Job Folder
Opens the job folder for the current job.
PrintLink
About PrintLink
PrintLink digital ink-profiling software can generate JDF (Job Definition
Format) and PPF (Print Production Format) files that specify ink
coverage information for digital ink key preset systems. This feature
reduces misprints and makeready times.
PrintLink controls are found in the
PrintLink
section of the final output
process template.
Note: PrintLink is not associated with PrintLink Graphic Arts Placement Services.
PrintLink uses three computers in your printing process:
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Prinergy Workshop workstation (a Prinergy server and a Prinergy
secondary server running a RIP)
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PPF file reader workstation
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Press console
Benefits of using PrintLink
Traditionally, a plate scanner is used to produce ink key presets.
PrintLink is a digital replacement for a plate scanner and provides more
accurate coverage information. Instead of scanning an imaged plate to
estimate ink coverage, PrintLink uses the same digital source data that
Prinergy uses to image the plate.
PrintLink computes the ink key settings while your output device
images the plate. PrintLink stores the ink key coverage data and
identification information in the PPF file. Thus, you can achieve a level
of accuracy and repeatability not found with traditional plate scanners.
In addition, you eliminate plate scanning time and risk of plate damage.
For presses without CIP3 or CIP4 ink readers, Prinergy can create user-
readable ink key settings, which you can manually enter in the press
console. This feature reduces makeready time by ensuring that ink
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