The UPDIG guidelines aim to clarify issues affecting accurate reproduction and management of digital images. These guidelines were created to establish photographic standards and practices for photographers, designers, printers, and image distributors. The guidelines cover Digital Asset Management, Color Profiling, Metadata, and Photography Workflow.

Version 4.0 of the guidelines represents the industry consensus as of Sept 22, 2008. The guidelines were prepared by the UPDIG Coalition, with the help of many digital imaging professionals, software vendors, and hardware manufacturers. The UPDIG Coalition is dedicated to promoting standards for photographic digital imaging.

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UPDIG Universal Quickguide v4.0	view HTML version
UPDIG Photographers Guidelines v4.0	view HTML version
UPDIG Image Receivers Guidelines v4.0	view HTML version
UPDIG Interactive Guideline Generator (beta)	view HTML version

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