3.37 Create and Store Preview

Updated on Aug 22, 2024

Find out in this article,

which requirements must be met for this Fixup and
how to apply the Fixup.

1. Introduction

The Fixup Create and Store Preview is available in the Workflow. The aim of this Fixup is to create and save a preview of the Print Items in the selected output format.

2. General

The Fixup Create and Store Preview can be used to create a preview image of the Print Item in the selected Color Space, resolution and file type and then save it in the "Additional Data" tab.

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 Color option in the Category area,
activating the Create in the Action area,
activating the Preview in the Search area.

3. Description

Use this Fixup to create a preview of the Print Item. The user can select the desired Color Space, the resolution, the file type and the Page Box that should be rendered. The preview file is stored in the "Additional Data" tab and can therefore also be retrieved there via the Rest API.

3.1. Requirements and Functionality

For the Fixup to do what it promises, no particular requirements must be met.

Abbildung 1: The dialog of the Fixup Create and Store Preview

The user can use the following options to create and save a preview:

Template [1] – settings selected in the dialog can be saved as a template and thus applied to other Articles/Print Items.
Render only Layer(s) [2] – activate this option if only selected layers should be rendered. The layers that should be rendered can be selected in the Layer Name selection menu [3].
Render only Spot Color(s) [4] – activate this option if only selected Spot Colors should be rendered. The desired Spot Colors can be selected in the Spot Color selection menu [5].
Resolution [6] – enter the desired target resolution for the preview here. The resolution is specified in dpi.
Color Space [7] – select the desired Color Space in which the preview image should be generated from the selection menu. The following options are available:
- CMYK
- RGB
- Graustufen
File Type [8] – select the file type that should be generated for the preview in the selection menu. The following options are available:
- JPEG
- PNG
- TIFF
- PDF
Render PageBox [9] – select in the selection menu which content of which Page Box should be rendered.
- TrimBox – the content of the TrimBox is rendered.
- BleedBox – the content of the BleedBox is rendered.
- CropBox – the content of the CropBox is rendered.
- MediaBox – the content of the MediaBox is rendered.

3.2. Before/After

To experiment with this function, refer to the sample file "Sample_Create and Store Preview.pdf".The file was created in CMYK and should now be generated as a preview and stored in the „Additional Data" tab.

After applying the Fixup, the file "Sample_Create and Store Preview_End.pdf" is created. A preview was created for the Print Item and saved in the „Additional Data" tab. The values from Figure 1 were used.

For comparison, find the generated preview "Sample_Preview.pdf" here.

Figure 2: Left: initial file; Right: the generated preview