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information elements in the header of the generated file. Note that this option is only enabled if a document
was selected.
Output type: Select the image file type. If you select PDF, the DPI and Color Depth options (see below) are
disabled and the options available in the PDF tab are enabled. JPEG is a lossy compression image format that
creates small files, compressing continuous tone images (such as scanned photographs) well. TIFF is a higher
quality format that is one of the standards for document exchange, useful for eventual printing or archiving.
You have a choice of the following compressed TIFF formats: TIFF Group 3, TIFF Group 4, and TIFF Packed
bits. You can also use the uncompressed TIFF format, which produces the largest files with the highest quality.
TIFF is a versatile and platform-independent format. It is used in many digitizing projects as the format of
choice for the digital masters. The TIFF Group 3 and Group 4 formats are efficient for document storage. The
AutoStore, DocAccel and KYOcapture formats also generate TIFF files.
DPI: Enter the dots per inch (dpi) resolution of the output image. This property is enabled for all output types
except PDF.
Color depth: Enter the color depth of the output image in bits per pixel (bpp). The color depth is measured in
bits, because each pixel of the output image can be described with a varied number of bits. A higher bit
number allows for more colors. It also increases the image file size. A 1-bit color depth produces monochrome
images. 8-bits produce grayscale images (in PlanetPress Design you can have 8-bit color images, but these
are reduced to grayscale if you select 8-bit here), while 24-bits produce full color images. For JPEG output,
you cannot select a monochrome (1 bpp) color depth. For TIFF G3 and TIFF G4, monochrome (1 bpp) is the
only Color depth option you can select. This property is enabled for all output types except PDF.
Multiple pages: Select to generate a single file containing multiple pages. When this option is not selected,
PlanetPress Image creates a file for each page included in the output file. This property is enabled for all
output types except PDF and JPEG.
Add page number: Select to put a page number on each page included in the output file. This option goes
with the Multiple pages option and is only visible if either the AutoStore, DocAccel or KYOcapture format is
selected.
Data stream group
Use the resulting file as the data stream: Select to pass the image file generated by this task to the
following task. If you are creating a PDF file and want to digitally sign it, you must choose this option and pass
the image file to a Digital Signature action task (see Digital Signature Action Task Properties).
Use original data stream (with no document): Select to pass only the data received by this task to the
following task. The image file generated by this task is therefore only saved to the archive folder (see below).
Use job file, trigger (with document): Select to pass the data received by this task along with the selected
document and the corresponding trigger to the following task. These can then be sent to a PostScript printer
where the document will be executed and merged with the data. The image file generated by this task is
therefore only saved to the archive folder (see below).
Archive folder: Enter the path of the folder to which the files generated by this task are to be archived. PDF
index files (PDI and XML) are also put in this folder.
File name: Enter the name of the output files generated by this task. To prevent each new file from
overwriting the previous one, you should use variable names. As with any variable property box, you can use
any combination of text, variables and data selections. When multiple files are generated for a single job, each
file name includes a sequence number, such as in Invoice0, Invoice1, Invoice2. Note that if you use file name
masks that include dots, such as Statement.%y.@(1,1,1,1,25,KeepCase,Trim) or Job.%f, for example, you
must add quotation marks at the beginning and end of the file name
(“Statement.%y.%m.@(1,1,1,1,25,KeepCase,Trim)” or ”Job.%f”). Otherwise, when the file is saved, anything
appearing after the last dot is replaced by the file’s extension characters (and the file name thus becomes
Statement.2005.pdf instead of Statement.2005.255842.pdf, or Job.tif instead of Job.544872.tif). Failing to
add the quotation marks may result in files being overwritten.
Index: Specify the index file option. Select None to create no index file. Select PDI to create the index file in
PDI format. Select XML and PDI to create the index file in both PDI and XML formats.
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