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Print an application with FLXfinish+

Introduction

This topic describes how you can print an application with FLXfinish+, which means that the job is printed partly in mat and partly in gloss.

In order to use FLXfinish+ applications, a CMYKSS profile with a FLXfinish+ print mode is needed.

Procedure

  1. Click on [New job]
  2. Select the [New roll application] recipe.
  3. The [Overview] tab opens.

    Check / select the settings for:

    • [Printer]

    • [Media]

    • [Print mode]

      Select: FLXfinish+

  4. Click on [Select file].
  5. Open a PDF.

    The file must contain, a page, a layer or spot color that defines the gloss data.

  6. Open the [Layers] tab
  7. Click on the duplicate button to create an extra front layer.
  8. Select the [Front] 2 layer and open the [Layer source] drop-down list.

    Select the [Layer source]: that contains the data for the gloss part of the print. In this case we use Spot2 data that is present in the PDF.

    NOTE

    You can assign pages, layers or spot colors, present in the input file(s) as input to a print layer.

    NOTE

    Spot color elements with gradients will be handled as raster images.

  9. Open the [Layers] tab and click on the duplicate button to create an extra front layer.
  10. Select the [Front] 2 layer and open the [Layer source] drop-down list.

    Select the [Layer source]: that contains the data for the gloss part of the print. In this case we use Spot2 data that is present in the PDF.

    NOTE

    You can assign pages, layers or spot colors, present in the input file(s) as input to a print layer.

    NOTE

    Spot color elements with gradients will be handled as raster images.

  11. Change the [Type] of the [Front] 2 layer to [Image area mask].

    Then change the [Color] of the layer to [Gloss].

  12. Select [Front] 1 and [Front] 2 layer and click [Merge selected layers].
    NOTE

    A FLXfinish+ application can only have one layer per side.

  13. Open the [Overview] and check the preview.
  14. Check the [Media layout] and the [Print] specifications, then click on the [Print] button.
    NOTE

    You can save the application as a recipe for future use. See: Save the custom application as a recipe

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