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Set the PDF settings

Introduction

When you open the [Preferences] - [Print job defaults] tab in Océ Express WebTools you can find the following settings, that enable you to define how a PDF is converted into an image for printing.

[PDF render engine]

The [PDF render engine] setting defines how PDF files must be rendered.

You can choose between the following values:

  • [APPE: Adobe PDF Print Engine]

    Select this value to render PDF files directly into a printable image.

  • [Adobe PostScript interpreter]

    Select this value to first convert PDF files to PostScript files and then render it into a printable image.

Both choices of the [PDF render engine] support wipeout correction.

[Overprint]

The [Overprint] setting defines how the colour tints of an object are merged when they overlap with another object.

You can choose between the following values:

  • [Enabled]

    Select this value to improve the rendering of overlapping colours.

  • [Disabled]

    Select this value to render the colours in the same order as they were defined. The overlapping colours will always come on top of the previously rendered colours.

[Transparency flattening]

Transparency information in a PDF document needs to be flattened before being printed. The setting is used for PDF documents containing transparency information only.

NOTE

[Transparency flattening] is only valid when the [PDF render engine] is [Adobe PostScript interpreter]. [APPE: Adobe PDF Print Engine] does not need to flatten the file, it can directly print PDF with transparencies.

You can choose between the following values:

  • [Quality]

    Select this value if print quality is an important factor. The processing speed slows down and more memory is required.

  • [Speed]

    Select this value if PDF processing performance is more important than print quality. Large and complex PDF files are processed faster and use less memory.

[Wipeout correction]

Use this setting to print PDF documents containing unusual solid black areas which mask some parts of the drawing.

NOTE

[Wipeout correction] is only valid when the [PDF render engine] is [Adobe PostScript interpreter]. When using the [APPE: Adobe PDF Print Engine] the [Wipeout correction] is automatically enabled and cannot be disabled.

You can choose between the following values:

  • [Enabled]

    Select this value to enable this correction.

  • [Disabled]

    Select this value to disable this correction.

Procedure

  1. Open the [Preferences] - [Print job defaults] tab.
  2. Click on [Edit] in the [PDF - General] section, or click on the one of the available settings.
  3. Select the correct values.
  4. Click [Ok] to confirm, or [Cancel] to reject your entry.