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ColorBurst 7 User Manual X·Photo / X·Proof / X·Proof

1. RIP amp Print On The Fly Linearization Off Ink Limit Off ICC Correction On SP7900 10 Color MK 720x720 VQ 4 Bi Roll 95 6GBFree E Figure 1 6 The ColorBurst Job Manager window Basic Printing from ColorBurst The following steps will walk you through your first print from ColorBurst 1 Select an environment for your printer resolution media and ink Use the Environment pop up menu in the Job Manager window to select an environment This will load all of the ColorBurst settings for that printer media combination The following naming conventions are used 720 1440 or 2880 print resolution other numbers 190 250 310 paper weight MK Matte Black ink PK Photo Black ink SWOP SWOP Certified environment and ICC profile ColorB Burst R RIP Se My Epson Stylus Pro 7900 E y sp7900 720 Doubleweight Matte MK env 5P7900 720 Enhanced Matte MK eny 5P7900 720 Photo Grade Glossy PK env 5P7900 720 Photo Semigloss PK env Job List O items ag 307X740 Premium Glossy Photo 170 Peer File T 5P7900 720 Premium Glossy Photo 250 PK env 5P7900 720 Premium Luster Photo 260 PK env SP7900 720 Premium Semigloss Photo 170 PK env 5P7900 720 Premium SemiGloss Photo 250 PK env 5P7900 720 Premium Semimatte Photo Paper 260 PK env 5P7900 720 Proofing Commercial PK env ERIONN FIN Dene Puhliratinn DE amu Figure 1 7 Select a ColorBurst Environment from the Environment pop up menu 2 Check yo
2. ColorBurst ColorBurst 7 User Manual X Photo X Proof X Proof Plus ColorBurst RIP Queue Series Mac OS X Profiling powered by C4 xrite right on color PANTONE Mac universal Digital Color COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X and 2002 2011 Compatible Systems Engineering Inc All rights reserved Compatible Systems Engineering Inc CSE reserves the right to change the information in this document without prior notice The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the agreement No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording or information storage and retrieval systems for any purpose other than the purchaser s personal use without the express written permission of CSE ColorBurst X Photo and X Proof are registered trademarks of CSE Inc PostScript and Photoshop are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and or other countries EPSON EPSON Stylus MicroWeave and UltraChrome are registered trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation SEC registered in the U S and other countries PANTONE Colors displayed in the software application or in the user documentation may not match PANTONE identified standards Consult current PANTONE Col
3. lt e cc es 40 Enable Linearization Checkbox eee 40 Enable ICC Color Management Checkbox ee 41 Enable Ink Limiting Checkbox a 41 Use Autospot for Optimized PANTONE Colors 0 0 0 0000 eee eee 41 INK CUPVES TAD ua a AA LG NAA YNA KA DAANG KANA RG NAA ee GG 41 Channel Ink Reduction 2 MANGA GRAE tee oe en AALALA PAMANA GNG 41 Use Bezier Curves and Edit Curves Button a 42 Bezier Curves Window 0222 42 VGH ler AA 42 Linearization Tab e 5 14 ook NGARAN Se ah LAN EMAN NA 6 os ee one cares 43 Linearization File and Open Button AA 43 MAXIMUM Vales ss aisaka haah AGA kaawa NADAPA LAKAD Sa N 43 Linearization Method 44 Prnt LING ANIZaUOn Tigel mama aa kan ABRA KAAAA DANG BG deed eddaseeaw ee 44 Launch SpectralVision Dro ee 44 Advanced Lin Control BUTON cuece cbse arden cdedbam he om eee boise 44 Ink Limit TaD PO RA AA AA AA nee es 45 ik LINING ss een eke hah eee se Bee ae at beeen eee ee enone atas onan os 45 Legacy Ink Limiting 0 0 ene 45 INPUT Profiles TaD AA GG KNB ews es ARENAN NADA see eed ONES KAHA 46 RGB Image Pop up Menus and Black Point Compensation 46 CMYK Image Pop up Menus and Black Point Compensation 47 Gray Image Pop up Menus and Black Point Compensation 47 Rebuild LISTS BUTON e e ka ka cto APA nG mk awed ndaredwlanedbed aden dns 47 Use Embedded PIonleS s ccactancada haa DE PDA EDNA ban LANA seated 47 C
4. COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X prints entered here will be updated in the Job Manager window and you will see the number decrement as each copy is printed To apply changes made in the File Attributes window click the Print button or the OK button The Print button will apply changes and change the Tile status to Ready Priority If the file is in the Done list clicking Print will also move the file to the Job List The OK button simply applies changes to the Tile RTL File Attributes When any RTL file in the Job or Done list is double clicked the RTL File Attributes window opens The RTL File Attributes window displays the printer make and model that was in effect when the RTL was created The Copies to Print box allows multiple copies of the RTL file to be printed The default value is 1 print one copy You may enter up to 999 Environment Used SP7900 720 Doubleweight Matte Printer Make Epson Printer Model 7900 Copies to Print Ca Figure 6 5 The RTL File Attributes window accessed by double clicking an RTL file in the Job List or Done List COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X Printer Settings The Printer Settings button in the Job Manager window opens the Printer Settings window This is where you define the printer settings used by ColorBurst for the current environment Page Settings JobTitles Color Bars Page Settings Job T
5. Immediately after printing Keep most recent 100 files O When free disk space is less than 20 of total capacity Cancel E Figure 2 5 The File Deletion tab in the ColorBurst RIP Preferences window Delete Files from the Done List If the Delete Files from the Done List checkbox is not selected files are never deleted after processing they are sent to the Done List instead If the checkbox is selected there are three options for deleting Tiles The first option is to delete files immediately after printing When this option is selected files are deleted instead of being sent to the Done List The second option is to keep a specified number of files The default setting is to keep the most recent 100 files After 100 files have accumulated in the Done list the oldest file will be deleted each time a new file is sent to the Done list There is no limit to the number of files that can be saved The last option is to delete files from the Done List when you are starting to run out of disk space The default setting is to delete files when there is less than 2096 of the disk space free You may enter any number from 1 99 COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X File Menu The second menu Item in the ColorBurst menu bar is File This menu is used to open image files including JPG TIFF EPS PDF and PS for processing For all file types supported see page 7
6. File a 53 asi 5 ms E KGG mu m EK E fale eni PAP P gm a a eh PNPN PNL HRA l Mela rD re R D C aeur Encan Sthliicte Pee 7C ALINA SIT Open 0 ColorBurst RIP Server Epson Stylus Pro 7900Hh P7900 720 Doubleweight Matte MK 5 Job List O items WO RIB On RIP Off Figure 3 1 The File menu in the ColorBurst menu bar Open The Open menu item allows you to open image files for processing It opens a standard Mac OS X Choose window When you find the file s you want to open click the Open button You may open more than one file at a time When files are opened they are placed in the Job List to be processed by ColorBurst Alternative ways to Open files There are several other ways to open files without using the Open menu item Drag and Drop An easy way to get files into the Job List is to drag files and or folders into the Job Manager Job List or onto the ColorBurst icon in the Mac OS X Dock You may drag files from any local disk or network COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X My Epson Stylus Pro 7900 19 Job List 0 items RIPOn S RIP Off FileName Status Copies Dimensions Pages File Type Figure 3 2 You can drag files directly into the Job List from any folder on your computer or network Use the ColorBurst Hot Folder Another option is to use the ColorBurst Hot Folder to place files in the Job List ColorBurs
7. Hold and the file will not be processed The Cancel button can be used while a file is being processed or printed When a file s status is Processing Ripping or Printing click the Cancel button to stop processing The file s status will change to Cancelled Note that if the file was printing at the time of cancellation you may have to cancel the job on the printer s front panel before the file will go to a status of Cancelled The file can be selected and activated again later if needed The Delete button will remove any selected file s from the Job List or Done List in the Job Manager You may also press Command Delete on the keyboard to delete a selected file from a list When a file is opened it appears in the Job List If you double click a file in the Job List the File Attributes window will open to allow scaling rotation and number of copies to be set The ColorBurst Preferences window determines how files in the Job List are processed The current setting is also displayed at the bottom of the Job Manager window in the Status bar When RIP amp Print On The Fly is selected files are sent to the printer while they are processed If RIP Then Print is selected files are ripped to an RTL file which is then sent to the printer This setting is recommended for slower computers If RIP Only is selected an RTL file is created in the Job List but it is not automatically sent to the printer Instead the RTL fi
8. General RIP Hot Folder File Deletion Hot Folder Macintosh HD Applications ColorBurst RIP Hot Folder Folder Scanning Interval 2 seconds 30 Figure 2 4 The Hot Folder tab in the ColorBurst RIP Preferences window Hot Folder When image files are placed in the ColorBurst Hot Folder they will be added to the Job List in the Job Manager for processing The Hot Folder option shows the Tull path of the Hot Folder s location Clicking the Change button will open the Choose a Folder window allowing you to select any folder to be used as the Hot Folder NOTE Do not remove files directly from the Hot Folder The Hot Folder should be used for dropping files into the Job List only Use the Job Manager interface to delete tiles by selecting a file and clicking the Delete button Removing files directly from the Hot Folder can put the RIP in an unstable state requiring it to be relaunched Folder Scanning Interval The Folder Scanning Interval slider determines how frequently ColorBurst will scan or check the Hot Folder for files Drag the slider along the scale to change the amount of time between scans The minimum time is 2 seconds and the maximum time Is 30 seconds Preferences File Deletion Tab The File Deletion tab gives you control over how files are saved in the Done list COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X ColorBurst RIP Preferences Delete files from the Done List
9. Profiles PrintCertification 2 colors Color l Spot Color Name a Color Space CMYK Values Lab Values i CJ bluel CMYK 100 0 60 0 0 0 0 0 37 58 2 30 51 54 S blue2 Lab 50 5 29 3 0 0 0 1 70 50 3 07 29 79 When the Color Space is Lab the CMYK values are calculated using the current settings in the Output Profiles tab Edit Remove Import Spot Colors Save Spot File C Figure 8 10 The Spot Colors tab in the Ink amp Color Settings window NOTE Pantone colors are automatically recognized by ColorBurst X Proof Plus so they do not need to be defined here If you want to change the output of a Pantone color you may add it to the Spot Color list to override the AutoSpot correction Be sure to match the Pantone color name exactly paying attention to uppercase lower case letters numbers and spaces Spot colors can be defined using CMYK or Lab values When Lab values are entered the color is mapped to the closest corresponding CMYK build in the current Output Profile Lab values can be useful if you are creating the same Spot Color in several different environments When CMYK values are entered the color created by that CMYK build in the current Output Profile will be printed CMYK values are best used when creating a Spot Color for a specific environment and output profile COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X NOTE Spot Colors are saved as part of
10. S Receive On Hold File Name Dimensions _ File Size 8Date and Time IMG 4153 JPG Ready Priority 19 20 x 14 40 In 3 1 MB February amp IMG_4171JPG Ready 1 19 20 x 14 40 In 1 3 1 MB IMG_4175JPG Ready 19 20 x 14 40 In 3 2 MB IMG_4207 JPG Hold 19 20 x 14 40 In 6 2 MB IMG_4210JPG 19 20 x 14 40 In 5 6 MB o ME Done List 3 items Dimensions File Size IMG 4310JPG Completed 19 20 x 14 40 In 3 4 MB IMG_4334 JPG Completed 19 20 x 14 40 In 2 8 MB IMG 4375 JPG Completed 19 20 x 14 40 In 3 4 MB RIP amp Print On The Fly Linearization Of Ink Limit Off SP7900 10 Color MK 720x720 VQ 4 Bi Roll 95 5 GB Free Z Figure 6 1 The ColorBurst Job Manager window The Job List and Done List contain columns for File Name Status number of Copies Dimensions number of Pages File Type File Size Date and Time and User COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X Printer Pop up Menu The Printer pop up menu shows the currently selected printer You may choose any printer name that has been previously created in the Add Printer window under the Printer menu mi P ri e Tarr KAN Tet T ALINA LA meN ColorBurst RIP Server Epson Stylus Pro 7900HM AA SE My Epson Stylus Pro 7900 My Epson Stylus Pro 4800 My Epson Stylus Pro 3880 e RIP On ET ma eee saM Figure 6 2 The Printer pop up menu in the Job Manager window Environment Pop up Menu The En
11. an image is wider than the printer s maximum width or the current width set under Page Size if Use Page Settings is enabled normally the image file comes into the Job List with a status of Image too wide When Auto Rotate is selected the file is automatically rotated 90 degrees in an attempt to make the image fit the media If the image won t fit within the maximum printer width or defined Page Size regardless of the rotation the Auto Rotate feature will not be applied and the file will be put in the Job List with a status of Image too wide If an image can be rotated to better conserve media Auto Rotate will do so This is especially helpful when printing on roll media If Use Page Settings is not selected Auto Rotate will evaluate images based on the assumption that the media loaded is equal to the maximum width available for your printer If you have roll media loaded that is shorter than the maximum width you can enable Use Page Settings and enter the width of your roll media with a height of O This will evaluate images for rotation based on your actual roll width and allows for images of varying height the O means the height field will dynamically adjust based on the size of the image See the next section Use Page Settings for more information on this feature NOTE The Auto Rotate feature only evaluates images as they are brought into the Job List It will not evaluate files for rotation once they are in the Job List
12. boxes allow you to specify the Width and Height of the media you are using If you are using a roll of paper you may set a printable area here and turn on Cut Media to have the printer automatically cut the roll paper to the specified height after printing The Paper Size setting is required when using Auto Center or other Image Offsets NOTE When using the Cut Media option in the General tab Epson printers require a Height of at least 80mm approximately 3 15 inches If your Height is set to a size less than 80mm the paper will advance to 80mm before cutting When using roll media the Paper Size Height field can be changed to Margin to add flexibility for images of varying size A value of O in the Paper Size Margin field will adjust the height of the job to match the height of the image that Is currently printing plus an unprintable margin of 1 8 on the leading and trailing edges If the image is very small lt 3 high the minimum area allowed by the printer will be used as the height Entering a value higher than O in the Margin field will add that amount of space to the leading and trailing edge of the image For example a value of 2 will add a 2 border on the leading and trailing edges of the print job Note that if the Margin option is selected the Auto Center function should be selected Center with Offset and Manual Offset are not recommended in these cases Image Offset The Image Offset group contains three opti
13. curve for each ink color To adjust each ink s curve select the ink name in the Inks pop up menu Click anywhere on the curve line to add a point Clicking on an existing point will select the point You may drag points with the mouse or use the arrow keys on the keyboard to adjust them The arrow keys will move a selected point by 0 4 Option Arrow will move a selected point by 0 1 To delete a point from the curve select the point and hit the Delete key on the keyboard You may copy a curve to all other Inks by holding down the Control key and clicking on the curve and then selecting Copy Curve To Other Inks from the menu that pops up The Reset Curve button will revert the curve for the current ink to a straight line Click the OK button to save the Bezier Curves Bezier Curves Inks Cyan Ea 100 Output i o x 0 20 40 60 80 100 Input Input 46 3 Output 54 9 Control click the dialog for more options Ca ED Figure 8 3 The Bezier Curves window accessed by clicking the Edit Curves button Light Ink Curves The Light Ink Curves button opens the Light Inks Curves Window which contains curves that work together to determine the way ink data Is distributed between the light inks and full strength inks These curves control where and how much of each ink light and full strength will be used throughout the tonal range Light Inks should only be adjusted when you are planning on building a
14. dimmed The Color Bars settings are saved as part of the environment If you change the Color Bars settings and do not save the environment your changes will be lost when a different environment is selected Make sure to save your environment after adjusting Color Bars Printer Settings l General Page Settings Job Titles _ Print PrintCertification Target Eye One Target Below Print lob Left Justify Margin Between Job and Target 0 25 In v Print Color Bar ColorBurst RIP Proofing Color Bar Custom Color Bar lt None gt Choose Below Print Job B Use Page Settings H Margin Between Job and Target 0 25 In Cr OED Figure 7 5 The Color Bars tab of the Printer Settings window NOTE PrintCertification Targets and Color Bars add to the length of the print job Your media must be long enough to accommodate your print job and the target color bar This is especially important when printing on sheet media Print PrintCertification Target Select the Print PrintCertification Target checkbox to automatically print a PrintCertification target with each print job The target can be formatted for either a Pulse or an Eye One spectrophotometer and can be used to certify individual prints The PrintCertification Target can be printed above or below a print job When Left Justify is selected the target will be positioned at the left edge of the media When Us
15. ewe eee oa eae eee eee ee hoe Kees 27 DONG RISC esc geerescterssens oreo oereeeesse E E secures pee ees 28 US DAL a sata es oe es Be ee a ee kee PAGG 28 File Attributes 0 0 ees 28 RTL File Attributes vee KG ee cer bod hehe eases ABG WA NA eee PAG eee aes eed 30 Printer Settings 31 General aD sci i AA E KTA ha AR A ee See N ewe NG 31 Print Ua AA a bod teeny eee eas 32 Palen SOUIGe 24 4466 e0 ud hee eho NG NG a hae AG ee ot ee DALAGA 34 Paper THICKNESS 4 waa haakag nag bib Gotu hdd gee da oes bed EL dds 32 Use Bidirectional PANUNG esaa sre R A aR REER R E 0 R 32 Edge to Edge Printing 0 0 0 eee 32 Aa erener Eri ee bee oe a Be ee eE A ewe E 32 COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X Advanced Media Control 33 AUTO ROLE o cresa anska Gore bee kb hd Ea bbb a bo aoe amp YR e Na 33 ain mak canes eS NG DAA GAHAD DONA KON HAO TA NAGANA E E E S 33 Expert Mode Settings 33 Page Settings labasan aaa e e DN EBA ALONA AAG MANI owe ere eed 34 PAPER SIZE sia od ered boda ws oo bd ww eho wet bdaedd ds a E GP meds 35 mage ON el goede cneanch eas beens ue ones oes PA pease ns 35 JOD Titles TaD osa as oe eae oO NLA E A E R ER S 36 POB TE eer ae ETRE AEA a ADAN A eee ene se a4 a Parent kA ES COlOE Bars Val R e ee E APP APA 38 Print PrintCertification Target 38 PHC COO dhe ran wade s a eed ee eae wee been 39 Ink and Color Settings 40 Ink amp Color Checkboxes
16. new ICC profile Changing the Light Ink Curves will invalidate the current ICC Profile in effect COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X Linearization Tab The settings in the Linearization Tab are available when Enable Linearization is selected Linearizing ensures a smooth transition between colors by creating a straight line relationship between input and output data NOTE The Linearization tab is disabled when using HM printers Ink amp Color Settings KA Enable Linearization KA Enable Ink Limiting KA Enable ICC Color Management KA Use AutoSpot for Optimized PANTONE Colors Ink Curves Linearization Ink Limit Input Profiles Output Profiles PrintCertification Spot Colors Linearization File l l Linearization Method 4800 720 Enhanced Matte MK Lin Chroma ma E Maximum Values Print Linearization Target Cyan Magenta Yellow Black E Launch SpectralVision Pro Actual 61 2 74 2 96 8 83 1 Baseline 60 6 73 4 95 9 82 3 Set Baseline Values Advanced Lin Control Bold text indicates values currently in use Allows you to set new maximums Changing these will invalidate your current ICC Profile Figure 8 4 The Linearization tab in the Ink amp Color Settings window Linearization File and Open Button In order to linearize your input a LIN file must be specified A LIN file is created by printing a linearization target measuring it with
17. 00 18 Sa Remove Job List 0 items RIPOn RIPOFF Figure 4 1 The Printer menu in the ColorBurst menu bar 1 is used to Add Edit or Remove printers used with ColorBurst After a printer has been added it can be selected in the Printer pop up menu 2 in the ColorBurst Job Manager toolbar Add Selecting Add under the Printer menu opens the Add Printer window To add a printer first type in a Printer Name this can be any name you want Next select the type of printer you are connecting to under the Printer Model menu Printer models are dimmed if they are not supported by the license of ColorBurst you are running i e a 24 ColorBurst license will show all 44 60 and 64 printers dimmed COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X Printer Name My Epson Stylus Pro 7900 Printer Model Printer Model Epson Stylus Pro 7900HM eq Printer Connection Bonjour req Which Printer EpsonStylusPro7900HM 4 Figure 4 2 The Add Printer window For Printer Connection choose Bonjour Ethernet or USB If your printer is connected via Ethernet and is recognizable by Bonjour you can use Bonjour to connect without typing in an IP Address The Which Printer menu will display all of the printers found by Bonjour The Ethernet selection in the Printer Connection requires you to enter a valid IP Address and Port If you choose USB your computer will find any USB printer connecti
18. ColorBurst If you are printing jobs that are not pre tiled this checkbox must not be checked COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X Log File When Create Log File is checked information about each print job is written to a Log File found in the Log Files folder inside the ColorBurst RIP folder New files are created on a monthly basis and are named by the month and year Each individual job is added to the end of the log file for the month Information in the log file includes any spot colors encountered in the file the date time file name environment used user log in name width height number of pages number of complete copies printed and duration of print time Messages are also added when jobs are cancelled by the user Expert Mode The Use Expert Mode checkbox should only be used by experienced users when building a custom ICC profile The settings revealed by Expert Mode may invalidate an ICC profile if they are changed so they are not normally shown When Use Expert Mode is selected the Printer Settings dialog includes settings for the Printer Model Resolution Dot Size Inks and Media Type Version Checking Use Version Checking to keep your ColorBurst RIP up to date Version Checking Is on by default and is recommended to keep current with the latest ColorBurst features and bug fixes If the Check for updates automatically checkbox is selected and a newer version of ColorBurst is avail
19. HITTE Profiles TaD oo oe Goes nnsa EaR E A E 47 CII Ir ODPM MEN peres seeda paddan a a a E a T ae 48 Simulation Pop up MenuS 2 0 eee 48 Rebuild Lists Button cc eee eee eee 48 COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X PrintCertification Tab 0000 cee eee ee ees 48 Use PrintCertification 0 0 a 48 SHOU COIGIS TaD nG RR ANNA KANA ANABU ee ee eee R R YA NUNG NAGA 49 Add Edit or Remove a Spot Color n naana auaa aeaee 50 WIDOT SOO COINS NEA dee nda Sages Geek Bones es GE es 50 SINE SpOt FIG sp AAAH NANG oe eeauenbeaderedadhsagesu geen Oo taka 50 Appendix A Printing to ColorBurst A 1 PONE NOLO c cs shows anew NA NAGPAKA AN eet Soe ewe eee eee es A 1 Printing from applications on the ColorBurst RIP workstation A 2 Printing from a networked Mac OS X computer a k a client A 2 Printing from a networked Windows computer a k a client A 4 Appendix B Converting mil to mm B 1 COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X Getting Started ColorBurst for Mac OS X is a PostScript Language Level 3 compatible Raster Image Processor RIP that produces a CMYK color composite for printing to medium and large format inkjet printers Color correction is performed on the fly during output to the printer ColorBurst for Mac OS X is available in three versions ColorBurst X Photo ColorBurst X Proof and ColorB
20. Justify to start Job Titles at the left edge of the media When Use Page Settings is selected the job title position is based on the settings in the Page Settings tab the title will be centered if Auto Center is on or the title will line up with an offset etc The Margin Between Job and Title field can be used to change the amount of space between the job title and the print job If multiple elements are checked Job Titles PrintCertification Target and or Color Bar and two or more elements are set to be positioned on the same edge of the job Above or Below the Margin will be the amount of space between the selected element and the next element If all three elements are selected and are positioned on the same edge of the job the order of priority proximity to job will always be Job Titles closest PrintCertification Targets middle Color Bars furthest away NOTE The Add Trim Lines checkbox in the General tab can be used to draw a dashed line at the top and bottom edges of the print job when printing on roll media to separate the Job Title from the job COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X Color Bars Tab The Color Bars tab is available in X Proof Plus only The settings in this tab allow you to automatically add a PrintCertification Target and a Color Bar to each print job NOTE If you have selected RIP Then Print or RIP Only in ColorBurst Preferences these settings will be disabled
21. NA GAO AR Paes Rees E ese NGA NAGANA yada eges 16 sale e R ee T a see hiead sous ddan gees ebb re a eee da 3 16 MERON GNECKING ove ue eee ada at chy ghee AA cee 16 Preferences RIP Tab 0 00 cee eee eee eee eee eee eee es 16 RIP Preferences 17 Default Startup Condition ees ss ss eed o oe bee aKa F be ea a NG eames wen 17 Preferences Hot Folder Tab cece eee ee ee eee ees 17 Hot Folder a 18 Folder Scanning Interval 18 COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X Preferences File Deletion Tab nannan cece eee eee 18 Delete Files from the Done LST 19 File Menu 20 OPON ieee ke eee oes es oe a See ee ee ee es E ee ee 20 Alternative ways to Open files 0 0 00 e eee eee 20 Diao and OD pama ER nese us LAMI AG Bau te eucaweudaseteers T 20 Use the ColorBurst Hot Folder 0 20 0 0 ee 21 Print rom PDICAUONS ss ict lt 0ccecbdadawews sean govecedbed a LENG ANG 21 Printer Menu 22 oo os ae ee ee da E ee re eee te oe oh eee aye sess 22 LAP ee eee ee bee eee Ea ees be 23 REMONE cox nebevorecsestee coe EEE NETER NENEN RRES FASE RER R RRR NLA 23 Environment Menu 24 SAVE ONG SIVE AS am one ee BANA MAAM tee een DINAANAN aoe PUNAAA ee eae oe ee 24 Job Manager Window 25 Printer Pop up MENU 66 60 24 26450050 ARKA HER KAN eee ee ee ee ee AA ow ewe 26 Environment Pop up Menu 22 2 2s 26 Job Manager Toolbar Buttons 00 ees 26 JOO En os ay cid wee oe
22. Pro please refer to the SpectralVision Pro manual found in the ColorBurst Utilities SpectralVision Pro folder Advanced Lin Control Button The Advanced Lin Control window displays a graph of the actual measurements of each color from the currently loaded linearization file The horizontal axis of the graph corre sponds to the percentage patch on the linearization target and the vertical axis corre sponds to the measured value expressed as either Chroma or Lab depending on the Linearization Method that is currently selected Note that the curves represent the raw output of the printer before linearization is applied Irregular shapes including dips which illustrate where the light and full strength inks may come together for a particular color are normal Linearization Maximum Values Linearization File 1440 Premium Luster 250 Lin Current Point Dot Percent Chroma Slope Current Maximums M cyan 100 69 4933 M Magenta 100 78 0221 M Yellow 100 101 5217 M Black 10096 92 3000 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Patch Percentage Figure 8 5 The Linearization Maximum Values window accessed through the Advanced Lin Control button COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X The name of the current Linearization File is listed at the top of the window When you rollover any point the Current Point info displays the Dot Percent Chroma or L
23. Reference has been created using the PrintCertification Manager Use PrintCertification Select the PrintCertification checkbox to enable PrintCertification The Current Reference menu shows the PrintCertification References created in the PrintCertification Manager found under the ColorBurst menu When a reference file is selected the printer environment and CTG file used to create the reference will be listed along with the creation date COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X For more information and a step by step PrintCertification tutorial please refer to the PrintCertification documentation located in the ColorBurst folder Spot Colors Tab The Spot Colors tab is available in X Proof Plus only Spot Colors defined in ColorBurst can be used to adjust and override a named spot color value stored in a print job without changing the original print file When a Tile Is ripped and a spot color is found in the file the Spot Colors list will be checked for a matching spot color name names are case sensitive If the exact soot color name is found in the list the values stored in the Spot Colors tab will be used when the file is printed rather than the values stored in the printed file Ink amp Color Settings KA Enable Linearization KA Enable Ink Limiting KA Enable ICC Color Management v Use AutoSpot for Optimized PANTONE Colors Ink Curves Linearization Ink Limit Input Profiles Output
24. Register your copy of ColorBurst or click Register Later to continue The registration window will pop up every few hours until registration is completed Please take a moment to fill out the following information All required fields are marked with a red arrow Registering will allow us to notify you when program updates and upgrades are available Serial Number OT G Enter the serial number printed on your hardware dongle FirstName G Middle Name Last Name i i ess lt i s sSSSSSSSS G Company Address G City O State Province O ZIP Postal Code G Country G Phone G Fax Email Address G Product Usage Select Usage gt O Figure 1 3 The ColorBurst Registration screen COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X No printers defined A printer has not been defined yet so ColorBurst gives you a warning message You can set up a printer in the next dialog Click OK to continue There are no printers defined Please add the first printer you plan to use with the ColorBurst RIP Additional printers can be added by choosing Add under the Printer menu Gow Figure 1 4 The No Printers Defined message 5 Add a printer In the Add Printer dialog type in a Printer Name to describe your printer and select your Printer Model Add Printer Printer Name My Epson Stylus Pro 7900 Printer Model Printer Model Epson Stylus Pro 7900HM Hj Print
25. The Cut Media checkbox tells the printer to cut after printing is completed This setting overrides any settings on the control panel of the Epson printer COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X Advanced Media Control The Advanced Media Control button opens the Advanced Media Settings window If you are experiencing microbanding problems with a specific paper gaps or overlapping in your print you can use the Fine Tune Paper Feed Adjustment control to change the paper advance Print the Media Advance tif target file found in the ColorBurst Images and Targets folder Using this print as a guide you can lower the amount of advance 1 to 70 to correct for gaps in the print or increase the advance amount 1 to 70 to correct for overlap Continue printing the target and making adjustments until the print is corrected completely NOTE This control should only be used after the inkjet heads have been cleaned and a jet test has been run In most cases print problems are caused by clogged jets For this reason it is recommended that you clean your inkjet heads daily You should also have performed a head alignment before using the Advanced Media Control Auto Rotate Auto Rotate can be used to try to correct two common problems it can rotate images that come in with an Image too wide status so that they will fit on your paper and it can be used to automatically rotate images to reduce media waste If
26. Trim Lines Trim Lines are available in X Proof Plus only Selecting the Add Trim Lines checkbox will print a thin light gray dashed line at the top and bottom of your print job Use Trim Lines when printing on roll media to show where to trim when printing Job Titles or Color Bars NOTE The Trim Lines option is only available on printers that support roll media which does not include the Epson Stylus Pro 3800 printer Expert Mode Settings When the Expert Mode checkbox is selected in the ColorBurst Preferences window you will see extra options available in the Printer Settings window COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X Printer Settings Page Settings Job Titles Color Bars Printer Mode Resolution Dot size Print Quay nk MediaType Paper Source C Roll Sheet _ Use Bidirectional Printing 7 Edge To Edge Printing Image is slightly upscaled to allow for borderless printing A 2 cut method is used for cutting CJ Cut Media oi the current cut method as set on the printer s front panel Advanced Media Control Auto Rotate CU Auto Rotate For Best Fit Automatically rotate for best fit or to print a too wide job Trim Lines _ Add Trim Lines Cancel E Figure 7 2 The General tab of the Printer Settings window in Expert Mode NOTE Expert Mode settings should only be used when creating a custom profile Changing them will invalidate the curre
27. a spectrophotometer and saving it in SpectralVision Pro see the SpectralVision Pro manual for more information on the Linearization process The Linearization file currently in use is shown in the window below Linearization File Click the Open button to locate and select a new LIN file Maximum Values When a LIN file is loaded the Actual values displayed represent the maximum values that were measured for each color in the LIN file The type of values displayed will depend on the Linearization Method that is currently selected The Baseline values are displayed below the Actual values Baseline values are the targeted maximums for that particular environment which were set when the output profile in the environment was created The Set Baseline Values button is used to set new Baseline values just below the Actual values of the current LIN file Set Baseline Values should only be used when creating a new ICC profile Using Set Baseline Values at any other time will invalidate the current Output Profile The Reset Baseline button will erase the Baseline values currently in effect This button should only be used when creating a new environment with a new ICC profile For more information on using the Set Baseline Values and Reset Baseline buttons in the process of creating new ICC profiles please refer to the SpectralVision Pro manual COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X Linearization Method The Li
28. ab value and Slope values for that point The maximum Chroma or Lab values for each color are listed under Current Maximums along with the corresponding percentage patch The maximum values for each color are indicated on the graph by the circled anchor point You may hide any curve by unchecking the checkbox next to the curve s name Hiding curves can make it easier to read values on points where curves overlap Ink Limit Tab The Ink Limit Tab is available when the Enable Ink Limiting checkbox is selected The settings are dimmed when the Enable ICC Color Management checkbox Is selected Ink Limiting should only be changed when creating a new ICC profile NOTE The Ink Curves tab is disabled when using HM printers Ink amp Color Settings KA Enable Linearization v Enable Ink Limiting CU Enable ICC Color Management v Use AutoSpot for Optimized PANTONE Colors f Ink Curves Linearization Inkkimit Input Profiles Output Profiles PrintCertification Spot Colors Ink Limiting F Current Value 85 F was ess ore Set Total Ink Limit Total Ink Limit Ink an Ama gt ink 0 75 150 225 300 Preserve Black At 100 O Legacy Ink Limiting Total Ink Limit 320 Sets the total ink allowed on the media Calculated by adding the four base inks together C M Y K V Enable Black Preservation 100 Limit the black ink reduction to this percentage Further reduction will be taken from t
29. able a message window will appear with a link to the ColorBurst web site so that you can either download the latest update or upgrade your copy of ColorBurst An internet connection is required to successfully check for updates Preferences RIP Tab The RIP tab determines how the Job List handles files with a Ready status when RIP On is selected It also allows the user to select the desired default startup condition ColorBurst RIP Preferences General RIP Hot Folder File Deletion RIP Preferences RIP amp Print On The Fly Print jobs are sent to the printer as they are processed This is the default option O RIP Then Print Print jobs are first processed into an RTL file When complete the RTL file is sent to the printer Use this option when printing from a slow computer O RIP Only Print jobs are processed into an RTL file which can be printed later Default Startup Condition OrIPOn RIP Off Cara OD Figure 2 3 The RIP tab in the ColorBurst RIP Preferences window COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X RIP Preferences The first option RIP amp Print On The Fly is selected as the default setting This option sends files to the printer as they are being processed so printing begins shortly after processing begins This option is recommended when your computer is fast enough to keep up with the printer If your computer Is not fast enough to keep up
30. abled and ICC profiles will not be used The status of this checkbox is displayed in the Status Bar at the bottom of the Job Manager Window Enable Ink Limiting Checkbox The Enable Ink Limiting checkbox turns Ink Limit settings on and off When this box is not selected the Ink Limiting Tab is disabled and Ink Limit settings are not used The status of this checkbox is displayed in the Status Bar at the bottom of the Job Manager Window Use Autospot for Optimized PANTONE Colors The AutoSpot option is only available in X Proof and X Proof Plus it is disabled in X Photo When this checkbox is selected ColorBurst will automatically find any named PANTONE colors during file processing and service them with our AutoSpot color matching technology AutoSpot s color optimization allows for greater accuracy of PANTONE colors Ink Curves Tab The Ink Curves sliders are used for increasing ink output to overcome Linearization Errors as well as for setting Channel Ink Reductions when creating new profiles NOTE The Ink Curves tab is disabled when using HM printers Ink amp Color Settings KA Enable Linearization KA Enable Ink Limiting KA Enable ICC Color Management KA Use AutoSpot for Optimized PANTONE Colors Linearization Ink Limit Input Profiles Output Profiles PrintCertification Spot Colors _ Channel Ink Reduction th i Magenta 61 i lt fi anans 9 L LL T E Use Bezier Cur
31. al rendering will remap the input data evenly in the output data space preserving the relationships between each color in the image Colorimetric renderings will remap all out of gamut data to the closest possible value in the output colorspace and all other in gamut data will remain the same Absolute Colorimetric will print the color of the white point or paper white of the Input Profile which will simulate another printer s paper color while Relative Colorimetric rendering maps white to the base of the media being printed on no color Saturation rendering tries to retain the same level of saturation as the original data but at the expense of color hue In general use Perceptual for photographic images or for images in a wide gamut color space e g ProPhoto RGB use Relative Colorimetric for vector graphics and use Absolute Colorimetric when proofing for other printers The Black Point Compensation button can be found below the rendering intent pop up Black Point Compensation accounts for differences in black points when converting through ICC Enabling the Black Point Compensation button helps reduce blocked or gray shadow areas The Black Point Compensation in ColorBurst is based on the Black Point Compensation found in Adobe Photoshop COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X CMYK Image Pop up Menus and Black Point Compensation The CMYK Image settings work the same way the RGB Image settings work ex
32. alog any embedded profiles are ignored When printing from applications you will need to select the Input Profile that matches the color space profile of your file in the application in order to have it process correctly Output Profiles Tab The Output Profiles Tab is available if the Enable ICC Color Management checkbox is selected at the top of the Ink amp Color Settings dialog Ink amp Color Settings KA Enable Linearization KA Enable Ink Limiting v Enable ICC Color Management KA Use AutoSpot for Optimized PANTONE Colors Ink Curves Linearization Ink Limit Input Profiles Output Profiles PrintCertification Spot Colors _CMYK Profile SP3800 720 Enhanced Matte MK icc H SP3800 720 Enhanced Matte MK icc Simulation Profile None B Absolute Colorimetric Choose a profile to have your printer simulate the specified device profile Choose None to disable the simulation feature Rebuild Lists CE Figure 8 8 The Output Profiles tab in the Ink amp Color Settings window COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X CMYK Pop up Menu The CMYK pop up menu contains all CMYK ICC profiles available in the ColorBurst ICC Profiles folder A description of the selected profile appears below the pop up menu Simulation Pop up Menus The Simulation pop up menu allows you to select an output ICC Profile to use for proofing This allows you to simu
33. cale the image to 100 ppi the minimum recommended resolution This is the maximum size that it is recommended for printing The Set New Dimensions option allows you to enter a specific Width and or Height for your image using the units selected in the pop up menus When the Maintain Proportions checkbox is selected the Width and Height will maintain the original proportions of the file When the Maintain Proportions checkbox is not selected you may enter different values for the Width and Height percentages distorting the image You can use the Reset Percentages button to return to the original file size at any time A file may be rotated in 90 increments using the rotation buttons A letter A is shown on each button to indicate the degree of rotation from the file s original orientation 0 90 180 or 270 When a rotation button is chosen the file dimensions shown in the File Attributes window will be instantly updated to reflect the rotated dimensions When the File Attributes window is closed and the rotation settings are applied the Job Manager will display the new dimensions as well NOTE The rotation buttons will be dimmed for all postscript PS and EPS files when Use Page Settings is selected in the Page Settings tab of the Printer Settings dialog The Number of Copies box can be used to print more than one copy of a file at a time Simply type in the number of copies that you want to print up to 999 The number of
34. cept they are applied to CMYK images Gray Image Pop up Menus and Black Point Compensation The Gray Image settings are applied to grayscale images If a profile is selected it will be used to process grayscale images There are options in the Gray Image pop up menu to Convert to RGB or Convert to CMYK The Convert to RGB option will convert the image data to equal amounts of RGB then process it according to the profile selected under RGB Image The Convert to CMYK option will convert the image data to the black K channel of the profile selected under CMYK Image then process the image accordingly Rebuild Lists Button The Rebuild Lists button is used to refresh the ICC Profile lists in the pop up menus for RGB CMYK and Gray images If you add new ICC files to the ColorBurst ICC Profiles folder while the RIP is open click the Rebuild Lists button to make sure they show up in the pop up menus ColorBurst will only use ICC Profiles from the ColorBurst ICC Profiles folder Use Embedded Profiles When this box is checked and a file that is opened directly not printed from an application has an embedded profile the Input profiles in ColorBurst are ignored and the embedded profile is used as an Input profile instead The rendering intent in the Input Profiles tab will be used to remap the file s data from the embedded color profile to the Output Profile NOTE When printing files from applications to ColorBurst using the application s Print di
35. dia is cut giving you a cut print with equal space above and below the image NOTE The unprintable margins for sheet paper regardless of size are 1 8 12 or 3mm on the top and sides and 56 or 14 2mm on the bottom Subtract these values from the outside dimensions of your paper to determine the printable area Job Titles Tab The Job Titles tab is available in X Proof Plus only The settings in this tab allow you add information about your print job to each print NOTE If you have selected RIP Then Print or RIP Only in ColorBurst Preferences these settings will be disabled dimmed The Job Titles settings are saved as part of the environment If you change the Job Titles settings and do not save the environment your changes will be lost when a different environment is selected Make sure to save your environment after adjusting Job Titles Printer Settings General Page Settings Job Titles Color Bars Print Job Titles M include Current Date and Time C Include Environment Name C Include Additional Comment Font Courier Hs 12 Points Position Above Print Job Hs Use Page Settings H Margin Between Job and Title 0 25 In Figure 7 4 The Job Titles tab of the Printer Settings window COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X NOTE Job Titles add to the length of the print job Your media must be long enough to accommodate your print job a
36. e such as Epson Stylus Pro 7900HM the first three tabs in Ink amp Color Settings will be disabled dimmed HM printers do not require the Ink Curves Linearization or Ink Limit settings Ink amp Color Settings v Enable Linearization v Enable Ink Limiting K4 Enable ICC Color Management v Use AutoSpot for Optimized PANTONE Colors PrintCertification Spot Colors Linearization Ink Limit Input Profiles Output Profiles Channel Ink Reduction Cyan Pa 45 aaa aaa Magenta n MMMM 61 Yellow e 51 Use Bezier Curves Edit Curves Black 69 Light Ink Curves Changing the light ink curves will invalidate your ICC Profile Only alter them if you intend to build a new profile ara CI Figure 8 1 The Ink amp Color Settings window Ink amp Color Checkboxes Enable Linearization Checkbox Select the Enable Linearization checkbox to apply linearization to your input data using a specified LIN file If this box is not checked the Linearization Tab will be disabled and the COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X input data will not be linearized The status of this checkbox On or Off is displayed in the Status Bar at the bottom of the Job Manager Window Enable ICC Color Management Checkbox This checkbox turns ICC Color Management on and off When you turn off ICC Color Management the Input Profiles Tab and the Output Profiles Tab are dis
37. e Page Settings is selected the target position is based on the settings in the Page Settings tab The Margin Between Job and Target field can be used to change the amount of space between the PrintCertification Target and the print job If multiple elements are checked Job Titles PrintCertification Target and or Color Bar and two or more elements are set to be positioned on the same edge of the job Above or Below the Margin will be the amount of space between the selected element and the next element COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X If all three elements are selected and are positioned on the same edge of the job the order of priority proximity to job will always be Job Titles closest PrintCertification Targets middle Color Bars furthest away For more information on PrintCertification please refer to the PrintCertification documen tation located in the ColorBurst folder Print Color Bar The Print Color Bar checkbox automatically prints either the ColorBurst RIP Proofing Color Bar referred to in the ColorBurst SWOP ADS sheets or a Custom Color Bar with each print If the Custom Color Bar option is selected click the Choose button to browse to the color bar file that you wish to use The path to the chosen file will be displayed underneath Custom Color Bar The Custom Color Bar file can be any supported file format PDF TIFF JPEG EPS PS but must be only one page Multi page fil
38. er Mac OS X 10 4 client Open the Mac OS X Printer Setup Utility found in the Macintosh HD Applications Utilities folder Click the Add button to add a new printer With Default Browser selected in the upper left select ColorBurst_RIP in the Printer Name list In the Print Using menu select ColorBurst RIP v2 0 Click the Add button to add the printer This printer is now ready to use when printing from applications to ColorBurst Printer List 0 09 Printer Browser LS fa a a Rendezvous HA Default Browser IP Printer Search Pri Na StylusPro4000 panaman mann Adobe PDF 7 0 StylusPro4800 ColorBurst_RIP EPSON Stylus Pro 4800 Location Printer Model f ColorBurst RIP v2 0 cs ColorBurst RIP v2 0 Name ColorBurst_RIP Location Print Using ColorBurst RIP v2 0 K nae zs More Printers Add Figure A 1 Left The Mac OS X 10 3 Panther Printer List with Printer Model ColorBurst RIP v2 0 selected Right The Mac OS X 10 4 Tiger Printer Browser with Print Using ColorBurst RIP v2 0 selected Mac OS X 10 5 or 10 6 client Open System Preferences under the Apple menu to open Print amp Fax Click the plus button to add a printer Select ColorBurst_RIP trom the list of printers or if you have changed the default in your ColorBurst RIP Preferences select the current Print Server Name Select ColorBurst RIP v2 0 as the printer model Print Using menu C
39. er Connection Bonjour B Which Printer EpsonStylusPro7900HM B Cree OD Figure 1 5 The Add Printer window If your printer is connected via USB First make sure your printer is connected and turned on then select USB as your Printer Connection ColorBurst will find your USB printer connection automatically If your printer is connected via Ethernet First make sure your printer is connected and turned on then select Bonjour to locate your printer automatically If your printer is not listed in the menu you may need to refresh the Printer Connection menu Select Ethernet in the Printer Connection menu and then re select Bonjour This gives Bonjour more time for the printers to respond Alternatively you may select Ethernet to enter your printer s IP Address Use the Test IP Connection button to make sure the IP Address is valid Before typing in an IP Address you will need to burn a permanent IP address to the printer s Ethernet card using the printer manufacturer s software Click OK to add the printer After initializing the print spooler the ColorBurst Job Manager window will open The Job Manager is the main ColorBurst interface where file processing takes place COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X SP7900 720 Doubleweight Matte MK Job List 0 items O RIE On RIP Off M Receive On Hold Copies Dimensions File Size Date and Time Done List O items File Size
40. ere processed by the ColorBurst RIP and any RTL files that you have created If you want to RIP files with different color settings you can drag the original files not RTL files from the Done List to the Job List to be processed again If you double click any file in the Done list the File Attributes window will open to allow scaling rotation and number of copies to be set Status Bar The Status Bar appears at the bottom of the Job Manager window This bar indicates the current RIP mode as set in the RIP Preferences whether Linearization Ink Limiting and ICC Correction are on or off the current Printer Settings including the printer brand model ink set resolution print quality uni or bidirectional printing and paper source roll or sheet The last item displays the available disk space on the volume with the ColorBurst RIP support folder File Attributes When an image file in the Job or Done list is double clicked the File Attributes window opens This window has controls for scaling rotation and number of copies The Original Size unscaled and Current Size of the selected file is shown at the top of the window including the file s Width Height and Resolution Below the sizes are several scaling options Scale by Percentage Maximum Scaling and Set New Dimensions When entering values for scaling it is recommended that the file resolution go no lower than 100 ppi The print quality will suffer if you print bel
41. eries printers RAM 2 GB or more is recommended COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X Disk Space 500 Mb hard disk space local storage is required Network storage can be used but that usually results in slower throughput Printer Connection Ethernet or USB 2 0 connection USB port An available USB port is required for the ColorBurst dongle Monitor A minimum resolution of 1024x768 is required Operating System Mac OS X 10 4 or later is required Mac OS X Server 10 4 or later is also supported DVD ROM or DVD RW Drive The ColorBurst installer ships on DVD Your drive must be able to read a DVD to install ColorBurst Printer Sharing Printer Sharing must be turned off in the System Preferences to launch ColorBurst ColorBurst Installation and Configuration To install and run ColorBurst you will need the ColorBurst RIP installer DVD or file your ColorBurst dongle and your Mac OS X admin login password NOTE All ColorBurst files including the ColorBurst preferences are installed inside the ColorBurst folder The only exceptions are ICC profiles which are also installed in the System folder to make them available to other programs such as Adobe Photoshop This allows you to delete an old version of ColorBurst by simply dragging the old ColorBurst folder to the trash 1 Check the OS version Make sure that Mac OS X 10 4 or later is installed and running on your computer 2 Insert t
42. es will generate an error message Color Bars can be printed above or below a print job When Left Justify is selected the color bar will be positioned at the left edge of the media When Use Page Settings is selected the color bar position is based on the settings in the Page Settings tab The Margin Between Job and Target fields can be used to change the amount of space between the Color Bar and the print job If multiple elements are checked Job Titles PrintCertification Target and or Color Bar and two or more elements are set to be positioned on the same edge of the job Above or Below the Margin will be the amount of space between the selected element and the next element If all three elements are selected and are positioned on the same edge of the job the order of priority proximity to Job will always be Job Titles closest PrintCertification Targets middle Color Bars furthest away NOTE The Add Trim Lines checkbox in the General tab can be used to draw a dashed line at the top and bottom edges of the print job when printing on roll media to separate Color Bars from the job COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X Ink and Color Settings All of ColorBurst s color management settings are located in the Ink amp Color Settings window This window is opened by clicking the Ink amp Color Settings button in the Job Manager NOTE When using a printer model with HM after the nam
43. he ColorBurst dongle Plug the supplied ColorBurst dongle into any available USB port or hub Figure 1 1 The ColorBurst dongle COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X NOTE The ColorBurst dongle is a USB security key It must be plugged in to launch ColorBurst and must stay plugged in while running ColorBurst Please be care ful not to lose your dongle The dongle is your ColorBurst license and cannot be replaced without purchasing a new license 3 Launch the ColorBurst installer Insert the ColorBurst Installer DVD and double click the ColorBurst installer icon When the installation starts select Install new copy ColorBurst RIP Installer Figure 1 2 The ColorBurst installer icon You will be asked to select the printer model s to install This installs environments and profiles for the selected printer s and enables the printer model in the ColorBurst Add Printer dialog Printers are grouped by printer family Please be sure to select the correct printer model You may add additional printers later by running the installer and selecting the Add Printers to existing copy option 4 Launch the ColorBurst RIP ColorBurst is installed in your Applications folder on your hard drive A ColorBurst alias is also placed on the desktop for easy access to the application The first time ColorBurst is launched a series of dialogs will walk you through initial setup Register ColorBurst
44. he other inks Cara B Figure 8 6 The Ink Limit tab in the Ink amp Color Settings window Ink Limiting ColorBurst s new default method of total Ink Limiting simplifies the ink limiting process The Set Total Ink Limit button calculates the optimal ink limit based on the Channel Ink Reduction values Light Ink values and the Linearization data The ink slider can be used to override the value determined by the Set Total Ink Limit button The Preserve Black value is determined by printing a test file included with ColorBurst Please refer to the SpectralVIsion Pro documentation for more information on this process Legacy Ink Limiting Legacy Ink Limiting is included to support environments created with older versions of ColorBurst When creating new ICC profiles the default Ink Limiting method should be used instead COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X Input Profiles Tab The Input Profiles Tab is available when the Enable ICC Color Management checkbox is selected Input Profiles correspond to the color space of the files that you send to ColorBurst for printing You may specify any or all of the Input Profiles in this tab ColorBurst will use only the ones needed for each print job depending on the type of file RGB CMYK or Gray ICC Profiles must be placed in the ColorBurst ICC Profiles folder to appear in the pop up menus If you add any profiles to that folder while the RIP is open yo
45. ifacts The number of passes available depend on the printer model and print resolution you have selected ColorBurst environments at 720 dpi use 2 Pass Print Quality while environments at 1440 dpi have the option of 4 Pass or 8 Pass 2800 dpi environments use 4 pass The Epson Stylus Photo 2200 requires Print Quality set to Custom Increasing the pass number can improve print quality in some cases but printing speed will be slightly decreased The Print Quality setting may be changed without affecting color Paper Source Paper Source allows you to specify the format of your media or the paper tray when using an Epson Stylus Pro 3800 Select Print from Roll when printing on a roll of media Select Print from Sheet when you are feeding individual sheets of paper into the printer For the Epson SP3800 select Sheet when using the sheet tray Select Manual Front or Manual Rear when feeding individual sheets into either the front or rear paper feeds Paper Thickness The Paper Thickness setting is available for the Epson Stylus Pro 3800 only This setting changes the height of the print head to accommodate different paper thicknesses If this setting is too low for your paper you may see smeared lines on your print and you may hear the print head scraping the paper If the setting is too high the ink may spray out too far and your prints may appear grainy or fuzzy Most papers have the paper thickness listed on the box in mils which is equal t
46. ile appears in the ColorBurst Job List double click the file name to open the File Attributes dialog where you can then rotate the image e Data from Photoshop must be sent in Binary form This can be set in the Print with Preview window You must select Output and then set the encoding to Binary e It is not necessary to print directly from applications PDF EPS PS TIFF and JPG files can be dragged into the ColorBurst Job List or copied to the ColorBurst Hot Folder for printing Printing from some applications such as Adobe Acrobat actually complicate printing it is much easier to print a PDF by opening it directly in ColorBurst than try to set up printing from Acrobat to ColorBurst Printing from applications on the ColorBurst RIP workstation 1 Install and run ColorBurst When ColorBurst is launched the ColorBurst PPD is automatically installed in the correct location ColorBurst is also automatically set up as a Bonjour printer in the Printer Setup Utility You do not need to do any additional setup NOTE Ifyou are running more than one copy of ColorBurst you will need to assign each copy a unique Print Server Name in the ColorBurst Preferences window this is the name that ColorBurst publishes itself as with Bonjour The default server name is ColorBurst_RIP For information on printing from specific applications see the Printing from Applications documents in the ColorBurst Printing from Applications folder Print
47. ing from a networked Mac OS X computer a k a client 1 Install the ColorBurst PPD on the Mac OS X client A ColorBurst PPD Installer for Mac OS X is included in the ColorBurst Utilities folder Copy the ColorBurst PPD Installer to the Mac OS X computer you want to print from Double click the installer to run it and install the PPD file to the correct location You should receive a message stating The ColorBurst PPD was successfully installed when the installation process is complete 2 Check the ColorBurst RIP workstation to make sure ColorBurst is running ColorBurst must be running to create a printer in the Mac OS X Printer Setup Utility 10 3 10 4 client or Print amp Fax dialog 10 5 10 6 client COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X 3 Create the ColorBurst printer on the client computer Mac OS X 10 3 client Open the Mac OS X Printer Setup Utility found in the Macintosh HD Applications Utilities folder Click the Add button to add a printer and select Rendezvous in the pop up menu Select ColorBurst_RIP from the list of printers or if you have changed the default in your ColorBurst RIP Preferences select the current ColorBurst Print Server Name Select ColorBurst RIP v2 0 as the Printer Model Click the Add button to close the window and add the printer to the Printer Setup Utility Close the Printer Setup Utility You are now ready to print from applications by selecting this print
48. ion is in the Environments folder within the ColorBurst RIP directory but you may choose any location Environments should always be saved with an env extension COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X Job Manager Window The Job Manager window is where file processing takes place File information is displayed in the Job and Done lists The files in the lists can be dragged within each list to reorder them or dragged from one list to another The file at the top of the Job List is the first to be processed and the file at the end of the Done List is the most recently completed Files in the Job List are processed only if the RIP is on and the files have a Ready or Ready Priority status The Job List has a set of buttons labeled RIP On and RIP Off The RIP On button must be selected to activate the Job List Files can be set to Ready with the green Activate button or Ready Priority with the green Print Now button If the ColorBurst Hot Folder is being used ColorBurst will begin scanning the Hot Folder immediately after it is launched Any files found will be placed in the Job List The folder will be monitored based on the time interval set in the Preferences window under the ColorBurst RIP menu r k a da go e ae Ka ae e COIOrBursSt KIF Server Epson sty o 790C My Epson Stylus Pro 7900 x SP7900 720 Doubleweight Matte MK Job List 8 items O RIE On RIP Off
49. itles Color Bars Print Quality Printer Controls Printer Controls Source Paper Source Roll Sheet Manual Front Manual Rear Paper Thickness _ Use Bidirectional Printing _ Use Bidirectional Printing _ Edge To Edge Printing _ Edge To Edge Printing Image is slightly upscaled to allow for borderless printing A 2 cut method is used for cutting M Cut Media Enables the current cut method as set on the printer s front panel Advanced Media Control Advanced Media Control Auto Rotate Auto Rotate _ Auto Rotate for Best Fit Automatically rotate for best fit or to print a too wide job CU Auto Rotate for Best Fit Automatically rotate for best fit or to print a too wide job Trim Lines _ Add Trim Lines Cancel GOK Cancel GOK Figure 7 1 The Printer Settings window opens in the General tab These settings change when printing to an Epson Stylus Pro 3800 shown above to the right General Tab The Printer Settings window opens in the General tab Different settings are available depending on your selected printer and the Expert Mode button in the ColorBurst Preferences COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X Print Quality The Print Quality setting also known as MicroWeave determines the number of overlapping print passes made by your printer and can be used to eliminate banding and other print art
50. l should now display as ColorBurst Click Next to continue 6 Complete the Bonjour Printer Wizard Your printer should now have the following settings Name ColorBurst_RIP or the Print Server Name Manufacturer ColorBurst Model ColorBurst Protocol LPR Click the Finish button to complete the installation and add the ColorBurst printer You are now ready to print from your Windows applications to the ColorBurst RIP by selecting this printer For information on printing from specific applications see the Printing from Applications documents in the ColorBurst Printing from Applications folder COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X Browse for Bonjour Printers Select the printer you want to use from the list below Printer information Description ColorBurst_RIP Location Figure A 3 When installing Bonjour for Windows select ColorBurst_RIP or the current ColorBurst Print Server Name in the Shared printers list COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X Appendix B Converting mil to mm Paper Thickness Is often measured in mil which is equal to 0 0254 mm Below is a mil to mm conversion chart to use with the Paper Thickness setting for the Epson Stylus Pro 3800 and 3880 2 5 mil 6 9 mil 10 13 mil 14 17 mil 18 21 mil 22 25 mil 26 29 mil 30 33 mil 34 37 mil 38 41 mil 42 45 mil 46 49 mil 50 53 mil 54 57 mil 58 61 mil
51. late the output of another printer on your own printer For example if you are printing to an Epson 7600 you can select a SWOP ICC profile to simulate a generic printing press The color gamut of the Epson will be restricted by the SWOP profile to simulate the press If you do not want to simulate another printer select None in this pop up menu Rebuild Lists Button The Rebuild Lists button is used to refresh the ICC Profile lists in the pop up menus for CMYK and Simulation If you add new ICC files to the ICC Profiles folder click the Rebuild Lists button to make sure they show up in the pop up menus PrintCertification Tab The PrintCertification tab is used to enable PrintCertification and select a reference file This tab is not available in X Photo or X Proof 3800 Ink amp Color Settings KA Enable Linearization KA Enable Ink Limiting v Enable ICC Color Management KA Use AutoSpot for Optimized PANTONE Colors Ink Curves Linearization Ink Limit Input Profiles Output Profiles PrintCertification Spot Colors KA Use PrintCertification Current Reference 1440v SWOP Premium SemiMatte cert HH Printer Epson SP4000 Environment 1440v SWOP Premium SemiMatte env CTG File Cert1 CTG Creation Date Mar 31 2006 3 12 22 PM Cr B Figure 8 9 The PrintCertification tab in the Ink amp Color Settings window NOTE The Use PrintCertification checkbox will be grayed out until a PrintCertification
52. les are sent to the Done List when processing printing is complete Files in the Job List will be processed when two conditions are met 1 The RIP must be on RIP On must be selected 2 The file must have a Ready or Ready Priority status By default the Receive on Hold button is selected so files come into the Job List with a status of Hold This allows you to make sure the printer is ready to receive jobs and make any changes necessary in File Attributes before a file starts to process To automatically receive files with a status of Ready which means they will start processing immediately deselect the Receive on Hold checkbox in the Job Manager window COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X NOTE Ifyou are creating RTL files keep in mind that they contain color correction infor mation specific to the environment that was selected when they were processed This means that if you change any ColorBurst color settings and print an RTL file the changes will not have any effect since the RTL was created with the previous settings The original files must be ripped again with the new settings to have the new settings applied If you double click any RTL file in the Job or Done list the RTL File Attributes window will open showing the print environment used to create that RTL and allowing number of copies to be set Done List The Done List contains the original image files that w
53. lick the Add button add the printer Close Print amp Fax You are now ready to print from applications by selecting this printer Print amp Fax StylusPro7900 efault Fax IP Windows Search A am el T Open Print Queue Kind L U Options amp Supplies ColorBurst R Bonjour EpsonStylusPro7900 ocation Name ColorBurst RIP Location Print Using ColorBurst RIP v2 0 i3 Default printer Last Printer Used n Default paper size US Letter H N Fr Click the lock to prevent further changes WW Figure A 2 Select the plus button in the Mac OS X 10 5 and 10 6 Print amp Fax System Preferences to add ColorBurst_RIP Print Using ColorBurst RIP v2 0 is selected in the Add Printer dialog COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X For information on printing from specific applications see the Printing from Applications documents in the ColorBurst Printing from Applications folder Printing from a networked Windows computer a k a client When printing from Windows clients we recommend using Apple s free printer utility Bonjour for Windows available for download at http www apple com support downloads bonjourforwindows html Bonjour for Windows makes the process of setting up the ColorBurst printer fast and easy You will also need to copy the CB Windows Print Driver folder to the Windows comp
54. nd job title This is especially important when print ing on sheet media Print Job Titles When the Print Job Titles checkbox is selected job titles will be printed with each print job Job Titles can be used to identify the print and always include the file name A job title is always printed on one line if the job title is too long to fit on the page it will be truncated on the right side Select the Include Current Date and Time checkbox to include the date and time that the job began processing NOTE Job titles are created when the file starts processing If you are printing job titles and have selected RIP Then Print mode or RIP Only mode in the ColorBurst Preferences window the job title will be part of the RTL Tile If you have included Date and Time the time will reflect the time when the RTL file was created not when the file was printed Select the Include Environment Name checkbox to print the full name of the environment file as part of the job title Select the Include Additional Comment checkbox to print custom text as part of the job title Any text typed into the text field will print with the job title The Font pop up menu offers a limited selection of fonts for Job Titles Courier is selected by default but you may select Courier Bold Helvetica Helvetica Bold Times or Times Bold You may also set the point size the default is 12 points Job titles can be positioned above or below the print job Select Left
55. nearization Method setting shows whether the current environment uses Chroma Lab or Lightness linearization This setting is dimmed until the Reset Baseline button is clicked which should only be done when building an ICC profile Print Linearization Target The Print Linearization Target button opens the Linearization Target Options window There are several linearization targets that can be printed for various spectrophotometers Select your spectrophotometer from the pop up menu and click OK This will place a Linearization target that has been formatted for your device in the Job List Linearization targets that are printed using the Print Linearization Target button are sent to the Job List with special instructions to print with Linearization Ink Limiting and ICC Color Management disabled This ensures that the correct settings are used when printing Linearization targets and adds the convenience of not having to manually turn these settings off and on again Launch SpectralVision Pro SpectralVision Pro is provided by ColorBurst to measure and save Linearization targets and is installed as part of the ColorBurst installation The Launch SpectralVision Pro button in the Linearization tab of Ink amp Color Settings opens the SpectralVision Pro application directly from within ColorBurst SpectralVision Pro can also be found on your hard drive in your ColorBurst Utilities folder For more information on linearization with SpectralVision
56. nstalled on every workstation that is used to print to the ColorBurst RIP ColorBurst can be used as a network printer and will publish on the network as a Bonjour printer IP Protocol or LPR printer PPD installers for Mac OS X and Windows are included in the ColorBurst Utilities folder If you are printing to the ColorBurst RIP from a client machine running Panther version 10 3 4 or greater is absolutely required If you have OS X 10 3 a free update to 10 3 4 is available from Apple Printer Sharing must be turned off on the ColorBurst RIP server machine If Printer Sharing is on ColorBurst will not be able to launch and an error message will appear To check your Printer Sharing setting open System Preferences under the Apple menu and select Sharing Make sure the Printer Sharing checkbox is not selected COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X e The page size must be set correctly in the application and in ColorBurst Page parameters including bounding box are assigned through the Page Setup in many applications For accurate positioning and file dimensions in ColorBurst be sure that the Paper Size in your application s Print dialog matches the dimensions of your file not the dimensions of your paper The paper dimensions are set in ColorBurst e Images should be rotated for printing in ColorBurst not in the application Always print images to ColorBurst in their original orientation When the f
57. nt ICC profile and can cause problems when printing if not selected correctly e Printer Model This should match the selected printer Environments are displayed in the Environment menu based on the Printer Model setting e Resolution The available resolutions for the selected printer model will be shown here e Dot Size The available dot sizes for the selected printer model will be shown here e Inks Select an ink set based on the inks physically installed in your printer e Media Type Select the type that matches your media If your media is not in the list select a media that is similar in thickness or weight Page Settings Tab The Page Settings tab can be used to set a paper size and image offset When you select the Use Page Settings checkbox the Paper Size and Image Offset settings become available COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X Printer Settings General Page Settings Job Titles Color Bars KA Use Page Settings Paper Size Width 113 in Height Ea 19 In Image Offset Auto Center O Center with Offset Horizontal Offset 0 In Vertical Offset 0 In Manual Position Horizontal Offset 0 In Vertical Offset 0 In Vertical offset applies to both leading and trailing edges for roll mode and leading edge only for sheet mode Caneel OED Figure 7 3 The Page Settings tab of the Printer Settings window Paper Size The Paper Size
58. nt Now Activate Hold Cancel Delete Printer Ink 8 Color and PrinterCertification The first five buttons affect the files listed in the Job Manager These buttons are grayed out unless a file is selected The Printer and Ink amp Color buttons open the Printer Settings and Ink amp Color dialogs which will be addressed later in this document The PrinterCertification button is used to verify that your system is printing consistently this button is dimmed unless the Use PrintCertification button is selected in the Ink amp Color Settings dialog See the PrintCertification documentation in the ColorBurst folder for more information COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X Job List The Print Now and Activate buttons are used to release files with a Hold or Cancelled Status so they can be sent to the printer The Print Now button changes the status to Ready Priority and moves the Tile to the top of the Job list to print first The Activate button changes the file status to Ready without reordering the list When the RIP Is on the RIP On button must be selected and your printer is ready to receive files all files with a Ready Priority or Ready status will print The Hold button can be used to ignore individual files in the Job List Select any file with a Ready Ready Priority or Cancelled status and click Hold The file s status will change to
59. o 0 0254 mm A mil to mm conversion chart has been provided in Appendix B of this manual to determine the Paper Thickness setting Use Bidirectional Printing The Use Bidirectional Printing checkbox turns bidirectional printing on and off When this checkbox is not selected the printhead prints while moving in one direction then moves back to the starting point to print the next pass Bidirectional printing will put ink down while the printhead moves in both directions Bidirectional printing is faster but the print quality is not as good as unidirectional printing Edge to Edge Printing Select Edge to Edge Printing when you want to make borderless prints using roll media note that roll media is required to successfully use Edge to Edge Printing on all but the Epson Stylus Pro 3800 printer When roll media is selected with Edge to Edge Printing the 2 cut method will print the beginning of the image stop printing and cut one edge and then continue printing the rest of the image At the end of the image a small amount of paper will advance so that the trailing edge can be cut flush with the edge of the image Edge to Edge Printing will scale up your images slightly 6mm in the horizontal direction and 2 5mm in the vertical dimension regardless of the size of your image so that the print will cover the entire paper area with no gaps The image must be long enough approxi mately 7 inches for this 2 cut method to work properly Cut Media
60. ob List If Receive on Hold is selected in the Job Manager it is on by default your file will have a status of Hold Select your file in the Job List and click the green Activate button in the Job Manager toolbar to change the status to Ready Jab List 1 item O RIE Qn RIP Off FileName Status Copies Dimensions Pages F My Photo tif Hold 1 10 00 x 8 00 In BH Figure 1 9 Activate your file to change the status from Hold to Ready 4 Click RIP On When you click RIP On ColorBurst will begin to process the Tile at the top of the Job List It your printer is connected properly and your file has a Ready status your file will start to print After printing the file will move to the Done List Color Job List 1 item C RIP off FileName XY Status Copies Dimensions My Photo tif Mm Printing 32 1 10 00 x 8 00 In Figure 1 10 Click RIP On to start processing COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X ColorBurst Utilities The following utilities are included in the ColorBurst Utilities folder after it has been installed Most of them are also available on our web site www colorburstrip com SpectralVision Pro This program can be used to create Linearization files and ICC Profiles The SpectralVision Pro application and manual with relinearization and profiling tutorials can be found in the ColorBurst Utilities SpectralVisi
61. on Pro folder ColorBurst 7 Upgrade Assistant This program is used to purchase an upgrade based on your current ColorBurst dongle configuration It is also used to upgrade the dongle when a new version of ColorBurst has been purchased Sentinel HASP RTE Installer dmg This file installs the ColorBurst dongle driver The dongle driver is installed during ColorBurst installation If however ColorBurst has problems recognizing the dongle and the red light on the end of the dongle is not on running the dongle installer may help ColorBurst PPD Installer This is designed to be used on Mac OS X computers that are not running ColorBurst but will be used to print to ColorBurst over a network The PPD Installer can be found in the ColorBurst Utilities folder CB Windows Print Driver zip This WinZip file contains the print driver files for use on a Windows computer when printing to ColorBurst over a network See Appendix A for instructions on printing to ColorBurst over a network from a Windows computer COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X ColorBurst RIP Menu The ColorBurst RIP Menu contains four selections that are specific to ColorBurst About ColorBurst RIP PrintCertification Manager Launch SpectralVision Pro and Preferences The other options are standard Mac OS X software menu functions ColorBurst RIP About ColorBurst RIP My Ef PrintCertification Manager Launch S
62. ons The first Auto Center will automatically center an image on the media based on the dimensions entered in Paper Size When selected this setting will override any settings on the printer s front control panel If you are using Auto Center it is extremely important that you physically measure your media and enter the correct measurements For example a paper that is 19 inches wide may actually measure 18 75 inches wide In this case entering a width of 19 will print the COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X image slightly off center Auto Center relies on the Paper Size measurements being exactly correct The second option is Center with Offset This option allows a horizontal or vertical offset from the center of the paper Center with Offset values can be positive moving the image to the right and or lower on the page or negative moving the image to the left and or higher on the page The last option in the Image Offset group is Manual Position You may enter a Horizontal and or Vertical Offset These values are used to offset an image trom the top left corner of the printable area on your media For example if you enter a Horizontal Offset of one inch your image will start one inch from the printer s left margin The Vertical Offset value is added to both the top and bottom of the image When Roll format and Cut Media are selected the Vertical Offset is added below the image and then the me
63. ons for you and list them in a pop up menu to choose from If no USB connections are found a message will alert you that no USB printers are connected to your computer and that the connection will revert back to Ethernet Once the printer connection is complete click OK to add the new printer to your Printer list The new printer will be selected in the Job Manager automatically Edit If you choose Edit under the Printer menu the Edit Printer Setups window will appear All previously added printers are listed on the left Connection information for the selected printer name is listed on the right Choose a printer from the list and click the Edit button to change the settings in the Edit Printer window Once you have made your changes click the OK button to save them and close the Edit Printer window Click Done in the Edit Printer Setups window to close it and return to the Job Manager Remove Select Remove under the Printer menu to delete a printer setup The Remove Printer Setups window will appear and is similar to the Edit Printer Setups window Select a printer name in the list and then click the Remove button to delete it A warning message will appear to confirm that you want to delete the setup click OK to remove it When you are finished removing printer setups click Done to close the Remove Printer Setups window Remove Printer Setups My Epson Stylus Pro 4000 Connection Ethernet My Epson Stylus Pro 4800 Printer Name St
64. or Publications for accurate color PANTONE and other Pantone Inc trademarks are the property of Pantone Inc Pantone Inc 2001 Pantone Inc is the copyright owner of color data and or software which are licensed to Compatible Systems Engineering Inc to distribute for use only in combination with ColorBurst PANTONE Color Data and or Software shall not be copied onto another disk or into memory unless as part of the execution of ColorBurst Mac and the Mac logo are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc registered in the U S and other countries All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are hereby acknowledged ColorBurst Systems CSE Inc 44710 Cape Court Suite 142 Ashburn VA 20147 USA Email cse colorburstrip com Web Site http www colorburstrip com COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X Table of Contents Getting Started 7 Minimum Requirements 00200 cece eee eee 7 ColorBurst Installation and Configuration 0000 eee eee 8 Basic Printing from ColorBurst 000 cee eee 11 ColorBurst Utilities 0 c es 13 ColorBurst RIP Menu 14 About ColorBurst RIP 000 cee ee es 14 PrintCertification Manager eee eee 14 Preferences 2 cc ce KA An 15 Preferences General Tab 000 cee eee ee ee ee ees 15 Preferred Units 15 Print Server Name 00 15 Default Orientation aa 15 POG TNC 4ecenet ea AO
65. ow 100 ppi If values are entered below this point a warning message will appear when you close the window allowing you to either compute the maximum size at 100 ppi print anyway with the resolution you set or cancel COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X File Attributes File Scaling Original Size Current Size Width 19 2 In 19 2 In Height 14 4 In 14 4 In Resolution 180 x 180 ppi 180 x 180 ppi Scale by Percentage Width 100 K Maximum Scaling Height 100 Set New Dimensions Width 19 2 E Se Inches H4 Height 14 4 m Maintain Proportions Ab VE Rotation Number of Copies Copies to Print 1 Gin Canes Co Figure 6 4 The File Attributes window accessed by double clicking a file in the Job List or Done List Using Scale by Percentage changes the image size to a percentage of the original size Numbers less than 100 make the image smaller while numbers greater than 100 enlarge the image The default is 10096 the original size of the image When the Maintain Proportions checkbox is checked the Width and Height percentage values will always match to maintain the original proportions of the file When the Maintain Proportions checkbox is not checked you may enter different values for the Width and Height percentages The original proportions of the file are not preserved and the image will be distorted The Maximum Scaling button will s
66. pectralVision Pro M Receive On Hold File N Preferences 8 Copies Dimensions Pages File Type FileSize Date and Time Services K Hide ColorBurst RIP 38H Hide Others X H Show All GS Quit ColorBurst RIP BA E a K Done Li Figure 2 1 The ColorBurst RIP menu in the ColorBurst menu bar About ColorBurst RIP The About ColorBurst RIP menu item displays a window with information about the ColorBurst RIP that you are currently running This information includes the version number and your product serial number PrintCertification Manager The PrintCertification Manager is used to create and edit PrintCertification Reference cert files These reference files are used to certify that your system is printing consistently For more information and a step by step PrintCertification tutorial please refer to the PrintCertification documentation located in your ColorBurst folder COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X Preferences The ColorBurst RIP Preferences window contains main program controls such as the ColorBurst Print Server name hot folder settings and log file settings There are four tabs available in the Preferences window it opens in the General tab Preferences General Tab The General tab has settings for ColorBurst s Units of Measure Print Server Name Default Orientation Log Files Expert Mode and Version Checking ColorBurst RIP Preferences P
67. referred Units Measurement Units inches W Resolution Units Pixels Inch pp i Print Server Name ColorBurst_RIP Default Orientation When importing files account for pre tiled jobs Necessary only when printing pre tiled files Do not use this option otherwise Log File m Create Log File Expert Mode _ Use Expert Mode Enables additional settings within the Printer Settings dialog Version Checking M Check for updates automatically No personal information is sent when checking for updates Figure 2 2 The General tab in the ColorBurst RIP Preferences window Preferred Units The first option is Preferred Units There are two settings one for Measurement Units and one for Resolution Units The Measurement Units may be set to Points Inches Feet Millimeters Centimeters or Meters The Resolution Units can be set to either Pixels Inch ppi or Pixels Centimeter ppc These settings are global settings all units in ColorBurst are set from the selection made here Print Server Name The Print Server Name field allows you to specify a name for ColorBurst when used as a print server over a network The default name is ColorBurst_RIP If you are running more than one copy of ColorBurst you will need to change the Print Server Name for one copy so that their names do not match Default Orientation The checkbox here can be used to support page tiling when files are printed trom appli cations such as InDesign to
68. st of spot color names and color values The entire list of soot colors can be saved as a SPOT Tile by clicking the Save Spot File button The SPOT file can later be imported using the Import Spot Colors button Spot files are particularly useful for saving a color list to use with a different environment spot colors are saved as part of the environment so each environment has a separate list COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X A Appendix A Printing to ColorBurst ColorBurst can be used as a print server to print directly from applications on a single computer or from multiple computers over a network Your files will print from the application to a ColorBurst printer which sends files to the ColorBurst RIP Job List as PostScript ColorBurst can be set up as a Bonjour printer under Mac OS X or as a Bonjour or LPR printer under Windows Important Notes Before you get started there are a few things you should know about printing directly from applications to the ColorBurst RIP ColorBurst must be installed and running If ColorBurst is not running when you print your file the Mac OS X Print Queue will not be able to send your file to ColorBurst The file will remain in the ColorBurst Hot Folder until ColorBurst is launched If you print when ColorBurst is not running you may need to stop and restart the Mac OS X Print Queue after ColorBurst is launched to send the file The ColorBurst PPD must be i
69. t scans the Hot Folder for files and places them immediately into the Job List for printing The Hot Folder is a drop folder only never remove files directly from the Hot Folder To delete files from the Job List highlight them and click the Delete button in the Job Manager toolbar Error Folder Hot Folder ICC Profiles Figure 3 3 The ColorBurst Hot Folder is located inside the ColorBurst application folder Print from applications Files can also be added to the Job List by printing to ColorBurst from applications The Print dialog in any application can be used to send files to ColorBurst locally or across a network see Appendix A Printing to ColorBurst for more information When printing from applications all files are sent to ColorBurst as PostScript files regardless of the type of file printed The process of printing to ColorBurst creates a PostScript file COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X 4 Printer Menu The Printer menu has three options to manage the inkjet printers associated with ColorBurst A printer must be added before you can select an environment and print a file from the ColorBurst Job List The Printer pop up menu in the Job Manager window shows all of the printers that have been defined using the Printer menu in the ColorBurst menu bar and is automatically updated when a new printer is defined ColorBurst RIP File EU 168 Add ER iy Enson Stylus Pro 79
70. the environment If you create spot colors and do not save the environment the new spot colors will be lost when a different envi ronment is selected Make sure to save your environment after defining new spot colors You may also want to save your spot color list as a SPOT file to import later or use with other environments Add Edit or Remove a Spot Color Use the Add button to define a new spot color and add it to the spot color list The Add a Spot Color window will open allowing you to enter a spot color Name and either CMYK or Lab values A color swatch in the upper right corner shows the approximate color entered To edit a spot color select the spot color in the list and click the Edit button This will open the Edit a Soot Color window The spot color name or values may be changed and you may switch between CMYK or Lab color space To remove a color from the spot color list select the color and click the Remove button To remove all colors from the spot color list at once click the Clear List button Import Spot Colors Spot colors can be imported from any PS EPS or PDF job file as well as a saved SPOT file When files are imported the existing Spot Color list will be checked for duplicates A message will appear to give you the option to keep or overwrite the existing color and a checkbox gives you the option to apply that choice to all duplicate colors Save Spot File A ColorBurst SPOT file stores the spot colors as a li
71. u will need to click the Rebuild Lists button at the bottom of the Input Profiles tab for the new profiles to show in the list Ink amp Color Settings KA Enable Linearization KA Enable Ink Limiting KA Enable ICC Color Management KA Use AutoSpot for Optimized PANTONE Colors Ink Curves Linearization Ink Limit Input Profiles Output Profiles 8 PrintCertification Spot Colors _RGB Image AdobeRGB1998 icc Hs Perceptual HA Adobe RGB 1998 v Black Point Compensation CMYK Image CMYK Custom Sheetfed Input ICC HA Relative Colorimetric HH Based on GRACOL TROO4 Standard for Sheetfed Press CU Black Point Compensation Gray Image Gray Gamma 1 8 icc H Perceptual 4 Gray Gamma 1 8 CU Black Point Compensation Rebuild Lists KA Use Embedded Profiles Uses the rendering intent of the corresponding input profile C Figure 8 7 The Input Profiles tab in the Ink amp Color Settings window RGB Image Pop up Menus and Black Point Compensation The first RGB Image pop up on the left contains available RGB ICC Profiles located in the ColorBurst ICC Profiles folder When a profile is selected the profile information is listed below the pop up menu The second RGB Image pop up on the right contains the rendering intent for the RGB ICC Profile The rendering intent defines the method of how the profile will remap the image from the input colorspace to the output colorspace Perceptu
72. ur printer settings Click the Printer button in the Job Manager tool bar to open the Printer Settings window In the General tab make sure the correct paper source is selected based on your media roll or sheet If you are using sheet paper make sure to go to the Page Settings tab select Use Page Settings and type in your paper size You can center the image or type in an offset COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X Page Settings Job Titles Color Bars Print Quality 4 Pas5 7 Printer Controls per Source Roll General Page Settings Job Titles Color Bars M Use Page Settings _ Use Bidirectional Printing _ Edge To Edge Printing Image is slightly upscaled to allow for borderless printing A 2 cut method is used for cutting M Cut Media Enables the current cut method as set on the printer s front panel Advanced Media Control Vertical offset applies to both leading and trailing edges for roll mode and leading edge only for sheet mode Auto Rotate _ Auto Rotate for Best Fit Automatically rotate for best fit or to print a too wide job Trim Lines _ Add Trim Lines Canco GOK cri CG Figure 1 8 Check the Printer Settings General tab and Page Settings tab before printing 3 Open a file and activate it Click File menu gt Open and select any valid image file JPG TIFF EPS PDF etc The file is placed in the J
73. urst X Proof Plus All versions support RGB CMYK and Grayscale TIFF and JPEG file formats as well as PS EPS and PDF files PSD Camera RAW PNG BMP J2K and PICT files are also supported when running ColorBurst under Mac OS X 10 5 or later A Hot Folder is included for printing across networks and ColorBurst can be printed to directly from your favorite applications ColorBurst X Proof includes AutoSpot for optimized PANTONE colors and PrintCertification X Photo does not X Proof Plus adds the ability to include trim lines job titles custom color bars and custom spot colors as well as auto placement of color bars when using PrintCertification Minimum Requirements CPU Requirements ColorBurst for Mac OS X is a Universal application that runs natively on both Power PCG and Intel based Mac computers CPU requirements will vary depending on print resolution and how you send the file to the printer RIP and Print On The Fly mode will send files as they are processed RIP Then Print mode will send files after they have been completely processed e Any Power Macintosh G4 G5 or Intel Mac will support RIP Then Print mode at any resolution e A Power Macintosh G4 1 66 GHz or better is recommended for RIP and Print On The Fly mode for most printers and resolutions e A Power Macintosh G5 or Intel Mac Is required for RIP and Print On The Fly mode at 2880 resolution on the Epson Stylus Pro x800 and x880 s
74. uter NOTE This process is supported on Windows XP service pack 2 or later 1 Copy the ColorBurst Windows Print Driver to the client machine The Windows Print Driver can be found in the ColorBurst Utilities folder as Windows Print Driver zip Copy this file to your Windows computer and unzip the Print Driver folder 2 Download and Install Bonjour for Windows Download the installer at http www apple com support downloads bonjourforwindows html Run the installer and follow the instructions on the screen to install Bonjour You will need to restart your computer after installation 3 Run the Bonjour Printer Wizard Double click the Bonjour Printer Wizard icon a shortcut will have been placed on your desktop during installation Click Next in the Welcome screen to continue 4 Select ColorBurst_RIP from the list of shared printers If you have changed the default Print Server Name in the ColorBurst Preferences dialog select the current Print Server Name instead NOTE Do not select your physical printer StylusPro4800 etc from the list Make sure to select the ColorBurst RIP printer If you select your physical printer you will be printing through the printer driver not ColorBurst 5 Find the ColorBurst Windows Print Driver The Manufacturer name should display as ColorBurst Click the Have Disk button and browse to the Windows Print Driver you unzipped earlier Select the ColorBurst int file then click Open The Mode
75. ves raes Edit Curves Yellow 51 n Kl Kl I E Janene IL mt Light Ink Curves Changing the light ink curves will invalidate your ICC Profile Only alter them if you intend to build a new profile CE Figure 8 2 The Ink Curves tab in the Ink amp Color Settings window Channel Ink Reduction Channel Ink Reduction allows you to reduce the maximum amount of each specific ink color that is allowed For example if Cyan is reduced to 60 a pure cyan would print at 6096 instead of 10096 The Channel Ink Reduction may be used when Enable Ink Limiting is not selected the settings in the Ink Limit tab control the total ink limit The maximum printed ink can be COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X independently controlled for each color For example let s assume you enter a value of 50 for the Cyan value This means that when a 100 cyan dot is to be printed only a 50 dot is actually printed All other dot values are adjusted accordingly When a 50 dot is specified only a 25 dot is printed etc Use Bezier Curves and Edit Curves Button Each color channel can be controlled with Bezier Curves When the Use Bezier Curves checkbox is selected the Edit Curves button is available This button opens the Bezier Curves window When the Use Bezier Curves checkbox is not selected any Bezier Curve settings are ignored Bezier Curves Window The Bezier Curves window contains an individual editable
76. vironment pop up menu is used to select an environment Environments contain settings for a specific printer Epson 7600 9600 etc resolution 720 variable dot etc media Matte Gloss etc and black ink PK photo black MK matte black The Environments available in the menu are based on the printer selected in the Printer pop up menu When you select a new environment the settings stored in that environment file will be loaded and ColorBurst is ready to print using those settings COBA S P Ser Eps 1 JOB ColorBurst RIP Server pson Stylus Pro 79 100HM My Epson Stylus Pro 7900 G d 5P7900 720 Doubleweight Matte MK env pi g 5P7900 720 Enhanced Matte MK env ara 5P7900 720 Photo Grade Glossy PK env Job List O items 5P7900 720 Photo Semigloss PK env File Name 57900 720 Premium Glossy Photo 170 PK env File T SP7900 720 Premium Glossy Photo 250 PK env 5P7900 720 Premium Luster Photo 260 PK env 5P7900 720 Premium Semigloss Photo 170 PK env 5P7900 720 Premium SemiGloss Photo 250 PK env 5P7900 720 Premium Semimatte Photo Paper 260 PK env CWD TIN Dennen Prem aris DE maw Figure 6 3 The Environment pop up menu in the Job Manager window When you add a new environment using Save As under the Environment menu you may need to select Reload Menu at the bottom of the Environment pop up menu to see your new environment in the list Job Manager Toolbar Buttons The Job Manager toolbar has buttons labeled Pri
77. with the printer you should select the next setting RIP Then Print This setting creates an RTL file that is sent to the printer after processing is complete An RTL file is written in an internal format needed by the printer Because all color correction and screening has already been done printing an RTL file is very fast An RTL file is printer specific an RTL written for an Epson will be different from an Encad or HP printer The last RIP preference is RIP Only If you wish to create RTL files without printing select this option This option can be used for pre processing files that can be printed later After the RTL file is created it will be put in the Job List with a status of Hold NOTE Selecting RIP Then Print or RIP Only disables the X Proof Plus Job Title and Color Bar settings Default Startup Condition The Default Startup Condition setting determines whether the RIP is On or Off at startup RIP Off is the default condition Caution should be taken when selecting RIP On as the Default Startup Condition since it can lead to runaway conditions in which processing and printing begin before the user and or the printer is ready Preferences Hot Folder Tab The ColorBurst Hot Folder can be used as a way to add files to the Job List The Hot Folder can be modified in the Preferences Hot Folder Tab COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X ColorBurst RIP Preferences __ NA
78. ylusPro4000 Figure 4 3 The Remove Printer Setups window COLORBURST 7 USER MANUAL COLORBURST RIP QUEUE SERIES MAC OS X Environment Menu ColorBurst ships with numerous preconfigured environments that contain settings for different printers and media Environments specific to the printer model you have selected are automatically displayed in the Environments pop up menu next to your printer The Environment menu in the ColorBurst menu bar can be used to create your own custom environments Printer 82T Tuz a Save As My Epson Stylus Pro 7900 5P7900 720 Doublew Job List O items O RIB On RIP Off Figure 5 1 The Environment menu in the ColorBurst menu bar Save and Save As You can use Save to make changes to the existing environment or Save As to create a new environment that will appear under the Environment menu in the Job Manager Load an environment and make any changes necessary to the settings in the Printer Settings and Ink amp Color Settings windows Choose Save to replace the current environment with the new settings If the current environment file is locked which all default ColorBurst environments are you will get a message indicating that the file cannot be overwritten Use Save As to save the environment settings with a new name Type in a meaningful file name include the printer model resolution media type etc and choose a folder to save the new environment in The default locat

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