Welcome Koen Van de Poel Chairman Origination&Prepress CIP4 Technology AGFA Prepress

Today’s Agenda Introduction Creating the Ticket Gray Boxes Extras Processing Output: Proofs, Plates, Ink key settings JMF Messages General: ICS, approvals

Position Print Manufacturing Customer

Creating the Ticket

Life of a Job Ticket First for estimating purpose –by CSR or estimator / or submitted –only details that have influence on cost are specified (no color names, no content) If accepted, upgraded to production ticket –by production planner or CSR –more details added (final devices, scheduling) Updated later with prepress details –color names, exact number of pages, content references

Estimating Production Planning Production Controller Prepress Controller Press Controller TrappingImageSetting ProoferA PlateSetterB MIS SW Device Controller HW Device Legend

Known at Creation Info available when MIS creates prod. ticket administrative and job info product nodes (part structure) and layout: binds info to sheets imposition, number of pages number of colors for each sheet side processes: gray boxes

Missing Some info is often missing when the job is created because: Content (PDF) arrives later PDF is needed to extract Spot color names Number of content pages for Cover often doesn't match description: 2 pages are combined in one

Introduction to Prepress

Steps in Prepress Creative part Prepress preparation (page level) –preparing content files ready to RIP obtaining content files –preparing imposition Production prepress (sheet level) –RIP –Proofs –Plate making and Preview for ink key

Workflow PrePressPreparation Gray box ImpositionPreparation Gray box Plate Making Gray box

Prepress Preparation Goal: no errors or interactions in prepress production part (except mapping colors) Steps for content (not in order) –obtaining content files (Asset Transfer) –conversion from native to standard formats –trapping –creating production quality standard formats –preflighting / fixing files –page proofs / approvals

Imposition Preparation Activities needed to create a description of where the pages and marks need to go on the sheet resulting in the Layout

Production prepress Controlled environment –nearly fixed processing times –few operator interventions/errors if well prepared –scheduling possible for plate making Includes Imposition Proof –often needed before starting plate making –internal or external (takes extra time) approval

Parts Brochure BodyCover Black&White Color 16 pp 2x 8 pp Product Process Prepress

In and Outs In –job ticket (+imposition info) –content files Intermediate –Proofs (hard copy or soft proof) Out –plates (film) –previews for ink key settings (ex PPF)

Building a Workflow

Gray Boxes Easy way to let MIS define what prepress should do –PrePressPreparation, ImpositionPrepreparation –PlateMaking, xxProofing MIS provides –input : available job info, more or less detailed –output: detailed info (sheet structure, plates, components) Prepress operator (or defaults) will fill in remaining details

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PrePressPreparation Gray Box

In/Out PrePressPreparation In –indication of nr of pages can be different from what prepress needs Out –populated RunList

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Snippet Input RunList

ImpositionPreparation Gray Box

In/Out ImpositionPreparation In –Stripping resources –If not available, operator intervention selecting a template recommended to give Instruction Comment –Future reference to external template Out –Completed Layout –References to Marks

Stripping High-level imposition related information from MIS to Prepress avoids redoing imposition 3 times: –Estimating –Production planning –Prepress allows bi-directional communication: prepress updating imposition info

Sample: Stripping Sheet BinderySignature Pages / Cells

Snippet ImpoPrep Imposition: folder with 6 pages folded using F6-1, WorkAndTurn

Snippet Layout

PlateMaking Gray Box

In/Out Platemaking In –Media (plate) –Colors –RunLists document (content) marks –Layout Out –Ink key setting preview (PPF) –ExposedMedia (plate)

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References JDF 1.2 spec MIS-Prepress ICS MIS-Prepress ICS summary Proofing Application note

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