ProductionHouse now uses the Adobe PDF Print Engine 5.0 for converting PDF/PS/EPS document files into pixels for the purposes of printing. The Adobe PDF Print Engine is a native PDF Interpreter and pixel rasterizer. It utilizes the same interpreting libraries utilized by Adobe products like Acrobat, and Illustrator. The rendering libraries are similar libraries used by Adobe for other products, but optimized for large rendering of print ready data. The Adobe PDF Print Engine has been integrated with the ONYX ColorThe attribute of visual experience that can be described using the dimensions of Hue1. A tint or color specified by an angle on the HSV Color Wheel. Going counter-clockwise around the wheel, hues shift from red to yellow to green to cyan to blue to magenta and finally back to red. 2. The attribute of a color that permits it to be identified as a specific color. Hue combined with Saturation and Value fully defines a color., Saturation, and Brightness. and image

There are following features in “JobAn image coupled with RIP-Queue settings. Properties > PS/PDF > Adobe Rip Options” (Job Editor, Figure 1)

• Enable Anti-aliasingTechnique for reducing the visual stair-stepping of edges that occurs in an image that has been enlarged too much by averaging or blending the colors next to the edge. for - Anti-AliasingVisual stair-stepping of edges that occurs in images that have been enlarged too much. Sometimes known as jaggies. See also Anti-aliasing. can smooth elements of an image that appear jagged due to lack of resolution. In this section you can choose [Text], [Line Art], or both for your job.
• Clipping paths applied to: - This option is for specific elements. You can use [Smooth Shades], [Images], and [Blended Transparent Regions].
• Override Default RIP Settings – This option will be used when you want to override the Default Configure RIP options for a Quick SetA group of settings that is applied to images to create jobs in an efficient manner. (RIP-Queue) or a Job Properties (Job Editor). Click the [Settings…] button to open the “Configure RIP” dialog.