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How to create Preps 6.x JDF for :APOGEE Prepress
:APOGEE Prepress 7.0
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1. History Document Version
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2. Table of contents
1.History..................................................................................................................1
2.Table of
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3.Introduction
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4.Preps requirements
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5.Configuration
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5.1.Preps configuration
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6.Job creation in
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6.1.Technical
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7.Job Creation for JDF
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- Create a New Template
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Bookmark not defined. - Start a Job
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Bookmark not defined.
8.Output to JDF
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3. Introduction
The :APOGEE Prepress software can handle JDF from Preps 6.x and
later. This document explains how you need to setup Preps and
:APOGEE Prepress to process a correctly imposed job. It also gives
a brief introduction on the use of Preps.
4. Preps requirements
Preps on OS to Apogee
Version 6.1 Windows7 (64 bit) APOGEE Prepress 7.0
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5. Configuration
5.1. Preps configuration
Share or mount a location where you want to save the JDF files.
Make sure that it is accessible by the :APOGEE Prepress server.
Share or mount a location where the content files reside. Make
sure that it is accessible by the :APOGEE Prepress server.
Choose Edit, Preferences. In the Folders tab select the location
where you want to save the JDF files.
In the JDF tab, select all options below:
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In the Output tab, disable Output PS mark flats for PJTF/JDF
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Save this as a profile, close Preps
Browse to .\ Program
Files\Kodak\Preps6\Profiles\Custom\Config.cfg and open this file.
In this file search for all lines starting with CJK_... and delete
them.
Save this file.
Browse to ..\Program
Files\Kodak\Preps6\Printers\ppd\PressSheetSize.ppd and open this
file.
In this file search for all text 150 and replace with 100.
Go to the end of this file and replace 105.0 by 15.0 and 90.0 by
0.0
Save this file.
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Start Preps again
Choose Resource, New Media.
Select Press Sheet Size as Media Type and give this Media a
Nickname. Click OK.
Choose PressSheetSize as size and click OK.
Double click this media in the Media Resources of the main
window from Preps to select is as default.
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5.2. :APOGEE Prepress configuration JDF files from Preps can be
used in :Apogee Prepress in 2 ways, depending on the system
license.
With :Apogee Manage or :Apogee Integrate, you can set the Impose
Task Processor to From file and browse to the output JDF file.
In this way you have to place the content files manually in the
correct runlist positions.
Only in Apogee Integrate, you can set the Impose Task Processor
to From input and import the output JDF file (and subfolders) in
the JDF Import Taskprocessor.
In this way the content files are automatically imported as well
and automatically placed in the correct runlist positions.
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6. Job creation in Preps
6.1. Technical Terms
A Job contains all settings for a specific job. Every job is
based on Pages and Signatures.
Every Signature selected in a job is part of a Template. These
templates are saved in the default Preps Templates folder.
The Marks that are used on the signatures are saved in the
default Preps Marks folder.
A Signature contains a scheme that is made up with an Imposition
or with Independent Pages.
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7. Job Creation for JDF output
Choose File, New to start an empty job in the main window.
Browse to the Templates/Metric/A4 Perfect.tpl/16 page SW
signature in the Resources/Layout section.
Double click on this signature to select it in the main
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Select the Part in the Products section and setup the Part
Properties like in the screenshot below.
Click the Add button in the Files section.
Browse to the content files you want to use and open them.
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Select the pages that you want to use and drag them on the main
window. Note that you need to release the pages on the placeholder
when it is shown in gray with a refresh icon.
In 'Job', 'Job Information' specify following 'Notes' and click
OK.
The Content' from JobId will be used as Order in :APOGEE
Prepress. The Content' from Job_Title will be used as Job in
:APOGEE Prepress.
Save the job by choosing File, Save Job.
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8. Output to JDF Choose File, Print.
Choose Send to: JDF and select the Press Sheet Size as
Media.
Select 'PDF Color mapping' and switch to the 'Color Separations'
tab
Add Color PANTONE 102 C with Line Screen 100 and Angle 45. This
is necessary because Preps adds all
spot colors from the content files in the JDF file even if they
are not used in the job. These spotcolors will have screen settings
that cant be handled by :APOGEE.
Click Print.
Save the JDF on a shared or mounted location which is accessible
by the :APOGEE Prepress server.
Note:
Preps generates at the root a JDF file and a JDFMarksFlats
folder. This folder contains a PDF file with the marks inside. The
content files remain on the shared or mounted location.