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Tell me about Jobstream

 

What Is Jobstream?

Some of the output functions available with PostScript® Level 2 and PostScript® 3 are not used by the layout applications. The Jobstream plug-in permits better control of certain important functions such as overprinting and hairline check when the Adobe® PostScript® printer driver for Windows® and Macintosh® is used for the creation of output parameters for HP Designjet 50ps.

In addition, you can specify the Print settings for this job on a client computer without having to log in at the HP Designjet 50ps PrintManager.

You can install the Jobstream plug-in on the client computers and use it for easy connection to the virtual printers. For a description, refer to the Administrator's Guide (First Steps) manual (available as a PDF file in the Documentation subdirectory on the server).

Please heed the following: When a client computer is mapped to the virtual printers, the current configurations (such as the paper types available or an activated duplex unit) are also transferred and stored locally on the client computer for Jobstream. When the configuration on the server changes, the configuration file must be updated on the client computers. See also How do I export the current printer settings?

Notes on different applications:

  • For QuarkXPress™
  • Considerable improvements can be achieved, in particular when using a Composite PS workflow with QuarkXPress™.

    Overprinting of colors does not function perfectly with QuarkXPress™ 3.

  • For Adobe® InDesign™
  • If InDesign is used, the Jobstream functions are not required as this program fully supports the Composite PS workflow without restrictions.

  • For PageMaker® and Freehand®
  • The Jobstream functions are not available in the following applications:

    Macintosh:® Adobe® PageMaker®

    PC: Adobe® PageMaker® and Macromedia Freehand®

Other topics:

 

Enabling Jobstream

If the Enable Jobstream option is checked in the Jobstream tab in the printing preferences, default settings are first available for these functions.

When Jobstream is disabled, printing ignores these options and uses the appropriate PPD.

Note: You can enable the print title option independently of the other functions.

The following functions are available if Jobstream is enabled:

Note: In principle, the Jobstream settings can be either edited specifically for a job (by clicking Properties in the printer setup) or set as a default for output to a virtual printer. If you want them as a default, call up the printer window with Start > Settings > Printers and then call up the relevant printer dialog with the File menu or context-sensitive menu.

The command for calling up the printer settings with the Jobstream tab varies according to the operating system you use: In Windows NT® 4, the command is Document Defaults, in Windows 2000 it is Printing Preferences and in Windows 95/98® it is Properties.

You cannot do this at the Macintosh®. For that reason, the dialog box in the Macintosh® version also has a Settings panel. You can save your settings with Settings > Save and can call them up when needed with Open so that you have different sets of preferences as required.

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