4. Intro: compliant wf’s
• The sometimes inconceivable approach
− Take EPS
− Place in Illustrator
− Save as PDF/X-1a
− Import in QXPress
− Print to PS (HQ settings or PDF/X-4)
− Re-render using Distiller
− Place in Imposition tool
− Send to RIP
5. Intro: compliant wf’s
• The sometimes inconceivable approach
− And what… text goes missing???
6. Intro: compliant wf’s
• The sometimes inconceivable approach
− And what… font problems occur???
7. Intro: compliant wf’s
• It may seem unrealistically
• But we’ve seen situations that came
pretty near…
9. Key components
• What needs to be in place
• What are the areas where things
mostly go wrong, and that could have
been avoided would they have been
addressed upfront
29. Guts
• New technology (often) means new
opportunities
• Stagnation can lead to decay
− I work with IDCS3, can I also use Live Preflight
in that version?
− Can I also use the GWG 2012 preflight profiles
in Enfocus PitStop Professional 6.5?
31. Where to begin…
• GWG joboptions and preflight profiles
− A set of settings files for many applications
to properly create and preflight PDF-files
− Tested with more than 200 different
compliancy test files
− Provided with documentation on how to
install and use
− Completely free and downloadable from the
GWG website
34. Where to begin…
• GWG joboptions and preflight
profiles
− Developed and maintained by Publishers
and Printers from the industry
− Ensure proper and predictable PDF
output
37. Where to begin…
• Ghent Output Suite
− Free test suite from GWG
− Based on current standards and proven
technology (PDF/X-1a, PDF/X-4)
− Separated in individual categories, important
areas to check
• Those areas that often cause problems in live situations
38. Where to begin…
• Ghent Output Suite
− Created by real people, with real software and
containing real issues
• Not hand crafted laboratory conditions
− Used by many companies (including vendors!)
− Goes beyond RIP, but also layout, imposition,
PDF-rendering, etc
44. Ghent Output Suite v4
• Shall contain new challenging aspects
− Live Transparency
− Optional Content (groups)
− JPEG2000 patches
− 16 bits image support
− OpentType fonts
• Proposal that is developed by now
(amalgamated page)
49. Other useful tools
• VIGC PDF viewer check
− A ‘quick and dirty tool’ to check if the proper
PDF viewer / PDF viewer settings are used
50.
51. Other useful tools
• VIGC Output Essentials
− A key tool to simplify and check the entire
layout process
• Custom panel for both Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop
(CS5/CS6)
• Including link to VIGC Live Preflight profiles for Adobe
InDesign (CS4 and up)
52.
53. Other useful tools
• And don’t forget to check the VIGC RIP
audit ‘Passed’ and ‘Perfect’ labels
during your stay at Graph Expo