Note: Using digital printers with Prinergy Evo is a licensed option.
Follow this procedure to set up a process template before you send files to a digital printer.
- Prepare the digital printer by ensuring that:
- The print queue or hot folder of the digital printer specifies the imposition method, such as saddle stitch or perfect bound.
- You know the location of the print queue or hot folder, so that you can identify it in the process template in step 8 of this procedure.
- Create a new process template and select:
- Output from PDF to create a process template that you can use to send individual pages or page sets to a digital printer
- Output from imposition to create a process template that you can use to send an imposition plan to a digital printer
- From the Output To list, select either PDF (Vector output) or PDF Raster.
- (Optional) Manage colors:
- Select the Match Colors section and expand it.
- In the Proof Profile box, type or locate the ICC profile of the printer to ensure that colors are matched.
- (Optional) Identify the paper layout and size:
- Expand the Layout section.
- In the Size list, select Cut Sheet.
- In the Max Width and Max Height boxes, type the paper size that you want.
- Identify the resolution by expanding the Render section and setting options as desired.
- Under the File Format section, do not select Single Page from the Document Format list.
- Identify the settings specific to digital printing:
- Expand and select the Digital Print section.
- In the Number of Copies box, type the number of copies.
- In the PDF Path box, type the path to the folder where Prinergy Evo creates the PDF for the printer to output.
If you are sending these files to a hot folder, this path must not be the one specified in the JDF Path box. - In the PDF File Name box, type the file name of the PDF file that Prinergy Evo generates.
Use standard Prinergy Evo placeholders, such as %JOBNAME%
. - In the JDF Path box, type the path to the folder where Prinergy Evo will create the JDF file.
If you are sending files to a hot folder, this path must be the hot folder for the digital printer. It cannot be the same folder specified in the PDF Path box. - In the JDF File Name box, type the file name of the JDF file that Prinergy Evo generates.
Use standard Prinergy Evo placeholders, such as %JOBNAME%.jdf
. - Complete the Media Selection area as desired.
- Complete the Media Handling area as desired.
- Complete the Device Specific Settings area as desired.
- From the File menu, select Save, and save the process template.