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JOB JACKETS
Large and complex print jobs provide even more opportunities for error, and the
cost of such errors becomes much greater. Job Jackets prevent unprintable or
incorrectly constructed jobs from being constructed in the first place.
What are Job Jackets?
Technically speaking, Job Jackets are XML structures that include specifications and
rules for creating and inspecting QuarkXPress layouts. Conceptually, a Job Jackets
structure can be compared to a folder containing job tickets that describe various
types of projects and layouts, as well as other types of information.
Job Jackets are based on the latest version of the JDF (Job Definition Format)
schema. In addition to letting you control QuarkXPress related specifications, Job
Jackets also let you set values for various other specifications covered by JDF, such as
binding and crossover settings. When you send a layout to output, you have the
option of including the layout’s JDF information, so that downstream systems can
use that information for automation and for informational purposes. And the Job
Jackets specification is extendable, so developers of JDF-compatible systems can
embed their own implementation-specific settings into Job Jackets before passing
the Job Jackets upstream to the layout artist. These settings can then be preserved in
the Job Jackets file and used by XTensions software, by JDF-enabled applications, or
by other systems, to automate and streamline a wide variety of processes.
Job Jackets can also help you to collaborate within a workgroup. Several layout
artists working on layouts that share the same set of specifications can link their
projects to a shared Job Jackets file, so that if one layout artist makes a change to
something like a style sheet, the same change can be automatically propagated to
the other artists’ layouts.
The structure of Job Jackets
Job Jackets are XML structures containing specifications and rules. The topics below
describe the way these specifications and rules are organized in Job Jackets.
Resources
Job Jackets contain Resources, which include the following:
Project-level Resources: Things that can be applied to a particular project, such as
1.
style sheets, colors, output styles, and color management settings.
Layout-level Resources: Things that can be applied to a particular layout, such as:
2.
Layout Specifications: Settings that can be used to assign a particular size,
orientation, and so forth to a layout.
Rules and Rule Sets: Tests that can be run to inspect a layout and verify its
adherence to specifications.
In addition to the Resources described above, Job Jackets can contain certain
informational Resources, including the following:
Job Descriptions: This category includes a job number, revision, instructions,
notes, and keywords.
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