Markzware‘s FlightCheck, the patented preflight solution to check prepress files for print quality control, has Non-PDF
Ground Controls. These include an Options section under Page Setup. This Options section offers the following
Ground Controls:
- Landscape
- Portrait
- Reduce
- Enlarge
- Options
- N Up
- Cover Page Before
- Cover Page After
Read on to learn how these preflight features can help you.
Markzware FlightCheck 7.5 Mac Ground Controls:
Page Setup Options
These settings deal with options that some print drives contain that affect document output.
Landscape – This Ground Control triggers if the paper orientation has been set to Landscape. This can be a problem if the Designer sets the paper orientation to Landscape and the Printer outputs in Portrait. (This may cause clipping of the image in the final printed piece.)
Portrait – This Ground Control triggers if the paper orientation has been set to Portrait. This can be a problem if the Designer sets the paper orientation to Portrait and the Printer outputs in Landscape.(This may cause clipping of the image in the final printed piece.)
Reduce – This Ground Control triggers if a page has been set to print at a scaling factor less than 100%.
Enlarge – This Ground Control triggers if a page has been set to print at a scaling factor greater than 100%.
Options – This Ground Control triggers if the user has selected additional Printer Options. (This terminology is very OS9. Printer dialog boxes have changed under OS X.)
N Up – This Ground Control triggers if the user has set the job to print with more than one page per piece of paper. Under OS X, this is now found under the Layout menu.
Cover Page Before – This Ground Control triggers if the user has selected Print Cover Page Before a document. This is a problem for Printers, as in most workflows it causes wasted film and plates.
Cover Page After – This Ground Control triggers if the user has selected Print Cover Page After a document. This is a problem for Printers, as in most workflows it causes wasted film and plates.
FlightCheck can warn if:
- orientation is set to Landscape/Portrait
- page is set to print at other than 100% scaling
- Print Cover Page Before/After a document or additional Printer Options are selected
- job is set to print with 1+ pages per paper piece
- and much more
For more information on Markzware‘s pre press software to check digital files for print quality, see the FlightCheck page.
For more desktop publishing (DTP) and printing solutions, see the Markzware Products page.
Markzware FlightCheck 7.5 Mac Ground Controls: Non-PDF Page Setup Options
