"FormOutput" Sequence Template
The "FormOutput" sequence is intended for imagesetter output of screened TIFF-B files; a FormOutput sequence always controls the locally connected CTP device. You can use this sequence type in the following cases:
•For "Late Stage Marks marks" replacement:
In this workflow, current information such as the job ID, plate format, screening system, etc. is inserted into the TIFF-B files as codes (data matrix, QR codes, barcodes) in mark placeholders "at the last minute", i.e. immediately before imagesetter output. The FormOutput sequence sends the TIFF-B files to the CTP device.
•For a ROOM proof workflow:
If you use the TIFF-B Export functionality to control an imagesetter with a Shooter workstation such as Prinect Shooter 2, for example, you have the option of using the ROOM proof workflow. In this case, the proof data are calculated from the screened TIFF-B data without having to run through a separate RIP process for proofing as is the case with an "ImpositionProof" sequence. In this process, the TIFF-B data are descreened, converted to contone images and output to the proofer. This process is known as a "ROOM" proof (RIP Once Output Many). Because the ROOM proof workflow is based on TIFF-B data, this workflow can only be used in an output where TIFF-B files are generated, namely in TIFF-B export.
Analog to the "FormProof" sequence, imaging in a ROOM workflow is controlled through the "FormOutput" sequence. The concept of the ROOM proof workflow is such that the "FormOutput" and "FormProof" sequences must be used together in a ROOM proof job. For that reason, you must always assign both sequence types to a job.
You will find more information about the ROOM proof workflow in "FormProof" Sequence Template.
You can configure the following options in a "FormOutput" sequence:
•"Accept approved input only" option
•"HDM:TIFFMarksCreator" option
"Accept approved input only" option
When this option is checked and the "Approve Surface" option is also checked in the preceding sequences, the surfaces are output only if the they have "Approved" as their production approval status. Processing stops if you try to output surfaces that were not approved and an appropriate message displays.
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