Separations Print File in CorelDraw

You can make composite & separations print file in coreldraw. Their are lot of options for it. You can compress you file, crop mark in print file, increase fountain steps, over print black automatic etc. Just go to File menu & select Print or Ctrl+P.

General Tab

• Select postscript printer. I am using Scitex Dolev800 PS L2.
• If you have PPD than tick in PPD & select it for extra options otherwise leave it.
• Go in Properties & click Advanced.
• Choose paper size as you needed or click PostScript Custom Page Size.
• Feed the width & height.
• Select the Long Edge first for wide (Landscape) layout & Short Edge first for tall (Portrait) layout from Set Paper Feed Direction.

Layout Tab

• As in document, fit to page, reposition image to & print tiled pages from image position & size
• Custom bleed by tick to bleed limt
• Choose imposition layout & edit it also

Separations Tab

• Click in Separations tab.
• If you want convert all colors in 4/c than tick in Convert spot colors to process, otherwise leave it.
• Tick in Print Separations & choose different different options their. You can choose extra options tick by Use advanced settings (choose extra custom setting clicking by Advanced...)
• Tick in Always overprint black for overprint black
• If you want Ignore Preserve overprint if you overprint it into document than choose Ignore from Document overprints.

Prepress Tab

• Invert (negative) & Mirror  in / film settings.
• Print file information, print page numbers & position within page in file information.
• Crop / fold marks & exterior only in corp / fold marks.
• Choose registration style tick by print registration marks.
• Color calibration bar & densitometer scales in calibration bars.

PostScript Tab

• Level 1, level 2 & PostScript 3 in compatibility.
• Tick Use JPEG compression, maintain OPI links & resolve DCS links in bitmaps area.
• Choose lpi (Line Per Inch) from screen frequency.
• Download type 1 fonts & convert true type to type 1 in fonts area.
• Choose full screen, Page only & Thumbnails choose in On start display & include hyperlinks, include bookmarks in PDF marks.
• Choose maximum points per curve.
• Choose set flatness to.
• Tick other options are : increase flatness, auto increase fountain steps & optimize fountain fills.

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