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You have been asked to create a final output process template which will output to a Kodak Trendsetter plate device. You will first generate the final output process template and then color map the input files prior to the final output process

Create a job

  1. If it is not already open, start Prinergy Workshop.
  2. In Job Finder, right-click your main group, and choose New Job.
  3. Type the job name XX_Final_Output (where <XX>represents your initials).
  4. Click Create.
  5. Minimize the Job Manager window.

Copy an input file and imposition plan to the job folder

  1. From your workstation, locate: Prinergy Activity Practice Files / Act_21_Final Output PT
  2. Copy the Input File and Imposition folders.
  3. Restore Job Manager.
  4. Right-click the XX_Final_Output job folder icon in the lower left corner of Job Manager. Select Open Job Folder in File Browser.
  5. In the XX_Final_Output folder, open UserDefinedFolders.
  6. Paste the Input File and Imposition folders into UserDefinedFolders.
  7. With the UserDefinedFolders folder open, from the File menu, choose New Folder. Name the folder Output Files.
  8. Close the job folder.

Create a final output process template

  1. From the Tools menu, choose Process Template Editor.
  2. Open the Final Output group.
  3. Right-click the Auto Flat Output group and choose New Process Template.
  4. From the File menu, select Save.
  5. In the Save Process Template dialog box, enter the name of your new process template. Type XXFinalOutput (where XX represents your initials).
  6. Click the Create Process Template button.
  7. In the Output To list, select TIFF.
  8. Open the Device section. Locate the Device Path window.
  9. Click the Browse button and locate: Jobs on <server> J drive / XX_Final_Output / UserDefinedFolders / Output Files
  10. Click the Select "Output Files" button.
  11. Open the Marks section. Locate the Slugline mark window.
  12. Enter: $[JOBNAME]_$[COLOR].
  13. In the Place on media window, enter 0.25 inch (6,35 mm) from bottom.
  14. In the from left window, enter 0.25 inch (6,35 mm).
  15. From the File menu, select Save.
  16. Close the final output process template.
  17. Close Process Template Editor.

Add, refine, and impose PDF pages

  1. Right-click the Input Files pane and choose Add Input Files.
  2. In the Add Input Files dialog box, click the Job Folder button and locate: UserDefinedFolders/Input Files/ Hearthstone.pdf.
  3. Click the Add Selected button to add the file to the Files to Add list.
  4. In the Options section of the Add Input Files dialog box, select the Process Selected Files Using Process Template check box. and use the process template: Refine > Refine > 1stRef-Normz.
  5. In the Add Input Files dialog box, click OK.
  6. In the Start Process dialog box, click OK.
  7. From the File menu, choose Import Imposition.
  8. In the Import Imposition dialog box, click the Job Folder button and locate: UserDefinedFolders / Imposition / Hearthstone.jdf.
  9. Click Import.
  10. In the Start Process dialog box, click OK.
  11. Assign the refined PDF pages to the imposition plan.
    Note: To review assigning PDF pages to a page set or imposition plan, see Activities 13 and 14.

Color map imposed PDF pages

  1. Select the Separations view.
  2. View the color separations for the front and back of Signature 1.
  3. From the A Front 1 imposition, select the PANTONE 2726 separation.
  4. From the Edit menu, select Color Separations.
  5. In the Color Separation dialog box, map the PANTONE 2726 spot color to Cyan (using the Output Selected as list). Click OK.
    The PANTONE 2726 spot color has disappeared from the Separations view.
    Note: To review the process of mapping spot colors, consult Activity 7.
    Converting the spot color to a process color at this stage in the workflow will not change the color make-up of the originally refined PDF pages. The recommended stage to map spot colors is during the refine process. If you need to make quick adjustments, for example, press changes, this method is an accepted workaround.

Generate final output files

  1. In the Separations view, right-click the A Front 1 signature, and choose the process template: Final Output > Auto Flat Output > XXFinalOutput.
  2. In the Start Process dialog box, click OK.

Locate and proof the final output TIFF files

  1. Right-click the job icon named XX_Final_Output in the lower left corner of Job Manager. Select Open Job Folder in File Browser.
  2. Open UserDefinedFolders / Output Files.
  3. Select all TIFF files. Double-click any selected TIFF file to view the final output data.
    Note: View the slugline at the bottom of each separation. This was defined in the Marks section of your final output process template.
  4. If a plate needs to be remade, choose the separation surface in the Separations view of Job Manager and select the appropriate final output process template.
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