Kyocera TASKalfa 3051ci Printing System (11),(12),(13),(14) Variable Data Prin
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- Kyocera TASKalfa 3051ci | Printing System (11),(12),(13),(14) Variable Data Prin - Page 1
Fiery® Print Server Variable Data Printing - Kyocera TASKalfa 3051ci | Printing System (11),(12),(13),(14) Variable Data Prin - Page 2
© 2009 Electronics for Imaging, Inc. The information in this publication is covered under Legal Notices for this product. 45087237 1 September 2009 - Kyocera TASKalfa 3051ci | Printing System (11),(12),(13),(14) Variable Data Prin - Page 3
variable document 14 Combining the FreeForm master with the variable document 15 Guidelines 16 Previewing master documents in the Windows printer driver 21 Printing variable data documents with FreeForm 2 21 Imposing variable data jobs 23 Imposing FreeForm jobs with Impose 23 Imposing - Kyocera TASKalfa 3051ci | Printing System (11),(12),(13),(14) Variable Data Prin - Page 4
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INTRODUCTION This document provides information about variable data printing (VDP) and describes the variable data printing features that may be supported by the Print Server, including: • Compatible variable data printing languages such as FreeForm and FreeForm 2 • Imposing variable data jobs with - Kyocera TASKalfa 3051ci | Printing System (11),(12),(13),(14) Variable Data Prin - Page 6
the following topics: • Basic concepts of variable data printing • Supported Print Server features and compatible variable data printing languages • Instructions for printing variable documents with FreeForm and FreeForm 2 • Instructions for printing and submitting other variable data job formats - Kyocera TASKalfa 3051ci | Printing System (11),(12),(13),(14) Variable Data Prin - Page 7
to create variable data print jobs. NOTE: For information about supported variable data languages and features, see Printing. For specific illustrations, and text blocks that do not change across copies of the brochure are master elements. The customer's name and other customer-specific information - Kyocera TASKalfa 3051ci | Printing System (11),(12),(13),(14) Variable Data Prin - Page 8
device The print device is the output device that turns digital files into hardcopy documents. This can be any printer, copier, or digital press that supports variable data printing. - Kyocera TASKalfa 3051ci | Printing System (11),(12),(13),(14) Variable Data Prin - Page 9
is RIPped only once, enabling the copier to run faster. FreeForm supports the creation of master elements and variable data from any desktop application a number from 1 to 100. FreeForm options are found in the driver and job management tools. For more information about FreeForm, see "Printing - Kyocera TASKalfa 3051ci | Printing System (11),(12),(13),(14) Variable Data Prin - Page 10
stream, such as Atlas PrintShop Mail or Creo Darwin Desktop. You can download a Creo VPS file using Command WorkStation or Hot Folders. Print Server core features for variable data printing By integrating variable data support into the Print Server's core features, such as Impose and Mixed Media - Kyocera TASKalfa 3051ci | Printing System (11),(12),(13),(14) Variable Data Prin - Page 11
data job. For more information about setting Mixed Media for a job, see Utilities. VDP Resources Reusable objects are required images that you must download to the Print Server for variable data jobs that contain variable elements. These reusable objects are stored on the Print Server and cached as - Kyocera TASKalfa 3051ci | Printing System (11),(12),(13),(14) Variable Data Prin - Page 12
FreeForm 2 using a third-party variable data application • Print other variable data formats • Impose a variable data job NOTE: For information about supported variable data languages and features, see Printing. Printing variable data documents using FreeForm You can use FreeForm to print variable - Kyocera TASKalfa 3051ci | Printing System (11),(12),(13),(14) Variable Data Prin - Page 13
DOCUMENTS 13 You control FreeForm functions with the Create Master and Use Master print options. Set these options in the printer driver when you send a job, or instruct the operator to set them with job overrides from Command WorkStation. After the master document is RIPped, it appears in VDP - Kyocera TASKalfa 3051ci | Printing System (11),(12),(13),(14) Variable Data Prin - Page 14
merge function, a database application, or a page layout application that supports scripting. In all cases, information is taken from a list or Each application has different controls for this function. For detailed instructions, see the documentation that accompanies the application. Before you - Kyocera TASKalfa 3051ci | Printing System (11),(12),(13),(14) Variable Data Prin - Page 15
PRINTING VARIABLE DATA DOCUMENTS 15 Combined document Combining the FreeForm master with the variable document When you print a variable document to the Print Server, specify the FreeForm master created from your master document with the Use Master print option. The Print Server combines the - Kyocera TASKalfa 3051ci | Printing System (11),(12),(13),(14) Variable Data Prin - Page 16
printing jobs to the Direct connection. If you send a variable data job to the Direct connection, the job does not process. • Use the Notes and Instructions fields to communicate instructions about your job to the operator. - Kyocera TASKalfa 3051ci | Printing System (11),(12),(13),(14) Variable Data Prin - Page 17
numbers are reassigned, or you must refer to another job in the Notes or Instructions fields. The Create Master and Use Master options do not allow the use different. Only FreeForm supports the Create Master and Use Master settings in the Command WorkStation and printer driver Job Property window. - Kyocera TASKalfa 3051ci | Printing System (11),(12),(13),(14) Variable Data Prin - Page 18
example illustrates one page of a master document for a tri-fold brochure created with a page layout application. 2 Print the master document to numbers. You can also set the Create Master option to None and instruct the operator to use overrides from Command WorkStation to create a FreeForm master - Kyocera TASKalfa 3051ci | Printing System (11),(12),(13),(14) Variable Data Prin - Page 19
print options must be the same (for details, see page 17). The following example illustrates one page of the variable document for the tri-fold brochure. The data in this document can be as simple as a name and address, or as complex as multiple, graphics and photographic elements. NOTE: To impose - Kyocera TASKalfa 3051ci | Printing System (11),(12),(13),(14) Variable Data Prin - Page 20
operator. To preview the master page, click Preview Master from the printer driver to generate a low-resolution image of the master page. FreeForm master numbers master you want to use. To check the job before it prints, instruct the operator to Process and Hold the job so that you can preview it - Kyocera TASKalfa 3051ci | Printing System (11),(12),(13),(14) Variable Data Prin - Page 21
the list of FreeForm master names. To enable this feature, see the printer driver help. 6 Select the master document that you want to preview from the Use in any application, and then use a third-party application that supports FreeForm 2, such as PrintShop Mail, to combine the design and database - Kyocera TASKalfa 3051ci | Printing System (11),(12),(13),(14) Variable Data Prin - Page 22
. TO SEARCH FOR EXTERNAL RESOURCES FOR CREO VPS OR PPML JOBS USING THE FILE SEARCH PATH 1 Download the Creo VPS or PPML job to the Print Server using a third -party variable data application that supports the variable data printing language. 2 In Command WorkStation, select the Creo VPS or PPML job - Kyocera TASKalfa 3051ci | Printing System (11),(12),(13),(14) Variable Data Prin - Page 23
can impose FreeForm and FreeForm 2 jobs, as well as jobs using other supported variable data languages. You can impose a variable data job using Hot Folders must be enabled on the Print Server. TO IMPOSE A FREEFORM JOB 1 Download any PS or PDF file as a master job to the Print Server. 2 Open Command - Kyocera TASKalfa 3051ci | Printing System (11),(12),(13),(14) Variable Data Prin - Page 24
must be enabled on the Print Server. TO IMPOSE OTHER VARIABLE DATA PRINTING JOBS 1 Download the Creo VPS or PPML job to the Print Server using a third-party variable data application that supports the variable data printing language. 2 Select the job and click Impose. Select Imposition settings - Kyocera TASKalfa 3051ci | Printing System (11),(12),(13),(14) Variable Data Prin - Page 25
a variable document 14 described 9, 12 jobs, imposing with Impose 23 master document combining with variable document 14 previewing from the printer driver 21 printing guidelines 16 variable data documents 12 FreeForm 2 creating multiple page masters with 21 described 9 jobs, imposing with Impose 24 - Kyocera TASKalfa 3051ci | Printing System (11),(12),(13),(14) Variable Data Prin - Page 26
INDEX 26 T terminology 5 U Use Master option 13 V variable data jobs element-based 8 imposing 23 FreeForm 23 FreeForm 2 24 major components 8 printing FreeForm 18 FreeForm 2 21 variable data printing languages Creo VPS 10 FreeForm and FreeForm 2 9 PPML 10 VDP Resources 11
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