Whether you use Adobe In‑RIP trapping or built‑in trapping, you can save time by not processing pages that don’t need trapping, such as pages containing black text only. You can use trap presets to enable trapping only for the page ranges that require it.

The speed with which built‑in trapping is accomplished depends on the speed of your computer system. If you’re trapping every page of a long document, use the fastest computer system you have. Built‑in trapping also makes extensive use of your computer’s hard disk, so a fast hard disk and data bus will benefit the built‑in trapping engine.

To maximize the time your computers are available for other tasks, consider using Adobe In‑RIP Trapping, which processes all traps at the RIP, instead of at your computer.