Konica Minolta bizhub PRESS C1060 - Manual (Page 179)

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Variable data printing
jobs
Variable data printing jobs
Variable data printing (VDP) is a form of on-demand digital printing
that produces customized or personalized documents targeted to a
specific individual. Within a single document design, elements such
as text, graphics, and images differ from one printed page to the
next based on recipient information garnered from a database.
These documents can include bills, targeted advertising, and direct
mailings.
A VDP job is composed of booklets, which are personalized copies
of a document. Each page in a booklet is constructed as a
collection of individually RIPed elements that can differ from
booklet to booklet, including text, graphics, images, and page
backgrounds. These elements are self-contained graphical entities
that can be line art, text, RIPed images, or a combination thereof.
There are two types of elements in VDP jobs:
● Unique elements, which are used only once for a specific
individual or purpose. An individual's name is an example of a
unique element.
● Reusable VDP elements, which can be used more than once in
different pages, booklets, or jobs. A company logo is an
example of a reusable element.
VDP document formats
The IC-309 print controller can process VDP jobs that are in one of
the following file formats:
● Variable Print Specification (VPS)
● Personalized Print Markup Language (PPML)
● PDF/VT
● Variable Data Exchange (VDX)
Variable data printing (VDP) jobs are created using VDP authoring
programs that support Variable Print Specification formats. Most
VDP authoring programs can convert VDP files to conventional
PostScript files, which can also be processed by the IC-309 print