Find out in this article,
- which requirements must be met to carry out this Fixup and
- how to apply the Fixup.
1. Introduction
The Fixup Add Background is available in the Workflow. The Fixup aims to eliminate transparent areas in the background and replace them with a white background.
2. General
The Fixup Add Background can be used to insert a white background to remove transparent areas. Please note, however, that the white background is not created as a "spot color white“ - only a 0/0/0/0 CMYK background color is added.
Use this Fixup to ensure that there is no transparent area in the print file. This helps you to use subsequent Fixups such as "Create Spot Color Separation depending on Total Ink Coverage" or "Create Spot Color Separation to Printed Objects" in a controllable manner.
Find the Fixup in the Data Preparation tab of an Article, Order or Production Job by:
- entering the name of the Fixup in the Filter area,
- activating the option Page in the Category area,
- activating the option Add and Fill in the Action area,
- activating the option Background in the Search area.
3. Description
This Fixup can be used to add a white (opaque) background for the selected Page Box. The white (opaque) background is not created as a spot color but in CMYK.
3.1. Requirements and Functionality
For the Fixup to do what it promises, the following conditions must be met:
- The file has transparent areas. These transparent areas can be displayed by activating the "Show transparency grid" option in the Print Item Editor.
Figure 1: The dialog of the Fixup Add Background
To add a background select from the following options:
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Add white background to [1] – in the selection menu, select the Page Box for which to insert an opaque background. The following options are available:
- ArtBox – the background is drawn up to the ArtBox
- BleedBox – the background is drawn up to the bleed
- TrimBox – the background is drawn up to the TrimBox
- CropBox – the background is drawn up to the CropBox
- MediaBox – the background is drawn up to the MediaBox
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Variable Content [2] – select the desired placeholder - database field or user-defined field - from which the value for the Page Box to be selected should be retrieved. The following values must be found in the selected field for the selection to be carried out:
ArtBBleedBTrimBCropBMediaB
Figure 2: Values in the selected field for the option Add Background for
3.2. Before/After
To experiment with this function, refer to the sample file "Sample_Add Background.pdf". The background of this Print Item is transparent.
After applying the Fixup, the file "Sample_Add Background_End.pdf" is created. Here the opaque background has been drawn in.
Figure 3: Left: initial file with transparent background in the open Print Item Editor; Right: edited file where the opaque background was drawn
Article update: Workflow 1.17.1 – 04/2024