Folio Preview Question

Hi,
I am building a custom DPS Storefront and I would like to now if this is possible to fetch multiple images for preview.
Actually :
- I can fetch correctly the cover image (using this.folio.getPreviewImage)
- Preview mode works (we can download paid folios for preview)
... but I would like to set a bunch of statif images associated with this folio to create an itunes-like carousel in the preview dialog view.
I assume that we can set those preview images (associated with an iTunes ProductID) within iTunes, but how do we can fetch them in the ADOBE DPS API context?
Thank you!

We don't have a way via the API for you to get preview thumbnails of anything other than the cover image uploaded along with the folio. If you want to pull in other preview images you'll need to host them on your own site and pull from there.
Neil

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Hi...
CS4, Win XP.
Overprint Preview question:
The other day i sent a file for printing (poster) in PDF and CS2 formats. For some reason, the printer converted the file to a .tif and then printed. Parts dropped out... Both the PDF and CS2 files looked fine.Description follows:
1/ Background black
2/ Design element over the black (blue lines to form a wave).
3/ Logo in red and white. Plus a line of text in red. And other text in white.
The white of the logo vanished. The red line of text kind of vanished... printed very faintly and only (i think in parts). Printer tried to do a patch job of printing the line separately and pasting... anyway... to cut a long story short, he wanted the final output in .tif. OK...
So, i converted to tif and sure enough... those parts vanished... did a search here and found the solution - view file in Overprint Preview and then in Attributes, turn off the Overprint Fill... so all well...
So, the question is, why does this happen? And, how, do i know in advance that x or y is likely to cause a problem? I have noticed in Bridge that sometimes, parts of a logo or a line of text does not show... but looks fine in AI or Acrobat... now realise the cause, but not the reason.
The other issue...
Same black background(s)... placed Photoshop file/s with a transparent background... Prints fine at the printers (various machines and media) ... But on the laserprinter an HP Color Laser Jet CP1510 series, there's a dark patch around the image (the actual file area).
Again, any ideas?
Cheers...
S

PrepressPro1 wrote:
<snipped>... so if your looking for this forum to play detective and tell you who in your workflow set the elements to overprint, I don't think this can be done. I don't think I have ever seen Illustrator set any elements to overprint all by its self. <snipped>
Hi PrepressPro...
Many thanks for your earlier inputs, but not quite sure where you got the idea that i want someone or anyone to play detective... i've understood the Overprint problem... and moved on. If anything, maybe i was just musing and wondering if any particular action turns on "Overprint Fill"...
Or maybe, i was referring to the second question which has not been resolved yet... Quoting it below for easy reference:
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The other issue...
Same black background(s)... placed Photoshop file/s with a transparent background... Prints fine at the printers (various machines and media) ... But on the laserprinter an HP Color Laser Jet CP1510 series, there's a dark patch around the image (the actual file area).
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To elaborate, the pix above are product shots which have been cut out and placed on a transparent background... The PS file is then placed in AI CS4 with the object option selected to maintain transparency. The transparent area is printing darker on the printer above. But is fine when sent to commerciqal printers...
Attached is a scan of the problem...

Urgent: File Folio Preview opens an empty "Folio Preview" panel (ID CS 5.5)

Hi!
I just updated The Folio Builder panel, and the command File > Folio Preview does not send the document to the Content Viewer as usual, but opens a new panel called Folio Preview ..., which remains empty.
I can preview documents as usual using the Preview button at the bottom of the Overlay Creator panel, but not using the menu command. There is a check mark next to the Folio Preview command on the File menu when the panel remains open. (Doing some searches on this forum, there seemed to be a similar problem last October, but I would have thought it should be solved by now.)
I'm experiencing this problem on both my PC running Windows 7 and my MacBook Pro running Mac OS. (Both laptops are running the Norwegian version of the repective OS.)
I can work around the problem using the Overlay Creator panel, but if anybody has an explanation and/or solution I would be very grateful. I'm starting a two day course teaching DPS tomorrow, so this is rather urgent.
Best regards,
Tom
PS. I'll try to upload a screen shot shortly to clarify the situation.

Here's a screen shot (Windows, the Mac version looks and acts identical):
And here's the version I'm using. Just installed FolioPanel-CS55-12.2.2.1
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i create animation like fade in and out when on click
it work well in the "preview" window..
however, when i upload it to folio and click the another "preview" (on the left lower position of the folio creator)
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JK

Hello Cube S JK
I'm currently dealing with this problem as well.
it seems the "preview" screen in indesign is just the flash-export preview and not the folio export preview.
If you want to do a folio preview hit the preview buton in the folio menu.
the animation menu is a menu filled with options and "tweens" for swf exports not for exports to adobe folio.
you could try to make animated objects using html 5 and add them as html content....
BUT: for as far as I can read the forums there seem to be problems with animations in html 5 content as well
And the .gif option doesn't work to since your folio gets exported in either jpg, png or pdf format.
I'm going to contact Adobe to allow users like you and me to add these so called tweens to folio publications, but as of yet there is no way to make animations for your digital magazines or books other than the standard things (360 degree spin and such)
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I am trying to print a film positive for a spot UV job that is supposed to have some text reversed out of it. Output Preview does not show the text. My RIP does not see it either. I can only see the knocked-out text when I turn off overprint preview in Acrobat preferences. I guess my question is what did the artist do wrong when he made the PDF? Also, is there a preflight profile I should use on all the files I receive, to prevent this confusion from happening again?
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Do you know what software the artwork was created in?
If I didn't see reversed text, I would first check that the reverse field object was not set to overprint -- which would eliminate reversed-out type. Some other issues can interfere with reversed type -- using an unavailable font for example, or the text not being set to white, and several more exotic settings and techniques. Some DP software has trouble knocking out type if it's not the frontmost object on the page.
BTW, the title says "Overprint Preview question" but I think you're just asking about "output" preview, though it did make me think of the overprint setting issue.
As to preflight profile, you have to make sure everything is set right for your particular output device/print conditions. You might want to run a profile that checks for missing fonts, low-resolution images, non-CMYK inks -- anything that would give problems in film/plate output or on the press.
Also, when I have text problems, I try printing to other devices -- laser printer, inkjet, whatever -- to see if the problem is device-specific.
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Folio preview does not work!! since Mandatory Folio Builder Panel update!

hi everyone
my grafic team told me that the folio preview in indesign does not work anymore since the required folio builder panel update!
working on mac and cs 5
please help
best regards michael

I just spoke with a member of our team and they were able to reproduce this issue: invoking folio preview from the file menu brings up an empty panel instead of launching the desktop preview tool. Thanks for bringing it to our attention! There are two ways you can work around this and get the desktop preview application up with your content:
1) Use the preview button in the Folio Builder panel (this will preview the entire folio)
2) Use the preview button in the Overlay Creator panel (this will preview the active InDesign document)
This problem only affects CS5 and CS5.5. If you are on CS6 the menu will work correctly.
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Hi, I have created a document in InDesign and added animation using the 'Interactive - Animation' option, but when I create a folio, the animation isnt playing in the folio preview? Is there any tips to get the animation working in folio preview?

You have apparently done no research at all on this topic. I urge you to stop right now and read all of the DPS documentation which includes a list of which InDesign features are and more importantly aren't supported in DPS. Hint: Aninimation are not supported.
Please post followups in the DPS forum.
Bob

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I'm a beginner trying to make a layout of several images. The source images are PDF's and I want to eventually save the layout as a new PDF. When I bring the images into my layout, the color in the workspace is identical to the color in the source PDF's. However, if I do Folio Preview, the color is slightly different. If I Export the layout to PDF, then the resulting PDF's colors match the Folio Preview but not the source images. I've tried disabling all the Color Management I could find, but I am a beginner and clearly have not found the necessary settings. Appreciate any help.

Folio Preview is only for Digital Publishing Suite output and isn't the best way to preview. The most accurate color can be see if you choose View > Overprint Preview. You DON'T want to disable color management, in fact, I don't think you really can.

Folio preview error

Hi All.
The error has returned, this time my son has spent about 25 hours on the file and he is doing really well.
The indd file opens fine and you can work your way through the file in InDesign (CS6). We plugged in the iPad and tried to view the folio in the adobe viewer through the overlay panel and in the InDesign folio preview. The InDesign folio preview just came up with error cant open file but when trying to view on the iPad adobe viewer the error below appears.
The file has not been changed since it was closed previously and was working well then in all modes.
This was recovered previously by deleting th folio in the folio builder and re-uploading. This time this is not going to work as there is no folio in the folio builder, we are just previewing as we are going along with the build.
Can some one please help, he has worked hard on this and needs to take the finished iten all the way to app and take to school. We really dont want to have to start all over again.
Thanks, Jim & James.

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Folio Preview NOT working

Hi - I am running window 7 64bit and adobe could services for all required adobe applications.
InDesign is installed and the "Folio Preview" is not working. I have tried the "Preview", "Preview on Desktop" from "Folio Overlays" and the "Folio Preview" from the "File" menu, but get the same result. I have looked for the content viewer and noticed that it ins not installed. Please help!

Here's my response to a similar issue on another thread:
Are you on Windows or a Mac? I'm going to assume Mac for now:
1) Check and make sure the Adobe Content Viewer shows in your Applications folder. If it does, run it and then try previewing again.
2) If it's installed but preview still doesn't work try fixing up the file type assocation for .folio. See http://forums.adobe.com/message/4617478.
3) If it isn't installed try installing it from /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Installers/AdobeDigitalPublishingCS6/ContentViewer/Adob eContentViewer.air
If you are on Windows the location for the install in step 3 is "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Installers\AdobeDigitalPublishingCS6\ContentViewer\AdobeC ontentViewer.air"
Neil

Folio preview

My son is working on a mag in InDesign CS6 and was asked to save, check and finish his work for the day. At that point all was fine, after opening the file today he receives the following message when viewing on the iPad and just error when viewing on the desktop folio preview. Can any one help. Invalid value for parameter 'sourceFolio' of method 'sideloadFolio'. Expected File, but received /Volumes/Users/James/Library/Preferences/StageManager.BD092818F67280F4B42B04877600987F011 1B594.1/Local Store/ocp/output/folio_1361375430160/proxy.folio.
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InDesign CS6

Looks like the link to the folio on your machine is broken between the folio builder and the local TEMP location on the machine. I'd suggest you to go ahead and delete the folio, recreate the folio and try again.

IPad Preview question

Hi, apologies if this has been asked before but is it possible to give the user a preview of the magazine you expect them to purchase on Apples Newsstand? Right now it appears to be limited to the front cover. It would be good to allow the user 'flick' through the magazine in thumbnail style to give them an impression of whats inside (just like on Newsstand in a shop). It looks like other publishing software offer this feature.
And part B of that question is, if I have a free (for the user) sample issue amongst my paid issues, I assume I have to pay the folio download cost for each free sample downloaded?
Thanks for any feedback.

For Part A of your question, no, it's not currently possible to offer a preview of a pay folio (either via thumbnails of the content or partial reading of some part of the content).
For Part B of your question, yes, the free folios count against the download cost. You can read more about that in this thread: http://forums.adobe.com/message/4064294#4064294. Bob provided a good set of answers around how free folios work, in particular in relation to multi-issue publications and the iTunes store.
Hope this helps,
Neil

Fields in PDF form are blank: Another Preview question...

So I get that filling out a form in Preview can create a problem where the end user cannot see the info in those fields unless they click on them. But I have some additional questions:
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2. Is it only Windows users reporting this problem or are Mac users having it as well (when trying to view it in Acrobat or Reader)?
Here's why I ask: We created this form but send it out to clients to fill in and return. I sometimes view these returned forms in Preview because the info loads faster than it does in Acrobat. No issues there. But with one form in particular that we received today, anyone trying to subsequently open the form in Acrobat is having a problem. It seems to be just this form that is causing the problem. I'm not sure what the client used to fill it out, but they sent back other forms that don't seem to be a problem, so it seems unlikely this one would have been filled out using a different tool from the others.
Also it appears that Mac users AND Windows users are having issues seeing the fields in this form properly filled out. Heretofore, I've only read of Windows users having this problem.
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A form has to be saved in Preview in order for it to be corrupted, not merely opened. What OS is used when opening a corrupted PDF in Reader/Acrobat doesn't matter.

Content Viewer will not download the folio preview. Is there a maximum file size?

I am unable to download a 378 MB folio into the Adobe Content Viewer on my iPad.
I can preview the same folio using the Content Viewer on my laptop, and it works fine in the Content Viewer on the iPad as well when I transfer the file from laptop to iPad using the USB cable. However, when I click on the download cloud icon, there is a "Waiting..." text beneath it, but the file won't download. There is no other error message, even after ten minutes of wait time.
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I using the most current version of InDesign CC. The folio version number is 32.
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Are you sure you have the latest 32.4 version of the Adobe Content Viewer?
It feels similar to an issue we had prior to the 32.1 version (see fix notes at Digital Publishing Suite Help | DPS Bug Fix Release Notes)
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The preview of my folio only works on iPad when i submit it per USB cable. The content viewer on my mac works too. When i submit the folio online, the submitting stops with this error:
When i click "try again" it seems to work, bit the article on the iPad is not the last version. I have build a new, fresh folio on my local drive and saved all documents new, to solve the problem - but it's the same mistake. Things that are made in the articles and that i can see in the viewer per cable are not inside the folio per online submitting. Some articles are now uploaded, but it is not the last version. Any suggestions??
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