Soft-proof file generation based on print-ready data
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsIngeborg Tastl, Marcelo Riss, Thiago Moura
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Abstract
In one implementation, a method for generation of a soft-proof file is described. A ticket template and a job definition are associated with input contents. Print-ready data is caused to be generated based on the input content, the job definition, and the ticket template. A soft-proof file is caused to be generated based on the print-ready data, the ticket template, and the job definition.
Claims15
A soft-proof system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions executed by the processor to:
- obtain a job definition and a ticket template compatible with a device class of a target imaging device and usable with a class of content acceptable by a print service provider;
- identify a plurality of parameters of the ticket template;
- receive pre-rip data;
- transfer the pre-rip data to a production preparation system to generate print-ready data by a raster image processor (RIP) based on the pre-rip data, content for production, the plurality of parameters of the ticket template, and the job definition, wherein the print-ready data comprises image element information formatted for use by the target imaging device in a production operation;
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- transfer the print-ready data to a proof engine to generate a soft-proof file based on the print-ready data generated by the RIP, the job definition, and the plurality of parameters of the ticket template.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions executable by a processor resource to:
- retrieve, using an identifier, a ticket template from a ticket template storage based on a job definition file, a class of content, and a print service provider, wherein the job definition file comprises a data structure having a reference pointer to input content and the ticket template comprises a plurality of parameters usable at production by the print service provider;
- receive pre-rip data;
- transfer the pre-rip data to a production preparation system to generate print-ready data by a raster image processor (RIP) based on the ticket template, the job definition file, and the input content;
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- cause the processor resource to transfer the print-ready data to a proof engine to generate a soft-proof file based on the print-ready data generated by the RIP, the job definition file, and the ticket template.
A method for generating a soft-proof file comprising:
- associating a ticket template and a job definition with input content, the job definition to include device information of a target imaging device and the ticket template to include a plurality of parameters associated with a class of content producible by a print service provider;
- receiving pre-rip data;
- transferring the pre-rip data to a production preparation system to generate print-ready data by a raster image processor (RIP) based on the input content, the job definition, and the ticket template, the print-ready data formatted to be readable by the target imaging device for production;
- and
- transferring the print-ready data to a proof engine to cause a processor resource to generate a soft-proof file based on the print-ready data generated by the RIP, the ticket template, and the job definition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.