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Welcome to the UserPrep Files directory.
FreeHand 7 UserPrep ReadMe
October 1996
Overview:
This directory consists of a set of files containing PostScript
code that can be used to modify the printing of FreeHand 7
documents to PostScript printers. These files also modify EPS
files generated by FreeHand 7. They have no effect on PCL printing.
These files are optional because they take advantage of
features or work around features or flaws specific to individual
printers.
How to use a UserPrep file:
The installer places the files in a directory named "Userprep."
Glance through the UserPrep listing below and decide which, if
any, UserPrep you need.
Select the UserPrep file you wish to use from the UserPrep pop-up
in the Print Setup dialog, which is available through the Print dialog.
You can also type the name of the UserPrep file you wish to use in
the "Name of UserPrep file" field in the Expert Input/Output
category of the Preferences dialog.
Please note that FreeHand includes the UserPrep in the EPS output
as well as the print output. This can be a good thing, if you are
generating EPS for a film recorder and you want the "Slides.prp"
fix. However, it is possible to get an undesired UserPrep if you
leave the preference set when exporting.
The following UserPreps are available:
Channl24.prp - This UserPrep is for correcting EPS files generated
by Channel24, a Photoshop filter. These EPSs will cause a typecheck
error:offending command:setgray error when printed from FreeHand
to any PostScript printer, unless this UserPrep is used.
Hyphen.prp - This UserPrep works around a problem we encountered
with FreeHand with some versions of the Hyphen brand of PostScript
interpreter. The symptom was that Gradient fills failed with a
PostScript error when printing to this RIP. Note: This UserPrep
will cause Gradient fills to print more slowly.
Moreband.prp - This UserPrep is useful for Level 2 PostScript color
printers that have a limited amount of memory. The symptom is that
print jobs fail, often with a PostScript limitcheck error, when there
are numerous Gradient fills in the print job. This UserPrep forces
FreeHand to generate wider bands of colors in Gradient fills. This
reduces the quality of output, but improves the speed and reduces
the memory requirement, possibly allowing files to print that would
not otherwise print. We have seen these sorts of problems with Level
2 color printers with less than 8MB of memory using letter paper.
Seikover.prp - This UserPrep is specifically for the Seiko
ColorPoint2 printer with 4 color media loaded. It enables object
level overprinting from FreeHand 7. To demonstrate this, draw a
100% magenta ellipse on top of and partially overlapping a 100% yellow
ellipse. Turn on overprinting for the magenta ellipse in the Fill
Inspector, and print. The overlapped area will be yellow
overprinted with magenta, producing red. This UserPrep will allow
you to review the effect of object-level overprinting on the
ColorPoint2.
Note: This UserPrep will produce incorrect output on Level 2
color printers that do not support overprinting. Also, this
UserPrep does not take ink-level overprinting into account.
Slides.prp - This UserPrep is specifically for output to film
recorders with VBS Professional Output Manager. The symptom is
that Radial fills, and occasionally some Graduated fills, seem
to break up and let the background color leak through the fill.
This UserPrep overlaps the colors more to address this problem.
It will cause Radial and Graduated fills to print slightly more
slowly.
Smthrads.prp - This UserPrep is specifically for output to 300 to
600 dpi monochrome printers (LaserWriter, HP4M, LaserWriter 630,
etc.). It smoothes the Gradient fills, reducing banding.
The only drawback is that print time is increased. It has no
effect on color printers, or imagesetters.
Tiles.prp - This UserPrep is intended for high resolution Level 2
printers that are having trouble with Tiled fills. Certain Tiled
fills would cause the RIP to take several hours to process a
relatively small job. This UserPrep will cause all Tiled fills
to print more slowly on Level 2 printers than they normally would.
However, it will speed up the print time of the problematic Tiled
fills. The problem was discovered on AGFA SelectSet 7000 and
AGFA ProSet 9800 using an AGFA Level 2 RIP with AGFA Balanced
Screening turned on.
Copyright 1996 Macromedia, Inc. All rights reserved.