Automatic Creation of a Reader’s Spread in Prinect Prepress Manager

A layout like a reader’s spread can be automatically created in addition to the JDF layouts in the Prinect Prepress Manager job.

Prerequisites:

·The respective JDF layout was created by Prinect Signa Station 2.0.

·This function is only available at Cockpits with a properly configured interactive Prinect Signa Station. Otherwise this function will be grayed.

·The respective JDF layout was created in the “Imposition” or “Automatic Imposition” mode. Otherwise this function will be grayed.

Note: The function can neither be applied to JDF layouts with gang run forms nor to JDF layouts from other imposition applications such as SignaStation Classic.

Operation in Prinect Signa Station

In "Resources > Product Part Templates > Standard" Prinect Signa Station offers some options for creating reader's spreads.

You can create a custom group parallel to the "Standard" folder where you can save further custom templates for a reader’s spread.

Choose one of the templates for creating future reader’s spreads in "Preferences > Resources > Reader's Spread Template".

Operation in the Prinect Prepress Manager

Select a layout in the job and "Create reader’s spread..." in the context-sensitive menu.

Notes:

·While creation is in progress, the Cockpit behaves like with an interactive Prinect Signa Station - it is inoperable and displays the message "Waiting for Imposition Software".

·The Prinect Prepress Manager job now comprises the source layout and an additional reader’s spread layout. Both the source layout and the reader’s spread layout must have a common page list in order to apply assignment corrections to both layouts.

·The new reader’s spread was based on the activated "Proof Layout".

·A reader’s spread based on the complete layout is created for partially output layouts, i.e. where only some of the sheets contained in the Prinect Signa Station jobs were writ­ten as a JDF layout (although the .sdf job comprises all sheets).