Nexus OPI Workflow Template

[macdept]

I am hoping there is someone out there who could possibly help me out by sending a sample nexus template using OPI to generate a final 1-bit tif. We use a combination Odystar/Nexus workflow, using Preps to impose most of our files but we do some security work with pre-ripped 1-bit tifs that cannot run through either Odystar or Nexus without having some sort of compression applied. I would love to be able to impose files using these pre-ripped tifs as opposed to having to rebuild the file to final sheet size. I know there is a way to do this but am hesitant on messing around with our existing workflows because, quite frankly, I do not want to corrupt them in any way.

[pacart]

Why don't you just make a copy of a workflow and mess around with that one.

[pacart]

Also, if the file is already ripped, why do you need to send it back through the rip, i guess im not following? We don't have the imposition module, so i'm thinking maybe you have to send it back through in order for it to impose?

[macdept]

Basically I am trying to figure out a way to be able to use Preps to step and repeat the ripped 1-bit tifs. They need to be 2400 dpi so if I were able to use the 8.5x11 tif the file size would be greatly reduced as opposed to having to build it to sheet size. I was thinking that someone else may be doing the same thing with a similiar set-up and I could adjust their workflow to meet our needs. Quite frankly I am not that experienced with Nexus and as far as building a workflow from scratch, I do not have the luxury to devote the amount of time it would take me to figure out how to do it.

[pacart]

In your first message you indicate that you needed some kind of compression. Is this the problem? If the file were compressed would it work?

[macdept]

No, the problem is that the system are applying compression of some sort. We do not want any compression on them or the printed piece will not work. That is why I was hoping to be able to use some sort of OPI when imposing to sheet size.

[pacart]

Do you guys have a service contract with Esko? If so support is free and they are really helpful, I know a couple of different places that the compression is applied, but since i don't have the impose module i can't really help you.

If i were doing it though i would copy the workflow, then open up each one of the modules and look for compression settings, turn them off, then run a sample, it would really only take 10 minutes to edit the workflow at the most, and if it doesn't work trash the duplicate workflow, no harm no foul.