generate jpg

[bstalcup]

according to http://www.printable.com/FusionProServer/ it is possible to generate jpg output:

 

Features:

Image format output options (BMP, TIF, JPG, PNG, GIF, and EPS) in addition to the nine optimized VDP print formats (PDF, PostScript, VDX, PPML, HP-PPML, VPS, JLYT, VIPP, Digimaster-PostScript)

 

how do i do this at the command line with the .exe?

[mhilger]

Hello,

 

We have just posted information about this capability in this thread.

 

hth!

[DSweet]

Mark,

 

What version(s) of FusionPro is this available in, and what would a config file look like with these commands in them? I don't see anything in the manuals that state where to add these into the config files. Are they to be typed in afterward within a text-editor?

 

Thanks

[mhilger]

Hello David,

 

This was added to one of the earlier 6.0 releases of FP Server. It hasn't made it to the doc that installs with FP Server yet, but this post is fairly representative of what that doc will be.

 

As far as inserting this into the CFG, this would be done via manipulation of the CFG file itself. You can do this manually in a text editor or write a little script to dynamically build a CFG as many customers do.

 

If you go the script route, I recommend having a base CFG for the job (say, the CFG that is created for that job from FP Desktop) and then appending or changing info in that CFG with your script.

 

This script to modify the CFG can be extended further to do things like the following:

 

- Set downsampling on for proofs and disable downsample for press compositions

- Set the output format. e.g. PDF for proof and PPML for press

- Set the imposition file to use (or disable impo). e.g. 1-up preview of piece in proof vs. fully imposed output for press

 

Anyway, here's a sample CFG that shows the JPG commands for output in it. See the red text at the bottom of the following:

 

AbortChoice=StopComp
CompressOutput=Yes
CropMarksInBlack=No
DisableUnicodeFont=Yes
DownSample=Yes
DownSampleDPI=72
DropShadowDPI=150
DropShadowEffect=Grayscale
EmbedFonts=Yes
FlatFileConfiguration=C:\Program Files\Printable\FusionPro\Tutorial\Real Estate Mailer\Working Files\PresidioPostcard2.def
FontSubset=Yes
ForceIntegralPointSize=No
HPPPMLImpositionChoice=default
HPPPMLUseSpotColor=No
HyphenDictionary=C:\Program Files\Printable\FusionPro\dictor\English.inx
IgnoreRecordRepeat=No
ImpositionDefFileName=..\4-up-imposition2.fpi
InputFileFormat=Flat
JLYTSnapTextKerning=No
JLYTUseSpotColor=No
Linearize=No
OptimizeForIntelliStream=No
OutputFormat=PDF
OutputSource=onefile
PageMarkOffset=900
PDFLevel=Acrobat 4.0/5.0 Compatible
ppmlgraphicstoexternal=No
PPMLGraphicsUseOriginal=No
ppmlrewritegraphics=No
RecordsToCompose=1
StartRecordNo=1
SuppressPDFBackground=No
UseImpositionDefFile=Yes
UseLowRes=Yes
VDXBindingIntent=None
VDXBindingSide=Left
VDXFileMode=Single File
VDXVersion=ANSI VDX
[color=Red]JPEG_Output_Enabled=true
JPEG_Output_StartPage=1
JPEG_Output_NumberOfPages=-1
JPEG_Output_Quality=80
JPEG_Output_Resolution=72
JPEG_Output_Scaling=100
JPEG_Output_MaxWidth=0
JPEG_Output_MaxHeight =0
JPEG_Output_PDFBoundingBox=CropBox[/color]

One item to mention for CFG settings - some settings in the CFG apply only to certain types of compositions. You see the VDX, PPML, and JLYT settings above? These only apply to compositions to those output formats (set by the "OutputFormat" property in the CFG). If the setting doesn't apply to the given output format, it's ignored by FP Server.

 

hth