Copy the activity files to the client computer you will be using
In the Partner Place support and service portal, find Answer ID 73429 and download the ZIP file that contains the activity files you will need. In the JobData volume of your Prinergy Evo Client workstation, create a new folder with a unique file name, and extract the activity files to it. See Connecting to the Prinergy Evo shared file server volumes with Mac OS X.
Select the activities best suited to your job role
To process input files
| Job role | Topic | Activities |
|---|---|---|
Prepress operator Prepress manager | Refine PDF and Adobe PostScript input files | 3, 4, 7 |
Refine with spot color handling | 5 | |
Refine an imposed PostsScript flat with OPI | 12 | |
| Refine and trap input files | 13 | |
Edit PDF page trim and bleed settings with Kodak Prinergy Geometry Editor software | 24 | |
| Apply PDF Preflight settings | 26 | |
Automatically create impositions | 28 | |
| Create a workflow template | 31 | |
| Apply dynamic settings to refine | 32 | |
Use dynamic settings to build a signature list | 33 | |
| Transparency handling | 37, 38 |
To output to proof and plate
| Job role | Topic | Activities |
|---|---|---|
Prepress operator Proof operator Plate operator Prepress manager | Output a PDF file to proof or plate | 1, 2, 6 |
Output a PDF page-based imposition to proof or plate | 9, 21 | |
Monitor output processes in Process Viewer | 1, 2, 6 | |
| Apply Preps variable text marks | 20 | |
| Create a layout using output PDF process template settings | 27 | |
Output Signature Booklet imposition proof | 29 | |
Create a workflow template | 31 | |
Apply dynamic settings to output from PDF and output from imposition | 32 | |
Use dynamic settings to output from imposition | 33 | |
| Output a single PostScript flat | 34 | |
Remake a plate using Plate ID | 35 | |
Use TIFF Downloader to output 1-bit TIFF files | 36 | |
Apply Plate and Print Calibration Curves | 40 | |
Add variable text sluglines to output | 41 |
To customize the workflow
| Job role | Topic | Activities |
|---|---|---|
Prepress manager Prepress system administrator | Create a process template | 6, 7 |
Configure a template palette | 8 | |
Configure a hot folder | 2, 4 | |
Configure an automatic refine and output workflow using hot folders | 10 | |
Configure an automatic refine and output workflow using a template palette | 11 | |
Configure a virtual printer | 15 | |
| Auto-resolve spot color naming conflicts | 22 | |
Create and add colors to a spot color library | 23 | |
Create relative file paths to organize files within job folders | 25 | |
| Create a multi-process hot folder | 30 | |
Create a workflow template | 31 | |
Apply dynamic settings to refine, output from PDF, output from imposition | 32 | |
Use dynamic settings to build a signature list and output from imposition | 33 | |
Remake a plate using Plate ID | 35 | |
Use TIFF Downloader to output 1-bit TIFF files | 36 | |
Import and Export Process and Workflow Templates | 39 | |
Apply Plate and Print Calibration Curves | 40 | |
Add variable text slugline to output | 41 |
To administer the Prinergy Evo system
| Job role | Topic | Activities |
|---|---|---|
Prepress manager Prepress system administrator | Correctly shut down a Prinergy Evo server | 16 |
Restart the system | 17 | |
Resolve problems | 18, 19 | |
Install Prinergy Evo software updates | 14 | |
Import and export process and workflow templates | 39 |