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Chapter10: Previewing jobs
The mColor system includes an integrated Viewer to preview jobs after RIPing and before output. This section will
illustrate the preview of both composite color images intended for proofing and separated, screened images intended for
final output.
Return to the All Jobs
view. Locate or create a job that has been run and held. Double-click on the job (or click
on the plus symbol) to expand the job “tree.” Repeat this process on each folder revealed until the whole tree has been
expanded. If the job was a color job and was allowed to process to the point of a pause after the RIP, it should look similar
to the job shown below
Expanded Job Tree with Composite PGB
Under the folders you will see two files. The original job file with a “.ps” (PostScript) extension and the RIP Page Buffer
file (PGB). The PGB file is identifiable by its location within the RIP folder because only Page Buffer files can appear here.
The fact that there is only one PGB file for the job and that it has a multicolored icon as shown above tells us that this is a
Composite Page Buffer.
Highlight the PGB file, right-click and select View PGB; or click on the
PGB file.
Preview button; or double-click the
The Viewer will launch and details of the PGB file appear in the lower right panel labeled, “Info.” (See Appendix A for
complete details about the Viewer.) Select the Navigator tab to see a thumbnail view of the page. Click on the image and
the main panel will shift to a 100% scale view of the same area. Zoom in and out by selecting the + and – buttons and
double-clicking on the image, or by selecting a resolution from the list. Pan the image by holding down the mouse button
on the image and moving the mouse around.
The Preview will be similar to the example shown below.
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