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2. Drivers Contains the Megarip PPDs for all supported platforms HTML Contains the information required for the web browser install This automatically launches the default browser for installation to begin Linux Contains the Veripress and AppleTalk installation packages for Linux MacOSX Contains the Veripress installation package for MacOSX Serendipity Client Contains the Serendipity Client for all supported platforms Testprn Contains Serendipity internal test prints Windows Contains the Veripress installation package for Windows Windows Installation Installing the Dongle Driver Windows The first step is to install the dongle driver To install 1 Remove all USB SuperPro dongles 2 On the DVD navigate to the dongle windows directory 3 Double click the Sentinel Protection Installer 7 6 1 exe file to launch the installer 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation 5 Restart the computer when finished Installing Veripress The next step once the dongle driver is installed is to install Veripress To install 1 Either select and run the Veripress installer by clicking the link on the browser page if it pops up as an Autoplay when the disk is inserted or go to the DVD and navigate to the Windows directory to run the file Veripress msi 2 Select Next to continue 3 Read the License Agreement and click Yes to continue Click No if you do not agree with the License Agreement to te
3. There are four 4 sections that need configuring in order to process jobs from the RIP to the printer These are e ARIP where the jobs are polled e A Pagesetup and Media where jobs are processed and e An Output where the Serendipity Blackmagic Image or Remote Proof file is sent Note Before a Pagesetup can be created first create a Media and an Output as each Pagesetup must be linked to a valid one of each Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 9 Output Configuration 1 Inthe Serendipity Client select Application gt Workbench 2 Select the Output from the Data Types list and create a new output 3 The name Untitled should be highlighted If not select it type a new name and press Enter This Output will appear in the Pagesetup Now configure the output to your requirements Select the appropriate driver from the pull down list of licensed modules in the Queue section Choose a destination driver from the Destination section and enter the appropriate information Configure any Collating or Nesting requirements as needed OPTIONAL Once created the Media can be assigned to the Output using the Change Media button This will only allow jobs submitted using the assigned Media to print Refer to the Media section of this manual for more information 8 Save the setup ao Media Configuration 1 Inthe Serendipity Client select Application gt Workbench 2 Select the Media from the Data Types list and create a
4. Thu Jul 23 er a 16 53 09 2009 Getting list of available input drivers Log File To view the log file select the option from the list on the left From here you can select a particular time period to fetch from the Server Once viewed you can print the file or save it to disk The log can be printed saved or exported from the browser Disk usage Disk Used Total Path Spool 46 33GB 595 85GB Applications Serendipity bmagic spool Print 46 33GB 595 85GB Applications Serendipity bmagic raster ProdTemp uh 46 33GB 595 85GB Applications Serendipity bmagic tmp OSTemp mb 46 33GB 595 85GB Applications Serendipity bmagic tmp System info Choose this to display information about the system o ED 46 33GB 595 85GB Aplications Serendipty omagicdrop Product Info Licensed Modules available printers and input filters and Available Destinations are shown Serendipity Support Blackmagic Our support pages offer the following information for our Blackmagic and Megarip products Megari copos Software Updates Find the lastest updates for your software and keep up to date with any changes Serendipity Client Manuals Forums Can t work something out Check out the manuals for that extra bit of help Mailing lists FA Review our FAQ if you re having any technical issues or contact us if you have a question not listed here Contact Release Notes it what s new and what s been fixed with our latest releases Forum informati
5. e Spectrophotometer Select your device from the list of supported Spectrophotometers e Activate Connect to your selected device Once connected the pulldown device list will change to display any status messages from the device and the values measured e Turn Off Disconnects the connected Spectrophotometer Alternates with the Activate button e Add Select this to append to the list for each reading If this is not selected the last reading is updated This is available after the device has successfully connected e Ae Select the value of deltaE to display for when comparing measured colours with those in a loaded set This is used in conjunction with the Show All Swatches option e Show All Swatches Select this to view all swatches By de selecting this only those swatches below or equal to the deltaE value entered will be displayed Colours within the defined tolerance values will show in blue Measured Loaded Set Panels The Measure and Loaded Set panels show the following information e Colour A swatch visually representing the colour e Name The name of the colour This can be edited by clicking in the name field e Space The colourspace of the colour Lab or CMYK e Mode The paint mode of the colour e Tint The tint value of the colour e DotGain The dotgain curve assigned to the colour if any In addition the Loaded Set panel displays the following e A e CIE94 CMC 1 1 CMC 2 1 Delta L Delta a Del
6. Select a Press configuration to apply to the job currently and subsequently loaded into the FlipBook see Workbench Press for details e Job Info displays the Job Info information about the currently selected page see Workbench QueueManager for details e Swap Page with This allows you to swap the page currently selected with another page from the same currently loaded publication e View Original opens and views the imaged file of the selected page in the SoftProof application e View Printed opens and views the rendered file of the selected page in the SoftProof application e View 3D toggles between a 3D or 2D view of the publication Three dimensional viewing shows the page turning as you navigate through The turning speed can be adjusted FlipBook Settings 3D mode adds 2 sliders on the right side of the Page View The first alters the angle at which the 3D virtual book is viewed the second zooms the view in and out Note The performance of the page turning may vary depending on the size of the thumbnail being viewed and the performance of the graphics card e View as Calendar Only available in 3D mode Changes the flip axis to horizontal so pages flip up and down in the same manner as a calendar e Export Exports the FlipBook as a PDF Select the resolution compression type and quality Choose between exporting the whole book or a range of pages e Export as Spreads Exports the FlipBook as a PDF but as spreads
7. Table 1 Supported Density Standards mee Pppp Per Ki 68 IEA Mk MA Spectrolino Y EyeOne Not all instruments support all density standards This table is not a complete list Consult your instrument user guide for more information x x Further details on how to take Density measurements are available on our website under the HowTo Guides section http www serendipity software com au support Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 66 FlipBook The FlipBook application allows you to view a publication as a virtual book In Veripress a publication is defined as a group of pages with the same publication name This is a collection of book or magazine signatures that have been de imposed but a publication may consist of any number of pages A O O FlipBook lt 2 gt admin durian swdevel serendipity software com au 9100 NFR not for resale Publication Pagination FlipBook allows you to load the publication and flip through pages as you would with a real magazine or book This enables Name Publication 123016550 Pages Start Page 3 Top Pape E ARA you to check that your de imposition has worked correctly that pages are in the correct order orientation and if there are any duplicates Larger views of the pages can be called up and the whole publication can be exported to PDF or as a QuickTime movie FlipBook can be opened in three ways 1 From the Application menu of the Serendipity Client Publicat
8. While the Login window is displayed the Veripress Client is effectively LOCKED to all users The Server will continue to Operate as normal Chatterbox Chat to other users connected to the same Server The Chatterbox window will display the Clients connected to the Server If the user has entered a nickname in the System Settings this name is displayed otherwise the machine name is used If the user s name cannot be selected the user has selected the Away option and is not available Broadcast Message This allows messages to be sent to all users connected with a Client to the same Server Selecting the Broadcast option displays a message window to type into and send The message is displayed on the users window for a short time and will automatically dismiss if it is not acknowledged by clicking OK Download PPD This option downloads the Megarip PPD from the Server to the desired location A chooser will appear to navigate to the location for saving the PPD file on the drive This saves having to get the PPD off the disk Use the PPD when installing a local printer When installed the Megarip PPD Postscript Printer Description is selected as the printer driver when setting up a Veripress Published Pagesetup as a print destination for third party applications see Workbench Pagesetup and the Publish to a Windows Printer sections for more information Quit Quits the Client The session is saved for the next time to start the Client A
9. yy veripress Vv version Table of Contents Veripress User Manualna a is 4 PEOdUCCOVCE IM 5 Installation 6 Whats onthe DVD iaa on 6 W mdows Msta lation aiis ce set dace soa ces ccciees senzces seuticecewaevae ENKURS ASEE ES HA SNAAR NAA AEEA AR 6 Installing the Dongle Driver WINdOWS it AAA AAA A AA AAA AA 6 HTS Ged ETN VSTIPEO Sado pi io eo ld 6 INstallatio or the Serendip ty A CON Ear a NI 7 Macintosh TOSCANA a o eames 7 lA AMM DA U 0P A O A 7 Ereatine Dock Start CONS ina dd A idea 7 Linux Installation A A dis 8 Instale the Dongle Drive asian e adidas 8 Mstaline the Chtt A A AS A 8 RK nning the SONWare oasis iaa 9 A O A O 9 A A A A NN ATAN 9 Contigurine Manually emisario ESA 9 Cutput Concurso illa 10 Medra CONTE UA settnn E amin aware mimarn ttre Min E enactment emer r ere Mir errata ter 10 PAP CSU COMPO UT Ul Ose a 10 MP CONAN nuit E 11 Monitor Conngur iH ON sacan a a dna ieee a eevee ete 11 Wed as obte ey aa Ore a Veleauy sia ona A A A ERA 12 The Veripress SOL V CP iore ae a aar E aE a 13 Server OPU ONS aiea A Ai E 13 Veripress Dongle Updaten sisisi aos 14 Upadatine the Done aiii oias 14 The Veripress Cuentanos 15 E O NO 15 WOTE DENE trees waa AAN 15 Ment OPUON Sii vans eat lic waisted wah aida dasa A A ANN oka Aa A AA ANA AA ARA 16 Modules is Add 16 Workbench Data TDS a 17 BOOK uri A AA AO 18 GMC TTS Chata tcp elses a sts AANE AE OAA E fe vaaasvo saa Made braenecameacttcnaiens 19 DOGUM CU oi oa 21 A
10. 47 Adjusting Colour Intensity 48 Create a new Colour ou eects 47 Delete colour aa 47 Duplicate colours noranai a 47 Export colours to a file 47 Import colours from files 47 Paint Modes isiin 48 Spectroph tometer sia 77 Activate anai 77 Export Value Sinia 77 Load Olano 77 StAtUs add 58 Stochastic Screening siiis 29 Submit A job for processing sses 57 For De Imposition sssssssssrsrrnrrnn 57 GUDME FITES mao 83 SuperCell Screening nsina 30 Support Web Server rival 93 94 System Info Web SEN CF rna 94 System Settings sissies eusestsceatvercedencenis cocesssvenincnaett 89 Application Shortcuts cece 92 Colour Management 90 Generali 90 O e E 89 Colour Management ssssssssssssssssrs 89 Genera brni a 89 Working PathS ccniciciicnnemmmmnns 90 T Tabs REOPUCTING nanena 50 The VeriIpress CHEN bacan 15 The Veripress Server salisir 13 Th mbnal alle rear en cre nenrne ne 59 ed ania eh ls Geererece pensar tree trier ae tra meer Peet 55 Oneue Stata 56 Show Mapinga ninina 59 Show Rendering 0 59 Tiff Multichannel EXPO E siina aai eaat 55 Touch Console aaron 78 Fast Scroll cima 78 Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 Inteniace atu i a 78 Mode arca 79 LOUPeroni anios 80 Maidana 79 Navigate idad 80 SONS 81 Trimming Thre CHONG OB aiii ini 51 The SOLVE OB iai aenn ie 58 TFOUDIESNOOUING aca aa 95 U Ungroup pages Signature GOUP essesesseseeseseseeseeeeseeeeteeeees 44 Unshar Mask aan Givens 37 V Veripress
11. Densitometer nati 65 EXPO Valera la 66 Measure Targets sarao 65 Device Link Profile nana adas 29 Disable PDF Autoseparation ceecee 36 Dongle Updating SHOPS iii aca 13 Viewing Licensed Bits cesses 13 What s onthe DVD asar 6 Dongle Updater airis ii 14 Updating a V4 Dongle 14 Updating the Dongle eee 14 DotGal COVE dedicada 21 Applying to a PagesetUPenoeniicanmm 33 MPort froni CSV rin tacon 21 Invert CUE nana 21 A oe aaa 21 Trace Saved CULV C iaa 21 Drawing a Rectangle around a Job 37 DEODFOIGCRS uan 33 DropSpot settingihe COLQUI ino 52 Setting the number of copies sss 52 DTOPZONES daa 52 Add DropSpot mmccicccnccanininnnennenenanecanecacans 52 Reordering DropSpots sssr 52 E Edge Detect decida 36 Edit Media from QueueManager se 56 Output from QueueManager sss 56 Output from QueueStatuS ees 56 Pagesetup from DropZone sss 52 Pagesetup from QueueManager 56 Plate Colour in SoftProof sses 74 Plate Colour in VirtualPress 59 RIP from QueueManager sses 56 RIP from RIPMONItOL cesses 57 Signature Group from QueueManager A 56 Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 ESC ardid 36 Entering a new polling path 18 43 Epsom Fire WI olsen 30 Epson XO usina tias 31 Error Diffusion Screening 29 Export From ClientLoOB ccoccccninionnsmmrms 51 From QueueManageT ssn 55 From ServerLog seria mettre ses 58 Front SOUP F
12. Duplicates the selected page or group This is positioned at top left X 0 Y 0 Orientation Portrait Gutter X 0 0 mm Gutter Y 0 0 mm Delete Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 46 e New Place Creates a new page or group Selecting this changes the button to Place Enter the page attributes as desired and click Place to position the page or group If you change your mind press Esc to cancel e Number Enter the page number of the selected pages e Top Bleed Enter the amount of top bleed to apply to the selected pages e Bottom Bleed Enter the amount of bottom bleed to apply to the selected pages e Left Bleed Enter the amount of left bleed to apply to the selected pages e Right Bleed Enter the amount of right bleed to apply to the selected pages e Page Head Select the position for the head of the currently selected pages As you choose the diagram shows the change The page head is indicated by a line and folded corner Choose between o Page Head Up o Page Head Down o Page Head Left o Page Head Right Further details on how to create and import Signatures are available on our website under the HowTo Guides section http www serendipity software com au support Special Colour Set Veripress uses special colour sets to identify and match colour plates when jobs are polled and processed Special colours can be created manually or imported from one of several popular applications A library of sets c
13. Ownership displays the User and User Group permissions for the item e Show Orphans Shows any item currently in the database not being used by a Pagesetup or RIP e Add to Archive Add the selected items into a new Archive window See the Archiver section for further information e Export as C5 Pack Allows users to export Media files from the Workbench to a specified location for use with the C5 application Edit e Undo Undo the last change There are multiple undo options and this is configured via the System Settings section e Redo Redo the last undone change There are multiple redo options depending on the undo status and configuration in the System Settings e Find Opens a text box at the bottom of the Workbench panel to locate the search text on the screen View e Split Vertical Horizontal Changes the view to either Vertical or Horizontal split on the screen e Show Type Column Used in conjunction with Show Usage to display the type of data listed e Show Modified Time Column Displays the last modified time for the items listed e Show Usage Displays the items within the database the currently selected item uses e g a selected Pagesetup would show the Media and Output it currently uses e Reverse Usage Reverses the usage shown above Was called Show Referrers previously Modules e Access all available Modules via this menu A floating window will open for each separate module opened Window e Bring All to Fr
14. Press Configuration Press Width 1016 00mm Press Height 762 00mm Number of Keys 30 Press Configuration os Colour None This tab allows you to select a Press configuration from the database to be applied to Cyan Dotgain None the loaded job and for all subsequent jobs opened in SoftProof The results of the Magenta Dotgain None Curve press settings can be seen on the output job and should match the printed copy IE None An information window shows the settings of the currently loaded press setup Press configurations are managed in the Workbench and contain information such as size number of keys and colour information Curve PP Cancel Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 PL Navigator Menu The Navigator is a small preview window showing the whole job irrespective of the zoom level of the main SoftProof window When the Navigator is open moving the mouse pointer inside will display a red mo box showing the respective area shown by the main window If the main SoftProof window is zoomed in the red box will be smaller than the navigator i E E window size A single click or click amp drag will reposition the main window to B E show the portion of the image selected The Navigator window can also be used in conjunction with some of the SoftProof tools Zoom Click and drag to view a particular area and the main window changes to the selected area Crop Click and drag to m
15. Product OvervieWenenccimmms 5 Veripress Dongle Updater sssr 14 View ECONS aiii 55 o PP E E 55 Rendered senica nnna 55 NIP MAP reS Srania 59 Edit Plate Colour ac 59 HISTO Ynt tarnai 59 Quick Submit ice 59 W Watermark ao 37 Web Serve inini aiia 93 Accessing the Web Server sses 93 Cophle ansiado 94 QUEUE in 93 SUPPOT Escrita aid 94 SV SLCM LEO arca 94 Windows Installation ees 6 Dongle DEE 6 Serendipity Agent sssrin 7 VeripreS rl 6 What s on the DVD ssssssssssssressrrrssrersrrreerrens 6 Wof kben Chi siiniiiiiiiniiinsinninaninan 15 Workbench Data Types sesser 17 BOOK ida 17 Caleneck Chattacaisia s ida 17 DotGain Curve ia 17 Gradation CuULry Ci ads 17 ICC Tweak Setenta 17 obtener 17 Media aaron 17 UU aininn aaa 17 PAGES CU isis coi 17 Press tada 17 Regular Expression coccion 17 Replace Colour Seta naa 17 Pe Prise esac saints a eseavdten 17 Signature GOUP esseseeseseeseseeeeseeeeeeteeeeeees 17 Special Colour Set cesses 17 Y Yule Nielsen Number cocccicicinnonnonmss 96 106
16. Show Imaging Show the Imaging thumbnail denoted by gears in each inset Show Rendering Show the Rendering thumbnail denoted by a paintbrush in each inset Normal Thumbnail Displays a small thumbnail Large Thumbnail Displays a large thumbnail Each active Thumbnail module may only show either Imaging or Rendering not both The module window displays as many Thumbnail insets as there are simultaneous Imaging Rendering tasks configured in the Server Settings VirtualPress VirtualPress gives users the ability to manage the plates of the job You can drop plates change plate colours and merge plates from other jobs If a job contains an un allocated plate i e no colour use VirtualPress to allocate a colour unless a Replace Colour Set is selected containing the plate VirtualPress The History keeps jobs that have been History RIP Time Quick Sub imported into VirtualPress Any changes M show History Preferences or additions are kept so the jobs can be resubmitted at any time without having to recreate the changes The history is held while the Client is running Once the Client has quit any history is purged Quick Submit shows a pulldown list of the configured Pagesetups Clicking this button submits the selected job to the Pagesetup shown The option to Hold After Imaging or Rendering is also available Edit Plate Colour displays a colour editor allowing you to change the colour attribu
17. Submits the selected jobs for processing This pops up a chooser to select which Pagesetup Pagesetup Pool and Medias to send the job to e Submit As Asset Select files to send to the Studio application Asset queue e Submit for De Imposition Submits the jobs for de imposition This pops up a choose to select which Signature Group will be used to de impose the job and which Pagesetup Media combination will be used e Submit As Imposition Veripress Blackmagic Softproofing Add on Only Submits the job in it s original form but attaches a Signature Group via a popup chooser to allow the job to be deimposed on the fly using the De Imposed Pages button in the Veripress SoftProof Touch Console See the Touch Console section for more information e VPress Adds the selected jobs to the VirtualPress For further information see the VirtualPress section Note The text in the Submit Submit for De Imposition Submit as Imposition and VPress buttons will show in italics if the job selected has unrecognised or unassigned plates The plates will need to be assigned using VirtualPress e Group By Job Keeps the plates in their respective job group when they are copied into the VirtualPress see below note Important Note If you have multiple jobs selected for copying into VirtualPress when this option is ticked they are kept as their respective jobs If this is un ticked all the jobs and plates selected are copied in as one job This
18. TUCO S OC APA o E PP a 78 Applicaton Menu tease ido 83 A a o o E o E O RE A tudes 83 SODA FOr DEA OA e cas 84 SUOMI FeS AS ADO Ni da 84 A o AAA 84 SUDMICICE TACTO ornato 84 O A OA N 84 CONMECTTO NOV a 84 A O O ed 85 Los DUE Secure Md EOY srta di NA ia 85 Chatero rr ee eter er eT rer Tenet PORE re ere er ener ner eae eee ere eres 85 Broadcast MESS APO RA AAA AAA 85 Downoad PD e 85 A A onieeesesee ore eee 85 Accounts Admin Secure Modera tido 86 SOCEM up Users ANG User GOO Susi iban 86 ACUVatINe Secure Moderada iii AA 86 CONNPUTANON Pan eS ISA A AOS 86 SYSTEM Second sa 89 SE ad A O EA 89 E A O T EE E ET O 90 VaN EDLE ALOT LET Sgt E esac E EET A EE EA A OEE E E E OE T 92 WeD SerVOT sonadon aa a 93 PCE SS VIN TRENN EO Seve E E E E E E E E a e E dado i 93 Troubleshooting sicoar is 95 CS CCT scoala eaa aE E a TEE AEA A a a EN 95 CIO SS ANY i E 96 Copyright NOUCES A a 97 eo A 104 Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 3 Veripress User Manual Copyright 2010 Serendipity Software Pty Ltd Reproduction of any part of this user manual is strictly forbidden without prior written permission from Serendipity Software Pty Ltd All company names product names and trademarks mentioned in this manual are the property of the respective company Important Notice Every effort is made to ensure the information contained within this user manual is correct Serendipity Software Pty Ltd cannot be held responsible for any errors conta
19. The same options as above apply e Export as Movie 3D view mode only Exports the FlipBook as a QuickTime movie After selecting this there are three further options o Codec Type Choose the preferred compression type from the menu o Quality Choose the preferred quality o Keyframe Spacing Choose how often a keyframe is saved The settings you choose will affect the size of the movie the quality and the compatibility with other applications There are many Codec types available and not all work on all systems Commonly used types are Apple MPEG4 and H 264 avcl Increasing the quality setting also increases the file size This is also true for the keyframes The more keyframes the better the quality but the larger the file size Trial and error will provide you with the desired result e Render Queue Thumbnails View the Rendered thumbnails in rather than the default Imaged thumbnails Page Navigator Panel The Page Navigator displays a numbered box for each page making up the loaded Publication It allows for direct navigation to any page by clicking on it The page boxes are colour coded Light Green indicates the pages are loaded into the FlipBook and can be viewed These show as dark aaa green when selected Purple indicates there are duplicate pages i e they have the same publication name and page y 4 numbers Dark purple indicates the pages are selected Clicking on these pages allows you to select and view the a
20. changed Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 83 Publication e Publication Name field Optionally type a publication name to which the submitted file will be assigned The job will be viewable in the Publication View of the QueueManager e First Page field Enter the page number for the submitted file in the publication If submitting multiple files the page numbering will start at the defined page number and increase sequentially for each job Submit Files For De Imposition Also available via the RIPMonitor this option allows you to submit files directly for de imposition rather than from a RIP queue After selecting one or more files a chooser will appear to enable selection of a Pagesetup and Media or Pagesetup Pool A Signature Group can also be assigned to de impose the files see Workbench Signature Groups for more information Submit Files As Imposition Also available via the RIPMonitor this option allows you to submit files directly as an imposition rather than from a RIP queue This will submit an imposed job in its original form but attaches a Signature Group via popup chooser to allow the job to be de imposed on the fly using the Deimposed Pages button in the Veripress SoftProof Touch Console see Touch Console for more information Submit Files as Asset Select files to send to the Studio application Asset queue Submitted Assets appear in the QueueManager queue as thumbnails but are not processed until submitted fo
21. defined under Connection Paths for files matching the RIP driver selected A list is Method Localhost compiled and sent back to Veripress for display in the File Transfer Priority RIPMonitor It takes three 3 successful polls before a file is Lowest oe shown in the RIPMonitor and the files must be stable not changed since the last poll The available options are e Enable Polling Turn polling on or off e Poll Interval Configure how frequently to poll for files The Poll Interval should be set according to your specific requirements Setting the Poll Interval too short can flood the network with polling requests packets causing it to slow down Setting it too long can take a long time to show stable files ready for submission e Fast Polling This will automatically poll two 2 more times as soon as one 1 automatic poll has completed It will not wait for the next scheduled Poll Interval before it polls again Files may appear incomplete in the RIPMonitor if there has not been sufficient time between polls for a job s complete set of plates to finish the RIP process e Log Statistics Log the polling statistics in the Server log The log message reports Started automatic poll on lt date gt when polling starts and Completed automatic poll on lt date gt when finished e Ignore Mod Time Ignore the modification time on the file Useful for Harlequin RIPs that update the modification time on the fil
22. e Lineariser Loads a Linearisation Curve directly into the Lineariser application PES Further details on how to configure a Gradation Curve are available on our website under the HowTo Guides section http www serendipity software com au support A ICC Tweak Set The ICC Tweak Set section allows you to build up a library of colours that need tweaking adjusting for accurate output A tweak set alters colours during the ICC mapping stage from input to output profile and is selected on a per Media basis The ICC profiles are not edited in any way and the tweak set can be selected as desired Each colour requiring alteration is selected and adjusted by adding to or subtracting process colours from it or making it lighter or darker An accurate visual representation is shown on the screen and the point in the colourspace can also be viewed Colours can be created manually or by entering the CMYK or Lab values or input automatically using an online Spectrophotometer Original Tweaked Tweak Point Adjustments Colourspace Input Profile Influence A 1 5 5 Cyan A gt Reg 0 Magenta Green 29 Yellow gt Blue 0 Darker gt Lighter 30 oOPQPEo _ o NS YG 100 AA S lt gt lt gt 4 gt 4 gt 1 Lab Slice View Perceptual Colorimetric Saturation The interface is split into two parts the left side shows
23. http www serendipity software com au support nl Press The Press data type is used to emulate the properties of a press for softproofing Each Press configuration can be assigned a press ICC profile dotgain curves press sheet dimensions the number of ink keys ink and paper characteristics all combining to produce accurate onscreen softproofs The Press can be switched on the fly while softproofing to instantly show how a job will look if printed on a different press or on different stock Dimensions Dimensions This panel allows you to enter the size of the printable Size 1016 0 mm x 762 0 mm sheet area of the press and its number of Ink Keys The See ae Key Width is calculated from these values Key Width 33 8667 mm Colour Management This panel is where the Press ICC profile is assigned along with any process CMYK spot colour or device platesetter dotgain curves required to reproduce the colour performance of the press Colour Management e Replace Colour Set Select a Replace Colour Set to be applied Replace Colour Set e Press ICC Profile Select a press ICC This can be one created F on your press or a printing standard ICC which is used as the C Cyan DotGain Curve target or match profile 8 Magenta DotGain Curve _ e CMYK DotGain Curves Select individual C M Y or K DotGain i Curves to be applied ee e Specials DotGain Cur
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25. or CMYK The Lab or CMYK value for the selected colour re eee e Aetolerance Set the maximum Ae value for the selected colour Patch Type Generic e AH tolerance Set the maximum AH value for the selected colour e AC tolerance Set the maximum AC value for the selected colour Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 19 e Patch Type This allows you to identify important patch types from the set The options are o Paper Select the patch that represents the paper being checked o Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Identify a patch for each colour from your set o Gray Used to identify gray patches in the chart o Generic Most patches are generic and are classified as generic if they don t fall into one of the above types Note When generating patches from an ICC profile the patches are automatically assigned the correct type Target Standards There are three 3 standards that can be used to compare against your proof Ae AH AC These are Ae AH and AC The first standard Ae is always enabled The other two standards must be enabled for the results to appear on the Calcheck To enable select the tab and tick the checkbox For each standard you specify the limits used for a pass and fail status For Ae you also choose which of the Ae standards are to be used deltaE CIE94 or CIE2000 Important Note The correct standard to be tested must be selected and saved with the chart Only that standard will be tested for a
26. section for more information Note In this mode the Server can only be used as a Node slave for another Server It is recommended that the database be backed up and job queues cleared before a Veripress Server is started as a Cluster Node This avoids any conflicts with existing job IDs or settings Master Panel This panel displays information about the Master Server machine e Product The Veripress software in use e Version The Server software version e Hostname The network name of the Master Server e IP Address The network IP address of the Server e Speed The relative speed of the Server calculated by Veripress e Processors The number of CPUs in the Server machine e Platform The operating system kernel version of the software e Process Imaging Rendering Schedule Last Check whether the Master Server is to perform any Imaging or Rendering Jobs The Schedule Last option allows nodes to have priority over the Master when jobs are processing This is advantageous when polling large RIPs as it allows the Master to concentrate on gathering the list of jobs and displaying them Cluster Nodes This list shows nodes that are available and running on the network Information about each node is displayed in the window Online nodes are displayed in green offline nodes in red The following sort columns can be selected using the contextual right click menu on the column header bar in the Cluster Node panel Column
27. with a front end RIP that applies a screen of its own If you did not remove the dot the job would be double screened producing poor output Use Fast for all other methods when the incoming screening is not to be preserved e Plates and Plate Type Allows you to override the descreening mode selected with other modes for the plates This is needed so that for example if RDT is used for all plates except Black which uses RDT Smooth 2 you will avoid getting moire Postscript PDF Options Postscript PDF Options The following options are only used when the incoming data is Postscript Use Bounding Box For Page Size Simple RGB to CMYK conversion e Use Bounding Box for Page Size Some Postscript jobs do not place a C Fail on RGB Images page size in the job information Checking this will use the bounding T pla b h i _ Allow More Than 4 Spot Colours ox as the page SIZe Disable PDF autoseparation e Simple RGB to CMYK Conversion This is a compatibility mode from C Render in RGB older versions of the product Images are converted from RGB to A a o PE o ten ctra CMYK quickly using a basic method The colour is not very accurate Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 35 and is not recommended for contract proofs e Fail on RGB Images Causes a job to fail if it contains RGB images If this is not checked the jobs will process but RGB images will be ignored and not printed e Antialiased Subsampling Used to assist in t
28. your specific requirements Setting the Poll Interval too short can flood the network with polling requests packets causing it to slow down Setting it too long can take a long time to show stable files ready for submission e Fast Polling This will automatically poll two 2 more times as soon as one 1 automatic poll has completed It will not wait for the next scheduled Poll Interval before it polls again e Log Statistics Log the polling statistics in the Server log The log message reports Started automatic poll on lt date gt when polling starts and Completed automatic poll on lt date gt when finished e Job Genie Select a Job Genie to apply if required A Job Genie may be used optionally to remap the Publication and or Jobnames in the polled planning file e Connection Specify the method used for polling The options are o Agent The Serendipity Agent is installed on the RIP where the files are located This is used for polling and submission of the files into Veripress o Hostname IP Enter the hostname or IP address of the computer where the files are located and where the Agent is running o Localhost This is used when the files appear locally to Veripress This can be on its own disk or via a mounted volume through NFS or mapped drive with NetBIOS o FTP Uses File Transfer Protocol FTP to poll and transfer the files to Veripress o Secure FTP SFTP Uses Secure File Transfer Protocol to poll and transfe
29. 34 NFR not for resale dongle detected Dongle serial no 4a67elee 1759 Listening for client connections on port 9100 Uptime 00 00 47 f Stop server 3 Speed 564 53 File Menu Options Stop Server Stops the Server from running without quitting Veripress Start Server Starts the Server if it is in a Stopped state Stop server Restart server Restart Server Restarts the Server Update Dongle Allows users administrators to update the dongle with activation Update dongle strings to enable various input and output licenses Close Closes the window If the Server is running you are warned and asked to confirm Server shutdown About Shows information about the Server Clicking More Less info shows or hides valid dongle options including the versions of the current drivers Close W Startup Options Start Server on Launch The Server will start once the application is launched v Start server on launch Restart Server On Crash Restarts the Server automatically after a crash Y Restart server on crash Start as Cluster Node Allows the Server to run as a slave or node device See the ClusterManager section for further information on Clustering Start in Safe Mode This will start the Server but will not process any jobs or poll any RIPs This is a maintenance mode that allows configuration management if they become corrupt or incorrectly configured Once maintenance is complete the Server must be restarted in normal mode
30. AutoProofing e Must Have Select which process plates must exist in the job before AutoProofing e Filter Select a filter to use for AutoProofing See the Regular Expression section for further information on Filters e Delete Jobs From RIP After AutoProofing Delete jobs after a successful AutoProof This is only available when jobs are locally hosted Localhost polling This may be used when a temporary file is created for example when adding halftone dots to unscreened data e Hold After Imaging Places the job on hold in the Rendering queue after imaging has successfully completed e Hold After Rendering Places the job in a held state in the Output queue after rendering has successfully completed Job Filtering This is only available when the RIP driver is set to poll imposition RIPs You can specify if AutoProofing should be carried out on All Jobs or just Imposed Jobs Testing Once the configuration is complete you can test the parameters are correct The configuration must be saved before a test can be done If it is not saved you will be prompted to save and test A test poll checks RIP connection Path validity and job presence Messages appear in the window to alert you to any problems or give you confirmation of a valid configuration Signature Group The Signature Group gives you the ability to import or create groups of Signatures defining the page sheet and size parameters of press impositions The imposed fi
31. Client settings are custom options specific to the Client currently being used Settings may vary between Clients and Users connected to the same Server The Client settings are divided into three 3 tabbed categories General Colour Management and Application Shortcuts General Internationalisation Select your preferred language from those available This displays all Client and log messages in the chosen language The default is English A restart is required if the language setting is changed Show Tooltips Enable or disable tooltips within the Client Turn Sound FX Off Check this to disable the sound effects Sounds are used for things such as drag and drop and error message alerts Undo Levels Set the number of levels for Undo The default is zero 0 which means no restriction Instant Messaging Nickname Enter a nickname to use when accessing the Chatterbox application Memory Cache Maximum Size Set the maximum cache size for the SoftProof application The default is zero 0 where the Server chooses the default depending on system configuration SystemSettings Server Client General Colour Management Application Shortcuts Internationalisation English B General User Interface Settings M Show Tooltips M Turn Sound FX Off Undo Levels 0 Instant Messaging NickName SoftProof Memory Cache Maximum Size 0 Maximum Preview Resolution 180 Maximum Preview Resolution Set the maxi
32. File Transfer Protocol Method for copying files between computers across networks GUI Graphical User Interface ICC International Color Consortium ICC Profile A colour lookup table used for converting colour of a job from one device to another LAN Local Area Network LCD Liquid Crystal Display LPI Lines Per Inch Screen Ruling Master A Master Server controlling Slave nodes in a Clustering environment QueueManager Client module that displays job queues and jobs in those queues QueueStatus Monitors the progress of a job through the system Real Density Colour content of a patch as measured RIP Raster Image Processor Server Software module that handles the processing of jobs Slave Node A separate processing node on the network Used for processing jobs by a Master TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol Visual Density The darkness of the patch measured how much light is absorbed The more light absorbed the darker the Visual Density WAN Wide Area Network Workbench Client application used to configure the Server YN Yule Nielsen Number Yule Nielsen Number A fudge factor used when calculating tint dot area from density readings Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 96 Copyright Notices PNG Library Copyright Copyright 1995 1996 Guy Eric Schalnat Group 42 Inc Contributing Authors Andreas Dilger Dave Martindale Guy Eric Schalnat Paul Schm
33. Fitting methods amp tools e Text Tab Toggles the text job name tabs for multiple loaded images in the SoftProof screen e Image Tab Toggles the job thumbnails in the SoftProof screen e Tools Toggles the Tool Palette in the SoftProof screen The Palette must be enabled in the SoftProof application for this to function e Full Screen View the SoftProof window in full screen view or the user defined view e 90 CW 180 90 CCW Rotate the currently viewed proof in the desired direction e Invert Invert the image displayed e Mirror Mirror the image displayed e Auto Crop Remove white space from around a job There must be a completely clear area on any one side of the job e Blueline Replace all colours with varying shades of blue to see any traps P ie Back Page Spread Boundary Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 79 e Revert Channels Revert to the original channel values e Previous Next Page Move to the previous or next page when viewing a publication e Notes Show or hide any notes embedded in the job see SoftProof Notes for more information e Previous Next Tab Move to the previous or next tab when viewing multiple tabbed jobs e Page Boundary Toggle a red line showing the page image boundary of the proof e Signature Overlays the signature used to de impose the job page if it was submitted for de imposition This is only enabled when viewing a de imposed job publication e Deimposed Page
34. Load a saved layout 49 Rendering Thumbnail sses 59 Tasas 49 Use Mode sia 49 Monitor Modules ciccccinicnionnnmmes 50 BookMonitor nda 50 Chemo ardido 50 CHS TERS CALUS aiii 50 DEOPLON Can 50 Medias tati Sossen 50 QueueManager isscionarina stc 50 OUcuesStatUS ansiado 50 RIPMonitor ata 50 SEPELIO aaa 50 Stats REP CEA O E nu 50 Thumbphail arta ny Saran irre 50 il vata eee gies 50 Monitor Calibrator nciiscncaunavnninesiien iad 70 Create Prole ico 70 Measure Ambien 70 Save Profile asta 70 N Nest JODS andadas discal 55 O Open AAT CHIVE ii a 60 Ordered Dithering inniinn 29 UU aia tilda 30 COMA ada 31 Add Separator Page sesser 31 Automatic NeSting eee 31 PUTO XID oinik 31 NESTING sesanisciae rinitis 31 Configuration eeseesseesseseeseeesteeeteeteneeees 10 Destination Sana 30 QUCU C tc 30 P Page Head Direction Signature GTO UD iia 47 Page Number CHANGING erara 54 Pasen anni 36 PAS ES CCU Disininsasiiaidcein da aetna 33 Colour Correction sssrin 33 Colour KEY Sassari 35 COLONOS acanna Nantes 35 Configuracion asar 10 Effets nnana 36 COPOS ot 34 Input Str ONIN uiiaisde 35 A ne ET 36 Media ETC CUS tated cireicosteercilentndsaientcetncsuen 37 OUUU a ieai eieaa arre aaien tadial 33 Postscript PDF Options sesse 35 O A aan i a 33 Publish das 33 Resampling aid 36 Paint Mode raras 48 Pair Pages Signa tUte Sinanin eiai 44 Perceptual Rendering Intent 34 Polea ide 42 Creating a RIP to poll jobs
35. PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT INCIDENTAL SPECIAL EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES LOSS OF USE DATA OR PROFITS OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY WHETHER IN CONTRACT STRICT LIABILITY OR TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE Copyright 1990 1994 Regents of the University of Michigan All Rights Reserved Permission to use copy modify and distribute this software and its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted provided that the above copyright notice appears in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation and that the name of The University of Michigan not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the software without specific written prior permission This software is supplied as is without expressed or implied warranties of any kind This product includes software developed by the University of California Berkeley and its contributors Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 98 Code in sys linux is developed by Alan Cox You may redistribute it and or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
36. Printing Processing Takes a queue out of a paused state so any waiting jobs can be processed e Change Queue Allows you to choose which queue the status window will show e Edit Output Allows you to edit the output or create a new one You can only edit if the queue is showing an output If the queue is set to Spooling Auto Detect Imaging or Rendering you can only make a new output e Thumbnail Turns on off a mini thumbnail on the printer queues only which gives an indication as to how much of the current job has printed e Font Options Allows you to change the size of the text e Queue Order Select which queues you wish to view Selecting this presents you with a chooser window showing two lists The Available queues on the left and the Showing queues on the right To move queues between lists select one or more and drag from one list to another Alternatively double click to move between lists The order of the queues in the Showing list determines the order of display Queue Order can be used to show multiple Queues in a single QueueStatus window e Increase Decrease Indent Increases or decreases the size of the QueueStatus in view Double clicking the QueueStatus window displays a floating QueueManager window showing that queue This has the full functionality of the standard QueueManager RIPMonitor E nn ee NEE eT The RIPMonitor displays the RIPs that have been configured under the RIP section of the Workbench
37. SoftProof ScrollBar wv Enable O Default Left 2 Default Right TouchConsole and SoftProof Thumbnails Publications Mi Jobs M All Touch Console e ScrollBar Enable or disable the scrollbar and set the default Ccancel RIBAS side it appears on Right or Left e Thumbnails Enable or disable viewing thumbnails for TouchConsole Settings Publications Jobs or All selection lists TouchConsole ME SoftProof Entry Screen On Load Main 3 e Entry Screen on Load Select the control screen the Touch Navigate Option Zoom in Zoom Out 14 Console will default to when loading a new job page A ha isini o Main The console defaults to the Main screen on load o Navigate The console defaults to the Navigate screen Guia AS on load o Pages The console defaults to the Show Pages screen on load Navigate Option Choose whether the Navigate console screen has the Previous Page Next Page or Zoom In Zoom Out buttons Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 81 Duplicate Page Settings Veripress Blackmagic Softproofing Add On Only When viewing a publication with duplicate purple pages choose from these page load options o Manual Select When a page with duplicates is selected in the Show Pages screen the page to view must be manually selected This is the default mode of a non Veripress Touch Console o Select Newest Page Useful in publishing workflows where page updates revisions are common This option wil
38. Spectrophotometer Choose a supported Spectrophotometer to read colour values directly into the Special Colour Set Further details on how to create Replace Colour Sets are available on our website under the HowTo Guides section http www serendipity software com au support RIP Different RIPs store their files in different formats and in different locations The RIP data type allows you to configure how and where Veripress polls for these RIPped jobs Driver Driver RIP Driver TIFF Based RIP Generic This panel is where the driver used to poll and interpret the incoming file format is selected The driver must match the type of RIPped file to be polled Options available in other sections of the RIP configuration may change depending on the RIP input filter selected M Right Reading M Positive e RIP Driver Choose the RIP driver input filter from the list of supported RIPs The list of available drivers will depend upon the bits enabled on the dongle Custom Settings Depending on the driver selected there may be specific parameters requiring setup for a valid configuration Use the Edit button to set up these parameters Polling Polling M Enable Polling Language Encoding Default Polling is the method used to look for files The configuration Pollimtewsiioh Hazem Hilos ES for polling the RIPped files is set up in this section When you AE AAA poll Veripress looks in the specified location
39. a problem A Node Cannot Be Found Once you have started your node successfully you should be able to see it in the ClusterManager If not you need to add the node manually If this fails there are a few things to check e Verify the node is still running and the clock is still counting up e Check the error log for any messages e Check that the Master machine can ping the node machine If not there may be a network issue and you will need to contact your network administrator for assistance e Check the ports on the machines are open for the node to connect to the Master and they are not being used by anything else The port numbers for the node are as follows o 9103 tcp Server connects here and submits jobs via this port o 9103 udp Listens to broadcasts so the Server can enumerate available Node Servers e Make sure the node is the same version as the Master Nodes Veripress Slaves should always be upgraded at the same time as the Master Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 95 Glossary Client GUI that monitors jobs and allows configuration of the Server Clustering The use of multiple machines on a network for distributed processing CMM Colour Management Module CRT Cathode Ray Tube Describes the type of monitor CTP Computer to Plate CUPS Common UNIX Printing System Data Types Database groups such as Pagesetups or RIPs etc DPI Dots Per Inch resolution EPS Encapsulated Postscript File FTP
40. about completed jobs o Polled Jobs Shows messages about polled jobs o Errors Shows errors from the Server e Search You can search the log for messages Enter the text of characters you want to search for and the ServerLog will only display the lines matching the search Display Options e Module This is the function that the Server used e Routine This is the operation inside the function e Date The time the Server called the module e Message The message resulting from the routine Status Status shows the current disk status usage of the Server processing areas such as 200 MOS temporary directories and DropFolders Editing the ss conf file in the installation directory under the etc folder can change disk locations Spool E Print D The available options are Process ID e Update Checks the disks and updates the view e Preferences Sets the Status window preferences A further option available is OSTemp I Dropfolders T Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 58 o Update Interval Sets the time between updates Colour Scheme Changes the colour of the Status window Font options Allows you to change the size of the text Thumbnail This module displays a thumbnail of jobs as they are imaging and rendering Thumbnail progress is updated at the same time as the Imaging or Rendering QueueStatus is updated The following options are available from the contextual menu right click
41. affects all Special Colours the same Device Linearisation Curve way You can preview the curve edit it or create a new one O Yellow DotGain Curve 4 Black DotGain Curve 4 Specials DotGain Curve 4 Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 33 e Device Linearisation Curve Select a Device platesetter Linearisation Curve to be applied You can preview the curve edit it or create a new one ICC Profiles e Always Use ICC Enable this to always use the assigned ICC profiles for jobs submitted to the Pagesetup and Media If this is not enabled the ICC profiles selected are only used in colourspace conversion e Honour Embedded ICC Profiles Enable this to use an ICC profile embedded in a submitted TIFF JPEG or EPS file as the input match profile When enabled embedded file profiles will always take precedence over any Match ICC assigned to the Pagesetup Note The TIFF Image output driver has an option to embed an ICC profile into TIFF files that are output by Veripress e Black Point Compensation This setting is designed for use when processing input from large gamut sources such as photographs and RGB images Black Point Compensation mzz enhances shadow details in these images assists when viewing E Always Use ICC shadowed areas in non ideal or everyday lighting conditions and ne cere ee prevents flooding in CMY grey areas This setting only functions when using colourimetric
42. and efficiently nest using Cut Sheet media Maintenance The Maintenance panel allows Veripress to be configured to automatically perform printer maintenance functions This is not available for all printer drivers Maintenance functions can be performed at regular time intervals after a set number of print jobs or after printing linearisation charts and ICC targets Options include Options include e When Select Every from the dropdown menu to activate time based maintenance with configurable time and day fields o Perform Actions Clean Print Head When enabled the printer will clean the print head Print Nozzle Pattern When enabled the printer will print a nozzle check pattern to verify all print nozzles are clean and functioning e Every Enter a number in the field or use the arrows to set the selected maintenance to be performed after the defined amount of print jobs o Perform Actions Clean Print Head When enabled the printer will clean the print head Print Nozzle Pattern When enabled the printer will print a nozzle check pattern to verify all print nozzles are clean and functioning e After printing o Linearisation Chart When enabled the printer will print a nozzle check pattern immediately after printing a linearisation chart If the pattern is incomplete the print head will need to be cleaned and the chart reprinted o ICC Chart When enabled the printer will print a nozzle check pattern immedia
43. and groups requiring access be setup BEFORE activating Secure Mode Secure Mode cannot be activated until at least one 1 user has been created This would usually be the Admin account as this is automatically created when the Accounts Admin option is selected for the first time Select Application Menu gt Accounts Admin to display the configuration panels Activating Secure Mode Once the initial user account s have been setup Secure Mode can be activated by checking the tickbox located via Application menu gt System Settings gt Server General tab Secure Mode can only be activated or deactivated by an administrator a member of the Admin group Configuration Panels Users Panel The fields within the Users panel are e Name The username of the account This is case sensitive o EZ o e User ID This is a numerical ID assigned automatically but may be changed by the administrator Permission ca default e Password Verify The password is entered and stored here New en passwords must be verified by entering the details in each field The password is also case sensitive Comment Adminstrator user Has all rights Must exist at all times Group i admin e Permission The level of permission for the user is created here Click Edit User Prvleges to make changes to the user read write execute permissions Use Workbench S Use SoftProof e Email Enter the users email address h
44. application Selecting View Flipbook will load the job into the standard Flipbook application with relevant actions and modes on the Touch Console Modes available include e Main The default main screen displayed when a job is first loaded This is a control screen for macro manipulation of jobs Includes functions such as image inversion and rotation back page show through image size on screen and so on e Navigate A control screen for closer examination of proofs features controls for the viewed image size fit width height original 100 printed size and zoom controls e Loupe Opens the Virtual Loupe on the main screen with controls for the Touch Console e Press Config Opens a list of available Press configurations to apply to the SoftProof e Show Pages Opens a modified Page Navigator for instant page to page viewing e Show Tabs Displays a list of job currently loaded in SoftProof Tabs e Close Closes the current job publication or tab Main A job can be manipulated in various ways once loaded just as with the conventional controls for the SoftProof application Some actions will only apply if certain types of jobs are viewed The actions are colour coded to help group them into like actions Buttons can be shown or hidden using the Touch Console settings Text Tab Image Tab Tools lt Image manipulation Previous Tab Next Tab lt Navigation lt Overlaying objects amp viewing publications
45. at the top of the window Channels Opens the Panels window showing only the Channels section see Channel Viewer below Notes Opens the Panels window showing only the Notes section see below Publication Opens the Panels window showing only the Publication section see below Effects Opens the Panels window showing only the Effects section see below Ink Keys Opens the InkKeyViewer see below The Channel Viewer The Channel Viewer shows the channels or plates of the job currently being viewed in SoftProof Plates can be turned on or off by clicking the relevant checkbox to the left of the plate name and can be reordered by clicking and dragging them to a new position The plate colour and associated attributes can be changed by double clicking and choosing another Special Colour Set from the library or edited for that SoftProof instance only Columns can be reordered by using the Configure Headers option in the contextual menu or by clicking and dragging them to the new location Channels Name The plate name The checkbox indicates whether or not the plate is displayed Value The percentage of colour at the point of the cursor in the SoftProof window Total ink displays the total amount of ink at the point of the colour selector i e the sum of all plate percentages For RGB it will show the relative RGB values only Mode The paint mode of the colour as defined in the Special Colour Set or Replace Colour Se
46. can be selected by using the contextual right click menu on the column header bar Column order can be changed by dragging and dropping the columns or by using the Configure Header option from the contextual menu e Press The Press console that generated the event message command e Date The date and time of the event message command e Message The event message command generated by the press console Log Options e Fetch Back Log Displays the log for the time specified For example it retrieves and displays the last 4 hours of messages Choose the time from the dropdown list e Trim Older Lines Trims the log based on the time selected in Fetch Back Log If this is set to 60 minutes the log file is trimmed back so only the last 60 minutes remain e Export Allows you to export the log to a HTML or tab delimited text file Interface Options e Press Agent Driver Select the required Press Agent Driver from the dropdown list of supported press consoles e Configure Opens a Configuration pop up for the selected Press Agent Driver Available options vary dependent upon the press console driver e Configure is not available while the Press Agent is running Hit Stop if settings need to be changed e Start Stop Button Starts or stops the Press Agent SoftProof Epson N Color2 1 eps Imaged preview 5 88235 N Color2 1 eps SoftProof The SoftProof application is used to proof a job on the screen There are many to
47. changed e Edit Pagesetup Allows you to edit the Pagesetup the job was processed with For changes to be effective resubmit the job for imaging or rendering depending on the attribute changed e Edit RIP Allows you to edit the RIP of the source file where the job was submitted from if a configured RIP For changes to be effective resubmit the job or refresh polling e Edit Signature Group Allows you to edit the Signature Group used for de imposing of the currently selected job For changes to be effective resubmit the job for de imposition Important Note When editing any of the items from here you are editing the queue for all future jobs not just the currently selected job QueueStatus The QueueStatus module is a progress meter that shows the current status of active jobs on the selected queue The look and feel can be adjusted for the QueueStatus module and the queue it is monitoring The options are available by right clicking on the window Note Not all options listed are available on all QueueStatus windows Some are only available while the job is in progress e Cancel Job Cancels the currently active job and is only available when a job is active e Job Info Displays info about the currently active job e Pause Printing Processing Pauses the queue so no further jobs will process Any job currently active in the queue will finish The text in the window changes to red showing it to be in a paused state e Resume
48. chose the Lab text you will be prompted to choose a file to import The format must be Lab values space or tab delimited and no header information w Note If you are importing characterisation data from one of the ICC profile packages or colour standards you need to use the Import Patches From Files option 4 Name Lab Ae tolerance AH tolerance AC tolerance Patch Type Patches 56 97 2234 2703 3 00 61 62 18 79 21 95 6 00 68 16 13 02 14 24 3 00 This section of the Calcheck Chart window displays the patches in the set 7415 732 682 6 00 77 72 3 83 2 24 6 00 53 22 44 38 0 48 3 00 Each patch shows its respective colour name and Lab values There is also a seh 3089158 600 patch type and the tolerances for each standard The tolerances are NEATA 500 81 68 0 01 3 00 6 00 assigned when the patches are created or imported and are based on the Ee settings on the left Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 20 A tolerance setting can be altered by selecting the colour and entering a new value in the relevant box The Chart type can be altered via the dropdown menu above the patches and a Press ICC Profile will appear if allocated The Press ICC Profile button only becomes available for CMYK chart types Search Above the patches list is a search box This allows you to enter a string to filter out any patches not required and locate those that are All fields within the panel are searched The sea
49. created within Veripress om e Import Colours From Files Import colours lt from compatible third party applications or from previously exported colour sets e Export Colours To File Export the colours to a file If the set contains a mix of CMYK and Lab colours you will be prompted to choose either CMYK or Lab colours to export as they cannot be saved in the same file e Reorder swatches Allows you to change the order of the colour swatches as they appear in the list Note Swatch order can be important as a Pantone plate being matched from a number will be assigned the first colour when matching the number in the set list All Toolbar options can be accessed via the contextual right click menu available in the colour list panel as well as e Print Prints the colour list of the Special Colour Set with colour swatches and details for each colour see below Colour List Panel This panel has a Search box at the top right for locating colours in the set list The list has a series of sort columns detailing properties of each special colour Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 47 The order of the columns can be changed by dragging them to the desired location and the headers are configurable via a context right click menu The available columns are Colour Gives a visual representation of the colour Name The colour plate name used to match the colours Click on the colour name to change it Space The c
50. curves edit them or create new curves e Paper Profile Select a Paper Profile to be applied If the output is to a printer this is also part of the standard calibration process Paper Profile Epson7900 EpsonProofing A Linearisation LUT Epson7900 EpsonProofing A Correction LUT None ICC Profiles ICC Profiles are used to match colours from one device to another for example a Press to an Inkjet It does this by mapping an input to an output colour ICC Profiles Output e Output ICC Profile Select an output profile This is the printer AO E a or other output profile and is used to convert the Lab data into A cheers icc Teeks Nome the output colourspace This output could be RGB CMYK or CMYKOG depending on the output device chosen and the detected colourspace e Output ICC Tweak Set Select a Tweak Set from the available list Lists can be previewed edited or new ones created e Device Link Profile Select a device link profile If the job passing through does not match the colourspace of the Device Link Profile the standard input and output profiles selected will be applied Device Link de Device Link Profile None Upload ICC This option is available on all of the ICC choosers If the ICC profile is located somewhere other than the default ICC folders use this function to upload it to the Server ICC folders in order for it to be used As this is a Cli
51. directories specified by the definition when collecting files ready for sorting e Include Files in Directories Include all files in the definition specified directories when collecting files ready for sorting e Include Files Only collect files as specified by the definition Note Of the above actions Include Files in Directories has precedence over all other actions If this is matched files and directories at the same level are ignored Files and directories within the directory matched are then subjected to a search governed by any other specified action Definition Options e Ending With Any file or directory as specified in the action with a name ending with lt this text gt e Beginning With Any file or directory as specified in the action with a name beginning with lt this text gt e Containing Text Any file or directory as specified in the action where a name contains lt this text gt e Named Any file or directory as specified in the action explicitly named lt this text gt e Add Add the action and definition specified to the list of files to collect e Apply Apply any changes to the currently selected action and definition in the list e Delete Delete the currently selected action and definition from the list e Filename Length Specify a minimum and maximum filename length when searching for any files for sorting Note The Add Apply and Delete buttons are only available if there is a change to an existing en
52. feature for Veripress 99 types and available as a Softproofing Add on for Veripress ae l on Calcheck Chart e Calcheck Chart Used to provide a validation check for a hardcopy proof or a A Cura monitor Gradation Curve e DotGain Curve Used to compensate for or represent dot gain on the final ICC Tweak Set output Job Genie Media Output e Gradation Curve Used to adjust colour in a job by applying a curve to the individual process colours e ICC Tweak Set Allows you to build up a library of colours that need tweaking for accurate output e Job Genie A programmable file search filter used by some RIP input filters for polling and stitching together jobs and publications e Media Used to control configuration settings for Output Colour Correction ICC profiles Screen Printing amp Output Screening e Output Handles processed jobs and determines where the file is going and what format is created e Pagesetup Consists of modules to be configured to process and manipulate jobs for the desired output e Press Contains the colour and dotgain attributes of a press Used by the SoftProof application to show the effects of printing a job on a particular press e Regular Expression Used in conjunction with the RIPs for autoproofing jobs based on matching particular rule sets e Replace Colour Set Used to match and replace certain colours as they pass through the system e RIP Allows you to configure how to get RIP
53. file e System info Displays information about the system e Support Shows various support options amp information i Serendipity Blackmagic e Spool Queues Click on any of the queues to get information about jobs in that queue Autodetect y a Queues gt Image Information about the job including name and current status will be shown Log File terge e Printer queues System Info e Show all queues Available queues Support Available printers e Doublesided Printing e Epson 7900 e Epson 4000 Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 93 5 minutes 30 minutes 60 minutes 4 hours 24 hours 2 days 1 week all messages Logfile from golem swdevel serendipity software com au e Rouino Bate Tonnage 1 Serendipity server bepari Initialisation started Thu Jul 23 lt lt Security Key Check Successful gt gt Key Number 1 Is A Valid Key For 2 4 BSAS 2009 BlackMagic_Blackmagic Version 4 0__ c 1996 1997 1998 1999 Serendipity oh Software Pty Ltd Thu Jul 23 16 52 59 2009 Thu Jul 23 16 52 59 2009 Serendipity server Trimming log file Serendipity server Calculating server speed Thu Jul 23 16 53 01 2009 Thu Jul 23 16 53 01 2009 Thu Jul 23 16 53 01 2009 Serendipity server Done calculating server speed SSmips 520 242641 Serendipity server Initialising CMS engine Serendipity server Getting list of available printer drivers
54. first plate on the Plates list by default if a first plate is not selected f Al 4 Al Deselect Remove Remove All e Deselect Deselects any plates currently selected in Input Screening the Plates list Handling Preserve e Remove Magenta Removes the selected Plate Combination from the list Ao ae e Remove All Clears the Plate Combination List O RDT Smooth 1 RDT Smooth 2 RDT Smooth 3 Input Screening Input Screening determines how the screening on the input data is a_i handled There are two 2 choices Preserve and Descreen Override _ e Preserve Preserves the dots from the incoming data so the same dots on the final job are shown on the proof Further choices are o Real Dot Technology Used to preserve the dot structure o Fast 2 Similar to RDT but a faster method o RDT Smooth 1 2 and 3 This is RDT with progressive levels of smoothing Note Fast 2 should be used where the dot structure is not very important It will preserve the dot but is a quick low quality method The sharpest dot structure will be achieved using RDT however you will sometimes get introduced moire caused by the head weaving of the printer the resolution and the screen ruling of the original file e Descreen Descreens the incoming data with either o D Dot Removes the dots or o Fast Quick descreening algorithm Note D Dot is used where the output job is being sent to a photocopier or similar device
55. folders in order for it to be used As this is a Client side option you can use this function for moving ICC profiles from the machine they were created on to the Server This can be either on the LAN or WAN as a remote machine e Print Calcheck Select this to attach a calibration strip to every job passing through this Pagesetup Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 34 o Device Choose the device you will use to measure the strip with This creates the chart for the correct device o Chart Choose the chart for use from the popup window of Calcheck Charts Note The Calcheck Chart is a Data Type in the Workbench This is where you create the chart Use the Calcheck application to measure it and produce a report ColourKeys This module allows you to merge some plates and separate others from rs a single job submission For example you can merge the CMYK plates O Enable Colourkeys together and print the 3 specials as separate jobs or you can create s D progressive proofs with C CM CMY CMYK CMYKS1 etc array Black e Enable ColourKeys Select this to turn the module on 5 ees MSL e Plates Shows a list of available plates e Add Adds the selected plates to the Plate e Combinations list e Progressive Used to make progressive proofs After adding the first plate to be used in the proof click the Progressive button one or more times to cumulatively add plates to the Plate Combinations list The progression will start with the
56. from an exported text file Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 63 Further details on running Calcheck are available on our website under the HowTo Guides section http www serendipity software com au support ClusterManager Clustering is the ability to share the workload of processing jobs across multiple devices Slaves or cluster nodes can be installed on other machines on the network and jobs can be sent to them from the Master for processing The ClusterManager allows you to add and manage these cluster nodes They can be enabled for use in imaging rendering or both ClusterManager admin durian swdevel serendipity software com au 9100 NFR not for resale As a node device starts up its speed is calculated When a job ene ence RRS rome oe oe eee is submitted for processing the Master machine has priority as eat no network traffic is required If the Master is busy processing 7 mineree 5tte another job the job can be sent to the fastest available node ee eee e 192 103 OGRE 9103 571 42 indo Inte 4 0 b 0160 Serendipity Blackmagic Cluster Node The node processes the job and once completed sends it back to the Master It is then ready to accept another job Nodes can be installed on any machine on the network Running a Cluster Node requires a separate Veripress dongle If you have extra Veripress dongles any Server can act as a node if it is started as a Cluster Node see The Veripress Server
57. from the list of users Select the Group to assign the user to from the Groups dropdown menu Click Apply to save any changes or Revert to cancel None Grou OO di Serendipity er Priviler Important Note A user can only be assigned to one User Group at a time If extra privileges are required these must be assigned against the user via the Users panel Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 87 Hosts Panel The Hosts panel allows for the configuration of automatic Client logins for selected host computers or network IP addresses when using Secure Mode Users i Groups Hosts Name Test Host ee ee Test Hostname P 192 168 0 30 Automatic Login The fields available are e Name Enter a name for the Host setup e Hostname IP Enter the Hostname or IP address of the computer the user will automatically connect to e Automatic Login Disable or Select a User from the dropdown list Only one user may be selected per Host setup Activating Secure Mode Secure Mode should be activated after any users and or groups have been created Only an administrator or member of the admin group can activate or deactivate Secure Mode SystemSettings To activate Sewer General Colour Management Application Shortcuts General Colour Management Working Paths i Default Units mm e Select Application menu gt System Settings Maximum Memory For PS RP e Click on the Server tab gt General tab M
58. has a higher importance and usually the Client failed to do something but operation can continue for e g Failed to save new password Old password will continue to be used e Critical Used for serious errors that will most likely affect operation for e g Failed to load rendering dll You will normally be required to take action to rectify these errors before continuing e Search You can search the log for jobs or messages Enter the text of characters you want to search for and the ClientLog only displays the lines that match the search Display Options The following sort columns can be selected using the contextual right click menu on the sort column header bar in the log e Type The level of the message reported For e g Question Information Warning or Critical e Date The time the message was reported e Source The module or application that reported the message e Summary A summary of the message that was reported e Command Internal command used to communicate messages to and from the Server by the Client e Error An error code reported by the Server This is useful for de bugging problems Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 51 Action The action taken by the user relating to the message For e g the button pressed when the message popped up The order of the columns can be changed by clicking and dragging them to the desired position or by using the Configure Headers option under the co
59. intact all the notices that refer to this License and to the absence of any warranty and give any other recipients of the Program a copy of this License along with the Program 2 You may modify your copy or copies of the Program or any portion of it thus forming a work based on the Program and copy and distribute such modifications or work under the terms of Section 1 above provided that you also meet all of these conditions a You must cause the modified files to carry prominent notices stating that you changed the files and the date of any change b You must cause any work that you distribute or publish that in whole or in part contains or is derived from the Program or any part thereof to be licensed as a whole at no charge to all third parties under the terms of this License c If the modified program normally reads commands interactively when run you must cause it when started running for such interactive use in the most ordinary way to print or display an announcement including an appropriate copyright notice and a notice that there is no warranty or else saying that you provide a warranty and that users may redistribute the program under these conditions and telling the user how to view a copy of this License Exception if the Program itself is interactive but does not normally print such an announcement your work based on the Program is not required to print an announcement These requirements apply to the modified work as a
60. is useful if you are polling a RIP and the plates are shown as separate jobs with one plate each e Poll Initiates a manual poll of the selected RIP e Toggle RIP Polling Turns the polling on or off for the selected RIP When the RIP is in the off state the name in the RIP list turns red Note The RIP jobs list is cached and may require clearing To do this turn the RIP off and on again and click on the Poll button three 3 times consecutively e Show RIP Menu Shows or hides the RIP pull down list at the top of the window e Show RIP List Shows or hides the RIP list on the left Context Menu Options The following are available via the contextual menu right click from within the job Display panel e Edit RIP This enables the user to edit the RIP selected Choose to edit a single section or all sections of the configuration Alternatively you can create a new RIP e Colour Scheme Choose a colour for the module e Font Options Choose the preferred font size e Language Encoding Choose the language encoding for the operating system This allows jobs to display correctly in the RIPMonitor in the native language Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 57 Display Panel View Options The display panel columns can be configured to show specific information by right clicking on the header titlebar The following are available for display e Name Job Name and plate names if expanded e Size The size of the job disk spa
61. it to view a FlipBook The Toolbar has a Preview toggle to see how the Touch Console controls will appear and a Reset button to restore and enable all buttons e FlipBook Settings Configure the FlipBook viewing options and press configuration View Options o Allow Multiple Windows Enable or disable Allows multiple Publications to be opened and viewed in separate FlipBook windows If disabled a newly opened Publication will replace the one currently being viewed Page Order Choose between reading left to right or right to left Flip Time 3D Select the speed for the flipping of pages when in 3D mode Render Queue Thumbnails Enable or disable render queue thumbnails Show Borders 2D Enable or disable the borders when viewing in 2D mode O O 0 0 Press Configuration o This panel allows you to view or change the Press configuration FlipBook uses to display Publications FlipBook Settings FlipBook Settings vi iew Options _ Press Configuration View Options Press Configuration Allow Multiple Windows i Press Width 1016 00mm Flip Time 3D 00 8 seconds Press Height 762 00mm Render Queue Thumbnails Number of Keys 30 gt Replace Colour Set None Show Borders 2D 5 Cyan Dotgain None urve Magenta Dotgain None urve ellow Dotgain None urve View Menu These options are also available from the FlipBook View Menu e View 3D e View as Calendar e Ink Weight Opens the Ink Weig
62. location A print time for simulation can be entered e PAP AppleTalk Select a networked AppleTalk device to print to The Change button displays any valid AppleTalk devices e Secure FTP sftp Send the job to a secure server using FTP e TCP IP Port Print to a networked device over TCP IP e USB Printer Print to a printer connected via USB Collating Collating is a method of gathering various outputs and grouping them together There are two 2 methods of collating available depending on the output driver selected If an output driver that supports Duplexing is selected the additional Duplexing collation method becomes available Otherwise the only option is Nesting Duplexing You can duplex jobs with multiple pages to form double sided printing This is only available for printers supporting duplexing modes e Collation Method Duplexing B e Add Separator Page Adds a blank page between duplexed sets This is useful when de imposing and duplexing perfect bound ai Fae jobs A blank page is inserted after the Maximum Jobs is reached Top Page Maximum Wait Time for duplexing to begin Odd O Even oh fa om e Top Page Determine if the top page is an odd or even number e Maximum Wait Time Set the time to wait before duplexing begins If the MWT is reached and the back side of the pages has not yet been processed the queue will begin to duplex any available pages This will result in single pages where the ba
63. of the standards if Coe measured Ae Magenta 2 58 Y Ae Yellow 4 06 Ae Average 2 07 Ae Black 1 41 e ACyan AMagenta AYellow ABlack APaper een Ga edmi 4 70 e Pass or Fail As designated by a green tick or red cross g e on eu T e Average AMaximum AStandard Deviation Usage ites The Usage panel shows the amount of media used based on the values Used 1 26 m of 1 50 m 649 entered for Media Length above Logged Period 22 05 09 3 50 PM 25 05 09 9 43 AM Printed 13 Jobs 423437 47 mm e Usage Meter Bar showing the amount of media used Text under the bar shows the exact amount as Used X Units of Total Units percentage e Logged Period Time period date and time from and to the Media has been tracked since the last reset e Printed Number of jobs and total printed area of jobs tracked since the last reset e Reset Counter Reset the usage count for the Media Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 28 Colour Correction There are three 3 options for use to manipulate or fine tune the colour to achieve the desired results e Correction LUT Select a Correction LUT to be applied in the form of cotour correction a Gradation Curve You can preview the curves edit them or create new curves e Linearisation LUT Select a Linearisation LUT to be applied in the form of a Gradation Curve This is normally done as part of the standard calibration process with the use of the Lineariser You can preview the
64. resizes depending on the zoom to always cover an area equal to a full halftone cell at the LPI defined in SoftProof Settings View FlipBook Veripress Blackmagic Softproofing Add On Only View FlipBook displays a list of available publications that may be opened and viewed using the FlipBook application Once a publication is opened FlipBook controls will appear on the console View 3D View Calendar Show Borders and Rendered Thumbnails toggles Decrement Increment Start Page Even Odd Top Page Read Direction 1 gt 2 2 lt 1 buttons Press Configuration can be selected Top Section and Page Navigator buttons allow sections of the FlipBook window to be toggled on or off Pages can be flipped through using Previous Next Page buttons or accessed directly using the Pages screen Touch Console Menu The Touch Console menu has the following options Touch Console Settings Default job viewing and touch screen navigation options can be configured using the Touch Console Settings There are two tabs Font Options Control the font size for the Touch Console text Queue Order Select which Output queues are made available for view proofing in the Publications and Jobs lists on the Touch Console Book Order Veripress Blackmagic Softproofing Add On Only Select which BookFilter queues are made available for view proofing in the Books list TouchConsole Settings See below for more information TouchConsole Settings FTouchConsole
65. spanner icon to show the toolbar 8 If you do not see any jobs click on the poll button three 3 times 9 Adjust the headers by dragging them to resize to fit the column contents uji uji al ua o 0 Ha 0 Ha 0 Ha o JP 0 kb eM em O Ma O Mi de The RIPMonitor displays the jobs from the configured RIP queue Double clicking a job expands it to show the plates Tabs can be moved around into your preferred order by selecting one and dragging it to a new location on the tab bar Create new tabs as required adding various modules to customise your look Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 12 The Veripress Server The Veripress Server runs on the machine where the dongle is installed The Server handles the processing of all jobs through the system and must be started before the Client is launched As the Server starts it checks to ensure a valid dongle is installed on the machine and which modules are enabled licensed The Server calculates the speed of the machine it is running on and checks the integrity of the database before loading it Once the Server is up and running a clock keeps track of the duration the Server is operational Server Options The window below displays the Server information and various options once it is running Veripress Y 7veripress v p Veripress version 4 0 Build 21029 Copyright Serendipity Software Pty Ltd 1994 2009 All rights reserved Built Jul 23 2009 10 00
66. the DropFolder location to the default one Veripress installation directory drop lt Pagesetup Name gt e Printers Choose to publish the Pagesetup as a printer so machines on the network can select it and print to it directly from applications o Mac or Windows Choose either Mac AppleTalk or Windows The Pagesetup name is used as the printer name e TCP Port Publish the Pagesetup as a TCP Port to allow Unix based computers or other Veripress s to print to it e Activate Port Number Select this to show a text field allowing you to enter a port number The hostname or IP address of the computer is used and each Pagesetup has it s own port number e Flow Control Select whether to hold the submitted file after Imaging or Rendering allowing you to prioritise jobs or make rendering attribute changes before releasing Y Default FT Mac Printer TCP Port Activate port number Colour Correction Colour Correction e Replace Colour Set Select a Replace Colour Set from the list of dy Replace Colour Set available sets You are able to preview the set edit it or create a new Cyan DotGain Curve one Magenta DotGain Curve 4 e Cyan Magenta Yellow Black DotGain Curves Select a C M Y or K DotGain Curve to be applied You are able to preview the curves edit them or create new ones e Specials DotGain Curve Select a DotGain Curve to be applied to the Special Spot Plates only One curve
67. the Free Software Foundation either version 2 of the License or at your option any later version Research Systems Unix Group The University of Michigan C O Wesley Craig 535 W William Street Ann Arbor Michigan 1 313 764 2278 netatalk umich edu GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2 June 1991 Copyright 1989 1991 Free Software Foundation Inc 675 Mass Ave Cambridge MA 02139 USA Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document but changing it is not allowed Preamble The licenses for most software are designed to take away your freedom to share and change it By contrast the GNU General Public License is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change free software to make sure the software is free for all its users This General Public License applies to most of the Free Software Foundation s software and to any other program whose authors commit to using it Some other Free Software Foundation software is covered by the GNU Library General Public License instead You can apply it to your programs too When we speak of free software we are referring to freedom not price Our General Public Licenses are designed to make sure that you have the freedom to distribute copies of free software and charge for this service if you wish that you receive source code or can get it if you want it that you can change the software or use pieces of it in new free programs and that you
68. the floating tool palette The position is remembered the next time SoftProof is launched Pan Navigate around the image by clicking and dragging the job around the screen The cursor displays as a hand Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 73 Zoom Zoom in or out of the job Clicking the mouse zooms twice the current percentage factor Holding SHIFT Clicking zooms out to half the current percentage factor Click and drag over an area to zoom in This works in both the main window and the Navigator Note Create manage and delete notes Measure Take a measurement on the image The cursor displays as a rule Use the shift key to draw straight lines Crop Crop and image and resubmit it Guide Display guide lines on the image to check for alignment Change the orientation by pressing SHIFT Esc will remove the guides and change to Pan mode for general navigation Spectro Take measurements of the job being viewed A popup window will appear displaying the Lab Lch XYZ Density values at the point the Spectro cursor is onscreen Additionally Veripress Blackmagic Softproofing Add on Only the Spectro Tool gives the user the option to choose an instrument which can be used to measure a hard proof The measurement taken is compared to the SoftProof and the deltaE displayed onscreen Panels Open the Panels window featuring the Channel View Notes Publication and Effects panels Panels can be shown or hidden as required using the buttons
69. the percentage used dal pa For the Usage meter to function values for the Media Length or the number of sheets loaded must be entered in the Output Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 52 section of the Media data type Each Media displayed in the MediaStatus window has the following information e Media Name e Calcheck Status Toggled via the Calcheck Info option see below Displayed as one or more Ticks Crosses to the right of the Media name showing a Calcheck Pass or Fail against the user defined AE AH or AC Hover the mouse over each to show a tooltip displaying the AMax and A Avg values e Usage Meter Bar showing the amount of media used Text under the bar states the exact amount used as a percentage of the total units e Reset Counter Resets the usage count for the Media e Logged Period Time period date and time from and to the Media has been tracked since the last reset This information is shown hidden using the Show Extended Info option e Printed Number of jobs and total printed area of jobs tracked since the last reset e Calcheck Info Displays the complete Calcheck summary information for the selected Media resulting from the last Calcheck Includes the Calcheck Chart used internal Calcheck score Date Time of Calcheck and Avalues A contextual right click menu has the following options e Change Media Change the selected Media for display in the status window e Edit Media Edit all or part of
70. the selected Media Copy it or create a new one e Calcheck Media Opens the Calcheck application Once a chart has been printed and measured the results are saved to the Media and the Calcheck Info for the Media is updated in the MediaStatus window e Media Order Allows you to configure which queues are viewed by the MediaStatus window Move Media between the Available and Showing columns in the popup chooser e Show Extended Info Show Hide the Logged Period and Printed information for the selected Media e Show Calcheck Info Show Hide the full Calcheck Info summary for the selected Media e Metric Units Toggle between Metric or Imperial units for measurements shown in the MediaStatus window This is enabled by default e Increase Decrease Status Width Increase or Decrease the width or all Media panels in the window e Font Options Allows you to change the size of the text in the window Queues al Print Gallery RIP Logs er Larger Thumbnails Smaller Thumbnails Render Queue Thumbnails C Show Idle Queues C Group By Queue Job Info Job Ownership Modify Queue Manager Do o ro a e Coe ee CE The QueueManager displays information about 3 A submitted jobs and the jobs current status Ma A e A Queues can be viewed simultaneously showing oe oe Deeded eee ae thee a job progress through Imaging where the ssa ers Re eerie rere iar me incoming file is interpreted and its r
71. the selected part with changes e Delete Delete the selected part from the list e Part Name Specify a name for the part you are about to describe Meaningful names are useful when choosing the groups later e Part Contains Specify from the list what the part will contain Choose from o Any Character The part can contain any valid character o Numbers Only The part may only contain numbers o Hexadecimals Only The part must only contain hexadecimal characters 0 9 A F o Specific Words Specify a word or characters in the text box that the part must contain e Match Choose what point in the filename you are going to match to This may be a specific separator or end of string for example read along the filename until this point looking for valid part matching specified above Choose from o To Separator Enter a character in the text box to specify as a separator i e continue reading the part until you reach this separator o To End of String Match everything from this point to the end of the filename string To Numeric Separator Match everything from this point until you find a number To Non Numeric Separator Match everything from this point until you find anything that is not a number To full stop Separator Match everything from this point until you find a full stop To hyphen Separator Match everything from this point until you find a hyphen To _ underscore Separator Ma
72. they pass through the Veripress colour management system CMS for proofing Settings configured here are those directly related to the Output device Colour Correction ICC Profiles Screen Printing and Output Screening A Media can be one of several assigned to a Pagesetup which controls the input screening resampling rendering effects and intents of incoming jobs All jobs are submitted to a combination of Pagesetup and Media destinations When submitting the user selects the Pagesetup to be used at which point a list of compatible user created output Media types in the database become available for selection A default Media is assigned to a Pagesetup so if a job is submitted without a specific chosen Media the job will output to the default Media settings An Output data type can optionally have a Media type assigned to it in which case only jobs submitted to the Output using the assigned Media will be printed All other jobs are held in the QueueManager until the assigned Media is removed from the Output or the held jobs Media type is assigned to the Output Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 Z Important Note Version 3 Pagesetups when opened in version 5 are automatically split into Pagesetup and Media types Version 5 archives cannot be exported back into version 3 Output e Output Driver Select the desired output driver from the available list Those available will depend upon the options enabled on the dongle T
73. to the list e Duplicate Makes a copy of the currently selected expression e Delete Removes the currently selected expression Match This is where you specify what you want to match and the rules to apply You can enter one or more strings to match and apply different rules to each Match options e Match Items Matches the strings entered If no other expressions exist the job is submitted for auto proofing e Ignore Items Ignores anything that matches the strings entered If a job name matches it is ignored and not submitted for proofing or passed to other expressions for further matching e Any of the Following The match is true if any string match conditions are met If you have two or more match strings in the one expression and either of them match a job name the Match Items or Ignore Items rule is applied e All of the Following The match is only true if all string match conditions are met String Enter the string to match in the text field at the bottom of the screen This is a job name or part of a job name The match depends on one of the following conditions selected with the string e Contains The job name contains the entered string e Begins With The job name begins with the entered string e Ends With The job name ends with the entered string e Is The job name matches the entered string exactly e Does Not Contain The job name does not contain the entered string e Does Not Begin With The
74. viewed When a FlipBook is opened the pages of the publication are loaded and displayed in 2D two dimensional view There are various ways to navigate through the publication e Clicking on the page of the image If you click on the right page you move forward through the publication Clicking on the left page moves backwards e Clicking on the pages in the Page Navigator Panel displayed below the Page View panel The view jumps to the page pair you select e Space Bar The space bar moves forward to the next pair of pages Hold the shift key and press the space bar to move backwards e PageUp PageDown Use these buttons on the keyboard to navigate forwards and backwards through the publication e Arrow Keys Use down or right arrow keys to move forward through the publication and left or up to move backwards e Scroll Bar Moving the scroll bar below the image moves forwards or backwards through the publication Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 67 Page View Contextual Menu There are various options available from the context right click menu e Open Publication Opens a QueueManager showing all jobs processed in the system Select a job or publication job to load and click OK e Reload Publication Reloads the current publication with files from the queue This is used if additional files have been processed as part of the publication or changes have been made and the publication needs to be updated e Choose Press
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76. 3 grid of screen to sequentially check all areas of the screen Pass or fail results will be displayed on the Monitor Area Toggles as each area is calchecked Note Before calchecking a monitor it is recommended that the monitor be calibrated to the required ICC profile using the MonitorCalibrator application see the Applications MonitorCalibrator section for more information Menu Options The following options are available from the Calcheck menu or the contextual menu right click from within the Calcheck application e Load Media Select a Media to load into Calcheck Any Media that have been calchecked previously will display complete results of their last Calcheck A new chart can be printed and or new measurements taken and the results updated to the Media e Check Media Select a Media to be measured This options assumes a Calcheck Chart for the Media has been printed It immediately opens a window to select the chart for measuring and initiates measurement on the selected Spectrophotometer On completion results are saved to the Media and previously calchecked Media will be updated e Load Job Select from a list of previously calchecked Jobs sitting in the QueueManager Once loaded complete results of the job s last Calcheck are displayed A new chart can be printed and or new measurements taken and the results updated to the Job Info e Check Job Select any job currently in the QueueManager to be measured This option a
77. 7 Submit Jobs for De Imposition 57 Virtual Pres Sarna 57 Rosette iia niiernann nni 30 ROTO ai di ed 37 Running the Software oocicicnioninnemaes 9 Configuring Manually 9 Starting the Chet 9 Starting the SERV ET ind 9 Rushiobsnd ia 55 S Saturation Rendering Intent 34 Save AMAT E eisena 60 The Database aupa 60 Scheduled Backup occcccccicacononicacininnonnnnesnarnecos 60 Searching For messages in the ClientLog 51 For messgaes in the ServerLog 58 Secure Modena 86 89 PAGEL V ALLIN Gs la 88 COMME ULATION casarnos 86 Creating GroUpS seran ete 87 Creating USES trineo iis 87 Error Notifications sses 86 HOSES Panel 88 Setting up Users and Groups s 86 USEF PLIVIIEB ES atadas 86 Selective Import 105 Choosing Signatures to import into Signature Group sees 45 Sending A Job to another Pagesetup sses 55 Separated Postscript 55 SETVE Dramau aa a 13 ADOUL Saanio 13 A 16 OPHONS atinada 13 Sale MOE ine 13 Startup Options cesses 13 Update DON levis 13 Server Lop iehi a aaa 58 Filtering MESSAGES sees 58 Setting The Colour of a DropSpot eee 52 Signature Delete rate 45 D plcatenaisaliaada 45 ING W sisi ecclesia acid 45 Signature Decorations 37 Signature Group omnocconccocnnnnnnnocinnnnenenenncanecnennes 44 Auto Papi ate aint 44 Close Page Number Gaps nsss 45 Del ting a Pagesaniaiaar at 46 Deleting Signatures coccion 45 Duplicating a Page esses 46 Dup
78. All View a list of all jobs in the system Jobs must be in the print queue to be displayed i e they must have completed rendering It will not show any jobs Waiting to Render or in a Held status Once a mode has been selected the screen will change to display the appropriate list of jobs with the available sorting and viewing options Sort Name Sort Name Sort Time Sort Time View View Imaged derd View Flipbook Ascending Descending Ascending Descending Actions available include e Select Touch your finger on a job in the list and it becomes selected The mode options change to display View Imaged View Rendered and View Flipbook e Scroll Touch your finger on the list and drag it up or down the screen Lift your finger off and position it again to scroll further e Fast Scroll Touch your finger on the list and drag it fast up or down and let go in a throwing action To stop the list at any point touch a job on the screen e Scrollbar optional If enabled drag your finger down the overlaid scrollbar to move up and down the list Moving your finger left right will change the position of the scrollbar itself Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 78 When the required job has been located and a viewing mode selected the Touch Console will open the Main Navigate or Pages control panel o r _ o Actions and modes of the Touch Console will adjust to give the options normally associated with the SoftProof
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80. Calcheck Chart is selected a supported display E 20 7 70 57 00 S700 42 12 3539 93 30 3 30 30 60 91 08 4 25 30 43 es ee 72 20 22 10 73 20 70 98 21 71 71 24 Spectrophotometer is placed on the screen to measure the patches from II HN 67 60 27 10 36 50 66 20 28 0 35 65 E the chart as the Calcheck application cycles through them After the measurement phase the results are displayed in the Calcheck Spectrophotometer offline Print CGATS ISO 12642 file TA Measure Monitor window A pass green tick or fail red cross is determined by whether Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 61 all the measured patches fall inside the tolerances as defined in the Calcheck Chart The results can be printed as a label to a system printer or depending on how the Calcheck was initiated saved with the Job or Media see below The Calcheck window is made up of a Summary Panel top Display Panel centre and a Device Spectrophotometer panel bottom Summary Panel The Summary panel contains information about the completed Calcheck This information is available for view within the MediaStatus module the Calcheck Info section of a Media or the Job Info window of jobs that have been calchecked The following information is displayed e Summary for The panel title shows the Calcheck Chart used for the check e Ae AH AC These tabs switch between summaries of the three respective A standards
81. Choose File gt Save E Further details on how to configure a calibrated Media and Pagesetup are available on our website under the HowTo Guides section http www serendipity software com au support Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 10 RIP Configuration Now the output and processing parameters have been configured setup a RIP if you are taking post RIP data in order for files to be displayed and submitted for processing Select RIP from the Data Types list in the Workbench Choose File gt New to create a new RIP A warning message will appear advising there is no RIP driver selected Press OK to dismiss this message The name Untitled should be highlighted If not select it type a new name for the RIP Polling queue and press Enter Select the appropriate RIP driver to match your RIP Configure any custom settings via the Edit button for the RIP driver if required Click on Enable Polling and enter a polling time e g 2 minutes Choose the connection method from the dropdown menu e g Localhost Go to the Paths panel and click New gt Browse Navigate to the jobs directory and click OK 0 Select Testing Save amp Test when prompted Check for a Polling OK result on the screen Ee a PI See aS Monitor Configuration Once base configuration is complete the Monitor needs to be configured so jobs can be managed throughout the system 1 From Menu select Window gt Monitor if the Monitor is not run
82. Effects Centering 1 01 Border 1 04 Design your own filter effect according to a pre defined mathematical operation known as convolution Cropmarks Place crop marks around a job Line width length and clearance can be specified Edge Detect Remove all content and just leave the edges Margins Specify margins around the job Mirror Mirrors the job Negative Renders the job as a negative Cropmarks 1 01 Edge detect 1 01 Margins 1 01 Mirror 1 00 Negative 1 00 Pagenumber 1 09 Rectangle 1 02 f 5 Remove All e Pagenumber Place the page number in the middle of the page as a watermark Scale factor and opacity can be configured and choose between page number of the job or the page number of the signature when using De Imposition Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 36 Rectangle Draw a rectangle around the job inset at the desired distance line width and colour Signature Decorations Place page lines from the signature and page numbers on the job Further options are available Choosing lines for pages will print a line around the page Lines for spreads will print a line around paired pages spreads Slugline Place job information on the job There are a number of options available via the Edit button If you are using a narrow format paper and the full slugline doesn t fit select Custom Slugline and turn all options on This will show an item per line Within Custom fields selected will only be printe
83. G BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS Appendix How to Apply These Terms to Your new Programs If you develop a new program and you want it to be of the greatest possible use to the public the best way to achieve this is to make it free software which everyone can redistribute and change under these terms To do so attached the following notices to the program It is safest to attach them to the start of each source file to most effectively convey the exclusion of warranty and each file should have at least the copyright line and a pointer to where the full notice is found lt one line to give the program s name and a brief idea of what is does gt Copyright 19yy lt name of author gt This program is free software you can redistribute it and or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation either version 2 of the License or at your option any later version This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE See the GNU General Public License for more details You should have received a co
84. Genie utility allows you to configure your TIFF Based RIP input filter to poll and recognise any filename convention no matter how unique or complex and stitch the 1 bit files into single jobs Job Genie can also be used to rename files to have more user friendly onscreen names or group files together into a single publication The configuration window is split into two 2 sections The column on the left allows you to enter a Task see Tasks below The main panel displays the five 5 tabbed sections requiring consideration when setting up each Task After it is created the Job Genie is selected in a RIP queue using an input filter such as TIFF Based RIP User Configurable to poll the chosen directories for the defined filenames Tasks A Job Genie is made up of one or more user defined tasks Each task specifies how the job filenames are collected how they are defined and grouped how the job names will be displayed in the RIPMonitor and if the jobs will be proofed as a publication when submitted for processing Important Note More than one task may be required to collect all the files in a given path if the naming varies Jobs are constructed in the order of the tasks Once a Jobname is matched by a given task it is removed from subsequent searches so the order of the tasks is very important To change the order of a task select it with the mouse and drag it to the desired position in the list Interface Options e Log Enable or disabl
85. Holding the control key Win or command key Mac will allow the font size to be adjusted via the mouse wheel for easier viewing e Job Ownership Displays two panels General and Ownership showing the type created and modified dates of the job plus the user and group permissions See Accounts Admin Secure Mode for more information e Modify Allows various attributes of the job to be modified These include o Name Change the name of the job Publication Name Change or add a publication name Page Number Change the page number of the job Copies Change the number of copies of a job Change Media Change or assign a Media associated with the job o De Imposition Change or assign a Signature and Signature Group to a job e Reprint Displays a window to reprint a job or jobs e Cancel Cancels the currently processing jobs e Delete Deletes the currently selected jobs e Hold Holds the currently selected job Only available when the status is Waiting e Release Releases a currently selected Held job e Retry Retries a failed job O O O 0 Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 54 View Errors Views the errors of the selected job if the status is listed as Failed Rush Jobs Moves the currently selected jobs to the top of the current queue for processing next The status must be listed as Waiting Jobs currently being processed will be completed first Note Rush Jobs will move the job up the current queue only If
86. Jobs that have been successfully polled are displayed and can be expanded to show any associated plates These jobs can then be submitted to a Pagesetup Media for processing The View e Toolbar Contains job handling functions and viewing options e Jobs This is the large window to the right and displays all successfully polled jobs from the selected RIP Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 56 e RIP List A list of all the configured RIPs allowing the user to select each in turn to display any jobs This is on the left side of the window and can be shown or hidden as desired Active RIP queues are displayed in black inactive are red e RIP Menu This is a pull down list at the top of the window of RIPs configured and shows the current selection Hiding the RIP Menu will also hide the Polling On Off drop down selector Note If you only have one RIP configured it is better to hide the left RIP list and top RIP menu as there is nothing else to display This will provide more room to view your jobs The Toolbar L Expand Jobs y Collapse Jobs Y Submit Submit For Deimposition Y Submit As Imposition Submit As Asset VPress M Group By Job Poll gt M Toggle RIP Polling M Show RIP Menu M Show RIP List e Expand Collapse Jobs Show Hide the plates associated with the selected jobs Double clicking a job will also expand or collapse the plate view for the selected job e Submit
87. Location AT _JDirectory Ta SS Cancel C oK 60 Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 A check is performed when the Client is first started and every hour afterwards to see if a backup should be performed The Client must be running for a backup to take place The table below gives you a guide as to when a backup would occur in different scenarios Auto Backup Time Client Started Time Backup Performed Monday 2am Monday 9am When Client is started 9am l Tuesday Tuesday 12 30pm Everyday Tuesday O n Mun is fs 12am Midnight 8 20am AVAN EARN Cay The following Thursd eal Wed at 11 30pm 8 30am Sunday 10pm Monday 8am Friday 5pm Wednesday 11pm Edit Menu and Context Menu Options Add to Archive All Select everything or all of a particular data type for e g All Pagesetups Add to Archive Selection Allows you to select individual items from the database to add to the Archive Selecting the type for e g Gradation Curves displays a chooser with all the Gradation Curves allowing you to choose one or more to add to the Archive Add to Database Choose to add items from the Archive to the database You can add the whole Archive or selected items Remove from Archive Remove the selected items from the Archive Collapse Collapses the selected items if they are expanded Expand Expands selected items if the item contains references denoted by a For example a Pagese
88. OOT iii 72 From Special Colour Set eee 47 F Fail on RGB Iman ca 36 Fast POLIS aeons adria 42 Fittme Method Sinatra 37 A A A 67 Allow Multiple Windows nsss 69 Borders around Pages 69 Navigation inicia 67 Page Order ita 69 SOU aa 69 Flow Eontro Landa 33 83 Folders Adding to the Workbench 16 A A eel ountdwenbiecaes 18 31 POMO ios 43 G Gap Between Jobs in a Nest 32 lOs UV andadas 96 Gradation CULV eC aia 22 NVert CUT VG toa 22 Preview CUIVES 22 AOL aTe aea 22 Trace Saved CUVE nai 22 GEN DOL SIZE rociado 46 Group DY OD E 57 Pages within Signature Group 44 H Hold After maging eset 44 59 Hold After Rendering 44 59 I ICC Apply Correction to CMYK Specials 89 Engine ACCUTACY encnccucnononononnonennanennnaacnas 89 Upload ICC to Servet oninia 29 ICC Profiles unan 23 29 ICC TPWeakSe ola anaiai 22 Tweak Valenciana is 23 SN OVE tems tica ita 39 Import Language Encoding sesser 45 Import Colours Into Special Colour Set 47 Importing Signatures D nastrip innnan nns 45 FACIS aladas 45 Dato 45 KEAUSC uc sicana 45 Impositions Grouping pages eessesseseseeseseeseseeeeseeeeteseees 44 Inclusive Page Grouping n a Signature A 45 Ink and Paper Press Configurations sssr 38 104 Ink Weight Calculator 76 KK Wenas 76 A ence orien tenet 42 ASTON aaa 6 LM 8 What s on the DVD nncnccacacicnconononennsenns 6 J Job Geile aria 23 ACON Susi
89. Percentage e Selected Save the selected entries in the list only z Ta Magenta Density Magenta Percentage N l Yellow Density Yellow Percentage Selecting either of these options displays a window allowing you to choose the values z ot ee Black Density Black Percentage to be saved The choices are e Name Save the name of the colour Separate Values With Tabs H e Colour Density The highest density reading regardless of colour Cancel Export Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Density The density reading of the chosen colour For e g if Cyan is selected the Cyan density for each reading is taken This is the value displayed in the Cd column of the list Colour Percentage The percentage reading of the highest density read as displayed in the Dot column Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Percentage The percentage reading of the chosen colour For e g if Cyan is selected the percentage of Cyan for each reading is taken This is the value displayed in the C column of the list The percentage values must be present for the values to be exported If they are not the exported file will show a 1 value in place of the reading Order Values Choose whether to export the file in CMYK or KCMY order Separate Values With Choose to separate the values with either a tab character or a space Cancel Cancels the Export action Export Displays a file chooser allowing you to enter a name and select a location to save the file to
90. Select the part that identifies the Publication part from the previously defined filename parts When files are submitted for processing via the RIPMonitor all jobs with a common Publication Part will be submitted to the QueueManager as one publication and will be viewable and softproofed as such None means no Publication Part is being used Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 26 o IN OUT Map Publication abbreviations to full names if required For example smh IN becomes Sydney Morning Herald OUT e Section Part Select the filename part defined as the Section Part from the dropdown menu The default is None meaning the Section Part is not being used Many publications such as newspapers are made up of a composite of separate sections The pages of these sections often use a filename convention where the page numbers represent the number within the section not the page number within the whole publication The Section Part makes it possible to proof a publication made up of multiple sections and to offset the pages of each section appropriately to allow viewing of the complete publication in the correct page order o IN OUT Unlike the Publication Part where remapping is optional if used the Section Part requires you to input the section names although IN and OUT can be the same and a Page Offset value for each section Note Using Publication and Section Parts with Bookfilter In the case of a Job Genie being created for a B
91. ServerLog e Highlight the selected application or module in the list Thumbnail e Use the Clear option in the context menu right click or e Click in the Shortcut field and delete the shortcut Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 92 Web Server The Server has a built in Web Server that allows you to connect to it from a web browser This provides status information about the Server and jobs currently in the system You cannot use this for submitting or managing files in the system but you can monitor a jobs progress and get some system information Accessing the Web Server To connect to the Web Server 1 Enter the IP address or machine name if using DNS of the computer running the Server in the browser window followed by a colon and the port number 8080 For e g 192 168 3 43 8080 AA 192 168 3 43 8080 Press Enter once the address has been typed in When it connects the browser address bar will look like this AN bY http 192 168 3 43 8080 If you have a DNS Server you can use the machine name instead q AY htto papaya 8080 Once you are connected the front page will appear with an options menu on the left Downloads Welcome to Serendipity Blackmagic Sarendisity Bioden Select an option from the list on the left to continue Queues Log File System Info Support e Queues Shows all the queues configured on the Server you are connected to e Log file Allows you to view the log
92. Start as cluster node Start in safe mode Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 13 Veripress Dongle Updater The Veripress dongle licenses the level of software and enables the use of any input filters and output drivers that have been purchased If any additional licenses available for a fee are activated the relevant dongle will require updating with the new strings in order to use the filters and or drivers The Dongle Updater is now a built in feature accessed via the Server File Menu gt Update Dongle option To avoid any abuse of the software the dongle activation strings can only be used once Any updating should be completed by your relevant Server administrator Dongle Updater Updating the Dongle Before updating the dongle you must have received a shipment email with the new strings included This will either come from Serendipity Software directly or via your Dealer contact Key Code 1 Key Code 2 Version 5 requires two 2 activation strings for entry in order to update the dongle The strings are separated in the email by a space To update a V5 dongle Plug the current V5 USB dongle into your computer Run the V5 Veripress Server Go to File Menu gt Update Dongle A screen will appear asking to Enter Key Code 1 and Key Code Refer to the shipment email for the details The first string in the Dongle reprogram string field is Key Code 1 The second string in the field is Key Code 2 The codes are s
93. The tabs available depend on which A standards are defined in the chart for the Calcheck The Ae summary values listed are CIE76 by default This can be changed to CIE94 or CIE2000 by setting either as the measurement standard in the Calcheck Chart e Job Media Print mode only The Job or Media being calchecked The field displays N A if a Calcheck is done without assigning a Job or Media to it e Date Print mode only The date and time the Calcheck was completed e Monitor Area Toggles Monitor mode only A 3x3 grid of buttons can be toggled to include or exclude the Calcheck results for each area of the monitor in the Calcheck summary Once a monitor area has been calchecked the button will be marked with a tick pass or a cross fail e ACyan AMagenta AYellow ABlack AGray APaper The A values for the significant CMYK process gray and paper substrate patches are displayed here e Pass Fail Displays a green tick pass if all the measured patches fall within the A tolerances as defined in the Calcheck Chart A red cross fail is displayed if any patches measure outside the defined tolerances e A Average The average delta of the patches measured in the Calcheck e A Maximum The maximum delta measured for any patch in the Calcheck e Ao The standard deviation of the patches from the A Average e Score The relative quality of the print or monitor Calcheck as compared to the reference values Rated from 1 100 Display P
94. a new window containing the loaded image At the bottom of the window will be a series of ink keys Colour bars give a graphical display of the proportion of each ink contained within the job across the keys For each key selected the relative percentage of ink for each of the plates is displayed An information panel runs down the right hand side of the window The top of the panel shows information about the currently loaded Press settings Job view and placement can be changed and ink weight can be calculated for any job Ink Weight g m 2 Calculate e Colour Check Boxes Positioned above the image these show the inks or plates used in the job Clicking on one will turn the others off and leave the ticked colour on Click each in turn to view another colour or double click one to show all colours Shift Click to add or subtract colours from the view e Ink Keys The keys at the bottom of the window show the inks selected to be viewed on a graph The scale of the graph varies depending on the amount of ink in the job Hovering over or clicking on an Ink Key will display the Key number and its ink values at the bottom of the information panel e Press Settings Shows the values for the currently loaded Press Click the box to hide or show the details Press settings used are selected in the SoftProof Settings see Workbench Press for details on press configuration e Show Excess Ink Weight Area Display areas e
95. aaiman Memory For Hatalom OMB l Low quality thumbnail faster e Tick the checkbox at the bottom of the screen Secure mode to E Faster activate or deactivate Maximum Print Preview Resolution 180 z DPI Polling Service Refresh Mos E z Click OK and close the settings when done advanced requires server restart u Y X Server Back Log 0 Days e If activating Secure Mode a login window will appear as soon as pumas lO a you close the System Settings Minimum Broadcast Interval Os 8 l l Output unknown files to printer Secure mode If Email Notifications are setup for users Mail Server Sender Email Address e Enter the mail server details in the Mail Server field This is the outgoing SMTP server lt 2 Caneel GOD e Enter the email address for the Sender From field of the email in the Sender Email Address field Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 88 System Settings The Systems Settings section contains default values and preferences configured for the Server and Client The settings are split into two 2 tabs Server and Client Server Server settings are saved to the Server and are common to all connected Clients The Server settings are divided into three 3 tabbed categories General Colour Management and Working Paths General Default Units Set the units used by the Server Options are mm cm inches points picas metres or feet Maximum Memory for PS RIP Set the maximum
96. accessible via the Auto Detect tab If a new Server appears after this time the Refresh button must be pressed to find and add it to the list Likewise if a Server becomes unavailable the connection will fail and the list will require a refresh When the Serendipity Client is started it will attempt to connect to the last Veripress Server accessed by default Server Selection Auto Detect Manual Product Name Serendipity Blackmagic e golem swdevel serendipity software com au ion 4 0 beta2 Build 20217 Server TCP Port 9100 Server Hostname golem swdevel serendipity software com au Server OS Darwin 9 6 1 386 Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 84 Accounts Admin This menu option replaces the previous option of Authorisation Accounts Admin allows an authorised administrator to create modify and manage User accounts and User Groups Users can be reassigned to groups dependent upon the operating privileges granted to each User Group See the Accounts Admin Secure Mode section below for further information Log Out Secure Mode only This menu item only appears while Veripress is in Secure Mode see Accounts Admin Secure mode for more information Selecting Log Out while using Veripress in Secure Mode simultaneously logs out the current user and generates the Login window At this point the options available are to enter a username and password Choose Server before login and to Quit the Veripress Client
97. akes a copy of the selected colour s e Rename Match Rename one or more Match Plates using a popup Find and Replace tool e Rename Original Rename one or more Original replacement colour names using a popup Find and Replace tool Process plates will be painted with the colours you set here Tint 100 7 e Add Colours From Library Select one or more Dora Came None colours from a Special Colour Set within Veripress to be added to the Replace Colour Set Weight g m 0 00 Alternatively this window may be opened by os double clicking on an empty area of the list panel or double click on a selected colour in the list to open the Add Colours window and replace it with the chosen colour e Import Colours From Files Import colours from compatible third party applications or from previously exported colour sets e Export Colours To File Export the colours to a file If the chosen colours contain a mix of CMYK and Lab colours you will be asked whether to export CMYK or Lab as they cannot be saved in the same file e Export Colour Set To File Export the entire Replace Colour Set to a file If the set contains a mix of CMYK and Lab colours you will be asked whether to export CMYK or Lab e Preview Set Opens a popup window listing all the Replace Colours in the set with colour properties and replacement method All the Toolbar options can be accessed via the contextual right click me
98. an be built up for use in different proofing situations Colours can be created in CMYK or Lab colourspace read directly into the system using an online Spectrophotometer or imported from a CGATS file Each colour can have its ink Paint Mode or Press Ink Weight set and have an individual DotGain Curve assigned to it The interface includes a Toolbar with general creation New Colour Rename Colours Add Colours From Library Import Colours From Files and import options a panel showing the list of colours in the Special Set and another to adjust the properties of a ee A 102 92 4 104 La aque 100 selected colour GN e 6658 94 a m 100 EEE aaa a 61 38 63 al in 100 i A O 362 57 46 44 al aque 100 Toolbar Options Tm a a ee g HE Blue 072 17 44 74 al aque 100 e New Colour Creates a new untitled colour in BME Fro green 62 67 38 La aque 20 100 7 E DFluro pink 49 71 0 al aque 100 the list Click on the name to change it 2 E EA a E e Delete Colours Deletes the selected colours A re OR e anto 415C 91 1 86 al aque 100 e Duplicate Colours Makes a copy of the _ a pique 0K 100 selected colours ETT ET e Rename Colours Rename one or more colours y OEE vi 108 using a popup Find and Replace tool Ea TOE e Add Colours From Library Select one or more oo 0 00 PR SENOR Eyre 57 73 40 al verprin 100 colours from any other Special Colour Set MEM cacao 5772 40 ae
99. and Press Configuration View Options SoftProof Settings e Allow Multiple Windows Check this box to enable or disable Allows jobs to G Press Configuration be opened and viewed in separate SoftProof windows If disabled a newly opened Publication will replace the current one being viewed l Allow Multiple Windows Rotation Control the orientation of jobs when they first load The option None leaves the job in its imaged or rendered orientation Zoom Level 50 El Zoom Level Select the default zoom setting All Fitting zoom modes Publications calculate the size based on the monitor resolution This is set in the Colour e Back Page Rotation None H Management tab of the System Settings Enable Pager Thumbnail Enable or disable the thumbnail viewer in the Page Navigator panel of a softproofed publication When enabled a thumbnail of a page appears when the mouse pointer hovers over the page number box The shortcut key of shift T in the SoftProof window can also be used Ccarcel QS Image Resampling Algorithm Bicubic B Screening LPI 140 Back Page Rotation Set a default rotation for a back page when using the option Show Back Page Resampling Algorithm Set the resampling algorithm for jobs as they are viewed in SoftProof Screening LPI Enter the desired value for screen ruling for SoftProof in Lines Per Inch LPI The default is 150 pi alpha covers SoftProof Settings View Options
100. anel The Display panel contains the detailed reference and measurement data for each colour patch in the Calcheck Chart being checked Colour patches that pass are shown in black those that fail are shown in red The following sort columns can be selected using the contextual right click menu on the column header bar in the display panel The columns can be reordered by using drag and drop or by using the Configure Headers option in the contextual menu Headers available for sorting are e Name The name of the colour patch e Colour ref A colour swatch of the reference colour in the Calcheck Chart e Colour meas A colour swatch of the measured colour e Lab ref The reference Lab values of the colour patch in the Calcheck Chart e Lab meas The measured Lab values of the colour patch e Ae max The maximum Ae CIE76 CIE94 or CIE2000 tolerance value for the patch as defined in the Calcheck Chart e Ae The measured Ae CIE76 of the colour patch e CIE94 The measured Ae CIE94 of the colour patch e CIE2000 The measured Ae CIE2000 of the colour patch e AH max The maximum AH tolerance value for the patch as defined in the Calcheck Chart e AH The measured AH of the colour patch e AC max The maximum AC tolerance value for the patch as defined in the Calcheck Chart e AC The measured AC of the colour patch e Delta L The measured delta L of the colour patch e Delta a The measured delta a of the c
101. ark a crop area Reposition the marked area as desired and crop by pressing Enter double clicking or right clicking and selecting Crop To cancel the crop right click and select Cancel or press the Esc key Large Navigator Toggle between the default or large sized Navigator window View Menu Tabs Control the tabbed viewing of images in SoftProof o New Tab Opens a new empty tab ready for a job Use the Open Job option or drag a job from the QueueManager into a new tab to load it o Close Tab Closes the currently selected tab If there is a job loaded it is closed and the next tab is selected Next Tab Loads the next tab containing an image into the main window Previous Tab Loads the previous tab containing an image into the main window Text Enables text tab guides at the top of the window o Thumbnail Displays the thumbnail viewer on the right of the main window Get Info Display information about the softproofed job and how it was processed Show Page Boundary Places a red line around the page area of the job This is viewable when the SoftProof window is large and the image reduced in size Ink Weights Opens an Ink Weights window displaying information regarding the Source and Print Inks for the selected job Zoom In Out Zoom in or out of the image Show All Show the whole job in the window Show Actual Pixels One pixel of the screen is equal to one pixel of the job This is shown at 100 This view mode has
102. ation where the status is saved to a Calcheck Chart and used when a job is opened in SoftProof When a Calcheck is run for the monitor a Calcheck Chart is selected The result is stored with the chart which can be selected in a Press setting If a job is viewed in SoftProof with that particular Press and Chart selected the status of the proof being viewed is displayed This condition lasts for the duration of the current life of the calibration When a calibration expires all Calcheck statuses need to be updated Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 91 Application Shortcuts This tab displays a list of the Applications and Modules for which keyboard shortcuts can be created Note It is the responsibility of the user to check the created shortcuts do not conflict with any other Veripress third party software or operating system shortcuts hotkeys To add a shortcut SystemSettings Server Client e Highlight the selected application or module in the list General Colour Management Application Shortcuts e Use the Edit option in the context menu right click or click in Workbench the Shortcut field to the right of the application module name a Spectrophotometer e Type in the key or key combination for the shortcut and press aaa Enter Archiver The shortcut will now appear in the Application menu of the Client ClusterStatus DropZone To remove a shortcut MediaStatus QueueManager QueueStatus RiPMonitor
103. ative Colourimetric rendering intent When enabled this option ignores the Lab value for paper in the Relative LUT leaving paper white areas unprinted Change System Specials Select a default Special Colour Set for plate matching This is used by the RIPMonitor and polling service for plate assigning Colours in this set are automatically assigned in the RIPMonitor Unknown Specials Select a Special Colour Set optional to which unknown special spot colours included in PDF or Postscript jobs can be automatically added Working Paths Working Paths lists the default location of the paths the Server uses to process jobs Raster Holds all the imaged rendered and print jobs while they are live in the system Spool The location where the job is spooled prior to processing Temp After spooling the job is moved to the temp directory where it is worked on Drop The default location for the DropFolders The Raster directory holds all jobs while they are in the system and as such can be very large If this is moved it needs to be placed on a disk with plenty of space A Server restart is required if any paths are changed in order for the changes to take effect Client SystemSettings PU Client General Colour Management Working Paths Applications Serendipity bmagic raster gt Applications Serendipity bmagic spool Applications Serendipity bmagic tmp y Applications Serendipity bmagic drop The
104. be added to a tab as part of a Monitor layout or selected as a Floating module where the window is stand alone Modules are added to a Monitor through the Layout menu floating modules are available from the Modules menu There are twelve 12 modules to choose from e BookMonitor Similar to the RIPMonitor this module displays a list of Books compiled via the Bookfilter This module is only available in Veripress and the Veripress Softproofing Add on e ClientLog Displays a log of Client messages that may be generated during normal Client operations e ClusterStatus Monitors the progress of Imaging and Rendering tasks on the Server and any active Cluster Nodes e DropZone A place to drag and drop files for processing e MediaStatus A window showing the current calibration status of a Media data type and a progress bar showing the amount of media e g Paper used e QueueManager View and manage jobs after they have been submitted for processing e QueueStatus A progress meter showing the current status of active jobs on the selected queue e RIPMonitor Displays the files polled using RIPs configured under the RIP data type within the Workbench e ServerLog Displays any system error and polling messages from the Server e Status Shows the disk status usage of the Server processing areas e Thumbnail Displays a thumbnail of jobs as they image or render e VirtualPress Available within the RIPMonitor module A
105. be set s n 7 m L Pagese e anaa jutput Driver Epson Stylus Pro or jobs can be placed as pages in a publication a Z amp Epson7900HTM Satin270 RGB i Epson7900HTM Satin270 RGB for Art Sheets 72 00 by 72 00 dpi HTI amp Fine Art Smooth Epson 7900HTM RGB olourspace RGB S b n t Wi d gt owes ali edia Di i 0 00cm x 0 00cm I 1 e fa edia type Roll u 1 in ow pre oe or Sheet Art ustom Printer Settings a son M A fi ipti Epson Stylus Pro The Submit window is comprised of four 4 sections a TER 7300 7230 9800 9910 P4 Epson 7900 NEW sill ae G bs ha a son gt Pagesetup Pagesetup Pools selection list a Media pron eona Use printer colour management ter Photo Paper 260 selection list an Information panel displaying details of ree AT eas the currently selected Pagesetup or Media and a Submission control panel Pagesetup Selection List This list has two 2 buttons above it Only one can be active at any time e Pagesetup When selected this button displays a list of Pagesetups available to submit jobs to e Pagesetup Pool When selected this button displays a list of Pagesetup Pools available to submit jobs to An active selected Pagesetup is highlighted in blue Media Selection List This list is only active if the Pagesetup button is selected in the Pagesetup selection list When a Pagesetup has been chosen a list of Media compatible with the Pagesetup will be displayed for selecti
106. ce on consistent application of that system it is up to the author donor to decide if he or she is willing to distribute software through any other system and a licensee cannot impose that choice This section is intended to make thoroughly clear what is believed to be a consequence of the rest of this License If the distribution and or use of the Program is restricted in certain countries either by patents or by copyrighted interfaces the original copyright holder who places the Program under this License may add an explicit geographical distribution limitation excluding those countries so that distribution is permitted only in or among countries not thus excluded In such case this License incorporates the limitation as if written in the body of this License The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and or new versions of the General Public License from time to time Such new versions will be similar in spirit to the present version but may differ in detail to address new problems or concerns Each version is given a distinguishing version number If the Program specifies a version number of this License which applies to it and any later version you have the option of following the terms and conditions either of that version or of any later version published by the Free Software Foundation If the Program does not specify a version number of this License you may choose any version ever published by the Free Software Foundation If you
107. ce used e Date The data and time the newest plate belonging to the job was RIPped e Path The directory path to the RIPped file for an assigned job plate This information is visible when the polled job is expanded e Publication The publication name e Section The section of the publication e Page The page number of the job ServerLog The ServerLog shows messages from the Server e Fetch back log Displays the log for the time o_o specified For e g it retrieves and displays the ER 10 03 09 10 55 AM 10 03 09 10 55 AM last 4 hours of messages Choose the time from esiossas 10 03 09 10 55 AM age nnot Get Directory List For Path home jason Desktop Westermann imposedPDFs not Get Directory List For Path home jason Desktop Pegasus Celebra ot Get Directo ist For Path home jason Desktop Wes pma ermann imposedPDFs nipoll Item ame innot Get Directo ist For Path E Testdateien nger JobGenie Test the pull down list Sona 10 03 09 10 55 AM apa oll Item nnot Get Directory List For Path E Testdateien Springer TIFF BI nnot Get Directory List For Path E Testdateien Springer TIFF BM nnot Get Directo is or Path E Testdateien ringer TIFF BS nnot Get Dir r Path E Testdateien Springer TIFF BZ innot Ge TEFAF ory List For Path E Testdateien Springer TIFF HB nnot Get Directo ist For Path E Testdateien ringer TIFF PN nnot Get Dir r Path E Testdateien Springer TIFF SZ nnot Gel ADEE ory Lis
108. ck are not yet completed e Maximum Jobs Set the maximum number of jobs for duplexing If this value is reached duplexing will begin Maximum Jobs gt TT TT Nesting You can nest multiple jobs together for a single output to save media and time e Enable Automatic Nesting Set the queue to nest jobs automatically when the configured conditions such as 9 Maximum Wait Time are met Collation Method Nesting 83 e Auto Rotate When Nesting Enable auto rotation when nesting gt Enable Automatic Nesting M Auto Rotate When Nesting occurs If this is enabled make sure the option in the Pagesetup Copies Maximum Wait Time is set to None There is no need to spend processing time rotating a job if it is rotated at nesting time e Copies Specify the number of copies you want to nest For example if you have 7 jobs making up a nest and enter 5 in the copies field you will get 5 copies of the same 7 jobs nested and Media Width 420 0 mm Minimum Total Height 0 0 mm p rinted Gap Between Jobs 0 0 mm Maximum Total Height 0 0 mm e Maximum Wait Time Specify how long to wait before nesting begins Once reached nesting will begin and any job waiting to nest will be nested into a single job The start time is determined by the first job that appears waiting to nest Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 31 e Minimum Paper Coverage Specify the minimum paper coverage to be reached by jobs waiting to n
109. colour by adjusting the slider entering a tint value or using the up down arrows DotGain Curve Choose a DotGain Curve to apply to the colour Note A DotGain Curve applied to a special colour has precedence over global Process or Special DotGain Curves assigned to a Pagesetup The Pagesetup curves are ignored for the colour Weight Optionally assign an Ink Weight in g m to the selected colour This weight is used in the InkKeyViewer SoftProof and in Calculate Ink Weights QueueManager Spectrophotometer Choose a supported Spectrophotometer to read colour values directly into the Special Colour Set O O O Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 48 Monitor NFR not sale kiwano swdevel serendipity sot tor Monitor The Monitor application is central to the Veripress Client interface It displays jobs before during and after processing and allows users to manage jobs through the system to plot their progress The Monitor provides feedback from the Server and Client via logs Modules can be added and configured to suit specific requirements The Monitor consists of one or more user defined tabs Modules are added positioned and sized according to individual preferences Settings are saved at the Client level enabling Serendipity Clients on different systems or in different departments t
110. d 100 This controls the amount of show through of the back page through the front page when reverse page viewing in SoftProof e Back Page DotGain Curve Select a DotGain Curve to apply to the back page when using the Show Back Page option in SoftProof e Top Page Choose Even or Odd This is used to determine which page backs onto which so the correct back page is shown when requested Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 38 le Regular Expression The Regular Expression data type is assigned as a filter to an auto proofing RIP queue Here the user constructs a set of rules whereby only files with a particular naming structure will be submitted for auto proofing Expressions Expressions Ignore items H using all of the following 24 Similar to the Job Genie the Expressions search tasks IS ring are entered and displayed in the left list Each begins with total i i does not contain brick expression is made up of one or more strings used to match or ignore files The Expressions are handled in the order they appear in the list If the first expression matches a job name and that expression rule is to ignore items the job is not passed to the next expression for further consideration Expressions can be reordered by selecting the item and dragging up or down the list as Add required Duplicate Rene rms reel f _ Delete does not contain HH List Options e Add Adds a new expression
111. d if they are relevant to the job Unsharp Mask Apply an unsharp mask to the job The Unsharp Mask affects the edges within an image and can be controlled with the available parameters The radius tells us how large an area to affect around the edges The larger the radius the greater the effect and the longer it takes to process If the preview resolution is high a given radius will have less effect than if the resolution is lower If the detail is quite fine a smaller radius should be used Higher radius values can also cause halos at the edges The threshold gives a level that should be affected where 0 affects more of the image and 255 very little The amount states the size of the change where a higher value is a greater change at the edges Watermark Place a watermark across the job The scale of the watermark is proportional to the size of the job 100 represents the same size as the job in the smallest direction If the stretch option is selected horizontal and vertical sides are stretched to the scale amount The watermark will be scaled in an anamorphic manner Method None Media Effects Width 610 0 mm Height 0 0 mm The attributes here allow you to manipulate the job in various ways Width Factor 0 0000 Height Factor 0 0000 Fitting Method a o None Fitting method is turned off Fut Crop o Fit Width Fit Height Fit Width amp Height Shrinks a a jobs to fit within the set dimensions
112. dealings in this Software without prior written authorization from the XFree86 Project XConsortium CPYRIGHT sgml v 1 2 95 01 16 13 17 39 kaleb Exp Generated from XFree86 xc programs Xserver hw xfree86 doc sgml CPYRIGHT sgml v 3 3 1995 01 28 16 01 20 dawes Exp XFree86 xc programs Xserver hw xfree86 doc COPYRIGHT v 3 8 1995 07 24 06 52 11 dawes Exp Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 103 A Absolute Colourimetric Rendering Intent aio nas 34 Accounts Ad M N inniinn 86 Accuracy Correction ssssssssssssirsssrisirsesrrnn 37 Always Use TCin e 34 Antialiased SubsampliOB connninicinincinmm 36 ANCA ASIN G csie 33 Apple Talaia Monat 31 Application Menu Items sses 83 Accounts ACMI cesses 85 Broadcast Message cnica 85 Chatterbox innata spas 85 Connect to Serve ricotta 84 Download PPD oncnccicocincinnnonmens 85 A aa aa le 85 Submit PUGS icc nt eiea amas 83 Submit Files As Asset sses 84 Submit Files As Imposition sses 84 Submit Files For De Imposition 84 SUbMICICC Tak Sarna 84 Test PLM US anar 84 Applications iiaia 60 Archiver A a e 60 Calcheck citas 60 ChisterManaper aaa ica 60 Densitometer cmd ae 60 FUPBOD Ria ade 60 MonitorCalibrator ccssssseseesesssseseees 60 Press AGEN Escaso taria 60 SOSLP TO OF seiniin annaia 60 SpectrophotoMmeteL cesses 60 Touch Consolas 60 A A imei i i 60 Adding items tO eeeseeseeeeeteseeeeteeeeeens 61 Automatic Backup ou ices 60 Auto Publication Name sssr
113. djustment Panel This panel allows you to view and adjust the colourspace values and plate properties of a selected colour The name of the colour selected is shown at the top A window displays the Original colour and Modified colour as adjustments are being made A correctly calibrated monitor with an assigned Match ICC profile will display an accurate representation of the colour s Available adjustment options are e Colourspace Choose between Lab or CMYK The sliders change accordingly allowing you to make any adjustments to the Lab or CMYK values These can also be entered directly or fine tuned using the up down arrows e Paint Mode Choose the Paint Mode for the colour The diagram shows the Paint Mode Opacity and Tint of the selected colour Choices are o Overprint Knockout Primer Opaque adds an opacity slider Transparent e Tint Adjust the intensity of the colour by adjusting the slider entering a tint value or using the up down arrows e DotGain Curve Choose a DotGain Curve to apply to the colour O O O Y Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 41 Note A DotGain Curve applied to a replacement colour takes precedence over global Process or Specials DotGain Curves assigned to a Pagesetup The Pagesetup curves are ignored for the colour e Weight Optionally assign an Ink Weight in g m to the selected colour This weight is used in the InkKeyViewer SoftProof and in Calculate Ink Weights QueueManager e
114. e Add Modules See the Monitor Modules section for further information on each module e Load Loads a previously saved Monitor configuration e Save As Saves the current Monitor configuration e Search UI User Interface Activates a search bar for finding buttons and functions in the current Monitor tab Note Module Toolbar functions can only be searched if the toolbar is open e New Tab Creates a new tab e Rename Tab Renames the currently selected tab e Duplicate Tab Duplicates the currently selected tab and all modules within it e Choose Tab Colour Allows the user to select a colour for the currently selected tab e Choose Tab Image Allows the user to select an image for the currently selected tab background Valid types are PNG and JPEG It is recommended a large image not be used as it will take up memory e Clear Tab Colour Image Reverts to the default background colour e Remove Tab Deletes the currently selected tab e Remove All Tabs Deletes all tabs e Next Previous Tab Switches to the next or previous Monitor tab right or left Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 49 Reordering Tabs Tabs can be moved to a new position by clicking on and dragging the tab to the desired place in the order A red pointer appears showing the drop point between two tabs Monitor Modules Modules are used for managing jobs as they pass through the system and to monitor Server and Client activity The modules can
115. e QueueManager when MediaStatus has tracked that the assigned number of sheets have been used A Total Sheets value of zero 0 assumes an unlimited sheet availability for tracking Sheet count is reset using the Reset Counter button in the Usage panel e Custom Settings These options will vary depending on which output driver has been selected For example if JPEG is chosen the customise section allows you to select the quality If an Epson device is selected items such as paper types ink types and cut methods become available Important Note Borderless Printing If available to the printer model users can choose Borderless Printing in the custom settings If selected Media width and the image Fit setting needs to be set to 6mm wider than the actual paper width When using Borderless Printing up to 3mm of the image will be lost from the left and right sides of the image and 1mm lost from the top and bottom of the image Calcheck Info A Media can have its calibration status checked using the Check Media option within the Calcheck application see Applications Calcheck for more information This panel displays the current Calcheck calibration status of the Media with the following information displayed e Chart The Calcheck Chart used for verification Calcheck Info e Date The date and time of the Calcheck ell A e Score An internal calcheck rating from 1 to 100 O a coi AE AH and AC tabs show the following data for each
116. e for the InkKeyViewer window o Channels Select which channel to view in the InkKeyViewer Touching the currently active channel button again will show all ink channels o Ink Keys These are buttons for each separate Ink Key as defined in the loaded Press configuration Press configurations with large numbers of Ink Keys may use more buttons than will fit on the Touch Console screen Excess buttons can be accessed by touch and dragging the Ink Key controls up or down Touch the Main button in the Mode Bar to return to the Main screen e Find Note If any Notes are attached to the currently viewed job page spread this button will open a list of the Notes in the Touch Console Select a Note to navigate to its location on the proof Finding a Note will toggle the Notes button to show all notes e Show All Show the whole job within the SoftProof window e Print Size Show the job in the SoftProof window at print size e Actual Pixels Show the job in a one screen pixel to one job pixel ratio i e 100 zoom This view mode has the quickest load time as no resampling for scaling is required e Fit Width Height Fit the job to the width or height of the SoftProof window Navigate In Navigate mode it is possible to pan around the image and change the zoom or fitting method A thumbnail of the image is loaded into the centre action area of the console Touch the thumbnail to jump to that location on the image in the SoftProof or touc
117. e priority Numbers can be negative for a higher priority The default is 0 Jobs waiting to Image or Render will process through a higher priority Pagesetup over jobs submitted to lower priority queues o Auto Publication Name Create unique publication names for each job passed through the Pagesetup Use this feature for duplexing from PDF or PS files Submitting a multi page document as one job will allocate all pages with the same publication name o 16 Bit Processing Enable or disable 16 bit processing for jobs submitted to the Pagesetup Note Veripress V5 is able to accept files submitted in a 16 bit format The files are normally processed and rendered in standard 8 bit colour which for many workflows is sufficient for proofing 16 bit processing improves render quality and can be useful for finding artifacts within a job When enabled files submitted to the Pagesetup in 8 bit are upscaled to 16 bit for processing 16 bit mode requires more system memory for imaging rendering jobs and produces larger output files Publish e DropFolders Allocate a folder where files can be dropped in for processing Valid File Types include Postscript PDF JPEG TIFF Image Serendipity Blackmagic Image EPS PNG o Mac or Windows Choose to publish a folder for Mac or Windows e Location Select a folder as a DropFolder The folder must exist and have read write permissions Flow Control C Hold After Imaging Hold After Rendering e Default Reset
118. e to display the matching process in the ServerLog for the task selected This can be useful to debug problems where configurations are not matching files properly It is best to turn logging off for a Job Genie that is functioning correctly to avoid the ServerLog becoming too large or cluttered e Add Add another task to the list e Duplicate Copy the selected task to a new one e Delete Delete the currently selected task Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 23 Tabs 1 Collect Files This tab specifies how the files are sorted and collected by the input filter One or more search parameters can be entered with each one comprising of an Action type a Match criteria and a search String 1 Collect Files gt 2 Filename Break Down gt 3 Jobname Plate gt 4 Publication Pages gt Collect Files Itis not necessary to enter anything in this first tab if all the files in the RIP input filter path are valid for collection and proofing As with tasks each collection action is performed in order Once a file has been excluded by a task it is not looked at again so the order of the actions is very important Action Options e Ignore Files Do not include any files matching the definition specified when the input filter collects the ready for sorting e Ignore Directories Do not look in directories matching the definition specified when collecting files ready for sorting e Descend Directories Only look in
119. e when moving the job between the Held and Active queues e Job Genie Assign a selected Job Genie to the RIP This options becomes available when using a TIFF Based RIP User Configurable PDF or Postscript input filter If used only files defined as valid by the Job Genie will appear for submission in the RIPMonitor see the Job Genie section for further details Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 42 Connection The connection specifies the method used for polling The options are e Agent The Serendipity Agent is installed on the RIP where the files are located This is used for polling and submission of the RIPped files into Veripress e Localhost Polls a directory path on the computer where the Veripress Server is installed e FTP Uses File Transfer Protocol FTP to poll and transfer the files from the RIP to Veripress e Secure FTP SFTP Uses Secure File Transfer Protocol to poll and transfer the files from the RIP to Veripress File Transfer Priority This specifies the priority to be used for transferring files from the RIP to Veripress You can adjust from Lowest to Highest or anywhere in between Sometimes a high priority can affect the RIP performance especially on older RIPs This can cause problems such as RIPs pausing If this happens reduce the priority level Paths This section allows you to specify the paths to the RIPped files residing on your RIP This may be a single path or multiple paths and can be made
120. ed Serendipity s own sampling method giving the highest quality It takes longer to process than Bicubic and uses an averaged area from input to output This setting provides better resampling for contone data such as Postscript and PDF Logo Logo Position your own company logo sign off slugline or colour bar for checking consistency anywhere around the job The logo passes through the same colour k H Enable Logo management as the job and can therefore be verified The file is not rotated during REFA output except if Auto Rotate When Nesting is enabled If the logo file is positioned along the left or right sides the EPS file should be created in the appropriate orientation Width 100 0 mm Height 11 0 mm Logo File e Enable Logo Turn the Logo effect on or off e Dimensions Enter the print dimensions of the Logo e Logo File Select this to choose your Logo file Effects Various effects may be applied to jobs passing through the Pagesetup Effects are applied in the order they appear here Some effects have separate attributes for customisation and can be edited once they are in the Applied Effects column The Effects are Effects e Border Place a border around the job Line width and colour can be specified e Centering Centre the job in the specified page area e Convolution Matrix M Enable Effects Available Effects Border 1 04 Centering 1 01 Convolution matrix 1 02 Applied
121. enable the appropriate task e The Cluster Node has a Processing Pool attached and the Pagesetup you are submitting jobs to is not contained within the Pool You can either unselect the Pool or add the Pagesetup to the Pagesetup Pool e The Cluster Node has gone offline To check open the ClusterManager and check the node If the ClusterManager is already open click the Refresh button This will check for node status If the node appears grayed out or disabled this indicates the node is not currently online Here the Cluster Node called pomelo is currently offline In this oo IP Address Name Speed Plat case you would check the node server is up the machine is still y A 192 168 3 48 AAA connected to the network and can see the Master If there is a M Imaging problem with the node check the error log One the problem is M Rendering resolved click the Refresh button or close and reopen the ClusterManager Y Imaging Y Rendering e The Node and Master are different versions The node should always be upgraded when the Master is to maintain the same versions in a Cluster Cluster Nodes Errors Log The Cluster Nodes create an error log which logs all the messages from the node This is located in the Veripress installation directory on the node s own machine and is called errors log This can be viewed with a normal text editor and can help to track a problem or it can be sent to support for assistance in tracing
122. ent side option this function can be used to move ICC profiles from the machine they were created on to the Server This can be either on the LAN or WAN as a remote machine Screen Printing The Screen Printing mode separates a job into single plates and prints them as black This is designed to print with a halftone dot onto a clear film media To increase the density of the output choose a combination of inks This option can be used to produce films for use in the Screen Printing industry e Enable Screen Print Mode Turns the Screen Print mode on or Screen Printing off Enable Screen Print Mode e Ink Combination Select the inks to be combined for a single ink Combination Separation output a Cyan a Magenta M Yellow a Black _ Light Cyan _ Light Magenta _ Light Black _ Light Light Black In Screen Printing mode all jobs are separated and you must have a Paper Profile where only one dot for each colour is turned on Output Screening You can apply screening to the output file if desired This is only available if the output driver selected supports screening There are two 2 methods available FM Screening or Halftone Output Sc i FM Screening Variations utput Screening e Stochastic Standard Stochastic Screening Method FM Screening b e Stochastic 2 and 3 Stochastic Screening with progressively increasing amounts of noise mixed in This is done to overcome some artifacts caused by Inkjet prin
123. eparated by a space Copy and paste both strings into their relevant fields Click on Update Dongle 7 A confirmation message will appear when the dongle is successfully updated You will be asked to restart the Server 8 Quit the Server application and restart IS id Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 14 The Veripress Client The Serendipity Client is a graphic user interface GUI used for configuration maintenance and monitoring of the Veripress Server The Client can be installed and run locally on the same machine or from any supported computer on the network using TCP IP protocol There is no limit to the number of Clients that can be connected to the Server and each Client will have its own settings specific to the user Once installed the Client connects to a Veripress Server and loads the settings from the Server into the Client interface Any Client can access the job management information and view the current status The configuration can be open to all users or protected via Secure Mode which allocates specific access for created users and user groups For more information on how to setup access see the Secure Mode section of the manual Look and Feel There is a common theme and functionality to the Client There are many ways to complete the same task such as configuring a Pagesetup from the QueueManager Various options are available using the right mouse click to bring up other contextual menus This will
124. er each time at startup s ews txressin Replace Colour Set The database can be backed up and copied to other Version SS 5 Servers The Workbench has a split window The left side shows Data Types database groups and allows you to select items from the database The right side shows the item information allowing you to make any changes Nothing Selected The Data Types section has two 2 views Browse amp Search Browse allows the user to view and select any of the database items for display The tab containing the magnifying glass flips to a Search window which acts like a filter showing any items containing the search text items ae Type Modified serendipity specials Special Colour Set 5 03 09 11 29 AM Find items containing serendipity tiff output RIP 5 03 09 11 29 AM serendipity tiff separated Job Genie 23 10 08 5 04 PM Workbench ad seren Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 15 Menu Options File e New Create a new item in the database e Save Save changes to the database e Duplicate Make a copy of the currently selected item e Revert Reload the last saved version of the currently selected item e Delete Delete the currently selected item e Print Print the details of the currently selected item e Get Info Displays a popup window with two panels General Ownership General displays the type created and modified dates for the selected item
125. er has completed initialisation the Client application can be opened 1 Launch the Client by double clicking the Serendipity Client file in the install directory or the shortcut desktop dock icon The Client will connect to the active Server and display the factory default Monitor window in the centre of the screen From this point configuration of the system or loading a pre configured setup can be done On first setup you will be required to select the default Display and Match ICC Profiles Once this has been done the Monitor window will open and the Client will be ready for further configuration Choose Application Menu gt System Settings Select Server tab gt Colour Management tab Click on Change System Specials and select Reference Lab or your own specials and click OK Select the Client tab gt General tab and choose your language under Internationalisation English is the default Click OK to dismiss the System Settings window and apply the changes A restart of the Client Application is required if the language settings are changed ot ee Configuring Manually This section will explain how to setup a basic configuration to print a file to a printer and monitor the job throughout the process For more detailed information on specific modules see the relevant sections of this user manual The factory default Monitor currently only has system queues Specific queues will need to be configured for the abovementioned process
126. ere JETIT Use Spectrometer Use Lineariser e Comment Allows the administrator to enter a note on the particular user Use ClusterManager account if necessary e Group dropdown Assign a user group to the user account e User Privileges Privileges other than those in the user s group can be added here e Notifications Select which email notifications the user is to receive by clicking the icon or remove any via the icon Notifications are available for Job Spooling failure Job Autodetection failure Job Imaging Rendering failure Job Printing failure if a Dongle is removed if the Server crashes and Media Remaining warnings Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 86 To create a User Click the icon in the bottom left of the window To delete a user click the icon Enter a username in the Name field Enter a User ID number or leave the default value Create a password for the user and verify the details The password boxes will always display black dots irrespective of the length of your password Edit the permission level to the required access level Enter the user s email address if notifications are required Add acomment against the user if necessary Assign a Group for the user Add any extra privileges to the user if required This will only show privileges not included in the group selected for the user Add any notifications to the user if required Apply the changes or select Revert to cancel Gr
127. esolution a 000202 bone seem Daf 10May2010 Epson 7900 Epson asz 3841em 212000 sampled for conversion to the print resolution aes nee a ee ee ves Mons o Rendering where colour management esate ses e baazi SoN cropping rotation and effects are applied for o a p rinting j and Printing ested jol 4 00 02 38 one golem 3 tif 10 May 2010 Epso pso OHTI pso OH 157 35MB 00 02 42 one golem a pdf 11 May 2010 SO SO Epso 0HTM 159 36MB i ECI2002CMYK iSis A3 tif 00 00 07 estei golem 3 tif 10 May 2010 pson pson p 36 93MB The QueueManager also allows jobs to be manipulated in a number of ways such as holding promoting deleting and reprinting View Options There is a lot of information available for viewing about each job as it passes through the system The following sort columns can be selected using the contextual right click menu on the column header bar in the QueueManager display panel e Name Job name e Media The Media used to process the job e Process Time Time taken to process the job e Pagesetup The Pagesetup used to process the e Status The jobs current status job e Source The source of the submitted job e Queue The output queue the job was sent to e Date The date and time the job was for processing processed e Size The size of the job disk space used Veripress User Manual Ve
128. est before nesting will begin Once reached any waiting jobs will be nested into a single job e Maximum Jobs Specify the maximum number of jobs in a nest If there are more jobs in the queue than the number specified that number of jobs will nest and the remaining jobs will stay waiting to nest until the criteria is met again e Media Width Specify the media width This is required for nesting to work e Gap Between Jobs Enter the size of the gap between jobs in the nest e Minimum Total Height Specify the minimum total height of a nest i e if the combined height of the jobs waiting to nest reaches this value nesting will begin e Maximum Total Height Specify the maximum total height of a nest i e if the combined height of the jobs waiting to nest reaches this value nesting will begin Note If a Maximum Height is set the Nesting algorithm will look at all the jobs waiting to nest and fit the most jobs between the minimum and maximum heights If the available jobs can not cover the defined Paper Coverage if set of paper without exceeding the maximum height jobs will not nest If no Paper Coverage minimum is set any job that would make the nest exceed the maximum height will be left in the queue the other jobs will be nested Any single job exceeding the Maximum Height will also not print If a job is too large either the nesting parameters and or the printing media but be changed This makes it possible to effectively
129. f the DropSpot Decrease DropSpot Inset Decreases the size of the DropSpot Font Options Allows you to change the size of the text Additional contextual menu options are available for individual DropSpots Remove DropSpot Remove the selected DropSpot Edit Pagesetup Allows you to edit a section of the selected Pagesetup all sections or create a new one Edit Media Allows you to edit a section of the selected Media all sections or create a new one Change DropSpot Allows you to change an existing DropSpot Set Copies Set the number of copies for every job dropped on the zone Set Colour Select a colour from the list for the currently selected DropSpot z A O MediaStatus admin pomelo swdevel serendipity software com au 9100 NFR MediaStatus The MediaStatus module has two 2 functions 1 amp 3880 PPPGtab1440 Used 4 32 m of 431 80 mm 1000 Reset Counter To show the current calibration status of a selected Media data Chart GRACoLCoated1_15012647 7_ControlStrip2009 type Score 78 84 3 07 09 9 20 AM For the calibration status to be shown or updated for a Media it verted an ac must have been Calchecked using the Calcheck Media menu Ae Cyan 1 69 Y option see below or the Check Media option in the Calcheck Ae Magenta 0 82 application Ae Yellow 1 37 as 159 Ae Black 1 66 To show how much of the media e g Paper has been used ea sa A meter is displayed graphically detailing
130. from the same place counts as distribution of the source code even though third parties are not compelled to copy the source along with the object code 4 10 11 You may not copy modify sublicense or distribute the Program except as expressly provided under this License Any attempt otherwise to copy modify sublicense or distribute the Program is void and will automatically terminate your rights under this License However parties who have received copies or rights from you under this License will not have their Licenses terminated so long as such parties remain in full compliance You are not required to accept this License since you have not signed it However nothing else grants you permission to modify or distribute the Program or its derivative works These actions are prohibited by law if you do not accept this License Therefore by modifying or distributing the Program or any work based on the Program you indicate your acceptance of this License to do so and all its terms and conditions for copying distributing or modifying the Program or works based on it Each time you redistribute the Program or any work based on the Program the recipient automatically receives a license from the original licensor to copy distribute or modify the Program subject to these terms and conditions You may not impose any further restrictions on the recipients exercise of the rights granted herein You are not responsible for enforcing c
131. g to Duplex Only one job needs to be selected and all jobs with a Waiting to Duplex status will be duplexed View FlipBook Opens the selected job or publication in FlipBook If the selected job is part of a publication all pages will be shown Select Publication Selects all the pages jobs in the QueueManager belonging to the same Publication as the selected job Refresh All Queues Updates the queues Export Allows you to export data from the selected job The available formats are o CIP3 Exports job information to a file in CIP3 format at the selected resolution You can also select the orientation before exporting Further options are Version 2 1 Version 3 0 Rotations Surface Choose front or back Compress Preview Choose if the preview should be compressed Some presses are unable to handle files in compressed format o PDF Exports the selected job in PDF at the resolution entered Further options are Compressions JPEG ZIP or LZW For JPEG and ZIP you also have control on the level and quality of compression o Postscript separated Exports the current job as a separated PS file o Tiff Multichannel Exports the current file as a multichannel Tiff Calcheck Job Launches the Calcheck application to check a job s calibration status The jobname is stored and the results can be exported or printed Measurement results from the Calcheck are stored in the Job Info Calculate Ink Weight Displays the Ink Weights
132. h drag around the thumbnail to pan around the proof Around the edges of the thumbnail are the Touch Console controls for Show All Print Size Full Screen Fit Width Fit Height 100 Actual Pixels The two remaining controls alternate between Previous Page Next Page or Zoom In Zoom Out mo Loupe The Loupe mode positions a loupe on the SoftProof window The Touch Console action pane acts like a drawing tablet Touch and drag your finger on the touch screen to move the loupe over your image Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 80 Buttons around the edges of the console control the Loupe s features For Veripress Blackmagic Softproofing Add On users only Smaller Bigger Decrease or increase the size of the loupe Zoom In Out Increase or decrease the magnification of the loupe Solo Previous Next Channel These controls allow individual Ink Channels of the job to be viewed within the Loupe acting as the Show Channels function The buttons cycle through each individual channel then show all channels default view Toggle HUD Toggles the Heads Up Display in the Loupe window showing the CMYK dot percentages at the centered cross hair or within the average box Screened Pixel Readout Toggles the HUD between cross hair point measurement of ink percentages and a Square for measuring area average dot percentages The square
133. he rendering of some fonts e Allow More Than 4 Spot Colours Enable this if PDF or Postscript files are being processed with more than four spot plates This option will increase processing time when enabled e Disable PDF Autoseparation Turns off autoseparation for PDF files e Render in RGB Allows Postscript file data to be processed in an RGB rendering mode with a wide gamut suitable for digital photographic proofs prints e Use CMYK simulation from PDF for unknown colours Allow the CMYK simulations from PDF files to be substituted for unknown spot colours Note An Unknown Specials colour set can now be assigned in the System Settings This allows unknown special spot colours included in PDF or Postscript jobs to be automatically added to the set Resampling Resampling allows you to configure the method for sampling incoming data and changing the resolution from the input to that of the output The options are e Nearest Neighbour The fastest method but less accurate Choices are made as the closest pixels from input to output and can result in jagged edges or stepping effects e Bilinear A medium quality sampling method and can take longer than Nearest Neighbour Bilinear takes the weighted average of 4 pixels from input to output Best for use with screened data e Bicubic High quality sampling method which takes longer to calculate than Bilinear Bicubic uses the weighted average of 16 pixels from input to output e Filter
134. he same as the Print Gallery mode o Publications Only display jobs belonging to a publication For any of the above display modes further filtering is available Active Jobs currently processing Waiting Jobs with a status of Waiting Done Completed jobs e Search Find jobs that are in the queue All jobs matching the search text will be displayed All elements of the jobs are searched against not just the name so this can be a useful filtering tool The search can be inverted with cmd shift I Mac or ctrl shift I Win The search box will turn black to indicate when the inverse search is selected There are a number of actions that can be performed on a job Options become available when one or more jobs are selected Only actions valid for the job status are shown For example the action to Nest Now is only available if the job has a status of Waiting to Nest The following are available in the Toolbar or by selecting job s and right clicking to access the context menu e Job Info Shows information about the currently selected job The Job Info contains all details of how the job was processed and displays a thumbnail preview of the job and its configuration Right clicking on the window and selecting Print can print the Job Info to a system printer Note Job Info amp thumbnail can also be displayed by double clicking on the job If multiple jobs are selected double clicking will display info about all in the window
135. he selected driver affects the options made available for Resolution and Colourspace e Resolution Select or enter the desired resolution DPI Output river Epson Sus Pro 7900 7910 900 991 PHE00 H1000 E If the output is a printer only the supported resolutions Resolution 7200 by 720 0 E Use Light Light Black enabled y Colourspace CMYK sd Treat light inks as separate channels disabled are available If it is a file format your own value can be O ro onda entered a Np aan Sy Person ausmen 308 500 e Colourspace Select the output colourspace as desired Total sheets 0 pri oa The selections will change depending upon the chosen output driver e Media Width Length Sets the width and length of the Media Only jobs submitted with a width and length equal to or less than the assigned values will be printed Jobs of greater width and length will be held in the QueueManager until an appropriate Media or new width and length values are assigned Note Media Width Length values override the width length settings in the Nesting section of the Output meaning jobs will not nest or print until within the width length settings of the Media to which they were submitted e Cut Sheet Enable this if the Media being printed to is Cut Sheet The media to be used is selected from the dropdown menu o Total Sheets Enter the number of cut sheets loaded in the printer Jobs will stop printing to the Media and be held in th
136. hive For further information see the main Archiver section within this user manual Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 7 Linux Installation Before installing on a Linux x64 operating system please ensure the following i686 32 bit libraries are installed e libstdc i686 GNU Standard C Library e mesa libGLU i686 Mesa libGLU runtime library e zlib i686 The zlib compression and decompression library e freetype i686 A free and portable font rendering engine e libXrender i686 X Org X11 libXrender runtime library e fontconfig i686 Font configuration and customisation library e glib2 i686 A library of handy utility functions e libpng i686 A library of functions for manipulating PNG image format files e libSM i686 X Org X11 Sm runtime library If the Package Installer can not locate the libraries open a terminal window go to the root directory and install each library using the following command yum install name of library Installing the Dongle Driver The first step is to install the dongle driver e Remove all USB SuperPro dongles e Navigate to the dongle linux directory on the installation DVD e Double click the SUD USBDaemon 5 50 0 i386 rpm file to install the driver Installing the Client e Navigate to the linux directory on the installation DVD e Double click the Install sh file and select Run in Terminal e A terminal window will pop up and the installer will display the default installation directory
137. home lt current user gt Veripress e Press Enter to install to the default directory or type an alternative path then press Enter Note If using an alternate install path ensure the folder exists and that the current user has read write execute permissions for the folder When the installation is complete the terminal window will close Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 8 Running the Software Once the software has been installed launch the Server and Client to begin the configuration The Server should be started first and allowed to complete its initialisation process before the Client is launched If the Client is started first it will attempt to connect to an active Server If none are present a Connect to Server window will open waiting for an active Server to appear on the network Starting the Server 1 Plug the dongle into a USB port 2 Launch the Server by double clicking the Veripress file in the install directory or the shortcut desktop dock icon The Server window will appear showing information about the Server software and the initialisation process will commence Note The Server will not initialise if a recognised dongle is not present on the computer from which it is run If the dongle is removed at any point while the Server is running all job processing will cease and the Server will stop shortly afterwards Once the dongle is reconnected close and restart the Server Starting the Client Once the Serv
138. hts window displaying the FlipBook publication s ink weights and coverage Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 69 Further details on how to use the FlipBook are available on our website under the HowTo Guides section http www serendipity software com au support MonitorCalibrator The MonitorCalibrator application uses a supported Monitor Profile Spectrophotometer to create an ICC profile for a selected monitor This allows quality graphics monitors to be calibrated to a chosen print standard for colour accurate softproofing of print material SoftProof accuracy can be verified at any time using the Calcheck application dia fue Adjust Brightness Y Measure Ambient Create Profile gt Monitor Calibrator offline Creation of the profile is very simple requiring one of the supported devices and a few minutes of time The Spectrophotometer is placed on the screen and a series of measurements is taken from which the ICC profile is created Note The MonitorCalibrator creates a profile for use with the Match ICC profile assigned to the monitor in System Settings Ensure the correct match profile is set before creating the monitor profile see the System Settings Colour Management section for details The MonitorCalibrator is launched from the Application menu Ifthe Match and Monitor profiles have not been set previously a prompt will appear to select both A default monitor profile should be selected until a
139. icated in accompanying documentation Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 97 2 If only executable code is distributed then the accompanying documentation must state that this software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group 3 Permission for use of this software is granted only if the user accepts full responsibility for any undesirable consequences the authors accept NO LIABILITY for damages of any kind These conditions apply to any software derived from or based on the IJG code not just to the unmodified library If you use our work you ought to acknowledge us Permission is NOT granted for the use of any IJG author s name or company name in advertising or publicity relating to this software or products derived from it This software may be referred to only as the Independent JPEG Group s software We specifically permit and encourage the use of this software as the basis of commercial products provided that all warranty or liability claims are assumed by the product vendor ansiZknr c is included in this distribution by permission of L Peter Deutsch sole proprietor of its copyright holder Aladdin Enterprises of Menlo Park CA ansi2knr c is NOT covered by the above copyright and conditions but instead by the usual distribution terms of the Free Software Foundation principally that you must include source code if you redistribute it See the file ansi2knr c for full details However since ansi2
140. idt Tim Wegner The contributing authors would like to thank all those who helped with testing bug fixes and patience You know who you are This wouldn t have been possible without all of you Thanks to Frank J T Wojcik for reviewing the documentation The PNG Reference Library is supplied as is The Contributing Authors and Group 42 Inc disclaim all warranties expressed or implied including without limitation the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose The Contributing Authors and Group 42 Inc assume no liability for damages direct or consequential which may result from the use of the PNG Reference Library Permission is hereby granted to use copy modify and distribute this source code or portions hereof for any purpose without fee subject to the following restrictions 1 The origin of this source code must not be misrepresented 2 Altered versions must be plainly marked as such and must not be misrepresented as being the original source 3 This Copyright Notice may not be removed or altered from any source or altered source distribution Compression Library Copyright Copyright 1995 Jean loup Gailly and Mark Adler This software is provided as is without any express or implied warranty In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose including commercial applicati
141. ied Created User Group Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 74 Notes cannot be attached to files opened in SoftProof via File Menu gt Open Files The file needs to be submitted as a Veripress job before any embedding of notes can take place When creating a note with the Note Editor a configurable arrowhead pointer option is available along with the existing area marker for a more precise commentary on the job The User and Group of the note creator are also displayed see Secure Mode Notes can be edited or the pointer adjusted by double clicking on the Note The Note panel displays any notes attached to the job currently selected in the main viewing window There is also a Note column in the QueueManager showing the number of notes attached to a particular job e Hide Notes Show or hide the notes on the preview By default loading an image will display any notes e Type Lists whether the note was made on the Imaged or Rendered file e Text The text making up the note e Modified The date and time the note was last modified e Created The date and time the note was created e User Group The User and Group responsible for the note e Search Box At the bottom of the window a search box can be used to locate specific note information All fields in the Note channel are searched Publications When softproofing a job forming part of a publication additional controls and view options are available The Publications
142. in 33 AutoCl aNos alias 30 AUTO PAU Buscas csi 30 B Back Page DotGain Curve 38 Back Page Opatiiy ninrin 38 Backing up the Database 60 Black Point Compensation sssr 34 BOOKMMCr calc aiucneheealei dened meen 18 DAVE continence 18 PATOS citada cias 18 PO 18 LOSA las 18 BOOKMontO toscana tacstdons 50 OPON S surita edition 50 Border around a JObD cccnicoccccccononccononnmem 36 C Calehe Ck arsena aee as 61 Calcheck Chat tissieri 19 Generate Patches from ICC sses 19 import Pateh Sinin 19 Patch Definida 19 Patches ion 20 Patches Per SUD nara 20 SpectrophotoMmeteL cesses 20 Target Standards emenn ennan 20 Tolerances AA 19 Calcheck Managed 90 91 Calibration Reminder conccocicconenonennns 91 Change White Point massuri miiie 23 ODP Serao o nn OO 55 71 Glen isenta 15 tera ce ean eae 15 Workbench isumisniiiriiiisiiisierniirriii 15 CHENTEOD daria quina titiial 51 Display Options 51 Export ECO Ms 51 Fetch Back LOS aia 51 FILLING Opus 51 Cluster Mana SCs rape 64 Cluster Node ini 64 Master narra 64 CHSS CEES CAUUS nara ada 52 CMYK Simulation for PDF eee 36 Colour Management Default ICC Pro Mesias 89 ICC Engine ACCUTACY uu 89 PROS rat nica 38 System Settings micci n nation 89 Colours patea 22 28 48 54 Convolution Matrix 36 CopyrHebt NOTCE Sirinim nann 97 Correction LUT Eiiienaluiia ini 29 CEOPMATKS surte 36 CONDE cat 37 D Dita tania 35 De mposition siii iaa as 37 MOM Yea E 54
143. ined within this user manual and will not enter into any negotiations for claims of compensation relating to actions taken resulting from the information provided in this user manual for any reason whatsoever Serendipity Software Pty Ltd is constantly making improvements to the software and as such this user manual may not contain the latest information Every effort is made to maintain the user manual and for the latest version please check the website http www serendipity software com au If you find any errors within this user manual please detail them in an email to support serendipity software com au Supporting Tutorial and HowTo documentation is available on our website http www serendipity software com au support Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 4 C7 Product Overview Veripress is used to accurately softproof post RIP data on a calibrated monitor replacing hardcopy proofs in the print production process veripress Veripress runs in a Server and Client configuration The Server runs on a network computer and is protected by a USB dongle The dongle licenses the level of software and the input filters and output drivers purchased The Client is used as the configuration tool and monitoring application for the Server It can be run on the same machine or on another locally LAN or remotely WAN networked computer The Client connects to the Server via standard TCP IP network protocol and is not licensed so
144. ing and Rendering tasks across multiple computers and networks e Densitometer Measure and display density readings taken with a Densitometer or Spectrophotometer e FlipBook Display a publication as a 2D or 3D virtual book e Monitor Display and manage jobs as they pass through Veripress see the Monitor section for more information e MonitorCalibrator Create ICC profiles for system monitors for accurate onscreen colour softproofing e Press Agent Interface with press console controls to load reload softproofs e SoftProof Proof jobs onscreen e Spectrophotometer Display compare and or save colours measured using a Spectrophotometer e Touch Console Use a touch screen to load manage and proof jobs within the SoftProof application e Workbench The principal configuration tool for Veripress see the Workbench section for more information Archiver The Archiver allows you to make backups or archives of your Workbench configurations Individual items or complete systems can be archived for safekeeping Stored items can be loaded into the Archiver for adding to the Veripress database This can be used for copying a database to another Server or for recovery from failure or corrupt configurations You can configure the Archiver to automatically backup your settings on a regular basis Important Note Archives cannot be back ported to previous versions i e version 5 archives cannot be used with vers
145. intents and RGE input Black Point Compensation l Retain Pure Black when Always Use ICC is checked de RGB ICC Profile monitors sRGB_v4_ICC_preferenc e icc Rendering Intent Perceptual 44 Black Point Compensation should not be used for normal CMYK proofing jobs which are generally well within the gamut of an RA fogra altona testsuite SOcoated v2 ecif39 ee output device Inkjet printer AA Relative Colourimetric Bl e Intent Select the rendering intent to use Options include o Perceptual All colours are moved proportionally to each other so the eye perceives the colours to be correct i e colours out of gamut move into gamut and those in gamut move proportionally to those out of gamut o Relative Colourimetric Those colours out of gamut are moved into gamut and those in gamut are left untouched o Absolute Colourimetric The colours are left alone so those out of gamut cannot be reproduced Adjusts the white point of the media to match that in the input ICC profile o Saturation Those colours out of gamut move into gamut but all colours increase in saturation as a result e Retain Pure Black When ICC profiles are used all colours even solids are made up of a mix of different colours Selecting Retain Pure Black uses only black for areas containing just black When enabled the following options become available o All Uses black ink only in all areas defined as Black o Text Uses black in
146. ion 3 Version 3 archives can be used with Version 5 however and will be automatically allocated to their respective databases when loaded File Menu Options Name sF Devicelink Amcor_Hdb Archiver admin golem swdevel serendipity software com au 9100 NFR not for resale Type ICC Profile Data sb digicam Sony DSC P1 icc ICC Profile Data 0 Dotgain_Sample drupa2008 Epson 1188 h E11880 EpsonPremSG 1 amp E4800 DIRECT NESTING ECI2002Rpm4P02 icc sF ECI2002Rpm4PO2Ceisa encoding test japanese la EPS gt EPS 720dpi MEPS Test gt EPS Test RIP gt EPS Test Signature copy amp Epson 11880 gt Epson 11880 Fogra39 Epson 11880 Fuji Epson 11880 Fuji1440 amp Epson 7800 Epson 7800 Kodak Rapi gt Epson 7800 Kodak Rap ts Epson 7880 Epson 7880 Semigloss Epson 7880 Semimatte gt Epson 7880 Fuji1440x Epson 7880 Fuji1440x gt Epson 7880 Fuji1440x Epson 7880 Fuji1440x gt Epson 7880 Semimatte amp Epson 7900 DotGain Curve ICC Profile Data Paper Profile Output ICC Profile Data ICC Profile Data RIP Output Pagesetup Signature Group RIP RIP Output Pagesetup Paper Profile Paper Profile Output Paper Profile Pagesetup Output Paper Profile Paper Profile Pagesetup Paper Profile Pagesetup Paper Profile Pagesetup Output Output Media Resolution Colourspace Antialiasing Priority Descripti
147. ion pages are loaded and can be viewed These show as dark green Clicking on these pages allows you to select and view the alternative page lf F IC 19532 GOLF TEXT job IMPOSITION Page 7 ry 3 8 UE 19532 GOLF TEXT job Page 007 IMPOSITION 07 Light Red indicates the page is not yet available for viewing in SoftProof This normally occurs 116 117 when there are page number gaps if pages have not yet imaged or rendered or when processing a de imposed publication with known signature defined page numbers As the missing pages image render close and re open SoftProof to update the publication pages Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 75 Effects The Effects panel contains the basic effects that can be applied to the image These are simple actions to either improve the view or to adjust the job and resubmit it with the change e Invert Negate the image e Mirror Mirror the image e Auto Crop Remove white space around a job There must be acompletely clear area on any one side of the job e Blueline Replace all colours with varying shades of blue to see any traps e Revert Channels Revert to the original channel values e Rotate Rotate the image in various ways e Sharpen Apply an unsharp mask This will affect the edges within an image and can be controlled with the parameters available InkKeyViewer de gu gs oe Launching the InkKeyViewer via the Tools menu will open
148. ions can be dragged and dropped from the QueueManager into the FlipBook window and will open automatically 2 From the QueueManager application by selecting a job 19532 GOLF TEXT job IMPOSITION Page 6 e 7 19532 GOLF TEXT job IMPOSITION Page 7 and choosing View Flipbook The View FlipBook option __ _ _ _ o A is only available if the job has a publication name CSIC ela io a a2 a3 il asis 1 3 From the BookMonitor application by selecting a Publication title and choosing View FlipBook Available for Veripress Blackmagic Softproofing Add on Only If the pages for the selected publication title have not been imaged or rendered in the QueueManager yet the FlipBook will open but will not show any pages The FlipBook window comprises of four 4 main panels Publication Pagination Page View and Page Navigator Publication Panel This panel contains the name of the Publication being viewed Pagination Panel e Start Enter the page number for the starting page or use the arrows to select the first page number of the FlipBook If the first page loaded is page 1 you cannot alter the start page number If the first page loaded is greater than 1 you can enter a lower value as the start page number This can be used if you are viewing a part publication where the first pages have not been processed e Top Page Choose whether the top page of the FlipBook is Even or Odd Page View Panel This panel is where the FlipBook pages can be
149. ipity software com au support 6 Output The Output data type determines the output format of processed jobs and where they are sent to for printing or file output The Queue panel sets the output driver used and allows auto cleaning of job Output queues The printer connection or file destination is configured in the Destination panel The Collating section has options for Nesting and Duplexing Maintenance allows for automatic printer maintenance functions to be configured Queue e Output Driver Select the desired output driver from the dropdown list Those available will depend upon the options enabled on the dongle The selected driver affects the options in a Pagesetup and Media pointing to it e Change Media Select this to optionally assign a Media to the Output A chooser window will appear with Media displayed matching the Output driver type The options as set in the selected Media are displayed for view can be edited or a new Media can be created e Status Choose whether the Output queue is Active or Inactive This can also be controlled from the QueueManager e AutoClean Configures Veripress to automatically delete printed jobs from the Output queue based on time and or number Options include o Job History Keep Most Recent When enabled set a number of jobs Veripress will keep that number of most recent printed jobs in the Output queue automatically deleting any excess jobs Note If this option is enabled and the numbe
150. ipity software com au support Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 76 Spectrophotometer The Spectrophotometer application allows for the measurement of colours with a Spectrophotometer The accuracy of the measured value can be viewed against an imported value when mapped through a selected ICC profile on f A Spectrophotometer NFR not for resale pomelo swdevel serendipity software c The window is split into two sections The right side allows for the import and viewing of a Special Set T xt Ae 10 M Show all swatches which is used as the comparison base The left side o aan Colourw Name Space Mode Tint Dotgain Curve displays the measured values Colourw Name Space Mode Tint Selecting a particular measured value matches the closest colour of the imported set giving it relative deltaE values These can also be filtered to only AAA show the closest matches for better viewing RRA Ye Load Set None Options 5 TE Applications Serendipity e Load Set Select a Special Colour Set to A sea dota pi load This is the set used to compare 0 colours Rendering Intent Relative Colorimetric H measured values with Choose from any of the Special Colour Sets created Spectrophotometer offline Match ICC Select a Match ICC profile From Lab text file Lab sample order Rev 1 03 E F Activate gt e Rendering Intent Select the rendering intent for the Match profile
151. is recommended the profiles be saved in the default ICC Monitor directory e Instrument Choose one of the supported devices from the list e Display Select your display type for calibration LCD CRT RAW Further details on how to configure a Monitor are available on our website under the HowTo Guides section http www serendipity software com au support Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 70 Press Agent The Press Agent application allows Veripress to be connected to a Press console through a network port After selecting the appropriate Press Agent Driver a press operator can load or turn softproofing jobs pages using press console buttons Press Agent admin golem swdevel serendipity software com au 9100 NFR not for resale Other options include interfacing with a press desk camera fetch back ios far SO The press operator turns a hardcopy page on the press desk SS ane ieee eE manana Press Agent will use the page recognition data from the AEE Goss omniPage 4 02 09 3 56 PM camera console to automatically load the correct left and Coss omnipage 4 02 09 3 56PM Stop y Message oss omnirage a right pages or page spreads Goss ommiage 6 03 09 3 81 PM Goss omniPage 6 03 09 3 51 PM Goss omniPage 6 03 09 3 51 PM Log The Press Agent window has a central Log panel to show events messages commands received from the press E console while the Agent is active BA Configure Sun The following sort columns
152. it can be run multiple times on the network Veripress has an input filter for most of the major manufacturers proprietary RIPs The input filters read the native RIP format and understand how jobs are assembled the plates associated with a job and the directory structure RIPs that include databases and impositions are also read and understood Jobs are proofed using the same post RIP data that goes to the press thus maintaining data integrity and accuracy of the proofs Files are ripped once by the proprietary RIP and output as many times as desired The jobs reside on the RIP are monitored by the Veripress Server and are displayed by the Client in the RIPMonitor with all associated plates stitched together The files can be selected and submitted for processing by the Server as desired or can be configured to process automatically At the processing point jobs are copied spooled over from the RIP to the Server leaving the original untouched Once the whole job is spooled the Server begins to work on the files Imaging is the first process to take place Imaging interprets the file format completes any imposition assembling required for supported imposition RIPs or any merging of CT LW files preserves any screening on the files and samples the jobs resolution to change it to that of the output format configured An intermediate file format is created at this point called the Imaged File The Imaged File can be viewed using the SoftProof uti
153. job name does not begin with the entered string e Does Not End With The job name does not end with the entered string e Is Not The job name is not the entered string exactly Match String Options e Add Adds the match string to the list e Apply Apply changes to the selected match string in the list e Delete Removes the currently selected match string from the list Further details on how to use Regular Expression are available on our website under the HowTo Guides section http www serendipity software com au support Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 39 Replace Colour Set The Replace Colour Set is used to match and replace certain colours as they pass through the system You can match and replace process or spot colours and choose to match by name or position Colours can be created directly or imported from popular desktop applications or a Special Colour Set There are a few uses for the Replace Colour Set It is used to create a digital blue line which replaces all colours with varying hues of blue allowing traps to be easily seen It can also be used for replacing special colours where the name varies such as Pantone 101C and Pantone 101CVC Toolbar Options e New Colour Creates a new untitled colour in the Epor Celou Se To Fie Peren Ser list Click on either the Match Plate or Original Process as name to change it e Delete Colours Deletes the selected colour s e Duplicate Colours M
154. k only in elements defined as Black text This can improve the clarity and sharpness of the text Press Note This option is not always suitable for use with printers using light black inks as many of these inks tend to have a non black hue e RGB ICC Profile Select an RGB Input profile This is used to convert input data from RGB to Lab and should be a scanner or digital camera profile e Press ICC Profile Select a Press profile This is a Match profile and is used to convert input data from CMYK to Lab This can be a multicolour profile or CMYK If you select a multicolour profile an additional option will become available Press Inks o Press Inks For multicolour press profiles you must specify the plates used in the ICC and the order of those plates Selecting this option displays a Special Colour Set chooser allowing you to select a pre defined set or create a new one Important Note For multicolour profiles to work you must create the same colour names used in the ICC and have them in the same order The order for the ICC is specified during ICC creation This is independent of the actual press order Change the order by dragging the colours around the set The order is specified as the Colour left column order descending e Upload ICC This is available on all of the ICC choosers If the ICC profile is located somewhere other than the default ICC folders you can use this function to upload it to the Server ICC
155. keep the log Older days are trimmed when the Server starts Zero 0 means the log will not be trimmed Processes Control the number of processes the machine will handle i e the number of Imaging and Rendering tasks simultaneously run on the Server The defaults are 1 1 Up to one imaging and rendering task can be set per CPU core the Server machine possesses In practice it is recommended the combined number of imaging and rendering tasks be set to no more than the number of cores For example 4 CPU cores 2 Image 2 Render Minimum Broadcast Interval Set the time interval the Server sends out updates to connected Clients The default value is 2s This is the minimum setting Zero 0 disables user configuration Output Unknown Files to Printer Output any unknown files direct to a printer If this is unchecked any unknown files will result in errors and will not be output Log Printed Jobs When enabled this option will log completed print jobs in the Server log The jobname and dimensions are noted Secure Mode Enable or disable Secure Mode Mail Server Enter the details of the mail server for error notification emails when using Secure Mode Sender Email Address Enter the details of the Sender From address for error notification emails Colour Management ICC Engine Accuracy Select Faster or Better depending on preferences Default ICC Profiles Select the default ICC profiles used Server Client General C
156. keys for multi selection e Rename Colours Pops up a renaming window allowing you to change the name on one or more colours simultaneously e Import Patches from Files Allows you to import a patch set from a colour data file such as those of colour standards or ICC profile makers A file chooser will display allowing you to navigate to the file location e Reorder Patches Allows you to reorder the patches Selecting this will display another window where you can select one or more colours and drag them into a new order You can also use the up and down arrow keys and shift or control to multi select e Generate Patches from ICC Allows you to select an ICC profile from which to create a set of patches Selecting this option displays a file chooser for you to select an ICC profile You are then prompted for the number of patches to generate The minimum number is 16 and maximum is 512 Note When creating or importing new colours they are stored with the default tolerance settings This is user configurable and should be set before the patch set is created Patch Definition On the left are a series of controls allowing you to define each patch Selecting a patch from the list will load the colour into the colour match box at the top and load the Lab CMYK values into the respective fields To change the value simply type the new number into the relevant field L 78 88 a 2 63 b 33 13 Ae Tolerance AH Tolerance e Lab
157. knr c is not needed as part of any program generated from the IJG code this does not limit you more than the foregoing paragraphs do The Graphics Interchange Format O is the Copyright property of CompuServe Incorporated GIF sm is a Service Mark property of CompuServe Incorporated Copyright O 1980 1993 The Regents of the University of California All Rights Reserved Redistribution and use in source and binary forms with or without modification are permitted provided that the following conditions are met 1 Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer 2 Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and or other materials provided with the distribution 3 All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software must display the following acknowledgment 4 This product includes software developed by the University of California Berkeley and its contributors 5 Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS AS IS AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
158. l automatically display the latest version of the page Note An option to Edit the Touch Console User Interface is available via the File and contextual menus in the SoftProof application for Veripress Blackmagic Softproofing Add On users only below Edit Touch Console UI Opens an Edit Interface window to allow for the configuration of the enabled visible buttons for control of SoftProof in the Main screen of the Touch Console Enable or disable buttons by selecting them Those disabled will appear with a red cross and will be excluded from the Touch Console when using it Lo X 4 Lo lt to view softproofs E The Toolbar has a Preview checkbox to see how the Touch Console controls will appear and a Reset button to restore and enable all buttons a A x EIEEE Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 82 Application Menu Items The Veripress Application menu provides access to direct job submission options system settings and extra functions and utilities Submit Files Select files to send to a Media and Pagesetup for processing One or more files may be selected for processing Selecting Open will present a chooser showing the Pagesetups or Pagesetup Pools and Medias available Choose the combination to submit the files to and click the Submit button This will copy the files into the system for processing The flow control can be enabled to hold the job after imaging or rendering the number of copies can
159. lected differing parameter values will be shown by bold underlined field titles in the configuration panels The display panel is interactive and is used to e Select one or more individual pages within a signature for editing in the Pages panel e Select pages for grouping or ungrouping pairing or page offset e Show where pages of multi selected signatures fit within a publication in a bottom Page Navigator panel Pages belonging to the signatures are shown in green pages from non selected signatures are shown in red doubled up pages are shown in purple Selecting all signatures makes it simple to check the integrity of the Signature Group e Select a page from the Page Navigator to highlight which signature it belongs to When viewing multiple signatures the thumbnail sizes can be increased or decreased with the cmd keys Mac or ctrl Win Plate Turn the Plate options on or off by selecting the Use Plate tick box The Plate settings are e Width e Height e Centre Offset The value to offset the centre by This is dependent upon the gripper position e Gripper Size e Gripper Position The plate width and height will alter the press Sheet size if the plate size is larger If the pla
160. lename such as job cyan tif where we parse the name in the forward direction we describe the first part as name to separator full stop and the next part as plate to full stop Discard Separator creates the two parts as job and cyan Include Separator with this part for name would produce a part as job Include Separator with next part plate produces a part as cyan This is only used if the separator is a character you want to display in the RIPMonitor such as a page marker The most commonly used option is Discard Separator In the above example if the option Include Separator with Next Part was used we could not identify the colours as it will be called cyan Down gt 3 Jobname Plate gt 4 Publication Pages gt 5 Display Tabs 3 Jobname Plate This tab allows you to configure which parts should be grouped together to complete a job and which part identifies the plates of the job You can specify how the plates are described and control specific mapping Job Grouping e Only group files in the same directory as job Check this box to group filenames together in a directory Files in different directories will not be grouped Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 25 This is used when job directories are created containing all the plates Sometimes the filenames vary for the name of the job but because they are all placed in one directory per job they can be grouped together e Group files with pa
161. les can then be submitted for de imposition from the RIPMonitor and separated during processing into smaller groups or individual pages to fit the printer or to view a publication in its intended form The interface has a toolbar with various options and a series of five 5 panels used to configure the Signatures A display panel shows the layout of the selected signature s to the right Toolbar Options e Group Groups two or more pages together Pages must be the same size and alignment The Group button is only available when valid pages are selected e Ungroup Ungroup a group of pages Only available when a group is selected e Suppress Pages Suppress the selected page or pages marks it as not for print e Auto Paginate Automatically allocates page numbers to the signature This will include any page currently suppressed e Offset Page Numbers Offsets the selected page numbers by the desired amount A popup window allows you to enter the offset value to be added to or subtracted from the page numbers e Edit Page Numbers Edits the page number of those selected Tab moves to the next selected page The page numbers can also be edited by clicking on the page e Pair Pages Automatically pairs the pages along the long sides The pages must match the headers must be in the same position and they must be joined no gaps If there Veripress Use
162. licating Signatures sses 45 Editing Page Numbers sses 44 Grid ATIPE Scannai 46 GTIP DEF DIZO Sidi 46 Grouping Pages usina 44 Import Signatures eset 45 Language Encoding 45 Multi selecting Signatures sss 45 Offset Page Numbers sessen 44 Page Attributes venatadaninnniaiinanasin 47 Page head direction emcccincinnnmmmmn 47 Page Oriental Oldies 46 P r Pape Silina 45 Plate OPUS ass amonio 46 Press Sheet etnias asii 46 Rename Signatures cscs 45 Rotate Selected Signatures sses 45 Rotating Signatures 45 Selecting Importadas 45 Setting Page SIC 46 Setting Page Width 46 Suppress Pages in 44 Toolate 44 SME INE oeta A 37 SOUP TOOL iosia ioo E E 71 Allow Multiple Windows nsss 72 Apply a Replace Colour Set 74 Back Page Rotation ees 72 NA a ave 76 Channel VIEWET aiii 74 CHANME Siac a A 74 Edit IMPOSITION sra 75 Edit Plate Colonias 74 Edit Touch Console UL 72 BTLOCUS aa e AA 76 Excess Ink Weight Area sess 76 Export Vallenar 76 mMk Key Table stoi a 76 A Nantes 76 Ink Weight Calculator sesser 76 MEW EIEN nara 73 THK KY VIE Wet ionii no 76 JOD AT Os oe da e 73 LOPE 73 Navigator Menu cunas 73 NOTES carcinoma 74 Page Tide ai re ida 73 Press Configuration 72 Publicati NS vaina iaa 75 Resampling Algorithm sses 72 SECUNO iras 72 SNOW Back Pape Uan 75 Ta DSe penea aR 73 DOVIS ardid 73 SLOTEN O A D OEA E 90 Special Colour Set ussite 47 Adding Colours from Library
163. lity The file format maintains all the plates associated with the job and is viewed at the full output resolution The Imaged File can also be re submitted at any time for processing to the same or a different output There is no need to spool and interpret the job again Many Veripress workflows will primarily use these imaged files for proofing After the imaging process has completed the job is passed to the rendering engine This takes the Imaged File and creates the file ready for output The process includes applying any output characteristics such as orientation cropping colour management ICC Profiles and creation of the output file The Imaged File can be rendered as many times as desired Each time any of the output characteristics can be changed prior to rendering Once the job is rendered it is saved internally as a Serendipity Blackmagic Image file and can be forwarded to a remote location for viewing The Client monitors the whole process from start to finish showing a jobs progress in a QueueManager and QueueStatus window Jobs can be managed separately by placing a job on hold releasing a job cancelling or promoting as desired The processes queues can be paused at any time holding all jobs from spooling imaging amp rendering If a job fails the error can be examined rectified and the job retried There are logs reporting all Server and Client functionality and job information from first detection on the RIP to final ou
164. ll windows and positions are saved and remembered Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 85 Accounts Admin Secure Mode Veripress gives users the option to login using Secure Mode which allows the administrator to create accounts for users and groups with each group configured to allow or deny its users access to particular applications and functions When Secure Mode is active users are required to enter a username and password whenever the Client is started or users are changed The username and password are both case sensitive The Accounts Admin menu option is selected in order to display the panels for configuring any Users and Groups and these should be created prior to activating Secure Mode Y 7veripress v p golem swdevel serendipity software com au 9100 The Log Out option only appears once Secure Mode has been activated Selecting this while using Veripress in Secure Mode Names o E simultaneously logs the current user out and generates the Login window with options to login as a new user and select a Server to connect to or Quit the application While the Login window is displayed the Client is effectively locked to all users The Server will y ms continue to operate normally Password Setting up Users and User Groups Veripress s Secure Mode is set inactive by default The software will continue to function normally whether or not Secure Mode is activated Important Note It is recommended all users
165. llows for the assignment alteration and management of plates to polled RIP jobs BookMonitor The BookMonitor module displays the publications polled from planning files using the BookFilter data type The publications can be expanded to show a list of pages and filenames associated with each page The module allows for quick viewing of large multi section or multi edition publications such as newspapers When View Original Rendered or FlipBook are selected for a publication in the BookMonitor it searches the chosen queues in the QueueManager for filenames matching those in the page list and assembles them on the fly for proofing in the SoftProof or FlipBook applications The Page Navigator in both applications SoftProof amp FlipBook will show any pages missing C repels bookies polling stows e Mes from the publication those that have not yet arrived from the rata as RIP E Polling OFF x ue Toolbar Options e Expand Collapse Jobs Expand or Collapse the selected publications to list individual pages Double clicking a publication in the display panel will also expand collapse the page list e Poll Poll the selected BookFilter for any planning files Once polled a list of the available planning file publications will be displayed e Toggle Bookfilter Polling Enable Disable e Show BookFilter Menu Enable Disable a dropdown menu e Show Bookfilter List Enable Disable e View Original Opens the Imaged Preview
166. lternative page lf F if 19532 GOLF TEXT job IMPOSITION Page 7 19532 GOLF TEXT job Page 007 IMPOSITION 07 Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 68 Light Red indicates the page is not in the FlipBook This occurs when there are other pages 116 117 greater than the numbers displayed This could be due to the imposition signature not yet being rendered As they render you can simply reload the publication to update the pages The status colours are updated whenever Reload Publication is selected A bar directly above the Page Navigator displays the Job Name for each currently viewed page on the left and right sides respectively Pages with more than one version will show a dropdown to select which version to view The Page Numbers being viewed are shown in the centre of the bar Menu Options The following are available from the FlipBook File Menu e Open Publication e Reload Publication e Export e Export as Spreads e Export as Movie Two other options are also available e Edit Touch Console UI Veripress Blackmagic Softproofing Add on Only Opens an Edit Interface window allowing for the configuration of the buttons enabled and visible for control of the FlipBook in the Main screen of the Touch Console see the Applications Touch Console section for more information Enable or disable buttons by clicking on them Those disabled will appear with a red cross and will be excluded from the Touch Console when using
167. ly from the RIPMonitor as desired M Enable AutoProofing Alternatively you can configure the RIP to have jobs submitted Printing automatically via the AutoProof facility This way any new job that El appears if stable and meets the specified criteria will be submitted for processing The options available are listed below Use Pagesetup Use PagesetupPool Choose firstpagesetup Criteria e Enable AutoProofing Turns AutoProofing on or off Delay seconds e Printing Specifies how the jobs are to be printed Options Minimum Plate Count 0 are Must Have C IM IY IK o Copies Specify the number of copies to be printed A rapto Default is 0 Advanced o Use Pagesetup Print to the selected Pagesetup x o Use Pagesetup Pool Print to the selected Pagesetup E E Pool o Choose Select an existing Pagesetup or Pagesetup Pool The chooser allows you to create a new one if necessary Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 43 Criteria You can select certain conditions that must exist before a job is automatically submitted The options are e Delay seconds The length of time to wait to see if a job changes prior to submitting A job may change as other plates are RIPped and added to the job A suitable amount of time needs to be specified in order to ensure a complete job is submitted e Minimum Plate Count Specify a certain number of plates that must exist before a job is submitted for
168. memory used by the Postscript RIP The default is OMB which uses the internal default amount Maximum Memory for Rotation Set the maximum memory used for Rotation The default is OMB Server chooses the default depending on system configuration Low Quality Thumbnail Selecting this produces a lower quality thumbnail This is faster but some detail may be lost in the thumbnail Compression Control the compression for the intermediate file format the Imaged file Choices are Faster or Better The default is Faster Maximum Print Preview Resolution Set the maximum SystemSettings Server Client _ General Colour Management Working Paths Default units em 189 Maximum Memory For PS RIP Maximum Memory For Rotation Compression Maximum Print Preview Resolution Polling Service Refresh advanced requires server restart Server Back Log OMB OMB l Low quality thumbnail faster Faster 3 DPI Om 0h 0s 0 Image 1 g Render 1 Minimum Broadcast Interval equires server restart Mail Server Sender Email Address Os Output unknown files to printer l l Log printed jobs Secure mode resolution for the rendered preview The default is 180dpi Polling Service Refresh Set the interval between poll service checks i e how long between checks to see if any RIPs require polling The default is 50 seconds if the times are left at 0 Server Back Log Number of days to
169. monitored in the ClusterStatus module see the Monitor Modules ClusterStatus section for more information Menu Options The following options are available from a contextual right click menu within the Cluster Node panel e Add Node Add a Cluster Node that cannot be seen Sometimes Nodes on subnets cannot be detected Selecting this allows you to enter the hostname or IP address of the Node and add it to the list manually The Node to be added must be running e Add Processing Pool Select change or remove the current Pagesetup Pool for which the Node performs Image and Render tasks e Remove All Offline Slaves Nodes Remove a Node from the list that has gone offline e Remove Node Available for offline Nodes only This option removes the selected Node from the list Further details on how to use the ClusterManager are available on our website under the HowTo Guides section http www serendipity software com au support Densitometer The Densitometer application allows you to measure and display density readings with a supported Spectrophotometer When measuring a patch the densities of all four process CMYK colours making up the patch are read The Last Measured panel in the top half of the application window shows the density and dot percentage values for the dominant process colour of the measured patch with the values of the other three colours to the right The values can be recorded and saved to a file if desired No
170. mum preview resolution for SoftProof for both Imaged and Rendered options The default is zero 0 which is the full job resolution of the output file Colour Management Choose Default Match ICC Profile Select a default match ICC profile for accurate display of CMYK data Calcheck Managed Enabling this will display the current calibration status of the selected monitor When selected there will be a transparent icon showing a green tick or a red cross This icon is shown in the corner of the monitor and is always on top of other windows The icon can be moved to any corner by clicking and dragging close to the corner Its status depends on the expiration time of the monitor calibration as set below and the Calcheck status Use Native Profile Enable this to use the operating system defined ICC profile for colour management The Client will use Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 Server Client General Colour Management Application Shortcuts Match Fs Choose Default Match ICC Profile Applications Serend coated_v2_eciF39 icc Monitor 1 Calcheck Managed Use Native Profile gl sF Choose Monitor ICC Profile q Library ColorSync Pro plays iMac 4272580 icc Resolution gt Use system setting 93 x 95 DPI Calibration expires gt Never Custom resolution 72 DPI Never fi Monitor 2 Calcheck Managed Use Native Profile g d Choose Monitor ICC Profile h
171. n it is advisable to have Sheet Auto Rotation turned off otherwise the job rotation will be calculated twice again increasing the process time Increasing system memory can also improve processing times Centering Choose between Vertically or Horizontally Use this if you need to centre a job at any time In particular you may need to use it when printing to a double sided printer to help match the front and back sides Accuracy Correction Compensate for media stretch or paper feed errors by specifying a correction amount for width and height Cropping Crop the job in all directions When specifying cropping you will need to take into account any rotation that has been applied as cropping takes place after rotation Auto Crop Enables auto cropping to remove blank area around an image The crop stops at the first coloured pixel encountered in the file image Margins Specify a margin around the job You may have to specify a margin to shift a job over or compensate for a printer s set margin As with cropping take rotation into account Effects Mirror or Negative your job by enabling either option Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 37 Note The Mirror and Negative effects in the Sheet panel differ to those in the Effects panel in that they apply the effect at the Imaging stage of processing Further details on how to configure a calibrated Pagesetup and Media are available on our website under the HowTo Guides section
172. n the RIPMonitor and are able to be matched to colours in the System Specials colour set see System Settings Colour Management A list of plates requiring mapping can be created e Case Sensitive Mapping Select this if the mapping should check for case e Add Add the mapping to the list e Apply Apply changes to the currently selected mapping e Delete Delete the currently selected mapping from the list e Prefix number literals with user text Add a prefix to numbers you are polling For example if the colour is called 254 you can prefix the word pantone in front of the number making the special plate become pantone 254 Tabs 4 Publication Pages This tab is where parts can be identified from the Filename Break Down as a Publication and a Page This can help with autoproofing as ajob can be automatically filtered and gain all the attributes available to publications such as grouping in the QueueManager and the Pages pane in SoftProof e Page numbers are o Defined by words Attempts to assign page numbers from letters o Defined by numbers Attempts to assign page numbers as numbers Numbers must be greater than 0 o Defined by sequence 1A 1B 2A 2B Attempts to assign page numbers in sequential order e Page number part Select the part that identifies the Page number from Jobname Colour Extensions or None e Case Sensitive Mapping Select this if the mapping should check for case e Publication Part
173. new output 3 The name Untitled should be highlighted If not select it type a new name and press Enter This name will appear in the Output and Pagesetup Now configure the Media to your requirements 4 Select the appropriate output driver for your files from the pull down list of licensed modules in the Output Driver section 5 Configure your Resolution Colourspace and any custom settings required 6 Choose your ICC profiles and method of Output Screening to be applied Colour Correction LUT s may also be assigned here 7 Save the setup Pagesetup Configuration Once an Output and a Media are configured and saved 1 Choose Pagesetup from the Data Types list and create a new Pagesetup This will automatically select the Output created above 2 The name Untitled should be highlighted If not select it type a new name and press Enter Initially the most important parts to configure are the Output and Media linked to the Pagesetup 3 Assign the Output to the Pagesetup using the Change Output button 4 Assign the Media to the Pagesetup using the Change Media button This is the default Media for the Pagesetup Jobs will be printed using this Media unless another is chosen when the job is submitted Apply any Colour Correction Curves if required Go to the ICC Profiles section Select files for RGB ICC amp Press ICC profiles respectively Configure the other panels of the Pagesetup to suit your requirements
174. ni cidad 24 Definition Sicistinae 24 Interface Options oes 23 JOD GROUPING iaa 25 Plate Identification eee 26 Plate MappIDBi aras 26 Separator Opti0NS occociccccicoconnonnnennencnnos 25 Tabs GollectFles arco 24 A aan 27 Filename Break Down sses 24 OPON S nada 24 Jobname Plate 25 Publication Pages 26 Publication Part sses 26 Section Patisiani 27 A ER 23 VO IN Onision isiin 54 56 Jobs Viewing in RIPMonitor seses 56 K Knockout Eariananiirarasiar ideados 48 L Language Encoding Signature GTO UP cada 45 Linearisation LOT cocicicicdicicocononnnsm 29 Linux What s on the DVD icccoiciciccincnnmmemm 6 L calhost Polinesia 18 Log File Web Server asedio 94 O aeae E ON 36 M Macintosh Installation sesser 7 DOCK Start ICON Stie 7 NFOI TOE A nance aE 7 What s on the DVD nincisimeciieiiiiii 6 Margi Sind 36 37 Match Items Regular Expression 39 MG OTA a inscentcemnncncuh na AS 27 Calcheck Info vasinsranaiain cines 28 Colour Correction isei 29 CONMS UL ALON ie 10 FM Screening ou eeeseecesesseeeesesteteseeeeeeeeseeeees 29 Halftone Screening sesser 30 CC Profile Sancii 29 OUI st a a a a ai 28 Output Screening sssssssssssssresrrsesrrnrrnen 29 Paper role aan 29 Screen Printing indian citas 29 Usa aa n a aai 28 Metastasio 52 Minimum Plate Count 44 MONITO nadaa 49 Add Modules dai 49 Contisuratiois nana 11 Edit Mode seems niyetten 49 Imaging Thumbnail 59 Layout OPHON Siipscratiaicinainacts 49
175. ning select Application gt Monitor Make sure the Queues tab is selected in the Monitor window top of screen The basic factory setup has a QueueManager QueueStatus Thumbnails and Logs that are set to look at default queues These are configured across two tabs The QueueManager top half needs to be configured to look at the Spool Auto Detect Image Render and new Output queues to monitor and manage jobs through the system To configure 2 Right click in the QueueManager section and Monitor NFR not for resale localhost 9100 select Configure gt Queue Order Quesetara Ca 3 Select all the queues on the left and drag them across to the right list at the bottom 4 Click OK Now configure the QueueStatus window in the bottom left corner These monitor the jobs progress in a particular queue ow Jobs 15 M Active M Waiting M Done 5 Right click in the QueueStatus window bottom right and select Queue Order 6 Select Image Render Spool and new Printer and drag them over to the right side No need to monitor Auto Detect here 7 Select Spool in the right list and drag it to the top of the list The order should be Spool Image Render Output 8 Click OK when done The Monitor now has a basic setup Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 11 RIPMonitor Configuration If you are proofing RIPped data a RIPMonitor needs to be configured This will be done in a new tab in the Monitor ap
176. ns together greatly improving the speed efficiency and automation of softproofing in publishing press environments Bookfilter works similarly to a Job Genie based RIP queue in Veripress but rather ok Driver EAE PG pagelt 18 than polling for RIP jobs it polls for publication planning files Publications in the olling planning files are then displayed in the BookMonitor and may be selected for a foda Poll interval 1000h f 2m amp S O ftp ro O fi ng Fast Polling M Log Statistics de JobGenie Aachen eae planning files Publications displayed in the BookMonitor can be expanded to show a list of footy To Flrubicaion Name jb Nane pages and filenames associated with each page as defined by the planning file The Bookfilter maps the page filenames to processed jobs in the QueueManager When the publication is selected for softproofing the Bookfilter searches the QueueManager for matching jobnames and collects them into a single publication Any missing pages will appear as red in the page navigator Configuration Options Driver e Book Driver Select the appropriate driver for the planning file format used Polling e Enable polling Enable or disable the polling of planning files e Language Encoding Set the encoding to match your system to display filenames correctly e Poll Interval Configure how frequently you should poll the files The Poll Interval should be set according to
177. ns allowing you to add characters before or after the names Import Signatures Import a signature made by another application The available types are o DynaStrip Files are usually named with a sheet number and a dsf extension o Preps Files are Prep Templates o Krause Files usually end in a number such as jobname 001 o JDF Files usually have a jdf extension o Facilis Files are usually named with a dai extension Selective Import Enable this to choose or alter any all Signatures from the source file prior to import The following options are available o Group Pages Group the pages together as they are imported The pages must be the same size and align for grouping The diagram shows a pink line around individual pages when they are not grouped or around all pages when they are grouped Pages must group for pairing to work o Inclusive This option attempts to group pages with parameters alignments differing by very small amounts o Rotation Choose to rotate the signatures during import o Offset Page Numbers Offset the page numbers of those signatures imported by a number Imported JDF files generally need to have the Offset Page Numbers set to 1 otherwise the first page will begin at 0 This can be changed after import if necessary Top Align Left Align Optional ways of viewing the interface depending on your display and preferred layout Close Page Number Gaps Use this to close the page numbers after pai
178. ntextual right click menu ClusterStatus The ClusterStatus is a monitor allowing you to see the current Imaging and Rendering status of jobs on any active Master Servers or Cluster Nodes ClusterManager Open the ClusterManager application to manage the Cluster Refresh Update the status Increase Inset Increases the gap between the list items Decrease Inset Decreases the gap between the list items Font Options Allows you to change the size of the text DropZone A DropZone is a place where you can drag and drop files for processing The user selects Pagesetups Pagesetup Pools or the Studio application Asset queue to add to the DropZone as a DropSpot These DropSpots accept the same file formats as the DropFolder Postscript PDF JPEG TIFF Image Serendipity Blackmagic Image EPS PNG The available contextual menu options are Add DropSpot Select one or more Pagesetups Media to add to the DropZone Selecting this displays a chooser window showing all available Pagesetups Media Add Asset DropSpot Adds a DropSpot for the Asset queue Assets are then manually laid out nested and printed using the Studio application See Applications Studio for more information Reorder DropSpots Displays a reorder window Select one or more DropSpots in the list and drag them to a new location or use the up and down arrow keys to move the position Click OK when finished Increase DropSpot Inset Increases the size o
179. nu available in the colour list panel Replacement Method Tabs There are five 5 tabbed panels where colours are created or imported when making a Replace Set Each tab performs a specific replacement function Tab 1 Process This tab allows you to specify any of the Process CMYK colours you want to be replaced Each of the process colours listed in the panel has e A swatchbox showing the replacement for the process colour left Double click this box to import a replacement colour e An editable naming field for the process colour and e A Reset button for the colour of the process plate lower right and a Cancel button to switch off replacement for that process colour upper right Process colour replacement is set to Off for all 4 colours by default Tab 2 Exact When using the Exact replacement method only incoming colours precisely matching the Match Plate name will be replaced with the new colour Matching is not case sensitive Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 40 Tab 3 Partial When using the Partial replacement method any incoming colours are replaced with the new colour if any part of the name matches the Match Plate name Matching is not case sensitive Tab 4 Position The Position method replaces any incoming Special colour in a particular plate position with the new colour The Exact Partial and Position panels have a Search box at the top right used for locating colours in the replacement list The list it
180. o display information appropriate to their location Done 33 Elapsed 00 04 48 The Monitor can be in one of two modes Edit or Use Edit This mode allows the user to move and resize modules on a tab The mouse pointer changes to a cross when in Edit mode Resize a module by grabbing the corners or sides and dragging to the preferred size Click anywhere in the modules and drag it to the desired position Modules close together will snap to each other While in Edit mode all Monitor Modules have a contextual menu available right click with the following options e Remove Module Removes the module from the Monitor tab e Set Size For Module Allow the user to enter a width and height in pixels for the selected module via a resize popup e Duplicate Module Duplicates the selected module The duplicate has all the size layout and configuration options of the original e Use Layout Switches the Monitor to Use Mode Use This is the normal user mode It locks the module sizes and position and allows you to configure the modules preferences and manage jobs Select this after Editing to use the configured layout Menu Options Layout e Edit Switches the Monitor to Edit Mode see above explanation e Use Switches the Monitor to Use Mode see above explanation e Dynamic Update Enables or disables updates to the modules while in Edit mode e Show Titlebars Shows or hides module titlebars
181. o permit linking proprietary applications with the library If this is what you want to do use the GNU Library General Public License instead of this License Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 102 Copyright The XFree86 Project Inc Copyright 1994 1995 The XFree86 Project Inc All Rights Reserved Permission is hereby granted free of charge to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files the Software to deal in the Software without restriction including without limitation the rights to use copy modify merge publish distribute sublicense and or sell copies of the Software and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so subject to the following conditions The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT IN NO EVENT SHALL THE XFREE86 PROJECT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT TORT OR OTHERWISE ARISING FROM OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE Except as contained in this notice the name of the XFree86 Project shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale use or other
182. of the selected publication in SoftProof e View Printed Opens the Rendered Preview of the selected publication in SoftProof e View FlipBook Opens the selected publication in FlipBook e Queue Order Select this to choose the Output queue in the QueueManager the Bookfilter will search for matching Imaged or Rendered job pages e Calculate Ink Weight Open the Ink Weights calculator window for the selected publication Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 50 View Options The following sort columns can be selected using the contextual right click menu on the sort column header bar in the Display panel e Name The name of the Publication Page sourced from the planning file e Section Lists the section part of a page as defined in the Bookfilter JobGenie optional e Page The page number of the page file as defined in the planning file e Date Date Timestamp of the planning file e Date of Issue The publication date of the publication page as defined in the planning file The order of the columns can be changed by clicking and dragging them to the desired position or by using the Configure Headers option under the contextual right click menu The contextual menu also has options to Edit BookFilter change the Colour Scheme of the BookMonitor window pick Font Options and choose the Language Encoding of the incoming poll data ClientLog The ClientLog displays any messages that pop up during normal Client operati
183. olour Management Working Paths ICC Engine Accuracy Default ICC Profiles when first creating a new Pagesetup Input profiles and Media Output profiles Version 3 4 spot colour handling This is a compatibility Input RGB Profile de Input CMYK Profile a Output RGB Profile F Output CMYK Profile monitors sRGB_v4_ICC_preference icc fogra altona testsuite SOcoated_v2_eciF39 icc monitors sRGB_v4_ICC_preference icc fogra altona testsuite SOcoated_v2_eciF39 icc setting for users with Spot colour setups upgraded from Veripress v3 4 or earlier to get consistent results from spot jobs It is recommended as a temporary setting only and setups should be recreated using the improved and more accurate post v3 4 spot colour handling Apply ICC Correction to CMYK Specials Select this to apply ICC correction to CMYK Specials Force Relative Colourimetric Media White Various ICC profiling packages and some older ICC v2 profiles included an Version 3 4 spot colour handling Apply ICC Correction to CMYK Specials Force Relative Colourimetric Media White Ok Change System Specials serendipity specials A Unknown Specials serendipity specials Cancel 0K Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 89 Lab value for media paper white in the Relative Colourimetric Intent LUT This has the effect of printing a paper layer when printing with Rel
184. olour patch e Delta b The measured delta b of the colour patch e Location Used in monitor Calchecks Shows from which of the nine screen positions the patch was measured For print Calchecks this field will read N A Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 62 Device Spectrophotometer Panel This panel allows you to choose whether a Print or a Monitor Calcheck is required and which measuring instrument is to be used e Device Choose whether to Calcheck for a Print or a Monitor Print Mode e Spectrophotometer Choose which Spectrophotometer is to be used for measurement from the list of supported instruments e Measure Initialises the chosen instrument and opens a popup window to select which Calcheck Chart is to be measured Measurement begins after the chart is selected The data from a chart measured by a third party software package can be loaded for a Calcheck be selecting CGATS ISO12642 file from the instrument list The file must have been saved in an appropriate format e Print Chart Opens a chooser window to select the Calcheck Chart for printing and the Pagesetup and Media to submit the chart to The chart will be printed in a configuration suitable for reading by the chosen instrument Monitor Mode e Instrument Choose which display Spectrophotometer is to be used for measurement from the list of supported instruments e Measurement Type Select which of the nine 9 areas of the monitor to Calcheck or choose 3x
185. olourspace of the plate Values Shows the colourspace values of the colour Mode The Paint Mode of the colour Overprint Knockout Primer Opaque or Transparent Tint The tint or intensity of the colour DotGain Curve The name of the DotGain Curve applied to the plate if any Weight g m The press Ink Weight of the colour in g m if assigned Double clicking on an empty area of the list panel will open an Add Colours To Library window allowing you to add colours to the set Double clicking on a selected colour in the list will open an Add Colours From Library window allowing you to replace it with a chosen colour Colour Adjustment This panel allows you to view and adjust the colourspace values and plate properties of a selected colour The name of the colour selected is shown at the top A window displays the Original colour and the Modified colour as adjustments are made A correctly calibrated monitor with an assigned Match ICC profile will display an accurate representation of the colours Available adjustment options are ColourSpace Choose between Lab or CMYK The sliders change accordingly allowing you to make any adjustments to the Lab or CMYK values The values can also be entered directly or fine tuned using the up down arrows Paint Mode Choose the Paint mode for the colour The choices are o Overprint Knockout Primer Opaque Adds an Opacity slider Transparent Tint Adjust the intensity of the
186. ols available to check every aspect of the job at any stage of production or processing SoftProof can be used in conjunction with or instead of a hardcopy proof Using a calibrated monitor and configured Press settings proofs can be viewed with precise colour accuracy and verified onscreen All job plates are shown and can be turned on or off or changed as desired Colour attributes and plate characteristics can be changed to see the effects of different printing processes including paper types and the effects of show through from the reverse side The data can be exported to various formats including CIP3 and PDF An InkKeyViewer below can display a job as it would be on the press with the values for each Key The ink weight can be calculated and over ink areas identified The proof can also be verified using the Calcheck application to give a pass or fail status in accordance with colour standards Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 71 File Menu Options Open Files Load an image file directly into SoftProof Supported file types are Canon RAW format CRW JPEG PNG PPM Serendipity Blackmagic Image and Tiff Open Jobs Load completed jobs into SoftProof A QueueManager window will open showing available jobs Once selected choose whether to load the Imaged or Rendered file Save Save the preview as a Blackmagic Image file This can be submitted or placed in a hot folder or on a DropSpo
187. ome mandy Library C lay 4247891 Golem icc Resolution Use system setting 99 x 98 Calibration expires a Never Custom resolution 72 90 the monitor profile as setup for the operating system i e Mac OS will use what is in the Display Preferences Colour tab Windows will use the Display Adapter Settings The Client will use the monitor profile as setup for the operating system i e Mac OS will use what is in the Display Preferences Colour tab Windows will use the Display Adapter Settings Choose Monitor ICC Profile Select a monitor ICC profile for the display the Client is running on The profiles are used so any colour element viewed on the display is shown as accurately as possible This includes SoftProof and any colour swatch It is recommended the monitor be calibrated and set to the same match profile as is used for the softproofing Pagesetup Resolution Choose the default resolution to use for the monitors This is used in SoftProof for calculating various fit methods Options include o Use System Settings The Client will calculate the system s monitor resolution o Custom Resolution Specify your own resolution o Calibration Expires Set a reminder to popup when a calibration needs updating Additional Monitors Specific settings may be set for each monitor when in a multi monitor environment The System Settings will show additional sections with Monitor 2 Monitor 3 etc listed To identify which m
188. ompliance by third parties to this License If as a consequence of a court judgment or allegation of patent infringement or for any other reason not limited to patent issues conditions are imposed on you whether by court order agreement or otherwise that contradict the conditions of this License they do not excuse you from the conditions of this License If you cannot distribute so as to satisfy simultaneously your obligations under this License and any other pertinent obligations then as a consequence you may not distribute the Program at all For example if a patent license would not permit royalty free redistribution of the Program by all those who receive copies directly or indirectly through you then the only way you could satisfy both it and this License would be to refrain entirely from distribution of the Program If any portion of this section is held invalid or unenforceable under any particular circumstance the balance of the section is intended to apply and the section as a whole is intended to apply in other circumstances It is not the purpose of this section to induce you to infringe any patents or other property right claims or to contest validity of any such claims this section has the sole purpose of protecting the integrity of the free software distribution system which is implemented by public license practices Many people have made generous contributions to the wide range of software distributed through that system in relian
189. on An active selected Media is highlighted in blue If no Media is selected the submitted job s will be output to the Pagesetup s default Media Note The Serendipity Client saves the last Pagesetup and Media selection so it need not be selected every time a job is submitted to the same Pagesetup Information Panel This panel displays the settings for the currently selected Pagesetup or Media Submit Options The lower section of the Submit window has the following options available when submitting files Flow Control e Hold After Imaging Check this box to hold the job after the Imaging stage has completed Held jobs can be released to continue processing via the QueueManager toolbar or contextual right click menu e Hold After Rendering Check this box to hold the job after the Rendering stage has completed Held jobs can be released to continue processing via the QueueManager toolbar or contextual right click menu e Nest Submits the jobs for imaging and rendering then on to be nested with other jobs Nesting criteria are defined in the Output for the Pagesetup Media to which the job is sent see Workbench Output for further information e Rotate 90 Rotates the job 90 degrees This will override any rotation settings in a Pagesetup Copies e No of copies field Enter the number of copies of the job to be printed e Copy Lock button Locks the number of copies to be printed for any files submitted until unlocked and
190. on Join our Forum and become part of the Serendipity community Mailing Lists Receive updates as they are released via email daily or in digest form Product info ProductName Serendipity Blackmagic version 4 0 Build 21029 Product Created Jul 22 2009 13 11 48 ProductType NFR not for resale Hostname golem swdevel serendipity software com au Operating system Darwin 9 7 0 i386 Dongle serial no 48feb2441538 Dongle created Wed Oct 22 15 55 32 2008 Licensed modules Available Printers Canon BJC 8500 Rev 3 04 Canon imagePROGRAF W6400 W8400 Rev 1 07 Canon iPF5000 iPF8000 PF9000 Rev 1 07 Support To access the Serendipity Support site select this option from the menu This is the same as if you accessed the Serendipity Software website directly From here you can download databases release notes manuals updates tutorials FAQs and other helpful information You will need to have an active Internet connection for access to the support website function Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 94 Troubleshooting Clustering Here are some suggestions of where to look if you run into trouble and experience problems when using a Cluster Jobs Not Processing Through a Cluster Node The possible reasons for this are e The Cluster Node is not configured to image render or both Check the ClusterStatus to see if either of the processing tasks have been disabled To enable them open the ClusterManager and
191. on Model Media Type Paper source Sheet size page sizes Sheet width for user defined page sizes Sheet height for user defined page sizes Cutter Cantral Auto Publication Name Units for user defined amp Epson 7880 None 1440 00 by 1440 00 dpi CMYK None 0 Off Custom Printer Settings Epson Stylus Pro 7880 9880 7450 9450 PX 7500N 9500N Options Stylus Pro 7880 PX 7500N Premium Semimatte Photo Paper 250 Roll Roll Paper Roll mm 0 0000 0 0000 Auto Cuttina On e Open Archive Open a previously saved archive A chooser window allows you to browse and select an archive sdb file to load You can also load an archive by dragging the database into an open Archiver Save Archive Saves the archive to a sdb file Close Archive Closes the currently opened Archive Perform Full Backup Adds all Workbench data types to a new Archiver window Once done you are prompted to choose a name and location to save the file Once saved the Archiver window is dismissed automatically Automatic Backup Preferences Allows you to configure the frequency time and location that a system backup is performed The options are o What Day Choose a day of the week every day every number of days or never o What Time Choose the time the backup is performed o Location Choose the location the archive should be saved to Frequency Never What day Y Every NS 1 What Time 00 00 00
192. on There are different levels of message from informative to serious errors All messages are held for a user determined length of time e Fetch back log Displays the log for the time specified For example it retrieves o a Cec and displays the last 4 hours of messages Choose the time from the pull down list e Trim older lines Trims the log based on the time selected in Fetch back log If this is set to 60 minutes the log file is trimmed back so only the last 60 minutes remain e Export Allows you to export the log to a file ype Date oF Source 8 10 0 9AM ICCOpenProfile Note When you export the log file you can choose to export everything in view or select entries to export Use the filtering options and Fetch back log choice to limit the view before exporting Selecting export displays a chooser allowing you to enter a name and select the location to save the file You can choose to save the file as html or as a tab delimited text file Filtering Options You can choose which messages to display in the log and which to hide by ticking checkboxes for one or more of the following filters All messages are saved to the log even if filtered e Question Used for messages that ask questions for e g Job contains unassigned colours Do you want to add them to VirtualPress e Information Used for messages that tell you something for e g Job has a duplicate plate e Warning Used where the message
193. on XIO Print to an Epson connected via FireWire using Epson XIO interface on the Mac OSX This requires the Epson driver to be installed on the Mac first This option is only available for Mac and required on later model Epson printers and newer versions of OSX Use XIO if the FireWire driver does not work e FTP Send your completed job to remote machine using FTP e Local Device If you have a printer connected as a serial or parallel printer send your file directly to the device with this option e Local Folder Choose a local folder to send the output file to Enter the path or select Choose to browse and select a folder The folder must exist and have write permissions e Local Print Queue Print to a local print queue Use this to print to a Windows printer on another machine In the path location enter machine printer where lt machine gt is the name of the Windows machine with the printer attached and lt printer gt is the exact name of the printer The printer must be shared e LPR Port Use LPR to print jobs to printers accepting it Enter the Hostname IP address of the printer and the path Not all devices require a path to be entered This is a good option for Epson printers with a network card This method is faster than TCP IP printing for these devices e Nowhere This is used for internal testing purposes or for softproofing workflows Files created by the print driver are not sent anywhere they are left in the default raster
194. onitor is which press the monitor indicator button to display a graphic in the middle of the screen for the relevant monitor Calcheck Managed The Calcheck Managed option under Colour Management constantly reports the calibration status of the calibration status of the monitor This is linked to the Monitor ICC selected in the System Settings the time it was created with the MonitorCalibrator and the expiration time set If the monitor has been calibrated and the expiration time monitor s By enabling this option a small transparent icon will appear on top of other windows giving the current Y has not been reached there will be a green tick displayed on the monitor If the time has expired there will XxX be a red cross displayed ICC Profile Hovering the mouse over the cross or tick will display profile PAAS Created 9 03 09 12 44 PM information and status Filename Library ColorSync Profiles Displays Mac 4272580 icc Right clicking on the tick or cross will display extra options Opacity Set the opacity value for the status window Calibrate Opens the MonitorCalibrator and begins to calibrate If the instrument previously selected is connected calibration begins Once calibrated select an appropriate name and click OK This will save the ICC to the chosen location Select the ICC in the system settings and dismiss the MonitorCalibrator application Calcheck Managed is also linked to the Calcheck applic
195. ons and to alter it and redistribute it freely subject to the following restrictions 1 The origin of this software must not be misrepresented you must not claim that you wrote the original software If you use this software in a product an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be appreciated but is not required 2 Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such and must not be misrepresented as being the original software 3 This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution Jean loup Gailly and Mark Adler gzipOprep ai mit edu madler alumni caltech edu Independent JPEG Group s Copyright The authors make no warranty or representation either express or implied with respect to this software its quality accuracy merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose This software is provided as is and you its user assume the entire risk as to its quality and accuracy This software is copyright 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Thomas G Lane All Rights Reserved except as specified below Permission is hereby granted to use copy modify and distribute this software or portions thereof for any purpose without fee subject to these conditions 1 Ifany part of the source code for this software is distributed then this README file must be included with this copyright an no warranty notice unaltered and any additions deletions or changes to the original files must be clearly ind
196. ont Shows any open window of the Client and can be selected to bring it to the front Help Server Info Provides information about the Server including version platform speed processors hostname IP product and vendor What s This Select this and click on any part of the interface to display a short help description Contextual Menu Right Click Add to Archive Add the selected items into a new Archive window See the Archiver section for further information New Folder Folders are a great way to organise the configurations if there are a lot of items The folders are based on a Client s use which means each user can have their own folder setup if they desire New Folder with Selection Places any selected items into a new folder Export as C5 Pack Allows users to export Media files from the Workbench to a specified location for use with the C5 application Note The folders are stored internally inside the database and are not real physical folders Users can only create remove and manage items from within the Serendipity Client Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 16 Workbench Data Types There are fifteen 15 data types databases within the Workbench that can be used and configured to accurately process jobs Each will be explained in detail The data types are e Bookfilter Allows for the polling and mapping of planning files for softproofing large multi section or multi edition jobs This is a standard
197. ontrol screen the SoftProof view navigator or the page navigator for publications once a job or jobs have loaded A Mode Bar allows instant switching between control interfaces from the main Image and Navigation control through to Ink Keys and Channels the Virtual Loupe Press Configurations Page Navigation Notes and Tabbed Views When the Touch Console is launched a blank screen will appear on both monitors the touch screen and the main monitor with instructions to select which monitor is the touch screen Simply touch whichever screen is to be the Touch Console to begin The Interface The interface occupies the whole of the touch screen At the top is a banner advising which section the user is in at the time The title banner will change to reflect the different modes in use The bottom of the screen displays the various modes to use with SoftProof Return to the starting point at any time by pressing the Home button Using the Touch Console When first starting Home is the default position View the jobs in the system by selecting one of the mode buttons along the bottom of the screen e Publications View a list of jobs that are part of a publication only e Books View a list of jobs that make up a Book as defined by the Bookfilter and BookMonitor application This is available for Veripress Blackmagic Softproofing Add on Only e Jobs View a list of jobs that are not part of a publication only e
198. ookfilter poll the Publication and Section Parts can be used to re map publication and section or edition filename parts into more coherent or user friendly names for display in the BookMonitor The Page Offset function of the Section Part is not used it is simply for renaming Tabs 5 Display The Display tab allows you to configure how the Jobnames are displayed in the RIPMonitor Click the Parts tiles to add the filename parts to the Jobname and Publication Name strings Parts can be added in any order Any other text to be shown in the RIPMonitor can be entered as part of the string For example clicking a part named Page will show lt Page gt in the string This will display the page number only in the RIPMonitor It may be useful to add Page before the lt Page gt part so the RIPMonitor will display as Page 1 e Display Specification Shows the parts created in Tab 2 e Jobname String Shows the string that will be displayed in the Name column of the RIPMonitor and QueueManager You can enter any valid character or use group parts e Job Directory Allows you to enter the job directory into Jobname String field e Publication Name String Shows the string that will be displayed in the Publication column of the RIPMonitor and QueueManager in Publication view You can enter any valid character or use group parts Media The Media data type contains all of the settings controlling the output of jobs as
199. oups Panel An admin User and Group are created by default with access to all permissions and privileges when the Accounts Admin option is selected for the first time The admin user and group cannot be deleted It is recommended this be the only group with access to the Accounts Admin application The fields within the Groups panel are To create a Group re Available Privileges Name The name of the Group Group ID This is assigned automatically but may be changed by the administrator Comment Allows you to enter a note on the particular user group if necessary Group Privileges This is a list of available privileges relating to functions within Veripress Members A list of Usernames and IDs belonging to the Group Click the icon in the bottom left of the window To delete a group click the icon Enter a name in the Name field To add privileges click the icon in the Group Privileges panel A list will appear to the left with all available items To add highlight the privilege and click the icon at the top right of the window Once you have finished adding privileges click the X in the middle of the right edge of the panel to close the window Click Apply to save any changes to the group or Revert to cancel Assigning Users to a Group Users are assigned to the groups via the Users panel Users A Groups Once you have created the user group click on the Users panel Select the User Name
200. panel has the following options Publications Publication e Single Page Display just the single page selected De selecting this enables the Single Page options below ipa pase o Show Back Page Display the reverse side of a page through the page Show Page Spread currently loaded as if the final print was being held up to light The Back Page Opacity setting in the Press Settings controls the amount of Golf Magazine show through o Show Page Spread View the spread of the selected page for example pages 2 and 3 as a spread e Edit Imposition When an imposition flat is loaded changes can be made to the Signature Group here without closing SoftProof Any alterations can be viewed using Signature Overlay e Show Signature Overlays the signature used to de impose onto the image This is only available if the job has been de imposed Page Navigator Panel Positioned along the bottom of the main SoftProof window the Page Navigator displays a numbered box for each page making up the loaded publication This allows for direct navigation to any page by clicking on the page number Hovering the mouse over a page number will pop up a thumbnail for the page The page boxes are colour coded a pS when selected Js A Purple indicates there are duplicate pages i e they have the same publication name and page y all 3 numbers Dark purple indicates the pages are selected a EIN E Light Green indicates the Publicat
201. pass or fail If you want to check another standard you need to change it here and save it again For example if you are checking deltaE and you want CIE2000 you need to change it save and re measure The limits are e Average For all the patches in the chart that will be measured by Calcheck the average must be below this value for a pass e Maximum This is the default value used when creating or importing patches This value is only used for assigning maximum tolerance for the import When the target is measured the tolerance set per patch is the one used to determine a pass or fail status e Standard Std Deviation The standard deviation across all the patches must not exceed this value This is only available in the Ae standard The Calcheck will only report a pass if all targets are achieved in the patch set and therefore the proof or monitor Patches Per Strip Specify how many patches are printed per line allowing the use of existing target standards such as the Fogra Media Wedge Spectrophotometer The Spectrophotometer gives you the ability to use one of the supported online instruments to measure colours directly into the Calcheck Chart To measure colours 1 Select your instrument from the dropdown menu and click on Activate The device must be connected and turned on 2 Follow the on screen instructions as some devices require calibration before measuring When complete click the Turn Off button 4 Ifyou
202. ped jobs from the RIP into Veripress e Signature Group Allows you to build groups of Signatures used for de imposition e Special Colour Set Used to identify and match colours when jobs are polled and processed Pagesetup Pagesetup Pool Paper Profile Press Regular Expression Replace Colour Set RIP Signature Group Special Colour Set 00 HO gt rrx gt gt 0o0 gt Data Types User Interface and Context Menu The Bookfilter Media Output Pagesetup Pagesetup Pools Press RIP and Signature Data Types have multiple configuration panels or sections governing the different functions they control These data types have a row of buttons or tiles across the top of their configuration panels allowing the user to instantly jump to the section named If any of the panels are not required they can be hidden by using the X in the top right corner of each To show any hidden panels click on the panel name in the row and it will appear Shift click will hide them again Publish Colour Correction ICC Profiles ColourKeys Input Screening A right click contextual menu is accessible in any of these individual sections allowing the user to access the Find function Jump to another section or change the background colour of the panel for easy identification Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 17 Bookfilter The Bookfilter allows you to setup an appropriate driver to read planning files used to put finished publicatio
203. plication window 1 Right click beside the existing tabs and choose New Tab 2 Enter the name RIP Queues and press OK This creates a new blank tab and selects it Sa 1 Expand Jobs 3 Collapse Jobs Submit Submit For Deimposition Submit As Imposition mM Group By Job Poll M Toggle RIP Polling M Show RIP Menu M Show RIP List 3 Select Layout and choose Add RIPMonitor ore 2 from the list of modules ee ma gn elebra FC03698068C3403C 29 0 7 PM FA3F2947CE3C4905 a 29 0 3 PM F9DCO7E2EBE54B8C i 29 0 7 PM hi del rth T C M4 This creates a new RIPMonitor and places it in the top cove Caslesenoets zs 7 encoding japanese EABCOAC4EA714A43 29 0 6 PM es E7A72BC6579444A8 29 0 6 PM left corner A eesorcoenees DE DFEOF5116DA144B1 29 0 2 PM DFC7141F935E44BE 29 0 4 PM DCD3B552BDD943FF 29 0 5 PM D9FBE6783CC5494E 29 0 6 PM D748B33F179 4583 2 29 0 3 PM D70F19A62A244213 y 29 0 5 PM D4CD780264784290 F 29 0 5 PM D272586D8F1C4CC0 x 29 0 7 PM D2628D0DDAC74160 29 0 3 PM DOBB9909D88345B2 29 0 4 PM a D0262D2C78F049A3 29 0 3 PM arie Claire TIFF CF58262F657F4CF1 29 0 8 PM arie Clai job genie 1 of 100 jobs rkTes 2 To make the window bigger follow the steps below ri ns ns rl EG 2000000000000000000000000o0y y 4 Choose Layout gt Edit Select the bottom right corner and drag it to fill the tab 6 Choose Layout gt Use Click on the
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205. proportions Right 0 0 mm Right 0 0 mm Bottom 0 0 mm Bottom 0 0 mm are maintained o Scale Factor Scales jobs by the amount specified o Tiles Tiles a job that is larger than the width amp height specified If required an overlap can also be entered Useful for large posters or billboards o Best Fit Width Best Fit Height Best Fit Width amp Height As Fit but will shrink or enlarge jobs to fit fill dimensions entered while maintaining proportions o De Imposition Can be used to take an imposed file like an 8UP de impose it into 2UPs or singles and print it on a smaller printer or produce a single page PDF file If this option is selected a further Signature Group button becomes available for selection Note If the Fit or Best Fit options are chosen and the width amp height fields are left at 0 the Fit will default to the media width and height as defined in the Media assigned to the Pagesetup when printing see Media for details Rotation Choose from None 90 180 or 270 degrees Automatic rotation may also be selected to best fit the job using the media width and height specified Note Auto Rotation is very useful for saving media but if a job is rotated it takes longer to process the larger the job the longer the process time Rotation takes place at the beginning of the Rendering phase and will affect cropping margins and so on If you are auto rotating when nesting See Nesting in the Output sectio
206. py of the GNU General Public License along with this program if not write to the Free Software Foundation Inc 675 Mass Ave Cambridge MA 02139 USA Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail If the program is interactive make it output a short notice like this when it starts in an interactive mode Gnomovision version 69 Copyright 19yy name of author Gnomovision comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY for details type show w This is free software and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions type show c for details The hypothetical commands show w and show c should show the appropriate parts of the General Public License Of course the commands you use may be called something other than show w and show c they could even be mouse clicks or menu items whatever suits your program You should also get your employer if you work as a programmer or your school if any to sign a copyright disclaimer for the program if necessary Here is a sample alter the names Yoyodyne Inc hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the program Gnomovision which makes passes at compilers written by James Hacker lt signature of Ty Coon gt 1 April 1989 Ty Coon President of Vice This General Public License does not permit incorporating your program into proprietary programs If your program is a subroutine library you may consider it more useful t
207. r Manual Version 5 1 44 is a gap the manual pair option must be used After pairing you may need to use the Close Page Number Gaps option See below for further information Pair Pages Horizontally Pairs pages in the horizontal direction Pair Pages Vertically Pairs pages in the vertical direction Rotate Selected Signatures Rotates the selected signatures by the amount chosen The options are o 90 Degrees Clockwise o 90 Degrees Counter Clockwise o 180 Degrees Rename Signatures Allows you to rename signatures Selecting this displays a rename box allowing you to search for and replace names Options are o Find Enter the characters to find in the list o Replace With Enter the text to insert in place of the characters found You can use any valid characters including spaces If nothing is entered the characters found are deleted if one of the rename options is selected Ignore Case Choose whether your match is case sensitive Wrap Around Continue from the top of the list when the bottom is reached Rename All Rename all items that are found Rename Selected Rename the selected signatures if the characters are found Rename Current Rename the currently selected signature if the characters are found If more than one signature is selected the first one in the list is checked for a match and renamed if true o Find Previous Searches backwards o Find Next Searches forwards o Prefix With Append Two optio
208. r of jobs is set to 0 jobs will be deleted from the queue immediately after printing o Job History Keep Jobs Newer Than When enabled Veripress looks at the time signature of printed jobs and deletes any jobs in the queue older than the specified days hours min time e AutoPause Select a time duration the queue should pause after processing a job Used for double sided plotters so there is a pause in sending the next job giving the plotter time to turn a sheet ready for the back side to be printed or time to load another sheet Note The Change Media option is used as both a safeguard against paper wastage and a workflow control method If a Media type is assigned to the Output only jobs submitted to the Output using the same Media will be printed All other jobs are held in the QueueManager until the Media they were submitted to is assigned to the Output If no Media is assigned all jobs sent to the Output are printed Destination The Destination determines the method of delivery of the output job to the final destination Depending on the destination driver selected there may be some additional options available Destination Drivers e Command Script Select a script or command to be run once a job has completed e Epson FireWire Only available on the Mac OSX version Windows users should use the Local Print Queue option and print to an installed printer configured to use FireWire Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 30 e Eps
209. r printing from the Studio application see Applications Studio for more information Submit ICC Target After selecting one or more ICC target files a chooser allows you to select a Pagesetup and Media to submit the ICC target file to Note This option is used as part of creating an ICC calibrated Pagesetup Media After creating and assigning a Paper Profile and Linearisation curve to a Media this option is used to submit an ICC target file to the printer with all ICC options disabled The target is then read by third party ICC profiling software and used to generate the printer s output ICC profile which is then assigned to the Media Test Prints Select one or more Pagesetups and Medias and send multiple copies if desired of internal test prints for processing Note You can add your own files to the lib testprints directory for use as test prints Any files you have permission to use that are placed in this directory will appear for selection in the Test Prints chooser window Connect to Server This allows the Serendipity Client to connect to a Veripress Server running on the network The Refresh button will search for and display any active Servers Alternatively you can enter the name or IP address of the Server in the Server Address field under the Manual tab If there are multiple Servers Masters running on the network the list is cached on the first Connect to Server selection A dropdown list of available Servers is
210. r the files to Veripress e File Transfer Priority Specify the priority to be used for transferring files to Veripress You can adjust from Lowest to Highest or anywhere in between Paths This section allows you to specify the paths to the files residing on your RIP The options available are e New Adds a new path to the Paths field Selecting this displays another window to type the path or browse to locate the folder containing the jobs Browse will only work if the connection method has been specified and is valid e Delete Deletes the selected paths e Delete All Deletes all paths from the list Testing Once the configuration is complete you can test the parameters are correct The configuration must be saved before a test can be done If it is not saved you will be prompted to save and test A test poll checks the connection path validity Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 18 and job presence Messages appear in the window to alert you to any problems or give you confirmation of a valid configuration Further details on how to configure a calibrated Media and Pagesetup are available on our website under the HowTo Guides section http www serendipity software com au support Calcheck Chart The Calcheck Chart data type allows you to setup the chart used for the validation check The patches that will be used are created along with the target standards and tolerances These items are saved to the database and can be
211. r values manually to adjust or create a curve e Import from CSV Allows you to import values from a CSV file The file must contain exactly 23 values for each colour as defined in the Dotgain table editor Note The Process and Special DotGain curves only apply to CMYK input jobs RGB jobs will not be affected Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 21 Gradation Curve A Gradation Curve is used to adjust colour in a job by applying a curve to the individual process colours There are six 6 process curves available CMYKOG The Gradation Curve can be applied to a Media either as a Linearisation Curve or as a Correction Curve A Linearisation Curve is normally applied as part of the early calibration stage and this is recommended A Correction Curve is applied if a small amount of fine tuning is required after normal calibration procedures Toolbar Options e Trace Saved Curve A green line appears showing where the curve was last saved This allows you to see where the curve has been edited BOO cres e Invert Curve Inverts the selected curve e Bigger Smaller Curves Increase or decrease the size of the graphs as they appear on the screen e Gradation Table Allows you to enter values manually to adjust or create a curve on er 18 Ma Ma M Ma Me e Preview Curves Displays a window with all curves in AN their respective colours so you can assess them in relation to each other This is updated dynamically as changes are made
212. rch can be inverted using CMD SHIFT I Mac or CTRL SHIFT I Win The box will appear black when the inverted search is enabled Further details on how to configure a Calcheck Chart are available on our website under the HowTo Guides section http www serendipity software com au support DotGain Curve A DotGain Curve can be used to compensate for or represent dot gain on the final output In this section curves can be created for application to a Pagesetup in order to change the output The curve may be applied for two 2 reasons e After the initial calibration you may find that the resultant output is either slightly too dark or slightly too light A DotGain Curve can be applied to the process or specials or both to make the print lighter or darker or e To represent a press or printing process dot gain on the proof The latter is used in flexographic workflows to better represent the final output on the proof Toolbar Options e Trace Saved Curve A green line appears showing where the curve was last saved This allows you to see where the curve has been edited e Invert Curve Allows you to invert the selected curve An inverted curve can be used to compensate for the colour characterisation or platesetter dotgain curves output by a platesetter RIP returning jobs to a linear State for proofing e Increase Decrease Margin Increase or Decrease the margin around the graph area e Dotgain Table Allows you to ente
213. ring When pairing a large publication the lowest page number of the pair is used as the resultant paired page number This usually produces gaps in the page numbers Close Page Number Gaps closes the gaps so pages are sequential Import Language Encoding Allows you to select the appropriate language encoding for the signatures so the names can be displayed correctly in the native language This is set from the contextual menu right click O O 0 00 Signatures Signatures This panel lists all of the Signatures in the group The Plate Sheet Grid and Page options for the selected Signature are shown in the configuration panels on the screen ape 5 60 Signature Options 6 59 8 57 e New Creates a new untitled signature 15s e Delete Removes the selected signatures from the list C Delete Duplicate Makes a copy of the selected signatures Duplicate Signatures can be multi selected or dragged and dropped to another position in the list for de imposition purposes When multiple Signatures are selected all will be shown in the display panel The Plate if in use Sheet and Pages settings can be edited to make mass changes to all selected Signatures Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 45 Display Panel Signatures selected from the list are displayed in this panel with all Plate Sheet and layout properties as defined in the configuration panels visually represented If multiple signatures or pages are se
214. rminate the installation 4 Click Next to choose the default installation location If you wish to change the location select Browse choose the location and click OK followed by Next to continue Note You can type your own path and the installation program will make the folder for you provided your chosen location has valid permissions Use back slashes 1 to separate directories 5 6 Click Install to start the installation Click Finish once the installation has completed Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 6 Installation of the Serendipity Agent If you are polling a RIP that runs on a Windows based machine the most efficient method is to use the Serendipity Remote Agent This runs as a service on the Windows machine where the RIP is and the Veripress communicates with the Agent to poll and transfer jobs To install 1 Either select and run the Veripress installer by clicking the link on the browser page if it pops up as an Autoplay when the disk is inserted or go to the DVD and navigate to the agent windows folder to run the agent msi file to launch the installer Click Next to continue Read the License Agreement and select Yes to continue Click No if you do not agree with the License Agreement to terminate the installation Select the installation directory Choose Browse if you want to install the agent somewhere other than the default location If the folder does not exist the installation will create it for
215. rsion 5 1 53 Width The width of the job Height The height of the job DPI The imaged resolution of the job Output Colourspace The colourspace of the output file Copies When multiple copies of a job are sent for printing this column counts down the number of jobs left to print Screening The screening applied to the job Node The Server or Cluster Node the job was processed on Signature Group The signature group used to de impose the job Signature The signature within the group used to de impose the job Page The page number of the job Publication The publication name Notes The number of notes saved with the e Thumbnail Shows a thumbnail of the job job e Job ID The internal Veripress ID number for Section The section of the publication the job Toolbar Options e Queue Order Allows you to configure which queues are viewed by the QueueManager Available amp Showing e Render Queue Thumbnails Enable or disable thumbnails for the Render Queue in the Thumbnails view of the QueueManager e Show Idle Queues Show Hide entries in the QueueManager for idle processing queues e Group by Queue Enable Disable the grouping of jobs by Queue before other column sorting is applied e Show Show certain jobs in the QueueManager Select any or all of the options to filter jobs Choose from o Jobs Display all jobs as text line entries o Thumbnails Display all jobs as thumbnails This is t
216. rts This displays the parts created in Tab 2 Filename Break Down Select the part or parts that make up the job name by clicking the tiles onscreen In most cases the file part defined as the plate should not be chosen as this would group files with the same plate together rather than combining the different plate files into one job Plate Identification This tab is where you define which part created in Tab 2 Filename Break Down is the plate part and how it is written in the filename e Plate Part Select the part of the filename that describes the plate colour from the dropdown list The list contains the part created in Tab 2 Plates are e Defined by words The plate names are complete names for example cyan pantone 252 e Defined by numbers The plates are defined by numbers for example 0 is cyan 1 is Magenta etc If this is selected two other options are available o Starting Plate Number Enter the number the plates start at This is usually 0 or 1 o Plate Order Choose the plate order between KCMY specials or CMYK specials e Map Letters C M Y K to Process Names If the plates are named with just letters for example cyan is represented as c selected Defined by words and choose this option e Strip leading zeros from colour names Sometimes colour names have multiple zeros before the plate number This option can be used to remove these Plate Mapping You can map plate names so they appear correctly i
217. s Veripress Blackmagic Softproofing Add on Only De impose a job submitted as an imposition on the fly into separate pages defined by the signature attached to the job and return it to its original state see RIPMonitor Submit as Imposition for more information e Back Page Display the reverse back page through the page currently loaded as if the final print was being held up to light The Back Page Opacity setting in the Press Settings controls the amount of show through e Spread View the spread of the selected page for example pages 2 and 3 as a spread e Show Channels Opens a simplified Channel Viewer touch console interface featuring a coloured and labeled button for each process and spot ink channel Selecting each button will toggle the ink channel on or off If the Channel Viewer see SoftProof is open the channel s on off state will be reflected in the panel Touch the Main button in the Mode Bar to return to the Main screen e Ink Keys Opens the Ink Key Viewer for the current image on the main SoftProof screen and a set of controls for it on the Touch Console Once settings such as Ink Weight and Sheet Placement have been set in SoftProof see InkKeyViewer the touch controls offer the ability to easily switch between Channels and Keys The following control buttons are available o Excess Ink Area Toggles the view to show areas inked in excess the defined maximum ink key value o Full Screen Toggles full screen mod
218. s can be reordered by dragging and dropping them into the desired order or by using the Configure Headers option in the contextual menu The sort options are e IP address The network IP address of the Node Checkboxes become available to enable the node and select if it is to be used for Imaging and or Rendering tasks Once enabled the Master handles the clustering in the most efficient manner possible e Hostname The network name of the Node e Speed The relative speed of the Node calculated by Veripress e Platform The operating system kernel version of the Node machine e CPUs The number of CPUs in the Server machine e Product The Veripress software being used for the Node e Version The Server software version of the Node Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 64 e Processing Pool Optionally choose a Pagesetup Pool see the Workbench Pagesetup Pool section for which the Node will perform image and render tasks e Image Shows the number of simultaneous Imaging tasks that can be performed by the Node Click on the field to change the number e Render Shows the number of simultaneous Rendering tasks that can be performed by the Node Click on the field to change the number see the System Settings Server section for details on Imaging and Rendering task settings Refresh The Refresh button polls the network for active Nodes and registers any Nodes in the list that are offline Cluster Node activity can be
219. self has a series of sort columns detailing properties of each replacement colour Colours can be selected and dragged to another position within the list This is useful in Position replacement where the plate position is important The order of the columns can be changed by dragging them to the desired location and the headers are configurable via a context menu The available columns are e Match Plate Shows the replacement colour swatch The Exact or Partial name in this field is the one to be matched to the incoming colour being replaced In the case of Position replacement the name shows the plate position Click on the name to change it e Values Shows the colourspace values of the replacement colour e Original Name The original name of the replacement colour in the Match Plate swatch Click on the name to change it e Space The colourspace of the replacement colour plate e Mode The Paint Mode of the colour Overprint Knockout Primer Opaque or Transparent e Tint The tint or intensity of the colour e DotGain Curve The name of the DotGain Curve applied to the plate if any e Weight g m The Press Ink Weight of the colour in g m if assigned Tab 5 Remaining The Remaining method allows you to allocate one colour to replace Special Plates that are not matched by anything else This only replaces special colours and not CMYK process colours This panel has a similar interface to the Process panel Colour A
220. ssumes a Calcheck Chart for the job has been printed It immediately opens a window to select the chart for measuring and initiates measurement on the selected Spectrophotometer On completion results are saved to the Job Info and previously calchecked jobs will be updated e Print Label Print a summary label of the currently displayed Calcheck results to a system printer e Page Setup Allows the user to configure the label printing properties for the Print Label option above e Show Graph Displays a representational graph of the Ae for each patch of the currently loaded Calcheck result Checkboxes toggle pass fail views Results can be displayed in one of three formats selected via dropdown menu o Show Error Bars Shows two 2 coloured spheres joined by a bar for each patch positioned in a 3D Lab colourspace The dull sphere represents the reference value for the patch the shiny sphere is positioned based on its Lab values in the colourspace The relative distance between spheres shows the Ae between them o Error Plane Shows a line of coloured spheres representing each patch lined up in order The larger the sphere the higher the Ae o Error Spheres Shows a coloured sphere for each patch position in a 3D Lab colourspace The larger the sphere the higher the Ae Contextual Menu Options e Export Export the colour patch data from the display panel to a text file e Import Import colour patch data into the Calcheck application
221. t Export Export data from SoftProof The available formats are CIP3 PDF Postscript Separated and Tiff Multichannel Submit Submit the current job to a Media and Pagesetup with any current changes This re images and re renders the file When submitting the image to be processed again with any relevant changes the current image resolution is submitted If the resolution is restricted in the System Settings this is the resolution that will be used Edit Touch Console UI Veripress Blackmagic Softproofing Add On Only Opens an Edit Interface window that allows the configuration of the buttons enabled and visible for control of SoftProof in the Main screen of the Touch Console Kie e Enable or disable buttons by clicking on them Those disabled will appear a with a red cross and will be excluded from the Touch Console when using it to view any softproofs AX owl The Toolbar has a Preview checkbox to see how the Touch Console controls will appear and a Reset button to restore and enable all buttons SoftProof Settings Opens the preferences for the SoftProof application allowing the selection of default viewing conditions See below for further information A C Reset SoftProof Settings The SoftProof settings allows you to select viewing preferences including how to load a job the quality and press settings to produce accurate proofs The settings window is split into two 2 tabs View Options
222. t If it is not defined the default is Overprint Tint The intensity or tint value of the colour DotGain The name of the dotgain curve applied to the colour This is blank if a dotgain curve has not been applied The contextual menu right click in the Channel Viewer reveals additional menu options Notes Notes gives users the ability to draw a text box on the imaged or rendered SoftProof to make a note The note is attached to the job file and remains attached until it is either deleted or the job is removed from the system There is no limit to how many notes can be created and they can be shown or hidden as required Choose Plate Colour Select a plate colour from a Special Colour Set for the selected channel Double clicking will display the same Special Colour Set window Choose Paper Colour Select a colour from the Special Colour Set to use to simulate the paper colour Once set the option to unset becomes available Revert Paper Colour Edit Plate Colour Displays a colour editing window to edit the selected colour for the current SoftProof instance only The edits are not stored in a library Apply a Replace Colour Set Select a Replace Colour Set to apply to the job Any plates matching the set will be replaced Revert All Plates to Press Settings Changes all plates back to the A press configuration currently selected image Check ROAT 26 08 00 MEJO 24 03 90 o atra sete Notes l Hide Notes Modif
223. t For Path E Testdateien Springer TIFF TS nnot Get Directo is or Path E Testdateien ringer TIFF WE innot Get Dir r Path E Testdateien Springer TIFF WK innot Get Directo Ol is For Path home mandy Desktop misc files 100 Photos nnot Get Dir r Path home jason Desktop Westermann imposedPDFs 10 03 09 10 55 AM e Trim older lines Trims the log based on the 10 03 09 1055 am 10 03 09 10 55 AM 10 03 09 10 55 AM time selected in Fetch back log If this is setto 1135 10 03 09 10 55 AM BODO OOD LOO OL ODO LODE Dr AA De JA 4 10 03 09 10 55 AM 60 minutes the log file is trimmed back so only the last 60 minutes remain e Export Allows you to export the log to a file Selecting this displays a window with further options as detailed below o Destination File Choose the filename and location where the file is to be saved Use the Browse button to navigate to your preferred location o Message Lines Choose to save all messages in the log window or only those that are highlighted This way you Can Save just a few lines if desired o Format Choose the format to save the file in either html or plain text The plain text file is saved with tab characters between the columns o Cancel Revert to the Server window without saving any changes o Save Save the file based on the settings selected e Configure Filter You can filter messages in the log Choose between the following options o Completed Jobs Shows messages
224. t of the paper Select the button and enter the X Y Z points If a Spectrophotometer is connected you can measure the white point directly into the system e Zoom Zoom in and out of the Lab colourspace to see the point you are tweaking in relation to the whole space e L value Move up and down the L value to see the point you are tweaking in relation to the lightness Reset the value by clicking the ReCentre button e ICC Profiles Choose the input and output profiles you are using to tweak These must match the ones selected in the Media as they are stored with the tweak set and are used during the mapping process e Spectrophotometer Choose an online Spectrophotometer to read values directly into the tweak set Once selected press the Activate button to connect and take measurements If the device is being used by another application including a Serendipity application it will fail to connect Quit or disconnect all others first Job Genie Plate separated single bit screen TIFFs have become predominant in print industry workflows The TIFF Based Generic input filter is designed to poll jobs from RIPs that produce 1 bit TIFF files one file for each process or spot colour plate of a particular job While the TIFF Based Generic input filter has a limited intelligence and can recognise standard filenames such as jobname_plate tif it will not understand or be able to correctly poll a filename like J371P1S1CCyan tif The Job
225. ta b These columns list the relative delta s of the loaded set colours when compared to the selected measured colour Export Menu The Export menu allows for the measured values to be exported to a space or tab delimited file Save all or only selected entries and select the format for export e Lab Export just the Lab values e XYZ Export just the XYZ values e Lab XYZ Export the Lab values followed by the XYZ values on the same line e XYZ Lab Export the XYZ values followed by the Lab values on the same line e Separate Values With Choose if the values are to be separated with spaces or tabs A contextual right click menu in the Measured Loaded Set panels has the option to Delete a selected colour Delete All measured colours Print the measured loaded set to a system device and Font Options Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 77 Touch Console The Touch Console application offers enhanced control and usability of the SoftProof application through the use of a touch screen Ideal for press room environments the separate touch screen acts as the console controlling jobs that are loaded and softproofed on the main screen Individual jobs or entire publications can be quickly located for proofing A Touch Console Settings menu saves valuable time enabling the operator to choose default navigation options the queues the Touch Console will search for jobs and whether the console switches automatically to the Main c
226. tch everything from this point until you find an underscore To dollar Separator Match everything from this point until you find a dollar sign symbol To space Separator Match everything from this point until you find a space Number of Characters Match the number of characters specified in the text box A further option is available if this is selected Truncate from Character Choose a character to identify in the filename and remove all characters from the point onwards For example if you have a large number of 0 s in a group you can choose to remove those 0 s from the group so they are not displayed O O O O O O DD 0 Note The To Separator and Truncate from Character options allow multiple entries separated by commas where each entry searches for a match i e you can specify To Separator a b c where if any of the separators a b or c are matched it is valid Separator Options Separators are the characters that determine the end and beginning of a part For example with cyan tif the full stop between cyan and tif is the separator As this is part of the filename you still need to decide what to do with this separator There are three 3 options e Discard Separator Ignores the separator e Include Separator with this Part Includes the separator with the part being described e Include Separator with the next Part Includes the separator with the next part described Example With a fi
227. te The Densitometer application is a utility allowing you to use a Densitometer or Spectrophotometer that does not have a display to read values This can be as a one off reading to compare densities or you may want to read values and export them for plotting on a graph There is no requirement to use this for the normal operation of Veripress Densitometer Measurement Paper Options e Yule Nielsen Number Enter the YN number for the paper you are reading if known The default is 2 0 e Densitometer Choose one of the supported instruments from the available list e Instrument Default Density Standard Select your desired density standard from the available list e Activate Deactivate Connect or disconnect the chosen device e Add Add the measured values to the list This appears after the Densitometer has successfully connected To being measuring select a Densitometer from the dropdown list and click the Activate button The status field is shown when the device connects without error Follow any instructions when prompted Calibrate Measure Cyan Solid etc Measure Targets In order to read percentage tint values of any plate you must first read the paper white and the solid density value for that colour The Measure Targets menu or contextual right click menu allows you to measure the solid reference densities for the process colours and the paper white With these values stored colour percentages can be calculated and displayed Yo
228. te size is smaller the press Sheet size is not affected Sheet Enter the dimensions of the press sheet in this panel The options are e Width e Height e AutoFit Changes the press sheet size so the pages fit Grid This panel is where the grid of pages that make up the imposition signature is defined or edited The options are e X and Y Position This sets the top left position of the selected group or page in respect to the top left of the press sheet e Page Size Select the size of the single page selected from one of the pre set page sizes or choose Custom i aes Grid Custom e Page Width Enter the width of the single page selected The pre set Page Width 371 0 mm Page Height 289 0 mm page sizes automatically complete this field e Page Height Enter the height of the single page selected The pre set page sizes automatically complete this field e Orientation Select the orientation of the selected page between Portrait or Landscape e Columns Enter the number of columns for the signature e Rows Enter the number of rows for the signature e Gutter X and Y Enter the size of the gutter for the signature If you select a gap first the value is applied to the selected gutter only If you wish to apply a value to All Even or Odd you need to select it from the pulldown menu first and then enter the value Press Enter to apply the value e Delete Deletes the selected pages or groups e Duplicate
229. tely after printing an ICC Target Chart If the pattern is incomplete the print head will need to be cleaned and the chart reprinted Further details on how to configure an Output are available on our website under the HowTo Guides section http www serendipity software com au support Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 32 Pagesetup DD A Pagesetup consists of many configurable modules to manipulate your job for the desired output This is where the Input Screening and ICC Profiles Render Effects Colour Keys and other Colour Management options are setup Output e Change Output Selects the Output method and assigns its configured properties to the Pagesetup e Change Media Allows you to select the default Media settings and assign its properties to the Pagesetup If a job is submitted to the Pagesetup without a specific Media the job will output using these default Media settings e Output Settings o Antialiasing Choose from 2x2 3x3 4x4 or None Antialiasing is designed to smooth jagged edges and is used crap when the Output does not have sufficient resolution to eae Output amp Change Output Epson 7880 l Antialiasing None H display edges smoothly The values increase the amount of i E Priority 0 pixels used for Antialiasing The default setting is None C Auto Publication Name 116 Bit Processing o Priority Assign a priority to a Pagesetup The higher the number the higher th
230. ters Stochastic e Stochastic Fast A fast version of the Stochastic Screening mode Slightly lower O Stochastic 2 quality than Stochastic O Stochastic 3 e Error Diffusion Error Diffusion Screening May enhance edges within images MAA e Ordered Dither Ordered Dithering Screening Applies a threshold map on the O Ordered Dither pixels displayed causing some of the pixels to be rendered at a different colour Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 29 Halftone Options Traditional Rosette Dot e Dotshape Choose the dot shape to suit your requirements from Round Inverted Round Elliptical Inverted Elliptical Diamond Output Screening Method Halftone B Euclidean or Line Dotshape Diamond 109 e SuperCell Select this to choose SuperCell screening instead of Angle degrees Screen LP standard halftone Produces a much better quality output than D standard halftone low 90 00 150 0000 e Angle Degrees Enter the desired angle for each plate ee ESER e Screen LPI Enter the desired screen ruling for each plate O a e Defaults Use this to select the default values based on the output ee se EE ecial 4 145 00 150 0000 resolution ecial 5 145 00 150 0000 ial 6 45 00 150 0000 ial 7 45 00 150 0000 ial 8 45 00 150 0000 Further details on how to configure a calibrated Media and Pagesetup are available on our website under the HowTo Guides section http www serend
231. tes for this plate only The edit is not stored anywhere and does not affect the Special Colour Set This option is also available when right clicking on a plate Choose allows you to select a colour from the colour libraries This is only available for special plates You can also double click the plate in the list to choose a colour from the libraries Reorder Plates allows you to change the order of the process plates Plate position is used for Overprint Knockout Opacity and Transparency simulation The order of the list dictates the order the plates are merged and can affect the job where plates have attributes such as Opacity The button will appear in italics when the order has been changed from the original Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 59 Applications The applications available within Veripress add functionality to the Client and provide additional tools for managing the Server and your jobs There are twelve 12 Applications available including the Workbench and Monitor All are accessible via the Applications menu in the Client Some such as Calcheck can be launched via other Applications or Monitor Modules The available Applications are listed here with further details on each following e Archiver Make partial or complete backups of your Workbench configurations e Calcheck Verify the calibration status of a printer or monitor e ClusterManager Allocate and manage Imag
232. the input values and the right side shows where any adjustments tweaks have been made i L yalye emm G _ ReCentre Zoom New Tweak Options Change White Point e Colourspace Choose between aa Input Profile or Lab input If the profile selected is RGB the sliders will change to RGB If CMYK the Sliders will change accordingly Choose Input Profile match NewSample_Press_K2 icc lt Choose Output Profile printers PX9500_0714 icc Spectrophotometer offline CGATS ISO 12642 file E Activate Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 22 e Influence Choose the area around the specified colours to be affected This is determined as a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being the least influence and 5 the greatest e Tweak Value Use the CMY sliders to add or subtract from the colour being adjusted e Rendering Intent Choose the rendering intent that the colour is to be altered in from either Perceptual Colourimetric or Saturation This must match the rendering intent of the Pagesetup for the mapping to work e New Tweak Create a new tweak in the rendering intent selected e Copy Available via the right click menu Used to copy the selected tweaks e Paste Available via the right click menu once an item has been copied Used to paste the copied tweak from the clipboard to the rendering intent selected e Change White Point Allows you to change the white poin
233. the job is in the imaging queue and Rush Jobs is selected the job moves to the top of the imaging queue Once complete it will move to the bottom of the rendering queue You will need to Rush Jobs again to move it to the top of the rendering queue View Original Views the Original Imaged file for selected jobs in the SoftProof application View Printed Views the Printed Rendered file for selected jobs in the SoftProof application Render Again Submits the selected jobs to the rendering queue for processing Only available when the status is Done Move to Pagesetup Moves the selected jobs to another Pagesetup This will send the jobs to the rendering queue again with the attributes of the selected Pagesetup View the Pagesetup edit it or create a new one prior to submitting the job Copy to Pagesetup Copies the selected jobs to another Pagesetup This will send the jobs to the rendering queue again with the attributes of the selected Pagesetup View the Pagesetup edit it or create a new one prior to submitting the job Nest Jobs Submits the selected jobs to be nested This sends the job to the rendering queue to re render for a nest The Collating section of the Output is used for the nesting parameters Nest Now This is available when the selected job has a status of Waiting to Nest Only one job needs to be selected and all jobs with a Waiting to Nest status will be nested Duplex Now Duplexes any job that has a status of Waitin
234. the quickest load time as no resampling for scaling is required Show Actual Print Size Show the print size of the job Fit Width Height Fit the job to the height or width of the preview window Full Screen Change between full screen mode and window mode Page Index Show Hide the page numbers from appearing at the bottom of the SoftProof window when viewing multi page publications Loupe Display a virtual loupe on top of the image loaded The Loupe can be resized and magnification changed if required The current magnification is shown at the bottom of the Loupe 100 means 1 screen to 1 job pixel Loupe HUD Veripress Blackmagic Softproofing Add on Only Toggles a Heads Up Display HUD showing the CMYK dot percentages at the centered cross hair or within the average box see below Screened Pixel Readout Veripress Blackmagic Softproofing Add on Only Toggles the HUD between cross hair point measurement of ink percentages and a square for measuring area average dot percentages The Square resizes depending on the Zoom to always cover an area equal to a full halftone cell at the LPI defined in the SoftProof Settings above Screening LPI Veripress Blackmagic Softproofing Add on Only Increase or decrease the effective LPI at which the HUD area square averages the dot percentages Increase the LPI and the square will get smaller decrease the LPI and the square enlarges O O oO Tools Menu Palette Show or hide
235. tput The logs can be searched filtered or saved to a file Jobs in the QueueManager can be loaded and proofed in a press room environment to a calibrated monitor controlled using an attached touch screen The system creates a database of all configurations calibration curves and other settings This database can be backed up on demand or automatically so a working copy is always available It can be copied to any other Veripress as a whole database or as individual items This applies to any output characteristics If any changes are required for the Imaged File e g changing plates resolution etc the file will need to be re submitted from the RIPMonitor Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 5 Installation The installation section describes the process for each platform in turn The software is supplied on one DVD for Macintosh Linux and Windows versions All versions come with a dongle and require a dongle driver be installed Existing installations of the software are given the opportunity to upgrade preserving any existing configurations What s on the DVD The DVD contains all elements required to run Veripress and associated programs They are divided into directories detailed below Agent Contains the Agent software for all supported platforms Choose the subdirectory that matches the required operating system Docs Contains all documentation Dongle Contains the dongle drivers for Linux MacOSX and Windows
236. try If actions are not added or applied to the list before a save the list is not updated Tabs 2 Filename Break Down Most job filenaming conventions contain common elements defining the job s name section page or publication and specific file markers or unique elements identifying things such as plate colour This tab allows you to specify the construction of a filename This is done by breaking it down into parts and giving each part a user defined name Once all parts of the filename are identified they can be grouped together to make a complete job Options e Case Sensitive Matches Used to match case when the criteria for matching contains user specified input For example Part contains specific words Match to separator and the Truncate option If any of these are used and Case Sensitive Matches is selected only those characters matching the specific case entered are matched e Read Direction The direction in which the filename is read Click the arrow to change read directions e Parts This is a block diagram showing the breakdown of the job Each part is given a name and identifies a section of the filename Clicking the Read Direction arrow changes the order of the parts to show which part is going to be read first If you are creating a new Job Genie you will not see any parts in the diagram until they are created e Add Add parts to the list Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 24 e Apply Update
237. tten offer valid for at least three years to give any third party for a charge no more than your cost of physically performing source distribution a complete machine readable copy of the corresponding source code to be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange or c Accompany it with the information you received as to the offer to distribute corresponding source code This alternative is allowed only for noncommercial distribution and only if you received the program in object code or executable form with such an offer in accord with Subsection b above The source code for a work means the preferred form of the work for making modifications to it For an executable work complete source code means all the source code for all modules it contains plus any associated interface definition files plus the scripts used to control compilation and installation of the executable However as a special exception the source code distributed need not include anything that is normally distributed in either source or binary form with the major components compiler kernel and so on of the operating system on which the executable runs unless that component itself accompanies the executable Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 100 If distribution of executable or object code is made by offering access to copy from a designated place then offering equivalent access to copy the source code
238. tup will contain at least a Media an output and ICC Profiles Expanding the Pagesetup will display the other items connected with it Open Save Close Archive Open save or Close the Archive as mentioned previously Calcheck The Calcheck application is used to verify the calibration status of a printer or monitor ensuring proofs are printed and or softp roofed accurately 600 Calcheck admin pomelo swdevel serendipity software com au 9100 NFR not for resale ummary for fogra media wedge The user manually defines or imports Lab or CMYK values from a EEA number of sources to create a Calcheck Chart The chart represents the da Ae Magenta 2 63 Y ate 16 06 09 12 00 PM Ae Yellow 3 57 print press standard against which the printer or screen are to be he Black 1 08 checked see the Workbench Calcheck Chart section for more OR information Score 74 03 For printers the selected Calcheck Chart is printed from Calcheck to the g Ee ee 32 40 40 30 21 90 33 17 38 20 18 07 Pagesetup and Media being used to proof jobs or a chart can be E NE 50 40 90 1450 34 12 18 20 1045 assigned to a Pagesetup to print with each proofing job The chart is MN 6270050 0070 48 47 7330291 g A E 48 60 67 50 28 00 47 78 68 19 24 93 then measured using a supported Spectrophotometer E E 5 50 29 40 20 80 51 79 29 66 26 70 SS 2120 3 40 23 00 19 16 5 12 22 29 So 91 30 4 60 63 10 88 91 5 92 62 91 For monitors the
239. u can measure or update an individual Solid density or Measure All Targets Colour List This is a list of readings taken if the Add is enabled Each reading is appended to the list and the values measured are displayed The columns can be resized or reordered as required by dragging the header to the preferred position Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 65 The columns are Name The name of the colour read Defaults to Untitled but can be changed by selecting the name and entering a new one Colour Shows the dominant colour read i e the one with the highest density value This may not be the colour you perceive it to be but the contents making up the colour are recorded and the colour is calculated and shown Density The density value for the colour This is the highest density read from C M Y and K It shows the density of the colour stated in the Colour column Cd Md Yd Kd The C M Y and K densities of the colour read Dot The dot percentage of the colour shown in the Colour column C M Y K The C M Y and K percentage values for the colour measured If any of the columns are blank the reference paper white or solid density for that colour has not been measured Exp O rt Export Measurments You can export the values from the Colour List to a file The available options are ae es Name Colour Density Colour Percentage e All Saves all entries in the list i Cyan Density Cyan
240. unique profile is created Options e Adjust Brightness Calibrating a screen to an established standard often requires that the screen be set to a particular brightness This function uses a Spectrophotometer to measure the current Brightness in cd m and Colour Temperature in K of the monitor Measurements are displayed in the bottom left of the screen Hit Esc to exit the function The brightness settings can be adjusted using the monitor s own hardware or software controls until the correct level is achieved Note This function does not have any control over monitor brightness it is a measurement tool e Measure Ambient Uses a Spectrophotometer equipped with a filter to measure the Ambient light in the proofing environment The ambient light level in cd m is displayed in the bottom left of the screen Ambient light levels can be important when meeting proofing environment standards Hit Esc to exit the function e Create Profile Calibrates and profiles the monitor using an online device The device must be selected from the dropdown menu be connected and turned on Follow the onscreen instructions press Enter to start When the profile is complete you will be asked to save it It is recommended profiles be saved in the default ICC Monitor directory e Save Profile Saves the current measured profile This will save the last profile measured created by the MonitorCalibrator This data is lost if the application is closed It
241. up of striped paths The path structure is dependent upon the RIP driver selected The options available are detailed below Paths e New Adds a new path or stripe path to the Paths field Selecting this displays another window to type the path or browse to locate the folder containing the jobs Browse will only work if the connection method has been specified and is valid e Delete Deletes the selected paths e Delete All Deletes all paths from the list Most RIP drivers use recursive polling i e they will poll down the directory structure into sub directories from the top level directory specified in the path The more sub directories to be searched the longer it takes Specify the path as close as possible to your files for quicker results Stripe Paths Some RIPs place jobs on different drives but in the same location They can add more drives to a RIP giving it a new mount point for e g E RIPJobs F RIPJobs and G RIPJobs These all have a common path of RIPJobs but are striped across 3 drives therefore you would specify the drives E F and G in the Stripe Paths and the path RIPJobs in Paths Note This is important for RIPs sharing plates from single jobs across multiple drives for e g Cyan Magenta on E drive and Yellow amp Black of the same job on F drive If this is not setup as a stripe the plates will not be stitched together AutoProofing gt Jobs can be submitted manual
242. used and or adjusted at any time The Calcheck Chart is then used in conjunction with the Calcheck application to provide a validation check for a hardcopy proof or a monitor 4 me Import Patches From Files Reorder patches gt Once the chart is setup it normally never needs to be chan ype La E fogra atona testsuite SOcosted v2 Dic changed the standards that you want to use are saved IA m a S with the chart When you come to read the chart with the na A79 TAOR 204 SOO 250 40 Calcheck application simply load it and measure If you mie ERE 4608 Goo 250 Amo wanted to use a different standard this is done in the chart mv oaeo 2o eoo 239 4o and not the Calcheck be Tolerance P T moga cw 20 4o The chart can be attached to the job as it passes through is 797 2096 648 600 250 the Pagesetup or printed from the Calcheck ra pomo soo 23o The window shows a list of the patches on the right and amorea 143759162836 600 230 colour information on the left For each patch selected you 1871086 485 co 250 can adjust its Lab values delta tolerance and patch type let J The overall target preferences are specified in the lower TE half of the left panel Toolbar Options e New Colour Create a new colour in the list with default values Values and colour names can be adjusted as desired e Delete Colours Deletes the selected colours from the list e Duplicate Colours Makes copies of the selected colours Use shift or control
243. vary depending upon the section of the Client interface being used Anywhere there is a chooser to select an item from the database a search field will be indicated by a magnifying glass Entering text in the search fields filters the list showing only the matching items 75 A Search The search can be inverted with CMD SHIFT I Mac or CTRL SHIFT I Win to a hide the matching items The search box will turn black to indicate inverse searching Pressing Esc will dismiss the search There are three 3 main sections to the Client The Workbench the Monitor and the Applications e The Workbench is used to configure the various parts of the Server This is used to create queues setup input paths and various calibration functions e The Monitor an application is used for managing and viewing jobs as they pass through the system e The Applications add functionality and provide tools for managing the Server and the jobs passing through it There are also various menu options containing system utilities and preferences Workbench NFR not for resale localhost 9100 Workbench The Workbench is where the main software configuration ona takes place RIPs Medias Pagesetups Output paths Colour Aretes Sets and Colour Correction Curves can all be setup here owe Pagesetup A Pagesetup Pool Paper Profile When items are created or changed in the Workbench they are ares RIP saved to a database read by the Serv
244. ve Select a DotGain Curve to be applied SSS to any special or spot colours x Calcheck Chart Paper Colour e Device Linearisation Curve Select a device platesetter DotGain Curve to be applied e Calcheck Chart Select a chart to verify the SoftProof s calibration status e Paper Colour Three 3 options are available o None Do not change the paper colour o ICC Profile Use the white point from the press ICC profile and apply as the paper colour or o Custom Allows you to enter your own value for the paper colour You can also use the Spectrophotometer to measure the paper white directly into the configuration Source None Ink and Paper Configure the ink and paper properties of the press to simulate their effects in the SoftProof application This helps to produce more accurate proofs allowing you to build up a library of paper and press combinations e Maximum Ink Weight Enter a value for the maximum ink weight This value is used by the InkKeyViewer to show excess ink e Stretch Factor Allows you to enter a compensation factor to allow for stretch It can be used for distortion simulation or anamorphic scaling where one direction will distort more than the other Note The easiest way to calculate stretch is to draw a rectangle 1m x 1m and print it Measure the rectangle and enter the value If the size is 98cm enter 0 98 If the size is 102cm enter 1 02 e Back Page Opacity Enter a value between 0 an
245. window with the selected job s ink weights and coverage shown Pause Resume Printing Processing Pause or Resume the output queue of the selected job at their current stage of processing or printing Imaging Rendering Nesting or Printing Incomplete jobs in paused queues will display in red Change Output Media Change the Media assigned to the output queue for the selected job Once re assigned all jobs held awaiting the new Media will begin processing Configuration Options The following options are available from the right click contextual menu within the QueueManager window Queue Colour Select a colour for the currently selected Queue for easy identification Queue Order Allows you to organise the queues into your preferred order or adjust any settings Joblist View View the queue in Joblist mode This is the same as selecting Show gt Jobs Publication View View any publications in the queue This is the same as selecting Show gt Publications Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 55 e PrintGallery View View the jobs as thumbnails This is the same as selecting Show gt Thumbnails e Edit Output Allows you to edit the Output and not the job For changes to be effective resubmit the job for printing or rendering depending on the attribute changed e Edit Media Allows you to edit the Media the job was processed with For changes to be effective resubmit the job for imaging or rendering depending on the attribute
246. wish to incorporate parts of the Program into other free programs whose distribution conditions are different write to the author to ask for permission For software which is copyrighted by the Free Software Foundation write to the Free Software Foundation we sometimes make exceptions for this Our decision will be guided by the two goals of preserving the free status of all derivatives of our free software and of promoting the sharing and reuse of software generally NO WARRANTY BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY Veripress User Manual Version 5 1 101 AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING REPAIR OR CORRECTION 12 INNO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND OR REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES INCLUDING ANY GENERAL SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM INCLUDIN
247. xceeding the Maximum Ink Weight setting as defined in the Press configuration e Max Ink Key Value Set the size of the ink keys to match your press Ink values are calculated based on the size entered If the size is 100 percentages are displayed e Sheet Placement Show the job as positioned on the press sheet as defined in the Press configuration The job can be centered selecting the Centre checkbox or offset from the left X and bottom Y De selecting this displays the whole job in the viewer and changes the ink keys to show total ink amounts for the job e Ink Weight Calculator Use this to calculate the amount of ink required to print x number of copies o Print Run Size How many to print o Ink Weight g m Enter the weight of the ink used in grams per square metre o Calculate Based on the values entered for ink weight and print run size the total weight of ink for each colour can be calculated for the job loaded and displayed in the ink value area Contextual Menu Options right click e Show Ink Key Table Shows a preview listing the ink key values of all keys for each plate These can be printed using a local printer if required or exported to PDF e Export Tab Delimited Exports the values for the keys and ink values to a tab delimited text file e Close Close the InkKeyViewer Further details on utilising the SoftProof features are available on our website under the HowTo Guides section http www serend
248. you providing your chosen location has valid permissions Select Install to continue Click Finish when the installation has completed Macintosh Installation Administrator rights are required for the installation of the Macintosh version of Veripress Installing Veripress 1 Goto the MacOSX directory on the Veripress installation DVD and double click the file Veripress pkg to launch the installation 2 Select Continue 3 Read the License Agreement and click Continue 4 Select Agree 5 Choose the location to install the Software and click Continue If you want to install to a folder that does not exist you need to create it through the Finder 6 Click Install to begin the installation 7 Click Close once the installation has completed Creating Dock Start Icons To make it easy to start the Server and Client it is recommended you create a Dock shortcut To do this i Run the Veripress Server and Client applications from the installation location usually the Applications Veripress directory Once the Server and Client icons appear in the dock right click or CTRL click the mouse and select Keep in Dock from the menu Alternatively drag the Server and Client icons directly onto the Dock before they have been launched To remove the Dock icons drag them off the Dock onto the desktop and release Open the Archiver application Select Open Archive gt Add to Database and choose the items to add or add the whole arc

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