This document enables variable data printing applications using PDF template-based variable content substitution where<\/p>\n
a PDF template file containing pages with variable content substitution fields (placeholders) is delivered ahead of a print production run and may be reused across multiple print production runs, and<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
PDF-based variable data substitution content is provided during print production and merged with the PDF template to produce final form variable content page output.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
This document defines PDF\/VCR (PDF for variable content replacement), a set of base technical requirements for a PDF template file format, a PDF-based variable data substitution content format and a framework for in-RIP variable content merging. The PDF\/VCR base technical requirements do not include writer and processor conformance.<\/p>\n
This document also defines the PDF\/VCR-1 conformance level which is based on the PDF\/VCR base technical requirements and defines conformance requirements for:<\/p>\n
the PDF\/VCR-1 template file format;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
the PDF\/VCR-1 data sequence format, a variable data substitution content format;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
a PDF\/VCR-1 writer, a software application which can generate PDF\/VCR-1 template files;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
a PDF\/VCR-1 data provider, a software application which can generate PDF\/VCR-1 data sequences;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
a PDF\/VCR-1 processor, a software application which can perform substitution (replacement) of PDF\/VCR-1 template placeholder objects with substitution content provided within a PDF\/VCR-1 data sequence.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nNOTE 1 Additional conformance levels can be added at a later time based on the same PDF\/VCR base technical requirements.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nNOTE 2 A conforming PDF\/VCR-1 template file contains all necessary information for variable content printing by adding matching substitution content. Generating the substitution content usually requires additional information not present in the template file.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The template file format defined in this document is based on the ISO 15930 (PDF\/X) family of standard formats for the representation of a single or multiple page template containing both static content and stylized variable content placeholders.<\/p>\n
The variable data format defined in this document is based on the CSV file format defined in RFC 4180 . It supports the representation of substitution content data that can be merged into the template\u2019s variable content placeholders to produce complete page content utilizing the full PDF graphics model.<\/p>\n
PDF Catalog<\/h4>\n
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\n PDF Pages<\/th>\n PDF Title<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2<\/td>\n National foreword <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 6<\/td>\n Foreword <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 7<\/td>\n Introduction <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 9<\/td>\n 1 Scope <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 10<\/td>\n 2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 14<\/td>\n 4 Notations
5 Relation to other standards
6 Workflow <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 15<\/td>\n 7 PDF\/VCR: Base requirements
7.1 General
7.2 PDF\/VCR template file base requirements
7.2.1 General
7.2.2 PDF\/VCR template file identification <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 16<\/td>\n 7.2.3 PDF\/VCR template file content
7.2.4 Logical structure
7.2.5 Data fields <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 17<\/td>\n 7.2.6 Page selection
7.2.7 Placeholders <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 18<\/td>\n 7.2.8 Placeholder objects
7.2.9 Placeholder entries <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 19<\/td>\n 7.3 PDF\/VCR data sequence conformance <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 20<\/td>\n 8 PDF\/VCR-1 conformance requirements
8.1 General
8.2 PDF\/VCR-1 template file conformance <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 21<\/td>\n 8.3 PDF\/VCR-1 data sequence conformance
8.3.1 General
8.3.2 PDF\/VCR-1 data field conformance
8.4 PDF\/VCR-1 writer conformance
8.5 PDF\/VCR-1 data provider conformance <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 22<\/td>\n 8.6 PDF\/VCR-1 reader conformance
8.7 PDF\/VCR-1 processor conformance
8.7.1 General
8.7.2 PDF\/VCR-1 replacement <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 24<\/td>\n Annex A (informative) Example <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 30<\/td>\n Annex B (informative) Use cases <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 32<\/td>\n Bibliography <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Graphic technology. Variable content replacement – Using PDF\/X for variable content replacement (PDF\/VCR-1)<\/b><\/p>\n
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