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1. Dimensione Dimensione Y Area mq 61 00 Be E 1 1 Offset Li Adatta alla Pagina x fo 0 cm cm Centra nella pagina Scala fi T Previsione di costo Pag 1 Stampa lis eleziona clente bicycle tif DPI 200 200 0ttima ir ew jpg DPITS 4 ET0ECIMA ren Q0K tif DPI 225 225 ottima gt gt gt Pag 1 3 fi Contome Immagine Picture 1 The print window Where Multipage handling has been enabled the panel above with the choice of the page to be printed will be shown and at the bottom left the arrows allow the viewing of different previews of the various pages Proceed by pressing the Continue button 70 Power Plotter Proof Manual Anteprima di stampa Genera file PRN Genera file PRN amp stampa Stampa dopo aver generato il file PRN f Stampa appena possibile e cancella Stampa appena possibile e archivia Non stampare e archivia x Attiva taglio carta Gi 1 N Copie Configurazione Corrente Annulla Indietro Continua gt gt gt At this point it is possible to enable a series of additional options Generate PRN file prints the job to a file instead of sending it to the printer and allows this output to be saved so that it may be subsequently sent to the plotter using direct print or processes management Generate PRN file amp print simultaneously saves the prn file to disk and prints
2. imentioni del Foglio France deving 1 BO Ade RI Alien Dari 3040 Cri S624 Larghezza cre dubegza ern Di dali ma LLE Cost OE 16 888 Dim Fec 1 7 Ball Dm Immagina 1 7 HI Space Mai Fi biari IEC61966 7 Delt FOR Fiato Cata CARTA COMUNE Higkoss Meteo Loalcamizinzo Postato T Mess lede in Liga na n 5 asset ZE Formati Vinaalirzati Ro ARI Aha i Fisio Coral Metres MA 2 M AB BI B4 Tir t 545 Has AEG S Danii ET Das OLAS aid Pa DN E CA Dim File 75 355 AF ARI 4 02 Deer reri ME i Prati Pat ff ANSI A DJ Fiati Epi cai SE Poio Cater CANTA COMUNE Migkoos poli voll Bida F avi M FIANE A TENTA MARGHIE fill hb il a iter D Pa kna Tpos A 5 EG Frireri nta A 2 E innagnina pagina fera Hore Fie i EE Mantini orientamento la a DC Drivers EPC Miglore 1 ir Carta comune bey CO The main IMAGES window For each one you can open a list where the characteristics dimensions in pixels resolution in DPI creation date size in MB colour space and set colour profiles are summarized the latter is the only option that can be modified here and will be described later The options in relation to the profiles are e input profile which is the description of the colour space with which the image has been generated Examples of input profiles are the profile of the scanner or digital camera if the image originates from a scan
3. Custom Properties Raster Images When printer or spooler resources are limited use the following hints Raster J OLE i J None Best LEE E a a Lower resolution Balance Fewer colors Import Save s Defaults For a defect on Autocad 2000 it may happen that some images are moved to lower resolution in this case try to close the program and reprint f Plotter Configuration Editor Power Plotter PostScript Level 2h x General Ports Device and Document Settings Media Type lt Opaque Bond gt fa Duplex Printing lt None gt Media Destination lt Default Dutput gt Graphics E Custom Properties 3 Initialization Strings 2 User defined Paper Sizes amp Calibration S PMP File Name lt None gt GEL Plotter Calibration Custom Paper Sizes La Modify Standard Paper Sizes Printable Area r Custom Paper Sizes Add E Edit Import Save s Defaults 177 Power Plotter Proof Manual The second part may be used to set a custom list of paper dimensions To do this select Custom Page Sizes and click ADD A new guided procedure will start to create default paper sheets that will be dis played in the paper list during the print process Create a new format fa Ea Ba Set dimensions for width and length Curam Pager Sine Printable
4. The interface presents itself like a mounting table on which it is possible to autonomously assemble and manage images deriving from different sources with differ ent formats raster or Postscript and different colour spaces RGB CMYK In this way it is possible to optimize the available space thanks to the automatic positioning functions nesting or create personalized compositions It is possible to automatically print multiple copies of the same image or group of Images as well as programming the execution or calculation of pre recordings In order to render the use of the POWER PLOTTER PROOF more user friendly the majority of the parameters are set in automatic In that way the user must only select the most appropriate mode for the type of printing that was chosen It is possible to save numerous configurations containing all the parameters of a given print job in order to be able to recall them quickly The colour depth of the managed images varies from 2 to 32 bits for some for mats One can also manage the depth of the colour up to 64 bits CMYK up to 16 bits per channel Alpha channel images are also managed with the exception of some spo radic channels It is also possible to create personalized curves for every type of paper or ink used by operating with the gamma correction values of every colour or by creating personal ized ICC profiles with the aid of supported spectrophotometers Power Plotter Proof Team
5. 123 Power Plotter Proof Manual The colours found in the file which have been recognized and accepted will al ways remain stored in the table until they are manually deleted and will be modi fiable at any moment Gestione SpotColor Tabella Spot Color pe Nuova Cancella Tipo C M Y k LOOO A O B Dot gain _ TEA E E 68 0 2 1 CIO A I I I E I O 0 ef I Fossa em e ss se PANTONE 115 C one oo eo I Pavronesoec 0 N O I O I II Sie N I PANTONE Green M A NC o s I PaNTONEReRexthec om 7a 0 PanToneeueo72c e is se 0 sc PANTONE Vie C ce e io I CCI SIN I NE N O I PANTONE Rabine Ade 0 iso sa PANTONE Red 82M ese dat Elimina Spot E lt a Spot Color Chiudi It is also possible to store various tables and recall the one that is more appropri ate for the desired use at that moment 124 Power Plotter Proof Manual CHAPTER VII THE COMMANDS TABS There is always a series of TABS displayed in the upper right of the screen and also in the upper left activating the choice of printer driver where you can make the most common and frequently used choices within the digital printing field These options are Images da Panels Si Colour Management Current Print Jobs 125 Power Plotter Proof Manual IMAGES lai Here you can set all the options in relation to the options rotation and position of the Images inserted into the workspace fi Slale Ea il FEI
6. Step 2 of xj E Selezione una configurazione per la stampa d applicazione 2200 prova a3 Epson 2100 Automatico Epson 2100 WR2605 720 HP500 800 lorenzo hd Configurazioni Code di stampa ECG E Annulla Indietro Continua gt gt gt 170 Power Plotter Proof Manual Here you will find a list of default settings this step will only occur if you have al ready made settings from Power Plotter Proof otherwise the program will go di rectly to step 3 Now you can select one of the items or none and continue In the Print Queues tab there is a window similar to the previous one where you can select the print queues managed with the server version of the program x S Selezione una configurazione per la stampa i d applicazione Scan to print Stampa Fotografica Click Continue to display the following summary window Installa Stampante Step 3 T parametri impostati sono Power Server Pc marco Porta Virtuale PPPA Configurazione hp5000_PATINATA Premendo continua apparir l installazione delle stampanti di Windows installare una nuova stampante Power Plotter locale sulla porta FPRF4 driver della stampante sono contenuti ne Cd d installazione Annulla Indietro Continua gt gt gt The most important part is where the Virtual Port is displayed Remember the name to use it in the next screen where you activate the installation procedure for W
7. Usually in Windows Server Mac services are already enabled if not enable them through the Windows Service rks ra as Ta a e G mare automatica Dati recent ey cali 185 Then locate the Mac services item aow visualizza jm E AEBIEI bB I m Struttura Descrzicne fia Servizi Locale SRy messenger Ivia e rec Ss Micrasoft Search Crea indei SB MSSQLSE WER S846 SSQI Se varaDHelner Sh Messagg stica tre siti Corsents fg Notiica eventi di sitema Racistra av 84 Cra di Windows Imposta fn Sa Puig and Play Gatisre ir a Ser Sa Probocelle SATP Simpls Mal Trarsport Prot Trasporta SB Provider supporto protezione LM NT Fornisce or Qos RSVP Fornisce la Ss Registra event Regita m SR Repicc Fi Mantiene le 5B Routine Accesso remoto Offre servi SB nPc Remots Preeedure Cel Farnisee ll SP RPC Lecar Gastiscn Il SRy Sarvar Forniser sti fg Sarvar ONS Riannrde a fg Sarri terminal Farniser in Avian avian avian Avian n Aviano Aviano Avion Aviano Avian Mamar Disahil ann Power Plotter Proof Manual Now create the Power Plotter Proof printer on the Server by following the proce dure described above and install the Power Plotter Printer Manager on the Server from the Power Plotter Proof installation CD DVD The printer created can be shared and having enabled Apple Print services each Mac will be conn
8. or a b c or you can put a longer name that describes the type of correction e g yellow bright etc As you can see in the image above when you change the profile name the Cre ate New wording will appear in order to indicate that the original profile will be preserved After this first part the screen iol x here at the side will open where you can choose the image to use as a preview test to evaluate the corrections applied to the profile You can accept to use the prede fined sample image or choose a ita TR personal one that can be more or meaningful From the same 600Px screen you can also choose the C 800 Px dimension to view the screen im age depending on the resolution of the monitor using the meas urement of 800pixels on a monitor with resolution lower than1280x1024 can be inconven ient because the image may not completely fit onto the screen Step 1 Step 2 Step a Step 4 Seleziona una immagine da usare come test per la correzione del profilo Annulla Avanti gt gt a Proceeding to the next step you can choose the type of intervention that you wish to apply to the profile There are 2 choices 1 correction of the colour curves where you can further select to apply such a cor rection to all channels or only to the neutral components on the greyscale or on sin gle colour axes red magenta blue cyan green and yellow Step 1
9. plays the Black generation curve To confirm the selection of the current parame ters and close the RGB DRIVER OPTIONS window press OK Press FOR WARD to proceed to the subsequent phase of the linearization procedure specifying whether you wish to activate the Advanced Mode 107 Power Plotter Proof Manual PHASE 5 Use of light colours In case you activate the Advanced Mode the linearization software will propose the following window to the user This window allows the user to EE ae Print a visual test that includes numerous gt colour gradations produced through the use of the parameters selected up until now in the preceding phases of the linearization process total INK LIMIT ink thresholds and separa tion curves of LIGHT components etc Further reduce by using an interactive curve the use of LIGHT components by spe cific colour ranges if selective discard or a lack of ink absorption is highlighted The correct use of this curve allows printing with an apparently higher resolution because it allows the maximum use of LIGHT ink which have a less visible print point compatibly with the characteristics of the selective discard of the specific support used reducing the use only where truly necessary To activate this phase of the procedure you must 1 Print the test by pressing the appropriate but Invio la stampa del test ton In the graph placed in the lower part of the window
10. Colore A arigi Dimensione amp Dimensione Y Area mq er SO 122 10 m 0827 Offset x 0 x 0 crn cm Offset dopo la stampa Y cm Previsione di costo iStampai ts eleziona cliente ir ew jpg DPI 41 41 Bassa ini im Tae S Contome Immagine Picture 2 The print panel window Once you have made the required selections you can proceed to printing with normal single images The difference is that you may select the panels to print and those not to be printed by clicking on the small image on the right panel As you can see the selected panels are 1 2 3 4 and 6 and this is shown in both the top line and directly into the thumbnail in fact the selected panels are high lighted by a Red number whereas the excluded ones are marked by a num ber Once you have made your selections the print jobs will start in a sequence or you may select among the usual print options archived print print to file 139 Power Plotter Proof Manual COLOUR MANAGEMENT In this section you can change the image colours independently The Preview button displays the cur rent change status The Save button allows you to save the corrections made in order to be aaa IAA Reset able to apply them to other images manually or automatically through the optional Apply saved correc tions command which appears only after having saved at least one colour correction The Reset button resets al
11. Compress Temp PS in this way the temporary files created during PS file processing are compressed and thus occupy much less disk space Clearly this results in the slowing down of the print process however frequently unnotice able but may be indispensable for printing very large images which could have print files in excess of 2GB which is the maximum size limit for a Windows file Use PS table By activating this function the elements that are on the work space will be managed in pure vector Workspace Antialiasing This command tells the RIP whether or not to enable Antialiasing management the process by which the image borders are rounded On Raster files TIFF JPG BMP it is always enabled independently of whether it is set or not while on Postscript files it may be enabled or disabled according to need Clearly by enabling it printing is slowed down a little but in the majority of cases files with much more regular lines are obtained The setting can be None Medium or Strong Rotate before Printing With this function activated the program carries out all file rotations before printing This is particularly useful in case there are very heavy files that could otherwise lead to a very long printing time While in this case printing time will only result in a minor slowing down at the start of printing but then the process will move proceed without interruptions Enable PDF with Passwords In some cases the printing o
12. EPSON AL C20 Cancel All Documents aa EPSON Stylus split Stylus Lice Printer Offina agg HP designjet li JHP Designjet Bho designjet fre j ET cla HP Designlet 4 About PC MACLAN HP Designlet E System Information Set as Defaut Printer Printing Preferences Printer Offline Printer Offline hp designjet S JPH Designiet HP Designjet EP OKI CS300 PCI OKI C5300 P5 Properties PowerFiotter Printer Create Shorbout Rename A PC Maclan window will open Assign a name select the ps extension check that the destination is Windows Printer that the printer name is the previously selected Power Plotter Proof and that in the list of PPD files there is the powerplo ppd name and that it is se lected Click Options and select Send as is 184 Power Plotter Proof Manual Alter amp send waming page Alter special characters Use BCP Use TBCP Cancel Help Your printer will be displayed in the list of Appletalk printers and will be visible in Select Resources for OS9 or in the Print Centre for OSX From the Power Plot ter Proof installation CD DVD select the PPD once again now you can print from any Mac program directly to the RIP Printing by sharing Mac with NT4 0 server 2000 Server or 2003 Server using a PC with Windows Server OS version 4 0 sp6 or later you can create a Power Plotter printer that you can share in a Mac network using the Appletalk protocol
13. In the Print Di mensions box enter the horizontal or vertical dimension which you intend to print the image with The DPI field in the lower part of the window will indicate the resolution needed to acquire the image The size the acquired file will have in bytes and the meas urements in pixels are also indicated Calcola DPI x Aquisizione Stampe Attiva Mantieni Proporzioni Im ni FI Se Risoluzione Consigliata DPI Dimensione in Mb 20 Dimensioni in Pixel 2161 x 3242 Esci The DPI calculation window 19 Power Plotter Proof Manual A useful guideline to heed when setting the acquisition is that of selecting an ac quisition resolution which is a multiple of the actual resolution of the scanner For example if the scanner has an actual resolution of 150 DPI and the DPI calcula tion routine suggests acquisition at 120 DPI it is better to acquire at 150 DPI if the recommendation was to use 207 DPI then acquire at 300 DPI For the actual resolution of your scanner consult its manual 80 Power Plotter Proof Manual PAPER TYPE MANAGEMENT CONSUMPTION pl Gestione tipi carta consumi Marca Modello spuntati Mostra consumi diver O FAMIGLIA DI CARTA1 Os carat OO FAMIGLIA DI CARTA2 O Carta2 O Carta 3 O Carta 4 O Carta 5 Annulla Consumi su immagine campione Immagine campione Bicycle tif 0 29mq Y Rimuovi Seleziona In this tab activated als
14. Pc betty Smart Label Printer 200 P Q PC CARLO NEW OKI C5300 PS aS Annulla ni 157 Power Plotter Proof Manual PAPER ROLL FORMAT In this tab you can enter the size of the paper to be printed Enter the height and width values to automatically resize the area delimited by the dotted red line This feature is useful to immediately know the paper size that will be printed and is directly linked to the panel calculation for tiling The program does not limit margin size even if they are larger than the paper set but margins larger than xx cm are prompted to the user Driver di stampa Dimension del Foglio ROTOLO 24 60 96 x 60 96 om Larghezza cm 60 96 Sorgente Rotolo If the Roll feature is enabled the Dim Y dimension is not considered because the area taken by the image is defined only by its width this feature is important because it changes the output during the tiling and positioning steps In fact when an image is tilted onto a sheet it is divided both in height and width so as to allow inserting it into the sheets otherwise if a roll is selected it is only di vided in its width 158 Power Plotter Proof Manual ICC PROFILES In this panel you can set the colour profiles for optimum printing of the images on the various supports The panel is symbolically divided into two parts Profilo ICC Input RGE amp dobeRGB1998 icc CHE EuropelSOCoatedFO
15. TEMPORARY FILE PATH 50 PREFERENCES FOR PRINTING FROM APPLICATIONS 51 HIDE HPGL INTERFACE 51 ENABLE BUGREPORT AT START UP 51 ENABLE MULTI PAGE 52 OPTIMIZING LONG TABLES 52 CALCULATION DIVISION OF EVERY IMAGE 53 VIEWING THE IMAGES 54 ENABLE ADVANCED MODE 55 PATCH DIMENSION ONLY VERSIONS WITH LINEARIZATION 55 ACTIVATING THE SIMULATION BOX APPEARS ONLY IN PHOTO CAD METHOD 55 DITHER 56 ALGORITHMS ENLARGEMENT AND REDUCTION 57 WORKSPACE RESOLUTION WITH RESPECT TO OUTPUT RESOLUTION 57 POSTSCRIPT 57 WORKSPACE 58 ENABLE PDF WITH PASSWORDS 58 ENABLE UNDO 58 TEMPORARY FILE MANAGEMENT 59 BLACK MANAGEMENT CMY CMYk 60 CUT MARK SETTINGS F12 61 CUT MARK TYPE 61 PRINT DESCRIPTION 63 ENABLE IMAGE DESCRIPTIONS 63 DETACHED MARK 63 HOT FOLDER 66 CHAPTER V MENU COMMANDS THE PRINT JOB MENU 68 PRINT 68 DIRECT PRINT 73 PRINT REPORT 77 CHAPTER VI MENU COMMANDS THE TOOLS MENU 79 DPI CALCULATION 79 PAPER TYPE MANAGEMENT CONSUMPTION 81 PRINTER DRIVERS 82 COLOUR CALIBRATION 82 ON THE PRINTER 84 ON POWER PLOTTER PROOF 85 GENERATING A NEW DRIVER 86 LINEARIZATION PROCEDURE 91 PHASE 1 SET MODEL AND MEASUREMENTS 91 PHASE 2 LINEARIZATION OF SINGULAR COLOURS 94 PHASE 3 TOTAL INK LIMIT PHASE 4 THRESHOLD VALUE OF LIGHT COLOURS RGB MODE RGB DRIVER OPTIONS PHASE 5 USE OF LIGHT COLOURS PHASE 6 LINEARIZATION RECORDING THE ICC COLOUR PROFILE GENERATION POWER PROFILE EDITOR USE OF POWER PROFILE EDITOR 1 CORRECTION
16. e w TT rr ij sa i i w all ALZA I USERS MANUAL Version for Windows 2000 XP 2003 Vista 32 64bit The global printing solution Sw Rip made in ally Power Plotter Proof Manual Index CHAPTER I INSTALLATION AND START UP 10 MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 10 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE 11 UNINSTALLATION PROCEDURE 12 STARTING UP 13 REGISTRATION PROCEDURE 14 UPGRADING PROCEDURE OF FUNCTIONS 17 INSTALLATION AND ADDITION OF PRINTING DRIVERS 20 CHAPTER Il PROGRAM TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 23 SUPPORTED FORMATS 23 SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS 24 CHAPTER Ill MENU COMMANDS THE FILE MENU 26 NEW WORKSPACE CTRL N 26 OPEN IMAGE CTRL O 27 OPEN WORKSPACE CTRL L 28 SAVE WORKSPACE CTRL T 29 SAVE IMAGE S CTRL S 29 OTHER FILE SAVING OPTIONS 1 PROFILES 33 OTHER FILE SAVING OPTIONS 2 AREA IN PIXELS 34 OTHER OPTIONS WITHIN THE SAVE WORKSPACE SCREEN 35 CLOSE IMAGE DEL 36 CANCEL PREVIEW 36 SELECT ALL IMAGES CTRL A 36 SELECT SOURCE 36 ACQUISITION FROM A SCANNER 37 ADD NEW MEDIA DRIVERS 38 CHECKING FOR PROGRAM UPDATES 39 INSTALL MODIFY VIRTUAL PRINTER 40 RECENTLY USED FILE LIST 41 EXIT THE PROGRAM 42 CHAPTER IV MENU COMMANDS CONFIGURATIONS MENU 43 LANGUAGE 43 CONFIGURATIONS F5 HOTKEY 44 SAVE CONFIGURATION F6 HOTKEY 48 PROGRAM PREFERENCES F2 HOTKEY 49 Power Plotter Proof Manual DEFAULT CONFIGURATION 49 MEMORY MANAGEMENT 49 TYPES OF LOG MESSAGES 50 UNITS OF MEASUREMENT 50
17. mit the selection of all the files present on the workspace or ey the selection of the files through the use of the mouse tracing ae a panel around them Files can then be added or removed al from the selection by using the LEFT CLICK CTRL or SHIFT combination n As an integration of these base commands you can open another control panel with added commands for advanced positioning functions To access this press the vertical tab characterized by an arrow placed in the left of the panel just described The Distribute and Align commands respectively allow the equal spacing of the images loaded onto the workspace and to align them horizontally or vertically The two buttons w Move up or Move down are to be used in case there are two images overlapping al lowing the choice of which of the two will be in the fore ground entirely visible and which will be in the back ground Distribuisci pp Ri n Allinea Alo FP BB Sd Centro BS s du Li Basso Lo Applica aja Dimensioni Fisse in caricamento Lato pi lungo 30 em C Lato pi corto 113 00 LS The Loading Fixed Dimensions box is used to define a personalized measurement where the inserted images can be loaded You can define if the longer or shorter side is to be fixed the other side will consequently be scaled 3940 NY The last two boxes at the bottom show the position of the mouse on the w
18. 35 Fine Stampa 13 aprile 2006 17 52 Copie 1 1 Esito Operazione Completata con successo 13 04 2006 17 52 17 Tempo impiegato Oh 0 43 Prcsenesseeesesesezesenceneseseneneneeneneseneeeezenene0a sussseeezeziontenienesecasicaseaniontenezeoseonieneeeeen Cancella Annulla Carica The print report window The Cancel Report button eliminates the selected report from the database The scroll bar allows you to move between reports 11 Power Plotter Proof Manual In the same window there is also an image preview and you can choose from three tabs at the bottom to visualize the information on the settings used for printing colour correction screen antialiasing etc the operation start and stop dates and times and its result and a log detailing the operations performed by the software this last part is useful in case you need to analyze anomalous conduct It is also possible here to reload the settings or files used as already described in the part relating to configurations 78 Power Plotter Proof Manual CHAPTER VI MENU COMMANDS THE TOOLS MENU DPI CALCULATION The Calculate DPI command is used to establish the minimum resolution neces sary during the acquisition o fan image by the scanner so that the print quality will be satisfactory In the Dimension of the Image to be acquired box enter the values of the hori zontal and vertical dimensions of the image you wish to acquire
19. Codice aggeomamento MMMKKTKKX Codice Seriale MXK XMXXTKMXXTKXX nsert manusimente il codice Alta Click on Activate and as advised in the Help section close and reopen the pro gram Now the RIP is updated to the version you have purchased INSTALLATION AND ADDITION OF PRINTING DRIVERS At this point it is necessary to install the printing drivers of your plotters printers Once the program activation phase is completed the Power Plotter Proof inter face is opened Being this one the first execution you will find the following PEPE Lotta ie el E LISI faj Maca KARRAKA Modella KKI Tipo Cala MMI f Qusi MIGLIORE 20 Power Plotter Proof Manual Here you must select the drivers to be installed There is nothing wrong with installing them all but it is more convenient to select only the necessary ones in order for things to be more organized It is always possible to add new drivers be them the standard ones present on the CD DVD or the updated ones downloaded from our Internet site In that case you must click on BROWSE and then look for the section where the file was saved It is also possible to remove the installed drivers by clicking on the blue link next to the name of the driver in the settings window on the right This one opens another window with the list of drivers from which you can select the one you wish to remove Press on the Remove button Ma
20. F Autodesk ePlot DWF PostScript Level 2 174 Power Plotter Proof Manual The next window will prompt you to import a previously configured file but since there is nothing to import 04 can Mi iiss directly to the next step Now you must select the print file destination port If you wish to send the file directly to Power Plotter Proof select one of the Virtual Ports PPPX IPXX created earlier Add Plotter Ports x fo Plottoapot Plotto File AutoSpool Network Plotter System ie Plotter Model Select Driver Import Pep or Pe2 Lai Description Printer Ports W7200 Local Port Canon rete W a ko Name Local Port 1Power Finish PPP2 Local Port PowerPlotter P C PPP3 Local Port PowerPlotter P CADocume Local Port 192 168 64 Local Port x Configure Port What is AutoS pool I Show all system ports and disable 1 0 port validation pes 175 Power Plotter Proof Manual Set units and output resolution and click the Edit Plotter Configuration button To begin set the resolution from Graphics xj The lots Powar Fit PostScapt Level 2 has mitabed with as amon settingi Tomay the er pl narena Contention Set a high value for the colours and at least 600 dpi for resolution or even higher if the printer supports it on Vector Graphics for dithering set a diffused dither ing if possible which gives softe
21. High Resoluton Barrier Paper Opaque paper mbk Opaque Paper Photo Realistic Paper 210g Proofing Paper Satin 1572 230g O O O O O O O v Rimuovi Seleziona 152 Power Plotter Proof Manual Consumi su immagine campione Immagine campione Bicycle tif 0 29mq backlit film 8329 uncoated paper standard adhesive matt stretch vinyl IEI Migliore linee jal Normale linee TS IE Veloce linee Chiudi Linearization Full Versions By pressing the button next to linearization the generate linearization window will open this function is described in the addendum for new drivers E Sorgente Rotolo Risparmia Carta si Banner Mode NO Archivia su disco E Tempo di Asc o Generale In the Advanced panel the current type scroll drawer etc in addition to a series of specific parameters for the selected printer 153 Power Plotter Proof Manual Information button This button allows you to access a screen containing additional information on the type of support selected such as codes how to loaded them on the plotter printing tips driver version etc Informazioni driver e tipo carta Carta per Proofing Canon certificata Fogra codice 22106 Modalit unidirezionale per massima corrispondenza Impostazione carta sul plotter SemiGiProof 255 Output Curves iz The panel for setting output colour curves will open Output cur
22. OF THE COLOUR CURVES 2 SELECTIVE CORRECTION CREATE PROFILE POWER SPOT COLOR CHAPTER VII THE COMMANDS TABS IMAGES INDEPENDENT INDIVIDUAL IMAGE PROFILE HANDLING POSITIONING PANELS COLOUR MANAGEMENT CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS BALANCE SATURATION HUE BRIGHTNESS SAVING AND AUTOMATIC CORRECTION APPLICATION CURRENT PRINT JOBS CHAPTER VIII PRINT DRIVER COMMANDS PRINTER DRIVERS LINEARIZATION FULL VERSIONS INFORMATION BUTTON OUTPUT CURVES SELECTED PRINTER PAPER ROLL FORMAT ICC PROFILES CHAPTER IX THE STATUS BAR THE STATUS BAR COMMANDS THE ZOOM COMMANDS THE DISPLAY COMMANDS THE PRINT COMMANDO AUTOMATIC CROP MULTIPAGE MANAGEMENT APPENDICES Power Plotter Proof Manual 98 101 105 110 111 113 113 115 117 120 121 125 126 133 135 137 140 141 142 143 144 146 151 151 153 154 154 157 158 159 161 161 161 161 162 162 163 165 Power Plotter Proof Manual PRINTING FROM ANY APPLICATION 165 A VIRTUAL PRINTER 165 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE OF THE VIRTUAL PRINTER 167 PRINTING DOCUMENTS NOT SUPPORTED BY POWER PLOTTER PROOF 168 CREATING A PS FILE FROM WINDOWS 169 NOTE FOR PRINTING FROM AUTOCAD 173 PRINTING FROM MACINTOSH 181 HOW TO USE MACLAN PC 184 NOTE FOR THE USE OF POWER PLOTTER PRINTER DRIVERS 187 Manual revision April 2008 Power Plotter Proof Manual WELCOME TO POWER PLOTTER PROOF We are delighted that you have found in POWER PLOTTER PROOF a produ
23. Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Utilizza Seleziona la modalit di correzione del profilo 2 selective correction Annulla Avanti gt gt 114 Power Plotter Proof Manual 1 correction of the colour curves Allows you to modify all the colours or only those present on a specific axis through a perceptual curve interface Power Profile Editor Satin Photo 240_Migliore icc perc DT Wivertieescheraidencolan ative The correction of the colour curves window 115 Power Plotter Proof Manual Power Profile Editor File Edit Satin Photo 240_Migliore icc perc Canale Colore Rosso v E ai E asete Copia su RGB Modula curva Reset curva Dica curva Salva curva Correction on the curve of red Depending on the profile to be modified whether it be RGB or CMYK the chan nels you can operate will change the example here shows corrections on the RGB By making changes to the curves it is possible to see the effect by pressing the Preview button and after it is possible to alternate visualization for the before and after corrections by pressing the CTRL Z keys on the keyboard When a satisfactory result has been achieved before saving the profile you can save the correction curve in order to be able to subsequently load it By saving it all the corrections made during the current session will be memorized IIWarning Saving does not s
24. able to have an estimate of the con sumption that will be achieved with this print mode it is also requested for the correct functioning of Costmanager Attiva Profilo 111 Power Plotter Proof Manual To conclude the procedure press the SSsumemenui ere cen confirm button The name of the pro EC use binge PA file will now be present in the box and QUA ARIE ESCO definitively linked to the selected sup a ort nata p boise MOMED SI II Data pza Masa TE Pars Parente Hay Hi Enr idhaa Farai Pisonis HP Biker sich 112 Power Plotter Proof Manual POWER PROFILE EDITOR Profilo ILC Cata App When this advanced module appears this Satin Photo 240_Migliore icc ssi option will also appear that will allow you to Percstiv open and edit print profiles This same operation can be activated from the window for print profile management by E Attiva gestione profili CMS xj pressing the gt button Editor di Profili If you press this button on a version that Funzionalit non does not permit this usage the following penis por ae warning window will appear USE OF POWER PROFILE EDITOR fo Before activating this function you must choose the print profile that you wish to edit By activating this function the following window will open From here you can choose the table that you wish to operate various purposes for rendering are represented by inde pe
25. apply Applica correzioni colore i i saved corrections to a selection Correzione Colore of images or to all images pre Testi sent on the workspace or by Applica atutte le immagini pressing the Remove Correc Applica alle immagini selezionate tions button you can remove In TS ERRE a single click the corrections i from all the images present on Usa come impostazioni predefinite the workspace Rimuovi impostazioni predefinite Chiudi 144 Power Plotter Proof Manual The two buttons at the bottom allow the predefined activation of the selected cor rection or to remove it By activating the Use predefined settings function all the loaded images from this moment on will be automatically corrected with the loaded curves 145 Power Plotter Proof Manual CURRENT PRINT JOBS It displays the print jobs queue and the archived print jobs From here you can reprint archived print jobs or cancel or abort tasks in pro gress You can also manage the print jobs from the application see Appendix Printing from any application Processi di Stampa 6 STAMPA PAGINA DI PROVA Archiviata E STAMPA MICROSOFT WORD MANUALE Po Archiviata E STAMPA JOB ids TISERE PS Archiviata B STAMPA FIRENZE DEW JPG Stampa oh The print jobs viewed are respectively 2 print jobs performed from the application the test page directly on the driver and a print job sent by word a print job sent directly
26. as homogenous as possible Relative Absolute Colourimetrical tries to use the exact image colours where possible suited to simulate other devices with colour space more restricted than the current one Saturation tries to use the closer colours and where not possible it uses the most saturated colour suitable for graphic prints with solid colours and without considerable shading To add a profile to one of the said windows the Advanced Mode must be en abled To this end select Configurations Program Preferences select View ing and select the advanced mode box You will be prompted for a password confirm all windows and you will see a small button with three dots next to each profile box Press to scroll the desk searching for a profile once you have selected one it will be automatically copied to the proper program folder and displayed in the relevant dropdown menu The Enable Profile field is used to enable these settings Otherwise it works without using the profiles and it converts the colours in the conventional way so deviations may occur in the colours that are more difficult to render When Enable Profile is disabled the icon above is displayed to open the black generation interface used to convert RGB files to CMYK files directly without using ICC profiles but ensuring a certain control over the image quality by man aging colours and amounts of black see chapter entitled Black management CMY CMYK 1
27. automatically predefined print CUrves DOTGAINCURVE 1 Personalized single curve the user can set a singular personalized print curve Such a print curve determines the model of dot gain common amongst the Cyan Magenta Yellow and Black componenis The CMYK key opens an interactive window that allows you to graphically define the print values desired Personalized independent curves activated only in Power Proof the user can set 4 personal print curves Such print curves determine the dot gain models of the Cyan Magenta Yellow and Black components The C M Y K keys open interactive windows that allow you to graphically define the print values desired for each of the 4 colour components of the four colour process The interactive window of print curves setting is used as follows To modify an existing control point left click on the desired point and drag The X and Y text fields positioned in the top right will render normalized percentage values e g 50 0 5 100 1 0 for printing corresponding to the input and out put of the selected point 96 Power Plotter Proof Manual To insert a new control point left click on a free point of the curve and drag To eliminate an existing control point right click on the desired point It is also possible to save the curves created to be able to subsequently use them in new procedures using the Load key by pressing the Save key and typing a
28. available ink in the adjustment of printing curves of single ink and for printers that use them in the modulated use of light components Various ink combinations exist in current printers some examples are the follow ing M Y K for classic four colour process printers CMYK 4 base colours plus 2 light CMYK ik 4 base colours plus 3 light CMYK ik Ili 4 base colours plus 4 light CMYK ik Ilik RGB 4 base colours plus 4 light plus RGB colours etc Once you have concluded the linearization procedure in an optimal manner for the selected support in a certain print mode you can proceed to the next step of the colour calibration procedure or rather the profiling To generate an ICC for mat colour profile the user can use one of the many third party programs avail able on the market or make use of the PowerProfiler software package Power Plotter Proof s internal module dedicated to the creation of ICC profiles and de vice links The creation procedure for an ICC profile independent of the specific program s own operational details basically consists of measuring always performed using a colour measurement instrument a more or less extended series of colour mixes colour chart that allows the precise identification of the colour metrical characteristics of the printing device used This procedure is described in detail in the PowerProfiler application manual 83 Power Plotter Proof Manual According to
29. by the RIP job 148 and a print job in progress at 3 To perform some actions on the print jobs in progress right click on the print name to open a menu with the various options If the print is being processed the available options are Abort and Cancel 146 Power Plotter Proof Manual Processi di Stampa s STAMPA PAGINA DI PROVA Archiviata s STAMPA MICROSOFT WORD MANUALE Po Archiviata u STAMPA 10B 148 TIGER PS Archiviata H STAMPA 106150 FIRENZE DEV JPG STAMPA FIRENZE DEW JP gt E Interrompi Processo nnulla The first option stops the print while the sec ond one closes the menu and continues printing 147 Power Plotter Proof Manual If the print is archived the options are as follows Print now and eliminate job Starts the processing and then deletes the item from the list Proc STAMPA PAGINA DI PROVA Stampa 4ppena Possibile e Cancella Print now and then put In archive Stampa Appena Possibile e Archivia Starts the processing and then stores v Stampa Archiviata the item in the list for further actions Carica Importa Archived Print Cancella For reminder purposes only Propriet Gestione Processi Load Salva con nome Creates a new empty workspace and inserts the image Import Inserts the image in the workspace along with those already present Delete Removes the image from the list Properties Shows a summary of image Scegli la modalit di St
30. c Programs Devstudio Powerplotter Keep these in another directory before proceeding to uninstall the program Put these back in place once you have re installed the RIP STARTING UP Once you have restarted the computer you will be ready to open the program You will have three new icons on the desktop which you will also be able to find in the Start Programs PowerPlotter menu os aisa dE Power Plotter Proof Start the main program re Direct Printing It starts a program that allows you to send previously calculated files directly to the printer s for example PRN or PLT and also to manage printing report windows i ae Power Plotter Proof Print Manager It allows you to create and manage virtual Power Plotter Proof printers First Power Plotter Proof launch There is a message that requires you to select language and the measuring units Click on confirm after having made your choice 13 Power Plotter Proof Manual REGISTRATION PROCEDURE Once you start the RIP there will be a Program Protection mask with the your Serial Code in light grey THE CODE IS UNIQUE TO THE PACKAGE Now it will be necessary to register the software in order to receive the Activation Code of your HW USB key You have 30 days or 120 software executions in order to perform the regis tration After that the software will open as a DEMO version with limitations to the maximum printing dimensions and with the wr
31. inferiore ia n Superior Limit Input the maximum ink value i that you want to evaluate e g 110 Valore di incremento 10 Increase Value Input the gap used to separate the ink of two consecutive tests e g 10 Stampa 99 Power Plotter Proof Manual Note In the case of proposed values such as the procedure described the printing of 4 colour charts will be activated with respective ink limits equal to 80 90 100 110 It is advisable however to set only one ink limit value at a time The selection of the optimal INK LIMIT value must be done as follows by carefully observing the printed colour charts from the test procedure N B As already stated evaluation is exclusively visual the test MUST NOT be meas ured instrumentally by identifying the one where the highest level of density and saturation appear without showing any drying or ink absorption flaws by setting the INK LIMIT value associated with the best printing in the cursor in the window of the linearization software module This ts the print window of the chart Note The printing of this test as with other evaluation tests in the linearization proce dure can be carried out in different formats To modify the print dimensions of the tests you must open the Program Preferences gt View menu in the main interface of the PowerPlotter program and select one of the three available values Small Medium
32. is an area defined by the user usually equal to the sheet present in the plotter onto which it is possible to arrange various images at the required dimensions according to the desired layout or with the aim of optimising the space Space optimisation may be performed manually or automatically using the re pagination function from the positioning menu 30 Power Proof 6 2 5 File Configurazioni Stampe Strumenti Gal iR CER Lal ae Bicycle tif 1 Firenze dev jpg 2 RENOIR lleveok tif 3 TIGER PS 4 Tipo Carta inon definito ae Qualit finon definito Linearizz inon definito v K x a n CI a ann uu A wy a AN Saif 3 eee Gif ENTE a Dim cm Mez ae f H i Cd DAR E di f ser oer p PI d di Li sa C N aJ ta y a 7 Whngty fa fs fase A A ra DimY cm Pas faves a OffSetY cm Stato Stampante Aggiorna Stato Stampante Pronta OffSetX fem OnLine er AS Pe Aly Stampa MOD o TIFF Rotazione mi Fa na eo 26 Power Plotter Proof Manual OPEN IMAGE CTRL 0 The open command opens a file in one of the supported graphic formats and displays it in the main Power Plotter Proof window where it may be worked on prior to being sent for printing by itself or together with other files or saved in an other format or resolution It is possibl
33. job will automatically be moved to the ac tive RIP print job and will be processes if not it will be placed on stand by in Archive and finally on Print and Archive it will be printed and archived in the print queue for possible further printing If Power Plotter Proof is set to print directly on a printer to file the RIP will automatically generate a print file PRN in the PRN_FILE in the program folder usually C ProgramFiles Devstudio PowerPlotter These files can be sent to a printer with Direct Print see the relevant chapter in the program user manual 172 Power Plotter Proof Manual NOTE FOR PRINTING FROM AUTOCAD In some special cases it is not advisable to print directly from vector programs because of a low output quality e g for printers without optimized drivers or with out HP GL2 translator or there could be problems to complete printing due to large print dimensions driver limits or low printer memory For this reason it may be useful to print through the Power Plotter Proof RIP In this case the procedure is similar to the one described above up until the Vir tual Port PPPX IPXX creation step after which you have to use the PS printers included in the ADI Autocad drivers instead of the Windows PS printer This is due to a constraint in the Windows operating system in the communication with the Autodesk program so the maximum printable size is 6m and the time needed to generate the file might be very
34. jobs From the Print Report menu the user may recover all the parameters and settings used in previous print Jobs The last 500 print jobs proc essed are stored in the memory Recupera Configurazioni dai report di stampa Doo C N Datta JOB 833 Etichette pdf 2 immagini 13 04 2006 JOB 832 etichette ps 4 immagini 13 04 2006 JOB 831 etichette ps 4 immagini 13 04 2006 JOB 830 etichette ps 4 immagini 13 04 2006 JOB 829 etichette ps 4 immagini 13 04 2006 JOB 827 etichette ps 4 immagini 13 04 2006 JOB 826 etichette ps 4 immagini 13 04 2006 JOB 824 2492_mod jpg 3 immagini 12 04 2006 JOB 823 2492_mod jpg 3 immagini 12 04 2006 JOB 822 testfinale A3 jpg 12 04 2006 JOB 821 testfinale A3 jpg 12 04 2006 JOB 820 testfinale A3 jpg 12 04 2006 JOB 819 testfinale A3 jpg 12 04 2006 JOB 818 testfinale 43 jpg 12 04 2006 JOB 817 testfinale 43 jpg 12 04 2006 x Personalizzate Tavoli Report Archiviate Cambia file in montaggio fx Carico Immagini X Carico impostazioni Stampante Canon Y6400PG Driver WS400PGLite_NORMALE MBK_PLAIN PAPER_300 ddl DPI res 300 300 File di origine Etichette pdf Larghezza 31 05cm Altezza 44 37cm Spazio Colore RGB Profili su Etichette pdf IN 1 sRGB IEC61966 2 1 icm OUT NORMALE_PLAIN_B3 ICC Percettivo Inizio Stampa 13 aprile 2006 17 51
35. name After setting the print maximums for singular ink and having possibly defined the personalized linearization curves for the base colour components of the four colour process it is possible to proceed to the next phase of the procedure by pressing the FORWARD key once again 97 Power Plotter Proof Manual PHASE 3 Total ink limit E Procedura Linearizzazione buti Color Lineanzation Wanager prodotto da bassino Ontani per Dewstudio r Vers 7 8 0 FASE 3 VALORE DI SOGLIA INCHIOSTRAZIONE GLOBALE Ink Limit Totale Stampa Test Ink Limit INDIETRO AVANT Phase 3 of the linearization procedure is dedicated to the selection of the optimal value of global ink generally called INK LIMIT of the specific paper ink match in use in the Driver being configured The INK LIMIT is the maximum value of ink printable on a certain type of support regardless of the number of colours used The correct setting of this value is very important for both the print quality and for the economic consumption of the printing system The cursor placed on the right side of the window allows the optimal INK LIMIT value to be set The gap of possible values is included between the higher value assigned to the singular colour in the preceding phase minimum global INK LIMIT and the value represented by the sum of the ink maximums of singular colours maximum global INK LIMIT 98 Power Plotter Proof Manual The
36. of selecting specific optimization choices for print quality and ink consumption 86 Power Plotter Proof Manual The following window appears when this procedure is activated w Aggiungi nuovo driver di stampa l x Scegli l opzione desiderata 1 Crea nuovo driver di stampa Permette di scegliere tra tutte le possibili opzioni del driver e utilizza per la linearizzazione dei valori di default predefiniti C Crea nuovo driver di stampa clona Permette di creare un driver simile a quello attualmente impostato 3 C Aggiungi una modalit al driver selezionato Permette di aggiungere nuove modalit di stampa al driver attualmente impostato Inserisci nome nuovo driver Annulla Conferma The window shows 3 possible options 1 this option allows you to create a driver from scratch by choosing amongst all the possibilities modes number of colours etc permitted by the printer and amongst all possible types of paper The default val ues that are proposed during the linearization procedure are consistent values with the paper typology that has been chosen therefore it should be relatively easy for the user to complete the linearization procedure this option allows the creation of a driver by cloning it from one with similar characteristics to those of the driver currently in use in the driver window of the program The print mode and the type of paper will be the same as the sta
37. one where you can start to see visible discard problems of ink on the support system this test also foresees only visual evaluation and MUST NOT be measured instrumentally After having iden tified this patch select the corresponding button in the software window 2 The setting of the separation curves of colours composed of light and dark components The parameters through which the light and dark components of a base colour of the four colour process e g Cyan are mixed to reproduce a single tonal com posite gradation are modifiable by the user by activating the available buttons on the right side of the window in the linearization software In most cases the pre defined values will be sufficient to achieve good results By activating one of these buttons depending on the driver they will indicate the name of the relative base colour the software will display a dialogue window that allows the modification of the parameters that regulate the separation curves of the various components Depending on the selected colour an interface will be shown of the separation of a pair of components for example Cyan composed of a high density and low density base component or of a set of three for example Black composed of a high density base component a medium density compo nent and a low density component 102 Power Plotter Proof Manual Opzioni Separazione Colore Light Mid Dark Opzioni componente MidTone Opzioni componente Ligh
38. previews which are created each time a new file is opened and are used so as to have a small preview in the REPORT list and as minia tures in the accessory program Cost Manager the latter is used to cal culate the cost of each print job made using Power Plotter Proof on sup ported printers Deleting them frees up disk space but all the miniatures will be lost and therefore white squares will appear in their place Instead the temporary files are the temporary rasterisations of the Post script files and the virtual memory files created by the program It may occur that due to an error or incorrect shutdown of the program traces of old processing jobs remain From this interface it is possible to delete all those which are no longer of any use with a single click The files which are not deleted are those which arrive from application print jobs those are deleted from the Print in Progress window as will be explained later in this manual 59 Power Plotter Proof Manual BLACK MANAGEMENT CMY CMYK i Generazione del Nero ai x i I i Curva di Conversione Annulla Applica Sometimes it may be necessary to deactivate ICC profiles and print using stan dard colour curves in this case only if you are using a CMYK driver you can see this by checking if the output curves are CMYK and printing an RGB image col our use can be managed by checking the percentages of pure black and trichrome black the s
39. print reports USAGE FLOW FROM THE VIRTUAL PRINTER The virtual printer appears in the operating system as any other printer In fact following the procedure described below you will find a new printer in the printers folder of your system usually called PowerPlotterPrinter When print is chosen from the application you can select this printer and set the options 165 Power Plotter Proof Manual Stampa Stampante Nome d Power Plotter Printer J ato In pausa z pan Trova stampante Tipo PowerPlotter Printer Percorso PPPI Stampa su file Commento Creata da Power Plotter C Stampa fronte retro Pagine da stampare Copie Tutte Numero di copie 1 _ a Pagina corrente Selezione O Pagine mu Fascicola Immettere i numeri di pagina efo gli intervalli di pagina separati da virgole Es 1 3 5 12 LN Zoom Stampa di Documento vi Stampa Tutte le pagine nell intervallo vi collina Adatta al formato Nessun adattamento v Opzioni Chiudi La Propriat x Pawar Plotter Printer Documenta J ix PowerPlotter Printer Opzioni avanzate ita E Layout Carta Qualit GB PowerPiotter Printer Impostazioni avanzate del documento Onentamento a Verticale Orizzontale D Orizzontale ruotato Qualit di stampa LiUOdpi E Gestione colori immagine Odie pagina na Dalla prima all ultima i SME Metodo ICM ICH Dizabiad a x 1 a Tipo di ICM
40. replica function is an advanced function which allows duplicating n number of times the same image without margins vertically It may be useful in certain cases such as the printing of repetitive motifs on tex 54 Power Plotter Proof Manual tiles By activating it a box will appear in the last print window below in which it is possible to insert the number of times the image must be repeated Enable advanced mode By default the drivers are displayed in simplified form and the selections the user may set are reduced to a minimum When more choices are needed select this flag and enter the password POWERPLOTTER without quotation marks Patch dimension only versions with linearization Small medium large allows size selection for the printing of test pages during linearization Bigger patches allow better viewing of possible printing flaws but use more paper Activating the simulation box appears only in Photo Cad method This box appears only when the Advanced ability method see image is acti vated and allows the choice of applying a Simulation profile before printing Generally to carry out printing simulating a determined colour and space you must have a file that was created in that colour and space typically in CMYK be cause the most used application is the simulation of printing a four colour proc ess peripheral In this case the simulation box should NOT be used but the profile t
41. the same colour gradients present in the printed chart are reproduced 2 In case the print test shows one or more ab sorption flaws operate on the curve correspond ing to the colour affected by the selective discard by reducing the use of LIGHT components or rather lowering the position of the current point in the curve It is recommended to always set curves that have decreasing monotonic dynam ics or rather avoid geometry with sinusoidal praxis humps 108 Power Plotter Proof Manual Note the operational modes to modify the curves by moving adding or removing points are the same described in the setting of linearization curves previously described 3 Print the test again If the flaw remains edit the curve again and further lower the points relating to the corresponding LIGHT ink discard If the flaws are pre sent even in the gradations of pure Cyan and Magenta then it will be necessary to return to phase 4 of the procedure and lower the use of the LIGHT component through the appropriate dialogue window of the corresponding colour 109 Power Plotter Proof Manual PHASE 6 Linearization recording m Procedura Linearizzazione MultiColor Linearization Manager prodotto da Massimo Ontani per Dewstudio sr Vers 7 8 8 FASE 6 REGISTRA LINEARIZZAZIONE Nome della Linearizzazione M1_CMYKemkk_180106_258 AVANTI gt gt The last phase of the procedure allows the user to assign a name to the lin
42. to place together several images for printing to optimise paper up to a maximum of 99 images Management of the files over many pages for print jobs on single sheet print ers Hot folder for the automation of the printing procedure by simply copying the files to be printed inside the predefined folders The possibility for importing files at preset sizes thus respecting any pagina tion or format settings Rotation and mirroring The possibility to move resize or rotate each individual image by using the mouse or keyboard Automatic image repagination algorithm Nesting to optimise paper and cut ting Each image is manageable independently of the others may have its own configuration with reference to the application of profiles and corrections Colour management of tone luminosity contrast saturation of CMYK or RGB files with real time onscreen previewing Wizard for establishing the correct resolution during acquisition and printing Advanced dithering and colour management Various types of advanced dithering Various levels of antialiasing filters with automatic and manual management to preserve the quality of highly enlarged images High output resolution for photographic quality Full support of ICC colour profiles with the possibility of setting input profiles with automatic recognition of the profile incorporated into the file output pro files and colour trial simulations The possibility of converting from one prof
43. 050 plotter The best formats for photographic images or rendering are TIFF or JPG The TIFF format is the best since it maintains the best image quality also when ZIP or LZW compression is activated and allows including your ICC profiles to keep colours matching to your screen if your screen is correctly calibrated 168 Power Plotter Proof Manual The JPG format also preserves a rather good quality even giving some fault on highly contrasted borders with the advantage of generating small files that can easily be moved In both cases it is advisable to keep file resolution for final print size at a mini mum of 60dpi and for photographic images with shades or gradual passages of colour a minimum resolution of 100dpi for rendering and also images with very small details and highly contrasted borders and finally at least150 dpi for text on white background When you are working with software producing vector formats e g Corel Draw Adobe Illustrator Macromedia Freehand etc or with DTP programs Adobe Pagemaker Quark Express etc it is preferable to export the file in EPS or PDF These formats preserve vector data as they are and this allows high quality on text and lines To make sure the fonts used are readable if possible you should export the file using the Include Fonts command or convert the text to curves which however will generate bigger files When you work on software that is n
44. 2451 RGB ki x Mantieni Proporzioni JPEG format options The JPEG format uses a type of compression that loses quality over 100 levels from the lowest level 1 with very high compression but poor quality to the high est level 100 low compression but with quality more or les equal to the original normally good compression is between 70 and 80 It is possible to save in both RGB and CMYK Formato Non compressa Compressione ALE Dimenzione in Piel Dim 4 Dim r Spazio 2024 2451 F GE T x Mantieni Froporzioni BMP format options The BMP format is the typical Windows format and is only valid for RGB images it provides compression without loss of quality Saving in PS format The PS format generates PostScript which includes all the Raster and vectorial elements 32 Power Plotter Proof Manual OTHER FILE SAVING OPTIONS 1 PROFILES E Firenze if 1 i Profilo Interno Profilo QutFut Profilo Simulaz Options for saving files using profiles valid for all formats Colour profiles that will be applied when saving files can be configured from this window if we want to use them It is thus possible to convert an RGB file into CMYK from the preceding window or vice versa or between two types of RGB or CMYK by incorporating a colour profile Files converted in this way can be used for printing from applications that don t allow the direct use of profiles or for editing with a not
45. 60 Power Plotter Proof Manual CHAPTER IX THE STATUS BAR THE STATUS BAR COMMANDS The status bar This bar includes E driverse The button to access the printer driver configuration section A small field displaying printer name print quality paper type used and resolu tion The Zoom Commands RQ fia AQ The first two symbols are used to enlarge and reduce the area displayed The dropdown menu is used to directly enter the zoom value The last two buttons are used to zoom in the page to zoom the images and the selected image The Display Commands The open eye symbol indicates that the display is enabled if it is closed only the overall image dimensions are displayed Click the icon to go to another mode When enabled it recalculates the preview of all the images on the workspace and this may require some time 161 Power Plotter Proof Manual The Print Commando These three icons shown in both on and off mode are used to Enable and disable profile management When on ICC profiles are used if not profiles are managed by the standard black generation curves Access the marks configuration and print description Click this icon to mark the management interface disable all of the items in this window to close it Access the output curve management It is disabled when all curves are re stored to the basic type by pressing the reset button Automatic Crop The automatic crop icon
46. AZIONE Destinazione Canon YY6400PG Dimensioni del Foglio 61x157 5 Informazioni Risultato elaborazione Log eleborazione Cancella Annulla Carica 44 Power Plotter Proof Manual The second loads the saved workspaces to be able to start with the images we have already loaded and we wish to be able to use with the previous setup Recupera Configurazioni dai tavoli di montaggio x 12 04 2006 12 04 2006 27 01 2006 Cambia file in montaggio X Carico impostazioni fc Carico Immagini Driver Canon W8400PG Pro WXXXX_ Migliore Power Proof Instant Dry 250G 2400 1200 Curva linearizzazione M1 CMYKcm_ 160305 145 dg6 par Profilo di input RGB 1 sRGB IEC61966 2 1 icm Profilo di input CMYK EuropeISOCoatedFOGRA27 icc Profilo di OUTPUT Powerproof ID250 8400PG Migl 145 dg6 lab U370 K95 6 5 icm Profilo SIMULAZIONE Destinazione Canon W8400PG Dimensioni del Foglio 43 2x157 5 Informazioni Risultato elaborazione Log eleborazione i Cancella Annulla Carica 45 Power Plotter Proof Manual The third loads the configurations from the previous print job report Recupera Configurazioni dai report di stampa f i JOB 833 Etichette pdf 2 immagini 13 04 2006 JOB 827 etichette ps 4 immagini JOB 826 etichette ps 4 immagini JOB 824 2492_mod jpg 3 immagini JOB 823 2492_mod jpg 3 immagini JOB 822 testfinale 43 jpa JOB 821 t
47. Area AAE A E tlreo timari mieciad papar size esy the norpnnlabis maa o ii Top Bollom Lell aral Righi ediges of the pagn There will be different limits depending on the Autocad version in use Set dimensions and borders in the two interfaces above and and press Next You should set the border limits to 0 as the RIP will set them during the print process 1 8 Power Plotter Proof Manual Clicking Next you will have to assign a name to the format and define a file where you want to save it in this case it will be the file that defines the previously created printer The cuneni paper sce a A a 11 inches To oesie ansa Wht eo Dipa di duit ard thiir medi incha Mihei Fiili at onir lea taster domato Next set the format that will use these dimensions whether they will be displayed under the settings of sheets of paper roll or width Now you can use this new type of printer driver and print your Autocad jobs using the powerful RIP You have created a now paper sue named User T 0314 00 x 15000 00 MM Seisei the source to wich you wart to anghy the new we Another setting to remember is inside Power Plotter Proof and relates to colour settings 179 Power Plotter Proof Manual In fact Postscript fields can contain both RGB and CMYK items but currently Power Plotter Proof only recognizes one colour space at a time In Autocad im ages and data are certainly in RGB so
48. CMYKcm 60 2 gt Generale Avanzate_ IZ Curve EH Output Tipo di profilo Profilo Bianco e Hero ici Stampante Selezionata E Canon iPF90005 Stato Stampante Aggiorna Stato Stampante Pronta OnLine The printer driver panel In the General panel you can choose the type of printer and print quality using the following Brand Model Type of Paper Quality Resolution Linearization only PRO driver advanced mode 151 Power Plotter Proof Manual By pressing the Paper Type button the following window opens ii Gestione tipi carta consumi Matt Coated Paper Uncoated Paper Standard D TELA ARTISTICA Water Resistant Art Canvas O C ALTRE CARTE Adhesive Matt Stretch Vinyl Backlit film 8329 Carta comune High Resolution Graphic Paper Adh High Resoluton Barrier Paper Opaque paper mbk Opaque Paper Photo Realistic Paper 210g Proofing Paper Satin 1572 230g v Rimuovi Seleziona OOOOOOOOO O20 It is possible to choose the desired paper or remove a driver no longer used or check off different types of paper to compare their respective consumption by using the Show checked driver consumption as seen in the following figures li Gestione tipi carta consumi Matt Coated Paper Uncoated Paper Standard DU TELA ARTISTICA O T Water Resistant Art Canvas OC ALTRE CARTE Adhesive Matt Stretch Vinyl Backlit film 8329 Carta comune High Resolution Graphic Paper Adh
49. Click on Update Version Add Module and you will find the following window xj Potmedo codce d Appomamento MO de 17 Power Plotter Proof Manual In the white space underneath the writing I have the Update code you must write the update code that you have received with the purchase of the package You will find the code on an adhesive label inside the package on the left side Aggiorna La versione del programma xj Forrado codice di Aggiornamento RKKMKK KKM pra tti Il Computer connezzo a intemet ipa Ho connesso amp Note When you execute this operation the Hardware key of the RIP must be inserted in the USB portal 1 If the computer where Power Plotter Proof is installed is connected to the Inter net please click on the button The computer is connected to the Internet The package will then be activated and updated automatically If you reopen the software by clicking on and then Program Protection you will have the following video with the inserted Activation Code Spake rece fi rr Pl robe Mer sietio Carers Harasierer JUD pen i iaram dI ae ee E ooo Mpoo fifrooc peax I users j ed Tae ae et Canine fil lke sees istendi isb nai peana Cbt m AA ari i es MMMM KKKX We advise you to write down this Activation Code because it is unique to the hardware key that you have Even when reformatting the computer such Activa tio
50. DI SOGLIA DEI COLORI SINGOLI Curve Misurate Riflettanza cyan Dens 1 14 3 Mostra CIE L a b Zoom ITER n LI INDIETRO AVANTI Inchiostrazione Note to correctly interpret the graph note that the first point to the left corre sponds to the value of the paper reflectance equal to 100 while the subse quent points toward the right correspond to the reflectance of the percentage of ink in increasing order of the colour samples present on the colour chart of the linearization model The reflectance of the sample corresponding 100 to the 94 Power Plotter Proof Manual ink is therefore the one that indicated by the extreme right point of the graph The vertical black line is the value of the selected threshold If you wish it is possible to select a different value from the one calculated auto matically by manually setting it in the second pop up at the top right This man ual procedure can be used e Incase of discard even corresponding to automatic value In this case you must select a lower value compared to the current one correspond ing to a point on the graph more to the left e Incase you wish to increase maximum ink of the selected colour in order to obtain greater print density in the absence of discard In this case you must select a higher value compared to the current one corresponding to a point on the graph more to the right Note It is also p
51. DigiTrim special print marks for the Fotoba automatic Digi Trim cutter 62 Power Plotter Proof Manual X Y Autodigitrim special print marks for the Fotoba automatic X Y Auto DigiTrim cutter automatic vertical and horizontal cutting Horizontal Marks inserts only the horizontal Fotoba cut marks Print Description Inserts notes with the information selected image name Driver Profiles used Linearization applied Print date and Time notes You can select whether to insert them at the lower left or upper right of the image Enable Image Descriptions Writes the file name and creation date below each image Detached Mark Prints the print marks a few millimetres from the print margin LAP Paging with marks around the workspace The marks surround the en tire area of the image 63 Power Plotter Proof Manual pet ar r BA A leda be tra E rag ar oy are di LP GI Api Paging with print marks around every image ttl dae Paging with marks around each image and detached marks 64 Power Plotter Proof Manual Impostazione Crocini e Descrizioni Dimensione Crocino 0 84 em Montaggio al vivo T Metti nome dei file Auto impaginazione T Mettinome all intemo 6 default forza orizzontale forza verticale Impaginato PerRighe PerColonne Modifica Crocino Annulla Conferma By activating one of the Digitrim
52. GRASf icc GRAT 11 Generic Gray Profile icc oy LAB labT bod tec XK Usa Profilo Interno Raster Usa profilo interno PSIPDF x Compenzazione del punto nero r Profilo ICC Carta PFS000 HRE Normale RGB 94_ a gt Colorimetrico Relativo x Attiva gestione profili CMS In the top part colour management concern ing imput while output management is found at the bottom The imput profile is the source image s col our reference and can generally be RGB or CMYK To ensure good results you must know exactly what the image input profile is so that it is handled well The predefined profiles are the ones which are the most common and which most pro grams use The Activate Internal Profile box is used in case the file to be printed has an incorpo rated profile it is advised to always keep it active unless it is noted that the incorpo rated profile is not valid or if you want to print with another profile The ICC Paper Profile is automatically hooked up to the printers paper selec tion In general there is one for every type of paper and mode and is automati cally associated with the driver selected 159 Power Plotter Proof Manual The list below is used to set the colour simulation mode for the printer in case some colours cannot be perfectly carried out by the printer Perceptual is the one that best adapts to photographic performance because it tries to maintain the global effect
53. INTER Configuration of the virtual printer starts automatically at the end of the RIP instal lation and can be recalled from the file menu install modify printer By selecting it the following interface will appear Two types of printers can be created 1 PPP usinga virtual port created by RIP the standard port until RIP version 6 1 has been replaced by LPR because it can cause network problems with the domain with Windows Vista and with new 64bit XP 64 and Vista 64 op erating systems It is still current for compatibility of the past PPPx port name 2 LPR uses the Windows standard TCP IP port and connects to RIP through an LPR server This type of printer is compatible with all systems and current settings and is the one that is installed by default by RIP IPXX port name If a configuration has been set in the case of A4 Photo and in the options Print the job has been set it will be printed internally from the A4 Photo configuration otherwise if Archive has been set in the RIP PP queue the job will be put on hold in the Power Plotter Proof queue and finally if Print and Archive have been set it will first be printed and then kept in the queue for possible future sending In the configuration interface viewed at the top it is possible to add or delete vir tual printers if visualized there are 2 different virtual printers and choose all the 167 Power Plotter Proof Manual default values that will be viewe
54. L55 Lz19 c2 par Profilo di input RGB 1 sRGB IEC61966 2 1 icm Profilo di input CMYK EuroscaleCoated icc Profilo di OUTPUT M1 CMYKcm120 S dg9 L55 Lz19 c2 icc Profilo SIMULAZIONE Destinazione Canon W8400PG Dimensioni del Foglio 43x50 8 Risultato elaborazione Informazioni Log eleborazione Cancella Annulla Carica 47 Power Plotter Proof Manual SAVE CONFIGURATION F6 HOTKEY The Save Configuration command saves the currently active configuration to disk Select the Save Configuration menu option and indicate the name which should be used to save the configuration it is also possible to select a previous configuration from the drop down menu to be overwritten With this command all the settings in the interface in relation to the print options are saved It is very useful to store the conditions for linearisation colour curves profiles which we have found for certain printing conditions and which we would like to be able to use in the future These configurations themselves may be used to associate them with a virtual printer see the appendix or to set the options during printing see chapter V ES Salva Configurazione con nome i x Mome Configurazione prova Fa configurazione per Cliente X prova 1 stampa con profilo per foto The Save Configuration window 48 Power Plotter Proof Manual PROGRAM PREFERENCES F2 HOTKEY From here the program display fun
55. Pictures C Dall ultima alla piuma Proporzioni 100 Carattere TrueType Sostituisci con carattere d Pagine per togli 1 fla ops L i Advanced Printing Features Enabled When printing using the virtual printer you must set the page size to the same size of the document that you want to print for example if the document is 50x70 cm you must set a personalized page of the same dimensions otherwise one of the standard dimensions can be chosen The virtual printer must be installed on the machine where RIP Power Plot ter Proof is found and can be shared on the network numerous copies associ ated with different configurations can be installed 166 Power Plotter Proof Manual The configurations that are viewed on the print interface of the virtual printer fig ure 1 are those that have been previously created internally from the RIP with the procedure described in the preceding paragraph During installation a guided procedure will start which allows 4 configurations to be created in automatic mode that will immediately be found in the virtual printer The virtual printer can be used to print from the application using one of the exist ing configurations without having the RIP operating if print setting is being used to transfer the file from the application to the RIP workspace if the archived setting is being used also to generate a PS file see further ahead INSTALLATION PROCEDURE OF THE VIRTUAL PR
56. Power Plotter Proof Manual NOTE OF ATTENTION The information contained in this document is subject to change without prior warning and it does not represent any binding commitment on the part of DEVSTUDIO The program described in this document is provided by virtue of the users license and the distribution conditions The program must be used only in conformity with these conditions All rights are reserved No part of this docu ment can be reproduced memorized in an archive system or transmitted through any form of electronic mechanical photocopy and recording means without be ing previously authorized by DEVSTUDIO DEVSTUDIO 2008 All rights are reserved All the cited TradeMarks are registered under the property of their respective companies Power Plotter Proof Manual CHAPTER INSTALLATION AND START UP MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS The minimum requirements are listed as follows Computer PIII 1Ghz 256 MB of RAM memory 60 Gbyte Hard Disk free 2 GB Windows 2000 Windows XP or Vista or Superior also 64 bit ver sions Network card USB depending on your plotter s configuration Graphic Card with at least 65000 colours Mouse Ink jet plotter or printer In order to print large formats in colour especially if these are PostScript files a Pentium Athlon 2Ghz is preferred especially if this is dual core or superior with a 120 Gbyte 7200rpm disk 1 Gbyte of RAM DVD reader 10 Power Plotter Pro
57. RATION Print quality and colour metrical precision obtained with Power Plotter Proof are completely dependent on good print COLOUR CALIBRATION on the support used COLOUR CALIBRATION for a certain type of paper or support is implemented through two distinct procedures The first called LINEARIZATION adjusts the ink in the printer to the chemical physical characteristics of the selected support avoiding for example discard problems and or drying of the ink The second called PROFILING or CHARACTERIZATION consists of the gen eration of an ICC format colour profile that allows all the graphic programs in cluding Power Plotter Proof to carry out suitable colour conversions to reproduce any image on the printer used 82 Power Plotter Proof Manual In the context of the colour calibration procedure implemented by Power Plot ter Proof the linearization and the characterization are two sequential steps car ried out with the help of appropriate colour measuring instruments called SPEC TROPHOTOMETERS Linearization regulates the printer ink on the selected support with the aim of achieving the best quality printing possible or depending on the user s needs using the least amount of ink This is a procedure guided by Power Plot ter Proof s appropriate software module called LutManager In brief the linearization procedure consists of limiting the maximum values of ink both for singular colours and for the total of
58. X Rite instru n ments A Eye One Pulse o IMPORTANT PREREQUISITE FOR THE CALIBRATION PROCEDURE On the Printer When you calibrate the printer on a type of paper you must be sure that the pa per type setting on the machine is consistent with the type to be calibrated for example if you load photographic paper on the plotter display when possible you will have to choose the corresponding type of photographic support and so forth 84 Power Plotter Proof Manual Naturally when the driver is used you must use the printer with the same setting which was used in this phase On Power Plotter Proof 1 You must select the related option for Brand and Model corresponding to the printer in use 2 The selected printer option must be set on the printer Windows Spooler where you have to do the test or on its IP address the printer must be on line and loaded with paper and the cor rect ink relating to the new driver that you are generating jr Curve DIRE Output stampante Selezionata n designjet 5500 012514 Stato Stampante 4ggiorna Stato Stampante Pronta 85 GENERATING A NEW DRIVER To access this procedure you must activate the Enable Advanced Mode key To do this go to Program Preferences View in the Configuration Menu This menu can be accessed also by press ing the F2 key You will be asked for a password m Profilo per il Monitor which is power
59. You can op erate on the image by modifying the dimensions in various ways 1 You can insert the exact measurements in the Dim X and Dim Y boxes if the Maintain Proportions box is checked they will automatically follow otherwise they will be set autonomously 2 You can insert the resolution that you wish to print the image with and the measurements will adapt accordingly 3 You can choose a value from the menu of the dimension 4 You can assign a well defined percentage value by pressing the button A and entering the necessary value 5 Or you can bring back the image to its original dimension by pressing the button The X and Y Offset options indicate the distance of the image in cm from the top left of the workspace Each image may then be rotated in 90 steps or by selecting the Mirror Image option m may be flipped useful if printing is being done on a transparent sup port a The Cancel button allows the elimination of the selected image from the 128 Power Plotter Proof Manual workspace The Duplicate button al copies the image with the current settings as indicated in the nearby box When the images exceed the width of the sheet they will automatically be sent to the top The images present on the workspace can be grouped to perform various opera tions simultaneously on all of them For example move them rotate them or re size them DPI al The two buttons lal CTRL A and Gio
60. a provini Dimensione foglio per l indice Lato immagine provino di stampa 21 X 29 7 fem 3 fem Aggiungi alla stampa mettii file indice nella cartella Index Stampa solo il provino Usa dimensioni ottimali Sp 60 Tempo di attesa prima dell elaborazione a in secondi Destinazione lt 3 SuStampante 192 168 64 203 9100 n Centra sulla Pagina Adatta alla pagina E C Sufie Abilita coda Annulla Conferma The following options must be set Monitored Folder defines which folder will be monitored by the program All printable files inserted into this folder will be automatically processed in agree ment with the chosen configuration see further Therefore they will be printed or saved without the need for any action on the user s part You can choose to automatically eliminate the files or to transfer them to a backup folder which is created inside the same folder after processing Select Configuration the rules to be used for file processing are selected These rules refer to all the print parameters colour profiles types of pagination the format and the destination printer Load Multipage PS is used for the loading of PS files that contain more than one page If the Power Plotter Proof version allows the mounting of more than 66 Power Plotter Proof Manual one file on the workspace then they will be mounted in correspondence with the chosen rules in the saved configu
61. able languages on the site in order to perform the updating Live Update xj Aggiornamento della lingua Seleziona la lingua da scaricare Annulla Installa DEUTSCH ENGLISH Espa ol Fran ais magyar Aggiorna Da file i Annulla Conferma This procedure is often not necessary since the language files get updated al most automatically at the same time the program does 43 Power Plotter Proof Manual CONFIGURATIONS F5 HOTKEY This menu allows accessing the print settings stored from previous print jobs It is possible to restore the settings from four different archives in all cases it is possible to load both images and configurations or one or the other separately The first loads the configurations saved ad hoc for particular situations from the Save configuration command The Change file in the workspace flag allows the selection of other images in place of those saved during opening so as to save the workspace settings with other images Configurazioni personalizzate i x 13 04 2006 31 03 2006 21 03 2006 31 01 2006 26 09 2005 27 07 2005 26 07 2005 26 07 2005 Driver Canon W8400PG Lite 8400PGLite NORMALE MBK PLAIN PAPER 300 Curva linearizzazione Profilo di input RGB 1 sRGB IEC61966 2 1 icm Profilo di input CMYK 1 Power Plotter CMYK icc Profilo di OUTPUT NORMALE PLAIN B3 ICC Profilo SIMUL
62. able saving of calculation time If the print cutting is active the various divisions will be seen as independent pages and will be completed after every page otherwise printing will be uninter rupted Fle Confgraseni Stance Sens 7 fe ba PESCO S OSet Y fom J fax ly Rotazone mA fF ao UB Sx Sa i ZE CI Paral Pome zia 52 Power Plotter Proof Manual Calculation Division of Every Image This function is similar to the above but stops calculation after every image not after a certain length Preferenze Generale Qualit immagine Visualizzazione delle Immagini Massima Risoluzione Mo image Risoluzione Personalizzata H E00 Pdl 1 p Numero di anteprime in memoria Qualit preview Media Qualit test Media Cancella Provini e Frofilo per il Monitor Default RGB Color Space Frofile icm 7 Ee Percettivo 7 Simulazione Abilita replica stampa x Abilita modalit avanzate Dimen patch Grandi Attiva casella simulazione X Visualizza Avvisi Warning Ripristina Annulla Conferma 53 Power Plotter Proof Manual Viewing the Images Full resolution loads the images at full resolution and is best suited for not overly resource heavy images or to be able to appreciate the images in detail may be very slow when working with large images or even freeze the computer if there are many No image shows only the
63. ae the profile but only the correction curves By following this procedure you cane perform a new correction on the original profile if necessary reload the correction curves and modify them if need be if the first correction is not optimal A useful command is the Modulate Correction CEEE button which can be used to gradually increase or J reduce the strength of any correction by operat o ing the cursor more or less 116 Power Plotter Proof Manual ws Editor di profili E In concluding the correction to save the profile you must press the save button Wier Ji and after the screen shown here at the side will appear where you can terminate the procedure by pressing the End but Step 1 Step Step3 Step 4 Profilo Sorgente Satin Photo 240_Migioresice ton or start another correction on the Profilo Destinazione __ newly created profile by pressing the Satin Photo 240_Migliore b icc Continue gt gt button On this screen there will be a summary of the operations performed and the list of applied corrections Correzione applicata al Profilo n 1 1 Curve Tutti i canali Se premi il tasto Continua gt gt protrai applicare altre correzioni al profilo Altrimenti premi il tasto Fine 2 selective correction This type of correction on the profile is extremely powerful but also potentially dangerous because it permits more unlimited correc
64. al wanna A 1 LI PP PPP PP PP PPPPP PE PF PP E eRT DaX fem 1 p WS Fe TIA rae Rd sa driver ali creo ron sirepna alal lume EI I The Save as window 30 Power Plotter Proof Manual Salva Tavolo di montaggio RGB Fdff tif Ritaglia Area Gestione Crocini Colore Grigi Formato Formato TIFF Tipo Compressione Mon compresso Dimenzione in Pixel Dim 8 Dim Y Spazio 11172 13529 RGE x Mantieni Proporzioni Risoluzione 473 Annulla Salva su File Contomo Immagine b TIFF bitmap format options Various save options are available for TIFF format files relating to the desired compression for the file It is possible to save in both RGB and CMYK Particularly the available options are No compression Does use any compression the file will have a large size and be readable by all types of software JPEG compression with a loss of quality for the tif file compresses by about 75 readable using professional software such as Photoshop G4 typical compression for a black and white cartography file FAX typical compression for faxes also in black and white ZIP compression using the famous zip technology compresses by about 50 readable using professional software such as Photoshop 31 Power Plotter Proof Manual Formato JPEG Tu Min Qualit Mas Qualit Max Compress Min Compress Dimenzione in Fixel Dim 2 Dim Spazio 2024
65. ampa Properties Stampa Appena Possibile e Cancella Stampa Appena Possibile e Archivia Stampa Archiviata Configurazione Originaria Annulla Cancella Carica Through this window for example you can reset the work by changing the print configuration Process Management Opens another dialogue box where you can manage the list of archived proc esses in a more convenient way as you can also delete or import multiple 148 Power Plotter Proof Manual processes at the same time through multiselection using SHIFT or CTRL shortcuts the first key allows the selection of various consecutive processes while with the second key they may be individual x Nome Processi i Firenze dev jpg 2 immagini 06 09 2004 15 05 21 06 09 2004 15 06 33 When a print job is started from the application it is put into this list as an ar chived print job if the automatic printing is set it is entered as print in progress Besides the commands already described there is also in peo ps fo po re i aa gt per fo f r i i Processi di Stampa STAMPA PAGINA DI PROVA STAMPA MICROSOFT WORD MANUALE POWER PLOTTER NEW DOC Archiviata STAMPA MICROSOFT WORD MANUALE Stampa Appena Possibile e Cancella Stampa Appena Possibile e Archivia w Stampa Archiviata Archiviata STAMPA JOB 148 TIGER PS Archiviata Carica Importa Cancella Propriet Gestione Processi Salva con nom
66. be able to recover its corresponding items without needing to remember all the IP addresses of the network By using the Windows printing buffer you can benefit from the Windows spooler which allows you to speed up the calculations made by the program Whereas if you use the direct address the program will execute the calculations at the same speed the printer is able to receive data 22 Power Plotter Proof Manual CHAPTER Il PROGRAM TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS SUPPORTED FORMATS Power Plotter Proof supports the following graphic formats in read mode Microsoft Windows Bitmap OS 2 Bitmap BMP DIB Encapsulated PostScript EPS PS PDF in the PS versions Joint Photograph Expert Group JPEG Tagged Image File Format TIF TIFF CCITT Group 3 CCITT Group 4 Huffman HPGL HPGLII Power Plotter Proof supports the following graphic formats in write mode saving or printing Microsoft Windows Bitmap BMP DIB Joint Photograph Expert Group JPEG Tagged Image File Format TIF TIFF PostScript PS in the PS version HP Printer Command Language PCL HP RTL Canon GARO Epson ESC P2 23 Power Plotter Proof Manual SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS Handles plt and prn files by sending them directly to the printer Handles raster images up to 64 bit with Alpha channel The possibility for opening images both at a customised resolution and view ing only the file size and in FULL MODE at high resolution Mounting stand
67. can have three states Disabled images are loaded normally Enabled images are compared with default automatic crop sizes this feature is described above in the manual and if they correspond they are cropped based on the selected mask Click the icon to enable and open the following screen 162 Power Plotter Proof Manual Gestione Ritaglio PemeERMNK G E Taglio 3 545567 ps 19 23x20cm 266x250p x 9 38x8 820m 545x567 px 19 23x20cm 497821 5px 1 7 0387 58em Seleziona Tutti Nessuna Seleziona Cancella Annulla Conferma You may select one or more crop models at the same time which will work ac cording to need Disabled the feature cannot be used this occurs when Auto nesting is enabled in the Positioning section Multipage Management ma If this icon is disabled the program inserts the images in the workspace regard less of the sheet length If it is enabled this means that the multipage sheet management has been en abled this indicates that if the sheet paper format is enabled a second page will be created at the end of the page with the following images and so on to insert all images Click the icons at the bottom left to go to the next page The negative black one is the currently displayed one 163 Power Plotter 5 4 7 Fie Configurazioni Stampe Strumenti Windows Printer Drivers Power Plotter Proof Manual 44065 tif 25 03 2003 18_24 TIF 44066 t
68. choice and colours that are more or less satu rated that is more or less closer to grey by 25 points Note that all the image areas that contain that particular value of red and all the colours that are a part of the action Range of the correction have become white or very light This correction is deliberately extreme to make it more evident normally such harsh substitutions should not be made because you risk having unsatisfactory print results You can substitute up to 8 different colours in the same work session but gener ally it is preferable to take one step at a time to verify the result by printing the intervention carried out Exactly like the preceding case you can choose to save the corrections before saving the profile To save the profile you must press the io x SAVE button in the bottom right In both cases you can interrupt the pro ssi 4 stepa steps cedure at any time the program will Profilo Sorgente Satin Photo 240_Migliore icc show the screen here at the side You Profilo Destinazione can then restart the procedure by SatinPhoto240Migioescicc TTT pressing continue or by closing every thing with the END button Nessuna correzione applicata al Profilo Il profilo non e stato creato o modificato Se premi il tasto Continua gt gt protrai applicare altre correzioni al profilo Altrimenti premi il tasto Fine Power Plotter Proof Manual 119 Power Plo
69. confirms the correct creation of the driver repeating its name and position on the disk driver created enera Driver a Xx A Il Driver e stato creato correttamente C sviluppo powerplotter Drivers Canon IPFS000 PRO 3 iPF5000_Normale 4c RGB_nuova carta_1200_1200 ddl By proceeding the true linearization procedure will be activated guided by an appropriate Power Plotter Proof software module 90 Power Plotter Proof Manual LINEARIZATION PROCEDURE PHASE 1 Set model and measurements After having pressed the FORWARD button the first window of the linearization procedure appears I Procedura Linearizzazione E Oo x WultiColor Lineanzation hanager prodotto da lvassimo Ontani per Dewstudio sr Vers 7 9 0 FASE 1 IMPOSTA MODELLO E MISURE LINEARIZZAZIONE Modello h1_ChfYKemkRGB mod Stampa Modello eee gt ji mt EIE default et Directory di lavoro ChsviluppoipowerplottenDriversiC anon FF5000 PROVS iPFSO00 Normale 4oeRG8 nuova carta 1200 12005 Modalita Lineanzzazione RGB INDIETRO s Model The descriptor of the colour chart to be measured referring to the ink installed in the selected printer for the Driver generation for example 4 6 8 or 11 colours This choice refers to the colour physically present on the printer and not on the profiler model desired as previously dis cusses CMYK or RGB The user cannot modify this parameter which is automatically confi
70. crobat pri HP DesignJet 500 42 by HP 1 0 al 2 Book di Layout senza titolo ps HP DesignJet 5000PS 42 by HP 1 0 0 3 DIA progetto ple HP DesignJet 5000PS 42 by HP 1 0 Stampante di default OKI C5300 PCL my SS Hot Folder gt gt gt The direct print window 73 Power Plotter Proof Manual Files can be dragged directly into the interface to be inserted for printing or by using the first button on the right or using the File Open File menu The predefined destination printer is set within the main interface by pressing the command option with three dots From there it is possible to select a Win dows printer from the list of predefined printers or a direct IP address or a printer pool x Stampanti f E Stampanti di Sistema Indirizzi IP Pool di stampa x Stampanti xl nsssseseeaeazioneseeneoneseoneeeeoneseeneeseeneeneone i Stampanti di Sistema Indirizzi iP Pool di stampa Aesresssasesaeedieseraseesecenesaneseneeeneseansenesoe Indirizzo IP to Mf 0 ff 0o Porta 31 00 Aggiungi 192 168 64 213 9100 N2000 Stampanti di sistema EB PowerPlotter Printer G OKI C5300 PS G OKI C5300 PCL jp HP DJ 500 42 HP designjet 130nr Q hp designjet 120nr C7791B G HP DesignJet 10PS by HP HP designjet 100 G EPSON Stylus Photo 2100 EPSON AL C2000 Advanced DesignJet500 C7770B designjet 5500 Q1251A g Canon rete W7200 Cannan Nffi
71. ct that meets your demands POWER PLOTTER PROOF is a RIP acronym for image processing raster software that enables the management of widely used raster and raster vector or only vec tor images deriving from programs for Mac Dos Windows Unix Illustrator CorelDraw Autocad Photoshop Freehand etc The package has been mainly designed to satisfy the demands of Service Cen tres For this purpose great attention has been given to creating a very user friendly inter face by reducing the operations of users down to a minimum This is since in 90 of the cases these consist on choosing the files to print and applying the desired dimensions POWER PLOTTER PROOF represents the ideal instrument for use in several fields such as photography publishing generally DOS or MAC raster images of retouch ing or DIP programs G 1 S DOS MAC UNIX cartography architecture rendering and CAD Thanks to the advanced management of colour Color Management to gether with the use of ICC profiles and the introduction of the most advanced De viceLink technology POWER PLOTTER PROOF can be useful for typography and photolites In this way clients can be provided with professional level digital print proofs when they use printers or ink jet plotters In all of these cases the PostScript interpreter can guarantee a dialogue with the various platforms by maintaining the quality of the text that is contained in the file even when
72. ctions are set the Default configuration is set along with the quality variables Preferenze Generale Visualizzazione Qualit Immagine Configurazione di default Nessuna Gestione della memoria 1 _ Utilizza memoria per il 30 C IFF F Sb Bede dp i SENI PPP Informazioni sulla stampa Tipo dei messaggi Log Normale Unita di misura Centimetr x Curve output in CMY Perc File Temp CMProgrammitDew Studion PowerPlotter T EAP mal Preferenze per la stampa B Nascondi interfaccia d applicazione HPGL x adatta Rotazione FA ala BugReport alla artenza Adatta Dimensioni Centra nella Pagina a Ottimizza tavoli f suddividi calcolo ogni 300 cm al lunghi Abilita Multipagina Suddividi calcolo ogni immagine Ripristina Annulla Default configuration Loads the configuration selected at the opening of the program otherwise it uses the previous values Memory management Defines the amount of memory RAM in percentage terms which will be used by the program to perform its functions The greater the amount of memory 49 Power Plotter Proof Manual the faster the operations will be carried out predominantly the workspace opera tions and rotations The percentage of memory used is based on the available memory and not the total system memory When working with small workspaces it may be useful to use high memory val ues 50 70 so that the images may b
73. d in the print interface of the virtual printer All these parameters can be changed through the interfaced that is viewed at the side If the Archived in the RIP PP queue is set the job will be placed on hold in the queue in Power Plotter Proof From the internal RIP right click on the job that appears on the column of the printing processes found on the far right of Power Plotter Proof The following menu will appear from where it is possible to load the file on a new empty work space ready to be printed or formatted with other files if instead of choosing load import is chosen the document will be imported into the existing work space together with possible other existing ones in this case print settings will remain the same as when the interface was configured By using this procedure a job from the internal RIP application can be taken als Rampa Appena Possibile Cancela _ Tp dle o Detail of the options available by right clicking on the print from application af Tampa amp rchisdata Importa Cancella button Progrist Gestione Process Saba OOM rates PRINTING DOCUMENTS NOT SUPPORTED BY POWER PLOTTER PROOF To print a document created with software not supported by Power Plotter Proof it is necessary to convert it into a compatible format TIFF BMP JPG PICT TGA EPS PS PDF HP GL HP GL2 compatible hp gl2 driver up to the version for designjet HP1
74. d with respect to a right angled grid whereby rather visible defects appear but it is however very advantageous for very large print jobs e g 6 X 3 where the final quality is observed from far away thus defects of this type are not noticed but where greatest priority is given to the print speed not available in some drivers In case these choices are not available the typographic screen that will be in use will be the following Enhanced Multilevel is a new type of typographic screen that is available only in the latest drivers It has superior print quality compared to Medium and maxi mizes printers with a variable point 56 Power Plotter Proof Manual It is not possible to change typographic screens between the first two and the third because they are composed of completely different tables that render them incompatible with each other Algorithms Enlargement and Reduction Allows the selection of the scaling algorithm desired for enlargement or reduction 4 levels are available in each direction Generally the best selection is AUTO where the software decides to use on a case by case basis considering the original resolution of the image and the final print dimensions Otherwise it is possible to select from those in the list so that more emphasis may be placed on either speed or quality Workspace Resolution with respect to Output Resolution With this command the program is told with which resolution to generate
75. e Saveas This allows copying the postscript file generated by the virtual printer to an other location on the disk In addition the Delete item also deletes the PS file that is put in the tempo rary Power Plotter Proof folder while in the case of archived print jobs from within the RIP source images are not deleted Below you can see a Windows XP test page printed on Power Plotter Proof 149 Power Plotter Proof Manual Power Plotter 6 2 7 Versione per Test interni File Configurazioni Stampe Strumenti Windows XP Pagina di prova stampante Pagina di prova_O ps 1 re Sgm syiar Hh den ente intarmarioni ie prasasta rev loccer Prirter lath cornettamanze Po RABDo uAb Tipo Nesting al E p equenziale 2 Dim x cm a mz Ma ca eee LI ak OffSetX cm OffSet Y cm Biz f ly Rotazione jr je 150 Power Plotter Proof Manual CHAPTER VIII PRINT DRIVER COMMANDS CRI RINTER DRIVERS This is a rollaway panel which is activated by pressing the driver button in the bottom left Once the driver has been set it may be useful to hide the panel to have more room for the workspace In this panel it is possible to set all the parameters relating to the print driver for mat and paper type profiles and the path for the printer to be directed Marca XXXX Modello XXXX Tipo Carta xxx Qualit Migliore X Linearizz M1_
76. e LPR lt lt non specificata Uso Stampante Scrivania Stampa su LPR lt lt non specificata gt gt Driver di Stampa LaserWriter 8 2 Enter the printer PPD and the print path The PPD is found on the Power Plotter Proof installation CD DVD in the Post Script Printer folder and in the MAC subfolder The print path is chosen in the following interface Stampante Internet specifica la stampante Internet sulla quale stampare nome domain o indirizzo IF indirizzo stampante 192 168 64 68 Coda l L fiafepante igh pu eters verificata 182 Power Plotter Proof Manual Enter the IP address of the computer where you have installed Power Plot ter Proof in Printer Address under the Queue option enter the name of the vir tual port created on the PC for example lp01 In this way the print jobs launched from Mac will be printed directly with the settings of the chosen printer If an invalid name is entered the print jobs will be stored in the print queue and will be on standby waiting for the user s actions The verify button will check the address typed in By clicking on OK a dialogue box will appear where you can enter the name of the desktop printer to be used to print from Power Plotter Proof Macintosh HD amp Macintosh HD 1800M IT LMCK7SP 020732 pa Adobe Photoshop 6 0 _Scrivan ia Canon BJ W3000 KA CodeWarrior Espelli Registra stampan
77. e it and print it within the program itself This function also communicates with other peripherals such as scanners for other devices or digi tal cameras having a TWAIN driver To use this function to its best it is useful to refer to DPI calculation to determine the optimal acquisition resolution in relation to the print dimensions 37 Power Plotter Proof Manual ADD NEW MEDIA DRIVERS Allows the addition of additional printer drivers The procedure is explained in detail in the chapter Installation addition of Printer Drivers 38 Power Plotter Proof Manual CHECKING FOR PROGRAM UPDATES If there s an Internet connection in the computer being used the program will al ways keep track of the updates present in the DEVSTUDIO website The most updated version present in the site will be shown in the area shown in square brackets You can start the downloading and automatic installation process of the same by clicking here pressing the button Update ia Live Update x Aggiornamento del software tramite Internet Versione Corrente 6 2 5 Versione internet 6 2 5 Il software risulta aggiornato alla versione pi recente Aggiorna comunque Non aggiornare In the image reported here we see a case in which the version is the same as the one available in the website Regardless of this you can always proceed to the downloading and installation by pressing on Update Anyway This could be
78. e processed directly in RAM With more demanding jobs such as workspaces with many images very re source heavy rotated imaged it is advisable to set the usage of RAM memory to 0 This way the program generates very rapid access temporary files and avoids relying on the Windows virtual memory generally much slower Types of log messages Log messages may be accessed from the menu bar through the symbol A message can have three levels of information Normal Only fatal errors are recorded Detailed Changes in the machine status are additionally recorded Debug All the operations performed by the program are recorded this may be useful for understanding where and why errors have occurred To analyse the log messages it is necessary to forward them to Devstudio The greater is the depth in detail the greater are the chances for the program to slow down For this reason it is advisable to keep the settings in normal if you do not want to analyse anomalous patterns Nevertheless the log messages are saved together with each printing report and can be consulted by pressing the Logo elaboration flap on the report window Units of measurement It allows to define whether to display messages using the decimal metric system cm mm m or the Imperial system inches Temporary file path Defines the path where the program stores temporary files It is always appropri ate that this folder be on a fast and free d
79. e selected brightness range The Reset button sets the commands in this window for the selected image to zero 142 Power Plotter Proof Manual Saturation Hue Brightness Un nre A 1 piai jd lin pata gtir gii pifi pico i pce ad pte y bario ei 0 ta mi re 4 Mm y i 1114 E Lp TIE SIE il 0 ad Tone Shifts the tone around the colour sphere and ranges from 180 to 180 In the example of the first 3 images they have a respective tone value of 71 70 160 Brightness Changes the colour purity Ranges from 100 to 100 In the second line the first image has a saturation value of 100 and is in a grey scale the second one is 0 and is the reference the third has a value of 100 and has very vivid colours The Reset button sets the commands in this window for the selected image to zero 143 Power Plotter Proof Manual Saving and automatic correction application Salva Correzioni Colore By pressing the save button the fol lowing dialogue opens Salva Correzioni Colore Annulla IT estil It is sufficient to input a name for the chosen correc tion After having performed at least one save the Apply saved corrections button will be available by pressing it the dialogue below will appear Giallo Ombre v Mantieni Luminosit Contr Lum Bilanc X Auto Preview Salva Preview Reset Applica le correzioni salvate It is possible to choose to
80. e to open more than one file simultane ously by selecting them using the open window or by directly dragging and drop ping them onto the program interface Selezionare l immagine Deskto P de TIF nomefr tif My Documents e prew bmp B prexR bmp SAMPLE IPG My Computer Ei tel File name Files of type Formati Grafici Cancel My Network Pi The Open window 27 Power Plotter Proof Manual OPEN WORKSPACE CTRL L Recover a workspace including images and or the settings used from the list of those saved If some images are missing this is pointed out and the option to continue open ing the others is given It is likewise possible to select or load the same layout whilst changing the images step by step prompting will ask which images should replace the previous ones It is also possible to load only the settings and not the images In two fields present to the top left it is possible to search for the desired workspace using various types of filters The filter changes everytime the button is pressed The filters are Date Size Output Driver Recupera Configurazioni dai tavoli di montaggio E x Personalizzate Tavoli Report Archiviate Nome Test Verifica linearizzazione 03 03 2004 Montaggio Test 43 Fer Book 22 02 2004 Montaggio test 43 per Profili febbr profilo per ICColor Test post Profilo verifica Profilo x Profilo new giovanni 4 g
81. eari zation that has just had its parameters set before its definitive recording to disk insert the desired name in the appropriate text field in the window and press the FORWARD button At the end of the recording the linearization software module will automatically close bringing the user to the main Power Plotter Proof program where it will now be possible to select the linearization that has just been created using the appropriate drop down list To complete the generation of the new printer driver you need only to create the ICC profile of the support Before this step it is highly advisable to print an evaluation test which must be an RGB or CMYK document depending on the type of linearization that has been generated The printing of a test is used to evaluate the calibration before proceeding to the profile generation 110 Power Plotter Proof Manual THE ICC COLOUR PROFILE GENERATION To perform this operation it is necessary to have the creation module for the PowerProfiler colour profiles or alternatively one of the many programs avail able on the market dedicated to the generation of print profiles in ICC format If you have a PowerProfiler module user licence consult the technical manual dedicated to the profile creation If instead the profile creation is performed with an external program consult the documentation of the specific software used in this last case concerning Power Plotter Proot Load
82. ected and you will find it in Select Resources for OS9 or in Print Center for OSX In System 9 select the Adobe PS printer or LaserWriter and then link it to the PPD from the installation CD DVD in the Postscript Printers Mac folder to be unzipped In System X open the Print Center and select Add Printer Appletalk You have to link the same PPD also in this case 186 Power Plotter Proof Manual NOTE FOR THE USE OF POWER PLOTTER PRINTER DRIVERS The virtual printer that has just been described is a Postscript printer and there fore has slightly different management compared to traditional Windows printers There are not any quality paper source or destination settings You can only set the paper format print resolution and some specific PostScript functions for ex ample choosing to include characters in printing which should preferably remain enabled These should not be modified if not an expert user Usually when printing on support from any Windows program you must set the printing format to correspond to the printer paper Instead using the virtual printer it is not exactly the same procedure The best thing to do is to choose a paper format on the virtual printer that corre sponds to the original dimensions of the document so that an image without mar gins is sent to the RIP which can later be resized as desired during the printing stage lf a corresponding format is not found among the standard format
83. ed bor der guides You can also insert the crop values and final image dimensions If this crop action must be reproduced on other files with similar dimensions it may be saved so that it can be reused in the future by reselecting it The following window will open Te ES HW Dimensioni Sorgenti Larghezza 34 29 cm Altezza 41 52 cm DPI 240 x 240 PIXEL 3240 x 3923 Parametri di Ritaglio cm Offset x 12 46 Offset r 2 03 Dim x 19 47 Dim Y 17 03 Parametri di Ritaglio Pixel Offset x H177 Offset Y 192 Dim 2 1837 Dim Y 1611 Dimensioni Uscita Dim X 0 Dim Y 0 Mantieni Dimensioni Gestione Ritaglio E E a a Ripristina Annulla Conferma By inserting a name and pressing the save button this particular crop is stored so that it may be reloaded using the open button and quickly applied to other images 131 Power Plotter Proof Manual Or it may be activated as an automatic crop this particular function allows open ing a file and automatically applying a crop if this file corresponds to the meas urements in pixels of the predefined mask For example the image in the figure is 3240 x 3923 pixels and a crop window of 1837 x 1611 pixels has been set displaced horizontally by 1177 pixels and verti cally by 192 pixels with respect to the top left corner If this setting is saved and activated as an automatic crop see later in the statu
84. er operating systems that do not communicate with Windows The supported systems are UNIX Linux Sun and MacOS 9 and X To install an LPR printer on Mac a virtual LPR port must be installed even on PC this system does not work if PPPX type ports are created It is necessary that Mac and PC are connected to the network and configured using the TCP IP pro tocol 1a On Mac 0SX this operation can be performed by the Print Centre by clicking on Add Printers and by choosing from the list of LPR LPD Printers Then go to 2 1b On MacOS9 you can use the following procedure Run the application called DESKTOP PRINTER UTILITY in Mac The first time the following window will appear or you will have to select a new one 181 Power Plotter Proof Manual ova Stampante da Scrivania AdobePS Con VAGA VALLES Crea Stampante Stampante AppleTalk Stampante LPR Stampante nessuna connessione Stampante USB Traduttore PostScript Crea la stampante da scrivania utilizzando LPR I Here you must select Printer LPR from the list and in the dropdown menu se lect AdobePS or LaserWriter 8 only the method for enabling the printer will change in Select Resources Proceeding in the guided procedure by clicking OK the following window will appear OD Senza Titolo 1 E Documento PPD PostScript Printer Description Selezione Stampant
85. estfinale 43 jpa 108 820 testfinale A3 jpg 12 04 2006 PERU i JOB 819 testfinale A3 jpg 12 04 2006 amoa he n montaggio JOB 818 testfinale A3 jpg 12 04 2006 x Carico Immagini fx Carico impostazioni JOB 817 testfinale A3 jpg 12 04 2006 Driver Canon W8400PG Lite YY8400PGLite NORMALE MBK PLAIN PAPER 300 Curva linearizzazione Profilo di input RGB 1 sRGB IEC61966 2 1 icm Profilo di input CMYK 1 Power Plotter CMYK icc Profilo di OUTPUT NORMALE PLAIN B3 ICC Profilo SIMULAZIONE Destinazione Canon YY6400PG Dimensioni del Foglio 61x157 5 Informazioni Risultato elaborazione Log eleborazione Cancella Annulla Carica 46 Power Plotter Proof Manual The fourth loads the configurations from the saved print jobs Recupera Configurazioni dalle stampe archiviate JOB 819 testfinale A3 jpg 12 04 2006 App Microsoft Word Copertina tesi_di Lo 22 03 2006 JOB 789 manifesto Pulizzi felicia e le sue so 22 03 2006 App Book di Layout senza titolo 20 02 2006 Book di Layout senza titolo 20 02 2006 Book di Layout senza titolo 20 02 2006 Book di Layout senza titolo 20 02 2006 Book di Layout senza titolo 20 02 2006 ot Viste 20 02 2006 ut Viste 20 02 2006 Cambia file in montaggio fx Carico Immagini X Carico impostazioni Driver Canon 8400PG Pro WXXXxX MIGLIORE New KODAK RAPID DRY LUSTRE 260G 2400 1200 Curva linearizzazione M1 CMYKcm120 S dq9
86. ey must be arranged can be selected Tipo Crocini Sul tavolo di montaggio Su ogni immagine DigiTrim XY AutoDigiTrim Marche Orizzontali None no print marks On the workspace in the margins out of the print area On every image places the print marks in the margins of each area 61 Power Plotter Proof Manual When the first two types of print marks are chosen another button will appear which allows the choice of three different aspects for the print marks depending on the user s needs xj Tipo Crocini sul tavolo di montaggio Ra U a ata w Selezione tipo crocino Crocino 1 Crocino 2 Crocino 3 Annulla Conferma Metti nome file Crocino staccato Annulla Conferma If instead there is a panel configuration and the print marks are to be used on the workspace another choice will appear Impostazione Crocini e Descrizioni Tipo Crocini sul tavolo di montaggio 3 Stampa Descrizioni Crocini Digitrim Attiva descrizioni in stampa fx Nome stampa x Driver fx Profil fx iLinearizzazione fx Data Ora 7 Note su ogni stampa Nota pi Basso a sinistra C Alto a destra x Tratteggio x Metti numero Annulla Conferma It is possible to put an outline in the print job corresponding to the trim and to in sert numbering in all panels so that it is easier to assemble all the print jobs again
87. f multipage PDF documents protected by passwords can cause problems to the RIP during printing By enabling this option this prob lem will be resolved Normally it must be deactivated Enable Undo By activating this option every action that is performed on the workspace is saved therefore it is possible to use the CTRL Z command to restore the preced ing format this command can be used indefinitely to go back to the history of the program format Instead by pressing CTRL Y the actions that were undone by the CTRL Z command can be restored by going ahead in the format history Print in Greyscale With this flag enabled the print job will be performed entirely in black and white 58 Power Plotter Proof Manual TEMPORARY FILE MANAGEMENT Opens an interface through which it is possible to verify the size of the temporary files and cancel them when they are too large w Gestione File Temporanei Cartella Provini M esm Dischi locali e 0 4 1662 MB oe DM 571 MB fee G24 29314 ME Cancellando questi file verrano persi i provini che si i KM 2120 MB vedono quando si scorre le stampe archiviate Cartella ea ME Temporanea Verranno cancellati solamente i file relativi agli Swap su disco e alle rasterizzazioni temporanee Chiudi On the left there is the summary of free space over all the system disks On the right there are the two main temporary file types 1 the print
88. g ured bases on the print settings previously chosen 91 Power Plotter Proof Manual Measurments With the folder button on the right you can recall measure ments previously made to generate new linearization with dif ferent parameters for the same support do not use in case of new driver creation ICC Target optional with the key on the right you can indicate the ICC refer ence profile that will be used to configure the print curves for the cur rent linearization generation This option must be activated only in very specific cases limited to contexts of colour test production sys tems if the results achieved using the predefined linearization options are not sufficient for the colour metric tolerance required by the type of certification that is to be implemented The sequence of operations to be performed in phase 1 of linearization is the following Print the colour chart selected as the linearization model By pressing the Print Model key the following window appears which varies according to the amount of ink present in the printer Select the instrument that will be Invio la stampa del test used and sent the chart to print Wait a few minutes so that the print Job is perfectly dry and sta ble before proceeding to the measurement of the print yee 3 92 Power Plotter Proof Manual M1_cMYkem Proceed to the colour chart measurement To do this press the Measure M
89. iceable colour space so as to be able to reopen them afterwards by still keeping good quality colour informa tion 33 Power Plotter Proof Manual OTHER FILE SAVING OPTIONS 2 AREA IN PIXELS Poi definire un area di output in pixel se l area definita minore del area totale di salvataggio le dimensioni verranno ignorate Dim amp pixel Dim pixel o o Ativa area di Output In this tab the third of the file saving options it is possible to define an area within which the images will be saved In this case there will be a white border around the workspace As the window itself also explains this function only works if the area defined is greater than the area occupied by the images This function could be useful in case our editing has well defined dimensions that are not achieved through the editing of the single images 34 Power Plotter Proof Manual OTHER OPTIONS WITHIN THE SAVE WORKSPACE SCREEN al The cut function is used for selecting part of an image and saving that alone The marks button ie allows access to the cut marks configurations see page Errore Il segnalibro non definito in relation to this function The marks thus inserted will be stored in the saved file and may be useful in the case of possession of a limited version of the program which does not allow printing or in any case for storing an image from the complete workspace The colour gre
90. if 25 03 2003 18_29 TIF 44067 tif 25 03 2003 18_34 TIF 44070 tif 25 03 2003 18_38 TIF 44071 tif 25 03 2003 18_43 TIF 44076 tif 25 03 2003 18_48 TIF 44080 tif 25 03 2003 18_52 TIF 44058 tif 25 03 2003 18_08 TIF 1 oon no amp w el o gt Scostamento a Orizzontale cm Verticale cm i ne Spaziatura crocini x Griglia calamitata Rimpagina ASAE e Formati immagini Immagini per pagina gt v Dim cm Dim Y crm 94 108 Scala Area i Ritaglia all area Orientamento erticale X Auto Impaginazione Applica 164 Power Plotter Proof Manual APPENDICES PRINTING FROM ANY APPLICATION A VIRTUAL PRINTER USAGE Direct printing from application Document printing not opened by Power Plotter Proot The Virtual Printer is a printer that can be installed on an operating system by the Power Plotter Proof CD and allows printing from any application directly on the desired support using RIP instead of a normal printing driver therefore maxi mizing Power Plotter Proof s power and print quality while maintaining ease of use in a common printer Basically this printer uses Power Plotter Proof s drive but can also be used as a normal windows driver without the need of opening RIP for example to print CAD applications or other Print quality is identical to that obtained by printing internally with RIP in addition to the printing being archived in RIP s
91. ile to another profile for saving Internal procedure in some versions for printer linearisation using a densi tometer or spectrophotometer X Rite instruments are supported Separate output curve correction over multiple colours with the possibility to create various customised curves for a number of paper or ink types 24 Power Plotter Proof Manual Trichromy quadrichromy and extended quadrichromy printing with custom ised black generation curves The possibility of delayed printing calculation Delayed printing and multiple copy handling with an integrated database processes management Conversion between the main graphic formats Integrated tiling module on selected versions for printing at dimensions greater than the width of the plotter Print reporting with a database for the management of the completed print jobs with the possibility for the automatic recovery of the settings to repeat and already completed print job The saving of various configuration parameters and the recovery of the set tings from the print report Full level 3 PostScript support in PS versions Software developed and supported in Italy with instructions in Italian and in English 25 Power Plotter Proof Manual CHAPTER Ill f MENU COMMANDS THE FILE MENU NEW WORKSPACE CTRL N This command allows clearing the current workspace prompting with the option to save for future use If open and beginning a new job A workspace
92. ils on homogenous backgrounds to give relief to and to avoid the appearance of jagging ll The cut function self is used for selecting part of an image and printing it by it The marks button ia allows access to the print job cutting printing marks and margin notes configurations see page 60 68 Power Plotter Proof Manual The Colour Grey button allows printing by removing all the image satura tion whereby it becomes a greyscale image The output resolution of the Image is a very important parameter for checking the quality of the image reproduced at certain dimensions DPI stands for dots per inch or rather the number of dots for every 2 54 cm For example 600 dpi which is one of the most common print resolutions for plotters means that for each 2 54 cm of print there are 600 dots The following is a summary table of the recommended minimum resolutions 60 80 dpi in the case of photographic images without text or very little text 80 100 dpi in the case of photographic images with text or logos 100 120 dpi in the case of rendering or CAD images with contrasting bor ders 150 dpi in the case of CAD drawings or plans or documents with text rasterised in formats such as TIFF or BMP 69 Power Plotter Proof Manual Anteprima di stampa Stampa Tutte le pagine Pagina Corrente C da i a 3 Ritaglia 4rea Gestione Cracini Colore Grigi sl
93. impler and faster The profile creation can be operated through the Power Profiler module which has been integrated with the linearization module and allows the use of device links leading to chromatic quality which is not easy to obtain with external Rip products see the PowerProfiler manual for further information Linearization data is slighter allowing better management of available memory The results in terms of the balance of greys colour saturation gamut extension and of the quantity of tonal passages available are optimal By selecting the CMYK Mode at the end of the linearization procedure you will have to generate a CMYK profile using a third party program taking care to set depending on the chosen software the correct colour separation and Black gen eration options suitable for the printer in use Also the output Curves available in Power Plotter Proof for colour correction operate only on the Cyan Magenta Yel low and Black channels 89 Power Plotter Proof Manual lam Genera Driver Sl ome del Driver F Waga Carta Tipo Carta CARTA PATINATA PESANTE eal aa 34honmale Miocadit del river Delat Arra Note Some particular drivers allow a large number of choices to be performed however self explicatory always accompanied by a predefined option default that generally does not have to be modified By pressing ahead a message similar to the following will appear which
94. in order to select a personalized one 11 Power Plotter Proof Manual Choose the type of installation and click on Next Follow the reported indications Once the installation is complete choose End to exit the guided set up Now you can launch the first execution of Power Plotter Proof Main note for W2000 For this operative system it is necessary to upgrade to at least Service Pack 2 before proceeding to the installation The most recent Service Pack tested by Devstudio is attached to the CD DVD of the program UNINSTALLATION PROCEDURE If you wish to uninstall Power Plotter Proof you must follow the procedure de scribed as follows Do not erase the directory of the program without having done this procedure first Open the Windows start menu Then open the My Computer menu Afterwards and open the Control Panel menu Double click on Add Remove Programs depending on the Operating System you will find Program Application Installation and highlight Power Plotter Proof click on Add Remove and follow the suggested indications Finally you will be able to erase the directory of the program 12 Power Plotter Proof Manual How to keep the printout list after having uninstalled the software By removing the Power Plotter Proof directory you will lose the printout and im age preview report archive If you wish to keep it search the file CODE MDB and the folder PROVINI they can be found in the folder
95. indows printers Follow the Windows instructions which vary depending on the operating system and when you are prompted to enter the printer port choose the one that was indicated in the previous interface PPP4 in this case The printing driver may be found on your installation CD DVD or on the Program Installation Folder Postscript Printer folder and then selecting the folder relating to the operating system in use 171 Power Plotter Proof Manual You can install this procedure on any PC us i ci i IOB ing the RIP installation CD DVD selecting PowerPlotter Printer su guest SE Printer Manager in the window where you select the installation type Each printer created can be set to print di rectly or to store the files in the RIP process queue aggiungi Emna coia TO do SO open the printer configuration and di cui select the printer to be configured Then select Configure to display the following interface ia Configura PowerPlotter Printer x x Opzioni Priorit Alta v a Stampa e Archivia Archivia Log Visualizza Interfaccia Attiva T Avanzato Non Compare Mai CAT est Programmi PowerPlotter 5 1 temp Powerplot Configurazioni Server 127 0 0 1 nero90 a Annulla Conferma If a valid configuration has been set in this case it is called Nero90 and Print has been set in the options your print
96. iovanni3 giovanni 2 giovanni pic TEST di qualita con Evaluation test TEST VERIFICA 14 11 2002 TARGET CMYK I1 14 11 2002 massimo 31 10 2002 Cambia file in montaggio x Carico Immagini x Carico impostazioni Driver Hewlett Packard Designjet 5500UY PRO DISSOOUY MIGLIORE Y WA JPY300 600 600 Curva linearizzazione TLMI IT140 Lin PROFILI DISATTIVATII Profilo di input RGE 2 AppleRGB icc Profilo di input CMYK MatchPrint Farini 230503 icc Destinazione designjet 5500 012514 Cancella 28 Power Plotter Proof Manual SAVE WORKSPACE CTRL T Save the current workspace to subsequently recover the settings used also re loading all the images clearly only if the path has not been removed in the mean time ES Yuoi Salvare il Tavolo di Montaggio i x Nome tavolo di montaggio o an Tavold SAVE IMAGE S CTRL S The Save image s command allows saving the entire workspace in a file as sin gle image in one of the following formats BMP TIFF JPG PS By selecting the desired format from the drop down menu their appears a list of options which allow defining the type of compression the umber of colours for the new image and its resolution in pixels or in DPI Image scaling will always be performed using the normal antialiasing filter so as to maintain good image definition 29 Power Plotter Proof Manual RETTE BZN ume per Teal F H J T Ta GG
97. isk so that no problems arise due to lack of disk space 50 Power Plotter Proof Manual Preferences for Printing from Applications Various general options can be selected for printing using the virtual Power Plot ter Printer These items can be modified from the settings window of the virtual printer see the relevant chapter Rotation Adaptation With this function activated the program will automatically check the dimensions of all the files arriving at the RIP through the system printer and compare them to the paper format this data is taken from the settings indicated in the Power Plot ter Proof driver menu Therefore the orientation of the file will be adapted in order to ensure the best insertion For example if a file with a measuring 28cm horizontally and 20 cm vertically is being printed and the settings on the RIP are set at 21 horizontally and 29 7 ver tically A4 then the image will be rotated by 90 Conversely if a sheet size of AO has been set and the file is sent with a horizontal size of 20cm and a vertical size of 28cm then the file will be rotated by 90 to optimise paper consumption Dimension Adaptation The file will be decreased to the dimension of the paper settings in the program It will automatically be enlarged or reduced depending on the case Centre of the Page The file will be positioned in the centre of the page to be printed Hide HPGL Interface With this function it is possible t
98. iting DEMO on all images until it is registered You can register the software in the following ways 1 Directly from the interface that appears when you first launch the program In this case once you click on the Product Registration button the following mask will appear We ask that you please complete all the necessary fields in order for our techni cians to contact you if need be The information that you insert is subject to privacy laws and it will never be used without your authorization 14 Power Plotter Proof Manual t atag Veer E eoon Vanoni canino do Megristrando i woi dati avrai dirinto a scaricare gli aggiornamente e potrai eoulrene doll anntenzo himna remota Di F cheed abs peperina soepazone Comput torrattse sc tenet ceri dat potaro estere sso 9 merSatimaento lateret chet ty mio Papia Und here Foprd ud NOTE You must insert a valid email address since it will be used as an access password for your registration and for eventual subsequent communications Once you have finished the registration process there will be various options available to you depending on whether your computer is connected to the Inter net or not If the computer is connected to the Internet there will be a mask where you will only need to click on Register Now In this way the system will insert the Activation Code directly within the Program Protection mask and you will be able to sta
99. k dl terg 7 id oh IM Letts TRC a AVANTI This phase in the linearization procedure is operational only if the user has cho sen in the Create New Driver start up menu to create a driver in RGB colour mode Note In the first chapter Colour Calibration sets of ink for ink jet printers currently available on the market were listed All of these colour models called CMYkcm CMYKcmk etc can be considered particular elaborations of the base colouring set of the common four colour process the CMYK For example the Cyan Magenta and Black base colours are often decomposed in components at high medium or low density to diminish the visibility of the print point in other cases for example in the CMYKcmkkRGB model the Magenta Yellow Cyan Yellow and Cyan Magenta pairs are substituted with ink able to directly reproduce the colour resulting from them that is Red Green and Blue respectively Given that these decomposition processes of the base four colour process are exclusively operated by software that pilots the specific ink jet printer the RIP other applications do not need to support so many different colour models allow ing them to manage any CMYK device regardless of the typology of the ink in stalled Even the management of a CMYK device can create problems for the user when a print colour profile is about to be created in this case having to configure opti 105 Power Plotter Proof Manua
100. l mal choices for Black generation In most cases the user selects predefined values UCR or GCR etc set by a program that does not recognize the specific brand and model of the printer in use To avoid these problems Power Plotter Proof allows you to take a step beyond the simplification of the mere management of the printer in CMYK by operating itself the separation of the colour in the four colour process depending on the black generation curves optimized for specific ink jet printer models The user thereby has the possibility of managing the entire print process in the easiest col our model the RGB model By pressing the RGB Driver Options button the following window appears PIE o The parameters presented by the lineariza i ion software in this window allow you to ontrol how the four colour process suitable or the type of printer in use is produced he relative values of these parameters ften depend more on the type of printer used than on the paper or support used for printing therefore the predefined values onfigured by Devstudio for different printer models in most cases should not be modi ied by the user If slight modifications are necessary or set ing the CMYK separation model from the beginning the user can modify the following parameters Black generation curve The graph positioned in the left part of the window allows the interactive modification of the black generation curve Note the o
101. l values for all parameters including those not cur rently visible The Auto preview checkbox displays the changes as they are being made Contr Lum Bilanc Saturaz X Auto Preview There are three main sections that allow controlling the various parameters They are Contrast Brightness Balance Saturation Hue Brightness 140 Power Plotter Proof Manual Contrast Brightness File Configurazioni heips Sirumanti 3 Ke al Se ol BS T i Pr dl res cell ed liz Le pa fl par T a n ajf rve ee enaa a a E EI The Contrast from 100 to 100 and Brightness from 127 to 127 values are controlled for each image The actions are purposely exaggerated in the example The two images at the top are correct in Brightness and respectively have values of 88 0 96 the images at the bottom are correct in Contrast and have respec tively have values of 61 0 and 47 The Reset button sets the commands in this window for the selected image to zero 141 Power Plotter Proof Manual Balance Pila Configurazioni anpa Bnmani gt Here you can control the balance between complementary colours Cyan C lt gt Red R Magenta M lt gt Green G Yellow Y lt gt Blue B The six Images represented here are all unbalanced towards the one or the other in the sequence C R M G Y B The Shadows Half tones Lights selection allows making this change mainly affect th
102. lder or on the workspace Spot Color asso o f Chiedi Scata Auto In the first case when the file arrives a window like the following will open Attenzione PANTONE 286 C PANTONE 427 C PANTONE 425 C PANTONE 1535 M PANTONE 116 C PANTONE 304 C PANTONE 331 C PANTONE Green M PANTONE Reflex Blue C PANTONE Blue 072 C PANTONE Violet C PANTONE Purple C PANTONE Rubine Red C PANTONE Red 032 M PANTONE Warm Red C PANTONE Orange 021 C PANTONE Yellow C PANTONE Process Blue C PANTONE 277 C PANTONE 127 C PANTONE 497 C PANTONE 280 C PANTONE 485 C PANTONE 348 C PANTONE 1205 C PANTONE 464 C PANTONE 1545 C PANTONE 128 C PANTONE 7401 C Sono stati inseriti questi nuovi colori vuoi modificarli ora a j The sw reads the presence of special colours in the file recognizing them by name and now asks if you wish to modify them if you say NO the sw will auto matically manage these colours with the CMYK values that are found inside the PS file if you say YES the table for inputting Lab values or the modification of CMYK values will automatically open With the Discard button activated the files that contain special colours that are not stored and therefore recognized will be rejected In case Auto is activated the sw will automatically store the special colours in the table defining them with the CMYK values found in the file
103. long Instead by using the ADI driver the maximum size is 15m x 914mm To create a PS printer from Autocad you must select the Plotter Manager menu D autocad2000 PLOTTERS File Edit view Favorites Tools Help Address Sy D autocad2000 PLOTTERS lt Back fey Seach GyFolders 3 WZ GS x A Ea Links designjet 5500 Open ro Ctrl o Name Size Type i Modified Close Acrobat Distiller pc3 2KB AutoCAD Plotter Config 12 05 2003 17 21 a ra da IN Add A Plotter Wizard 1KB Shortcut ZAR en 17 16 Partial Load Ga DWF Classic pc3 2KB AutoCAD Plotter Config 01 02 1999 15 48 Gp DWF ePlot pc3 2KB AutoCAD Plotter Config 31 01 1999 11 32 i PowerPlotter Postscript pc3 2KB AutoCAD Plotter Config 13 05 2003 17 57 Save Ctrl 5 Gia PowerPlotter Printer pc3 2KB AutoCAD Plotter Config 12 05 2003 16 57 Save ds i PowerPlotter Printer1 pc3 2KB AutoCAD Plotter Config 12 05 2003 17 17 din Export Page Setup Plot Style Manager Plot Preview Plot Ctrl P Drawing Utilities Send Drawing Properties 1 ExPO98 base dwg 2 Lineweights dwg 173 Power Plotter Proof Manual Activate Add a Plotter Wizard RAA Plotter Introduction Pag From the list of models select Adobe gt PostScript Level2 Add Plotter Plotter Model Network Plotter if avistem Printer Select Driver Ado be P PostScript Level 1 AutoCAD DXB File PostScript Level 1 Plus
104. n Code will not vary When you launch the software the name of the version you have purchased will appear on the title bar 18 Power Plotter Proof Manual 2 If the computer where Power Plotter Proof is installed is not connected to the Internet please click on the button The computer IS NOT connected to the Internet and the following video will appear OOOO ata it computer NON connesso a Il computer connesso a intemet than Se non si possiede una connessione interne su questo PC a necessario basctiversi i dati sotto riportati e andare in un po con accesso intemet e collegarsi a questo mdinzzo hito ye derrstuco i unorate Codice aggiornamento Codice Seriale Intesitci manualmente d codice Altiva Transcribe the digits of the code If you go to the address http www devstudio it upgrate from another com puter you will find the following window Codice Aggiomamento Codice senale da aggiornare Complete the fields with the transcribed digits 19 Power Plotter Proof Manual By clicking Activate the automatic system generates a sequence of numbers that you must insert in the white field Insert Code Manually in the computer where you have Power Plotter Proot Se non si possede una connmersone interme su quedo PC e necerano trascivetz dati sotto nportal andare in un pc con accesso mbennel e collegati a quedo indeizzo
105. nce when selecting paper type ioii Nome del Driver uova carta 1 inchiostri CMYKcmkkRGB Sd ICMIOSEH LENTE 4 inchiostri CMYK 7 inchiostri CMYKRGB 11 inchiostri CMYKcmkkRGB i rt enne i ualita 3 Normale v Modalit del driver RGB v Default Annulla AVANTI gt gt Quality the print mode e g Best Normal Fast etc 88 Power Plotter Proof Manual Driver mode colour space the driver colour mode and therefore lineariza tion can be CMYK or RGB depending on the choice selected in this box As al ready mentioned this choice will determine the type of ICC profile that will have to be created at the end of the printer linearization procedure By choosing the RBG Mode the options for colour separation and Black genera tion will be set by Power Plotter Proof in the next phase of the linearization pro cedure through the print test for selecting optimal parameters At the end of the linearization procedure you can generate a simple RGB profile by using the ap propriate Power Profiler software module thereby obtaining the best quality re sults In addition the output Curves available in Power Plotter Proof for colour correction can operate depending on the user s preferences on Red Green or Blue channels or on Cyan Magenta and Yellow As already stated it is AL WAYS best to create drivers in RGB mode The main reasons are the following The next profiling phase can be s
106. ndent tables between one other so if you wish to make modifications on more than one this procedure must be per formed again for each one a Editor di profili Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Profilo Sorgente Satin Photo 240_Migliore icc Profilo Destinazione Satin Photo 240_Migliore icc Sovrascrive By default the program proposes the overwriting of the profile generally how ever this procedure is not advisable be cause it is better if the original profile is kept to be able to restore the modifica tions performed In fact keep in mind II that the modifications that are done on passi the program are permanent and after a profile has been modified it is not possible to restore it exactly as it originally was if you do not recuperate the original file To avoid overwriting the preceding file Profilo Destinazione _ it is sufficient to change the name in the E n 240 Misike bice Destination Profile box Generally it is recommended that you add a suffix Percorso i sviluppo powerplotter drivers Seleziona il profilo sorgente e il nuovo nome per il profilo da editare se i nomi sono uguali il profilo verr sovrascritto 113 Power Plotter Proof Manual to the profile name to be able to recognize that it has been modified For exam ple by adding a number or a letter of the alphabet to the end of the file name in dicates the level of modification e g 1 2 3
107. ner or a digital camera or conversion profiles between different colour spaces 126 Firenze dev pg 1 Dims 3240 Dinh 3923 DPI 240 Data 07710 2001 16 53 40 Dim File 1 7 MB Dim Immagine 1 7 MB Spazio AGB Pr Interno IEC 61966 2 1 Default AGE Frofilo Carta CARTA COMUNE Migliore Metodo Colorimetrico Relativo Profilo Simul Nessuno me TIGERPS 2 Dims 545 Dim 567 Data 01705 1997 0 10 00 Dim File 79 3 KB Dim Immagine 0 ME Profili PostSCRIPT Frofilo Carta CARTA COMUNE Migliore Profilo Simul Nessuna Dim cm Autoimpaginazione attiva 336 RIE aes H ra E altri 168 OffSet amp cm OffSet 4 cm sez a fo ly Rotazione l r S GBA Immagine FPiazzamento Power Plotter Proof Manual e output profile indicated in the pro gram as paper profile which is the description of the collection of col ours which our peripheral may re produce on any given print support and allow good quality printing e simulation profile which is the profile of another peripheral for example an offset printer which we would like to simulate this profile is useful only when using the software to generate digital test prints The settings for automatic pagination and the management of each image are col lected below The section above allows the automatic rearrangement of the images You can maximize the four positioning sys tems Advanced mode for li
108. nes default op timized algorithms for pagination of the images on the sheet characterized by a high saving of paper and an array of im ages for the lines that allow easy re cutting Sequential arranges the images in the sequence of insertion on the workspace and does not modify the current orientation applied to the single image Only if the image does not fit in the print area will it be rotated in order to make it fit DigiTrim with this algorithm the program will try to arrange the images that were in the workspace so as to optimize the crops by the automatic cutter produced by Foto ba In this case it will also select the 127 Power Plotter Proof Manual orientation best suited to place together images with similar sides X Y AutoDigiTrim in this case the program considers the crop by the auto matic X Y cutter by Fotoba which makes a sequence of horizontal and vertical cuts Does not change the order of the images Suitable for saving paper if the images are all the same Depending on the situation it may be useful to use one of these systems the choice will become easier with experience ig m To apply these types of workspace press the coloured button on the left of the list The following options concern the selected image which is highlighted negatively in the list on the right and bordered in red on the workspace The selection can be made by directly clicking on the image or on the name in the list
109. nforma tion requested by the system The license of the program is valid for installation in one computer only In the event that you must install the program again in a new PC following reformatting or damages that took place in the former one you can start after having eventually changed the hardware key with a new registra tion During the same process the system will recognize you as a registered user and will ask you for a password which is the E MAIL address that you have in serted the first time 16 Power Plotter Proof Manual UPGRADING PROCEDURE OF FUNCTIONS If you purchase an upgrade of the program in a superior version follow the in structions on the new package When you install your new version the preceding Serial Code is eliminated from our database and can no longer be activated REGISTRATION PROCEDURE OF THE UPGRADE VERSION In order to activate the upgrade that you have purchased you must install the CD DVD that you have received in the package or if not specified otherwise download the latest version from our site www devstudio it After this operation open Power Plotter Proof click on which is next to In struments select Program Protection and the following mask will appear re Lert Calice balalara The serial code that will appear will still be the same as the one in the preceding version The fields of the serial code will appear in grey and will not be modifi able
110. normally called Spot Colour or processed Pantones In case you wish to perform proofing with colour spots that will remain also in offset printing or another type it is advised to use definition in Lab this allows the gamut colour of the Inkjet printer piloted by Power Proof to be maximized which is certainly more comprehensive than the final destination printer and therefore will correctly reproduce special colours which will then be printed as a singular channel with the ink of that colour DevStudio technology makes it possible for the Spot Color module to function even in a completely automatic way By accessing the module control through the drop down Configurations menu gt Preferences gt Image Quality under the warning window of the table there are three option buttons Preferenze Ts Dither Medium v Algoritmi di Ingrandimento Auto v Riduzione Auto v Risoluzione di montaggio rispetto alla risoluzione di uscita PostScript Taglia bordo Bianco fx Comprimi Temp PS Max Processi HotFolder 3 IX No GrayScale Gestione file 1Bit Spot Color Tavolo di montaggio Ri E Antialiasing Medio v Chiedi Scata Auto Ruota prima della stampa Stampa in scala di grigio Ripristina Annulla Conferma 122 Power Plotter Proof Manual These buttons allow you to decide the type of conduct of the sw in case a file containing colour spots arrive in the Hot Fo
111. ns to optimize the arrangement of images on the workspace To activate this select the Auto Pagination cross thereby deactivating other functions present in other program areas In the first drop down choice you can select from various options 136 Power Plotter Proof Manual PANELS pelli a aiia The image timing integrated in the program allows printing in sizes that are lar ger than those permitted by the plotter print area It is useful in that it automati cally divides the image into several pieces having the plotter size with the crop marks that allow the subsequent reconstruction this is an optional feature in the Lite program version To better understand the use of the tiling feature a practical example can be ana lysed A 2 5 metre x 2 metre image is to be printed In the IMAGES section you will have to enter Dim Y 200 cm and automatically you will have Dix X 242 cm At this point the DPI panel will indicate the file resolution at those dimensions In the example in figure 2 the resolution ob tained is 42 DPI For output resolution values the same indications given for normal printing apply with the exception that in this case due to the large printing dimensions and the need to view these products from large distances lower resolutions around 40 DPI or less are admissible At this point the Panels TAB is next Here you can select the number of columns and lines if any into which you want t
112. ny printers also have Advanced options where you can set ulterior printing characteristics for example the feeding type roll sheet case margin settings etc The button i information also appears in the nearest window It provides im portant information about the driver settings and the chosen support type In par ticular the kind of paper setting that must be selected for the plotter is indicated when you upload the corresponding type of support In the selected printer option the portal to which Power Plotter Proof will send the calculated print work can be set One can choose the destination of the printout by going through the printers pres ently installed in the system 2t Stampanti x Stampanti di Sistema Indirizzi IP Gf EPSON AL C2000 Advanced F g designjet 5500ps Q1252A designjet 5500 912534 g Canon rete W7200 Q Canon Large Format W8200P QQ Canon Large Format W8200 g Canon Graphic Color W2200 Gf besttorip 8 BESTColor XXL Gf Acrobat PDFWriter Acrobat Distiller gf 1Power 8 Dual2k PowerPlotter Printer Gi Pc betty Smart Label Printer 200 P GB PC CARLO NEW OKI C5300 P5 21 Power Plotter Proof Manual It is also possible to insert the IP address of the network printer by selecting its relative portal in general 515 for LPR and 9100 for Jet Direct When using the printer with a direct IP it is necessary to assign a name to it as well In this way you will
113. o activate or deactivate the opening of the dia logue window when importing HPGL HPGLII files These files will then be inserted using the standard settings Gestione di errori e Enable Bugreport at start up malfunzionamenti di i PowerPlotter With this command enabled if the pro gram unexpectedly freezes a dialogue stato riscontrato un errore che ha window will appear at the next start up Q GARE ONA CURD MOE programma which may then be used to relay the er Vuoi inviare questo problema a Devstudio sas PP son revert aoe pio pees ave Errada Sci 9 Power Plotter Proof Manual ror to us so that we can analyze its cause Enable Multi page With this command activated the images are inserted in the table filling the space and several pages are then created as necessary to hold the images Optimizing Long Tables This function allows very long calculation tables which are composed of several images to be divided into many parts see figure The maximum length of every page can be set so that the chart ends after the first image that follows This allows printing of long tables without long calculations and without creating very large temporary files If there is not a white space corresponding to the set length the dividing line will automatically be moved to the first white space avail able The whole workspace will be printed completely transparent for the user but with a notice
114. o be simu lated must be selected among the CMYK INPUT profiles Therefore this box should only be used in case the file to be printed was not cre ated for the peripheral that must be simulated for example in RGB By selecting the peripheral profile to be simulated as the simulation profile the file will be con verted in the printing stage In most cases this box should be blank and the item deactivated 55 Power Plotter Proof Manual Preferenze Generale Visualizzazione Dither Enhanced Multilevel Luthd anager lutManagera04 ex Algoritmi di scalatura delle immagini Ingrandimento fiuto DE Riduzione Auto ka Risoluzione di montaggio rispetto alla risoluzione di uscita Tavolo di montaggio Antialiasing Forte Fhoto Cad Ruota prima della stampa Taglia bordo Bianco Abilita compatibilit Pdf X Comprimi Temp PS C Usa tavolo PS Spot olor option Default ee Chiedi Gta Auto Abilita PDF con password 8 Chiedi Scata Auto Abilita Undo Stampa in scala di grigio Ripristina Annulla Conferma Dither This function defines the type of screen the printer will use for colour dithering using ink spots The choice is between the following Medium gives the best compromise between speed and print quality it is roughly twice as fast as High Quality while maintaining a very high quality Very Fast is the typical typographic screen where the dots are positione
115. o by pressing the PAPER TYPE button in the driver selec tion part you can manage the paper in stalled for the selected printer If next to the flag it is coloured it indicates that the paper under consideration has been enabled for the calculation of the estimated print consumption through the optional Cost Manager module By checking the box next to the name of the paper it is possible to remove a driver no longer used or to open a window to compare the average consumption of each of these modes with a sample im age Chiudi 81 Power Plotter Proof Manual PRINTER DRIVERS To obtain excellent print quality and professional colour metric output Power Plotter Proof manages the printer through a specific Driver referring to printer ink Support print modes Every driver is a set of data that allows Power Plotter Proof to adjust the printing process to a precise context this includes a vast sequence of information where the main elements are represented by LINEARIZATION and an ICC COLOUR PROFILE Power Plotter Proof provides the user with a series of ready to use Drivers dur ing the installation phase which correspond to a certain number of support sys tems typically the printer s seller and others used extensively in specific usage modes lf the user wishes to use a support system or printing mode that is not foreseen then a new Driver must be generated COLOUR CALIB
116. o divide the image You can do that in manual or automatic mode Press the Generate Panels button to automatically divide the workspace into strips having a width suitable for the plotter In manual mode you can press Lines or Columns to display guides that indicate how the image will be divided The number of columns must be increased until a distance between the lower guides and the plotter span is reached 90 cm in AO models 126 cm in 50 inch models 150 in 60 inches etc based on the machine margins The area below indicates the panels that are suitable and those that are not with a check or a cross mark If you want to cancel the division into panels simply press Reset Panel or restore the vertical and horizontal panel number to 1 You may also move the guides manually to obtain panels having a different width or to crop into specific points of the image since the program usually creates equal panels for example in this case 84cm wide paper there may be 6 equal panels each 68 cm wide and 1 22 m long even though the length may be left total as images can be printed of almost any length but it is easier during the mounting phase to have a sheet that is not too large 137 Power Plotter Proof Manual Two more boxes are used to set the horizontal and vertical overlapping of the panels that will be created A one centimetre overlapping means that two adja cent panels will share one centimetre of the image It is always useful t
117. o use the overlapping for easier siding of the panels SZ Power Plotter 6 2 6b Yersione per Test interni 7 fi oO x File Configurazioni Stampe Strumenti Gestione Pannelli Colonne 3 4 Righe 2 Sovrapposizione X cm 1 SovrapposizioneY cm 1 Genera Pannelli Azzera pannelli Dimensioni Pannello n 1 om za aj Dmv p21 A X Pann n 1 x 87 80 cm Y 122 10 cm Pann n 2X 47 50 cm Y 122 10 cm Pann n 3X 66 70 cm Y 122 10 cm X Pann n 4 87 80 cm Y 121 05 cm Pann n 5X 47 50 cm Y 121 05 cm Pann n 6X 66 70 cm Y 121 05 cm Picture 1 The crop panel window As shown in Figure 1 the single lines or columns can be sized differently for ex ample to crop the print job in an important point of the image in the example the Florence Cathedral dome but as it can be seen there was a mistake the first column is too large and is marked with a cross next to the Pann No 1 wording and no 4 In this case you need to suitably resize the column as follows you may enter a value compatible with the selected sheet size in the Dim X box or you may click on the vertical dividing line and drag it so as to reduce the panel 138 Power Plotter Proof Manual Anteprima di stampa Selezione 1 2 3 4 6 T5 E n etadiga Fa 1 a i by Selezione O g 15 PI Ei iS sf DIdICC dora Pe a INVES Ritaglia a Area Gestione 4 Cracini
118. odel key and enter the measurement while closely following the sequence of instructions provided by the application After having terminated the measurement of the colour chart you need to register the data measured on disk To do this you must assign a name to the document to be saved and then press SAVE Note the predefined folder is the selected driver s and MUST NEVER BE CHANGED At the end of registration the program returns to the main window indicating in the field connected to the Measurement box the name of the document containing the data which has just been measured M1_CMvKcm sava DI 5 40 D 0 10 3 a I io a wj h T EE 5 sE z wi w h Ay MM z Press the FORWARD button to proceed to the second phase of linearization 93 Power Plotter Proof Manual PHASE 2 Linearization of singular colours li Procedura Linearizzazione The window related to the interface of the second phase of the linearization pro cedure allows the setting of maximum print values referring to singular ink in stalled on the printer The first pop up at the top right allows the selection of each ink showing the relative percentage value automatically determined as an opti mal limit of ink and view of the graph of the colour gradation reflectance as measured by the user wuti Color Linsarization Wanager prodotto da tassimo Ontani per Dewstudio sr Vers 7 8 8 FASE 2 VALORE
119. of the print point in devices not equipped with low density Black ink and greater Gamut extension of dark colours that the printer can produce For these rea sons the modification of this parameter must be done very carefully generally favouring intermediate values CMY Add the use of this cursor sets the percentage of chromatic compo nents CMY used in addition to Black in the reproduction of neutral tones A value equal to 0 for this parameter indicates an integral substitution of Cyan Ma genta and Yellow on behalf of Black while a value equal to 100 imposes the maximum use of the C M Y K ink in the reproduction of grey This value can be further modulated by using the three cursors placed immedi ately below The values of Cyan Magenta and Yellow can be used to reduce the use of each singular colour to achieve better chromatic balance of the tonal scale pro duced by the currently set CMYK separation model To be able to correctly evaluate the separation model in the four colour process produced by the values currently set by the user it is possible to print a visual test that includes various RGB colour tables including a greyscale converted to CMYK by current parameters to active this printing you must press the Grey Test button in the bottom left of the window All the modifiable parameters in the window can be saved or recuperated from the disk by using the Save and Load buttons placed under the graph that dis
120. of Manual INSTALLATION PROCEDURE Installation Procedure of Power Plotter Proof In order to start the installation of Power Plotter Proof one must insert the CD DVD in the reader and follow the instructions suggested in the program In the event it doesn t start automatically you must run the file STARTER EXE pre sent in the main CD DVD directory manually Yu must double click on My Computer the CD DVD icon and then run STARTER EXE If you wish to install a version that is not a demonstration one it is necessary to insert the USB hardware key before starting the installation Follow the instructions on the installation windows you can accept the default choices or make selections according to your needs The Back and Next buttons allow you to go back to the preceding step or move on to the next step ig Pore Plotter 60 734 instalike Wizard Contratto di lena Power Plotter CONTRATTO DEVSTUDIO PER IL PRODOTTO SOFTWARE IMPORTANTE LEGGERE ATTENTAMENTE Il presente LI t un comtratto ntercormnente tra latente nma persona fisica o gmridiral e la Ibevstaidio So per il prodotto software Devamidio sopra mdicato Il Prodotta Fredotto Ei at E agretta termini del contrathe di era Rifiuto i bern del contratto di lenza Press Next only after accepting the contract terms In the following window click on Next in order to accept the predefined installa tion directory or click on Change
121. or Large in the Dimen patch field The following is the window for printing the testchart Note SE The printing of this test as like that ol many of the other tests of visual evaluation in the linearization proce dure can be done in different sizes In order to modify the printing size you must open the main window of Power Plotter Proof and select the menu item Configuration gt Preferences gt Viewing and then choose one of the three possible values in the listbox called Patch size The size can be Small Medium and Big 100 Power Plotter Proof Manual PHASE 4 Threshold value of light colours The subsequent phase 4 of the linearization procedure is dedicated to the con figuration of the use of LIGHT ink This phase is obviously activated only in the drivers referring to the printers that are present in addition to the base ink also those of low or medium density The configuration of light colours is articulated in two distinct operations 1 The selection of the optimal ink value for light colour mixes 2 The setting of the separation curves of colours composed of light and dark components The window that the user will see to carry out such operations is the following E Procedura Linearizzazione ulti Color Lineanzation binager prodotto da kassimo Ontani per Dewstudio sr Vers 7 0 9 FASE 4 VALORE DI SOGLIA DEI COLORI LIGHT SRE Dopo avere stampato il TARGET per il
122. orkspace with respect to the current ruler 129 Power Plotter Proof Manual In addition by right clicking the mouse on an image accesses a series of useful actions some of which are already present in the right hand column others are not 0 Power Plotter 6 2 5 DEMO i 8 EEO Those already present are i E ES Dam fem pn BANFI em aq a a Chin i fem E Wren CS at fem Offset fem Pas PB aa Fo Cancel eliminates the image alternatively you can press the CANC button on the keyboard Dimensions allows resizing the image by drawing on the handles which appear on the sides Rotate rotates the image clockwise in 90 steps Mirror flips the image for mirror image prints The additional ones are Update reloads the image view Simulate Peripheral show the colours on the screen as they should appear in print 130 Power Plotter Proof Manual Zoom to Images alters the viewing window so as to show all the images simul taneously Zoom to Print Area alters the viewing window so as to show all the print area Zoom to Selected Image alters the viewing window so as to show the selected image at maximum viewable enlargement Crop Image with this command it is possible to drop a piece of the image and replace it on the workspace This operation can be done by hand using the mouse by clicking and tracing around the desired area or by moving the r
123. ossible to evaluate the col TTT our gradation curve by using the Show CIE Pinna ninni n Lab checkbox In this case the reflectance graph will be substituted by a graph that shows the colour metric co ordinates of the measured colour samples on the CIE a b level Such representation can show poten tial chromatic drifts present in proximity of maximum ink values as the example shows in the figure After having selected the maximum values of optimal print for singular ink it is possible to set the print curves for the four base colours of the four colour process using the Advanced Options key found in the bottom right Such curves permit the user to intervene in the dot gain corre sponding to the cyan magenta yellow and black components The user can modify these curves to Opzioni Avanzate Dot Gain Model Default Personale Curva Unica CMYK Le lm Ly Lk Modify the contrast of lineariza tion achieved by using the prede fined values 95 Power Plotter Proof Manual Obtain lighter or darker linearization than the one obtained through predefined values Correct possible dominant colours colour casts present in the linearization achieved using predefined values This option can be activated only in the Power Proof product The Advanced Options window offers the user the choice of three different operational modes Default the linearization procedure uses the
124. ot able to generate EPS files e g Micro soft Word the best thing to do is to print the document to a file using a Post script printer Instructions for this using the Power Plotter Printer are found below CREATING A PS FILE FROM WINDOWS To generate a PostScript file to read with Power Plotter Proof using any Windows application you need to install the Power Plotter Printer using the following guided procedure uk following icon is displayed on your desktop ff When you start the program the following interface is displayed 169 Power Plotter Proof Manual s Gestioni Stampanti PowerPlotter Axl Stampanti Power Plotter Aggiungi Elimina Configura Chiudi By clicking the Add button Installa Stampante Step 1 x Saj Assicurarsi che Power Plotter sia acceso Selezione il Computer su cui si trova il Server o l applicazione Power Plotter Computer Locale v 127 0 0 1 Annulla Indietro Continua gt gt gt Clicking on the button with the three dots will open a network search window select the PC on which you have installed and running Power Plotter Proof Or you can select the PC name if the PC to search is the one you are working on select Local PC 127 0 0 1 internal address called loopback of the local machine and click Continue A quick search will run and at the end a window will appear if any like the one below Installa Stampante
125. perating modes to modify such a curve by moving adding or remov ing points are the same described for the setting of the linearization curves previ ously described The example represented in figure 1 indicates that the Black ink is used starting from the lightest areas of the image linearly increasing depending on the density of the neutral tones This type of black generation curve guarantees the best balance of grey in the tonal scale and is generally used for printers that have Black ink at low and medium density 106 Power Plotter Proof Manual The example represented in figure 2 shows a generation curve that calls for a more limited use of Black in the reproduction of the grey axis inserting it ap proximately by 40 of the tone with a non linear increase Such a dynamic is suitable for printers for example that implement components of low density only for Cyan and Magenta to reduce the graininess that the use of the high density Black point would cause in the light tones K Width this parameter regulates the use of Black on the saturation axis that is the rhythm of its reduction as each neutral tone becomes saturated with col our A value equal to 0 imposes a use of Black exclusively limited to neutral tones or very close to neutrality while conversely a value equal to 100 expands the use of Black to colour close to maximum saturation The expansion of Black on the saturation axis determines both greater visibility
126. plotter At this point some of the otherwise hidden menus will be unblocked Power Plotter Proof Manual Visualizzazione delle Immagini Massima Risoluzione No image Profili per Preview Automatici Risoluzione Personalizzata 30 09 2002 Philips 107 p icc Percettivo x Abilita replica stampa Select the Create New Driver option in the Tools Menu Create New Driver onfigurazioni Stampe fauna 7 calcola DPI alt lE ff fe 2 ie 0 pea i fe PA rtd JEW Gestione tipo carta consumi BLE IL OPEN Crea nuovo driver Power Profile Editor Crea Profilo Warning Some drivers called Lite drivers use simplified and pre calculated ta bles in the program or printer When the Create New Driver procedure is activated in the Lite driver you can see the create new linearization option appears in grey as in the above image because it is not foreseen in this case for linearization to be carried out by the user Therefore after having provided the name of the new driver and the print settings as described in the following pages of this manual the lineariza tion procedure automatically ends and the user only has to perform the creation of the ICC profile as described on page 23 The Lite drivers are definitely easier to generate but even if they allow very good print quality they leave little choice to the advanced user in terms
127. print marks it will be possible to select the sec ond TAB to manage them Cut mark dimensions gives a summary of the size of the selected mark Live workspace places the print marks only in the internal spaces between the images and leaves the edges free because the workspace is set up for the print job without margins Autopaging enables auto adjustment of the images Input file names writes the file name in a space between the print marks Insert name inside writes the file name inside the image Paged forces the positioning of the files so that they are horizontally or verti cally aligned Alter cut mark allows the modification of the settings in relation to the Digitrim print marks The thickness of the black and or white lines may be adjusted Paging with Digitrim print marks Outer White 0 40 Black Marks 0 2 Inner White 0 2 Tel Total size of Mark fi A OK fem 65 Power Plotter Proof Manual HOT FOLDER Here you can configure a folder that will be used to store images that will be auto matically processed and printed based on the settings The following window appears Configura Hot Folder Locale Disattiva xj di Seleziona Cartella da monitorare A eBoODO gt O AO Elimina i file dopo l elaborazione Archiviare i file nella cartella BAK Formati immagini Dimensione Immagine 100 x Seleziona configurazione Carica PS multi pagina Gener
128. r different simulation profile to see the effect our image would print on different peripherals for example an Offset printer or another plotter 134 Power Plotter Proof Manual POSITIONING Towards the bottom right next to the Image option there is a second tab called Positioning from there it is possible to set other options for the management of the workspace a File Configurazioni Stampe Strumenti ss al BET Power Plotter 6 2 6b Yersione per Test interni Ls 15 x TIGER PS 2 TIGER PS 3 al Tipo Nesting ing Sequenziale v Spaziatura fra immagini Oriz cm Vert cm se 0318 ENT pese T Auto Impaginazione i Per formato Provini a contatto Dizona e veic c GB 13x9 cm 18x13 cm C 15x10 cm 30x20 cm Personale f Utente Ei rae se Wier ate Meer A series of parameters are configured which will automatically be used in image insertion The first option is Spacing between Images in the two boxes the distance in cm is set that must separate the loaded images onto the workspace horizontally and vertically The check on use crop marks spacing sets this measure to the minimum required to enter the crop marks between the images Snap to grid allows moving the images along the virtual grid created by the im age spacing guides 135 Power Plotter Proof Manual In the box below there are very useful functio
129. r images otherwise use one available if Plotter Configuration Editor Power Plotter PostScript el Qo ES General Ports Device and Document Settings fa Power Plotter PostScript Level 2 pc3 3 Media gt Source and Size lt Sre Roll fed Source gt lt width 48 Inch Roll gt I Media Type lt Opaque Bond gt a Duplex Printing lt None gt Media Destination lt Default Output gt tal Brees ctor Graphics lt Clrs 16777216 24 bit colors gt lt Res 1270x HARSI pere lt Clr Res 100 gt lt Raster 6 gt lt OLE 6 gt v gt Ea TrueType Text lt As Text gt f Custom Properties r Resolution and Color Depths Color Depth Res 1270x1270 DPI 16777216 24 bit j Color Dithering C Monochrome Hardware Pattern Or Import Save As Defaults Cancel Help 176 Power Plotter Proof Manual On Raster set all the values to the right e g maximum quality General Ports Device and Document Settings Power Plotter PostScript Level 2 pc3 amp Media Source and Size lt Src Roll fed Source gt lt Width 48 Inch Roll gt Ci Media Type lt Opaque Bond gt a Duplex Printing lt None gt Media Destination lt Default Output gt y Graphics Vector Graphics lt Clrs 16777216 24 bit colors gt lt Res 1270x Raster Graphics lt Clr Res 100 gt lt Raster 6 gt lt OLE 6 e TrueType Text lt As Text gt
130. ra Cala NINNN FICO Annulla OK Prova Per plt G HP DesignJet 5000PS3 60 Q HP DesignJet 500 42PCL SYR SERYICE Canon BJ W3000 x Stampanti xi Stampanti di Sistema Indirizzi IP Pool di stampa Prova Pers HP De Aggiungi Pool GHP De Aggiungi Stampante hd Ri 3 SYR Cancella 0 Annulla OK 74 Power Plotter Proof Manual A printer pool is a collection of identical printers which are managed as if they were a single printer If many print jobs are sent to the same POOL the program will subdivide the print load over the various printers To create a pool simply right click within the pool interface select Add Pool assign a name and then once more right click and select Add Printers then all the desired printers must be selected How to send an archived job from the list of direct prints to print By right clicking on the name of the file inserted the following list of options may be accessed 1 test acrobat prn The first option summarizes the file name and the print queue number Change printer allows the selection of a new printer as Interrompi stampa previously explained ZZZ Stop printing blocks the processing of the current file Activate process processes the entire print queue Disable process blocks the queue i Print now performs only this print job visualizza File Info View file info shows the file information and in the case of HPGL or HPRIL files and if there i
131. ration otherwise the various pages will be man aged as several independent files Generate Print Previews creates a page of variable dimensions set using the adjacent parameters which will be filled with images which are also variable It is also possible to attach this image to those currently being printed or it can be saved in the INDEX folder Wait Time sets a delay time from the insertion of the last file into the folder fol lowed by file processing Load Multipage PS enables the opening and pagination of all the pages of PS documents consisting of several pages On the Printer indicates that the output will be a print job performed by the printer set in the selected configuration the selected printer may not be changed from within this option such an operation may only be performed during the con figuration creation stage To File The Destination folder the resolution which it will be saved at along with the format BMP TIFF JPG may be selected This way a new image made up of those source files will be created The deactivate button closes the dialogue and leaves the folder inactive while the Activate button closes the dialogue and places the folder on standby 13 File da eleborare When this animated graphic appears in the top right next to the buttons it indi cates that there are files in the folder which will be processed when the counter on the left reaches the value set on the right To
132. rt with your work To check the regis tration information you only need to select the menu and then Program Pro tection If the computer is not connected to the Internet once you have completed the fields you can press the button FAX You will find a form that needs to be printed and sent via fax or e mail to the addresses indicated on the same form osam rar correo si rion pa rope peas aave a furti io Iy Aree dada i nel man attuare cocci Boers Codice UPR JIRA RR Alimenti premendo i iio TAC veng varusizazio dsc da r armere ef neet nawie ne D Sp pvt asset daade ema eee nd td ye Arria re Of course to receive the activation code via e mail or via Fax you must fill the form with your e mail or Fax number whe Po ho ne a NT we ete Cie Ande ITTICA Oooo 15 Power Plotter Proof Manual Once you have received the Activation Code insert it in the Program Protection window and press Enter The program will now start running 2 The second mode must be used if the computer where the RIP is in stalled is not connected to the Internet and you do not wish to make use of the preceding FAX solution Go to the site www devstudio it choose Activation Code The following mask will appear Insert your Serial Code which is a label attached on the left side of the package under the manual Installation Guide Press the button Generate Activation Code and continue inserting the i
133. rting driver and the default values in the various windows of the linearization procedure will be identical to those used in the driver linearization that has been set This is a useful option if you intend to create a driver similar to one that already exists for example for paper that is the same but of a different brand for example different types of photographic paper etc given that every linearization procedure creates a single print mode Best Normal Fast you must select this option to add other print modes to an existing driver by repeating the same procedure 8 Power Plotter Proof Manual Before proceeding it is necessary to insert the name you wish to assign to the driver The following window varies depending on the selected printer model common options in most printers and that must be configured are Paper Type the typology of the paper you are working on photographic com mon glossy PE Mame del Driver i soa Carta 4 inchinshri CIME Carta CARTA PATINATA PESANTE CARTA FOTOGRAFICA OPACA CARTA AD ALTA RISOUUIEIONE CARTA FOTOGRAFICA OPALA CARTA FOTOGRAFICA LUCIDA CARTA FOTOGRAFICA Sie PA ACL CARTA FOTOGRAFICA LAIDA PESANTE CARTA FOTOGRAFICA SEMI LUCIDA PESANTE JOR TA FOTOGRAFICA CARTA FOTOGRAFICA SERILIAIOA CARTA SINTETICA CARTA ADESIVA SINTETICA FILM PER RE TROIA ZIONE Number of Ink indicates how much ink you wish to use This option appears only o
134. s you must choose a personalized format and insert the width and length values manu ally Concerning resolution it is important to note that this does not regard printing resolution which is set in the RIP configuration but the quality whereby the data is sent to the Power Plotter Proof workspace A higher value indicates better lin ear precision but also heavier files risking printing not taking place or long wait times Generally it is not necessary to change predefined settings In case there are problems quality or slowness this option can be changed by raising or low ering the corresponding value 187 Power Plotter Proof Manual DevStudio s r l does not guarantee that the content of the CD ROM DVD ROM functions correctly in all possible hardware software combi nations All the material contained on this CD ROM DVD ROM is copy right protected Any type of repro duction is forbidden All brands are regis tered by their legitimate owners sto The global printing solution f Sw Rip made in a Via di Rusciano 32 50126 Firenze Fax 39 0 55 6582607 sito web www devstudio it e mail info devstudio it 188
135. s an HPGL view installed a preview of the file will also be shown Cambia stampante Attiva processi Disabilita Processi Stampa Ora Command Menu These instead are the options of the command menu N za Ci Open prn file to be added to the queue F Delete file selected from the queue e k Properties for the selected file g 4 Move the file down 19 Power Plotter Proof Manual Dal Move the file up Stop the queue gt Activate the queue When the queue is active the symbol at the bottom left will flash to show it has been activated HotFolder The button at the bottom right opens the dialogue to configure hotfolders Various folders can be created to be associated with a printer therefore as soon as a file is copied it will be send to the selected printer without any ac Hot Folder gt gt gt C Documents and Settings m OKI C5300 PCL C Documents and Settings m designjet 5500 912514 tion needed by the user The first button activates the creation of a HotFolder from this interface you can choose an already existing folder or create a new one Then you must choose the destination printer The second button cancels the selected configuration The third opens the properties of the selected HotFolder 76 Power Plotter Proof Manual PRINT REPORT The Print Report command accesses the database which stores the log of the processed print
136. s bar settings each time an image of 3240 x 3923 or 3923 x 3240 pixels is opened it will undergo this crop It may prove useful when opening scanned files of slides with a surrounding black border they generally have very similar measurements and even the measurements of the black borders are comparable hence they could be auto matically opened clean 132 Power Plotter Proof Manual INDEPENDENT INDIVIDUAL IMAGE PROFILE HANDLING The three profile control options in the images list may be used to autonomously set the colour profiles for the various images When the name is Default the profile used will be that set in the section dedi cated to it in the DRIVER column see the following chapters The selection is activated by right clicking on the option to be modified Gestione Colore immagine Profili di Input RGB i amp dobeRGB1998 icc IM Usa profilo interno Raster IEC 61966 2 1 Detz x Compensazione del punto nero Profilo ICC Carta Enhanced Matte Paper 1440_1 38 2 inc fe Intento Colorimetrico Relativo e Simulazione Fenterica hai Intenta Percettivo Annulla Applica This allows inserting images with different origins and printing each of them cor rectly setting a different suitable Input profile for each image 133 Power Plotter Proof Manual or a different output profile may be selected for each image to see which better simulates the paper used or anothe
137. s requires very thorough 103 Power Plotter Proof Manual understanding of the printer s characteristics so the predefined values set by the software should be kept These parameters are SMOOTH The value relating to the rounding of the geometry of the curves of the diverse components that make up the composite gradation of the base col our The highest values correspond to the more continuous curves The modifi cation of this parameter by the user must be done with great attention to print results because values that are too high can negatively alter the tonal linearity of the gradation of the selected colour It is advised to maintain the value of this parameter in a generally limited range no higher than 3 END The final value of the light component or rather the one used in corre spondence to 100 of the tone of gradation of the base colour The setting of a gt 0 value for this parameter keeps the printing of a certain quantity of light ink even in the reproduction of the maximum value of the selected colour CURV The curvature of the curve segment of the light component that covers the gap between its maximum the cusp of the curve and the relative value of 100 of the composite gradation that is the one set in terms of ink by the END parameter 104 Power Plotter Proof Manual RGB Mode RGB Driver Options fem Procedura tinearizzazione NONO E Buea Lear Wiki Lal porvi che Wii rt Grba pert Dore ie
138. s setting the number of copies to be printed in this case the first print job is processed and then the others are sent directly without the need for reprocessing each time this option does not appear if you have chosen to print to file Configuration allows the selection of a configuration from those previously saved prior to printing Therefore it is possible to open the program insert the images and then only at the end take the time to define the print settings Replica print this option is enabled only if the option enable replica print is enabled in the configuration menu It is used for repeating the same file verti cally and without any space You must enter a number from 1 to 99 to indicate how many times the image should be reproduced 12 Power Plotter Proof Manual DIRECT PRINT Direct Print allows the opening of a file in print format PLT RTL CRF PRN and printing it in the background Print files are none other than processed print jobs stored to disk and to be proc essed do not require the RIP or a driver but it is sufficient to simply copy them to the plotter for which they have been processed The user may interrupt the print Job at any moment by pressing the interrupt button in the Direct Prints win dow It is possible to insert numerous images to be printed in sequence even on other printers E Gestione Stampe Dirette PA lolx ver 1 9 1 by DevStudio Copie E 101 test a
139. size and is useful for large images which are already known and therefore do not need to be previewed Custom size it is possible to set a size in pixels for the preview of the image to be printed so one can work in preview mode with a low resolu tion copy and the image contents and colour correction can be viewed in real time without long wait times Number of previews loaded limits the number of previews recorded to disk These are the medium resolution images viewed on the workspace and avoid the reprocessing of a document that is already open and oc cupy more space than small previews which are only used in the printing queue and are limited to 500 images Preview Quality manages the level of quality intended as an algorithm of the scaled images during the generation of the preview images There are 3 levels low medium high The usual one is medium Quality Test manages the level of quality during the generation of the preview images using the profile test function The same logic as the preview quality Cancel Small Previews removes all the small previews generated by the pro gram for viewing the images from the disk thus freeing up disk space Monitor Profile to achieve correct viewing of the image colours it is necessary to set the profile of the monitor on which to view the images Simulation tries to simulate the effect the images on the screen will have on the selected paper Enable print replica the print
140. stop processing simply click the yellow folder and press Deactivate in the pre vious dialogue Here instead it shows that the folder is empty and therefore the process is on hold 6 Power Plotter Proof Manual CHAPTER V MENU COMMANDS THE PRINT JOB MENU PRINT PRINT The print command enabled following the opening of at least one file on the workspace opens the window represented in fig 1 where various parameters relating to printing are set Each image placed on the workspace is handled autonomously in terms of colour corrections dimensions and position until the print window is accessed at which point they are treated as if they were a single image It is possible to modify the dimensions of the image or the workspace during printing define the horizontal and vertical displacements of the image or work space with respect to the margins of the sheet selected the margins are high lighted by black diagonal hatching on a grey background By using the boxes which appear it is possible to Adapt the image to fit the page Centre on the sheet use a particular Scaling factor Depending on the chosen settings the program will inform the user about the consequent output resolution indicating any cases where the print job would be at too low a resolution to ensure satisfactory quality however it is a good idea to remain around 60dpi minimum for photographic images and 150dpi for images with writing and deta
141. t colours from those included in the Colour Space of imput CMYK defined through the ICC profile In the installation phase a definition table is automatically created for these spe cial colours which can be defined in CMYK or in Lab To manually recall this table simply click the button at the top following installa tion The table that will appear will obviously be initially blank and will look like this Gestione SpotColor Tabella Spot Color Default Nuova Cancella Elimina Spot Color Aggiungi Spot Color Chiudi The user can insert a colour spot at any moment through the Add Spot Colour button by giving ita name he she wishes that must obviously correspond to the one used on the application that sends the file to print recognizing the spot col our by name As stated the colours can then be defined in CMYK or Lab but also in both pos sibilities simultaneously in this case from time to time the user will have to de cide which type of description to use for that colour 121 Power Plotter Proof Manual The CMYK definition is certainly the easiest and most immediate for users who are accustomed to working in this type of Colour Space but strongly limits the gamut reproduction of these colours making it become part of the gamut of the four colour process Input This type of use is efficient in the case of colour spots that will then be carried back to the four colour process and printed
142. t uso n smooth mostra linearizzazione The main parameter that the user can modify in this window is USE The maximum usage value of the medium or low density component expressed in percentage with respect to the maximum ink The increase in the use of a light component determines lower visibility of the print point of the relative colour thereby allowing photographic style printing however this increases the total ink consumption on behalf of the print system because more low density ink will be used to achieve the density foreseen from the set linearization curves By bringing the usage value to 0 the printing of the light component of the se lected base colour is deactivated thereby resulting in a more typographic style of print greater visibility of the print point and achieving a greater saving in con sumption A typical situation in which the user can be induced to modify the relative pa rameter for usage by reducing the value being used can happen if regardless of the correct setting of the threshold value of the light colour ink some colour ranges show difficulty in absorption on behalf of the support in use if for exam ple ink discard is visible in the typical complexion tones the percentage use of the Light Magenta component can be reduced to correct such a flaw There are also other parameters available that condition the geometry of the separation curves The modification of these parameter
143. te col nome Stampante su PG Now you can print on any printer supported by Power Plotter Proof directly from any Mac application Alternatively you may print from Mac by configuring a Power Plotter Proof printer shared by the PC using software such as PC Maclan by Miramar or a Windows Server NT 4 0 or later with Appletalk printer management Spooler Configuration xj AppleTalk Name Power Plotter 1 Type JLaserwriter lt PCMACLAN File extension fps Remove Spooler FI Destination Windows Printer Folder AppleTalk Narr Printer PowerPlotter Printer PPP3 PPD File poweploppd al Cancel Options Help a a 183 Power Plotter Proof Manual HOW TO USE MACLAN PC To do this it is necessary to create a virtual printer on the PC where you have installed PC Maclan Then take the POWERPLO PPD file from the installation CD DVD of Power Plot ter Proof printer folder Postscript Printers MAC and copy it to the main folder of Maclan that is usually under c programfiles miramar PC MACLAN for Windows 2000 or similar depending on version and language used Proceed to printer management and choose the Virtual printer that you want to bring to Mac Right click and select Appletalk Sharing a Canon Graphic Color W2200 O Ready Canon largeF Open Jf Canon Large F Zf Canon Office a Canon rete W JP designjet 5500 Pause Printing
144. the workspace based on the print resolution This way processing time may be re duced especially for postscript files because the images are assembled in a smaller format despite maintaining the output dimensions PostScript The dropdown menu allows the selection mode to interpret the postscript files that are opened by the program Photo Cad is useful for photographic files or vector graphs for example Cad or Gis where it is important to have colours with good saturation allows the usage of colour profiles incorporated in postscript files Not suitable for print proofing Proofing is used for the printing of documents that must be printed in simulation of another CMYK peripheral All the elements contained in the file will be con verted to CMYK using the profile that is viewed in the Input profiles selection For the simulation to function correctly the file must have been created using the same CMYK profile that was set on Power Plotter Proof typically the European standard is the lsocoated_v2 icc profile White Border Trim when the postscript files to be printed PS PDF or EPS has an outer white border in the image by choosing this function the border will be omitted and the image will be viewed more prominently This function can be useful in CAD printing when the paper format set in the application is bigger than the design This way the design will only be printed and not the white part 57 Power Plotter Proof Manual
145. the ICC standard printer colour profiles can be generated by refer ring to two different colour models C M Y K or rather Cyan Magenta Yellow Black the 4 base colours of the four colour process RGB or rather Red Green Blue the 3 base colours of the additive synthesis Power Plotter Proof supports both of these printing modes The selection of the printer drivers colour model takes place in the initial phase of the linearization procedure If you wish to use the internal PowerProfiler module to create a driver colour profile you must always select the RGB space as the predefined model In fact PowerPlotter implements the most advanced techniques to optimize the colour reproduction quality using this mode allowing the user to achieve the best quality results The use of the printer characterization module in CMYK should be limited to ex tremely particular situation like for example the printer driver configuration dedi cated exclusively to proofing with colour spots ex Pantone When you decide to use CMYK modes it becomes necessary to use a program produced by third parties for the creation of the ICC colour profile After having created the ICC profile for the selected support system the proce dure for generating the new driver can be considered finished at this point it will be possible to produce high quality printing Currently the Power Plotter Proof linearization pro cedure is compatible with 2 Gretag
146. the color chart used by the external software for profile creation onto the workspace Activate printing of the color chart using the linearization that has just been gen erated remembering to deactivate the profile management in the appropriate window of the Power Plotter Proof driver Wait the amount of time necessary for the ink stabilization and proceed to the measurement of the color chart by following the procedures of the external soft ware in use After having created the ICC colour profile you need to connect it to the Power Plotter Proof printer driver To do this you must go to the ICC profile menu and select the button with three dots next to the ICC Paper Profile option look for the profile that has just been created and select it Power Plotter Proof will automatically copy it in x Attiva Profilo Interno m Profilo ICC Carta III the appropriate folder Percettvo zl At this point the user will be required to record the Driver Simulazione Periferica Paper Type Linearization Profile data The figure on the following page shows the summary win as dow for a Driver s data in the drop down menu you select active linearization while on the right the ICC colour profile desired is set In the notes field you can enter specific driver information and in the bottom right window consumption data relating to the driver and to a sample image it is useful to fill in this field to be
147. the dimensions of the printouts are enlarged The possibility of managing even HPGLII and PLT files allows one to create print reports with Raster or vectorial files To be able to offer its highest performance POWER PLOTTER PROOF must operate in parallel with a photo retouching program through which images can be acquired using a scanner or another source and elaborated for example by adding writing The acquisition can also be made directly from POWER PLOTTER PROOF if one has a scanner that utilizes a 32 bit Twain driver POWER PLOTTER PROOF integrates itself perfectly to vectorial graphical appli cations and Desktop Publishing thanks to the Ps and PDF interpreter It also permits the printing of accurate and reliable colour proofs and print drafts Power Plotter Proof Manual POWER PLOTTER PROOF manages various types of dithering error diffusion and is optimized for the outcome in plotters and ink jet printers The dithering algorithm that is used allows one to simulate highly elevated resolutions through the use of soft ware With POWER PLOTTER PROOF one can set the file that needs to be printed in centimetre dimensions without any formatting limits Through the panelization module function not present in all the versions it is possible to print images with dimensions that are superior to the light of the plotter The antialiasing automatic and manual filters allow one to mask flaws due to an eventual low image definition
148. the job on the plotter Could be useful in cases where it is necessary to send the same image to printing many times and you don t want to have to reprocess every time The processing time is more or less the same as for printing but in addition the file is ready to be sent again to the plotter or transferred to another machine for printing as a demonstration Print after generating the PRN file with this option enabled the print job is processed creating a temporary file and only if the elaboration procedure has been successful is sent to the printer The file generated is eliminated after be ing sent to save the file the option create PRN file must also be enabled The interface changes when this option is selected Print now and eliminate job is certainly the function which will be used most often in fact it allows processing and printing simultaneously and definitely speeds up the job 71 Power Plotter Proof Manual Print now and then archive prints and stores the print process It should be noted that the print file itself is not stored but only the print settings used it will then be possible to send this print job by activating it using the PRINT IN PRO GRESS TAB Do not print now and archive only saves the print settings and puts them in the filed print job list to subsequently be sent corresponds to the Save Work space command Enable cutter enables the plotter cutter if available n Copies allow
149. timizzato per AdobeRGB1999 a Driver ottimizzato per ISOcoated_v2_eci profilo adatto a tuttii tipi di stampa hii Chk Proof Super viscom_155_el ont ICC Annulla Seleziona 156 Power Plotter Proof Manual Selected Printer Stampante Selezionata fe Canon iPF700 Stato Stampante Pronta Online The destination of the print job can be selected by browsing the printers already installed on the system Or you can enter the IP address of a net printer select the relevant port generally 515 for LPR and 9100 for JetDirect By using the printer on a direct IP you should also assign it a name so as to easily find what it corresponds to without having to remember all of the network IP addresses Using the printer name you can use the Window spooler that allows faster proc essing while using the direct IP address the program will process at the printer data reception rate Stampanti x Stampanti x Stampanti di Sistema Indirizzi IP Stampanti di Sistema Indirizzi IP EPSON AL C2000 Advanced scri EE 0 i 0 S designjet 5500ps 012524 0 0 i designjet 5500 Q1253A Porta Nome Porta 26 Canon rete W7200 eS Canon Large Format W8200P cia Canon Large Format W8200 Ss Canon Graphic Color 72200 Ss besttorip Q BESTColor XXL Acrobat PDFWriter amp Acrobat Distiller Aggiungi Cancella LPR Jet Direct 3 1Power S Dual2k PowerPlotter Printer S
150. tions and therefore you can incur tears or solarisation if the correction is not done cautiously The screen that will be presented will be different as will the available corrections la Pomer Profile Editor Selective correction acts in a selective manner only on a particular colour and allows the substitution of another value that better represents the desired result 117 Power Plotter Proof Manual To avoid this correction acting in a harsh manner you can define an intervention range where this correction gradually diminishes in intensity in order to create a gradual passage This Range can be defined in L a b or with respect to the colour space of the profile that you are modifying which can be RGB or CMYK In the example above white RGB value of 255 255 255 has been put in the place of a particular tone of red to be more precise the strawberry on in the top right RGB 243 76 108 and this modification has been defined to be applied to all similar colours as the one under consideration in the interior of a RANGE of 25 points along the axis of brightness and 25 points with respect to chromaticity thereby acting on L a b This means that this correction will not only modify the selected colour but will also act with decreasing force on all the colours that fall into the inner part of this Range therefore the colours that are lighter or darker by 25 points with respect to that
151. tter Proof Manual CREATE PROFILE x 1 Seleziona il Target per il profilo C program files Gretagh acbeth ProfileM aker Professional GOT estcharts StampantesEyeOne_iSissECIZ002CMyE Dimension 21 20 x 38 40 cm 2 Stampa target per profilatore 3 Assegno il profilo generato al Driver Chiudi This screen helps the user to print the target that will then need to be acquired to create the profile by an external program of those versions that are not present in the Power Profiler profile creation module To be able to use it you must have selected a valid printer driver and have set the printer where you wish to do printing By pressing the button with the three small dots you can choose the referring file to be printed to create the profile This file is generally found inside the profiler folder in the example Profile Maker by X Rite is shown Therefore by pressing 2 Print this file will be printed with the certainty that the colour management will be deactivated After having printed and generated the profile you can proceed to loading this profile in the printer driver and this can be done by pressing the 3 Assign button that will allow you to make the connection between the printer driver and the new profile and therefore allow usage 120 Power Plotter Proof Manual POWER SPOT COLOR Power Proof has an option for managing special colours that is all those differen
152. um of cyan magenta and yellow used during the printing of the image to generate the black channel With the cursor you can choose to use a black generation with more or less col our without using the ICC print profile It can be performed using 4 steps that gradually go from left to right to indicate maximum use of colour to maximum use of black By bringing the cursor to the extreme right beyond the vertical bar the printer will only use the black channel therefore all of the coloured component in the image will be discarded As mentioned in the interface this function can only be used for the printing of Black and White images OOTO TE a A TENT colore solo nero I 3 Attenzione verr stampata solo la componente nera dell immagine da usare solo su immagini Bianco Nero Curva di Conversione Annulla Applica 60 Power Plotter Proof Manual CUT MARK SETTINGS F12 From this panel the margin print notes and the cut marks necessary for trimming are set Impostazione Crocini e Descrizioni q X Tipo Crocini Nessuno kd Stampa Descrizioni Gestione Crocini Digitrim Attiva descrizioni in stampa Nome stampa x Driver x Profili x Linearizzazione x Data Ora Note su ogni stampa Nota Alto a destra Basso a sinistra Attiva descrizioni per immagine Annulla i Crocino staccato Cut Mark Type The type of print marks and how th
153. useful in the event something is corrupted and a refresher instal lation is just ideal This procedure requires a large bandwidth connection since the download can consist of several Mbytes 39 Power Plotter Proof Manual INSTALL MODIFY VIRTUAL PRINTER Opens the interface through which it is possible to create a system printer ac cessible by all windows programs This function is discussed in further detail in the appendices at the end of the manual in the page How to print from any application 40 Power Plotter Proof Manual RECENTLY USED FILE LIST Conforming to the standards for Windows applications the program file menu contains a list of the names of the most recently loaded files through which an image may be loaded with a single mouse click 41 Power Plotter Proof Manual EXIT THE PROGRAM This command terminates the program prompting for the saving of the workplace created 42 Power Plotter Proof Manual CHAPTER IV MENU COMMANDS CONFIGURATIONS MENU LANGUAGE From here it is possible to select the various lan guages for the program After having made the selection it is necessary to close and restart the program In the lower part of the program you can update the language files by visiting the Devstudio web site you must have access to an Internet connec tion By pressing the Internet button there will be a dialogue from which you can select from the avail
154. valore ie Om massimo di stampa dei colori LIGHT selezionare il numero corrispondente alla patch di colore con ra densita piu alta che viene stampata 22 correttamente O23 La patch deve essere asciutta e non mostrare PE fenomeni di rifiuto quali bleeding ecc an O La valutazione di questo parametro e O esclusivamente visiva ES 26 PE Valore selezionato 221 6 EE OE E O ane agente MO mu CE SRE Procedi in hodalita Avanzata INDIETRO AVANTI gt 101 Power Plotter Proof Manual 1 The selection of the optimal ink value for light colour mixes Because of their different chemical formulation the maximum ink limit of colour mixes composed of low density ink on a given support system tends to be inferior to the global one for base ink indicated in the preceding phase of the lineariza tion phase Similarly as mentioned in the global INK LIMIT interception the cor rect threshold value relating to LIGHT ink is also very important to achieve the best quality printing The procedure to identify this specific value foresees the printing of a single test represented by two columns of 18 colour samples each composed of light ink mixes with increasing ink values in a linear mode exactly as seen in the left part of the figured proposed by the linearization software Activate the Print max LIGHT TARGET to print this test page and conse quently identify the patch immediately before the
155. value automatically proposed by the software only represents the first ap proximation of the real value of the optimal INK LIMIT in fact it is not possible to determine the discard that will result on a support system in reaction to the print ing of any colouring mix For this reason the optimal INK LIMIT selection proce dure foresees the printing of various colour charts each being limited to a pre cise ink volume and the consequent selection of the optimal value through a purely visual comparison This test procedure is activated by pressing the Print Ink Limit Test The following window will then open through which it is possible to carry out the ink tests Initially the two Inferior Limit and Superior Limit text fields show the same INK LIMIT value thereby activating the printing of a single evaluation image where the ink is equal to the common value of the two fields The Increase Value text field is not used in this case even if it has been set with a predefined value 10 Even if it is advisable to proceed with the printing of a single test at a time if you wish to activate sequential printing of a series of tests all you have to do is indi cate two different values in the Inferior Limit and Superior Limit fields and if necessary modify the gap you want in the Increase Value field Inferior Limit Input the minimum ink value that you want to evaluate e g 80 Limite
156. ves can be CMYK if the driver is the four colour process or if the driver is RGB it is frequently CMY or RGB if the option in program preferences is de activated 154 Power Plotter Proof Manual Correzione Colore canale SCS ee ed oo spline x i RESET TUTTO Anteprima C O Luminosita Contrasto Gamma Output curves panel In this window the shape of active curves can be manually retouched The edit ing channel is chosen from the list at the top You can choose to work on all channels or on each one singularly in curved spline or linear mode The two RESET buttons delete the modifications and are proportional to the curve while RESET ALL is proportional to all the curves and parameters The cursors at the bottom operate on Brightness Contrast Range 155 Power Plotter Proof Manual All the values set are proportional to the visualized channel with RESET ALL the default values are restored for all the values of all channels Tipo di profilo al Profilo Base S Profile Type Icon Highlights the type of profile selected If there are more profiles it is possible to see them and choose them using the button displaying the eye that opens the following window where there is a list of profiles a description and if necessary in some RIP versions optimized drivers Device link Seleziona profilo per Proof paper semi glossy 255 pa Profilo Base lt Driver ot
157. you have to check that the image im ported to the workspace of Power Plotter Proof is RGB If not make sure that the image will be opened in the correct colour space using the PP configurations in the Image Quality menu in Program Preferences The important benefit of this setting is that if you wish to print lines with black ink you can disable the profile management and enable printing with 100 black in the black generation panel When you use the profiles the image colours will be more accurate When you launch a print job from Autocad a message will be displayed indicat ing that the printer port is already in use This happens as the PPPX IPXX port set on Autocad is the same used by Windows Power Plotter Printer It is only a warning and does not jeopardize the result simply ignore it 180 Power Plotter Proof Manual PRINTING FROM MACINTOSH There are various systems for this situation the most beneficial are those that use a Windows Serer or a Maclan PC because they guarantee maximum speed and better management of print processing while printing with the LPR port has the advantage of being integrated with Power Plotter Proof and therefore does not give the user added expenses but could be slower Print using the LPR port incorporated in Power Plotter Proof Power Plotter Proof has an internal active LPR print server that does not need to be configured by the user This feature allows printing directly on the RIP from oth
158. yscale button automatically transforms images to greyscale during printing or saving 35 Power Plotter Proof Manual CLOSE IMAGE DEL This command removes a selected image or Images from the viewing window CANCEL PREVIEW Power Plotter Proof maintains a cache of the most recently used images to speed up loading The Cancel preview command empties this cache so that Power Plotter Proof is forced to seek the original instead of the copy of the image In any case if the image has been modified it is automatically searched for This preview function is used to show the appearance of the document which must be printed so it may be positioned on the workspace Eliminating them is generally not necessary as they take up very little space However it may be come useful in certain situations for example where some of these files are dam aged causing errors in the program SELECT ALL IMAGES CTRL A This command may be used to simultaneously select all the images on the work space This way it is possible to apply all the operations being performed to all the docu ments present SELECT SOURCE Sets the source used when running the Acquire Scanner command Useful when more than one TWAIN acquisition device is installed for example a scanner and a camera 36 Power Plotter Proof Manual ACQUISITION FROM A SCANNER This function calls the 32 bit TWAIN scanner driver so that it is possible to ac quire an image sav

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