2018.2

images sent to the virtual drive of another computer are stored in a sub-folder of the
PlanetPress Workflow folder.
Input
Any image file that you wish to upload to the printer.
Processing
The currently active image data file converted to PostScript. The image's resolution, scan
orientation, and quality can be modified, depending on the selected option. All files are
converted into PostScript format for storage on the printer. If a virtual drive, the file is
automatically sent to it.
Output
A PostScript file containing the necessary code to save the data file on the hard drive.
Task properties
General Tab
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Scan orientation: Select Side to side for images that will be printed in their original
orientation on a portrait oriented page, or in a rotated orientation on a landscape page.
Select Top to bottom for images that will be printed in a rotated orientation on a portrait
oriented page, or in a rotated orientation on a portrait oriented page. Note that images that
are meant to be printed in various ways can be stored twice on the printer as two identical
copies of the same file that bear different names (Image_Original.tif and Image_
Rotated.tif, for example). The first copy can be processed using a Send Images to
Printer action task with the scan orientation set to Side to side, the second one with a
different Send Images to Printer action task with the scan orientation set to Top to
bottom, each one typically being included on two different branches of the same process.
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Color conversion: Select As is to keep the color information included in the images.
Select Grayscale to convert color images to gray scale.
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Naming convention: Select ’File name, original’ to store the file under its original file
name. Select ’File name, no extension’ to store the file without its original file name
extension. Note that all characters are converted to uppercase and that extended
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