Preps Ganging
Preps Ganging and Prinergy
The Preps Ganging software creates ganged layouts of different-sized
pages to optimize press sheet usage. You can use Preps Ganging
integrated with Prinergy or as stand-alone software.
Using Preps Ganging integrated with Prinergy has these benefits:
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Users can view the same resources (templates, marks, profiles, and
printers) on all client computers.
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Prinergy can automatically import the imposition file after you print
it to JDF in Preps Ganging.
Using stand-alone Preps Ganging, you must manually import the
imposition into Prinergy after you print it to JDF or PJTF.
Licenses
To use Preps Ganging integrated with Prinergy, for best results, use
Preps 6.0 or later. Preps 5 and earlier are no longer tested or
supported.
To use stand-alone Preps Ganging, you need a Preps Pro license.
To import the ganged layout (populated PJTF or JDF) into Prinergy, you
need an Import Populated Job Ticket license in Prinergy.
Using Preps Ganging integrated with Prinergy
Before you can use Preps Ganging integrated with Prinergy, you must
set the Preps Ganging software location for Prinergy. After the Preps
Ganging location is set, you can perform the following tasks:
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Create a Preps Ganging layout (integrated with Prinergy)
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Edit a Preps Ganging layout (integrated with Prinergy)
Note: When using Preps Ganging integrated with Prinergy, printing to JDF is
preferred. Printing to JDF preserves the ability to edit your imposition in Preps
after it has been imported into Prinergy.
Tip: If you run Preps Pro 5.3.2 or later on a Mac, you can use the AutoGang feature
to configure Preps Ganging and Prinergy to automatically create a ganged job. See
the topic about automating creation of a ganged job.
Using stand-alone Preps Ganging
If you want to use stand-alone Preps Ganging, you create a populated
or unpopulated PJTF or JDF imposition file in Preps Ganging, and then
import the file into your Prinergy job. If you are creating an
unpopulated layout file, you use placeholders in Preps Ganging.
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