Kodak preps

Question 0

How many licenses total do we have?

Answer 0

60 licenses total.

Question 1

What is kodak preps?

Answer 1

Imposition software

Can be used stand-alone or part of advanced workflow

Question 2

We have Floating licenses for its integration with PRINERGY

Answer 2

TRUE

Question 3

Preps helps out _______ as it’s imposition engine

Answer 3

Agfa Aphogee

Question 4

What is a preps template?

Answer 4

Collections of generic, reusable sigs for imposing

Question 5

What happens when you select and apply a signature from a template job

Answer 5

Preps flows the jobs pages through the signatures framework to produce imposed output

Question 6

What is a preps signature

Answer 6

A press sheet with imposition style, folding, pattern and imposition setup

Question 7

What is preps imposition

Answer 7

An imposition container added to each preps signature.

Holds info on how and where pgs are placed on press sheet.

Question 8

Impositions define :

Answer 8

Number of pages in sig
Final pg size
Head orientation
Placement and offset of pages
Gutters
Center mark info

Question 9

What is a preps job

Answer 9

A file staging ground for final imposition

Question 10

A kodak preps job may contain

Answer 10

1. Combined PDF files or blank placeholders, imposed signatures
2. entire product or more than one product
3. Collection of multiple templates

Question 11

On the preps interface, what is on the left side

Answer 11

Products
Files
Resources

Question 12

On the preps interface, what is on the right side

Answer 12

Dynamic properties

Question 13

On the preps interface, what is in the middle

Answer 13

Press runs
Assembly
Pages

Question 14

On the preps interface, what is under ‘resources’

Answer 14

Media
Stock
Marks
Layouts
Auto gang

Question 15

Important things to consider when creating digital impositions

Answer 15

Trim/fold marks
Gutters and spacing
Paper gripper, colour bar, lip allowances
Press marks

Question 16

What are smart marks

Answer 16

Marks that can be added to the imposition outside the trim area

Question 17

What are the 4 types of smart marks used in preps

Answer 17

Registration marks
Fold marks
Text marks
Crop marks

Question 18

What direction does +5 move an object?

Answer 18

Right

Question 19

What direction does -5 move an object?

Answer 19

Left

Question 20

What is a H-margin?

Answer 20

Space btwn edge of trim mark and page

Question 21

What is a duplicating mark?

Answer 21

Repeating mark (e.g. QC colour bar)

Question 22

What file type were the smart marks?

Answer 22

.eps

Question 23

What file type was the adobe job ticket?

Answer 23

.PJTF

Question 24

What is the purpose of the QC BAR?

Answer 24

Very important to measure press tolerances

Question 25

What’s the purpose of the Registration mark? (Look like a target)

Answer 25

To verify press registration btwn units

Question 26

What another term for a side guide?

Answer 26

Bounce mark

Question 27

What’s the purpose of a plate control strip?

Answer 27

Verify the calibration and output of the plate prior to printing

Question 28

What are text marks

Answer 28

Conveys info about job

Can be static or variable

Question 29

When is static text made?

Answer 29

At the time the electronic imposition is created and doesn’t change

Question 30

Benefits of using variable text is

Answer 30

Variable text marks reduces errors b/c even if the job info changes, text mark will stay current

(E.g. $color $sig, $side)

Question 31

As a standalone tool, kodak preps is outputted to a device as a….

Answer 31

PostScript or PDF file

Question 32

As part of a workflow, the output from kodak preps is a…..

Answer 32

JDF or PJTF (Adobe job ticket)

Question 33

When printing file to a device, postscript or PDF file will be processed by a RIP or device. Outputting file from preps for PRINERGY we must create an…

Answer 33

Unpopulated adobe job ticket to use with the RIP