You need to edit an existing refine process template that will be used to maintain the PDF transparency attributes in a 1.4 PDF file.
In this scenario, you are demonstrating to your colleagues the purpose of the transparency feature in Prinergy Workflow.
Create a job
- If it is not already open, start Prinergy Workshop.
- In Job Finder, right-click your main group, and choose New Job.
- Type the job name
XX_Transparency
(where <XX> represents your initials). - Click Create.
- Minimize the Job Manager window.
Copy an input file to the job folder and add input files to the job
- From your workstation, locate:
Prinergy Activity Practice Files / Activity 12_Transparency / Input File
- Restore Job Manager.
- Open the
Input File
folder. - Drag the
Transparency 1.4.pdf
to the Job Manager's Input Files area. - In the Add Input Files dialog box that appears, under Options, click Select and select the 1stRef-Normz refine process template.
- Click OK.
Your file is copied to the UserDefinedFolders
folder. - In the Start Process dialog box, click OK to start the Refine process.
- Minimize the Job Manager window.
View the transparency settings in the PDF page using the Trap Viewer
- In the Pages pane, open
Transparency 1.4.p1.pdf
in Adobe Acrobat. - In Acrobat, click the Kodak PDF Trap Viewer button on the toolbar to start PDF Trap Viewer.
Notes:
- In Acrobat 8 or 9, you can also access PDF Trap Viewer by selecting Advanced > Kodak Tools > Kodak PDF Trap Viewer.
- In Acrobat X, select View > Tools > Plug-In Kodak Tools and then select the Kodak PDF Trap Viewer icon from the Plug-In Kodak Tools section of the Tools panel on the right.
- Using the Select Object arrow, click the following objects:
- the pink square
- the blue square
- the area where both squares overlap
Note: The image is made up of three separate objects.
- Close the
Transparency 1.4.p1.pdf
file in Adobe Acrobat. Don't save.
Refine the input file again with an edited refine process template
- In the Input Files pane, right-click the
Transparency 1.4.pdf
file and choose the process template: Refine > Refine > 1stRef-Normz - In the Start Process dialog box, click the Edit Process Template button.
- Open the Normalize section.
- From the PDF 1.4—1.6 (Acrobat 5-7) list in the PDF Level Handling area, select Leave as is. Click OK.
- In the Start Process dialog box, click OK.
View the transparency differences using the Trap Viewer
- In the Pages pane, open
Transparency 1.4.p1.pdf
in Adobe Acrobat. - In Acrobat, click the Kodak PDF Trap Viewer button on the toolbar to start PDF Trap Viewer.
- Using the Select Object arrow, click the following objects:
- the pink square
- the blue square
- the area where both squares overlap
Note: The image is now made up of only two separate objects. The transparent overlap is now considered part of each square, and not as a separate element.
- Close the
Transparency 1.4.p1.pdf
file in Adobe Acrobat. Don't save. - Close XX_Transparency Job Manager.
Important: For further practice using this feature, locate the Activity_12_Transparency
folder and use the file AloeSoapBox wTransp.pdf
.