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PDF HandShake UB+ User manual |
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1 About the chapters of this manual
In the following, we give a brief summary of each chapter of this manual. These summaries will help you find the information you are looking for.
An introduction to HELIOS PDF HandShake discusses the use of the PDF file format as an exchange format in a prepress environment or in the printing business.
Installation lists the requirements for the HELIOS Acrobat plug-ins, and describes the installation of the Mac tools.
Before getting started summarizes some general information about the structure and behavior of PDF HandShake.
Setting up PDF HandShake with HELIOS Admin gives directions for choosing suitable PDF HandShake settings via the HELIOS Admin program on a client. The chapter describes the relevant dialogs, including options for HELIOS ImageServer users.
PDF HandShake utility programs describes the UNIX programs of which PDF HandShake is composed, and describes in detail how to change options and attributes of these programs manually.
Editing pre-separated PDF documents describes the "HELIOS Plate Control" plug-in for Adobe Acrobat on Mac that can be used to edit the separation plate information in pre-separated PDF documents.
Printing with PDF HandShake describes the "pdfprint" tool that allows printing PDF files directly from the server without opening an application. It also describes how to specify the same print options via the PDF HandShake print plug-in for Acrobat (or Reader) on Mac. Using either the plug-in, or "pdfprint", you can e.g. print separations and make use of the PDF HandShake color matching features.
The standard OPI workflow using PDF files describes how to use PDF files in an OPI environment. It shows how to tag color profiles to PDF high-resolution files, and explains the default behavior of the OPI server when handling PDF files.
Export for Imposition with ImageServer shows how to export PDF files (as PostScript files) for further use in an imposition application. Final printing from the imposition software to the output device requires HELIOS ImageServer.
Create PDF Server is a PDF HandShake feature to automate the PDF creation of any PostScript job. Configuration and setup is easy and comfortable through HELIOS Admin. In addition, the chapter shows how to set up a lower quality "Create PDF" queue, e.g. for bitmap documents in an office environment, using the Ghostscript engine instead of the Distiller for PDF creation.
PDF-native OPI workflow is an essential component of high volume PDF document workflows based on Adobe InDesign software.
HELIOS Tool Server allows integrating remote applications/tools to be used by a main server.
In Preferences all PDF HandShake preferences are listed, and their effects are explained.
Example workflow illustrates a possible production environment where a customer uses Microsoft Word for document creation and submits PDF files to his printers.
Create PDF files using Acrobat Distiller gives instructions on how to set up the job options of the Acrobat Distiller software in order to create PDF files that are best suited for being used with PDF HandShake.
Colors, color matching, proofing - basic concepts gives background information about color management.
Using PDF HandShake with ColorSync 2 XT 2.1 describes how our ColorSync 2 XT software for QuarkXPress supports and expands PDF HandShake.
PDF transparency briefly lists PDF transparency requirements and features.
About fonts gives some background information about fonts, different types of fonts and the problems that can arise during printing. The appendix also explains how PDF HandShake deals with fonts.
The fonts we deliver contains a list of the PostScript Type 1 fonts we include in our software package.
Glossary explains some product-related terminology
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