Spring 2019 AFP Consortium Meeting Recap: AFP Metadata Progress, ISO Standards Work, and More
By Jack Condon
The most recent AFP Consortium meeting was held in Wuppertal, Germany, in Spring 2019, where members from around the world gathered to discuss the latest in AFP innovations. Many thanks to AFP Consortium member CRE-DO for hosting us at this lovely location near Dusseldorf in northwestern Germany!
At this meeting, we:
Other topics discussed at the meeting included:
Our next meeting will be in Boulder in Fall 2019. For those members who plan to attend, we are looking forward to seeing you there!
At this meeting, we:
- Reviewed new architecture submissions for AFP support of color overprint applications.
- Took the “Metadata Guide for AFP” to consensus status. This means that we have an overall agreement within the Consortium on the conventions to be used when including tagging information in AFP metadata objects. The next step is to refine the definition in preparation for eventual publication.
- Discussed methods for allowing images on top of barcodes in the AFP Architecture.
Other topics discussed at the meeting included:
- Finalization of the ISO 22550 – “AFP Interchange for PDF” document in preparation for publication as an ISO standard. This document incorporates feedback from throughout the certification process and will be the final version the standards body votes on.
- Discussed support for a new AFP finishing option to support devices that trim without folding.
- Worked on plans to make AFP more accessible through tools, publications, and education, including a review of a new AFP Forum prototype.
Our next meeting will be in Boulder in Fall 2019. For those members who plan to attend, we are looking forward to seeing you there!
