Maybe. So here’s what you need to know about the Job Definition Format protocol.

By Gretchen Peck

Most catalog creators gladly accepted these new challenges and responsibilities because, if done correctly, the final printed result would be of higher quality and less cost. Others fought the shift to some extent, reluctantly agreeing to supply digital files but in their native form (e.g., QuarkXPress files), rather than accredited-standards-based files. But the numbers of those folks are dwindling, and most digital files now submitted for print are in PDF format.