User`s guide

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Chapter 1 TD Bridge Overview
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Case 5: Photo studio
Explanation of the system
Applications location: The cooperative application, EPSON Total Disc Maker, and TD Bridge are
installed on a computer. The cooperative application is installed on another
computer that controls the photo developing system.
Write/print data location: The write data (customer’s photo data) is stored on the computer that
controls photo developing system.
Several types of print data (multiple label designs from which the customer
can choose) is stored on the computer connected to PP-100N.
Access right: The right of access to the photo data on the photo developing control
computer is set on the computer connected to PP-100N.
Operation of
the cooperative application: Photo studio clerk
Operation scenario
(1) A customer inserts his/her storage medium into the photo print order machine and select photos to be
printed and/or copied to a CD.
(2) The clerk operates the photo developing control computer to print the specified photos.
(3) The customer selects a CD label design from the multiple options using the photo print order machine.
The machine sends commands to the cooperative application to make a CD.
(4) The cooperative application obtains the paths to the specified photo data, and creates a JDF file.
(5) The cooperative application creates the CD label print data using the selected label design merged
with the selected photo.
(6) PP-100N writes selected photo data to a CD.
(7) The created label print image is printed on the CD.
(8) The completed CD is handed to the customer from the clerk.
TD Bridge
PP-100N
JDF
JDF
Photo studio
Computer for controlling
photo development
Cooperative application
Monitoring folder
Customer
Order machine
Order by his/herself
Clerk receives photo data
Photo
data
Print
data
Merge
print
Computer for
disc publishing
Photo developer
Photos
Total Disc Maker