# Ghent Workgroup Generated by Yoast SEO v28.6, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [Members](https://gwg.org/members/) - [Become a member](https://gwg.org/become-a-member/) - [Smarter workflows\. Stronger standards\. More connected supply chain\.](https://gwg.org/) - [Meeting notes](https://gwg.org/meeting-notes/) - [GWG 2022 Specifications](https://gwg.org/gwg-2022-specifications/) ## Solutions - [Printing PDFs](https://gwg.org/solutions/printing-pdfs/): How do you know the incoming PDF file is valid and will print as intended? - [Creating PDFs](https://gwg.org/solutions/creating-pdfs/): What’s the best way to create a proper PDF file so you don’t run into print issues? ## Success Stories - [Title success story](https://gwg.org/success-stories/title-success-story-2/): Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore\. - [Title success story](https://gwg.org/success-stories/title-success-story-4/): Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore\. - [Title success story](https://gwg.org/success-stories/title-success-story-3/): Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore\. - [Title success story](https://gwg.org/success-stories/title-success-story/): Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore\. ## Resources - [Compliance and instructions](https://gwg.org/resources/ghent-pdf-output-suite/compliance-and-instructions/): Find out which vendors comply with the Ghent PDF Output Suite 5, and download their instructions for successful output\. - [Conformance Certification](https://gwg.org/resources/ghent-pdf-output-suite/conformance-certification/): Print service providers can prove that their PDF output workflow is compliant with the PDF/X\-4 standard \(ISO 15930\-7:2010\)\. - [Ghent PDF output suite](https://gwg.org/resources/ghent-pdf-output-suite/): The Ghent PDF Output Suite was created for people processing PDF files in the graphic arts industry, to help determine whether their workflows are behaving as expected\. - [Specifications](https://gwg.org/resources/specifications/): PDF/X\-Plus Creation and Preflight Specifications and Best Practices are the core work of the Ghent PDF Workgroup\. - [Specifications \- test](https://gwg.org/resources/specifications-2/) ## Subcommittees - [Packaging](https://gwg.org/subcommittees/packaging/) - [Specifications](https://gwg.org/subcommittees/specifications/): Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore\. - [Compliancy Testing](https://gwg.org/subcommittees/compliancy-testing/) - [Marketing](https://gwg.org/subcommittees/marketing/) - [Process Control](https://gwg.org/subcommittees/process-control/): Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore\. ## Target Audiences - [Educators](https://gwg.org/target-audiences/educators/): Explaining a highly technical and rapidly changing industry to students isn’t always a walk in the park\. The GWG provides material educators can use during their classes, and experts who love sharing what they know\. - [Assocations](https://gwg.org/target-audiences/assocations/): User associations active in graphic arts were the driving force behind the creation of the GWG, almost 25 years ago\. They represent their members at the GWG meetings, and distribute the information created by the GWG to their members\. - [Students](https://gwg.org/target-audiences/students/): Everyone in our industry was a student once\. We all had to learn the ins and outs of the print industry\. The GWG does what it can to help students get their bearings, understand the technicalities of our industry\. And we love to share our enthusiasm about an ever\-changing and challenging industry\. - [Creatives](https://gwg.org/target-audiences/creatives/): Most of what our industry produces originates from creative professionals\. The GWG provides resources to ensure creative intent is properly conserved from creation through output\. - [Industry experts](https://gwg.org/target-audiences/industry-experts/): Industry experts such as consultants, resellers, and professional services organizations represent a wealth of wisdom from the graphic arts industry\. At the GWG, they can learn what the future brings, and they get to educate the GWG subcommittees about their areas of expertise so that the GWG work remains grounded in production reality\. ## Application Settings - [Enfocus software \- digital cutsheet profile \- GWG 2015](https://gwg.org/application-settings/enfocus-software-digital-cutsheet-profile-gwg-2015/): PitStop Pro is the print professional’s choice for PDF preflight checking, fixing and editing\. Available as an Adobe Acrobat plugin, PitStop Pro automatically finds and corrects errors in PDF files\. It makes your life easier, saves operator time and, through manual editing of text, graphics, images and shadings as well as an extensive list of other PDF attributes, PitStop Pro ensures a print\-ready PDF file every time\! - [Enfocus software \- digital cutsheet profile \- GWG 2022](https://gwg.org/application-settings/enfocus-software-digital-cutsheet-profile/): PitStop Pro is the print professional’s choice for PDF preflight checking, fixing and editing\. Available as an Adobe Acrobat plugin, PitStop Pro automatically finds and corrects errors in PDF files\. It makes your life easier, saves operator time and, through manual editing of text, graphics, images and shadings as well as an extensive list of other PDF attributes, PitStop Pro ensures a print\-ready PDF file every time\! - [Enfocus Pitstop – Preflight Profiles Sign \& Display](https://gwg.org/application-settings/enfocus-software-digital-cutsheet-profile-2/): PitStop Pro is the print professional’s choice for PDF preflight checking, fixing and editing\. Available as an Adobe Acrobat plugin, PitStop Pro automatically finds and corrects errors in PDF files\. It makes your life easier, saves operator time and, through manual editing of text, graphics, images and shadings as well as an extensive list of other PDF attributes, PitStop Pro ensures a print\-ready PDF file every time\! - [Adobe Acrobat \- GWG 2015](https://gwg.org/application-settings/adobe-acrobat-gwg-2015/): Adobe Acrobat is the industry\-leading PDF viewing and editing app that lets you scan, compare, preflight and secure PDF’s for print and digital media\. With it’s built in preflight engine you are capabale of checking, fixing, optimising and converting incoming PDF’s into industry leading PDF standards such as PDF/A, PDF/E, PDF/VT, PDF/X and the GWG specifications\. - [Enfocus PitStop Library Container \- GWG 2022](https://gwg.org/application-settings/enfocus-pitstop-library-container-gwg-2022/): Enfocus PitStop Library Container brings industrial\-strength PDF preflight and correction to cloud\-native environments\. Deploy PitStop technology as a container and scale PDF processing on demand across Kubernetes and container platforms\. Automatically check and fix color, font, transparency, and layout issues, enforce print standards, and ensure consistent PDF quality — without manual intervention\. Designed for modern infrastructure, PitStop Library Container scales PDF quality control effortlessly\. \Click for more info\ ## Specifications - [Processing Steps](https://gwg.org/specifications/processing-steps/): It is common practice in packaging and other segments of the printing industry to add additional objects and metadata in a PDF that will not be used for printing the final product\. Examples are cut lines \(also referred to as cut contours, or die lines\), varnish, braille, legends… - [Sign \& display specification](https://gwg.org/specifications/sign-display-specification/): This document describes the requirements that a PDF must comply with to follow the GWG2015 – Digital specification and specifically addresses workflows where PDF files are digitally printed on large format devices \(printers or presses\)\. - [Digital print specification](https://gwg.org/specifications/digital-print-specification/): The digital print specification caters to the growing small format digital print segment and provides standardized guidelines for PDF file creation and quality control\. - [GWG Packaging Specification](https://gwg.org/specifications/gwg-packaging-specification/): Due to the unique requirements of files designed for packaging, the GWG felt that it was best to create a separate specifications document for packaging as opposed to simply including packaging as a variant of the GWG 2015 Specifications\. - [Technical specification – GWG 2015](https://gwg.org/specifications/technical-specification-gwg-2015/): The GWG 1v4 specifications from the Ghent Workgroup have long been the de facto standard for exchange of PDF documents in graphic arts\. Evolving from such a standard is always difficult, yet we feel it’s necessary to keep up with changes in technology\. The GWG 2015 specifications were born as the result of that evolution\.   ## Members - [PTPGE](https://gwg.org/members/ptpge/): PTPGE is the \open specification of print — a controlled vocabulary and identity scheme\ for printed products, published under CC BY 4\.0 at ptpge\.org\. - [Prepta](https://gwg.org/members/prepta/) - [Hybrid Software Helix](https://gwg.org/members/hybrid-software-helix/): \Hybrid Software Helix\\,\ formerly Global Graphics Software, has been a trusted and leading \developer of innovative software technologies for the printing industry for 40 years\. \ - [FESPA](https://gwg.org/members/fespa/): \FESPA\ is a global federation of \national associations\ for the screen printing, digital printing and textile printing community\. - [JP/Politikens Hus](https://gwg.org/members/jp-politikens_hus/): \JP/Politikens Hus\ was established on January 1, 2003 as a merger between Politikens Hus and Jyllands\-Posten A/S, and the Group is one of Denmark’s leading media companies\. ## Student Projects - [Infographics](https://gwg.org/student-projects/infographics/): The aim of the project was to transform the selected content of the GWG video tutorials into interesting, appealing and clear infographics\. The purpose of infographics is to serve as a simple, helpful and clear representation of sometimes somewhat difficult to understand technical topics\. - [Video Tutorials](https://gwg.org/student-projects/video-tutorials/): The aim of the project was to redesign and simplify selected content from the GWG video tutorials, since technical and strictly professional material can sometimes be difficult to understand\. - [Iconography](https://gwg.org/student-projects/iconography/): The purpose of the project was to create a series of updated icons \(pictograms\) that would provide a better user experience, support communication with a fresh approach to content and design, maintain artistic coherence, and give the GWG website refreshed visual identity\. ## Webinars/Videos - [Stop the surprises: Make Canva designs truly print\-ready](https://gwg.org/webinar-video/ubisoft-plays-no-games-with-quality-and-joins-the-ghent-workgroup/): Koen Degrande will take a deep dive into Canva\. Because creating a beautiful design is one thing…Making sure it prints correctly is another\. - [Adobe Express, beautiful design, perfect PDF\!](https://gwg.org/webinar-video/adobe-express/): More and more organizations prepare marketing materials in\-house\. Fortunately, tools like Adobe Express make it easy to create stunning designs\. But how do you generate good, print\-ready PDF from Adobe Express? - [Pantone Colors in Adobe Applications – What are my options?](https://gwg.org/webinar-video/pantone-colors-in-adobe-applications-what-are-my-options/): The goal is to explain how spot colors work in print production workflows and output devices, and talk about your options if the Pantone Libraries are no longer available to you\. - [Canva – Creative Cloud Express](https://gwg.org/webinar-video/canva-creative-cloud-express/): In this webinar, we want to advise the users how to create a useful and reproducible PDF out of Canva and Creative Cloud Express\. On top of that, we want to offer \(digital\) printers a possible solution for the incorrect PDF files\. - [How to create PDF files for Digital Embellishment](https://gwg.org/webinar-video/adobe-express-beautiful-design-perfect-pdf/): Embellishment and in particular digital embellishment is a real hot topic and an increasingly popular way for printers to differentiate themselves and add value \(and margin\) to their printed products\. However, in order to avoid issues and achieve the expected final result, there are certain best practices that should be taken into consideration\. ## User Guides - [GWG packaging specification](https://gwg.org/user-guides/gwg-packaging-specification/): Due to the unique requirements of files designed for packaging, the Ghent Workgroup felt that it was best to create a separate specifications document for packaging as opposed to simply including packaging as a variant of the GWG 2015 Specifications\. - [Differences between the GWG 1v4 and 2015 specifications](https://gwg.org/user-guides/differences-between-the-gwg-1v4-and-2015-specifications/): Are you instead a software or hardware developer who needs to understand the new specifications from a technical point of view? - [Differences between the GWG 2015 and 2022 specifications](https://gwg.org/user-guides/differences-2015-and-2022-specifications/): Are you instead a software or hardware developer who needs to understand the new specifications from a technical point of view? - [PDF/X Workflow](https://gwg.org/user-guides/pdf-x-workflow/): This PDF/X workflow document explains what the differences in your workflow need to be between 1v4 and GWG2015 and how you can best take advantage of the new specification as a creator and receiver\. - [GWG 2015 Specification](https://gwg.org/user-guides/gwg-2015-specification/): This document describes the details of the 2015 specifications and what the rules are for compliant PDF documents\. ## News Articles - [GWG welcomes new association member; Italian Association of Graphic Arts Technicians, TAGA](https://gwg.org/news-articles/gwg-welcomes-new-association-member-italian-association-of-graphic-arts-technicians-taga/): GWG welcomes new association member; Italian Association of Graphic Arts Technicians, TAGA - [New educational member The Regional Institute of Printing Technology Kolkata helps GWG expand its presence in India](https://gwg.org/news-articles/new-educational-member-the-regional-institute-of-printing-technology-kolkata-helps-gwg-expand-its-presence-in-india/): The GWG is thrilled to announce the membership of the Regional Institute of Printing Technology in Kolkata, India, a leading regional level institute offering trans\-formative and functional education in graphic communication and media technologies\. - [callas software’s pdfToolbox achieves compliancy with the Ghent PDF Output Suite 5](https://gwg.org/news-articles/callas-softwares-pdftoolbox-achieves-compliancy-with-the-ghent-pdf-output-suite-5/): The Ghent Workgroup is happy to announce that callas software’s pdfToolbox, a powerful and dynamic solution for processing PDF files, has passed the critical test for determining quality displaying of PDF/X\-4 documents andis fully compliant with the Ghent PDF Output Suite 5\. - [GWG keeps growing its presence in India as it welcomes new member Government Institute of Printing Technology](https://gwg.org/news-articles/gwg-keeps-growing-its-presence-in-india-as-it-welcomes-new-member-government-institute-of-printing-technology/): The Ghent Workgroup \(GWG\) is pleased to announce its growing presence in India as it welcomes Government Institute of Printing Technology, located in Mumbai, as its latest educational member\. - [GWG welcomes its first New Zealand member PageProof](https://gwg.org/news-articles/gwg-welcomes-its-first-new-zealand-member-pageproof/): The GWG is thrilled to announce that PageProof has become its latest vendor member\. The Auckland based company creates robust online proofing, review and approval software that helps its users to get their print work done in a flawless manner\. ## Blog Posts - [Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit](https://gwg.org/blog-posts/lorem-ipsum-dolor-sit-amet-consectetur-adipiscing-elit-2/): Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore\. - [Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit](https://gwg.org/blog-posts/lorem-ipsum-dolor-sit-amet-consectetur-adipiscing-elit/): Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore\. - [Exploring the future of packaging, insights from David Zwang](https://gwg.org/blog-posts/exploring-the-future-of-packaging-insights-from-david-zwang/): Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore\. ## Meeting Notes - [SC Color meeting \- 29 SEPT 2026](https://gwg.org/meeting-notes/sc-color-meeting-29-sept-2026/): Meeting minutes regarding the SC Color meeting that took place on 29 September 2026\. - [2022, October \- Ljubljana](https://gwg.org/meeting-notes/2022-october-ljubljana/): Hosted by the University of Ljubljana\. - [2022, February \- online call](https://gwg.org/meeting-notes/2022-february-online-call/): Costa Rica cancelled, so online meeting\. - [2023, May \- Valencia](https://gwg.org/meeting-notes/2023-may-valencia/): Visiting the futuristic city of Spain\. - [2023, February \- Ghent](https://gwg.org/meeting-notes/2023-february-ghent/): Meeting at the home base of the GWG\. ## Gallery Albums - [Berlin, May 2026](https://gwg.org/gallery-albums/berlin-2026/): Hosted by callas software\. - [Ghent, January 2026](https://gwg.org/gallery-albums/ghent-january-2026/): Hosted by Enfocus\. - [25th Anniversary, Ghent 2026](https://gwg.org/gallery-albums/25th-anniversary-ghent-january-2026/): Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the GWG\. - [Malaga, November 2025](https://gwg.org/gallery-albums/technical-meeting-malaga-2025/): Discovering a beautiful city in Spain\. - [Lisbon, January 2025](https://gwg.org/gallery-albums/lisbon-january-2025/): Discovering the capital of Portugal\. ## Optional - [Sitemap index](https://gwg.org/sitemap_index.xml)