Konica Minolta AccurioPress 6120 IC-309m2 User Guide - Page 39

4 Processing and printing from the Creo server File processing The IC-309m2 print controller features the Adobe PDF Print Engine (APPE) RIP as a complementary workflow to the Configurable PostScript Interpreter (CPSI) RIP, enabling you to use the RIP that is appropriate for each job. The APPE RIP is particularly useful for files that need transparencies and overprint handling. APPE RIP information is added to the job history and workspace. By rendering PDF content natively, at its highest level of abstraction, and by relying on JDF to capture job ticket and process control information, the print workflows powered by the APPE enable designers and print production professionals to keep PDF content device-independent throughout the workflow. The main benefit of the APPE RIP is that complex designs and effects, including transparencies, can be reproduced reliably. Designers and printers can make late-stage edits in PDF files more easily and configure PDF jobs for printing on different types of output devices and presses. The APPE RIP applies to PDF files only, all other files are rendered with the CPSI RIP. One of the advantages of using a PDF workflow is that you can work with embedded ICC profiles. The IC-309m2 print controller includes APPE RIP support for both CMYK and RGB embedded ICC profiles. The IC-309m2 print controller is compatible with PDF/X-1a, PDF/ X-3, PDF/X-4, PDFX4P, and, PDFX5G. PDF/X files are a subset of PDF files whose standard provides for the exchange of final printready pages. Using PDF/X-compliant files eliminates the most common errors in file preparation (for example, fonts that are not embedded, incorrect color spaces, missing images, and overprinting or trapping problems). See also: Services tab in the job parameters window on page 134.