Depending on your workflow, there are multiple ways to open an image in RIP-QueueAn organized list of jobs that are printed on a first-in first-out (FIFO) basis. or JobAn image coupled with RIP-Queue settings. Editor.

Opening an image using RIP-Queue:

1. Click the Open button on the toolbar, or choose File > Open from the menu. This displays the Open dialog (Figure 1).
2. On the right-side of the dialog, select the printer you want to use from the drop-down menu. If you have developed Quick Sets, select your Quick SetA group of settings that is applied to images to create jobs in an efficient manner. . If you have not, leave this setting as Default.
3. If you want to send your image to Job Editor, select the Open in Job Editor option.
4. On the left-side of the dialog, browse to your image, highlight it, and click Open. The image will open and move to the Jobs Ready to Print area.

Job Ticket

You can create a job ticket for a job to add information such as a number, company name, or customer names.

To create a job ticket, type the information in the given fields before clicking Open. Job Tickets allow you to more easily sort and record information about jobs. You can also create job tickets within Quick Sets.

Rotation

You can also set the rotation of the job before you print it. Select the degree rotation you want the job to be, then click Open. The job will be rotated the number of degrees colockwise.

Opening an image using Job Editor:

1. In Job Editor, click the Open button on the toolbar, or click File > Open. This displays the Open dialog.

In the Open Dialog, you will see some of the same options as RIP-Queue (Figure 1) without the rotation option. Rotation can be done in Job Editor. You can also select the box to apply the same settings to this job as the previous job. (Figure 2)

Opening an image using Hot Folders:

You can open an image by dropping files into a Hot FolderA folder found in the Input folder that can be used to automatically process images by copying images into that folder. Each Hot Folder represents a specific Quick Set.. The Hot Folder will automatically assign Quick Set properties to each image.

 

To drop images into a Hot Folder:

1. Select your image file, and copy it into a Hot Folder. For example: <program folder>\input\<printer name> or <program folder>\input\<printer name>\Custom Quick Set.

2. The image opens in RIP-Queue, and, depending on your Quick Set Settings, is processed, opened for editing, or printed.

 

Troubleshooting:

• Do your Permissions include Hot Folders?
• Is RIP-Queue running? Hot Folders are only active when RIP-Queue is running.
• Are the jobs read-only? Read-only jobs will not be processed. You can remove read-only restrictions by highlighting the image > right clicking it > selecting Properties > and unchecking the Read-Only checkbox.
• Are the images valid (supported) image files? Try opening the file directly into RIP-Queue.

Opening an image using a Virtual Printer:

You can use Virtual Printers to open and print images. See Virtual Printers for more information.