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ProofMaster RIP v3 User Guide

1. Generating a job ticket What is a job ticket A job ticket can be e A media wedge or control strip e Job specific information A job ticket is appended to the bottom of each print job You can use one of the predefined print jobs that come with ProofMaster for example the ProofMaster control strip or you can generate your own job ticket The job tickets which you generate are saved inthe ProofMaster 3 Tickets folder Once you have generated a job ticket you can select it for your queue Template Custom Job ticket lt none gt ProofMaster Control strip v2 0 Generate Jobticket to get me Ticket name MyTicket Text height 10 Generating a job ticket and selecting it for your queue To generate a job ticket Proceed as follows 1 Choose File gt Generate Job Ticket Type the name of your job ticket Specify the size of the text If necessary click Image to select an image and specify its width and height uu A W N Select the information which you want to see in the job ticket Wy If you want to print Enfocus Certified PDF information on your proofs RS select the option PitStop certification result 6 Click OK ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT Generating a job ticket PROOF See also e Creating and configuring ProofMaster queues gt Layout gt Job ticket on page 54 Certified PDF handling Certify option only on page 100 To change a job ticket You
2. sharing across the network 31 R reference profile 59 PDF X 60 registering a queue as a printer 31 renaming groups of queues 75 rendering intent 57 PERFECT PROOF reprinting jobs using a different queue 82 jobs using the same queue 82 jobs without rerendering 82 resize 53 restoring backup configurations 37 your ProofMaster configuration 37 resuming jobs 85 jobs on hold 86 printers on hold 86 queues 72 roll loading 88 rollback 38 rotating jobs automatically 54 S screen printing queues about 42 setting the input properties for 56 screening 66 ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT PROOF setting driver properties of a ProofMaster queue 64 input properties of a ProofMaster queue 56 layout properties of a ProofMaster queue 52 output properties of a ProofMaster queue 62 preferences 33 proofing properties of a ProofMaster queue 59 screening properties of a ProofMaster queue 66 workflow properties of a ProofMaster queue 46 setting up spectrophotometer 32 sharing ProofMaster queues across the network 31 showing job preview 97 simulation of paper color 60 substrate 60 solid black color proofing queue only 60 spectrophotometers installing 21 setting up 32 supported 21 spot colors converting to process colors 63 how ProofMaster handles 98 library 63 starting jobs on hold 86 printers on hold 86 substrate simulation 60 supported s
3. If you use a spectrophotometer with ProofMaster Calibrator you need to configure and calibrate it on the ProofMaster computer Configuring the spectrophotometer is necessary e When you use the spectrophotometer for the first time e If the configuration changes To set up the spectrophotometer Proceed as follows 1 In Microsoft Windows make sure that the spectrophotometer driver is already installed on the ProofMaster computer 2 Doone of the following e Start ProofMaster Calibrator select a queue and click Create printer profile e If you re in ProofMaster RIP select a queue and click the Go to Calibrator button is in the main printer window Click the Measuring tab Select your Type of spectrophotometer and the Port to which it is connected Click Calibrate Device See also e Installing the spectrophotometer on page 21 ProofMaster RIP User Guide Setting the ProofMaster preferences 1 3 Setting the ProofMaster preferences To access the ProofMaster preferences Work folder Automatic update 1 Choose Edit gt Preferences 2 Set the ProofMaster preferences e Work folder e Automatic update Units e Views e Fonts e Files e Nesting The ProofMaster work folder is the place where the actual jobs will be saved The default work folder is the ProofMaster installation folder If you wish to change this click Select and select a different work folder W Make sure you select a folder on a hard
4. ProofMaster looks up process values e Inthe input CMYK profile set on the Input tab of photo printing queues e Inthe reference profile of proofing queues See also Input gt ICC profiles and rendering intent on page 57 You can create color edits in ProofMaster Editor and save these as imgedit files in the ProofMaster 3 ImageEdits folder If you have done this you can select the color edit file for this queue here Color edits do not modify either the source files that are printed or the printer profile See also Creating color edits in the ProofMaster Editor User Guide PERFECT PROOF ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT Driver PROOF Driver To set the driver properties of a ProofMaster queue Proceed as follows 1 Double click the ProofMaster queue of your choice 2 Make sure that the correct Queue type is selected 3 Click the Driver tab 4 Set the driver properties of the ProofMaster queue mq Observe the tips in the More info area to help you make the correct RS choices Locking and unlocking driver settings Some of the driver settings may be dimmed These are color critical settings which have been locked because you previously selected a printer profile in the Output tab Output Frinter Profile Dot size Automatic Ink set Matte black Light Bi Directional A Printer profile selected in the Output tab B Dimmed driver options C Padlock button in
5. To configure a ProofMaster queue you use the Queue Options dialog You do this when you create a new queue but you can also change the configuration of a queue later The idea is that you 1 Select a queue 2 Open the Queue Options dialog 3 Go through the tabs and select the appropriate options Wa Observe the tips in the More info area to help you make the correct choices N w Layout Input Output Driver Select the printing method to be used for the queue Color Proofing Simulates a printing process such as offset printing The color space of the proof will be limited to the color space of the printing process you are simulating More info B Point to elements to get more information if present A Tabs B More info area To access the Queue Options dialog Do one of the following e Double click a ProofMaster queue in the Output to pane e Select a ProofMaster queue and choose File gt Queue gt Setup e Select a ProofMaster queue click the Queue Options button and choose Setup Queue ProofMaster RIP User Guide Configuring a ProofMaster queue PERFECT PROOF Overview of ProofMaster queue properties The properties of a ProofMaster queue are arranged in categories presented by the various tabs in the Queue Options dialog Some tabs are available for some types of queues only For example the Proofing tab is only available for Color Proofing and 1 Bit
6. to a queue from within your source application 81 ProofMaster on a Macintosh computer 23 adding to a queue by using a hot folder 81 ProofMaster on a Windows computer 24 adding to a queue overview of methods 80 spectrophotometer 21 canceling 84 updates of ProofMaster 38 certifying 89 90 creating backups 93 deleting 87 J exporting 92 nesting 35 job backups pausing 85 about 93 reprinting using a different queue 82 job information reprinting using the same queue 82 viewing 94 reprinting without rerendering 82 u resuming 85 job name recognition 1 bit proofing queues only 48 jobs on hold job preview resuming 86 changing 97 hiding 97 showing 97 L job rotation layout 52 automatic 54 setting the properties of a queue 52 ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT PROOF library spot color 63 license information checking 18 License Server checking whether it is running 20 deleting Mac OS 20 using 20 licensed options about 27 Internet connection available 27 Internet connection unavailable 27 load CSF 58 loading a roll about 88 procedure 88 M managing multiple queues 75 manual installation printer drivers 16 marks 53 media selection 52 mirror 53 N nesting jobs 35 network sharing queues across the 31 O options licensed 27 output 62 P paper color simulation 60 pausing jobs 85 printers 85 queues 72 PDF X reference profile
7. 2 Make sure that the correct Queue type is selected 3 Click the Layout tab 4 Set the layout properties of the ProofMaster queue e Media selection Resize e Position Marks Mirror e Automatic job rotation e Template e Job ticket BA Observe the tips in the More info area to help you make the correct E choices Media selection 1 If necessary select the size of the media loaded in the printer or select a cus tom media size W if you do not replace the default setting lt Specified by Job gt users must RS specify a paper size for every individual job processed by this queue 2 Select the feed method from the Paper source list The default setting Tray Roll or Manual is determined by printer make and model If there is potentially more than one paper source of the selected type the actual source is determined by the combination of paper size and availability ProofMaster RIP User Guide Layout PERFECT PROOF Resize You can select one of the following Resize options Resize the width and height of the print proportionally to a given percentage of the original Scale to fit Scale the print to fit the media size Position Select the position on your media where you want to print the file Observe the tips in the More info area Marks You can select one of the following marks and specify the length of the marks Border marks c_temp_filename Subscript Mirror Pro
8. PERFECT PROOF Accuracy made easy The all in one software solution suite for color accurate digital proofing printing and cutting ProofMaster RIP User Guide ProofMaster 3 0 LIMITED WARRANTY PerfectProof warrants that for a period of ninety 90 days from the date of acquisi tion the Software if operated as directed will substantially achieve the function ality described in the Documentation PerfectProof does not warrant however that your use of the Software will be uninterrupted or that the operation of the Software will be error free PerfectProof also warrants that the media containing the Software if provided by PerfectProof is free from defects in material and workmanship and will so remain for ninety 90 days from the date you acquired the Software Perfect Proof s sole liability for any breach of this warranty shall be in PerfectProof s sole discretion i to replace your defective media or ii to advise you how to achieve substantially the same functionality with the Software as described in the Docu mentation through a procedure different from that set forth in the Documentation or iii if the above remedies are impracticable to refund the license fee you paid for the Software Repaired corrected or replaced Software and Documentation shall be covered by this limited warranty for the period remaining under the warranty that covered the original Software or if longer for thirty 3
9. ProofMaster RIP User Guide Installing the spectrophotometer PERFECT PROOF Installing the spectrophotometer When do you need a spectrophotometer You need spectrophotometers to perform the following tasks e Creating printer profiles e Relinearizing printers that have fallen out of calibration See also o Calibrating printers in the ProofMaster Calibrator User Guide e Relinearizing the printer profile in the ProofMaster Calibrator User Guide Supported spectrophotometers ProofMaster supports the following spectrophotometers and any others identified on www proofmaster net GretagMacBeth Spectroscan Spectrolino Eye One Eye One IO ICColor DTP20 DTP41 DTP41 USB DTP45 DTP70 SwatchBook You or your PerfectProof reseller if they are the actual user of the device should install necessary driver software on the ProofMaster computer if it is a Windows PC Refer to the installation instructions of the respective spectrophotometer See also Setting up the spectrophotometer on page 32 ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT Installing the ProofMaster software PROOF 1 2 Installing the ProofMaster software Mac OS or Microsoft Windows Instructions for installing ProofMaster software are specific to e Macintosh computers e Microsoft Windows computers ProofMaster RIP User Guide Installing ProofMaster software on a Macintosh computer PERFECT PROOF Installing ProofMaster software on a Macin
10. and name of the Enfocus PDF Profile This Certified PDF information will be printed on the proofs e Automatically if you use the Ugra Fogra or GATF control strip as a job ticket for your queue e If you use a custom job ticket and selected the option PitStop certification result when you generated it See also Generating a job ticket on page 95 Exporting Certified PDF documents The following information is included in the edit log if you export the Certified PDF e Your user name e The Unique Identifier Code UID e The name of the printer e The name of the printer profile e The name of the reference profile ProofMaster RIP User Guide Certified PDF handling Certify option only PERFECT PROOF See also o Exporting a job on page 92 o Viewing the edit log file in the Enfocus PitStop Professional User Guide ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT Certified PDF handling Certify option only PROOF ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT PROOF Index Numerics 1 bit configuring queues 61 1 bit proofing queues about 42 A accessing ProofMaster preferences 33 queue options dialog 44 adding 67 jobs by dragging them to the main printer window 81 jobs to a queue by using a hot folder 81 jobs to a queue from within your source application 81 jobs to queue in ProofMaster RIP 80 licensed options Internet connection available 27 licensed options Internet co
11. gt Back up settings 2 Selecta folder and save the ZIP file To restore a backup configuration Proceed as follows 1 If necessary create a backup of your current ProofMaster configuration Wa Any changes which you have made to your ProofMaster configuration since wm the latest backup will be removed when you restore the backup For example if you created a new queue since then the queue will be removed 2 Choose Edit gt Restore 3 Select the backup file zip which you created earlier and click Open 4 Restart ProofMaster RIP PERFECT PROOF ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT Checking for updates PROOF 1 5 Checking for updates Updates and rollback Updates for ProofMaster software are available on www proofmaster net but you can also check from within ProofMaster whether updates are available of e The ProofMaster software e Printer profiles If you installed any updates of ProofMaster you can always roll back to a previous version if necessary To install updates or roll back to a previous version of ProofMaster Proceed as follows 1 Make sure that there aren t any jobs in progress because ProofMaster will automatically quit when updates are installed 2 Doone of the following e In Microsoft Windows choose Help gt Software Update e Inthe Mac OS choose ProofMaster RIP gt Software Update 3 Doone of the following e Select one or more applications and click Update e Click Roll
12. preferring 60 peripherals installing driver software 15 photo printing queues about 42 position 53 prefer PDF X reference profile 60 ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT PROOF preferences ProofMaster deleting files 35 automatic updates 33 fonts 35 backing up and restoring your setting 33 configuration 37 installing on a Macintosh computer 23 preview of jobs installing on a Windows computer 24 changing the location 97 installing updates 38 hiding 97 overview of queue properties 45 showing 97 ProofMaster configuration printer creating backup 37 pausing 86 ProofMaster queues printer drivers about 42 installing 16 presented as a printer 31 manual installation 16 pure hue 57 printer profile selecting a for a queue 62 printers Q configuring 29 pausing 85 queue options resuming 85 accessing 44 Starting 85 printers on hold resuming 86 profile DeviceLink 59 honor embedded 57 ICC 57 selecting a printer for a queue 62 proofing 59 properties of a queue 59 ProofMaster RIP User Guide queues about 42 adding jobs 80 configuring 44 creating groups of 75 creating new 43 creating new based on existing ones 73 deleting 74 driver properties 64 duplicating 73 grouping 75 handling Certified PDFs 100 layout 52 managing 75 overview of properties 45 pausing 72 registering as a printer 31 renaming groups 75 resuming 72 setting the input properties 56
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14. ProofMaster to monitor subfolders of the main hot folder for incoming files check No subfolder scan WA 2 ProofMaster should not monitor subfolders if a workflow for example E Screen TrueFlow outputs files to temporary folders in the process of producing input files in the main hot folder ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT Workflow PROOF 5 Inthe Timeout box specify the number of seconds that ProofMaster should allow for ensuring that copying of individual files to the input hot folder is complete WA For 1 bit jobs ProofMaster uses the timeout period to determine whether RS cach of the files needed for processing the jobs is completely written to the hot folder The queue can process files as the conditions are met Files in the hot folder are checked every three seconds while the specified timeout period is elapsing The timeout period defines the total number of seconds allowed for each file to comply with all of the following conditions during a periodic check e The file has increased in size e The file can be overwritten is not write protected e The file is stable readable ProofMaster assumes that multiple files belong to the same job if e The file names are identical except for embedded color plate indicators C M Y K e The files appear in the hot folder during the same timeout period The composite reproduction includes all files that meet these criteria See also Adding a job to a qu
15. again ProofMaster RIP User Guide Duplicating a queue Duplicating a queue Creating a new queue based on an existing one Duplicating a queue allows you to quickly create a new queue which is similar to one of the existing queues Once you have duplicated a queue you can change the properties for example the media settings of the queue To duplicate a queue Proceed as follows In the Output to pane select the queue which you want to duplicate Choose File gt Queue gt Duplicate If necessary select a different Queue type Click the Workflow tab Enter a unique descriptive name for the queue in the Queue Name box Q vv A WN Click the Browse button al in the Input area and specify the input hot folder 7 Checkand if necessary change the other properties of the queue and click OK when finished See also Creating and configuring ProofMaster queues on page 41 PERFECT PROOF PERFECT PROOF ProofMaster RIP User Guide DIAA EK T Deleting a queue About deleting a queue To delete a queue If you delete a queue it will be removed from the Output to pane If this queue was registered as a printer it will also be removed from e The list of Printers and Faxes in Control Panel Windows e The Printer List Mac OS The jobs which were processed by this queue however will not be removed They will stay in the list of Processed Jobs and the folders and files of these jobs will
16. also o Creating and configuring ProofMaster queues gt Workflow gt Input on page 46 ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT Reprinting a job PROOF Reprinting a job About reprinting jobs You can reprint a job or part of it If you do so you can also decide whether the job should be rerendered or not You may wish to rerender the job if e An error occurred when printing e Settings of the queue have been changed e You wish to use a different queue than last time To reprint a job without rerendering Proceed as follows 1 Check the list of Processed Jobs and locate the job which you wish to reprint 2 Clickthe Completed status indicator of the job in the Print column and drag the job to the Job queue list 3 Specify the pages which you wish to reprint and the number of copies and click OK The job is reprinted To reprint and rerender a job using the same queue Proceed as follows 1 Check the list of Processed Jobs and locate the job which you wish to reprint and rerender Click the Completed status indicator of the job in the Render column Drag the selected job to the Job queue list The job is rerendered and then reprinted To reprint and rerender a job using a different queue Proceed as follows 1 Check the list of Processed Jobs and locate the job which you wish to reprint and rerender Click the Completed status indicator of the job in the Render column Drag the selected job to a diff
17. back to revert to the previous version Chapter 2 ProofMaster RIP User Guide Creating and configuring ProofMaster queues PERFECT PROOF Chapter 2 Creating and configuring ProofMaster queues Topics In this chapter e About ProofMaster queues 42 e Creating a new ProofMaster queue for a printer 43 e Configuring a ProofMaster queue 44 Workflow 46 e Layout 52 e Input 56 e Proofing 59 e Output 62 e Driver 64 Screening 66 ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT About ProofMaster queues PROOF About ProofMaster queues Types of ProofMaster queues You can set up the following types of ProofMaster queues e Color proofing queues e Photo printing queues e 1 Bit proofing queues e Screen printing queues Color proofing queues A color proofing queue simulates a specific printing process The queue is configured to reproduce the colors of the reference profile when you print a proof on your inkjet printer Photo printing queues A photo printing queue prints reproductions of source images and vector graphics Output is optimized for the gamut of the target inkjet printer Applications include large format printing photo printing poster printing and fine art printing 1 Bit proofing queues A 1 bit proofing queue simulates a halftone printing process for which 1 bit TIFF source files are created such as for offset or flexographic printing Using the same 1 bit files generated for the press ProofMaster co
18. can open and edit a job ticket in ProofMaster Editor Refer to the ProofMaster Editor User Guide or Help ProofMaster RIP User Guide Changing the job preview Changing the job preview To show or hide the job preview Click the Show Hide Preview button u in the main printer window To change the location of the job preview Proceed as follows 1 If necessary click the Show Preview button 3 in the main printer window to display the job preview 2 Inthe Preview pane click the Switch Preview Location button and select a location for the job preview to the right or at the bottom of the jobs lists PERFECT PROOF ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT Spot color handling PROOF Spot color handling How ProofMaster handles spot colors in jobs Jobs may contain spot colors If so ProofMaster will check the profiles and libraries for these colors in a given sequence If the spot color cannot be found an error will be generated This is how ProofMaster handles spot colors Job contains spot colors Y Color in reference or ICC profiles Use color from here onwards Yes No Color added to printer profile dfp Use color from here onwards Yes No Color added to spot color library gt Use color from here onwards set on the queue in the Output tab Yes Im Color in Custom colors cxf file Use color from here onwards in ProofMaster Libraries folder
19. connection is unavailable 1 Obtain a ProofMaster application updater file AUF from your PerfectProof reseller The name of the AUF file is DongleNumber auf 2 Login with an administrator account to the ProofMaster computer 3 _ Insert the ProofMaster dongle in a USB port W Do not insert your dongle in a USB hub USB hubs can prevent proper func RM tioning of the dongle or even damage it 4 Start ProofMaster RIP PERFECT PROOF ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT Adding licensed options PROOF 5 Choose Help gt License Info The License Info window appears with all previously licensed options checked Click Update Browse to and select the AUF file The License Info window reappears with all currently licensed options checked 8 Quit and restart ProofMaster RIP The Unlock ProofMaster 3 dialog box appears 9 If necessary enter your unlocking code 10 Click OK The License Info window appears with all currently licensed options checked ProofMaster RIP User Guide Configuring physical printers PERFECT PROOF Configuring physical printers Configuring found USB or Bonjour printers Macintosh only In Macintosh OS X ProofMaster can detect the printer model and connection type on the local network for e Printers with USB connections e Bonjour compatible printers Bonjour is the Apple technology formerly known as Rendezvous ProofMaster automatically configures Bonjour printers
20. disk or network drive which has RS sufficient free disk space See also Files on page 35 Select when you want ProofMaster to check whether there are any updates of the software or profiles available See also Checking for updates on page 38 PERFECT PROOF PERFECT PROOF ProofMaster RIP User Guide Setting the ProofMaster preferences Units Views You can select the unit of measurement which you want to use in ProofMaster Also the job previews will use this unit of measurement Linearisation target Job Name Linear Queve Name Color Proofing 1 DateTime 1705 2497 10 08 13 Ti ge Set here Media dimensions 120 Job Size 53 KB See also o Changing the job preview on page 97 You can select the columns you wish to see in the jobs list of your printer Proceed as follows 1 If you have set up multiple printers click in one of the main printer windows 2 Choose Edit gt Preferences and click Views 3 Select the columns you wish to see in the jobs list of this printer The following columns have an icon in the column heading Column ikon Meaning Cut job Jobs sent from ProofMaster Editor for cutting RIP job Jobs sent from ProofMaster Editor with the RIP option selected for that layer Certification Jobs which are Enfocus Certified PDFs If you select a new column to be displayed it will be inserted to the right of the columns which are currently displayed You can m
21. just the interpreting rendering or printing part of a job For example you may want to delete the interpreting and rendering parts to save disk space but keep the printing part for reprints To delete a job Proceed as follows 1 Inthe jobs lists locate one or more jobs which you want to delete 2 Doone ofthe following e To delete a complete job click the job name Notice that the Interpreting Rendering or Printing parts of the job are selected e To delete a job in progress click the status indicator in the Render or Print column and click Pause job i e To delete multiple jobs hold down the SHIFT key when clicking the job names e To delete part of a job click the respective status icon in the Interpret Render or Print column 3 Click the Delete job button u The job is removed from the list See also o Canceling a job on page 84 ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT Loading a roll PROOF Loading a roll About loading a roll Loading a roll means that you specify the media which are currently on your printer If you later switch rolls you can print a barcode on the edge of the current roll and specify the length which is left on the roll B F GWXWwW3k Proceed as follows IJ 40 114 9136 cm To load a roll 1 Click the Load Roll button w in the upper right corner of the main printer window 2 Doone of the following Select New roll an
22. printing 2 Ifyou want to compensate for a plate curve in the imagesetter or platesetter RIP that generates the 1 bit source files then define and select a similar curve from the Plate curve compensation list Ry Applying an appropriate plate compensation curve makes printed output E linear The list contains all user defined curves defined for this purpose and stored in the ProofMaster 3 PlateCurves folder You can click Define to create or modify a user defined plate compensation curve 3 Ifyou want to print 1 bit separations in black only select Print separations as black 4 If 1 bit sources provide negative plates or films and you want to print positive proofs select Negative plates PERFECT PROOF ProofMaster RIP User Guide Output Output To set the output properties of a ProofMaster queue Printer profile Proceed as follows 1 Double click the ProofMaster queue of your choice 2 Make sure that the correct Queue type is selected 3 Click the Output tab 4 Set the output properties of the ProofMaster queue e Printer profile e Spot color library e Convert all spot colors to process e Convert all CMYK spot colors to process e Color edits WA Observe the tips in the More info area to help you make the correct a choices A printer profile is specific to each printer and media type that you are using for each queue Select the printer profile that most closely matches the target inkjet printer medi
23. queue based on an existing one 73 CSF loading 58 D deleting a group of queues 76 jobs 87 part of a job 87 queues 74 DeviceLink profile selecting a for a queue 59 ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT PROOF dongle installing driver software on the ProofMaster computer 17 installing the driver 17 unlocking 25 USB hubs 17 driver 64 setting the properties of a queue 64 software for peripherals installing 15 duplicating queues 73 E embedded profiles honoring 57 Enfocus Certified PDFs 100 export specifying the folder of a queue 50 exporting Certified PDF 100 jobs 92 file formats supported 80 files specifying in the preferences when to delete files 35 fonts preferences 35 formats supported file 80 G generating job tickets 95 grouping queues 75 groups deleting of queues 76 renaming 75 H hiding job preview 97 honor embedded profiles 57 hot folder using a to add jobs to a queue 81 ICC profiles and rendering intent 57 ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT PROOF information about jobs job ticket 54 viewing 94 changing 96 defined 95 input 56 exporting 95 setting the properties of a queue 56 generating 95 installation steps 14 jobs installing adding by dragging them to the main printer dongle driver 17 window 81 driver software for peripherals 15 adding to a queue 80 printer drivers 16 adding
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26. 0K 4 k K Cents Duse 3 2007 11 10 25 Primer profile Ref peofike 190 Comes EEn we nase mine Praco Profile Pensond Profile sw A Ugra FOGRA Medienkeil CMYK V2 0a a B Printed with ProofMaster A Unique Identifier Code in an Enfocus Certified PDF PERFECT PROOF ProofMaster RIP User Guide Certifying a job Certify option only To certify a job Proceed as follows 1 If necessary double click a queue in the Output to pane and make sure that your queue has the components necessary for certifying jobs An Ugra Fogra GATF or ProofMaster control strip selected as Job ticket A reference profile Output A printer profile 2 Check whether the queue is not set for nesting jobs it should not have the nesting icon If so click the queue and choose File gt Queue gt Nest to clear the nesting setting Lt Jobs processed by queues set for nesting cannot be certified Add the job which you want to certify to the queue In the Processed jobs list locate and select the job Choose File gt Certify Job Measure the control strip with a spectrophotometer and click Next N a UW Bb UW Do one of the following e Select a standard from the list e Click New set and create your own set of custom tolerances ProofMaster evaluates data for certification with reference to the technology of the target press To achieve certification proofs must be within tolerances set by ISO 12647 for the selected prin
27. CT Contents 01 0 ProofMaster RIP User Guide Installing ProofMaster PERFECT PROOF Chapter 1 Installing ProofMaster Topics In this chapter e Installation overview 14 1 1 Installing driver software for peripherals 15 e Installing printer drivers 16 e Installing the dongle driver 17 e Checking the license information 18 e Using License Server 20 e Installing the soectrophotometer 21 1 2 Installing the ProofMaster software 22 e Installing ProofMaster software on a Macintosh computer 23 e Installing ProofMaster software on a windows computer 24 e Unlocking the ProofMaster dongle 25 e Adding licensed options 27 e Configuring physical printers 29 e Sharing ProofMaster queues across the network 31 e Setting up the spectrophotometer 32 1 3 Setting the ProofMaster preferences 33 1 4 Backing up and restoring your ProofMaster configuration 37 1 5 Checking for updates 38 e Installation overview 14 1 1 Installing driver software for peripherals 15 e Installing printer drivers 16 ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT Installation overview PROOF Installation overview System requirements The system requirements are listed on the product pages on the PerfectProof Web site www proofmaster net Administrator account required To install and use ProofMaster you need to log on to your computer with an administrator account Installation steps Installation for ProofMaster includes 1 Inst
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29. OS ProofMaster RIP User Guide Workflow PERFECT PROOF 2 Ifyou want to share the ProofMaster queue across the network make sure that the option Register as a printer is selected SM if you configure a 1 bit proofing queue click to clear the Register asa RS printer check box Otherwise people may try to print 1 bit TIFF files by mistake before ProofMaster processes them ProofMaster actually prints composite reproductions of 1 bit TIFF files on inkjet printers The composite reproduction printed for each job integrates the set of 1 bit TIFF files placed in the input hot folder of the queue for processing 3 Click the Browse button al in the Input area and specify the input hot folder Every ProofMaster queue has a hot folder for processing input Any file which arrives in this hot folder will automatically be processed by the queue provided that the file format is supported By default the input hot folder e Has the same name as the queue e Isasubfolder of ProofMaster 3 Hot Folders If necessary you can change the name or path location of the input hot folder This does not have any effect on the name of the ProofMaster queue An input hot folder e Need not be a subfolder of ProofMaster 3 Hot Folders e Can be located on a server volume mounted before ProofMaster RIP starts PerfectProof recommends setting up queue specific hot folders for processing input files generated by workflows 4 Ifyou do not want
30. Proofing queues You can click the greater than signs gt gt in a cell to navigate to the respective configuration instructions Queue Pr re _ Type a a as Workflow Layout Output Driver Screening gt gt Color er 2 2 2r Proofing ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT Workflow PROOF Workflow To set the workflow properties of a ProofMaster queue Proceed as follows 1 Double click the ProofMaster queue of your choice 2 Make sure that the correct Queue type is selected 3 Click the Workflow tab 4 Set the workflow properties of the ProofMaster queue e Input e Job name recognition 1 bit proofing queues only e Export mq Observe the tips in the More info area to help you make the correct RS choices Input 1 Enter a unique descriptive name for the queue in the Queue Name box By default ProofMaster names the queue as follows queue type number for example Color Proofing 1 You may wish to rename this queue so that the name reflects the printer make and model and printing media as in Epson7600_SemiMatte Observe the following when re naming ProofMaster queues e The first character of the name must be a letter of the alphabet e Use underscore characters _ not spaces to separate the elements of a compound name e Use only characters which are allowed in file names by your operating system For example do not use a backslash in Microsoft Windows ora colon in the Mac
31. Sentinel SuperPro Mac driver version 1 0 0 2 Yellow or black dongle Sentinel SuperPro Windows driver Yellow or black dongle Sentinel Eve3 Purple dongle LicenseServer network license See also o Using License Server on page 20 Unlocking the ProofMaster dongle on page 25 ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT Using License Server PROOF Using License Server About License Server License Server is a program which allows you to use multiple ProofMaster programs on multiple computers in a network It does so by distributing the licenses on the dongle over your network This means that the dongle needs to be found in a USB port of the computer on which License Server is running If you use License Server and check the License Info in ProofMaster you will see which licenses are in use on which computers IP addresses Only one License Server can run in a network If a second License Server is started the first one will quit without warning but this event will be logged on the Mac OS To check whether License Server is running Do one of the following e In Microsoft Windows Check Control Panel gt Administrative tools gt Services gt ProofMaster License Server e On the Mac OS check the Console Log To delete License Server Mac OS Remove the following components from your System Library e System Library Application Support ProofMaster LicenseServer e System Library LaunchDeamons LicenseServer
32. Yes l No Color in Pantone cxf file Use color from here onwards in ProofMaster Libraries folder Yes Im Color in other standard library gt Use color from here onwards in ProofMaster Libraries folder Yes Im Show Error in Render column or in Job Information window ProofMaster RIP User Guide Spot color handling PERFECT PROOF See also Viewing job information on page 94 o Editing the spot color list of a printer profile in the ProofMaster Calibrator User Guide PERFECT PROOF ProofMaster RIP User Guide Certified PDF handling Certify option only Certified PDF handling Certify option only Certified PDF status Enfocus Certified PDF documents may be added to a queue If so ProofMaster checks the latest status of the Certified PDF If it is OK certified without errors a green dot will appear in Certification column in the list of jobs even if there is no Enfocus PDF Profile on your computer which matches the PDF Profile embedded in the Certified PDF Printing Certified PDF information You can include the following Certified PDF information on your proofs ar Certify Date 72007 profile ui FO106A _ ir a Ib Pi PitStop Profile Pen d Profile ac a gt EEE BEE weli PENERE MONN a FOGRA Medienkeil CMYK V Enfocus Certified PDF Certified PDF information printed on the proofs Enfocus Certified PDF status or Unique Identifier Code UID
33. a combination You can find existing printer profiles in e The ProofMaster library of printer profiles which is distributed on CD and updated in the Support area of www proofmaster net e The ProofMaster 3 Calibration folder on your computer which can contain standard or user defined printer profiles If the best match is not close enough you can create a printer profile with Proof Master Calibrator See also Calibrating printers in the ProofMaster Calibrator User Guide ProofMaster RIP User Guide Output Spot color library You can use a specific spot color library for this queue Click the Browse button and select the library file you want to use The custom spot color library supplements the standard spot color libraries provided inthe ProofMaster 3 Libraries folder You can add or modify a custom spot color library later on Convert all spot colors to process You can convert all spot colors to process colors When you select this option Proof Master looks up the process values for spot colors used by a job e Inthe input CMYK profile set on the Input tab of photo printing queues e Inthe reference profile of proofing queues See also Input gt ICC profiles and rendering intent on page 57 Convert all CMYK spot colors to process Color edits You can convert all CMYK spot colors to process colors To be convertible CMYK spot colors must have process CMYK names C or Cyan and so on
34. alling driver software for peripherals e Inkjet printers Dongle e Spectrophotometer Installing the ProofMaster software Unlocking the ProofMaster dongle Adding licensed options Configuring physical printers Sharing ProofMaster queues across the network Setting up the spectrophotometer Na vu fF W N ProofMaster RIP User Guide Installing driver software for peripherals PERFECT PROOF 1 1 Installing driver software for peripherals Peripherals used by ProofMaster and requiring driver software include e Inkjet printers e ProofMaster dongle e Spectrophotometer ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT Installing printer drivers PROOF Installing printer drivers Manual installation of printer drivers Requirements for installing manufacturers driver software are generally plat form specific Manual installation of printer drivers is e Almost never necessary on Macintosh computers Mac OS X displays messages in the exceptional cases that include Canon printers with USB connections e Required on Windows computers for USB printers and FireWire connections but unnecessary for network connected printers Ry Automated configuration of the first printer used by ProofMaster depends ion your connecting and turning on the device prior to installing Proof Master software On Windows PCs manufacturers printer drivers establish printer ports that ProofMaster detects on installation If the driver f
35. ate simulation e Solid black color proofing queue only e 1 Bit ey Observe the tips in the More info area to help you make the correct w choices Reference profile Select the reference profile for the printing process you want to simulate DeviceLink profile Select the DeviceLink profile if appropriate and already available Ry You can configure a DeviceLink profile later on after linking the target wm reference and printer profiles in ProofMaster Calibrator You can create a DeviceLink profile only if the Advanced Color option is licensed See also e Creating a DeviceLink in the ProofMaster Calibrator User Guide ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT Proofing PROOF Paper color simulation You can simulate the paper color described in the reference profile using absolute colorimetric rendering intent Paper color simulation applies absolute colorimetric rendering to the refer ence to printer conversion Prefer PDF X reference profile You can select the option Prefer PDF X reference profile if a reference profile embedded in a PDF X file should always take precedence over the reference profile set up for this queue This option does not affect how ProofMaster converts input color spaces to the output intent set in a PDF X 3 file Substrate simulation If you have licensed the Advanced Color option for ProofMaster you can simulate the texture substrate qualities of the reference media To do this
36. by the first and last characters selected from the list User defined 3 Enter the number of offset plates files submitted for recognizable jobs in the Number of plates box Use this option when the number of plates is constant as in newspaper printing which always requires four separations because spot colors are never used Do not select this option for queues whose jobs plates and separations vary in number 1 If necessary click the Browse button B in the Export area and specify the output hot folder ProofMaster queues do not have export folders by default Queues for which you do not set up export folders do not export files for processed jobs ProofMaster RIP User Guide Workflow Multiple ProofMaster queues can share an export folder PerfectProof recommends setting up queue specific export folders for generating files for the next application in a workflow that is when ProofMaster export folders function as input hot folders of other applications 2 Select the export file format Original PS or PDF wa 1 Bit proofing queues can only export the original file format N w See also Sharing ProofMaster queues across the network on page 31 e Exporting a job on page 92 PERFECT PROOF ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT Layout PROOF Layout To set the layout properties of a ProofMaster queue Proceed as follows 1 Double click the ProofMaster queue of your choice
37. custom installation to modify the path of Destination a Folder If you do so do not deselect installation of individual ProofMaster options See also Unlocking the ProofMaster dongle on page 25 Configuring physical printers on page 29 ProofMaster RIP User Guide Unlocking the ProofMaster dongle PERFECT PROOF Unlocking the ProofMaster dongle Obtaining the unlocking code by phone If you cannot connect to the Internet call PerfectProof for your unlocking code e58 2209070 Europe and all other locations 32 15 27 25 02 Obtaining the unlocking code from the ProofMaster site You need to have a ProofMaster user account to obtain the unlocking code from the ProofMaster site Proceed as follows 1 Make sure your web browser is set up to accept cookies Refer to the Help of your browser to set up cookie rules 2 Goto www proofmaster net 3 Doone of the following e If you already have a ProofMaster account type your user name and pass word and click Log in Proceed with step 6 e If you are a new user click Sign Up and then Register to create a Proof Master account 4 Complete the registration form and click New User Spaces are not allowed in your user name Type your user name and password and click Log In 5 6 Click Support gt Unlock codes PM v3 7 Enter the serial number which you find on your dongle and click Submit 8 Check your e mail you will have received an e mail
38. d jobs PERFECT PROOF ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT Setting the ProofMaster preferences PROOF 4 Specify when nested print jobs can start wa ifthe media length is not displayed in the unit of measurement of your wa choice you can click the General tab and select a different unit Specify the space you wish to keep between the parts of a nested job Select whether you want to nest jobs with different printer profiles Click OK Select a queue in the main printer window O ON A u Choose File gt Queue gt Nest The icon of the queue will change indicating that it will nest jobs Regular queue icon de le Queue set for nesting jobs ProofMaster RIP User Guide Backing up and restoring your ProofMaster configuration 1 4 Backing up and restoring your ProofMaster configuration About backup and restore Once you have set up and properly configured your ProofMaster printers and queues it is recommended to create a backup of this configuration You may also wish to do this before you are going to make any thorough changes in your configu ration A ProofMaster backup is essentially a ZIP file which contains e ICC profiles e Printer profiles dfp e Job tickets DeviceLink profiles Substrate simulation files e An XML file containing the settings of your ProofMaster preferences printers and queues To create a backup of your ProofMaster configuration Proceed as follows 1 Choose Edit
39. d select a roll from the list e Select New roll type the name or number of your roll and enter its width and length e Select Existing roll and enter its ID code 3 Click OK The name width and length of the currently loaded roll is displayed below the buttons in the upper right corner of the main printer window dual kod DIR ER NS IJ 40 10 1520 mm 91400 mm ProofMaster RIP User Guide Certifying a job Certify option only PERFECT PROOF Certifying a job Certify option only About certifying jobs Certifying jobs means that you check whether the proof s colors are up to ISO or custom standards The process goes as follows 1 You print a job with a Ugra Fogra GATF or ProofMaster control strip 2 You measure the values and compare these values with the tolerances allowed by the standard You save the result of this comparison in a certification report You print a summary on a label which you can then attach to the proof Results according to ISO 12647 2 2004 Offset Job name TESTdesign Printer profile A78kPP_ContractProofPaper_PK_N Reference profile USWebCoatedSWOP icc Date and time 12 04 2007 17 21 23 delta E Tolerance dE 3 00 Substrate Average j 4 00 Maximum f 10 00 Primaries 2 5 00 5 Ifyou use Enfocus Certified PDFs you can automatically add proofing informa tion and a Unique Identifier Code UID in the edit log of the PDF file 7 gt Enfocus NY certified por 7
40. dd a channel PERFECT PROOF Proceed as follows 1 2 Click the button If necessary double click New Channel and rename the channel E cyan O Magenta P vew E sisa B PeriectProof Purple FF er ER TER ee ede You can give the new channel a generic or a specific name e If you don t rename the channel and use the generic name New Channel all non CMYK channels will be screened using the angle frequency and dot shape settings which you specified for this particular channel e If you use a specific name for example Warm Red only the non CMYK channel with that particular name will be screened using the angle frequency and dot shape settings which you specified for this channel If necessary double click the color patch next to the channel name and define its display color ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT Screening PROOF Chapter 3 ProofMaster RIP User Guide Managing ProofMaster queues PERFECT PROOF Chapter 3 Managing ProofMaster queues Topics In this chapter e Pausing and resuming a queue 72 e Duplicating a queue 73 e Deleting a queue 74 e Grouping queues 75 ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT Pausing and resuming a queue PROOF Pausing and resuming a queue To pause and resume a queue Proceed as follows 1 Select a queue in the Output to pane 2 Choose File gt Queue gt Hold 3 Toresume processing choose File gt Queue gt Hold
41. dicating that the options are locked ProofMaster RIP User Guide Driver PERFECT PROOF You have the following options e You can click the padlock button l to unlock the color critical settings and change these settings temporarily Temporary changes remain in effect until you click the padlock button al again An exclamation mark will appear on the ProofMaster queue icon A Photo Printing 1 Exclamation mark on the queue icon indicating that some of the color critical driver settings have been unlocked and changed temporarily e You can permanently change color critical driver settings by creating a printer profile in ProofMaster Calibrator You can then select this printer profile for your queue in the Output tab ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT Screening PROOF Screening To set the screening properties of a ProofMaster queue Proceed as follows 1 Double click the ProofMaster queue of your choice 2 Make sure that the correct Queue type is selected 3 Click the Screening tab 4 For each of the color channels check and if necessary change the e Halftone screen angle e Screen frequency lpi e Dot shape ey Observe the tips in the More info area to help you make the correct RS choices 5 Ifyou want ProofMaster to smooth dither the edges of the printed dots select Anti aliased halftones A Anti aliasing on B Anti aliasing off ProofMaster RIP User Guide Screening To a
42. dobe InDesign or QuarkXPress By printing to a queue from within ProofMaster Editor e Using a hot folder Supported file formats The way in which you add jobs to a queue depends on the file formats you are using and the method you prefer Fieformat Waytoaddajob Method o In ProofMaster RIP using File by file e The File gt Add Job command Single file formats for example The Add Job button i PostScript PS EPS PDF JPG PNG BMP TIFF Al etc In your source application print File by file to queue Drag and drop Multiple files at once manually Single file and multi file Hot folder Multiple files at once automatically formats for example 1 bit TIFF TIFF IT nCT nLW etc To add a job in ProofMaster RIP Proceed as follows 1 Select a queue in the Output to pane 2 Choose File gt Add Job or click the Add Job button i 3 Select a file and click Open 4 If you are using multiple queues make sure that the correct queue is selected in the print options dialog box 5 Select other print options and then click OK ProofMaster RIP User Guide Adding a job to a queue PERFECT PROOF To add a job by dragging it to the main printer window Proceed as follows 1 If you have set up multiple printers do one of the following e Resize the main printer windows so that you can see all of them e Choose View and select the printer to which you want to add a job 2 Inthe Finder Mac OS
43. e supplied image from RGB to CMYK with reference to the profile settings 2 Generates halftone separations from the resulting CMYK image ProofMaster RIP User Guide Input PERFECT PROOF ICC profiles and rendering intent You can set the input ICC profiles and rendering intents for images and vector graphics If you re going to print images or vector graphics of a given color space to this queue it is strongly recommended that you select and ICC profile for that color space If the workflow uses a known ICC profile you can use that profile If you select the RGB to Gray profile conversions are from RGB to Lab Gray For the Cie Lab color space ProofMaster always uses the CIE Lab D50 profile For proofing queues it is recommended not to select any profiles Honor embedded profiles Images and vector graphics may already be tagged with an ICC profile If you expect this to be the case you can select the option Honor embedded profiles The ICC profiles embedded in images and vector graphics will then take precedence over the input ICC profiles you specify for the ProofMaster queue SM For proofing queues it is recommended not to select this option Black point compensation If you want ProofMaster to map the black point of input profiles to the black point of the output printer profile check Black point compensation SA 2 In some cases black point compensation can enhance shadow detail For a proofing queues
44. ee also Creating and configuring ProofMaster queues gt Workflow gt Export on page 50 ProofMaster RIP User Guide Creating a backup of a job PERFECT PROOF Creating a backup of a job About job backups A backup of a job is a ZIP file containing all the files which were used to process the job e ICC profiles e Printer profiles dfp e Job tickets e PDF files e An XML file containing the settings of your ProofMaster printers and queues You may want to create a backup of a job in case you need support To create a backup of a job Proceed as follows 1 Inthe jobs lists locate the job of which you want to create a backup 2 Doone of the following e In Microsoft Windows right click the job e Inthe Mac OS Control click the job Choose Back up Job Select a folder and save the ZIP file ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT Viewing job information PROOF Viewing job information To view job information You can view information about a specific job This can be information about the job itself but also information about the queue in which the job was processed To view job information do one of the following e Double click the status indicator of the job in the Render or Print column e Select a job in the Job queue or Processed Jobs list and click the Job Info button L in the upper right corner of the main printer window ProofMaster RIP User Guide Generating a job ticket PERFECT PROOF
45. ently in progress will continue Only jobs which you added to the queue since you last paused the printer will be stopped The status of these jobs change to Standby They will be processed as soon as you start the printer again Proceed as follows 1 In the Job queue list click the status indicator of the job which you want to pause 2 Click the Pause job button L in the upper right corner of the main printer window The status indicator of the job changes to Hold ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT Pausing and start jobs and printers PROOF To start resume a job on hold Proceed as follows 1 In the Job queue list click the o Hold status indicator of the job which you want to pause 2 Clickthe Start job button Ls in the upper right corner of the main printer window The status indicator of the job changes to Standby and the job will be pro cessed To pause a printer Click the printer status icon Ls in the Render or Print column heading The status icon changes to ill and all jobs which you add to the queues for this printer from now on will be put on standby To start resume a printer Click the printer status icon ill in the Render or Print column heading The status icon changes to Ls and all jobs on standby will be processed ProofMaster RIP User Guide Deleting a job PERFECT PROOF Deleting a job Deleting a complete job or part of a job You can delete a complete job or
46. erent queue in the Output to pane ProofMaster RIP User Guide Reprinting a job Select the Paper Size and Paper Source and click OK The job reappears in the Render column of the Job queue list Its status is now on hold o If necessary double click the Hold status indicator of the job in the Ren der column and check the information about the job Click the Hold status indicator of the job in the Render column and click the Start job button amp in the upper right corner of the main printer win dow The job is rerendered and then reprinted PERFECT PROOF ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT Canceling a job PROOF Canceling a job To cancel a job Proceed as follows 1 Select a job in progress in the Job queue list 2 Click the Pause job button L The job stops and moves to the Processed Jobs list See also Deleting a job on page 87 ProofMaster RIP User Guide Pausing and start jobs and printers PERFECT PROOF Pausing and start jobs and printers About pausing and starting To pause a job You can pause and start resume jobs but also printers You can do so in either in one of the following processing stages Job Yes Yes Yes Printer Yes Render ka Frint WU pi Completed i0 Standby i Hold E Completed C D A Start job B Pause job C Printer is started D Printer is paused If you pause a printer the processing of jobs which are curr
47. eue gt To add jobs by using a hot folder on page 81 Managing ProofMaster queues gt Duplicating a queue on page 73 Job name recognition 1 bit proofing queues only In the Job name recognition area you define conventions for identifying the 1 bit files which a RIP outputs to the hot folder File name structure definition A file name structure is a user defined sequence that can include e Constants e Variables e Separating characters A file name structure does not include an extension such as tif The structure is the same for all of the multiple files that belong to a 1 bit job ProofMaster RIP User Guide Workflow PERFECT PROOF The embedded color indicators that vary with the files and offset plates include e CyanorC e Magenta or M e Yellow or Y e Black or K The file name structure must contain the color indicator but need not include any other elements The number of expected files or colors can be preset in terms of the number of offset plates ProofMaster uses the matching condition set up for the queue to ensure identifica tion of the color indicator embedded in the file name structure The color indicator must occur at the same location in the name of each of the incoming files for a job The placement of the c variable defines this location in relation to the other elements of the file name structure To configure job name recognition 1 Enter the file name structure You can combine constant
48. eue Options dialog appears You now have to configure the queue for the printer See also o Creating and configuring ProofMaster queues on page 41 ProofMaster RIP User Guide Sharing ProofMaster queues across the network Sharing ProofMaster queues across the network ProofMaster queue presented as a printer When you set up a ProofMaster queue you will at some point have the option Register as a printer The ProofMaster queue will then appear as a printer e Inthe list of Printers and Faxes in Control Panel Windows e Inthe Printer List Mac OS You can then share this ProofMaster queue across the network just as you would do for a regular printer To register a ProofMaster queue as a printer Proceed as follows 1 In ProofMaster RIP select the ProofMaster queue which you want to share and choose File gt Queue gt Setup 2 Inthe Queue Options dialog click the Workflow tab and make sure Register as a printer is selected 3 Click OK See also Creating and configuring ProofMaster queues gt Workflow on page 46 To share a ProofMaster queue across the network You can share a ProofMaster queue across the network in the same way as you share a regular printer Refer to the Help of your operating system for more information on sharing printers PERFECT PROOF ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT Setting up the spectrophotometer PROOF Setting up the spectrophotometer Configure and calibrate
49. for processing jobs ProofMaster opens the Printer Options dialog after installation on detection of the first printer in a USB chain To configure the found printer do one of the following e Click Install for automatic configuration of a USB or Bonjour printer e Click Manual and follow the instructions in Configuring additional physical printers starting with step 4 Configuring additional physical printers You can configure additional licensed printers at any time after installing Proof Master software Proceed as follows 1 Start ProofMaster RIP 2 Choose File gt Printer gt New The Printer Options dialog appears 3 Select a configuration method e Install for the automatic configuration of a USB or Bonjour printer e Manual and proceed with step 4 Select the Printer Manufacturer and Model from the list Specify the Connection settings e For USB connections select a printer Port e For TCP IP connections enter the IP address of the printer Network hardware sometimes prevents ProofMaster from communicating RS viaa TCP IP connection If you cannot configure a supported printer append the printer port to the IP address Use the manufacturer specific port number in the following table and insert a colon in between the IP address and the printer port number ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT Configuring physical printers PROOF Network Card Manufacturer Printer Port HPO ET 6 Click OK The Qu
50. ft Windows choose Help gt License Info e Inthe Mac OS choose ProofMaster RIP gt License Info About the status of the license The License Info has a Status code showing internal details about the license acquired The code consists of the following parts License info Serial number 29290 License type Not for resale Location 192 168 0 56 RIP Licenses 6 Editor Licenses 6 Single Driver ID Driver class 1 1 Driver class 2 1 Driver class 3 1 Driver class 4 2 Driver class 5 2 Print count Status code U 502 5 mee ABC A Lock status B License version C Driver type ProofMaster RIP User Guide Checking the license information PERFECT PROOF Lock status The lock status can be e L meaning locked You can print up to 50 copies with a locked dongle After this you will be prompted to update your license and jobs will not process anymore until the dongle is unlocked e U meaning unlocked unlimited printing Additionally the code S can be shown to indicate that the license has been acquired from the License Server instead of the local dongle License version The license version shows the applications suite which is allowed to start For example the 5xx range indicates ProofMaster 501 is PM2 502 is PM3 etc Driver type The driver type code shows which dongle driver is used Driver type Dongle driver Sentinel SuperPro Mac driver version 1 0 0 1 Yellow or black dongle
51. ing licensed ODU ONS ae ee 27 Configuring physical printers uasssssessessessnssneensensnnenneneensnnsnnsnnenensnnsnnsnnensenensnnsnneneneensnnsnneneen 29 Sharing ProofMaster queues across the NETWOKK ccsssessscsssscsesscsesessecsssessessssessssecsessssenees 31 Setting up the spectrophotomeler u 32 1 3 Setting the ProofMaster preferences cccccccccccccccccscscscccccscscscsccccccscscscecccecees 33 1 4 Backing up and restoring your ProofMaster configuration cccccccesseees 37 1 5 Checking for updates sassiciceseccvcssscscnssorsssncnsnainecnasseencn seasoned encode dessoncsessssssedensossvosse gt 38 PERFECT PROOF ProofMaster RIP User Guide Contents Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Creating and configuring ProofMaster queues ssssssssssssssseccccceesee 41 About ProofMaster quelle nennen 42 Creating a new ProofMaster queue for a printer ssessssessesssnnensnnsnsenennenennennenennenennennenenneneen 43 Configuring a ProofMaster QUCUC ccsssssssssssssscssssssessessesessssscsssecseesssessssecsssscsesssseesssscseessseesees 44 WOK ON re ee ee ee ee ee eee ee ee ee 46 Noy OU Us een rennen 52 ia 01 eo EE EE EE es RO EE E E EE A E T T AE 56 PPE OOM o eascescssvastevees 83 essen er 59 RUIN ee one ae ee 62 DIENT nee ee I AI ern 64 STERN ee ee ee 66 Managing ProofMaster queues ussssssonnssessnns T 71 Pausing and resuming a QUCUEC ccssssssessssecsssecsesssecsesscsessssecsssnssessssucss
52. it is recommended not to select this option Pure hue Select Pure hue if you want to print text and vector graphics using pure primary and secondary colors red green blue cyan magenta yellow This option turns off color management for text and vector graphics composed of primary and secondary colors but not for images In other words only vector elements that are built up with primary and secondary colors are printed with pure ink colors For example a yellow vector element is printed using yellow inks only The resulting output is pure yellow but colorimetrically incorrect For proofing queues it is recommended not to select this option PERFECT PROOF ProofMaster RIP User Guide Input Load CSF This option is only recommended for photo printing queues To synchronize color handling by ProofMaster and Adobe Photoshop you can click Load CSF and select a Color Settings File csf created through Photoshop See also o Adobe Photoshop Help gt Search for color settings file ProofMaster RIP User Guide Proofing PERFECT PROOF Proofing To set the proofing properties of a ProofMaster queue Proceed as follows 1 Double click the ProofMaster queue of your choice 2 Make sure that the correct Queue type is selected 3 Click the Proofing tab 4 Set the proofing properties of the ProofMaster queue e Reference profile e Paper color simulation e Prefer PDF X reference profile e Substr
53. message with your dongle number and your unlocking code 9 Login with an administrator account to the ProofMaster computer 10 Insert the ProofMaster dongle in a USB port W Do not insert your dongle in a USB hub USB hubs can prevent proper func RS tioning of the dongle or even damage it PERFECT PROOF ProofMaster RIP User Guide Unlocking the ProofMaster dongle 11 Start ProofMaster RIP The Unlock ProofMaster 3 dialog box appears 12 Enter your unlocking code and click OK S The unlocking code for your installation never changes ProofMaster RIP User Guide Adding licensed options Adding licensed options Sa The ProofMaster dongle controls the actually availability of licensed E options If you license additional options it is not necessary to install addi tional software The unlocking code for your ProofMaster dongle never changes Internet connection is available 1 Log in with an administrator account to the ProofMaster computer 2 Insert the ProofMaster dongle in a USB port 3 Run ProofMaster 3 Utilities Online License Updater The Online License Updater automatically updates the dongle by connecting to the PerfectProof server Quit the Online License Updater upon confirmation Start ProofMaster RIP The Unlock ProofMaster 3 dialog box appears If necessary enter your unlocking code Click OK The License Info window appears with all currently licensed options checked internet
54. mposes and prints color corrected proofs As for color proofing queues the color space is limited to that of the refer ence profile The 1 bit TIFF format is secure and halftones in the prepress source files are preserved Screen printing queues A screen printing queue generates halftone separations from pre separated or composite files Outputs are ready to use silkscreen films ProofMaster RIP User Guide Creating a new ProofMaster queue for a printer PERFECT PROOF Creating a new ProofMaster queue for a printer To create a new ProofMaster queue for a printer Once you have defined a printer you can create one or more ProofMaster queues for this printer Proceed as follows 1 If you have more than one printer defined choose View and select the printer for which you want to create a new ProofMaster queue B Epson Stylus Pro 7800 LPT1 ProofMaster Job queue Job Name Plates Queue A Name of the printer in the active printer window 2 Doone of the following e Choose File gt Queue gt New e Click the Add Queue button in the lower left corner of the Output to pane The Queue Options dialog appears 3 Configure the ProofMaster queue See also o Configuring a ProofMaster queue on page 44 Configuring physical printers on page 29 ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT Configuring a ProofMaster queue PROOF Configuring a ProofMaster queue Using the Queue Options dialog
55. nnection unavailable 27 additional printers configuring 29 administrator account 14 automatic job rotation 54 updates of ProofMaster 33 backup and restore about 37 of ajob about 93 creating a of jobs 93 creating a of your ProofMaster configuration 37 restoring configurations 37 black solid 60 black point compensation 57 Bonjour printers configuring Macintosh only 29 C canceling jobs 84 Certified PDF exporting 100 handling 100 printing information 100 PERFECT PROOF ProofMaster RIP User Guide certifying jobs about 89 procedure 90 changing job tickets 96 location of the job preview 97 channel adding 67 checking for updates 38 license information 18 CMYK spot colors converting to process colors 63 code obtaining the unlocking by phone 25 obtaining the unlocking from the ProofMaster site 25 color edits using in a queue 63 color proofing queues about 42 compensation black point 57 configurations restoring backup 37 configuring additional physical printers 29 Bonjour printers Macintosh only 29 printers 29 queues 44 USB printers Macintosh only 29 contract proofs solid black 60 converting all CMYK spot colors to process 63 all spot colors to process 63 creating backup of a job 93 backup of your ProofMaster configuration 37 group of queues 75 new ProofMaster queues for a printer 43 new
56. ofMaster mirrors printing in the horizontal direction You typically select this option e To compensate for mirrored plates of 1 bit source files e To print on the back of transparent material PERFECT PROOF ProofMaster RIP User Guide Layout Automatic job rotation Template Job ticket ProofMaster can automatically adapt the orientation of your jobs to economize on media You can lay out and print multiple copies of a document as defined in a template You may want to do this for example to create a photo contact sheet or a photo album sheet A Template for a photo album sheet B Template for a photo contact sheet You can select one of the templates in the list The templates you see here are statio nery files st3 You find these files in the ProofMaster 3 Templates folder You can use ProofMaster Editor to create your own templates A job ticket can be e A media wedge or control strip e Job specific information A job ticket is appended to the bottom of each print job You can use one of the predefined print jobs that come with ProofMaster for example the ProofMaster control strip or you can generate your own job ticket The job tickets which you generate are saved in the ProofMaster 3 Tickets folder ProofMaster RIP User Guide Layout Select the job ticket of your choice from the list SM Note for proofing queues If the ProofMaster Certify option is licensed you can measure the FOGRA
57. or GATF media wedges to verify that the colors of the proof are within industry standard or user defined tolerances ProofMaster 1 Compares the colors of the patches of the media wedge to points in the reference profile 2 Determines whether delta E values are within the limits defined by the chosen standard ISO or custom See also o Generating a job ticket on page 95 PERFECT PROOF ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT Input PROOF Input To set the input properties of a ProofMaster queue Proceed as follows 1 Double click the ProofMaster queue of your choice 2 Make sure that the correct Queue type is selected 3 Click the Input tab 4 Set the input properties of the ProofMaster queue e ICC profiles and rendering intent e Honor embedded profiles e Black point compensation e Pure hue e Load CSF DA Observe the tips in the More info area to help you make the correct E choices Screen printing queues Color conversion of images depends on the selection of a reference profile that serves as a separation profile This reference profile is embedded in the printer profile used by the queue For example to set up generation of halftone separations from an RGB image you could 1 Select Adobe RGB as the input profile set on the Input tab 2 Select ISO Coated ICC as the separation profile embedded in the printer pro file set on the Output tab ProofMaster in turn 1 Converts th
58. or Windows Explorer select one or more files and drag them to a queue in the Output to pane 3 Ifyou are using multiple queues make sure that the correct queue is selected in the print options dialog box 4 Select other print options and then click OK To add a job to a queue from within your source application Proceed as follows 1 In your source application for example Adobe InDesign or QuarkXPress open the file which you want to add to a queue Choose File gt Print Select a ProofMaster queue instead of a regular printer Select other print options and then click OK or Print Switch to ProofMaster RIP vv A W N The file which you just printed to a queue will appear in the Job queue list To add jobs by using a hot folder When you set up your queue you specified a hot folder for that queue in the Work flow tab Now you can simply collect your files in this hot folder After a given number of seconds they will automatically be added to the queue and processed There are various ways to collect your files in a hot folder You can do the following e Select files in Windows Explorer or the Finder Mac OS and copy or move them to the hot folder e You can print to a file from within your source application and specify the path of the hot folder for example C proofmaster_hot_folders queue_1 color_ad ps e You can use an existing output folder of a third party application as your ProofMaster hot folder See
59. or a printer connected to a USB port or parallel LPT port of a ProofMaster computer is unavailable the printer is not configurable upon completion of the installation procedure ProofMaster RIP User Guide Installing the dongle driver PERFECT PROOF Installing the dongle driver To install the dongle driver software on the ProofMaster computer Proceed as follows 1 Ensure that the ProofMaster dongle is not currently installed in a USB port Insert the ProofMaster CD into the CD ROM DVD ROM drive of your computer Locate and double click the dongle driver installer Follow the on screen installation instructions U A W N Restart the computer if you re prompted to do so SM Insert your dongle in a USB port before starting any of the ProofMaster RS applications If your dongle is unavailable all ProofMaster applications RIP Editor and Calibrator run in demonstration mode Do not insert your dongle in a USB hub USB hubs can prevent proper functioning of the dongle or even damage it ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT Checking the license information PROOF Checking the license information To check the license information All ProofMaster options are installed on the ProofMaster computer but individual software options must be licensed to your site through the dongle issued by PerfectProof You can verify the licensing of purchased options through ProofMaster RIP Do one of the following e In Microso
60. ove this column as follows 1 _ Click the column heading ProofMaster RIP User Guide Setting the ProofMaster preferences Fonts Files Nesting 2 Drag the column to the position of your choice D Modi interpret Render Lui Pt If necessary click Add and select any folders which contain fonts To save disk space you can delete files of processed jobs automatically either immediately after the job has been printed or after a given number of days You can do this for the following types of jobs Input job All original files PDF job PDF files Print job The spp folder containing the printer data If you choose to delete jobs automatically the following will happen e The jobs will be removed from the Processed Jobs list in the main printer window e The folder of the jobs will be removed from your ProofMaster work folder for example ProofMaster 3 Work See also Work folder on page 33 To save media you can nest jobs meaning that you can combine multiple jobs on one length of media The jobs will be rendered first and then nested The nesting preferences are specific for each printer depending on the paper size and paper source which the printer supports Proceed as follows to set the nesting preferences for a printer 1 Select a queue in the Output to pane 2 Choose Edit gt Preferences and click Nesting 3 Select the Paper Size and Paper Source which you wish to use for neste
61. pectrophotometers 21 system requirements 14 T template 54 ticket changing a job 96 exporting a job 95 generating a job 95 U units 34 unlocking ProofMaster dongle 25 updates 38 automatic of ProofMaster 33 checking for 38 installing of ProofMaster 38 USB hubs dongle 17 USB printers configuring Macintosh only 29 ProofMaster RIP User Guide V viewing job information 94 views 34 W work folder 33 workflow 46 PERFECT PROOF ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT PROOF
62. s separating characters and the following variables in any order c Color specific indicator whose value is different for each file and corre sponding plate j Fixed job name x Fixed number x of sequential nonspecific characters in the file name that ProofMaster ignores when parsing the name of an incoming file Valid separating characters depend on the imagesetter RIP that generates the 1 bit files ProofMaster can recognize these characters e Space e Underscore _ e Period e Left and right parentheses e Left and right curly brackets PERFECT PROOF ProofMaster RIP User Guide Workflow Export For example Color Indicator File Name Structure Examples of Valid Incoming File Names In between sepa FixedText Sak tif j Yp c FixedText 01 Cyan tif il n_ c P FixedText_1 nn tif Filename Filename e Yellowtif tif tif Y tif Part of filename 1 o o C FixedText_C a aa FixedText_M tif and FixedText_Y tif Select the matching condition that is compatible with the file name structure Options include In between Expects a color indicators within each file name in between the character selected from the list As extension Expects a color indicator as the extension of each file name Expects a color indicator for each file name As partofname Expects a color indicator within the section of the file name from delimited
63. still be in the work folder which you selected in the ProofMaster preferences If you wish you can still reprint these jobs See also Sharing ProofMaster queues across the network gt To register a ProofMaster queue as a printer on page 31 Setting the ProofMaster preferences gt Work folder on page 33 Proceed as follows 1 Select a queue in the Output to pane 2 Choose File gt Queue gt Delete ProofMaster RIP User Guide Grouping queues PERFECT PROOF Grouping queues Managing multiple queues If you ve got multiple queues for a printer you can organize them into groups This will make them easier to manage c3 1 bit Proofing 1 Queues organized into groups To create a group of queues To rename a group Proceed as follows 1 Select a queue in the Output to pane 2 Choose File gt Queue gt New Group 3 Type a name for the group and click OK 4 Select a queue and drag it into the group folder Proceed as follows 1 Do one of the following e Double click the group e Select a group and choose File gt Queue gt Edit Group 2 Change the name of the group and click OK ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT Grouping queues PROOF To delete a group If you delete a group all queues in that particular group will be deleted too If you just want to remove the group but keep the queues you have to move the queues out of the group first Proceed as follows 1 If necessar
64. sucsecassscsessssucasessseesceseaens 72 D plicating a QUEUE essen en 73 Deleting TE E E een O T OE A T A 74 Groupind GUEUGS en ee nee ee ii 75 ProofMaster RIP User Guide Contents Chapter 4 Manag ng JODS u 5a 79 Adaingaj0b103 glele snore aaa 80 FPN TOD anran A E R A a 82 CR ENG A Oea E E E E A A cee cesteneaabes 84 Pausing and start jobs and printers ssssessseesseessseessseesseesssessseossessseesseeoseosserossersseesssessserossees 85 DEIEUNG JOO mul ee 87 LoadNG POIs cose cosess cece ENTER NEE LEERIEE TERN ERER EUREN EA eunceanat 88 Certifying a job Certify option Only sssseessssssersssseesssseceesssseesssseeesssssceesssseessssseeesssseeessseseesss 89 BESTS OW TI 00 een are 92 Creating a backup Of a job uu esessssssssssessssecssssssecsssecsessssesecsesssscsssecsesscsesscsecassacaeessseassscaeseenees 93 Viewing job information ccsssessessssecsssscsecsssscsssscsecsssecsssscsessssucsesscsucssscsssucassscsecassucaesssscsesseasees 94 Generating a job ticket unasssesesseseseesnsensnnensnnenennenenennenennennenennenennenennenennennensnneneensnnenennenensennneneen 95 Changing the job Preview csessssscsssssecsssssessssscsssscsssscsessssscssescsessssessssecassscsesessecsssecsseassecssenees 97 SPOLCD ION NO ea aaan E A E O 98 Certified PDF handling Certify option only ssss sssssesesssssessssseeesssseeessseeeeessssseeessssersssseeee 100 PERFECT PROOF ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFE
65. ting technology 8 Compare the results and click Next ProofMaster displays the color difference for each of the test patches highlighting in red any test patches for which the color difference delta E exceeds the toler ances allowed by the selected standard 9 Determine whether the proof passes certification and if not take the neces Sary corrective measures 10 Doone of the following e To create a detailed report in PDF format click Report and then save the report e To create a summary of the report on a label click Print ProofMaster RIP User Guide Certifying a job Certify option only PERFECT PROOF See also Creating and configuring ProofMaster queues gt Layout on page 52 Creating and configuring ProofMaster queues gt Proofing on page 59 o Creating and configuring ProofMaster queues gt Output on page 62 Adding a job to a queue on page 80 ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT Exporting a job PROOF Exporting a job To export a job You can specify an export folder for your queue and then export the original Post Script or PDF file of a job to this folder Proceed as follows 1 Make sure that you have specified an export folder for the queue double click the queue in the Output to pane and click the Workflow tab Select a job in either one of the jobs lists Click the Export Job button 5 The job is exported to your export folder 4 Check your export folder S
66. tosh computer To install ProofMaster software on a Macintosh computer Proceed as follows 1 _ Connect and turn on the first printer of those licensed to be configured for ProofMaster Sa If USB printers are daisy chained ensure that the printer you want to set up RS for ProofMaster is the first one in the chain 2 Login with an administrator account to the ProofMaster computer 3 Insert the ProofMaster CD into the CD ROM DVD ROM drive of your computer 4 Locate and double click the ProofMaster installer 5 Follow the on screen installation instructions See also Unlocking the ProofMaster dongle on page 25 e Configuring physical printers on page 29 o Configuring a ProofMaster queue on page 44 ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT Installing ProofMaster software on a windows computer PROOF Installing ProofMaster software on a windows computer To install ProofMaster software on a Windows computer Proceed as follows 1 _ Connect and turn on the first printer of those licensed to be configured for ProofMaster Sa If USB printers are daisy chained ensure that the printer you want to set up RS for ProofMaster is the first one in the chain Log in with an administrator account to the ProofMaster computer Insert the ProofMaster CD into the CD ROM DVD ROM drive of your computer Locate and double click the ProofMaster installer vv A W N Follow the on screen installation instructions Ba You can select
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68. y select the queues in the group which you wish to keep and drag them out of the group Output to 5 5 My_production_queues i ER m Color Proofing 1 o My_test_queues a 1 bit Proofing 1 Fig 1 bit Proofing 1 2 Select the group and choose File gt Queue gt Delete Group A warning appears saying that all the queues in the group will be deleted too even if the group does not contain any queues anymore 3 Click Yes to confirm Chapter 4 ProofMaster RIP User Guide Managing jobs PERFECT PROOF Chapter 4 Managing jobs Topics In this chapter e Adding a job to a queue 80 e Reprintingajob 82 e Canceling ajob 84 Pausing and start jobs and printers 85 Deleting ajob 87 e Loading a roll 88 Certifying a job Certify option only 89 Exporting ajob 92 Creating a backup of ajob 93 Viewing job information 94 Generating a job ticket 95 Changing the job preview 97 Spot color handling 98 Certified PDF handling Certify option only 100 ProofMaster RIP User Guide PERFECT Adding a job to a queue PROOF Adding a job to a queue Various ways to add a job to a queue You can add a job to a queue in various ways e In ProofMaster RIP using the File gt Add Job command or Add Job amp button e By dragging a file to the main printer window This is handy if you want to add multiple jobs simultaneously By printing to a queue from within your source application for example A
69. you proceed as follows 1 In ProofMaster Calibrator select and edit a substrate for the reference profile of this queue 2 In ProofMaster RIP select Substrate simulation The Advanced Color option provides additional functionality relating to substrate simulation See also o Selecting and editing a substrate in the ProofMaster Calibrator User Guide Solid black color proofing queue only Select this option to use only the black ink instead of four inks to print all vector graphics and fonts that are 100 black You can thus preserve the sharpness of small text Do not select this option for contract proofs ProofMaster RIP User Guide Proofing PERFECT PROOF 1 Bit 1 Select a raster printing mode from the Output mode list Accurate Color Provides full color management by printing color corrected CMYK and spot color raster points Recommended for color proofing Accurate Color Pure Black Provides partial color management by printing color corrected CMY and spot color raster points K black raster points are only color corrected if mixed with CMY In other words a set of CMYK plates is under full color management aK plate is omitted only in the absence of other colors Recommended for newspaper proofing Pure dot Prints all CMYK raster points without color correction Pure dot can improve moir detection and visibility of the rosette struc ture of a print Recommended for imposition

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