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Author: You may enter the name of the author of the document. Since this is a variable property
box, you may use variables and data selections and let PlanetPress Workflow interpret this
information at run-time.
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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 Workflow interpret this information at
run-time. Note that if you use a data selection in this box, you must be sure that the data that will
be selected at run-time 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.
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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 Workflow interpret this information at
run-time.
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Monochrome images group
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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 Workflow and that included tasks set not
to use any compression will by default be set to use the Flate compression method.
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Resolution: Select the resolution to use for monochrome images.
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Grayscale images group
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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
Workflow and that included tasks set not to use any compression will by default be set to use the
Flate compression method.
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Downsampling: Select the down sampling option. Down sampling reduces image size by
breaking images down into small areas in which multiple pixels are replaced by single pixels.