FlexRip 12 Configurator - Product Documentation
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1. 33 3 MHz m Stitching TT Stitching Cancel e Inthe Preload Settings area the parameters for plate preload can be set up e Preload value 0 for inactive 1 for active e Preload Speed the expose speed of the imagesetter in lines sec typically 500 e Preload Time the time in seconds the system waits before the end of exposure to start the preload of the next plate The system uses an ALAP as late as possible method to determine the moment at which the plate preload is initiated taking into June 2012 30 FlexRip specific configuration account the expose speed and preload time so the RIP can calculate the scanline at which the plate preload must be initiated e In the Speed area the data transfer speed between the PHIFAC controller in the FlexRip B system and the ICTPRI controller in the LithoSetter imagesetter is selected 27 5 MHz or 33 3 MHz e The Stitching toggle enables or disables the creation of extra stitching data to be send to LithoSetter platesetters that have the stitching functionality enabled 4 3 FlexRip Bi configuration 4 3 1 Device types The following device types are available for the FlexRip Bi flavour e BG3700 Esko BG3700 filmsetter e BG3700M Esko BG3800 filmsetter BG3800_100 Esko BG3800 100 filmsetter BG3800_300S Esko BG3800 300S filmsetter BG3800_300Q Esko BG3800 300Q filmsetter BG3800_600S Esko BG3800 600S filmsetter BG3800_600Q Esko BG3800 602. When Extra Configurations is enabled at synchronization time all configurations from the device will have a counterpart configuration lt name gt JobSize which takes into account an extra margin for the punch hole area Synchronise with device xi CFG file directory Browse IT Extra Configurations Synchronise with device Cancel If the synchronize operation succeeded the configurations will be displayed in the General tab sheet When a configuration is selected and the Modify button is clicked the Modify Configuration window is displayed Some extra control fields will be present June 2012 40 FlexRip specific configuration Modify Configuration field E Name conf Media Y View Modify Delete Use Media Resolution Set Y set_O New View Modify Delete Use Resolution Set Output Folder fF Browse IV Negative border Negative border size jo Punches Cancel The created files to be exposed must be copied into a specific folder on the ImageMaker or PlateDriver controller system This folder is also shared see ImageMaker and PlateDriver user manual for more information This output folder specification must be entered in the Output Folder edit field either as local drive letter or UNC name Use the Browse button to browse to a locally mounted output folder For the setup of Negative border see the next paragraph The Punches option is
3. e New creates a new instance for a particular FlexRip flavour e View allows you to view the settings of the selected FlexRip flavour instance e Modify allows you to change the settings of the selected FlexRip flavour instance Delete deletes the selected FlexRip flavour instance e Change Type changes the output device type for the selected FlexRip flavour instance e Exit stops the FlexRip Configurator application The following menu entries are available in the task bar of the main window e File e New Dispatcher creates a new instance for a particular FlexRip flavour same as button New See further for more information e Dispatcher Properties displays the properties of the selected FlexRip flavour instance only active when an instance is selected e Restore restores the backup of a complete FlexRip flavour configuration setting or of a single FlexRip flavour instance configuration setting e Create PPD creates PPD files for the selected FlexRip flavour instance only June 2012 5 FlexRip common configuration active when an instance is selected e Create All PPDs creates PPD files for all installed instances of all FlexRip flavours PPD Preferences defines an extra destination folder for the created PPD files e Exit stops the FlexRip Configurator application Help About FlexRip Configurator displays the FlexRip Configurator version information See the following chapters for more
4. backup folder content can be copied onto another device or the backup can be taken directly on a central system via a share In case of a disaster on a particular FlexRip system this backup can be restored on another system with the appropriate FlexRip software already installed This method allows for a quick disaster recovery 3 11 Exit Clicking the Exit button or the Exit entry in the File menu closes the FlexRip Configurator application June 2012 24 4 FlexRip specific configuration The following paragraphs describe the FlexRip flavour specific configuration aspects such as the device types available for a particular flavour differences in the common configuration windows or flavour specific configuration windows M Note All elements that differ from the common configuration are described below It typically concerns differences in the Modify windows The View windows are identical except for the fact that edit files and buttons are inactive 4 1 FlexRip Approval 4 1 1 Device types The only device type that can be selected for a FlexRip Approval flavour is the Approval 4 1 2 Flavour specific configuration 4 1 2 1 Modify Dispatcher For FlexRip Approval flavours the actual output configurations are kept on the Kodak Approval controller system In order to have an up to date copy of the configuration parameters locally for the rip a synchronization operation must be performed for such a FlexRip Approval flavour
5. 24 A FlexRip ER O iii 25 Ai PlexRiprApprovalicii cer cn lil a 25 4 12 Flavour spedice OON ALE acini iii ici 25 ALL M de Dipa thef nuance notaire 25 EL DV Modi CO tei ie liane 27 4 2 FlexRip B Configuration ii Ri ea 28 June 2012 2 4 2 2 1 Modify Dispatcher ua i limi 29 4 3 FlexRip Bi configuration O CRE E E NE RO 3 June 2012 3 June 2012 4 June 2012 5 1 Preface 1 1 Who is this guide aimed at This document is intended for people governing the system configuration defining and administering the setup of the different FlexRip flavour computers disk configurations and output device characteristics and settings Those people can either be Esko Customer Service engineers or customer local system administrators 1 2 What does this Manual contain This manual consists of the following chapters e Introduction FlexRip flavour common configuration e FlexRip flavour specific configuration 1 3 Conventions 1 3 1 Layout For easy reference we use the following conventions e Each topic of a list will be preceded by a bullet e Instructions of only one step or instructions independent of the order of the steps are also preceded by a bullet 1 For instructions that consist of several steps to be performed in a strict order we use numbered steps M Note A note gives you important information Tip A tip gives you useful information Warning
6. 36 FlexRip specific configuration Following device types are available for the FlexRip DCS flavour e screened creates screened output files e FromPPD Screened uses a PPD file to create configurations for output of screened files e unscreened creates unscreened output files e _FromPPD Unscreened uses a PPD file to create configurations for output of unscreened files 4 5 2 Flavour specific configuration There are no flavour specific configuration settings for the FlexRip DCS flavour 4 6 FlexRip P configuration 4 6 1 Device types Following device types are available for the FlexRip P flavour PDF screened creates screened PDF files e _FromPPD PDFScreened uses a PPD file to create configurations for output of screened files PDF unscreened creates unscreened PDF files e _FromPPD PDFUnscreened uses a PPD file to create configurations for output of unscreened files e PS screened creates screened PS files e _FromPPD PSScreened uses a PPD file to create configurations for output of screened files PS unscreened creates unscreened PS files e _FromPPD PSUnscreened uses a PPD file to create configurations for output of unscreened files 4 6 2 Flavour specific configuration There are no flavour specific configuration settings for the FlexRip P flavour 4 7 FlexRip Proof configuration June 2012 37 FlexRip specific configuration 4 7 1 Device types There is only one
7. 8 P PPD files 7 Punches 43 R Resolution Set entry edit 14 Restore 23 June 2012 49 S Swapfiles 18 V View Dispatcher 20 June 2012 50
8. A warning gives you information on how to avoid problems June 2012 1 2 Introduction FlexRip is the Esko multi purpose RIP for driving a variety of filmsetters platesetters and proofing devices running on the Microsoft Windows operating system The FlexRip RIP family consists of several flavours The following FlexRip flavours are currently available in alphabetical order FlexRip Approval FlexRip for output on Kodak Approval proofing devices FlexRip B FlexRip for direct output on Esko former Barco Graphics filmsetters and platesetters e FlexRip Bi FlexRip for creating bitmap files ready for output on the FlexRip B e FlexRip C FlexRip for generating screened bitmap files for output on Esko CDI Cyrel Digital Imager flexographic platesetters e FlexRip DCS FlexRip for creating screened or unscreened DCS files for output on proofing devices filmsetters or platesetters FlexRip Indigo FlexRip for direct output on HP Indigo printers being replaced by HP DFE software e FlexRip P FlexRip for creating screened or unscreened PS or PDF files for output on proofing devices filmsetters or platesetters FlexRip Proof FlexRip for creating composite files for output on proofing devices It can also be used for output on digital presses FlexRip T4 FlexRip for creating screened TIFF files for output on filmsetters or platesetters e FlexRip Tg FlexRip for creating grayscale unscreened TIFF files for fur
9. Cancel The following setup parameters can be changed e Environment Variables before a rip session is started an environment is set up with the definitions available in the Environment Variables list Some variables are e BG TMP folder for temporary rip data default value BG DATA FASTRIP BG_FRIP_TYPE Tmp e BG TMP FRIP folder for temporary rip data default value BG DATA FASTRIP BG FRIP TYPE Tmp BG RIPPAR folder where configuration data for instances is stored default value BG DATA FASTRIP BG FRIP TYPE DATA RD DCS Enable DCS image replacement default value 1 June 2012 16 FlexRip common configuration e RD LINEART Enable Lineart DCS image replacement default value 1 e BG DAT PDF folder where PDF resources are kept default value BG PROG FRC dat pdf e TRANSCRIPT DEVI folder for Adobe PostScript interpreter font data and temporary data default value disk1 BG DATA FASTRIP BG_FRIP_TYPE Transcript_dev1 PSToNTWildCard NTToPS e TRANSCRIPT DEV2 folder for Adobe PostScript interpreter font data and temporary data default value fontaccess font TRANSCRIPT DEV3 folder for Adobe PostScript interpreter font data and temporary data default value asiandisk BG PROG FRC dat TransScript dev cid high PSTONTWildcard NTToPS M Note This variable is only available with a Japanese font license e TRANSCRIPT DEV4 folder for Adobe P
10. Device Type platepatcher From PPD Cancel 3 9 Backup This function creates a backup of the configuration settings of ALL the installed FlexRip flavours installed on the system Clicking the Backup button displays a Please browse to a folder for Backup folder selector window Either enter a folder path in the Folder edit field or browse to an existing folder Click OK to accept the folder selection and start the backup operation or click Cancel to cancel the operation If the folder entered does not exist a message box will be displayed asking for confirmation before creating this folder Click Yes to create the folder and start the backup operation June 2012 21 FlexRip common configuration A Please browse to a folder for Backup xl Look in E Esko e ef Edy Recent Places Desktop Libraries A Computer Network Folder Files of type Name bg_data_cipress_v010 di bg_data_cms_v010 m bg_data_colortone_vO70 di bg_data_custom_v010 d bg_data_dfecltnt_v011 bg_data_dgc_v010 bg_data_egsis_v010 di bg_data_fastserver_dbase m bg_data_fastserver_dbase_backup di bg_data_fastserver_w100 bg_data_fastserverallcltnt_v100 di bg_data_fastservercltnt_v100 m bg_data_flexripapproval_v101 m bg_data_flexripapproval_v120 Date modified 6 17 2011 6 21 PM 6 15 2012 1 13 PM 11 9 2011 12 02 PM 9 20 2011 4 15 AM 9 14 2011 9 45 AM 6 13 2012 4 09 PM 6 17 2011 6 15 PM 8 9 2011 1 59
11. Esko Customer Service engineers after calibration of the filmsetter or platesetter A selected resolution in the list can be deleted with the Delete button Clicking the Add View and Modify button when a selected resolution entry is selected displays identical windows with the difference that the View mode does not allow any changes June 2012 14 FlexRip common configuration Modify Resolution Yalue xj Resolution 2000 Gamma 0 Cancel The output resolution is displayed or can be filled in or changed in the Resolution field the dot gain correction value is displayed or can be filled in or changed in the Gamma field Click OK to accept the definition of the resolution entry click Cancel to ignore the changes 3 5 2 Setup Clicking the Setup tab displays the following window June 2012 15 FlexRip common configuration Modify Dispatcher FlexRipC El Name FlexRipC Device Type platepatcher PPD Used Port Separator 1 z Folder fedi General Setup Swapfiles cor Environment Variables New BG_TMP ZBG_DATA BG_TMP_FRIP ZBG_DATA_ Modify BG_RIPPAR BG DATA gt Delete Default Queue Settings PS Hot e G_DATA_FASTRIPZ cdi HotFolder Browse Temporary Files for GRO Channel 1 on ze G_DATA FASTRIPZ ediLocalDirl Browse Temporary Files for GRO Channel 2 on 8G_DATA_FASTRIPZAcdiLocalDir24 Browse
12. PM 8 9 2011 1 59 PM 10 3 2011 9 24 PM 6 17 2011 6 22 PM 6 17 2011 7 39 PM 2 17 2012 11 48 AM 6 15 2012 1 33 PM tea data flexrinh wv101 ad 11 51 AM 4 pe skos Show Folders Only y Type a File fod File fol File fold File fold File fold File fold File fold File fold File fold File fold File fold File fold File fold File fold File fold OK Cancel The first time backup is started the folder selector window will present the FlexRip Configurator installation folder typically Esko on the system disk as default It is strongly recommended to select a dedicated folder The selected folder for backup will then be kept as default for the folder selector window in subsequent backup folder selections June 2012 22 FlexRip common configuration A Please browse to a folder for Backup xi Look in li Backup_FRC e amp e EE Name FRC_Backup_hekla_2012_06_19 13 28 Recent Places 6 19 2012 1 29 PM File folder Desktop Network JN E gt Folder D Esko Backup_FRC OK Files of type Show Folders Only y Cancel The configuration backup will be written into the selected folder in a dedicated subfolder FRC_Backup_ lt computername gt _ lt month gt _ lt day gt _ lt year gt _ lt hour gt _ lt min gt Remark that the restore operation allows selective flavour and or instance configuration restore but that the backup is always for ALL installed flavours inst
13. check or configure When a particular installed FlexRip flavour is selected the installed instances will be displayed in the Dispatchers panel A FlexRip flavour instance is a completely independent RIP of the same FlexRip flavour having its own configuration and accessibility An instance is also called a Dispatcher because each instance has its own dispatching executable This executable must be started up for the RIP to be ready to accept ripping requests Each instance dispatcher has a separate icon on the desktop and a separate entry in the Programs folder under Esko and the particular FlexRip flavour folder You need an instance per device you intend to drive with the FlexRip For each instance a license is required M Note The terms dispatcher and instance will be used interchangeably in the further discussions In the Dispatchers panel a particular FlexRip flavour instance can be selected for June 2012 4 FlexRip common configuration configuration or checking When an instance is selected all buttons become active FlexRip Configurator 12 0 151 x File Help Installed Flavours FlexRip 12 0 E a Ea Dispatchers Name Te Eskolink Port FlexHipC jlatepatcher 3100 FlexRipC_pixclock compact4835s 3200 New View Modify Delete Change Type Exit The following actions can be performed e Backup creates a backup of all the installed FlexRip flavour configuration settings
14. 00Q Esko GigaSetter 600Q filmsetter e SecuSetter_100 Esko SecuSetter filmsetter e LithoSetter III Esko LithoSetter III platesetter e LithoSetter_V Esko LithoSetter V platesetter Warning For FlexRip B only one instance the default instance should be present on a single computer system 4 2 2 Flavour specific configuration Warning Care should be taken when changing the configurations in the General tab sheet of the FlexRip B and or FlexRip Bi The FlexRip Bi is always used in combination with a FlexRip B The FlexRip Bi creates bitmap files for exposure on the FlexRip B It should be kept in mind that the configurations and their settings in both flavours should correspond or else unexpected expose results could occur This is the case if files that were created by the FlexRip Bi for a device or configuration that is not the same as in the FlexRip B are exposed on the FlexRip B June 2012 29 FlexRip specific configuration 4 2 2 1 Modify Dispatcher When a FlexRip B flavour instance is created for a LithoSetter device an extra tab LithoSetter is available in the Modify FlexRip B flavour instance setup window Modify Dispatcher FlexRipB x Name FlexRipB Device T ype LithoS et ter Y PPD Used Port Separator 0 Folder fb General Setup Swapfiles LithoSetter Plate Preload Settings Preload il Preload Speed 500 Preload Time 60 Autoload Bath v Speed 27 5 MHz
15. 0Q filmsetter e MegaSetter_100 Esko MegaSetter 100 filmsetter e MegaSetter 300S Esko MegaSetter 3008 filmsetter e MegaSetter 300Q Esko MegaSetter 3000 filmsetter e MegaSetter_600S Esko MegaSetter 600S filmsetter e MegaSetter 600Q Esko MegaSetter 6000 filmsetter e MegaSetter Plus 100 Esko MegaSetter Plus 100 filmsetter e MegaSetter Plus 300S Esko MegaSetter Plus 300S filmsetter e MegaSetter Plus 3000 Esko MegaSetter Plus 300Q filmsetter e MegaSetter Plus 600S Esko MegaSetter Plus 600S filmsetter e MegaSetter Plus 6000 Esko MegaSetter Plus 600Q filmsetter e GigaSetter 300 Esko GigaSetter 300S filmsetter e GigaSetter 300Q Esko GigaSetter 300Q filmsetter e GigaSetter 600 Esko GigaSetter 600S filmsetter e GigaSetter 600Q Esko GigaSetter 600Q filmsetter e SecuSetter_100 Esko SecuSetter filmsetter e LithoSetter_III Esko LithoSetter III platesetter e LithoSetter_V Esko LithoSetter V platesetter June 2012 31 FlexRip specific configuration 4 3 2 Flavour specific configuration There are no flavour specific configuration settings for the FlexRip Bi flavour Warning Care should be taken when changing the configurations in the General tab sheet of the FlexRip B and or FlexRip Bi The FlexRip Bi is always used in combination with a FlexRip B The FlexRip Bi creates bitmap files for exposure on the FlexRip B It should be kept in mind that the configurations and their settings in both flavours should correspond or els
16. 1 x Folder daetwyler General Setup Swaptiles Daetwyler Skip values r Static Skipsize 0 000000 Skipsize Unit cm y Skip Treshold o Cancel 4 10 FlexRip Indigo configuration This type is deprecated and will be replaced by the official Esko based HP DFE solution June 2012 47 INDEX Backup 21 C Change type 21 Common configuration 3 Create PPD files 7 D Delete Dispatcher 20 Device types Approval 25 Device types B 28 Device types BI 31 Device types C 32 Device types DCS 36 Device types P 37 Device types Proof 38 Device types T4 38 Device types Tg 45 Dispatcher properties 7 Dispatcher setup 15 Exit 24 F Flavour specific configuration Approval 25 Flavour specific configuration B 29 Flavour specific configuration BI 31 Flavour specific configuration C 33 Flavour specific configuration DCS 37 Flavour specific configuration P 37 June 2012 48 Flavour specific configuration Proof 38 Flavour specific configuration T4 39 Flavour specific configuration Tg 46 FlexRip Approval configuration 25 FlexRip B configuration 28 FlexRip Bi configuration 31 FlexRip C configuration 32 FlexRip DCS configuration 36 FlexRip P configuration 37 FlexRip Proof configuration 37 FlexRip T4 configuration 38 FlexRip Tg configuration 45 Introduction 2 M Media entry edit 13 Modify Dispatcher 9 New Dispatcher
17. ESKO Imaging Engine FlexRip 12 Configurator Document version 1 0 June 2012 Copyright 2012 Esko Software BVBA Gent Belgium All rights reserved This material information and instructions for use contained herein are the property of Esko Software BVBA The material information and instructions are provided on an AS IS basis without warranty of any kind There are no warranties granted or extended by this document Furthermore Esko Software BVBA does not warrant guarantee or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the software or the information contained herein Esko Software BVBA shall not be liable for any direct indirect consequential or incidental damages arising out of the use or inability to use the software or the information contained herein The information contained herein is subject to change without notice Revisions may be issued from time to time to advise of such changes and or additions No part of this document may be reproduced stored in a database or retrieval system or published in any form or in any way electronically mechanically by print photo print microfilm or any other means without prior written permission from Esko Software BVBA This document supersedes all previous dated versions PANTONE PantoneLIVE and other Pantone trademarks are the property of Pantone LLC All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners Pant
18. In that case a new folder can be appended for swapfiles or a new single swapfiles folder can be assigned by adding the new one and removing the previous June 2012 19 FlexRip common configuration amp Tip As the number of swapfiles in one folder is limited to 10000 it is advisable to have multiple swapfile directories per channel when ripping files with a lot of image data internal or external To add a new swapfiles folder click Add next to the particular channel s swapfiles list A Select directory for swapfiles window will be displayed Either type in the folder specification in the Folder edit field or browse to an existing folder and click OK to accept the folder specification or click Cancel to abort the process A Select directory for swapfiles x Look in pn Computer e As E Name gt Type Total Size v Free Space Hard Disk Drives 2 E hl BL alepho C Local Disk 236 GB 107 GB caAlephi D Local Disk 229 GB 160 GB Desktop Devices with Removable Storage 2 E F ESDWD RW Drive CD Drive Libraries 5 BD ROM Drive CD Drive 2 95 GB O bytes A Network Location 2 E Computer GAPPED NEGSBE1 Network Drive 819 GB 108 GB S2GlobalStorage Network Drive 29 9 GB 29 1 GB Cancel Folder Files of type Show Folders Only To delete a particular swapfiles folder specification from the list select the entry and click Remove 3 6 View Clicking the Vie
19. Modify or Delete button is clicked for a FlexRip flavour instance for which the Dispatcher is running a message box will be displayed reporting that the action cannot be executed for this particular Dispatcher Warning The example window images are taken from different FlexRip flavours but are representative for all the FlexRip flavours In the header of the Modify Dispatcher window the following information can be modified e Name the name of the FlexRip flavour instance Device Type the device type for the selected FlexRip flavour instance cannot be changed PPD Used the file specification of the PPD file that was used to generate the FlexRip flavour instance if Device Type is FromPPD Port Separator dropdown selection list with the free port separators sequence numbers e Folder The FlexRip flavour instance configuration data is located in a subfolder of the data tree of the FlexRip flavour software installation folder The name of this subfolder is given in the Folder field The subfolder name can be modified The subfolder name cannot be changed for the initial FlexRip flavour instance which is installed by default The complete folder specification of the FlexRip flavour instance configuration data can be found via the Dispatcher Properties menu entry in the File menu 3 5 1 General In the General tab sheet shows the available configurations for the specific FlexRip flavour instance Several actions c
20. a new environment variable click New To change the value of an environment variable select the entry and click Modify In both cases an Environment Variable window will be displayed in which the variable name its value and comment can be filled in or changed in the Variable Value and Comment edit fields Click OK to accept the change or click Cancel to discard the change June 2012 17 FlexRip common configuration Variable Value Comment To change a folder specification in the Default Queue Settings click Browse next to the folder specification to be changed A Select directory for window will be displayed Either type in the folder specification in the Folder edit field or browse to an existing folder Click OK to accept the folder specification or click Cancel to abort the process Select directory for Hot Folder E3 Look in 98 Computer Os Ed a Name Type Total Size v Free Space v Hard Disk Drives 2 E il EL Alepho c Local Disk 236 GB 107 GB 4 CaAlephi D Local Disk 229 GB 160 GB Desktop Devices with Removable Storage 2 E DVD RW Drive CD Drive Libraries 25 BD ROM Drive CD Drive 2 95 GB O bytes 3 etwork Location il Network Location 2 E as Computer GSPED NEGSBE1 Network Drive 819 GB 108 GB Le GlobalStorage Network Drive 29 9 GB 29 1 GB ES Network Files of type Show Folders Only y Cancel 3 5 3 Swapfiles Clicking the S
21. an be performed on these configurations A configuration can be seen as a set of parameters that define a particular output configuration for a certain device like e g a film size and certain output resolutions for a filmsetter or paper size and output resolution for a proofing device A configuration thus consists of a combination of an output media size further referred to as Media and a set of possible output resolutions further referred to as Resolution Set June 2012 10 FlexRip common configuration Modify Dispatcher FlexRipC_pixclock x Name FlexRipC_pixclock Device Type compact4835s PPD Used Part Separator 2 Folder compact4835s General Setup Swapfiles CDI Configurations Y confi a maxsize View Modify Use as Default Delete Cancel When starting up a rip request from an Esko Server system to a particular FlexRip flavour instance the user can choose between the available output configurations For PostScript output a particular configuration can be assigned to a HotFolder Named Pipe or AppleTalk link When no configuration is specified the default configuration will be used the one marked with Y After initial installation of a FlexRip flavour the list will contain the default configurations When a particular configuration is selected the following buttons become activate e New creates a new configuration e View shows the data of the selected c
22. ances 3 10 Restore The restore operation permits restoring the configuration from backup data for either all instances of a particular FlexRip flavour or for one specific instance of a FlexRip flavour Clicking Restore in the File menu will display the Restore window June 2012 23 FlexRip common configuration Backup folder DA sko Backup FRC FRC Backup hekla_ 2012 0 Browse Flavours Dispatchers FlexRipC FlexRipC_pixclock cn The folder with the backup data of the last successful backup will be displayed in the Backup folder edit field Use the Browse button if an alternative backup data set is desired In that case the folder selector window Please select a folder for restore will be displayed In this window a folder path specification can be entered or a particular folder can be selected Click OK to accept the folder selection which will then be reflected in the Backup folder edit field The Flavours and Dispatchers panels will display the FlexRip flavours and instances for which backup data is present in the selected set Select a Flavours entry to restore the configuration data for all the instances or select a Dispatchers entry to restore the configuration data for one particular instance Click Restore to start the restore operation The restore operation can be discarded by clicking Cancel The backup restore functionality can also be used for disaster recovery purposes The
23. are possible e Proofer Name Kodak Approval XP Kodak Approval XP4 e Resolution 2400 2540 June 2012 26 FlexRip specific configuration Click OK to create a configuration set for the selected device and resolution click Cancel to use the local configurations currently available The configurations will be listed in the General tab sheet Warning When settings are changed in the configuration of Kodak Approval controller system a synchronization must be performed to make sure that the FlexRip Approval flavour instance rip uses the exact configuration parameters Changes that are performed with the FlexRip Configurator on the configuration parameters are not and cannot be transferred back to the Kodak Approval controller system 4 1 2 2 Modify configuration Changing configurations for a FlexRip Approval flavour instance is not done by the common setup procedures as described above When a configuration is selected in the General tab sheet and the Modify button is clicked the following window is displayed June 2012 27 FlexRip specific configuration EN ResBuilder Approval Setup 4 ax General Configuration Media Device Density Donor Laydown Order m Configurations Configurations Name conti M Configurations Settings Density 3 Default Donor Default E Laydown Default x Dot Gain Compensation l none X Dot size for ScreenlnScreen Pixels KI v Cancel A
24. chers Name Type EskoLink Pot FlexRipC platepatcher 3100 FlexRipC_pixclock compact4835s 3200 New View _ Moai Delete Change Type Exit 4 To exit the application click Exit or click the top right X button If the FlexRip Configurator application is started up by a user without administrative privileges the following window will be displayed June 2012 3 FlexRip common configuration Login dialog x Enter administrative Windows user or start FlexRip Configurator in view mode Username Password Cancel View Mode Enter the Username and Password of a user with administrative privileges and click OK if a full functionality FlexRip Configurator is desired Click View Mode to start up the FlexRip Configurator in view mode In that case no editing actions can be performed typically the Backup Restore New Add Modify Delete etc buttons will not be activated M Note On Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 or later View Mode is no longer possible you always have to start FlexRip Configurator with administrative privileges Click Cancel to exit the FlexRip Configurator application 3 1 2 Main window In the main window an Installed Flavours dropdown list selector is displayed with all the FlexRip flavours installed on the system The following values can be present in the list Approval B BI C DCS Indigo P Proof T4 TG Here you can select the particular FlexRip flavour you want to
25. configuration data can be found by using the Dispatcher Properties menu entry in the File menu Clicking Create PPD in the File menu forces the FlexRip Configurator application to create these files immediately A message box will be displayed reporting that the PPD file was created Typically the created PPD files will be used on other systems Therefore it is most likely June 2012 7 FlexRip common configuration that all these PPD files will be gathered in a folder that is shared for Windows and or Macintosh systems To define such a common folder for all generated PPD files click PPD Preferences in the File menu The following window will be displayed PPD Preferences x m Preferences Define a PPD copy location M Include DGC lists TT Include dot shape from job Fill in the folder specification in the edit field or use the Browse button to browse to an existing folder If the folder specified doesn t exist the folder will be created after the PPD is generated Click OK to accept the folder specification Each time a PPD file is generated in the local FlexRip flavour instance data folder a copy of the file will be written in the defined folder Clicking Create All PPDs in the File menu forces the FlexRip Configurator application to create all PPD files for all instances of all installed FlexRip flavours This can be useful if a new common resource such as DGC ScreenDGC or ScreenFilter has been define
26. correct Punch set as specified in the Commander s cfg files When re synchronising all changes are lost original cfg settings are restored There is NO warning How is this handled in the Expose Ticket e When exposing a file the Punch information is written in the INF as Key value pair Punchselect pointing to the lt punch type gt in the Punch cfg There is no way to change the punch during expose all punch sets are considered June 2012 43 FlexRip specific configuration Fixed 4 8 2 2 Modify configuration For all the FlexRip T4 flavour instance types the Modify Configuration window contains extra settings Negative Border and Negative border size When the Negative border button is enabled the output file will contain an extra black border around the job when the job is exposed negative The size of this border is defined in the Negative border size edit field in mil If you don t want a negative border you will automatically output a film that is completely black The Full Film Black option will then be enabled Modify Configuration confi Y tray Use Media VIEW odiy Use Resolution set June 2012 44 FlexRip specific configuration 4 8 2 3 Modify resolution set The Modify Resolution Set window for a FlexRip T4 flavour instance has an extra possibility for setting up the dot gain correction EskoCal If this type of correction is selected extra setup fiel
27. d and all existing PPD files should include a reference to this new resource 3 4 New Clicking the New button or New Dispatcher in the File menu creates a new instance of the flavour that is currently selected in the Installed Flavours dropdown selection list A New Dispatcher window will be displayed June 2012 8 FlexRip common configuration New Dispatcher x Name FlexRipT41 Device Type _FromPPD Specify a PPD to Use Browse Initial Queue Setup fu se Factory Default Cancel The following options are available e Name enter the name of the instance by default the name is the FlexRip flavour name followed by the first free sequence number e Device Type select the device type from the dropdown device list selector see FlexRip flavour specific configuration description below for more information e Specify a PPD to Use For some FlexRip flavours typically file generation flavours such as FlexRip T4 and FlexRip TG the Device Type dropdown list contains an entry _FromPPD In the case this entry is selected the edit field and Browse button will become active These controls allow the selection of the PPD file of a particular device from which the configuration settings are extracted and used for the new instance Typically only one configuration will be created consisting of the combination of a single Media entry with the maximum customer page size found in the PPD and a single Resoluti
28. device type that can be selected for a FlexRip Proof flavour generic This is because the FlexRip Proof flavour configuration is done via a dedicated application 4 7 2 Flavour specific configuration 4 7 2 1 Modify Dispatcher There are no flavour specific configuration settings for the FlexRip Proof flavour 4 8 FlexRip T4 configuration 4 8 1 Device types The following device types are available for the FlexRip T4 flavour e avantra_44 Agfa Avantra 44 filmsetter e basysprint_uv710 basysPrint UV 710 platesetter e crescent_42 Esko Crescent 42 platesetter e cdi generic Esko CDI platesetter via TIFF files instead of LEN e cymbolic_1j4 Cymbolic Sciences LasetJet 4 e dolev_ 400 Creo Scitex Dolev 400 filmsetter e dolev_800 Creo Scitex Dolev 800 filmsetter e drysetter LinoType Hell DrySetter imagesetter e dt r3100 Dainippon Screen DT R3100 filmsetter e ecrm 4550 ECRM 4550 filmsetter e ecrm stingray ECRM Stingray filmsetter e espresso Esko Espresso UV platesetter e fuji celix Fuji Celix imagesetter e fuji luxel f9000 Fuji Luxel F9000 filmsetter e fuji luxel t9000 Fuji Luxel T9000 platesetter e fuji luxsetter Fuji Luxsetter imagesetter e galileo Agfa Galileo platesetter June 2012 38 FlexRip specific configuration e herkules Heidelberg Linotype Hell Herkules filmsetter e imagemaker Esko ImageMaker e imagemaker_foreign Esko ImageMaker treated as third party device e katana_5040 Dainippon Screen Ka
29. ds will be activated as shown below For more information on the use of the EskoCal dot gain correction consult the EskoCal specific documentation Modify Resolution Yalue Fav E K gt EskoCal dot v C C C El L 4 9 FlexRip TG configuration June 2012 45 FlexRip specific configuration 4 9 1 Device types The following device types are available for the FlexRip TG flavour e daetwyler file format for Daetwyler cylinder engraving engines e generic generic device e _FromPPD uses a device specific PPD file to create configurations for 4 9 2 Flavour specific configuration 4 9 2 1 Modify Dispatcher The Modify and View windows for a FlexRip TG flavour instance with device type daetwyler contain an extra tab sheet Daetwyler Skip values In this tab sheet the following information can be set up Skipsize The Daetwyler engraving engines have the possibility to skip empty lines during engraving Empty lines blocks are gathered into a so called skipfile The empty area must at least have the size indicated in the Skipsize parameter expressed in Skipsize Unit cm inch or mil before it is considered as an empty block e Skip Treshold the intensity above which an output line can be considered as non empty expressed in values between 0 255 June 2012 46 FlexRip specific configuration Modify Dispatcher FlexRipTG1 E Name FlexRipTG Device Type PPD Used Port Separator
30. e unexpected expose results could occur This is the case if files that were created by the FlexRip Bi for a device or configuration that is not the same as in the FlexRip B are exposed on the FlexRip B 4 4 FlexRip C configuration 4 4 1 Device types The following device types of Esko CDI Cyrel Digital Imager platesetters are available for the FlexRip C flavour e generic this is the default type for newer CDIs e platepatcher this is a virtual very large format type for CDIs with the PlatePatcher software installed gt All other types are for older CDIs Recent installations should use the types from above compact4232q CDI Compact 4232Q compact4232q var CDI Compact 4232Q Variable Resolution or Pixelclock e compact4232s CDI Compact 4232S e compact4232s var CDI Compact 4232S Variable Resolution or Pixelclock compact4835q CDI Compact 4835Q compact4835q_ var CDI Compact 4835Q Variable Resolution or Pixelclock e compact4835s CDI Compact 4835S e compact4835s_ var CDI Compact 4835S Variable Resolution or Pixelclock e powerbeam CDI PowerBeam e powerbeam_compact CDI PowerBeam Compact e powerbeamcompact4835 CDI PowerBeam Compact 4835 e powerbeam drum5181 CDI PowerBeam Drum 5181 e singlebeamq CDI SingleBeam Q singlebeamq_var CDI SingleBeam Q Variable Resolution or Pixelclock e singlebeamg drum5181 CDI SingleBeam Q Drum 5181 June 2012 32 FlexRip specific configuration singlebeamq drum5181_var CDI SingleBea
31. edia and Resolution Set combination for the particular configuration select a Media entry from the list and click Use Media and select a Resolution Set entry from the list and click Use Resolution Set Both selected entries will be marked with a Y Click OK to accept the change To create a new configuration fill in the name of the configuration in the Name field before clicking OK June 2012 12 FlexRip common configuration Apart from the setup of the Media Resolution Set combination for a configuration the window also has buttons to create New Media or Resolution Set entries Modify View or Delete them Clicking these buttons all display the same window except for the fact that the View window has all edit fields grayed cannot be changed and all edit buttons inactive and that the New window starts with a blank Name field Therefore only the Modify window is discussed in the next paragraphs 3 5 1 1 Media entry edit Modify Media platei x Name Vertical Size 800 000 mm Horizontal Size fi 200 000 mm X Type Intellicurve Platemaking DGC Automatic none 7 Cancel Following options are available e Name the name of the Media entry Vertical Size the vertical size of the medium in mm inch or mil Horizontal Size the horizontal size of the medium in mm inch or mil e Type Positive or Negative Positive indicates a medium that is imaging black on white thus requiring bitmap images with t
32. grayed out for existing configurations created during synchronise but selectable for new configurations made in the FlexRip Configurator For an elaborate explanation on punching please see the Note on Punches page 43 New configurations can be created in the Modify Dispatcher window These configurations are fully editable and are not touched by the synchronization operation June 2012 41 FlexRip specific configuration Warning Remember that each time settings are changed in the configuration of the Imagemaker or PlateDriver device controller system a synchronization must be performed to make sure the FlexRip T4 flavour instance rip uses the exact configuration parameters It is ONLY in this controller system Esko Commander on the FlowDrive DirectTiff pc that configuration changes are executed We strongly advise against adding configurations in the FlexRip Dispatcher since those will NOT be in sync with the Commander media configurations Futhermore all configurations added in the FlexRip Configurator will be removed when a synchronise action is performed The Modify Dispatcher window also contains an extra tab sheet Esko Device This sheet displays the Vertical Distortion and Horizontal Distortion values to be applied during ripping of the job for the drum correction The values cannot be changed Modify Dispatcher FlexRipT41 x Name FlexRipT 4 Device Type platedriver8 PPD Used Port Separator 1 F
33. he image pixels black on white negative indicates a medium imaging white on black thus requiring bitmap images with image pixels white on black e A dot gain compensation can be attached to the medium by selecting a particular DGC profile from the Automatic dropdown selector list The list is taken from the DGC data available in the bg data_dgc_v010 share If no DGC is to be attached select the none entry Click OK to accept the changes or Cancel to ignore the changes When the vertical or horizontal size is bigger than the maximum device size an error message box will be displayed as shown below June 2012 13 FlexRip common configuration FRCCdiPlugin x The media sizes are too big These sizes should be smaller than 35433 mil vertical and 47244 mil horizontal The maximum device sizes 3 5 1 2 Resolution Set entry edit xi Name set0 1070 0 a 1250 Add Modify Delete 0 1500 0 1875 0 Cancel The name of the Resolution Set is displayed in the Name field The name of a Resolution Set is fixed and predefined by the FlexRip Configurator application it is set to set_x with x a number The information shown consists of the output Resolution and the Calibration factor also called the gamma value The gamma value is a single value with which dot gain compensation can be set up typically used for Barco Graphics filmsetters and platesetters This value is typically set up by the
34. her FlexRipC_pixclock E Name Flex ipC_pixclock Device Type PPD Used Port Separator 2 v Folder compact4835s General Setup Swapfiles CDI Pixelclock 360000 Perimeter mm Cancel For CDI imagers with variable pixelclock the speed of the pixelclock is displayed as Automatic and the Perimeter field is inactive For CDI imagers with a variable pixelclock it is possible to add or change Resolutions in the Modify Resolution Value dialog page 36 June 2012 34 FlexRip specific configuration Modify Dispatcher FlexRipC 4 4 2 2 Modify Media The Type field in the Modify Media dialog contains the value Positive June 2012 35 FlexRip specific configuration Modify Media plate1 x Name Vertical Size 762 000 mm Horizontal Size 635 000 mm Type Positive Y Intellicurve Platemaking DGC Automatic none v cm 4 4 2 3 Modify resolution set For CDI imagers with a fixed pixelclock it is not possible to add or change resolution sets as the available resolutions are defined by the perimeter and the fixed pixelclock Modify Resolution Yalue Lx Resolution fi 500 Gamma E Cancel For CDI imagers with a variable pixelclock it is possible to add or change Resolutions in the Modify Resolution Value dialog Modify Resolution Yalue xj 2000 Resolution Gamma fo Cancel 4 5 FlexRip DCS configuration 4 5 1 Device types June 2012
35. information on the different actions The Dispatchers panel displays the installed instances of the particular FlexRip flavour with the following information e Name the name of the instance e Type the device type for the instance This is the device the FlexRip flavour instance will drive or generate output for EskoLink Port Each FlexRip flavour is allocated a default port number at software installation time The default EskoLink port numbers for each FlexRip flavour are e FlexRip Approval 3030 e FlexRip B 3070 e FlexRip Bi 3050 e FlexRip C 3100 e FlexRip DCS 3080 e FlexRip Indigo 3010 e FlexRip P 3090 e FlexRip Proof 3060 e FlexRip T4 3020 e FlexRip Tg 3040 Each time a new instance is created the FlexRip Configurator application assigns a new EskoLink port number to the new instance To determine this new number the port number of the first initial instance typically the default FlexRip flavour port number is incremented with 100 x the first free port separator value The port separator value can be seen as the sequence number of the instance Maximum 10 instances port separator values 0 to 9 can be created for a particular FlexRip flavour Each instance is allocated a sequence number port separator value Remember that the port separator value can be selected in the Modify instance configuration function see further Example A FlexRip DCS instance with port separator value 2 is allocated the po
36. instance This is creating local configuration settings according to the settings on the Kodak Approval controller unit When the Modify button is clicked for an FlexRip Approval flavour instance a Synchronize with XP host window will be displayed Enter the IP address or the computer name of the Kodak Approval controller system and click Synchronize to start the creation of the local configuration settings Click Cancel to abort the operation and use the currently installed local configuration settings If the synchronize operation succeeded the configurations will be displayed in the General tab sheet June 2012 25 FlexRip specific configuration XP Host Name Enter IP address of the machine where XP host is running Cancel If the Synchronize button is clicked when the IP address field is blank the following message box will be displayed Message bi x Unable to Connect to OFE Host at P Do you want to work off line without retry connection E No Cancel Clicking No will use the local configurations currently available in the General tab sheet clicking Yes will display the following window Proofer details x Proofer Name Kodak Approval xP Resolution 2400 z Cancel This window permits to generate default configurations for Kodak Approval devices without the need to have access to a Kodak Approval controller system Following device resolution combinations
37. m Q Drum 5181 Variable Resolution or Pixelclock e singlebeams CDI SingleBeam S e singlebeams var CDI SingleBeam S Variable Resolution or Pixelclock e singlebeams drum5181 CDI SingleBeam S Drum 5181 e singlebeams_drum5181_var CDI SingleBeam S Drum 5181 Variable Resolution or Pixelclock e sleeve CDI Sleeve e sleevecompact CDI Sleeve Compact e spark CDI Spark e sparkxt CDI Spark XT e twinbeam CDI TwinBeam e twinbeam var CDI TwinBeam Variable Resolution or Pixelclock e twinbeamcompact CDI TwinBeam Compact twinbeamcompact_ var CDI TwinBeam Compact Variable Resolution or Pixelclock e twinbeamcompact4835 CDI TwinBeam Compact Drum 4835 e twinbeamcompact4835 var CDI TwinBeam Compact Drum 4835 Variable Resolution or Pixelclock e twinbeam_drum5181 CDI TwinBeam Drum 5181 e twinbeam_drum_5181 var CDI TwinBeam Drum 5181 Variable Resolution or Pixelclock 4 4 2 Flavour specific configuration 4 4 2 1 Modify Dispatcher The Modify View and New configuration window of a FlexRip C flavour instance contains an extra tab CDI For CDI imagers with fixed pixelclock the speed of the pixelclock is displayed and the Perimeter of the drum can be filled in units mm Both pixelclock speed and perimeter define the available output resolutions For this type of imagers it is not possible to add or change Resolutions in the Modify Resolution Value dialog page 36 June 2012 33 FlexRip specific configuration Modify Dispatc
38. n a set of CFG files in a dedicated folder which is shared In order to have an up to date copy of the configuration parameters locally for the rip synchronization must be performed This implies creating local configuration settings according to the settings on the imagesetter controller unit If the FlexRip T4 flavour is installed on another system than the imagesetter controller June 2012 39 FlexRip specific configuration system this imagesetter controller system configuration folder shared folder Setup must be mounted on the FlexRip T4 flavour system using a local drive letter or must be reachable through the UNC name lt computername gt Setup M Note The example windows are given for a platedriver8 device type FlexRip T4 flavour instance When the Modify button is clicked for an ImageMaker or PlateDriver8 FlexRip T4 flavour instance a Synchronize with window will be displayed Enter the folder specification of the shared folder with the set of CFG files drive letter if locally mounted or UNC name in the CFG file directory edit field or use the Browse button to browse to that folder Click the Synchronize with device button to create the local configuration settings or click Cancel to abort the synchronization procedure and use the existing local configuration settings Remark that an error message box will be displayed when Cancel is clicked for the first time when no configuration settings have been set up yet
39. older platedrivers General Setup Swapfiles Esko Graphics Device m Hardware Distortion Vertical Distortion fi Horizontal Distortion fi Cancel June 2012 42 FlexRip specific configuration Note on Punches How is punching set up This is done in the Commander e e Log on as FSE password protected Go to Service gt Registers gt Register types Here we see and or can add delete the different register types A register type is a link between a Register Number a Register Name and a set of activated punch units This setup is saved in the punch cfg file How is this setup applied in the media setup This is again done in the Commander e e Go to Media Setup In Media Usage we define a Media Usage Name a predefined Media Size and a also predifined see previous item Punch Set This punch set can be Default meaning that it can be modified afterwards or can be Fixed which means that it is linked to this specific Media Usage Name and can therefore not be modified This media Usage is saved in the media cfg file How is this handled in the FlexRip Configurator During synchronisation all media and punch settings are copied into the appropriate res files Punch setup is put in the fr punch res as a key value set of name and punchnumber derived directly from lt name gt and lt punch type gt in the Punch cfg When modifying a certain configuration we see the
40. on Portions of this software are owned by Spatial Corp 1986 2003 All Rights Reserved JDF and the JDF logo are trademarks of the CIP4 Organisation Copyright 2001 The International Cooperation for the Integration of Processes in Prepress Press and Postpress CIP4 All rights reserved The Esko software contains the RSA Data Security Inc MD5 Message Digest Algorithm Java and all Java based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems in the U S and other countries Part of this software uses technology by BestTM Color Technology EFI EFl and Bestcolor are registered trademarks of Electronics For Imaging GmbH in the U S Patent and Trademark Office Contains PowerNest library Copyrighted and Licensed by Alma 2005 2007 All other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Correspondence regarding this publication should be forwarded to Esko Software BVBA Kortrijksesteenweg 1095 B 9051 Gent info eur esko com Table of Contents ABS EE i PS decd es es 1 11 Whois tie rude aimed dti iii 1 12 What does this Manual conta a a 1 13 Convent RT a Se ts yes i A cilea 1 O oat ne di sia dii a i ei iii 2 a a AAA 3 CRE EIA RR TO O O OT RO 3 Lisiera illa 3 ALA AA A nen 4 32 Dispatcher Pro POTS a is E A E A O E 10 Sa INPI OUR clelia ile 13 3 5 1 2 Resolution Set entry edif iii ii i iii 14 June 2012 1 CANE E
41. on set entry consisting of all the available output resolutions in the PPD file e Initial Queue Setup select the initial configuration settings following entries are available e Use Factory Default uses the default configuration for the new instance e Copy lt existing gt for all existing instances an entry will be present named Copy followed by the particular instance name Select such an entry to use the same configuration settings for the new instance Click OK to create the new instance click Cancel to abort the operation When creating the instance an Information message box will be displayed reporting that a shortcut was created click OK After creation the new instance should appear in the Dispatchers panel A desktop icon for the new Dispatcher and a new entry in the Start Programs Esko gt lt FlexRip Flavour gt program folder should have been created Remark that running the newly created instance requires an extra license 3 5 Modify June 2012 9 FlexRip common configuration Clicking the Modify button will display the Modify Dispatcher window with the parameters for the selected FlexRip flavour instance This window contains several tabs The first 3 tab sheets are common to all FlexRip flavours and will be discussed in this chapter For some FlexRip flavours extra tabs will be available These tab sheets will be discussed in the chapter on the FlexRip flavour specific configuration When the
42. one is a wholly owned subsidiary of X Rite Incorporated Pantone LLC 2012 All rights reserved This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group Portions of this software are copyright 1996 2002 The FreeType Project www freetype org All rights reserved Portions of this software are copyright 2006 Feeling Software copyright 2005 2006 Autodesk Media Entertainment Portions of this software are copyright 1998 2003 Daniel Veillard All rights reserved Portions of this software are copyright 1999 2006 The Botan Project All rights reserved Part of the software embedded in this product is gSOAP software Portions created by gSOAP are Copyright 2001 2004 Robert A van Engelen Genivia inc All rights reserved Portions of this software are copyright 1998 2008 The OpenSSL Project and 1995 1998 Eric Young eay cryptsoft com All rights reserved This product includes software developed by the Apache Software Foundation http www apache org Adobe the Adobe logo Acrobat the Acrobat logo Adobe Creative Suite Illustrator InDesign PDF Photoshop PostScript XMP and the Powered by XMP logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and or other countries Microsoft and the Microsoft logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries SolidWorks is a registered trademark of SolidWorks Corporati
43. onfiguration e Modify allows you to modify the data of the selected configuration e Use as Default marks the selected configuration as the default one e Delete deletes the selected configuration A message box requesting confirmation will be displayed Click Yes to delete the configuration June 2012 11 FlexRip common configuration The New View and Modify functions all use the same setup window with that difference that the View window has all edit fields grayed out cannot be changed and all buttons except the View button inactive and that the New window starts with a blank Name field In the following discussion only the Modify functionality is described This functionality is representative for the View and New functionality Clicking Modify displays the Modify Configuration window with all the available output format configurations listed in the Media panel and the available output resolution sets listed in the Resolution Set panel The Name field displays the configuration name and the combination of the Media and Resolution Set in the particular configuration is marked with Y In the example window configuration conf consists of media film combined with resolution set set_0 Modify Configuration confi x Name conf Media Y plate Mod ify Delete Use Media Resolution Set Y set_O set_1 Modify Delete Output Folder Browse 3 Cancel To change the M
44. ostScript interpreter font data and temporary data default value systemdisk BG_PROG_ FRC dat TransScript_dev_roman PSToNTWildcard NTToPS M Note If you have no Japanese font license this variable will become TRANSCRIPT DEV3 Warning These values should not be changed unless the operator has a_ thorough understanding of the FlexRip internals Default Queue Settings when a new queue is created in a particular FlexRip flavour instance some folders are set up to the default values mentioned in this panel The following folders are available e PS HotFolder this is the folder that is used by default as hotfolder for the PostScript channel input of the particular FlexRip flavour instance default value BG_DATA_FASTRIP lt flavour gt HotFolder e Temporary Files for GRO channel 1 on this is the folder that is used by default for temporary rip data for the Esko native format ripping channel 1 default value BG DATA FASTRIP lt flavour gt LocalDir1 e Temporary Files for GRO channel 2 on this is the folder that is used by default for temporary rip data for the Esko native format ripping channel 2 default value BG DATA FASTRIP lt flavour gt LocalDir2 Warning These values should not be changed unless the operator has a thorough understanding of the FlexRip internals To delete an environment variable from the list in the Environment Variables area select the environment entry and click Delete To create
45. pply Consult the ResBuilder Approval user documentation for more information on the ResBuilder Approval Setup dialog 4 2 FlexRip B configuration For a FlexRip B it is not possible to create a new instance as the RIP requires exclusive access to the specific hardware adapter in the system 4 2 1 Device types The following device types are available for the FlexRip B flavour June 2012 28 FlexRip specific configuration e BG3700 Esko BG3700 filmsetter e BG3700M Esko BG3800 filmsetter BG3800_ 100 Esko BG3800 100 filmsetter BG3800_300S Esko BG3800 300S filmsetter BG3800_300Q Esko BG3800 300Q filmsetter BG3800_600S Esko BG3800 600S filmsetter BG3800_600Q Esko BG3800 600Q filmsetter e MegaSetter_100 Esko MegaSetter 100 filmsetter e MegaSetter 300 Esko MegaSetter 3008 filmsetter e MegaSetter 300Q Esko MegaSetter 3000 filmsetter e MegaSetter_600S Esko MegaSetter 600S filmsetter e MegaSetter_600Q Esko MegaSetter 6000 filmsetter e MegaSetter Plus 100 Esko MegaSetter Plus 100 filmsetter e MegaSetter Plus 300S Esko MegaSetter Plus 300S filmsetter e MegaSetter Plus 3000 Esko MegaSetter Plus 3000 filmsetter e MegaSetter Plus 600S Esko MegaSetter Plus 600S filmsetter e MegaSetter Plus 6000 Esko MegaSetter Plus 6000 filmsetter e GigaSetter 300 Esko GigaSetter 3008 filmsetter e GigaSetter 300Q Esko GigaSetter 300Q filmsetter e GigaSetter 600S Esko GigaSetter 600S filmsetter e GigaSetter 6
46. rt number 3080 100 x 2 3280 Remember that EskoLink port numbers for a FlexRip flavour instance cannot be changed in the particular FlexRip flavour instance when controlled by the FlexRip Configurator June 2012 6 FlexRip common configuration The following paragraphs describe the different functions in more detail Warning The FlexRip Configurator does not permit to make changes to a FlexRip flavour instance for which the Dispatcher is running The particular dispatcher executable must be stopped first 3 2 Dispatcher properties Clicking Dispatcher Properties in the File menu displays the properties of the selected instance of a particular FlexRip flavour Dispatcher properties x Name FlexRipC Type platepatcher Folder D Esko bg_data_flexripe_v120 cdi Port separator 1 The following information is displayed e Name the name of the instance e Type the device type of the instance e Folder the folder specification where the actual configuration data resides e Port separator the port separator value see further 3 3 Create PPD files Each time a configuration setting is changed the FlexRip Configurator application creates a new PPD PostScript Printer Description file for Macintosh and Windows systems and corresponding INF file for Windows systems Both these files are located in the PPD subfolder of the FlexRip flavour instance data folder The folder specification of the FlexRip flavour instance
47. tana 5040 filmsetter e katana_5055 Dainippon Screen Katana 5055 filmsetter e lotem800v Creo Lotem 800V platesetter e luscher L scher Xpose 120 platesetter e mbal70 Macchine Industriali Trafic MBA 170 e phoenix Agfa Avantra Phoenix filmsetter e platedriver8 Esko PlateDriver 8 platesetter e platedrivercompact Esko PlateDriver Compact platesetter e prediction 1420 Latran Prediction 1420 Imager Gold Digital Halftone Proofing System e prediction 2230 Latran Prediction 2230 Imager Gold Digital Halftone Proofing System e presstekd200 Presstek 200 platsettter e presstekd400 Presstek 400 platsettter e signasetter Heidelberg Signasetter filmsetter e tanto Dainippon Screen Tanto filmsetter e thermoflex Creo Thermoflex flexographic platesetter e topsetter Heidelberg Topsetter platesetter e trendsetter Dolev Trendsetter 3244 platesetter e trendsetter5880 Dolev Trendsetter 5880 platesetter e viking Esko Viking platesetter e viking8q Esko Viking 8Q platesetter e viking8s Esko Viking 8S platesetter e xcalibur Agfa Xcalibur platesetter zed ZED instruments direct digital engraving engines e _FromPPD use a device specific PPD file to create configurations for 4 8 2 Flavour specific configuration 4 8 2 1 Modify Dispatcher For FlexRip T4 flavours with device type imagemaker Esko ImageMaker and platedriver8 Esko PlateDriver 8 the actual output configurations are kept on the imagesetter controller system i
48. ther processing in proofer devices or rips Typically one FlexRip flavour will be installed on a dedicated system but more than one FlexRip flavour can be installed on the same system The FlexRip Configurator application is a common configuration application for all FlexRip flavours With this application the configuration settings of all the installed FlexRip flavours on a particular system can be set up or checked This document describes the use of the FlexRip Configurator application In the first chapter the configuration possibilities that are common to all FlexRip flavours will be discussed In the following chapter the FlexRip flavour specific configuration settings will be handled June 2012 2 3 FlexRip common configuration 3 1 General 3 1 1 Starting up Perform the following steps to start up the FlexRip Configurator application 1 Log in as user Administrator or any other user with administrative privileges 2 Double click the FlexRip Configurator 12 0 icon on the desktop or click Start in the bottom task bar select Programs or All Programs depending on the operating system version gt Esko gt FlexRipConfig 12 0 FlexRip Configurator 12 0 3 A splash screen will be displayed followed by the main FlexRip Configurator window At startup time only the buttons New Backup and Exit will be active FlexRip Configurator 12 0 i 215 x File Help Installed Flavours FlexRip 12 0 E a peas Dispat
49. w button displays the View Dispatcher window with the settings of the currently selected FlexRip flavour instance This window and all its tabs and subsequent information windows is exactly the same as in the Modify function except for the fact that all the edit fields are grayed out and cannot be changed and that only View buttons are activated Consult the previous chapter for more information on the meaning of the different parameters June 2012 20 FlexRip common configuration 3 7 Delete Clicking the Delete button deletes the selected instance for a particular FlexRip flavour Also the desktop icon for the selected dispatcher and the entry in the Start Programs Esko gt lt FlexRip flavour gt program folder will be removed Before actually deleting the instance a message box asking for confirmation before deleting will be displayed Click Yes to delete the instance and No to cancel the operation Remark that the initial instance cannot be deleted 3 8 Change type Clicking the Change Type for a selected instance of a particular FlexRip flavour will display the Change Device Type window which allows selection of another device type for the instance from the Device Type list If the entry _FromPPD is selected the From PPD field and the Browse button will become active to select the appropriate PPD file from which the device parameters are to be taken Click OK to accept the change or Cancel to abort the operation x
50. wapfiles tab displays the following window June 2012 18 FlexRip common configuration Modify Dispatcher FlexRipC x Name FlesFtipC Device Type platepatcher PPD Used Port Separator 1 v Folder fed General Setup Swapfiles col Swapfiles for PS Channel bq_data_fastrip cdi swapfiles ps Add Remove i Swapfiles for GRO Channel 1 bq_data_fastrip cdi swapfiles gro1 Add Remove i Swapfiles for GRO Channel 2 Zbg_data_fastripZ cdi swapfiles gro2 Add Remove i Cancel Each FlexRip flavour instance has three rip input channels a PostScript channel through AppleTalk protocol Named Pipe queue or HotFolder and two Esko native format channels though the EskoLink protocol from an Esko Server system During the preprocess phase of a ripping session a lot of internal data is generated in virtual memory This data is written in the virtual memory files called swapfiles Each channel has its own set of swapfiles and these swapfiles are written in a dedicated folder More than one folder can be assigned for swapfiles for a particular channel By default a single folder is assigned for each of the three channels as indicated in the Swapfiles tab sheet after initial installation Depending on the type of job to be ripped the required space in the swapfiles folder can vary considerably It can happen that there is not enough free disk space remaining on the disk
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