Information about the print layers in the [Layers] tab

[Layer name] 

The name of the layer that is defined in the recipe.

[Layer source] 

PDF page or a layer within a design on a specific page

Select the layer in your design that should be used as input for the layer in the recipe.

Tick the option [Flip horizontal] or [Flip vertical] if you want the information in your layer to be flipped horizontally or vertically.

[Quick Set] 

Quick Set

When you don't use a Quick Set the media and print mode defined for the layer will overwrite the settings defined in the quick set.

You can select a Quick Set for a layer when you want to configure multiple settings that are available in ONYX Thrive, but that are not accessible via the Arizona Xpert Engine user interface.

1. Select the Quick Set that you want to use.

2. Tick the checkbox [Use the values defined in the Quick Set].

Both the [Media] setting and the [Print mode] setting will be greyed out.

IMPORTANT

The [Media] and the [Print mode] displayed in the greyed out input fields, are not the values defined in the selected Quick Set.

[Media] 

Media library available for your Arizona printer in the Media Manager

Select the media type for your artwork.

[Print mode] 

Print modes defined in the selected media library

Select the print mode that you want to use to print the layer.

[Type] 

[Color] 

The entire PDF page or layer content is used as is (including spot colors) to produce the print layer.

[Image area mask] 

An image area mask is generated based on the PDF page or layer content.

[Bounding box mask] 

A mask is generated as big as the PDF page that is used as source for this layer.

[Keep vector data] 

When the checkbox is not ticked, the complete layer will be rasterized. Areas in the [Media color], which is by default white, will become transparent.

Tick the checkbox to preserve the vector data. The vector objects will stay opaque.

[Color] 

[White] 

Select the color of the mask.

This option is only available when you select [Type] - [Image area mask] or [Type] - [Bounding box mask].

[Block-out (black)] 

[Varnish] 

[Opacity] 

0 to 100%

Select the opacity of the color of the information in the layer.

This option is only available when you select [Type] - [Image area mask] or [Type] - [Bounding box mask].

[Media color] 

Color

Select the color of the media. When you use raster images, the software can isolate the media color to identify the image area.

This option is only available when you select [Type] - [Image area mask].

[Threshold] 

Positive numeric value

The value is used to define how precisely the color of a pixel must match the media color in order to isolate it from the image area.

When you create a white mask, you typically use larger values if you want to make sure there are no white pixels on the edges if the image has a lossy compression.

This option is only available when you select [Type] - [Image area mask].

[Fill choke/spread] 

Negative or positive numeric value (pixels)

Enter a positive value if you want the image area mask to be printed slightly smaller (choke) than the color image.

Enter a negative value if you want the image area mask to be printed slightly larger (spread) than the color image.

This option is only available when you select [Type] - [Image area mask].

[Overprints] 

0-10

Select the number of overprint for the layer.

[Horizontal offset] 

Negative or positive numeric value (mm)

Offsets allow you to do the following:

• Create an application with print layers of different sizes.

• Shift a layer in relation to other layers in the same application.

  Example:

  When your application has 3 layers and you shift the first layer slightly to the left, the second layer slightly to the right and you keep the third one in place, your printed application will the show a slight ramp, because more ink will be used in the middle and less ink on the sides.

[Vertical offset] 

Negative or positive numeric value (mm)