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Q: Can I export a Preps template with marks?
A:Yes. Metrix 1.7 allows users to define press sheet marks in the Metrix user-interface. These marks will be exported to Preps templates or to a JDF Imposition file in combination with a PDF marks file. For prior versions Metrix enables the user to select an existing Preps template file with all the desired marks, referred to as a "marks master". Metrix copies the marks (excluding crop marks) from the marks master into the new Preps template file it exports. This enables users to benefit from what is often a vast store of existing Preps templates, all with marks positioned for specific press, sheet size, and printing method configurations. To best use this functionality it is suggested that a qualified prepress operator go through the library of existing Preps templates, copying and renaming templates for each specific configuration so they can be easily recognized and selected by name. Place all these mark masters into a single folder accesible to all Metrix clients, either on a mapped network drive or on each local PC. When creating this list of marks masters it is not necessary to delete any impositions or independent pages, as Metrix ignores everything except the marks that belong to the first signature's first press sheet. Once the folder of marks masters has been assembled it is easy to select a marks master when exporting the Preps template. In the Export dialog, on the Preps template screen, simply click the Marks Master Browse button to navigate to and select the file. Metrix remembers and defaults to the folder and file last selected.
At this point you may be wondering if it's possible to automate this process so that Metrix will default to a specific marks master for the specific press, sheet size, and printing method. If you are, then click here. |
