Variable Print Specification; Ppml - Xerox CX PRINT SERVER 550 User Manual

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Variable Print Specification

PPML

server although less efficiently than Variable Print Specification
files. Each authoring program creates VDP code that instructs the
RIP where to place the VDP elements, and each authoring
program does so in a slightly different manner.
The format you choose can be a stand-alone format that covers all
aspects of document design, data management, and text capture,
or it can be an extension of an existing program that enables you
to create VDP documents and VDP jobs.
Note: PostScript files are suitable for simple, very short jobs. All page
elements are re-RIPed for each page. These jobs do not use a VDP
authoring tool at all. Instead, they use the mail-merge function in a Microsoft
Word document or a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
The Variable Print Specification (VPS) file format was developed
by Creo. It is an extension of the PostScript language. The file
format is comprehensive and can cover a complete range of VDP
documents.
A Variable Print Specification job consists of the following
components:
Booklet—A personalized copy of a document within a single
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print run. Pages or elements within a page can vary from
booklet to booklet.
Reusable elements—Self-contained graphical entities that can
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be line art, text, raster images, or a combination of these types.
Reusable elements are represented in PostScript and can be
stored as EPS files when appropriate. Reusable elements
include clipping and scaling instructions as well as the image
data.
Reusable elements can be used repeatedly in different pages,
booklets, and jobs. On the CX print server, all reusable
elements are processed once and cached as elements for
further use.
Inline elements—Unique information that is drawn from a
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database and is embedded in the sub-job. This data prints only
once for individual booklets.
Personalized Print Markup Language (PPML) is an XML-based
print language developed by some of the world's leading
manufacturers of print technology for the high-speed reproduction
of reusable page content. It is an open, interoperable, device-
independent standard that makes use of personalized print
applications. Various vendors have created software that can
generate PPML files.
Chapter 10—Variable data printing jobs