Advanced
Tutorial PlateMaker Sample
This Advanced Tutorial explains how to create and approve PlateMaker jobs on
an :APOGEE Prepress Sender system, then view and print the job results on the
PlateMaker system (the Receiver system).
Duration: You will need X Advanced Tutorial Objectives ............................................................................... 2
approximately 2 hours to X Before You Begin ...................................................................................................... 2
complete the lessons in X Arranging Windows to Monitor Jobs in Progress .......................................... 3
this Advanced Tutorial. X Contact Us ................................................................................................................... 4
X Lesson 1: Creating a Job for PlateMaker .......................................................... 5
X Lesson 2: Printing a Job from the PlateMaker Client.................................... 8
X Lesson 3: Printing a Multi-part Job from the PlateMaker Client ........... 10
X Lesson 4: Working with the Device Monitor ................................................. 13
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2 ADVANCED TUTORIAL OBJECTIVES
Advanced Tutorial Objectives
The Tutorial is divided into a series of lessons. In these lessons, you will learn
how to:
Create a PlateMaker job in :APOGEE Prepress, then view the job results from
the :APOGEE Prepress client on both the Sender and Receiver systems.
Finally, you will view the job results from the PlateMaker client (on the Plate-
Maker system).
Use the PlateMaker client to send the job you created in Lesson 1 to the print
queue. You will then follow how the job is printed using the Device Monitor.
Create a multi-part job for PlateMaker in :APOGEE Prepress, and then print
the job from the PlateMaker client.
Use the Device Monitor to put tasks on hold, resume tasks and re-order
queued tasks.
Before You Begin
Before you start the lessons in this Advanced Tutorial, make sure that you are
logged on to the :APOGEE Prepress System with Administrator access level.
Make sure that you have set up the :APOGEE Prepress Sender system and the
Apogee PlateMaker receiver system, and that you have installed the correct
output Task Processor on both systems. In this Tutorial, we use the TIFF Plate-
setter. You can use any other platesetter. Note, however, that the size of your
plate media may differ from the plate size used in this tutorial, and some values
will therefore need to be changed.
You will also need the following sample files and tickets which are bundled
together with this Advanced Tutorial PDF file (or are already available in the
...\SupportFiles\SampleFiles folder):
:APOGEE Prepress tickets
ApogeePlateMaker_basic.ajt
ApogeePlateMaker_MultiplePart.ajt
Sample PDF files
Apogee PlateMaker [Link]
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ApogeePrepress [Link]
PJTF files
16p_2up_4up.pjtf
A4 Tutorial PB [Link]
These files are provided in a single ZIP file, which is available for downloading
from the Graphics Portal - Services Library.
NOTE: You will need to copy the sample PJTF files to the following folder located
on the :APOGEE Prepress System:
..\\<Servername>\SupportFiles\SampleFiles\PJTF files
You will also need to create the following output media sizes for your
platesetter:
PlatePositive 1130x907mm
PlatePositive 745x605mm
NOTE: While working through the lessons in this Advanced Tutorial, do not
forget to replace studentname with your own name in the Administration tab.
Arranging Windows to Monitor Jobs in Progress
In this tutorial, you will generally proceed as follows:
1 Create and edit jobs and/or tickets.
2 Submit the changes.
3 Monitor how jobs are processed.
Sometimes, however, jobs will be processed so fast that you hardly have the time
to open and resize the necessary windows to monitor the processing. Therefore,
you may want to prepare the :APOGEE Prepress user interface in advance, so
that you can easily monitor jobs in progress.
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Z To arrange windows to monitor jobs in progress
1 Go to the System Overview.
2 Double-click one or more Task Processors to open the respective Activity
Monitors.
3 Resize the Activity Monitors and arrange them next to the Jobs window so
that you can monitor all jobs and processes at a glance.
4 Observe the following when jobs are being processed:
In the Results pane, you will see a preview and the status of the pages and
flats
In the Activity Monitors, you will see tasks which are in progress and tasks
which are waiting at the respective Task Processor.
Contact Us
Agfa welcomes your suggestions, questions or comments about this documenta-
tion. You can send e-mail feedback to: ApogeeX@[Link].
Apogee@[Link]
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LESSON 1: Creating a Job for PlateMaker (Fully included)
In this lesson, you will create a PlateMaker job in :APOGEE Prepress. You will
then view the job results:
On the Sender system (the :APOGEE Prepress client on the :APOGEE
Prepress system). Here, you will approve the job so that it is sent to the
Receiver system.
On the Receiver system: The :APOGEE Prepress client on the PlateMaker
system (after approval).
Finally, you will view the job results from the PlateMaker client (on the Plate-
Maker system).
Z To create a job for PlateMaker in :APOGEE Prepress
1 From the Jobs window, select File > Open.
2 Select and open the ApogeePlateMaker_basic.ajt sample ticket.
3 In the Administration tab, enter studentname-PlateMaker-0001 in the
Order number field.
4 Enter Basic PlateMaker job in the Job name field.
5 Click the Plan tab.
NOTE: The PlateMaker Link Notice that there is a blank space in this flow. This is where you need to insert
component is required to the specific platesetter that you want to use for this exercise.
send the job to the :APOGEE
Prepress receiver system. 6 Select your Platesetter component, and drag it to the blank space in the plan.
For this exercise, we are using the TIFF Platesetter.
7 Select the <platesetter> - Image operation, and choose the parameter set
you created for your punch calibration (or just edit the initial values you
would like).
8 Select the <platesetter> - Output operation, and choose the media you
want to use.
9 Select the Impose component.
10 In the Settings pane, click the File Selection Browse button.
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11 Select the A4 Tutorial PB [Link] file from the PJTF files subfolder
located in the SampleFiles folder on the :APOGEE Prepress System, and click
Open.
12 Submit the job.
The new job is displayed in the Jobs window.
Z To input a document for your job
1 In the Jobs window, context-click the studentname-PlateMaker-0001 job,
and select Upload Document from the context menu.
2 Locate and select the Apogee PlateMaker [Link] sample document,
and click Open.
:APOGEE Prepress starts to process the document.
3 Select the Pages tab.
4 Select the Apogee PlateMaker [Link] sample document and drag-and-
drop it in the Run List.
5 Submit your changes.
Z To view the job results on the :APOGEE Prepress system
1 In the Jobs window, select the studentname-PlateMaker-0001 job, and
select the Results tab.
The thumbnail indicates that the job is on hold after rendering.
NOTE: The results are still on the :APOGEE Prepress. They have not yet been
copied to the :APOGEE Prepress Receiver or PlateMaker system.
2 Context-click the flat, and select Continue Flat from the context menu.
The job is now sent to the PlateMaker system.
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Z To view the job results on the PlateMaker system
1 Go to the :APOGEE Prepress Receiver system (the PlateMaker system).
2 Start the :APOGEE Prepress Client (on the PlateMaker system) and select
your job.
3 Click the Plan tab.
This ticket, created automatically by the system, contains only Hot Folder,
Run List, Output and Press components.
4 Select the Results tab.
5 Check the color of the thumbnail.
The thumbnail is displayed in purple indicating that the job is now managed
by the PlateMaker Client.
6 Close the :APOGEE Prepress Client.
Z To view the job results on the PlateMaker client
1 Open the PlateMaker Client.
2 From the Application Bar, select the Job list.
3 Double-click your job to open it.
The Job window displays information on media sizes, number of signatures,
engine to be used, etc.
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8 PRINTING A JOB FROM THE PLATEMAKER CLIENT
LESSON 2: Printing a Job from the PlateMaker Client
In this lesson, you will open the PlateMaker client and send the job you created
in Lesson 1 to the print queue. You will then follow how the job is printed using
the Device Monitor.
Z To print your job from the PlateMaker client
1 Open the PlateMaker Client.
2 From the Application Bar, select the Job List.
3 Double-click the studentname-PlateMaker-0001 job to open it.
4 Select one side and then in the lower part select only one separation.
5 Click the Print button from the tool bar.
NOTE: You can select other A print dialog box is opened. The target device and target media are already
media, but the media list entered. If multiple engines are connected, you can change the device and/
displays only media which is or media.
equal to or bigger than the
initial media size. 6 Click Print to print the separation.
NOTE: Only the selected separation is printed.
This tutorial is only a preview of the full advanced tutorial.
If you would like to obtain the full version of this tutorial or
a training on this subject, please contact your local Agfa sales
or service representative.
Worldwide addresses of our local Agfa representatives can
be found on our Agfa Graphics website:
[Link]
worldwide/[Link]
More tutorials are available on [Link]
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