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Screening

Halftoning - screening family

Halftoning defines the screening method to use for text and for non-text.

Syntax

XPath: /JDF[contains(@Types="Screening")]/ResourcePool/ScreeningParams/ScreenSelector/@ScreeningFamily

Type

String

Syntax

XPath: /JDF[contains(@Types="Screening")]/ResourcePool/ScreeningParams/ScreenSelector/@SourceObjects

Type

Enumeration

Supported values

@ScreeningFamily

Description

"Gradation"

Course halftoning

NOTE

Any other value in the ticket will be ignored and gradation is used instead.

@SourceObjects

Description

“All” (default)

ScreeningFamily applies to all objects.

“ImagePhotographic",

"ImageScreenShot",

"SmoothShades”,

"LineArt"

ScreeningFamily applies to all objects except text. To be used when a Text ScreeningFamily is also provided.

“Text”

ScreeningFamily applies to Text only.

Example: job with Gradation for all objects ("All" is default)

<JDF Types ="... Screening ..." ... >

<ResourcePool>

<ScreeningParams Class ="Parameter" ID ="ScreenID" Status ="Incomplete">

<ScreenSelector ScreeningFamily ="Gradation"/>

</ScreeningParams>

</ResourcePool>

<ResourceLinkPool>

<ScreeningParamsLink rRef ="ScreenID" Usage ="Usage" CombinedProcessIndex ="index into Types for Screening"/>

</ResourceLinkPool>

</JDF>