Editing PictBridge

{{Short description|Historical computing industry standard}}
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[[File:Pictbridge symbol.png|thumb|The PictBridge logo]]

'''PictBridge''' is a historical computing [[Technical standard|industry standard]] introduced in 2003 from the [[Camera & Imaging Products Association]] (CIPA) for direct printing. It allows images to be printed directly from [[digital camera]]s to a [[computer printer|printer]], without having to connect the formal name is "Standard of Camera & Imaging Products Association CIPA DC-001 — 2003 Digital Solutions for Imaging Devices".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cipa.jp/english/pictbridge/FAQ_E_05122003.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2004-07-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040727141048/http://www.cipa.jp/english/pictbridge/FAQ_E_05122003.pdf |archivedate=2004-07-27 }}</ref> CIPA DC-001-2003 Rev. 2.0 has been published in 2007.

== Implementation ==

PictBridge is typically implemented using [[Universal Serial Bus|USB]] ports and the USB protocol. PictBridge-capable printers typically have a USB type A port which is connected by cable to the USB port of a PictBridge-capable digital camera (typically a Mini-B). The user selects the images on the camera to print.

== Licensing ==
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The PictBridge specification is not an [[open standard]]; it can only be obtained from CIPA after agreement not to disclose any information from the specification to others.<ref>[http://www.cipa.jp/pictbridge/documents_e/ObtainingStandard_E.pdf section 2.2 of the agreement]</ref> In practice, this means that PictBridge cannot be implemented as [[free and open source software]], other than by reverse-engineering the protocol, if publishing source code of an implementation of the PictBridge standard is considered to count as "disclosing information" from the specification.

A printer may implement functions similar to a PictBridge printer without the non-disclosure agreement merely by treating the camera's memory as a [[USB mass storage device class|USB mass storage device]], although the user interface for image selection would necessarily be on the printer rather than the camera in this case.

== See also ==

* [[Picture Transfer Protocol]]
* [[Digital Print Order Format]]
* [[Mopria Alliance]]

== References ==

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== External links ==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040604002213/http://www.cipa.jp/english/pictbridge/ CIPA PictBridge Standard Website]
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* [http://www.cipa.jp/pictbridge/CertifiedModels/PictBridgeCertifiedModels_E.html CIPA comprehensive list of PictBridge capable printers and cameras] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803191856/http://www.cipa.jp/pictbridge/CertifiedModels/PictBridgeCertifiedModels_E.html |date=2023-08-03 }}

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