The properties of page positions, i.e. page placeholders in a page list, are displayed here.
You can open the "Page Position Properties" view by selecting one or more page positions in the page list view or in the page list assignment view and then selecting "Properties" in the context menu or by pressing the "Command + I" shortcut. See also Changing views.
Note: For general information on the properties view, please click here: General information on the "Properties" view.
Button | Function |
|---|---|
Close | The "Properties" view is closed and the dynamic window is displayed in full size again. If you made changes that were not saved, you are prompted to save or discard them before closing the window. |
Save | You can select this button only if inputs or changes were made in the "Properties". In this case, the changes are applied and saved when you click this button. |
Refresh | Click this button to refresh the content of the window. |
The following tabs are available in the "Page Position Properties" view:
•"Colors" tab
The properties of the selected page position (page placeholder) are displayed here. The displayed values are for information purposes only and cannot be changed here.
A description of most of the information can be found here: Columns in the Page Lists view.
Prerequisite: This listbox is only available in the page position properties, i.e. in the "Properties" tab in the page list/job list view or in the assignment display. This listbox is always visible if there are multiple pages assigned to page list positions in the job. In order for the comparison to be performed, the relevant PDF documents must run through a prepare sequence in the Prinect workflow where the "PDF comparison" option is enabled. See "PDF Comparison" Option.
Normally, the "PDF comparison" option compares the PDF file currently being processed by the Prinect workflow with the corresponding original file in its state prior to processing in the Prinect workflow. For this reason, the entry "Original File" is set by default in the "Compare with" listbox.
This comparison can be used to detect errors or unwanted changes during document processing, for example. This comparison is performed on the basis of pixel data. For this purpose, the PDF data is converted into pixel data ("rendered"). The comparison result is documented in a report. The reports are filed as PDFs on the Prinect server to "PTJobs > Jobs" and there to the "Comparereports" subfolder of the print job concerned.
If PDF comparison files other than the unedited original files are available for the current job, you can select a corresponding PDF file from the "Compare with" drop-down list to compare with the currently edited PDF file. Such comparison files can be generated, for example, by an editing process using the "PDF Compare" function of PDF Toolbox. In order to be offered in the "Compare with" listbox in the "Properties" tab, the alternative comparison files must be located in the same folder ("PTJobs > Jobs") where the original files are located.
After having selected a different comparison file in the "Compare with" listbox, you must bubmit the corresponding page(s) to a Prepare sequence again with the "PDF Comparison" option enabled in order to obtain updated comparison results. The comparison with the modified comparison file will be performed and a corresponding report generated only when the Prepare sequence is run again.
Note: You can also compare PDF files with different editing statuses in PDF Toolbox using the "PDF Compare" function. To use this function, the PDF files to be compared must be opened in PDF Toolbox and selected for comparison. You can find more details about this in the Online Help for PDF Toolbox.
Prerequisite: Existing colors are only displayed if the page position(s) has already been assigned to the page list, as the "existing colors" refer to the colors contained in the page contents.
Here you can view information about the colors of the page that is assigned to the selected page position. If no page is assigned to a page position, this area will be empty. For more information on the colors contained in the job, please click here: "Colors" Group.
"List of colors" list box
You can choose between the following views:
•All Colors
All colors defined in the job are displayed.
•Existing Colors
Only the colors present in the selected page position are displayed.
"Target" context menu command
This is where you define what will happen with the selected color. To do this, click on the corresponding color(s) (multiple items can be selected). Then select one of the following targets in the context menu.
Note: If you select multiple colors, the selected destination will be defined for all selected colors.
•Output
The color is only output in the master version, i.e. all other versions are not output. If you want all versions to be output, you must enable the "Output (every version)" option.
•Output (every version)
In versioned jobs, the color is output in every existing version.
•Process
This option is only available for spot colors and causes the selected spot color(s) to be converted to process colors for output.
•Ignore
The color is ignored for output.
•Full Varnish:
This option is only available for spot colors. A "Full Varnish" color is ignored during CTP output (no plate is created) but the color still contains a color code. This color type is intended for varnishes that are applied to the entire print result after the other color separations have been printed. A full varnish is not assigned to a specific color separation and therefore does not receive a plate product ID.
•Spot Varnish:
This option is only available for spot colors. A "Spot Varnish" color is applied to a certain color separation after printing. This means that the varnish is assigned to a certain process color (spot varnish color). A plate is not generated from a spot varnish as well, however a spot varnish is assigned to a specific plate. Accordingly, a plate product ID is assigned automatically to a spot varnish.
If a color whose printing plate still does not have a plate product ID is set to "Spot Varnish", a dialog displays where you must enter the missing plate product ID. This plate product ID must be unique. In other words it must not be the plate product ID of a separation that is not a spot varnish. This is included in the "Assign Plate Product ID" dialog. A warning displays if applicable. If a spot varnish plate product ID was already assigned, you can assign this plate product ID to another spot varnish color.
Note: You decide between "Full Varnish" and "Spot Varnish" only at this point and not in the "Colors" section. Only the "Varnish" property is assigned there.
•Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black or Spot Colors
If one of these options is selected, the selected color is mapped to another color, i.e. redirected. A color that has been assigned to another color in this way shows the property "Alias" in the "Defined" column.
"Measure color" context menu
Prerequisite: You can only use this menu command for spot colors.
In addition to the colors already in the job, you can also add new colors to the selected page position by measuring a color sample.
Prerequisite: At present, only the "X-Rite eXact" and "X-Rite EyeOne"colorimeters are supported. Before you start measuring, the colorimeter must be connected to the Cockpit workstation on which you will measure the probe and it must be operational. You should operate the "eXact" colorimeter in Bluetooth mode (using the supplied Bluetooth dongle if applicable). Probes with the target color and the color you wish to measure must be at hand. This function is available only on Windows PCs.
Proceed as follows to measure the probe:
1.Click "Start Calibration" to initialize the colorimeter.
An error message displays if the device is not connected or the driver not installed.
2.When close loop calibration is finished, enable "Measure Target Color" in "Measurement" and position the sensor of the colorimeter on the probe with the target color. Now press the button on the left side of the colorimeter until the measured color displays in the "Target Color" box, showing its L*a*b* values.
3.After that, position the sensor of the colorimeter on the item with the color you will measure. Now press the button on the left side of the colorimeter until the measured color displays in the "Printed Color" box, showing its L*a*b* values.
In "Measuring result" two options are available for applying the measurement result:
•"New Target Color" option: The measured value of the target color is used as the measurement result.
•"Differential Target Color": The differential color is used as the measurement result. The differential target color is determined as follows:
CD = L*a*b*T + (L*a*b*T - L*a*b*P)
with CD = differential target color, L*a*b*T = target color and L*a*b*P = printed color.
4.Click "Apply". The L*a*b* values of the measured color are applied to the new or selected color item in the table and the "Color measuring" dialog closes.
Click "Close" to close the "Color measuring" dialog without making any changes to the color items.
"Column layout" list box
This list box allows you to create and save your own column sets for different uses or to select the column set you want from existing ones. For information on adapting, creating or deleting column sets, refer to:
•Define a custom column set,
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