Hi Jeff, The answer to why a job takes a certain amount of time to compose is, it depends. There are a lot of factors that go into determining how long it takes to compose a record of data. Some of the main ones are: the number of pages and frames in your job, the number and size of external resources (graphics), the location of external resources (local vs. from a network), the number and complexity of JavaScript rules (especially things like text measurement or copyfitting which make multiple passes), the output format, use of output chunking or imposition, and the capabilities of your computer, including CPU speed, memory, and disk space. Also, if you're currently using FusionPro Desktop, you may see better composition times from FusionPro Server for certain jobs.
Analyzing why your particular job seems to take a long time to compose would require looking at it, which I can't really do in the context of the forum. It's possible that there are things which could be done to make it more efficient. If you're utilizing the Page Usage feature, you're composing every page for each record, whether you're using it in the output or not, so you might be able to optimize the job by putting the variable info onto a single page and only composing the parts you're using. Also, if you're using barcodes, you might be able to minimize the number of times you're calculating the barcode data, especially if you're encoding the same data multiple times. But again, a full analysis and optimization of the job is beyond the scope of this forum. As to the relative composition speed of FusionPro versus other VDP products, I don't know how all those other products work, especially for generating barcodes, so I can't really speak to that, although I don't know if they have the same capabilities. Dan +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- FusionPro 5.0 Now Available! Variable text on a curve and soft drop-shadows for variable text LIMITED TIME upgrade offer of $299 per license for current customers: http://fusionpro.printable.com/store/upgrade New licenses available for $599 each at: http://fusionpro.printable.com/store/ All FusionPro 5.0 customers to receive FusionPro 5.1 with Adobe Acrobat 8 and InDesign CS3 support when released for FREE. +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -- Users of FusionPro Desktop have unlimited free email support. Contact Printable Support at [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- View FusionPro Knowledge Base, FusionPro Samples at www.printable.com/vdp/desktop.htm -- You are currently subscribed to fusionpro as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- Note: All e-mail sent to or from this address will be received or otherwise recorded by the e-mail recipients of this forum. It is subject to archival, monitoring or review by, and/or disclosure to someone other than the recipient. Our privacy policy is posted on www.printplanet.com --
