The Ghent Workgroup (GWG) is pleased to announce that Global Graphics Software has joined the GWG as a vendor member.
In addition, Global Graphics Software has gone through the certification process for its Mako Core SDK; both JAWS and the new APEX renderer are certified as fully compliant with the Ghent Output Suite v5.
The Ghent Output Suite was created to ensure proper handling of all features of the ISO PDF/X-4 standard. The compliance confirms that Mako Core provides reliable and high-quality PDF processing for the most demanding applications.
“We created the Ghent Output Suite as a collection of small PDF pages. Each page typically tests one aspect of PDF/X-4; we have patches for overprint handling, transparency, fonts, image compression, you name it,” says David van Driessche, chair of the Compliancy Subcommittee and Executive Director of the Ghent Workgroup:
“The patches are created to show obvious cross marks if a RIP or output device doesn’t handle correctly something in the PDF file . Because the Output Suite is so comprehensive, passing it is not easy, and we’re thrilled to be able to accredit Global Graphics Software’s Mako SDK.”
