about?
ISO 16612-3 is the third part of an international multi-series standard that covers graphic technology.
ISO 16612-3 defines the PDF/VT-3 document format and methods to enable reliable document exchange for variable data and transactional (VT) printing. It uses the Portable Document Format (PDF) Version 2.0, as restricted by PDF/X-6, for the representation of such documents.
ISO 16612-3 allows the specification of document structure and layout, content data, and interaction of graphics objects in a graphics model that supports transparency and both device-dependent and device-independent color spaces. All elements are either included or provision is made for unique identification of externally supplied ICC profiles.
Who is ISO 16612-3 for?
ISO 16612-3 on Variable data exchange is useful for:
- Professional cartographist
- Medical diagnostics
- Drafting and computer designing companies
- Books publications industries
- Professional video editors
- Computer games developer
Why should you use ISO 16612-3?
PDF/VT is designed to enable variable document printing (VDP) in a variety of environments from desktop printers to digital production presses, including hybrid workflows involving both conventional and digital printing.
ISO 16612-3 defines the PDF/VT-3 document format which specifies methods for the use of the Portable Document Format (PDF) for the definition and exchange of all content elements. This helps you support the metadata, necessary for printing tasks involving variable or transactional document content. It lays out the specification of document structure, document layout, content data, and interaction of graphical elements for you in a graphics model that supports transparency.
ISO 166123 supports the fundamental requirements of portability, device and workflow independence, and guaranteed communication of the intended color reproduction. It supports the use of graphics object definitions as a method of specifying graphical content data. This approach serves to reduce the file size of a PDF/VT-3 file and allows implementers of conforming processors to employ various processing optimization strategies.
