Markzware FlightCheck 7.5 Mac
Preferences: OPI

FlightCheck can check image files for print quality, including OPI files:

Markzware FlightCheck 7.5 Mac Preferences: OPI

Markzware‘s preflight solution, FlightCheck can preflight OPI files. You can customize the OPI options in FlightCheck’s Preferences area under the OPI tab:

FlightCheck’s OPI Preferences

In order to change the following three image resolution preferences, first close all open documents in FlightCheck. Once you do this, these OPI Preferences will be available to modify:

• Collect Low Resolution OPI Files – When this is enabled, FlightCheck will collect the low resolution or FPO OPI image. If this is disabled (unchecked), FlightCheck will not collect the low resolution OPI images.
  
• Collect High Resolution OPI Files – When this is enabled, FlightCheck will collect the high resolution OPI image. If this is disabled (unchecked), FlightCheck will not collect the high resolution OPI images.
  
• Report Using High Resolution OPI Files – When this is enabled (checked), FlightCheck will report using the data it finds for the high resolution OPI image. This is what most people want as the low resolution OPI images are not used to process the final postscript or PDF file sent to a RIP. (FlightCheck supports ColorCentral and has limited support for Helios. Xinet OPI is not supported.)

FlightCheck Preferences to collect low and/or
high resolution OPI files and to
report high resolution OPI file usage

Format of File Path Embedded in Low Res Files

Depending on your OPI Software, the path written into the low resolution OPI image may be one of the following platforms or standards. By default, Best-effort Guess is checked. The four choices below represent a set of radio buttons, of which only one choice can be active at a time.

• Windows – Uses Windows path names typically denoted as C:\Some_directory
  
• Macintosh – Uses Macintosh path names typically denoted as MyHD:Some Directory
  
• Posix – Uses Posix path names typically denoted as /usr/local/
  
• Best-effort Guess – FlightCheck looks at the path it finds and makes a decision whether to use Windows, Macintosh or Posix.

List of Absolute Search Paths

• Adding a Path – Make sure that all open documents are closed. If you have any open documents, the + and – buttons will be grayed out. To add a path for FlightCheck to search, click on the + button. This will bring up a normal system Choose a Folder window, where you can navigate to the folder that you want to add to the path.
  
• Making the Path Recursive – Once you have entered a path, on the left side of the path name is a checkbox called Recursive. Check this box if you want FlightCheck to search down through all sub-levels of this folder. Making a folder recursive can cause long scan times if the folder contains a lot of nested folders.
  
• Search all Mounted Network Volumes – If this is enabled, FlightCheck will automatically search all network mounted volumes when you preflight a file. This can cause very long scan times and is turned off by default. It is safer to add an absolute path to your image repositories than to let FlightCheck search every volume you have mounted.
  
• Search Recursively all Mounted Network Volumes – will search all mounted network volumes recursively. This can really slow you down if your network volumes have many nested folders. This is also off by default and should be used with caution.

Video: Preflight for Adobe CC 2014 with FlightCheck v7.5

For more information on Markzware‘s pre press software to check digital files for print quality control, see the FlightCheck page. For more desktop publishing (DTP) and printing solutions, see the Markzware Products page.

Markzware FlightCheck 7.5 Mac Preferences: OPI