ARTS PDF Crackerjack Version 5.1 ARTS PDF Crackerjack User Guide Contents Contents 1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 5 2. SETUP .......................................................................................................... 6 2.1. System Requirements ................................................................................ 6 2.2. Installation............................................................................................... 6 3. PRINTING WITH ARTS PDF CRACKERJACK .......................................................... 8 3.1. Printing Preferences................................................................................... 8 3.1.1. 3.1.2. 3.1.3. 3.1.4. 3.1.5. 3.1.6. 3.1.7. 3.1.8. Use default settings file................................................................................... 9 Embed Fonts in PostScript ............................................................................... 9 Remember window positions............................................................................ 9 Use E in preview ............................................................................................ 9 Render Transfer Curves in Black ....................................................................... 9 Units ............................................................................................................ 9 Pilot ........................................................................................................... 10 Select PPD folder (Mac OS X only) .................................................................. 10 3.2. 3.3. 3.4. 3.4.1. 3.4.2. 3.4.3. 3.4.4. 3.4.5. 3.5.1. 3.5.2. 3.5.3. 3.5.4. 3.5.5. 3.6.1. 3.6.2. 3.6.3. 3.6.4. 3.7.1. 3.7.2. 3.7.3. 3.7.4. 3.7.5. 3.8.1. 3.8.2. 3.8.3. The "Preview" Window ..............................................................................11 Embedding Fonts .....................................................................................13 The "ARTS PDF Crackerjack" Window ..........................................................15 Preview ...................................................................................................... 15 Save Settings..., Load Settings... ................................................................... 16 Defaults...................................................................................................... 16 Cancel ........................................................................................................ 16 OK/Output .................................................................................................. 16 Printer ........................................................................................................ File ............................................................................................................ PostScript 3................................................................................................. Printer description ........................................................................................ Page range.................................................................................................. 17 18 19 19 19 21 22 22 22 3.5. The "Target" Panel ...................................................................................17 3.6. The "Media" Panel ....................................................................................21 Auto-size media ........................................................................................... Media ......................................................................................................... Orientation.................................................................................................. Tile Output .................................................................................................. 3.7. The "Options" Panel..................................................................................24 Offsets ....................................................................................................... 24 Scaling ....................................................................................................... 25 Options....................................................................................................... 26 Check Certified PDF Status ............................................................................ 26 Use PDF Background..................................................................................... 26 Printer's marks ............................................................................................ 28 Crop and registration marks .......................................................................... 29 File/Plate names .......................................................................................... 29 3.8. The "Marks" Panel ....................................................................................28 | CONTENTS | Page 2 of 79 ARTS PDF Crackerjack User Guide Contents 3.8.4. Color bar .................................................................................................... 29 Color set ..................................................................................................... 30 Output color as ............................................................................................ 31 Black overprint ............................................................................................ 32 Use ARTS PDF Crackerjack screens ................................................................. 32 Color output options ..................................................................................... 33 Edit... ......................................................................................................... 34 Map... ........................................................................................................ 34 All Spots to process ...................................................................................... 35 Use ARTS PDF Crackerjack RGB conversion...................................................... 35 Edit RGB Conversion..................................................................................... 35 Use ARTS PDF Crackerjack DIC (Device Independent Color) ............................... 36 Save color set.............................................................................................. 37 Manage color sets... ..................................................................................... 37 3.9. 3.9.1. 3.9.2. 3.9.3. 3.9.4. 3.9.5. 3.9.6. 3.9.7. 3.9.8. 3.9.9. 3.9.10. 3.9.11. 3.9.12. 3.9.13. The "Color" Panel .....................................................................................30 3.10. The Print Preview Window ......................................................................38 4. CONVERTING RGB OR CMYK TO SPOT COLORS ................................................... 40 4.1. Source Color............................................................................................40 4.1.1. 4.1.2. 4.2.1. 4.2.2. 4.2.3. Convert ...................................................................................................... 41 Threshold.................................................................................................... 41 New Spot .................................................................................................... 41 Document Spot ............................................................................................ 41 Always Make CMYK Spots .............................................................................. 41 4.2. Destination spot color ...............................................................................41 5. USING THE IMPOSITION TOOL......................................................................... 42 5.1. Layout Tab ..............................................................................................42 5.1.1. 5.1.2. 5.1.3. 5.1.4. 5.2.1. 5.2.2. 5.2.3. 5.3.1. 5.3.2. 5.3.3. 5.3.4. Imposition Type ........................................................................................... Columns / Rows ........................................................................................... Gutters ....................................................................................................... Binding ....................................................................................................... 42 44 44 44 5.2. Media Tab ...............................................................................................45 Selecting a Media Size .................................................................................. 45 Scaling ....................................................................................................... 45 Margins ...................................................................................................... 46 5.3. Options Tab.............................................................................................47 Printer's Marks............................................................................................. 47 Page Settings .............................................................................................. 48 Double Sided Printing ................................................................................... 48 Saving & Reusing Imposition Settings ............................................................. 49 USING ARTS PDF CRACKERJACK PILOT..................................................................... 50 5.4. The "Pilot Folders" Window ........................................................................51 5.4.1. 5.4.2. 5.4.3. 5.4.4. Add............................................................................................................. Edit............................................................................................................. Remove ...................................................................................................... Done .......................................................................................................... 51 51 52 52 5.5. The "Add Pilot Folder" and "Edit Pilot Folder" Windows...................................52 | CONTENTS | Page 3 of 79 ARTS PDF Crackerjack User Guide Contents 5.5.1. 5.5.2. Set... .......................................................................................................... 53 OK / Cancel ................................................................................................. 53 New Folder (Macintosh) / Create Folder (Windows) ........................................... 54 `Select "..."' (Macintosh) / OK (Windows).......................................................... 54 Cancel ........................................................................................................ 54 5.6. 5.6.1. 5.6.2. 5.6.3. Pilot Folder "Creation/Selection" Window .....................................................53 6. USING THE IMAGE EDITING TOOLS................................................................... 55 6.1. Overview ................................................................................................55 6.2. Using Images ..........................................................................................56 6.2.1. 6.2.2. 6.2.3. 6.2.4. 6.2.5. 6.2.6. 6.2.7. 6.2.8. 6.2.9. 6.2.10. Preferences ................................................................................................. 57 Undo .......................................................................................................... 58 Compression Methods ................................................................................... 58 Saving Changes ........................................................................................... 60 General Notes.............................................................................................. 60 The Image Selection Tool .............................................................................. 61 The Images Menu......................................................................................... 61 The "Image Tools" Window ............................................................................ 64 The "Image Editor" Window ........................................................................... 72 The "Document Tools" Window....................................................................... 75 6.3. Enfocus Certified PDFTM .............................................................................77 7. TROUBLESHOOTING....................................................................................... 78 7.1. Forum ................................................................... ...