Creating a Convert LEN to TIFF hot folder

The Convert LEN to Tiff hot folder type automatically converts LEN files to TIFF files for building layouts. Any cut mask information that is embedded in the LEN files or in the associated PDFPLA files is transferred to the TIFF data as well.

General steps for creating a hot folder

1. Select Tools > Hot Folder Setup.
2. In the Hot Folder Setup dialog box, click .
3. Type a name for the hot folder in the Hot Folders list, and click anywhere in the dialog box.
4. In the Input folder box, click Select, locate and select the desired folder (if needed, click to create a new folder), and click Select.
5. To define an output folder for the output TIFF file, click Select in the Output folder box, select an output folder, and click Select.
6. To delete the input files after the output file is created, select the Delete input files after output check box.

Setting up the Convert LEN to TIFF hot folder

1. In the Hot folder type list, select Convert LEN to TIFF.
2. Set the hot folder options as needed.
3. Click Save.

How this hot folder works:

1. When  file_name.PDFPLA is dropped into the input folder, a new output folder is created (C:\output_folder_name\file_name ) and file_name.PDFPLA is moved to that new output folder.
2. When file_name_K.len is dropped into the input folder, the LEN file converts automatically to file_name_K.tif (with the cut information embedded) and the TIF file is moved to the C:\output_folder_name\file_name folder.
   Important notes:
   • The cut information is embedded in the TIF file only if the file_name.PDFPLA file is dropped into the hot folder before the LEN file.
   • The file_name.PDFPLA file and the file_name_K.len file must have the same file_name prefix to appear in the same output folder.
   • If a LEN file with the same name as a previously used file is dropped into the input folder, any file with the same name in the output directory is overwritten.
3. If the Convert LEN to Tiff hot folder was configured with the Delete input files after output option enabled, file_name_K.len is deleted.
   If Delete input files after output is not enabled, the file is moved to the C:\input_folder_name\ProcessedFiles folder.