In order for FusionPro to create a low-resolution preview of a static image in the template, the image must be invoked as a variable image. This is done by specifying the image as a variable graphic box on the template and always using the same image as the variable graphic. This "variable" does not have to be exposed to the customer in MarketDirect StoreFront. By using the following rule in the FusionPro designer the image is automatically returned and the customer sees no difference except the faster display of the product preview since it is now streaming low-resolution data.
1 Add your graphic
as a resource and create a graphic rule that calls that resource:
return Resource("MyGraphic.tif");
where MyGraphic.tif represents the name of the graphic file you
are using; make sure the name you enter in the rule exactly matches the
actual name of your graphic file.
2 Attach that rule to the graphic box.
Low-resolution preview works with TIFF, JPG, BMP, and PNG files. Please consult the FusionPro user documentation on applying rules for further clarification. This rule and low-resolution preview are optional. If you and your customers are not experiencing issues with speed of PDF preview from a FusionPro template, you can continue to build them as you have in the past.
To suppress static PDF content
● Check the box Suppress Static PDF Content to print only the buyer-specified dynamic content (i.e., the variable data).
This would be of use, for example, if you were printing the variable data for FusionPro products on pre-printed documents (e.g., "shells").
To enable downsampling of FusionPro preview PDF files
Downsampling the preview will conserve bandwidth as FusionPro sometimes generates very large production files that must be streamed during preview. If you do not enable downsampling, the full production file size PDF file will display in preview (i.e., with the DPI settings configured in the .CFG file associated with that product in the template directory).
● Check the box Fusion Pro Low Resolution Enable box to downsample the image preview to 72 DPI (which is adequate for viewing on screen but not for print production).
When this box is unchecked, the preview PDF file will be the same as the full production PDF file.
To enable FusionPro imposition
MarketDirect StoreFront supports Fusion Pro Imposition.
● Check the box Enable Imposition to use the imposition settings specified in the FusionPro Desktop templates for production in MarketDirect StoreFront.
The FusionPro Desktop tool has a built-in imposition utility that enables files to be imposed in the FusionPro Server. Checking this box will cause MarketDirect StoreFront to make use of the FusionPro imposition settings for production (though they will be disabled in the online preview).
Warning: Enabling the Enable Imposition option will cause MarketDirect StoreFront to read and use the imposition file (an imposed PDF) supplied in the FusionPro zip file when customers create products in single mode. It does not apply to batch uploads of variable data records. For batch mode, CSV and zip files (but not an imposed PDF) are supplied in the job ticket so enabling imposition will not work for batch mode.
Warning: Be sure to adjust quantities based on imposition. For example, if you are imposing 20-up on a single sheet, and the buyer selects a quantity of 500, the number of actual discrete units ordered would not be 500 but 10,000.