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Overview
QuarkXPress 7 XTensions
QuarkXPress 6 XTensions
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Quark ALAP ImagePort Frequently Asked Questions
- What are the system requirements to run Quark ALAP ImagePort?
- How can I optimize Quark ALAP ImagePort?
- Image previews from Quark ALAP ImagePort on the Mac display in 8-bit color. How can I generate a better preview?
- Can my documents be opened by someone who doesn't have Quark ALAP ImagePort?
- Do I need Photoshop on the computer I use QuarkXPress and Quark ALAP ImagePort on?
- Can I save a layout as a QuarkXPress 3.3x document when using Quark ALAP ImagePort?
- How do I assign extra channels to spot colors?
- How do I create a varnish plate?
- How do I trap my spot colors?
- Do extra channels knock out or overprint?
- How do the trapping features of QuarkXPress interact with layers in the Photoshop file?
- How do I undo modifications made in Quark ALAP ImagePort?
- How does Quark ALAP ImagePort handle Photoshop documents that contain effect layers?
- When I save a QuarkXPress project with PSD files (placed using Quark ALAP ImagePort) as a PostScript file, how is the file flattened, and what file format does it assume before generating the PostScript?
- What happens when I print separations that contain RGB images?
- How do I send my QuarkXPress project to my printer or service bureau?
- What are cache files and do I need to send them to my printer or service bureau?
What are the system requirements to run Quark ALAP ImagePort?
Power Macintosh®
System 8.6 or later
QuarkXPress® 4.11 or later
30 MB allocated to QuarkXPress (including version 6)
Windows® 98SE or later
Pentium II or faster
QuarkXPress 4.11 or later (including version 6)
How can I optimize Quark ALAP ImagePort?
Both Mac OS and Windows platforms use a cache mechanism for placing native Photoshop® images. Increasing the cache folder size under Edit Menu > Preferences > ImagePort enables faster placing of images after a cache has been built.
Mac OS®, it is recommended that virtual memory is turned off. Allocating more memory to QuarkXPress or quitting other applications and freeing system memory also aids in optimizing Quark ALAP ImagePort.
Image previews from Quark ALAP ImagePort on the Mac display in 8-bit color. How can I generate a better preview?
The previews you see in your QuarkXPress document are built by Quark ALAP ImagePort and are based on your QuarkXPress Display preference.
On Mac OS, Quark ALAP ImagePort uses ColorSync® to build CMYK previews.
Can my documents be opened by someone who doesn't have Quark ALAP ImagePort?
Yes. You can open a QuarkXPress document even if you do not have Quark ALAP ImagePort loaded.
Because QuarkXPress does not inherently understand native Photoshop images, composite printing and separations force QuarkXPress to use the preview image.
However, standard QuarkXPress picture controls can be used without the Quark ALAP ImagePort XTensions software loaded.
Do I need Photoshop on the computer I use QuarkXPress and Quark ALAP ImagePort on?
No. Quark ALAP ImagePort does not require Photoshop.
Can I save a document as a QuarkXPress 3.3x document when using Quark ALAP ImagePort?
It's a possibility but because Quark ALAP ImagePort or the Quark ALAP ImagePort Print Only XTensions software will not load with QuarkXPress 3.3, you would be unable to print high-resolution images from QuarkXPress 3.3.
How do I assign extra channels to spot colors?
By default, a color is added to the QuarkXPress project for each alpha channel in the file based on the name in Photoshop's Channel Options dialog box.
To assign a channel to a different color, open the Channel tab in the Quark ALAP ImagePort palette, double-click the channel to assign to a spot color, and select a color from the color drop-down menu.
These colors can be edited like any other QuarkXPress color. Changing a color from Spot color to Process color separates the channel into CMYK equivalents in QuarkXPress.
How do I create a varnish plate?
In Photoshop, create a channel that contains the area to be varnished (for example, saving a selection as a mask). Name this channel "Varnish" in the Channel Option dialog box. When importing this image into your QuarkXPress project, a new spot color called "Varnish" is added to your QuarkXPress color palette.
When printing, ensure that the Varnish plate is visible in the Quark ALAP ImagePort palette. If not, this plate will not print.
How do I trap my spot colors?
All trapping needs to be built into the channels when they are created in Photoshop. These spot colors are pre-separated and are not trapped by QuarkXPress during printing.
Trapping can be accomplished in Photoshop either by growing a selection when saving a masked area (for instance, a varnish plate) or by using the minimum and maximum filters. Refer to your Photoshop documentation when using any of these techniques.
Do extra channels knock out or overprint?
By default, extra channels are set up to overprint all other channels. If you require an extra channel to knock out other channels, you need to manually build the knockout from each channel.
How do the trapping features of QuarkXPress interact with the layers in the Photoshop file?
As with all placed images, QuarkXPress traps to the box, not the image.
How do I undo modifications made in Quark ALAP ImagePort?
Because modifications made in the Quark ALAP ImagePort palette are not saved to the original Photoshop file, you can revert to the original file setting at any time by selecting Revert or Revert All from the Quark ALAP ImagePort palette options menu.
You can revert changes made to layers, channels, and paths individually by clicking on the layer/channel/path and selecting Revert or all at once by selecting Revert All.
How does Quark ALAP ImagePort handle Photoshop documents that contain effect layers?
If the Photoshop image contains an effect layer, Quark ALAP ImagePort attempts to use the composite image.
The composite image, which is saved with the Photoshop image, contains the effects; however, only the layer is available in the Layers tab of Quark ALAP ImagePort. This layer is named "Composite."
To use effect layers in Quark ALAP ImagePort, you need to create the effect as layers. In Photoshop this task can be accomplished by selecting the layer that contains the effect. Hold the Control key (Mac OS) or right-click (Windows) on the effect icon in the Photoshop palette and select Create Layer.
You are able to place your Photoshop image in QuarkXPress with modifiable layers.
When I save a QuarkXPress project with PSD files (placed using Quark ALAP ImagePort) as a PostScript file, how is the file flattened, and what file format does it assume before generating the PostScript?
No flattening needs to occur when you save to a PostScript® file. The high-resolution data from the Photoshop file is simply added to the PostScript stream.
What happens when I print separations that contain RGB images?
At print time, Quark ALAP ImagePort gives QuarkXPress RGB data based on your palette settings for layers, channels, and paths. Quark ALAP ImagePort does not perform RGB-to-CMYK conversions.
How do I send my QuarkXPress project to my printer or service bureau?
QuarkXPress does not know how to print or separate native Photoshop images. If your printer or service bureau does not have Quark ALAP ImagePort, you need to include the Print-Only version of Quark ALAP ImagePort for them to load with QuarkXPress.
The Print-Only version of Quark ALAP ImagePort is basically the same as your version without a palette. They will be unable to make changes to the images except for standard QuarkXPress picture controls.
Download the Print Only version of Quark ALAP ImagePort:
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Download Quark ALAP ImagePort (print only) for Mac OS
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Download Quark ALAP ImagePort (print only) for Windows
What are cache files and does my printer or service bureau need them?
Cache images are created by Quark ALAP ImagePort when you first place a native Photoshop image. They contain a low-resolution preview for the layers and channels. The cache file is used when you place the same image twice into a QuarkXPress project.
Your printer or service bureau does not need these files. At print time, Quark ALAP ImagePort or the Print-Only version of Quark ALAP ImagePort builds a full-resolution cache image using all of the settings applied through the Quark ALAP ImagePort palette.
Overview
QuarkXPress 7 XTensions
QuarkXPress 6 XTensions
XTension resources
Quark ALAP ImagePort Frequently Asked Questions
- What are the system requirements to run Quark ALAP ImagePort?
- How can I optimize Quark ALAP ImagePort?
- Image previews from Quark ALAP ImagePort on the Mac display in 8-bit color. How can I generate a better preview?
- Can my documents be opened by someone who doesn't have Quark ALAP ImagePort?
- Do I need Photoshop on the computer I use QuarkXPress and Quark ALAP ImagePort on?
- Can I save a layout as a QuarkXPress 3.3x document when using Quark ALAP ImagePort?
- How do I assign extra channels to spot colors?
- How do I create a varnish plate?
- How do I trap my spot colors?
- Do extra channels knock out or overprint?
- How do the trapping features of QuarkXPress interact with layers in the Photoshop file?
- How do I undo modifications made in Quark ALAP ImagePort?
- How does Quark ALAP ImagePort handle Photoshop documents that contain effect layers?
- When I save a QuarkXPress project with PSD files (placed using Quark ALAP ImagePort) as a PostScript file, how is the file flattened, and what file format does it assume before generating the PostScript?
- What happens when I print separations that contain RGB images?
- How do I send my QuarkXPress project to my printer or service bureau?
- What are cache files and do I need to send them to my printer or service bureau?
What are the system requirements to run Quark ALAP ImagePort?
Power Macintosh®
System 8.6 or later
QuarkXPress® 4.11 or later
30 MB allocated to QuarkXPress (including version 6)
Windows® 98SE or later
Pentium II or faster
QuarkXPress 4.11 or later (including version 6)
How can I optimize Quark ALAP ImagePort?
Both Mac OS and Windows platforms use a cache mechanism for placing native Photoshop® images. Increasing the cache folder size under Edit Menu > Preferences > ImagePort enables faster placing of images after a cache has been built.
Mac OS®, it is recommended that virtual memory is turned off. Allocating more memory to QuarkXPress or quitting other applications and freeing system memory also aids in optimizing Quark ALAP ImagePort.
Image previews from Quark ALAP ImagePort on the Mac display in 8-bit color. How can I generate a better preview?
The previews you see in your QuarkXPress document are built by Quark ALAP ImagePort and are based on your QuarkXPress Display preference.
On Mac OS, Quark ALAP ImagePort uses ColorSync® to build CMYK previews.
Can my documents be opened by someone who doesn't have Quark ALAP ImagePort?
Yes. You can open a QuarkXPress document even if you do not have Quark ALAP ImagePort loaded.
Because QuarkXPress does not inherently understand native Photoshop images, composite printing and separations force QuarkXPress to use the preview image.
However, standard QuarkXPress picture controls can be used without the Quark ALAP ImagePort XTensions software loaded.
Do I need Photoshop on the computer I use QuarkXPress and Quark ALAP ImagePort on?
No. Quark ALAP ImagePort does not require Photoshop.
Can I save a document as a QuarkXPress 3.3x document when using Quark ALAP ImagePort?
It's a possibility but because Quark ALAP ImagePort or the Quark ALAP ImagePort Print Only XTensions software will not load with QuarkXPress 3.3, you would be unable to print high-resolution images from QuarkXPress 3.3.
How do I assign extra channels to spot colors?
By default, a color is added to the QuarkXPress project for each alpha channel in the file based on the name in Photoshop's Channel Options dialog box.
To assign a channel to a different color, open the Channel tab in the Quark ALAP ImagePort palette, double-click the channel to assign to a spot color, and select a color from the color drop-down menu.
These colors can be edited like any other QuarkXPress color. Changing a color from Spot color to Process color separates the channel into CMYK equivalents in QuarkXPress.
How do I create a varnish plate?
In Photoshop, create a channel that contains the area to be varnished (for example, saving a selection as a mask). Name this channel "Varnish" in the Channel Option dialog box. When importing this image into your QuarkXPress project, a new spot color called "Varnish" is added to your QuarkXPress color palette.
When printing, ensure that the Varnish plate is visible in the Quark ALAP ImagePort palette. If not, this plate will not print.
How do I trap my spot colors?
All trapping needs to be built into the channels when they are created in Photoshop. These spot colors are pre-separated and are not trapped by QuarkXPress during printing.
Trapping can be accomplished in Photoshop either by growing a selection when saving a masked area (for instance, a varnish plate) or by using the minimum and maximum filters. Refer to your Photoshop documentation when using any of these techniques.
Do extra channels knock out or overprint?
By default, extra channels are set up to overprint all other channels. If you require an extra channel to knock out other channels, you need to manually build the knockout from each channel.
How do the trapping features of QuarkXPress interact with the layers in the Photoshop file?
As with all placed images, QuarkXPress traps to the box, not the image.
How do I undo modifications made in Quark ALAP ImagePort?
Because modifications made in the Quark ALAP ImagePort palette are not saved to the original Photoshop file, you can revert to the original file setting at any time by selecting Revert or Revert All from the Quark ALAP ImagePort palette options menu.
You can revert changes made to layers, channels, and paths individually by clicking on the layer/channel/path and selecting Revert or all at once by selecting Revert All.
How does Quark ALAP ImagePort handle Photoshop documents that contain effect layers?
If the Photoshop image contains an effect layer, Quark ALAP ImagePort attempts to use the composite image.
The composite image, which is saved with the Photoshop image, contains the effects; however, only the layer is available in the Layers tab of Quark ALAP ImagePort. This layer is named "Composite."
To use effect layers in Quark ALAP ImagePort, you need to create the effect as layers. In Photoshop this task can be accomplished by selecting the layer that contains the effect. Hold the Control key (Mac OS) or right-click (Windows) on the effect icon in the Photoshop palette and select Create Layer.
You are able to place your Photoshop image in QuarkXPress with modifiable layers.
When I save a QuarkXPress project with PSD files (placed using Quark ALAP ImagePort) as a PostScript file, how is the file flattened, and what file format does it assume before generating the PostScript?
No flattening needs to occur when you save to a PostScript® file. The high-resolution data from the Photoshop file is simply added to the PostScript stream.
What happens when I print separations that contain RGB images?
At print time, Quark ALAP ImagePort gives QuarkXPress RGB data based on your palette settings for layers, channels, and paths. Quark ALAP ImagePort does not perform RGB-to-CMYK conversions.
How do I send my QuarkXPress project to my printer or service bureau?
QuarkXPress does not know how to print or separate native Photoshop images. If your printer or service bureau does not have Quark ALAP ImagePort, you need to include the Print-Only version of Quark ALAP ImagePort for them to load with QuarkXPress.
The Print-Only version of Quark ALAP ImagePort is basically the same as your version without a palette. They will be unable to make changes to the images except for standard QuarkXPress picture controls.
Download the Print Only version of Quark ALAP ImagePort:
- Download Quark ALAP ImagePort (print only) for Mac OS
- Download Quark ALAP ImagePort (print only) for Windows
What are cache files and does my printer or service bureau need them?
Cache images are created by Quark ALAP ImagePort when you first place a native Photoshop image. They contain a low-resolution preview for the layers and channels. The cache file is used when you place the same image twice into a QuarkXPress project.
Your printer or service bureau does not need these files. At print time, Quark ALAP ImagePort or the Print-Only version of Quark ALAP ImagePort builds a full-resolution cache image using all of the settings applied through the Quark ALAP ImagePort palette.