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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 Web 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.
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