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You need to edit an existing refine process template that will be used to maintain the PDF transparency attributes in a 1.4 PDF file.
In this scenario, you are demonstrating to your colleagues the purpose of the transparency feature in Prinergy Workflow.

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_Transparency (where <XX> represents your initials).
  4. Click Create.
  5. Minimize the Job Manager window.

Copy an input file to the job folder and add input files to the job

  1. From your workstation, locate: Prinergy Activity Practice Files / Activity 12_Transparency / Input File
  2. Restore Job Manager.
  3. Open the Input File folder. 
  4. Drag the Transparency 1.4.pdf to the Job Manager's Input Files area.
  5. In the Add Input Files dialog box that appears, under Options, click Select and select the 1stRef-Normz refine process template.
  6. Click OK.
    Your file is copied to the UserDefinedFolders folder.
  7. In the Start Process dialog box, click OK to start the Refine process.
  8. Minimize the Job Manager window.

View the transparency settings in the PDF page using the Trap Viewer

  1. In the Pages pane, open Transparency 1.4.p1.pdf in Adobe Acrobat.
  2. In Acrobat, click the Kodak PDF Trap Viewer button on the toolbar to start PDF Trap Viewer.

    Notes:

    • In Acrobat 8 or 9, you can also access PDF Trap Viewer by selecting Advanced > Kodak Tools > Kodak PDF Trap Viewer.
    • In Acrobat X, select View > Tools > Plug-In Kodak Tools and then select the Kodak PDF Trap Viewer icon from the Plug-In Kodak Tools section of the Tools panel on the right.
  3. Using the Select Object arrow, click the following objects:
    • the pink square
    • the blue square
    • the area where both squares overlap
      Note: The image is made up of three separate objects.
  4. Close the Transparency 1.4.p1.pdf file in Adobe Acrobat. Don't save.

Refine the input file again with an edited refine process template

  1. In the Input Files pane, right-click the Transparency 1.4.pdf file and choose the process template: Refine > Refine > 1stRef-Normz
  2. In the Start Process dialog box, click the Edit Process Template button.
  3. Open the Normalize section.
  4. From the PDF 1.4—1.6 (Acrobat 5-7) list in the PDF Level Handling area, select Leave as is. Click OK.
  5. In the Start Process dialog box, click OK.

View the transparency differences using the Trap Viewer

  1. In the Pages pane, open Transparency 1.4.p1.pdf in Adobe Acrobat.
  2. In Acrobat, click the Kodak PDF Trap Viewer button on the toolbar to start PDF Trap Viewer.
  3. Using the Select Object arrow, click the following objects:
    • the pink square
    • the blue square
    • the area where both squares overlap
      Note: The image is now made up of only two separate objects. The transparent overlap is now considered part of each square, and not as a separate element.
  4. Close the Transparency 1.4.p1.pdf file in Adobe Acrobat. Don't save.
  5. Close XX_Transparency Job Manager.

Important: For further practice using this feature, locate the Activity_12_Transparency folder and use the file AloeSoapBox wTransp.pdf.

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