HumanEyes Producer3D Version 3.0 User`s Guide
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1. Figure 24 Layout Settings 2 In the Output Settings block set the width height page orientation and printer resolution of the lens you will be printing on or choose a preset layout size from the list You can also save the current values as a preset for future use P Ce HumanEyes 31 HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide In the Lenticular Lens block set the lens orientation its optical pitch and mechanical pitch values For information about pitch values refer to Measuring Lens Pitch in Chapter 3 In the Print Marks block choose a suitable template for the job and layout or None Click OK and an empty layout appears Choose File gt Save and save the layout Adding multiple Ldocs and images to the layout HumaneEyes Producer3D lets you place multiple Ldocs and images on the layout To add multiple Ldoc files or images to the layout i ree HumanEyes Click the Insert Files icon in the Document List window and choose Ldocs or Images TIF PSD GIF and JPEG Choose the Ldocs or images you want to insert use Shift Click or Command Click to select multiple files then click the Open button OR Drag multiple Ldoc files and or images from the Finder onto the layout OR Choose Insert gt Ldocs or Insert gt Images The Insert dialog box appears Choose the Ldocs or images you want to insert use Shift Click or Command Click to select multiple files then click the Open button OR HumaneEyes Pr2. 2 Choose Edit gt Edit Ldoc in HumanEyes Creative3D HumanEyes Creative3D opens and displays the Ldoc HumanEyes Creative D Figure 14 Creative3D editing an Ldoc file 3 Modify the Ldoc When you save the changes the Ldoc in the layout is automatically updated For more information about HumanEyes Creative3D refer to the HumanEyes Creative3D User Manual Using Print Marks layout and job You can add print marks to the layout and jobs by Dragging print mark icons onto an Ldoc or the layout Applying custom job and layout mark templates via context sensitive info windows NOTE You can add print marks to Ldocs and layout Print marks cannot be added to an image Adding Print Marks To insert a print mark 1 Drag the relevant print mark icon onto the layout or Ldoc The print mark displays a bounding box to confirm its placement OR Choose Insert gt Print Mark gt the mark you want to add A selection of print marks are available some can be used only on the layout others can be attached only to jobs on the layout yet others can be added to either the layout or to jobs E v PS humantyes 20 HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide Name Mechanical pitch strip Alignment marks Alignment marks 4 strips Initial registration marks Center marks Color bar Registration marks Registration marks on 4 corners Description Validates the mechanical pitch Can only be added
3. 2 Define the final poster size and orientation 3 Set the printer resolution for the printer that will print the final job care HumanEyes 3 HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide 6 1 e Barrier and other meaa oes OOO Barrier Pitch The pitch of the black lines barriers in lines per inch LPI By locking clicking the radio button HumanEyes Producer3D will calculate this value for you according to the parameters you input in the other fields Thickness The thickness of the printing material By locking clicking the radio button HumanEyes Producer3D will calculate this value for you according to the parameters you input in the other fields Viewing distance The distance between the poster and the viewing audience By locking clicking the radio button Producer3D will calculate this value for you according to the parameters you input in the other fields Walking distance The distance a viewer will walk in order to see views 1 2 3 and then view 1 again By locking clicking the radio button HumanEyes Producer3D will calculate this value for you according to the parameters you input in the other fields The barrier section in the dialog box contains 4 main parameters the barrier pitch the thickness the viewing distance and the walking distance You can lock one of those parameters by clicking the radio button HumanEyes Producer3D will then calculate this value for you according to the 3 other parame
4. HumanEyes Producer3D User s Guide X HumanEyes HumanEyes Producer3D Version 3 0 User s Guide This page intentionally left blank http www humaneyes com Document version 3 0 2009 HumanEyes Technologies Ltd All rights reserved HumanEyes Creative and the HumanEyes logo are trademarks of HumanEyes Technologies Ltd All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners HumanEyes Producer3D User s Guide Preface Preface Welcome to HumanEyes Producer3D an innovative and complete software solution for printing lenticular lens effects with flip morph animation and 3D without any limitations on output size from source to print HumanEyes Producer3D fills a need in the lenticular printing production market exceeding any similar lenticular printing product in the market About this guide This guide describes how to use HumanEyes Producer3D to impose and print your lenticular projects and contains comprehensive information about the program s features Chapter 1 Introducing HumanEyes Producer3D discusses the program s features and benefits and where the program fits into the suite Chapter 2 Installing the program explains how to install the program Chapter 3 Getting Started describes the program s interface to the first time user and walks you through the creation of a simple lenticular project layout Chapter 4 Producing an Advanced l
5. sania My iiy MART ii Figure 28 Step and repeat before Drag any handle up down left right or diagonally across the Layout As you drag the handle duplicates of your image will appear THRA SB ito init UULA II L L uf i il HLL Mii ALLLLLELU L Figure 29 Step and repeat after Choose File gt Save and save the layout Aligning multiple Ldocs on the layout You can align or distribute Ldocs relative to other Ldocs on the layout Aligning moves Ldocs so that they lie on a straight line along one edge or their centers To align Ldocs 1 Fe Select the desired objects you want to align by Shift clicking or Command clicking them Choose Layout gt Alignment gt and then select one of the desired alignment option from the menu e Align Left Edges Aligns objects so their left edges are all on a single line e Align Horizontal Centers Aligns objects by their centers distributed horizontally e Align Right Edges Aligns objects by their right edges 35 HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide e Align Top Edges Aligns objects by their top edges e Align Vertical Centers Aligns objects by their centers distributed vertically e Align Bottom Edges Aligns objects by their bottom edges HumanEyes LensFree print without using a lenticular lens Lensfree is another way to print 3D Motion animation and flip effects WITHOUT using a lenticular lens By printing a series of equally spaced bl
6. and the generator will calculate the optimum Lensfree barrier for your job along with the optimum optical pitch value for the interlaced file eLa HumanEyes 2 HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide To create the barrier for the Lensfree job 1 Choose Tools gt Lensfree Barrier Generator The Lensfree Barrier Generator dialog box appears LensFree Barrier Generator Output Settings Preset A4 sheet 210 x 297 mm HH Portrait Landscape Width 8 27 Height 11 69 inch F Printer Resolution 720 te dpi e Barrier Barrter Pitch 40 LPI HA r Thickness 0 1 inch a Je a cr Viewing Distance 2 Vf inch is T Walking Distance 8 25 inch rE Barrier Gap in Pixels 6 of 18 Barrier Material Acrylic Glass PMMA 4 Recommended Optical Pitch 39 8788 Please perform pitch measurement Max number of flip images 1 Barrier lines will be visible Yes Image Mode Bitmap CMYK Borders Size 0 inch Fa Cancel Continue Figure 30 Lensfree Barrier Generator Dialog Output Settings Field Description O Preset A selected range of document sizes You can save your own customized presets Saved presets are added to the list Portrait Landscape The orientation of the job Width Height The job s dimensions Printer Resolution The resolution of the printer that will create the barrier We recommend to use the same printer for creating the interlaced image job
7. settings Any changes you previously made to the preferences will be lost 3 Click OK The Preferences window closes and you are returned to the Layout Editor i Cs HumanEyes 30 HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide Producing an Advanced Lenticular Project Overview In Chapter 3 we created a simple layout with one Ldoc This chapter goes beyond the basic concepts uses multiple Ldocs and images and explains how to create an advanced lenticular project using the program s more innovative features Creating an advanced layout An advanced layout consists of multiple Ldocs and images of varying sizes proportions and pitch values that are meant to be printed on the same lenticular lens When printing on paper the program can be used to interlace jobs that are not meant to be laminated to the same lens type NOTE Before creating an advanced layout choose a suitable lens as discussed in Selecting Lens in Chapter 3 To create a new layout 1 Choose File gt New The Layout Settings dialog box appears Layout Settings Output Settings Preset Current Layout Size B Save Preset Portrait Landscape Width 16 Height 10 inch PA l Constrain Proportions Printer Resolution 720 3 dpi H Lenticular Lens Lens Orientation Vertical Horizontal Optical Pitch 40 Ipi __ Mechanical Pitch pi Print Marks Use Layout Marks Template Default Use Job Marks Template Default F
8. Features and benefits HumanEyes Producer3D is a fast and easy to use program offering the printer complete control for customizing printed lenticular output Use HumanEyes Producer3D to Pre press Repeat elements on the layout from a single source using Step and Repeat see Using Step and Repeat on page 34 eee HumanEyes HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide Determine lens pitch with ease using HumanEyes Producer3D s enhanced pitch measurement mechanism with some optional additional advanced options see Measuring Lens Pitch on page 10 Import multiple Ldocs and images and manipulate them as floating objects by dragging them independently on the same layout see Adding multiple Ldocs and images to the layout on page 32 Apply pre press registration instructions for full control of lenticular marking such as alignment marks registration marks center marks printer marks layout templates printer job presets and more even save them as presets for future use see Using Print Marks layout and job on page 20 Arrange images of different sizes on the same layout according to a pitch frequency and print your plate in a single run see Adding multiple Ldocs and images to the layout on page 32 Interlace Interlace to a PDF workflow interlaced files can be saved to a PDF offering smaller sized files with a higher resolution see Interlacing the layout on page 24
9. e Color Profile choose a profile that matches your production requirements e Mirrored choose Mirrored when printing directly on the lens e Rotated choose Rotated when it suits your printer s specifications 3 Click OK The Select Output File dialog appears 4 Save the file as TIFF PDF and PostScript or Scitex CT format The interlaced file is now ready to be printed on a lenticular lens Interlacing a selected area You can interlace a small part of the layout or multiple areas without printing the whole job To interlace a small part of the layout i a 1 Click the Select Area for Interlace tool 2 Drag the cursor over the area you want to interlace Shift drag for multiple areas atl Ce HumanEyes 25 HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide 3 Click the Interlace button in the layout editor and follow the Interlacing procedure as described in the previous section To interlace a layout To de select the selected areas press Command D Saving a layout for future use You can save a layout for future use When a layout is saved all information such as the positioning of objects on the layout and canvas print marks and settings are retained and the layout can be re opened at anytime for further modifications NOTE HumaneEyes Producer3D s layouts have an HLT HumanEyes Layout file extension To save a layout for future use 1 Choose File gt Save As The Save As dialog box appears 2
10. lens Place the lenticular lens on the printout with the smooth side facing up or print directly to the lens Move the lenticular lens until the left alignment line of the printout is aligned with one of the gutters of the lenticular lens Opposite to the lens direction check each line and make sure it always appears in the same relative location between two lenticules Figure 12 Pitch alignment If the lines are too close together look at a lower pitch value higher up on the pitch measurement printout Conversely if the lines are too far apart look at a higher pitch value lower down on the pitch measurement printout When you have found a uniform pattern this is the line with the most correct mechanical pitch NOTE If you can t find the correct row make a finer measurement using a finer range of steps Identifying the mechanical pitch without a loupe This method is simpler to use because it doesn t require additional equipment However it is the least accurate because the greater the viewing distance the more the optical pitch becomes negligibly similar to the mechanical pitch To identify the mechanical pitch without a loupe 1 Create print and align the pitch measurement printout or print HumanEyes to the lens 18 HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide 2 Place the pitch measurement printout with the attached lens against a wall or any other instrument that can support it 3 Move away from the
11. lenses or after performing mechanical adjustments to the printer Optical Pitch HumanEyes Producer3D lets you easily measure pitch automatically calculating an approximate pitch value for you according to the lens being used and the parameters you have set for it in the Pitch Measurement dialog box NOTE Measuring pitch is iterative It goes from Rough to Fine where HumanEyes Producer3D automatically calculates the number of in between steps depending upon the parameters you set The in between values are spaced so as to allow a wider range of pitch values while still obtaining the maximum accuracy for the given lens and for the given print size Measuring Rough Pitch Based on the estimated pitch value of the lens obtained from the lens manufacturer a rough pitch value is initially attained NOTE For advanced users who don t need to print the rough pitch we recommend working manually or just use the Fine Step as your first step To attain a rough pitch value 3 Choose Tools gt Pitch Measurement or press Command T The Pitch Measurement dialog box appears em HumanEyes 11 HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide Pitch Measurement Output Settings Preset A4 sheet 210 x 297 mm Portrait Landscape Width 8 27 Height 11 69 inch F Printer Resolution 400 o dpi FA Pitch Estimated Pitch 0 lpi Pitch Range Step 1 HH 0 Ipi Pitch Range From 0 to 0 More Settings Strip Height
12. new area Step and repeat Repeat an object multiple times on the layout such as a business card a Set tiling Display and control the tiling grid when printing across several lenses Canvas area The Canvas area is a working area where you can place objects when you don t want to interlace them anywhere on the grey area that surrounds the layout everything placed outside of layout will not be included in the final interlaced output Layout area The Layout area is where objects and print marks are positioned before you interlace them the checkerboard area Select the objects by clicking on them Select the layout by clicking on it Start Interlace button The Interlace button when clicked starts the interlacing process Pressing Command l also starts the interlacing process Object Information window The Context sensitive info window displays information about the currently selected object or layout Document List window The Document List window contains a list of objects and layout print marks currently on the layout and canvas You can show or hide objects and rearrange their ordering in the list Object Management icons The object management icons provide a handy access to the following common instructions Icon Name Description a Insert object Add Ldocs and images to the layout and canvas LS T Remove object Remove objects off the layout and canvas gi Show Hide Layout Show or hide layout print marks Pr
13. of optical elements lenticules When viewed from different angles different areas under the lens are magnified Lenticule A single optical element a strip in the lenticular lens sheet Pitch Mechanical The exact physical count of lenticules per inch Pitch value is measured in Lenticules Per Inch LPI Pitch Optical Optical Pitch is the correct pitch for interlacing the content in order to view the content properly The optical pitch depends on the mechanical pitch and on the viewing distance When the viewer is assumed to be located at a very large distance the optical pitch equals the mechanical pitch Viewing Angle The viewing angle of a lens can be defined in many ways One popular definition is roughly the angle between the rays corresponding to the two most extreme views Thank you for using HumanEyes Producer3D http Awww humaneyes com eLa HumanEyes 42
14. opens 7 Double click the HumanEyesProducer3D1 1 mpkg package icon and then follow the on screen installation instructions atl Se HumanEyes 6 HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide Getting Started Overview A simple lenticular project consists of carrying out the following tasks Starting the program Selecting a lens to fit the job Measuring the lens pitch Opening an Ldoc file Adding print marks optional Interlacing the layout Printing the job Starting HumanEyes Producer3D The HASP prevents unauthorized use of HumanEyes Producer3D and must be connected every time you use it To start the program 1 In the Mac OS X Finder navigate to the HumanEyes Producer3D 1 1 folder under the Applications folder 2 Double click the HumanEyes Producer3D 1 1 icon 699 i Applications gt HumanEyes Creative3D 2 1 v L HumanEyes Producer3D 1 1 W HaspUpdate app HumanEyes Producer3D 1 1 app At iCal app a iChat ap i Figure 2 HumanEyes Producer3D Icon The program starts and displays the menu bar and the Document List window we HurmanEyes 7 HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide HumanEyes Producer3D 1 1 File Tools Window Help E a D Docume nt Name Figure 3 HumanEyes Producer3D Document List Window NOTE If the software doesn t run make sure the HASP is in the USB and that its LED red light is on If it isn t you might need to update the HASP d
15. the Lensfree job L wn HumanEyes Choose Layout gt Settings The Layout Settings dialog box appears Close the interlaced file according to the recommended optical pitch value as calculated in the Lensfree Barrier Generator Interlace with the mirror option selected Save the file to the desired location Send the interlaced file and the Lensfree barrier file to the printer Tiling to several lenses on page 43 Soft proofing coming soon 2009 runs a print simulation based on a profile of the lenticular workflow that offers a realistic view of the way the job will look HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide Installing HumanEyes Producer3D Overview This chapter describes system requirements how to install HumanEyes Producer3D and what the software ships with System Requirements PowerPC G4 G5 or Intel Core Duo 2 processors Mac OS X 10 4 7 and later QuickTime 7 1 or later 1 GB RAM 1 GB disk space A graphic card with at least 64 MB memory more memory is recommended Package Contents The package includes CD containing HumanEyes Producer3D v1 1 software video tutorials and User Guide in PDF HASP Dongle Installation To install the software and HASP driver 4 Make sure that the HASP is in the USB drive 5 Close any HumanEyes applications that may be open 6 Insert the HumanEyes Producer3D v1 1 CD into your computer s CD drive the Producer3D installation window
16. to the layout Verifies the alignment of the final print with respect to the lens especially angular rotational alignment Can be applied to jobs and or layout Adds a frame of alignment marks around jobs or the layout Helps identify bad color registration early in the printing process Can only be added to the layout Verifies shift alignment of the lens to the print so that a viewer looking from the front will see the center view Can be applied to jobs and or layout Adds color bars to the layout Can only be added to the layout Adds a single set of color registration marks to the layout Can only be added to the layout A set of 4 registration marks one in each corner of the layout Can only be added to the layout Info line A line of text describing the job or the layout Can be applied to jobs and or layout Crop marks Ensures proper cutting of jobs from the layout Can only be added to jobs Side guides Adds side guides for offset printing Can only be added to the layout Humanlyes Producer3D 1 1 File Edt View Layout insert Selection Tools Window Help ceed oes Eh peo 4 Wed 12 12 12 dben eee Unaitied 2 eae ig ais ts ae EC er Lik Adsl nr Ane Us ot tt A AN LI LINAN KA A LY ELL SOA M Mars Men Figure 15 An Ldoc with print marks Fe 21 HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide 2 To move a print mark around a layout click the Move an Object tool to make it active select the mark
17. you might want displayed on the printed output and choose Mirrored when printing directly on the lens Rotated and or Smooth depending on the destination printer and nature of the job Generally smooth should be used when working with lenses that have a low pitch value such as 20 30 or 40 LPI and when stochastic screening e Click the Continue button navigate to the location where you want to save the pitch measurement file and choose a file format TIFF PDF PostScript or Scitex CT e Click Save to output the rough preview sheet to a file for printing and future use 7 Open the rough preview sheet created in the previous step in an image editor application or directly in the RIP 8 Print the file to the printer that is destined to print the lenticular output Printer resolution must match the output of the pitch file NOTE Make sure the pitch measurement file is printed using the same orientation material and actual size no scaling in any way as the final lenticular output 9 If you are not printing the pitch measurement directly on the lens place the lens on top of the printed image 10 Align the lens by rotating it right or left until the broken side alignment lines are straight as shown below atl Ce HumanEyes 13 HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide Figure 6 Aligned pitch measurement printout continuous black line Figure 7 Misaligned pitch measurement printout broken black lines 1
18. 0 25 inch FA Extra Text _ Mirrored Rotated _ Smooth Stochastic Screening Output Data Number of Strips 32 Net Width 7 52 inch T Close Figure 4 Pitch Measurement 4 In the Output Settings block set the width height orientation and printer resolution for the pitch measurement output or choose a preset from the drop down list Pitch width should be at the same length of job width You can also save the current values as a preset for future use 5 In the Pitch block set the estimated pitch obtained from the lens manufacturer and choose Step 1 Rough from the Pitch Range list HumaneEyes Producer3D calculates the range and displays it in bold figures A rough preview appears to the right of the Pitch Measurement dialog box Notice the preview changes as you change the parameters Fe HumanEyes 12 HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide Pitch Measurement Output Settings Preset A4 sheet 210x 297mm Portrait Landscape Width 8 27 Height 11 69 inch f Printer Resolution 400 fA dpi Pitch Estimated Pitch 75 5 lpi Pitch Range Step 1 rough ked 1 51 lpi Pitch Range From 73 99 to 77 111 More Settings Strip Height 0 25 inch B Extra Text Mirrored Rotated _ Smooth Stochastic Screening Output Data Number of Strips 32 Net Width 7 52 inch T Figure 5 Pitch Measurement with rough preview 6 In the More Settings block set the height of the strips and extra text
19. 1 View the pitch measurement printout from the same distance from which the final lenticular image will be viewed If there is a range of distances from which the image will be viewed use the shortest distance in that range 12 Find the two least broken lines one black and one white as shown below Figure 8 Find the two least broken lines to locate the pitch The curved lines seem to be pointing to these lines If you move your head from side to side you will notice that the lines above these strips seem to move to one side and the lines below them seem to move to the other side In fact lines with a pitch that is too low will move in the opposite direction Fe HumanEyes 14 HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide to the direction of the movement of your head and lines with a pitch that is too high will move in the same direction as the movement of your head When you are looking towards the printout lenses close one eye When you are looking from the side against lenses direction use both eyes NOTE The pitch value between the two unbroken lines is the result of the rough preview Measuring for Fine Pitch Using the results of the rough pitch value as the estimated pitch repeat the following fine tuning until you arrive at the precise pitch value To attain a fine tuned pitch value 1 In the Estimated Pitch field type the rough pitch value you attained in the previous section Notice Step 2 fine is now automaticall
20. 6 of 18 Barrier Material Acrylic Glass PMMA is Recommended Optical Pitch 39 8788 Please perform pitch measurement Max number of flip images 1 Barrier lines will be visible Yes Image Mode Bitmap CMYK Borders Size 0 inch hed Cancel Continue Figure 30 Lensfree Barrier Generator Dialog e Output Settings Field Description OO Preset A selected range of document sizes You can save your own customized presets Saved presets are added to the list Portrait Landscape The orientation of the job Width Height The job s dimensions Printer Resolution The resolution of the printer that will create the barrier We recommend to use the same printer for creating the interlaced image job 4 Define the final poster size and orientation 5 Set the printer resolution for the printer that will print the final job a Se HumanEyes 37 HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide 8 9 e Barrier and other ed Description Barrier Pitch The pitch of the black lines barriers in lines per inch LPI By locking clicking the radio button HumaneEyes Producer3D will calculate this value for you according to the parameters you input in the other fields Thickness The thickness of the printing material By locking clicking the radio button HumanEyes Producer3D will calculate this value for you according to the parameters you input in the other fields Viewing distance The distance between the
21. Navigate to the location where you want to save the layout name the file and click the Save button HumanEyes Producer3D saves the layout as an HLT file to the location you specified HLT files are linked to the external source Ldocs If you want to copy an HLT file you will need to copy the source Ldocs related to it as well Setting preferences Numerous program settings can be defined in the Preferences window including general display options the default unit of measurement the default unit of resolution snapping parameters timing frequency of automatic backup and the default tiling size Specifying general display options You can specify the coloring of general display options To specify the coloring of general display options 1 Choose HumanEyes Producer3D 1 1 gt Preferences or press Commands The Preferences window appears arene HumanEyes 26 HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide eoo Preferences Tiling Grid Tiling Margins P SE Settings Crop Area r Guides lt Crop Marks E Job Frame iin Job Override Target for Print Mark Reset to factory settings Cancel OK Figure 21 Preferences 2 Click a display option The Colors window appears OO B Colors O ge Se he amp a Em7 A Cancel Figure 22 Color preferences 3 Choose a new color for the display option 4 Click OK The Colors window cl
22. Pitch HumanEyes Producer3D interlaces the final image according to an optical pitch value This ensures an optimal viewing experience Incorrect optical pitch can result in an unclear and out of focus image and ineffective 3D viewing To achieve the best possible interlaced results a series of tests are performed to determine the precise pitch values required for the lenticular job The tests are fine tuned until the pitch value has been attained There are two pitch types Mechanical pitch Each lenticular lens has a specific mechanical pitch which is the exact physical count of lenticules in a unit of length cm inch meter etc In order to synchronize the centering and alignment of several jobs printed on the same layout such as when using Step and Repeat a mechanical pitch value is necessary If the job consists of only one Ldoc or one image such as a poster and a single lens as opposed or HumanEyes 10 HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide to tiling measuring mechanical pitch is not required Mechanical pitch may change as a result of changes of pressure and temperature Optical pitch Optical pitch depends on the mechanical pitch and the viewing distance and varies slightly when those parameters change Note that a layout with one mechanical pitch can contain Ldocs each having a different optical pitch depending on their viewing distance NOTE Itis recommended to measure the pitch when receiving a new batch of
23. The new improved Interlace engine lets you control anti aliasing per layer and enjoy better support for smaller sized texts Interlace whatever you want the most powerful and accurate interlace tool in the industry now also supports printing only a selected area of the source file now you can test just a small part of the job or multiple small areas without printing the whole job see Interlacing the layout on page 24 Pre print Tile layouts to a series of lenses with total production confidence see HumanEyes LensFree print without using a lenticular lens Lensfree is another way to print 3D Motion animation and flip effects WITHOUT using a lenticular lens By printing a series of equally spaced black lines according to the job s LPI on one side of a flat clear material such as flexi glass or glass and an interlaced file on the opposite side of the same material you can create all known lenticular effects by passing the need to purchase a batch of lenses NOTE Lensfree jobs MUST be backlit to make the lenticular effects visible If the job is not lit from behind the image will appear dark and unrecognizable Lensfree Barrier Generator How it Works The Lensfree Barrier Generator helps you arrive at the necessary required parameters according to your input to facilitate high quality lenticular effects You simply input the type of printing material poster size viewing distance type of effect
24. ack lines according to the job s LPI on one side of a flat clear material such as flexi glass or glass and an interlaced file on the opposite side of the same material you can create all known lenticular effects by passing the need to purchase a batch of lenses NOTE Lensfree jobs MUST be backlit to make the lenticular effects visible If the job is not lit from behind the image will appear dark and unrecognizable Lensfree Barrier Generator How it Works The Lensfree Barrier Generator helps you arrive at the necessary required parameters according to your input to facilitate high quality lenticular effects You simply input the type of printing material poster size viewing distance type of effect and the generator will calculate the optimum Lensfree barrier for your job along with the optimum optical pitch value for the interlaced file To create the barrier for the Lensfree job 3 Choose Tools gt Lensfree Barrier Generator The Lensfree Barrier Generator dialog box appears ae Se HumanEyes 36 HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide LensFree Barrier Generator Output Settings Preset A4 sheet 210 x 297 mm HA Portrait Landscape Width 8 27 Height 11 69 inch PA Printer Resolution 720 t dpi P Barrier Barrier Pitch 40 LPI 3 4 a Thickness 0 1 finch is T Viewing Distance 22 jo inch 4 O Walking Distance 8 25 Linch L Barrier Gap in Pixels
25. and move it to a new position 3 To delete a print mark click the Move an Object tool to make it active select the print mark you want to delete and then press the Backspace key NOTE You can also Command click multiple print marks when deleting more than one mark 4 To modify print marks settings right click or Ctrl click the print mark s icon in the Layout Editor window The print mark s info window appears We chose the Centre Mark icon in the example below Center Marks Settings inch Mark Height 0 25 inch FPH Mark Width 0 25 _ Cancel Figure 16 Center Marks Settings e Set the parameters to fit the job or layout depending on the print mark you selected NOTE You can modify print mark settings during any stage of production Using Print Marks Templates A print mark template is a customized collection of Job and Layout marks that can be applied to other jobs or the layout during lenticular production Creating a new Print Marks Template To create a print mark template 1 Add any combination of marks to the layout 2 Click the Move an Object tool to make it active 3 For Job marks click the Ldoc whose combination of marks you want to save as a preset template for future application The Lenticular Document Info window appears Fe HumanEyes 22 HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide Lenticular Document Info X 10 25 Y 0 25 inch H Width 2 Height 2 88 _ i
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27. can introduce blurriness and ineffective 3D viewing In flip and animated effects an incorrect pitch would result in ghosting Ldoc Lenticular document HumanEyes proprietary file format output from the HumanEyes Creative3D application LensFree printing A term referring to printing of lenticular effects without using a lenticular lens This is implemented by printing two patterns from two sides of a transparent media such as plastic or glass surface The first pattern is the conventional interlaced file and the second pattern is a set of stripes that serve as a light barrier Yael HumanEyes 4 HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide Lens Thickness A distinction is usually made between thick lenses up to 60 LPI and thin lenses 60 LPI and above The lens thickness varies between 150 mil 3 81 mm to 48 mil 1 22 mm for thick lenses and from 27 mil 0 686 mm to 14 mil 0 355 mm for thin lenses Different thickness lenses are suitable for different applications In general thick lenses are more suitable for printing wide format applications Thin lenses are more suitable for small handheld applications and ones with a short viewing distance Lenticular Image A specially prepared image to which the lens is attached Views are arranged under lenticules so that each eye is projected a different view The brain then processed these views to a single coherent 3D image Lenticular Lens A plastic lens consisting of an array
28. ces or press Commands The Preferences window appears 2 Click the Settings option to make it active HumanEyes Producer3D displays the Automatic Backup Save parameters 3 Check the Save Backup Every box to make it active 4 Enter the time frequency in minutes you want the program to save automatic backups 5 Click OK The Preferences window closes and you are returned to the Layout Editor Specifying the default tile size You can define the dimensions of the tile size and not need to change the values again later To set the default tile size 1 Choose HumanEyes Producer3D 1 1 gt Preferences or press Commands The Preferences window appears 2 Click the Settings option to make it active HumanEyes Producer3D displays the Default Tile Size parameters 3 Inthe Width field type the desired width of the tile 4 Inthe Height field type the desired Height of the tile 5 Click OK The Preferences window closes and you are returned to the Layout Editor Restoring Default Preferences Unexpected behavior may indicate damaged preferences If you suspect damage to preferences restore them to the factory settings To restore all preferences to the factory settings 1 Choose HumanEyes Producer3D 1 1 gt Preferences or press Commands The Preferences window appears Ge HumanEyes 29 HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide 2 Click the Reset to Factory Settings button Preferences revert to the factory
29. enticular project goes beyond the basics describing how to create a complicated lenticular project using the program s more advanced features Appendix A Glossary of Terms discusses terminology used in lenticular printing Related documents HumanEyes Producer3D also includes complete documentation in an Online Help system HumaneEyes Creative3D user guide HumaneEyes Internet resources You can access additional resources for learning more about HumanEyes products by browsing the Humaneyes com web site These resources are continually updated HumaneEyes Technologies Ltd HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide Table of Contents PPM TAC ce da es ceceneneeenaceneecexdbcteceneeneunnceenenme E i About this QUIE svete son ssuichavensiavsenensitianedcotesussvhiventierstuensitinsossanelaventiesniescuceaenteeteson i FRE ASC OO CN SINS acano dasiaise te netenayiet cuguiacadaueneenoeteuasimostuadanasaveuns i PIUMANEVES INtTerneLrESOUrCES ererat i Tape o CON EE e E E E palaces gee msaedeeseea vereease ii Modu ON meres ce stn ter mr en eer sent tn ee eae meee en torte rennet eer 1 PIU EV CS SUITE sates citcsctsccetscces ceccstecausesteatavasteecedsananacecsstanusnioteanedtcconavecstecansastece 1 FE AUIS apd DGG TNS sepen E E E TE E A 1 PODOS ec E E A E E ee ee E E A A eee 1 PIA STAC E E E E AA AE E A E ET E E E A 2 Prep INI oE OE 2 Installing HumanEyes Producer3D sssssssssrsrrrsrrererrrreessssrrrrrtrrrrrrreress
30. ide the layout into several areas that correspond to the lens size available on your printer To tile the layout to several lenses 1 Choose Layout gt Settings The Layout Settings dialog appears 2 Set the dimensions of the layout 3 Click the Set Tiling tool A tiling grid appears based on the default tile size which can be set in the Preferences window Se HumanEyes 39 HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide Horma y oad i A a Na e m m m m A e SO I Coterace Figure 31 Tiling Grid 4 You can customize the tiled grid otherwise without customizing the tile size will be the default tile size set in the preferences by entering the following optional parameters in the Tiling Info window Field Description Tile origin The origin from where you want the tiling grid to start Default values are x 0 and y 0 Tile size The dimensions of the tiled grid There are 2 options use regular width height or use net width height Number of Tiles The number of tiles you want per row and per column on the layout Tile Overlap The amount of tile overlap for the job Use Marks The Marks template that will be applied to the tiles Template 5 Choose File gt Save and save the job we HumanEyes 40 HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide Appendix Appendix A Glossary of Terms Alignment and centering marks When printing on paper and laminating the paper with the lens it is crucial that the print
31. int Marks ore HumanEyes 9 HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide Selecting Lens There is a critical relationship between lenticular effects lens orientation and the viewing distance Your choice of lens and its orientation will depend upon the effects you want to achieve in the printed output You can save valuable lenticular production time by considering the following critical questions Will the job consist of just a single lenticular effect or will it consist of a combination of Flip Motion and 3D effects Will the job will physically fit the lens dimensions or will it need tiling The answers to these questions will ultimately determine the lens orientation and other parameters Use the following table to help choose the correct lens to fit the Ldoc To achieve this effect print on this type of lens Flip effect A wide angled lenticular lens Handheld flip effect A wide angled lenticular lens whose orientation is horizontal Large scale long distance A wide angled Lenticular lens whose orientation is flip effects such as Posters vertical not handheld 3D effect A narrow angled Lenticular lens whose orientation is vertical Motion effects such as Both wide angled and narrow angled lenses the animation video and morph narrower the lens the smoother the motion effect will be A mix of 3D and other effects A narrow angled Lenticular lens whose orientation is vertical Measuring Lens
32. int without using a lenticular lens sseeeeeeees 36 Tiling to Several IONSOS cccccsssssssssseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesseneaaassssseeees 39 PCO aoaeiaa E E 41 Appendix A Glossary Of TCris ccccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesy 41 R lil HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide Introduction Welcome to HumanEyes Producer3D an innovative and complete software solution for printing lenticular lens effects with flip morph animation and 3D from source to print HumanEyes Producer3D fills a need in the lenticular printing production market supporting higher resolutions than most competing products This chapter introduces HumanEyes Producer3D to the first time user its features and benefits and where the program fits in with the rest of the HumaneEyes suite HumaneEyes Suite A revolutionary breakthrough for the Lenticular print industry the HumanEyes Family of products is based on cutting edge technology allowing the creation and printing of natural panoramic 3D images as well as a full range of lenticular effects HumanEyes Family of products et HumanEyes Photographers Designers Printers HumanEyes HumerEves Photography Engine Creative3D Producer3D 3D photography engine 2D to 3D conversion AEE We SEES Animations e Interlace engine Hard Proofing 40 LPI eImpressive array of pre 57 i press tools l Tiling option Figure 1 HumanEyes Suite
33. is properly aligned to the lens This alignment includes rotation and translation Alignment marks are used to eliminate rotation between the paper and the lens Centering marks are used to make sure that lens is properly shifted with respect the paper making sure that the center view will indeed appear when looking on the lens from the front center Anti aliasing Anti aliasing is a process that reduces the amount of aliasing in images Aliasing artifacts appear when resizing images to make them smaller by mere sampling interpolation Aliasing is mostly noticeable in three forms Jaggy edges distortion in small objects like text and small noisy flickers when looking across different views In order to reduce aliasing the anti aliasing process blurs the images prior to resizing them Centering The lens is shifted correctly with respect to the print When viewing the job from the front the viewer will see the center view When there are several jobs on the layout they will be centered to the lens as long as there is a mechanical pitch value in the Layout Settings dialog box hit HumaneEyes proprietary file format HumanEyes Layout Interlacing The process of creating a lenticular image from Idocs or from a set of 2D images A small strip is taken from each 2D image and is combined to one image to match a specific lens pitch Interlacing the image according to the optical pitch ensures optimal viewing experience Incorrect optical pitch
34. ltiple Ldoc selections you want to apply the template to For Job marks in the Lenticular Document Info window choose a template from the Job Marks template list OR Choose Tools gt Templates gt Name of your template HumanEyes Producer3D applies the marks saved in the chosen template to the Ldocs For Layout marks in the Layout Info window choose a template from the Layout Marks template list HumanEyes Producer3D applies the marks saved in the chosen template to the layout Or Choose Tools gt Templates gt Name of your template HumanEyes Producer3D applies the marks saved in the chosen template to the layout Interlacing the layout The layout must be interlaced to a digital file such as TIFF PDF PostScript and Scitex CT format before lenticular printing can take place To interlace the layout 1 eee HumanEyes Click the Interlace button in the layout editor The Interlace dialog box appears 24 HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide aan Interlace Layout Info Print Resolution 720 dpi Lens Orientation Vertical IDoc ttt Output Options Color Space RGE FA Color Profile Generic RGB Profile KY Mirrored Rotated R Final Pixel Dimensions 12 70 MB Figure 20 Interlace dialog box 2 Review the layout information and interlace parameters and modify the following options before interlacing e Color Space the color space for the job RGB CMYK or Grayscale
35. maneEyes Producer3D User s Guide 6 Move the lenticular lens until the left alignment line of the printout is aligned with one of the gutters of the lenticular lens Secure the sheet to the printout Using the loupe identify the strip in which the small lines match the gutters of the lenticular lens This is the line with the most correct mechanical pitch Opposite to the lens direction check each line and make sure it always appears in the same relative location between two lenticules An example of a line with the correct pitch and a line with an incorrect pitch as seen through a loupe are shown below Option A look for lower pitch value Option B look for higher pitch value Figure 11 Finding mechanical pitch direct on lens printing If the lines are too close together look at a lower pitch value higher up on the pitch measurement printout Conversely if the lines are too far apart look at a higher pitch value lower down on the pitch measurement printout When you have found a uniform pattern this is the line with the most correct mechanical pitch NOTE If you can t find the correct row make a finer measurement using a we HumanEyes finer range of steps 17 HumanEyes Producer3D User s Guide Identifying the mechanical pitch with a telecentric loupe To identify the mechanical pitch with a non telecentric loupe L PA 4 Create print and align the pitch measurement printout or print to the
36. nch HH Number of Views LO Center View 5 Optical Pitch ap Ipi SSL TT Create Template Job Marks Template None i Use Tiling Figure 17 Lenticular Document Info 4 For Layout marks click the layout to select it The Layout Info window appears aroun Width 2 5 Height 3 43 inch FH C TEE E ey _ Create Template Layout Marks Template None B Use Tiling Figure 18 Layout Info 5 Click the Create Template button The Create Template window appears Create Template Template Name Job 1 Description My template Cancel Figure 19 Create template 6 Enter a name and description for the template 7 Click the Save New button The template is added to the list of templates To rename a print mark template 1 Choose Tools gt Templates gt Name of your template gt Rename The Create Template info window appears 2 Enter the new name and an optional description for the template 3 Click OK The template is renamed To delete a print mark template 1 Choose Tools gt Templates gt Name of your template gt Delete as Svat HumanEyes 23 HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide 2 Click the Yes button to confirm you want to delete the template HumanEyes Producer3D deletes the template Using an Existing Print Mark Template To apply a print mark template L Select the layout by clicking on it or select the Ldocs Command click for mu
37. oducer3D automatically arranges the Ldocs without overlaps in a manner that maximizes the layout space If an Ldoc cannot fit into the layout it is placed outside and to the right of the layout You might need to zoom out to see it The objects are placed onto the layout together with the template chosen in the layout settings dialog 32 HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide eel amp FQ ED Pe OM ES FON m es PS PSS a a A Figure 25 Multiple objects on the layout The objects are listed in the Document List window eg Document Name M soccer CARD 3_1_2 CARD 3_1_1 CARD2_1_2 CARD2_1_3 CARD2_1_1 BuizCardCase Sketchers Infinity L Vacation Corona final Boss x iii Mii iiss Beer Flip 7 Figure 26 Document List window NOTE When you move an Ldoc around the layout its center is automatically aligned so that it resides on the center of a lenticule according to the mechanical pitch value Fitting the Layout to Objects 1 To fit the layout to an object select the object on the layout by clicking on it and for Ldocs choose Layout gt Fit to LDOCs or for images choose Layout gt Fit to Image we HumanEyes HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide 2 To fit the layout to multiple objects select multiple objects on the layout by Command clicking on them or selecting them in the Document List and then choose Layout gt Fit to LDOCs or Fit to Image The la
38. oses and you are returned to the Preferences window 5 Click OK The Preferences window closes and you are returned to the Layout Editor Specifying Snap Parameters Snapping helps with precise placement of objects on the layout You can snap an object on the layout to another object or snap an object to an edge of the layout You can enable and disable snapping as well as change the snapping distance between objects and or edges Fe HumanEyes 27 HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide To specify snap parameters 1 Choose HumanEyes Producer3D 1 1 gt Preferences or press Commands The Preferences window appears 2 Click the Settings option to make it active Preferences Default Units Big settings Size _ inch HH Resolution _ dpi HH Snapping v Enable automatic snapping Holding down the Control key while moving disables snapping Snap Strength Gentle i i i Strong Automatic Backup Save l Save backup every 5 minutes Default Tile Size Width 50 Height 70 inch H Reset to factory settings Cancel Figure 23 Settings preferences 3 Set the Snapping parameters e Enable automatic snapping When checked automatic snapping is enabled When unchecked snapping is disabled e Snap strength Controls the strength of the snapping distance when it is active Lets you specify how close the object you are moving must be before it snaps to another object the stronger
39. pitch measurement printout while still facing it The most consistent line will seem to change and move down the printout 4 When the viewing distance is at least 10 times the width of the lenticular sheet the lines will stop moving NOTE The pitch of the most consistent line is the mechanical pitch estimate Opening an Ldoc file HumanEyes Producer3D works with Lenticular Documents or Ldocs a HumanEyes proprietary file format Ldocs are created using HumanEyes Creative3D For more information about creating Ldocs refer to the HumaneEyes Creative3D User Manual To open an Ldoc file as a simple layout 1 Double click an Ldoc file OR Drag an Ldoc file on to the HumanEyes Producer3D icon in the dock OR Choose File gt New Simple Layout navigate to the desired Ldoc and click Open The Ldoc appears in a new untitled layout with default print marks around it Mumanlyes Producer30 L1 File Edn View Layout insert Selection Tools oe toe Eines EE eer t 2 GP SP Wed 121212 dben Bn amp eI GE DEDODEOQNOUHGHONOQEROUOUHONN 110 1HUQHOHOQHUHOQHORONOUNONOE GS S Jawu MUUJA RYA LILE Figure 13 An Ldoc in a New Simple Layout with print marks C HumanEyes 19 HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide Editing Ldocs Ldocs are modified using HumanEyes Creative3D To edit an Ldoc 1 Select an Ldoc on the canvas by clicking on it A bounding box appears around the Ldoc confirming the selection
40. poster and the viewing audience By locking clicking the radio button Producer3D will calculate this value for you according to the parameters you input in the other fields Walking distance The distance a viewer will walk in order to see views 1 2 3 and then view 1 again By locking clicking the radio button HumanEyes Producer3D will calculate this value for you according to the parameters you input in the other fields The barrier section in the dialog box contains 4 main parameters the barrier pitch the thickness the viewing distance and the walking distance You can lock one of those parameters by clicking the radio button HumanEyes Producer3D will then calculate this value for you according to the 3 other parameters you input in the other fields For example let us lock the barrier pitch Define the thickness of the printing material Set the viewing distance Set the walking distance Each time you set the value of the parameters in steps 4 5 6 the barrier pitch is updated accordingly fe ir HumanEyes ma eetption O Barrier Gap in Pixels As a rule of thumb use 1 3 gap and 2 3 black Narrower gap creates sharper yet darker image Barrier Material The material the final job will be printed on Recommended Optical The optical pitch value for Ldocs to be interlaced for Pitch this barrier 38 HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide mea eecptin Max number of flip According to your inputs the Lensf
41. ree Barrier images Barriers line Generator will display the maximum number of flip images and will inform you whether the barrier lines will be visible or not Image Mode The output barrier file bitmap or CMYK For CMYK the barrier info only appears in the K channel Borders Size The thickness of the border around the barrier lines Borders hide the interlaced alignment marks 10 Leave the Barrier gap in Pixels as is 11 Choose your printing material from the list 12 Choose the image mode for the final output 13 Set Borders Size to 1cm This is enough to hide the alignment marks around the interlaced file backprint 14 Click Continue Save the TIFF file to the desired location To create the interlaced file for the Lensfree job 15 Choose Layout gt Settings The Layout Settings dialog box appears Close the interlaced file according to the recommended optical pitch value as calculated in the Lensfree Barrier Generator Interlace with the mirror option selected 16 Save the file to the desired location 17 Send the interlaced file and the Lensfree barrier file to the printer Tiling to several lenses This feature hasn t been released yet It will be released in a next service package When the layout s physical dimensions exceed the lenticular lens sizes you are using or your printer print size limitations you can use several smaller lens to construct your final image Use the Tiling tool to div
42. river freely available from http Awww ealaddin com h2 When the HASP driver is up to date its LED lights up glows red indicating HumanEyes software is authorized for use Looking at the work area HumanEyes Producer3D s work area is arranged to help you focus on lenticular imposition The work area brings together in a visual interface all the tools you need for lenticular output HumanEyes Producer3D s work area includes a collection of tools and context sensitive info windows Layout toolbar There are six layout tools for manipulating files in the layout Tool Name icon Move an object y Move the canvas Lay Zoom ree HumanEyes Tool Function select and move objects Ldocs images and print marks around the layout Move the canvas around the work area the canvas will move as well as the layout and the objects placed on it Also accessed temporarily by holding the Spacebar down and dragging the mouse simultaneously Zoom in and out of the layout Zoom in on an area by holding the Left mouse button and drawing a selection over the area you want to enlarge or simply click on the layout to enlarge it Zoom out by holding the Option key as you click the layout HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide Tool Name Tool Function icon were Select area for Select an area of the layout when interlacing a interlace section or multiple sections of it Multiple areas are selected by holding shift key while marking a
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44. ters you input in the other fields For example let us lock the barrier pitch Define the thickness of the printing material Set the viewing distance Set the walking distance Each time you set the value of the parameters in steps 4 5 6 the barrier pitch is updated accordingly HumanEyes red Description Barrier Gap in Pixels As a rule of thumb use 1 3 gap and 2 3 black Narrower gap creates sharper yet darker image Barrier Material The material the final job will be printed on HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide 10 11 12 ed eecntin Recommended Optical The optical pitch value for Ldocs to be interlaced for Pitch this barrier Max number of flip According to your inputs the Lensfree Barrier images Barriers line Generator will display the maximum number of flip images and will inform you whether the barrier lines will be visible or not Image Mode The output barrier file bitmap or CMYK For CMYK the barrier info only appears in the K channel Borders Size The thickness of the border around the barrier lines Borders hide the interlaced alignment marks Leave the Barrier gap in Pixels as is Choose your printing material from the list Choose the image mode for the final output Set Borders Size to 1cm This is enough to hide the alignment marks around the interlaced file backprint Click Continue Save the TIFF file to the desired location To create the interlaced file for
45. the snapping strength the larger the area of attraction will be the gentler the strength the weaker the attraction 4 Click the OK button NOTE HumanEyes Producer3D automatically aligns objects with the Mechanical pitch value if specified This means that even after snapping there may be a very small gap between the objects being snapped You cannot change anything about this except the value of the mechanical pitch Unit of Measurement and Resolution Defaults You can set the default measurement unit for jobs and layouts To specify the default unit of measurement and resolution 1 Choose HumanEyes Producer3D 1 1 gt Preferences or press Commands The Preferences window appears 2 Click the Settings option to make it active HumanEyes Producer3D displays the Default Units parameters atl CS HumanEyes 28 HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide 3 Choose the new unit of measurement from the Size list 4 Choose the new unit of resolution from the Resolution list 5 Click OK The Preferences window closes and you are returned to the Layout Editor Specifying the timing frequency of backups HumanEyes Producer3D can automatically perform periodic backups of your layout to prevent you from loosing your work in case of a system malfunction or shutdown Backup copies are deleted once you manually save the layout To enable automatic saved backups and specify its frequency 1 Choose HumanEyes Producer3D 1 1 gt Preferen
46. ular output 4 Locate the strip with the most consistent color It will also be the strip that changes from black to white most quickly The movement of the strips from side to side will be the same as mentioned above This process may be repeated more than twice Figure 10 Locating the exact pitch value Mechanical Pitch Mechanical pitch is required for accurate placement of multiple interlaced images when printed on the same sheet or when tiled across several lenses NOTE When printing only one interlaced image on a single lens mechanical pitch is NOT required There are three ways to determine mechanical pitch Using a telecentric loupe the most consistent and accurate method Using any other type of loupe Without the aid of a loupe the easiest but least accurate method Identifying the mechanical pitch with a telecentric loupe This very accurate method is especially important when working with thin lenses and lithographic printing to ensure that repeated images are spaced correctly In lithographic printing for maximal accuracy it is recommended to repeat the measurement until the mechanical pitch is precise and of an accuracy sufficient for digital printing To identify the mechanical pitch with a telecentric loupe 1 Create and print the pitch measurement printout 2 Place the lenticular lens on the printout with the smooth side facing up or print directly to the lens ew HumanEyes 16 Hu
47. y displayed in the Pitch Range list A preview of the fine tuned measurement appears to the right of the Pitch Measurement dialog box Pitch Measurement Output Settings Preset A4 sheet 210x 297mm _ Portrait Landscape Width 8 27 Height 11 69 inch FA Printer Resolution 400 4 dpi Pitch Estimated Pitch 75 55 pi Pitch Range Step 2 fine s 0 111 lpi Pitch Range From 75 439 to 75 668 More Settings Strip Height 0 25 inch L3 Extra Text _ Mirrored _ Rotated _ Smooth Stochastic Screening Output Data Number of Strips 32 Net Width 7 52 inch B Figure 9 Pitch Measurement Step 2 Fine with preview 2 Click the Continue button navigate to the location where you want to save the pitch measurement choose a file format TIFF PDF PostScript or Scitex CT and then click Save to output the pitch measurement sheet to a file for printing and future use NOTE If you just change the batch it may be enough to start from the fine stage If the rough estimate has changed then the fine stage has changes as well so you cannot use the same file 3 Print the file to the printer that is destined to print the lenticular output Printer resolution must match the output of the pitch file Fe HumanEyes 15 HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide NOTE Make sure the pitch measurement file is printed using the same orientation material and actual size no scaling in any way as the final lentic
48. yout wraps around the selected objects NOTE When arranging Ldocs on the layout an overlap frame will display when the selected Ldoc overlaps another Ldoc displaying a red contour around the overlapped Ldoc Lens Orientation Lens orientation can be vertical or horizontal HumanEyes Producer3D automatically takes into account the lens orientation chosen and the interlace direction interlace orientation defined in HumanEyes Creative3D HumanEyes Producer3D decides whether the Ldoc will be added as is or rotated by 90 degrees When inserting an Ldoc with a different lens orientation HumanEyes Producer3D will rotate it and place it on the layout in perfect imposition and frequency in relation to the other objects Using Step and Repeat Use Step and Repeat when placing several appearances of the same object on the layout This is especially useful when printing multiple occurrences of a single job such as a series of business cards To repeat a job multiple times 1 Select an Ldoc or an image 2 Select the Step and Repeat tool in the Layout Editor window The Step and Repeat Info window appears under the Document List and eight handles appear around the selected object on the layout Step and Repeat Info Number of Copies Columns F Rows F Space between Copies Horizontal o Vertical o inch B Fe HumanEyes 34 HumaneEyes Producer3D User s Guide 3 4 Figure 27 The Step and Repeat Info window
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