HP SmartStream Designer 11 for InDesign CC 2015 … · Create a 2 page InDesign document, with the size same as the book page size Define the book content Image channel – Multipage

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HP SmartStream Designer 11 for InDesign CC 2015

New Features

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HP SmartStream Designer 11 for Adobe InDesign CC2015 –New Features

• HP Mosaic 2.0 – improved editing UI• HP Mosaic support for Mac• HP Edge Printing – new Dynamic Image application• HP GPAS – security printing - new Dynamic image application• Photoshop actions – new Dynamic Image application• Support for “Direct to Finish”• Designer main menu order change


HP Mosaic 2.0 –Improved Editing UI


HP Mosaic – Improved Editing UI

IntroductionThe Mosaic workflow steps remain the same as in HP SmartStream Designer 10 for InDesign CC2014

• Design an InDesign document

• Select a DB file

• Define an Image channel as HP Mosaic

• Edit the Image channel to select the Seed files

• Click OK

See the HP Mosaic How To Guide for more details, including Seed file design information

Editing, except for selecting Seed files, is an optional step. It changes the calculations done by the SW to create the Mosaic resulting files for the same Seed files.

Example of 1 Seed and 5 HP Mosaic resulting filesFor each of the 5: - Different portion of the Seed- Different enlargement (scale)- Different rotation angle


HP Mosaic – Opening the Edit HP Mosaic window

To open the Edit HP Mosaic window:• Double-click the channel row in the Channel

palette

• In the Image Channel window that opens:

a. Verify that the Type is Dynamic Image

b. Verify that the application is HP Mosaic

c. Click Settings

• In the Dynamic Personalization Settings window:

d - Click Save As to save a copy of the Template*

e - In the mapping table, assign a DB field that contains numeric data (whole numbers, bigger than 0)

f – Click Edit

*The default template file is protected and cannot be edited

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HP Mosaic – Edit at Seed Set level• A few Seed files can be gathered into a Seed Set.

Edit at Seed Set LevelAt this level it is possible to:

A. Delete Set

B. Duplicate Set

C. Edit Set

It is possible to view the following parameters:D. Range - the maximum number

of combinations for this Seed Set E. Seed names for this Set

At this level it is also possible to:

F. Add a Set – an “Empty” new Seed set is added and its parameters then need to be defined

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HP Mosaic – more than 1 Seed Set

• See the screenshot for an added Seed Set, for a total of 2 Seed Sets

• Note the range: the Index of any added Set, starts with the value+1 where the previous Set ends

• Index is the DB record range, in this example,

• Set 1: records 1-499,999

• Set 2: records 500,000-600,000

• The first 499,999 records are created from the Seeds listed in Set 1, the next 100,001 are created from Seed files listed in Set 2

• Select Edit Set –see details in next slide


HP Mosaic – Edit Seed Set and Edit SeedSelecting Edit Set opens Edit Set and Seed window. At this level it is possible to:

• Edit the entire Set parameters

• Edit each Seed parameters

Edit Seed Set parameters

A. Set name, Start and End index (Database record values range for this Set), Set description, and Seed files path

Edit Seed

B. Select a Seed from the Seed list

C. Set the scaling parameters (1=100%)

D. Set Rotation – none/any angle/every specific angle (30, 45, and more from the list)

E. Add Seed description if required

F. Add Seed, duplicate Seed, Delete seed

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HP Edge Printing


HP Edge Printing

• New Dynamic Image option added: HP Edge Printing

• Printing an image on the front edge or side edge of a book

o Designer automatically divides a selected image into slices, according to the number of pages in the book.

o Each slice is printed on the edge of each page

• The effect is noticeable on the imposed, printed, and finished job

• Imposition for Edge Printing job: 1up + Step & Repeat, according to paper size


HP Edge Printing - StepsEdge printing is meant for printed books

DatabaseA DB with1 column, number of records is number of book pages divided by 2. Data can be a simple counter, as it is not printed.

ChannelsTwo types of Image channels are defined:

1. The book content as a Multipage PDF channel

2. The Edge printing content as a 1 page PDF assigned via Dynamic Image application


Edge Printing - StepsCreate a 2 page InDesign document, with the size same as the book page size

Define the book content Image channel – Multipage PDF channel• Define 2 Image channels, 1 on each of the 2 pages, Channels size - entire page size

• For each of the 2 channels: Double click the channel row in the Channels palette to open the Image channel window

• In the Image Channel window

a. In the Type field select Multiple files

b. For File Name field, browse and select the book multiple page PDF file

c. Click Settingsb

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Edge Printing - Steps

For the channel on page 1• In the Multipage File Settings window,

select Odd pages

• Click OK

For the channel on page 2• In the Multiple File Settings window,

select Even pages

• Click OK


Edge Printing - StepsDefine the Edge Printing channel 1. Create a PDF single page file for the content of the Edge Printing channel

The PDF size should fit the book Edge area size or smaller

2. On Page 1 of the main InDesign doc, Define an image channela. Size: width - same or less than the page size, height 1 mm

b. Position: 0.5 mm at page net area, 0.5 on bleed area

(also possible: height 2 mm, position of 1 mm in net, 1 in bleed)

3. Double-click the channel row in the channel palette

In the Image Channel window that opens:a. In Type field, select Dynamic Image

b. For Application, select HP Edge Printing

c. Click Settings

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Edge Printing content PDF


Edge Printing - Steps

4. In the Dynamic Personalization Settings window:a. Click Save as to save a copy of the Template.

(The original template can not be edited)

b. In the Mapping table, map any DB field

c. Click Edit

5. In the Edge Printing Editor window:

d. Select the single page PDF file for Edge Print(also known as Seed file)

e. Type count:number of book pages/2

6. Optional steps: Add a Seed, Duplicate Seed, Delete a Seed file

7. Click Save

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HP Edge Printing – Spine Printing – for a set of books

• An extra option with Edge Printing:• Printing a single picture on the spines of a set of books

• Imposition for Edge Printing job –1up + Step & Repeat, according to paper size

• Effect is achieved when the printed booksare on display


Edge Printing – Spine printing – for a set of books - Steps

1. Design a 1 page InDesign document for the book cover (front cover, back cover and spine)

2. Define an Image channel on the Spine area, width same as spine

3. Make this Image channel a Dynamic Image, HP Edge Printing

4. Click Settings

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In the Dynamic Personalization Settings window

5. Click Save As to save a user defined template (the default template is protected and cannot be edited)

6. In the Mapping variables table, map any DB field

7. Click Edit

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In the Edge Printing Template Editor window:

8. Select the Spine Printing option (check box)

9. In the Image field select a *PDF file that will serve as the spine printing content

10. In the Count field type the number of books in the set

* See next page for preparing the Spine Printing content PDF

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Spine printing – Preparing the Spine Printing Content PDF fileNeed to know: - Spine width

- Number of books in the set

Multiply the width by the number of books = the Spine Printing Content PDF width

ExampleSpine width – 15 mm

Number of books in the set – 7

Width of Spine Printing PDF – 105 mm

Number of DB recordsThe behavior is cyclic: Example, if there are 7 books in the set and a DB with 70 records, then Spine printing will prepare 10 sets of 7 books. Each 7 will have the complete Spine image 7

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HP Global Product Authentication Service (HP GPAS)


HP GPAS• HP Global Product Authentication Service (GPAS) is a cloud based Brand Protection, Track and Trace

Solution

• Installed as a Dynamic VDP application on SmartStream Designer* and Composer**

Workflow

• Scan GPAS code, or send SMS of GAPS code to GPAS, results are displayed on the Smartphone

* HP GPAS application for Designer is free. Download from HP GPAS web page.

** HP GPAS application for Composer is not free. It should be purchased by HP Indigo customers.

- Define GPAS Image channel.

- Create HPD

Create PDF output file RIP

End user scans

Approval/Rejection received

SmartStream Designer 11

SmartStream Composer 2.0

GPAS App. On cell phone

Print

DFEHP Indigo

Digital Press


HP GPAS – Designer 11 - steps

Install GPAS plugin for Designer

Install GPAS full plugin on Composer1. Define an Image channel

2. Modify the channel to be Dynamic Image

3. Select HP GPAS from the Applications list and click Settings

4. In the Settings window Select from the list: Guilloche, Product A, Product B, or Product C

Guilloche = An interlace pattern. Architectural decorative border made of interlaced bands.


HP GPAS – Designer 11 - steps

5. In the Mapping table, select a DB field: The database must include a field with values generated by GPASfor each GPAS channel. Map the ‘code’ to the appropriate database field.

6. Click OK. The channel indication now includes the name of the selectedtemplate (Guilloche in the sample).

7. Pack the job as HPD, to be composed by SmartStream Composer 2.0.


HP GPAS – See Designer preview of the 4 GPAS options

Product A

Product B

Product C

Guilloche


Production of HP GPAS with HP SmartStream Composer 2.0

Graphic Design of the layout with SmartStream Designer(setup phase)

Secure environment

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Authentication Server

HPD template of the package layout

List of codes to print with each packages batchas CSV files

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1. The layout is designed, and packed as HPD template (setup phase)

2. For each package batch, the Authentication Server is sending the list of codes to be printed, as Comma Separated Values (CSV) files

3. HP SmartStream Composer is merging the CSV database files with HPD templates, and generates PDF/VT job, that is processed by the HP DFE. The raster output is sent to HP Indigo press.

4. HP Indigo press is printing the packages batch job

HP DFE


Photoshop actions – new Dynamic Image application


Photoshop Actions – new Dynamic Image option

• A new option was added to the Dynamic Image applications list: Adobe Photoshop Actions

Steps:• Using Adobe Photoshop:

– Create the required Action

• Using SmartStream Designer:

– Define an image channel. In the Image channel window, select:− Type: Dynamic Image

− Application: Adobe Photoshop Actions

− Click Settings


Photoshop Action – new Dynamic Image option

• In the Dynamic Personalization Setting window, click Load

• Browse to the Photoshop Action file (filename.atn)

• In the Mapping Variables table, map the required DB field that names the Image files that need to be affected by this Action

• Click OK


Support for “Direct to Finish”


Direct to Finish

• Direct to Finish requires a special JDF file: Filename.mjm

• The mjm file contains JDF with imposition parameters that will be read by the finishing devise: Designer Imposition is recognized by Direct To Finish workflow!

• To enable mjm: In the SmartStream Designer Preferences window, General tab, enable the Create JDF for Direct to Finish option


Direct to Finish – Create output file

1. Use SmartStream Designer as you normally do:

• Select database

• Define VDP channels

• Define Imposition

2. Open the Create Job window

a. Select JDF ticket option

b. Path for PDF output: \\DFE_Name\Jobs\DesignerLinks

c. In Comment: type the DFE Ticket Template name, such as 4colors

d. Click Create

3. On the DFE: copy the mjm file to DFE_Name\Jobs\JDF


Designer main menu order change


Pack Job menu item now easier to be reached

• The Pack Job option is now in the main menu items list

• Workflow steps:

– The last step might be Create Job– The last step might be to create an HPD package

using Pack Job:oFor creating HPD, it is recommended to first create a

small proof PDF output file using Create Job.

oIf proof is OK, create an HPD template file to be sent to SmartStream Composer / Hot Folder workflow / SmartStream Director


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HP SmartStream Designer 11 for InDesign CC 2015 … · Create a 2 page InDesign document, with the size same as the book page size Define the book content Image channel – Multipage