This process template section determines the output resolution and how the system handles spot colors during loose page output.
JTP
Select the job ticket processor (JTP) to use for rendering.
Note: You set up JTPs using Prinergy Administrator.
Device Resolutions
This list is available when an output device format is selected in the Output To list.
Select a resolution for the selected device in the list.
Resolution X
Available when the Device Resolutions box is unavailable.
Type a resolution value.
Resolution Y
Available when the Device Resolutions box is unavailable and mixed resolution values are allowed for the output format selected in the Output To list.
Type a resolution value.
Color Model
Select the process color model to use for output.
The list of values varies, depending on the output format selected in the Output To list.
Shades
To set the number of shades of gray to output, select 1 for screened data or 256 for continuous tone data. When 1 is selected, the Calibration & Screening section of the refine process template is available for input.
The list of values varies, depending on the output format selected in the Output To list and the color model selected in the Color Model list.
Do Separations
Available when the output format selected in the Output To list supports separated output and DeviceCMYK is selected in the Color Model options.
Select if you want Prinergy to output separations. Clear this check box if you want Prinergy to output a single composite file.
Spot Color Handling
Determines how spot colors should be handled on loose page output.
The list of values varies, depending on the output format selected from the Output To list.
Always Use Color Combiner to Convert Spots
This check box is available when Output Separations Handling is set to Convert separations to process.
If the input files contain overprinted spot colors, the Color Combiner, which is a plug-in to the renderer, will combine the layers and output the overprinted colors correctly.
When this check box is cleared, the renderer handles the conversion of spot colors to process colors if the following conditions exist:
If the above conditions are not met, the Color Combiner will be used, even if the Always Use Color Combiner to Convert Spots check box is cleared.
It is recommended to always select this check box.
This check box appears in both the Render section and the ColorConvert section. Changing it in one place changes it in the other.
See About Color Combiner.
Dielines Overprint Other Content
This check box is cleared and unavailable if the Do Separations check box is cleared and unavailable.
Select this check box to specify whether die lines overprint other content. Clear this check box if you do not want die lines to overprint other content.
The Dielines Overprint Other Content check box is available for the following outputs:
Note: You must load the color library that contains your Dieline color definition in both the Refine and Output Process templates.
Anti-Aliasing
Select this check box to enable anti-aliasing, and then in the at Ratio list, specify a ratio for anti-aliasing.
Anti-aliasing is a technique of improving the appearance of output by minimizing the "stair step" effect on rasterized output. It does so by rendering to a higher resolution than the intended output, and then downsampling to the intended output. This generates "averaged" pixels which softens the "stair step" effect on low-resolution output. The ratio value for anti-aliasing refers to the factor used to determine the intermediate resolution. A higher ratio results in higher quality, but can have an effect on output speed. For example, if the output is a 300 DPI 8-bit TIFF, and the anti-alias ratio is 4, Prinergy will render an intermediate output at 1200 DPI (4 x 300 DPI), and then downsample to the user-requested 300 DPI. Anti-aliasing is only available for 8-bit (256 shade) output.
Fail if font problems detected
Select this check box to fail the output process if a file has missing fonts.
Note: This feature is not available for vector outputs (PDF, PS2, PS3, EPS, DCS Vector, PDF/X-1a, PDF/X-3, CT/LW, and DELTA).
Ignore Embedded Fonts in Marks Files
Select this check box if you want Prinergy to ignore embedded fonts in a marks file and to look for the fonts in the system fonts
folder.
Important: You must install the fonts in %ServerName%\%AraxiHome%\AdobeExtreme\bin\fonts,
or the output will fail.
Convert Text to Paths
This check box converts fonts to outlines before a file is RIPed.
This option was added in Prinergy 3.0 when the CPSI 3016 RIP was included with Prinergy. This option helped situations where the 3016 RIP failed to process the fonts on certain jobs.
This option has limited usefulness now, but is included as a potential workaround in rare cases where fonts are not rendered correctly by the RIP. It is not recommended that you enable this on on a permanent basis. When using this option for specific jobs, it is recommended that you ensure that both proofs and plates are output with this option.
Note that when you select the Convert Text to Paths check box, you will have text appear fatter on low-resolution proof output. You can overcome this appearance problem by either:
.VPS, .TIFF,
and so on).Overlay Versioned Content
This box applies to Layered PDF Versioning.
For information about it, see the Versioning chapter in this guide.
Versioning Proof Mapping Color
This box applies to Layered PDF Versioning.
For information about it, see the Versioning chapter in this guide.
Restrict output of layers/versions with errors
This check box applies to Layered PDF Versioning. Select this check box to print the selected layers/versions but not the error layers/versions. For information, see the Versioning chapter in this guide.
Print LPV-generated X marks on output
This check box applies to Layered PDF Versioning. If a version with error is selected for output, and you select this check box, then a red X will be printed on the version output using the spot color or converted to CMYK as defined in the process template. If you selected Restrict output of layers/versions with errors check box, this check box is unavailable. For information, see the Versioning chapter in this guide.
Complex job mode
Select this check box to process complex jobs that would otherwise fail or take excessive time to complete the RIPping process, such as map jobs or PDF files with very high resolution bitmaps. This option should not be used for normal jobs that can be RIPed successfully without it, because RIPing with this option may take longer to process. RIPing complex jobs with this option may take many hours to process although the jobs will succeed in outputting.
Complex Mode use an Adobe Rasterization Rip method, that will divide the artwork into segments and rasterize at device resolution (instead of using the default "Hybrid Flattening" Rip method). This method may improve performance for very complex PDFs that contain transparency and many vector paths. Complex job mode is off by default, because using these options could result in slower performance compared to using traditional hybrid flattening for non-complex PDFs.
Automatic:
This is the recommended Complex Job Mode option to use. Use Automatic if you regularly receive complex PDFs. This mode will analyze the pages in a job and choose the best Ripping mode based on content (rasterizing or hybrid flattening).
The Complex Job Mode option in Prinergy prior to version 9 (now labelled 'legacy') used a global method of rasterizing, regardless of complexity, which could cause slowdowns for non-complex PDFs. Automatic solves this issue, as it will analyze the page content and choose the best mode for each page in the job (rasterizing or hybrid flattening). Its still off by default as the analyzing may add unnecessary overhead for non-complex jobs (i.e. jobs without many paths and transparency).
Standard Rasterizer:
Uses Adobe Common Renderer for rasterizing. This option also supports additional Adobe Rip features not yet included in Prinergy.
Alternate Rasterizer (legacy Mode):
Uses Adobe Graphics Manager for rasterizing. This is option Prinergy used prior to version 9. This option rasterizes all pages regardless of complexity. This option is typically faster than Standard mode for extremely comply PDFs
Notes:
Non-fatal PDF error handling
Select one of the following options:
Note: Regarding the font related error handling. APPE 3.x has become stricter with fonts that have invalid data, but the error can be suppressed with the Ignore invalid font data errors setting. This setting should be used with caution, because there may be cases where the invalid font data will cause rendering problems (such as font missing on output). If you decide to use this option, check your output carefully. Anecdotal evidence shows it is typically safe to ignore the invalid font errors.
When using the Detect all errors setting, as of Prinergy 8.0 the actual font name is printed in the processing history message, but note the following limitations around the messaging:
ACR ERROR: 26, Error interpreting PDF
An error occurred while attempting to process a job.
Tip: To find each unique offending font you could outline each font and try to output again, until all invalid font data is resolved. Alternatively, set the output process template to ignore invalid font data, and scrutinize your proofs.
Kodak Approval
Densities
Type an integer between -22 and +22.
For more information, see your Approval documentation.
CT/LW
CT Resolution
Type a resolution value in dots per inch (dpi) for the continuous tone (CW) files created during refine.
Note: 304.8 dpi = 12 dpm
LW Resolution
Type a resolution value in dots per inch (dpi) for the line work (LW) files created during refine.
Note: 2032.0 dpi = 80 dpm
Border Handling
Select the resolution at which the borders of overlapping images are rendered.
Output Kind
Select the format to which you want to output. You can output: CT/LW Job Only, TIFF/IT Job Only, or CT/LW and TIFF/IT Jobs.
Force Vignette to CT
Select to convert gradations to the continuous tone (CT) layer. Also, gradations created as Post Script Level 2 are converted to Post Script 3 to obtain high quality gradations when converted to CT data.
Converting to CT results in less banding and better quality images than converting to line work (LW). Converting to CT also adds noise to the resulting CTs, creating a smoother image.
Note: If you clear this check box, some vignettes are still converted to CT data (for example, Post Script Level 2 gradations).
Force LW Vignette to CT
Select to convert to the continuous tone (CT) layer, the vignettes (gradations and blends) that AVR (Automatic Vignette Recognition) identifies.
AVR recognizes a vignette as an image with a color difference (C,M,Y, or K) of 6% or less.
An output file in which blends are converted to CT is smaller than an output file in which blends are converted to line work (LW).
Screen Grabs
Select the resolution at which you want screen captures to be rendered.
CT Type
Select the CT (continuous tone) type you want to output.
.ct
extension..ch
extension..nct
extension.LW Type
Select the LW (line work) type you want to output.
.lw
extension..lh
extension..nlw
extension.Make CT same size as Linework file
Select this check box to insert 1-pixel DeviceCMYK CT images in the upper-left and lower-right corners of the media box of the PDF pages.
The resulting CT layer:
This check box applies only when both:
TIFF/IT Suffix
TIFF/IT FP
When outputting to TIFF/IT, you can specify the file name ending for the final page (FP) file. Type the file name suffix, which can include characters before the extension. For example, _FP.tif
TIFF/IT CT
When outputting to TIFF/IT, you can specify the file name ending for the continuous tone (CT) file. Type the file name suffix, which can include characters before the extension. For example, _CT.tif
TIFF/IT LW
When outputting to TIFF/IT, you can specify the file name ending for the line work (LW) file. Type the file name suffix, which can include characters before the extension. For example, _LW.tif
TIFF/IT HC
When outputting to TIFF/IT, you can specify the file name ending for the high-resolution contone (HC) file. Type the file name suffix, which can include characters before the extension. For example, _HC.tif
Note: High-resolution contone (HC) files are line work files with more than 256 colors.
Legacy Pattern Overprint behavior
Turning this option OFF will use a patterns parent graphic state. Having the setting off is more inline with the PDF 1.6 specification. But was found to cause some artifacts, so Prinergy has set the legacy (pre APPE 5) behaviour. If problems are observed with Patters or Smooth Shades overprinting, it could be useful to set this to OFF.