2. Topics
• A compliant flow?
• Key components for a realistic and
predictable workflow
• Where to begin
• Some other useful tips and tools
• The complete picture
• Info and links
4. A compliant workflow?
• 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. A compliant workflow?
• The sometimes inconceivable approach
− And what… text goes missing???
6. A compliant workflow?
• The sometimes inconceivable approach
− And what… font problems occur???
7. A compliant workflow?
• It may seem unrealistically
• But we’ve seen situations that came
pretty close…
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
31. Guts
• New technology (often) means new
opportunities
− Competitive advantage
− Faster turnaround, higher Q.
• But also possible threaths
− Do all the new features really work (e.g. live
transparency, PDF layers)
− Do they tie in seamlessly with other
components of my flow?
33. 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 them
− Completely free and downloadable from the
GWG website
36. Where to begin…
• Ghent Output Suite
− Free test suite from GWG
− Based on current standards and technology
(PDF/X-1a, PDF/X-4)
* In the making
− Separated in individual categories, important
areas to check
• Those areas that often cause problems in live situations
37. Where to begin…
• Ghent Output Suite
− Created by real people, with real software and
representing real situations
• Not hand crafted laboratory conditions
− Not only for testing RIP’s, but also page layout,
imposition, cooking (?), etc.
46. Other useful tools
• VIGC PDF viewer check (1)
− A ‘quick and dirty tool’ to check if the proper
PDF viewer / PDF viewer settings are used
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48.
49. Other useful tools
• VIGC Output Essentials (2)
− 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)