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1. 11 Rus OD aid diete ietett tuetur 63 5 Saturation Rendering Intent 36 Save Aui AUCIIVO dit 69 The Database ins mada anta 69 Scheduled Backup 69 SCREEN PINO aia 55 Configuration ica 55 Searching For messages in the ClientLog 59 For messgaes in the ServerLog 67 Secure Mode 44 n 98 101 ACUVALIDO cete N oe as 100 Creating Groups eerte ttes 99 Creating USBES ta 99 Setting up Users and Groups 98 Selective Import Choosing Signatures to import into Signature Group sssrin 51 Sending A Job to another Pagesetup 63 Separated Postscript sss 64 Serendipity Blackmagic Dongle Updater 16 GV CT shaun eee eae eee 15 ADO Usadas 15 DA Oa 18 OPUS iani ince grec iir ee dabo poda p 15 Sale MOG dace canes 15 Startup Options ir onte 15 Update Dongle tee 15 DORV EL LOG AEE 66 Filtering messages 67 Setting The Colour of a DropSpot 60 Signature D lele eiiis eo tee ait 51 Duplicate und asa 51 A 51 Signature Decorations s 38 Signature GrOU Misa 50 Auto Paginates leas 50 Close Page Number Gaps 51 Deleting a Page nacientes 52 Deleting Signatures 51 Duplicating a Page 52 Duplicating Signatures 51 Editing Page Nu
2. selected colour eae Colour space ck 18 en Toolbar Options SENE e New Colour Creates a new untitled colour in Progen cena the list Click on the name to change it Ke SS e Delete Colours Deletes the selected colours Paint Modo net Mia Duplicate Colours Makes a copy of the o xa selected colours d phed 57 73 40 e Rename Colours Rename one or more colours eao u using a popup Find and Replace tool 20m e Add Colours From Library Select one or more s peo d colours from any other Special Colour Set Acie 70 created within Blackmagic Spectrophotometer offline 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 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 swatch
3. sss 38 COUPE Aaa 34 Postscript PDF Options 37 Priority eiiean 34 PUbLSPo se todo AE Hi 35 ResanpllWg sena 37 PapesetupPOOls cuasuinsenic idt e romain 39 Job QUCUIN Bus ansias 40 Pagesel ps a 40 PROC li 40 P b asta 39 Paint Modernas 54 Pair Pages SIQN ALUN CSc oben qi aided bai 50 Paper Protec 41 Change Medidas 41 Configure Inklimit Chart 41 Density Patches iden teet 41 Graphic oie n e QU P ORA D teca 42 A eo ode 43 Measure Patches 41 Preview Graph esses 41 Print Chata 41 Separation Control 42 Sift and O us ciscus en atu PRU 42 Perceptual Rendering Intent 35 Pole arbolado 48 Creating a RIP to poll jobs 48 cc 49 Ignore Mod Time 48 Initiate a Manual Poll 66 Logging Statistics sessies 48 Method to use een 20 48 Icd drid 49 Testing Configuration 50 PPD What s on the CDi bdo 7 dicc cT M 44 Colour Management 44 DIMENSIONS oio di bed 44 Ink arid Paper eai rit 44 Press ASE cada nica 84 LOS einiaid siais 84 Press Sheet Settihgs sima 92 Print Calcheck odisea 36 Printing From th Mae unica 109 Troubleshooting 114 Printing to a Pagesetup on Windows 109 Progressive Proofs nsss 36 Publishing a Win
4. 67 joe MR 57 Use Molt sona omm esu 57 Monitor Modules sssss 58 BOORMoOnto Fara 58 CIV COG aaa 58 ClUSterStatUS tai 58 Drop LONG usina 58 MedlaS talus nan 58 QueueManager eene 58 QueueStatus cuire tri ccr rte tires 58 RIPMOBI OE aiite pra ep pra iaa n 58 SEFVOPLDB S eene idc toda iit 58 Saluda 58 TEES coo eoe tocan dt 58 VIFLUAIPEGSS ea sadueo d rebua ira 58 MonitorcCalibrator sss 83 Create Proein 83 Measure Ambient 83 Override Video Card Gamma 83 Save Pronl e 4 etant harness ive 83 N Nest o DSi dh Mb eoa 63 O Open IN ante nu icti qt 69 Ordered DItherip uueate dtes 31 A teorico actu e cetur cretus 32 GOLA caecitas ll 33 Add Separator Page 33 Automatic Nesting 33 DUPLEX S iiis nei citet 33 Nesting acaso 33 Configuratio Maaien 12 Destinations cecus nicae satu dte 32 A taf contio ets 32 P Page Head Direction Signature Group eee 53 Page Number Ch anpglipr outdated te ee tmn 63 Papenurmber aues Pede nents 38 Papeset pD iiini aaa ai 34 Colour Correction 35 Colour KOS diuina 36 GOlOUER CVS aca 36 Configuratio aiana 12 Efecto unico den t enata imndS 38 IGC PEOTIGS rana aii 35 Input Screening uon tenere 36 LOBO uin s doceant se 38 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 Media Effects
5. If the printer is directly attached to your computer click Local printer If it is attached to 3 M ake sure Lo cal Printer ls S ele cte d and click N ext another computer or directly to the network click Network printer Local printer Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer C Network printer lt Back Cancel Add Printer Wizard Select the Printer Port Computers communicate with printers through ports Select the port you want your printer to use If the port is not listed you can create a 4 Choose Create a New Port and select Local Port from the pull down new port C Use the following port list Click Next to continue Pot Description Printer Port WebWorks Rasterizer ForFram Printer Port Printer Port Printer Port Printer Port Gerial Part zi Note Most computers use the LPT1 port to communicate with a local printer Create a new port Type Local Port ho lt Back Cancel Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 106 5 Enterthe port to add Enter in the following format pipe lt Pagesetup Name Port Name The Pagesetup Name needs to be the full name of the Pagesetup 6 Click OK to accept the name and close the window S Apipe Epson 7800PremSemiGlosd The Server must be running and the Pagesetup published so the printer can find and verify the port exists X If not the following error right will appear This err
6. Note Blackmagic V4 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 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 34 Publish e DropFolders Allocate a folder where files can be dropped in for ram processing Valid File Types include Postscript PDF JPEG TIFF Image NM 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 EE read write permissions Flow Control C Hold After Imaging Hold After Rendering e Default Reset the DropFolder location to the default one Serendipity Blackmagic 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 Serendipity Blackmagic s
7. Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 36 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 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 op
8. Colour Density Colour Percentage Cyan Density f Cyan Percentage Selecting either of these options displays a window allowing you to choose the values Linc neue da Pos to be saved The choices are M Yellow Density Yellow Percentage Black Density f Black Percentage Name Save the name of the colour Colour Density The highest density reading regardless of colour Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Density The density reading of the chosen bras colour For e g if Cyan is selected the Cyan density for each reading is taken Cancel GM 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 Dot96 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 C96 column of the list Order Values l CMYK E Separate Values With Tabs req 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
9. Enter a Device Name This is the name that will appear in the Mac Printers list It should not contain any spaces capitals or hyphens S Lexmark Inkjet Networking Note The interface will allow the use of spaces and hyphens but the CUPs printing will Print Using c transpose those characters to underscores This can be confusing as you see a printer More Printers with one name but need to use another name to print to it 8 Enter the Device URL which is the path to the printer on the Windows machine This contains the Printer Share Name Windows machine name user name and password to enable SAMBA to pass the job to it The format is smb lt user gt lt password gt lt machinename gt lt printersharename gt For this example the names are e User bmagic e Password serendipity888 Printer Tanglefoot t1100 The path is smb bmagic serendipity888Qtanglefoot Tanglefoot t1100 The line is unbroken Machine tanglefoot IP address can also be used Device Device Name Printer Model Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 Advanced 3 Device URI Windows Printer via SAMBA hp ti 100 via tanglefoot smb bmagic serendipity888 tanglefoot s Tanglefoot t1100 Generic 110 A driver can be set here but it is not used when printing from Serendipity Blackmagic This is simply used to deliver the job to the printer The driver within the Workbench is the one
10. V Sift and Sort Upgrade Density Patches Ink Limits Separation Control Black density 1 2 3 C ge UM V A D 0 044 D 0 204 D 0 384 D 0 621 1 E i Y f Black density 143 1 ad A 7 ax Black 0 042 5 0772 BEETA 52 4 Y f Black density ax e Light Black Sift O Visual density E 1 3 4 D 0 042 E E V 0 042 types When the device is ready the measuring window appears If instructed calibrate the instrument and begin Measure Patches Lab Use this to measure the Lab values of the printed density patches Note Patch values may be measured sorted and saved with either density or Lab These cannot be mixed within a paper profile Change Media Allows you to change the Media currently assigned to the Paper Profile Print Density Chart Prints a density chart containing the patches currently turned on Where patches are turned off there will be a space on the output print Selecting this displays a chooser allowing you to select a Media and Pagesetup to which the chart is then printed Print Density Chart All patches Prints a density chart containing all patches irrespective of their on off state Prink Inklimit Chart Prints an ink density chart containing all enabled limits as one job to the selected Media and Pagesetup Print Inklimit Chart Separate Jobs Prints an ink density chart for each enabled ink limit colour c
11. 1 1bit tiff separa E O Testos 10 a tiff O a tiff 294 dpi O a tiff 294 dpi M a tiff 294 dpi O a tiff 720 dpi O a tiff 98 dpi c 1 73 Ads 4000 SoftP C amp contone tiff se E epson 7800 pr O amp epson 7800 se O amp epson 7880 for l C Epson 7880 Fu 2 amp Epson 7900 e C amp Epson 7900 Pr O 6 Epson 7900 Pr 2 Epson 7900HTM 2 Epson 7900HT O Epson 7900HT E f amp epson n colou FJ epson11880 1bit tiff _Test tiff Tiff Tiff Tiff same same Tiff Tiff Softproof contone tiff sepa epson 7800 epson 7800 epson 7880 Epson 7880 Epson 7900 Epson 7900 Epson 7900 Epson7900HTM Epson7900HTM Epson7900HTM epson 7800 epson11880 epson 7880 Epson 7880a SAAN Tas Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 Input Screen Real Dot Technology Real Dot Technology Real Dot Technology Real Dot Technology Real Dot Technology Real Dot Technology Real Dot Technology Real Dot Technology D Dot Real Dot Technology Real Dot Technology Real Dot Technology Real Dot Technology Real Dot Technology Real Dot Technology Real Dot Technology Real Dot Technology Real Dot Technology Real Dot Technology Real Dot Technology Real Dot Technology Real Dot Technology Real Dot Technology Real Dot Technology amp Media 1bit tiff separated _Testos a tiff 98 dpi a tiff 294 dpi cm
12. 6 Enter an appropriate name for the printer Port Name 7 Decide if the printer will be the default and if it will be shared there is no need to share the printer for Serendipity ens pan Blackmagic to connect to it tanglefoot HP T1100 on tanay Cancel 8 In the Destination section of the Workbench select Local Print Queue as the driver 9 Enter the path of the local name used For this example it is T1100 Destination on tanglefoot Destination Driver Local print queue Path T1100 on tanglefoot Note Whenever you are printing to a local or remote printer the QueueManager will report the job as Done very quickly This does not mean the job has printed successfully As the destination is a print spooler as soon as the job is passed to the print spooler the QueueManager is finished with it Some control is lost from within the Client interface as jobs will be passed as soon as they are done unless you set print pages direct on the printer properties If there is a problem printing to the printer the Windows printer will alert you to this not the Client As far as the Client is concerned the task has completed and it is finished with the job Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 112 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 f
13. E 102 lu idunt 104 fies he a dem TREE 104 3 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 Publishing a Windows Printer cni be ero ec ricchi Coe edid aee ecc ci rode civ ERE eo 106 Printing toa Pagesetup on WINGOWS oiii secte eate erasa PER nc D eio tnos e NEL Fas oer uS a ue ves aa Ra TCR ea ORE 109 TroublesDnoOLg ci 113 ups qe VY 113 PrintihE to a Pag e GTD OD Sa 114 IA dg 116 CODYrient fused 117 pero dec E 124 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 4 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Copyright O 2009 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 contained 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 sof
14. Sheet width for user defined page sizes Sheet height for user defined page sizes Cutter Control Auto Publication Name lo 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 69 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 ofthe week every day every number of days or never o WhatTime Choose the time the backup is performed Frequency Never What day Y Every MZ 1 What Time 00 00 00 8 Location Directory 7D a Cancel C OK Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 o Location Choose the location the a
15. e Containing Text Any file or directory as specified in the action where a name contains this text gt e Named Any file or directory as specified in the action explicitly named 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 entry 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 Sensit
16. serengipity Blackmagic User Manual Table of Contents Serendipity Blackmagic User Manuaal 11 ener eee eere enne nennen nnn natn n nnn nn nr 5 Product OV uu le 6 MStaMatiON c 7 Whats onthe CD idiot abeunt e ld 7 Windows Instalado Mint M 7 Installing the Dongle Driver Linux amp IS aa 7 Installing Serendipity Bl CAMA o o o earl 7 Installation of the Serendipias 8 Windows Upgrade rom V S tO Vos diles 8 Instaling the Donsle Driver Update 8 Iristalling the Sorbware UD e te MM M Mc IN IE 8 Macintosh Installation tddi 9 Installing Serendipias e a UN d TON DNE 9 Creatine a o S 2 ad O nO et iud ea cS ACC IN DN Teu 9 Mac OS X U pgrade trom V3 tO Vta 9 Back mE UV Sn ECT 10 UNEA 0 ng AA NUI IA ME MU Du er ore ae 10 Saving the V3 Database and TCC Prone aii aa 10 Using the Database TOM Vr dana 10 R nno the SOL CWA Cos occas cas here cect E 11 A A E M d 11 Sarong CLs Chtt 11 A A cune oou dL EL rr E MEE EO UM ND MM ue HE LM I I eer 11 OutpubCoDDsurdtlOD es os eit ttum O MEE MH DM M EM ME 12 Media CODEIIPUEAELIDD S ula ii tee ae 12 Pagesetup GOBDIIguEdE OT dnce o doi LH I ED emanates 12 EIP COn IIBUEQE OTI acces id A 13 MARICA E OL OD oc costo uH mL Luc e IM Eu ML uh 13 RIPMORICtOICODUPUESUODI a adu bU Saee ack 14 The Serendipity Blackmagic Server 5c occi a 15 AU O o o ei 15 BlackmacicDonsle Updater nia 16 pla te DO e da to eer ea ener ee 16 The Serendip
17. 07 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 _ press configuration currently selected mung hie Type A Text Modified Created User Group Imaged Check colour 24 03 09 11 12 24 03 09 admin admin Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 Notes cannot be attached to files opened in SoftProof via File Menu Open Files The file needs to be submitted as a Blackmagic 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
18. 67 50 28 00 A EE 5 3 50 38 40 28 80 32 60 44 60 1 80 E IE 21 20 3 40 23 00 A 91 30 4 60 63 10 II E 47 20 75 90 3 80 A IN 58 90 47 70 37 00 93 30 3 30 30 60 A NUN 67 0 27 10 36 50 A A 72 20 22 10 73 20 Spectrophotometer offline Lab meas 4 33 17 38 20 18 07 34 13 39 20 10 45 38 82 25 58 14 16 43 53 22 56 46 57 88 47 7 33 92 91 47 78 68 19 24 93 51 79 39 66 26 70 32 41 41 78 1 92 19 16 5 12 22 29 88 91 5 92 62 91 45 92 73 63 3 43 57 09 48 12 35 39 91 08 4 25 30 43 66 20 28 80 35 65 70 98 21 71 71 24 CGATS ISO 12642 file 7 x Hd Measure Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 Print chart 70 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 c
19. Allows users administrators to update the dongle with activation Update dongle strings to enable various input and output licenses e Close Closes the window If the Server is running you are warned and asked to confirm Server shutdown e About Shows information about the Server Clicking More Less info shows or hides valid dongle options including the versions of the current drivers Stop server Restart server Close W Startup Options e Start Server on Launch The Server will start once the application is launched v Start server on launch e Restart Server After Crash Restarts the Server automatically after a crash Y Restart server on crash e Start as Cluster Node Allows the Server to run as a slave or node device See the ClusterManager section for further information on Clustering e 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 Start as cluster node Start in safe mode 15 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 Blackmagic Dongle Updater The Serendipity Blackmagic 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
20. 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 Imaged 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 from the publication those that have not yet arrived from the RIP 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 A Expand Books Collapse Books Poll M Toggle Bookfilter Polling M Show Bookfilter Menu Show Bookfilter List View Imaged View Rendered View FlipBook Queue order Calculate Ink Weight Book E Aachen EAE p4pagelist H Polling ON 1 Name Section ages ate of issue AZ C1 19PM 10 09 08 12 00 PM AZ B3 19PM 10 09 08 12 00 PM AZ B2 19PM 10 09 08 12 00 PM AZ
21. Oncethe Archiver has opened select Edit Menu gt Add to Archive All to add all items to the archive file Alternatively you can right click and select this option from the contextual right click menu 3 Select Save Archive and choose an appropriate location to store the file If you need to import all or part of the database after the V4 upgrade install 1 Openthe Archiver application 2 Select Open Archive Add to Database and choose the items to add or add the whole archive For further information see the main Archiver section within this user manual Saving the V3 Database and ICC Profiles Another recommended method is to backup the Database and ICC profiles by copying them to another location before upgrading The Database items are held in a folder called defaultss dbd in the following locations Macintosh Applications Serendipity Blackmagic lib defaultss dbd Windows C Program Files Serendipity Blackmagic lib defaultss dbd Linux Sun SGI bmagic lib defaultss dbd ICC Profiles can be found in the following locations Macintosh Applications Serendipity Blackmagic lib ICC Windows C Program Files Serendipity Blackmagic lib ICC Linux Sun SGI bmagic lib ICC If you make a backup of these files you can restore them if the upgrade has any problems Using the Database from V3 The third method for upgrading and preserving the existing configurations is to make a fresh install in a new location leaving the previ
22. SOON DEES et e Click OK and close the settings when done ix advanced requires server restart M Z Server Back Log 0 g Days e If activating Secure Mode a login window will appear as soon as processes Image 3 C Render Output unknown files to printer you close the System Settings Minimum Broadcast Interval zi t Secure mode Mail Server If Email Notifications are setup for users Sender Email Address e Enter the mail server details in the Mail Server field This is the outgoing SMTP server lt 2 Cancel OD e Enter the email address for the Sender From field of the email in the Sender Email Address field Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 100 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 e Default Units Set the units used by the Server Options are mm cm inches points picas metres or feet e Maximum Memory for PS RIP Set the maximum memory used by the Postscript RIP The default is OMB which uses the internal default amount Maximum Memory for Rotation Set the maximum memory SystemSettings used for Rotation The default is OMB S
23. Table 1 Supported Density Standards Density Standard Status Instrument Default v v Not all instruments support all density standards This table is not a complete list Consult your instrument user guide for more information Further details on how to take Density measurements are available on our website under the HowTo Guides section http 75 www serendipitv software com au support Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 FlipBook The FlipBook application allows you to view a publication as a virtual book In Blackmagic 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 Publicution_123016690 Pages Start Page 3 J Toprage EJEA 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 Publications
24. 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 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 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 50 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 disp
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26. copydot encod anese EPS Test RIP EPS Te e copy ffgs canada ffgs test sheets fuji xmf fuji xmf test oqo OO Sg Gamut Test RIP 1 of 5 jobs guardian pdfs 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 Collapse Jobs 3 Submit L Expand Jobs Submit For Deimposition f Submit As Imposition Y WPress vi Group By Job Poll 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 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 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 De 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 Ww De Imposed Pages button in the Veripress SoftProof Touch Console See the Touch Console section for more information e VPress
27. top of the list The order should be Spool Image Render Printer Click OK when done The Monitor now has a basic setup Test it out by printing an internal test print 9 Choose Application Menu gt Test Prints 10 Select your Pagesetup and Media then tick the Quickcal checkbox and click Submit You should see the test print move through the various queues and be sent to the printer 13 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 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 application window 1 Right click beside the existing tabs and choose New Tab 2 Enter the name RIP Queues and press OK Queues RIP Print Gallery Logs This creates a new blank tab and selects it CA 14 Expand Jobs 3f Collapse Jobs Submit Submit For Deimposition Submit As Imposition VPress M Group By Job _ Poll FM Toggle RIP Polling V Show RIP Menu M Show RIP List 3 Select Layout and choose Add RIPMonitor D0889909D8834582 29 0 4 PM Name WiSe Date age elebra impose Wayne FFF722084A1447BC 6 44MB 29 0 4 PM 0 from the list of modules celebra massive FD3D696298DA4511 5 81MB 29 0 4 PM 0 elebra FCC41009510D4828 7 34MB 29 0 3 PM 0 elebra FCO3698068C3403C 5 19MB 29 0 7 PM 0 FA3F2947CE3C4905 2 20MB 29 0 3 PM 0 FODCO7E2EBES4B8C 4 94MB 29
28. 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 65 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 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 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
29. BOOK 19 Calcheck Chart ss 19 DotGain CUT Cardona 19 Gradation Curve sss 19 ICG Tweak Setra 19 JOGED Eminin o tet tense taco ai 19 A atate Pd DE 19 OUTPUT ariii iana 19 Pages CEU lia de testate 19 Pagesetup POO usina 19 Paper Pro Meana 19 126 Preta 19 RIP ninnan eo tie Db S Ma hs 19 Y Regular Expression 19 Signature GrOUP seen 19 Replace Colour Set 19 Special Colour Set 19 Yule Nielsen Number 43 80 82 116 127 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4
30. Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 16 The Serendipity Blackmagic Client The Serendipity Client is a graphic user interface GUI used for configuration maintenance and monitoring of the Serendipity Blackmagic 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 Serendipity Blackmagic 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 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 showin
31. 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 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 enter 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 23 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 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 normall
32. For example when a printer is created try printing a test page Printing From Mac to Windows When printing from a Mac to a shared Windows printer there are a couple of utilities available to verify whether or not the printer is installed correctly and working These are The CUPs printing system on the Mac has a web interface that lets you view and test printers To access this do the following 45 G http localhost 631 1 Open a web browser and enter the following address HP LaserJet 3030 A tangelo Description HP LaserJet 3030 tangelo http localhost 631 a This will connect to the local print system os Printer Driver iP Laserjet 90200090 2 Choose Manage Printers and the list of printers configured on the n EN A a Mac will appear 3 Scroll down the list to locate the printer A detailed description of Laserjet 2100 the printer is available here Description Laserjet 2100 4 Printa test page to the Windows printer This will determine if the amp Pom Stata escaping ens pulsed connection from the Mac to the Windows device is valid The test job should appear in the Windows print spooler Description xante Location ion Printer Driver Xante CL30 v3 PS Printer State idle accepting jobs not published Device URI socket xante bidi Print Test Page Stop Printer Reject Jobs Publish Printer Modify Printer Move All Jobs Set Printer Options Delete Printer Cancel All Jobs Set As Default Set Allowed Us
33. JObTnfo iai A 86 LOUPE ida 86 Navigator Menu 86 NUS ota 87 Press Configuration 85 Publicdtlgns iaa 88 Resampling Algorithm 85 DOU EVES errada dedicada ir 85 Show Back Page sss 88 jk c 86 TOD 86 Sound Eu ti o ave d e 102 Special Colour S t cesia 53 Adding Colours from Library 53 Adjusting Colour Intensity 54 Create a new colour 53 Delete COlOUES noe rte peumd 53 Duplicate colours 53 Export colours to a file 53 Import colours from files 53 Paint Modest 54 Spectrophotometer sss 90 ACV TO M 90 Export Valie acond 90 Eoad esti 90 Statu S ia M Dienst 67 Stochastie Screening iaa ias 31 Submit A job for processing 65 For De Imposition 65 SuperCell Screening 32 Support Web Server eene 104 105 System Info A oe Tota S 105 SVStemiSettlHigs sit iiie ee ehe 101 Application Shortcuts 103 Colour Management 102 General tesa cama qu tuto RR 102 Serve Gu Gov A Erbe 101 Colour Management 101 Contraloria 101 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 Working Paths usaste 102 T Tabs Reordering ctetur 57 The Ser
34. Media selected You will be prompted with an options window with the following o Cancel Printing Cancels the action and returns to the previous window o Don t Apply Print to Linearise This will disable all colour management except for Paper Profile Use this to make a Linearisation Curve o Yes Print to check Linearisation This applies all colour management so you can check a Linearisation Curve This panel shows the Linearisation Curves for each ink channel Select individual channel checkboxes to view a channel Shift click to add more channel curves to the view Double click a channel to show all curves Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 80 Show Charts Selecting Show Charts will display another window with a chart for each channel in the linearisation curve At the top of the window is a series of tick boxes one for each colour Selecting one displays the single colour and hides all others Selecting another box changes the graph to that colour Select the same colour again and all graphs will be displayed Use SHIFT Click to show more than one graph Chart Types There are five 5 chart types available for selection Density History Plots the date of the curve on the X axis and the density values for each patch on the Y axis If the density begins to drop off it will be displayed in the chart Dot History Plots the date of the measurements on the X axis against the dot percentage on
35. Mode 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 continue to operate normally Setting up Users and User Groups Blackmagic 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 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 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 System Settings 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 e User ID This is a numerical ID assigned automatically but may be changed by the administrator ission t fa
36. Number The Yule Nielsen Number is essentially a fudge factor applied to the standard Murray Davis formula used when calculating dot percentage area from density The value is used to compensate for various media types as some react differently to others in the way a dot will spread on a particular media and thus affect the dot percentage value It is sometimes helpful to change the YN number and some manufacturers will quote a YN number for a given media but this is rare The YN formula used for calculating the dot percentage is dot YN 1 10 dot is the value of the density being measured Dot x100 soid solid is the density of the solid patch Therefore a YN value of 1 has no effect on the dot percentage area A value other than 1 will compensate for the dot spread on the media If the YN is greater than 1 the Dot decreases and if the YN is less than 1 increases This can be seen from the graph on the Lineariser The curves display the compensation therefore if the YN number is less than 1 the dot percentage calculated is increased so the curve applied will go down The reverse is true for a YN number greater than 1 For most of the testing done during initial development the value of 2 the default setting seemed to work well It was also noted on occasions better results were obtainable by setting different values for each process colour Note As the ICC profiles are created after Linearisation
37. 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 mode 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 curr
38. Plate Count 0 are Must Have C IM Y IK o Copies Specify the number of copies to be printed Default is 0 Advanced o Use Pagesetup Print to the selected Pagesetup AA o Use Pagesetup Pool Print to the selected Pagesetup id Pool o Choose Select an existing Pagesetup or Pagesetup Pool The chooser allows you to create a new one if necessary 49 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 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 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
39. a PDF but as spreads 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 avc1 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 pem green when selected Purple indicates there are duplicate pages ie they have the same publication name and page Zo aje a gt A numbers Dark purple indicates the pages are selected Clicking on these pages a
40. 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 M 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 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 Edo 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
41. by Alan Cox You may 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 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 c
42. 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 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 m
43. 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 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 74 The columns are Export You can export the values from the Colour List to a file The available options are All Saves all entries in the list 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 Export Measurments Export Values Name Selected Save the selected entries in the list only
44. channel During the testing period many combinations of ink colours dot sizes and resolution were tried Different output devices and media will produce varying results so a combination of patches and ink mixing may work better The higher resolution 1440dpi produced the most dense output at around 4 18D but takes longer to RIP and print By running at a lower resolution 720dpi the jobs processed quicker but the density drops to just under 3 at around 2 8D This is often acceptable for many applications but will vary depending on the media and device used Testing will prove the most suitable setup The most commonly used settings were CMYK colourspace with an ink combination of Black and Magenta This used the large Black dot 4 and the small Magenta dot 2 in the Paper Profile and gave a slight reddish tinge to the Black which is desirable in the Screen Printing industry Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 56 Monitor The Monitor application is central to the Blackmagic 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 Monitor NFR not for resal le Gkiwano swdt Idipity software com au 9100 E oa be Altona Local Tiff 7 7 t Altona Alte Tiff Local Tiff To Epso To Epso benchm To Epso To uick
45. 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 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 57 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 via a Monitor Modules Modules are used for managing jobs as they pass through the system and to monitor Server and Client activity The modules can be added to a tab as part of a Monitor layout or selected as a Floating module where the window is
46. 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 SystemSettings Server Client General L Colour Management 1 Application Shortcuts Match Choose Default Match ICC Profile Applications Serend coated_v2_eciF39 icc Monitor 1 f l Calcheck Managed 4e Choose Monitor ICC Profile Library ColorSync ys iMac 4272580 icc Resolution DPI Calibration expires Never 9 Use system setting 93x 95 Custom resolution 72 Monitor 2 f Calcheck Managed 4 Choose Monitor ICC Profile home man dy Libra 4247891 Golem icc zi Resolution 9 Use system setting 99 x 98 Calibration expires Custom resolution 72 o Calibration Expires Set a reminder to popup when a calibration needs updating Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 102 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 monitor 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 Manage
47. e Delta L The measured delta L of the colour patch e Delta a The measured delta a of the colour 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 71 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 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 instrum
48. 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 plate 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 Gri
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50. 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 pairing 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 O XQ X Signatures Signatures This panel lists all of the Signatures in the group The Plate Sh
51. for the destination The path entered is exactly the same as the name of the printer As per the previous example HP Designjet T1100 24in HPGL2 is entered in the path 111 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 Remote Windows Printer If the printer is located on another Windows machine there are two methods that can be used to print to it either directly to the shared printer or install a local printer to print to it Both still set the destination driver to be Local Print Queue To print direct to the shared printer in the path use the following format lt machinename gt lt printer gt or Destination Destination Driver Local print queue lt machinename gt lt printer share name gt Path stanalefoot amp HP T 1100 on tangy For this example the path would be tanglefoot HP Designjet T1100 or tanglefoot HP T1100 on tangy To print to the Windows printer when it is on another machine a local printer needs to be configured on the same machine as the Serendipity Blackmagic is running on To do this 1 Choose Add Printer in the printer section of Create a new port Windows Type of port Local Port 2 Choosea Local printer 3 Create a new local port 4 Enter lt machine name printer share name gt e g tanglefoot HP T1100 on tangy 5 Select an appropriate driver Use the one for the printer or choose the generic one as the Server will create the file in the correct format
52. function to upload it to the Server ICC folders in order for it to be used As this is a Client 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 Cyan Magenta Yellow l Black l Light Cyan Light Magenta f Light Black C 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 Screening FM Screening Variations e Stochastic Standard Stochastic Screening Method FM Screening e Stochastic 2 and 3 Stochastic Screening with progressively increasing amounts of nois
53. 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 105 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 Publishing a Windows Printer This section explains step by step how to publish a configure a Blackmagic Pagesetup for publishing to a Windows printer destination When correctly setup third party applications will be able to print directly to the Pagesetup as if it were a Windows printer It is assumed that Serendipity Blackmagic is running and a Pagesetup configured Method Once the Pagesetup is configured and working it needs to be published as a Windows Printer Publish 1 Tick the Windows check box in the Publish panel of the selected I Mac Te Windows Pagesetup and save it This will make the Pagesetup available to the location Dear Defaut Windows system to which it will be published Printer Mac V Windows TCP Port Activate port number Add Printer Wizard Welcome R the Add Printer cada 2 Select Settings gt Printers from the Windows Control Panel and run Miis ena you install a printer or make printer the A d d Prin ter wizar d To continue click Next lt Back Cancel Add Printer Wizard 31 Local or Network Printer ls the printer attached to your computer
54. 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 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 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
55. 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 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 print job 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 11 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 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 4 Select the appropriate driver for your printer from the pull down list of licensed modules in the Queue section 5 Choose a destination driver from the Destination section and enter the appropriate information for e g the IP address of the printer 6 Configure any Collating or Nesting requirements as needed 7 OPTIONAL Once created the Media can be assigned to the Output using the Change Media b
56. o E 33 Chem EOS ro 59 BECS cio co A 38 Application Menu Items dde 36 Display Op Sian 59 Entering a new polling path 20 49 Accounts Admin 97 Export FLOM Gein maca 59 Epson FireWire Sinai 32 Broadcast Message 97 Fetch Back Logos 59 Epson AIO iii enfant 33 ChatterbOx rere 97 Filtering Options s 59 Error Diffusion Screening 31 Connect to Server 36 Cluster Malage Eee nent Esch di 73 Error Notifications sse 99 Download A E 97 Cluster NOUGS tc oett sete 73 Export Quit MOS mu d II C tae ge 97 Master adas TS 73 From ClientLo Bum 59 Submit Files RE D MD 36 Cluster 3 odd bns rate 60 From QueueManager 63 Submit Files AS Imposition came 36 CMYK Simulation for PDF 37 From ServerLog aceites 66 Submit Files For De Imposition 26 Colour Management Froni SOM PRO OL uicti ceti eiit 85 Submit ICC Target 26 Default ICC Profiles 101 From Special Colour Set 53 Test Prints c 96 ICC Engine Accuracy 101 Applications nnne 69 PRESS aaa sateen p dE 44 F Cac ccc po System Settings 101 Fail on RGB Images 37 Colourspace nnn 24 30 54 62 F st Polli nganasanai 48 ClusterManager Job MC AREA 69 Convolution Matrix 38 Fitting Meth Densitometer sssrin 69 g Methods 38 A E 69 Copyright Notices 117 A ce
57. 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 Mac OS X Upgrade from V3 to V4 The Blackmagic Version 4 installer automatically upgrades the V3 database to the updated V4 format However as a precaution when upgrading from version 3 it is strongly recommended that the database and ICC profiles are backed up prior to the install See the Backing up V3 section To upgrade 1 Onthe CD navigate to the directory MacOSX and run the file Serendipity Blackmagic pkg 2 Click Continue 3 Readthe License Agreement and click Continue 4 Select Agree 5 Select the drive and location to install the software Choose the folder Serendipity where V3 Blackmagic is currently installed 6 Select Upgrade to begin the installation 7 Click Close when the installation has completed Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 Backing up V3 Before upgrading to Version 4 it is strongly recommended that you backup your current version of software There are a number of methods you can use to do this which have been detailed below Using the Archiver The Archiver application in Blackmagic can be used to create a backup of your configurations To make a backup of your entire database 1 Select Application Menu Archiver from the Client window 2
58. 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 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 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 Version 4 requires two 2 activation strings for entry in order to update the dongle The strings are separated in the email by a space Dongle Updater Key Code 1 Key Code 2 To update a V4 dongle 1 Plug the current V4 USB dongle into your computer 2 Run the Blackmagic Server 3 Goto File Menu gt Update Dongle 4 A screen will appear asking to Enter Key Code 1 and Key Code Refer to the shipment email for the details The A 6 da 8 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 separated by a space Copy and paste both strings into their relevant fields Click on Update Dongle A confirmation message will appear when the dongle is successfully updated You will be asked to restart the Server Quit the Server application and restart To update a V3 dongle to V4 It is assumed the
59. setting Zero 0 disables user configuration e 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 e Secure Mode Enable or disable Secure Mode e Mail Server Enter the details of the mail server for error notification emails when using Secure Mode e Sender Email Address Enter the details of the Sender From address for error notification emails Polling Service Refresh advanced requires server restart a Om Server Back Log 0 Processes Image 2 Minimum Broadcast Interval 0s Output unknown files to printer Secure mode Mail Server Sender Email Address Colour Management e ICC Engine Accuracy Select Faster or Better depending on preferences e Default ICC Profiles Select the default ICC profiles used when first creating a new Pagesetup Input profiles and Media Output profiles e Version 3 4 spot colour handling This is a compatibility setting for users with Spot colour setups upgraded from Blackmagic 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 e Apply ICC Correction to CMYK Specials Select this to apply ICC correction to CMYK Specials e Change System Specials Select a default Special Colour Set for plate matchi
60. the Y axis The points on the chart represent the patches For any patch the effective dot and how it varies across the history is shown Dot Delta Patches Plots the patch number along the X axis against the dot percentage delta on the Y axis It shows the percentage difference from the target For example if the target is 4096 and the measured value for that patch is higher or lower the error is shown in the graph 81 br be d f rittorttes Density Patches Plots the patches along the X axis and the density on the Y axis For each patch in the history a point is placed on the graph If the density for a given patch does not vary greatly the points will appear on top of each other Where there is some change a line will appear between points sat 11 111 11111 11 bod d 11 Dot Patches Plots the patch number along the X axis against dot percentage on the Y axis A diagonal line from 0 to 100 is shown as a guide to a linear curve This graph will show if the patches are generally higher or lower than a linear measurement as well as differences over the course of time Dot Delta Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 Yule Nielsen
61. them into the desired order or by using the Configure Headers option in the contextual menu The sort options are e JP 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 Blackmagic e Platform The operating system kernel version of the Node machine e CPUs The number of CPUs in the Server machine e Product The Serendipity Blackmagic software being used for the Node e Version The Server software version of the Node 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 73 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 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 monitored in the
62. 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 l Mac Windows Location Default Printer Mac Windows Colour Correction Colour Correction e Replace Colour Set Select a Replace Colour Set from the list of dh Replace Colour Set None available sets You are able to preview the set edit it or create a new Cyan DotGain Curve None one Magenta DotGain Curve 4 None e Cyan Magenta Yellow Black DotGain Curves Select a C M Y or K ee None DotGain Curve to be applied You are able to preview the curves edit them or create new ones O Black DotGain Curve None e Specials DotGain Curve Select a DotGain Curve to be applied to the 6 Specials DotGain Curve None Special Spot Plates only One curve affects all Special Colours the same Device Linearisation Curve None way You can preview the curve edit it or create a new one 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 IC
63. window Connect to Server This allows the Serendipity Client to connect to a Blackmagic 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 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 Blackmagic Server accessed by default Server Selection Auto Detect Manual Product Name Serendipity Blackmagic e golem swdevel serendipity software com au Version 4 0 beta2 Build 20217 Server TCP Port 9100 Server Hostname golem swdevel serendipity software com au Server OS Darwin 9 6 1 i386 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 96 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 U
64. 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 may a single job submission For example you can merge the CMYK plates C Enable Colourkeys together and print the 3 specials as separate jobs or you can create progressive proofs with C CM CMY CMYK CMYKS1 etc e Enable ColourKeys Select this to turn the module on T CMT KSLS 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 first plate on the Plates list by default if a first plate is not selected ra 4 r d Deselect Remove Remove All e Deselect Deselects any plates currently selected in Input Screening the Plates list o 0 e Remove a Magenta Removes the selected Plate Combination from the list Vim ee e Remove All Clears the Plate Combination List iba RDT Smooth 3 Input Screening Input Screening determines how the screening on the input data is handled There are two 2 choices Preserve and Descreen Override
65. your work based on the Program is not required to print an announcement These requirements apply to the modified work as a whole If identifiable sections of that work are not derived from the Program and can be reasonably considered independent and separate works in themselves then this License and its terms do not apply to those sections when you distribute them as separate works But when you distribute the same sections as part of a whole which is a work based on the Program the distribution of the whole must be on the terms of this License whose permissions for other licensees extend to the entire whole and thus to each and every part regardless of who wrote it Thus it is not the intent of this section to claim rights or contest your rights to work written entirely by you rather the intent is to exercise the right to control the distribution of derivative or collective works based on the Program In addition mere aggregation of another work not based on the Program with the Program or with a work based on the Program on a volume of a storage or distribution medium does not bring the other work under the scope of this License 3 You may copy and distribute the Program or a work based on it under Section 2 in object code or executable form under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above provided that you also do one of the following a Accompany it with the complete corresponding machine readable source code which must be distributed un
66. 0 7 PM 0 comtecs F89C80A34B824C83 5 85MB 29 0 7 PM 0 gt comtecs moire F3F9D32FF2DD44E8 4 51MB 29 0 5 PM 0 This creates a new RIPMonitor and places it in the top conv EF3B1E3S63304E6E 775M8 29 07 PM o encoding japanese EABCOAC4EA714A43 6 45MB 29 0 6 PM 0 es E7A728C6579444A8 6 28MB 29 0 6 PM 0 left corner est ture co E3F2EOGCAF1E4816 7 85MB 29 0 4 PM 0 a s canada 1230546B85A443F 5 56MB 29 0 3 PM 0 DFEOFS116DA14481 5 89MB 29 0 2 PM 0 DFC7141F935E448E 5 81MB 29 0 4 PM 0 DCD385528DD943FF 7 27MB 29 0 5 PM 0 DOFBE6783CC5494E 29 0 6 PM 0 uardian pdfs D748833F179E4583 29 0 3 PM 0 x express D70F19A62A244213 6 08MB 29 0 5 PM 0 To make the window bigger follow the steps below vo cmm HERA zaro Sm o nsWinPrin D272586D8F1C4CC0 29 0 7 PM 0 equin D2628D0DDAC74160 8 18M8 29 0 3 PM 0 0 0 0 D0262D2C78F049A3 29 0 3 PM CF58262F657F4CF1 29 0 8 PM 4 Choose Layout gt Edit ro MES 5 Select the bottom right corner and drag it to fill the tab Choose Layout gt Use Click on the 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 QU 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 n
67. 0 Select Testing Save amp Test when prompted Check for a Polling OK result on the screen 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 running 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 Printer Output queues to monitor and manage jobs through the system To configure Now configure the QueueStatus window in the bottom left corner These monitor the jobs progress in a Di 3 4 Right click in the QueueManager section and Monitor NER not for resale localhost 9100 select Configure Queue Order Emm Select all the queues on the left and drag them across to the right list at the bottom Click OK particular queue o ob s_ MJ IV Active M Waiting V Done 5 6 8 Right click in the QueueStatus window bottom right and select Queue Order Select Image Render Spool and new Printer and drag them over to the right side No need to monitor Auto Detect here Select Spool in the right list and drag it to the
68. 2 10 4 36 6 00 44 97 59 16 28 36 6 00 56 16 3 73 12 52 6 00 80 00 7 10 56 53 6 00 48 71 0 86 44 85 6 00 47 71 18 11 1 40 6 00 AH tolerance 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 AC tolerance 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 half of the left panel Toolbar Options New Colour Create a new colour in the list with default values Values and colour names can be adjusted as desired Delete Colours Deletes the selected colours from the list Duplicate Colours Makes copies of the selected colours Use shift or control keys for multi selection Rename Colours Pops up a renaming window allowing you to change the name on one or more colours simultaneously 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 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 Generate Patches from ICC Allows you to select an ICC profile from which to create a set of patches
69. 20x720 AppleTalk Epson 7800PremLuster Papaya AppleTalk Epson 4800 Fuji Olaf AppleTalk Name No Selection Location No Selection Print Using More Printers ke Printer Browser Y AppleTalk Bluetooth Windows Printing Name Canon BJ Network Canon FireWire GARO Canon IP GARO DYMO DUO USB DYMO LabelWriter _ EPSON AppleTalk L CharacterSe EPSON FireWire alce EPSON TCP IP EPSON USB FAXstf HP FireWire HP IP Printing _ ie Printer List C In Menu Name _ gt gt reper Papaya Epson 9600 unscreened Papaya HP Z3100 Best papaya screenprint 7600 raw on canon8200 Stylus Pro 11880 USB Direct Printer Setup Utility Click on the Add icon The Printer Browser window will open Click on More Printers while holding the Option Key This will give extra options If you are running v10 3 9 OS X hold the option key when clicking the Add icon earlier to view the extra options AppleTalk Local AppleTalk Zone HJ l Name i Type lbit Screened Testing AS PDF PostScript Printer PostScript Printer PostScript Printer E9800 Satin720dpi PostScript Printer Epson 4800 ScrPr 720x720 PostScript Printer Character Set Western Mac X ter Mode Select Cancel Click on the pull down menu AppleTalk and select Advanced From the Device pull down menu select Windows Printer via SAMBA
70. 4 76 e Choose Press 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 Imaged opens and views the imaged file of the selected page in the SoftProof application View Rendered 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
71. 995 1996 Guy Eric Schalnat Group 42 Inc Contributing Authors Andreas Dilger Dave Martindale Guy Eric Schalnat Paul Schmidt 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 O 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
72. B1 19PM 10 09 08 12 00 PM AZ A2 19PM 10 09 08 12 00 PM AZ A1 19PM 10 09 08 12 00 PM AN E 20PM 10 09 08 12 00 PM AN D 20PM 10 09 08 12 00 PM AN C 20PM 10 09 08 12 00 PM AN B3 20 PM 10 09 08 12 00 PM AN B2 20PM 10 09 08 12 00 PM AN B1 20PM 10 09 08 12 00 PM AN A2 20PM 10 09 08 12 00 PM AN A1 20PM 10 09 08 12 00 PM J li e028 Esc 031 Eife e030 J li e027 J li e026 J li e025 J li e024 J li e023 TEES 4 b 1 of 17 books 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 Imaged Opens the Imaged Preview of the selected publication in SoftProof e View Rendered 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 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 58 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 o
73. Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 QueueManager The QueueManager views the jobs in the system after 4 Queue or der Larger Thumbnails Y Smaller Thumbnails C Render Queue Thumbnails C Show Idle Queues M Group By Queue they have been submitted Queues can be viewed LLL LLL LL ILL simultaneously showing a job s progress through the system From the QueueManager jobs can be Caicuiate ink Weight manipulated in a number of ways such as holding _ View Imaged View Rendered Render again Move To Pagesetup Copy To Pagesetup _Nest Jobs Refresh All Queues Export Calcheck job Name i tatus Source Dal Media A te ize ei 1 F9DCO7E2EBE54B8C 00 00 00 one JPEG 10 03 09 11 00 AMNone 15 32MB promoting and deleting TUUS NEDTUDYUDYU EXC m RT 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 13 M Active M Waiting M Done e Name Job name e Copies The number of copies of the job e Process Time Time taken to process the job e Screening The screening applied to the job e Status The jobs current status e Thumbnail Shows a thumbnail of the job e Source The source ofthe submitted job e Job ID The internal B
74. C DSC00554 DSC00555 DSC00556 DSC00557 DSC00558 Done Done Done Done Done tiff tiff tiff DSC00559 Done tiff swdevel serendipity s 5 EI Bj par lr Eu n nm m J meme B ona Altona calibOl quickcal 30359 W Linearisa Nested Linearisa Linearisa Quic D hi To Epso To Epso To Epso o Epso To Ep D 560 DSC00561 Done tiff DSC00562 DSC00563 Done Done tiff tiff DSC00535 DSC00536 DSC00537 Done i tiff tiff il tree tree cmyk tree2 e Done Done Done tiff tiff tiff DSC00538 Done DSC00539 Done DSC00540 Done DSC00541 DSC00542 Done Done tiff gt xe lil i be added and configured to suit specific requirements DSC00543 DSC00544 DSC00545 imposed DSC00546 DSC00547 DSC00548 DSC00549 DSC00550 DSC00551 DSC00552 DSC00553 RONALD mill m Done Done Done Done Done Done Done Done Done Done Done Done Done Done 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 to display information appropriate to their location Done 75 Elapsed 00 05 10 a 3 ES Rendering tree cmyk Done 33 Elapsed 00 04 48 The Monitor can be i
75. C 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 Blackmagic 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 R Always Use ICC shadowed areas in non ideal or everyday lighting conditions and lirios iia prevents flooding in CMY grey areas f Black Point Compensation Retain Pure Black This setting only functions when using colourimetric intents and RGB input when Always Use ICC is checked SSE Black Point Compensation should not be used for normal CMYK mmm P proofing jobs which are generally well within the gamut of an A fogra aitona testuive SOcoated vd ect a0 ice output device Inkjet printer Rendering Intent Relative Colourimetri H e Intent Select the rendering intent to use Options include C Print Calcheck o Perceptual All c
76. 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 Note The Densitomet
77. 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 _ _ AA show the closest matches for better viewing desa Ye Load Set 4 None Options P T Applications Serendipity e Load Set Select a Special Colour Set to ta sits domani load This is the set used to Compare 0 colours Rendering Intent Relative Colorimetric HH measured values with Choose from any of the Special Colour Sets created Spectrophotometer offline e Match ICC Select a Match ICC profile From Lab text file Lab sample order Rev 1 03 E Activate gt e Rendering Intent Select the rendering intent for the Match profile 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 e Select the value of deltaE to display for when comparing mea
78. IP 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 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 Pagesetup Pool Allows you to print to one or more Pagesetups e Paper Profile Used to define the paper and ink characteristics of the Media being used by the output driver device 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 RIPped jobs from the RIP into Blackmagic 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 B a A A fe ta e A a a v 00 Data Types User Interface and Context Menu The Bookfilter Media Output Pagesetup Pagesetup Pools Press RIP and Signature Data Types have multiple configu
79. 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 Important Note Version 3 Pagesetups when opened in version 4 are automatically split into Pagesetup and Media types Version 4 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 The selected driver affects the options made available for Resolution and Colourspace an e Resolution Select or enter the desired resolution DPI 2 Coson sivus ro rro incor If the output is a printer only the supported resolutions ucl E use Lighe Light ack gt enabled are available If it is a file format your own value can be ML I oetans omg entered O 3 e Colourspace Select the output colourspace as desired Total Sheets 0 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
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81. PLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A 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 O 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 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 118 Code in sys linux is developed
82. Page Spread Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 92 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 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 Pages Veripress Blackmagic Softproofing Add on Only De impose a job submitted as M 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
83. Poll Interval before it polls again Log Statistics Log the polling statistics in the Server log The log message reports Started automatic poll on date when polling starts and Completed automatic poll on lt date gt when finished 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 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 Blackmagic 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 Blackmagic This can be on its own disk or via a mounted volume through NFS or mapped drive with NetBIOS o FTP UsesFile Transfer Protocol FTP to poll and transfer the files to Blackmagic o Secure FTP SFTP Uses Secure File Transfer Protocol to poll and transfer the files to Blackmagic File Transfer Priority Specify the priority to be used for transferring files to Blackmagic You can adjust from Lowest to Highest or anywhere in between This section allows you to specify the paths to the files residing on your RIP The options available are Testing New Adds a new path to the Paths field Selecting this displays another window to type the path o
84. 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 date 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 file 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 Connection The connection specifies the method used for polling The options are Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 48 e Agent The Serendipity Agent is installed on the RIP where the files are located This
85. 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 Show Excess Ink Weight Area Display areas exceeding 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 cal
86. 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 21 Lab or CMYK The Lab or CMYK value for the selected colour Ae tolerance Set the maximum Ae value for the selected colour AH tolerance Set the maximum AH value for the selected colour AC tolerance Set the maximum AC value for the selected colour Ae Tolerance 6 00 Patch Type This allows you to identify important patch types from the set The H Tolerance 2 50 options are AC Tolerance 4 00 o Paper Select the patch that represents the paper being checked geet ng Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 o Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Identify a patch for each colour from your set 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 ab
87. U FOR DAMAGES INCLUDING ANY GENERAL SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM INCLUDING 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 one line to give the program s name and a brief idea of what is does Copyright O 19yy name of author 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 MERCHA
88. Version 4 software has been installed before updating the dongle Sp d UM DE 7 8 9 Plug the current V3 dongle into your computer Run the Blackmagic Server An error message will appear as the Server will fail to recognise the dongle as valid Click OK to discard the error message Do not remove the dongle Go to File Menu Update Dongle A screen will appear asking to Enter Key Code 1 and Key Code 2 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 separated by a space Copy and paste both strings into their relevant fields Click on Update Dongle A confirmation message will appear when the dongle is successfully updated You will be asked to restart the Server 10 Quit the Server application Only restart once the below steps have been completed Before Restarting the Server When updating from V3 to V4 1 QS oF ee Du Go to the installation directory for your Serendipity Blackmagic on the computer for e g C Program Files Serendipity Serendipity Blackmagic Open the lib folder Open the printers folder Sort the files by date Delete all old files ending in v so Once the files have been deleted the Blackmagic Server can be restarted Failure to remove the old files from the printers directory will noticeably slow down the Server when it is restarting Serendipity
89. Weight Displays the Ink Weights 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 Jobs Publication View View any publications in the queue This is the same as selecting Show Publications PrintGallery View View the jobs as thumbnails This is the same as selecting Show Thumbnails 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 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 changed Edit Pagese
90. Yule Nielsen number or N Factor is used to compensate for dot spread on different media types This is basically a fudge factor added to the standard Murray Davis formula used to calculate dot area from a density reading An N Factor of 1 means no compensation is made and just the Murray Davis equation is used An N Factor of 2 seems to work well with most media types As adjustments are made the curve preview on the graph will change showing the effects of the value entered Further information on the Yule Nielsen Number can be found below e Maximum Densities Override Enter a value to limit the top end density for each of the process colours The default is 0 no override As adjustments are made the curve preview on the graph will change showing the effects of the value entered Further information on Maximum Densities Override can be found below Densitometer Spectrophotometer e Device Select the appropriate instrument from the pull down list of devices Note The Embedded Printer Spectro option is only available when in Lab measurement mode Use Lab enabled e Instrument Standards Choose from the list which instrument standard is to be used for measurement e Measure Connects to the selected instrument and prepares to read patches The patch window changes to a measuring window and the instrument list changes to a text field where instructions are displayed e Print Chart Print the appropriate chart for the selected instrument to the
91. a 22 Media from QueueManager 64 Import Colours Spectrophotometer sss 22 Output from QueueManager 64 Into Special Colour Set 53 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 124 Importing Signatures O edi auda uia ie 51 Facilis surnom nin i pa DEDE 51 jn o 51 AUS mu ADU LE I 51 Impositions Grouping Dag6es ucc ernannt 50 Inclusive Page Grouping Ma SIG ALIE aaa 51 Ink and Paper Press Configurations 44 lg e 89 A ets 43 APO O don opere 43 Ink Weight Calculator 89 Ink Gy VIC WOR usina desse vids 89 Inklimit Configure Chal oso eie eure 41 Input EITE ooo ortae ied rodeo ood 48 Installationen 7 What s on the CD s 7 J JOG CTC adios 25 ACUOI SU cd cese cr PLE 26 Definitions sn beni t 26 Interface Options ss 25 Job Grouping cnet tette 27 Plate Identification 28 Plate Mapping asada 28 Separator Options 27 Tabs Collect Files ananira 26 Display asrni d N 29 Filename Break Down 26 AAA MN 26 Jobname Plate 27 Publication Pages 28 Publication Part 28 SECURE iaa 29 Task acid 25 TODT Oraris dtd 63 64 Job Queuing Load Balanced 40 Job
92. 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 e Add DropSpot Select one or more Pagesetups Media to add to the DropZone Selecting this displays a chooser window showing all available Pagesetups Media e 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 e Increase DropSpot Inset Increases the size of the DropSpot e Decrease DropSpot Inset Decreases the size of the DropSpot e Font Options Allows you to change the size of the text Additional contextual menu options are available for individual DropSpots e Remove DropSpot Remove the selected DropSpot e Edit Pagesetup Allows you to edit a section of the selected Pagesetup all sections or create a new one e Edit Media Allows you to edit a section of the selected Media all sections or create a new one e Change DropSpot Allows you to change an existing DropSpot e Set Copies Set the number of copies for every job dropped on the zone e Set Colour Selecta colour from the list for the currently selected DropSpot Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 60 MediaStatus The MediaStatus module has two 2 functions 1 To show the current calibration sta
93. able until the Update Legacy Curves option is selected from the Measurement panel contextual menu see below There is no need to update Version 3 curves if your printer is performing satisfactorily However there have been significant improvements made to the Lineariser so it is worth considering re linearising with Version 4 Available Media This panel displays a list of available Media Select a Media to view its current linearisation curves and data or to linearise a new Media Any changes made are applied to the currently selected Media Linearisation History Shows a list of all the linearisations performed for the selected Media allowing the user to track the performance of the output device The following sort columns can be selected using the contextual menu on the column header bar Column order can be changed by dragging and dropping the columns into the desired order or by using the Configure Headers option in the context menu e Date Date and time the linearisation was measured e Type Shows whether each linearisation curve was measured in Density or Lab mode 79 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 The panel has two 2 buttons e Trim To Trims the number of stored histories to the value shown from oldest first e Show Charts Launches a separate window that plots the linearisation history of the Media Gradation Curve on various charts See below for further information on the available charts Checkboxe
94. age Navigator buttons allow sections of the FlipBook window to be toggled on or off e Pages can be flipped through using Previous Next Page buttons or accessed directly using the Pages screen M Touch Console Menu The Touch Console menu has the following options e Font Options Control the font size for the Touch Console text e Queue Order Select which Output queues are made available for view proofing in the Publications and Jobs lists on the Touch Console e Book Order Veripress Blackmagic Softproofing Add On Only Select which BookFilter queues are made available for view proofing in the Books list e TouchConsole Settings See below for more information TouchConsole Settings TouchC console SoftProof Touch Console Settings Default job viewing and touch screen navigation options can be configured using the Touch Console Settings There are two tabs TouchConsole and SoftProof Thumbnails V Publications V Jobs M All ScrollBar M Enable Default Left 9 Default Right Touch Console e ScrollBar Enable or disable the scrollbar and set the default Cancel 0K side it appears on Right or Left e Thumbnails Enable or disable viewing thumbnails for TouchConsole Settings Publications Jobs or All selection lists r SoftProof Entry Screen On Load Main B e Entry Screen on Load Select the control screen the Touch Navigate Option Zoom In Zoom Out Console will de
95. an no warranty notice unaltered and any additions deletions or changes to the original files must be clearly indicated in accompanying documentation 117 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 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 ansi2knr 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
96. any value entered will be used for printing the ICC chart and will affect the output This means when the ICC profiles are applied the same YN number must always be used in the Lineariser to obtain correct results Maximum Densities Override The Maximum Densities Override allows the user to cap the top end density to any value less than the maximum value read If a value less than the highest value measured is entered the curve will change The top end will move down and the rest of the curve will adjust to compensate for the new end position The values in the middle of the curve will also change Pros and Cons There are various arguments for and against setting a maximum density override In general the Match ICC profile would set the maximum density values so there should be no need to set them here However some users have found it to be an advantage to set the values to the target densities required for the final proof output and in doing so have achieved very good results Reducing the density of the output used to print the ICC chart will affect the gamut However as the gamut of a press is generally smaller than that of a proofing device this may not have any noticeable effects It is desirable to drop the top end densities of the output prior to ICC creation as sometimes there is a need to boost the values after ICC is applied This should only be used as a last resort and is not desirable as a general rule If the top end densi
97. ated to their respective databases when loaded File Menu Options Archiver admin golem swdevel serendipity software com au 9100 NFR not for resale A Type sF Devicelink Amcor_Hdb ICC Profile Data sF digicam Sony DSC P1 icc ICC Profile Data 0 Dotgain Sample s drupa2008 Epson 1188 E11880 EpsonPremSG 1 amp E4800 DIRECT NESTING lr ECI2002Rpm4PO2 icc s ECI2002Rpm4PO2Ceisa encoding test japanese G EPS gt EPS 720dpi Wi EPS 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 1 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 Description Model Media Type Paper source Sheet size Units for user defined page sizes
98. 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 Select the part that identifies the Publication part from the previously defined filename parts Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 28 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 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 with
99. bmitting 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 4 192 168 3 43 8080 2 Press Enter once the address has been typed in When it connects the browser address bar will look like this 4 Once you are connected the front page will appear with an options menu on the left Downloads Welcome to Serendipity Blackmagic Serendipity Blackmagic Select an option from the list on the left to continue e Queues Shows all the queues configured on the Server you are connected to e Log file Allows you to view the log file e System info Displays information about the system e Support Shows various support options amp information Available queues Serendipity Blackmagic Spool e Autodetect Queues o mm e Render Log File e Printer queues System Info e Show all queues Support Queues Click on any of the queues to get information about jobs in that queue Information about the job including name and current status will be shown Available printers e Doublesided Printing e Epson 7900 e Epson 4000 Serendipity Blackma
100. by enabling either option 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 http www serendipity software com au su Pagesetup Pools The Pagesetup Pools data type allows you to print to one or more Pagesetups You can choose to load balance between multiple Pagesetups or print to multiple Pagesetups simultaneously These can be published in the same way as an individual Pagesetup or you can set the Pool to auto proof from a RIP configuration Publish Publish e DropFolders Allocate a folder where files can be dropped in for Dropfolders processing Valid File Types include Postscript PDF JPEG TIFF E Image Serendipity Blackmagic Image EPS PNG C Location Default Default o Mac or Windows Choose to publish a folder for Mac or Windows TCP Port Activate port number e Location Select a folder as a DropFolder The folder must exist Flow Control C Hold After Imaging C Hold After Rendering and have read write permissions e Default Reset the DropFolder location to the default one Serendipity Blackmagic installation directory drop Pagesetup Pool Name gt e Printers Choose to publish the Pagesetup Pool as a printer so machines on the network can sel
101. c tmp 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 Drop 3 Applications Serendipity bmagic drop The 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 Clie
102. 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 EZ 19532 GOLF TEXT job IMPOSITION Page 7 and choosing View Flipbook The View FlipBook option me e co is only available if the job has a publication name C 3i 4T SN el ol vol np epa a4 asf rep i 18 3 From the BookMonitor application by selecting a Publication title and choosing View FlipBook Available M 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 pa
103. can have their own folder setup if they desire e New Folder with Selection Places any selected items into a new folder 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 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 18 Workbench Data Types There are seventeen 17 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 feature for Veripress MEET and available as a Softproofing Add on for Blackmagic art Calcheck Chart Used to provide a validation check for a hardcopy proof or a Doin Crui 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 Pagesetup Pagesetup Pool Paper Profile Press Regular Expression Replace Colour Set RIP Signature Group Special Colour Set e Gradation Curve Used to adjust colour in a job by applying a curve to the individual process colours e CC 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 R
104. ce 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 and 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 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 44 te 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 struc
105. ce 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 ofthe colour Overprint Knockout Primer Opaque or Transparent e Tint The tint or intensity of the colour e DotGain Curve The name ofthe 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 Adjustment 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 col
106. ch as Maximum Wait Time are met Collation Method Nesting Kj e Auto Rotate When Nesting Enable auto rotation when nesting gt Enable Automatic Nesting R Auto Rotate When Nesting occurs If this is enabled make sure the option in the Pagesetup mis EE 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 printed 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 33 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 e Minimum Paper Coverage Specify the minimum paper coverage to be reached by jobs waiting to nest 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 fo
107. clicking will display info about all in the window Holding the control key Win or command key Mac will allow the font size to be adjusted via the mouse wheel for easier viewing 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 Modify Allows various attributes of the job to be modified These include o Name Change the name ofthe 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 Submit Displays a submit window to print a job or jobs Cancel Cancels the currently processing jobs Delete Deletes the currently selected jobs Hold Holds the currently selected job Only available when the status is Waiting Release Releases a currently selected Held job Retry Retries a failed job 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 O O O Note Rush Jobs will move the job up the current queue only If the j
108. combined channels These options are selected in the Output and Custom Settings of the Media chosen when creating the Paper Profile N Before densities have been measured all patches will be turned on and will have default density values These densities are updated with the data input from the Measure Patches option 41 M A Wi D 205 lln 2412 Dot number 3 Visual Density 1 133 Cyan Density 2 505 8 Dot percentage 118 Dots Medium Cyan iq Or Large Cyan Patches can be turned on or off by clicking the upper half of the patch Clicking the lower half of the patch allows you to manually enter D 2959 D 2 064 X 0 649 V 0 723 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 density values for that patch number For colours that have visual and colour densities select the letter you wish to enter a value for D for Density or V for Visual When entering values manually ensure the patch sort order is set to Patch Number Note If patches are measured in Lab mode each will display an L value rather than density values Pressing Enter or TAB stores the value and moves to the next patch for entry Hovering the mouse over the patch number displays a tooltip providing information about the patch Note Hovering the mouse over an Lab measured patch displays a tooltip with patch information including the Lab value Sift and Sort Options When enabled the Sift and Sort options for each active ink chann
109. configured and choose between page number of the job or the page number of the signature when using De Imposition 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 printed 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 cha
110. ction e 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 section 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 e 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 e Accuracy Correction Compensate for media stretch or paper feed errors by specifying a correction amount for width and height e 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 e 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 e Effects Mirror or Negative your job
111. culate 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 serendipity software com au support 89 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 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 t A Spectrophotometer NFR not for resale Qpomelo swdevel serendipity software c The window is split into two sections The right side allows for the import and viewing of a Special Set n Ae 10 I Show all swatches which is used as the comparison base The left side m
112. d X 0 0 mm pre set page sizes or choose Custom oe 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 Duplicates the selected page or group This is positioned at top left X20 Y 0 Orientation Portrait Gutter X 0 0 mm Gutter Y 0 0 mm Delete Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 52 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 t
113. d 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 Red 0 Magenta Green 29 Yellow Blue 0 Darker QJ Lighter 30 Perceptual Colorimetric Saturation The interface is split into two parts the left side shows 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 um 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 CCATS ISO 12642 file F C Activate Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 24 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 greates
114. d iu 13 The final screen shows a summary of the printer just created You You have successfully completed the Add Printer wizard should now be able to print to the Pagesetup from any network nana aid computer that can see the published printer Click Finish to close Name Epson 800 Shared as Epson780 mpmachine the window The newly created printer will be in the list Port M pipe E pson 7800PremS emiGloss Model MegaRIP Rasteriser version 3 6 03 Default Test page Location Back Wall Comment To close this wizard click Finish Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 108 Printing to a Pagesetup on Windows The following provides step by step instructions on how to print to a Windows shared printer from Serendipity Blackmagic The first section will outline the steps required when the Server is running on a Mac The second will outline the steps for a Windows environment Blackmagic Server Running on a Mac The first requirement is to create a printer on the Windows machine that will print to the physical printer On the Windows machine connected to the printer amp HP Designjet T1100 24in HPGL2 Properties 3 x Seul Device Settings Abot 1 Navigate to Control Panel Printers Add Printer Install the NL ME NEL NN LL LL printer normally Give it a useful name that can be identified easily This is the name that appears on the local computer 2 Go to the Sharing tab and ente
115. d 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 machine is the name of the Windows machine with the printer attached and printer 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 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 co
116. d that you conspicuously and appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate copyright notice and disclaimer of warranty keep 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 Ifthe 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
117. de 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 Workbench ad Browse ROMS 777 dl Type Modified l 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 seren 17 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 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 amp Ownership General displays the type created and modified dates for the selected item 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 Edit e Undo Undo the last change There are multiple undo options and this is configured via the System Setti
118. de 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 Light Green indicates the Publication pages are loaded and can be viewed These show as dark green p EE when selected i 2 3 Purple indicates there are duplicate pages i e they have the same publication name and page numbers Dark purple indicates the pages are selected MA UE S Clicking on these pages allows you to select and view the alternative page Lf d Ir 19532 GOLF TEXT job IMPOSITION Page 7 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 Serendipity Blac
119. der the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange or b Accompany it with a written 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 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 120 If distribution of exec
120. 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 amp 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 AutoProofing Jobs can be submitted manually from the RIPMonitor as desired M Enable AutoProofing Alternatively you can configure the RIP to have jobs submitted Printing Copies 0 automatically via the AutoProof facility This way any new job that appears if stable and meets the specified criteria will be submitted for processing The options available are listed below fe Use Pagesetup Use PagesetupPool fs 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
121. dows Printer 106 Q Queue Manager us tete bti de tiens 62 Configuration Options 64 MOL cop tedio n Meets estat 63 Viewing Options sssri 62 Queue Status adieu ia toe i elec 64 Change Queue 64 Queue Order sss 65 R Real Dot Technology sssr 37 Regular Expression ss 45 Conditions as 45 EXDEGSSIOBS zd M ALORS ME 45 SA ENIT uen ostia une 45 Relative Colourimetric Rendering Intent35 Render in RGB codi 37 Rendering Intents vicario 35 Replace Colour Set soie teet 46 jb 46 Resampling BICUDIC ou atia HU t Pen pdt 37 BAC acabo 37 Piltere 6 AA A E 37 Nearest Neighbour 37 Retain Pure Black sss 36 RGB to CMYK Conversion 37 gm P 48 AutoProofing emreem ttes 49 CONTIBUTATION Soo ens aaa 13 CONNECT Misael 48 gu andara aod tn 48 Job Filtering aaan 50 PAS a sa aa 49 Polinit sun 48 A iato 49 Testing Poll Configuration 50 BIPMOBIEOR udi exa uh URS rose 65 Config UESTRO Sq pee etes pendens 14 gb PN 65 Submit Jobs for De Imposition 65 VIFtUalPreS Sucina n ie daos 65 ROSEtte MR E dl tasas 32 ROTO Maia 39 Running the SoftWaT comicas 11 Configuring Manually 11 Starting the Client 11 Starting the Server
122. 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 filename 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 Tabs 3 Jobname Plate This tab allows you to configure which parts should be grouped together to complete a job and
123. e FlipBook Display a publication as a 2D or 3D virtual book e Lineariser Create a Linearisation curve for use with a Pagesetup or Media e Monitor Display and manage jobs as they pass through Blackmagic 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 Blackmagic 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 Blackmagic 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 4 archives cannot be used with version 3 Version 3 archives can be used with Version 4 however and will be automatically alloc
124. 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 SoftProof The SoftProof application is used to proof a job on the screen There are many tools 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 ident
125. e 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 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 cur
126. e 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 Blackmagic 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 All windows and positions are saved and remembered 97 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 Accounts Admin Secure Mode Blackmagic Version 4 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 Serengipity Blackmagic password are both case sensitive golem swdevel serendipity software com au 9100 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 mme Secure Mode Password The Log Out option only appears once Secure Mode has been activated Selecting Quit Choose Server this while using Blackmagic in Secure
127. e device Ies Lot sceened epr agesetu DO As PDF eno uA z 90 degree R 1 Open the Workbench and choose the Output to be used to print to CIL aaa 2 Make sure the driver matches the output device A 3 In the Destination panel bottom select the driver to be Local Print ra Queue Status AutoClean Active M Enable AutoClean 4 Enterthe path which is the name ofthe printer created on the Mac Jobs to Keep 1bit Screened AKA Bob Queue AutoPause Enable AutoPause For this example hp_t1100_via_tanglefoot is entered on om 30 Jobs Destination 5 Save the output configuration and test it Destination E 6 Send a test print and check it is successful Path hp_ 1100_via_tanglefoot Serendipity Blackmagic Server Running on Windows If the Server is running on a Windows machine the output can be configured to print to any configured printer This is very simple to setup and can be used if the printer is connected to the network or to the machine via parallel port USB or FireWire Local Windows Printer Destination The first section of setting up the printer on Windows is the same as that Destination Driver Local print queue x described for the Mac above The only difference is that if the printer is on Path HP Designjet T1100 24in HPGL2 the same machine as the Server there is no need to share the device 1 In the Workbench select the output and choose Local Print Queue
128. e groups such as Pagesetups or RIPs etc DPI Dots Per Inch resolution EPS Encapsulated Postscript File FTP 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 96 tint dot area from density readings Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 116 Copyright Notices PNG Library Copyright Copyright O 1
129. e mixed in This is done to overcome some artifacts caused by Inkjet printers 9 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 A o ia e Ordered Dither Ordered Dithering Screening Applies a threshold map on the O Ordered Dither 31 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 pixels displayed causing some of the pixels to be rendered at a different colour Halftone Options Traditional Rosette Dot Output Screening e Dotshape Choose the dot shape to suit your requirements from ett Round Inverted Round Elliptical Inverted Elliptical Diamond Dotshape foi Euclidean or Line DEN e e SuperCell Select this to choose SuperCell screening instead of OE 150 0000 standard halftone Produces a much better quality output than aur standard halftone Black 4500 150 0000 Angle Degrees Enter the desired angle for each plate ee mmus e Screen LPI Enter the desired screen ruling for each plate Special 3 45 00 1500000 e Defaults Use this to select the default values based on the output es resolution Special 6 45 00 150 0000 Special 7 45 00 150 0000 Special 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 sect
130. e required access level Enter the user s email address if notifications are required Add a comment 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 Groups 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 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 Blackmagic 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
131. e this to display information about the system o am 46 3368 596 8508 Applications Serendipitybmagicidrop 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 gano 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 FAQ Review our FAQ if you re having any technical issues oi Contact Release Notes Find out what s new and what s been fixed with our latest releases Forum information 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 0 386 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 iPF9000 Rev 1 07 Support To access the Serendipity Support site select this option from the menu This
132. ect it and print to it directly from applications o Macor Windows Choose either Mac AppleTalk or Windows The Pagesetup Pool name is used as the printer name e TCP Port Publish the Pagesetup Pool as a TCP Port to allow Unix based computers or other Serendipity Blackmagic 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 Pool has it s own port number 39 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 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 Job Queuing Job Queuing allows you to control the way the pools work and the importance of the queue e Priority Assign a priority to a Pagesetup Pool The lower the number the higher the priority Numbers can be negative The default is 0 Jobs waiting to Image or Render will process through a higher priority Pool over jobs submitted to lower priority queues Job Queueing Priority O Pool Type 9 Load Balancing By Print Area 9 By Number of Jobs e Pool type Allows you to decide what sort of pool you are going to use There are two 2 options 5 Prints To All Pagesetups o Load Balancing Spread the jobs across the Pagesetups selected in the pool By Print Area Calculate the area of each job and the q
133. eet Grid and Page options for the selected Signature are shown in the configuration panels on the screen ps Signature Options 6 59 e New Creates a new untitled signature s e Delete Removes the selected signatures from the list 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 51 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 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 selected 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
134. el allow users to set the patch order and sift for the optimal combination of dots for the printer to use for that channel Sift Uses one of several intelligent algorithms to select a suitable dot combination based on the density readings taken and the output device selected When used the popup DotSieve Algorithm Selector presents the available device ink Sift options The Sift selected patches can be switched off or changed if alternate patches are more appropriate Maximum Ink This field sets an ink coverage limit for the ink channel by introducing white space into areas of coverage higher than the set limit The default setting is 100 i e no limiting Maximum Ink is a low level setting applied during screening Sort Order o Patch Number Sort the patches in patch numbered order o Colour Density This is the density of the colour sometimes called Real Density It is the colour content of the patch o Visual Density This describes how dark the colour is i e how much light the colour is absorbing measured as Black This sort option is not available for Black where colour and visual density are the same Note Turning off an Ink Channel When Treat Light Inks as Separate Channels or N Colour options are enabled the user has the option to turn off one or more of the printer ink channels Some inks often Cyan and Magenta produce patches with a high colour density while not being very dense visually During the process of ca
135. endipity Blackmagic Client 17 The Serendipity Blackmagic Server 15 Timbre cmd Rt 67 urls C M 63 e i ated hedonic 64 Show Magina 67 Show Rendering comede 67 Tiff Multichannel EXPO Lacu epe serra 64 Touch Console nin iet i rct oer 91 Past Scrolling ostensae tees 91 Interi ace o doo nU eng aces 91 Madesa 92 LOUPE cr 94 Evi E 92 NaVIgate cs ied ade caida cte 93 SENES ioi cro em tended feste 94 Trimming The Clients 59 The SEVEN 66 Troubleshooting arcas 113 A A aeii 114 U Ungroup pages Signature Groupsets asirieni 50 Unsharp Maske drerit 38 Upgrading Serendipity Blackmagic Macintosh anie acia 9 VMIOOWS ea 8 User Privilege aaa 98 V View EFEOLS tito ART 63 tias etus uo 63 Rendered eost cioe etit datore 63 Virtual Pres S isie iniaa 68 Edit Plate Colout ect 68 ESTOY EE RR 68 Quick SUD Mitad 68 W ME A A ha 38 A A 104 Accessing the Web Server 104 LOB TEIG oet A cane 105 eum fle 104 SUD 5c icetu detur aep eheu cett 105 SyStenit IDEO ias 105 Windows Installation 7 Done le Dive aurae etd ternas i Dongle Driver Update 8 Serendipity Agent 8 Serendipity Blackmagic 7 Software Upgrade soii 8 Upgrade from V2 to V3 8 Whats oh the CD a teci edit 7 Workbench a 17 Workbench Data Types 19
136. ently 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 touch 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 10096 Actual Pixels The two remaining controls alternate between Previous Page Next Page or Zoom In Zoom Out 93 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 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 Buttons arou
137. ents e Measurement Type Select which of the nine 9 areas of the monitor to Calcheck or choose 3x3 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 J
138. enu 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 59 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 e 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 contextual 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 e ClusterManager Open the ClusterManager application to manage the Cluster e Refresh Update the status e Increase Inset Increases the gap between the list items e Decrease Inset Decreases the gap between the list items e 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 or Pagesetup Pools to add to the DropZone as
139. er 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 Serendipity Blackmagic 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 You
140. ers As mentioned earlier if a name is created with spaces or hyphens these are transposed to underscores for the actual printing device Below shows an example where the description appearing in the Mac Printer Utility list has spaces in the name Through CUPs the actual device name is shown my_printer_with_spaces RN ee Description my printer with spaces Location AO Printer State idle accepting jobs Device URI smbi fanglefoovHP T 100 on tangy Device URI smb tanglefooV HP T 1 100 on tangy The description still contains the spaces but the actual device being printed to has underscores In this instance the path used in destinations would be my printer with spaces Another way to check the status is to use the terminal 1 Openaterminal from the Applications Utilities folder In the terminal type Ipstat p This will report on all printers configured on the Mac 2 Searchfor your printer in the list and verify the name The format will be like printer my printer with spaces is idle Enabled since Jan 01 00 00 3 Tryand print from the terminal Locate a print file run a test job with the correct driver and find the file in the raster folder in the installation directory and type the following on the command line lp P printer lt jobname gt For the example of a HP printer we can type the following Ipr Php_t1100_via_tanglefoot Quickcal 230166 rtl Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 114 This shou
141. ert 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 PressInks 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 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 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
142. erver chooses the remmin mu default depending on system configuration Default Units rmm W e Low Quality Thumbnail Selecting this produces a lower E o E quality thumbnail This is faster but some detail may be lost in E r eia the thumbnail Eee Maximum Print Preview Resolution 180 e Compression Control the compression for the intermediate file format the Imaged file Choices are Faster or Better The default is Faster e Maximum Print Preview Resolution Set the maximum resolution for the rendered preview The default is 180dpi e 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 e Server Back Log Number of days to keep the log Older days are trimmed when the Server starts Zero 0 means the log will not be trimmed e 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 e Minimum Broadcast Interval Set the time interval the Server sends out updates to connected Clients The default value is 2s This is the minimum
143. es 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 53 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 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 colourspace 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 t
144. ess 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 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 Blackmagic third party software or operating system shortcuts hotkeys To add a shortcut SystemSettings Server e Highlight the selected application or module in the list e Use the Edit option in the context menu right click or click in the Shortcut field to the right of the application module name Specropotomete e Type in the key or key combination for the shortcut and press Enter The shortcut will now appear in the Application menu of the Client To remove a shortcut e Highlight the selected application or module in the list e Use the Clear option in the context menu right click or e Click in the Shortcut field and delete the shortcut 103 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 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 su
145. et the job again 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 configured format whether for an Inkjet printer or a file format such as PDF 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 submitted for printing to the output device or file format Multiple output queues can be created and multiple devices can be printed to simultaneously Most of the output devices supported use a direct printer driver allowing the Server more control of options such as the selection of specific media and print directions 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 rendering or printing 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 output The logs can be searched filtered o
146. etch back ios s m ITI a The press operator turns a hardcopy page on the press desk ET ETE S REY Press Agent will use the page recognition data from the ee a Seat v Press E Goss omniPage 4 02 09 3 56 PM Start y Date camera console to automatically load the correct left and Goss omniPage 4 02 09 3 56 PM Stop v Message Goss omniPage AI aoe Stop right pages or page spreads Goss omniPage 6 03 09 3 51 PM Stop Goss omniPage 6 03 09 3 51PM Start Goss omniPage 6 03 09 3 51PM Stop Log The Press Agent window has a central Log panel to show events messages commands received from the press pec console while the Agent is active R3 Configure Star The following sort columns 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
147. ew location on the tab bar Create new tabs as required adding various modules to customise your look Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 14 The Serendipity Blackmagic Server The Blackmagic 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 Serengipity Blackmagic Serendipity Blackmagic version 4 0 beta3 Build 20285 Copyright Serendipity Software Pty Ltd 1994 2009 All rights reserved Built Mar 16 2009 14 13 08 NFR not for resale dongle detected Dongle serial no 48feb244 1538 Version 4 0 beta3 Build 20285 expires in 59 days Listening for client connections on port 9100 Uptime 02 53 31 Stop server 3 Speed 527 93 File Menu Options e Stop Server Stops the Server from running without quitting Serendipity Blackmagic e Start Server Starts the Server if it is in a Stopped state e Restart Server Restarts the Server e Update Dongle
148. fault to when loading a new job page Duplicate Page Viewing o Main The console defaults to the Main screen on load o Navigate The console defaults to the Navigate screen on load f Cancel OK Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 94 E 925 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 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 will 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
149. 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 Ai Groups Once you have created the user group click on the Users panel Select the User Name 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 il Serendipity er Privilei 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 99 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 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 f Server General Colour Management Application Shortcuts f General Colour Management Working Paths Default Units e Select Application menu gt System Settings Maximum Memory For PS RIP e Click on the Server tab gt General tab palace alin 5 f Low quality thumbnail faster e Tick the checkbox at the bottom of the screen Secure mode to Bn raster Maximum Print Preview Resolution 180 DPI activate or deactivate
150. following data for each of the standards if S ui gs Y measured iS Ae Yellow 4 06 Ae Average 2 07 Ae Black 1 41 e ACyan AMagenta AYellow ABlack APaper NM TUNE TURN 479 e Pass or Fail As designated by a green tick or red cross a e Average AMaximum AStandard Deviation Ae Paper 2 06 deo 0 86 Usage The Usage panel shows the amount of media used based on the values Used 1 26 m of 150m 0 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 96 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 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 30 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 coour 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 L
151. fthe 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 operation 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 EU AO AZ Eme 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 Date Source 10 0 9AM ICCOpenProfile Note When you export the log file you
152. g only the matching items RA 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 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 Wo rkb en ch x Workbench NFR not for resale localhost 9100 The Workbench is where the main software configuration ree takes place RIPs Medias Pagesetups Output paths Colour temores Sets and Colour Correction Curves can all be setup here Eu Pees When items are created or changed in the Workbench they are i saved to a database read by the Server each time at startup ie The database can be backed up and copied to other Version c Wi Signature Group 4 Servers _ Special Colour Set 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 si
153. ges can be 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 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 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version
154. ght 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 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 46 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 itself 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 colourspa
155. gic 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 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 Blackmagic Slaves should always be upgraded atthe same time as the Master 113 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 Printing to a Pagsetup on Windows Here are some suggestions of where to look if you run into trouble and experience problems when printing For all of the methods documented in this guide test each step to see where the problems arise
156. gic User Manual Version 4 104 5 minutes 30 minutes 60 minutes 4 hours 24 hours 2 days 1 week all messages Logfile from golem swdevel serendipity software com au fuine modulo Rouino Bate mossa 1 Thu Initialisation started Jul 23 16 52 55 2009 Serendipity server Thu Jul 23 Security Key Check Successful Key Number 1 Is A Valid Key For 2 1 Heer 2009 BlackMagic Blackmagic Version 4 0 c 1996 1997 1998 1999 Serendipity Le Software Pty Ltd Thu Jul 23 T 16 52 59 2009 Trimming log file u Jul 23 i 16 52 59 2009 Calculating server speed Thu Jul 23 16 53 01 2009 Done calculating server speed SSmips 520 242641 Thu Jul 23 S a 16 53 01 2009 Initialising CMS engine Thu Jul 23 16 53 01 2009 Thu Jul 23 18 53 09 2009 Getting list of available printer drivers 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 eb 46 33GB 595 85GB Applications Serendipity bmagic tmp OSTemp wm 46 33GB 595 85GB Applications Serendipity bmagic tmp System info Choos
157. he 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 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 O Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 54 Screen Printing The Screen Printing functionality within the Media data type is designed for printing film separations on an Inkjet printer Files submitted fo
158. he QueueManager When the publication is selected for softproofing the Bookfilter searches the QueueManager for matching jobnames and collects them into a single The Bookfilter allows you to setup an appropriate driver to read planning files used to put finished publications together greatly improving the speed efficiency and automation of softproofing in publishing press M Enable Polling Language Encoding Default Poll Interval 1000h 5 2m EO s Fast Polling M Log Statistics Job Genie JobGenie Aachen eae planning files Apply To M Publication Name IV Job Name publication Any missing pages will appear as red in the page navigator Configuration Options Driver Polling Paths Book Driver Select the appropriate driver for the planning file format used Enable polling Enable or disable the polling of planning files Language Encoding Set the encoding to match your system to display filenames correctly Poll Interval Configure how frequently you should poll the 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 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
159. heck e Ae AH AC These tabs switch between summaries of the three respective A standards 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 AMaximum 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
160. hoose 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 e 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 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 68 Applications The applications available within Serendipity Blackmagic add functionality to the Client and provide additional tools for managing the Server and your jobs There are thirteen 13 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 Imaging and Rendering tasks across multiple computers and networks e Densitometer Measure and display density readings taken with a Densitometer or Spectrophotometer
161. ich 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 Server has completed initialisation the Client application can be opened A 1 Launch the Client by double clicking the Serendipity Client file in the install directory or the shortcut desktop dock icon Serendipity Client 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 System Settings Select Server tab Colour Management tab Click on Change System Specials and select Reference Lab or your own specials and click OK Select the Client tab 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 A Dy Configuring Manually This section will explain how to setup a basic configuration to print a file to a printer and
162. ified The proof can also be verified using the Calcheck application to give a pass or fail status in accordance with colour standards Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 84 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 TWAIN Acquire Use a connected scanner to import directly into SoftProof The scanner must be connected and operational for this to work The manufacturers driver is used for the capture Save Save the preview as a Blackmagic Image file This can be submitted or placed in a hot folder or on a DropSpot 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 configurati
163. iles Expanding the Pagesetup will display the other items connected with it e 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 softproofed accurately The user manually defines or imports Lab or CMYK values from a number of sources to create a Calcheck Chart The chart represents the print press standard against which the printer or screen are to be checked see the Workbench Calcheck Chart section for more information For printers the selected Calcheck Chart is printed from Calcheck to the Pagesetup and Media being used to proof jobs or a chart can be assigned to a Pagesetup to print with each proofing job The chart is then measured using a supported Spectrophotometer For monitors the Calcheck Chart is selected a supported display Spectrophotometer is placed on the screen to measure the patches from the chart as the Calcheck application cycles through them After the measurement phase the results are displayed in the Calcheck window A pass green tick or fail red cross is determined by whether v ae Ae Cyan 1 79 Media L Ae Magenta 2 63 Date 16 06 09 12 00 PM Ae Yellow 3 57 Ae Black 1 08 Ae Gray 0 00 Ae Paper 2 18 Score 74 03 Lab ref II A 41 40 23 10 16 60 A A 43 90 20 90 49 80 pps 89 70 4 50 94 70 DI E 48 60
164. 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 files 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
165. in the Workbench and contain information such as size number of keys and colour information 85 Cancel 0K Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 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 moti 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 HN E window size A single click or click drag will reposition the main window to m B 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 mark 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 se
166. in 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 Bookfilter 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 itis 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 Page in the string This will display the page number only in the RIPMonitor It may be useful to add Page before the Page part so the RIPMonitor will display as Page 1 e Display Specificati
167. ineariser You can preview the 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 4 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 NEUE e Output ICC Profile Select an output profile This ls the printer Choose ICC Profile development epson 7800 cmyk semimatter 720dpi icc A Choose ICC Tweak Set None or other output profile and is used to convert the Lab data into 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 4 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
168. ines 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 spooling temporary directories and DropFolders Editing the ss conf file in the installation directory under the etc folder can change disk locations The available options are Spool D e Update Checks the disks and updates the view e Preferences Sets the Status window preferences A further option available is o Update Interval Sets the time between updates OSTemp E e Colour Scheme Changes the colour of the Status window e Font options Allows you to change the size of the text Print D Process D Dropfolders T 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 e Show Imaging Show the Imaging thumbnail denoted by gears in each inset e Show Rendering Show the Rendering thumbnail denoted by a paintbrush in each inset Normal Thumbnail Displays a small thumbnail e Large Thumbnail Displays a large thumbnail Each active Thumbnail module may
169. ing a V4 Dongle 16 By Job 66 Black Point Compensation seses 35 Updating the Dongle 16 dn wii sienta C OD eS En Blackmagic DotGain CUCVes aita piat tb mets P NS GM CM d Product OVER VIC Wii 6 Applying to a Pagesetup cesses 35 H Bookfilter FF Et EU etu E te i ias tires 20 Import from CSV 23 DEV niim Pre PODER 20 FETE RARE 23 Hold After Imaging uo cesses 50 68 Patisen DEN RUEDA 20 PEN REM MM 23 Hold After Rendering 50 68 Polling T 20 Tee ated CUTE cie sies 23 Testing 20 Drawing a Rectangle around a Job 38 BOOkMONICOF unions 58 DropFolders 35 39 ICC ODIOS danced 58 DropSpot Apply Correction to CMYK Specials 101 Border around a Job 38 Setting the colour 60 Default Profiles unte 101 C Setting the number of copies 60 Engine Accuracy sss 101 DEODZOHUO c nA a E p E SA 60 Upload ICC to Server 31 AEE EE REC 70 Add D amp O pS PO 60 ICG Protesis iaa 250 21 Calcheck Chart echec ntis 21 Reordering DropSpots 60 ICC Tweak Set aeo ias 24 Generate Patches from ICC 21 Tweak Value Mte 25 Import Patches i229 dre eite 21 E I8 Ore Mesure 45 Patch Definition esses 21 Edge Detectar itte uiris 38 Import Par E a E a A A 22 Edit Language Encoding 51 Patches Per Siuran
170. inted 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 Full Screen Window Display me K ct Hn wees Overlaying objects amp viewing publications 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 Page Boundary Back
171. ion http www serendipity software com au su Output amp The Output data type handles processed jobs and determines where the file is going and what format is created The Output Driver determines the format produced and the method of delivery is determined by the Destination The Collating section has details for Nesting and Duplexing features Queue e Output Driver Select the desired output driver from the crees dropdown list Those available will depend upon the options pan 9 Active Enable AutoClean Output Driver Epson Stylus Pro 11880 PX 20000 AutoClean enabled on the dongle The selected driver affects the options in best keee AutoPause QO a Pagesetup and Media pointing to it Jg e Change Media Select this to optionally assign a Media to the x OH 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 Determines the number of jobs to keep in the Output queue Once the set limit is reached the oldest jobs are removed Default is Off no jobs are removed 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
172. is the 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 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 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 62 The following are available in the Toolbar or by selecting job s and right clicking to access the context menu 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
173. is used for polling and submission of the RIPped files into Blackmagic e Localhost Polls a directory path on the computer where the Blackmagic Server is installed e FTP Uses File Transfer Protocol FTP to poll and transfer the files from the RIP to Blackmagic e Secure FTP SFTP Uses Secure File Transfer Protocol to poll and transfer the files from the RIP to Blackmagic File Transfer Priority This specifies the priority to be used for transferring files from the RIP to Blackmagic 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 up of striped paths The path structure is 1 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
174. ist For Path E Testdateien ringer TIFF WE nnot Get Directory List For Path E Testdateien Springer TIFF WK innot Get Directory List For Path home mandy Desktop misc files 100 Photos nnot Get Directory List For Path home jason Desktop Westermann imposedPDFs OQOo0o0000o000000000o000n0z z BRRRRP Ree Pe eR ow Ea 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 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 66 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 about completed jobs o PolledJobs 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 l
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176. ive 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 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 26 e Apply Update 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 abo
177. kmagic User Manual Version 4 88 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 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 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 M Hm H M Launching the InkKeyViewer via the Tools menu will open a cine a new window containing the loaded image FL m Bl 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
178. l be excluded from the Touch Console when using 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 O Press Configuration o This panel allows you to view or change the Press configuration FlipBook uses to display Publications FlipBook Settings FlipBook Settings f View Options _ Press Configuration View Options Press Configuration Allow Multiple Windows age Order 2 1 Press Width 1016 00mm Flip Time 3D lt 00 8 seconds Press Height 762 00mm f Render Queue Thumbnails Number of Keys 30 Replace Colour Set None Show Borders 2D z e Cyan Dotgain None Curve Magenta Dotgain None Curve Yellow Dotgain None Curve View Menu These options are also available from the FlipBook View Me
179. lable 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 3 When complete click the Turn Off button 4 Ifyou 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 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 Patches This section of the Calcheck Chart window displays the ur ame Lab Ae tolerance AH tolerance AC tolerance Patch Type patches in the set Each patch shows its respective pim Mops pos Ren 61 62 18 79 21 95 6 00 A Generic colour name and Lab values There is also a patch type nnt and the tolerances for each standard The tolerances are res 22 44 38 0 E A T agenta assigned whe
180. lackmagic ID number e Date The date and time the job was for the job processed e Node The Server or Cluster Node the job was e Media The Media used to process the job processed on e Pagesetup The Pagesetup used to process the e Signature Group The signature group used to job de impose the job e Queue The output queue the job was sent to e Signature The signature within the group for processing used to de impose the job e Size The size ofthe job disk space used e Page The page number of the job e Width The width of the job e Publication The publication name e Height The height of the job e Notes The number of notes saved with the e DPI The imaged resolution of the job job e Output Colourspace The colourspace of the e Section The section of the publication output file Toolbar Options Queue Order Allows you to configure which queues are viewed by the QueueManager Available amp Showing Render Queue Thumbnails Enable or disable thumbnails for the Render Queue in the Thumbnails view of the QueueManager Show Idle Queues Show Hide entries in the QueueManager for idle processing queues Group by Queue Enable Disable the grouping of jobs by Queue before other column sorting is applied 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
181. lays 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 options 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
182. ld submit the rtl file created by the Server to the printer spooler You must be in the raster folder when the command is typed or if not enter the full path to the file for e g Applications Serendipity Serendipity Blackmagic raster Quickcal_230166 rtl The Mac Spooler Reports NT ACCESS DENIED This means that the print system cannot access the printer It may be that there are insufficient privileges for the user trying to connect the username and or password could be incorrect or the username and password part of the string have been forgotten Client Error When testing with lpr or from Serendipity Blackmagic and the error client error not found is seen it means it is unable to find the printer the file is being sent to Check to make sure the name of the printer is correct Unable to Print to Remote Windows Printer This can happen from Mac or Windows If you are on a Windows machine and are creating a new printer to connect to the remote printer but it fails to find the path make sure the remote printer is shared and the name is correct 115 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 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 Databas
183. lected 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 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 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 10096 means 1 screen to 1 job pixel Loupe HUD Veripress Blackmagic Softproofing Add on Onl
184. librating a printer if you find that even the small dot patch 2 of an ink has a colour density too high to enable that colour to pass a particular calibration standard you can turn off that ink channel by de selecting all the Density patches for that ink This should only be done where multiple inks of a particular colour are available For example if patch 2 of the Cyan is still gp oom a colour dense you can switch Cyan off and use only Light Cyan Cyan p 0 061 D 15943 Switching off an ink channel will have effects through the calibration process V 0 057 V 0 775 in particular when configuring Ink Limits When configuring the ink limit fo 3 chart the number of available inks will need to be reduced and the disabled Y p 063 0 1297 10 2474 D 2 714 ink channel should not be used in any of the combinations on the Ink Limit V 9928 A PURI WLOS A LA Chart Paper Profile Graph The graph shows the dots selected for each colour The position on the graph gives a proportional representation showing where the dot starts to turn on or off and their relative proximity to other dots You can turn the individual colour graph plots on or off by checking the tick boxes under the graph Hovering the mouse over a point on the graph displays a tool tip giving you information about the dot If a colour is not shown on the graph but the check box is ticked the dots selected are most likely a
185. ll 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 Press ICC profiles respectively Configure the other panels of the Pagesetup to suit your requirements Choose File gt Save Ed 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 su Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 12 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 E o orm p SAS 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
186. llows you to select and view the alternative page lf LI 19532 GOLF TEXT job IMPOSITION Page 7 19532 GOLF TEXT job Page 007 IMPOSITION 07 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 77 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 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 M 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 wil
187. lowing 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 s 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 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 45 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 Replace Colour Set The Replace Colour Se
188. ly created The original ICC profiles can be re applied to achieve the same colour output The Interface The Lineariser window is made up of a Toolbar and a number of panels Available Media Linearisation History Measurement Advanced Options Spectrophotometer or Densitometer information and Curves display Toolbar The Toolbar has the following options also available via the Lineariser Menu e Customise Patches Allows for the selection of patches to be used in the Linearisation Chart Choose which Patch Percentages using the numbered buttons Total number of TE patches selected is displayed c o Restore Defaults Restore the patch selection to the default 23 patches per GaEJEIEIE channel a e Use Lab Toggles between Density and Lab measurement modes Lab mode for a of m a 91 as 96 97 98 99 100 linearisation is required for printers with built in Spectrophotometers Paper 22 patches 23 total e Measure Patches Initialises the connected Spectrophotometer Follow any ex instructions in the status bar to measure the chart e Submit Linearisation Save the data in the Measurement panel to the Media being linearised A popup will request a name for the curve Note The Customise Patches and Use Lab options are new to Blackmagic Version 4 If viewing curves loaded from a Version 3 x or earlier database the options will be unavail
189. mbers 50 GEId AUCTIDUEGS querat traced eren iren 52 GEIDBOE IZ 52 Grouping Pages ee 50 Import Signatures senten 51 Language Encoding 51 Multi selecting Signatures 51 Offset Page Numbers 50 Pape AtCEIDUEIOS ineunte incide 53 Page head direction 53 Pape Orientation sins 52 Par Pares iaa nu am hi re 51 Plate ODIOS bene tie gai dup pre odes 52 Press Sheet Settings sesers 52 Rename Signature 51 Rotate Selected Signatures 51 Rotating Signatures 51 Selecting ImpOEE oce macie 51 Seting Page IZ ar 52 Setting Page Width 52 SUPpress Pages nda dt 50 TOO andan dicia restitit 50 A A 38 SOME LO OL cana ta nio cta 84 Allow Multiple Windows 85 Apply a Replace Colour Set 87 Back Page Rotation cesses 85 Blue ille deas tu dee mid 89 Channel View eF iniciaci n 87 Channel tna 87 Edit Imposition sss 88 Edit Plate Colour 87 Edit Touch Console UI 85 A oti etii ia de inde 89 Excess Ink Weight Area 89 Export Vall s incidido 89 Ink Key Table oia 89 A p 89 Ink Weight Calculator 89 Ik Weights ease tete ober Cena 86 InkKeyVIeWOT uani 89
190. me of the XFree86 Project shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale use or other 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 123 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 Index A Target Standards 22 Output from QueueStatus 64 Tolerances ice ue ite acie pets 21 Pagesetup from DropZone 60 Absolute Colourimetric Rendering Intent Calcheck Managed 102 103 Pagesetup from QueueManager 64 M LA a avc c PER 35 Calibration Reminder 102 Plate Colour in SoftProof 87 Accounts Admin IS 98 Change White Point 25 Plate Colour in VirtualPress 68 Accuracy Correction 39 A tit o audet eus 63 84 RIP from QueueManager 64 Always Use ICC venne 35 ut T NEFCIO 17 RIP from RIPMonitor 66 Antialiased SUDSAIM PLM gesrsrusssrsnsrneeen 37 IGG aCe sno tiga dade ander 17 Signature Group from QueueManager Antialiasing ennnnem 34 Workbench iris A 64 AppleTalk A
191. ment constantly reports the calibration status of the monitor s By enabling this option a small transparent icon will appear on top of other windows giving the current 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 has not been reached there will be a green tick displayed on the monitor If the time has expired there will be a red cross displayed Hovering the mouse over the cross or tick will display Aci profile information and status EE mE Pe Filename Library ColorSync Profiles Displays iMac 4272580 icc Right clicking on the tick or cross will display extra options e Opacity Set the opacity value for the status window e 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 application 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 Pr
192. n 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 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 e Add Modules See the Monitor Modules section for further information on each module e Load Loads a previously saved Monitor
193. n 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 Vi ew 6006 RiPMonitor admin golem swdevel serendipity software com au 9100 NFR not for resale e Toolbar Contains job handling functions Expand Jobs Collapse jobs Submit Submit For Deimposition Submit As Imposition and viewing options VPress V Group By Job Poll V Toggle RIP Polling V Show RIP Menu M Show RIP List e Jobs This is the large window to the right and displays all successfully polled jobs from the selected RIP 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 RIP Rampage lokaal B Polling ON Size Publication Section brisqu italy Testv 4 eps 55 46KB cadgraf Testv 3 eps 55 32KB Celebra Testv 2 eps 55 29KB Celebra impose Testv l eps 55 05KB celebr canada Test eps 341 81KB Celeb Wayne celebr assive Celebra V Celebra V6 celebr g test Comtec st RIP comte oblem comtecs moire
194. n the patches are created or imported and Hecho tre are based on the settings on the left 72 37 13 85 0 09 6 Generi 76 82 7 22 1 36 J A g Generic 81 68 0 01 3 00 Y Generic 77 73 3 08 47 98 A Yellow Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 22 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 search 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
195. n will create it for you providing your chosen location has valid permissions Select Install to continue Click Finish when the installation has completed Windows Upgrade from V3 to V4 The Blackmagic Version 4 installer automatically upgrades the V3 database to the updated V4 format As a precaution however when upgrading from version 3 it is strongly recommended that the database and ICC profiles are backed up prior to the install See the Backing up V3 section Installing the Dongle Driver Update Version 4 dongles new or upgraded require an up to date Safenet dongle driver in order to function To upgrade 1 PS QNEM Make sure the Blackmagic Server and Client are not running and remove any Blackmagic or any other SuperPro USB dongles from the computer On the Blackmagic installation CD navigate to the dongle windows directory and run the Sentinel Protection Installer 7 5 0 exe file Alternatively download and run the latest driver installed from the Safenet website Run the Sentintel installer Select Upgrade and Next Follow the on screen instructions to complete the upgrade Restart the computer Installing the Software Upgrade 1 2 3 4 sd On the CD navigate to the windows directory and run the blackmagic msi file Click Next to continue Read the License Agreement and click Yes to continue Click No if you do not agree with the License Agreement to exit the install Select the director
196. nd the edges of the console control the Loupe s features e Smaller Bigger Decrease or increase the size of the loupe e Zoom In Out Increase or decrease the magnification of the loupe M For Veripress Blackmagic Softproofing Add On users only e 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 e 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 e 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 resizes depending on the zoom 96 to always cover an area equal to a full halftone cell at the LPI defined in SoftProof Settings M 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 e View 3D View Calendar Show Borders and Rendered Thumbnails toggles e Decrement Increment Start Page Even Odd Top Page Read Direction 1 22 2 1 buttons e Press Configuration can be selected e Top Section and P
197. ng This is used by the RIPMonitor and polling service for plate assigning Colours in this set are automatically assigned in the RIPMonitor e Unknown Specials Select a Special Colour Set optional to which unknown special spot colours included in PDF or Postscript jobs can be automatically added SystemSettings Server Client General Colour Management Working Paths ICC Engine Accuracy Default ICC Profiles 4 Input RGB Profile monitors sRGB v4 ICC preference icc 4 Input CMYK Profile None Output RGB Profile None 4 Output CMYK Profile None f Version 3 4 spot colour handling f Apply ICC Correction to CMYK Specials Change System Specials serendipity specials serendipity specials Unknown Specials 101 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 Working Paths Working Paths lists the default location of the paths the Server uses to process jobs e Raster Holds all the imaged rendered and print jobs while they are live in the system e Spool The location where the job is spooled prior to SystemSettings processing x General Colour Management Working Paths e Temp After spooling the job is moved to the temp directory AA where It IS worked on Spool Applications Serendipity bmagic spool e Drop The default location for the DropFolders Came Applications Serendipity bmagi
198. nge 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 10096 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 Fitting mantel Method None Media Effects E The attributes here allow you to manipulate the job in various ways Merc e Fitting Method o None Fitting method is turned off LEER o Fit Width Fit Height Fit Width amp Height Shrinks T y nem jobs to fit within the set dimensions proportions Right 00 mm Right 0 0 mm Bottom 0 0 mm Bottom 0 0 mm are maintained o Scale Factor Scales jobs by the amount specified Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 38 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 sele
199. ngs 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 e Split Vertical Horizontal Changes the view to either Vertical or Horizontal split on the screen 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 Window e Bring All to Front Shows any open window of the Client and can be selected to bring it to the front Help e Server Info Provides information about the Server including version platform speed processors hostname IP product and vendor e What s This Select this and click on any part of the interface to display a short help description Contextual Menu Right Click e Add to Archive Add the selected items into a new Archive window See the Archiver section for further information e 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
200. nnected 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 Collation Method Duplexing e Add Separator Page Adds a blank page between duplexed sets This is useful when de imposing and duplexing perfect bound ii 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 fl 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 back 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 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 su
201. nt General Colour Management X 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 maximum 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 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
202. nto proprietary programs If your program is a subroutine library you may consider it more useful to 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 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 122 Copyright The XFree86 Project Inc Copyright O 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 na
203. nts 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 371P1S1CCyan tif The Job 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
204. nu e View 3D e View as Calendar e Ink Weight Opens the Ink Weights window displaying the FlipBook publication s ink weights and coverage 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 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 798 Lineariser The Lineariser application creates a Linearisation Curve for an output device printer Assigned to a Media after paper profiling it brings the output device to a known linear state This means a 50 Cyan will print at 50 The user first prints a stepped wedge chart for a 5 6 7 10 11 12 EA 14 EA 16 17 18 19 20 21 30 40 50 80 selected Spectrophotometer Densitometer to the cha ROB OR arm i EON EE eg 5 um A 061 71 0 077 0 088 0 096 0 105 0 153 0 244 0 295 0 344 E AEE output device in the colourspace specified by the Eee ma ET nD Media The chart is measured and the resulting mr omn vo ane om cor E E 4 0 064 0 071 0 082 0 089 0 098 0 147 0 234 0 282 0 333 E curve is saved assigned to the Media and a History recorded At this stage ICC profiles can be created and ET BIO applied for accurate colour representation If the women 3 TES 3 e e Tesi aan T printer output varies due to ink batches or head RR m e wear a quick re linearisation process is all that s 7 required to get back to the same linear state e 7 ZI initial
205. o terminate the installation 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 X to separate directories 5 6 Click Install to start the installation Click Finish once the installation has completed Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 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 Serendipity Blackmagic communicates with the Agent to poll and transfer jobs To install 1 Either select and run the Blackmagic 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 CD 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 installatio
206. o 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 Page Head Down Page Head Left Page Head Right O O O 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 Blackmagic 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 can 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 LLL LLL A S and import options a panel showing the list of colours in the Special Set and another to adjust the properties of a 4 104
207. ob Info e Check Job Select any job currently in the QueueManager to be measured This option assumes 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 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 e 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 e Error Plane Shows a line of coloured spheres representing each patch lined up in order The larger the sphere the higher the Ae e 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 from an expor
208. ob 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 63 View Imaged Views the Imaged file for selected jobs in the SoftProof application View Rendered Views the 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 Waiting to Duplex Only one
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210. of this software Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose including commercial applications 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 gzipQ prep ai mitedu 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 O 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
211. olours 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 Filtered Serendipitys 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 37 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 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 management as the job and can therefore be verified The file is not rotated during MR output except if Auto R
212. olours are moved proportionally to each i 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 35 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 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 ink only in elements defined as Black text This can improve the clarity and sharpness of the text 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 RGBICC 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 conv
213. ombination as a separate job using the Media and Pagesetup selected Configure Inklimit Chart Configures the combinations of inks to be tested for ink limits Select which colours will be printed the start and end ink percentage points and step increments Note If you have a combination selected but insufficient patches to fill the row an empty chart will be printed For example if you select to print 3 ink limit and have 2 colours selected only the chart border will be printed Preview Graph Show a graph of the patches currently turned on See the Graph section for more information Sift and Sort Enable or disable to option to Sift and Sort the patches in the Paper Profile Reorder Inks Change the order of the inks in the paper profile to match the order used in the ICC profile Often used for N Colour profiles A list of ink channels opens for you to highlight and move using the up and down arrows or drag and drop inks to the required position Upgrade Upgrades a legacy pre version 4 paper profile to the latest version Density Patches This area shows the patches making up the Paper profile Each patch represents a dot size or combination of dots available to the printer being profiled The number of ink channels shown and the number of patches shown for each channel will vary depending on whether the printer has variable dot capability if it has light inks and if the light inks are configured to be treated as separate or
214. on 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 they pass through the Blackmagic 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 29 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 An Output data type can optionally have a
215. on of the buttons enabled and visible for control of SoftProof in the Main screen of the Touch eelle Console l Xl OX Enable or disable buttons by clicking on them Those disabled will appear el with a red cross and will be excluded from the Touch Console when using it to view any softproofs ese Kw we The Toolbar has a Preview checkbox to see how the Touch Console controls zx oe eg e 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 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 and Press Configuration View Options SoftProof Settings e Allow Multiple Windows Check this box to enable or disable Allows jobs to NNI Press Configuration indow be opened and viewed in separate SoftProof windows If disabled a newly opened Publication will replace the current one being viewed Allow Multiple Windows Rotation Control the orientation of jobs when they first load The option O 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 calc
216. 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 67 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 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 e The History keeps jobs that have been imported into VirtualPress Any changes show History Preferences Canon iPF8000 Plain Draft or additions are kept so the jobs can be 7 Hold after imaging Hold after rendering resubmitted at any time without having to recreate the changes The history is D pro ac held while the Client is running Once munaspa the Client has quit any history is purged e 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 e Edit Plate Colour displays a colour editor allowing you to change the colour attributes 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 e C
217. ooking blue instead of oom EE it black Black should always be the dominant colour V 0 061 v 1i410 Ink Limiting There is no need to enter any Ink Limiting as the plates are separated so there is no mixing of 2 3 and 4 inks This is different to ink combinations in the Screen Printing mode Linearisation As Screen Printing mode prints only Black separations the creation of a simple Linearisation Gradation Curve to be applied to the Media is all that is required Follow the steps below to make a simple Linearisation Curve 1 Open the Lineariser application 2 Select the Media used for screen printing and print a chart for your Densitometer to read Only the Black channel patches will be printed and measured 3 Measure the values using your connected instrument and save the chart 4 Thecurve will be automatically allocated to the selected Media You can check this by viewing the Media in the Workbench to make sure the curve is attached to the configuration Summary The above is a guide to configure a setup to print film separations for use in the Screen Printing industry Run some test jobs to choose the most suitable patches ink combination and resolution for the device and media being used If a different resolution or colourspace is selected or the light inks are used a new Paper Profile will need to be created Trying different dot sizes will mean adjustment of the Paper Profile changing which patch is turned on in each
218. 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 91 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 When the required job has been located and a viewing mode selected the Touch Console will open the Main Navigate or Pages control panel Navigate Press Config Show Pages Actions and modes of the Touch Console will adjust to give the options normally associated with the SoftProof 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 pr
219. or 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 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 Siva Noces IP Address Name Speed Play case you would check the node server is up the machine is still v WM 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 V 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 Blackma
220. or will also appear if the name is typed incorrectly Add Printer Wizard Add Printer Wizard A edt e Y 7 Next choose a driver If the Serendipity Megarip driver is not installed on the system select the Have Disk option and browse to locate the PPD This can be found on the CD or it can be downloaded from the Server see Application Menu Items Download PPD for more information 8 Once the driver has been selected click Next Add Printer Wizard Name Your Printer You must assign a name for this printer 9 Supply a name for the printer and click Next Printer Sharing You can share this printer with other network users 10 Choose to share the printer to make it available to other computers on the network Enter a share name and click Next 107 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 Add Printer Wizard Location and Comment You have the option of supplying a location and description of this printer 11 If the printer is shared a prompt will appear to enter some information in order to help identify the printer Click Next to continue Back Wall Add Printer Wizard Print Test Page To confirm that the printer is installed properly you can print a test page 12 Printa test page to confirm the setup is correct although this is not necessary as the port has been validated in previous steps Click Next to continue Add Printer Wizard Completing the Add Print Wizar
221. osition 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 Set 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 Paper Colour alpha covers C Total ink 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
222. otate When Nesting is enabled If the logo file is positioned li along the left or right sides the EPS file should be created in the appropriate orientation Effects Logo f Enable Logo D Width 100 0 mm Height 11 0 mm D Logo File Enable Logo Turn the Logo effect on or off Dimensions Enter the print dimensions of the Logo Logo File Select this to choose your Logo file 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 Border Place a border around the job Line width and colour can be specified M Enable Effects Available Effects Applied Effects Centering Centre the job in the specified page area ERIT Est Convolution Matrix Design your own filter effect a 1 02 according to a pre defined mathematical operation known Edge detect 1 01 as convolution miis Cropmarks Place crop marks around a job Line width eee us Remove All Rectangle 1 02 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 Pagenumber Place the page number in the middle of the page as a watermark Scale factor and opacity can be
223. 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 m e Output Settings l o Antialiasing Choose from 2x2 3x3 4x4 or None eA Epson 7880 Antialiasing is designed to smooth jagged edges and is used SSS Output Settings when the Output does not have sufficient resolution to Antialiasing None EY display edges smoothly The values increase the amount of 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 the 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
224. our The diagram shows the Paint Mode Opacity and Tint of the selected colour Choices are o Overprint Knockout Primer Opaque adds an opacity 96 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 47 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 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 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 Blackmagic 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
225. ous version untouched Before starting the Server for the first time copy the defaultss dbd file and ICC profiles into the new installation See above for locations of V3 items As Version 4 starts for the first time the Database will be converted to the new structure automatically Important Note Pagesetup archives imported from Version 3 to Version 4 will automatically be split into Media and Pagesetup data types for the relevant configuration settings Version 4 archives cannot be opened or loaded into previous versions of the software Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 10 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 Plugthe dongle into a USB port 2 Launch the Server by double clicking the Serendipity Blackmagic file in the install directory or the shortcut desktop dock icon Serendipity Blackmagic 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 wh
226. out of a paused state so any waiting jobs can be processed Change Queue Allows you to choose which queue the status window will show 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 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 Font Options Allows you to change the size of the text Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 64 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 ncrease 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 The RIPMonitor displays the RIPs that have been configured under the RIP section of the Workbench Jobs that have bee
227. ove types O 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 AHand 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 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 avai
228. overage will be limited to 390 Linear favour Black As more ink is laid down and a colour area approaches Black this method limits CMY proportionally more than Black preventing wetness and inversion in shadowed areas Lowpass No limiting is imposed until the coverage for combined number of inks reaches the set limit at which point any higher ink coverage is clipped to the ink limit Lowpass favour Black The same as Lowpass but favouring Black limiting it proportionally less than CMY as colours approach Black e Media Information This side of the screen displays information about the driver and Media configuration important to the Paper Profile Further details on how to create Paper Profiles are available on our website under the HowTo Guides section http www serendipity software com au support 43 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 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 10160 mm x 762 0 mm sheet area of the press and i
229. 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 Display Panel View Options Expand Jobs Collapse Jobs Submit Submit For Deimposition Submit As Imposition VPress y Group By Job Poll v Toggle RIP Polling v Show RIP Menu v Show RIP List amp Edit RIP Colour Scheme Aa Font Options Language Encoding 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 ofthe job disk space used e Date The data and time the newest plate belonging to the job was RIPped Configure Headers X Name y Size X Date y Path v Publication y Section e Path The directory path to the RIPped file for an assigned job plate This information is page 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 Ser
230. poor choice and may not be valid or that the ink channel has been turned off by not choosing any of its dots Separate Ink Channels only rues Cyan 0 7 Magenta 0 g Separation Control Black 2 ox G Separation Control gives you the ability to adjust where a light ink mixes Y with its respective heavy ink For example control where Cyan starts and curs adjust where light Cyan finishes Mo Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Mo Ma Ma Density Patches Separation Control Ink Limits Ink start contro Is Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 42 Separation Control is available when the Paper Profile is linked to a Media for a printer that has light inks enabled and the option Treat Light Inks as Separate Channels is activated This is set in the custom settings of the Media The sliders on the left show the inks where control is allowed i e those with light inks as well as heavy inks The graph on the right changes as you adjust the sliders so you can see the effect of different values To view individual inks on the graph click the ink colour check boxes at the bottom of the screen Ink Limits The Ink Limits tab has controls for limiting the ink mix of the channels applied in the Paper Profile The number of ink channels varies depending on whether the printer has light inks and whether they are being treated as separate or combined channels The window to the right displays a summary of the d
231. print or monitor Calcheck as compared to the reference values Rated from 1 100 Display Panel 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
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233. r 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 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
234. r a share name Again pick something easily identifiable on the network It is recommended to use lower case and no spaces Also try to keep names reasonably short This shared printer should now be visible on the network For this example the printer name is HP Designjet T1100 24in HPGL2 and our share name is tanglefoot t1100 amp HP Designjet T1100 24in HPGL2 Properties MA 3 The printer name is the default created when the printer was i added to the windows print system The share name uses the computer name tanglefoot at the beginning so it is easily identifiable on the network 4 Atthis stage a test page can be printed to check the Windows side is configured and working correctly 109 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 On the Mac running the Blackmagic Server Mac OS X 10 4 and earlier Now the Windows printer is configured and shared create the printer on the Mac in order to print to it 1 Fromthe Finder go to the Utilities folder and launch the Printer Setup Utility A window containing the existing printers will appear 606 Printer Browser Ca a p Default Browser inter Search Printer Name i Connection E9800 Satin720dpi AppleTalk Epson 4800 ScrPr 720x720 AppleTalk Epson 4800EnhancedMatte theory3 AppleTalk Epson 4800PremSemi250 theory3 AppleTalk Epson 7600 Screenprinting 720 AppleTalk Epson 7800 ScrPr 7
235. r browse to locate the folder containing the jobs Browse will only work if the connection method has been specified and is valid Delete Deletes the selected paths Delete All Deletes all paths from the list 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 and job presence Messages appear in the window to alert you to any problems or give you confirmation of a valid configuration Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 20 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 su 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 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 Once the chart is setup it normally never needs to be changed the standards that you want to use are saved with the chart When you come to read the chart with the Calcheck application simply load it and measure If you wan
236. r 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 and efficiently nest using Cut Sheet media 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 Pagesetup 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
237. r processing are separated into individual plates Each plate is printed as a black separation with a halftone dot applied at the colour s respective screen angle Printing to film generally requires the output density to be higher than that for normal proofing Higher densities are achieved by increasing the print resolution or by assigning one or more inks to be laid over the black dots Configuration The configuration is very similar to a standard setup to print to a device The Output configuration is the same and the appropriate Media and Pagesetup s are created to control the page parameters A very basic Paper Profile and Linearisation are also created to complete the setup Output Configuration The Output for the printer is set up normally An Output Driver is assigned Destination Driver selected and Collating options are enabled if required Once the Output is created the Media configured for screenprinting see below should be assigned so only screen print separations will print to the film Media Configuration e Output Driver Select the driver as set up in the Output created for the screen printing configuration e Resolution Choose an appropriate resolution A higher density can be achieved with a higher resolution however it is slower to process and print A lower density may produce sufficient density depending on the printer and media used e Colourspace Select CMYK If using the Black Ink Combination only choose G
238. r saved to a file 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 Serendipity Blackmagic 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 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 6 Installation The installation section describes the process for each platform in turn The software is supplied on one CD 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 CD The CD contains all elements required to run Serendipity Blackmagic 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 Drivers Contains the Megarip PPDs for all supported platforms HTML Contains the information required for the web browser install This automatically la
239. ration 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 Throughout this document the blue swan icon shown here represents any Veripress Blackmagic Softproofing Add On modules applications or features M 19 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 Bookfilter environments Bookfilter works similarly to a Job Genie based RIP queue in Blackmagic but rather than polling for RIP jobs it polls for publication planning files Publications in the planning files are then displayed in the BookMonitor and may be selected for softproofing Publications displayed in the BookMonitor can be expanded to show a list of pages and filenames associated with each page as defined by the planning file The Bookfilter maps the page filenames to processed jobs in t
240. ray as the Colourspace as this may result in slightly faster processing However in this mode inks cannot be mixed to produce a denser output Selecting CMYK and configuring a Paper Profile will allow the choice to use Black only of a mix of colours at a later stage without having to recreate a Paper Profile e Custom Settings Select the appropriate media choose Uni directional or Bi directional and turn the Use Light Inks option off Bi directional is faster but may produce slight banding or may not be as dense as printing Uni directionally Using Light Inks will affect the patches in the Paper Profile In Screen Printing mode only one patch can be on per colour e Screen Printing Enable Screen Print Mode and select Black for the Ink Combination and any others required Once this option is selected jobs submitted to this Media will always be separated and printed using the selected colours One or more inks must be selected from the available choices If Gray is selected as the Colourspace only Black will be shown as a choice e Output Screening Select Halftone and tick the SuperCell option Choose the preferred dot shape and enter the screen angles and rulings SuperCell gives a better shaped dot and the round dot tends to be more commonly used The default angles of 15 45 75 and 90 are shown by clicking the Defaults button however these can sometimes produce undesirable effects mostly caused by the Yellow plate To counteract this off
241. rchive should be saved to 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 Client Quit Time Backup Performed Monday 2am Monday 9am No When Client is started 9am l Tuesday Tuesday 12 30pm Tuesday 12 10pm No When Client is started Everyday Tuesday 12am Midnight 8 20am No 12 20am each day The following Wednesday 11pm Ay No Wed at 11 30pm 8 30am Sunday 10pm Monday 8am Friday 5pm 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 Pagesetup will contain at least a Media an output and ICC Prof
242. rent measured profile This will save the last profile measured created by the MonitorCalibrator This data is lost if the application is closed It is recommended the profiles be saved in the default ICC Monitor directory e Override video card gamma Mac OS X Only Selecting this disables the video card gamma making it linear This produces a more accurate ICC profile and is only available on the Mac platform Note If a profile is created with this option the resultant ICC can only be used in Serendipity Blackmagic With this option disabled the ICC profile can also be used as the System ICC Windows does not have this option and will always use the ICC created as the System profile 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 83 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 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 e00 Press Agent admin golem swdevel serendipity software com au 9100 NFR not for resale Other options include interfacing with a press desk camera f
243. revent this we have made it clear that any patent must be licensed for everyone s free use or not licensed at all The precise terms and conditions for copying distribution and modification follow 119 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION 0 This License applies to any program or other work which contains a notice placed by the copyright holder saying it may be distributed under the terms of this General Public License The Program below refers to any such program or work and a work based on the Program means either the Program or any derivative work under copyright law that is to say a work containing the Program or a portion of it either verbatim or with modifications and or translated into another language Hereinafter translation is included without limitation in the term modification Each licensee is addressed as you Activities other than copying distribution and modification are not covered by this License they are outside its scope The act of running the Program is not restricted and the output from the Program is covered only if its contents constitute a work based on the Program independent of having been made by running the Program Whether that is true depends on what the Program does 1 You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the Program s source code as you receive it in any medium provide
244. rit 76 PANG ATT SO aras on Ep btt dota 69 s Mi SM e REA a Allow Multiple Windows 78 MonitorCalibratOT mms 69 QUIC RM REN AN EAM E s Hau ls A AC UE 69 pping Navigation A 76 8 CUP Se er eh trent ance 114 SOM Pro a ttbi nd t 69 Page Order eee 78 Spectrophotometer 69 D SOLDES docuisti tata tec tet da 78 Touch ons lazaoshcis ec tracto ei ree 69 Dy COMTEO Loiu 35 40 DO LEIAN A E S E olders daar o a z De ImpoSItiOR nienia 39 Adding to the Workbench 18 Automatic Backup 69 Modify E EE 63 PTP ine eene 20 33 Auta Pnblicatiott Name uen tarte 34 Densitomete nadia Deren 74 POITE mn 49 POL OGIO atados asias 32 Export Values 75 G AULOP QUSE acp cine a rias 32 Measure Targets 74 Destinations 112 Gap Between Jobs in a Nest 34 B Device Link Profile 31 A A eU 116 Back Page DotGain Curve 44 deben PDF Autoseparation 37 Ses idt nici c ed E Back Page Opacity anna 44 Updating Strings 15 D s CRM HRS HUS QU nnd i Backing up the Database 69 Viewing Licensed Bits 15 5 EUR RN QM PAAR ORI A Backing UPN annsan i 10 What eontheC Die vce aw seen 7 mou ee SUGAR RSME ASPEN SENATE 24 Saving the V3 Database Aa 10 Dongle Updater ect reitera 16 CO D HM I HU 52 Using the archive cececocccccocccccccccccccccccccesees 10 Updating 4 V3 to V4 Dongle o 16 e VO ind Fore wed cuuhuuy bl OU TAT Using the Database from Maece 10 Updat
245. river configuration from the selected Media Options e Yule Nielsen Number Set the YN number for the paper you are profiling if you know it The default is 2 e Ink Limits Set the ink limits for the Paper Profile These are determined after printing a chart and observing the percentage of coverage at which the mixture of inks causes problems Enter the value for each ink combination e Algorithm Choose the type of ink limiting There are three 3 options O Standard Simple ink limiting based on Desk Patches Separation Cono MS ink percentages TN Enhanced Like Standard but optimised ERR for variable dot printers It uses singe as e E Resolution 720 00 x 720 00dpi intelligence to calculate the ink limits pgs ae based on dots used Three ink gt 270 Linear 3 0 This setting adds the ink 0E coverage for any area then proportionally C077 Ene E limits according to the ink limit range it E NER Sheet height for user defined page sizes 0 0000 falls within For example with 3 ink set to O er umm 300 and 4 ink set to 400 if a 6 ink Nine Ink B 410 sean area of an image has a coverage of 32096 it Ten ink eo 420 E Photo Black will limit the area according to the 3 4 ink UH SIE URL MERE SAT range Linear 4 0 This method limits ink based on the number of inks being used for an area For example if 5 ink is set to 390 any time 5 inks are laid down their c
246. rogram does not specify a version number of this License you may choose any version ever published by the Free Software Foundation If you 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 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 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 IN NO 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 YO
247. rs 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 menu 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 ri
248. s Viewing in RIPMonitor 65 K KOC KO Lecce rera ins tied 54 L Language Encoding Signature Group siii 51 Linearisation BU ia 31 PAC AT IS Ol AAA SU iT UI RI EE M 79 Chart Types ia an ess 81 D nsltomeltet aac ebrii antes 80 Maximum Densities Override 82 PEIBEGBAPE s o ttaonii i nA 80 Yule Nielsen Number 82 Linux Whats onthe CD oci ct 7 Localhost Polling indiana 20 Log File Web Server ua 105 LOL defen a Ea D MEE 38 M Macintosh Installation 9 Dock Start ICONS usina 9 Serendipity Blackmagic 9 Upgrading from V2 to V3 9 What son the CD repo 7 M r pin Sea een 38 39 Match Items Regular Expression 45 125 MCCA uu eui tede uU raa cafa die tud 29 Calcheck Into eee trea care nt 30 Colour Correction 31 COMET SUE AU OM caca dai 12 FM Screening tan 31 Halftone Screening seses 32 ICG Pro ME Sasuinn 31 A E 30 Output SCreenll9 ue 31 Paper Proteo 31 SEreen PENAS cons 31 US a 30 Media Status atada 61 Minimum Plate Count seen 50 NONI ieee niinniin a pep a iun 57 Add Modules sais 57 Contigur ato aid paid 13 EdIE Modena die avere iA ev totes 57 Imaging Thumbnail 67 Layout Options esee 57 Load a saved layout 57 Rendering Thumbnail
249. s at the top of the window allow you to choose which ink channel to view Shift click to view another channel at the same time Double click a channel to see all The following options are available from the context right click menu within the History list e Show Charts Launches a separate window that plots the linearisation history of the Media Gradation Curve on various charts See below for further information on the available charts Checkboxes at the top of the window allow you to choose which ink channel to view Shift click to view another channel at the same time Double click a channel to see all e Revert to this Date Reverts the linearisation curve assigned to the Media to the selected historical previously measured curve e Unload Unloads the historical curve data being viewed in the Measurement panel and loads the currently assigned curve Measurement e Curve Name Displays the name of the Linearisation Curve currently selected This can be the saved curve assigned to the Media or a selected History item The display shows the colour coded linearisation patches for each ink channel The patch number and the Dot it represents are listed across the top of the panel Measured Values Density or Lab are shown within each patch If no values are present the Media has not yet been linearised Advanced Options e Yule Nielsen Number Enter the YN number if you know what it is for the media in use The default is 2 The
250. ser Group See the Accounts Admin Secure Mode section below for further information Log Out Secure Mode only This menu item only appears while Blackmagic is in Secure Mode see Accounts Admin Secure mode for more information Selecting Log Out while using Blackmagic 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 Blackmagic Client While the Login window is displayed the Blackmagic 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 th
251. set all angles by 7 5 degrees to make them the following o Cyan 22 5 degrees Magenta 82 5 degrees Yellow 97 5 degrees Black 52 5 degrees Special 52 5 degrees O O O 55 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 Paper Profile Configuration In Screen Printing mode only one patch can be turned on per colour Therefore the value for the patch does not matter which one chosen does For a variable dot printer when the Use Light Inks option is turned off there will be four 4 patches for each colour The first patch represents the media and the other three the dot sizes small medium and large A dot size for each colour must be chosen If the Colourspace is Gray Black will be the only available ink The image here shows an example using the patch 4 of Black and patch 2 of each Cyan b d Bt d Magenta and Yellow There is no need to measure the value for the patches the default D 0 067 DOR p 1 550 DERI values are sufficient Comparative densities are not relevant when only using one dot m AMS patch D 0 065 PITA D 2 8 2 V 0 065 BELT vo 1 853 In testing it was found that a combination of large Black patch 4 and small Magenta S i Cr d patch 2 produced good results If too much is used for example large Black large pens gt Dor w ate 2 Cyan and large Magenta the result is wet output and the dots tend to fill in the shadow area Large dots of a colour like Cyan will produce film l
252. stand alone Modules are added to a Monitor through the Layout menu floating modules are available from the Applications 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 Blackmagic 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 Allows for the assignment alteration and management of plates to polled RIP jobs
253. sured 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 ofthe 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 Ae CIE94 CMC 1 1 CMC 2 1 Delta L Delta a Delta 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
254. t e Tweak Value Use the CMY sliders to add or subtract from the colour being adjusted 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 point 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 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 measureme
255. t 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 list Click on either the Match Plate or Original name to change it e Delete Colours Deletes the selected colour s Em e Duplicate Colours Makes a copy of the selected c 9 a E colour s I NEN er e Rename Match Rename one or more Match I Plates using a popup Find and Replace tool m e Rename Original Rename one or more Original replacement colour names using a popup Find E and Replace tool Tit 100 l e Add Colours From Library Select one or more CW Dorain Cave None colours from a Special Colour Set within Blackmagic to be added to the Replace Colour Set Weight g m 0 00 Alternatively this window may be opened by amm double clicking on an empty area of the list panel or double click on a selected colour in the list to open the Add Colou
256. tal printed area of jobs tracked since the last reset 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 A values Used 4 32 m of 431 80 mm 100096 Reset Counter Ae Maximum Ae Gray 0 00 Ae Paper 0 98 A contextual right click menu has the following options 61 Change Media Change the selected Media for display in the status window Edit Media Edit all or part of the selected Media Copy it or create a new one 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 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 Show Extended Info Show Hide the Logged Period and Printed information for the selected Media Show Calcheck Info Show Hide the full Calcheck Info summary for the selected Media Metric Units Toggle between Metric or Imperial units for measurements shown in the MediaStatus window This is enabled by default Increase Decrease Status Width Increase or Decrease the width or all Media panels in the window Font Options Allows you to change the size of the text in the window Serendipity
257. 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 disable 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 25 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 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 2 Filename Break Down gt 3 Jobname Plate gt 4 P
258. ted text file Further details on running Calcheck are available on our website under the HowTo Guides section http www serendipity software com au support Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 72 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 77 777777 i reali a job is submitted for processing the Master machine po UN Procesr n 2 has priority as no network traffic is required If the A A Techaiilstm Master is busy processing another job the job can be as Processing Pool Image 1 sent to the fastest available node The node processes HEEE E a i 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 Blackmagic dongle If you have extra Blackmagic dongles any Server can act as a node if it is started as a Cluster Node see The Blackmagic Server section for more information Note In this mode
259. ted to use a different standard this is done in the chart and not the Calcheck The chart can be attached to the job as it passes through the Pagesetup or printed from the Calcheck The window shows a list of the patches on the right and colour information on the left For each patch selected you can adjust its Lab values delta tolerance and patch type The overall target preferences are specified in the lower New Colour Generate patches from ICC Ae Tolerance AH Tolerance AC Tolerance Patch Type de AH AC arget Ae Type DeltaE Ae Average 3 00 Ae Maximum 6 00 Std Deviation 1 50 Patches per strip 16 Spectrophotometer offline CGATS ISO 12642 file Import Patches From Files Reorder patches gt Chart type Lab Y Name fogra altona testsuite ISOcoated v2 eci icc Lab Ae tolerance 95 03 0 02 2 08 3 00 54 99 37 00 49 99 5 00 47 98 74 02 2 94 5 00 89 02 4 99 93 00 5 00 15 99 0 06 0 01 5 00 23 87 22 12 46 06 6 00 50 01 65 00 27 06 6 00 46 99 68 03 48 03 6 00 79 38 0 14 2 00 6 00 61 66 0 15 1 55 6 00 40 84 0 06 0 70 6 00 89 39 0 62 29 42 6 00 86 99 0 78 70 67 6 00 82 01 7 69 51 46 6 00 74 58 12 31 11 96 6 00 79 93 12 43 36 26 6 00 79 78 20 94 6 45 6 00 61 11 12 27 62 59 6 00 71 28 22 12 73 11 6 00 71 60 29 15 10 21 6 00 46 68 17 05 31 55 6 00 69 49 36 35 7 37 6 00 65 24 32 74 61 63 6 00 31 53 3
260. 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 Blackmagic 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 Serendipity Blackmagic 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 Blackmagic 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 Columns can be reordered by dragging and dropping
261. 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 the 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 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 ee e Date The date and time of the Calcheck A ee e Score An internal calcheck rating from 1 to 100 Ml iiti AE AH and AC tabs show the
262. ties drop the ICC profiles are generally to blame and therefore should be corrected Note It is the Match ICC profile that has the biggest bearing on the output and sets the output top end densities Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 82 Further details on how to linearise media and printers are available on our website under the HowTo Guides section http www serendipity software com au support MonitorCalibrator The MonitorCalibrator application uses a supported Spectrophotometer to create an ICC profile for a selected monitor This allows quality graphics monitors to be calibrated sust hrielress Measure ambient C Create Poft LOT nimm to a chosen print standard for colour accurate softproofing of print material SoftProof accuracy can be verified at any time using the Calcheck application Instrument ico A Monitor Profile 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 If th
263. 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 A Destination Driver LPR port 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 Hostname P 192 168 5 23 Path serendipity Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 32 configured to use FireWire e Epson 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 complete
264. tions 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 7 Fail on RGB Images page size in the job information Checking this will use the bounding a Subanmpiing b h _ 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 Render in RGB older versions of the product Images are converted from RGB to LICET Men TUE EUN DUCUM OUO CMYK quickly using a basic method The colour is not very accurate 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 the 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 c
265. to be polled Options available in other sections of the RIP configuration may change depending on the RIP input filter selected Mi 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 Polling is the method used to look for files The configuration Enable Polling Language Encoding Default for polling the RIPped files is set up in this section When you Poltintewal 0h 2 2m Q os G poll Blackmagic looks in the specified location defined Fast Polling Log Statistics Ignore Mod Time under Paths for files matching the RIP driver selected A list Connection is compiled and sent back to Blackmagic for display in the Method Localhost RIPMonitor It takes three 3 successful polls before a file is File Transfer Priority shown in the RIPMonitor and the files must be stable not Lowest gt j7 gt Highest 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
266. 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 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 ASA REIR o Show Back Page Display the reverse side of a page through the page 6 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 ma
267. ts number of Ink Keys The o 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 DLL on your press or a printing standard ICC which is used as the 6 Cyan Dottain Curve target or match profile _ Magenta DotGain Curve e CMYK DotGain Curves Select individual C M Y or K DotGain MITTIT Curves to be applied Em e Specials DotGain Curve Select a DotGain Curve to be applied pn to any special or spot colours C Calcheck Char 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 Sour
268. tup 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 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 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 Cancel Job Cancels the currently active job and is only available when a job is active Job Info Displays info about the currently active job 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 Resume Printing Processing Takes a queue
269. ture will be submitted for auto proofing Expressions Expressions Ignore items F using all of the following Similar to the Job Genie the Expressions search tasks Expression 1 m are entered and displayed in the left list Each begins with total 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 required Duplicate Add S M E Delete does not contain B List Options e Add Adds a new expression 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 Fol
270. tus of a selected Media data type For the calibration status to be shown or updated for a Media it must have been Calchecked using the Calcheck Media menu option see below or the Check Media option in the Calcheck application To show how much of the media e g Paper has been used A meter is displayed graphically detailing the percentage used For the Usage meter to function values for the Media Length or the number of sheets loaded must be entered in the Output section of the Media data type Each Media displayed in the MediaStatus window has the following information A O O MediaStatus admin pomelo swdevel serendipity software com au 9100 NFR Media Name Calcheck Status Toggled via the Calcheck Info option see amp 3880 PPPGtab1440 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 A UFU a a to show a tooltip displaying the AMax and AAvg values ao duc Usage Meter Bar showing the amount of media used Text under the bar states the exact amount used as a percentage of Od the total units NEN Reset Counter Resets the usage count for the Media Ae Yellow 1 37 Ae Average Logged Period Time period date and time from and to the Ae Black 1 66 Media has been tracked since the last reset This information is shown hidden using the Show Extended Info option Printed Number of jobs and to
271. tware 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 serendibpitv software com au support 5 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 Product Overview Serendipity Blackmagic is used to proof post RIP data to either an output device such as an Inkjet printer or to one of several file formats Serendipity Blackmagic 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 it can be run multiple times on the network Serendipity Blackmagic 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 str
272. ublication Pages gt 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 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 this text gt e Beginning With Any file or directory as specified in the action with a name beginning with this text gt
273. ucture 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 Serendipity Blackmagic 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 utility 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 interpr
274. ueue with the least amount of print area queued is sent the next job By Number of Jobs The queue with the least number of jobs is sent the next job Load Balancing is ideal for printing to multiple printers of equal quality using the same media with the priority being to proof jobs to the next available printer Each printer is calibrated separately to ensure quality By Print Area is more efficient as the larger the print area the longer it will take to image render and print Queue loading is determined at the time of imaging If a print queue is paused jobs will be sent to active queues o Prints to All Pagesetups Choose to print to all Pagesetups selected in the pool The option Prints to All Pagesetups is ideal if you want a job to print locally and remotely One Pagesetup can be configured to drive a local printer and another can create a JPEG image and transmit it to a remote Serendipity Blackmagic Alternatively you may want to create a PDF file to send to a customer at the same time as printing a hardcopy Pagesetups This displays all Pagesetups configured in the system The sort columns show the Output Input Screening and Media used by each Pagesetup Tickboxes allow you to select which Pagesetup will be included in the Pool A context menu for each Pagesetup in the list allows the user to edit any or all selections of the highlighted Pagesetup it s assigned Output or Media Pagesetups Name 5 Output
275. ulate the size based on the monitor resolution This is set in the Colour iii Back Page Rotation None HH 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 Conc quu Image Resampling Algorithm Bicubic HA 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 150lpi alpha covers SoftProof Settings View Options Press Configuration Press Configuration Press Width 1016 00mm This tab allows you to select a Press configuration from the database to be applied to Press Height 762 00mm Number of Keys 30 the loaded job and for all subsequent jobs opened in SoftProof The results of the EE Set press settings can be seen on the output job and should match the printed copy Cyan Dotgain None Curve Magenta Dotgain None Curve An information window shows the settings of the currently loaded press setup Press Yellow Dotgain None configurations are managed
276. unches the default browser for installation to begin Linux Contains the Serendipity Blackmagic and AppleTalk installation packages for Linux MacOSX Contains the Serendipity Blackmagic installation package for MacOSX Serendipity Client Contains the Serendipity Client for all supported platforms Testprn Contains Serendipity internal test prints Windows Contains the Serendipity Blackmagic installation package for Windows Windows Installation If you are upgrading from version 3 to version 4 see Windows Upgrade from V3 to V4 Installing the Dongle Driver Linux amp Windows The first step is to install the dongle driver To install 1 Remove all USB SuperPro dongles 2 On the CD navigate to the dongle windows directory 3 Double click the Sentinel Protection Installer 7 5 0 exe file to launch the installer 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation 5 Restartthe computer when finished Installing Serendipity Blackmagic The next step once the dongle driver is installed is to install Serendipity Blackmagic To install 1 Either select and run the Blackmagic 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 CD and navigate to the Windows directory to run the file blackmagic msi Select Next to continue Read the License Agreement and click Yes to continue Click No if you do not agree with the License Agreement t
277. used Printer List 9 Once complete click the Add button and the new printer will In Menu Name 4l appear in the printer list vi V HP Z6100 IP printing HP Z3100 directdriver hp t1100 via tanglefoot Jpeg screen res 2 vi vi HP4500 multi ball roll1 vi On a Macrunning the Blackmagic Server Mac OS X 10 5 1 Openthe System Preferences and select Print amp Fax from the Hardware panel 2 Click the icon to Add a Printer 3 Select Windows in the Add Printer window 4 Click through the Network Name Network Computer machinename and select the shared printer lt printersharename gt 5 Select the driver you wish to use for the printer from the Print Using dropdown 6 Click Add On Serendipity Blackmagic Now that the printers are configured for Windows and Mac an output from Serendipity Blackmagic to the printer needs to be setup A A Workbench NFR not for resale papaya swdevel serendipity software com For this example a setup for the HPT1100 is required The Pagesetup is the A Pc gt Tiff HP T110 Paper Profile same as if you were driving the device directly The only part that changes isthe 25 5 gt Gxamte deimposion lla hprt100 Gradation Cu 1bit Screened A Gradation Curve 1bit Screened 1200dpi Destination section as this configures the method by which the print job is stctweacse delivered to th
278. ut e Password Verify The password is entered and stored here New passwords must be verified by entering the details in each field The password is also case sensitive E e Permission The level of permission for the user is created here Click Edit User Privileges to make changes to the user read write execute permissions e Email Enter the users email address here e Comment Allows the administrator to enter a note on the particular user 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 Commen Adminstrator user Has all rights Must exist at all times Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 98 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 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 th
279. utable or object code is made by offering access to copy from a designated place then offering equivalent access to copy the source code 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 121 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
280. utton 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 Media Configuration 1 Inthe Serendipity Client select Application gt Workbench 2 Select the Media 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 name will appear in the Output and Pagesetup Now configure the Media to your requirements 4 Select the appropriate driver for your printer 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 wi
281. ve 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 Match 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 X 43 Note The To Separator and Truncate from Character options allow multiple entries separated by commas where each entry searches for a match i
282. ver e Fetch back log Displays the log for the time a ra specified For e g it retrieves and displays the oso 10 03 09 10 55 AM 10 03 09 10 55 AM last 4 hours of messages Choose the time from 5555 10 03 09 10 55 AM age annot Get Directory List For Path home jason Desktop Westermann imposedPDFs annot Get Directory List For Path home jason Desktop Pegasus Celebra nnot Get Directory List For Path home jason Desktop Westermann imposedPDFs not Get Directory List For Path E Testdateien Springer JobGenie Test enipoll Item 01 Name Bl not Get Directory List For Path E Testdateien Springer TIFF BI a 10 03 09 10 55 AM the pull down list eter LI 10 03 09 10 55 AM 10 03 09 10 55 AM 10 03 09 10 55 AM e Trim older lines Trims the log based on the 223 time selected in Fetch back log If this is set to 55555 10 03 09 10 55 AM 10 03 09 10 55 AM 60 minutes the log file is trimmed back so only ee the last 60 minutes remain innot Get Directory List For Path E Testdateien Springer TIFF BM nnot Get Directory List For Path E Testdateien ringer TIFF BS not Get Directory List For Path E Testdateien Springer TIFF BZ innot Get Directory List For Path E Testdateien Springer TIFF HB nnot Get Directory List For Path E Testdateien ringer TIFF PN innot Get Directory List For Path E Testdateien Springer TIFF SZ nnot Get Directory List For Path E Testdateien Springer TIFF TS nnot Get Directory L
283. w 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 M 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 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 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 p
284. 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 27 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 be grouped This is used when job directories are created containing all the plates Sometimes the filenames vary for the name ofthe job but because they are all placed in one directory per job they can be grouped together e Group files with parts 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 t
285. will be excluded from the Touch Console when using it e v gt vv to view softproofs se 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 Ax E 2E ME a E d Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 Application Menu Items The Blackmagic Application menu provides access to direct job submission options system settings and extra functions and utilities Li m Sub mit Files it Hf conver ert 9 utput Driver Epson Stylus Pro i P pson 7800 0 gamma med 7800 9800 7400 9400 pson_7880_P 20_IsoCoated PX 7500 9500 7500S 9500 e Select files to send to a Media and Pagesetup for processing One or AE ZH mm Tone Toss more files may be selected for processing pson Stylus Pro 7800 9800 7400 940 Selecting Open will present a chooser showing the Pagesetups or c r Me Kane Pagesetup Pools and Medias available Select those to submit the files on 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 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 o
286. 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 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 90 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 control 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
287. wo 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 in 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 a job can be automatically filtered and gain all the attributes
288. y Toggles a Heads Up Display HUD M O O 0 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 Tools Menu Palette Show or hide 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 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 86 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 dra
289. y 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 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 E NCEE e Preview Curves Displays a window with all curves in their respective colours so you can assess them in relation to each other This is updated dynamically as changes are made e Lineariser Loads a Linearisation Curve directly into the Lineariser application 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 adjuste
290. y where Version 3 is installed and click Next Select Install to start the upgrade installation Click Finish when the installation has completed Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual Version 4 8 Macintosh Installation Administrator rights are required for the installation of the Macintosh version of Blackmagic If you are upgrading from V3 to V4 see the Mac OS X Upgrade from V3 to V4 section Note From Blackmagic version 3 2 01 onwards there is no separate dongle driver to install The driver is installed as part of the general installation package Installing Serendipity Blackmagic T oe Te gt Go to the MacOSX directory on the Blackmagic installation CD and double click the file Serendipity Blackmagic pkg to launch the installation Select Continue Read the License Agreement and click Continue Select Agree 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 Click Install to begin the installation 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 1 Za 3 4 Run the Blackmagic Server and Client applications from the installation location usually the Applications Serendipity Blackmagic directory Once the Server and Client icons appear in the dock right click
291. yk a tiff 294 dpi rgb a tiff 294 dpi rgb a tiff 720 dpi rgb a tiff 98 dpi cmyk Ads 4000 SoftProof contone tiff separ epson 7800 premi epson 7800 semi epson 7880 for e Epson 7880 Fujil4 Epson 7900 Semi Epson 7900 Proofi Epson 7900 Proofi Epson7900HTM Lu Epson7900HTM Lu Epson7900HTM Lu epson n colour 1 epson11880 Epson7880 SemiCl Epson7880 Semigl 40 Paper Profile Configuring a Paper Profile is a fundamental part of calibrating a printer for optimum colour output The profile is assigned to a Media and matches paper and ink characteristics to the output driver resolution colourspace and custom settings of the Media The user interface for Paper Profile comprises of a toolbar meso eese tan Comme containing options and functions to assist in creating the profile and a tabbed panel where the printer s dot sizes Density Patches Ink Limits and if appropriate ink Separation Control are configured Toolbar Options r Measure Patches Use this to measure a printed pce y density chart using a supported instrument After a oe dem selecting choose an online device and desired _ density standard from the dropdown menus ES Consult your instrument manual for supported ES o 7000 Print Density Chart Print Density Chart All patches Print Inklimit Chart Print Inklimit Chart Configure Inklimit Chart Preview Graph
292. you must include source code if you redistribute it See the file ansi2knr c for full details However since ansi2knr 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 IM

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