Who should complete this activity
- Prepress operators who will be working with Preps Imposition Software
- System administrators
Why you should complete this activity
Kodak Preps Imposition Software allows you to organize PDF and PostScript pages into reader order and associate the pages with templates representing each signature in your print job. Preps then creates an imposition file that contains all the information required by Prinergy Evo for output.
This activity refers you to the Preps Activity Guide to introduce the procedures for creating and submitting a PDF imposition file from Preps software to Prinergy Evo Workflow.
Recommended reading
Prinergy Evo Workflow Client user guide for your version of Prinergy Evo Workflow software. Search for:
- Preps (there are several pages in the Preps section)
- Creating a PDF to PDF Preps imposition plan
- Submitting Preps files
You make also want to read selected sections of the Preps user guide for your version of Preps Imposition Software.
Time required to complete this activity
Varies, depending on your previous experience with Preps and how extensively you plan to use the Preps Imposition Software. Allow at least 45 minutes.
What you'll learn
You will learn how to use the PDF to PDF workflow with Preps.
What you'll need
In the location to which you extracted the activity files, find the Activity 09 folder and these files:
Annual.p0001.pdfAnnual.p0002.pdfAnnual.p0003.pdfAnnual.p0004.pdfAnnual.p0005.pdfAnnual.p0006.pdfAnnual.p0007.pdfAnnual.p0008.pdf
What you'll do
- Use the Preps Activity Guide to familiarize yourself with Preps Imposition software, and especially with the PDF to PDF workflow.
- Go to the Prinergy Evo Workflow Client user guide for your version of Prinergy Evo Workflow software and use the activity files in the Activity 09 folder to perform the procedure titled Creating a PDF to PDF imposition plan.
- Using the information in Submitting Preps files, submit the imposition plan from Preps Imposition software to Prinergy Evo Workflow.