Elements and Performance Criteria
- Check job files and perform pre-flight
- All details required for the job are checked and confirmed against job specifications
- Files are loaded and all file resources are checked to determine if file is ready for production
- File format is identified and best method of submission is chosen
- Missing fonts are, where available, embedded and image data optimised, cropped and/or compressed, if necessary
- Hairlines are thickened to a minimum width, if necessary
- Layout images are assigned as high resolution data and down sampled
- Thumbnails are generated for viewing pages
- Create portable job ticket format processors
- Transform colours
- Assigned colour libraries are checked for consistency and colour names are converted if inconsistency is present
- Spot colours are converted to process colours where necessary
- Output colours are matched to colours input using selected International Colour Consortium (ICC) profile
- Colours are set for final proof output
- Set trapping parameters
- Proof pages
- Prepare for output
- Jobs to be imaged are outputted to film or plate
- CIP3/CIP4 data is captured and dealt with according to enterprise procedures
- Information for presetting of cutting and folding machines is generated if required and plug-ins are available
- Print Production Format files are exported to or saved for the print console and outputted for plate or film imaging
- Job data is saved and archived as required
- Documentation is signed-off according to enterprise procedures