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Job Jackets
The Job Jackets feature takes a revolutionary step beyond preflighting: It helps
to ensure that a print job adheres to its specifications from the moment it is
created, and that it continues to adhere to those specifications all the way
through until it rolls off the press. Furthermore, Job Jackets expand the concept
of job specification enforcement beyond the realm of the individual user by
linking projects to synchronized, dynamically updateable design specifications
that include everything from style sheets and colors to page size and count.
Understanding Job Jackets
Job Jackets serve two main purposes:
To allow a job definer to create detailed specifications for Print and Digital ●
layouts.
To allow a layout artist to create projects and layouts from those ●
specifications, share the specifications with other layout artists, and verify
that a layout follows its specifications.
Job Jackets were created because producing a layout and successfully sending
it to output can be a complex task.
For example, consider some of the difficulties that have plagued creators of
print layouts. Different presses have different capabilities, and modern page
layout applications must be versatile enough to support all of those capabilities.
Consequently, any number of things can go wrong, especially when you include
the inevitable possibility of simple human error. Just to provide a few examples:
A layout artist may use colors or imported graphics that cannot be ●
reproduced accurately on the target press.
A document that has been budgeted at 100 pages may be sent to output ●
with a length of 112 pages.
A project may be sent to the output device without its required graphic files ●
or fonts.
A layout with small text in a spot color may be sent to a four-color press, ●
resulting in text that is unreadable.
Color management settings may be configured incorrectly for the output ●
device, leading to unexpected results.
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.