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Subject: You may enter the subject of the document. Since this is a variable property box, you may use
variables and data selections and let PlanetPress Watch/Server interpret this information at runtime. Note that
if you use a data selection in this box, you must be sure that the data that will be selected at runtime will not
contain any parentheses, as this would cause the task to fail. If you suspect that the data may contain
parentheses, you should use a Run script action task (see Run Script Action Task Property) with a Strip()
function to strip them out.
Keywords: You may enter keywords for the document. Since this is a variable property box, you may use
variables and data selections and let PlanetPress Watch/Server interpret this information at runtime.
Monochrome images group
Monochrome compression: Select the compression to use for the monochrome images. Flate compression is
lossless, so no data is lost during compression. Flate Mono works well on images with large areas of solid
shades or repeating patterns, such as screen shots and simple images created with paint or drawing
programs. CCITT typically yields the best compression of monochrome images. It is the compression method
developed for fax transmissions. Note that configurations that were created with an earlier version of
PlanetPress Watch/Server and that included tasks set not to use any compression will by default be set to use
the Flate compression method.
Monochrome resolution: Select the resolution to use for monochrome images.
Grayscale images group
Grayscale compression: Select the compression to use for the grayscale images. Flate is a lossless
compression method, so no data is lost in the process. It works well on images with large areas of single
shades or repeating patterns, such as screen shots and simple images created with paint or drawing
programs. JPEG removes image data and may reduce image quality, but may be suitable for continuous-tone
photographs containing more detail than can be reproduced onscreen or in print. Since JPEG eliminates data,
it can achieve much smaller file sizes than Flate compression. Select Auto to let the application choose the
best compression method automatically. Note that configurations that were created with an earlier version of
PlanetPress Watch/Server and that included tasks set not to use any compression will by default be set to use
the Flate compression method.
Grayscale downsampling: Select the downsampling option. Downsampling reduces image size by breaking
images down into small areas in which multiple pixels are replaced by single pixels. The Grayscale resolution
you enter in the following box is used to control the downsampling process. Select None to prevent grayscale
downsampling. Select Average to average pixel shades in each sample area and to replace the entire area
with a pixel of the average shade. Select Subsample to use a pixel in the center of the sample area and
replace the entire area with that pixel value. This method is significantly faster, but results in images that are
less smooth. Select Bicubic to use a weighted average to determine pixel shades. This method is the slowest
but most precise and results in the smoothest tonal gradations.
Grayscale resolution: Select the resolution to use for grayscale images. Note that this setting has an impact
on the grayscale downsampling process.
Color images group
Color compression: Select the compression to use for the color images. Flate is a lossless compression
method, so no data is lost in the process. It works well on images with large areas of single shades or
repeating patterns, such as screen shots and simple images created with paint or drawing programs. JPEG
removes image data and may reduce image quality, but may be suitable for continuous-tone photographs
containing more detail than can be reproduced onscreen or in print. Since JPEG eliminates data, it can achieve
much smaller file sizes than Flate compression. Select Auto to let the application choose the best compression
method automatically. Note that configurations that were created with an earlier version of PlanetPress
Watch/Server and that included tasks set not to use any compression will by default be set to use the Flate
compression method.
Color downsampling: Select the downsampling option. Downsampling reduces image size by breaking images
down into small areas in which multiple pixels are replaced by single pixels. The Color resolution you enter in
the following box is used to control the downsampling process. Select None to prevent grayscale
downsampling. Select Average to average pixel color in each sample area and to replace the entire area with a
pixel of the average color. Select Subsample to use a pixel in the center of the sample area and replace the
entire area with that pixel value. This method is significantly faster, but results in images that are less
smooth. Select Bicubic to use a weighted average to determine pixel shades. This method is the slowest but
most precise and results in the smoothest tonal gradations.
Color resolution: Select the resolution to use for color images. Note that this setting has an impact on the
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