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1. 16 A E 24 G Gap Between Jobs in a Nest 25 Clos taa 95 Gradation CUlVe ccecsesssssssssssseesssesseeeseeees 20 Invert CUlV encinar rss 20 Preview CUIVES cocnininininninninisiananarinnnanass 20 A A 20 Trace Saved Curve wissen 20 I ICC Default Protesis 80 Engine ACCUTACY ssecssscsceessesseeseessseseseess 80 Upload ICC to Servef iisi 23 IGE Profiles is anata aa 21 22 ICC Tweak Seinen 20 Tweak Valle abanicos 20 Ink and Paper Press Configurations 35 INE RCV aaa tardo 66 CA anann an an Aan 34 ALS OF TUN aa 34 Ink Weight Calculator sssri 66 INK KEY VIC WER iris taaan aan 66 Inklimit Configure Chabuca aida 32 Installation ainda dana 6 What s on the CD wuss 6 J Job iat fo meee reer a 43 44 Job Queuing Load Balancing sara 31 L Linearisation LUT uuu scenes 22 PACAP ISOE EEEE A S E E A 57 Chart Type Sain a 59 Densitometer cnmmninnininninniinininisciranianaanss 58 Maximum Densities Override 60 PTT CAE dni rica 58 Yule Nielsen Number 59 Linux What s on the CD sete 6 Log File Web Server balada 84 LOB Ocina a emanates 29 M Macintosh Installation 8 DOCK Start cOn Sissi 8 Serendipity Megarip sees 8 Upgrading from V4 to V5 eee 8 What s on the CD svivisnisiisiveiniscenceiceredscinve 6 Mai SIS oriol 29 30 Maximum Densities Override 60 Media as 21 Caleheck Ito ld 22 Colour Correction ccmcccccinnnnnnnnninnenennanos 22 Configuration 1
2. Left 6 66 mm Top 324 91 mm Width 225 18 mm Submitted Assets are visible in the Asset queue in the Height 15033 mm QueueManager and remain in the queue even after printing until deleted from the QueueManager Unlike other queued jobs assets exist only as placeholder thumbnails until a manual nest or tile is submitted from the Studio application The submitted jobs are then imaged rendered and the nest printed appearing in the appropriate queues The Studio user interface window is made up of four 4 panels the Nest Area where jobs are placed and nests created the Library panel where frames and nest templates can be saved for repeat use the Property panel defining tiling document area the Media selected and editable properties of the currently selected frame and the Asset panel showing thumbnails of the Assets available for nesting or tiling Submitting a Nest or Tiles The Submit Nest button beneath the Nest Area opens a Submit Chooser to send the manual nest to a Pagesetup if a Media is already selected see below or to a Pagesetup and Media if none was selected for the Nest If Tiling mode is active see Property gt Document the button appears as Submit Tiles opening a chooser with the same options as above Selecting and Nesting with a Media The Media button beneath the Nest Area opens a chooser to select the output Media to be used to print the manual nest or tiling job A Media
3. After the imaging process has completed the job is passed to the rendering engine This takes the Imaged File and creates the file ready for output The process includes applying any output characteristics such as orientation cropping colour management ICC Profiles and creation of the configured format whether for an Inkjet printer or a file format such as PDF The Imaged File can be rendered as many times as desired Each time any of the output characteristics can be changed prior to rendering Once the job is rendered it is submitted for printing to the output device or file format Multiple output queues can be created and multiple devices can be printed to simultaneously Most of the output devices supported use a direct printer driver and therefore the Server has more control of options such as selecting specific media and printing directions The Client monitors the whole process from start to finish showing a jobs progress in a QueueManager and QueueStatus window Jobs can be managed separately by placing a job on hold releasing a job cancelling or promoting as desired The processes queues can be paused at any time holding all jobs from spooling imaging rendering or printing If a job fails the error can be examined rectified and the job retried There are logs reporting all Server and Client functionality and job information from first detection on the RIP to final output The logs can be searched filtered or saved to a f
4. Apply a Replace Colour Set Select a Replace Colour Set to apply to the job Any plates matching the set will be replaced Revert All Plates to Press Settings Changes all plates back to the press configuration currently selected Notes Hide Notes Type A Text Modified Created User Group Imaged Check colour 24 03 09 11 12 24 03 09 admin admin Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 64 Files The file needs to be submitted as a Megarip job before any embedding of notes can take place When creating a note with the Note Editor a configurable arrowhead pointer option is available along with the existing area marker for a more precise commentary on the job The User and Group of the note creator are also displayed see Secure Mode Notes can be edited or the pointer adjusted by double clicking on the Note The Note panel displays any notes attached to the job currently selected in the main viewing window There is also a Note column in the QueueManager showing the number of notes attached to a particular job e Hide Notes Show or hide the notes on the preview By default loading an image will display any notes e Type Lists whether the note was made on the Imaged or Rendered file e Text The text making up the note e Modified The date and time the note was last modified e Created The date and time the note was created e User Group The User and Group responsible for the note e Search Box At the
5. Check this to disable the sound effects Sounds are used for things such as drag and drop and error message alerts Undo Levels Set the number of levels for Undo The default is zero 0 which means no restriction Instant Messaging Nickname Enter a nickname to use when accessing the Chatterbox application Memory Cache Maximum Size Set the maximum cache size for the SoftProof application The default is zero 0 where the Server chooses the default depending on system configuration Maximum Preview Resolution Set the maximum preview resolution for SoftProof for both Imaged and SystemSettings Server Client General Colour Management Application Shortcuts Internationalisation English 34 General User Interface Settings M Show Tooltips M Turn Sound FX Off Undo Levels 0 Instant Messaging NickName SoftProof Memory Cache Maximum Size 0 Maximum Preview Resolution 180 Rendered options The default is zero 0 which is the full job resolution of the output file Colour Management Choose Default Match ICC Profile Select a default match ICC profile for accurate display of CMYK data Calcheck Managed Enabling this will display the current calibration status of the selected monitor When selected there will be a transparent icon showing a green tick or ared cross This icon is shown in the corner of the monitor and is always on top of other windows The icon can be moved to
6. Clicking on these pages allows you to select and view the alternative page 1 19532 GOLF TEXT job IMPOSITION Page 7 19532 GOLF TEXT job Page 007 IMPOSITION 07 Light Red indicates the page is not yet available for viewing in SoftProof This normally occurs 116 ESTE when there are page number gaps if pages have not yet imaged or rendered or when processing a de imposed publication with known signature defined page numbers As the missing pages image render close and re open SoftProof to update the publication pages 65 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 Effects The Effects panel contains the basic effects that can be applied to the image These are simple actions to either improve the view or to adjust the job and resubmit it with the change Invert Negate the image Mirror Mirror the image Auto Crop Remove white space around a job There must Threshold 6 be a completely clear area on any one side of the job Blueline Replace all colours with varying shades of blue to see any traps Revert Channels Revert to the original channel values Rotate Rotate the image in various ways Sharpen Apply an unsharp mask This will affect the edges within an image and can be controlled with the parameters available InkKeyViewer Launching the InkKeyViewer via the Tools menu will open a new window containing the loaded image At the bottom of the window will be a series of ink keys Co
7. Export Measurments Export Values FT Name Selected Save the selected entries in the list only A E E C Cyan Density Cyan Percentage l Magenta Density Magenta Percentage to be saved The choices are Yellow Density Yellow Percentage FT Black Density Black Percentage Name Save the name of the colour Colour Density The highest density reading regardless of colour Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Density The density reading of the chosen e colour For e g if Cyan is selected the Cyan density for each reading is taken Ccancel GD This is the value displayed in the Cd column of the list Colour Percentage The percentage reading of the highest density read as displayed in the Dot column Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Percentage The percentage reading of the chosen colour For e g if Cyan is selected the percentage of Cyan for each reading is taken This is the value displayed in the C column of the list Order Values CMYK BE Separate Values With Tabs H The percentage values must be present for the values to be exported If they are not the exported file will show a 1 value in place of the reading Order Values Choose whether to export the file in CMYK or KCMY order Separate Values With Choose to separate the values with either a tab character or a space Cancel Cancels the Export action Export Displays a file chooser allowing you to enter a name and select a location to save the fil
8. Note The Densitometer application is a utility allowing you to use a Densitometer or Spectrophotometer that does not have a display to read values This can be as a one off reading to compare densities or you may want to read values and export them for plotting on a graph There is no requirement to use this for the normal operation of Serendipity Megarip Densitometer Measurement Paper Options e Yule Nielsen Number Enter the YN number for the paper you are reading if known The default is 2 0 e Densitometer Choose one of the supported instruments from the available list e Instrument Default Density Standard Select your desired density standard from the available list e Activate Deactivate Connect or disconnect the chosen device e Add Add the measured values to the list This appears after the Densitometer has successfully connected To being measuring select a Densitometer from the dropdown list and click the Activate button The status field is shown when the device connects without error Follow any instructions when prompted Calibrate Measure Cyan Solid etc Measure Targets In order to read percentage tint values of any plate you must first read the paper white and the solid density value for that colour The Measure Targets menu or contextual right click menu allows you to measure the solid reference densities for the process colours and the paper white With these values stored colour percentages can be calculated
9. Once this option is selected jobs submitted to this Media will always be separated and printed using the selected colours One or more inks must be selected from the available choices If Gray is selected as the Colourspace only Black will be shown as a choice e Output Screening Select Halftone and tick the SuperCell option Choose the preferred dot shape and enter the screen angles and rulings SuperCell gives a better shaped dot and the round dot tends to be more commonly used The default angles of 15 45 75 and 90 are shown by clicking the Defaults button however these can sometimes produce undesirable effects mostly caused by the Yellow plate To counteract this offset all angles by 7 5 degrees to make them the following o Cyan 22 5 degrees Magenta 82 5 degrees Yellow 97 5 degrees Black 52 5 degrees Special 52 5 degrees O O O 10 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 36 Paper Profile Configuration In Screen Printing mode only one patch can be turned on per colour Therefore the value for the patch does not matter which one chosen does For a variable dot printer when the Use Light Inks option is turned off there will be four 4 patches for each colour The first patch represents the media and the other three the dot sizes small medium and large A dot size for each colour must be chosen Ifthe Colourspace is Gray Black will be the only available ink The image here shows an example using the patch 4 o
10. leaving the previous version untouched Before starting the Server for the first time copy the defaultss dbd file and ICC profiles into the new installation See above for locations of V4 items As Version 5 starts for the first time the Database will be converted to the new structure automatically Important Note Pagesetup archives imported from Version 4 to Version 5 will automatically be split into Media and Pagesetup data types for the relevant configuration settings Version 5 archives cannot be opened or loaded into previous versions of the software 9 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 Running the Software Once the software has been installed launch the Server and Client to begin the configuration The Server should be started first and allowed to complete its initialisation process before the Client is launched If the Client is started first it will attempt to connect to an active Server If none are present a Connect to Server window will open waiting for an active Server to appear on the network Starting the Server 1 Plug the dongle into a USB port 2 Launch the Server by double clicking the Serendipity Megarip file in the install directory or the shortcut desktop dock icon Ci Serendipity Megarip The Server window will appear showing information about the Server software and the initialisation process will commence Note The Server will not initialise if a recognised dongle is not present on th
11. 10 03 09 10 55 AM Path home jason Desktop Pegasus Celebra 10 03 09 10 55 AM 60 minutes the log file is trimmed back so only EOS the last 60 minutes remain e Export Allows you to export the log to a file Selecting this displays a window with further options as detailed below o Destination File Choose the filename and location where the file is to be saved Use the Browse button to navigate to your preferred location o Message Lines Choose to save all messages in the log window or only those that are highlighted This way you can save just a few lines if desired o Format Choose the format to save the file in either html or plain text The plain text file is saved with tab characters between the columns o Cancel Revert to the Server window without saving any changes o Save Save the file based on the settings selected Configure Filter You can filter messages in the log Choose between the following options o Completed Jobs Shows messages about completed jobs o Polled Jobs Shows messages about polled jobs o Errors Shows errors from the Server Search You can search the log for messages Enter the text of characters you want to search for and the ServerLog will only display the lines matching the search i or Path home mandy Desktop misc files 100 Photos i or Path home jason Desktop Westermann imposedPDFs Mi C C last 4 hours of m es sages Cho O S e the tim e from 1003209 TE a n ry List For Path home jason
12. 47 Auto Publication Name 26 PUTO CIE AM is 24 Anto PAWS tds 24 B Back Page DotGain Curve 35 Back Page Opacity aa iaa 35 Backing up the Database sssr 47 Backing Up Vieraina aeea 9 Saving the V4 Database sssssssesseressersesress 9 Using the ArchWetiui ana 9 Using the Database from V4 9 Black Point Compensation uu 27 Border around a JOb ssssssssssssssrrsssnsssrnresrreerrens 29 C Cale GK adi de 48 Calcheck Charito 18 Generate Patches from ICC 18 Mport Patches sara 18 Patch Definition ascraniriain ice 18 o A A 19 Patches Per SUD 19 SpectrophotometeL eeccseeeceeees 19 Target Stan ards is 19 LOANS e 18 Calcheck Manage dana 81 Calibration Reminder cocccacicconenonennnns 81 Change White POT Encarna 21 CUPS A OE taxes OO OO 43 62 A aN ern nen 15 tera A 15 Workbenci ia ion 15 CHentLo ad 39 Display Option 39 103 Index Export From aid 39 Fetch Back LOL naaa 39 Filtering Option Sininen 39 Cl sterManag arista ami nindoid 51 Cluster Nodes icsmtrndamtoi cin 51 Master naaa a A 51 Clusters CAS niie n e 40 CMYK Simulation for PDF sesse 29 Colour Management Default ICC Profiles sses 80 ICC Engine ACCUTaCY sssrinin 80 ET E T 35 System Settings uscianarin arc 80 COLOUTSPACE Aiaia 20 21 42 Convolution Matrix 29 Copyright Notices 96 Correction LU 22 CLOPMATK Sirise pen Msi tal 29 CrOpPPINE sects oegsereenet iiaa 30 CUPS c oaea A 93 D DDOtao a iial 28 DensitoMmeter nissan ciernes 52 EXPOF
13. HP FireWire Sia HP IP Printing _ Location nog Lexmark Inkjet Networking Note The interface will allow the use of spaces and hyphens but the CUPs printing will Bi transpose those characters to underscores This can be confusing as you see a printer with one name but need to use another name to print to it More Printers 8 Enter the Device URL which is the path to the printer on the Windows machine This contains the Printer Share Name Windows machine name user name and password to enable SAMBA to pass the job to it The format is smb lt user gt lt password gt lt machinename gt lt printersharename gt For this example the names are Advanced Ea Device Windows Printer via SAMBA e User megarip e Password serendipity888 e Machine tanglefoot IP address can also be used Device UR a a e Printer Tanglefoot t1100 PO Device Name hp_tl 100_via_tanglefoot The path is smb megarip serendipity888 tanglefoot Tanglefoot t1100 The line is unbroken Printer Model Generic Cancel 89 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 A driver can be set here but it is not used when printing from Serendipity Megarip This is simply used to deliver the job to the printer The driver within the Workbench is the one used Printer List 9 Once complete click the Add button and the new printer will In Menu Nana appear in the printer list Y HP Z6100 IP printing F HP Z3 100
14. Selecting another box changes the graph to that colour Select the same colour again and all graphs will be displayed Use SHIFT Click to show more than one graph Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 58 Chart Types There are five 5 chart types available for selection Density History Plots the date of the curve on the X axis and the density values for each patch on the Y axis If the density begins to drop off it will be displayed in the chart RRA A t Pret tts Density Patches Plots the patches along the X axis and the density on the Y axis For each patch in the history a point is placed on the graph If the density for a given patch does not vary greatly the points will appear on top of each other Where there is some change a line will appear between points Wo Dot History Plots the date of the measurements on the X axis against the dot percentage on the Y axis The points on the chart represent the patches For any patch the effective dot and how it varies across the history is shown 11 11111 VI a Dot Patches Plots the patch number along the X axis against dot percentage on the Y axis A diagonal line from 0 to 100 is shown as a gui
15. The status must be listed as Waiting Jobs currently being processed will be completed first Note Rush Jobs will move the job up the current queue only If the job is in the imaging queue and Rush Jobs is selected the job moves to the top of the imaging queue Once complete it will move to the bottom of the rendering queue You will need to Rush Jobs again to move it to the top of the rendering queue 43 View Imaged Views the Imaged file for selected jobs in the SoftProof application View Rendered Views the rendered file for selected jobs in the SoftProof application Render Again Submits the selected jobs to the rendering queue for processing Only available when the status is Done Move to Pagesetup Moves the selected jobs to another Pagesetup This will send the jobs to the rendering queue again with the attributes of the selected Pagesetup View the Pagesetup edit it or create a new one prior to submitting the job Copy to Pagesetup Copies the selected jobs to another Pagesetup This will send the jobs to the rendering queue again with the attributes of the selected Pagesetup View the Pagesetup edit it or create a new one prior to submitting the job Nest Jobs Submits the selected jobs to be nested This sends the job to the rendering queue to re render for a nest The Collating section of the Output is used for the nesting parameters Nest Now This is available when the selected job has a status of Waiting to Nest
16. e Epson XIO Print to an Epson connected via FireWire using Epson XIO interface on the Mac OSX This requires the Epson driver to be installed on the Mac first This option is only available for Mac and required on later model Epson printers and newer versions of OSX Use XIO if the FireWire driver does not work e FTP Send your completed job to remote machine using FTP e Local Device If you have a printer connected as a serial or parallel printer send your file directly to the device with this option e Local Folder Choose a local folder to send the output file to Enter the path or select Choose to browse and select a folder The folder must exist and have write permissions e Local Print Queue Print to a local print queue Use this to print to a Windows printer on another machine In the path location enter machine printer where lt machine gt is the name of the Windows machine with the printer attached and lt printer gt is the exact name of the printer The printer must be shared e LPR Port Use LPR to print jobs to printers accepting it Enter the Hostname IP address of the printer and the path Not all devices require a path to be entered This is a good option for Epson printers with a network card This method is faster than TCP IP printing for these devices e Nowhere This is used for internal testing purposes or for softproofing workflows Files created by the print driver are not sent anywhere they are left in the default
17. open to all users or protected via Secure Mode which allocates specific access for created users and user groups For more information on how to setup access see the Secure Mode section of the manual Look and Feel There is a common theme and functionality to the Client There are many ways to complete the same task such as configuring a Pagesetup from the QueueManager Various options are available using the right mouse click to bring up other contextual menus This will vary depending upon the section of the Client interface being used Anywhere there is a chooser to select an item from the database a search field will be indicated by a magnifying glass Entering text in the search fields filters the list showing only the matching items FR A Search The search can be inverted with CMD SHIFT I Mac or CTRL SHIFT I Win to hide the matching items The search box will turn black to indicate inverse searching Pressing Esc will dismiss the search There are three 3 main sections to the Client The Workbench the Monitor and the Applications e The Workbench is used to configure the various parts of the Server This is used to create queues setup input paths and various calibration functions e The Monitor an application is used for managing and viewing jobs as they pass through the system e The Applications add functionality and provide tools for managing the Server and the jobs passing through it There are also various menu op
18. Black Point Compensation This setting is designed for use when processing input from large gamut sources such as photographs and RGB images Black Point Compensation mzz enhances shadow details in these images assists when viewing F Always Use ICC shadowed areas in non ideal or everyday lighting conditions and o prevents flooding in CMY grey areas This setting only functions when using colourimetric intents and RCE Input FT Black Point Compensation _ l Retain Pure Black when Always Use ICC is checked RGB ICC Profile monitors sRGB_v4_ICC_preference icc Rendering Intent Perceptual B Black Point Compensation should not be used for normal CMYK proofing jobs which are generally well within the gamut of an E fosa altona testsdite ISOcoated v2_eiF30 ie output device Inkjet printer O TT g e Intent Select the rendering intent to use Options include D Print Calcheck o Perceptual All colours are moved proportionally to each other so the eye perceives the colours to be correct i e colours out of gamut move into gamut and those in gamut move proportionally to those out of gamut o Relative Colourimetric Those colours out of gamut are moved into gamut and those in gamut are left untouched o Absolute Colourimetric The colours are left alone so those out of gamut cannot be reproduced Adjusts the white point of the media to match that in the input ICC profile o Saturation Those colours out of gamu
19. Desktop Westermann imposedPDFs 10 03 09 10 55 AM Cann ry Li or Path E Testdateien Springer JobGenie Test 1 1 i th e p ull d O N mn list MET an ist For Path E Testdateien Springer TIFF Bl 10 03 09 10 55 AM C Path E Testdatei i TIFF BM i TT 10 55 AM a i 7 are aE Tri Ider li Tri the b d th 10 03 09 1055 aM Ca ist For Path E Testdateie Springer TFF HB i E i rim older ines rims tne log basea on the a Bi mee pati A a 10 03 09 10 55 AM Ca or Path E Testdateien Springer TIFF SZ D D si Path E T i TIFE T time selected in Fetch back lo g If this is set to TE e 10 03 09 10 55 AM Ca i or Path E Testdateien Springer TIFF WK Ca Ca Display Options e Module This is the function that the Server used e Routine This is the operation inside the function e Date The time the Server called the module e Message The message resulting from the routine Status Status shows the current disk status usage of the Server processing areas such as spooling temporary directories and DropFolders Editing the ss conf file in the installation directory under the etc folder can change disk locations The available options are Spool D e Update Checks the disks and updates the view e Preferences Sets the Status window preferences A further option available is o Update Interval Sets the time between updates OSTemp E e Colour Scheme Changes the colour of the Status window e Font options Allows you
20. Local or Network Printer ls the printer attached to your computer If the printer is directly attached to your computer click Local printer IF it is attached to 3 M ake sure Lo cal Printer is S el e cted and click N ext another computer or directly to the network click Network printer Local printer FT Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer C Network printer lt Back Cancel Select the Printer Port Computers communicate with printers through ports Select the port you want your printer to use If the port is not listed you can create a 4 Choose Create a New Port and select Local Port from the pull down new port C Use the following port list Click Next to continue Port Description Printer Port Webworks Rasterizer ForFram Printer Port Printer Port Printer Port Printer Port Fa Note Most computers use the LPT1 port to communicate with a local printer Create a new port Type Local Port ho lt Back Cancel 85 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 5 Enter the port to add Enter in the following format pipe lt Pagesetup Name gt Port Name The Pagesetup Name needs to be the full name of the Pagesetup 6 Click OK to accept the name and close the window S Apipe Epson 7800PremSemiGloss The Server must be running and the Pagesetup published so the printer can find E3 and verify the port exists x If not the following er
21. OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS Appendix How to Apply These Terms to Your new Programs If you develop a new program and you want it to be of the greatest possible use to the public the best way to achieve this is to make it free software which everyone can redistribute and change under these terms To do so attached the following notices to the program It is safest to attach them to the start of each source file to most effectively convey the exclusion of warranty and each file should have at least the copyright line and a pointer to where the full notice is found lt one line to give the program s name and a brief idea of what is does gt Copyright O 19yy lt name of author gt This program is free software you can redistribute it and or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation either version 2 of the License or at your option any later version This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE See the GNU General Public Li
22. Printer Wizard You have successfully completed the 4dd Printer wizard You specified the following printer settings Name Epson 800 Shared as Epson 80 mymachine Pott pipeEpson 7800PremS emiGloss Model MegaRIP Rasteriser version 3 6 03 Default Test page Location Back Wall Comment To close this wizard click Finish 12 Print a test page to confirm the setup is correct although this is not necessary as the port has been validated in previous steps Click Next to continue 13 The final screen shows a summary of the printer just created You should now be able to print to the Pagesetup from any network computer that can see the published printer Click Finish to close the window The newly created printer will be in the list Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 Printing to a Windows Shared Printer The following provides step by step instructions on how to print to a Windows shared printer from Serendipity Megarip The first section will outline the steps required when the Server is running on a Mac The second will outline the steps for a Windows environment Megarip Server Running on a Mac The first requirement is to create a printer on the Windows machine that will print to the physical printer On the Windows machine connected to the printer HP Designjet T1100 24in HPGL2 Properties Security DeviceSetins 1 Navigate to Control Panel gt Printers gt Add Printer Install the
23. Render will process through a higher priority Pagesetup over jobs submitted to lower priority queues o Auto Publication Name Create unique publication names for each job passed through the Pagesetup Use this feature for duplexing from PDF or PS files Submitting a multi page document as one job will allocate all pages with the same publication name o 16 Bit Processing Enable or disable 16 bit processing for jobs submitted to the Pagesetup Note Megarip V5 is able to accept files submitted in a 16 bit format The files are normally processed and rendered in standard 8 bit colour which for many workflows is sufficient for proofing 16 bit processing improves render quality and can be useful for finding artifacts within a job When enabled files submitted to the Pagesetup in 8 bit are upscaled to 16 bit for processing 16 bit mode requires more system memory for imaging rendering jobs and produces larger output files Publish e DropFolders Allocate a folder where files can be dropped in for processing Valid File Types include Postscript PDF JPEG TIFF Image Serendipity Megarip Image EPS PNG o Mac or Windows Choose to publish a folder for Mac or Windows e Location Select a folder as a DropFolder The folder must exist and have read write permissions Flow Control C Hold After Imaging Hold After Rendering e Default Reset the DropFolder location to the default one Serendipity Megarip installation directory drop lt Pagesetu
24. Shift click will hide them again Publish Colour Correction ICC Profiles ColourKeys Input Screening A right click contextual menu is accessible in any of these individual sections allowing the user to access the Find function Jump to another section or change the background colour of the panel for easy identification 17 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 K Calcheck Chart The Calcheck Chart data type allows you to setup the chart used for the validation check The patches that will be used are created along with the target standards and tolerances These items are saved to the database and can be used and or adjusted at any time The Calcheck Chart is then used in conjunction with the Calcheck application to provide a validation check for a hardcopy proof or a monitor i et Rename Colours import Patches From Files Reorder patches Once the chart is setup it normally never needs to be a Char ype lab E changed the standards that you want to use are saved CC a NEO oe 54 99 37 00 49 99 5 00 with the chart When you come to read the chart with the oe seen se Calcheck application simply load it and measure If you i wple 23487 2212 4606 6 50 01 65 00 27 06 6 46 99 68 03 48 03 wanted to use a different standard this is done in the chart Acay 7939010 200 6 61 66 0 15 1 55 Y ra 40 84 0 06 0 70 y and not the Calcheck hero oem nce 86 99 0 78 70 67 Y 82 01 7
25. Un ate ias 14 Updating the Dongle sita NAAA AAA AA AAA ISO E AC AAGt 14 The Serendipity Mesarip Chet nia 15 Lookand Pel A EA 15 WORD E a A E 15 MENTIONS ariba 16 Workbench Data Types acia a a S 17 Calehcck Chatarra aaa abel 18 GE AC ACO CUIV astappen eieaa Rod 20 EC TWEAk Se bus trey estere meee Tyre Rater tar rioters rem men errr E atin het 20 Medianos daran A NO 21 A ON 24 AP o o A E PE O ET S O A E eect eee 26 Pagese p POOIS iris A a AAA AA ON AN 31 Paper Pro TN od 32 A O O E E 34 Screen Permutas 36 SONASULA LON dada ciao 36 Monitor saipaciatiessciisdscesasauiainsavacuansaaeanssasen a 38 Monitor Modules A toes 39 Ghent LOP octne a adela Maun 39 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 2 ClUster tal Siena Coin 40 Drop LOMO E N 40 Media tatis sr iia iD 41 AAA A PA cacamvemn a a paatorsst lait 42 OPUS CA CUS osha ENT EE E EEEE EEE cae xe tence exe E T E E E bend A PE EA TEE E 44 STV TOD A AO TET EE AAA A ENEE ATEO O EE A TTE 45 O Pe ROP O E N N 45 THU DNA AAA A O ROO 45 APplcacoOAsS a a 47 aS AE IA A PEO A EAI E EEES I E shazhefenveecetstvennye 47 ANE NC AAA E E E NT E E E E T 48 Cluster Manag ET asas aiii inicia 51 Dens tome acc 52 EMPEORA aEs 54 e o nn o Pe 57 MONICOR GAOT AI dai 61 SO OL eel 06 O A PET ry Ee RTE Een Pn Terni ener Tern eae er 62 DDE CEFO DMOLO MNCL er iina a sachets oo lao eee aceon 67 LAO O A Eases Olt acta Ok att OR a aE a ec eemen ont ener tan eceeen 68 Application Menu Items iia 74 EOL 1
26. Version 5 40 MediaStatus The MediaStatus module has two 2 functions 1 To show the current calibration status of a selected Media data type For the calibration status to be shown or updated for a Media it must have been Calchecked using the Calcheck Media menu option see below or the Check Media option in the Calcheck application To show how much of the media e g Paper has been used A meter is displayed graphically detailing the percentage used For the Usage meter to function values for the Media Length or the number of sheets loaded must be entered in the Output section of the Media data type Each Media displayed in the MediaStatus window has the following information A O MediaStatus admin pomelo swdevel serendipity software com au 9100 NFR Media Name Calcheck Status Toggled via the Calcheck Info option see 3880 PPPGtab1440 below Displayed as one or more Ticks Crosses to the right of the Media name showing a Calcheck Pass or Fail against the user defined AE AH or AC Hover the mouse over each Chart A A IA pedo to show a tooltip displaying the AMax and AAvg values EOS E O Usage Meter Bar showing the amount of media used Text under the bar states the exact amount used as a percentage of ds the total units o cs Reset Counter Resets the usage count for the Media Ae Yellow 1 37 Ae Average Logged Period Time period date and time from and to the Ae Black 1 66 Media has been tracke
27. Windows Windows TCP Port Activate port number o e Location Select a folder as a DropFolder The folder must existand OU Hold After Imaging Hold After Rendering have read write permissions e Default Reset the DropFolder location to the default one Serendipity Megarip installation directory drop lt Pagesetup Pool Name gt e Printers Choose to publish the Pagesetup Pool as a printer so machines on the network can select it and print to it directly from applications o Mac or Windows Choose either Mac AppleTalk or Windows The Pagesetup Pool name is used as the printer name e TCP Port Publish the Pagesetup Pool as a TCP Port to allow Unix based computers or other Serendipity Megarip s to print to it e Activate Port Number Select this to show a text field allowing you to enter a port number The hostname or IP address of the computer is used and each Pagesetup Pool has it s own port number e Flow Control Select whether to hold the submitted file after Imaging or Rendering allowing you to prioritise jobs or make rendering attribute changes before releasing Mac Windows Location Default Default Job Queuing Job Queuing allows you to control the way the pools work and the importance of the queue e Priority Assign a priority to a Pagesetup Pool The lower the _ Joo Queueing number the higher the priority Numbers can be negative The Priority O default is 0 Jobs waiting t
28. a file to a printer and monitor the job throughout the process For more detailed information on specific modules see the relevant sections of this user manual The factory default Monitor currently only has system queues Specific queues will need to be configured for the abovementioned process There are three 3 sections that need configuring in order to process jobs to the printer These are e A Pagesetup and Media where jobs are processed and e An Output where the print job is sent Note Before a Pagesetup can be created first create a Media and an Output as each Pagesetup must be linked to a valid one of each Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 10 Output Configuration 1 Inthe Serendipity Client select Application gt Workbench 2 Select the Output from the Data Types list and create a new output 3 The name Untitled should be highlighted If not select it type a new name and press Enter This Output will appear in the Pagesetup Now configure the output to your requirements 4 Select the appropriate driver for your printer from the pull down list of licensed modules in the Queue section 5 Choose a destination driver from the Destination section and enter the appropriate information for e g the IP address of the printer 6 Configure any Collating or Nesting requirements as needed 7 OPTIONAL Once created the Media can be assigned to the Output using the Change Media button This will only all
29. a subroutine library you may consider it more useful to permit linking proprietary applications with the library If this is what you want to do use the GNU Library General Public License instead of this License 101 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 Copyright The XFree86 Project Inc Copyright O 1994 1995 The XFree86 Project Inc All Rights Reserved Permission is hereby granted free of charge to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files the Software to deal in the Software without restriction including without limitation the rights to use copy modify merge publish distribute sublicense and or sell copies of the Software and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so subject to the following conditions The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT IN NO EVENT SHALL THE XFREE86 PROJECT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT TORT OR OTHERWISE ARISING FROM OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE Except as contained in this notice the name of the XFree86 Project shall not be used
30. also be controlled from the QueueManager e AutoClean Determines the number of jobs to keep in the Output queue Once the set limit is reached the oldest jobs are removed Default is Off no jobs are removed e AutoPause Select a time duration the queue should pause after processing a job Used for double sided plotters so there is a pause in sending the next job giving the plotter time to turn a sheet ready for the back side to be printed or time to load another sheet Output Driver Epson Stylus Pro 11880 PX 20000 Note The Change Media option is used as both a safeguard against paper waste and a workflow control method If a Media type is assigned to the Output only jobs submitted to the Output using the same Media will be printed All other jobs are held in the QueueManager until the Media they were submitted to is assigned to the Output If no Media is assigned all jobs sent to the Output are printed Destination The Destination determines the method of delivery of the output job to the final destination Depending on the destination driver selected there may be some additional options available Destination Drivers EPA Destination Driver LPR port e Command Script Select a script or command to be run once a job has completed ic e Epson FireWire Only available on the Mac OSX version Windows users AAA should use the Local Print Queue option and print to an installed printer configured to use FireWire
31. and dropped from the QueueManager into the FlipBook window and will open automatically 19532 GOLF TEXT job IMPOSITION Page 6 e Z 19532 GOLF TEXT job IMPOSITION Page 7 From the QueueManager application by selecting a job E and choosing View Flipbook The View FlipBook option s304 omama 6 3 to as as l as ae a 8 is only available if the job has a publication name The FlipBook window comprises of four 4 main panels Publication Pagination Page View and Page Navigator Publication Panel This panel contains the name of the Publication being viewed Pagination Panel Start Enter the page number for the starting page or use the arrows to select the first page number of the FlipBook If the first page loaded is page 1 you cannot alter the start page number If the first page loaded is greater than 1 you can enter a lower value as the start page number This can be used if you are viewing a part publication where the first pages have not been processed Top Page Choose whether the top page of the FlipBook is Even or Odd Page View Panel This panel is where the FlipBook pages can be viewed When a FlipBook is opened the pages of the publication are loaded and displayed in 2D two dimensional view There are various ways to navigate through the publication Clicking on the page of the image If you click on the right page you move forward through the publication Clicking on the left page moves backwards Clickin
32. any corner by clicking and dragging close to the corner Its status depends on the expiration time of the monitor calibration as set below and the Calcheck status Choose Monitor ICC Profile Select a monitor ICC profile for the display the Client is running on The profiles are used so any colour element viewed on the display is shown as accurately as possible This includes SoftProof and any colour swatch It is recommended the monitor be calibrated and set to the same match profile as is used for the softproofing Pagesetup Resolution Choose the default resolution to use for the monitors This is used in SoftProof for calculating various fit methods Options include o Use System Settings The Client will calculate the system s monitor resolution o Custom Resolution Specify your own resolution SystemSettings Match Server Client General Colour Management Application Shortcuts Choose Default Match ICC Profile Applications Serend coated_v2_eciF39 icc Monitor 1 l l Calcheck Managed Choose Monitor ICC Profile Library ColorSync ys iMac 4272580 icc Resolution Use system setting 93 x 95 DPI Custom resolution 72 DPI Monitor Calibration expires Never iz 2 l Calcheck Managed Choose Monitor ICC Profile home mandy Libra 4247891 Golem icc Resolution Use system setting 99 x 98 Custom reso
33. appear in the dock right click or CTRL click the mouse and select Keep in Dock from the menu Alternatively drag the Server and Client icons directly onto the Dock before they have been launched To remove the Dock icons drag them off the Dock onto the desktop and release Mac OS X Upgrade from V4 to V5 The Megarip Version 5 installer automatically upgrades the V4 database to the updated V5 format However as a precaution when upgrading from version 4 it is strongly recommended that the database and ICC profiles are backed up prior to the install See the Backing up V4 section To upgrade 1 On the CD navigate to the directory MacOSX and run the file Serendipity Megarip pkg 2 Click Continue 3 Read the License Agreement and click Continue 4 Select Agree 5 Select the drive and location to install the software Choose the folder Serendipity where V4 Megarip is currently installed 6 Select Upgrade to begin the installation 7 Click Close when the installation has completed Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 8 Backing up V4 Before upgrading to Version 5 it is strongly recommended that you backup your current version of software There are a number of methods you can use to do this which have been detailed below Using the Archiver The Archiver application in Megarip can be used to create a backup of your configurations To make a backup of your entire database 1 Select Application Menu gt Archiver
34. as Yellow Black C M Y K S1 C M Y K S1 e Enable ColourKeys Select this to turn the module on 52 Fees SLD e Plates Shows a list of available plates e Add Adds the selected plates to the Plate e Combinations list e Progressive Used to make progressive proofs After adding the first plate to be used in the proof click the Progressive button one or more times to cumulatively add plates to the Plate Combinations list The progression will start with the first plate on the Plates list by default if a first plate is not selected e Deselect Deselects any plates currently selected in the Plates list e Remove Removes the selected Plate Combination from the list e Remove All Clears the Plate Combination List SS f ra A Deselect Remove Remove All Input Screening Input Screening determines how the screening on the input data is imvurscreenina handled There are two 2 choices Preserve and Descreen ee B Cyan Magenta e Preserve Preserves the dots from the incoming data so Lr oe the same dots on the final job are shown on the proof rae 8 Further choices are decile o Real Dot Technology Used to preserve the dot structure o Fast 2 Similar to RDT but a faster method o RDT Smooth 1 2 and 3 This is RDT with progressive levels of smoothing Note Fast 2 should be used where the dot structure is not very important It will preserve the dot but is a quick low quality me
35. as a separate job using the Media and Pagesetup selected Configure Inklimit Chart Configures the combinations of inks to be tested for ink limits Select which colours will be printed the start and end ink percentage points and step increments Note If you have a combination selected but insufficient patches to fill the row an empty chart will be printed For example if you select to print 3 ink limit and have 2 colours selected only the chart border will be printed Preview Graph Show a graph of the patches currently turned on See the Graph section for more information Sift and Sort Enable or disable to option to Sift and Sort the patches in the Paper Profile Reorder Inks Change the order of the inks in the paper profile to match the order used in the ICC profile Often used for N Colour profiles A list of ink channels opens for you to highlight and move using the up and down arrows or drag and drop inks to the required position Upgrade Upgrades a legacy pre version 5 paper profile to the latest version Density Patches This area shows the patches making up the Paper profile Each patch represents a dot size or combination of dots available to the printer being profiled The number of ink channels shown and the number of patches shown for each channel will vary depending on whether the printer has variable dot capability if it has light inks and if the light inks are configured to be treated as separate or combined chan
36. be the only group with access to the Accounts Admin application The fields within the Groups panel are Use Softroot gt Current em To create a Group Name Serendipity Name The name of the Group Group ID This is assigned automatically but may be changed by the administrator Comment Allows you to enter a note on the particular user group if necessary Group Privileges This is a list of available privileges relating to functions within Megarip Members A list of Usernames and IDs belonging to the Group se Press Agent U Us U Use Use Use Use Us Use Use U Use Use Use Use Use Use Use Use Us se re Click the icon in the bottom left of the window To delete a group Click the icon Enter a name in the Name field To add privileges click the icon in the Group Privileges panel A list will appear to the left with all available items To add highlight the privilege and click the icon at the top right of the window Once you have finished adding privileges click the X in the middle of the right edge of the panel to close the window Click Apply to save any changes to the group or Revert to cancel Assigning Users to a Group Users are assigned to the groups via the Users panel A Users Ai Groups Once you have created the user group click on the Users panel Select the User Name from the list of users Select the Group to assign the user to from the Groups dropdown
37. bottom of the window a search box can be used to locate specific note information All fields in the Note channel are searched Publications When softproofing a job forming part of a publication additional controls and view options are available The Publications panel has the following options Publication e Single Page Display just the single page selected De selecting this enables the Single Page options below Pye a poe o Show Back Page Display the reverse side of a page through the page Show Page Spread currently loaded as if the final print was being held up to light The Back Page Opacity setting in the Press Settings controls the amount of Golf Magazine show through o Show Page Spread View the spread of the selected page for example pages 2 and 3 as a spread Page Navigator Panel Positioned along the bottom of the main SoftProof window the Page Navigator displays a numbered box for each page making up the loaded publication This allows for direct navigation to any page by clicking on the page number Hovering the mouse over a page number will pop up a thumbnail for the page The page boxes are colour coded Light Green indicates the Publication pages are loaded and can be viewed These show as dark green when selected y 3 Purple indicates there are duplicate pages i e they have the same publication name and page z ale 3l numbers Dark purple indicates the pages are selected sA E E
38. cannot be back ported to previous versions i e version 5 archives cannot be used with version 4 Version 4 archives can be used with Version 5 however and will be automatically allocated to their respective databases when loaded File Menu Options Name sF Devicelink Amcor_Hdb Archiver admin golem swdevel serendipity software com au 9100 NFR not for resale Type ICC Profile Data sb digicam Sony DSC P1 icc ICC Profile Data 0 Dotgain_Sample drupa2008 Epson 1188 h E11880 EpsonPremSG 1 amp E4800 DIRECT NESTING ECI2002Rpm4P02 icc sF ECI2002Rpm4PO2Ceisa encoding test japanese la EPS gt EPS 720dpi MEPS Test gt EPS Test RIP gt EPS Test Signature copy amp Epson 11880 gt Epson 11880 Fogra39 Epson 11880 Fuji Epson 11880 Fuji1440 amp Epson 7800 Epson 7800 Kodak Rapi gt Epson 7800 Kodak Rap ts Epson 7880 Epson 7880 Semigloss Epson 7880 Semimatte gt Epson 7880 Fuji1440x Epson 7880 Fuji1440x gt Epson 7880 Fuji1440x Epson 7880 Fuji1440x gt Epson 7880 Semimatte amp Epson 7900 DotGain Curve ICC Profile Data Paper Profile Output ICC Profile Data ICC Profile Data RIP Output Pagesetup Signature Group RIP RIP Output Pagesetup Paper Profile Paper Profile Output Paper Profile Pagesetup Output Paper Profile Paper Profile Pagesetup Paper Profile Pagesetup Paper Profile Pag
39. continue Queues Log File System Info Support e Queues Shows all the queues configured on the Server you are connected to e Log file Allows you to view the log file e System info Displays information about the system e Support Shows various support options amp information Queues Click on any of the queues to get information about jobs in that queue Information about the job including name and current status will be shown 83 Available queues Serendipity Megarip Spool e Autodetect Queues r Log File e Printer queues System Info e Show all queues Support Available printers Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 5 minutes 30 minutes 60 minutes 4 hours 24 hours 2 days 1 week all messages Logfile from golem swdevel serendipity software com au Queues Thu Jul 23 Invalid dbase Applications Serendipity Megarip V5 Serendipity Megarip lib 1 confe SSCheckAndUpdateConfig 42 34 12 2009 defaultss dbd reconfiguring Log File Thu Jul 23 12 34 22 2009 Initialisation started System Info 2 Serendipity server Support Log File To view the log file select the option from the list on the left o Peara i 12 34 27 2009 S oftware Pty Ltd Thu Jul 23 From here you can select a particular time period to fetch from the __ o Thu Jul 23 Serendipity server EA Calculating server speed Server Once
40. corner These monitor the jobs progress in a particular queue 5 6 8 Right click in the QueueStatus window bottom right and select Queue Order Select Image Render Spool and new Printer and drag them over to the right side No need to monitor Auto Detect here Select Spool in the right list and drag it to the top of the list The order should be Spool Image Render Printer Click OK when done Monitor NFR not for resale localhost 9100 Show Jobs B M Active M Waiting M Done Imaging Idle m The Monitor now has a basic setup Test it out by printing an internal test print 9 10 Select your Pagesetup and Media then tick the Quickcal checkbox and click Submit You should see the test print move through the various queues and be sent to the printer Choose Application Menu gt Test Prints Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 12 The Serendipity Megarip Server The Megarip Server runs on the machine where the dongle is installed The Server handles the processing of all jobs through the system and must be started before the Client is launched As the Server starts it checks to ensure a valid dongle is installed on the machine and which modules are enabled licensed The Server calculates the speed of the machine it is running on and checks the integrity of the database before loading it Once the Server is up and running a clock keeps track of the duration the S
41. duplex any available pages This will result in single pages where the back are not yet completed e Maximum Jobs Set the maximum number of jobs for duplexing If this value is reached duplexing will begin Maximum Jobs Nesting You can nest multiple jobs together for a single output to save media and time e Enable Automatic Nesting Set the queue to nest jobs automatically when the configured conditions such as Maximum Wait Time are met Collation Method Nesting 78 e Auto Rotate When Nesting Enable auto rotation when nesting C Enable Automatic Nesting M Auto Rotate When Nesting occurs If this is enabled make sure the option in the Pagesetup Copies Maximum wait Time is set to None There is no need to spend processing time rotating a job if it is rotated at nesting time e Copies Specify the number of copies you want to nest For example if you have 7 jobs making up a nest and enter 5 in the copies field you will get 5 copies of the same 7 jobs nested and Media Width 420 0 mm Minimum Total Height 0 0 mm p rinted Gap Between Jobs 10 0 mm Maximum Total Height 0 0 mm e Maximum Wait Time Specify how long to wait before nesting begins Once reached nesting will begin and any job waiting to nest will be nested into a single job The start time is determined by the first job that appears waiting to nest e Minimum Paper Coverage Specify the minimum paper coverage to be reached by jobs waiting to nest before ne
42. e Processes Control the number of processes the machine will handle i e the number of Imaging and Rendering tasks simultaneously run on the Server The defaults are 1 1 Up to one imaging and rendering task can be set per CPU core the Server machine possesses In practice it is recommended the combined number of imaging and rendering tasks be set to no more than the number of cores For example 4 CPU cores 2 Image 2 Render e Minimum Broadcast Interval Set the time interval the Server sends out updates to connected Clients The default value is 2s This is the minimum setting Zero 0 disables user configuration e Output Unknown Files to Printer Output any unknown files direct to a printer If this is unchecked any unknown files will result in errors and will not be output e Secure Mode Enable or disable Secure Mode e Mail Server Enter the details of the mail server for error notification emails when using Secure Mode e Sender Email Address Enter the details of the Sender From address for error notification emails SystemSettings Server Client Colour Management e ICC Engine Accuracy Select Faster or Better depending on Genera OI preferences prop ee e Default ICC Profiles Select the default ICC profiles used when first ae ae creating a new Pagesetup Input profiles and Media Output x o p ro fil e S i Output CMYK Profile None Working Paths Working Paths
43. e Yule Nielsen Number Set the YN number for the Density Parches Separation Control MM paper you are profiling if you know it The default is 2 o e Ink Limits Set the ink limits for the Paper Profile Els EE Resolution 720 00 x 720 00dpi These are determined after printing a chart and momo w Jo observing the percentage of coverage at which the Three Ink gt 270 G mea en mixture of inks causes problems Enter the value EE for each ink combination am A sor ce ceed cage sizes e Algorithm Choose the type of ink limiting There vi ai rra o Ete ae are tirer A Ac umo cox Sen o Standard Simple ink limiting based on ink Nine Ink 410 Drying time secs o Drying time per pass ms 0 percentages Ten Ink 420 G cd i Photo Black o Enhanced Like Standard but optimised eses Use gt Uh ack emalea for variable dot printers It uses intelligence to calculate the ink limits based on dots used o Linear 3 0 This setting adds the ink coverage for any area then proportionally limits according to the ink limit range it falls within For example with 3 ink set to 300 and 4 ink set to 400 if a 6 ink area of an image has a coverage of 320 it will limit the area according to the 3 4 ink range o Linear 4 0 This method limits ink based on the number of inks being used for an area For example if 5 ink is set to 390 any time 5 inks are laid down their coverage will be limited to 390 o Linear fav
44. errors by specifying a correction amount for width and height e Cropping Crop the job in all directions When specifying cropping you will need to take into account any rotation that has been applied as cropping takes place after rotation e Margins Specify a margin around the job You may have to specify a margin to shift a job over or compensate for a printer s set margin As with cropping take rotation into account e Effects Mirror or Negative your job by enabling either option Note The Mirror and Negative effects in the Sheet panel differ to those in the Effects panel in that they apply the effect at the Imaging stage of processing Further details on how to configure a calibrated Media and Pagesetup are available on our website under the HowTo Guides section http www serendipity software com au support Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 30 Pagesetup Pools The Pagesetup Pools data type allows you to print to one or more Pagesetups You can choose to load balance between multiple Pagesetups or print to multiple Pagesetups simultaneously These can be published in the same way as an individual Pagesetup or you can set the Pool to auto proof P ub l i S h 5 pee e DropFolders Allocate a folder where files can be dropped in for processing Valid File Types include Postscript PDF JPEG TIFF Image Serendipity Megarip Image EPS PNG o Mac or Windows Choose to publish a folder for Mac or Printer C Mac C
45. for the patch as defined in the Calcheck Chart e AH The measured AH of the colour patch e AC max The maximum AC tolerance value for the patch as defined in the Calcheck Chart e AC The measured AC of the colour patch e Delta L The measured delta L of the colour patch e Delta a The measured delta a of the colour patch e Delta b The measured delta b of the colour patch e Location Used in monitor Calchecks Shows from which of the nine screen positions the patch was measured For print Calchecks this field will read N A 49 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 Device Spectrophotometer Panel This panel allows you to choose whether a Print or a Monitor Calcheck is required and which measuring instrument is to be used e Device Choose whether to Calcheck for a Print or a Monitor Print Mode e Spectrophotometer Choose which Spectrophotometer is to be used for measurement from the list of supported instruments e Measure Initialises the chosen instrument and opens a popup window to select which Calcheck Chart is to be measured Measurement begins after the chart is selected The data from a chart measured by a third party software package can be loaded for a Calcheck be selecting CGATS ISO12642 file from the instrument list The file must have been saved in an appropriate format e Print Chart Opens a chooser window to select the Calcheck Chart for printing and the Pagesetup and Media to submit the chart
46. from the Client window 2 Once the Archiver has opened select Edit Menu gt Add to Archive All to add all items to the archive file Alternatively you can right click and select this option from the contextual right click menu 3 Select Save Archive and choose an appropriate location to store the file If you need to import all or part of the database after the V5 upgrade install 1 Open the Archiver application 2 Select Open Archive gt Add to Database and choose the items to add or add the whole archive For further information see the main Archiver section within this user manual Saving the V4 Database and ICC Profiles Another recommended method is to backup the Database and ICC profiles by copying them to another location before upgrading The Database items are held in a folder called defaultss dbd in the following locations Macintosh Applications Serendipity Megarip lib defaultss dbd Windows C Serendipity Serendipity Megarip lib defaultss dbd Linux Sun SGI bmagic lib defaultss dbd ICC Profiles can be found in the following locations Macintosh Applications Serendipity Megarip lib ICC Windows C Serendipity Serendipity Megarip lib ICC Linux Sun SGI bmagic lib ICC If you make a backup of these files you can restore them if the upgrade has any problems Using the Database from V4 The third method for upgrading and preserving the existing configurations is to make a fresh install in a new location
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49. in the database e Save Save changes to the database e Duplicate Make a copy of the currently selected item e Revert Reload the last saved version of the currently selected item e Delete Delete the currently selected item e Print Print the details of the currently selected item e Get Info Displays a popup window with two panels General amp Ownership General displays the type created and modified dates for the selected item Ownership displays the User and User Group permissions for the item e Show Orphans Shows any item currently in the database not being used by a Pagesetup Edit e Undo Undo the last change There are multiple undo options and this is configured via the System Settings section e Redo Redo the last undone change There are multiple redo options depending on the undo status and configuration in the System Settings e Find Opens a text box at the bottom of the Workbench panel to locate the search text on the screen e Split Vertical Horizontal Changes the view to either Vertical or Horizontal split on the screen e Show Type Column Used in conjunction with Show Usage to display the type of data listed e Show Modified Time Column Displays the last modified time for the items listed e Show Usage Displays the items within the database the currently selected item uses e g a selected Pagesetup would show the Media and Output it currently uses e Reverse Usage Reverses the usage
50. job and its configuration Right clicking on the window and selecting Print can print the Job Info to a system printer Note Job Info amp thumbnail can also be displayed by double clicking on the job If multiple jobs are selected double clicking will display info about all in the window Holding the control key Win or command key Mac will allow the font size to be adjusted via the mouse wheel for easier viewing Job Ownership Displays two panels General and Ownership showing the type created and modified dates of the job plus the user and group permissions See Accounts Admin Secure Mode for more information Modify Allows various attributes of the job to be modified These include o Name Change the name of the job o Publication Name Change or add a publication name o Page Number Change the page number of the job o Copies Change the number of copies of a job o Change Media Change or assign a Media associated with the job Submit Displays a submit window to print a job or jobs Cancel Cancels the currently processing jobs Delete Deletes the currently selected jobs Hold Holds the currently selected job Only available when the status is Waiting Release Releases a currently selected Held job Retry Retries a failed job View Errors Views the errors of the selected job if the status is listed as Failed Rush Jobs Moves the currently selected jobs to the top of the current queue for processing next
51. menu e Send to Nest Submits the jobs for imaging and rendering then on to be nested with other jobs Nesting criteria are defined in the Output for the Pagesetup Media to which the job is sent see Workbench Output for further information Copies e No of copies field Enter the number of copies of the job to be printed e Copy Lock button Locks the number of copies to be printed for any files submitted until unlocked and changed Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 74 Publication e Publication Name field Optionally type a publication name to which the submitted file will be assigned The job will be viewable in the Publication View of the QueueManager e First Page field Enter the page number for the submitted file in the publication If submitting multiple files the page numbering will start at the defined page number and increase sequentially for each job Submit Files as Asset Select files to send to the Studio application Asset queue Submitted Assets appear in the QueueManager queue as thumbnails but are not processed until submitted for printing from the Studio application see Applications Studio for more information Submit ICC Target After selecting one or more ICC target files a chooser allows you to select a Pagesetup and Media to submit the ICC target file to Note This option is used as part of creating an ICC calibrated Pagesetup Media After creating and assigning a Paper Profile and Linearisa
52. notice and disclaimer of warranty keep intact all the notices that refer to this License and to the absence of any warranty and give any other recipients of the Program a copy of this License along with the Program 2 You may modify your copy or copies of the Program or any portion of it thus forming a work based on the Program and copy and distribute such modifications or work under the terms of Section 1 above provided that you also meet all of these conditions a You must cause the modified files to carry prominent notices stating that you changed the files and the date of any change b You must cause any work that you distribute or publish that in whole or in part contains or is derived from the Program or any part thereof to be licensed as a whole at no charge to all third parties under the terms of this License c If the modified program normally reads commands interactively when run you must cause it when started running for such interactive use in the most ordinary way to print or display an announcement including an appropriate copyright notice and a notice that there is no warranty or else saying that you provide a warranty and that users may redistribute the program under these conditions and telling the user how to view a copy of this License Exception if the Program itself is interactive but does not normally print such an announcement your work based on the Program is not required to print an announcement These req
53. or all Media panels in the window Font Options Allows you to change the size of the text in the window Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 QueueManager The QueueManager views the jobs in the system after they have been submitted Queues can be viewed simultaneously showing a job s progress through the system From the QueueManager jobs can be manipulated in a number of ways such as holding promoting and deleting View Options There is a lot of information available for viewing about each job as it passes through the system The following sort columns can be selected using the contextual right click menu on the column header bar in the QueueManager display panel e Name Job name e Process Time Time taken to process the job e Status The jobs current status e Source The source of the submitted job e Date The date and time the job was processed e Media The Media used to process the job e Pagesetup The Pagesetup used to process the job e Queue The output queue the job was sent to for processing e Size The size of the job disk space used e Width The width of the job e Height The height of the job e DPI The imaged resolution of the job Toolbar Options QueueManager admin golem swdevel serendipity software com au 9100 NFR not for resale ue order Larger Thumbnails Smaller Thumbnails C Render Queue Thumbnails l Show Idle Queues mM Group By Queu
54. output could be RGB CMYK or CMYKOG depending on the output device chosen and the detected colourspace e Output ICC Tweak Set Select a Tweak Set from the available list Lists can be previewed edited or new ones created e Device Link Profile Select a device link profile If the job passing through does not match the colourspace of the Device Link Profile the standard input and output profiles selected will be applied Device Link dj Device Link Profile None Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 22 Upload ICC This option is available on all of the ICC choosers If the ICC profile is located somewhere other than the default ICC folders use this function to upload it to the Server ICC folders in order for it to be used As this is a Client side option this function can be used to move ICC profiles from the machine they were created on to the Server This can be either on the LAN or WAN as a remote machine Screen Printing The Screen Printing mode separates a job into single plates and prints them as black This is designed to print with a halftone dot onto a clear film media To increase the density of the output choose a combination of inks This option can be used to produce films for use in the Screen Printing industry e Enable Screen Print Mode Turns the Screen Print mode on or Screen Printing off _ Enable Screen Print Mode e Ink Combination Select the inks to be combined for a singl
55. raster location A print time for simulation can be entered e PAP AppleTalk Select a networked AppleTalk device to print to The Change button displays any valid AppleTalk devices e Secure FTP sftp Send the job to a secure server using FTP e TCP IP Port Print to a networked device over TCP IP e USB Printer Print to a printer connected via USB 192 168 5 23 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 24 Collating Collating is a method of gathering various outputs and grouping them together There are two 2 methods of collating available depending on the output driver selected If an output driver that supports Duplexing is selected the additional Duplexing collation method becomes available Otherwise the only option is Nesting Duplexing You can duplex jobs with multiple pages to form double sided printing This is only available for printers supporting duplexing modes eme Collation Method Duplexing 1 e Add Separator Page Adds a blank page between duplexed sets This is useful when de imposing and duplexing perfect bound P epee ne jobs A blank page is inserted after the Maximum Jobs is reached Top Page Maximum Wait Time for duplexing to begin Odd O Even oh ft e Top Page Determine if the top page is an odd or even number e Maximum Wait Time Set the time to wait before duplexing begins If the MWT is reached and the back side of the pages has not yet been processed the queue will begin to
56. showing where the curve was last saved This allows you to see where the curve has been edited e Invert Curve Inverts the selected curve e Bigger Smaller Curves Increase or decrease the size of the graphs as they appear on the screen e Gradation Table Allows you to enter values manually to adjust or create a curve e Preview Curves Displays a window with all curves in their respective colours so you can assess them in relation to each other This is updated dynamically as changes are made e Lineariser Loads a Linearisation Curve directly into the Lineariser application Further details on how to configure a Gradation Curve are available on our website under the HowTo Guides section http www serendipity software com au support ICC Tweak Set A The ICC Tweak Set section allows you to build up a library of colours that need tweaking adjusting for accurate output A tweak set alters colours during the ICC mapping stage from input to output profile and is selected on a per Media basis The ICC profiles are not edited in any way and the tweak set can be selected as desired Each colour requiring alteration is selected and adjusted by adding to or subtracting process colours from it or making it lighter or darker An accurate visual representation is shown on the screen and the point in the colourspace can also be viewed Colours can be created manually or by entering the CMYK or Lab values or input
57. size is 102cm enter 1 02 e Back Page Opacity Enter a value between 0 and 100 This controls the amount of show through of the back page through the front page when reverse page viewing in SoftProof e Back Page DotGain Curve Select a DotGain Curve to apply to the back page when using the Show Back Page option in SoftProof e Top Page Choose Even or Odd This is used to determine which page backs onto which so the correct back page is shown when requested 35 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 Screen Printing The Screen Printing functionality within the Media data type is designed for printing film separations on an Inkjet printer Files submitted for processing are separated into individual plates Each plate is printed as a black separation with a halftone dot applied at the colour s respective screen angle Printing to film generally requires the output density to be higher than that for normal proofing Higher densities are achieved by increasing the print resolution or by assigning one or more inks to be laid over the black dots Configuration The configuration is very similar to a standard setup to print to a device The Output configuration is the same and the appropriate Media and Pagesetup s are created to control the page parameters A very basic Paper Profile and Linearisation are also created to complete the setup Output Configuration The Output for the printer is set up normally An Output Driver is a
58. the Frame library see Library Placing Assets Assets can be placed in the nest area by dragging them from the Asset panel Assets dragged onto blank areas are automatically placed in a frame with native dimensions of the asset Assets dragged into an existing frame are resized to fit or fill rotated and cropped according to the frame s settings Assets dragged into a selected group of frames is duplicated and placed into every frame in the group Positioning Assets for Nesting The following mouse controls are available within the Nest Area e Left click on a frame Selects the frame for editing movement locking or deletion Currently selected frames are shown with a magenta border e Left click on empty nest area Deselects all frames e Left click hold drag on empty nest area Creates a temporary framing square for selecting multiple frames Any boxes wholly or partially within the square when the mouse button is released are selected e Left click hold drag on a frame Moves the selected frames around the nest area Release the mouse button to drop place the frames e Right click Opens the contextual menu with options depending on where in the nest area the click occurred e Double click in an empty area Creates a new frame in the nest area default size 6in x 4in e Double click on a selected frame containing an asset Activates Toggles Crop mode for the selected frame A frame in Crop mode appears with a green b
59. the MediaStatus module the Calcheck Info section of a Media or the Job Info window of jobs that have been calchecked The following information is displayed e Summary for The panel title shows the Calcheck Chart used for the check e Ae AH AC These tabs switch between summaries of the three respective A standards The tabs available depend on which A standards are defined in the chart for the Calcheck The Ae summary values listed are CIE76 by default This can be changed to CIE94 or CIE2000 by setting either as the measurement standard in the Calcheck Chart e Job Media Print mode only The Job or Media being calchecked The field displays N A if a Calcheck is done without assigning a Job or Media to it e Date Print mode only The date and time the Calcheck was completed e Monitor Area Toggles Monitor mode only A 3x3 grid of buttons can be toggled to include or exclude the Calcheck results for each area of the monitor in the Calcheck summary Once a monitor area has been calchecked the button will be marked with a tick pass or a cross fail e ACyan AMagenta AYellow ABlack AGray APaper The A values for the significant CMYK process gray and paper substrate patches are displayed here e Pass Fail Displays a green tick pass if all the measured patches fall within the A tolerances as defined in the Calcheck Chart A red cross fail is displayed if any patches measure outside the defined tolerances e A Average The av
60. the following options e Small Thumbnails button Shows available Assets as small thumbnails with job names listed beside them e Large Thumbnails button Shows available Assets as large thumbnails with job names listed below them e Search field Enter text in this field to find job names containing the search text Non relevant assets are temporarily removed from view as the string is typed Assets dragged and placed onto the dark grey work surface of the Nest Area are scaled to their native size Assets dragged and placed onto a frame scale fit or fill rotate and crop to the defined box parameters This also occurs when a frame is dragged from the frame library onto an Asset in the nest area see Library panel Library Panel The Library panel is where saved frames and nesting templates are stored It is comprised of two 2 areas Nests containing the library of stored nests and boxes and Frame which displays the properties of the currently selected library frame Nests The top half of this panel displays a list of the available saved nests saved via the Studio or contextual menus Nests can be renamed by selecting then clicking on the name text Nests function like Workbench Data Type items A contextual right click menu is available including the following options New Folder New Folder with Selection Remove Folder Remove From Folder Open Selected Folders Close Selected Folders Add to Archive Save Nest as New S
61. to The chart will be printed in a configuration suitable for reading by the chosen instrument Monitor Mode e Instrument Choose which display Spectrophotometer is to be used for measurement from the list of supported instruments e Measurement Type Select which of the nine 9 areas of the monitor to Calcheck or choose 3x3 grid of screen to sequentially check all areas of the screen Pass or fail results will be displayed on the Monitor Area Toggles as each area is calchecked Note Before calchecking a monitor it is recommended that the monitor be calibrated to the required ICC profile using the MonitorCalibrator application see the Applications MonitorCalibrator section for more information Menu Options The following options are available from the Calcheck menu or the contextual menu right click from within the Calcheck application e Load Media Select a Media to load into Calcheck Any Media that have been calchecked previously will display complete results of their last Calcheck A new chart can be printed and or new measurements taken and the results updated to the Media e Check Media Select a Media to be measured This options assumes a Calcheck Chart for the Media has been printed It immediately opens a window to select the chart for measuring and initiates measurement on the selected Spectrophotometer On completion results are saved to the Media and previously calchecked Media will be updated e Load Job Sel
62. to display information about the system ProductName Serendipity Megarip version 5 0 Build 21029 Product Created Jul 22 2009 13 17 22 ProductType NFR not for resale Hostname golem swdevel serendipity software com au Operating system Darwin 9 7 0 386 eae ae Product Info Licensed Modules available printers and input filters Licensed modules pannaan and Available Destinations are shown Canon BJC 8500 Rev 3 04 Canon imagePROGRAF W6400 W8400 Rev 1 07 Canon PF5000 PF8000 PF9000 Rev 1 07 Canon iPF510 PF610 PF710 Rev 1 01 Canon W8200 Rev 1 04 DoubleProof SpinJet 5000 Rev 1 07 Encad NovaJet Generic Rev 2 0 Epson Stylus Generic Rev 2 01 Epson Stylus 3000 Rev 2 02 Epson Stylus Pro 10000 Rev 3 13 Epson Stylus Pro 10600 Rev 1 06 Epson Stylus Pro 11880 PX 20000 Rev 1 06 Epson Stylus Pro 11880 PX 20000 with HTM module Rev 1 01 Epson Stylus Pro 3800 3850 3800C PX 5800 Rev 1 03 Epson Stylus Pro 4000 PX 6000 Rev 3 08 Downloads Serendipity Support Blackmagic Our support pages offer the following information for our Blackmagic and Megarip products Updates Manuals Software Updates FAQ Find the lastest updates for your software and keep up to date with any changes Release Notes From here you can download databases release notes manuals updates A tutorials FAQs and other helpful information comicios FA Megarip Can t work something out Check out the manuals for t
63. within the frame e Lock button Locks the current proportions of the asset if resized e Scaling The method of scaling used for any asset placed within the frame o To Fit Entire asset image is rescaled and shown within the frame o To Fill Asset expands to fill the frame rescaling to show as much of the image possible given the proportions and centring options of the frame o Custom The dimensions and frame offset of the asset are independent of the frame This scaling is selected automatically when Crop Mode is activated e Centring Centres the asset within the frame e Orientation The rotation angle 02 902CW 902CCW 1802 applied to both the frame and asset Note If custom scaling is used and the asset has different dimensions to the frame rotation is only applied to the asset Property Panel This panel displays information on defined elements being used in the Nest Area The panel has three 3 areas Document used to activate Tiling mode and define the total area to be tiled Media shows the width and height of the Media selected for nesting or tiling and Frame containing configurable parameters for the current selected frame Note Configurable measurements can be input using any support unit for e g 6in but will be automatically converted to the chosen default units on entry Document This area is used when using the Studio application for tiling an image or nest of images that is larger than available print med
64. 1 EM Screening ci 23 Halftone Screening eee 23 ICC PORES ri 22 OUTPUT anaa 21 Output Screening eects 23 Paper Promesa n 22 Screen Printing sesssssssssssrsssrisriresrnrnn 23 A a a a 22 Mediasta Sinaia 41 Megarip PEOdUCCOYE VIE Winrar 5 III A a talas 38 Add Moderato 38 Configurador elder 12 ESTE MEO CLS criando 38 Imaging Thumbnail 46 Layout Opus iianceniais 38 Load a saved layout 38 Rendering Thumbnail sses 46 VAS 38 Use Mode dada 38 Monitor Modules ssoi 39 Chent COD 39 CUStErStAtUS aaia A 39 Drop ONG tia 39 Me dlaS tats unan 39 QUCUCMAN AED eeeeseesesteteeesteteeeeeteteteeenees 39 QueueStatus condice 39 Server Lop ito 39 e ien a a 39 Mi tanraeraraieacersctevehinstenesnens 39 MontorCalibratO Pasaron 61 Create Proteus ads 61 Measure Ambien scscscsecssessseeeeeee 61 Override Video Card Gamma 61 save PrO Es ndini aa 61 N Nest OD Sad ise 43 O Open AN INV CHMIV dido 47 Ordered Dithering cesses 23 OU Ulsa 24 CONMAUING sonansa aan 25 Add Separator Page sses 29 Automatic Nesting 25 DUple nr daa 25 Nesting sstivencsnaechlaniandinn winds 25 Configura ON a 11 Destinations a 24 A nae eee 24 P Page Number CHANSE A E N A 43 Pagen abernsraq ia ana 29 PagesctUDiuiaininsndn site 26 Colour KEY Similar adios 28 COLOUTIKEVS naa 28 Configuration ainia 11 Elec as 29 LGC Profes sp risa 26 INP Ut SCPE CHING csccecesesicrctectceesntetleacdnts 28 LOS baca 29 Media Elec usaran 30 O
65. 5 10 30 40 50 60 70 75 80 90 95 96 19 8 196 0 105 0 153 0 244 0 295 0 344 0 437 e os om 07 oss 1012 1 168 ff 1 197 ff 1 243 BEZES RELE 085 0 124 0 198 0 234 0 275 0 352 0 433 0 525 o ss 07 ss g g 2401 1 579 ase 219 par Sr E aaa oon om om ose som ua sas 12 E aae 2 gt ES a ose eal 55 Ea i 25 ec e 6 e e 6 e 6 e 6 e e e e e eM 6 At this stage ICC profiles can be created and applied for accurate colour representation If the printer output varies due to ink batches or head wear a quick re linearisation process is all that s required to get back to the same linear state initially created The original ICC profiles can be re applied to achieve the same colour output The Interface The Lineariser window is made up of a Toolbar and a number of panels Available Media Linearisation History Measurement Advanced Options Spectrophotometer or Densitometer information and Curves display Toolbar The Toolbar has the following options also available via the Lineariser Menu e Customise Patches Allows for the selection of patches to be used in the Linearisation Chart Choose which Patch Percentages using the numbered buttons Total number of patches selected is displayed o Restore Defaults Restore the patch selection to the default 23 patches per Paper 22 patches 23 total channel Restore Defaults Cancel GOK e Us
66. 69 51 46 74 58 12 31 11 96 El The chart can be attached to the job as it passes through 7978 2004 645 6 the Pagesetup or printed from the Calcheck ried 2915 1021 6 The window shows a list of the patches on the right and Spee ce i497 3036 2836 6 colour information on the left For each patch selected you 107 080 03 can adjust its Lab values delta tolerance and patch type ooo 3 The overall target preferences are specified in the lower e half of the left panel Toolbar Options e New Colour Create a new colour in the list with default values Values and colour names can be adjusted as desired e Delete Colours Deletes the selected colours from the list e Duplicate Colours Makes copies of the selected colours Use shift or control keys for multi selection e Rename Colours Pops up a renaming window allowing you to change the name on one or more colours simultaneously e Import Patches from Files Allows you to import a patch set from a colour data file such as those of colour standards or ICC profile makers A file chooser will display allowing you to navigate to the file location e Reorder Patches Allows you to reorder the patches Selecting this will display another window where you can select one or more colours and drag them into a new order You can also use the up and down arrow keys and shift or control to multi select e Generate Patches from ICC Allows you to select an ICC profile from which to create a set
67. C is specified during ICC creation This is independent of the actual press order Change the order by dragging the colours around the set The order is specified as the Colour left column order descending e Upload ICC This is available on all of the ICC choosers If the ICC profile is located somewhere other than the default ICC folders you can use this function to upload it to the Server ICC folders in order for it to be used As this is a Client side option you can use this function for moving ICC profiles from the machine they were created on to the Server This can be either on the LAN or WAN as a remote machine e Print Calcheck Select this to attach a calibration strip to every job passing through this Pagesetup o Device Choose the device you will use to measure the strip with This creates the chart for the correct device o Chart Choose the chart for use from the popup window of Calcheck Charts Note The Calcheck Chart is a Data Type in the Workbench This is where you create the chart Use the Calcheck application to measure it and produce a report 27 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 ColourKeys This module allows you to merge some plates and separate others from ur a single job submission For example you can merge the CMYK plates D Enable Colourkeys together and print the 3 specials as separate jobs or you can create D eve Conbianione Cyan progressive proofs with C CM CMY CMYK CMYKS1 etc oroi
68. EV alle Sion 53 Measure Targets mociones 52 Destination 91 Device Link Profile cesses 22 Disable PDF Autoseparation ssssss 29 Dongle Updating SONES ia 13 Viewing Licensed Bits 13 Whats onthe CD vcisccssciudrlestcaieederctsiinseriann 6 Dongle Updater destrian 14 Updating a V4 Dongle 14 Updating a V4 to V4 Dongle 14 Updating the Dongle eee 14 Drawing a Rectangle around a Job 29 DropFold TS nooi 26 31 DropSpot Setting the colou E irises 40 Setting the number of copies sss 40 DropZoNe s maneiana eia aih 40 Add DEP SDO Estas 40 Reordering DropSpots sesser 40 E Edge Delet ciao 29 Edit Media from QueueManager sss 44 Output from QueueManager sss 44 Output from QueueStatuS ences 44 Pagesetup from DropZone sses 40 Pagesetup from QueueManager 44 Plate Colour in SoftProof sses 64 EttectSii ai daa 29 Epson Erre WIEN 24 Epson UO aida 24 Error Diffusion Screening 23 Error NOUMCALIONS 5x iii 78 Export From ChentLoS rain atea 39 From QueueManNageT sser 43 From ServerLog emocionan 45 From SONPrOO angue aaa 62 F Fail on RGB IMageS nienie iaa 28 Fitting Method acidos 30 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 PID BOOMS Guardia 54 Allow Multiple Windows nsss 56 Borders around Pages 56 Navigation oi atsccid sce cxtctcl ntcaberrcuiectacauraretidecesces 54 Page OLOEL singsetan 56 A e a Aai 56 Flow Control 26 31 74 Folders Adding to the Workbench
69. Generic Note When generating patches from an ICC profile the patches are automatically assigned the correct type Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 18 Target Standards There are three 3 standards that can be used to compare against your proof Ae AH AC These are Ae AH and AC The first standard Ae is always enabled The other two standards must be enabled for the results to appear on the Calcheck To enable select the tab and tick the checkbox For each standard you specify the limits used for a pass and fail status For Ae you also choose which of the Ae standards are to be used deltaE CIE94 or CIE2000 Important Note The correct standard to be tested must be selected and saved with the chart Only that standard will be tested for a pass or fail If you want to check another standard you need to change it here and save it again For example if you are checking deltaE and you want CIE2000 you need to change it save and re measure The limits are e Average For all the patches in the chart that will be measured by Calcheck the average must be below this value for a pass e Maximum This is the default value used when creating or importing patches This value is only used for assigning maximum tolerance for the import When the target is measured the tolerance set per patch is the one used to determine a pass or fail status e Standard Std Deviation The standard deviation across all the patches
70. Only one job needs to be selected and all jobs with a Waiting to Nest status will be nested Duplex Now Duplexes any job that has a status of Waiting to Duplex Only one job needs to be selected and all jobs with a Waiting to Duplex status will be duplexed View FlipBook Opens the selected job or publication in FlipBook If the selected job is part of a publication all pages will be shown Select Publication Selects all the pages jobs in the QueueManager belonging to the same Publication as the selected job Refresh All Queues Updates the queues Export Allows you to export data from the selected job The available formats are o CIP3 Exports job information to a file in CIP3 format at the selected resolution You can also select the orientation before exporting Further options are Version 2 1 Version 3 0 Rotations Surface Choose front or back Compress Preview Choose if the preview should be compressed Some presses are unable to handle files in compressed format Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 o PDF Exports the selected job in PDF at the resolution entered Further options are Compressions JPEG ZIP or LZW For JPEG and ZIP you also have control on the level and quality of compression o Postscript separated Exports the current job as a separated PS file o Tiff Multichannel Exports the current file as a multichannel Tiff Calcheck Job Launches the Calcheck application to check a
71. ST rA Fe OSS A Oo e o Pon E E AEA treacle teaver EN E cease vase 74 SUITE MCS FP o etna atta neon Ra EE ENa AEE a ete eames 75 SUBMIT ICC Tai AAA A AAN 75 LES acidos 75 ot o A o EA E re eee ee ee ree eee ee eer on ee 75 PAC CO UUUA LS IAN INN is Set fered cence E E tees osa 75 Log Out Secure Mode Only Turina dida aiii uta 75 Chatter noxe E acarrea 76 BO ACC AS Mess arena datan 76 DN A RO 76 A nn acevo A A te eee A eect aac 76 ACCOUNES Admin Sec re Mode ia 77 setting up Usersand User Gro PSisiasanaaci dl dai 77 ACUV ALIN e Secure Moda A A A abad 77 A Panels aa a E O Ree entre are etiam errr 77 PC UV ACTIN Secure Mod Corsca dd ES 79 System Sete 80 SOENG T e r TON 80 A A AEE E E A O O II 81 WeD UE da 83 Accessing the WED SEVA A O AA da aa das 83 P ublishing a Windows PTI 85 Printing to a Windows Shared Printer iii sradstedennvacesvedestonses 88 TOU NES IO OCU os id A A A AA 92 GUS CO TOIT usura 92 Printing toa WIAdOWS Printer sits ai 93 GIOSS Y arani aaa Ea aE Ea Aaa EEEREN 95 Copyvrient Notices tilda 96 o PAP AA nn 103 3 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Copyright O 2009 Serendipity Software Pty Ltd Reproduction of any part of this user manual is strictly forbidden without prior written permission from Serendipity Software Pty Ltd All company names product names and trademarks mentioned in this manual are the property of the respective company Important Notice Every eff
72. Select your device from the list of supported Spectrophotometers e Activate Connect to your selected device Once connected the pulldown device list will change to display any status messages from the device and the values measured e Turn Off Disconnects the connected Spectrophotometer Alternates with the Activate button e Add Select this to append to the list for each reading If this is not selected the last reading is updated This is available after the device has successfully connected e Ae Select the value of deltaE to display for when comparing measured colours with those in a loaded set This is used in conjunction with the Show All Swatches option e Show All Swatches Select this to view all swatches By de selecting this only those swatches below or equal to the deltaE value entered will be displayed Colours within the defined tolerance values will show in blue Measured Loaded Set Panels The Measure and Loaded Set panels show the following information e Colour A swatch visually representing the colour e Name The name of the colour This can be edited by clicking in the name field e Space The colourspace of the colour Lab or CMYK e Mode The paint mode of the colour e Tint The tint value of the colour e DotGain The dotgain curve assigned to the colour if any In addition the Loaded Set panel displays the following e Ae CIE94 CMC 1 1 CMC 2 1 Delta L Delta a Delta b These columns list t
73. TABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT INCIDENTAL SPECIAL EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES LOSS OF USE DATA OR PROFITS OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY WHETHER IN CONTRACT STRICT LIABILITY OR TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE Copyright 1990 1994 Regents of the University of Michigan All Rights Reserved Permission to use copy modify and distribute this software and its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted provided that the above copyright notice appears in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation and that the name of The University of Michigan not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the software without specific written prior permission This software is supplied as is without expressed or implied warranties of any kind This product includes software developed by the University of California Berkeley and its contributors 97 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 Code in sys linux is developed by Alan Cox You may redistribute it and or modify it under the terms of the GNU Gen
74. U Ersan 26 Postscript PDF Options sses 28 PROL iia 26 PODIS A AN 26 RES ANPING sabana 29 Pageset p Pob Sci 31 JO Queuing Sarna SUS 31 RPagesctupSsinas nice 31 A atest na aa t a aN 31 Publ and 31 Paper Prol raid 32 Change Medianas 32 Configure Inklimit Chart 32 Density Patches ioandaonaamiida 32 CLA Dorian ia 33 MEES catarata 34 Measure Patches asiaticas 32 Preview Graphic 32 PING Chats dsd 32 Separation Control sssrin 33 SILC ANC SOLU iS ES 33 Perceptual Rendering Intent 27 PPD What SOM the CDs 6 PrESS iii aene a aea a ta 34 Colour Management 35 DIMensiOO SS inician 34 Mkang Papers lado 35 Pint Calc hecki 27 Printing Pronte Marron 88 Troubleshooting sssssssssssrrsssrrrsssrrsen 93 Printing to a Windows Shared Printer 88 Progressive Proofs iaa 28 Publishing a Windows Printer 85 Q QueueManager dias 42 Configuration Options cece 44 MO CITY rincon 43 Viewing Options untada 42 OUC WS stats aia 44 Change QUEUE irinna 44 Queue Order ssssssnsssrrssnrosrensresrnrennnnnensrnnnnnens 44 R Real Dot Technology sssrin 28 Relative Colourimetric Rendering Intent27 Render ROD aaa 29 Rendering Intent sinisiraan 27 Resampling Bi CUDIC aasan 29 Bilder tada 29 A a 29 Nearest Neighbour siimiiesiiipsuisicosi 29 Reali P re Bla Ck acacia amado 27 RGB to CMYK Conversion esseere 28 Rosetta nit taa 23 Rotator aae aaa 30 Running the Software sssrin 10 Configuring Manually sses 10 Starting the Client
75. acity value for the status window e Calibrate Opens the MonitorCalibrator and begins to calibrate If the instrument previously selected is connected calibration begins Once calibrated select an appropriate name and click OK This will save the ICC to the chosen location Select the ICC in the system settings and dismiss the MonitorCalibrator application Calcheck Managed is also linked to the Calcheck application where the status is saved to a Calcheck Chart and used when a job is opened in SoftProof When a Calcheck is run for the monitor a Calcheck Chart is selected The result is stored with the chart which can be selected in a Press setting If a job is viewed in SoftProof with that particular Press and Chart selected the status of the proof being viewed is displayed This condition lasts for the duration of the current life of the calibration When a calibration expires all Calcheck statuses need to be updated Application Shortcuts This tab displays a list of the Applications and Modules for which keyboard shortcuts can be created Note It is the responsibility of the user to check the created shortcuts do not conflict with any other Megarip third party software or operating system shortcuts hotkeys T O a d d a S h O rtcut 3 SystemSettings e Highlight the selected application or module in the list e Use the Edit option in the context menu right click or click in the Shortcut field to the right of the applicat
76. and displayed You can measure or update an individual Solid density or Measure All Targets Colour List This is a list of readings taken if the Add is enabled Each reading is appended to the list and the values measured are displayed The columns can be resized or reordered as required by dragging the header to the preferred position The columns are e Name The name of the colour read Defaults to Untitled but can be changed by selecting the name and entering a new one Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 52 Export You can export the values from the Colour List to a file The available options are Selecting either of these options displays a window allowing you to choose the values All Saves all entries in the list Colour Shows the dominant colour read i e the one with the highest density value This may not be the colour you perceive it to be but the contents making up the colour are recorded and the colour is calculated and shown Density The density value for the colour This is the highest density read from C M Y and K It shows the density of the colour stated in the Colour column Cd Md Yd Kd The C M Y and K densities of the colour read Dot The dot percentage of the colour shown in the Colour column C M Y K The C M Y and K percentage values for the colour measured If any of the columns are blank the reference paper white or solid density for that colour has not been measured
77. appear displaying the Lab Lch XYZ Density values at the point the Spectro cursor is onscreen Panels Open the Panels window featuring the Channel View Notes Publication and Effects panels Panels can be shown or hidden as required using the buttons at the top of the window Channels Opens the Panels window showing only the Channels section see Channel Viewer below Notes Opens the Panels window showing only the Notes section see below Publication Opens the Panels window showing only the Publication section see below Effects Opens the Panels window showing only the Effects section see below The Channel Viewer The Channel Viewer shows the channels or plates of the job currently being viewed in SoftProof Plates can be turned on or off by clicking the relevant checkbox to the left of the plate name and can be reordered by clicking and dragging them to a new position The plate colour and associated attributes can be changed by double clicking and choosing another Special Colour Set from the library or edited for that SoftProof instance only Columns can be reordered by using the Configure Headers option in the contextual menu or by clicking and dragging them to the new location Channels Name The plate name The checkbox indicates whether or not the plate is displayed Value The percentage of colour at the point of the cursor in the SoftProof window Total ink displays the total amount of ink at the point of t
78. automatically using an online Spectrophotometer The interface is split into two parts the left side shows the input values and the right side shows where any adjustments tweaks have been made Zoom 4 L value EE ReCentre y New Tweak Change White Point Options kc rote e Colourspace Choose between Input Profile or Lab ene A input If the profile selected is RGB the sliders will snoot fie change to RGB If CMYK the sliders will change accordingly e Influence Choose the area around the specified colours to be affected This is determined as a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being the least influence and 5 the greatest e Tweak Value Use the CMY sliders to add or subtract from the colour being adjusted e Rendering Intent Choose the rendering intent that the colour is to be altered in from either Perceptual Colourimetric or Saturation This must match the rendering intent of the Pagesetup for the mapping to work e New Tweak Create a new tweak in the rendering intent selected e Copy Available via the right click menu Used to copy the selected tweaks Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 20 e Paste Available via the right click menu once an item has been copied Used to paste the copied tweak from the clipboard to the rendering intent selected e Change White Point Allows you to change the white point of the paper Select the b
79. ave Nest and Remove Nest Using a stored Nest To use a stored Nest simply double click on it and the nest will appear in the Nest Area Note Selecting a stored Nest for use will overwrite any nest and assets currently in the Nest Area The bottom half of the panel shows a list of stored frames saved via the Save button in the Property Frame area Nests can be renamed by selecting then clicking on the name text Using stored Frames To use a stored frame drag it onto the Nest Area Note A frame dragged onto an existing asset in the nest area will replace the frame the assetis in Frame Library This information panel displays data for the currently selected Library frame Stored frames can only be edited from within this panel Note Configurable measurements can be input using any support unit e g 6 in but will be automatically converted to the chosen default units on entry 71 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 The following fields and options are available e Save button Saves any edits to the currently selected frame e Width Width of the frame e Height Height of the frame e Lock button Locks the current proportions of the frame if resized along one dimension Contents e Left Offset distance of the asset image from the left edge of the frame e Top Offset distance of the asset image from the top edge of the frame e Width Width of the asset within the frame e Height Height of the asset
80. ave a slight reddish tinge to the Black which is desirable in the Screen Printing industry 37 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 m M O n C O r Monitor NFR nt for resaley kiwano swdevelserendipty s0 Fetch back log 60 minutes 7 Routine Dat 12 57 PM DSC00540 The Monitor application is central to the Megarip Client interface It displays jobs before during and after processing and allows users to manage jobs through the system to plot their progress The Monitor provides feedback from the Server and Client via logs Modules can be added and configured to suit specific requirements The Monitor consists of one or more user defined tabs Modules are added positioned and sized according to individual preferences Settings are saved at the Client level enabling Serendipity Clients on different systems or in different departments to display information appropriate to their location Done 33 Elapsed 00 04 48 The Monitor can be in one of two modes Edit or Use Edit This mode allows the user to move and resize modules on a tab The mouse pointer changes to a cross when in Edit mode Resize a module by grabbing the corners or sides and dragging to the preferred size Click anywhere in the modules and drag it to the desired position Modules close togethe
81. cense for more details You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program if not write to the Free Software Foundation Inc 675 Mass Ave Cambridge MA 02139 USA Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail If the program is interactive make it output a short notice like this when it starts in an interactive mode Gnomovision version 69 Copyright 19yy name of author Gnomovision comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY for details type show w This is free software and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions type show c for details The hypothetical commands show w and show c should show the appropriate parts of the General Public License Of course the commands you use may be called something other than show w and show c they could even be mouse clicks or menu items whatever suits your program You should also get your employer if you work as a programmer or your school if any to sign a copyright disclaimer for the program if necessary Here is a sample alter the names Yoyodyne Inc hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the program Gnomovision which makes passes at compilers written by James Hacker lt signature of Ty Coon gt 1 April 1989 Ty Coon President of Vice This General Public License does not permit incorporating your program into proprietary programs If your program is
82. creenprint 7600 raw on canon8200 Stylus Pro 11880 USB Direct 606 Printer Browser ack a CP Default Browser IP Printer Search e E9800 Satin720dpi AppleTalk 3 ee 2 Click on the Add icon The Printer Browser window will open ceria am Click on More Printers while holding the Option Key This will give extra aa lt n options Aer merry er 4 If you are running v10 3 9 OS X hold the option key when clicking the Add icon earlier to view the extra options Epson 7800PremLuster Papaya AppleTalk Epson 4800 Fuji Olaf AppleTalk Name No Selection Location No Selection AppleTalk Print Using rint Using Local AppleTalk Zone H Name _ _ _ Type Lbit Screened PostScript Printer More na so _ Testing PostScript Printer AS PDF PostScript Printer E9800 Satin720dpi PostScript Printer Epson 4800 ScrPr 720x720 PostScript Printer Character Set Western Mac er Mode Auto Select Cancel Printer Browser Y AppleTalk Bluetooth Windows Printing Name Canon BJ Network Canon FireWire GARO Canon IP GARO DYMO DUO USB Click on the pull down menu AppleTalk and select Advanced From the Device pull down menu select Windows Printer via SAMBA Jerson Apptera 7 Enter a Device Name This is the name that will appear in the Mac Printers list ae St F It should not contain any spaces capitals or hyphens EPSON USB FAXstf
83. d As they render you can simply reload the publication to update the pages The status colours are updated whenever Reload Publication is selected A bar directly above the Page Navigator displays the Job Name for each currently viewed page on the left and right sides respectively Pages with more than one version will show a dropdown to select which version to view The Page Numbers being viewed are shown in the centre of the bar 55 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 Menu Options The following are available from the FlipBook File Menu e Open Publication e Reload Publication e Export e Export as Spreads e Export as Movie Other options are also available e FlipBook Settings Configure the FlipBook viewing options and press configuration View Options o Allow Multiple Windows Enable or disable Allows multiple Publications to be opened and viewed in separate FlipBook windows If disabled a newly opened Publication will replace the one currently being viewed Page Order Choose between reading left to right or right to left Flip Time 3D Select the speed for the flipping of pages when in 3D mode Render Queue Thumbnails Enable or disable render queue thumbnails Show Borders 2D Enable or disable the borders when viewing in 2D mode O O O O Press Configuration o This panel allows you to view or change the Press configuration FlipBook uses to display Publications FlipBook Settings FlipBook Settings v
84. d since the last reset This information is shown hidden using the Show Extended Info option Printed Number of jobs and total printed area of jobs tracked since the last reset Calcheck Info Displays the complete Calcheck summary information for the selected Media resulting from the last Calcheck Includes the Calcheck Chart used internal Calcheck score Date Time of Calcheck and Avalues Used 4 32 m of 431 80 mm 1000 Reset Counter Ae Maximum Ae Gray 0 00 Ae Paper 0 98 A contextual right click menu has the following options 41 Change Media Change the selected Media for display in the status window Edit Media Edit all or part of the selected Media Copy it or create a new one Calcheck Media Opens the Calcheck application Once a chart has been printed and measured the results are saved to the Media and the Calcheck Info for the Media is updated in the MediaStatus window Media Order Allows you to configure which queues are viewed by the MediaStatus window Move Media between the Available and Showing columns in the popup chooser Show Extended Info Show Hide the Logged Period and Printed information for the selected Media Show Calcheck Info Show Hide the full Calcheck Info summary for the selected Media Metric Units Toggle between Metric or Imperial units for measurements shown in the MediaStatus window This is enabled by default Increase Decrease Status Width Increase or Decrease the width
85. de to a linear curve This graph will show if the patches are generally higher or lower than a linear measurement as well as differences over the course of time Dot Delta Patches Plots the patch number along the X axis against the dot percentage delta on the Y axis It shows the percentage difference from the target For example if the target is 40 and the measured value for that patch is higher or lower the error is shown in the graph Dot Delta Yule Nielsen Number The Yule Nielsen Number is essentially a fudge factor applied to the standard Murray Davis formula used when calculating dot percentage area from density 59 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 The value is used to compensate for various media types as some react differently to others in the way a dot will spread on a particular media and thus affect the dot percentage value It is sometimes helpful to change the YN number and some manufacturers will quote a YN number for a given media but this is rare The YN formula used for calculating the dot percentage is dot YN 1 10 dot is the value of the density being measured Dot x100 solid is the density of the solid patch 1 10 Therefore a YN value of 1 has no effect on the dot percentage area A value other than 1 will compensate for the dot spread on the media If the YN is greater than 1 the Dot decreases and if the YN is less
86. ded your chosen location has valid permissions Use back slashes 1 to separate directories 5 Click Install to start the installation 6 Click Finish once the installation has completed Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 6 Windows Upgrade from V4 to V5 The Megarip Version 5 installer automatically upgrades the V4 database to the updated V5 format As a precaution however when upgrading from version 4 it is strongly recommended that the database and ICC profiles are backed up prior to the install See the Backing up V4 section Installing the Dongle Driver Update Version 5 dongles new or upgraded require an up to date Safenet dongle driver in order to function To upgrade 1 Na oe oe Make sure the Megarip Server and Client are not running and remove any Megarip or any other SuperPro USB dongles from the computer On the Megarip installation CD navigate to the dongle windows directory and run the Sentinel Protection Installer 7 5 0 exe file Alternatively download and run the latest driver installed from the Safenet website Run the Sentintel installer Select Upgrade and Next Follow the on screen instructions to complete the upgrade Restart the computer Installing the Software Upgrade 1 Le 3 4 Sd On the CD navigate to the windows directory and run the megarip msi file Click Next to continue Read the License Agreement and click Yes to continue Click No if you do not agre
87. der when the command is typed or if not enter the full path to the file for e g Applications Serendipity Serendipity Megarip raster Quickcal_230166 rtl The Mac Spooler Reports NT_ACCESS_DENIED This means that the print system cannot access the printer It may be that there are insufficient privileges for the user trying to connect the username and or password could be incorrect or the username and password part of the string have been forgotten Client Error When testing with lpr or from Serendipity Megarip and the error client error not found is seen it means it is unable to find the printer the file is being sent to Check to make sure the name of the printer is correct Unable to Print to Remote Windows Printer This can happen from Mac or Windows If you are on a Windows machine and are creating a new printer to connect to the remote printer but it fails to find the path make sure the remote printer is shared and the name is correct Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 94 Glossary Client GUI that monitors jobs and allows configuration of the Server Clustering The use of multiple machines on a network for distributed processing CMM Colour Management Module CRT Cathode Ray Tube Describes the type of monitor CTP Computer to Plate CUPS Common UNIX Printing System Data Types Database groups such as Pagesetups or RIPs etc DPI Dots Per Inch resolution EPS Encapsulated Postscri
88. directdriver hp_t1100_via_tanglefoot Jpeg screen res Qro Y Y HP4500 multi ball roll1 Y On a Mac running the Megarip Server Mac OS X 10 5 1 Open the System Preferences and select Print Fax from the Hardware panel 2 Click the icon to Add a Printer 3 Select Windows in the Add Printer window 4 Click through the Network Name Network Computer lt machinename gt and select the shared printer lt printersharename gt 5 Select the driver you wish to use for the printer from the Print Using dropdown 6 Click Add On Serendipity Megarip Now that the printers are configured for Windows and Mac an output from Serendipity Megarip to the printer needs to be setup A A Workbench NFR not for resale papaya swdevel serendipity software com For this example a setup for the HPT1100 is required The Pagesetup is the pee HP T110 Paper Profile o E Dern types gt Gar 0 same as if you were driving the device directly The only part that changes is the enc A atrae rom 1bit Screened A Gradation Curve 1bit Screened 1200dpi Destination section as this configures the method by which the print job is ACC Tweak se tbr screened 120040 delivered to the device Tama Lor screened separ agesetu DO As PDF ere ea z si 90 degree R 1 Open the Workbench and choose the Output to be used to print to IL seaming 2 Make sure the driver matches the output device 3 In t
89. displays data for the currently selected frame The frame and contained asset can be edited from within this panel Save button Saves the currently selected frame to the library for later use Left Offset distance of the frame from the left guide Offset is measured from the top left corner of the frame Top Offset distance of the frame from the top guide Offset is measured from the top left corner of the frame Width Width of the frame Height Height of the frame Lock button Locks the current proportions of the frame if resized along one dimension The locked proportions are overridden by free resizing the frame from within the nest area Contents 73 Left offset distance of the asset image from the left edge of the frame Top offset distance of the asset image from the top edge of the frame Width width of the asset within the frame Height height of asset within the frame Lock button locks the current proportions of the asset if resized along one dimension Scaling The method of scaling used for any asset placed within the frame o To Fit Entire asset image is rescaled and shown within the frame proportions o To Fill Asset expands to fill the frame rescaling to show as much of the image possible given the proportions and centring options of the frame o Custom The dimensions and frame offset of the asset are independent of the frame This scaling is selected automatically when Crop Mode is activated Centrin
90. dots for the printer to use for that channel e Sift Uses one of several intelligent algorithms to select a suitable dot combination based on the density readings taken and the output device selected When used the popup DotSieve Algorithm Selector presents the available device ink Sift options The Sift selected patches can be switched off or changed if alternate patches are more appropriate e Maximum Ink This field sets an ink coverage limit for the ink channel by introducing white space into areas of coverage higher than the set limit The default setting is 100 i e no limiting Maximum Ink is a low level setting applied during screening e Sort Order o Patch Number Sort the patches in patch numbered order o Colour Density This is the density of the colour sometimes called Real Density It is the colour content of the patch o Visual Density This describes how dark the colour is i e how much light the colour is absorbing measured as Black This sort option is not available for Black where colour and visual density are the same Note Turning off an Ink Channel When Treat Light Inks as Separate Channels or N Colour options are enabled the user has the option to turn off one or more of the printer ink channels Some inks often Cyan and Magenta produce patches with a high colour density while not being very dense visually During the process of calibrating a printer if you find that even the small dot patch 2
91. e Job Info Job Ownership Modify V Submit Delete View Imaged View Rendered Render again Move To Pagesetup Copy To Pagesetup Refresh All Queues Export Calcheck job C Calculate Ink Weight Name A Process time tatus Source Date h Media F9DCO7E2EBE54B8C 00 00 00 one JPEG 10 03 09 11 00 AMNone 15 32MB FA3F2947CE3C4905 00 00 00 one JPEG 6 03 09 11 11 AM 8 bit tiff convert 52 28MB 1 of 2 jobs Show Jobs Es M Active M Waiting M Done e Output Colourspace The colourspace of the output file e Copies The number of copies of the job e Screening The screening applied to the job e Thumbnail Shows a thumbnail of the job e Job ID The internal Megarip ID number for the job e Node The Server or Cluster Node the job was processed on e Page The page number of the job e Publication The publication name e Notes The number of notes saved with the job e Section The section of the publication e Queue Order Allows you to configure which queues are viewed by the QueueManager Available amp Showing e Render Queue Thumbnails Enable or disable thumbnails for the Render Queue in the Thumbnails view of the QueueManager e Show Idle Queues Show Hide entries in the QueueManager for idle processing queues e Group by Queue Enable Disable the grouping of jobs by Queue before other col
92. e is used If the user s name cannot be selected the user has selected the Away option and is not available Broadcast Message This allows messages to be sent to all users connected with a Client to the same Server Selecting the Broadcast option displays a message window to type into and send The message is displayed on the users window for a short time and will automatically dismiss if it is not acknowledged by clicking OK Download PPD This option downloads the Megarip PPD from the Server to the desired location A chooser will appear to navigate to the location for saving the PPD file on the drive This saves having to get the PPD off the disk Use the PPD when installing a local printer When installed the Megarip PPD Postscript Printer Description is selected as the printer driver when setting up a Megarip Published Pagesetup as a print destination for third party applications see Workbench Pagesetup and the Publish to a Windows Printer sections for more information Quit Quits the Client The session is saved for the next time to start the Client All windows and positions are saved and remembered Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 76 Accounts Admin Secure Mode Megarip Version 4 gives users the option to login using Secure Mode which allows the administrator to create accounts for users and groups with each group configured to allow or deny its users access to particular applications and functions When Secur
93. e ClusterManager section for further information on Clustering Start in Safe Mode This will start the Server but will not process any jobs or poll any RIPs This is a maintenance mode that allows configuration management if they become corrupt or incorrectly configured Once maintenance is complete the Server must be restarted in normal mode Start as cluster node Start in safe mode Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 Megarip Dongle Updater The Serendipity Megarip dongle licenses the level of software and enables the use of any input filters and output drivers If any additional licenses available for a fee are activated the relevant dongle will require updating with the new strings in order to use the filters and or drivers The Dongle Updater is now a built in feature accessed via the Server File Menu gt Update Dongle option To avoid any abuse of the software the dongle activation strings can only be used once Any updating should be completed by your relevant Server administrator Important Note Before updating any dongles please ensure your Server is in Stop mode Updating the Dongle Before updating the dongle you must have received a shipment email with the new strings included This will either come from Serendipity Software directly or via your Dealer contact Version 5 requires two 2 activation strings for entry in order to update the dongle The strings are separated in the email by a space To updat
94. e Lab Toggles between Density and Lab measurement modes Lab mode for linearisation is required for printers with built in Spectrophotometers e Measure Patches Initialises the connected Spectrophotometer Follow any instructions in the status bar to measure the chart e Submit Linearisation Save the data in the Measurement panel to the Media being linearised A popup will request a name for the curve Note The Customise Patches and Use Lab options are new to Megarip Version 5 If viewing curves loaded from a Version 4 x or earlier database the options will be unavailable until the Update Legacy Curves option is selected from the Measurement panel contextual menu see below There is no need to update Version 4 curves if your printer is performing satisfactorily However there have been significant improvements made to the Lineariser so it is worth considering re linearising with Version 5 Available Media This panel displays a list of available Media Select a Media to view its current linearisation curves and data or to linearise a new Media Any changes made are applied to the currently selected Media Linearisation History Shows a list of all the linearisations performed for the selected Media allowing the user to track the performance of the output device The following sort columns can be selected using the contextual menu on the column header bar Column order can be changed by dragging and dropping the columns into the desir
95. e Mode is active users are required to enter a username and password whenever the Client is started or users are changed The username and password are both case sensitive The Accounts Admin menu option is selected in order to display the panels for configuring any Users and Groups and these should be created prior to activating Secure Mode Serengipity Megarip The Log Out option only appears once Secure Mode has been activated Selecting this while using Megarip in Secure Mode simultaneously logs golem swdevel serendipity software com au 9100 the current user out and generates the Login window with options to login as a new user and select a Server to connect to or Quit the Name d application While the Login window is displayed the Client is effectively Password locked to all users The Server will continue to operate normally A y Choose Server Setting up Users and User Groups Megarip s Secure Mode is set inactive by default The software will continue to function normally whether or not Secure Mode is activated Important Note It is recommended all users and groups requiring access be setup BEFORE activating Secure Mode Secure Mode cannot be activated until at least one 1 user has been created This would usually be the Admin account as this is automatically created when the Accounts Admin option is selected for the first time Select Application Menu gt Accounts Admin to display the configurat
96. e a V5 dongle SS en 6 7 8 Dongle Updater Key Code 1 Key Code 2 Plug the current V5 USB dongle into your computer Run the Megarip Server Go to File Menu gt Update Dongle A screen will appear asking to Enter Key Code 1 and Key Code Refer to the shipment email for the details The first string in the Dongle reprogram string field is Key Code 1 The second string in the field is Key Code 2 The codes are separated by a space Copy and paste both strings into their relevant fields Click on Update Dongle A confirmation message will appear when the dongle is successfully updated You will be asked to restart the Server Quit the Server application and restart To update a V4 dongle to V5 Itis assumed the Version 5 software has been installed before updating the dongle OY E A Ta 8 9 Plug the current V4 dongle into your computer Run the Megarip Server An error message will appear as the Server will fail to recognise the dongle as valid Click OK to discard the error message Do not remove the dongle Go to File Menu gt Update Dongle A screen will appear asking to Enter Key Code 1 and Key Code 2 Refer to the shipment email for the details The first string in the Dongle reprogram string field is Key Code 1 The second string in the field is Key Code 2 The codes are separated by a space Copy and paste both strings into their relevant fields Click on Update Dongle A confir
97. e computer from which it is run If the dongle is removed at any point while the Server is running all job processing will cease and the Server will stop shortly afterwards Once the dongle is reconnected close and restart the Server Starting the Client Once the Server has completed initialisation the Client application can be opened 1 Launch the Client by double clicking the Serendipity Client file in the install amp directory or the shortcut desktop dock icon Serendipity Client The Client will connect to the active Server and display the factory default Monitor window in the centre of the screen From this point configuration of the system or loading a pre configured setup can be done On first setup you will be required to select the default Display and Match ICC Profiles Once this has been done the Monitor window will open and the Client will be ready for further configuration Choose Application Menu gt System Settings Select Server tab gt Colour Management tab Click on Change System Specials and select Reference Lab or your own specials and click OK Select the Client tab gt General tab and choose your language under Internationalisation English is the default Click OK to dismiss the System Settings window and apply the changes A restart of the Client Application is required if the language settings are changed AE Configuring Manually This section will explain how to setup a basic configuration to print
98. e ink Combination separation output Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Light Cyan Light Magenta Light Black ee _ Light Light Black In Screen Printing mode all jobs are separated and you must have a Paper Profile where only one dot for each colour is turned on Output Screening You can apply screening to the output file if desired This is only available if the output driver selected supports screening There are two 2 methods available FM Screening or Halftone FM Screening Variations PAR e Stochastic Standard Stochastic Screening e Stochastic 2 and 3 Stochastic Screening with progressively increasing amounts of noise mixed in This is done to overcome some artifacts caused by Inkjet printers Method FM Screening HH e Stochastic Fast A fast version of the Stochastic Screening mode Slightly lower Stochastic quality than Stochastic Q cas i i E Stochastic e Error Diffusion Error Diffusion Screening May enhance edges within images e e Ordered Dither Ordered Dithering Screening Applies a threshold map on the pixels O Error Diffusion displayed causing some of the pixels to be rendered at a different colour aida Halftone Options Traditional Rosette Dot Output Screening e Dotshape Choose the dot shape to suit your requirements from lS Round Inverted Round Elliptical Inverted Elliptical Diamond Euclidean or Line ae e SuperCell Select this to choose SuperCel
99. e target densities required for the final proof output and in doing so have achieved very good results Reducing the density of the output used to print the ICC chart will affect the gamut However as the gamut of a press is generally smaller than that of a proofing device this may not have any noticeable effects Itis desirable to drop the top end densities of the output prior to ICC creation as sometimes there is a need to boost the values after ICC is applied This should only be used as a last resort and is not desirable as a general rule If the top end densities drop the ICC profiles are generally to blame and therefore should be corrected Note It is the Match ICC profile that has the biggest bearing on the output and sets the output top end densities Further details on how to use the Lineariser are available on our website under the HowTo Guides section http www serendipity software com au support Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 60 MonitorCalibrator The MonitorCalibrator application uses a supported Spectrophotometer to create an ICC profile for a selected monitor This allows quality graphics monitors to be calibrated to a chosen print standard for colour accurate softproofing of print material SoftProof accuracy can be verified at any time using the Calcheck application Creation of the profile is very simple requiring one of the supported devices and a few minutes of time The Spectrophotometer is placed o
100. e to Table 1 Supported Density Standards n Bol a 6 el Leal 6 16 0 Not all instruments support all density standards This table is not a complete list Consult your instrument user guide for more information Further details on how to use the Densitometer are available on our website under the HowTo Guides section http www serendipity software com au support 53 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 FlipBook The FlipBook application allows you to view a publication as a virtual book In Megarip a publication is defined as a group of pages with the same publication name This is a collection of book or magazine signatures that have been de imposed but a publication may consist of any number of pages FlipBook allows you to load the publication and flip through pages as you would with a real magazine or book This enables you to check that your de imposition has worked correctly that pages are in the correct order orientation and if there are any duplicates Larger views of the pages can be called up and the whole publication can be exported to PDF or as a QuickTime movie FlipBook can be opened in three ways 1 A O FlipBook lt 2 gt admin durian swdevel serendipity software com au 9100 NFR not for resale Publication Pagination Name Publication_123016680 Pages Start Page 3 8 Top Page Even 2 Odd From the Application menu of the Serendipity Client Publications can be dragged
101. e valid or that the ink channel has been turned off by not choosing any of its dots Separate Ink Channels only Separation Control Density Parches _ Separation Conral _ink Limits Separation Control gives you the ability to adjust where a light ink mixes with its respective heavy ink For example control where Cyan starts and adjust where light Cyan finishes Light Black ox C Cyan 0 Magenta 0 fl Separation Control is available when the Paper Profile is linked to a Black ox G Media for a printer that has light inks enabled and the option Treat Light Inks as Separate Channels is activated This is set in the custom Curves settings of the Media The sliders on the left show the inks where A a Ae a a a a control is allowed i e those with light inks as well as heavy inks The graph on the right changes as you adjust the sliders so you can see the 33 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 effect of different values To view individual inks on the graph click the ink colour check boxes at the bottom of the screen Ink Limits The Ink Limits tab has controls for limiting the ink mix of the channels applied in the Paper Profile The number of ink channels varies depending on whether the printer has light inks and whether they are being treated as separate or combined channels The window to the right displays a summary of the driver configuration from the selected Media Options
102. e with the License Agreement to exit the install Select the directory where Version 4 is installed and click Next Select Install to start the upgrade installation Click Finish when the installation has completed Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 Macintosh Installation Administrator rights are required for the installation of the Macintosh version of Megarip If you are upgrading from V4 to V5 see the Mac OS X Upgrade from V4 to V5 section Note From Megarip version 4 2 01 onwards there is no separate dongle driver to install The driver is installed as part of the general installation package Installing Serendipity Megarip 1 ps ee DO SD Go to the MacOSX directory on the Megarip installation CD and double click the file Serendipity Megarip pkg to launch the installation Select Continue Read the License Agreement and click Continue Select Agree Choose the location to install the Software and click Continue If you want to install to a folder that does not exist you need to create it through the Finder Click Install to begin the installation Click Close once the installation has completed Creating Dock Start Icons To make it easy to start the Server and Client it is recommended you create a Dock shortcut To do this 1 Run the Megarip Server and Client applications from the installation location usually the Applications Serendipity Megarip directory Once the Server and Client icons
103. ect from a list of previously calchecked Jobs sitting in the QueueManager Once loaded complete results of the job s last Calcheck are displayed A new chart can be printed and or new measurements taken and the results updated to the Job Info e Check Job Select any job currently in the QueueManager to be measured This option assumes a Calcheck Chart for the job has been printed It immediately opens a window to select the chart for measuring and initiates measurement on the selected Spectrophotometer On completion results are saved to the Job Info and previously calchecked jobs will be updated e Print Label Print a summary label of the currently displayed Calcheck results to a system printer e Show Graph Displays a representational graph of the Ae for each patch of the currently loaded Calcheck result Checkboxes toggle pass fail views Results can be displayed in one of three formats selected via dropdown menu e Show Error Bars Shows two 2 coloured spheres joined by a bar for each patch positioned in a 3D Lab colourspace The dull sphere represents the reference value for the patch the shiny sphere is positioned based on its Lab values in the colourspace The relative distance between spheres shows the Ae between them e Error Plane Shows a line of coloured spheres representing each patch lined up in order The larger the sphere the higher the Ae e Error Spheres Shows a coloured sphere for each patch position in a 3D Lab colo
104. ed order or by using the Configure Headers option in the context menu e Date Date and time the linearisation was measured e Type Shows whether each linearisation curve was measured in Density or Lab mode The panel has two 2 buttons e Trim To Trims the number of stored histories to the value shown from oldest first 57 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 e Show Charts Launches a separate window that plots the linearisation history of the Media Gradation Curve on various charts See below for further information on the available charts Checkboxes at the top of the window allow you to choose which ink channel to view Shift click to view another channel at the same time Double click a channel to see all The following options are available from the context right click menu within the History list e Show Charts Launches a separate window that plots the linearisation history of the Media Gradation Curve on various charts See below for further information on the available charts Checkboxes at the top of the window allow you to choose which ink channel to view Shift click to view another channel at the same time Double click a channel to see all e Revert to this Date Reverts the linearisation curve assigned to the Media to the selected historical previously measured curve e Unload Unloads the historical curve data being viewed in the Measurement panel and loads the currently assigned curve Measuremen
105. ee use or not licensed at all The precise terms and conditions for copying distribution and modification follow Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 98 GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION O This License applies to any program or other work which contains a notice placed by the copyright holder saying it may be distributed under the terms of this General Public License The Program below refers to any such program or work and a work based on the Program means either the Program or any derivative work under copyright law that is to say a work containing the Program or a portion of it either verbatim or with modifications and or translated into another language Hereinafter translation is included without limitation in the term modification Each licensee is addressed as you Activities other than copying distribution and modification are not covered by this License they are outside its scope The act of running the Program is not restricted and the output from the Program is covered only if its contents constitute a work based on the Program independent of having been made by running the Program Whether that is true depends on what the Program does 1 You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the Program s source code as you receive it in any medium provided that you conspicuously and appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate copyright
106. erage delta of the patches measured in the Calcheck e A Maximum The maximum delta measured for any patch in the Calcheck e Ao The standard deviation of the patches from the A Average e Score The relative quality of the print or monitor Calcheck as compared to the reference values Rated from 1 100 Display Panel The Display panel contains the detailed reference and measurement data for each colour patch in the Calcheck Chart being checked Colour patches that pass are shown in black those that fail are shown in red The following sort columns can be selected using the contextual right click menu on the column header bar in the display panel The columns can be reordered by using drag and drop or by using the Configure Headers option in the contextual menu Headers available for sorting are e Name The name of the colour patch e Colour ref A colour swatch of the reference colour in the Calcheck Chart e Colour meas A colour swatch of the measured colour e Lab ref The reference Lab values of the colour patch in the Calcheck Chart e Lab meas The measured Lab values of the colour patch e Ae max The maximum Ae CIE76 CIE94 or CIE2000 tolerance value for the patch as defined in the Calcheck Chart e Ae The measured Ae CIE76 of the colour patch e CIE94 The measured Ae CIE94 of the colour patch e CIE2000 The measured Ae CIE2000 of the colour patch e AH max The maximum AH tolerance value
107. eral Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation either version 2 of the License or at your option any later version Research Systems Unix Group The University of Michigan C O Wesley Craig 535 W William Street Ann Arbor Michigan 1 313 764 2278 netatalk umich edu GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2 June 1991 Copyright 1989 1991 Free Software Foundation Inc 675 Mass Ave Cambridge MA 02139 USA Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document but changing it is not allowed Preamble The licenses for most software are designed to take away your freedom to share and change it By contrast the GNU General Public License is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change free software to make sure the software is free for all its users This General Public License applies to most of the Free Software Foundation s software and to any other program whose authors commit to using it Some other Free Software Foundation software is covered by the GNU Library General Public License instead You can apply it to your programs too When we speak of free software we are referring to freedom not price Our General Public Licenses are designed to make sure that you have the freedom to distribute copies of free software and charge for this service if you wish that you receive source code or can get it if you want it that you can change the software or use pieces of it
108. erendipity Megarip Image and Tiff Open Jobs Load completed jobs into SoftProof A QueueManager window will open showing available jobs Once selected choose whether to load the Imaged or Rendered file TWAIN Acquire Use a connected scanner to import directly into SoftProof The scanner must be connected and operational for this to work The manufacturers driver is used for the capture Save Save the preview as a Megarip Image file This can be submitted or placed in a hot folder or on a DropSpot Export Export data from SoftProof The available formats are CIP3 PDF Postscript Separated and Tiff Multichannel Submit Submit the current job to a Media and Pagesetup with any current changes This re images and re renders the file When submitting the image to be processed again with any relevant changes the current image resolution is submitted If the resolution is restricted in the System Settings this is the resolution that will be used SoftProof Settings Opens the preferences for the SoftProof application allowing the selection of default viewing conditions See below for further information SoftProof Settings The SoftProof settings allows you to select viewing preferences including how to load a job the quality and press settings to produce accurate proofs The settings window is split into two 2 tabs View Options and Press Configuration View Options SoftProof Settings e Allow Multiple Windows Check this box
109. erver and any active Cluster Nodes e DropZone A place to drag and drop files for processing e MediaStatus A window showing the current calibration status of a Media data type and a progress bar showing the amount of media e g Paper used e QueueManager View and manage jobs after they have been submitted for processing e QueueStatus A progress meter showing the current status of active jobs on the selected queue e ServerLog Displays any system error and polling messages from the Server e Status Shows the disk status usage of the Server processing areas e Thumbnail Displays a thumbnail of jobs as they image or render ClientLog The ClientLog displays any messages that pop up during normal Client operation There are different levels of message from informative to serious errors All messages are held for a user determined length of time e Fetch back log Displays the log for the time specified For example it retrieves retch back lop Gm and displays the last 4 hours of messages Choose the time from the pull down list e Trim older lines Trims the log based on the time selected in Fetch back log If this is set to 60 minutes the log file is trimmed back so only the last 60 minutes remain e Export Allows you to export the log to a file Type Date WS e 10 0 9AM CCOpenProfile Note When you export the log file you can choose to export everything in view or select entries to export Use t
110. erver is operational Server Options The window below displays the Server information and various options once it is running Serendipity Megarip Serengipity Megarip Serendipity Megarip version 5 0 Build 21029 Copyright Serendipity Software Pty Ltd 1994 2009 All rights reserved Built Jul 23 2009 10 01 03 NFR not for resale dongle detected Dongle serial no 4a0b7a45 Obf1 Listening for client connections on port 9100 Uptime 00 00 36 Stop server Speed 483 54 File Menu Options Stop Server Stops the Server from running without quitting Serendipity Megarip Start Server Starts the Server if it is in a Stopped state Stop server Restart server Restart Server Restarts the Server Update Dongle Allows users administrators to update the dongle with activation Update dongle strings to enable various input and output licenses Close Closes the window If the Server is running you are warned and asked to confirm Server shutdown About Shows information about the Server Clicking More Less info shows or hides valid dongle options including the versions of the current drivers Close W Startup Options 13 Start Server on Launch The Server will start once the application is launched v Start server on launch Restart Server After Crash Restarts the Server automatically after a crash Y Restart server on crash Start as Cluster Node Allows the Server to run as a slave or node device See th
111. esetup Output Output Media Resolution Colourspace Antialiasing Priority Description Model Media Type Paper source Sheet size page sizes Sheet width for user defined page sizes Sheet height for user defined page sizes Cutter Cantral Auto Publication Name Units for user defined amp Epson 7880 None 1440 00 by 1440 00 dpi CMYK None 0 Off Custom Printer Settings Epson Stylus Pro 7880 9880 7450 9450 PX 7500N 9500N Options Stylus Pro 7880 PX 7500N Premium Semimatte Photo Paper 250 Roll Roll Paper Roll mm 0 0000 0 0000 Auto Cuttina On e Open Archive Open a previously saved archive A chooser window allows you to browse and select an archive sdb file to load You can also load an archive by dragging the database into an open Archiver e Save Archive Saves the archive to a sdb file e Close Archive Closes the currently opened Archive e Perform Full Backup Adds all Workbench data types to a new Archiver window Once done you are prompted to choose a name and location to save the file Once saved the Archiver window is dismissed automatically e Automatic Backup Preferences Allows you to configure the frequency time and location that a system backup is performed The options are Frequency Never What day Y Every NS 1 What Time 00 00 00 Location AT _JDirectory Ta o What Day Choose a day of the
112. f Black and patch 2 of each Cyan X Magenta and Yellow There is no need to measure the value for the patches the default D 0 067 Doa values are sufficient Comparative densities are not relevant when only using one dot cial KR Pe h D 0 065 PTA D 28 paten v 0 065 ARIS V 1 853 In testing it was found that a combination of large Black patch 4 and small Magenta E oe A Fa patch 2 produced good results If too much is used for example large Black large pur gt ae v Ladal y2 Cyan and large Magenta the result is wet output and the dots tend to fill in the shadow area Large dots of a colour like Cyan will produce film looking blue instead of om aA vA black Black should always be the dominant colour V 0 061 NM 1 410 Y Ink Limiting There is no need to enter any Ink Limiting as the plates are separated so there is no mixing of 2 3 and 4 inks This is different to ink combinations in the Screen Printing mode Linearisation As Screen Printing mode prints only Black separations the creation of a simple Linearisation Gradation Curve to be applied to the Media is all that is required Follow the steps below to make a simple Linearisation Curve 1 Open the Lineariser application 2 Select the Media used for screen printing and print a chart for your Densitometer to read Only the Black channel patches will be printed and measured 3 Measure the values using your connected instrument and save the cha
113. g Centres the asset within the frame Orientation The rotation angle 02 90 CW 902CCW 1802 applied to both the frame and asset Note If custom scaling is used and the asset has different dimensions to the frame rotation is only applied to the asset Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 Application Menu Items The Megarip Application menu provides access to direct job submission options system settings and extra functions and utilities Submit Files ee P 7800 9800 7400 9400 PX 7500 9500 7500S 9500 Select files to send to a Media and Pagesetup for processing One or ESL ca Pei more files may be selected for processing Epson 700 sama med A remium Luster Photo Paper Rol Selecting Open will present a chooser showing the Pagesetups or Pagesetup Pools and Medias available Choose the combination to submit the files to and click the Submit button This will copy the files into the system for processing The flow control can be enabled to hold the job after imaging or rendering the number of copies can be set or jobs can be placed as pages in a publication Submit Window The Submit window is comprised of four 4 sections a Pagesetup Pagesetup Pools selection list a Media selection list an Information panel displaying details of the currently selected Pagesetup or Media and a Submission control panel Pagesetup Selection List This list has two 2 buttons above it O
114. g on the pages in the Page Navigator Panel displayed below the Page View panel The view jumps to the page pair you select Space Bar The space bar moves forward to the next pair of pages Hold the shift key and press the space bar to move backwards PageUp PageDown Use these buttons on the keyboard to navigate forwards and backwards through the publication Arrow Keys Use down or right arrow keys to move forward through the publication and left or up to move backwards Scroll Bar Moving the scroll bar below the image moves forwards or backwards through the publication Page View Contextual Menu There are various options available from the context right click menu Open Publication Opens a QueueManager showing all jobs processed in the system Select a job or publication job to load and click OK Reload Publication Reloads the current publication with files from the queue This is used if additional files have been processed as part of the publication or changes have been made and the publication needs to be updated Choose Press Select a Press configuration to apply to the job currently and subsequently loaded into the FlipBook see Workbench Press for details Job Info displays the Job Info information about the currently selected page see Workbench QueueManager for details Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 54 e Swap Page with This allows you to swap the page currently selected with another
115. gs you choose will affect the size of the movie the quality and the compatibility with other applications There are many Codec types available and not all work on all systems Commonly used types are Apple MPEG4 and H 264 avcl Increasing the quality setting also increases the file size This is also true for the keyframes The more keyframes the better the quality but the larger the file size Trial and error will provide you with the desired result e Render Queue Thumbnails View the Rendered thumbnails in rather than the default Imaged thumbnails Page Navigator Panel The Page Navigator displays a numbered box for each page making up the loaded Publication It allows for direct navigation to any page by clicking on it The page boxes are colour coded Light Green indicates the pages are loaded into the FlipBook and can be viewed These show as dark a green when selected Purple indicates there are duplicate pages i e they have the same publication name and page AA Kae numbers Dark purple indicates the pages are selected Y Clicking on these pages allows you to select and view the alternative page 19532 GOLF TEXT job IMPOSITION Page 7 19532 GOLF TEXT job Page 007 IMPOSITION 07 if Y 67 22 2 38 3 Light Red indicates the page is not in the FlipBook This occurs when there are other pages 116 117 greater than the numbers displayed This could be due to the imposition signature not yet being rendere
116. hat extra bit of help Review our FAQ if you re having any technical issues or contact us if you have a question not listed here Forums Release Notes Find out what s new and what s been fixed with our latest releases Mailing lists You will need to have an active Internet connection for access to the support co Eorum ont om ony website function E EAEE Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 84 Publishing a Windows Printer This section explains step by step how to publish a configure a Megarip Pagesetup for publishing to a Windows printer destination When correctly setup third party applications will be able to print directly to the Pagesetup as if it were a Windows printer It is assumed that Serendipity Megarip is running and a Pagesetup configured Method Once the Pagesetup is configured and working it needs to be published as a Windows Printer Publish DropFolders 1 Tick the Windows check box in the Publish panel of the selected I Mac 7 Windows Pagesetup and save it This will make the Pagesetup available to the Location Desur Windows system to which it will be published Printer Mac V Windows TCP Port Activate port number Add Printer Wizard Welcome E the Add Printer aro 2 Select Settings gt Printers from the Windows Control Panel and run alaa you install a printer or make printer the A d d Prin ter wizar d To continue click Next lt Back Cancel Add Printer Wizard
117. he filtering options and Fetch back log choice to limit the view before exporting Selecting export displays a chooser allowing you to enter a name and select the location to save the file You can choose to save the file as html or as a tab delimited text file Filtering Options You can choose which messages to display in the log and which to hide by ticking checkboxes for one or more of the following filters All messages are saved to the log even if filtered e Question Used for messages that ask questions for e g Job contains unassigned colours Do you want to add them to VirtualPress e Information Used for messages that tell you something for e g Job has a duplicate plate e Warning Used where the message has a higher importance and usually the Client failed to do something but operation can continue for e g Failed to save new password Old password will continue to be used e Critical Used for serious errors that will most likely affect operation for e g Failed to load rendering dll You will normally be required to take action to rectify these errors before continuing e Search You can search the log for jobs or messages Enter the text of characters you want to search for and the ClientLog only displays the lines that match the search Display Options The following sort columns can be selected using the contextual right click menu on the sort column header bar in the log e Type T
118. he Destination panel bottom select the driver to be Local Print a Queue Status AutoClean Active M Enable AutoClean 4 Enter the path which is the name of the printer created on the Mac ji Queue AutoPause Enable AutoPause For this example hp_t1100_via_tanglefoot is entered on Om 30 Jobs Destination 5 Save the output configuration and test it S T 6 Send atest print and check it is successful Path hp t1100_via_tanglefoot Serendipity Megarip Server Running on Windows If the Server is running on a Windows machine the output can be configured to print to any configured printer This is very simple to setup and can be used if the printer is connected to the network or to the machine via parallel port USB or FireWire Local Windows Printer Destination The first section of setting up the printer on Windows is the same as that Destination Driver Local print queue described for the Mac above The only difference is that if the printer is on Path HP Designjet T1100 24in HPGL2 the same machine as the Server there is no need to share the device 1 Inthe Workbench select the output and choose Local Print Queue for the destination The path entered is exactly the same as the name of the printer As per the previous example HP Designjet T1100 24in HPGL2 is entered in the path Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 90 Remote Windows Printer If the printer is l
119. he colour selector i e the sum of all plate percentages For RGB it will show the relative RGB values only Mode The paint mode of the colour as defined in the Special Colour Set or Replace Colour Set If it is not defined the default is Overprint Tint The intensity or tint value of the colour DotGain The name of the dotgain curve applied to the colour This is blank if a dotgain curve has not been applied Paper Colour alpha covers C Total ink The contextual menu right click in the Channel Viewer reveals additional menu options Notes Notes gives users the ability to draw a text box on the imaged or rendered SoftProof to make a note The note is attached to the job file and remains attached until it is either deleted or the job is removed from the system There is no limit to how many notes can be created and they can be shown or hidden as required Notes cannot be attached to files opened in SoftProof via File Menu gt Open Choose Plate Colour Select a plate colour from a Special Colour Set for the selected channel Double clicking will display the same Special Colour Set window Choose Paper Colour Select a colour from the Special Colour Set to use to simulate the paper colour Once set the option to unset becomes available Revert Paper Colour Edit Plate Colour Displays a colour editing window to edit the selected colour for the current SoftProof instance only The edits are not stored in a library
120. he level of the message reported For e g Question Information Warning or Critical e Date The time the message was reported 39 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 Source The module or application that reported the message Summary A summary of the message that was reported Command Internal command used to communicate messages to and from the Server by the Client Error An error code reported by the Server This is useful for de bugging problems Action The action taken by the user relating to the message For e g the button pressed when the message popped up The order of the columns can be changed by clicking and dragging them to the desired position or by using the Configure Headers option under the contextual right click menu ClusterStatus The ClusterStatus is a monitor allowing you to see the current Imaging and Rendering status of jobs on any active Master Servers or Cluster Nodes ClusterManager Open the ClusterManager application to manage the Cluster Refresh Update the status Increase Inset Increases the gap between the list items Decrease Inset Decreases the gap between the list items Font Options Allows you to change the size of the text DropZone A DropZone is a place where you can drag and drop files for processing The user selects Pagesetups Pagesetup Pools or the Studio application Asset queue to add to the DropZone as a DropSpot These DropSpots accept the same f
121. he marked area as desired and crop by pressing Enter double clicking or right clicking and selecting Crop To cancel the crop right click and select Cancel or press the Esc key Large Navigator Toggle between the default or large sized Navigator window View Menu Tabs Control the tabbed viewing of images in SoftProof o New Tab Opens a new empty tab ready for a job Use the Open Job option or drag a job from the QueueManager into a new tab to load it o Close Tab Closes the currently selected tab If there is a job loaded it is closed and the next tab is selected Next Tab Loads the next tab containing an image into the main window Previous Tab Loads the previous tab containing an image into the main window Text Enables text tab guides at the top of the window o Thumbnail Displays the thumbnail viewer on the right of the main window Get Info Display information about the softproofed job and how it was processed Show Page Boundary Places a red line around the page area of the job This is viewable when the SoftProof window is large and the image reduced in size Ink Weights Opens an Ink Weights window displaying information regarding the Source and Print Inks for the selected job Zoom In Out Zoom in or out of the image Show All Show the whole job in the window Show Actual Pixels One pixel of the screen is equal to one pixel of the job This is shown at 100 This view mode has the quickest load time as no resa
122. he relative delta s of the loaded set colours when compared to the selected measured colour Export Menu The Export menu allows for the measured values to be exported to a space or tab delimited file Save all or only selected entries and select the format for export e Lab Export just the Lab values e XYZ Export just the XYZ values e Lab XYZ Export the Lab values followed by the XYZ values on the same line e XYZ Lab Export the XYZ values followed by the Lab values on the same line e Separate Values With Choose if the values are to be separated with spaces or tabs A contextual right click menu in the Measured Loaded Set panels has the option to Delete a selected colour Delete All measured colours Print the measured loaded set to a system device and Font Options 67 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 Studio The Studio application is designed for the manual nesting or tiling ofjobs being processed and output by Megarip io admin rambutan swdevel serendipity software com au 9100 NFR not for resale 25 000 L pa st ty EA a ME PEE ty ra Ll E ee paa Property Width 1180 0 mm Jobs to be nested tiled using Studio are submitted to an Asset Queue using the Submit Files as Asset option in the Application Menu a button in the RIPMonitor toolbar or by dragging files into an Asset DropSpot in a DropZone Media Width 610 0 mm Height 2000 0 mm Box BA
123. he tolerances as defined in the Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 ease Ae Cyan 1 79 Linear4 0 Ae Magenta 2 63 Date 16 06 09 12 00 PM Ae Yellow 3 57 Ae Black 1 08 Ae Gray 0 00 Ae Paper 2 18 Media Score 74 03 a Lab ref DI 32 40 40 30 21 90 IS TE 34 00 40 90 14 50 IA E 41 40 23 10 16 60 DI VEA 43 90 20 90 49 80 E OS 89 70 4 50 94 70 II RE 48 60 67 50 28 00 A IN 3 50 38 40 28 80 E TE 32 50 44 60 1 80 PO E 2 1 20 3 40 23 00 A 91 30 4 60 63 10 A E 47 20 75 90 3 80 A IN 8 90 47 70 37 00 93 30 3 30 30 60 IA A 67 50 27 10 36 50 Spectrophotometer offline 38 82 25 58 14 16 43 53 22 56 46 57 88 47 7 33 92 91 47 78 68 19 24 93 51 79 39 66 26 70 32 41 41 78 1 92 19 16 5 12 22 29 88 91 5 92 62 91 45 92 73 63 3 43 57 09 48 12 35 39 91 08 4 25 30 43 66 20 28 80 35 65 70 98 21 71 71 24 A 33 17 38 20 18 07 34 13 39 20 10 45 CGATS ISO 12642 file F Measure Print chart gt 48 Calcheck Chart The results can be printed as a label to a system printer or depending on how the Calcheck was initiated saved with the Job or Media see below The Calcheck window is made up of a Summary Panel top Display Panel centre and a Device Spectrophotometer panel bottom Summary Panel The Summary panel contains information about the completed Calcheck This information is available for view within
124. hed and the Pagesetup you are submitting jobs to is not contained within the Pool You can either unselect the Pool or add the Pagesetup to the Pagesetup Pool e The Cluster Node has gone offline To check open the ClusterManager and check the node If the ClusterManager is already open click the Refresh button This will check for node status If the node appears grayed out or disabled this indicates the node is not currently online Here the Cluster Node called pomelo is currently offline In this oo IP Address Name Speed Plat case you would check the node server is up the machine is still y A 192 168 3 48 AAA connected to the network and can see the Master If there is a M Imaging problem with the node check the error log One the problem is M Rendering resolved click the Refresh button or close and reopen the ClusterManager Y Imaging Y Rendering e The Node and Master are different versions The node should always be upgraded when the Master is to maintain the same versions in a Cluster Cluster Nodes Errors Log The Cluster Nodes create an error log which logs all the messages from the node This is located in the Megarip installation directory on the node s own machine and is called errors log This can be viewed with a normal text editor and can help to track a problem or it can be sent to support for assistance in tracing a problem A Node Cannot Be Found Once you have started your node successfu
125. i iew Options Press Configuration View Options Press Configuration O Allow Multiple Windows E Press Configuration alpha covers P Order oo a Press Width 1016 00mm Flip Time 3D 00 8 seconds Press Height 762 00mm Render Queue Thumbnails Number of Keys 30 Replace Colour Set None _ Show Borders 2D Cyan Dotgain None Curve Magenta Dotgain None Curve Yellow Dotgain None Curve Cancel Cx Cancel GOK View Menu These options are also available from the FlipBook View Menu e View 3D e View as Calendar e Ink Weight Opens the Ink Weights window displaying the FlipBook publication s ink weights and coverage Further details on how to use the FlipBook are available on our website under the HowTo Guides section http www serendipity software com au support Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 56 Lineariser The Lineariser application creates a Linearisation Curve for an output device printer Assigned to a Media after paper profiling it brings the output device to a known linear state This means a 50 Cyan will print at 50 The user first prints a stepped wedge chart for a selected Spectrophotometer Densitometer to the output device in the colourspace specified by the Media The chart is measured and the resulting curve is saved assigned to the Media and a History recorded 0 21 20 25 97 98 9 5 6 o 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 22 4
126. i narnia a 65 Resampling Algorithm 62 Setting Sn da 62 Show Back Page sesesssessessesseeeeesseaeee 65 PAS rra 63 TO aaa 63 A A aN 81 Spectrophotometer viirirninisinananicaniaa 67 ACTIVATO visited 67 Export Valles nnraaada 67 Load Claridad oa 67 SAUS ds 45 Stochastic Screening iniiis 23 SUI nta 68 Cloaking and Nesting 68 Mens sitiar iaa 69 Nest Aed aieiai ae raanda 70 PANG O 71 Submitting a Nest or Tiles coccnaccconen 68 Tiling Moderna ida a 72 SUOMI BINSS aan 74 SuperCell Screening issii 23 Support Web Server rias 83 84 System Info Web Server TNn 84 SySte Settings ura 80 Application Shortcuts 82 Colour Management 81 Contralor 81 SOLVE e ACA ces tacarertestaanes 80 Colour Management sssr 80 Contra ana 80 Working PathS escasa 80 T Tabs Reordering civil 38 The Serendipity Megarip Client 15 The Serendipity Megarip Servert 13 PA dada 45 PP VL A A tied ne ada oeas 43 104 OUCWESTALUS io SHOW Mae sisri iimas SHOW RENAeETING eiii Tiff Multichannel Trimming The Centrar The ServerLob atinada Troubleshooting 00 cece A ant Mentend U Unsharp Mask tratan Upgrading Serendipity Megarip Macintosh WY TCO WS vidad dt User Privileses ra 105 V View ETE OLS aia 43 TEM ABCC A 43 Rendered nidad 43 W Watermark idad 30 Wee CI iia iO 83 Accessing the Web Servet sses 83 Los FIle aaa aiaod 84 Ole Stan aacai iia 83 SUPPDOT U a isnie is 84 A A Mente
127. ia Allows you to edit the Media the job was processed with For changes to be effective resubmit the job for imaging or rendering depending on the attribute changed Edit Pagesetup Allows you to edit the Pagesetup the job was processed with For changes to be effective resubmit the job for imaging or rendering depending on the attribute changed Important Note When editing any of the items from here you are editing the queue for all future jobs not just the currently selected job QueueStatus The QueueStatus module is a progress meter that shows the current status of active jobs on the selected queue The look and feel can be adjusted for the QueueStatus module and the queue it is monitoring The options are available by right clicking on the window Note Not all options listed are available on all QueueStatus windows Some are only available while the job is in progress Cancel Job Cancels the currently active job and is only available when a job is active Job Info Displays info about the currently active job Pause Printing Processing Pauses the queue so no further jobs will process Any job currently active in the queue will finish The text in the window changes to red showing it to be in a paused state Resume Printing Processing Takes a queue out of a paused state so any waiting jobs can be processed Change Queue Allows you to choose which queue the status window will show Edit Output Allows you to edit the out
128. ia When active a red document box will appear in the Nest Area defining the total area being used for tiling Activating Tiling Mode Tiling Mode is activated by ticking the Tiling checkbox in the Documents area Any asset or frame placed inside the Document area will be tiled After a Media is selected it will appear in the Nest Area tiled and overlapped to cover the entire document area After placing and locking an asset making it transparent in the document area users can see how the image will be tiled and overlapped onto each media sheet Note When in tiling mode the Submit Nest button changes to Submit Tiles The following fields are available in the Document panel to define the tiling area and Media being used e Width Total width of the area to be tiled e Height Total height of the area to be tiled e Tiling checkbox Activates the Document area and Tiling mode in Studio e Tiling Overlap The image overlap of each tile Media This shows the dimensions of the Media currently being used in the Nest Area for nesting or tiling e Width Width of the Media Defaults to the width of a loaded Media but can be edited e Height Height Length of the Media Defaults to the length height of a loaded Media but can be edited Note For roll sheet media to be visible in the Nest Area and or used for Tiling a Height Length must be defined Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 PL Frame Property This information panel
129. ibrary nest overwriting the existing data Submit Nest Opens a chooser to submit the jobs currently in the nest area for imaging rendering and nesting to the selected Media Pagesetup Studio Settings Opens the preferences for Studio o Display Units Choose the measurement units to be used in Studio from the dropdown list o Cloak Submitted Boxes Locks images and frames after they have been submitted to a nest preventing them from being edited Cloaked images appear shadowed See Submitting a Nest or Tiles for further information Edit e Undo Undo the last change made in the Nest Area The amount of available undo levels is configured via the System Settings 0 operating system default e Redo Redo the last undone change in the Nest Area The amount of available redo levels is configured via the System Settings 0 operating system default e Cuts Cuts the currently selected frames to the clipboard e Copy Copies the currently selected frames to the clipboard e Paste Pastes the frames in the clipboard to the Nest Area Paste is centred at the current mouse pointer position Box Menu Bring to Front Move the selected frame to the front top of the layout Bring Forward Move the selected frame one layer forward up Send Backward Move the selected frame one layer backward down Send to Back Move the selected frame to the back bottom of the layout Group Group multiple selected frames for movement deletion locki
130. ii 10 Starting the Server 10 R sh ODS xvaaactia nes natncnituantnwcasad acne 43 S Saturation Rendering Intent 27 Save A aea ein 47 The Databas Orrorin 47 Scheduled Backup ssssssssssssssssrssrsrssrsrsssrrrssns 47 Screen PEN nta 36 Configuracion iaa oca 36 Searching For messages in the ClientLog 39 For messgaes in the ServerLog 45 Secure Mode arar 77 80 ACV Briana 79 Creating GroU PS 78 Creating USES icnicinamaminmiimadss 78 Setting up Users and Groups 77 Sending A Job to another PagesetUP cocaccicac 43 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 Separated Postscridtiai nea 44 Serendipity Megarip Dongle Updater 14 SO tas 13 ADO 13 iat io emeaeene ener nen eR Rae et Aan 16 ODUOIIS assanar a 13 Sale ModE annarar aaa 13 Startup OPpHONSvria iian tibia 13 Update Dongle cidis aaas 13 SEV CIELO niin a 45 Filtering Messages ncnaccocononninnrenasnss 45 Setting The Colour of a DropSpot sses 40 A A O 29 SOLIDO Eran 62 Allow Multiple Windows nsss 62 Apply a Replace Colour Set 64 Back Page Rotation 62 Bleed 66 Channel Vie Wer aiii 64 Channels airada 64 Edit Plate Colo Unai 64 EE GES sistema N 66 Excess Ink Weight Area sses 66 Export ValUES rs nnana 66 lok Key Table syaa a 66 A O 66 Ink Weight Calculator sesser 66 TK W CIS tora 63 INKKeYV Vie Westin 66 A a eect 63 COUDE nran ala 63 Navigator Menu cesa 63 NOTES daaaia dido 64 Press Configuration 63 PUDNCALIONS
131. ile The system creates a database of all configurations calibration curves and other settings This database can be backed up on demand or automatically so a working copy is always available It can be copied to any other Serendipity Megarip as a whole database or as individual items This applies to any output characteristics 5 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 Installation The installation section describes the process for each platform in turn The software is supplied on one CD for Macintosh Linux and Windows versions All versions come with a dongle and require a dongle driver be installed Existing installations of the software are given the opportunity to upgrade preserving any existing configurations What s on the CD The CD contains all elements required to run Serendipity Megarip and associated programs They are divided into directories detailed below e Docs Contains all documentation e Dongle Contains the dongle drivers for Linux MacOSX and Windows e Drivers Contains the Megarip PPDs for all supported platforms e HTML Contains the information required for the web browser install This automatically launches the default browser for installation to begin e Linux Contains the Serendipity Megarip and AppleTalk installation packages for Linux e MacOSX Contains the Serendipity Megarip installation package for MacOSX e Serendipity Client Contains the Serendipity Client for all supported
132. ile formats as the DropFolder Postscript PDF JPEG TIFF Image Serendipity Megarip Image EPS PNG The available contextual menu options are Add DropSpot Select one or more Pagesetups Media to add to the DropZone Selecting this displays a chooser window showing all available Pagesetups Media Add Asset DropSpot Adds a DropSpot for the Asset queue Assets are then manually laid out nested and printed using the Studio application see Applications Studio for more information Reorder DropSpots Displays a reorder window Select one or more DropSpots in the list and drag them to a new location or use the up and down arrow keys to move the position Click OK when finished Increase DropSpot Inset Increases the size of the DropSpot Decrease DropSpot Inset Decreases the size of the DropSpot Font Options Allows you to change the size of the text Additional contextual menu options are available for individual DropSpots Remove DropSpot Remove the selected DropSpot Edit Pagesetup Allows you to edit a section of the selected Pagesetup all sections or create a new one Edit Media Allows you to edit a section of the selected Media all sections or create a new one Change DropSpot Allows you to change an existing DropSpot Set Copies Set the number of copies for every job dropped on the zone Set Colour Select a colour from the list for the currently selected DropSpot Serendipity Megarip User Manual
133. ils However since ansi2knr c is not needed as part of any program generated from the IJG code this does not limit you more than the foregoing paragraphs do The Graphics Interchange Format is the Copyright property of CompuServe Incorporated GIF sm is a Service Mark property of CompuServe Incorporated Copyright O 1980 1993 The Regents of the University of California All Rights Reserved Redistribution and use in source and binary forms with or without modification are permitted provided that the following conditions are met 1 Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer 2 Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and or other materials provided with the distribution 3 All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software must display the following acknowledgment 4 This product includes software developed by the University of California Berkeley and its contributors 5 Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS AS IS AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHAN
134. ils on how to use the MonitorCalibrator are available on our website under the HowTo Guides section http www serendipity software com au support 61 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 SoftProof The SoftProof application is used to proof a job on the screen There are many tools available to check every aspect of the job at any stage of production or processing SoftProof can be used in conjunction with or instead of a hardcopy proof Using a calibrated monitor and configured Press settings proofs can be viewed with precise colour accuracy and verified onscreen All job plates are shown and can be turned on or off or changed as desired Colour attributes and plate characteristics can be changed to see the effects of different printing processes including paper types and the effects of show through from the reverse side The data can be exported to various formats including CIP3 and PDF An InkKeyViewer below can display a job as it would be on the press with the values for each Key The ink weight can be calculated and over ink areas identified The proof can also be verified using the Calcheck application to give a pass or fail status SoftProof Epson N Color2 1 eps Imaged preview 5 88235 in accordance with colour standards File Menu Options Open Files Load an image file directly into SoftProof Supported file types are Canon RAW format CRW JPEG PNG PPM S
135. in Custom fields selected will only be printed if they are relevant to the job e Unsharp Mask Apply an unsharp mask to the job The Unsharp Mask affects the edges within an image and can be controlled with the available parameters The radius tells us how large an area to affect around the 29 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 edges The larger the radius the greater the effect and the longer it takes to process If the preview resolution is high a given radius will have less effect than if the resolution is lower If the detail is quite fine a smaller radius should be used Higher radius values can also cause halos at the edges The threshold gives a level that should be affected where 0 affects more of the image and 255 very little The amount states the size of the change where a higher value is a greater change at the edges e Watermark Place a watermark across the job The scale of the watermark is proportional to the size of the job 100 represents the same size as the job in the smallest direction If the stretch option is selected horizontal and vertical sides are stretched to the scale amount The watermark will be scaled in an anamorphic manner Media Effects en The attributes here allow you to manipulate the job in various ways od None CRIA e Fitting Method o R EA o None Fitting method is turned off o mm Height Factor 0 0000 o Fit Width Fit Height Fit Width amp Height Shrinks jobs to fit withi
136. in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale use or other dealings in this Software without prior written authorization from the XFree86 Project XConsortium CPYRIGHT sgml v 1 2 95 01 16 13 17 39 kaleb Exp Generated from XFree86 xc programs Xserver hw xfree86 doc sgml CPYRIGHT sgml v 3 3 1995 01 28 16 01 20 dawes Exp XFree86 xc programs Xserver hw xfree86 doc COPYRIGHT v 3 8 1995 07 24 06 52 11 dawes Exp Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 102 A Absolute Colourimetric Rendering Intent AS EA 27 Accounts ACMIN inniinn 77 Accuracy COLTectiONn eeeeceeseeteeeeneeeteaes 30 Always Use TC Cirio ans aent 26 Antialiased SubsampliOB connnicicicncinmn 28 ANCA ASIN S andara iaa 26 Apple Talaia made 24 Application Menu Item sssr 74 Accounts ACID cesses 75 Broadcast Message sssr 76 Chatterbox innne 76 Connect to Serve Ericson 75 Download PPD onccccicocincnnononnens 76 Qt deidad 76 S bmit les iS 74 Submit Files As Asset uo 75 Submit ICC Target sees 75 Test PIN Sidi 75 ADPHCALONS eana aaae 47 Areh Vek A aa aa a 47 Calcetas mariana ains 47 Cluster Manager musnsiidcd s 47 Densitometer rara 47 PUD BOOK icaintnnan una a 47 LIMCATISER viii cites tlvehiniseisicedimrenptanvesea 47 MonitorCalibrator cccsscsesseseeseneseees 47 A tatein eee ans 47 Spectrophotometer eeececeeeees 47 SEO ria nennir einai 47 A n a aA 47 Adding items tO eeeesecseceeseetesteeeseeeeeseees 48 Automatic Backup tsetse
137. ion panels it default Activating Secure Mode Once the initial user account s have been setup Secure Mode can be activated by checking the tickbox located via Application menu gt System Settings gt Server General tab instrator user Has all rights Must exist at all times Secure Mode can only be activated or deactivated by an administrator a member of the Admin group Configuration Panels Users Panel The fields within the Users panel are e Name The username of the account This is case sensitive Name admi case sensitive p User ID e User ID This is a numerical ID assigned automatically but may be changed A oe by the administrator Permission K Edit default Email e Password Verify The password is entered and stored here New passwords must be verified by entering the details in each field The Comment Adminstrator user Has all rights Must exist at all times password is also case sensitive E e Permission The level of permission for the user is created here Click Edit User Privileges to make changes to the user read write execute permissions Use Workbench e Email Enter the users email address here SE Use Spectrometer Use Lineariser e Comment Allows the administrator to enter a note on the particular user Use ClusterManager Use Archiver account if necessary e Group dropdown Assign a user group to the user account e User P
138. ion module name e Type in the key or key combination for the shortcut and press Enter t t Spectrophotometer Lineariser The shortcut will now appear in the Application menu of the Client To remove a shortcut e Highlight the selected application or module in the list e Use the Clear option in the context menu right click or e Clickin the Shortcut field and delete the shortcut Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 82 Web Server The Server has a built in Web Server that allows you to connect to it from a web browser This provides status information about the Server and jobs currently in the system You cannot use this for submitting or managing files in the system but you can monitor a jobs progress and get some system information Accessing the Web Server To connect to the Web Server 1 Enter the IP address or machine name if using DNS of the computer running the Server in the browser window followed by a colon and the port number 8080 For e g 192 168 3 43 8080 AA 192 168 3 43 8080 Press Enter once the address has been typed in When it connects the browser address bar will look like this AN bY http 192 168 3 43 8080 If you have a DNS Server you can use the machine name instead q Ex htto papaya 8080 Once you are connected the front page will appear with an options menu on the left Welcome to Serendipity Megarip ri a Select an option from the list on the left to
139. job s calibration status The jobname is stored and the results can be exported or printed Measurement results from the Calcheck are stored in the Job Info Calculate Ink Weight Displays the Ink Weights window with the selected job s ink weights and coverage shown Pause Resume Printing Processing Pause or Resume the output queue of the selected job at their current stage of processing or printing Imaging Rendering Nesting or Printing Incomplete jobs in paused queues will display in red Change Output Media Change the Media assigned to the output queue for the selected job Once re assigned all jobs held awaiting the new Media will begin processing Configuration Options The following options are available from the right click contextual menu within the QueueManager window Queue Colour Select a colour for the currently selected Queue for easy identification Queue Order Allows you to organise the queues into your preferred order or adjust any settings Joblist View View the queue in Joblist mode This is the same as selecting Show gt Jobs Publication View View any publications in the queue This is the same as selecting Show gt Publications PrintGallery View View the jobs as thumbnails This is the same as selecting Show gt Thumbnails Edit Output Allows you to edit the Output and not the job For changes to be effective resubmit the job for printing or rendering depending on the attribute changed Edit Med
140. l printing device Below shows an example where the description appearing in the Mac Printer Utility list has spaces in the name Through CUPs the actual device name is shown my_printer_with_spaces er tr E Description my printer with spaces Location Lean s s Pnr WiN aoas Printer State idle accepting jobs Device URI smb tanglefooUHP T1100 on tangy Device URI smb tanglefoo HP T1100 on tangy The description still contains the spaces but the actual device being printed to has underscores In this instance the path used in destinations would be my_printer_with_spaces Another way to check the status is to use the terminal 1 Open a terminal from the Applications gt Utilities folder In the terminal type Ipstat p This will report on all printers configured on the Mac 2 Search for your printer in the list and verify the name The format will be like printer my_printer_with_spaces is idle Enabled since Jan 01 00 00 3 Try and print from the terminal Locate a print file run a test job with the correct driver and find the file in the raster folder in the installation directory and type the following on the command line lp P lt printer gt lt jobname gt For the example of a HP printer we can type the following lpr Php_t1100_via_tanglefoot Quickcal_230166 rtl 93 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 This should submit the rtl file created by the Server to the printer spooler You must be in the raster fol
141. l screening instead of Bsn 0008 a Magenta 75 00 150 0000 standard halftone Produces a much better quality output than vellow GOTO 00 standard halftone Black 45 00 150 0000 1 Special 1 A 150 0000 e Angle Degrees Enter the desired angle for each plate he En e Screen LPI Enter the desired screen ruling for each plate Special 3 45 00 150 0000 e Defaults Use this to select the default values based on the output a resolution Special 6 145 00 150 0000 Special 7 45 00 150 0000 Special 8 45 00 150 0000 23 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 Output 6 The Output data type handles processed jobs and determines where the file is going and what format is created The Output Driver determines the format produced and the method of delivery is determined by the Destination The Collating section has details for Nesting and Duplexing features Queue e Output Driver Select the desired output driver from the dropdown list Those available will depend upon the options O enabled on the dongle The selected driver affects the options in ai cias a Pagesetup and Media pointing to it ZA e Change Media Select this to optionally assign a Media to the E Output A chooser window will appear with Media displayed matching the Output driver type The options as set in the selected Media are displayed for view can be edited or a new Media can be created e Status Choose whether the Output queue is Active or Inactive This can
142. lished by the Free Software Foundation If you wish to incorporate parts of the Program into other free programs whose distribution conditions are different write to the author to ask for permission For software which is copyrighted by the Free Software Foundation write to the Free Software Foundation we sometimes make exceptions for this Our decision will be guided by the two goals of preserving the free status of all derivatives of our free software and of promoting the sharing and reuse of software generally NO WARRANTY BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 100 AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING REPAIR OR CORRECTION 12 IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND OR REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES INCLUDING ANY GENERAL SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING
143. lists the default location of the paths the Server uses to process jobs e Raster Holds all the imaged rendered and print jobs while they Setem Settings are live in the system a PA e Spool The location where the job is spooled prior to processing Applicatios Serendipity Megarip V5 Serenapity Megarip raster Temp After spooling the job is moved to the temp directory lt TT where it S worked on Drop Applications Serendipity Megarip V5 Serendipity Megarip drop e Drop The default location for the DropFolders The Raster directory holds all jobs while they are in the system and as such can be very large If this is moved it needs to be placed on a disk with plenty of space A Server restart is required if any paths are changed in order for the changes to take effect Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 80 Client The Client settings are custom options specific to the Client currently being used Settings may vary between Clients and Users connected to the same Server The Client settings are divided into three 3 tabbed categories General Colour Management and Application Shortcuts General Internationalisation Select your preferred language from those available This displays all Client and log messages in the chosen language The default is English A restart is required if the language setting is changed Show Tooltips Enable or disable tooltips within the Client Turn Sound FX Off
144. lly you should be able to see it in the ClusterManager If not you need to add the node manually If this fails there are a few things to check e Verify the node is still running and the clock is still counting up e Check the error log for any messages e Check that the Master machine can ping the node machine If not there may be a network issue and you will need to contact your network administrator for assistance e Check the ports on the machines are open for the node to connect to the Master and they are not being used by anything else The port numbers for the node are as follows o 9103 tcp Server connects here and submits jobs via this port o 9103 udp Listens to broadcasts so the Server can enumerate available Node Servers e Make sure the node is the same version as the Master Nodes Megarip Slaves should always be upgraded at the same time as the Master Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 92 Printing to a Windows Printer Here are some suggestions of where to look if you run into trouble and experience problems when printing For all ofthe methods documented in this guide test each step to see where the problems arise For example when a printer is created try printing a test page Printing From Mac to Windows When printing from a Mac to a shared Windows printer there are a couple of utilities available to verify whether or not the printer is installed correctly and working These are The CUPs printing syste
145. lour bars give a graphical display of the proportion of each ink contained within the job across the keys For each key selected the relative percentage of ink for each of the plates is displayed An information panel runs down the right hand side of the window The top of the panel shows information about the currently loaded Press settings Job view and placement can be changed and ink weight can be calculated for any job Colour Check Boxes Positioned above the image these show the inks or plates used in the job Clicking on one will turn the others off and leave the ticked Ella Sa ee colour on Click each in turn to view another colour fe aj hee me or double click one to show all colours Shift Click to add or subtract colours from the view E oe Ink Keys The keys at the bottom of the window po hm tt C ste Pace Ma Me Mo Ma show the inks selected to be viewed on a graph The i B roma Tien scale of the graph varies depending on the amount of i J li a ink in the job Hovering over or clicking on an Ink Key A E u cea Calculate will display the Key number and its ink values at the bottom of the information panel Press Settings Shows the values for the currently loaded Press Click the box to hide or show the details Press settings used are selected in the SoftProof Settings see Workbench Press for details on press configuration Show Excess Ink Weight Area Display areas exceeding the Ma
146. lue can be a iera entered Media Length 0 0 mm Paper eed adjustment 0 7 0 70 e Custom TA Paper suction adjustment 90 50 Microweave mode e Colourspace Select the output colourspace as desired Total Sheets 0 SHI vieten gap The selections will change depending upon the chosen output driver e Media Width Length Sets the width and length of the Media Only jobs submitted with a width and length equal to or less than the assigned values will be printed Jobs of greater width and length will be held in the QueueManager until an appropriate Media or new width and length values are assigned Note Media Width Length values override the width length settings in the Nesting section of the Output meaning jobs will not nest or print until within the width length settings of the Media to which they were submitted e Cut Sheet Enable this if the Media being printed to is Cut Sheet The media to be used is selected from the dropdown menu 21 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 o Total Sheets Enter the number of cut sheets loaded in the printer Jobs will stop printing to the Media and be held in the QueueManager when MediaStatus has tracked that the assigned number of sheets have been used A Total Sheets value of zero 0 assumes an unlimited sheet availability for tracking Sheet count is reset using the Reset Counter button in the Usage panel e Custom Settings These options will vary depending on which output d
147. lution 72 Calibration expires Never H o Calibration Expires Set a reminder to popup when a calibration needs updating Additional Monitors Specific settings may be set for each monitor when in a multi monitor environment The System Settings will show additional sections with Monitor 2 Monitor 3 etc listed To identify e which monitor is which press the monitor indicator button to display a graphic in the middle of the screen for the relevant monitor Calcheck Managed The Calcheck Managed option under Colour Management constantly reports the calibration status of the monitor s By enabling this option a small transparent icon will appear on top of other windows giving the current calibration status of the monitor 81 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 This is linked to the Monitor ICC selected in the System Settings the time it was created with the MonitorCalibrator and the expiration time set If the monitor has been calibrated and the expiration time has not been reached there will be a green tick displayed on the monitor If the time has expired there will be a red cross displayed Hovering the mouse over the cross or tick will display profile information and status ICC Profile Status Expired Created 9 03 09 12 44 PM Right clicking on the tick or cross will display extra options Filename Library ColorSync Profiles Displays iMac 4272580 icc e Opacity Set the op
148. ly nest using Cut Sheet media Further details on how to configure an Output are available on our website under the HowTo Guides section http www serendipity software com au support 25 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 Pagesetup DD A Pagesetup consists of many configurable modules to manipulate your job for the desired output This is where the Input Screening and ICC Profiles Render Effects Colour Keys and other Colour Management options are setup Output e Change Output Selects the Output method and assigns its configured properties to the Pagesetup e Change Media Allows you to select the default Media settings and assign its properties to the Pagesetup If a job is submitted to the Pagesetup without a specific Media the job will output using these default Media settings E e Output Settings o Antialiasing Choose from 2x2 3x3 4x4 or None CS Change Output Epson 7880 Antialiasing is designed to smooth jagged edges and is used E Output Settings when the Output does not have sufficient resolution to l Antialiasing None H display edges smoothly The values increase the amount of i E Priority 0 pixels used for Antialiasing The default setting is None C Auto Publication Name 116 Bit Processing o Priority Assign a priority to a Pagesetup The higher the number the higher the priority Numbers can be negative for a higher priority The default is 0 Jobs waiting to Image or
149. ly selected tab e Duplicate Tab Duplicates the currently selected tab and all modules within it e Choose Tab Colour Allows the user to select a colour for the currently selected tab e Choose Tab Image Allows the user to select an image for the currently selected tab background Valid types are PNG and JPEG It is recommended a large image not be used as it will take up memory e Clear Tab Colour Image Reverts to the default background colour e Remove Tab Deletes the currently selected tab e Remove All Tabs Deletes all tabs e Next Previous Tab Switches to the next or previous Monitor tab right or left Reordering Tabs Tabs can be moved to a new position by clicking on and dragging the tab to the desired place in the order A red pointer appears showing the drop point between two tabs Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 38 Monitor Modules Modules are used for managing jobs as they pass through the system and to monitor Server and Client activity The modules can be added to a tab as part of a Monitor layout or selected as a Floating module where the window is stand alone Modules are added to a Monitor through the Layout menu floating modules are available from the Modules menu There are nine 9 modules to choose from e ClientLog Displays a log of Client messages that may be generated during normal Client operations e ClusterStatus Monitors the progress of Imaging and Rendering tasks on the S
150. m on the Mac has a web interface that lets you view and test printers To access this do the following 45 G http localhost 631 1 Open a web browser and enter the following address HP_LaserJet_3030__ tangelo http A O calh O st 6 3 1 Description HP LaserJet 3030 tangelo a This will connect to the local print system 7 Primer Driver HP LaserJet 9020 9030 Device URI mdne HP 20l aserJet 203030 20 40 20tangelo _ipp _tep local 2 Choose Manage Printers and the list of printers configured on the Mac will appear 3 Scroll down the list to locate the printer A detailed description Of Laserjet 2100 rin s Set As D the printer is available here Description Laserjet 2100 _ G Printer Dever HP Lasendet 2100 Series 4 Print atest page to the Windows printer This will determine if the os Printer Sal idle accepting obs not published connection from the Mac to the Windows device is valid The test TAE job should appear in the Windows print spooler xante Description xante Location ocation Printer Driver Xante CL30 v3 PS Printer State idle accepting jobs not published Device URI socket xante bidi Print Test Page Stop Printer Reject Jobs Publish Printer Modify Printer Move All Jobs Set Printer Options Delete Printer Cancel All Jobs Set As Default Set Allowed Users As mentioned earlier if a name is created with spaces or hyphens these are transposed to underscores for the actua
151. mation message will appear when the dongle is successfully updated You will be asked to restart the Server 10 Quit the Server application Only restart once the below steps have been completed Before Restarting the Server When updating from V4 to V5 1 SS Go to the installation directory for your Serendipity Megarip on the computer for e g C Serendipity Serendipity Serendipity Megarip Open the lib folder Open the printers folder Sort the files by date Delete all old files ending in v so Once the files have been deleted the Megarip Server can be restarted Failure to remove the old files from the printers directory will noticeably slow down the Server when it is restarting Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 14 The Serendipity Megarip Client The Serendipity Client is a graphic user interface GUI used for configuration maintenance and monitoring of the Serendipity Megarip Server The Client can be installed and run locally on the same machine or from any supported computer on the network using TCP IP protocol There is no limit to the number of Clients that can be connected to the Server and each Client will have its own settings specific to the user Once installed the Client connects to a Serendipity Megarip Server and loads the settings from the Server into the Client interface Any Client can access the job management information and view the current status The configuration can be
152. menu Click Apply to save any changes or Revert to cancel None v amin OOOO Serendipity er Privile Important Note A user can only be assigned to one User Group at a time If extra privileges are required these must be assigned against the user via the Users panel Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 78 Activating Secure Mode Secure Mode should be activated after any users and or groups have been created Only an administrator or member of the admin group can activate or deactivate Secure Mode SystemSettings To activate ES Default Units mm 3 e Select Application menu gt System Settings Maximum Memory For PS RiP owe S e Click on the Server tab gt General tab a AS ps e A S e Tick the checkbox at the bottom of the screen Secure mode Compresion faster 1 Maximum Print Preview Resolution 180 to activate or deactivate e Click OK and close the settings when done es gt Minimum Broadcast Interval Os y e If activating Secure Mode a login window will appear as soon as Oia unknown es pre IVI Secure mode you close the System Settings Mail Server Sender Email Address If Email Notifications are setup for users e Enter the mail server details in the Mail Server field This is the outgoing SMTP server e Enter the email address for the Sender From field of the email in the Sender Email Address field 79 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 System Settings The S
153. mpling for scaling is required Show Actual Print Size Show the print size of the job Fit Width Height Fit the job to the height or width of the preview window Full Screen Change between full screen mode and window mode Loupe Display a virtual loupe on top of the image loaded The Loupe can be resized and magnification changed if required The current magnification is shown at the bottom of the Loupe 100 means 1 screen to 1 job pixel O O 0 Tools Menu 63 Palette Show or hide the floating tool palette The position is remembered the next time SoftProof is launched Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 Pan Navigate around the image by clicking and dragging the job around the screen The cursor displays as a hand Zoom Zoom in or out of the job Clicking the mouse zooms twice the current percentage factor Holding SHIFT Clicking zooms out to half the current percentage factor Click and drag over an area to zoom in This works in both the main window and the Navigator Note Create manage and delete notes Measure Take a measurement on the image The cursor displays as a rule Use the shift key to draw straight lines Crop Crop and image and resubmit it Guide Display guide lines on the image to check for alignment Change the orientation by pressing SHIFT Esc will remove the guides and change to Pan mode for general navigation Spectro Take measurements of the job being viewed A popup window will
154. must not exceed this value This is only available in the Ae standard The Calcheck will only report a pass if all targets are achieved in the patch set and therefore the proof or monitor Patches Per Strip Specify how many patches are printed per line allowing the use of existing target standards such as the Fogra Media Wedge Spectrophotometer The Spectrophotometer gives you the ability to use one of the supported online instruments to measure colours directly into the Calcheck Chart To measure colours 1 Select your instrument from the dropdown menu and click on Activate The device must be connected and turned on 2 Follow the on screen instructions as some devices require calibration before measuring When complete click the Turn Off button 4 Ifyou chose the Lab text you will be prompted to choose a file to import The format must be Lab values space or tab delimited and no header information a Note If you are importing characterisation data from one of the ICC profile packages or colour standards you need to use the Import Patches From Files option Patches This section of the Calcheck Chart window displays the z patches in the set Each patch shows its respective pl er bp i Oma i 62 18 79 21 95 6 00 f Generic colour name and Lab values There is also a patch type nn l oar and the tolerances for each standard The tolerances are A ie f 22 44 38 0 s J agenta assigned when the pa
155. n 84 Windows Installation ose 6 Dongle De asus 6 Dongle Driver Update sesser 7 Serendipity Megarip uu 6 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 Software Upgrade iras 7 Upgrade from V4 to V5 settee 7 What s on the CD saci dorados 6 Workbench o eek 15 Workbench Data Types uu 17 Calcheck Chatarra 17 Gradatl n CULV C iin ainaani 17 ICG Tweak Setas an anlinida 17 Mediaren aaran calce 17 OUED UE anana a ae 17 Pages mienim ianea a 17 Papesetup Pool aaa 17 Paper Prol ds 17 Press A IA 17 Y Yule Nielsen Number 34 58 59 95
156. n be monitored in the ClusterStatus module see the Monitor Modules ClusterStatus section for more information Menu Options The following options are available from a contextual right click menu within the Cluster Node panel e Add Node Add a Cluster Node that cannot be seen Sometimes Nodes on subnets cannot be detected Selecting this allows you to enter the hostname or IP address of the Node and add it to the list manually The Node to be added must be running e Add Processing Pool Select change or remove the current Pagesetup Pool for which the Node performs Image and Render tasks e Remove All Offline Slaves Nodes Remove a Node from the list that has gone offline e Remove Node Available for offline Nodes only This option removes the selected Node from the list Further details on how to use the ClusterManager are available on our website under the HowTo Guides section http www serendipity software com au support Densitometer The Densitometer application allows you to measure and display density readings with a supported Spectrophotometer When measuring a patch the densities of all four process CMYK colours making up the patch are read The Last Measured panel in the top half of the application window shows the density and dot percentage values for the dominant process colour of the measured patch with the values of the other three colours to the right The values can be recorded and saved to a file if desired
157. n editable unless de cloaked This allows for the easy placement and printing of new jobs onto blank areas of the flatbed media Cloaked images are not reprinted when a new nest is submitted If desired it is certainly possible to place jobs over others that have already been printed Any new image prints exactly where placed regardless of whether anything has already been printed in the area Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 68 Important Note The cloaking feature is turned off by default and is not recommended for use with printers using roll media unless the device has the ability to roll back to previous areas of the media Tiling with Media A Media with a defined width and height must be selected when tiling using Studio If using roll sheet media the length of paper to be used for each tile can be entered into the Length field in the output settings of the Media itself Alternatively the tile length can be entered in using the Studio interface via the Height field of the Property Panel s Media area see below Menu Options Studio has the following options available through its menus and contextual right click menus Studio Menu Save Nest as New Saves the current layout in the Nest Area to the nest library The untitled nest can be renamed by clicking on the text Untitled Note Only frames and layout are saved not the images within them Save Nest Saves the current layout in the Nest Area to the selected l
158. n the screen and a series of measurements is taken from which the ICC profile is created Note The MonitorCalibrator creates a profile for use with the Match ICC profile assigned to the monitor in System Settings Ensure the correct match profile is set before creating the monitor profile see the System Settings Colour Management section for details Monitor Profile Adjust brightness Measure ambient Create Profile Override video card gamma Monitor Calibrator offline Instrument ColorVision Spyder Ke LCD em The MonitorCalibrator is launched from the Application menu If the Match and Monitor profiles have not been set previously a prompt will appear to select both A default monitor profile should be selected until a unique profile is created Options e Adjust Brightness Calibrating a screen to an established standard often requires that the screen be set to a particular brightness This function uses a Spectrophotometer to measure the current Brightness in cd m and Colour Temperature in K of the monitor Measurements are displayed in the bottom left of the screen Hit Esc to exit the function The brightness settings can be adjusted using the monitor s own hardware or software controls until the correct level is achieved Note This function does not have any control over monitor brightness it is a measurement tool e Measure Ambient Uses a Spectrophotometer equipped with a filter to mea
159. n the set dimensions proportions are a maintained tate Domm o Scale Factor Scales jobs by the amount specified a a o Tiles Tiles a job that is larger than the width amp O 0 0 mm height specified If required an overlap can also be entered Useful for large posters or billboards o Best Fit Width Best Fit Height Best Fit Width amp Height As Fit but will shrink or enlarge jobs to fit fill dimensions entered while maintaining proportions e Rotation Choose from None 90 180 or 270 degrees Automatic rotation may also be selected to best fit the job using the media width and height specified Cropping Note Auto Rotation is very useful for saving media but if a job is rotated it takes longer to process the larger the job the longer the process time Rotation takes place at the beginning of the Rendering phase and will affect cropping margins and so on If you are auto rotating when nesting See Nesting in the Output section it is advisable to have Sheet Auto Rotation turned off otherwise the job rotation will be calculated twice again increasing the process time Increasing system memory can also improve processing times e Centering Choose between Vertically or Horizontally Use this if you need to centre a job at any time In particular you may need to use it when printing to a double sided printer to help match the front and back sides e Accuracy Correction Compensate for media stretch or paper feed
160. ndipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 66 Spectrophotometer The Spectrophotometer application allows for the measurement of colours with a Spectrophotometer The accuracy of the measured value can be viewed against an imported value when mapped through a selected ICC profile on A Spectrophotometer NFR not for resale pomelo swdevel serendipity software c The window is split into two sections The right side allows for the import and viewing of a Special Set T xt Ae 10 M Show all swatches which is used as the comparison base The left side o aan Colourw Name Space Mode Tint Dotgain Curve displays the measured values Colourw Name Space Mode Tint Selecting a particular measured value matches the closest colour of the imported set giving it relative deltaE values These can also be filtered to only AAA e show the closest matches for better viewing hoiii X Load Set None Options 5 TE Applications Serendipity e Load Set Select a Special Colour Set to A sea dota pi load This is the set used to compare 0 colours Rendering Intent Relative Colorimetric H measured values with Choose from any of the Special Colour Sets created Spectrophotometer offline Match ICC Select a Match ICC profile From Lab text file Lab sample order Rev 1 03 E F Activate gt e Rendering Intent Select the rendering intent for the Match profile e Spectrophotometer
161. nels These options are selected in the Output and Custom Settings of the Media chosen when creating the Paper Profile Before densities have been measured all patches will be turned on and will have default density values These densities are updated with the data input from the Measure Patches option Patches can be turned on or off by clicking the upper half of the patch 0 205 Dot number 3 Clicking the lower half of the patch allows you to manually enter Sa gia nd density values for that patch number For colours that have visual and 2 SJ ink amount 67 colour densities select the letter you wish to enter a value for D for 3 rap in Density or V for Visual When entering values manually ensure the patch sort order is set to Patch Number npe 7 er ee i SEA D 0 05 SA e FA Note If patches are measured in Lab mode each will display an L v 0 058 MES we aps apa KALS or Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 32 value rather than density values e Pressing Enter or TAB stores the value and moves to the next patch for entry e Hovering the mouse over the patch number displays a tooltip providing information about the patch Note Hovering the mouse over an Lab measured patch displays a tooltip with patch information including the Lab value Sift and Sort Options When enabled the Sift and Sort options for each active ink channel allow users to set the patch order and sift for the optimal combination of
162. nest area view to show all assets and frames within the dimensions defined in the Document panel e Print Size Shows the nest in the Nest Area at actual print size e Fill with Document Scales the nest area filling the view to the shorter width or height dimension defined in the Document panel e Full Screen Toggles Studio between a windowed or full screen view e Library Toggles the view of the Library panel e Asset Toggles the view of the Asset panel e Property Toggles the view of the Property panel e Solo Nest Area Toggles the Studio window between regular multi panel view or filling it with the Nest Area only e Section Headers Toggles the Library Property and Asset panel views on off Nest Area The Nest Area is where jobs Assets are laid out for nesting or tiling The area is surrounded by a ruler marked with the user selected units appropriately scaled to the current zoom level All assets and frames are shown at accurate relative size The dark grey area is the work surface onto which assets and frames are placed and positioned Blue reference guides intersect at x 0 y 0 co ordinates the top left corner of the nest If tiling see Property gt Document the edges of the total area to be tiled La appear on the work surface as a red box a A Placing Frames Frames can be created with a double click then configured and sized Stored pre configured frames can be dragged into the nest area from
163. ng commercial applications and to alter it and redistribute it freely subject to the following restrictions 1 The origin of this software must not be misrepresented you must not claim that you wrote the original software If you use this software in a product an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be appreciated but is not required 2 Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such and must not be misrepresented as being the original software 3 This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution Jean loup Gailly and Mark Adler gzipOprep ai mit edu madler alumni caltech edu Independent JPEG Group s Copyright The authors make no warranty or representation either express or implied with respect to this software its quality accuracy merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose This software is provided as is and you its user assume the entire risk as to its quality and accuracy This software is copyright O 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Thomas G Lane All Rights Reserved except as specified below Permission is hereby granted to use copy modify and distribute this software or portions thereof for any purpose without fee subject to these conditions 1 Ifany part of the source code for this software is distributed then this README file must be included with this copyright an no warranty notice unaltered and any additions deletions or changes to the original file
164. ng or asset multi drop Ungroup Ungroups currently grouped frames Align Left Aligns grouped frames along the left edge of the leftmost box in the group Align Right Aligns grouped frames along the right edge of the rightmost box in the group Align Top Aligns grouped frames along the top edge of the uppermost box in the group Align Bottom Aligns grouped frames along the bottom edge of the lowest box in the group Align Horizontal Centre Aligns grouped frames along the averaged horizontal centre line of the frames in the group Align Vertical Centre Aligns grouped frames along the averaged vertical centre line of the frames in the group Lock Lock the selected frames Locked frames appear transparent and cannot be moved edited deleted or have assets assigned to them Unlock All Unlock all currently locked frames Decloak All Decloaks all frames Allows for movement deletion or editing of frames locked cloaked after submission only available in Cloaking mode Select All Selects all the frames in the nest area for grouping ungrouping movement locking or deletion Select Inverse Toggle Deselects current frames while selecting all previously unselected frames View Menu 69 Zoom In Zooms in the nest area view Zoom Out Zooms out the nest area view Fit All Scales the nest area view to show all frames currently in the Nest Area Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 e Fit Document Scales the
165. nk Separation Control wah ae ool a are configured le E Be ete 8 o loe Toolbar Options pS ae ae e Measure Patches Use this to measure a printed density mam Goo ak lt REE EEE chart using a supported instrument After selecting a cos Ee ve choose an online device and desired density standard Be from the dropdown menus Consult your instrument CE Caorann gt manual for supported types When the device is ready the measuring window appears If instructed calibrate the instrument and begin Measure Patches Lab Use this to measure the Lab values of the printed density patches Note Patch values may be measured sorted and saved with either density or Lab These cannot be mixed within a paper profile Change Media Allows you to change the Media currently assigned to the Paper Profile Print Density Chart Prints a density chart containing the patches currently turned on Where patches are turned off there will be a space on the output print Selecting this displays a chooser allowing you to select a Media and Pagesetup to which the chart is then printed Print Density Chart All patches Prints a density chart containing all patches irrespective of their on off state Prink Inklimit Chart Prints an ink density chart containing all enabled limits as one job to the selected Media and Pagesetup Print Inklimit Chart Separate Jobs Prints an ink density chart for each enabled ink limit colour combination
166. nly one can be active at any time e Pagesetup When selected this button displays a list of Pagesetups available to submit jobs to e Pagesetup Pool When selected this button displays a list of Pagesetup Pools available to submit jobs to An active selected Pagesetup is highlighted in blue Media Selection List This list is only active if the Pagesetup button is selected in the Pagesetup selection list When a Pagesetup has been chosen a list of Media compatible with the Pagesetup will be displayed for selection An active selected Media is highlighted in blue If no Media is selected the submitted job s will be output to the Pagesetup s default Media Note The Serendipity Client saves the last Pagesetup and Media selection so it need not be selected every time a job is submitted to the same Pagesetup Information Panel This panel displays the settings for the currently selected Pagesetup or Media Submit Options The lower section of the Submit window has the following options available when submitting files Flow Control e Hold After Imaging Check this box to hold the job after the Imaging stage has completed Held jobs can be released to continue processing via the QueueManager toolbar or contextual right click menu e Hold After Rendering Check this box to hold the job after the Rendering stage has completed Held jobs can be released to continue processing via the QueueManager toolbar or contextual right click
167. o Image or Render will process through Pool Type a higher priority Pool over jobs submitted to lower priority Load Balancing queues By Print Area By Number of Jobs e Pool type Allows you to decide what sort of pool you are going O Prints To All Pagesetups to use There are two 2 options o Load Balancing Spread the jobs across the Pagesetups selected in the pool By Print Area Calculate the area of each job and the queue with the least amount of print area queued is sent the next job By Number of Jobs The queue with the least number of jobs is sent the next job Load Balancing is ideal for printing to multiple printers of equal quality using the same media with the priority being to proof jobs to the next available printer Each printer is calibrated separately to ensure quality By Print Area is more efficient as the larger the print area the longer it will take to image render and print Queue loading is determined at the time of imaging If a print queue is paused jobs will be sent to active queues o Prints to All Pagesetups Choose to print to all Pagesetups selected in the pool The option Prints to All Pagesetups is ideal if you want a job to print locally and remotely One Pagesetup can be configured to drive a local printer and another can create a JPEG image and transmit it to a remote Serendipity Megarip Alternatively you may want to create a PDF file to send to a customer at the same time as p
168. ocated on another Windows machine there are two methods that can be used to print to it either directly to the shared printer or install a local printer to print to it Both still set the destination driver to be Local Print Queue To print direct to the shared printer in the path use the following format lt machinename gt lt printer gt or Destination Destination Driver Local print queue lt machinename gt lt printer share name gt Path PMitanglefoot HP T1100 on tangy For this example the path would be tanglefoot HP Designjet T1100 or tanglefoot HP T1100 on tangy To print to the Windows printer when it is on another machine a local printer needs to be configured on the same machine as the Serendipity Megarip is running on To do this 1 Choose Add Printer in the printer section of Create a new port Windows Type of port 2 Choose a Local printer 3 Create a new local port 4 Enter lt machine name gt lt printer share name gt e g tanglefoot HP T1100 on tangy 5 Select an appropriate driver Use the one for the printer or choose the generic one as the Server will create the file in the correct format 6 Enter an appropriate name for the printer Port Name 7 Decide if the printer will be the default and if it will be shared there gt no need to share the printer for Serendipity bl Megarip to connect to it tanglefoot HP T1100 on tanay Cancel 8 In the De
169. od Time period date and time from and to the Media has been tracked since the last reset e Printed Number of jobs and total printed area of jobs tracked since the last reset e Reset Counter Reset the usage count for the Media Colour Correction There are three 3 options for use to manipulate or fine tune the colour to achieve the desired results e Correction LUT Select a Correction LUT to be applied in the form of cotour correction a Gradation Curve You can preview the curves edit them or create new curves e Linearisation LUT Select a Linearisation LUT to be applied in the form of a Gradation Curve This is normally done as part of the standard calibration process with the use of the Lineariser You can preview the curves edit them or create new curves e Paper Profile Select a Paper Profile to be applied If the output is to a printer this is also part of the standard calibration process Paper Profile Epson7900 EpsonProofing A Linearisation LUT gt Epson7900 EpsonProofing A Correction LUT None ICC Profiles ICC Profiles are used to match colours from one device to another for example a Press to an Inkjet It does this by mapping an input to an output colour ICC Profiles e Output ICC Profile Select an output profile This is the printer O aaa a a or other output profile and is used to convert the Lab data into A Shoo tee weak Nome the output colourspace This
170. of an ink has a colour density too high to enable that colour to pass a particular calibration standard you can turn off that ink channel by de selecting all the Density patches for that ink This should only be done where multiple inks of a particular colour are available For example if patch 2 of the Cyan is still jp 1 oem bazo a colour dense you can switch Cyan off and use only Light Cyan Cyan 9 0 061 D 15943 Switching off an ink channel will have effects through the calibration process v 0057 V 0 773 in particular when configuring Ink Limits When configuring the ink limit l E 4 chart the number of available inks will need to be reduced and the disabled 9 0063 0 1297 0 2474 D 2714 ink channel should not be used in any of the combinations on the Ink Limit y BSE LSIEN ELESEN el bee Chart Paper Profile Graph Paper Profile Graph The graph shows the dots selected for each colour The position on the graph gives a proportional representation showing where the dot starts to turn on or off and their relative proximity to other dots You can turn the individual colour graph plots on or off by checking the tick boxes under the graph Hovering the mouse over a point on the graph displays a tool tip giving you information about the dot If a colour is not shown on the graph but the check box is ticked the dots selected da Se e Ss e Ss Ss St Se are most likely a poor choice and may not b
171. of patches Selecting this option displays a file chooser for you to select an ICC profile You are then prompted for the number of patches to generate The minimum number is 16 and maximum is 512 Note When creating or importing new colours they are stored with the default tolerance settings This is user configurable and should be set before the patch set is created Patch Definition On the left are a series of controls allowing you to define each patch Selecting a patch from the list will load the colour into the colour match box at the top and load the Lab CMYK values into the respective fields To change the value simply type the new number into the relevant field L 78 88 e Lab or CMYK The Lab or CMYK value for the selected colour e Ae tolerance Set the maximum Ae value for the selected colour e AH tolerance Set the maximum AH value for the selected colour e AC tolerance Set the maximum AC value for the selected colour Ae Tolerance 6 00 e Patch Type This allows you to identify important patch types from the set The AH Tolerance 2 50 options are AC Tolerance 4 00 o Paper Select the patch that represents the paper being checked o Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Identify a patch for each colour from your set o Gray Used to identify gray patches in the chart o Generic Most patches are generic and are classified as generic if they don t fall into one of the above types a 2 63 b 33 13 Patch Type
172. of software and the input filters and output drivers purchased The Client can run on the same computer on the network whether it is local LAN or remote WAN The Client connects to the Server using the standard network protocol TCP IP and is used as the configuration tool and monitoring application to the Server The Client is not licensed and can be run multiple times on the network Jobs are sent to Serendipity Megarip in a variety of ways to suit your workflows Printers can be published on the network in order for jobs to be printed from your usual desktop applications Hot folders Drop Folders can be shared where files can be copied or saved for processing Files can also be submitted directly from the Client or drop zones can be created for dragging and dropping files in Once a file is submitted it is spooled into the system the file type is detected and itis passed on for processing Imaging is the first process to take place Imaging interprets the file format and samples the job s resolution to change it to that of the configured output format By doing so an intermediate file is generated called the Imaged file The Imaged File can be viewed using the SoftProof utility The file format maintains all the plates associated with the job and is viewed at the full output resolution The Imaged File can also be re submitted at any time for processing to the same or a different output There is no need to spool and interpret the job again
173. ols the input screening resampling rendering effects and intents of incoming jobs All jobs are submitted to a combination of Pagesetup and Media destinations When submitting the user selects the Pagesetup to be used at which point a list of compatible user created output Media types in the database become available for selection A default Media is assigned to a Pagesetup so if a job is submitted without a specific chosen Media the job will output to the default Media settings An Output data type can optionally have a Media type assigned to it in which case only jobs submitted to the Output using the assigned Media will be printed All other jobs are held in the QueueManager until the assigned Media is removed from the Output or the held jobs Media type is assigned to the Output Important Note Version 4 Pagesetups when opened in version 5 are automatically split into Pagesetup and Media types Version 5 archives cannot be exported back into version 4 Output e Output Driver Select the desired output driver from the available list Those available will depend upon the options enabled on the dongle The selected driver affects the options made available for Resolution and Colourspace ae id Resolution Select or enter the desired resolution DPI ee AAA If the output is a printer only the supported resolutions Resolution 7200 by 7200 E Use Light Light Black enabled are available If it is a file format your own va
174. order see Cropping below e Spacebar left click hold Activates the grip tool allowing the nest area work surface view to be dragged around Frame Resizing The following resizing options are available when clicking at the borders of a frame e Left click drag Enlarges or shrinks the frame Proportions are maintained Resize is anchored at the opposing edge or corner of the frame e Alt Left click drag Enlarges or shrinks the frame Proportions are maintained Resizing is anchored in the centre of the frame Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 70 e Shift Left click drag Free resizing of the frame ignoring locked width height ratios Assets within the frame will fit or fill the resized frame dependent upon box settings Resize is anchored at the opposing edge or corner of the frame e Ctrl d Left click drag Snaps the frame proportions to asset s native proportions and resizes Resize is anchored at the opposing edge or corner of the frame Cropping Assets Cropping Mode is activated or deactivated by double clicking left mouse button anywhere within a frame containing an asset image When active the asset is separated from the frame and appears with an orange border the Crop box Asset Panel This panel shows named thumbnails of all the jobs submitted to the QueueManager as Assets to be manually nested or tiled grandfath anned tif DSC00014 JPG DSC00033 JPG DSC00058 JPG DSC00087 JPG The Asset title bar has
175. ordered by dragging and dropping them into the desired order or by using the Configure Headers option in the contextual menu The sort options are e IP address The network IP address of the Node Checkboxes become available to enable the node and select if it is to be used for Imaging and or Rendering tasks Once enabled the Master handles the clustering in the most efficient manner possible e Hostname The network name of the Node e Speed The relative speed of the Node calculated by Megarip e Platform The operating system kernel version of the Node machine e CPUs The number of CPUs in the Server machine e Product The Serendipity Megarip software being used for the Node e Version The Server software version of the Node e Processing Pool Optionally choose a Pagesetup Pool see the Workbench Pagesetup Pool section for which the Node will perform image and render tasks e Image Shows the number of simultaneous Imaging tasks that can be performed by the Node Click on the field to change the number e Render Shows the number of simultaneous Rendering tasks that can be performed by the Node Click on the field to change the number see the System Settings Server section for details on Imaging and Rendering task settings 51 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 Refresh The Refresh button polls the network for active Nodes and registers any Nodes in the list that are offline Cluster Node activity ca
176. ore information Note In this mode the Server can only be used as a Node slave for another Server It is recommended that the database be backed up and job queues cleared before a Megarip Server is started as a Cluster Node This avoids any conflicts with existing job IDs or settings Master Panel This panel displays information about the Master Server machine e Product The Serendipity Megarip software in use e Version The Server software version e Hostname The network name of the Master Server e IP Address The network IP address of the Server e Speed The relative speed of the Server calculated by Megarip e Processors The number of CPUs in the Server machine e Platform The operating system kernel version of the software e Process Imaging Rendering Schedule Last Check whether the Master Server is to perform any Imaging or Rendering Jobs The Schedule Last option allows nodes to have priority over the Master when jobs are processing This is advantageous when polling large RIPs as it allows the Master to concentrate on gathering the list of jobs and displaying them Cluster Nodes This list shows nodes that are available and running on the network Information about each node is displayed in the window Online nodes are displayed in green offline nodes in red The following sort columns can be selected using the contextual right click menu on the column header bar in the Cluster Node panel Columns can be re
177. ort is made to ensure the information contained within this user manual is correct Serendipity Software Pty Ltd cannot be held responsible for any errors contained within this user manual and will not enter into any negotiations for claims of compensation relating to actions taken resulting from the information provided in this user manual for any reason whatsoever Serendipity Software Pty Ltd is constantly making improvements to the software and as such this user manual may not contain the latest information Every effort is made to maintain the user manual and for the latest version please check the website http www serendipity software com au If you find any errors within this user manual please detail them in an email to support serendipity software com au Supporting Tutorial and HowTo documentation is available on our website http www serendipity software com au support Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 4 serengipity Megarip Product Overview Serendipity Megarip is a high speed raster image processor RIP capable of accepting a variety of file formats such as Postscript Level 3 PDF TIFF JPEG PNG Scitex CT and EPS It is used to proof post RIP data to either an output device such as an Inkjet printer or to a file format such as PDF Serendipity Megarip runs in a Server and Client configuration The Server runs on a computer on the network and is protected by a USB dongle The dongle licenses the level
178. our Black As more ink is laid down and a colour area approaches Black this method limits CMY proportionally more than Black preventing wetness and inversion in shadowed areas o Lowpass No limiting is imposed until the coverage for combined number of inks reaches the set limit at which point any higher ink coverage is clipped to the ink limit o Lowpass favour Black The same as Lowpass but favouring Black limiting it proportionally less than CMY as colours approach Black e Media Information This side of the screen displays information about the driver and Media configuration important to the Paper Profile Further details on how to create a Paper Profile are available on our website under the HowTo Guides section http www serendipity software com au support Press The Press data type is used to emulate the properties of a press for softproofing Each Press configuration can be assigned a press ICC profile dotgain curves press sheet dimensions the number of ink keys ink and paper characteristics all combining to produce accurate onscreen softproofs The Press can be switched on the fly while softproofing to instantly show how a job will look if printed on a different press or on different stock D im ensions Colour Management This panel allows you to enter the size of the printable sheet area of the sos press and its number of Ink Keys The Key Width is calculated from these Lone values Source None S
179. our Workbench configurations e Calcheck Verify the calibration status of a printer or monitor e ClusterManager Allocate and manage Imaging and Rendering tasks across multiple computers and networks e Densitometer Measure and display density readings taken with a Densitometer or Spectrophotometer e FlipBook Display a publication as a 2D or 3D virtual book e Lineariser Create a Linearisation curve for use with a Pagesetup or Media e Monitor Display and manage jobs as they pass through Megarip see the Monitor section for more information e MonitorCalibrator Create ICC profiles for system monitors for accurate onscreen colour softproofing e SoftProof Proof jobs onscreen e Spectrophotometer Display compare and or save colours measured using a Spectrophotometer e Studio Designed for the manual nesting or tiling of jobs e Workbench The principal configuration tool for Megarip see the Workbench section for more information Archiver The Archiver allows you to make backups or archives of your Workbench configurations Individual items or complete systems can be archived for safekeeping Stored items can be loaded into the Archiver for adding to the Megarip database This can be used for copying a database to another Server or for recovery from failure or corrupt configurations You can configure the Archiver to automatically backup your settings on a regular basis Important Note Archives
180. ow jobs submitted using the assigned Media to print Refer to the Media section of this manual for more information 8 Save the setup Media Configuration 1 Inthe Serendipity Client select Application gt Workbench 2 Select the Media from the Data Types list and create a new output 3 The name Untitled should be highlighted If not select it type a new name and press Enter This name will appear in the Output and Pagesetup Now configure the Media to your requirements 4 Select the appropriate driver for your printer from the pull down list of licensed modules in the Output Driver section 5 Configure your Resolution Colourspace and any custom settings required 6 Choose your ICC profiles and method of Output Screening to be applied Colour Correction LUT s may also be assigned here 7 Save the setup Pagesetup Configuration Once an Output and a Media are configured and saved 1 Choose Pagesetup from the Data Types list and create a new Pagesetup This will automatically select the Output created above 2 The name Untitled should be highlighted If not select it type a new name and press Enter Initially the most important parts to configure are the Output and Media linked to the Pagesetup 3 Assign the Output to the Pagesetup using the Change Output button 4 Assign the Media to the Pagesetup using the Change Media button This is the default Media for the Pagesetup Jobs will be printed using
181. p Name gt e Printers Choose to publish the Pagesetup as a printer so machines on the network can select it and print to it directly from applications o Mac or Windows Choose either Mac AppleTalk or Windows The Pagesetup name is used as the printer name e TCP Port Publish the Pagesetup as a TCP Port to allow Unix based computers or other Serendipity Megarip s to print to it e Activate Port Number Select this to show a text field allowing you to enter a port number The hostname or IP address of the computer is used and each Pagesetup has it s own port number e Flow Control Select whether to hold the submitted file after Imaging or Rendering allowing you to prioritise jobs or make rendering attribute changes before releasing Default Printer Mac TCP Port Activate port number ICC Profiles e Always Use ICC Enable this to always use the assigned ICC profiles for jobs submitted to the Pagesetup and Media If this is not enabled the ICC profiles selected are only used in colourspace conversion e Honour Embedded ICC Profiles Enable this to use an ICC profile embedded in a submitted TIFF JPEG or EPS file as the input match profile When enabled embedded file profiles will always take precedence over any Match ICC assigned to the Pagesetup Note The TIFF Image output driver has an option to embed an ICC profile into TIFF files that are output by Megarip Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 26 e
182. page from the same currently loaded publication e View Imaged opens and views the imaged file of the selected page in the SoftProof application e View Rendered opens and views the rendered file of the selected page in the SoftProof application e View 3D toggles between a 3D or 2D view of the publication Three dimensional viewing shows the page turning as you navigate through The turning speed can be adjusted FlipBook Settings 3D mode adds 2 sliders on the right side of the Page View The first alters the angle at which the 3D virtual book is viewed the second zooms the view in and out Note The performance of the page turning may vary depending on the size of the thumbnail being viewed and the performance of the graphics card e View as Calendar Only available in 3D mode Changes the flip axis to horizontal so pages flip up and down in the same manner as a calendar e Export Exports the FlipBook as a PDF Select the resolution compression type and quality Choose between exporting the whole book or a range of pages e Export as Spreads Exports the FlipBook as a PDF but as spreads The same options as above apply e Export as Movie 3D view mode only Exports the FlipBook as a QuickTime movie After selecting this there are three further options o Codec Type Choose the preferred compression type from the menu o Quality Choose the preferred quality o Keyframe Spacing Choose how often a keyframe is saved The settin
183. pectrophotometer offline Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 34 Colour Management This panel is where the Press ICC profile is assigned e Press ICC Profile Select a press ICC This can be one created on your press or a printing standard ICC which is used as the target or match profile e Calcheck Chart Select a chart to verify the SoftProof s calibration status e Paper Colour Three 3 options are available o None Do not change the paper colour o ICC Profile Use the white point from the press ICC profile and apply as the paper colour or o Custom Allows you to enter your own value for the paper colour You can also use the Spectrophotometer to measure the paper white directly into the configuration Ink and Paper Configure the ink and paper properties of the press to simulate their effects in the SoftProof application This helps to produce more accurate proofs allowing you to build up a library of paper and press combinations e Maximum Ink Weight Enter a value for the maximum ink weight This value is used by the InkKeyViewer to show excess ink e Stretch Factor Allows you to enter a compensation factor to allow for stretch It can be used for distortion simulation or anamorphic scaling where one direction will distort more than the other Note The easiest way to calculate stretch is to draw a rectangle 1m x 1m and print it Measure the rectangle and enter the value If the size is 98cm enter 0 98 If the
184. platforms e Test Print Contains Serendipity internal test prints e Windows Contains the Serendipity Megarip installation package for Windows Windows Installation If you are upgrading from version 4 to version 5 see Windows Upgrade from V4 to V5 Installing the Dongle Driver Linux Windows The first step is to install the dongle driver To install Remove all USB SuperPro dongles On the CD navigate to the dongle windows directory Double click the Sentinel Protection Installer 7 5 0 exe file to launch the installer Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation Restart the computer when finished PEA DE Installing Serendipity Megarip The next step once the dongle driver is installed is to install Serendipity Megarip To install 1 Either select and run the Megarip installer by clicking the link on the browser page if it pops up as an Autoplay when the disk is inserted or go to the CD and navigate to the Windows directory to run the file megarip msi 2 Select Next to continue 3 Read the License Agreement and click Yes to continue Click No if you do not agree with the License Agreement to terminate the installation 4 Click Next to choose the default installation location If you wish to change the location select Browse choose the location and click OK followed by Next to continue Note You can type your own path and the installation program will make the folder for you provi
185. ppear here Some effects have separate attributes for customisation and can be edited once they are in the Applied Effects column The Effects are Effects e Border Place a border around the job Line width and colour can be specified Centering Centre the job in the specified page area Convolution Matrix Design your own filter effect according to a pre defined mathematical operation known as convolution M Enable Effects Available Effects Border 1 04 Centering 1 01 Convolution matrix 1 02 Cropmarks 1 01 Edge detect 1 01 Applied Effects Centering 1 01 Border 1 04 Margins 1 01 Mirror 1 00 Negative 1 00 Pagenumber 1 09 Rectangle 1 02 Remove All e Cropmarks Place crop marks around a job Line width length and clearance can be specified e Edge Detect Remove all content and just leave the edges e Margins Specify margins around the job e Mirror Mirrors the job e Negative Renders the job as a negative e Pagenumber Place the page number in the middle of the page as a watermark Scale factor and opacity can be configured e Rectangle Draw a rectangle around the job inset at the desired distance line width and colour e Slugline Place job information on the job There are a number of options available via the Edit button If you are using a narrow format paper and the full slugline doesn t fit select Custom Slugline and turn all options on This will show an item per line With
186. printer normally Give it a useful name that can be identified PANN HP Designjet T1100 24m HPGLZ easily This is the name that appears on the local computer 2 Go to the Sharing tab and enter a share name Again pick something easily identifiable on the network It is recommended to use lower case and no spaces Also try to keep names reasonably short This shared printer should now be visible on the network For this example the printer name is HP Designjet T1100 24in HPGL2 and our share name is tanglefoot t1100 HP Designjet T1100 24in HPGL2 Properties 3 The printer name is the default created when the printer was i added to the windows print system The share name uses the i computer name tanglefoot at the beginning so it is easily identifiable on the network 4 Atthis stage a test page can be printed to check the Windows side is configured and working correctly Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 88 On the Mac running the Megarip Server Mac OS X 10 4 and earlier Now the Windows printer is configured and shared create the printer on the Mac in order to print to it 1 From the Finder go to the Utilities folder and launch the Printer Setup Utility A window containing the existing printers will appear Printer Setup Utility Printer List fat C Add In Menu Name _ _ dy AD Papaya Epson 9600 unscreened Papaya HP Z3100 Best papaya s
187. pt File FTP File Transfer Protocol Method for copying files between computers across networks GUI Graphical User Interface ICC International Color Consortium ICC Profile A colour lookup table used for converting colour of a job from one device to another LAN Local Area Network LCD Liquid Crystal Display LPI Lines Per Inch Screen Ruling Master A Master Server controlling Slave nodes in a Clustering environment QueueManager Client module that displays job queues and jobs in those queues QueueStatus Monitors the progress of a job through the system Real Density Colour content of a patch as measured RIP Raster Image Processor Server Software module that handles the processing of jobs Slave Node A separate processing node on the network Used for processing jobs by a Master TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol Visual Density The darkness of the patch measured how much light is absorbed The more light absorbed the darker the Visual Density WAN Wide Area Network Workbench Client application used to configure the Server YN Yule Nielsen Number Yule Nielsen Number A fudge factor used when calculating tint dot area from density readings 95 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 Copyright Notices PNG Library Copyright Copyright O 1995 1996 Guy Eric Schalnat Group 42 Inc Contributing Authors Andreas Dilger Dave Martindale Guy E
188. put or create a new one You can only edit if the queue is showing an output If the queue is set to Spooling Auto Detect Imaging or Rendering you can only make a new output Thumbnail Turns on off a mini thumbnail on the printer queues only which gives an indication as to how much of the current job has printed Font Options Allows you to change the size of the text Queue Order Select which queues you wish to view Selecting this presents you with a chooser window showing two lists The Available queues on the left and the Showing queues on the right To move queues between lists select one or more and drag from one list to another Alternatively double click to move between lists The order of the queues in the Showing list determines the order of display Queue Order can be used to show multiple Queues in a single QueueStatus window Increase Decrease Indent Increases or decreases the size of the QueueStatus in view Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 44 Double clicking the QueueStatus window displays a floating QueueManager window showing that queue This has the full functionality of the standard QueueManager ServerLog The ServerLog shows messages from the Server e Fetch back log Displays the log for the time specified For e g it retrieves and displays the Fetch back log 30 minutes Trim older lines Export Date 10 03 09 10 54 AM Path home jason Desktop Westermann imposedPDFs elebr
189. r will snap to each other While in Edit mode all Monitor Modules have a contextual menu available right click with the following options e Remove Module Removes the module from the Monitor tab e Set Size For Module Allow the user to enter a width and height in pixels for the selected module via a resize popup e Duplicate Module Duplicates the selected module The duplicate has all the size layout and configuration options of the original e Use Layout Switches the Monitor to Use Mode Use This is the normal user mode It locks the module sizes and position and allows you to configure the modules preferences and manage jobs Select this after Editing to use the configured layout Menu Options Layout e Edit Switches the Monitor to Edit Mode see above explanation e Use Switches the Monitor to Use Mode see above explanation e Dynamic Update Enables or disables updates to the modules while in Edit mode e Show Titlebars Shows or hides module titlebars e Add Modules See the Monitor Modules section for further information on each module e Load Loads a previously saved Monitor configuration e Save As Saves the current Monitor configuration e Search UI User Interface Activates a search bar for finding buttons and functions in the current Monitor tab Note Module Toolbar functions can only be searched if the toolbar is open e New Tab Creates a new tab e Rename Tab Renames the current
190. rchange or b Accompany it with a written offer valid for at least three years to give any third party for a charge no more than your cost of physically performing source distribution a complete machine readable copy of the corresponding source code to be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange or c Accompany it with the information you received as to the offer to distribute corresponding source code This alternative is allowed only for noncommercial distribution and only if you received the program in object code or executable form with such an offer in accord with Subsection b above The source code for a work means the preferred form of the work for making modifications to it For an executable work complete source code means all the source code for all modules it contains plus any associated interface definition files plus the scripts used to control compilation and installation of the executable However as a special exception the source code distributed need not include anything that is normally distributed in either source or binary form with the major components compiler kernel and so on of the operating system on which the executable runs unless that component itself accompanies the executable 99 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 If distribution of executable or object code is made by offering access to copy from a designated place then offe
191. ric Schalnat Paul Schmidt Tim Wegner The contributing authors would like to thank all those who helped with testing bug fixes and patience You know who you are This wouldn t have been possible without all of you Thanks to Frank J T Wojcik for reviewing the documentation The PNG Reference Library is supplied as is The Contributing Authors and Group 42 Inc disclaim all warranties expressed or implied including without limitation the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose The Contributing Authors and Group 42 Inc assume no liability for damages direct or consequential which may result from the use of the PNG Reference Library Permission is hereby granted to use copy modify and distribute this source code or portions hereof for any purpose without fee subject to the following restrictions 1 The origin of this source code must not be misrepresented 2 Altered versions must be plainly marked as such and must not be misrepresented as being the original source 3 This Copyright Notice may not be removed or altered from any source or altered source distribution Compression Library Copyright Copyright 1995 Jean loup Gailly and Mark Adler This software is provided as is without any express or implied warranty In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose includi
192. ring equivalent access to copy the source code from the same place counts as distribution of the source code even though third parties are not compelled to copy the source along with the object code 4 10 11 You may not copy modify sublicense or distribute the Program except as expressly provided under this License Any attempt otherwise to copy modify sublicense or distribute the Program is void and will automatically terminate your rights under this License However parties who have received copies or rights from you under this License will not have their Licenses terminated so long as such parties remain in full compliance You are not required to accept this License since you have not signed it However nothing else grants you permission to modify or distribute the Program or its derivative works These actions are prohibited by law if you do not accept this License Therefore by modifying or distributing the Program or any work based on the Program you indicate your acceptance of this License to do so and all its terms and conditions for copying distributing or modifying the Program or works based on it Each time you redistribute the Program or any work based on the Program the recipient automatically receives a license from the original licensor to copy distribute or modify the Program subject to these terms and conditions You may not impose any further restrictions on the recipients exercise of the rights granted
193. rinting a hardcopy Pagesetups This displays all Pagesetups configured in the system The sort columns show the Output Input Screening and Media used by each Pagesetup Tickboxes allow you to select which Pagesetup will be included in the Pool A context menu for each Pagesetup in the list allows the user to edit any or all selections of the highlighted Pagesetup it s assigned Output or Media gesetu Name ibit O _Te Da O Wa a M a Da O a DA Oec BDte Dee O be DeE mE t api Dee Der DeE O be be Der O 0 Eps 31 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 o colourspace and custom settings of the Media Paper Profile Configuring a Paper Profile is a fundamental part of calibrating a printer for optimum colour output The profile is assigned to a Media and matches paper and ink characteristics to the output driver resolution itches Lab zE Change Media Print Density Chart Y Print Density Chart All patches Print Inklimit Chart Configure Inklimit Chart Preview Graph M Sift and Sort Upgrade The user interface for Paper Profile comprises of a toolbar TIE ik units Separation Con containing options and functions to assist in creating the profile EA oo and a tabbed panel where the printer s dot sizes Density aime T uomine 000 oaod eae ERA Patches Ink Limits and if appropriate i
194. river has been selected For example if JPEG is chosen the customise section allows you to select the quality If an Epson device is selected items such as paper types ink types and cut methods become available Calcheck Info A Media can have its calibration status checked using the Check Media option within the Calcheck application see Applications Calcheck for more information This panel displays the current Calcheck calibration status of the Media with the following information displayed e Chart The Calcheck Chart used for verification oe e Date The date and time of the Calcheck ee ee ee Score 71 41 11 06 09 5 15 PM e Score An internal calcheck rating from 1 to 100 r ds AE AH and AC tabs show the following data for each of the standards if aia ae Y Ae Magenta 2 measured Ae Yellow 4 06 Ae Average 2 07 Ae Black 1 41 e ACyan AMagenta AYellow ABlack APaper Ae Maximum 4 79 i Ae Gray 0 00 e Pass or Fail As designated by a green tick or red cross Ae Paper 2 06 eo 0 86 e Average Maximum AStandard Deviation Usage ae The Usage panel shows the amount of media used based on the values Used 1 26 m of 150 m 800 entered for Media Length above Logged Period 22 05 09 3 50 PM 25 05 09 9 43 AM Printed 13 Jobs 423437 47 mm e Usage Meter Bar showing the amount of media used Text under the bar shows the exact amount as Used X Units of Total Units percentage e Logged Peri
195. rivileges Privileges other than those in the user s group can be added here 77 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 Notifications Select which email notifications the user is to receive by clicking the icon or remove any via the icon Notifications are available for Job Spooling failure Job Autodetection failure Job Imaging Rendering failure Job Printing failure if a Dongle is removed if the Server crashes and Media Remaining warnings To create a User Click the icon in the bottom left of the window To delete a user click the icon Enter a username in the Name field Enter a User ID number or leave the default value Create a password for the user and verify the details The password boxes will always display black dots irrespective of the length of your password Edit the permission level to the required access level Enter the user s email address if notifications are required Add a comment against the user if necessary Assign a Group for the user Add any extra privileges to the user if required This will only show privileges not included in the group selected for the user Add any notifications to the user if required Apply the changes or select Revert to cancel Groups Panel An admin User and Group are created by default with access to all permissions and privileges when the Accounts Admin option is selected for the first time The admin user and group cannot be deleted It is recommended this
196. rodeo process colours e ICC Tweak Set Allows you to build up a library of colours that need tweaking for accurate output e Media Used to control configuration settings for Output Colour Correction ICC profiles Screen Printing amp Output Screening e Output Handles processed jobs and determines where the file is going and what format is created e Pagesetup Consists of modules to be configured to process and manipulate jobs for the desired output e Pagesetup Pool Allows you to print to one or more Pagesetups e Paper Profile Used to define the paper and ink characteristics of the Media being used by the output driver device e Press Contains the colour and dotgain attributes of a press Used by the SoftProof application to show the effects of printing a job on a particular press Media Output Pagesetup Pagesetup Pool Paper Profile Press A A b te A a Data Types User Interface and Context Menu The Media Output Pagesetup Pagesetup Pools and Press Data Types have multiple configuration panels or sections governing the different functions they control These data types have a row of buttons or tiles across the top of their configuration panels allowing the user to instantly jump to the section named If any of the panels are not required they can be hidden by using the X in the top right corner of each To show any hidden panels click on the panel name in the row and it will appear
197. rophotometer e Device Select the appropriate instrument from the pull down list of devices Note The Embedded Printer Spectro option is only available when in Lab measurement mode Use Lab enabled e Instrument Standards Choose from the list which instrument standard is to be used for measurement e Measure Connects to the selected instrument and prepares to read patches The patch window changes to a measuring window and the instrument list changes to a text field where instructions are displayed e Print Chart Print the appropriate chart for the selected instrument to the Media selected You will be prompted with an options window with the following o Cancel Printing Cancels the action and returns to the previous window o Don t Apply Print to Linearise This will disable all colour management except for Paper Profile Use this to make a Linearisation Curve o Yes Print to check Linearisation This applies all colour management so you can check a Linearisation Curve This panel shows the Linearisation Curves for each ink channel Select individual channel checkboxes to view a channel Shift click to add more channel curves to the view Double click a channel to show all curves Show Charts Selecting Show Charts will display another window with a chart for each channel in the linearisation curve At the top of the window is a series of tick boxes one for each colour Selecting one displays the single colour and hides all others
198. ror right will appear This error will also appear if the name is typed incorrectly Add Printer Wizard ena enon dn hh i oe Y 7 Next choose a driver If the Serendipity Megarip driver is not installed on the system select the Have Disk option and browse to locate the PPD This can be found on the CD or it can be downloaded from the Server see Application Menu Items Download PPD for Samsun El MegaRIP Rasteriser version 2 0 01 q x Schlumberger MegeRlP Rastese version 26 03 more information Scitex Seiko Seikosha Serendipity 8 Once the driver has been selected click Next Add Printer Wizard Name Your Printer You must assign a name for this printer 9 Supply a name for the printer and click Next Add Printer Wizard Printer Sharing You can share this printer with other network users 10 Choose to share the printer to make it available to other computers on the network Enter a share name and click Next Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 86 Add Printer Wizard Location and Comment You have the option of supplying a location and description of this printer Back Wall 11 If the printer is shared a prompt will appear to enter some information in order to help identify the printer Click Next to continue Add Printer Wizard Print Test Page To confirm that the printer is installed properly you can print a test page Add Printer Wizard 87 Completing the Add
199. rt 4 The curve will be automatically allocated to the selected Media You can check this by viewing the Media in the Workbench to make sure the curve is attached to the configuration Summary The above is a guide to configure a setup to print film separations for use in the Screen Printing industry Run some test jobs to choose the most suitable patches ink combination and resolution for the device and media being used If a different resolution or colourspace is selected or the light inks are used a new Paper Profile will need to be created Trying different dot sizes will mean adjustment of the Paper Profile changing which patch is turned on in each channel During the testing period many combinations of ink colours dot sizes and resolution were tried Different output devices and media will produce varying results so a combination of patches and ink mixing may work better The higher resolution 1440dpi produced the most dense output at around 4 18D but takes longer to RIP and print By running at a lower resolution 720dpi the jobs processed quicker but the density drops to just under 3 at around 2 8D This is often acceptable for many applications but will vary depending on the media and device used Testing will prove the most suitable setup The most commonly used settings were CMYK colourspace with an ink combination of Black and Magenta This used the large Black dot 4 and the small Magenta dot 2 in the Paper Profile and g
200. s are converted from RGB to ee ee a ere ee ee CMYK quickly using a basic method The colour is not very accurate and is not recommended for contract proofs e Fail on RGB Images Causes a job to fail if it contains RGB images If this is not checked the jobs will process but RGB images will be ignored and not printed e Antialiased Subsampling Used to assist in the rendering of some fonts e Allow More Than 4 Spot Colours Enable this if PDF or Postscript files are being processed with more than four spot plates This option will increase processing time when enabled Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 28 e Disable PDF Autoseparation Turns off autoseparation for PDF files e Render in RGB Allows Postscript file data to be processed in an RGB rendering mode with a wide gamut suitable for digital photographic proofs prints e Use CMYK simulation from PDF for unknown colours Allow the CMYK simulations from PDF files to be substituted for unknown spot colours Note An Unknown Specials colour set can now be assigned in the System Settings This allows unknown special spot colours included in PDF or Postscript jobs to be automatically added to the set Resampling Resampling allows you to configure the method for sampling incoming data and changing the resolution from the input to that of the output The options are e Nearest Neighbour The fastest method but less accurate Choices are made as the closest pixels from inp
201. s must be clearly indicated in accompanying documentation Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 96 2 If only executable code is distributed then the accompanying documentation must state that this software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group 3 Permission for use of this software is granted only if the user accepts full responsibility for any undesirable consequences the authors accept NO LIABILITY for damages of any kind These conditions apply to any software derived from or based on the IJG code not just to the unmodified library If you use our work you ought to acknowledge us Permission is NOT granted for the use of any IJG author s name or company name in advertising or publicity relating to this software or products derived from it This software may be referred to only as the Independent JPEG Group s software We specifically permit and encourage the use of this software as the basis of commercial products provided that all warranty or liability claims are assumed by the product vendor ansiZknr c is included in this distribution by permission of L Peter Deutsch sole proprietor of its copyright holder Aladdin Enterprises of Menlo Park CA ansi2knr c is NOT covered by the above copyright and conditions but instead by the usual distribution terms of the Free Software Foundation principally that you must include source code if you redistribute it See the file ansi2knr c for full deta
202. serenginity Megarip version Table of Contents Serendipity Megarip User Manuals 4 Product Overvie Wee aaa sveusavascnecacuesaeecauehsbcbnecteweuseovatexsuepoucus ce cvaes cuaestasvecsuccemecatecssants 5 Installation adn 6 Whats onthe CDE ada 6 WINdOWS TVS Ca AUN OI ccc occas ce ceases ceases cats ce wucesec cused taavac wee ctayeuphacasasvsceeucesvsveunecunccusvesucuuscesavetvedeoscs 6 Installing the Dongle Driver Linux amp WIndows A a A A 6 Installine Serendipity ING SAN Dio cs 6 WV COWS UC rade Tron VECO Vo ora 7 Installing the Dongle Driver Update vesrssvsiteristcuasvitissd question sdseakantsvibivansindessatts ii 7 Installine the Software WP 80a Ge radiante 7 Macifitosh Mstallation as 8 Installing Serendipity Meca A AA A AA EIA 8 SS AEE DOCK Start consi li A A ias 8 Mac 05 X Up era deco VA CO VS api dado 8 BACKE UVA E acota catala 9 Using the Archive oras dret 9 saving the V4 Database ana IEC PLUS A AA AAA A 9 Usinethe Database TOn VA dad iO OI AA e 9 Running the Sottwattsici la dni 10 Sane NEO RO 10 AE PP A AC 10 COMMS UTS Manual euisantinata mediana cidcid 10 OS al S hen Cone urit oami a E E N ran ere nr nee errr nar hen name rear aren area mre 11 IVES C1 ANG GT UA CLONM ei ave E nas ceudenruno asses ida gtoneue seuamnscanna ree ibivetaswuninueiss 11 Papo CP WO UE ALO nilo A 11 Monitor ConiguraON scesi A da 12 The Serendipity Megarip SECUELA aaaea aeaa 13 Server OP UO IS irradia RARA AA AAN ANNA AA 13 MES arp Dongle
203. shown above Was called Show Referrers previously Window e Bring All to Front Shows any open window of the Client and can be selected to bring it to the front Help e Server Info Provides information about the Server including version platform speed processors hostname IP product and vendor e What s This Select this and click on any part of the interface to display a short help description Contextual Menu Right Click e Add to Archive Add the selected items into a new Archive window See the Archiver section for further information e New Folder Folders are a great way to organise the configurations if there are a lot of items The folders are based on a Client s use which means each user can have their own folder setup if they desire e New Folder with Selection Places any selected items into a new folder Note The folders are stored internally inside the database and are not real physical folders Users can only create remove and manage items from within the Serendipity Client Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 16 Workbench Data Types There are nine 9 data types databases within the Workbench that can be used and configured to accurately process jobs Each will be explained in detail The data types are e Calcheck Chart Used to provide a validation check for a hardcopy proof or a monitor Daa ypes e Gradation Curve Used to adjust colour in a job by applying a curve to the individual
204. ssigned Destination Driver selected and Collating options are enabled if required Once the Output is created the Media configured for screenprinting see below should be assigned so only screen print separations will print to the film Media Configuration e Output Driver Select the driver as set up in the Output created for the screen printing configuration e Resolution Choose an appropriate resolution A higher density can be achieved with a higher resolution however it is slower to process and print A lower density may produce sufficient density depending on the printer and media used e Colourspace Select CMYK If using the Black Ink Combination only choose Gray as the Colourspace as this may result in slightly faster processing However in this mode inks cannot be mixed to produce a denser output Selecting CMYK and configuring a Paper Profile will allow the choice to use Black only of a mix of colours at a later stage without having to recreate a Paper Profile e Custom Settings Select the appropriate media choose Uni directional or Bi directional and turn the Use Light Inks option off Bi directional is faster but may produce slight banding or may not be as dense as printing Uni directionally Using Light Inks will affect the patches in the Paper Profile In Screen Printing mode only one patch can be on per colour e Screen Printing Enable Screen Print Mode and select Black for the Ink Combination and any others required
205. stination section of the Workbench select Local Print Queue as the driver 9 Enter the path of the local name used For this example it is T1100 Destination on tanglefoot Destination Driver Local print queue gt Path T11100 on tanglefoot Note Whenever you are printing to a local or remote printer the QueueManager will report the job as Done very quickly This does not mean the job has printed successfully As the destination is a print spooler as soon as the job is passed to the print spooler the QueueManager is finished with it Some control is lost from within the Client interface as jobs will be passed as soon as they are done unless you set print pages direct on the printer properties If there is a problem printing to the printer the Windows printer will alert you to this not the Client As far as the Client is concerned the task has completed and it is finished with the job 91 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 Troubleshooting Clustering Here are some suggestions of where to look if you run into trouble and experience problems when using a Cluster Jobs Not Processing Through a Cluster Node The possible reasons for this are e The Cluster Node is not configured to image render or both Check the ClusterStatus to see if either of the processing tasks have been disabled To enable them open the ClusterManager and enable the appropriate task e The Cluster Node has a Processing Pool attac
206. sting will begin Once reached any waiting jobs will be nested into a single job e Maximum Jobs Specify the maximum number of jobs in a nest If there are more jobs in the queue than the number specified that number of jobs will nest and the remaining jobs will stay waiting to nest until the criteria is met again e Media Width Specify the media width This is required for nesting to work e Gap Between Jobs Enter the size of the gap between jobs in the nest e Minimum Total Height Specify the minimum total height of a nest i e if the combined height of the jobs waiting to nest reaches this value nesting will begin e Maximum Total Height Specify the maximum total height of a nest i e if the combined height of the jobs waiting to nest reaches this value nesting will begin Note If a Maximum Height is set the Nesting algorithm will look at all the jobs waiting to nest and fit the most jobs between the minimum and maximum heights If the available jobs can not cover the defined Paper Coverage if set of paper without exceeding the maximum height jobs will not nest If no Paper Coverage minimum is set any job that would make the nest exceed the maximum height will be left in the queue the other jobs will be nested Any single job exceeding the Maximum Height will also not print If a job is too large either the nesting parameters and or the printing media but be changed This makes it possible to effectively and efficient
207. sure the Ambient light in the proofing environment The ambient light level in cd m is displayed in the bottom left of the screen Ambient light levels can be important when meeting proofing environment standards Hit Esc to exit the function e Create Profile Calibrates and profiles the monitor using an online device The device must be selected from the dropdown menu be connected and turned on Follow the onscreen instructions press Enter to start When the profile is complete you will be asked to save it It is recommended profiles be saved in the default ICC Monitor directory e Save Profile Saves the current measured profile This will save the last profile measured created by the MonitorCalibrator This data is lost if the application is closed It is recommended the profiles be saved in the default ICC Monitor directory e Override video card gamma Mac OS X Only Selecting this disables the video card gamma making it linear This produces a more accurate ICC profile and is only available on the Mac platform Note If a profile is created with this option the resultant ICC can only be used in Serendipity Megarip With this option disabled the ICC profile can also be used as the System ICC Windows does not have this option and will always use the ICC created as the System profile e Instrument Choose one of the supported devices from the list e Display Select your display type for calibration LCD CRT RAW Further deta
208. t e Curve Name Displays the name of the Linearisation Curve currently selected This can be the saved curve assigned to the Media or a selected History item The display shows the colour coded linearisation patches for each ink channel The patch number and the Dot it represents are listed across the top of the panel Measured Values Density or Lab are shown within each patch If no values are present the Media has not yet been linearised Advanced Options e Yule Nielsen Number Enter the YN number if you know what it is for the media in use The default is 2 The Yule Nielsen number or N Factor is used to compensate for dot spread on different media types This is basically a fudge factor added to the standard Murray Davis formula used to calculate dot area from a density reading An N Factor of 1 means no compensation is made and just the Murray Davis equation is used An N Factor of 2 seems to work well with most media types As adjustments are made the curve preview on the graph will change showing the effects of the value entered Further information on the Yule Nielsen Number can be found below e Maximum Densities Override Enter a value to limit the top end density for each of the process colours The default is 0 no override As adjustments are made the curve preview on the graph will change showing the effects of the value entered Further information on Maximum Densities Override can be found below Densitometer Spect
209. t move into gamut but all colours increase in saturation as a result e Retain Pure Black When ICC profiles are used all colours even solids are made up of a mix of different colours Selecting Retain Pure Black uses only black for areas containing just black When enabled the following options become available o All Uses black ink only in all areas defined as Black o Text Uses black ink only in elements defined as Black text This can improve the clarity and sharpness of the text Press Note This option is not always suitable for use with printers using light black inks as many of these inks tend to havea non black hue e RGB ICC Profile Select an RGB Input profile This is used to convert input data from RGB to Lab and should be a scanner or digital camera profile e Press ICC Profile Select a Press profile This is a Match profile and is used to convert input data from CMYK to Lab This can be a multicolour profile or CMYK If you select a multicolour profile an additional option will become available Press Inks o Press Inks For multicolour press profiles you must specify the plates used in the ICC and the order of those plates Selecting this option displays a Special Colour Set chooser allowing you to select a pre defined set or create a new one Important Note For multicolour profiles to work you must create the same colour names used in the ICC and have them in the same order The order for the IC
210. tches are created or imported and eS ene y 5 10 25 08 1 A x eneric are based on the settings on the left 72 37 13 85 0 09 6 l Generic 76 82 7 22 1 36 il A Generic 81 68 0 01 3 00 4 A z Generic 77 73 3 08 47 98 Yellow A tolerance setting can be altered by selecting the colour and entering a new value in the relevant box The Chart type can be altered via the dropdown menu above the patches and a Press ICC Profile will appear if allocated The Press ICC Profile button only becomes available for CMYK chart types Further details on how to configure a Calcheck Chart are available on our website under the HowTo Guides section http www serendipity software com au support 19 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 Gradation Curve A Gradation Curve is used to adjust colour in a job by applying a curve to the individual process colours There are six 6 process curves available CMYKOG The Gradation Curve can be applied to a Media either as a Linearisation Curve or as a Correction Curve 600 GradationPreview A Linearisation Curve is normally applied as part of the early A calibration stage and this is recommended A Correction Curve is Al LYE applied if a small amount of fine tuning is required after normal LA GEA f calibration procedures A Curves Ma Ma Me Mo Ma Ma Toolbar Options e Trace Saved Curve A green line appears
211. tems if they are expanded Expand Expands selected items if the item contains references denoted by a For example a Pagesetup will contain at least a Media an output and ICC Profiles Expanding the Pagesetup will display the other items connected with it Open Save Close Archive Open save or Close the Archive as mentioned previously Calcheck The Calcheck application is used to verify the calibration status of a printer or monitor ensuring proofs are printed and or softproofed accurately Summary for fogra media wedge The user manually defines or imports Lab or CMYK values from a number of sources to create a Calcheck Chart The chart represents the print press standard against which the printer or screen are to be checked see the Workbench Calcheck Chart section for more information For printers the selected Calcheck Chart is printed from Calcheck to the Pagesetup and Media being used to proof jobs or a chart can be assigned to a Pagesetup to print with each proofing job The chart is then measured using a supported Spectrophotometer For monitors the Calcheck Chart is selected a supported display Spectrophotometer is placed on the screen to measure the patches from the chart as the Calcheck application cycles through them After the measurement phase the results are displayed in the Calcheck window A pass green tick or fail red cross is determined by whether all the measured patches fall inside t
212. ter the desired value for screen ruling for SoftProof in SoftProof Settings Lines Per Inch LPI The default is 150Ipi View Options Press Configuration E Press Configuration alpha covers Press Width 1016 00mm Press Height 762 00mm press settings can be seen on the output job and should match the printed copy Number of Keys 30 An information window shows the settings of the currently loaded press setup Press Replace Colour None Cyan Dotgain None Curve Magenta Dotgain None configurations are managed in the Workbench and contain information such as size Curve Yellow Dotgain None number of keys and colour information oe Navigator Menu Cancel GOK The Navigator is a small preview window showing the whole job irrespective of the zoom level of the main SoftProof window When the Navigator is open moving the mouse pointer inside will display a red O BEEREN box showing the respective area shown by the main window If the main SoftProof window is zoomed in the red box will be smaller than the navigator E E B window size A single click or click amp drag will reposition the main window to B a 5 E show the portion of the image selected The Navigator window can also be used in conjunction with some of the SoftProof tools Zoom Click and drag to view a particular area and the main window changes to the selected area Crop Click and drag to mark a crop area Reposition t
213. than 1 increases This can be seen from the graph on the Lineariser The curves display the compensation therefore if the YN number is less than 1 the dot percentage calculated is increased so the curve applied will go down The reverse is true for a YN number greater than 1 For most of the testing done during initial development the value of 2 the default setting seemed to work well It was also noted on occasions better results were obtainable by setting different values for each process colour Note As the ICC profiles are created after Linearisation any value entered will be used for printing the ICC chart and will affect the output This means when the ICC profiles are applied the same YN number must always be used in the Lineariser to obtain correct results Maximum Densities Override The Maximum Densities Override allows the user to cap the top end density to any value less than the maximum value read If a value less than the highest value measured is entered the curve will change The top end will move down and the rest of the curve will adjust to compensate for the new end position The values in the middle of the curve will also change Pros and Cons There are various arguments for and against setting a maximum density override In general the Match ICC profile would set the maximum density values so there should be no need to set them here However some users have found it to be an advantage to set the values to th
214. this Media unless another is chosen when the job is submitted Apply any Colour Correction Curves if required Go to the ICC Profiles section Select files for RGB ICC amp Press ICC profiles respectively Configure the other panels of the Pagesetup to suit your requirements Choose File gt Save NN Further details on how to configure a calibrated Media and Pagesetup are available on our website under the HowTo Guides section http www serendipity software com au support 11 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 Monitor Configuration Once base configuration is complete the Monitor needs to be configured so jobs can be managed throughout the system 1 From Menu select Window gt Monitor if the Monitor is not running select Application gt Monitor Make sure the Queues tab is selected in the Monitor window top of screen The basic factory setup has a QueueManager QueueStatus Thumbnails and Logs that are set to look at default queues These are configured across two tabs The QueueManager top half needs to be configured to look at the Spool Auto Detect Image Render and new Printer Output queues to monitor and manage jobs through the system To configure 2 4 Right click in the QueueManager section and select Configure gt Queue Order Select all the queues on the left and drag them across to the right list at the bottom Click OK Now configure the QueueStatus window in the bottom left
215. thod The sharpest dot structure will be achieved using RDT however you will sometimes get introduced moire caused by the head weaving of the printer the resolution and the screen ruling of the original file e Descreen Descreens the incoming data with either o D Dot Removes the dots or o Fast Quick descreening algorithm Note D Dot is used where the output job is being sent to a photocopier or similar device with a front end RIP that applies a screen of its own If you did not remove the dot the job would be double screened producing poor output Use Fast for all other methods when the incoming screening is not to be preserved e Plates and Plate Type Allows you to override the descreening mode selected with other modes for the plates This is needed so that for example if RDT is used for all plates except Black which uses RDT Smooth 2 you will avoid getting moire Postscript PDF Options Postscript PDF Options The following options are only used when the incoming data is Postscript Use Bounding Box For Page Size Simple RGB to CMYK conversion e Use Bounding Box for Page Size Some Postscript jobs do not place a C Fail on RGB Images page size in the job information Checking this will use the bounding A ais b h _ Allow More Than 4 Spot Colours ox as the page SIZE Disable PDF autoseparation e Simple RGB to CMYK Conversion This is a compatibility mode from C Render in RGB older versions of the product Image
216. tion curve to a Media this option is used to submit an ICC target file to the printer with all ICC options disabled The target is then read by third party ICC profiling software and used to generate the printer s output ICC profile which is then assigned to the Media Test Prints Select one or more Pagesetups and Medias and send multiple copies if desired of internal test prints for processing Note You can add your own files to the lib testprints directory for use as test prints Any files you have permission to use that are placed in this directory will appear for selection in the Test Prints chooser window Connect to Server This allows the Serendipity Client to connect to a Megarip Server running on the network The Refresh button will search for and display any active Servers Alternatively you can enter the name or IP address of the Server in the Server Address field under the Manual tab If there are multiple Servers Masters running on the network the list is cached on the first Connect to Server selection A dropdown list of available Servers is accessible via the Auto Detect tab If a new Server appears after this time the Refresh button must be pressed to find and add it to the list Likewise if a Server becomes unavailable the connection will fail and the list will require a refresh When the Serendipity Client is started it will attempt to connect to the last Megarip Server accessed by default Server Selection A
217. tions containing system utilities and preferences Workbench NFR not for resale localhost 9100 Workbench em The Workbench is where the main software configuration takes place Medias Pagesetups Output paths Colour Sets and once Colour Correction Curves can all be setup here panama 1 amp Output rassal A Pagesetup Pool When items are created or changed in the Workbench they are dre saved to a database read by the Server each time at startup fe The database can be backed up and copied to other Version _ esse conse I Signature Group 4 Servers Special Colour Set The Workbench has a split window The left side shows Data Types database groups and allows you to select items from the database The right side shows the item information allowing you to make any changes Nothing Selected The Data Types section has two 2 views Browse amp Search Browse allows the user to view and select any of the database items for display The tab containing the magnifying glass flips to a Search window which acts like a filter showing any items containing the search text Browse ems Type Modified serendipity specials Special Colour Set 5 03 09 11 29 AM Find items containing serendipity tiff output RIP 5 03 09 11 29 AM serendipity tiff separated Job Genie 23 10 08 5 04 PM seren 15 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 Menu Options File e New Create a new item
218. to be used in Studio need not have a defined sheet size or width length in the case of roll media If no size has been saved in the Media it is useful to enter dimensions into the Studio interface to use as a visual guide when placing jobs The Media guide sheet will appear to scale in light grey in the Nest Area allowing clear and simple placement of assets to be nested When submitted everything on the media sheet is printed see Workbench Data Type gt Media for details on Media configuration Note If nesting using a roll sheet Media the Media may include the entire roll length for the purposes of usage tracking Users may find it more practical particularly when tiling to enter a more manageable length into the Media Height field in the Studio interface Nesting Without a Media It is not necessary to select a media when creating a manual nest When no Media is selected a submitted nest prints from the top left origin point printing as much of the width or length of the nest as the paper in the printer will permit cropping the remainder of the nest Cloaking and Nesting with Large Format Flatbed Devices One of the Studio application s primary functions is laying out jobs for print using large format flatbed printers When activated via the Studio Menu the cloaking feature of Studio locks images and frames after they have been submitted as a nest to the printer Cloaked images appear shadowed in the Nest Area are static and no
219. to change the size of the text Print D Process D Dropfolders T Thumbnail This module displays a thumbnail of jobs as they are imaging and rendering Thumbnail progress is updated at the same time as the Imaging or Rendering QueueStatus is updated The following options are available from the contextual menu right click 45 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 e Show Imaging Show the Imaging thumbnail denoted by gears in each inset e Show Rendering Show the Rendering thumbnail denoted by a paintbrush in each inset e Normal Thumbnail Displays a small thumbnail e Large Thumbnail Displays a large thumbnail Each active Thumbnail module may only show either Imaging or Rendering not both The module window displays as many Thumbnail insets as there are simultaneous Imaging Rendering tasks configured in the Server Settings Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 46 Applications The applications available within Serendipity Megarip add functionality to the Client and provide additional tools for managing the Server and your jobs There are eleven 11 Applications available including the Workbench and Monitor All are accessible via the Applications menu in the Client Some such as Calcheck can be launched via other Applications or Monitor Modules The available Applications are listed here with further details on each following e Archiver Make partial or complete backups of y
220. to enable or disable Allows jobs to famosa Press Configuration indow be opened and viewed in separate SoftProof windows If disabled a newly opened Publication will replace the current one being viewed l Allow Multiple Windows Rotation Control the orientation of jobs when they first load The option None leaves the job in its imaged or rendered orientation Zoom Level 50 E Zoom Level Select the default zoom setting All Fitting zoom modes Publications calculate the size based on the monitor resolution This is set in the Colour A Back Page Rotation None HH Management tab of the System Settings Enable Pager Thumbnail Enable or disable the thumbnail viewer in the Page Navigator panel of a softproofed publication When enabled a thumbnail of a page appears when the mouse pointer hovers over the page number box The shortcut key of shift T in the SoftProof window can also be used Ccorca C Back Page Rotation Set a default rotation for a back page when using the option Show Back Page Resampling Algorithm Set the resampling algorithm for jobs as they are viewed in SoftProof Image Resampling Algorithm Bicubic B Screening LPI 140 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 62 Press Configuration This tab allows you to select a Press configuration from the database to be applied to the loaded job and for all subsequent jobs opened in SoftProof The results of the Screening LPI En
221. tware distributed through that system in reliance on consistent application of that system it is up to the author donor to decide if he or she is willing to distribute software through any other system and a licensee cannot impose that choice This section is intended to make thoroughly clear what is believed to be a consequence of the rest of this License If the distribution and or use of the Program is restricted in certain countries either by patents or by copyrighted interfaces the original copyright holder who places the Program under this License may add an explicit geographical distribution limitation excluding those countries so that distribution is permitted only in or among countries not thus excluded In such case this License incorporates the limitation as if written in the body of this License The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and or new versions of the General Public License from time to time Such new versions will be similar in spirit to the present version but may differ in detail to address new problems or concerns Each version is given a distinguishing version number If the Program specifies a version number of this License which applies to it and any later version you have the option of following the terms and conditions either of that version or of any later version published by the Free Software Foundation If the Program does not specify a version number of this License you may choose any version ever pub
222. uirements apply to the modified work as a whole If identifiable sections of that work are not derived from the Program and can be reasonably considered independent and separate works in themselves then this License and its terms do not apply to those sections when you distribute them as separate works But when you distribute the same sections as part of a whole which is a work based on the Program the distribution of the whole must be on the terms of this License whose permissions for other licensees extend to the entire whole and thus to each and every part regardless of who wrote it Thus it is not the intent of this section to claim rights or contest your rights to work written entirely by you rather the intent is to exercise the right to control the distribution of derivative or collective works based on the Program In addition mere aggregation of another work not based on the Program with the Program or with a work based on the Program on a volume of a storage or distribution medium does not bring the other work under the scope of this License 3 You may copy and distribute the Program or a work based on it under Section 2 in object code or executable form under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above provided that you also do one of the following a Accompany it with the complete corresponding machine readable source code which must be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software inte
223. umn sorting is applied e Show Show certain jobs in the QueueManager Select any or all of the options to filter jobs Choose from o Jobs Display all jobs as text line entries o Thumbnails Display all jobs as thumbnails This is the same as the Print Gallery mode o Publications Only display jobs belonging to a publication For any of the above display modes further filtering is available Active Jobs currently processing Waiting Jobs with a status of Waiting Done Completed jobs e Search Find jobs that are in the queue All jobs matching the search text will be displayed All elements of the jobs are searched against not just the name so this can be a useful filtering tool The search can be inverted with cmd shift I Mac or ctrl shift I Win The search box will turn black to indicate when the inverse search is selected There are a number of actions that can be performed on a job Options become available when one or more jobs are selected Only actions valid for the job status are shown For example the action to Nest Now is only available if the job has a status of Waiting to Nest Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 42 The following are available in the Toolbar or by selecting job s and right clicking to access the context menu Job Info Shows information about the currently selected job The Job Info contains all details of how the job was processed and displays a thumbnail preview of the
224. urspace The larger the sphere the higher the Ae Contextual Menu Options e Export Export the colour patch data from the display panel to a text file e Import Import colour patch data into the Calcheck application from an exported text file Further details on how to use the Calcheck application are available on our website under the HowTo Guides section http www serendipity software com au support Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 50 ClusterManager Clustering is the ability to share the workload of processing jobs across multiple devices Slaves or cluster nodes can be installed on other machines on the network and jobs can be sent to them from the Master for processing The ClusterManager allows you to add and manage these cluster nodes They can be enabled for use in imaging rendering or both As a node device starts up its speed is calculated When a job is submitted for processing the Master machine has priority as no network traffic is required If the Master is busy processing another job the job can be sent to the fastest available node The node processes the job and once completed sends it back to the Master It is then ready to accept another job Nodes can be installed on any machine on the network Running a Cluster Node requires a separate Megarip dongle If you have extra Megarip dongles any Server can act asa node if it is started as a Cluster Node see The Megarip Server section for m
225. ut to output and can result in jagged edges or stepping effects e Bilinear A medium quality sampling method and can take longer than Nearest Neighbour Bilinear takes the weighted average of 4 pixels from input to output Best for use with screened data e Bicubic High quality sampling method which takes longer to calculate than Bilinear Bicubic uses the weighted average of 16 pixels from input to output e Filtered Serendipity s own sampling method giving the highest quality It takes longer to process than Bicubic and uses an averaged area from input to output This setting provides better resampling for contone data such as Postscript and PDF Logo Logo Position your own company logo sign off slugline or colour bar for checking C Enable Logo consistency anywhere around the job The logo passes through the same colour k D Dimensions management as the job and can therefore be verified The file is not rotated during output except if Auto Rotate When Nesting is enabled If the logo file is positioned along the left or right sides the EPS file should be created in the appropriate orientation Width 100 0 mm Height 11 0 mm 2 Logo File e Enable Logo Turn the Logo effect on or off e Dimensions Enter the print dimensions of the Logo e Logo File Select this to choose your Logo file Effects Various effects may be applied to jobs passing through the Pagesetup Effects are applied in the order they a
226. uto Detect Manual Product Name Serendipity Megarip e golem swdevel serendipity software com au Version 5 0 Build 21029 Server TCP Port 9100 Server Hostname golem swdevel serendipity software com au Server OS Darwin 9 7 0 i386 Accounts Admin This menu option replaces the previous option of Authorisation Accounts Admin allows an authorised administrator to create modify and manage User accounts and User Groups Users can be reassigned to groups dependent upon the operating privileges granted to each User Group See the Accounts Admin Secure Mode section below for further information Log Out Secure Mode only This menu item only appears while Megarip is in Secure Mode see Accounts Admin Secure mode for more information Selecting Log Out while using Megarip in Secure Mode simultaneously logs out the current user and generates the Login window At this point the options available are to enter a username and password Choose Server before login and to Quit the Megarip Client While the Login window is displayed the Megarip Client is effectively LOCKED to all users The Server will continue to operate as normal 75 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 Chatterbox Chat to other users connected to the same Server The Chatterbox window will display the Clients connected to the Server If the user has entered a nickname in the System Settings this name is displayed otherwise the machine nam
227. utton and enter the X Y Z points If a Spectrophotometer is connected you can measure the white point directly into the system e Zoom Zoom in and out of the Lab colourspace to see the point you are tweaking in relation to the whole space e L value Move up and down the L value to see the point you are tweaking in relation to the lightness Reset the value by clicking the ReCentre button e ICC Profiles Choose the input and output profiles you are using to tweak These must match the ones selected in the Media as they are stored with the tweak set and are used during the mapping process e Spectrophotometer Choose an online Spectrophotometer to read values directly into the tweak set Once selected press the Activate button to connect and take measurements If the device is being used by another application including a Serendipity application it will fail to connect Quit or disconnect all others first Further details on how to configure an ICC Tweak Set are available on our website under the HowTo Guides section http www serendipity software com au support Media The Media data type contains all of the settings controlling the output of jobs as they pass through the Megarip colour management system CMS for proofing Settings configured here are those directly related to the Output device Colour Correction ICC Profiles Screen Printing and Output Screening A Media can be one of several assigned to a Pagesetup which contr
228. viewed you can print the file or save it to disk The log can tu E Dc soner rn Sons 557 192023 Thu Jul 23 A 12 34 29 2009 Initialising CMS engine be printed saved or exported from the browser A Serendipity Megarip Queues Log File System Info Support Support To access the Serendipity Support site select this option from the menu This is the same as if you accessed the Serendipity Software website directly Thu Jul 23 Serendipity server 12 34 43 2009 Getting list of available input drivers Thu Jul 23 A 12 34 44 2009 Getting list of available destination drivers Thu Jul 23 SE ii 12 34 44 2009 Getting list of available rendering effect drivers Thu Jul 23 12 34 44 2009 Verifying database integrity Serendipity server Thu Jul 23 12 34 44 2009 Thu Jul 23 12 34 44 2009 Serendipity server Initialising web server Serendipity server Initialising rendering engine Disk usage Disk Used Total Path Spool 46 37GB 595 85GB Applications Serendipity Megarip V5 Serendipity Megarip spoo Print 46 37GB 595 85GB Applications Serendipity Megarip V5 Serendipity Megarip raster ProdTemp a 46 37GB 595 85GB Applications Serendipity Megarip V5 Serendipity Megarip tmp OSTemp uh 46 37GB 595 85GB Applications Serendipity Megarip V5 Serendipity Megarip tmp Drop 46 37GB 595 85GB Applications Serendipity Megarip V5 Serendipity Megarip drop Product info System info Choose this
229. week every day every number of days or never o What Time Choose the time the backup is performed o Location Choose the location the archive should be saved to 47 Serendipity Megarip User Manual Version 5 SS Cancel C oK A check is performed when the Client is first started and every hour afterwards to see if a backup should be performed The Client must be running for a backup to take place The table below gives you a guide as to when a backup would occur in different scenarios Auto Backup Time Client Started Time Backup Performed Monday 2am Monday 9am When Client is started 9am l Tuesday Tuesday 12 30pm When Client is started Everyday 12am Midnight 12 20am each day Tuesday Thursday 8 30am Sunday 10pm Monday 8am Friday 5pm The following Wednesday 11pm Wed at 11 30pm Edit Menu and Context Menu Options Add to Archive All Select everything or all of a particular data type for e g All Pagesetups Add to Archive Selection Allows you to select individual items from the database to add to the Archive Selecting the type for e g Gradation Curves displays a chooser with all the Gradation Curves allowing you to choose one or more to add to the Archive Add to Database Choose to add items from the Archive to the database You can add the whole Archive or selected items Remove from Archive Remove the selected items from the Archive Collapse Collapses the selected i
230. ximum Ink Weight setting as defined in the Press configuration Max Ink Key Value Set the size of the ink keys to match your press Ink values are calculated based on the size entered If the size is 100 percentages are displayed Sheet Placement Show the job as positioned on the press sheet as defined in the Press configuration The job can be centered selecting the Centre checkbox or offset from the left X and bottom Y De selecting this displays the whole job in the viewer and changes the ink keys to show total ink amounts for the job Ink Weight Calculator Use this to calculate the amount of ink required to print x number of copies o Print Run Size How many to print o Ink Weight g m Enter the weight of the ink used in grams per square metre o Calculate Based on the values entered for ink weight and print run size the total weight of ink for each colour can be calculated for the job loaded and displayed in the ink value area Contextual Menu Options right click Show Ink Key Table Shows a preview listing the ink key values of all keys for each plate These can be printed using a local printer if required or exported to PDF Export Tab Delimited Exports the values for the keys and ink values to a tab delimited text file Close Close the InkKeyViewer Further details on how to use SoftProof are available on our website under the HowTo Guides section http www serendipity software com au support Sere
231. ystems Settings section contains default values and preferences configured for the Server and Client The settings are split into two 2 tabs Server and Client Server Server settings are saved to the Server and are common to all connected Clients The Server settings are divided into three 3 tabbed categories General Colour Management and Working Paths General e Default Units Set the units used by the Server Options are os mm cm inches points picas metres or feet EZ e Maximum Memory for PS RIP Set the maximum memory used gt eg by the Postscript RIP The default is OMB which uses the Maximum Memory For PS RIP E internal default amount a e Maximum Memory for Rotation Set the maximum memory compton Fe used for Rotation The default is OMB Server chooses the A A default depending on system configuration E y A e Low Quality Thumbnail Selecting this produces a lower Minimum Broadcast Interval Os quality thumbnail This is faster but some detail may be lost in a OSNR the thumbnail WET Sender Email Address e Compression Control the compression for the intermediate file format the Imaged file Choices are Faster or Better The default is Faster e Maximum Print Preview Resolution Set the maximum resolution for the rendered preview The default is 180dpi e Server Back Log Number of days to keep the log Older days are trimmed when the Server starts Zero 0 means the log will not be trimmed

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