Abstract: A method of the present invention arranges a prepress workflow by loading a prepress memory manager on a local computer as a result of user input. A graphical user interface is displayed and includes a prepress system design palette having interlinked module icons representative of different prepress hardware and/or software distributed object modules wherein a scan module icon is a first module icon among the interlinked module icons representative of a distributed object scan module that initially receives data for the prepress workflow. The workflow is directed among the prepress hardware and/or software distributed object modules based on the type of data entering the distributed object scan module.

Abstract: A method of configuring a prepress workflow that includes a raster image processor (RIP) is disclosed, together with a graphical user interface. A prepress memory manager is loaded on a local computer as a result of user input such that a graphical user interface is displayed on a computer screen and includes a prepress system design palette and a raster image processor (RIP) module icon that represents a raster image processor distributed object module that is used in a prepress workflow operation. The RIP distributed object module can be configured by user interfacing with the graphical user interface.

Abstract: A system and computer program configures a prepress workflow. A prepress memory manager is loaded on a local computer as a result of a user input such that a graphical user interface is displayed. A prepress system design palette and modules toolbar have module icons representing different prepress hardware and/or software distributed object modules that can be potentially used in a prepress workflow operation. Module icons are dragged and represent the desired prepress hardware and/or software distributed object modules to be used in a prepress workflow from the module toolbar into the prepress system design palette and then linked based on user input in the order which represents how the prepress workflow proceeds along the selected hardware and/or distributed object modules.