[Desktop_printing] FW: How to imbed Job Tickets in PDF

[Till Kamppeter]

Ulrich Wehner wrote:
> 
> Ira,
> 
> we are currently adding native PDF printing to the entire product fleet.
> PDF direct printing as well as TIFF direct printing are a huge requirement.
> 
> i have seen several different (proprietary) standards for job tickets.
> Taking 'legacy' job tickets and turning them into something 'open' and
> at the same time adding support for extensive finishing capabilites
> would be  an interesting topic.
> 

Do these native PDF printers have a documented standard protocol to pass
the option settings into the printer or does every manufacturer go its
own way to pass the settings? So that we have a known standard format
for the job data itself but still need manufacturer-specific drivers to
add the job ticket to the job? What about PWG standards for job tickets?
Is there hardware which uses them?

> Also, embedding meta data for 'printing' to archiving solutions is an
> interesting topic...
> 

What do you mean with "'printing' to archiving solutions"? Job goes into
a PDF file on an external archiving file server?

   Till