#Adobe preflight transparency used drivers
#Adobe preflight transparency used manual

#Adobe preflight transparency used manual

These software-based preflight tools can detect many errors, but some problems require manual human inspection and intervention.

#Adobe preflight transparency used drivers

In addition to application preflight tools, there are also Web-based preflight and delivery tools, and PDF-creation and printer drivers that have preflighting built right in. Effects: Were transparency or other special effects used? Is transparency live or will it have to be flattened? Does the file contain layers? Are they all supposed to print? Are there annotations or other nonprinting objects in the file?.Color: How many colors are supposed to print? What color space are the images/layout objects? Is RGB color used? Are spot colors indicated correctly and consistently? Which color swatch library was used?.Images: Is there sufficient resolution for the printing or output method? Do the images contain unsightly artifacts? Is the ink density of shadow areas too high for the type of paper that the job is being printed on? Are the images compressed and, if so, by what type of compression?.Fonts: Are they supplied/embedded properly? What type of fonts are they? Are they from a valid foundry (i.e., will they RIP)? Were they menu styled? Has any type been set to a very small point size, and is small type made up of a screen build?.Layout issues: Does the physical size of the layout match the specifications? Are all page elements there? Was the job created with a professional desktop publishing application? Are bleed elements there? Do graphic elements abut (will there be white gaps between objects)? Are any of the rules set to a thickness of “hairline,” or are they made up of a screen build?.Some of the things that a typical preflight checklist helps you examine: Software tools and a checklist are both critical to the preflighting process. It is by default a methodical task that is typically performed by prepress personnel (no one wants to reprint a job because an error wasn’t found in time), but designers should also preflight their work before they send it off to their printers. If they “fail,” something has to be done to correct the problem before proceeding. If they “pass” the check, the job can move forward in the print production workflow. Preflighting for print production is about examining all of the components that make up an eventual printed piece and comparing them against a checklist of potential known issues. Just as a pilot performs a number of system checks on the airplane before takeoff, it’s important to make sure that a print project doesn’t contain any serious errors that will prevent it from printing successfully.