Strip Editor User`s Manual
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1. Special pasting Transparent Transposition reverse Revert negative positive Cancel Knockout Trapping width f Rotating angle o Transparent To paste only black ON dots part of the cut area Negative Positive Reverting To revert the cut area to negative or positive and paste Platel al Before pasting After pasting with negative positive reverting Transposition reverse To paste colors stored in the clipping board In such case the black part of the pasted image will turn white and other part will be the valid part for the pasting object image original image An image of text string is generated and used if you want to make white letters or words ELT K Knockout Processing Process knockout and paste with colors stored in clipping board Knockout processing means for example if the surface and halftone part of C M Y palette overlaps with text part of K palette C M Y palettes text part will be deleted Actually at the same time when K palette is pasted masking to delete C M Y palettes which match K palettes will be generated Because of this even if you move the image after knockout processing C M Y palettes in the moving target directory will be deleted That is the image layer with knockout property will be pasted Besides you can specify the trap width the unit is pixel To explain with the above mentioned example for the2. oeei If you click Detailed Setting button dialog box as the left drawing will be shown and input and output value are listed in tab punctuation For example Input Tab Output Tab Black Ent 20 ab 18 30 ab 28 50 ab 50 68 ab 72 82 ab 86 You can set the input value up to 101 points from the range of 0 100 Please make sure to input from the small input value first Both input and output values are handled as integer numbers and decimal part will be neglected Formats used here are the same with the formats saved in the text format mentioned later Therefore it is possible to copy and paste part of a suitable palette of a saved data Save Open If you press the Save button the present tone curve will be collected together as a whole to save A file with an extension named curve of an independent format will be generated in the old version And in the new version it will be output as a text file named txt and added and these will be used as default It can also be output as the curve format of the old version If you output in text word string with tap punctuation will be listed in respective palettes Text saving example Input Output All palettes 0 0 100 100 Input Output Cyan 0 0 25 31 50 32 75 TI Magenta Yellow If you press the Open button and specify the txt or curve saved in the past and the values that are read will be reflected OK C
3. e Relative movement Absolute position topsright bottomrieht top lett bottam lett 7 25 Indication movement Free scroll To move the indication area by dragging You can also use Alt dragging to move the indication Free scroll 7 26 Rectangular area selection To select a rectangular area for cutting copying and painting For the methods to specify rectangular there are 2 methods Dragging specifying amp 2 point clicking specifying Begin dragging Finish dragging EPA se e 1 e a id I 1 point clicking 2 point clicking You can move anchor point curve point by dragging You can enlarge the area with arrow key You can reduce the area with Shift arrow key In rectangular specifying you can use Return to the origin and Delete all in the editing menu Return to the origin 1 If the area is opened the present coordinate will be deleted 2 If the area is closed the present area will be deleted Delete all To delete all areas including polygon areas 7 27 Polygon Area Selection To select a polygon area for cutting copying and painting To click the images in order and finally close the area There are 2 ways to close an area 1 To click near the starting point 2 Double click You can move anchor point curve point by dragging If you double click an anchor point curve point you will copy the point In polygon specifying
4. ME aR MD BU TIF gt H gt gt 3 gt gt gt gt GR gt p ES ES SARAK gt gt 2 gt gt H gt 2 gt pet Cares ES Added pasting layer Text image configured in the front Soon after executing the command Paste Move tool will be selected automatically 6 When Move tool is selected drag the mouse to move the letter to a suitable position After movement it will come to the following VEL YE ZAMLI TIA F GAMA L DAL UR iii Dot 44 4H7 13K00 1t2 12 5 7 A a h ve YAY x nwy xe y y y vw EEE eee eee ES VES 7 Click the x icon on the upper right of the halftone window and close the window With this operation Editing Operation is finished You can also confirm the operation result with preview window JE y Preview A4 tS Lae KOO tif PAL ATS Lee Thit TIFF CA gt AA E A GTB latex lanner a Flate Aannner Sie Tener THT Ey eee OEP A EA ER eg A JAP NTE e AH AA A A Aa POU Oe AA ZE EEMLET Ending Editing i Miri m HE rA MUA isare R Meli Perr DEA r aiam BEA ERE ME ri ir O mini ee EL TE TRAU Epe y _ eS BAP O TEL Tp Te Em 4 A dd A CA ATA Li HE TOA b BEE rae NEMA F BE DIE E RAT ii R L ii asm tie ki di e rr am m m am 7 Em biitin al Ki Si MER E T i Ff E i rs Eb dd Pee 2 5 Deleting unnecessary letters a
5. GTB rlates lanner 3 Plate Plannner Ela Tia ere THT E gt K RMA IRI INP RASA IIA PRONTA 2 ER P PARSE SIA ACNE fitted TEENUS LORS TF So CBUMOP ESAT JL Dk UR ZE PLATT p aman le di ii LAT GAME LI A DO EPOE AFTA PANTERA Jm DAA MER LZ Ma ka ve 2 To click the Halftone Indication Tool to select and drag the rectangular area including the editing point to the preview window with the mouse jAh See REC RSE A MU AI yalia a mal o E NF PF KO0 tif 03 1 25 IbitTIFF Xk SAMY AMY ATZ GTB Plateblahmer Plate Plannner Ela Telar TUT E gt K M IRI IT RCA SEATLA ERROR A RE AKSAM TIA 1 AI IA EUA LOLS TP E CAMP DIN TI DAR 28 CHART RE S N FI benmi POR A PR to il A i 4 AMC MEA DENA OR TAD RR CMU ap r T RM PREAT G NE MA A Halftone window will be shown 218 x BA StripEditor A4 4H72 13 K00 tif AR yama MLO MEE REY WAD IO WEO REMEW TOW MWE IAA S elala Seas e ej fe a 3 ae 3 ej ehe Mi lt MONO gt Aa 4 UDIL 3 Plate Plannner 14 A E TES ENS IA PRONTA AA A ANS itti HE E XAML TIF E CAMP DIA 70 DAL UPR E Dot_44 47 1 K00 i 2 1 2 5 AD OO ARUZ X See AAA JA EA JE Show zooming with key operation If you press the Shift key and click a random position of the indicated image this part will be magnified to show in the center Besides if you press Ctrl key and c
6. A u As i give ga i gt le YY i y a eL ja io 2 e gia a gn Bes ohn Fs E a modification method of dot gain setting E x Modification method of dot gain Tone curve adjustment Dot gradation 2 standard y Cancel To set the modification method of dot gain In modification methods there are Tone curve adjustment Automatic adjustment Select one of them and press OK and the Adjustment setting dialog related to the selected method will be opened and you can set the revision level of dot gaining 1 Adjustment setting Tone curve adjustment If you select Tone curve adjustment in modification method setting dialog the following Adjustment setting dialog will be shown and you can set revision level of dot gain through gradation In this method it is possible to set accurately the correction values according to the gradation values with the correction curve And it is necessary to appoint dot gradation 2 is normal Dot gradation is something which becomes the index which decides the gradation of any section of the dots The corrections of from commercial printings to comic plates screen tone become possible depending upon this setting Tone curve adjustment d x Color LI colors y Output Delete point with right click hitial value Open Save Detailed Settine Undo Input
7. Guide horizontal Layer moving Moving Making a rectangular area Making a polygon area Making a mark revision area 7 1 New The same as New in the file menu 7 2 Open The same as Open in the file menu 7 3 Open multiple palettes The same as Open multiple palettes in the file menu 7 4 Save a file The same as Save in the file menu 7 5 Save as another file The same as Save as another file in the file menu 7 6 Cut The same as Cut in the file menu 7 7 Copy The same as Copy in the file menu 8 8 Paste The same as Paste in the file menu 7 9 Special Paste The same as Special Paste in the file menu 7 10 Overlapping paste The same as Overlapping paste in the file menu 7 11 Fill The same as Fill in the file menu 7 12 Move the image file to the clipping board The same as Move the image file to the clipping board in the file menu 7 13 Change layer image file The same as Change layer image file in the file menu 7 14 Move the layer image to the clipping board The same as Move the layer image to the clipping board in the file menu 7 15 Move the text image to the clipping board The same as Move the text image to the clipping board in the file menu 7 16 Layer Deletion The same as Layer Deletion in the file menu 7 17 Layer Up Layer Down The same as Layer Up Layer D
8. Input 25 50 75 mut 74 Output El Output 81 Cancel Color Select the color to set You can select the items that are set in all colors amp Name rules amp color setting If you select all colors all the set curves will be set to respective colors However if this dialog is closed you cannot save the previous setting value even if you select all colors again They will be saved in respective palettes and please confirm the setting value Initial value To initialize the revision value of the selected color Revision value is 0 If all colors are selected all the colors will be initialized Undo Press return to origin button and you can revert the changes of tone curve to the original status once Delete point You can delete the setting point of tone curve with right click of the mouse Tone curve setting Y ou can set tone curve with the following methods A To specify output value according to input value 25 50 75 B To specify input value and output value C To click the top of tone curve or drag D To specify input value and output value at tab punctuation A To specify output value according to input value 25 50 75 Tone curve adjustment x Cole ymm Output Delete point with right click hitial value Open Save Detailed Settine Undo Input 25 504 75 Input 7 Input Cancel If yo
9. m Tool Palette New Open Open multiple files Save Save as Bi BO 6 da Copy Paste Special paste Overlap paste Move the image file to clipboard Change layer image file Move layer image to clipboard il fal 2 Move text image to clipboard 7 a m m m Q ET es el a En a ES Delete layer Layer UP Layer Down Zoom In Zoom Out Measuring density Measuring distance Halftone indication Trimming Guide vertical Guide horizontal Moving layer Moving Making rectangular area Making polygon area unuse mColor palette Layer name MII Original an ae za with ON OFF of checkmark HEHE Paste To change to view or not to view plates M T Gut ml ayer Palette Laver name M LL Original M T Paste with ON OFF of checkmark W LL Unigue Paste To change to view or not to view layers MJI Gut How to operate M Strip Editor s operation I Launching and ending Strip Editor Here we show you how to launch and end Strip Editor 1 1 Launching Strip Editor Double click StripEditor exe s icon to launch Strip Editor and basic screen will be shown Fief View Help H asena eee qal zA 2 8 mel ll ae 7 oj x Press F1 for Help 1 2 Color Palette setting 1 Select Color Palette setting from file menu Color palette Color list KE ate A EA In gli HL Yello
10. Strip Editor In Step 1 we use an image named A4 SamplelListK 00 tif in the folder Strip Editor Sample Step1 to carry out editing of the following 2 points Editing 1 To Change the 0 in 00000000 VOI IC BRE gt AMY DAT OO to 0 GTB i Tate tanner a Plat Flannner 14 RR AU SAT X a R t bY tRHHAPT Editing 2 To delete 1 letter n in O O Planner and continue with the text that follows it Plannner amp dz ePlanner Cit 1 Ey KTIFFO 2 1 Launching Strip Editor amp Opening A File To Edit First of all launch Strip Editor and open the file that you want to edit 1 Select the Windows Start Menu at the right lower side of the screen program StripEditorV1 StripEditorV 1 and launch the program You can also launch the program by double clicking the StripEditor exe icon at Strip Editor folder The basic screen will be shown ALO RT MI selale Hees si aa cal mal al ox Drip 2 Select File Open from the menu The Open dialog will be opened Pr OPO 27991 o eE 2 JP KO00 tif EI ECETIA IPAPER TIFF 7741 TIF y FE TFF 77 ew 3 Select Sample Step1 A4 SampleListK00 tif and click the Open button Preview window will be opened and the content of the specified image will be shown in preview StripEditor A4 4H72 13 K00 tif i AR yaa S X IMM RED RT 2 42 Us sae RARE A e
11. click the OK button Return to Open a draft dialog image files in the folder will be shown in the list Cal Fabi D Program FilesfStripEditor t A AILA T Z Dt ATE E Pll EE SERE SN e 42111083 YED 025 1900 00 gt y T S00 000 4 Select A4 SampleInner and click the OK button Preview window will be opened and the contents of the 4 palettes of CMYK will be shown in the preview window Bast ipEditor AA HFI E MLO REO RTV WAO IIO WEO RHED JMW 1 selaa ejeje e ej ala m8 01 i Preview A4 HIE 5625 ANAY ALAZ AATUIILE AL HUJE MD ais eS es a 5 Press Shift key and click the part that is to transplant the logo Content of the preview window will be magnified and shown B StripEditor AAS 71138 il Ag s 174 Bi a s algi xi TPE REO RrW AD PRO REO BAME BIG ALI elma le ilaci Ej ala an BE ao Ele el ehe LE view Ad HR EA AAT YALE AA TDR AA HV AIVE AAT VOILE PA Bl a ian PAPA DALIA TADO TRUE IDO TT AAN A e E 3 2 Transplanting color logo from other image files Copy the color logo that you want to transplant from an existed image file and paste it to the original file 1 Select File Open multiple palettes from the menu Open a draft dialog will be shown Haas TALA BE Program Files StripEditor t L422 FHAR ENE 2 Select O U LI and click the OK button Preview window of th
12. deleted part of C M Y palettes If it is 0 it is the text part of K palette If it is a plus value it is the part of the text that is enlarged at the pixel width of this value For example if it is 10 it may be the part of the text that is enlarged at 10 pixels If it is a minus value it is the part of the text that is shortened at the pixel width of this value For example if it is 10 it may be the part of the text that 1s shortened at 10 pixels Special paste for a copied image with knockout If it is a plus value the area around the text will also be knockout You can make a white edge Copy K palette only MO gt kd eae e a ETT TATI z ESA LES IRA lg ad a ey ay p i r a ber o 5 Ad EAS srt HAL Lortargitortas EII 1 Y mo s N o AAA Knockout result no view of K Knockout at plus value Knockout at minus value Rotating angle You can rotate the image of the clipping board in 0 90 180 270 anti clockwise and paste vere RRAAAARAD OS O Plate F PlateF fi fl 1 tf seir Before pasting After rotating 90 and pasting If you carry out knockout operation during transposition reverse please set trap width to plus value 3 2 5 Overlap pasting To past the images that are stored with Cut or Copy to the original position Through this you can change or modify the specified part of the original
13. this it seems that the image itself is changed But internally the image is managed with independent layers and layer s image is composed when saving With such operation in StripEditor a new image of only the revised part is generated as a new layer and this will save memory in using and at the same time realize processing in high speed Layer name T Original Specify the area you want to cut with Rectangular area selecting tool Execute command Cut out Layer name W LL Original W LL Gut SPEARS PRET l le Pe ra ri He E A white image with a layer named cut off will be generated and put on the front And the generated layer will be shown in Layer Palette In Layer Palette you can delete the generated layer or change the visible ON OFF indications of layers The following 1s the types of layers generated by all kinds of editing functions Editing function Tool or Menu command Layer type Name Initial status Soon after opening the file Original file 2 5 Files Operated at Strip Editor Here we will show you files that are operated at Strip Editor 1 Halftone data file tif Files of respective color components are saved in halftone data file that are output by RIP In Strip Editor file processing of different palettes or files of all the color components of the same draft name can be processed as a single file 2 6 Name rules of halftone data file In Strip Editor
14. voluntary image area with Cut or Copy only those colors with indication ON will be stored in the clipping board Besides in functions like Paste only those color palette with indication ON at the time and being stored in the above mentioned will be added as a new layer For example an image with C M Y K colors Colorname File a m E e Ad Front c00 If C M Y are indication ON at color palette when copying om are A D Yellow 24 Front oO OM Black 24 Front KO Se Color name File And C Y K are indication ON at color palette when pasting HO Oyan AA Front COO ON Magenta 44 Front MOO M L Yellow 2d Front YOO MIN Black 24 Front KOO Only C amp Y palette will be pasted For layers you can delete cancellation of processing or change layer order Change of processing order with Layer Editing 3 2 1 Cutting To cut selected area and store it in clipping board The cut area will turn to white Only colors with indication ON at color palettes will be processed 1 Select area with rectangular area selection tool or polygon area selection tool and store the cut image with Cut from the editing menu The processing will be edited in layer construction and composed when saving Cutting 3 2 2 Copy Copy selected area to clipping board Only colors with indication ON at color palettes will be processed 1 Select area with rectangular area selection tool or polygon area selec
15. we refer to the corresponding relationship of plane and halftone file which palette corresponds to which file and use it as part of the name of halftone file When you output a halftone file at RIP a reference name of the plane will be added to the name The added reference name is different according to RIP setting For example when you process a PS file named Page ps which 1s constructed with CMYK at RIP the 4 halftone file 1PageC00 TIF for Cyan 1PageM00 TIF for Magenta 1PageY00 TIF for Yellow and 1PageK00 TIF for Black will be output Furthermore in Strip Editor if reference names are removed from these halftone file names for a group of halftone file with the same name they will be considered as a single draft 1 Explanation for halftone file name For example the details of 1 PageC00 TIF will be as the following It varies according to RIP type and setting 1 1 page number added at RIP 2 Page File name added before RIP Base name 3 C Reference name in order to identify palette that is added at RIP It varies according to RIP setting amp palette0 4 00 History number added at RIP 2 digits 5 TIF File extension name Showing file type 2 Name rules for halftone file capable of identifying drafts in Strip Editor It doesn t matter if there is no page number Base name should be more than letter Palette s reference name is more
16. 130 7mm Y3364 71 2mm mm Aa 4 Click the Rectangular area selection tool to select and drag to surround the text that follows the part er at the halftone window MD s MM ER MT BU TIF Min ua 5 Select Edit Cut from the menu To erase the letters er a white image 0 halftone is made and configured to the front ePlann 6 Select Edit Paste from the menu Paste the image er that is cut once again in the front Thit TIC I amp AAA I iy Dot_44_17113 K00 tif 2 25 MA Bitt AT RR MA mR MD Bidt 7 When Move tool is selected drag the text image of the pasted er with the mouse and move it to a suitable position After moving it will come to the following B SiripEditor A4 HY FyLRKOOtif p CAPS 18 x IE EO RTA 24D PRO MAREO ASEOS Ayk ID ARS E ma Saja Keles el y ajaj misli el ii Preview_A4H477 13 K00 tif 1 3 12540 ME lt mono gt Aa t USL This TIC 1 KEK L gt L Dot Ad H LE KOD tif 2 258 MD zi Mi ER MD Bitty MM URRY MT JR MT idth e Planner amp It With this operation Editing Operation 2 is finished 2 6 Saving editing content Finally save the operation content until now 1 Select File Save as from the menu Save as dialog will be shown SATE TIRE RESM 327971 oy es Ee AA HUF ILRKOO tif E Y KOO tit Pret
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18. GTB Strip Editor User s Manual Content Chapter 1 Before Using This Software I OperattonEnvironmentandlnstallatlon 9 I 1 Recommendedoperatlonenvironment e 9 le O i E ca gi nc ee etik SARA eee 9 2 SWI ECP VEEYEL tl Selam damak an mal Bade 10 PRADU SUD Ed IO aske ekme Sek Koll pale ista 10 2 2 View imagen Preview or Haltone ay r keramika sela ekb a 11 2 3 About editing multiple plates Colorcomponent atthesametime 12 2 4 Lanyer ManagementFunctionatStripEditor 12 2 Files Operated t SAO ecos 14 2 6 Namerulesofhalftonedatafik 14 3 ample ADP lIC AU Ol cea aaa sia SA 15 Chapter 2 Basic Screen amp Menu l Basic Screen amp Menu eses 19 Ma Cons muc e v ER Ge e ee eye eee em oe e e 19 D2 MEN OMS UCU O DR a o id o ae ak do eine des e RS 20 Chapter 3 Operation Ii Daunchine and endine Sip Edita tddi 31 k aun hin Strip EMO asd Glamldlle A ON 31 ll A e OO ee e 32 VO COS ina Re e e e K o e ee e be ee e ee PRE ee Re e whee 35 lk Endine Simip AO sos seneden ayla biyeli gider sa aya B len ka g ni pala ole 36 AFUE ODAO A ie all al ile a gla 37 Zaki anew la 37 ME OMe Mine Gy il Eee eme O TO 38 2 5 Openime multiple TSS asama dee E e la co Ron SN de el eni ekip 38
19. MAN fie 4 711 K00 T1F RTE Prt MODERADO TIFF 7741 TIF X keyi TIFF 77 ew 2 Input RevisedA4 SampleListK00 tif and click the Save button File type dialog will be shown 3 Select the compression format from the list and click the OK button This is the end of Step 1 you can either select File End application from the menu to end the program or close the opened program and move forward to the next step 3 Step 2 Editing multiple palettes simultaneously In Step 2 we use an example to transplant a color logo to show you the operation of editing multiple palettes at the same time In Step 2 we are to transplant color logos that is available in the image files of the 4 palettes of CMYK named A4 SampleInnerK00 tif A4 SampleInnerC00 tif A4 SampleInnerM00 tif A4 SampleInnerY00 tif in the folder Strip Editor Sample Step2 moe Te chy Bas 3 1 Opening an image file with multiple palettes First of all we open the existed image file together with the 4 palettes of CMYK 1 Select File Open multiple palettes from the menu Open a draft dialog will be shown kara 2 Click Folder Change button Folder Reference dialog will be shown Here you can specify the folder with image files with multiple palettes H bli Tonpu C NE MEK 3 NetMeeting FI NextF TP C Outlook Express EL StripEditor EM oI 3 Select the folder Sample Step2 and
20. R Bi es ve Tet ii E fob EP A te Tr AE LE E p Par MALE AU SEDO AU EINDE m Rak id BE Sd FRE Feil Fora WO eb E 2 ee E F ZE Bar s Basic Screen amp Menu m Basic Screen Construction m Menu Item 1 Basic Screen amp Menu 1 Basic screen construction Tool bar Program title bar Menu bar creel tata jejejej eeaeee aja 4 Ej oe recent e 0 Color palette Layer palette Status bar Program Title Bar The bar to show the name of window amp dialog box Menu Bar The bar to show menu Tool bar The bar to show tool Color palette The palette to show palette s color setting Layer palette The palette to show layer information Status bar The bar to show information related to Image Compare 2 Menu Construction Men Ctri h pen Ctrl Open multiple files th Ctrl M Color Palette setting Option setting 1 OI mages 44 Front 00 2 Ol mages 44 Front 03 Exit m File New To make a new file and show it in the window Open To open a halftone file and show it in a new window Open multiple files To open more than 1 file and show it in a new window Close To close a file that is being operated Save To overwrite a file that is being operated Save as To save a file that is being operated with a new name Property To show the property of a file that is being operated Color Palette setting To specify the Color Palette to use If you wa
21. Yellow MIA Black Ol scon OB score OO scr Ol sco hu O doh Y 0 0 k 0 0 SPEGTA 155 197 SPECIA Tiz Me YELLOW 0 0 SPECIA O 104 Append color tar Set colorist Delete colortiy hitialize colors doh 206 Cancel 2 2 Opening a file 1 To open a new file from Open of the file menu Look iri a Images e Ec E 44 Sample COO B 44 Sample KOO B 44 Sample Moo B 44 Sample 00 Filename Jaa Sample C00 Files of type TIFF file tif Cancel Zi The opened file is halftone data tif 2 3 To open multiple files 1 If you want to open multiple files as one draft select files from Open multiple files from the file menu 2 If you click Open or OK a view image will be made and shown Folder D Images sample FindiF E A3 Back AS Front Draft sizelmm Draft resolution dpi K 459 994 Y 336 994 1200 000 Y 1200 000 K 459 994 Y 336 994 1200 000 Y 1200 000 E A4 Front 44 Front Mono X2249 999 Y 337 206 1200 000 Y 1200 000 X 250 190 Y 347 472 2 400 000 Y 400 000 C M _Y B S S S J S BUNE OBoONDOoODO E A4 Back EEG x24999 Y 337206 1200000 Y 1200 000 BUNE BEOSHDAADA OK Cancel If the file that is set as an operation file doesn t exist the center of the color block will be shown in white Besides if ce x you click the color block and set x the f
22. ancel After setting revision level press OK to confirm or turn the setting to invalid with Cancel and the previous setting value will be saved 2 Adjusting setting Automatic adjustment Automatic adjustment If you select Automatic adjustment at Revision method setting dialog the following adjusting setting dialog will be shown and you can set the adjusting rate of dot gaining For this revision level maximum dot gaining will be acquired at middle gradation value About 50 After setting revision level press OK to confirm or turn the setting to invalid with Cancel and the previous setting value will be saved color The same as Adjusting setting Specifying adjusting level for respective gradation 3 2 6 Fill Fill the selected area with black 1 Select the area with rectangular area selection tool or polygon area selection tool and paint the are with Fill of the editing menu Before painting 3 3 Move disk image to layer Beside the method to generate layers by reading copying and pasting image files that should be pasted this is a group of functions to move image file and word string in the disk directly to shorten processing time Actually to move it to layers processing like rotation through permeating knockout are necessary we copy image files to clipping board and make layers with special paste function The generated palette will be visible at color palettes duri
23. asted and turned to layer with Paste or Special Paste functions Rotation configuration of word and knockout processing including white edge are also operated with Special Paste Besides white words For example to put white word string to the surface part of K palette are also operated with Transposition reverse of Special paste Particularly knockout processing of outlining is possible when the trap width is set to plus value Text Y ou can input text Font Selection If you choose font selection font selection dialog will be shown Times New Roman O Palatino Linotype Small Fonts System Tahoma Times New Roman Y Trebuchet MS Here you can select font name style and size Vertical writing fonts are the font names with a mark at the beginning Unit of the size 1s point The text images are generated with matching to the resolution of current documents For example if the resolution of current document is 2400 DPI the size of a 10 point word is 10 2400 72 Palette selection Select a palette if the text is turn to a text image Color palette x Color Color name Abbr Cyan Mag Yellow Black OO Yellow Y 0 0 255 0 MIN Black K 0 0 0 255 Append color Aj set color s Delete color D Initialize colors Cancel Please check the left box of the necessary palette 3 4 Layer Editing To carry out operations like movi
24. e color logo will be shown st Editor A5 O7 SV EEO REY 220 DO ALO R BEO DO N 168 SWE Bo Sea Heee ml aa ala mel e El wl 2 x px PT Preview A4 HJE 3 125 M ais GCospi Technology Basis _ A EE 3 Click the Polygon Area Selection Tool to select and draw a polygon to surround the color logo with mouse clicking Click the points that will be the vertexes of a polygon in order and finally click the 1 point to close the drawing The frame of the selected polygon area will be shown Cap Tecinolog y Basis wa TT EE 4 Select Edit Copy from the menu and click the lt icon at the upper right side of the color logo s window Once again preview window of the original image 1s shown in the front 5 Select Edit Paste from the menu Image of the copied color logo will be configure to the fronts and shown in the center of the preview window The pasted color logo image of the 4 palettes StripEditor AA H YP Si IE MEIE IME RRO RTV PAD HEO RHEO RAE AW MI de ABS WS aa senle ejeje Bl ajal F B ME izl aj 2 he E Preview A4 1 7 128 8125 MO Oyan AAT VIIDE Mi Magenta A4 SLE MO Yellow Ad YALE MI Black AAT TIE alan DELHIS MALE 00M A enue ETA O TORUCT 19 7 ALARA Ez sar 297775 7 OPETE Pak a E SA TEIE TETN gaza TA e PEET h EZEN TT MD ais Mo fidt AS ss Sais 6 When Move tool is selected drag the color logo image with the mouse and mo
25. ectus 62 A A ek e eee ee 64 A a NR SR SR S e E Nm 64 IO mullip MeS eini E E 64 Ta veias Moment e e e ee yen We 64 O A RNa ee e 64 ICON da ekl a e k en l SM a 64 TEO pies aleni 64 TD SPC e A e ee ve e e er e 64 yel OW ETA Paste adile ali sasi klanlar aaa 64 nn NM Ap REM YE 64 7 12 Move timate tiles to CUDDO I dirura ads 65 7515 hanme layer imate G ip der il ap ia ll la ak adele 65 7 7 14Movinglayerimagetoclipboad AMMMA A A gt m e i 65 7 15 Movingtextimagetoclipboad AAMAMAMA A A A gt mAm e L 65 TAO NAY el DIN e 65 Job Layer Up Layer OO e ll Di me ei e 65 SAO HZ OOO A a l a alli 65 el WUC aS urine CsI ot ME chet ee A PAP ER GMY NN MADRAN CR EM 65 TNM AS UTI AIS FA CEs te fsa ls e asi nn a a a 65 721 1 talftone dica li sallan saa 66 ay A e A e e O m 66 72237 G de vertical NOTIZOMUAl al Salya e Bai 68 TA May Cl ma NK AT PE AN aeasiMaans 69 7 25 Ind cat on moving free scroll Base lala le olana Sl nlp ease 69 7 20 Selecting Rectangular Area amaaa nal iki lin balda lil ae 70 Je 2 OC ECHO POLY DONA sekme een danis lina umulan tido 71 PDS Nak ti o mark te VISION AL E NE A SY ME A GR 71 Chapter 4 Tutorial Pe Yi a e lauichino tonal 75 Zoe e Paine as mole plate amaaa os 76 2 1 Launching StripEditor amp openingthefileyouwanttocorrect 76 2 2 Opening a halftone windowandconfirmcorrectionpont 79 2 3 Era
26. ile won t be composed even 1f it exists 2 4 Closing a file 1 To close a file that is being shown with Close of the file menu 2 5 Overwritting 1 To save a file with Overwriting of the file menu 2 6 Saving as 1 To save the file in a new name with Save as of the file menu A a Dave jni Images e 44 Sample COO EB a4 Sample KOO l 44 Sample M ll 44 Sample YOO File name Save as hype TIFF File ki Cancel To select the compression format of an output file from non compression PackBits LZW G3 G4 You can revert the image to negative or positive to save Compression 3 Editing Operatlon 3 1 Common Editing 3 1 1 Undo To revert the processing to the previous step The processing is different according to the menu or tool 3 1 2 Delete all To delete all processing The processing is different according to the menu or tool 3 2 Copy Paste editing In the following operation basically you can use a voluntary image area as processing object with Cut or Copy and store it in clipping board and add the processing result as layer with functions like Paste You can use command other than Copy to make a new layer and add it to layer palette To specify the color of processing object with color palette As for the basic instruction method The difference is described in explanation part of relative functions if you specify a
27. image When the Cut or Copy colors are to be overlap pasted only those palettes with indication ON at the color palettes will be processed However if the following knockout processing is specified cut or copied palettes will be the objects for pasting during overlapping pasting those palettes with indication ON at the color palettes will be knocked out Actually masking to knock out respective colors will be generated For example to knock C M palettes that match K plate turn K palette s indication to ON only during cutting and copying and turn C M K palettes indication to ON during overlapping pasting If it is necessary to paste K palette K palette s indication should also be turned to ON Please execute with Overlapping paste of the editing menu Overlap pasting i Knockout Trapping width o Cancel Moire reduction Random level f Modify dot gain Knockout processing To knock out the selected area and paste Please refer to Special paste Moir reduction To modify the dots of the cut area and paste It is used in moir reduction You can set a random level 0 10 For the degree of modification if the random level is 0 no modification the modification will be bigger if it is nearer 10 Modify dot gain To modify dot gain for the cut area and paste Before processing After processing EERTE LOEDE AT E TESES Mia akai a e E e
28. ith dragging 2 To delete the current coordinate that is specified by 2 point clicking Delete all To delete all area After making a rectangular area click the inside of the rectangular and the dialog to save will be shown ES E a4 Sample M ll 44 Sample_ 00 Save as type TIFF file tif Cancel di Specify the file name and saving place and save the file 7 23 Guide Vertical Horizontal To make a coordinate guide You can specify guide color in the Menu setting dialog of the grid If you click the image a new guide will be made a p u_u By Dot 44 LEO 25 ET e ER er ae If you click an existed guide this guide will be selected The 2 side of a selected guide will be marked with triangle marks e a a ET Hr Lee 25a 831 Dot_Ad L cz 2a You can mov e the selec ted guid with arrow keys In guide specifying you can use Return to the origin and Delete all in the editing menu Return to the origin 1 To delete the selected guide 2 To delete the present coordinate that is specified by 2 point clicking Delete all To delete all guide 7 24 Moving a layer To move alayer that selects layer palettes by dragging As an auxiliary you can move it with the arrow keys If you double click the inside of the area you can move it with number mm input dialog set position XxX vfPp Move ment Cancel
29. lates that are operated with film previously Area specified by preview image that is generated with Strip Editor will be shown in halftone rapidly and mask making cut paste mark revision will be operated and plate information will be recomposed with halftone data 1 bit TIFF Halftone Image Halftone Image I gt Mask making cut amp paste degree adjustment 2 2 View image in Preview or Halftone In Strip Editor to show or edit a 1 bit TIFF file halftone image with large size more than 30000 pixels rapidly a combination indication with preview image and halftone image is used A preview image is a 72 DPI image is made form halftone data by descreening In Strip Editor when an halftone image to edit is opened a preview image is generated automatically and shown in the preview window To edit image s details or if it is necessary to confirm indication with halftone image we use Halftone image tool By dragging operation at preview window halftone data corresponding to a voluntary rectangular area is retrieved from disk file and shown in halftone window Both preview window and halftone window can be magnified or reduced with Zoom tool Preview window StripEditor AA Front 00 File OEdit E Viewt Zoomiz Grid G Area color C Don t usel Window Help H allam eee aja ala ziela m mel lem E ILe Dy xi I xi MO Cyan AA Front_C00 ME Magenta A4 Front M00 MO Yellow A4 Fr
30. lick it will be magnified to show 2 3 Deleting a misprinted letter in the original image In editing operation first of all we cut the letter 1 Click the Rectangular Area Selection tool to select and drag it to surround the letter in the halftone window The frame of a selected rectangular area will be shown Selected area Teener Th T ES P RE EPIA bici e ee a e DONTE a AE E AS CAB eee EG SU Re OS db Dia URE EF FILAAET me Bi a el Filme aa ere Bate a su i Dot_44 LSE KO0ti 2 412 5 FAA 2 Select Edit Cut from the menu To erase the halftone part that equals to the selected area a white image 0 halftone 1s made and configured in the front Besides a Cut Layer to show the configured image is added to the layer palette mi StripEditor A4 477 1 K00 tif TANE RED RTV 24D ysk BRE ASEO IVI ALI Seal elas el eq ele Ole Ms E yi Preview A4 HIL K00 t11 6 1254 ARS A cd 8 x FI ono Aa tH LE aPlate Plannner E 1d Tia ere TH Teo hI IRI IP a AtA AA PRONTA AE AR IFA A hi MA EEOC TOMS TIP GEMMA DIN IL DALUER ZE OCHATr pe vermeme vam ve gy la ii Dot A4 77 1 K00 t1 2 12 5 0 LAP MO ais MIE UR KARARI SARAR AARAA KARAN AS NA e e The 0 halftone image configured in the front Added cut layer About the image s layer In all the editing functions of Strip Editor the image is not changed d
31. nd continue with the text that follows it In Editing Operation 2 we show you an operation example to delete unnecessary letters and at the same time continue with the text that follows it First of all just as Editing Operation 1 open a halftone window 1 Click the Halftone Indication tool to select and drag the rectangular area including the editing points on the preview window with the mouse LAM See BRC RSE 714700 AIH Jj fesi mel oje e HF KOO tif 3 1 25 Rl EET e 9 Piste Planner DER M eer Kees el A A same gt gt Sr MUA LAA CPREAT 1 UN mri gt Halftone window will be shown StripEditor A4 7 13 K00 tif z yam 18 x HE REO ATU PAD DRG HERO BRE DOPIW ID LARS e cea alas l aa a a mal le Sle Lol y Preview A4 TUF bee K00tif 1 6 125 0 MO als Ma RR MM E 2 Click the Rectangular area selection tool to select and drag to surround the unnecessary letter n on th halftone window 3 Select Edit Cut from the menu To erase the halftone content of letter n make a white image 0 halftone and configure it to the front BA StripEditor A4 4H72 13 K00 tif TPE EDO RT 24D INFO FRC ASEO BPI AH enja sales el ale eje me OM E wy Preview A4 HUF bee KOD tif 3 1 25 ME Mono Aa tt OL Thiet TIC I ZAR OPES aS 13 Dot A447 LZR KOO tif 2 5m eon e Plann er amp li MT NURU 6176
32. ng layers 3 4 1 Delete Layer To delete the layer selected at layer palettes You can cancel the processing 1 Select the layer that you want to delete in layer palettes and execute with Layer Deletion of editing menu 3 4 2 Layer Up With layer up you can raise the composition order of the selected layer 1 step up in the palette You can change the processing order 1 Select the layer that you want to raise in the composition order at layer palette and execute with Layer Up of the editing menu 3 4 3 Layer Down To lower the composition order of the layer selected in layer palette 1 step up You can also change the processing order 1 Select the layer that you want to lower in the composition order at layer palette and execute with Layer Down of the editing menu 3 5 Full Image Editing 3 5 1 Negative Positive Reverting To revert the image to negative or positive 1 Execute at Negative Positive reverting of the editing menu You can only execute it soon after the file is opened 4 Zoom Operation 4 1 Zoom In To enlarge the indication from the center of the window With Shift Click you can enlarge the clicked point to the center With Shift Double click you can enlarge the clicked point to center at maximum magnification 4 2 Zoom Out To reduce the indication from the center of the window With Ctrl Click you can reduce the clicked point to the center With C
33. ng pasting 3 3 1 Moving image files to clipboard To copy images in the disk to clipboard directly If you execute this file selection dialog will be shown Select the images and press OK and then the image Specified palette will be copied to the clipboard Images in clipboard can be pasted and changed to layers with Paste or Special Paste function The pasted palettes will be checkable items visible in color palettes for both Paste and Special Paste during image selection 3 3 2 Changing layer image file To change the layer image selected in layer palettes with images on the disk If you execute this file selection dialog will be shown If you select an image and click OK the selected image will be a layer image It is effective in shop name substitution You can prepare several images in advance and change the image at the same position to configure 3 3 3 Moving layer images to clipboard To copy layer image selected in layer palette to clipping board Images in the clipping board can be pasted and turned to layer with Paste or Special Paste functions It is effective in revising of pasting 3 3 4 Moving text image to clipping board To tum text string to image and copy it to clipping board If you execute it file selection dialog will be shown Text setting TimesNewRoman Bold n You can input text select font and palette Text images copies to clipping board can be p
34. nt to use some special color set it here Option setting Setting the system Ending application To end the application Unido tL Ctrl 2 Delete allay DEL Cuti Gtrit Copy E te Paste P Ctrl special Paste Ctr lt i Alt Overlapping paste Coty tishitt Filg Ctrl D Select allil Ctri 4 Copy the image file to the clipping board Change layer image file Copy the layer image to the clipping board net the text image to the clipping board Delete layer DEL Shitt Layer up Layer down Revert negative positive trith m Edit Undo To undo the processing Delete all To delete all the processing Cut To cut areas selected with rectangular area selection tool or polygon area selection tool Copy To copy areas selected with rectangular area selection tool or polygon area selection tool Paste To paste the area that is cut or copied Special paste To paste the area that is cut or copied with specified treatment Overlap paste To paste the area that is cut or copied to their origin position To carry out knockout treatment Fill To fill the selected area with black Select all To select the whole area of the image Use functions like copying Move image file to clipboard To move a image file on the disk to clipboard directly Change layer image file To change the layer image with the images in the disk Move layer image to clipboard To move images tha
35. ont Y00 MIM Black AA Front KOD Halftone window of Areal KW a peu EM AY LAS ig Plate limmet Areal MI Original iii Dot Ad Front 00 3 02 Area Halftone window of Area 2 3 Editing multiple plates Color component at the same time In Strip Editor by using the command of Open multiple plates you can edit multiple 1 bit TIFF files halftone data with respective color components simultaneously At this time all the color components are composed to show Furthermore you can change the color components that are the objects of indication and editing freely Color name fA Cran fel Front 600 W Magenta A4 Front MOD Yellow Ad Front YUU Ad Front KOU Click this part with your mouse and ON OFF will be changed With check Indication ON Without check Indication OFF 2 4 Layer Management Fuction at StripEditor For all the editing functions in StripEditor they don t change the image directly during operation A new image as a layer will be generated at the front according to the functions For example for Cut tool an image with a white area the same area as the selected area will be generated and placed at the front of the original image Similarly for Fill tool an image with a black area 100 halftone the same as the selected area will be generated and placed in front of the original image In the window an iamge of the combination of the generated layers is shown and because of
36. own in the file menu 7 18 Zoom In Zoom Out The same as Zoom In Zoom Out in the file menu 7 19 Measuring density x f 6 Cyan 20 Magenta 7 Yellow 3 Black 6 m To measure the halftone in the specified area of the image 7 20 Measure distance 23906181 mm ETD M x 4003 rim 11904 0mm 25 mim 8721 SS mm 1580012 3 mm a To measure the distance between 2 points on the image With the 3 the right part area of the status bar as data point coordinate and the 1 the left part area as cursor position coordinate and the variation distance will be shown in the 2 area the middle part 7 21 Halftone View To make and show the halftone image of the selected area rapidly To confirm the actual halftone circle the rectangular are that you want to confirm in the preview window with halftone indication tool by dragging Ad HoR 6 25 Plate Planner To specify halftone indication area 7 22 Trimming To cut the selected area and make a new file Ad HIR 6 258 Plate Planner To show the specified area in halftone Select trimming tool and specify the rectangular area that you want to cut For the method to specify rectangular there are 2 methods Drag specifying amp 2 point clicking specifying In rectangular specifying you can use Return to the origin and Delete all in the editing menu Return to the origin 1 To delete the area that is specified w
37. s please check this item Preview To specify resolution of a preview image that is shown at the beginning when opening a file Work Folder To specify Strip Editor Work Folder To change the folder click Change button and specify the output folder in Folder s reference dialog Delete the viewing images To specify deletion of an image that is used for viewing If you don t delete it 1t will consume hard disk space and next time when you open the same file it will take less time to show 1 4 Ending Strip Editor 1 Select Exit from file menu To end Strip Editor To end the program you can double click the program item at the left of title bar or click the x close icon at the right of the title bar 2 File Operatlon 2 1 Makinga new file 1 Make a new file with New of the file menu Making a new file dialog will be shown and carry out setting of folder name file name image width height output file resolution output file compression format and used colors D Imagest sa mple Sa mplelmagel File name Width Height 1200 pixels 1200 pixels Resolution Gs 1200 dpi 254 mm Color Setting iG 25 4 mm Find tolderiFi Cancel Compression 4 hal For the setting of the Color Palette click Color setting and the following dialog will be shown please check the left of the palette Color palette Color list ME Magenta ML
38. sing misprint wordsfromtheoriginalimage 80 2 4 Transplantingwordsfromotherimagetiles 83 2 5 Deleting unnecessary amp put them in the following text ooococcccccncnnncnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnos 87 2 6 Save the corrected CONtEN ccccscccscesccsccsccsccscceccescescescescesecescescescescescesccescescescescescees 90 3 Step2 Editingmultipleplatesimultaneousiy 92 3 1 Opening a image file with multiple plates 3 2 Transplant ngcolorlogofromotherimagefiles Before Using this Software E Operation Environments and Installation MM Strip Editor s Overview 1 Operation Environments and Installation 1 1 Recommend Operation Environments Input Format 1 Bit TIFF Output Format 1 Bit TIFF Computer Requirements Pentium HI 600Mhz or above Memory 256MB or above Hard Disk 20GB or above Operation System Windows NT Service Pack 5 or above Windows 2000 Windows XP 1 2 Installation You must install Strip Editor and hardware key s driver in CR ROM of Strip Editor before using Remark Oo Please take notice that Strip Editor requires that hardware key is connected before starting 2 Strip Editor Overview 2 1 About Strip Editor Strip Editor is to use after RIP halftone data to operate strip revision and degree adjustment for every plate or drafts of multiple p
39. t are registered in the layer to clipboard Move text image to clipboard To convert text string to image and move it to the clipboard Delete layer To delete a layer selected in the layer palette Layer Up To move the position of a selected layer to upper position Layer Down To move the position of a selected layer to lower position Revert negative Positive To revert the image to negative positive m View Tool bari Status bar ts v Color palette tE Layer paletteiL Tool bar To decide to show tool bar or not Status bar To decide to show status bar or not Color palette To decide to show color palette or not Layer Palette To decide to show layer palette or not E Zoom foom in foom out EN Zoom in To zoom in from the center of the window Zoom out To zoom out from the center of the window x1 To show image at the actual size Show in actual size from the center of the window mGrid Setting Change indication Absorption to grid Dont usetFacilisP ITF Setting Refer to the coordinate value at the left upper of the status bar to set grid The unit is pixel Change indication To set to show or not to show grid Absorption to grid Import Facilis PJTF unuse m Area color white Red Greer Blue war Magenta Yellow Black Select the indication color when selecting a rectangular area or a polygon area
40. tangular area selection tool to select and drag to surround the letter Selected rectangular area s frame will be shown 3 Plate Plannner cis Teana THT Ey PANES RS ve Fe ANA PRO NITE A A P PARSE TIA SCN feted HELO ET LOLS TPS CUMPLI Td DAL UFR ZE FCAT y Dot A4 tbe K00 tif 2 12 5 Ej Preview 9 L K00 tif 12 5 0 Selected area CE DE ARV LATA 4 After selecting Edit Copy from the menu click the x icon on the upper right of the Seal preview window and close the window Halftone window of the revised file will be shown in the front again TALE BRO RTW TAO IDRO WEO RYAEA HIW AD LAM SERU mn Bielalaj Heee al aa Fla mal Oe e el 2e A Preview A4 47 35K00 ti1 3 125 ME lt mono gt AA HU TILE KYST E O JE D i gt gt 5 Select Edit Paste from the menu In the above operation the copied letter is configured in the front and shown in the center of the halftone window BA StripEditor A4 HY FLFR KOO tif TAR pia S MLO FEO m AD SEG WEO RRE OPW MHD I E ran Seal e e ajaj ms fe amp ole E Preview A4 HUF 1P3K00 i 1 3 125 MI lt mono gt Aa t SILER Plate Plannner Ie Wels eer TU TEs hI E AS EN FE Fe te RRO NITE 2 AE P PASSES TA ACNE there SEAT LORS ES PAT L KUR SF PCNA 1 Dot A 4 Hr PFe KOO tif 2 0 25
41. than word and history number before a file extension name is necessary History number is no more than 2 digits and necessary before the file extension name File extension name TIF is necessary at the end of the name 3 Sample Application If you launch the program without connecting hardware key Copy guard the program will be operated in sample application only in the period of validity In sample application you can use all the functions in Strip Editor However when you are to launch an image with operation like New Open Open multiple files the word SAMPLE will be written into the image and at the same time the outer side of the image 1 12 of the length of horizontal amp vertical sides respectively will be disappeared and turned to white There is not influence for the launched image itself and words and the outer side won t be changed in saving Still more it takes more time to do it than the usual processing The message Creating Sample Image will be shown in the progress bar and the time it takes will be added to the whole time Original Image Sample Application Image Fl Ls AE A eee IA A LR EA D FAM DAS E i 3 mays s li x ir E 7 A ee a eee Fa n 3 AL ERE A TY e z An Oe A SAMPLE A A A A hr AAA ACERS EAT Pes am SAMPLE sey SAMPLE A kE az mp oF arterin ide al ela nel im ana Penk tk O Pr _ E O REA O A A A ao A AA ei TER ka SA
42. tion tool and store the image with Copy from the editing menu 1 Dot_44_ 7 12 00 2 125 0 x 1bit TIFF EK gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt 3 2 3 Paste To paste the image that is stored in clipping board Only those colors who have been Cut or Copied and with indication ON at the color palette will be processed 1 Paste the image with Paste from the editing menu ial Plate Platel 8 al 3 2 4 Special pasting To add specified treatment to the image stored in the clipping board and then paste Only those palettes who have been Cut or Copied and with indication ON at the color palette during special paste will be processed However if the following Knockout processing 1s specified palettes stored in the clipping board will be the pasting object and during special pasting palettes with indication ON at the color palettes will be knocked out Actually masking for knockout of respective palettes will be generated For example if you knock out C M palettes that is overlapped with K palette only K palette will be indicated ON in cut or copy and C M K palettes will be indicated as ON in special paste Because it is necessary to paste K palette K palette should also be indicated as ON 1 Paste the image in the clipping board with Special paste from the editing menu
43. trl Double click you can show the full image 4 3 Actual size of pixels To show from the center of window in actual size With Ctrl Shift Click the clicked point will be shown in the center in actual size 5 Grid Operatlon 5 1 Setting Grid start position Grid interval Parent grid interval Line color Parenti Red Child Magenta o JAS TTT Guide colortF Black Cancel il Refer to the coordinate at the left lower of the status bar and set the grid The unit is pixel 5 2 Indication Change To show or not to show grid Dot A4 H77 13 00 2 25 o Da O ESTE D LDE Non indication of grid Indication of grid 5 3 Absorption to grid To set the cursor to be absorbed to the grid 6 Changing Area Color When you make a rectangular area or a polygon area select the indication color 7 Tool bar operation Bi BO 6 do B New Open Open multiple files Save Save as Copy Paste Special paste Overlapping paste Moving image files to the clipping board Changing layer image file Moving layer images to clipping board Moving text images to clipping board Layer Deletion pores GOR ES NR a En Ta ES Layer Up Layer Down Zoom In Zoom Out Measuring density Measuring distance Halftone indication Trimming Guide vertical
44. u MID ela ejeje ej ele mal Qe lc ej ehe PIE lt MONO gt aati yi Preview A4 HFI KOO tif 41 5625 GTB Hater lamner MD ais Se SS SS e a ee About Preview Window amp Halftone Window In Strip Editor 2 kinds of windows are available to show and edit an opened image Preview window In a preview window halftone data is processed with descreening and changed to a 72 DPI gradation image that is to show a preview image A preview image is automatically generated from a specified 1 bit TIFF file when Open command is executed Halftone window In a halftone window a specified rectangular area of a halftone image is shown in the preview window with Halftone Indication Tool Strip Editor s editing function can be executed in either preview window or halftone window Soon after the image is opened only the preview window will be shown If you want to edit the details of an image or to confirm the halftone status you can open halftone window if it is necessary 2 2 Opening halftone window and confirm editing points To open a halftone window and confirm the editing point in editing operation 1 1 Clicking Zoom In tool To enlarge the indication content of the preview window BA StripEditor A4 H72 13K00 tif e TPE REO RTA AD ByKG ARSO BAED JAPI AI sejala e elo e ele fe al m8 Mle E yl Preview A4 TUF 13 K00 tif 3 12540 ME lt MONO gt Aa HUUR IbitTIFF CL DAR gt KMUVAZ AZ
45. u set the output value in the text box in the middle of the red and round area of the right drawing they will be reflected in tone curve automatically B To specify input value and output value Tone curve adjustment x xj Cole eN Output Delete point with right click hitial value Open Save Detailed Settine Undo Input Input 25 50 75 Input Output 32 56 81 Output Cancel If you set the input amp output value in the middle of the red and round area of the right drawing they will be reflected in tone curve automatically If there is no tone curve point in the specified input value it will be added automatically if there is the output value will be changed C To click the top of tone curve or drag If you click part of the tone curve if there is point near this input value the present value of the pint will be shown in the box of Input amp Output By dragging the point you can change the position of the point During dragging the present value of the point will be shown in the box of Input amp Output If there is not point near the input value that is clicked a new point will be generated If there is a point you can drag it just as the above D To specify input value and output value at tab punctuatlon Detailed Setting 3 x Detailed Setting ll Gyan Input input value and output value separated with tab
46. uring operation A new image that corresponds to the function will be generated as a new layer in the front For example for Cut tool a white 0 halftone image the same area as the selected area is generated and configured in the front of the original image Similarly in Fill tool a black 100 halftone image the same area as the selected area is generated and configured in the front of the original image In the window a image is shown by composing from the generated layers and therefore it seems that the image itself is changed The image of layers generated with all kinds of functions are composed when the image is saved 2 4 Transplanting letters from other image files Then we transplant a letter in the cut part from other image files 1 Select File Open from the menu and select Sample Step1 SealK100 t1f from the Open dialog that is shown and click the Open button Content of the specified image will be shown in a new preview window ARS A A ion HUFO RREO RAED AA ALI e aa ela m8 Ss Preview Ad 7 K00 tif 1 3 125 aPlate Planner 1d Tia Pare TH T ai L Dot Ad ti 2 LFZKOO tif2 0 2 5 Weyl Preview 3 LKOO tif 6 25 1bit TIFF CK DAR AMUYATA AAA AO fies VE NES 2 In the preview window of the newly opened file Seal press the part of O O U O U O LU with Shift key and click Preview window s content will be enlarged amp shown 3 Click the Rec
47. ut directly or use slider bar Yellow To show the Yellow value in the color 0 255 To change it either input directly or use slider bar Black To show the Black value in the color 0 255 To change it either input directly or use slider bar Color image Show color s image from the values set in Cyan Magenta Yellow Black in real time OK Button To confirm the setting and close the dialog Cancel Button To close the dialog without doing anything Delete color 1 Select unnecessary color in the color list Color palette Color liat MO Cyan C 255 0 W Magenta Fu 0 255 PAL elow Y 0 0 EIN Black K 0 0 m iCall SPECIA 239 76 Append color cd Set color 5 Delete color Dy Initialize colors Cancel 2 Press Delete color MB Magenta M L elow Append color td Set calar OK Delete color tly Initialize colors Cancel 1 3 Optlon Setting 1 Select Option setting from file menu Option setting A x OK Cancel Preview Reolution 72 DPI History number Use history number Work Folder D Images Work MW Delete the view images when the file close Delete view images To carry out all kinds of setting of the system Use history number Usually when there are drafts of same name of draft only a draft with a bigger history number can use If you want to use other draft
48. ve it to a suitable position After moving it will come to the following StripEditor AA Y LER i Ag Ss 174 Bi a a 18 TPE REO RTA 24D PEO RAEO RAED MPI 17D elala eel elo lt el eje ela me o Y E el ehe yl Preview A4 H 77 125 8125 MO Oyan ALIVE Ma Magenta Ad H LE AER A A TS MO Yelow ALODE a gt yineledi M M Black Ad ULE on E ES ol LS ES b ek Tatlar DEL MALE 0 OM BL ERA mow gt OAURUCT IETF LETERAN OLUMU ITAL A Ez sar 294175 Fee EA wiv VOY ks ed y P Fri ATY na E MEPA E Y Va ERS sty CIAO Fem PER ORT b kets Pinte EA A TA A AA A MO ais MM Bb X11552 244 5mm Y15648 331 2mm EA EIA This is the end of Step 2 Save the operation content as is operated in Step and close the opened window
49. w o 0 255 0 E Black 0 0 0 255 Append color tt Set color t OK Delete calorii Cancel Jhitialize colors iD Set color Set the color selected in the color list Color setting dialog will be shown Add color To add the new color To show Color setting dialog Delete color To delete the color selected in the color list Change or add color 1 Select the color that you want to change in the color list and press Set color and Color setting dialog will be shown 2 Press Append color and Color setting dialog will be shown Color setting Color name Soll Reference name SPECIALCOLORY Named by RIP Colorant Gyani Magenta Yellow Black j gt gt gt Cancel Color name To show color name To change it input a new name This name is for the purpose of the user to identify color and used in item list of color palettes Reference name To show reference name To change it input a new name If more than 1 colors planes are opened 1t 1s used for the purpose to identify the corresponding relationship between data files and colors Attention Please input the color names that are added to the halftone Palette file names according to RIP Cyan To show the Cyan value in the color 0 255 To change it either input directly or use slider bar Magenta To show the Magenta value in the color 0 255 To change it either inp
50. you can use Return to the origin and Delete all in the editing menu Return to the origin 1 If the area is opened the present coordinate will be deleted 2 If the area is closed the present area will be deleted Delete all To delete all areas including rectangular areas 7 28 Making a mark revision area To make a rectangular are for mark revision To specify a rectangular there are 2 ways Dragging specifying amp 2 point clicking specifying If you click an existed area this area will be selected In rectangular specifying you can use Return to the origin amp Delete all in the editing menu Return to the origin 1 In dragging specifying the selected area will be deleted 2 In 2 point clicking specifying the present coordinate will be deleted Delete all All areas will be deleted Chapter 4 Tutorlal m Before starting tutorial m Step 1 Editing one palette mM Step 2 Editing multiple palettes at the same time I Before starting the tutorial In tutorial we learn the operation method of Strip Editor to use a prepared sample image to carry out the operations Sample images are the images that are copied to folder Strip Editor Sample by setup program Before starting the tutorial we recommend to read Chapter 2 Strip Editor s Overview 2 Step 1 Editing one palette In Step 1 we will use an example of editing words at one palette to show you the basic operation of
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