You can speed up job processing and output by changing or turning off some program features that are not essential for your workflow.

You can try any of the following:

• Turn on RIP and print on the fly, so that job processing and printing occur simultaneously.

• Reduce the RIP resolution.

• Activate bidirectional printing.

• Increase the number of Adobe print engines to process multiple PostScript/PDF jobs simultaneously.

• Set up load balancing to share jobs out amongst the available resources.

• Move jobs to the top of the print queue.

• Make sure that the computer is not running multiple tasks concurrently.

• Convert complex PostScript jobs to PDF/X-1a format.

• Select a calibration set with a lower print resolution, which has less data to process.

• In the graphics program, convert jobs to a lower input resolution before loading in Command WorkStation.

• In a production workflow, select a template that has been especially designed for fast job output.

• Turn off in-RIP separation which prints separated files as a composite job using the printer’s CMYK inks. If necessary, you can select Simulate overprinting in composite jobs instead, which is faster to process.

• If you do apply in-RIP separation, do not set the search priority to look for spot colors in the source files. Scanning for spot color definitions adds to the overall processing time.

• Do not rotate jobs or select minimal media consumption.

• Avoid making color adjustments unless they are absolutely necessary.

• Avoid simulating final run characteristics.

• Install the profile folders and system folders on a separate hard drive.