Hello, There are a couple of options in FusionPro that can assist you specifically with the HP VDP workflow (both HP PPML and JLYT).
First, I recommend downloading and reviewing FusionPro HP VDP Workflow document from our Knowledge Base at: http://www.printable.com/support/kb You will find this document in the "Digital Print Workflow Documents" section. A couple of points about the HP VDP workflow and FusionPro: 1) FusionPro supports mixed rich and SNAP text within the HP output formats. If the text can be described in SNAP (integer-only pointsizes, 90-degree increment rotations, no underline, etc), we will output that text element as SNAP. If not, we output as rich text. We will mix rich/SNAP in a single job. 2) FusionPro can convert your PostScript Type 1, TTF, and OTF fonts to the appropriate font file formats needed for loading on the HP DFE. We output fonts in PFB format for JLYT and PFA format for HP PPML. The FusionPro HP VDP Workflow document describes this process. 3) Remember that even though you may have 2 fonts called, for example, "Arial", they are not necessarily the same font. This is an important point that users often have issues with in this workflow. A font called "Arial" that is already on the HP DFE may have completely different character metrics and inter-character spacing (kerning) than the "Arial" you are using on the desktop with FusionPro. Using the wrong font can result in character collisions or extra spacing between characters when RIP'd and printed. We recommend loading the fonts that FusionPro outputs. 4) Copyfitting and SNAP can be achieved in the job if you are willing to use integral point sizes. There is a setting on the "Advanced" tab of the FusionPro Composition dialogue to force integral point sizes of all variable text. If you use copyfitting and do not select this option, you will very likely get non-SNAP non-integral point sizes. If you see this text set in Courier on the RIP, this is typically because the font that was called for this rich text was not present on the RIP. See the HP FusionPro workflow document for additional information. Hope this helps. --Mark Hilger Product Manager Printable Technologies, Inc. +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Calling all FP Web Users! Do you have a question or lots of knowledge to share about FusionPro Web? If so, join our Printable Web to Print Users' Forum today! Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to find out how! +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -- 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 --
