Run Preflight Action

Run Preflight Action in Adobe Photoshop — with two ready prompts: the immediate one, and the one that makes it stick. 1 real situation leads here.

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The moments that lead here

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Run a preflight action that checks and fixes common file problems (missing fonts, wrong profile, oversized images) before plates are made.

2 ready prompts

Written for the moment this actually comes up.

Execute — do the immediate task

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Run the preflight action that checks and fixes common file problems: detect missing fonts and…
Run the preflight action that checks and fixes common file problems: detect missing fonts and substitute or outline them, assign the correct CMYK profile if wrong, resize oversized images above 600 ppi to spec, and generate a preflight report PDF for the plate room.

Improve — make it easier to accept

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Before the file set goes to plates, strengthen the preflight—list every automatic fix made, flag…
Before the file set goes to plates, strengthen the preflight—list every automatic fix made, flag fixes that require client approval (font substitutions, major resampling), include sample before-and-after pages in the report, and add a checksum to each fixed file so the plate room knows nothing was missed.

Who does this, and with what

The same task is different work inside a different job.

Prepress TechnicianAdobe PhotoshopAdobe Bridgealso: Fix Common File Issues

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