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You can enable/disable the display of low-res images by clicking the icon shown to the left or selecting "Plug-Ins > Prinect > Alternate Images..." in the menu.

Prerequisite: Low-res alternate images must already have been calculated for this function. This may have been done in applications such as Prinect Integration Manager, PitStop, or Prinergy.

The "Alternate Images" function lets you view high-res images in the PDF file at a low resolution (provided the PDF already contains low-res images) or generate and embed such alternate low-res images.

With low-res images, the speed with which PDF files display on the screen can be quickened significantly.

Note: "Alternate Images" does not work if the PitStop fast view is enabled.

You can also use "Calculate" below "Alternate Images" to generate low-res images if these are not yet available.

Calculation of Low-res Images

Note: Alternate images created with "Fast View" are written to a HEIDELBERG-specific area of the PDF file and thus are technically compatible with PDF/X-1a.

1.Select "Plug-Ins >Prinect > Fast View..." in the menu if you wish to calculate low-res images for a PDF document.

The "Fast View" window displays:

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It provides information on the number of images in the document and the number of available alternate images.

2.Already existing alternate images can be removed prior to a recalculation. In this case, check the "Remove" option.

Note: Alternate images created by PitStop will also be removed.
Alternate images will be only created for those images without a corresponding alternate image if you do not enable the "Remove" option.

3.Enable the "Calculate" option.

4.Type a value (in dpi or lcm) for the alternate image resolution in the "Subsample to" box. Use the list box to choose between two units.

5.Type a value (in dpi or lcm) in the "... if Above" box starting from which an alternate image is to be created from a high-res image.

No alternate image will be created for those images that already feature a resolution below this value.

6.Click "OK".

The alternate images are calculated and can now be viewed using the "Fast View On/Off" icon.

Note: The images are calculated without opening the dialog if you press Ctrl+Shift (Apple+Shift on a Macintosh) or Alt+Shift and click the icon.

Remove All Alternate Images

1.Select "Plug-Ins > Prinect > Fast View..." to remove all low-res alternate images in a PDF document (e.g. to comply with the PDF/X-1 standard).

The "Fast View" window displays.

2.Verify whether alternate images are present.

3.Enable the "Remove" option and disable the "Calculate" option.

Note: Alternate images created by PitStop will also be removed.

4.Click "OK".

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