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Download
our settings for your application program and system. Follow
the instructions included in the download for setting up
the program. These can be found at http://www.ovidbell.com/postscript.htm
| DO
NOT make PDF files directly from Quark. Create
PS then Distill PDF files if needed. |
| Uploading
PDF files will greatly reduce upload times. |
Run
the System Diagnostics (first time only)
Log
In
Click
on the number of pages section of the job that you want
to work in.
If pages
have not been uploaded, click the New Upload button.
If pages
have been uploaded and if you have not reviewed
the process logs:
| Go
to Number of Uploads click on the upload that
has not been looked at and review the processing logs. |
| Make
a list of the pages that show errors or cautions.
You can use this to look for specific potential errors
on those pages in Smart Review. |
| These
will appear as yellow triangles |
Drag
files onto the window, or press the green arrow button and
navigate to the files.
Watch
the processing log by clicking the Close button on the upload
status window.
| If
the files don’t process be sure the files had a postscript
or PDF with .ps or .pdf extension. |
| If
not, correct he files and upload again. |
| If
the file extension was fine, call us, there may be
no need to re-upload. |
Uploads
that are interrupted can be resumed where they left
off in most cases making uploading from the beginning of
the upload unnecessary.
View
pages by “Pages With Approval Required”.
Sort
pages by page Position.
Double
Click a page icon. This takes you to Smart Review.
What
to look for in Smart Review.
1.
| 1. |
Click
the color icon under the thumbnail view on the left. |
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| a. |
This
shows the colors on this page. Are they correct?
Usually Black, or Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and
Black. If two color, are there only two? Do
they match what you see on the page? If 5 color,
this window will show 5 colors. Is the 5th color
correctly named? |
| b. |
| Turn
the black off by clicking the check
mark, and then press Apply. The type of
the page should disappear if it’s black.
If not, the type is made of more than
one color. |
| i. |
Black
type should be only black. Excess
colors create screened and fuzzy
type and is difficult or impossible
to register on press. |
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| c. |
Click
the black back on and re-press Apply. |
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| 2. |
Click
the I icon on the right of the page colors. |
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| d. |
Check
that the overall height and are larger than
the page trim size. |
| e. |
Check
that the page trim size is correct. |
| f. |
Be
sure that the Trim Lines and the Bleed boxes
are checked to be on. |
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| 3. |
Look
at the page. |
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| g. |
Note:
Upon initially opening and going from page to
page, you will have to wait a little until the
blue round arrow indicating progress has stopped.
Until this happens there may be an overall low
res look that may go through two or three stages
before it is finished. |
| h. |
Overall,
your page is going to print as you see it.
Low res images and type will appear pixilated
or low res in this part of the program. |
| i. |
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| Do
the bleeds go beyond the trim lines? |
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| j. |
Are
the other elements held back from the trim by
¼”? |
| k. |
| Does
it look as you expected? If it appears
washed out then you probably had RGB color
spaces chosen. This page or these images
will not get better at press and should
be corrected. |
| i. |
Exact
color verification (even if you
have a calibrated monitor) can not
be done at this time, but overall
the pages should look very close
to what you want to print. |
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| l |
| If
there are thin, white lines that look
as though they were caused by text or
picture boxes, zoom in on the line. |
| i. |
Did
it stay the same thickness as the
unzoomed version, or disappear altogether?
If so, it will not print. |
| ii. |
If
it gets larger as you zoom in, this
line will print. Check your settings
for PDF creation and flatten the
pages. |
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| m. |
If
there are jaggy images, then they will be low
res. Zoom in some and look at the edges or curves. |
| n. |
If
headings and other type look a little jaggy,
then zoom in on them some. If they don’t clear
up then they are low res. |
| o. |
Is
there anything missing? |
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| 4. |
Making
Approvals and Rejections |
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| p. |
It
is faster and easier to follow this procedure
in approving or rejecting pages: |
| q. |
| In
Smart Review |
| i. |
If
the page is fine, leave the
status unchecked, in Smart
Review, and go on to the
next page. |
| ii. |
If
the page is not O.K., reject
it at this point. |
| iii. |
When
finished reviewing all of the pages,
close Smart Review. |
| iv. |
Go
to the Show Window and have the
system show “Pages Requiring Approval”. |
| v. |
In
the center of the page slick “Select
All” |
| vi. |
Be
very careful that you don’t
approve pages you don’t want to
print. You may not be able to change
the status. If the page is Approved,
we will print it. |
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Re-sort
pages
by Rejected Pages and make a list as these pages will need
to be corrected at your facility and uploaded, and this
process gone through again for those pages.
If you
want to view the pages in order, name the page exactly as
the others alpha numerically as the others then added the
page number to it.
It is
best if pages are in order of the magazine, but we will
put them in order when we impose them. So if they are at
the bottom of the list, this is not a problem.
All
pages must be either Rejected or Approved. We delete
the rejected pages when we begin to work on the job, and
will NOT work on a job unless all pages have been
Approved or Rejected.
Verify
that you have the correct number of pages, and a spine for
the job if it is perfect bound, let your Customer Service
Representative know. We can not work on jobs that do not
have the appropriate number of approved pages for the job.
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