To create a version plan:
You must:
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Identify the versions required for the job.
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Identify the layers required for each version.
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Define the contents for each layer by:
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Listing the colors to be extracted from refined pages in order to
identify the contents for each layer (if using non-layered input
files).
Note: If using layered input files, content for each version plan layer is
already defined by the content in each input file layer.
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Specifying the final output (plate) color of each layer.
For the retail catalog scenario, you must create in the version plan:
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Four versions (
EngEast, EngWest, EspEast, EspWest
)
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Five layers (
common
for images,
Eng
for English text,
Esp
for Spanish
text,
East
for eastern pricing, and
West
for western pricing)
Pre-requisite information
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How each color relates to content layers:
Important: In order to define the contents for each layer, you must know what
colors are in each refined page, the content that the color represents, and the
final color (plate) to which the content must be mapped.
In this scenario, you must know or have already determined that:
Refined Page Color
Is Used to Indicate
CMYK
common content
SpotEng
English text
SpotEsp
Spanish text
SpotEast
Eastern pricing
SpotWest
Western pricing
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How each content layer relates to plates:
You must also know to which color (plate) the content must be
mapped.
In this scenario, all change content must be printed to the black
plate; and the base content must print as is: as CMYK. In this
scenario, there is only one base layer because the images are
common to all versions.
The following diagram shows the version plan for the retail catalog
scenario.
Layered PDF Versioning
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