International Cooperation for Integration in Prepress, Press and Postpress
The manufacturers’ association CIP3 was established in 1995 in order to promote the non-proprietary digital integration of the printing process covering all stages from prepress to press and finishing.
Its most important achievement was in defining the Print Production Format, a data format for recording all information relevant for this process.
In 1999, CIP3 was incorporated into CIP4 which covers a broader sweep of themes.