Variable Data Printing DeskPack Workflow
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1. General Inks Advanced Pre Rip Output apical inks in output af Une Separation 14 Variable Data Printing Outout Talo The Output tab of the Rip to WS4000 Series task contains the variable data printing specific option Use CMS for Variable Data The Use CMS for Variable Data option enables the use of color management for the variable data elements in a design instead of only color managing the fixed background If the variable data are put in a Pantone or a designer ink and the option is turned off the inks will be converted by using the color strategy linear Note Turning on color management for variable data slows down the performance significantly e Ls Default RIP Variable Data to JLT File File View Save and Close Tickets a En Add Settings for Step RIP Variable Data to JLT File Txt Device HP Indigo E FlexRipProof gt Generic Proofer output General Inks Advanced Pre Rip Out Configuration Set Output Mode Name FlexProof Indigo CMYK i Composite a Sor rata OutputFile elie pee 3 a Color Appearance J SE Name l Color Management ell 3 Use Color Strategy HA Job Options AntiAlias B9 Number Of Copies ie Source Profile Mones e ees Jefined by the Driver Settings User Defined 1 4 Destination Profile 4 Sy Rendering Inte2. 5 KO x Variable Data Printing Contents T aiige le oid oj a E E EAA AE 4 g eal x 2 3110 G1 Lo O ea TE E E E E T E E E E 4 2 CGOMPORCI Soera ar T E E ETE E N T EE EEE E E OE T E 6 2A ETON E O oea E E EA E S EE ges dre eto A R E eae utrennelanee 7 2 1 1 MAVOCUGING Smar AIK Sesani iE EAEN rtotnaidi Eaa aE eiA ERAR oA EEEN 7 2 1 2 stepX for FEPetitiONS ce cccccccccccscesecesscsecscsecssecsessvsecsssessssessesevsesscsecsssessssevsessseecesiesessarsesssiesesesesaretsess 8 2 13 Front end OUTPUT inssin er eee nee ee er eee 8 2 DAD SE ene eee E E tr ee eee eee eer rr ene re re ee ee E ee 9 2 2 1 Field name FOCUS IS ansonrenianienra a a AEA RATRE 9 2 2 2 XML document structure requirements s s sssssssesesskrkikrkrkri rt tttttrtr ertr t rtr rANANENANENENEEEEEEPEPEPEPEPE PEKEE EEEE Eni 9 2 2 3 CSV format reQuirEMent cccccccccccecccseecssecssseecsssecsvsesscsssecessesscsssecessesscavsessssiscavsesvessecasisiasieariesees 9 2 3 BackStage server tASKS cccccccessscscscscscsssesssssssssssescscsvsvssssesesssssssscscssssesesesesesssssnsnsrevssssesesssseisssssesessesesetes 10 231 omantMarks PVC VICW arimus ai En R i E EON i iR 10 2 3 2 Expand Variable Data to PPML File DeskPack only sssssisersrrirrrrrirrirrrrrirrrerrirrrririrrern 10 2 3 3 The Rip to WS4000 Series task ccc cscsccsececscseerseserssesrssecsssessrssecessesrsseissssecasessearieeees 11 3 DeskPack VV ONT OW sca siccsceescoowecastdenssusitexandsbasia
3. The output folder of the RIP is the hotfolder on the press Please note that all of the paths must use the UNC format with the Images on Press field being the only exception since this path is used by the press to access the variable JLT files stored at its local drive If your network drive is mapped to a drive letter an automatic conversion to UNC format will be offered Typically paths look similar to this Output indigo Prodflow_Press input lan Images on Rip indigo Prodflow_Press images esko Images on Press D Jobs Press images esko Variable Data Printing 4 3 Access to the Press PC The BackStage server user BGSYSTEM must have write access to the hotfolder of the press PC If not the RIP to WS4000 Series task will cause an error when writing the Master JLT to the hotfolder The configuration of access rights depends on the OS where the BackStage server runs e Windows 2000 Server make sure that you have access to the Administrator account of the press PC Create the user BGSYSTEM on the press PC with the same password as the one on the BackStage server system and grant this user access to the required folders e Windows 2003 Server e Log in as user BGSYSTEM on the BackStage server e Map the hotfolder of the Press net use indigo Prodflow_Press SAVECRED user password SAVECRED stores the credentials permanently During subsequent logons the share on the press will be automatically access
4. The chain has been created and you can now save the workflow ticket 3 3 Design a one up in Adobe Illustrator A design for Variable Data Printing consists of two main parts fixed graphic elements in the background and variable elements placed on top of them As merging variable and fixed parts is not performed by the BackStage server placing fixed graphics on top of the variable graphics is not supported 3 3 1 Design requirements While designing the document the following rules have to be obeyed e The fixed background elements must not be located in the layer named Variable_Data e The SmartMarks placed in the Variable_Data layer must not be edited using the built in Illustrator tools except of the selection tool which can be used to reposition SmartMarks e The Variable_Data layer always remains the top layer in the document 3 3 2 Create a SmartMark To create SmartMarks go to Window gt Esko gt Variable Data to launch the Variable Data plug in The SmartMarks palette which is the main working area of Variable Data appears 18 Variable Data Printing SmartMarks i Trim Box New SmartMark SmartMark Properties i Media Box i Verify SmartMarks inn d Ob j Unnamed Objectis Update SmartMarks Preview File SmartNames Select Grapnic Rename Fa mE 2 l lete You can only create a SmartMark object if the file contains trim and media box definitions Trim and media box definit
5. e created a SmartMark of the preferred type and desired attributes and e visualized the SmartMark by running the Update SmartMarks Preview task To be able to define the positions of SmartMarks more in accordance with their mutual relationship the concept of creating Named Objects is introduced 33 ESKO sane 3 4 Step and Repeat and launch Server tasks Once the variable design is created using the Variable Data plug in a repetition must be made A repetition Step and Repeat is performed by the stepX plug in StepX Variable Data H Launel v Enable Variable Data Cancel Grid 1 Grid Contents Content Filling a C Identical one ups Block Size Complete Job HA z Variable one ups W Next _ 1 LFI d Ra WS Database F E Filling Order Columns per Job KH Open XML Open CSV Preview Database Details Database File Filename real database csy i t Encoding UTF 8 yamey Field Separator Comal printing direction Field Names Filename field names csv Encoding UTF amp Field Separator Comma Create Gaps Starting gap Image Path i a Loaf IPL We CII Nock S5 _ Ending gap Browse J Lap Size 1 Grid Rows Put Empty One ups At the start At the end Open Save The variable data specific options are added to the stepX user interface as a new dialog page and offer the possibility to specify the expansion parameters If the Enable Variable Data opt
6. gt Esko gt Server gt Other Preferences Other Preferences Version of EPF file format EPF Version 4 HH _ Convert blended objects to images E Resolution Medium 300 dpi al W Outline All Text for Server Tasks Cl Also Export Hidden Objects l Convert image traps back to images in Output A6
7. Box of the document The ink will then become part of the job and can be assigned to any SmartMark object lf a SmartMark contains a spot ink that will later be converted into a color space of the Indigo press it is not advised to use PostScript overprint Opaque should be used instead Separation into inks of the press combined with PostScript overprint might cause the SmartMark to disappear This rule also applies in case CMS is involved setting Position options Position is always specified relative to an object When the size or position of the referenced object is changed the position of the attached SmartMark will be updated accordingly 29 ESKO aonn 30 Barcode Mark Properties Attach to Named Object HH C EGanceh i ne icture SS E Object Name p 7 Previous Horizontal Offset 0 mm oh Vertical Offset O mm pA Rotation AR V lt Di The page contains the following options e Position diagram here the relative position of the SmartMark to the reference object can be set Click the diagram to change the position e Attach to defines the reference object for determining the SmartMark s position e Trim Box the SmartMark is referenced to the Trim Box of the document e Media Box the SmartMark is referenced to the Media Box of the document e Named Object the SmartMark is positioned relatively to a Named Object A Named Object can be another SmartMark with a custom name or a graphi
8. Master JLT Variable Data Printing 2 1 Front End The front end to the system consists of Adobe Illustrator and a set of DeskPack plug ins The Variable Data plug in is used to define variable elements within an open Illustrator document For this purpose the concept of SmartMarks was introduced 2 1 1 Introducing SmartMarks SmartMarks are objects in the design that are linked to the database entries and are generated based on their contents In other words for various database records various SmartMark objects are generated A SmartMark can be of three different types a Text Mark a Barcode Mark or an Image Mark e A Text Mark contains a text value and implements tools for its formatting e A Barcode Mark carries a bar code and e An Image Mark is used to place an image into the design based on its file location As variable elements are generated on the server side the plug in needs to cooperate tightly with the server where all the graphic objects represented by SmartMarks are created For this reason a SmartMarks Preview task was introduced its main purpose is to update the SmartMark graphics objects and place them correctly into the design to provide a comprehensive preview during the actual designing process ESKO sauna Stepx Variable Data H wi Enable Variable Data 4 5 5 P SmartMarks New SmartMark Grid 1 Grid Contents Content Fi E Trim Box SmartMark Properties Identical one ups Blo
9. as a consequence other proprietary file formats are not supported 2 2 1 Field name requirements When composing database field names you are restricted to alphanumerical characters or underscores The first character of a field name should not be a number The interpretation of field names is case insensitive Uppercase letters will always be converted to lowercase during import 2 2 2 XML document structure requirements The XML document structure should look like this fal version 1 0 encoding UTF 8 7 gt lt rootH lem gt recordEl em gt lt fieldWNamel gt FieldValue 1 1 lt fireldNamel gt lt fieldNameZ gt FieldValue 1 2 lt fieldNamez gt lt recordElem gt lt recordEl em gt lt fieldWNamel lt freldNamel gt fieldNamee gt FieldValue 2 2 lt freldNames gt lt recordElem gt lt f rootElem gt The names of the XML elements are arbitrary but the following rules must be observed e Field name elements must conform to the rules for valid field names listed above e The amount and type of field name elements must be the same for each record Note The use of element attributes in the XML database is not forbidden but they are not interpreted by our solution in any way A correct XML file can easily be exported from Microsoft Access Microsoft Excel XML files are not supported 2 2 3 CSV format requirements An example of the CSV format for the same database is provided below ESKO
10. on whether the variable data are or are not used 41 ESKO suave 42 StepX Output HH Launch Cancel Save As Prev wi Use File Name from Ticket Next Ticket Name l My First Chain SmartMarks None Single Curve DGC lt From Ticket gt Automatic DGC lt From Ticket gt Open Save For Variable Data Printing the output options have been slightly modified Task Type has only two options Expand Variable Data to PPML File DeskPack only and Workflow The list of tasks that can follow will contain only the global tasks and workflows that start with the ticket Expand Variable Data to PPML File DeskPack only The tickets which were created according to the chapter Prepare data can be selected and run from here The Expand Variable Data to PPML File DeskPack only task is used only if you care about the expansion output but do not want to run the RIP task afterwards In most cases it is recommended to use a chained ticket with a RIP to WS4000 Series task The SmartMarks option allows the user to specify a Grid Mark set created using PackEdge or Plato which results in generating appropriate die cut marks in the design You can contact us and request a specific SmartMark set based on your needs Once the configuration and all the parameters contained in stepX are specified correctly launching the appropriate workflow will result in expansion and ripping of the variable
11. select the desired object in the SmartMarks palette and then rename it The use of in place editing of the object names in the SmartMarks palette is also possible Named objects can be either static objects contained in a design or SmartMarks For SmartMarks you can create even longer dependency chains This is particularly useful in case the position of a SmartMark is dependent on a position of another SmartMark but since SmartMarks are variable the exact position cannot be resolved at a design time If you want to move the whole tree of such dependencies or you are just dealing with a too complex document you can take advantage of the feature Select Graphic which selects the graphic objects in the Illustrator document that corresponds to the selected SmartMarks palette item 60 6 SmartMarks New SmartMark E Trim Box SmartMark Properties Imi Code E Code number value Verify SmartMarks D TO a _ Update SmartMarks Preview FP MOa File SmartNames iN Special text Te image Mark Select Graphic Rename Delete eel sjua JONNOR ton Unnamed Objectis To delete a Named Object use the Delete command on the fly out menu However this functionality behaves differently for static Named Objects and for SmartMarks 31 ESKO suas e Choosing Delete for static objects deletes just the name of the object the graphics data of the object are preserved e Choosing Delete for SmartMarks deletes t
12. suas fieldNamel fieldnamez FieldValue 1 1 FieldValue 1 2 FieldValue 2 2 Aside from the standard rules creating CSV formatted files the following must be taken into account e Field names must conform to the rules for valid field names listed above e Each record line must have the same number of fields equal to the number of field names e Newline characters in field values are not supported if you want to use a newline character in Text Mark use the standard nl control sequence Field names can be extracted either from the first record of the CSV file or can be provided in a separate CSV file The delimiter character can be a comma semicolon space or a tab character with the comma being the default A valid CSV file can easily be exported from either Microsoft Access or from Microsoft Excel Note lf a database contains regional characters files exported from Microsoft Excel have to be converted to UTF 8 encoding e g using Notepad as Microsoft Excel does not support UTF 8 encoding for CSV files Microsoft Excel for Mac is not able to export some of the regional characters into CSV format which might lead to loss of data if it is used for generating the CSV database file 2 3 BackStage server tasks The BackStage server offers three tasks to handle variable data SmartMarks Preview Expand Variable Data to PPML File and RIP to WS4000 Series 2 3 1 SmartMarks Preview The SmartMarks Preview task gen
13. the variable layer 3 2 3 Chaining the Tasks 16 Two or more tickets can be connected in a chain Consult the Esko BackStage 7 0 User Manual for more detailed instructions To chain the variable data printing tickets 1 Open the Expand Variable Data to PPML File DeskPack only task ticket Variable Data Printing 0A General Expansion Expand Variable Data to PPML File File View Save and Close Tickets 3 Insert Remove Grid Content Eh _ Identical one ups Variable one ups Database Fa ri Open XML Open CSV Database Details i file selected Image Path i ri HE One up filename 2 Click the Add button The Add Step dialog box appears 3 Select the Rip to WS4000 Series task ticket from the Task Type list in the Add Step dialog box Browse Output in Job URLJ 03_Output 01_Expansion Date Time Browse Content Filling Block Size Complete Job 1 Grid Rows a Filling Order f Columns per Job at Preview t printing direction TiTi Create Gaps Put Empty One ups vi Starting gap At the start Gap between blocks amp At the end vi Ending gap Gap Size 17 ESKO sume ae Add Step k Available A WS4 Task Type Ticket Name Rip to W54000 series LN CMYK_NOcms Rip to WS4000 series ILN Default Rip to WS4000 series HM IndiMl_ NOcms 4 Click OK
14. DeskPack and SmartMarks is required 1 1 Copyright Notice Copyright 2012 Esko Software BVBA Gent Belgium All rights reserved This material information and instructions for use contained herein are the property of Esko Software BVBA The material information and instructions are provided on an AS IS basis without warranty of any kind There are no warranties granted or extended by this document Furthermore Esko Software BVBA does not warrant guarantee or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the software or the information contained herein Esko Software BVBA shall not be liable for any direct indirect consequential or incidental damages arising out of the use or inability to use the software or the information contained herein The information contained herein is subject to change without notice Revisions may be issued from time to time to advise of such changes and or additions No part of this document may be reproduced stored in a data base or retrieval system or published in any form or in any way electronically mechanically by print photoprint microfilm or any other means without prior written permission from Esko Software BVBA This document supersedes all previous dated versions PANTONE PantoneLlIVE and other Pantone trademarks are the property of Pantone LLC All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners Pantone is a wholly owned sub
15. Prepare data 3 Design a one up in Adobe lllustrator 4 Step amp Repeat and launch server tasks 3 1 Create a Job In the BackStage Pilot create a new job or use an existing job which will be used to encapsulate the variable data resources This job should contain a one up document containing the design with variable elements definitions and all the documents which are created during the workflow process such as a stepX preferences file PDF files for both fixed and variable parts of the job and a linking PPML file In addition input data database files and images is also often stored in the Jobfolder Backstage3 0 Pilot F eee BackStage Pilot File Edit View Go Job Task Tools Advanced Help E Containers S E Fe riter Al ries a p Views x Folders Contents of file prasrv02 Company obContainer Customerjob Gl ExampleJobContainer daca Type E CompanyjobContainer Files New Task b 8086 New Job Launch with EnEn Customer Inks Parameters Explore Order ID Customerjob SLUG Job Name Customerjob ti New Folder aa Description eT Upload a Restore Data Due Date iv Restore Job Milestones ee Import Job Project ID Category ere Hatfolders Convert to Hotfolder Custom Field 1 No file selected 3 E Info Custom Field 2 zl la Tickets Tasks O O O O O O O OoOO Last Actor Job Name File Name l green ept Scope File Format O Wi crs mesh_expl epf mesh_expl e
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17. bfolder is a suitable location for this and since you can use SmartText in the folder location you can create a path similar to this joburl expansion date _ timel 13 ESKO sane Please note that the contents of this folder must be maintained manually as the files are not deleted automatically 3 2 2 Rip to WS4000 Series Configuration When the expansion task finishes the RIP to WS4000 Series task can be started to launch FlexRip There are only two minor differences in the ticket dialog compared to a generic rip or proof task Note For a description on all the options of the RIP task please refer to the Esko BackStage documentation If the RIP to WS4000 Series task finishes successfully the temporary files from the expansion task can be deleted These files are not deleted automatically INKS Tab The Inks tab of the Rip to WS4000 Series task ticket contains a variable data printing specific option Use varnish inks in output The Use varnish inks in output option enables or disables interpretation of varnish type inks by the RIP F ANOBA Default RIP Variable Data to JLT File File View Save and Close Tickets ki Steps Add Settings for Step RIP Variable Data to JLT File Ta Device HP Indigo hid FlexRipProof gt Generic Proofer output a
18. c element or a group of graphic elements contained in the design with an assigned name The name can be assigned to an object using the SmartMarks palette options It should not be longer than 100 characters e Object name here a specific Named Object for Attach to Named Object option is chosen e Horizontal and Vertical Offset the offset of the SmartMark from the referenced object e Rotation indicates the rotation of the SmartMark object Working with Named Objects When determining the position of SmartMarks you must attach the marks either to the Trim Box the Media Box or to a Named Object To create a Named Object 1 Select the desired graphic object using the Illustrator s selection tool An Unnamed Objects s item appears in the SmartMarks palette Variable Data Printing 2 Rename the unnamed object by clicking the Rename command in the palette s fly out menu This will assign a new name to the object From this moment SmartMarks can be attached to the newly created Named Object OG P SmartMarks New SmartMark E Trim Box SmartMark Properties IM Code Verify SmartMarks pen _ Update SmartMarks Preview Media Box emee a File Smartt ica Special text 4 Imi Image Mark Imi Code number value E Set Name to Object Select Graj Object Name Rename 4 ion Unnamed Objectis s Renaming an existing object is done in exactly the same way First
19. cal Inks inks of which the group type is set to Technical are ignored for this SmartMark e Ignore Varnish Inks inks of which the group type is set to Varnish are ignored for this SmartMark The ink options for Image Marks are identical to those of Text Mark and Barcode Mark only when the Monochrome Image option is turned on In this case the ink defined in the image file is ignored Variable Data Printing and the ink specified in the SmartMark Properties dialog is used However multichannel images are also supported The Monochrome Image option must be turned off and the user is presented with the following options Image Mark Properties Inks HH C Monochrome image Keep Original l HY Cancel Previous Next 3 e Keep Original Inks the Image Mark will use inks defined in its document so the appearance will not be changed e Map Inks ink no 1 from the one up will be mapped onto ink no 1 from the image file etc Note that the appearance of the Image Mark may change dramatically Ignore Ink conditions can be set for this option being enabled e Keep Ink Names inks will appear only if they are present in the one up document As mentioned before when you are not using predefined ink sets such as CMYK or HP IndiChrome only the inks which are part of the job can be assigned to a SmartMark To work around this limitation you can define an object with the requested ink outside of the Media
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21. ck Size Barcode Mark Variabl a _ Verify SmartMarks variable one ups i Update SmartMarks Previe a gt Unnamed Objectts File SmartNames Filling Order k Open XML Open CSV z select Graphic review Rename Database Details Delete No file selected Image Path a Create Gaps C Startir Open CSV Database Gap b Database File File Location Browse Encoding Field Separator 26 6 P Tasks Fo _UTF 8 KH _ Comma H Preview green 13 17 30 a stepX tmp 04 26 07 15 30 45 T _ Field Names e Use first record from the database file 2 1 2 stepX for repetitions For repetitions the stepX plug in is used In stepX you can specify general repetition parameters such as plate and sheet size horizontal and vertical steps as well as variable data specific parameters such as the database parameters ordering pattern and gaps generation 2 1 3 Front end output The output of the front end consists of e A repetition file PDFPLA file and e A one up file Normalized PDF file Server tasks are started via the stepX plug in or the BackStage Pilot application A more detailed description of the front end and its features can be found in the chapter on the DeskPack Workflow Variable Data Printing 2 2 Database CSV and XML database formats are supported Both formats must be stored in UTF 8 encoding CSV and XML files can be aquired from almost any database application and
22. d Select Color Barcode Mark Properties Color L ms QQ Ink Custom HH Select Color Ink Set CMYK NY Process Cyan 0 Process Magenta 50 Process Yellow 100 Process Black 0 Overprint Opaque _ Ignore similar inks mi _ Ignore technical inks C Ignore varnish inks l i vi Show swatches o Cancel For CMYK colors it is also possible to use swatches as a reference an easy way to guarantee the required color Moreover if the swatch is made global a link between the SmartMark and a swatch name can be established In this case if the swatch color is changed the color of the SmartMark will be updated as well The link can be destroyed by clicking on the broken chain icon once it has been established e Darkest sets the fill of the object to 100 of the darkest ink used in the document Please note that the Black is not always the darkest ink Certain Pantones might be darker e Knockout the object fill is set to white so the background will be masked out e Overprint indicates the overprint mode that is being used for the current SmartMark e Opaque will have the SmartMark object to knock out any object located underneath it e PostScript will make the object behave according to the PostScript overprint definition e Ignore Similar Inks an ink with different variants of screening or lineature is used only once This feature is not important for digital printing e Ignore Techni
23. d File SmartName is displayed in the input field as f fieldname 23 ESKO suse 24 Insert File SmartName Field Name Value nirst_name id_code last_name pieces weight vdp_index vdp_frame vdp_db_entries vdp_image_path Cancel e Format the text in the Text input field by selecting the appropriate options in the Text Style area e Every change is applied to the whole text unless the option Advanced is enabled In this case formatting strings can be pasted into the text to apply the changes only on segments of the Text Mark s value e Special characters can also be inserted using the button Typographic e Mirror the contents of the SmartMark by enabling the Mirrored option e Specify custom text box dimensions or enable automatic sizing of the text box by enabling or disabling the Automatic Size option Note Only fonts installed on the BackStage server can be used with Text Mark Font Manager is used for font importing Note The Inks and Position pages of the dialog are explained in separate chapters as they are almost identical for all three SmartMark types Inserting Bar Code Marks A Bar Code Mark is used to generate variable bar code elements The first page of the Bar Code Mark Properties dialog allows the user to choose a type define a value and some additional options for a variable bar code Type Code Bar Width Reduction Device C
24. data and placing the output JLT files into the hotfolder on the press 4 Configuration 4 1 FlexRip Indigo Configuration Variable Data Printing To configure the RIP a FlexRip Indigo Dispatcher must exist Usually a default one is created during the installation process To modify its settings use the FlexRip Configurator application Modify Rip Configuration a Name FesRipindigo Device Type generies o Fort Separator foo Folder ince SStC C sSS S lt lt C 73 HhC lt CS F General Setup Swapfiles Configuration indigo_indichrome Hew View Copy Delete 43 ESKOS Variable Data Printing 4 2 Dispatcher Configuration x 44 indigo_indichrome Windigo Prodflow_Presstinputilan a Windigo ProdFlow_Pressiimagesjesko Di Jobs Press imagesleska Configuration Mame Paths Oukput Images an Rip Images on Press Paper on Output Media size From Job Width 0 00 Source Rol Fed ad Height 0 00 Units mm Resolution e128 ppi Screen Defaut wi Job LUT Defaut Inks He Indichrome Sr Generate Magental Separation process process process process designer designer Ink Book mode Ink Name Add Color Management hme Proofer Profile None Cancel IndiChr Orange Indichr Violet The Paths group contains the location of the Master JLT file and of all the variable JLT files images
25. eginning of the job optional e Gap at the end of the job optional Variable one ups e XML database file URL e CSV database one or two file URLs other options delimiter character e Image Path URL when Image Marks are used optional e Block size job sheet or custom e Gap at the beginning of the job optional e Gap between blocks optional e Gap at the end of the job optional e Gap size e Ordering e Empty one ups 3 4 3 Database This parameter defines the database which will be used for expansion The database file can be different from the one used for loading File SmartNames The only requirement is that the identical column names are used The database can be either in XML or a CSV file format and must use the UTF 8 encoding XML Database This type of database is a file in the eXtensible Markup Language format Clicking Open from XM L opens a file browser which allows you to select the XML file Please note that the XML file must be stored within a container in order to be visible to the BackStage server which performs the expansion task 35 ESKO sane CSV Database A CSV is a Comma Separated Value file The Open from CSV button opens a dialog box where the operator has to specify a URL to the database file its Encoding and Field Separator options f field names are not stored in the first line of the database file you can specify a separate file with the required informati
26. eld which specifies the location of the image Use the button to insert a File SmartName into the File field s value The vdp_image_path File SmartName is already prefilled for you This SmartName can be configured in the File SmartNames dialog and allows the user to specify a folder path where all the variable images are located Example The full path to an image looks like this server share customer job images imagel ct Use vdp_image_path to specify the fixed part of the path server share customer job images Variable Data Printing Local addresses are translated to network addresses automatically Then in the ImageMark settings you can specify the full path as follows Es velo timece Saicln iimece welo miaces lt cer Using vdp_image_path Is recommended since it makes your job more portable If the variable job is moved to another Jobfolder it is sufficient to change the document s image path SmartName and the correct value for all the Image Marks is reestablished The Scale option provides the possibility of changing the size of the Image Mark relatively to its original print size When variable images are used in the design the files must be stored in a container so that the BackStage server can reach them It is recommended to store all images in a Jobfolder If the same set of images is used in multiple jobs it is possible to store them only once and reuse them from all jobs Image requireme
27. erates the variable graphic objects at the stage of designing a variable data document in Illustrator This task can be executed only from the Variable Data plug in and cannot be found in the BackStage Pilot application 2 3 2 Expand Variable Data to PPML File DeskPack only 10 The Expand Variable Data to PPML File DeskPack only task performs expansion of the specified database entries into the corresponding graphical output The task takes the following input files e adesign file containing variable elements Normalized PDF file e arepetition file generated by the stepX plug in PDFPLA file e and a database file XML or CSV Variable Data Printing e one file with constant unchanging graphic elements Normalized PDF file e several files with variable graphic elements Normalized PDF files It generates the following output files All these files are linked together by a standard PPML file 2 3 3 The Rip to WS4000 Series task The RIP to WS4000 Series task triggers FlexRip to create HP Indigo proprietary JLT files These files can be read only by an HP Indigo press The main difference compared to the generic RIP tasks is that this task supports PPML files which is essential for correct variable data interpretation 11 ESKO suas 3 DeskPack Workflow There are several ways to prepare documents and data for Variable Data Printing However it is recommended to follow this workflow 1 Create a job 2
28. f a row is reached and continues from the left cell of the next row The starting position is the top left cell of each block Variable Data Printing 11 12 10 e Rows ZigZag The numbering pattern alternates direction for each row and is restarted once the beginning of a row is encountered The starting position is the top left cell of each block Rows ZigZag per Block e Columns per Block The numbering pattern is restarted when the end of a column in a block is reached and continues from the top cell of the next column The starting position is the top left cell of each block Note If the Block Size is set to Complete Job then this filling order is equal to Columns per Job 3 Variable Data Printing ie Ltt WT Columns per Block 10 13 16 dahl e Columns per Block Reversed The numbering is restarted when the end of a column in a block is reached and continues from the bottom cell of the next column The starting position is the bottom right cell of each block Note If the Block Size is set to Complete Job then this filling order is equal to Columns per Job Reversed Columns per Block Reversed e Columns per Job The numbering is restarted when the last cell of a column in the job is reached and continues from the top cell of the next column The starting position is the top left cell of the job 38 Variable Data Printing e Columns pe
29. h database entries It will be padded with empty one ups It will be padded with empty one ups The toggles At the start or At the end specify where to put the empty one ups from Filling Order point of view Examples Printing direction HIJS COP Tr io 3 Pr co T IC TP uo Poo un yp utp a j A Ww pW j D 7 co oy oo om oy co ma SS Pa fp at Boz t F Mm Oo mH oO m TO oO oF Ww coy rh co oe oe ee eS el ee ee MPO Oy oO Ol Po Ow E ma T ee Se na islej fefetsjot fojeteist eyelets This job was created using the following settings Block size 4 grid rows Filling order Columns per Job Gap between blocks 2 grid rows Empty One ups At the end 40 Variable Data Printing zelek bill iis isis ft ejk Bill eis isis ft eje keke ies fois tt eje eet iat isis ie tf zeh RREI eee ft ll This job was created using the following settings Block size 4 grid rows Filling order Columns per Block Gap between blocks 2 grid rows Empty One ups At the end This job was created using the following settings Block size 4 grid rows Filling order Columns per Block Reversed Gap between blocks 2 grid rows Empty One ups At the beginning 3 4 5 Launching Server tasks The last page of the stepX plug in is used to launch server tasks once all the repetitions and variable data parameters are specified correctly The layout of the last page depends
30. he complete SmartMark along with its graphic data Any SmartMarks attached to the object being deleted are re attached to the Trim Box by default 3 3 5 Viewing your SmartMarks with the Preview task 32 A SmartMark object can be moved with Illustrator tools Each position change will automatically update the position offsets in the SmartMark Properties dialog box However for any other change to SmartMarks such as change to text formatting new ink assignment or a new rotation angle the preview needs to be regenerated Also for the initial creation of SmartMark objects the intervention of the BackStage server is required The Update SmartMarks Preview task is used for this purpose Please note that even though the Variable Data plug in is able to perform position offsets updating without the need to run the preview task for the expansion the positions generated by the preview task are always taken into account This is why it is recommended to always run the preview task at the end of the design process to make sure that the final output will be in sync with the result displayed in Adobe Illustrator Running the Update SmartMarks Preview task As already mentioned SmartMarks are not generated by the Adobe Illustrator itself but by the BackStage server To regenerate the SmartMarks you have to run the Update SmartMarks Preview task E E SmartMarks LF x Trim Box i Media Box toa Unnamed Objectis Running the task wil
31. ible 4 4 Dispatcher connection with the BackStage server The BackStage server must be configured in order to be able to send data to the HP Indigo Dispatcher A new proofer device that is linked to the HP Indigo Dispatcher must be created This can be done using the Configure application BackStage Pilot gt Tools menu gt Configure In the left pane of the Configure application select FlexRip HP Indigo 4000 Series and click File gt New to create a new device In the right pane enter the port number of the Indigo Dispatcher and click Synchronize with Rip 45 ESKO suas i 8a eA Configure File Edit 4 Create DCS Master gt Digital Delivery Digital Die Cutter Type FlexRipIndigo gt Indigo output 4 E Mail Configuration Rip Node RIP node 4 Fastimpose Site Preferences gt 3 FlexProof Image DownLoader EskoLink Portnr 3010 b FlexRip Approval b 2 FlexRip E 2 FlexRip BI b FlexRip CDI 3 FlexRip CDI Compact 3 FlexRip CDI Spark 3 FlexRip HP Indigo 4000 Series 4 HP Indigo 4500 b 2 FlexRip Proofer Output b 3 FlexRip Screened Output b 2 FlexRip Unscreened Output Synchronize with Rip 4 5 DeskPack Configuration Make sure that EPF Export in Illustrator is configured to use EPF version 4 This preference can be found in Illustrator CS2 On Windows Edit gt Preferences gt Esko gt Server gt Other Preferences On Mac Illustrator gt Preferences
32. ion is turned off stepX will work exactly the same way as it would without the Variable Data Printing license However please note that the Alternate option is not supported if the Enable Variable Data option is turned on Note For general information on the stepX functionality and all of its parameters please consult the stepX documentation A detailed explanation of all the variable data specific options follows 3 4 1 Grids For variable data multiple grids are supported The VDP parameters must be specified for each grid individually To specify the parameters for a grid select the grid from the Grids list 34 Variable Data Printing The options for each grid are stored individually so a change of parameters for one grid will never influence the output of another grid on a frame 3 4 2 Grid Contents The expansion task can handle two types of grid contents e Identical One ups does not include any variable elements It will fill the empty space on a substrate that is unused by variable data e Variable One ups carries the design with variable data elements The main difference for these two types of contents is the absence of a database specification and ordering pattern possibilities for the Identical One ups option Following enumeration gives you an overview of the differences Identical one ups e Total number of one ups for repetition e Block size optional e Gap size e Gap at the b
33. ions can be added using the DeskPack Trim Box and Media Box plug in Also keep in mind that at least one ink should be used in the document s fixed part so that this ink can be used by a SmartMark object 3 3 3 Defining File SmartNames Select File SmartNames from the SmartMarks palette s menu to define File SmartNames File SmartNames provide a link between the SmartMarks values and the actual database values that are used during the expansion Designers do not need access to the real database used for printing However they must be able to obtain the correct field names since these are essential when identifying the specific database columns You can either e Use a dummy database file or e Enter the field names and preview values manually Using a dummy database file 19 ESKO sumone 20 File SmartNames File SmartNames Field Name Value vdp_index New vdp_frame vdp_db_entries valp_image_path Ri Load from XML Load from CSV Typically the field names along with some preview values the values used while designing the one up are loaded from a database file e Click Load from XML to load an XML database file e Click Load from CSV to load a CSV formatted file For XML files only the file location and record index are specified CSV format files need additional information concerning the field separator and the possibility of field names being defined in a separa
34. l e Send the one up to the BackStage server e Save and close the document to prevent the user from modifying the design while the preview is being generated e Display the Tasks palette showing the progress of the task Once the task has finished the document with regenerated SmartMarks can be re opened by double clicking the task s row in the Task palette Variable Data Printing 08o08 Tasks E Preview green 13 17 30 D stepX tmp 04 26 07 15 30 45 M 12 Tasks T SmartMarks consistency You should not modify the contents of the Variable_Data layer directly because by doing so the consistency of the SmartMark objects may be impaired This is also why the Verify SmartMarks feature of the Variable Data plug in is run just before launching the actual preview task This feature checks whether the state of SmartMarks is consistent and shows a warning dialog if any inconsistencies are detected You can also check the consistency of SmartMarks manually without the need to run the preview task by clicking the Verify SmartMarks menu item It can be used to synchronize the contents of the SmartMarks palette with the actual state of the document E O Smartharks F BE Trim Box i i Media Box tn Unnamed Objectis 3 3 6 Reviewing our work so far Up to this point in the workflow we have e prepared a database e used the database to define File SmartNames in the Variable Data plug in
35. nt A Viap ping Color Strategy linear B 15 ESKO sane Known Issues In the RIP The following are known issues when ripping variable data printing Only PostScript and Opaque overprint modes The overprint modes of the variable part on the fixed part are limited to PostScript overprint and Opaque This is caused by the fact that the 2 parts are combined on the press and not on the system However inside the fixed part of the job all overprint or transparency settings are supported Unsupported transparacies in variable layer Using unsupported transparencies in the variable layer may result in parts of the variable objects not being printed No JLT viewer available Currently no JLT viewer is available The only way to check ripped data is to view them at HP Indigo press using the Job Editor Files not deleted automatically Files stored in the images folder at the press PC are not deleted automatically Make sure that the total number of files located in this folder does exceed 3 000 otherwise operations within this folder may become slower CMS for variable data reduces performance When CMS is involved for the variable part of job performance is reduced significantly No Magental layer for variable data A Magenta separation M1 is generated when Magenta overlaps with an Orange Violet or Green separation Using M1 however is not supported for the variable layer M1 will never be generated for
36. nts e All images must be in CT or Normalized PDF format and they must not use RGB or LAB color space Other file types can be converted into the CT format using the Import Image task on the BackStage server e Clipping paths and alpha channels are not supported for bitmap file formats e Also based on the option defined in the Inks page all the images must be either multi channel or single channel as mixing of different color spaced images is not allowed Setting Inks options The Inks page of the SmartMark Properties dialog allows you to define an ink or a color combination of inks which will be used for the specific SmartMark object The options for Text Marks and Bar code Marks are identical ink options for Image Marks are a little different Barcode Mark Properties inks H 2 Ink Darkest HH Select Color Cancel int Opaque HH a Overprint Opaq Previous ore similar inks Phaea C Next The Inks page for Text Marks and Barcode Marks provides you the following options e Ink indicates the inks that are used for the current SmartMark 2 ESKO suas 28 e Custom You can define a custom color It is possible to choose either from all the inks used in the document including spot colors or from predefined ink sets such as CMYK HP IndiChrome or HP IndiChrome Plus A percentage of each ink can be chosen and a preview of the resulting color is generate
37. ompensation Magnification Height Barcode Mark Properties J Gn 100 318mm Snap Bars to Output Resolution ra Characters Bottom 0 mm 0 mm 2540 ppi Left 0 mm Right 0 mm The following types of bar codes are supported 2of5 CLF 8 CODABAR CODE 128 CODE 128 long CODE 39 DATAMATRIX EAN 128 EAN 13 EAN 8 HIBC 128 HIBC 39 ITF 14 ITF 16 Int 2 of 5 Laetus Pharma Code M S 7 MSI Marks amp Spencer PZN Paraf Italy Variable Data Printing Cancel Previous 25 ESKO sane 26 e UPC A e UPC E Every code has its own set of attributes You can e Enter the bar code value in the Code field Use the button to insert a File SmartName into the barcode value e Enable the generation of readable characters under the bar code element by enabling or disabling the Characters option e Create a masking white rectangle around the barcode to ensure legibility of the barcode by enabling the Box option Note For more information on all the specific barcode options please consult the barX documentation Inserting an Image Mark An Image Mark is used to insert variable bitmap or vector based images into the design based on their file locations Image Mark Properties Image HH ere File fF vdp_image_path as Cancel Scale 100 Next The first page of the Image Mark Properties dialog contains the File fi
38. on by using the Field Names part of the dialog box CSV file format is the preferred format since the expansion performance for larger databases is higher An overview of all the settings will be displayed in the Variable Data page of the stepX dialog Image Path The location specified here is used to fill in the vdp_image_path SmartName which might be necessary if the job uses Image Marks It must contain a valid path to the images folder Please note that the value specified in the File SmartNames dialog is used for designing preview purposes only and therefore is not used by the expansion task Therefore it needs to be specified once again here as an expansion task parameter 3 4 4 Content Filling 36 This part of the dialog box is used to specify how the database values will flow through the variable job Please note that according to Variable Data Printing standards all the jobs are assumed to be portrait oriented Block Size Following options are available e Complete Job This option defines that database will flow through the job without any interruptions e One Frame The size of a frame is equal to size of the document defined in stepX e Custom The size of a block can be user defined Units that can be used are grid rows frames meters or feet For units such as meters or feet rounding to grid rows is applied Filling Order Following options are available e Rows The numbering is restarted when the end o
39. oration Portions of this software are owned by Spatial Corp 1986 2003 All Rights Reserved JDF and the JDF logo are trademarks of the CIP4 Organisation Copyright 2001 The International Cooperation for the Integration of Processes in Prepress Press and Postpress CIP4 All rights reserved The Esko software contains the RSA Data Security Inc MD5 Message Digest Algorithm Java and all Java based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems in the U S and other countries Part of this software uses technology by BestlM Color Technology EFI EFI and Bestcolor are registered trademarks of Electronics For Imaging GmbH in the U S Patent and Trademark Office Contains PowerNest library Copyrighted and Licensed by Alma 2005 2007 All other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Correspondence regarding this publication should be forwarded to Esko Software BVBA Kortrijksesteenweg 1095 B 9051 Gent info eur esko com ESKOS Variable Data Printing 2 Components The Variable Data Printing module consists of a front end a database and some BackStage server tasks al Normalized POF amp Adobe Illustrator D DeskPack Expand Variable Data _ to PPML File Ti sal Normalized PDF s CSV XML PPML b Database Application RIP Variable Data to JLT file E Variable 4 JETS E C
40. pf TH PDF T2 Variable Data Printing 3 2 Prepare the data and task tickets The next step is to prepare the BackStage server task tickets that will be used for variable data expansion and consequential ripping 3 2 1 Expand Variable Data to PPML File The first task to consider is the Expand Variable Data to PPML File DeskPack only task which is the first task in the workflow chain It is executed directly from within stepX In most cases the expansion task is followed directly by the RIP to WS4000 Series task so the use of a chained workflow ticket for both tasks is recommended However independent use of the expansion task is also possible i e in case you only care about the expansion output but do not want to run the RIP task afterwards A AB Default Expand Variable Data to PPML File DeskPack only File View Save and Close 2 2 Tickets ao A Add Step Ticket Name Copy or Move iL Default Delete iH Default FolderWatcherTask LY Default Fork N Default Manage Milestone LN Default Mark as Proof iN Default Mark for Copy or Delete Hi Default NormalizePPML a Default Prepare for BackStage Viewer Ht Default iLi Default Hi Default ii Default HL Default IN Default HL Default ee You should specify an output folder for the Expand Variable Data to PPML File DeskPack only task otherwise the files are written into the DeskPack container and an error may occur The Jo
41. r Job Reversed The numbering is restarted when the last cell of a column in the job is reached and continues from the bottom cell of the next column The starting position is the bottom right cell of the job Columns per Job Reversed 39 ESKO suas Create Gaps Some jobs need to be interrupted after a certain amount of labels This amount can be defined using the Block Size parameter Gaps can be inserted between these blocks as well as to the beginning and to the end of a job No one ups are printed in the gap area so the press operator can easily identify the gap as a white space However all the elements outside the one up area such as die cut marks are printed Here you can specify where you want to the gaps to be generated The following options are available e Starting gap This gap will be printed first with respect to the printing direction before any variable data are printed e Gap between blocksThese gaps will be generated in between Blocks Note When Block Size is set to Complete job this toggle is useless e Ending gapThis gap will be printed last with respect to the printing direction after all the variable data have been printed The Gap Size option specifies the size of the gaps in grid rows frames meters or feet Put Empty one ups In general the database size is not an exact multiple of the number of cells in a block most cases one of the blocks cannot be filled completely wit
42. sidiary of X Rite Incorporated Pantone LLC 2012 All rights reserved This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group Portions of this software are copyright 1996 2002 The FreeType Project www freetype org All rights reserved Portions of this software are copyright 2006 Feeling Software copyright 2005 2006 Autodesk Media Entertainment Portions of this software are copyright 1998 2003 Daniel Veillard All rights reserved Portions of this software are copyright 1999 2006 The Botan Project All rights reserved Part of the software embedded in this product is gSOAP software Portions created by gSOAP are Copyright 2001 2004 Robert A van Engelen Genivia inc All rights reserved Portions of this software are copyright 1998 2008 The OpenSSL Project and 1995 1998 Eric Young eay cryptsoft com All rights reserved This product includes software developed by the Apache Software Foundation http www apache org Variable Data Printing Adobe the Adobe logo Acrobat the Acrobat logo Adobe Creative Suite Illustrator InDesign PDF Photoshop PostScript XMP and the Powered by XMP logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and or other countries Microsoft and the Microsoft logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries SolidWorks is a registered trademark of SolidWorks Corp
43. te or click the shortcut icon in the bottom area of the palette 21 ESKOS SmartMarks are divided into three types Text Mark Image Mark and Barcode Mark Variable Data Printing r eS SmartMarks Fo New SmartMark t4 Trim Box a Jt i Media Box Verify SmartMarks ta Unnamed Objectis iy Update SmartMarks Preview File SmartNames Select Graphic Rename i Fa a aa LEIC Le New SmartMark SmartMark Type Image Mark Text Mark Barcode Mark OK Cancel Inserting Text Marks A Text Mark is used to generate variable text elements The first page of the Text Mark Properties dialog allows you to define a text value for a variable text element and to choose formatting and aligning of the text within the specified text box 22 Variable Data Printing Text Mark Properties m atta Te Mirrored TT l Cancel peee Automatic size Vertical mm Previous Horizontal 0 mm C Next Text Typographic J Text Style lauto H 14 pt HH _ Advanced jl leju eo e a Palatino Roman You can e Use the button to insert a File SmartName into the text value Once a File SmartName is used in the Text Mark the Text Mark carries variable information for each record of the database the Text Mark will be expanded into a different value For design purposes the value specified in the File SmartNames dialog will be used The inserte
44. te CSV file Variable Data Printing Open CSV Database Database File File Location Browse Encoding Field Separator UTF 8 Comm M Field Names fe Use first record from the database file Load from file Preview Record Record Index 1 oK Cancel Defining File SmartNames manually You can also manually define File SmartNames by clicking the New Edit and Remove buttons However be careful not to misspell the column names because during expansion only the entries in the database that match these field names will be processed Very long SmartName values may be truncated in the dialog box but this has no influence on reading SmartNames from database files and the expansion will handle long values correctly Please read the chapter on the Database before you submit your first database Apart from the user defined SmartNames the following SmartNames are available vdp_index returns the number of the used database record starting with 1 vdp_frame returns the number of the current frame generated by the expansion task vdp_db_entries returns the total count of all entries in the current database file vdp_image_path returns a path to a folder See Image Mark for more information 3 3 4 Inserting new SmartMarks Once we have File SmartNames defined we can create a first SmartMark To create a new SmartMark select the New SmartMark item from the fly out menu of the palet
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