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ImagePrint Windows Troubleshooting Guide (Cont.)

1. Cut Ctrl Preferences Undo The Undo command will immediately negate the last operation Redo The Redo command reverses the effect of a previously done Undo command returning the software to the state preceding the Undo Cut This command will remove the currently selected image from the Layout window The black scissors icon in the ImagePrint toolbar has the same effect 4 22 IMAGEPRINT User Guide The Main Menu cont Preferences The Preferences command will cause the Preferences dialog to appear Preferences X Interpolation Currently the Preferences window allows you to choose what interpola tion method ImagePrint will use to Scale images Replicate The choices for interpolation are W Replication Bi linear and Bi Cubic C Bilinear Replication is the fastest method best used when flat areas of color are desired with no soft edges Bi linear and Bi cubic interpolation attempt to achieve the best results when scaling an image by adding intermediary colors between pixels Bi linear is slightly faster although bi cubic usually achieves slightly bet ter results The default interpolation method is bi cubic which for photo graphic images gives the best results 4 23 IMAGEPRINT User Guide The Main Menu cont Image The Image Drop Down Menu gives Image eT 7 access to the Templates Settings and Color Templates Management Windows Settin
2. Lrectal Iniinmaln r Rambow Technologes ImagePrint Waich 1440 4 Pass A m Birre lo ples derbies etd cera ASF Distibutiorn Actoead FH punters fj FPSON ae temp duporit J Dica ac Recycled E il Ey Hame Select All Ea oo 2 L l M Eneo S 7 Images will automatically be positioned on the page as they are brought in move them to new positions by clicking and dragging You can remove images by clicking on them and then clicking the scissors tool in the tool bar along the top of the layout area 3 10 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Step 4 Print Choose Print from the File menu and the Print Dialog box will appear Print Dialog eee Job Name reer Printer E pson4000 Print Pages fe All Range ap e Frint Cancel Setup Options Click the Print button to have the current layout sent to the printer via the ImagePrint spooler 3 11 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Step 5 Check the spooler Once your job is sent to the queue for printing you can check its status with SpoolFace the interface into the ImagePrint queue Launch SpoolFace by clicking the Spooler button on the right side of the Toolbar on top of the ImagePrint layout area The SpoolFace Window will appear S n l s al He 4 88 2 aje feje E EH elz x ajal 5l a Click the Spooler button in the Toolba
3. Custom Layout Settings can be saved and loaded with these buttons You can save your own custom layout settings containing the current Image Width Image Height Gutter and Page Origin layout settings To save your own settings click the Save Layout button You will be presented with a file dialog allowing you to name your new custom settings file To load a saved custom layout choose the Load Layout but ton A file dialog box will appear allowing you to choose a previously saved layout settings file Once loaded the Layout Settings window will display your custom settings settings eee Grid Settings PostScript Options Page Tiling Crop Marks Scale Settings Step Repeat Layout Annotation Gutters Left to Right 0 25 Top to Bottom 0 25 Page Origin Point foo v foo T Center Automatically Image Width oo Image Height iit Apply Settings Annotation The Annotation settings area FEI CT x provides controls for adding Grid Settings Scale Settings Step Repeat text annotation to your imag PostScript Options Fage Tiling Crop Marks Layout Annotation es The filename with or without extension date and M Print Annotation time can be automatically M Print Name Font Size Medium gt printed beneath each image and Extension Note that ImagePrint s Pint Date Crop Mark feature will also put crop marks around the annotations so it is not rec
4. Save Layout Load Layout E foo Y o o T Center Automatically Gutter The gutter settings control how far apart images should be spaced as they are automatically added to the Layout area Enter a Left to right gutter to specify the amount of space between your images The Top to bottom field designates the vertical spacing between images Page origin point The Page Origin point allows you to specify where the images begin on the lay out area By placing a value in the X and Y fields you can offset your images to the right and down on the page effectively adding margin area to your print Be careful This offset is relative to the PRINTABLE area of the page Any offset added will be in addition to the normal non printable margin area of the page Units The Units drop down menu allows you to choose which measurement units are used within the Layout Settings window 5 10 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Settings Layout cont Auto Flow Select Auto Flow to have new pages automatically added as the current page is filled with images When a new page is created the layout area will automatically switch to the newly added page and the new page number will be shown in the page counter at the bottom of the Layout window Without Auto Flow selected no new pages will be added if an image can t fit on an empty area on the current page it will be placed in the upper left hand corner of the Layout area on top of any ima
5. The selected image will be applied to the current P l template when Assign is clicked u ala orie i gt Removing Template Settings from an Image To return the current image back to its original non templated state click the Remove button in the lower left hand side of the Template window The image will return to its original size and orientation Template Dialog x Templates Template Mame Tae O 1 6x7 2 3 545 landscape Save 1 57 213 55 landscape sme 1 57 4 2 5x3 5 1 5x7 4 2 543 5 landscape Template Width 10 00 New 0K fi Delete 1601 7552 5 B 2 3 5x5 4 2 553 5 Template Height 7 00 H apy e E i i cccc 16 5x5 FrameSizes 82 5035 AUTO_ROTATE_4 Halimit 2 3 55 ey 5 00 x 500 7 z H altl leat Ale Fa Al Clicking Remove will Haa 250 y 350 cause the image to i re R Add Delet return to its normal aiis elete state 8 6 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Templates Cont Creating New Templates The template window also gives you the ability to create custom template designs These templates can be saved into the template list allowing you to cre ate a set of unique packages To create a new template design click the New button on the right side of the Template window The template design area within the ImagePrint layout window will change to reveal only the blue border that designates the bounding box of the
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7. 6 6 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Profile Names The default color profiles supplied with ImagePrint are named according to the type of printer they characterize and the paper they are made for The profile name may also contain references to the type of ink used the printer resolution it was created for and the lighting condition tempera ture the profile is made for Because of the potentially large number of parameters any profile may reflect abbreviations must be used and pro file names can sometimes be hard to decipher ColorByte keeps a list of profile names and descriptions within each printer folder on the Profile Repository FTP site Following are details on the various naming conventions used by the default profiles supplied with ImagePrint Printer Type The first part of the profile name contains the printer type In the case of printers with identical printing characteris tics the name may reflect a different printer such as the Epson 7600 9600 In those cases profiles for these printers can be used interchangeably For a listing of how this applies to specific printers please see the Printer Specific Settings section of the Appendix of this manual Paper Type The paper that the profile was generated for is usually listed as the 2nd part of the profile name Typically the papers man ufacturer is listed as a two letter abbreviation followed by an abbre viation of the paper type Common manufacturer abbreviation
8. tion 4 14 IMAGEPRINT User Guide The ImagePrint Toolbar cont The Alignment Tools allow you to align images relative to one another Before using them you will need two or more images in the layout window 8 4 15 Align Target Click on an image in the layout window then click this button The selected image is now an alignment target Now click any number of others images while holding the Control key These are the images that will be aligned with target image when one of the below buttons is clicked Align to Top Clicking this button after selecting an alignment target see Align Target above and after CTRL clicking one or more other images will cause the images to line up with the top edge of the alignment target Align to Bottom Clicking this button after selecting an alignment target see Align Target above and after CTRL clicking one or more other images will cause the images to line up with the bottom edge of the alignment target Align to Left Clicking this button after selecting an alignment target see Align Target above and after CTRL clicking one or more other images will cause the images to line up with the left edge of the alignment target Align to Right Clicking this button after selecting an alignment tar get see Align Target above and after CTRL clicking one or more other images will cause the images to line up with the right edge of the alignment target IMAGEPRINT User Guide
9. to appear This window is described in detail in olor Management IMAGEPRINT User Guide Saving and Recalling Correction Settings Correction During your color correction work you may decide to save the changes you have made in order to apply them to other images You may also wish to use other pre defined settings or even start over ImagePrint gives you the option of saving and recalling default or previously saved settings for one or all of the parameters you have changed or resetting the parameters to those in the origi Load nal image Save Default Load Default Save The controls for saving and recalling settings are located within the Correction drop down menu The following commands are available Save This option allows you to save custom correction settings After adjusting the set tings you want to save click on the Save button or select Save in the Corrections menu In the dialog window that appears check off the settings you want to save Next a dialog box will give you the oppor tunity to name the settings file and choose where it will be stored The settings can now be recalled any time using the Recall feature see below Note Only the settings you check off are saved Recall This option recalls a previously saved set tings file After you select Recall a stan dard file dialog appears for you to select the settings file to be recalled 8 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Saving and Recalling C
10. Note that when AutoPrint is first started these controls are hidden To access the Queue Setting controls click the raised triangle button between the Printer and Page Size menus The Queue Settings Controls let you choose the current queue as well as add and delete queues Remember that any changes you make within AutoPrint affect the currently chosen queue only OF AutoPrint File Settings Wiem Auto Print Utility Operating System WINDOWS Sunday July 15 2001 Current Printer Epson9500 Page Size eames Curent Queue Default New Queue Remove Queue Current Watched Directory C Program Files magePrint watch Browse T Include Sub directories Auto Print NOT Running Click Here to Start Queue Setting Controls Percentage nutes 11 10 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Selecting a queue You can select a settings queue from the list of available queues via the Current Queue button At first there will only be one queue available the Default Queue Creating a queue To create a new settings queue click the New Queue button and specify a name for the queue in the dialog box that appears Click the Create button to have the new queue become available under the Current Queue list Deleting a queue Clicking the Delete button in the Queue Settings controls will cause the cur rently selected queue to be deleted Modifying a queue All AutoPrint settings apply to the currently selected q
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12. The choices are Top Bottom Left and Right You can also turn off annotations by choosing None 11 24 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Annotation Labels Click the check box next to each of the Annotation Label choices to specify the contents of the annotation that will print with each image The choices are Date The date in mm dd yy format will be printed Filename The filename of the image will be printed Login ID The user id which initiated the job will be printed Hostname The computer name of the computer which initiated the job will be printed Printer The name of the printer will be printed Custom By entering text in the field provided and selecting this checkbox you can choose to have custom printed with each image Annotation Offset Use this field to specify the distance in inches that the annotation should be printed from the image Wrap Annotations This field determines how AutoPrint should handle annotations that would extend beyond the image s width By choosing Wrap Annotations the annota tion text will be broken into multiple lines Without this option set the text will be truncated at the edge of the image Print Annotation Labels This checkbox determines if the labels for each annotation will be printed For example the filename annotation for the file file tif would appear as Filename file tif Without this option set only the annotation text file tif will be printed Justification By cli
13. Use current ImagePrint settings Profiles Syetem Monitor CIE AGE Printer SM Matchprint Prooter None Proofer Intent perceptual al Inik Limit 10034 Hoos DE Hoos hoz DE hoz DE Specify ICC Files Use current ImagePrint Settings This section is for choosing whether AutoPrint will use the profiles in effect within ImagePrint or if you will manually select profiles Choosing Use current ImagePrint Settings will cause AutoPrint to read the printer s profiles directly from ImagePrint This can be convenient for quickly setting up AutoPrint to print with the same setup that you use when printing through ImagePrint Choosing Specify ICC Files will give you access to the profile selection area within the Color Settings window allowing you to manually select which pro files AutoPrint will use 11 27 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Profile Selection Choosing ICC ICM color profiles for use with AutoPrint works the same way as it does within ImagePrint Profiles can be chosen for the Monitor although for AutoPrint this profile will not be used as well as the Printer and Proofer simulation RGB and CMYK source profiles for vector and bitmap files can also be selected and embedded profiles can be either used or ignored For instructions on choosing the correct profiles please consult chapter 6 Color Management Ink Limitations 11 28 AutoPrint allows you to setup ink limitations for each color channel
14. are deemed too big to fit By enlarging the AutoPrint page with non printing margins that match that of your images the images will fit the page and print correctly Care should be taken with this setting however since images that do not contain margin data may be placed in the non printing margin area and inadvertently cropped To set margins click the Use Margins checkbox then specify in inches the Right Left Top and Bottom margins you desire The AutoPrint layout display will update to reflect the new page size Quality The Quality setting allows you to choose from the available quality settings of the select ed printer Simply choose a setting from the drop down menu AutoCut If your printer has an automatic page cutter this option will allow you to cut each page after it is printed Ink Set If your printer supports more than one ink set here is where it can be chosen Default Image DPI AutoPrint attempts to read the proper DPI setting from images from the image header lf AutoPrint can not determine the intended DPI setting the Default Image DPI specified in this field will be used 11 20 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Interpolation DPI Also known as dithering DPI this setting refers to the DPI setting ImagePrint will use when building layouts for print It is NOT necessarily the DPI of the printer In most cases this setting should be left at the default X Offset Y Offset The X and Y Offsets determine the
15. 2 gigabyte limitation of your operating system If you are printing a very large banner type image and are seeing this try setting the Resolution setting located in the Setup window accessed by clicking Setup in the Print dialog box to 180 rather then the default 360 What do the profile names mean lt TOP gt T16 ImagePrint s profiles start with the PRINTER NAME abbreviated followed by the INK SET used for this profile mk is matte black pk is photo black Next comes the VERSION LETTER of the driver currently b they are made for then the PAPER TYPE sometimes very abbreviated and the QUALITY at which they were made if no quality appears in the name assume 1440 The designations at the end of the name refer to the lighting temperature the print will be best suited to be displayed in Inkjet printers often exhibit metamerism which is the characteristic of a print changing its appearance as it is moved to different lighting conditions so we give a few choices to enable you to pick the temperature that most closely will match where the print will be viewed Although you can t always know where a print will be viewed having the ability to choose the tem perature can make a huge difference IMAGEPRINT User Guide Troubleshooting ImagePrint Windows Troubleshooting Guide Cont Not all versions will necessarily be available for each profile For most profiles only the EDAY F2 and F3 profiles are included on the cd
16. H Scale V Scale The H Scale and V Scale fields are used to specify a scaling percent age for the current image in the horizontal H and vertical V directions If Constrain Proportions is checked see below typing a number in one field will cause the same num ber to appear in the other Constrain Proportions Selecting the Constrain Proportions checkbox will force the aspect ratio of the current image to remain constant non distorted as you change the scale preferences Units The bottom portion of the Scale Settings window contains measurement unit choic es Here you can choose the unit of measurement that the Scale Preferences window will use Note Another way to size your images is via the Layout Settings window described later in this section of the manual Using the Layout Settings affects all images as they are opened while the Scale Settings controls affect individual images that have already been added to the layout IMAGEPRINT User Guide Settings Step and Repeat 45 The Step and Repeat window ECCI allows you to specify step hor PostScript Options Fage Tiling Crop Marke Layout Annotation izontal and repeat vertical Grid Settings Scale Settings step Repeat preferences for the currently selected image Remember images can also be stepped and repeated with the mouse FeR PRAGE o o via clicking and dragging with the shift key depressed The Repeat 1 00 Space 0 00 following controls d
17. Humber 2 Installation Type Installed Printers f Host Computer Install Epson4000 31 0 3 17 79100 TESTEO Enabled Client Computer Install Printer Host Computer Use the default printer Benne han name or type in one of f Local USBOON your own Newok o a 6 0 Printer Hame FosondQ00 Encryption E o o o Progress Ready a Remove Enable Install Close IMAGEPRINT User Guide Step 2 Setting up your printers cont Specify the connection to the printer If your printer is connected via an ethernet network click Network and put in its IP Address If you don t know the printer s IP Address see APPENDIX E Determining the printer s IP Address If your printer is connected via USB Firewire or SCSI click Local For USB and Firewire choose the button to access the Port Selection window described on the next pages J IPSetup 4 x Printer To Install Epson4000 Dongle Number 2 Installation Type Installed Printers f Host Computer Install Epson4000 31 0 3 17 7 9700 TESTEO Enabled Client Computer Install Printer Host Computer Connectors Local jusen akl Choose the Printer Connection Type C Newek 0 fo f 0 0 e For USB or Firewire click Local Printer Name Epson4000 Then click the HM button to Encryptic access the Port Selection window post Ready described on the next page For
18. Layout area to print C Range e g 1 2 5 8 Print Cancel Setup Options Specifying pages to print If your layout area currently has multiple pages using the Print Dialog allows you to choose to print all of the pages or just certain ones e To specify individual pages separate the entries with commas 1 3 would cause page 1 and 3 to print but not page 2 e To specify a range of pages separate the entries with a dash 1 3 would cause page 1 through 3 to print Settings and Options The Print Dialog also gives access to two important settings windows the Setup window and the Options window Both of these contain settings that will affect how your images print The following pages describe these two areas IMAGEPRINT User Guide Printing cont x The Printer Setup Window a Resolution aC Click the Setup button within the Print dialog box to access the Printer Setup window The Printer Setup Page size Letter window allows you to setup printer specific options Quality 1440 4Pas before printing Ink KMCMY cm Pigment To change a setting highlight it within its text field and type a new value or choose a different set caps iat x ting from the drop down menu Depending on your Copies E gt printer type the following settings may be found in the Printer Setup window Version b F uto Cut Jv Sheet P Inked Ares Cancel Resolution This displays the c
19. Megabytes of RAM 512 if printing PostScript 200 Megabytes of free hard drive space 1 giga byte free space recommended ACD ROM drive 800x600 or above screen resolution IMAGEPRINT User Guide Preface What s new in version 6 ImagePrint version 6 represents a major upgrade to previous versions of the soft ware If you are already familiar with ImagePrint you may just want to familiarize yourself with the new features Click the links below to jump to detailed descriptions of the new features New features in version 6 0 Integrated image browser Unarished Iriiri 5 Riarte echroogres aa Peat Choose Files graphically from the new file browser Undo Redo FH a gt i P A Sort Er Heme Sed Al Undo the previous command Multiple page support with automatic next page smapumarussarsemerasrsnsnaras generation when page is full E New pages will be automatically generated as the current page is filled Nudge Image keys Move images incrementally with the arrow keys on your keyboard Xi IMAGEPRINT User Guide Preface xi What s new in version 6 cont New layout modes Best Fit and Proof sheet EOCBE Automatically lay imag es out with pre defined spacing and sizes or create your own cus tom layout settings Horizontal and Vertical Lock when dragging Improved Layout tools allow Movement on the you to more easily put images page can now
20. Misting Profile Untagged Image Adobe AGE 1998 CMTE 2M M1 atchprint Gray None Apply x Color Managed Images Embedded Profile Action Embedded profile action Prompt Some images have profiles embedded tagged in them at the time of their creation This field allows you to choose the action ImagePrint will take when loading an image that has an embedded pro file The choices are Ignore If you choose Ignore ImagePrint will never use embedded profiles but will instead use the RGB or CMYK bitmap source profile you have designated Apply If you choose Apply then ImagePrint will always use the embedded profiles it finds instead of the RGB or CMYK bitmap source profile you have designated Prompt If you choose Prompt ImagePrint prompts you with a choice to ignore or apply the embedded profile on a per image basis 6 18 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Bitmap profiles Cont Rendering Intenta RGB Relative Colorimetric gt CMYK Perceptual Lab Absolute Colorimetric Grap Perceptual Default Rendering Intents The Default Rendering Intent section of the Bitmap area allows you to choose the rendering intent to be used for each of the four color spaces RGB Grayscale CMYK or LAB Rendering intents are methods used by the color management to handle out of gamut colors Select from Absolute Colorimetric Perceptual Relative Colorimetric or Saturation In most cases Perce
21. Port Name but if using an Epson 2200 use the Windows Port Name Printer 3 Port EPSON Stylus Pro S600 3 LPT 1 EPSON Stylus Pro 4000 3 LPT 1 Cancel Intuit Internal Printer c NUL Fax i MIRAS Connect to printer using Port name Choose Port Name to cause the Windows driver name standard port name to be used Such as USB001 for USB print ers or EP1394_001 for Firewire printers Or 3 Click OK choose Windows Port Name to cause the Windows printer name to be used as the printer port name You will need to check the properties of the Windows printer if you select this option See the next page for details 1 9 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Step 2 Setting up your printers cont Choosing the Local USB or Firewire Port Cont More on Choosing the Local Port For most printers choosing Port Name will work fine However if the following applies to your installation you should use the Windows Port Name selection instead e If your Printer is an Epson 2200 The standard Port Name setting will not work with that printer e If you experience any connection problems with the normal Port Name setting Using the Windows Port name can often solve communication problems Setting Properties on the Windows Printer Driver Important If you chose the Windows Port Name setting in order to prevent inter ference from the standard Windows driver when printing from ImagePrint follow the below procedures before pr
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23. T a g Mon eee telerite ia eea elea eea f The Main Window shows the page and the The four images you plan to print main com The Setup Area shows cur rent printer settings This is also the home of the Probe area ponents of the ImagePrint inter vv OSIM u a GUS Slee Lette Printer Epson4000 Quality 1440 4Pass E 4 ojo The Tool Bar contains most of the tools you ll use to manipulate images Some tools are also available by Right Clicking images within the Layout Area L ie gt ala af 4 2 IMAGEPRINT User Guide 4 3 ath Starting ImagePrint To start ImagePrint double click the ImagePrint icon located on your desktop or choose it from the ImagePrint Program group in your Windows Start Menu The ImagePrint Main application window will appear E Epson4000 ImagePrint File Edit view Image Correction Help Hostname TESTEO Page Size Layout Auto Printer JEpson4000 Quality 1440 4 Pass Annotation SDs xx 4 0 88 23 m a Se a a Se a Sn ee ee coher hap feria tet fa gure see ee fse eth Lee CRA fees lier fl eee leh eran Leet are lie Le iD a roilirtlaag AS IMAGEPRINT User Guide The ImagePrint Layout Area The ImagePrint Main Window contains the Layout Area Within this area imag es can be added to the layout and repositioned graphically As the layout area is f
24. Tint Picker controls will become active Choose the Tint tab within the Color Management window to expose the Tint picker controls When a Gray profile is chosen in the Printer Mii Paper field of the Output iout Bitmap Vector Tint section of the Color Protiles Printer Paper ep4000pk_GRAY_PremLusterRoll_ 1440 the Tint Picker con trols will become active Choose Tint to display them Color Management Output Bitmap Vector Tint Shadow Tint Highlight Tint Tints Blend FO Il Split Tones E Apply 6 25 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Using the Tint Picker cont The Tint picker allows you to adjust the tint in both the shadow and the highlight areas of your print independently or as a whole You can also control the way the tinted shadow and highlight areas blend Control of the tint is done by moving a control point located in the shadow and highlight sections of the tint picker Moving the point to the upper right will warm the image giving a sepia tone Moving it to the lower left will cause it to be cooler giving a selenium tone The bottom right will result in a mauve tonality the upper left will move the image toward moss green Changes made by the Tint Picker are visible both on the screen display and in the printed output lanagement t Bitmap vector Tint Moving the control point within the Tint Picker will tone your grayscale images 6 26 IMAGEPRINT Use
25. and PCs One side of the cd will have a limited amount of profiles available so you will need to download pro files from ColorByte s Profile Repository If you re CD isn t hybrid the Mac software can be downloaded free of charge from the ColorByte ftp site email support colorbytesoftware com for details e If you can access a Macintosh folder from your PC using AutoPrint can be a powerful hands free method of automatically laying out images created on the PC For details on using AutoPrint see chapter 11 AutoPrint IMAGEPRINT User Guide Printing Quickstart Printing Quickstart ImagePrint is designed to be simple to use and quick to learn However the amount of features and tools can appear confusing to the first time user and a little time consuming to become familiar with This chapter is for those who wish to skip the details and get printing right away Important Note Another method of quickly getting up to speed with ImagePrint is via our Interactive Tour This fully narrated multi media presentation walks you through all the features of ImagePrint and may be the best way to become familiar with the many tools the software offers The ImagePrint Tour is installed with your software and can be accessed from the ImagePrint Tutorial folder within your ImagePrint folder The tour can also_be accessed online at the ColorByte web site olorbytesoftware com Before proceeding make sure you have installe
26. be exactly where you want them l constrained left right on the page or up down Add annotations to Images Filename date and time can be added beneath each image on the page xii IMAGEPRINT User Guide Preface xii What s new in version 6 cont Colorized black and white printing Equal channel RGB images with col ored highlights can be printed using our grayscale technology for the neutral por tions while the color portions use our color profiles Black and White Split tones Mix color in your grayscale El printing while still maintaining ImagePrint s famous black and white output Our new tint picker allows you to tint the Shadow and Highlight areas independently Black and white venues in sepia and selenium tones The tint picker range has been greatly enhanced allowing you to achieve Sepia or Selenium tints on your Grayscale prints Rebuild Layouts from job files Epson4000 TESTBOX x Open old jobs files from the Job Name Time submitted ImagePrint spooler for re editing sample landscape tif Oct 19 10 09 45 and re printing Open previously printed jobs back into ImagePrint with the Rebuild Layout feature Rebuild progress Cancel Ultrachrome printers only xiii IMAGEPRINT User Guide Preface xiii What s new in version 6 cont E Printer To Inctak Epson4UuU Dunge Number 2 Streamlined Installation Host Computer Install Installation Tyne C Clie
27. be positioned by clicking and dragging or by using the X and Y Position fields Template Dialog x Templates Template Name 57 203 5x5 OO fi Se 2 3 5x5 landscape Save Sef 23 545 landscape 1 5s7 42 543 5 1 5s7 4 2 5x3 5 landscape Template Width fi 0 00 ee 1 547 8 1 7542 5 11 8 10 Delete 16 1 752 5 es jroo a 2 3 545 42 5x3 5 Template Height 700 feal OK 2 3 5e5 6 7 75x25 a Frame 40 565 Frannie Sizes EE 82 5x5 5 AUTO_ROTATE_4 HalfUnit 2 3 5x5 a D i TH al leit Are Ae Al Height 3 50 y 3 50 Remove Add Delete Note When positioning frames it is very helpful to use ImagePrint s feature See Chapter 4 for details on using Snap to Gria 8 10 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Templates Cont Saving Templates Once you have added and positioned the frames for you template click the Save button at the top right of the Template window Your new template will be saved and its name added to the template list on the left side of the Template window Deleting Templates To delete a template choose the Delete button on the right side of the template Window Template Dialog x Templates Template Name TSA a Ea eanas Save 758 Me SAVE ANG eee z Delete buttons to r oe lieesce Template width fioo o New save and delete your Fai af me tes u i Delete templates Pome 2 3 545 42 5x3 5 Template Height 7
28. by Virus detection software preventing the second phase of the ImagePrint install from proceeding It is also possible that there is insufficient disk space to complete the installa tion ImagePrint requires approx 100 megabytes of disk space depending on the number of profiles you have selected to install After Installation only a Color folder exists in the ImagePrint folder lt TOP gt This is a result of not choosing the Application files checkbox at the top of the components list in the ImagePrint installation Install the software again from the CD and make sure that the top checkbox is selected in this screen The printer names listed in this window refer to color profiles you wish to have installed When using Templates sometimes jobs error in SpoolFace lt TOP gt Be careful when using custom made templates that no frame extends past the template border In the Template creation window frames are designated as green rectangles the template border as blue Also be careful not to accidentally stack frames by repeatedly clicking the ADD button frames on top of one another can cause problems EPS PostScript and PDF files are not supported with templates and templates cannot be rotated Images appear split reversed or in triplicate on screen lt TOP gt This condition occurs if you do not have a proper source profile chosen in the Bitmap section of the Color Management window Its most often seen with Graysca
29. enabled printing mode simply give the DemoNullOutput txt file a different name A18 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Appendix E Determining the Printer s IP Address If your printer is connected via Ethernet you will need to provide the IP Address of the printer to IP Setup during installation Although different printers and network cards have different setups most have a method of printing the current ip address Once you have the printer s IP Address the printer still may not be reachable from your computer on your network If the numbering scheme of the printer is different then that of your network you may not be able to communicate with the printer with out a special setup utility provided by the printer manufacturer Using that utility you can change the IP Address of the printer to be consistant with your network settings For Epson printers the Net Assist utility is used to setup the network parameters on your printer That utility is provide on the Epson printer setup cd s and is also avail able for download from the Epson web page Below are some suggestions for finding and configuring your printers IP Address without using such a utility If the below instructions don t work with your printer check the printer documentation or call your printer dealer for specific procedures Getting the Address Check for a small or recessed button beside the port where the network cable plugs into the printer Pushing this butto
30. found for Machine ID 0 Dongle number is never seen in IP Setup shows 0 DEMO appears on all prints Printer won t ENABLE in IP SETUP Continued T2 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Troubleshooting ImagePrint Windows Troubleshooting Guide Cont IMAGEPRINT SETTNGS and FUNCTIONALITY lt TOP gt ImagePrint fails to launch ImagePrint has crashes or quits without warning The Screen Display doesn t seem to reflect my selected page size When using Templates jobs sometimes cause errors in SpoolFace Images appear split reversed or in triplicate on screen What resolution should my images be created at Images are not centered on page Certain TIFF files won t open or print Certain JPEG files won t open or print My JPEG files are opening and printing at the wrong size What is the Resolution setting in the Print Setup window How do print directly from an application like Quark InDesign or Photoshop T3 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Troubleshooting ImagePrint Windows Troubleshooting Guide Cont PRINTING ISSUES lt TOP gt T4 Nothing Prints Images are not centered on page When using Templates jobs sometimes cause errors in SpoolFace DEMO appears on prints Certain TIFF files won t open or print Couldn t Open Temporary File Certain JPEG files won t open or print My JPEG files are printing at the wrong size Printer prints garbage text Printer flashes lights or generates Command Error when attempting to
31. from the ImagePrint Folder The AutoPrint Main window will appear OF AutoPrint File Settings View Auto Print Utility Operating System WINDOWS Sunday July 15 2001 Current Printer Epson3500 a Page Size edhe Current Watched Directory C Program Filez lmageFrint watch Browse T Include Sub directories Auto Print NOT Running Click Here to Start When AutoPrint is first launched no printer will be selected and most menus will be grayed out Choose a printer Choose a printer by clicking the Printer drop down menu All currently installed ImagePrint printers will be available 11 4 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Choose a page size Once you have chosen a printer specify a page size by choosing it from the list of available page sizes that appear in the Page Size drop down menu You can create a custom page size by choosing Custom Size from the Page Size menu and typing in a page name width inches and height inches in the Custom Page dialog that appears Note When a printer and page size have been chosen the AutoPrint Main window will expand to show a thumbnail representation of the new page As layouts are built you will see rectangles representing individual images added to this thumbnail or you can double click the page thumbnail to view a larger pre view of the layout Choose a Watch Directory The next step is to choose the folder you wish for AutoPrint to watch I
32. in the Color Management WINdOW ccceseeseeseeees 6 13 The OE SS CON sehonnai e N 6 14 Colorize B W sesessesessessesessesessesessesessesessessesessesesseseesesessestesessesesseseeseseesesesseses 6 15 Black Point Adjustmen Slider o ccccccccccccecccscccesscessscesscessscessecesseesssceseeens 6 16 Si IANO SOC nesrin eiaa EEE ON ES 6 17 Bitmap pProlleS secescsncinidiescddosuivancvsudtasententiaeesarierueag detsieiieciian ase TNN 6 18 Embedded Profile Action ccccccccccssscecsessssscessesscsseesscssceseesecesececeeeeseeneeenees 6 18 Default Rendering INCENKS seiririiiniisrrisesnrsisisrisisissiti iost biserna annnak 6 19 Un Color Managed Image DefaultS ccccccccccccccccccssccessscessecsssecessseesseeeseees 6 19 Vector source profiles ase torteciesesanosecasecsasueyciniesncaiatantausansengseseieaeesiecninasntaieutiesnscls 6 20 Turning Off Color Management cccsccssccesscesscesscessecssecesscesseceseeeseeesaeens 6 23 NK FS CIC UN OM cese E OR 6 24 Using the TME PICKET escarcaio A auteeeusendestnreueesseenx 6 25 SOME TONGS rereeinieniieriiis tioi nrn tri ENEE AE EAE EEEE E 6 27 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Table of Contents vi 1 1 TELE E e EEA AEE EIEEE AA EA A SNOle Tone CONT reesi N A Nume ric Fields eraris eieiei ANR EEES Color Correction The Tone and Cast WINndOW ssesssssesssesesesisesisesersisersisersrsrsrsresrsrsrnernn Contrast and Range Correction eesseseseeseeseeseressessessessresresres
33. in undesirable color and gamut shifts This most often is seen when an image is opened for the first time in Photoshop When you open a document Photoshop uses what it calls policies to determine the best way to handle the color space of the image when it doesn t match the working color spaces Photoshop is currently using You can see those in your Color Settings preferences in Photoshop Photoshop s policies usually result in a dialog box appearing when you open these images asking if you wish to use the embedded profile in the image if it exists use Photoshop s current working space specify another working space or disable color management altogether bad idea Some images already have a color profile embedded in them An embedded profile just means the profile that was used when the image was created or last edited is included within the data of the image file In those cases its easy for Photoshop to open the image into the correct color space or to convert it into another space since it knows the color space the image came from In cases where there is no profile embedded in the image Photoshop can t tell what color space the image should be brought into so it is flying blind This is where you need to know the appropri ate color space to tell Photoshop when it opens the image If you tell Photoshop to assign working RGB Adobe 1998 and the image wasn t created in that color space you ve likely just
34. is also available in the File menu of the Main Menu New Click the New Page icon to clear the current page of all images Open The Open icon will cause the Open file dialog to appear allowing you to open a new image file into ImagePrint Delete Selected Image The Delete Selected Image button will remove the currently selected image from the ImagePrint layout Delete All Images on Page The Delete All Images on Page button will remove all images from the current page of the ImagePrint layout completely clearing that page Delete All Images on All Pages The Delete All Images on All Pages button will delete every image on every page in your layout 4 12 IMAGEPRINT User Guide The ImagePrint Toolbar cont 4 13 Grid Settings The Grid Settings button will cause the Grid Settings win dow to appear This window allows you to customize the settings of the layout grid For details on the various settings see chapter 5 Settings Scale Settings The Scale Settings button will cause the Scale Settings window to appear Using this window the width height and position of images can be numerically specified For details on the various settings see chapter 5 Settings Tile Settings The Tile Settings button will cause the Tile Settings win dow to appear This window allows you to customize the settings of the layout grid For details on the various settings available see chapter 5 Settings Step and Repeat Settings The
35. know if you are using a recipied profile is when outputting profiling targets with Color Management turned off For more information on recipied profiles effect on profiling targets see the Appendix section entitled Printing a Profiling Target Ink Limits If Ink Limitation was in effect when the target for the profile was cre ated the profile will also have a percent number specifying the ink reduction per centage to use with this profile see Ink Reduction later in this chapter For example the profile ep9000_glossyfilm_day represents a profile for an Epson Stylus 9000 made for glossy film media best viewed in daylight lighting conditions Because of restrictions in name size length profile names can be confusing and hard to decipher If in doubt about a specific profile ColorByte s profile repository maintains text files in each printer s profile folder listing the unabbreviated names of the papers used for each profile Note ICC and ICM color profiles have internal descriptions embedded at the time of their creation These descriptions are used in the profile display lists within the Color Management window and may not match the actual filename of the profile Therefore if a profile s filename does not appear in the ImagePrint profile list it may be listed elsewhere in the list by its internal description 6 9 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Grayscale Output If you are using 7 or 8 ink Epson Ultrachrome printer utiliz
36. mapped with an emphasis on their saturation rather than hue or lightness Primary colors of the source color space are mapped to the saturated primary colors in the target space The end result is images which main tain their overall vivid nature without necessarily a precise reproduction of the originals hues Bright business graphics and signage often works best with Saturation style rendering 6 22 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Turning Off Color Management There are times when you may not wish to use ICC ICM color profiling The most frequent case is when outputting a target for the generation of custom profiles for your printer For details on outputting a profiling target with ImagePrint please consult the section of the Appendix entitled Printing a profiling targef Turning off color management in ImagePrint is easily done by setting the source profile for your image type to NONE IMPORTANT Remember that changes to the selected pro files affect only the currently selected image in the layout window make sure to turn off color management for each profile you wish to print Following are explicit steps to disable color management for each target image type RGB Bitmap target Click the BITMAP tab of the Color Management window and choose NONE in the RGB field CMYK Bitmap target Click the BITMAP tab of the Color Management window and choose NONE in the CMYK field If you are not sure what type of target you are outp
37. messed up IMAGEPRINT User Guide Troubleshooting ImagePrint Windows Troubleshooting Guide Cont the colors of the image The same thing applies if you choose the Specify another profile option but pick a profile that the image wasn t created in Photoshop essentially dumps the image into that Space and colors get messed up This is probably the single most common pitfall of color managed workflows opening the image into Photoshop s current RGB working space when the image wasn t created for that working space So if the image doesn t have an embedded profile how do you know the appropriate color space Generally Digital cameras tend to use SRGB type color spaces so that s the one to use if in doubt for those images Scanner images often are best opened into Colormatch RGB or Adobe 1998 If neither of those give you good results you may have to find out from the manufacturer or the person that provided the image what color space it was created for Once you know what that is you can set up PhotoShop s RGB working space to that profile and just let Photoshop convert your images into the current working space You could also choose to specify the appropriate profile for the image without changing your current working space and Photoshop will use the specified profile for the image Once you have the image in the correct working space within Photoshop you can then if desired convert to another working space doi
38. or SCSI con nection One ImagePrint HOST must exist in order to print This HOST should have the dongle attached and must be enabled IMAGEPRINT User Guide A4 ImagePrint HOST and CLIENT setup cont CLIENT Installation details Choose CLIENT if you are installing on a computer that will print through another com puter that has ImagePrint installed as a HOST Computer s gt Clients communicate no dongle with the ImagePrint Host computer not the e There can be an unlimited number of CLIENT computers e The Name of the IlmagePrint HOST computer needs to be entered into the Print Host field at the top of the IP Setup window If the HOST computer is a Macintosh the IP Address of the Macintosh HOST should be entered instead of the name e CLIENT computers send their jobs to the HOST computer not directly to the printer even if the printer is physically reachable on the network magePrint will need to also be installed on that HOST computer as a HOST installation in order to print e A CLIENT computer does NOT need a dongle attached and does NOT need to have your ImagePrint encryption enabled IMAGEPRINT User Guide ImagePrint HOST and CLIENT setup cont Finding the HOST computer s IP ADDRESS on a Macintosh It is only necessary to know the IP ADDRESS of the HOST computer if you are installing a CLIENT version of ImagePrint to communicate with an ImagePrint MACINTOSH HOST For PC to PC
39. points the numeric fields at the bottom of the Tint Picker will change allowing you to record the settings for future use Returning these fields to their original state of 50 50 will return the image back to neutral 6 27 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Color Correction Color Correction Not available with the Desktop Lite version co Tere Coas Hintagrwre lnk Sakain Color Conii Tore Colot Hetogrames Irk F Although color profiles should make most A manual color correction unnecessary rane C Om there may be times when problem images require individual adjustments to be made Therefore ImagePrint offers color oe and tone correction abilities for RGB and me CMYK images through its set of color cor gir E rection tools am H The color correction tools provide grada tion control and cast removal along the tonal range of your image via the fone and Casi window The window gives access to controls for hue adjustment to alter color areas within your image and the window will let you quickly adjust the range of each color channel All of ImagePrint s color controls work on 16 bit image data enabling you to make the most of your high end scans Remember ImagePrint allows you to save and recall your correction settings for use with other images via the commands within the Correction menu of the Main Menu bar Default settings can also be recalled and saved via these commands F
40. reading this section you should have a general understanding of the ImagePrint workflow and be ready to learn about its tools in more detail in the subsequent chapters IMAGEPRINT The main application IMAGEPRINT is the control center for laying out images and sending them to your output device ImagePrint provides a large assortment of high end layout and color correc tion tools yet the software is designed to be extremely easy to use Visual feedback is provided for virtually every feature so you can achieve true WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get out put without sacrificing the power of a high end printing application To get up and printing quickly with ImagePrint see chapter 3 Printing Quickstart For detailed information on the layout tools provided by ImagePrint see chapter 4 Using ImagePrint and chapter 5 Settings The important subject of ICC ICM profiles and color man agement is discussed in chapter 6 Color Management ImagePrint s color correction tools are discussed in chapter 7 Color Correction ImagePrint s powerful package printing tools are described in chapter 8 Templates The details of sending a job to print are discussed in chap ter 9 Printing Finally important information for specific printers such as available ink sets can be found in the Appendix along with Troubleshooting information for when problems occur IMAGEPRINT User Guide The ImagePrint Spooler The ImagePrin
41. that your printer supports This can be a convenient method of reducing the overall density of your prints These controls work exactly the same as they do within the ImagePrint application itself For further details on the use of the ink limitation settings please see chapter 6 Color Management IMAGEPRINT User Guide Automating AutoPrint Creating an AutoPrint QuickLaunch Shortcut 11 29 AutoPrint has the ability to create a Windows shortcut that when launched will start AutoPrint and have it immediately begin checking the selected Watch folder To create such a shortcut choose Create AutoPrint Launch Script from AutoPrint s File menu A shortcut will be created on your Windows desktop This shortcut will launch AutoPrint using the currently selected Queue Place this shortcut in your Windows startup folder to have AutoPrint launch and begin checking for image files each time you start Windows IMAGEPRINT User Guide Creating an AutoPrint Drag and Drop Shortcut Sometimes you may wish to specify the Specify Copies for 0121 psd jean EE a el Of template it should use Copies 3 2 I Use Templates Packages i 1 rather than using the Copies oO 3 I Use Templates Packages same setting for all Copies JO 8 M Use Templates Packases images in a watched Copies fo a F Use Templates Packages id folder An AutoPrint Drag and Drop short o Ced Ape cut lets you do just
42. to the grid intersection you specify in the Snap To sec tion see below as you drag it Snap to Select which corner the snap to grid function should use when Snapping images to the grid Choosing Upper Left will cause the upper left corner of images to jump to the closest upper left intersection of grid lines as you move them while Upper Right will cause the upper right corner of the image to jump to the intersection 5 3 IMAGEPRINT User Guide 5 4 Settings Scale Settings a0 ImagePrint provides scaling of FRR j your mages via clicking and PostScript Options Fage Tiling Crop Marks Layout Annotation dragging with your mouse or E Scale Settings for more precise scaling via the Scale Settings window Step Repeat This window appears when Pos ME YPos 00 you click Scale Settings from the ImagePrint Settings win width 2 00 Height 6 40 dow Below are descriptions of the available options p H Scale 79 97 Y Scale 73 97 M Constrain Proportions Units X POS Y POS These fields C Yards f Meters show the X and Y coordinates Inches C CM C Pixels of the upper left hand corner of your image Type in a new number to have your image shift to the specified position Width Height The Width and Height fields show the current size of the image Typing in new values and hitting the Enter key will cause the image to immediately grow or shrink along the specified X or Y axis
43. until an image is added Images are on the Page This parameter is used to specify a total quantity of images that must be added to the layout before printing will occur Note If more then one parameter is selected AutoPrint will send the layout at the first match For example if you have set a time parameter of 30 minutes and a percentage parameter of 80 percent AutoPrint will print as soon as 80 percent of the page is filled or 30 minutes has elapsed which ever comes first IMAGEPRINT User Guide After a Page is Queued Send the Next Layout In some cases you may not wish to have AutoPrint send jobs immediately after being built For instance there may be times when you wish to review layouts before they are queued or you may wish to leave the print queue available for rush jobs This section allows you to specify when AutoPrint will send a job The choices are Immediately lf Immediately is selected AutoPrint will build and send layouts as soon as possible without waiting for the previously sent jobs This is the default set ting After Previous Job is Out of Queue Specifying this option causes AutoPrint to send a layout to the queue only after the previously sent job is no longer in the Active left side of the queue After Previous Job is Percent Done This option allows you to specify that a percentage of the previous job must be printed before the next layout is sent to the queue When an Image Doesn
44. within the Template Design area of the ImagePrint layout window and choose the Delete button at the bottom right hand side of the Template window Not the Delete button in the upper right side of the window that s for deleting entire templates see Deleting Templates below Template Dialog x Templates Template Mame SKF 213 66 5x7 218 5x5 landscape Sas 1 587 2 3 525 landscape 1 11 5x7 4 2 Ses 5 1 5 7 4 2 5 3 5 landscape Template Width fio OO w 1 5x 8f1 75x2 5 1 8 1 0 E Delete 161 752 5 mo a ag 55 42 Fua 5 Template Height i OK 2 3 5x5 8 7 7582 5 n Frame o 413 BKS Frame izes of2 55 5 AUTO_ROTATE_4 width 5 00 4 5 00 HalfU nit 23 545 Half Inik Arh Fe A 450 360 Height gt Y This Delete button will delete the current select Remove Add Delete ed frame IMAGEPRINT User Guide Templates Cont Positioning Frames Once you have created a frame or two you will need to position them within the tem plate Be careful not to position frames on top of other frames or outside of the blue template area Positioning frames can be done in two ways e Clicking on the frame and dragging it with your mouse e By specifying the X and Y values of the upper left corner of the frame within the X and Y fields on the right side of the Template Window ImagePrint WwW j ae Frames can
45. workflows that are nor mally not possible With AutoPrint e You can automatically add watermarks and borders to your TIFF and JPEG files e You can take advantage of more annotation options such as font and color choic es and custom text e You can automatically assign templates and specify how images are cropped into them e You can set AutoPrint to automatically launch and begin checking your hot folder as soon as your computer is started e AutoPrint can even e mail you as each job is successfully printed enabling you to keep tabs of a large job s progress from an off site location Setting it up The latest version of AutoPrint is always available on ColorByte s web site pytesoftware com To find it go to the Support page and click the FTP link AutoPrint is described in detail including installation in Chapter 11 of this manual AutoPrint AutoPrint will run with any ImagePrint installation although e mail and phone support for it is only available with the Full versions of the software 1 18 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Installing Additional Features Application Level Printing Printing from other programs into ImagePrint s Spooler In addition to printing directly from the main ImagePrint interface or using hot folders via AutoPrint ImagePrint also allows you to print directly from virtu ally any other application including Photoshop InDesign and Quark If the application can utilize the Windows spoo
46. you to toggle between saturated high chroma and pastel low chroma areas of the image When you click on a section of an image in the layout window the predomi nant hue of your selection will be shown as the selected color in the list of colors surrounding the color wheel within the Color window Also Tone Color Histograms Ink Reduction We T agenta ImagePrint automatically detects if the selected aa Bee Mary oat color is a pastel or saturated color and the color Color Conection A wheel will be updated to reflect this To toggle Ae between the high and low chroma colors click 0 052 j Go on the color wheel This toggle feature allows ae you to make changes in the darker or lighter col 5 A ors only 00 Bue 5 me Adjusting Hue p st The sliders in the Color Correction section allow you to perform color correction in the three separate color channels To do so proceed as follows 1 Select the hue you wish to change by clicking on it within the image 2 Adjust the sliders to add or remove color s in a channel Note that as you move the sliders the slider bar colors will update to show the selected hue s changes You can quickly alter the selected hue to the desired color by moving the sliders toward the area of the slider that displays the color you wish to achieve Note To return to your original settings choose Linearize from the Correc
47. 00 E OK 2 3 5x5 801 7542 5 Era 215 7 soe A eos Frame Sizes 2 53 5 AUTO ROTATE 4 HalfUnit 2 3 5x5 width 5 00 i 5 00 TH Aleit Al Gs Gl Height 3 50 r 3 50 Remove Add Delete Editing a Template Sometimes you may wish to edit an existing template rather than create a new one To do this simply choose the template from the template list on the right side of the Template window then add new frames and or move resize and delete existing frames using the tools within the Template window Once done click Save to save over the old template or type in a new name for the template within the Template Name field and click Save to have it saved as a new template Templated Regions When you are done designing and assigning templates click the OK button within the Template window The Template Window will close and the template design area will be hidden but any images you have assigned templates to will now be templated regions Note that a templated region acts as a normal region it can be resized and moved just like any other region within ImagePrint 8 11 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Printing 9 2 Printing ojos oe fie c x will cause the Print Dialog to appear This Dialog box allows Job Name EEE you to choose a name for the job as it will appear in the ImagePrint Printe Epsons SY Spooler and to specify which Print Pages pages of the current ImagePrint i Al
48. 10 1 S epson4000 C Rrogram Files magePrntT est par 035645 ignored sched Oct 19 10 13 epson4000 C Program Files ImageaPrnt T ect i 21 OnS35e ignored sched Oct 19 10 13 epson4000 Total time 199 seconds The SpoolFace window ached Oct 13 10 1 S epson4000 Tue Oct 139 10 13 10 2004 sched Oct 19 10 13 epson4000 Finished print job dO allows you to view and ET atish E control your print jobs 10 2 IMAGEPRINT User Guide The ImagePrint Spooler Cont Using the ImagePrint Spooler The spooler interface consists of 4 areas The Menu Bar Located along the top of the Macintosh screen this area gives access to controls for viewing different printer queues and queues on remote machines as well as Enabling and Disabling the queue The Active Queue This area is located on the left side of the spooler interface It shows jobs in the queue for the currently selected printer The Inactive Queue This area on the right side of the spooler interface window lists jobs that are currently not set to print Once a job is done printing it is automatically moved from the Active Queue to the Inactive Queue The Status Area Located at the bottom of the spooler interface this area shows the currently printing job as well as any messages from the spooler during printing jHostname TESTBOX Printer Epson4000 ag 5 x Host Printer Queue Host TESTBOM Job ID Ilost TESTBO M Admmish Oct1910 53 sample portrait
49. 565 Framesizes g 2 5x3 5 AUTO_AROTATE_ 4 HalfUrit 2 3 5x5 l O le R 50 THalFl leat Al Ae Fl Height 3 50 1 3 50 Remove Add Delete The Template Design Area While the Template window is displayed the template design area will be shown within the layout area of ImagePrint The template design is composed of green rectangles which represent individual frames and a single blue rectangle which rep resents the template s bounding box O88 0 ImagePrint pp pep OE e lad In the Template Design area the large blue bounding box defines the current template boundaries The green rectangles represent frames which will contain images l j i ll ae 4 4 ori i gt IMAGEPRINT User Guide Templates Cont Assigning a Template to an Image ImagePrint comes with a list of predefined templates These templates can be seen on the left side of the Template window As you click on the templates within this template list the template s name will appear in the Template Name field on the right side of the window and its width and height will be shown in the Template Width and Height fields Notice that as you choose each template the green frames and blue template bounding box that compose the selected template are displayed in the tem plate design area of the ImagePrint layout window Template Dialog ES Pick from the list of Templates Template Name predefine
50. Bix Hostname TESTBOX Printer Epson4ooo Host TESTBOX Printer EpsondD00 JobID Host User Date Job Hame Net 191053 TESTEOH Aidrrarash Oct 19 10 54 image tif rs TESTBOA Administ 0a 1310 54 BigLayout 1 acher Oct 19 10 1 3 epenn4000 C Program FileslmagePrint Test Imagesieample landscape hF Waring unikna held with tag 34377 08649 ignored sched Oct 19 10 13cpson4000 C Program Files ImagePrint T eat Images sample landscape tit A oming unknown held with tag 37724 04935 ignored xj sched Oct 19 10 13epsons000 Total time 139 seconds ached Oct 19 10 1 3 epennd00 Tue Oct 1910 13 10 ond ached Oct 19 10 1 acpeon4000 Finished paint job d 0 A Status Disabled Ide To cancel a job highlight it and click the right arrow to move it to the right side To re submit a job highlight it and click the left arrow to move it to the left side 3 13 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Using ImagePrint Learning your way around This section will familiarize you with all of the components of the ImagePrint inter face Launching the program laying out images and using the various tools will be described You can read through this chapter from the beginning to get to Know all of the features or jump to one of the areas below to learn about a specific part The Main Menu con tains the File Edit View Image and Correcton menus f Epson4000 ImagePrint File Edit view Image Correct j 1 2 3 4 5
51. Click Here to Start This is the button you will press once all your AutoPrint settings selections have been made OF AutoPrnt a Auto Print Utility Operating System WINDOWS Sunday July 15 2007 Current Printer Epsond500 d Page Size faked Watch Directory C Include Sub directories Start Button Auto Print NOT Running Click Here to Start Thumbnail Page View directories make sure the Move folder the folder that images are moved to after printing is not a sub direc tory of the Watch folder to avoid inadvertent repeat printing of images IMAGEPRINT User Guide Queues AutoPrint has the ability to create multiple settings queues for each printer Each queue can have individualized settings specific for the type of workflow required For example you can create settings queues that use specific ICC ICM profiles or a queue for low resolution and high resolution printing To use multiple queues simultaneously simply launch additional copies of AutoPrint OS X Version only each using a different queue setting Each AutoPrint process will run independently printing jobs it finds in the Watch folder specified for the queue selected Working with Queues Any changes you make to AutoPrint s settings are made to the currently chosen queue only Initially AutoPrint uses the queue called Default you can change this default queue or add or delete queues via the Queue Settings controls
52. EPRINT User Guide Printing cont Media Type x The Printer Options window also Media Type allows you to specify the Media Premi Glossy Photo Sheet B Type of the currently loaded paper This setting gives access to preset Paper Thickness configurations Media Feed Adjustment for certain printers currently the a p lo Epson 7600 9600 10600 and 70 7 4000 These settings come from the printer itself and control certain Borderless features related to paper feeding Center Margins By choosing a paper thickness that corresponds to your media the printer will use the proper settings when feeding the paper and distancing its print head resulting in less likelinood of printer banding or misfeeding Color is not affected by this setting To select a Paper Thickness choose the paper type you are using from the drop down list if available Note since this list will only include papers manufactured by the maker of your printer you may not see your paper listed In that case just pick one that is close in thickness to the type of paper you are using Media Feed Adjustment The Epson 7600 9600 and 4000 also allow for custom adjustments to the paper thickness controls in addition to the Media Type selection This is an advanced feature and should only be used for those willing to experiment to achieve the best results or who are trying to solve a specific problem with banding on unusual papers n most cases it is
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54. ImaqgePrin Ve CAEAU et peeeeereeeeee hey ire You Prdure the World We Cam Prrmt h ImagePrint Users Manual for Windows Version 6 0 Manual rev 1 02 CopyRight ColorByte Software 2004 Table of Contents vii Preface MUTE CRN TNO spares E E E ix DOCUMENTATION CONV CIMIOINS ysis stadia Acscetaceeinadpesaioistaceetennncanaiaaedsteaeduanie ix Related Documentation eieee sercacssersesssractenavestntanacrers se emaenneoents ix Configuration Requirements Qc ccc cseessssessesseseessesessesscsesssssessessssesseeseees x Whats new iii Version G eurenean nnn xi Integrated image DIOWSEL ccccccceccccesssccssscscessesesssescessescesseeceseecessescsessecesaeees Xi Preserve transparency level in PSD fIOS ccccccccccccccssccesecesscessceeseeesecesseeees zi VOT OO ote ce se see E TE E E E EEA AS xi Multiple page support with automatic next page generation 0 xi Nudge Image KOYS ccccccssccsssccsssscesnscesccssceesaceessecesseeesaeeessuecseeesaceeesueesseeesaeees xi mage UI esin r a EE EE EE AERE E EEE xii Horizontal and Vertical Lock when dragging xii Rotate Templates ccccccccccccccccssssccssscessecccsssccesseeccsssecessseceesseccessecessaesesssesessaes xii New layout modes Best Fit and Proof Sheet xii Add annotations to IMA GES ccccccccccccsscccesscccesssecessccceseecesseeeessecesseeesesseeeeasees xii Colorized black and white printing eseseeeeeeeeeereesresrerrrrrrerrresrrsrresn Xii Blac
55. Multiple PDF and PostScript section allows you to specify how you want AutoPrint to handle PostScript of PDF files containing multiple pages You can choose to have only the first page printed or have AutoPrint layout sequentially each page found If the pages do not all fit on the current layout they will be continued on subsequent lay outs until all pages have been accounted for Add Cut Crop Marks The settings in this section control how AutoPrint will place Cut and Crop marks around each image in the layout The available settings are Distance This setting determines the distance from the image that the crop mark will be placed Thickness This setting determines the thickness of the crop and cut marks in points Length This setting controls how long the crop mark should be It is specified in inches Offset This setting determines how far the cut mark should be placed from the crop mark 11 22 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Calibration Strip The Calibration Strip setting area allows you to include a cali bration strip on each layout 11 23 Click the Include Calibration Strip checkbox to enable the printing of the strip Choose a calibration strip file via the Image field or browse for it by clicking the Browse button A copy of the calibration file you choose will be created within the Calib directory within the ImagePrint folder You can have the calibration strip print on the Top Right Top Left Bottom Right o
56. NT User Guide Acquiring Profiles ImagePrint ships with a large number of default profiles for many printer ink media com binations If your particular combination is not available or if you would prefer to have a custom profile created there are a number of options The ColorByte FTP Profile Repository ColorByte Software maintains a repository of ImagePrint profiles on its internet FTP site If a default profile for your printer ink media is not available on your ImagePrint CD it is possible it has been added since you received your ImagePrint software The profile repository is accessible via the ColorByte software web site a Once there choose Downloads then Color Profile repository After download ing a profile place it in the color sub directory of your ImagePrint directory and restart ImagePrint to make it available within your Color Management window Generate your own profiles If you have a color spectrophotometer or colorimeter and profiling software you can create your own profiles for use with ImagePrint This can be an extremely efficient and convenient method for keeping your printer calibrated in color critical environments and there are a number of products available Remember that profiles are only as good as the software and hardware used to create them so choose carefully when purchasing your color reading device and profiling software IMPORTANT When outputting a color profiling target with ImagePrint it is n
57. R TARGET Select the fijjam file named rgb_calib_805 tif ansmnanea WUSRSeG000o gegooo 0 nanas Mh e ieee Toram inaE aanne Pree enent STE rere DOEUSUSAVEUSNEREEE eer GRAYSCALE TARGET Available only for Epson E E E E printers using 7 color AREH ultrachrome ink set Select HH ee er The Grayscale target the file named 3 color rr expanded grey tif should display and print like this IMAGEPRINT User Guide Printing Calibration Targets Cont 5 Colorbyte s calibration targets should be printed on paper size larger the standard letter size If necessary you can rotate the target to fit on the page If the target is scaled cropped or distorted it will likely NOT be use able for generating profiles In some cases it may be acceptable to slight ly scale the image proportionally to fit on a smaller page size Make sure any scaling is done without distorting the target and scaling more then 5 percent of the targets size will probably render the target unuse able If unsure call Colorbyte Software to check 6 Choose PRINT then SETUP Make sure the appropriate INK SET is chosen Below are the settings for the ultrachrome Epson 2200 4000 600 and 9600 For other printers please contact Colorbyte for specific settings Color Printing KCMYcm Pigment should be selected if using Photo Black Ink KMCMYcm Pigment should be selected if using Matte Black Ink Black and White Printing Gray Pigment
58. Step and Repeat Settings button will cause the Step and Repeat Settings window to appear This window allows you to how ImagePrint will step and repeat images For details on the various settings see chapter 5 Settings Rotate CW This button will cause the currently selected image to rotate ninety degrees clockwise You can also rotate the image by right clicking it and choosing CW from the pop up menu that appears Rotate CCW This button will cause the currently selected image to rotate ninety degrees counter clockwise You can also rotate the image by right clicking it and choosing CCW from the pop up menu that appears IMAGEPRINT User Guide The ImagePrint Toolbar cont t Flip Horizontally This button will cause the currently selected image to flip horizontally resulting in a mirror image of the original You can also flip the image by right clicking it and choosing Flip TtoB Top to Bottom from the pop up menu that appears Flip Vertically This button will cause the currently selected image to flip vertically resulting in a mirror image of the original You can also flip the image by right clicking it and choosing Flip TtoB Top to Bottom from the pop up menu that appears Grid The Grid button will cause the layout grid to be displayed in the layout window If you are zoomed out of the layout window the grid may not be visible until you zoom in Snap to Grid The Snap to Grid button toggles the snap to grid func
59. T User Guide About rendering intents Rendering intents are methods used to translate colors from one space to another when applying color profiles These different methods are needed to compensate for the differences in color gamuts and white points of different output devices A rendering intent s primary function is to define the best way to handle out of gamut colors colors which can not be produced on the output device but they can have a noticeable effect on all the colors within an image ICC ICM compatible device profiles support four different rendering intents Different types of images may call for the use of different rendering intents to achieve the desired results ImagePrint allows you to specify a rendering intent when choosing source and proofer profiles The following is a general guide as to the effect of the different rendering intents and when they might be best used Perceptual Used most often for continuous tone images such as those from scans digital cameras or bitmapped non vector computer imag es Perceptual rendering compresses the gamut of one color space into the other The relationship between hues is generally maintained at the expense of saturation Because the relationship between the hues is most closely maintained in this intent the overall appearance of images with a large number of hues tends to be better thus photographic imag es often yield best results with this setting Absolute Colori
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61. The ETUNG and ECWF profiles can be downloaded from the ColorByte profile repository at www colorbytesoftware coni The temperature abbreviations are ETUNG This is for tungsten lighting EDAY Daylight ECWF Cool White Fluorescent F2 Fluorescent alternate version this version is a bit less warm then our standard ECWF profile some people especially portrait photographers prefer it This temperature was previously abbreviated with ECWF2 F3 Mixed lighting This the best profile to use for general lighting conditions such as that found in offices Consistent Color Management lt TOP gt T17 ImagePrint is a tightly color managed application If you observe proper color management tech niques in your workflow your results will be outstanding but by the same token incorrect color man agement can lead to unsatisfactory output In fact you are more likely to see the negative results of incorrect color management in ImagePrint then in less advanced RIPs just as correct color man agement will give you superior results then you would see in those other RIPs There are many opinions as to which is the best color space for images to be in Adobe 1998 Color Match RGB etc and that decision is beyond the scope of this troubleshooting guide However one key to proper color management is consistency Many color managed workflows are broken when an image is incorrectly dumped into the wrong color space resulting
62. The ImagePrint Toolbar cont Zoom In Click the Zoom In icon to zoom in on the layout area Zoom Out Click the Zoom In icon to zoom out expanding your current view of the layout area Spooler The Spooler button causes the ImagePrint spooler SpoolFace to launch 4 16 IMAGEPRINT User Guide The ImagePrint Toolbar cont The ImagePrint Right Click Menu In Addition to the tools available in the ImagePrint Toolbar right clicking an lt Rotate CCW Ctrl L Rotate CW Ctri R image within the ImagePrint Layout Flip LtoR window gives access to the ImagePrint Right Click Menu commands Some of Flip TtoB these commands are also available via Update Region the ImagePrint Toolbar but some are only available in this menu Listed below are the Right Click Menu commands Center Region Fit Region Fill Region Original Size Rotate CCW This button will cause the currently selected image to rotate ninety degrees counter clockwise Rotate CW This button will cause the currently selected image to rotate ninety degrees clockwise Flip LtoR This button will cause the currently selected image to flip horizon tally resulting in a mirror image of the original Flip TtoB This button will cause the currently selected image to flip vertically resulting in a mirror image of the original Update Region This command will clean up the image display To avoid delays when resizing images ImagePrint may not update the image displ
63. With this driver loaded ImagePrint will work normally in every way except when you click PRINT the layout will be sent to a new TIFF file with all color management and other settings intact Setting it up To use the Print to TIFF feature run IP Setup just as described in the Installation section of this manual In the list of printers choose FileDriver Once installed you will be able to choose TIFF File just as you would any printer from ImagePrint s Printer menu The TIFF File driver does not need an encryption so do not need to Enable it after installing Jobs sent with the TIFF File driver will pass through the ImagePrint Spooler just as any print job The TIFF file will be created with the Job name listed in the Print Dialog box By default this will be the name of the first image added to the layout window but you can change the name by typing in a new one By default the folder the jobs will be written to will be the TEMP folder within the SPOOL folder of your ImagePrint folder A different folder can be speci fied in the OPTIONS window accessed via the Print Dialog s OPTIONS but ton With FileDriver as the selected printer the OPTIONS dialog will have an Output Folder field click the CHOOSE button to specify a folder in which the TIFF files should be saved 1 21 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Overview Overview This chapter gives a brief overview of the various tools and com ponents of IMAGEPRINT After
64. ake sure to check that images in the Layout area are still positioned correctly after modifying either of these settings 9 5 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Printing cont Effects of Borderless Center Margin settings Borderless not selected Center Margins not selected Top and bottom margins different Image does not appear centered on paper but is actually centered in the printable area ___ Printable Area Non Printable Area Centered Image with Borderless not selected Center Margins selected Top and bottom margins equalized Image appears centered on paper but you lose some printable area ___ Printable Area SS Non Printable Area 9 6 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Printing cont Effects of Borderless Center Margin settings cont Centered Image with Borderless selected Center Margins doesnt matter Printable area extends beyond page 1 8th of an inch Image is centered on page ___ Printable Area Note that the effects of the Borderless setting depends on if SHEET is selected in the Setup Dialog box With Sheet selected most printers will not print borderless in the vertical dimension so ImagePrint s borderless display will only expand horizontally the vertical dimension will not change With SHEET un selected signifying ROLL paper the printable area will expand in both the vertical and horizontal directions for paper sizes that are supported for borderless printing 9 7 IMAG
65. al size after performing any sizing operation right click on the image and choose Original Size in the drop down menu that appears IMAGEPRINT User Guide The Layout Area cont The Right Click Menu Some tools can be found by right clicking on an image within the Layout Area When you right click the image a menu will appear beside the mouse cursor with com mands that can be used to manipulate the image These commands include FIT FILL ORIGINAL SIZE CENTER REGION UPDATE REGION FLIP LtoR FLIP TtoB ROTATE CCW and ROTATE CW Each of these functions is described later in this section along with the ImagePrint ToolBar commands 4 7 Rotate CCW Ctrl L Rotate CW Ctrl R Flip LtoR Flip TtoB Update Region Center Region Fit Region Fill Region Original Size Right Click any image within the Layout Area to get a menu listing avail able commands IMAGEPRINT User Guide The Layout Area cont Quickly Arranging Images on the Page The following frequently used commands are listed here in addition to the ImagePrint Toolbar section They are used to view and arrange images on the page Zooming in out To get a closer look at objects within the layout area click on the Zoom In magnifying glass icon found on the ImagePrint tool bar the tool bar is described in detail later in this chapter To view a larger portion of the layout click on the Zoom Out magnifying glass icon al If the dis played i
66. aletipaieil Gra None Y A Choose how embedded profiles should be handled Ignore Apply or Prompt If unsure Apply is recommended B Choose the rendering intents for your images If unsure leave them at their default settings C Choose the profiles to be used for images that don t have embedded profiles If your images come from Photoshop just set these like your Photoshop working spaces 3 8 IMAGEPRINT User Guide 3 9 Step 2 Select the Color Profiles cont The third Color Management tab Vector is for choosing source profiles for vector style images Vector graphics come from programs like Illustrator and Corel Draw You can skip this step if you don t use vector graphics Most photographers printing scans and digital photographs don t use vector images FRrerbeniriy Iriver Percentual hi Perceptual ag Choose the profiles for vector images Skip this step if you plan to print only photographs IMAGEPRINT User Guide Step 3 Add images Open the ImagePrint File Browser by choosing it from the View Menu Use the folder listing on the left side of the browser to navigate to the folder containing your images Drag the image s thumbnail into the layout area or double click it to have it automatically laid out rile browser l xj Epson4000 ImagePrint File Edit View Image Correction Help Hostname TESTBOX Page Size Printer Epsong000 Quality
67. an be ignored Let the Wizard finish Run IP Setup and hopefully the dongle number will appear IMAGEPRINT User Guide Troubleshooting ImagePrint Windows Troubleshooting Guide Cont Encryption won t ENABLE in IP SETUP lt TOP gt If after entering your encryption in IP SETUP the installed printer s don t show as ENABLED check the following 1 Make sure the dongle number is showing at the top of the IP SETUP window The dongle number is usually a 6 digit number If it shows 0 then the system is not currently seeing the dongle Make sure it is firmly connected to the USB port of your computer You may need to try plugging the don gle into another USB port or powered USB hub If the above doesn t help its possible that the dongle drivers have been incorrectly installed Try the following to reinstall the Dongle drivers With the dongle in place go to Device Manger on the system usually accessed by right clicking My Computer choosing Properties then Hardware Look for an exclamation point or question mark beside the USB entry for the dongle If you see one remove it by right clicking it and choos ing uninstall Remove the dongle Reboot Once back up move to the c program files lmagePrint folder then License then Marx Run the CBSetup program and specify that it install the USB drivers for the dongle Reboot Insert the dongle again The new hardware wizard should appear and should automat
68. and in the Options window that appears click the Borderless checkbox to enable edge to edge printing Supported widths are in inches 4 5 8 25 8 5 11 11 7 and 13 Page Centering These printers support true page area centering This type of centering compen sates for the differing top and bottom margins of the printer in order to center images within the page as a whole To enable this feature choose Options from within the Print dialog window and in the Options window that appears click the Center Margins checkbox With this mode active choosing the Center icon from the floating tool pal ette will cause images to be centered on the page rather then in the printable area Epson 4000 InkSets The available ink sets and their descriptions are listed below Make sure to select the correct Printer Profile for the ink set used KCMYcm Pigment Full color printing utilizing the Ultrachrome inkset with Photo Black ink KMCMYcm Pigment Full color printing utilizing the Ultrachrome inkset with Matte Black ink K Pigment NOT SUPPORTED Black only printing utilizing the Ultrachrome inkset with Photo Black ink rarely used K Matte Pigment NOT SUPPORTED Black only printing utilizing the Ultrachrome inkset with Matte Black ink rarely used Gray Pigment Grayscale printing with Tint Picker enhancements utilizing the Ultrachrome inkset with Photo Black ink Only use Gray profiles with this setting Gray Ma
69. anual in the Printer Specific section For Fuji Pictrographies and Iris Inkjet printers there are no additional ink sets so there s no need to worry about ink sets with those printers For other printers if you are unsure of the proper ink set to use please call ColorByte or the dealer from which you purchased the software 9 9 IMAGEPRINT User Guide 1 The ImagePrint l Spooler SpoolFace The ImagePrint Spooler The ImagePrint Spooler is one of the most powerful features of ImagePrint software With its graphical interface print jobs can be rearranged and prioritized sent to differ ent printers or moved from one computer to another It is also possible to directly edit the parameters of a print job allowing you to change elements such as the number of copies DPI ink set or drum speed without having to rebuild the layout To launch the spooler click the Spooler button at the bottom of the ImagePrint Floating Tool Palette Note you may also launch the spooler directly from the Spool folder within the ImagePrint folder on your hard drive The ImagePrint Spooler interface SpoolFace will appear SHinstname TESTRNY Printer Frenndin E E Sirf xs Host Printer 9 uouc Host TESTBOX Printer Epson4000 JobID Hast Job Name JobID Host 1 TESTEOX Admintstr 024191053 sample potra tif 1 0 TESTBO Avdrrinistr Oct 191009 TESTBOM Adminastr Oct191054 imagel tif TESTEO Admir str Oct191054 BigLayout1 ached Oct 13
70. as your customer ID by ColorByte and is required in order to generate an encryption The dongle number also called your HOST ID is the unique number burned into each ImagePrint dongle It is printed on the dongle s label and can also be viewed via the IP Setup utility Removing Printers The IP Setup utility is also used to un install ImagePrint printers To remove a printer navigate to the folder where you installed the ImagePrint software The default is c program files ImagePrint and double click the IP Setup appli cation The IP Setup window will be displayed To remove an ImagePrint printer choose its name from the list of printer on the right side of the IP Setup window then click the Remove button 1 16 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Completely Uninstalling ImagePrint To uninstall ImagePrint and completely remove it from your system launch the Uninstall ImagePrint utility by choosing it from the ImagePrint group in your Windows Start menu or by opening the ImagePrint folder on your system and double clicking the Uninstall ImagePrint icon With the Uninstall utility you can choose to delete all the ImagePrint files or you can leave your registry settings and color profile folder in place Leaving the registry settings and profle folder can be useful if you plan to re install ImagePrint later and want to preserve your current settings and profiles Additional Features In addition to the normal
71. at and optional PostScript PDF support ImagePrint also offers unique grayscale printing technology for Epson Ultrachrome printers with split toning and color ized grayscales In addition to the standard ImagePrint interface hot folder support is available via the AutoPrint utility and printing directly from applica tions is supported via the included Windows printer driver along with print to file functionality Documentation Conventions This manual is designed to be viewed on line using the Adobe Acrobat read er Hyperlinks are available throughout the document to allow you to easily jump to sections of interest Hyperlinked text is displayed in blue click these links to immediately move to the part of the manual describing the linked text in greater detail Related Documentation This guide assumes that you are familiar with the Windows interface and operating system For detailed information on your computer and its interface refer to your computer s installation guide IMAGEPRINT User Guide Preface iX X his chapter describes the configuration requirements for ImagePrint and guides you through the software installation process Configuration Requirements Before installing ImagePrint make sure your system meets the minimum configuration requirements indicated below To run ImagePrint you will need a Windows PC with the following specifications Windows XP or 2000 400 MHz or above processor 256
72. ay in the title Most users should leave the PROOFER SIMULATION setting to NONE unless they are trying to match another device like a press In the Bitmap section of the Color Management window make sure that an appropriate source profile for your images is selected for each color space your images use RGB CMYK Grayscale For printing single channel grayscale images make sure to pick either gray gamma 1 8 or gray gamma 2 2 in the Grayscale field Make sure to select either PROMPT or APPLY in the Embedded field In the Vector section of the Color Management window make sure that an appropriate source profile for your images is selected for each color space your images use RGB CMYK If you are only printing photography and not vector style images eg Illustrator Corel Draw this sec tion can be ignored An incorrect ink set setting can cause this error to occur as well Normally when choosing a Printer profile the proper ink set will be automatically selected If using a profile that was not created by ColorByte it will be necessary to manually choose the correct ink set prior to printing via the Setup window accessed from the Print Dialog box Also with version 5 6 or earlier of ImagePrint it is important that you do not mix images with Grayscale printer profiles and Color printer profiles on the same page or you may see this error ERROR 653 lt TOP gt A wrong setting in the print job being sent fr
73. ay after scaling this command will remove the pixelated look that can occur after images are manipulated Center Region Choosing Center Region will center the currently selected image within the page Note For printers that support it the Center Page but ton located in the Options dialog window determines if the image is centered on the printable area of the page or if centering occurs based on the entire page area For information on this feature and to see if your printer supports it see Appendix B Printer specific options 4 17 IMAGEPRINT User Guide The ImagePrint Toolbar cont The ImagePrint Right Click Menu Cont Nee IO OEE Fit Region The Fit Region command will Rotate CW Citrl R cause the selected image to expand to fit as Flip LtoR large as possible within the current page with out distorting the image The aspect ratio of Flip TtoB the image is preserved as the image is resized Update Region Fill Region Fill Region will cause the select Center Region ed image to expand to fill the current page Note that this option will not preserve the aspect ratio of the selected image and image Fill Region distortion will usually occur Fit Region Original Size Original Size Choosing Original Size will return the currently selected image to its original size discarding any resizing operations previously performed This is a quick way to Undo all size changes made to an image 4 18 IMAGEPRINT Us
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75. can be adjusted by La reas 64 clicking and dragging As with the gradation O curve control is along five points of the tonal range highlights quarter tones midtones three quarter tones and shadows Output oo Reset Input D14 1 4 IMAGEPRINT User Guide The Selective Color Window Not available with the Desktop Lite version ImagePrint s Selective Color controls are accessed via the Selective Color win dow This window can be accessed by choosing Color from the Correction Menu of the ImagePrint Menu Bar Color Controls Tone Color Histograms Ink Reduction r Color Selection C Green C Yellow C Cyan Red C Blue Magenta Click on the circle for All Colors Color Corectian 161 a Cyan m 6149 H Magenta me ji 0 000 Bue j Yelow r Saturation a Reset The Selective Color Controls are used for changing a hue or range of hues within your image The Selective Color Controls are not masking tools allowing you to specify specific areas within your image Rather hue adjustments will be made to all instances of a given hue within your image These controls provide control over high chroma saturated and low chroma pastel in all primary and secondary colors independently 7 5 IMAGEPRINT User Guide The Selective Color Window cont Color Controls The Color Wheel The Color Wheel at the top of the Selective eas yee eae er F Color Window allows
76. ch your ImagePrint output e Once you have a curve that causes the on screen image to match the print click the Save button within the Curves dialog box and save the Photoshop curve as an adjustment layer you may wish to give it the name of the media you are matching e You can create multiple adjustment layers in this way each characterizing a different media IMAGEPRINT User Guide Troubleshooting ImagePrint Windows Troubleshooting Guide Cont output of ImagePrint e To enable disable a particular adjustment layer simply click the layer visibility icon an eye symbol within the Layers palette of Photoshop This will allow you to work in a Photoshop environment that simulates how ImagePrint will print for that particular media Important When saving the image you should make sure that none of these custom adjust ment layers are enabled in the layers window the eye icon should not be beside any of them This will ensure that the information in that layer is not saved with the image which would be undesirable as the adjustment layer is used to adjust the Photoshop preview only and should not be applied to the image data itself Couldn t get Machine Identification No Valid Password for Machine ID 0 lt TOP gt T23 This means the system is not seeing the dongle While it won t stop jobs from printing when this error occurs in the spooler you will be in DEMO mode with the word DEMO watermarked on your prints T
77. cking one of the choices in this section you can specify the justification of the annotation text in relation to the image Choices are Left Right and Center 11 25 IMAGEPRINT User Guide All Caps Selecting the All Caps option will cause AutoPrint annotations to be printed as all upper case Font Selection 11 26 The Font Selection area provides the ability to choose the fonts and attributes to use with your annotations Choices you make will be displayed in the text display area located within this section Choose from the list of available fonts by clicking on the drop down menu You can also choose to have the font appear as Bold B and or Italicized I by clicking on the appropriate button Font color can be selected via the Font Color button at the bottom of the Font Selection area You can also choose a color for the background area of the annotation IMAGEPRINT User Guide Color Settings Color Settings are the color management settings that AutoPrint will use when printing images These settings closely match those within the ImagePrint Color Management window For details on the proper use of color management and choosing the correct color profiles please see chapter Color Management To access the Color Settings window choose Color Settings from the Settings Menu at the top of the AutoPrint main window General Settings Layout Settings Annotation Settings Color Settings M ICC Mode Specifu ICC files
78. comended to use the two features together F and Time Print Annotation The Print Annotation checkbox turns annota tion printing on or off Select this checkbox to enable the printing of annotations according to the other settings within the Annotation settings area The possible settings are Print Name This setting will cause the File Name to be printed below each image If the filenames have 3 letter extensions for example tif jpg eps then choosing the and Extension checkbox will cause it to be included in the annotation otherwise the extension will be left off Print Date This setting will cause the current date to be part of the annota tion Ifthe and Time checkbox is selected the current time will be added as well Font Size The Font Size drop down menu allows you to choose the size of the annotation You can choose between Large Medium and Small Note The annotations will NOT be visible in the ImagePrint display They will only appear on the printed output 5 14 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Color Management Color Management ImagePrint is a Color Managed application using I CC ICM Color Profiles throughout its workflow These profiles are used to characterize the source space of the images being printed the monitor displaying them and the output device printing them The key to excellent output is often the color management of your images By the same token incorrect color management setting
79. create queues that print with unique color settings etc AutoPrint also allows you to take manual control of the process when you need to print immediately or manually add or remove files And full advantage is taken of the ImagePrint spooler allowing you to cancel resubmit or prioritize print jobs on the fly Most options can be set via Settings windows accessed from the menu bar at the top of the AutoPrint window Balloon help is available for all options by letting the mouse cursor hover over the setting for a moment The following section gives details on the various options and tools that AutoPrint provides Note Most settings are not accessible until a Printer and Page Size have been chosen within the AutoPrint Main window 11 8 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Choose a Printer and Page Size Current Watched Directory C Program Files ImageFrint watch Browse 11 9 File Settings Wiem The first step in using AutoPrint is choosing a printer and page size These are available via the drop down menus in the upper portion of the AutoPrint Main Window Once a printer and page size is chosen the AutoPrint Main Window expands to show a thumbnail represen tation of the selected page Double click this thumbnail to cause the larger layout preview window to appear This window is described more fully later in this chap ter Also notice that the large button at the bottom of the Main Window changes to contain the text
80. created for them can be used interchangeably InkSets The available ink sets and their descriptions are listed below Make sure to select the correct Printer Profile for the ink set used KCMYcm Pigment Full color printing utilizing the Ultrachrome inkset with Photo Black ink KMCMYcm Pigment Full color printing utilizing the Ultrachrome inkset with Matte Black ink KCMYcm Dye Full color printing utilizing the dye inkset with Photo Black ink K Pigment NOT SUPPORTED Black only printing utilizing the Ultrachrome inkset with Photo Black ink K Matte Pigment NOT SUPPORTED Black only printing uti lizing the Ultrachrome inkset with Matte Black ink Gray Pigment Grayscale printing with Tint Picker enhance ments utilizing the Ultrachrome inkset with Photo Black ink Only use Gray profiles with this setting Gray Matte Pigment Grayscale printing with Tint Picker enhancements utilizing the Ultrachrome inkset with Matte Black ink Only use Gray profiles with this setting IMAGEPRINT User Guide Printer Specific Settings Cont Epson 7600 9600 cont Extended Features These Printers support the use of the ImagePrint Tint Picker when using the Gray or Gray Matte inkset with a Tint Picker Gray printer profile For details on using the Tint Picker see the Tint Picker section with Chapter 6 of this manual Color Management Paper thickness controls are available via the Options button with
81. ct of ImagePrint is its advanced handling of color profiles pro files can be selected for individual images based on their type bitmap or vector and colorspace RGB CMYK LAB Grayscale and embedded profiles can be applied or ignored or you can be prompted to choose for each image Instead of a one size fits all approach to color management images can automatically or manually be assigned the appropriate color profile for their content Because of this flexibility in applying profiles to individual images care must be taken when changing profiles in order to ensure that the intended result is achieved Clicking on an image and changing its profile settings will NOT effect other images in the current layout but the new settings WILL be in effect for any new images added to the layout When an image is brought into ImagePrint the current profile settings are auto matically applied These settings will stay in effect unless explicitly changed even if you switch to a different printer within the Printer selection menu 6 12 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Choosing Profiles in the Color Management window To open the ImagePrint Color Management window choose Color Management from the Image drop down menu The Color Management window has many fields for choosing profiles however depending on the images you typically print it may not be necessary to specify each and every available setting For example a photographer who never
82. d ImagePrint according to the installation instructions in Chapter 1 3 5 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Step 1 Launch ImagePrint Double click the ImagePrint icon located on your desktop or by going to the program files imageprint folder of your hard drive and double clicking the ImagePrint file there The ImagePrint Main window will appear For now just make sure that your printer is selected in the Printer field and choose a page size from the Page field CH Epson4000 ImagePrint E p F Oj x File Edit view Image Correction Help Hostname TESTBOX Fage Size Layout Auto Printer Epsong000 Suai i 4an apa Annotation Choose the Printer Choose the Page Size i aoe mn If your printer uses roll paper don t worry too much for now about which page size to pick just choose one that is big enough to hold the images you plan to print m beo eaae er a es ern oe reese SRR rele rere Ph lal C8 E SS SS ee 3 6 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Step 2 Select the Color Profiles Choose Image from the menu bar at the top of the ImagePrint Main win dow then choose Color Management The Color Management window will appear There are four selectable tabs along the top of the Color Management win dow The first Output allows you to designate Output profiles These are the profiles that characterize your printer paper and inks Color Management i xj Outpu
83. d profiles in your image Without a profile chosen the software will have no way of determining how to map the single channel grey data to the 3 color screen dis play and distortion will result Also make sure you haven t mixed images with Grayscale printer pro files selected on the same page that images with COLOR printer profiles are selected Job prints black or distorted lt TOP gt Distorted prints or black printing is usually caused by an incorrect profile being selected in the Color Management window Also make sure that the proper ink set for your printer is selected by selecting Print then Setup within ImagePrint Certain printers such as the Epson10000 and Roland Pro must have the proper ink set selected in order to print correctly Finally make sure that you have selected the right source profile for the image type within the Color Management window see Images appear split reversed or in triplicate on screen for more information Also make sure you haven t mixed images with Grayscale printer profiles selected on the same page that images with COLOR printer profiles are selected When using Templates sometimes jobs error in SpoolFace lt TOP gt Be careful when using custom made templates that no frame extends past the template border In the Template creation window frames are designated as green rectangles the template border as blue Also be careful not to accidentally stack frames by repeatedly clicking the ADD butt
84. d templates to etre 5x7 e 3 5x5 a 1 547 2 3 55 landscape Save 1 Se 203 5x5 landscape se see it displayed in the 5x7 4 2 5x3 5 p F 11547412 53 5 landscape Template Width foo o New Template Design area 15781 7525 1 810 Delete 161 75x2 5 22 5x5 4 2 513 5 ee OK 2 3 5x5 8 1 75x2 5 2 5x r Frame ee Frames izes J 8 2 5 3 5 AUTO ROTATE_4 7 HalfLJnit 2 3 5 5 width 500 s a Y Half leat AC Rw Fl erghi E y am Clicking Assign will cause the selected template Asn remove Add Delete design to be applied to your image Click the Assign button in the lower left part of the Template window to have the cur rently selected template assigned to the currently selected image When assigned the image will be reproduced into each individual frame of the template The image will be resized cropped and rotated to best fit the proportions of each individual frame When an image is applied to a template it will be rotated and cropped to best fit each frame Keep this in mind when designing your frames it usu ally works best if they are similar in aspect ratio to the images you plan to use them with To assign the image to a different template simply select another template from the template list and click Assign again The image will immediately be updated for the new template 8 5 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Templates Cont OAOA ImagePrint
85. do not appear in the Servers SpoolFace window make sure that you correctly specified the name of the Server Computer when installing ImagePrint on the Client This entry should go in the PRINTER HOST field make sure you did not put it in the wrong field To double check launch IP SETUP from the ImagePrint folder and see what setting is listed for PRINTER HOST If incorrect REMOVE the printer using the REMOVE button in IP SETUP and reinstall e If the jobs are making it to the HOST s spoolface window but showing errors typically with a long string of numbers it is usually because a color profile is being selected on the CLIENT side that is not available on the HOST side Make sure that any color profiles you are using are available in ImagePrint s COLOR folder of both systems e Another potential cause of problems printing Client jobs is a mismatch in the FILTERS list that each system maintains Filters are the applications that ImagePrint uses to open different file types This is most likely to happen on Mac PC cross platform setups On both the Client and Server system open the ImagePrint folder then open the IP CONFIG text file located there in a text editor such as notepad Confirm that the list of FILTERS at the beginning of this file are the same between the two systems If they are in a different order you can cut and paste the entries to make the listed order match For more information on setting up Clients see th
86. e To resubmit an inactive job to the Active Queue highlight the job hold down the control key to select multiple jobs and click on the bottommost left facing of the two triangles between the Active and Inactive Queues The job will immedi ately be added to the bottom of the Active Queue 10 5 IMAGEPRINT User Guide The ImagePrint Spooler Cont Deleting Jobs from the Inactive Queue To permanently delete a job from the Inactive Queue highlight the job then click on the triangle to the right of the Inactive Queue The job will be imme diately deleted Disabling the Current Queue Choose Disable Queue from the Queue drop down menu located at the top of the screen to cause the currently displayed queue to be disabled Disabled will appear in the status area at the bottom of the spooler interface window Enabling the Current Queue Choose Enable Queue from the Queue drop down menu located at the top of the Macintosh screen to cause the currently displayed queue to be enabled Enabled will appear in the status area at the bottom of the spooler interface window Viewing Job Parameters To view the parameters of a print job including DPI ink set file names and color profiles being used move the job to the Inactive Queue right side and double click it Editing Job Parameters To edit a jobs parameters such as DPI or ink set first View the job in the Inactive Queue as described above then edit the values in the view
87. e 1e a new template 11 Se7 4 2 5x3 on 1 5x7 4 2 53 5 landscape Template Width fi 0 00 New 1 5 7 8 1 75x2 5 18x10 Qelete 16 1 75x2 5 then specify its total Template Height 700 2 3 5x5 4 2 9 3 5 ed OK J 3 55 81 7542 5 size with the Template ae Oe Width and Height fields 40 565 Framesizes 2 513 5 JAUTO_ROTATE_4 Half nit 2 3 5x5 width 5 00 x 50 TH all beat A Fee RI Height 3 50 Ea 3 50 Remove Add Delete Adding Frames Next it s time to add frames to your template Remember frames are the green rectangles that represent where individual images will reside on the template To add a frame you must first specify its width and height Specifying a frame s width and height can be done in two ways e Common frame sizes can be chosen by clicking on the Frame Size drop down menu and choosing one of the listed sizes e You can also create custom frame sizes by typing in values within the Width and Height fields below the Frame Size drop down menu IMAGEPRINT User Guide 8 9 Templates Cont Once you have specified the width and height of the frame click the Add but ton to have the frame immediately added within the Template design area of the ImagePrint layout window Be careful each time you click the Add button a new frame will be added on top of the last created frame Deleting Frames To delete a frame click on it
88. e EPS Size This setting specifies that the EPS bounding box size be overridden in favor the EPS width and height specified in the Encapsulated PS Page size area see above Anti aliasing This field allows you to specify an anti alias setting to be used when opening EPS files Anti aliasing is a method of smoothing images espe cially text to reduce jagged edges and stair stepping An anti alias value of 1 is the default and means no anti aliasing will occur The maximum anti alias value is 16 not recommended The higher the value the more anti aliasing will be done Be aware that high anti alias values can drastically affect the time it takes to open and print the image and values over 3 or 4 typically reflect little overall change in the image 5 7 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Settings Page Tiling Eal Not available for Desktop Lite Version Settings The Page Tiling tab of the i Settings Window causes the Grid Settings Scale Settings Step Repeat Page Tiling preferences to be PostScript Options Fage Tiling Crop Marks Layout Annotation displayed Page Tiling refers to the utilization of multiple pages within a single layout This Across Space 0 00 feature allows you to split an image across more than one one zs cease po page or automatically layout multiple images on a series of pages Each page is repre Units sented by a rectangle within Inches C Yards CM C Meters C Pixels the ImagePrint lay
89. e ImagePrint spooler Choosing Rebuild will cause the Rebuild Window to appear Epson4000 TESTBOs Job Hame Time submitted R 8 Proof Sheet 11 3 02 2004 R 9 Proof Sheet 12 3 02 2004 R 10 School_pics 3 02 2004 R 11 samples tif 3 02 2004 Rebuild progress E Cancel The Rebuild window shows all the jobs on right side of the SpoolFace win dow for your chosen printer Highlight any job by clicking on it and the layout that job contained will be rebuilt into the ImagePrint layout window Note that rebuild a layout can take a significant amount of time depending on how many images were in the layout and their size Important All files that were in the layout being rebuilt MUST be in the same location on your computer that they were in when the layout was originally made or they will not appear in the rebuilt layout 4 20 IMAGEPRINT User Guide The Main Menu cont Print The Print command is used to the send the current layout to the ImagePrint Spooler for printing When the Print button is pressed the Print Dialog Box will appear allowing you to select your desired Print settings For more detailed information on printing see chapter 9 Printing Exit The Exit command will exit the ImagePrint application 4 21 IMAGEPRINT User Guide The Main Menu cont Edit g Edit The Edit Drop Down Menu Uii gives access to the Cut command and Redo the Preferences Window
90. e images have successfully printed they will be automatically moved from the Watch directory to the default Move directory of program files lmagePrint Move No annotation will be in effect and the default color profiles for the current printer will be used For details on changing these and many other AutoPrint parameters please see the following section Using AutoPrint 11 6 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Pausing AutoPrint To pause AutoPrint click the large scrolling button The same one you originally clicked to start AutoPrinting AutoPrint will immediately pause in its tracks and the text of the button will change to Resume AutoPrinting To resume AutoPrinting after a pause simply click the button again While paused a new button will be displayed below the Start Pause button with the text Quit BackGround Printing The use of this button is described below Quit BackGround Printing To stop AutoPrinting first pause AutoPrint as described above then click the Quit BackGround Printing button which appears when AutoPrint is paused Once stopped the currently building layout if any will be deleted Previously queued jobs however will still print 11 7 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Using AutoPrint AutoPrint has a large number of configuration options designed to enable you to choose the working environment that best suits your workflow You can choose custom anno tations to appear beneath jobs enable crop marks
91. e pixels are shown here for the original image and the image after the printer profile is applied 4 34 IMAGEPRINT User Guide 3 Settings Settings ImagePrint s Settings window allows you to specify parameters for many of the software s features While some of the Settings tools are available via interactive control in the layout window the tools found in the Settings window allow for more precise control than can be achieved through the interface This section of the manual describes in detail each of the available Settings sections accessible from the Settings window To access the Settings window choose Image from the ImagePrint main menu then choose Settings or choose one of the settings icons from the ImagePrint Tool Bar to go directly to that setting s tab x Grid Settings Scale Settings Step Repeat PostScript Options l Pa x I Print Annotation PostScript Options Page Tiling Crop Marks Layout Annotation M Print Mame Grid Settings Scale Settings Step Repeat X PostScript Options Fage Tiling Crop Marks Layout Annotation Inches Grid Settings e e eee Chen Henes x PostScript Options Fage Tiling Crop Marks Layout Annotation Step IL Grid Settings scale Settings Step Repeat Repeat 1 00 Pos ME Y Fos fo 05 width 8 00 Width 5 00 Height 6 40 Inches C Yards H Scales 73 97 Y Scale 79 97 M Constrain Proporti
92. e section in the Appendix of this manual on Network printing Prints show banding lt TOP gt T21 Many different things can cause banding on prints The first thing to check if you are experiencing banding issues is the nozzles of the printer Even one missing or incorrectly firing nozzle can cause unpredictable banding Run a nozzle check and if noz zles are missing or incorrectly aligned run printer cleanings until it is corrected If the nozzles seem correct and you are still experiencing banding issues try printing at a higher num ber of passes to see if the problem is alleviated If your printer supports the Paper Thickness setting accessed via the Option button in the Print Dialog box make sure you are set to a correct paper set ting for your media IMAGEPRINT User Guide Troubleshooting ImagePrint Windows Troubleshooting Guide Cont ImagePrint doesn t match my Photoshop display lt TOP gt T22 Colored Images are flat or not dark enough For color images if you find that ImagePrint shows more shadow detail then you are used to in Photoshop you can increase the darkness of the prints at the possible expense of losing some shadow detail By default ImagePrint is set to use Perceptual as the rendering intent Since Photoshop defaults to Relative Colorimetric if you find that the output from ImagePrint is lighter than what you see in Photoshop changing the intent for images to Relative Colorimetric may get yo
93. e your active page highlight its name in the Page Size list and click the OK button The Printer Setup window will show the page size and the currently selected cus tom page size will become the active page To make a new Custom Page size simply re select the current custom page size from the Page Size menu The Custom Page Size window will re appear IMAGEPRINT User Guide The Probe Area As you move your cursor over an image in the layout area the Probe Area in the upper right side of the ImagePrint main window displays color information about the pixels beneath it This can be extremely useful for diagnosing color problems with your output Each color channel of the image is represented up to a total of eight The Input side left of the probe area shows values for each color channel of the original image The Output side right of the probe area reflects the type of Printer profile currently loaded a three color profile will cause three values to be displayed These are the values that will be produced after the output printer profile is applied se TE gm Ta prem beO Mostra ten Plage Sine FoR ae us Ponder om J Daily ES T Arrntetion i z 3 J C C Sols ee njola t ao S m la Ale a fi ah N pa E ii fi f E Fi f 3 pa ik I r i I ETIN naal ranla LE EENT ETE udi EEIE DA As you move the mouse cursor over pixels in the image the color values for th
94. ecessary that no color management be in effect For details on turning off ImagePrint s color management features see Turning Off Color Management later in this chapter For information on producing a profile with reduced ink densities see Ink Reduction also later in this chapter Use a profiling service Custom profiles can also be generated by a profiling service bureau Typically the service bureau will have you print one or more targets on your printer with color man agement features turned off These targets will then be sent to the service bureau for generation of the profile which can usually be emailed to you when ready ColorByte software has such a service for information and pricing please call ColorByte Software at 813 282 0241 IMPORTANT When outputting a color profiling target with ImagePrint it is necessary that no color management be in effect For details on turning off ImagePrint s color management features see Turning Off Color Management later in this chapter 6 5 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Installing profiles ImagePrint uses color profiles located in the ImagePrint Color folder The default location for the Color folder is within the ImagePrint folder inside the Applications folder of your startup drive Each time ImagePrint is launched it scans the profile directories for available profiles To make a custom profile available to ImagePrint simply copy it into the Color folder and restart the software
95. ecmevsenusectvencveds 1 13 Obtaining your ImagePrint Encryption cernen 1 15 Removing NEL 91 2 oP nee 1 16 Application Level Printing sass ce ctscceteescoet ice star aint a desatetere de coteettdeoiieeinn The ColorByte Software LICCNSC ccccccccccccsscessscesscesscesscesscessceesscesseesseeesees 1 2 Completely Uninstalling IMaQePFint cece fey Installing Additional Features AutoPTint ee eeseeneeeeeeeeen 1 18 Installing Additional Features Application Level Printing 1 19 Installing Additional Features Print to TIFF File 1 2 1 Overview OY cca het sts AE A EEEE ETA 22 Pt Fe Gy Sl Bal Ieper teeter reeetrettrrrttt E Deer rr tetas Crecente anne 2 2 The ImagePrint Spooler ou cece ccscescessccesscesscessecesscesssessecesecesecesseeetscesseenes 2 3 PONS TA gs sie ase aE sontaseeasensmsasscparhaaetmensules E E 2 3 Oy oer E TOE ENA AE 2 3 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Table of Contents 3 4 Printing Quickstart Step 1 Launch IMAGES PIM scsssccesccascsicsssivwchasrnstaitntadetatoadanedsie huseidanevatcanusedtvassnseee 3 6 Step 2 Select the Color Profiles 0 cececcesccssscesssscsssccssescesssesseessssesees 3 7 Step 2 Select the Color Profiles CON csscccsccscessesteceteeeseeessees 3 8 Step 2 Select the Color Profiles CON cc eeccsscesstccstcetcestscetsceseseseees 3 9 Sepo Add fl ca ae en nee Se ee i ene 3 10 CS Ae PMU aeaacecantesacnsanrasasecssecasceosiaaosauasea ease
96. ed profile action Prompt eS oA anal Output Bitmap Vector Tint Rendering Intents Color Management E xj RGE Fielative Colorimet Cutput Bitmap Vector Tint x Chk Perceptual Profiles Frinter Paper FEM TINTS a esr aa ee De Lab Absolute Colorime Colorize Bs i one z Gray Perceptual ee Adjust Black Faint Missing Protile Untagged Use this slider to adjust the nolo Bee Td black point of RGB monitor RGE dobe AGB 15 f 50 cue anne CHITE 3M Ml atchprint Simulation Setup Grap Mone Proofer Hone ka Proofer Internt Perceptual r There are four settings tabs available within the Color Management window The Output Tab gives access to output profile settings that characterize your printer and display profile settings that characterize your monitor This is also where you can specify the black point compensation The Bitmap Tab gives access to source profile settings that characterize bitmap images Photoshop scanned images etc The Vector Tab gives access to source profile settings that characterize vector images Illustrator Corel Draw etc Tint Picker The tint picker section of the Color Management window allows you to use ImagePrint s tint picker feature to tone your grayscale output Epson Ultrachrome with light gray ink printers only 6 11 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Setting Default vs Individual Profiles One powerful aspe
97. ent The Basics Cont ImagePrint automatically uses the monitor profile in use by your operating sys tem Source profiles and Output profiles are described below Source Profiles Source profiles characterize the color space of images Color spaces define the range of colors that can be represented within the image A color space that is too small may limit the available colors in the image while a color space that is too broad might lead you to create images with colors that are not reproducible on your output device Most images use well known color spaces such as Adobe 1998 SRGB or ColorMatch RGB But whatever the color space one of the most critical aspects of proper color management is consistancy if an image is in one color space such aS SRGB it is important that throughout your workflow the color space is either maintained or is properly converted to another When a color managed application like Image Print or Photoshop opens an image it needs to know its color space in order to properly map the col ors Many applications and devices allow you to embed the profile within the image Embedding the profile can take the guesswork out of color manage ment with the profile embedded applications know what the correct color space is automatically at the time of opening it If the profile is not embedded it is critical that you specify the correct profile otherwise the colors will be mapped into an incorrect gamut for t
98. er inks must be mixed in to provide neutrality Choosing a Gray profile will also cause the proper ink set to be selected in the ImagePrint Setup window The two choices that will be used are either Gray Pigment if using Photo Black ink or Gray Matte Pigment if using Matte Black ink Changing the ink set to any of the other available choices will cause your Grayscales to print incorrectly You can choose to print your grayscale images using a standard color pro file However those prints will be made using all of the inks and will there fore show considerable metamerism and casting For the best results grayscales should always be printed using a Gray profile The Gray profiles are not standard icc profiles They have special char acteristics that allow ImagePrint to control the printers inks that cannot be provided by standard profiles Only ColorByte can create these profiles IMAGEPRINT User Guide The Color Management window The ImagePrint Color Management window is the control center for specifying which ICC ICM profiles are used when opening displaying and printing images This is also where you can access the ImagePrint Tint picker which allows you to tone your grayscale output Color Management j 4 Xx Color Management Output Bitmap Vector Tint Dutput Bitmap Vector Tint hey aa el Color Managed Images Color Management s ese Prompt AGE Embedd
99. er Guide The Main File Edit View Image Correction Help Menu The ImagePrint Main Menu offers access to virtually all features of the pro gram The following pages list the options available within the ImagePrint Main Menu File The File Drop Down Menu Boel a New Chr contains the commands necessary to aneia Chee open image files send your layout to BEE Ctrl P print and to quit the current session i of ImagePrint Following is a descrip Rebuild tion of each command found in the File if drop down menu Exit New The New command will clear the layout window of all images Open The Open command allows you to open TIFF JPEG PhotoShop PDF EPS and PostScript files You must be using ImagePrint PostScript ver sion in order to print PDF EPS and Postscript in non demo mode Clicking on the Open Button brings up the standard file selection dialog from which your files can be chosen As you open files into the layout ImagePrint will employ its Auto Layout feature to automatically arrange them on the page For more information on Auto Layout see The ImagePrint Layout Area earlier in this document Remember you can also open images by dragging them directly into the layout window or by using the Image Browser 4 19 IMAGEPRINT User Guide The Main Menu cont Rebuild The Rebuild command allows you to rebuild a previous lay out from th
100. er and images The Color Management window is fully dis cussed in chapter 6 Color Management 4 24 IMAGEPRINT User Guide The Main Menu cont View The View Drop Down Menu gives com view i mands to choose which areas of the ImagePrint eE interface should be visible as well the command S erae PaT to bring up the the File Browser window Dialog Bar iw Probe Browser Tool bar Clicking any of these within the View menu will toggle that Status Bar component s display within the ImagePrint interface Although Dialog Bar not often used turning off components you don t need can Probe give you more display space within the Layout area 4 25 IMAGEPRINT User Guide The Main Menu cont The Image Browser The Image Browser is a convenient way to select images and open them into ImagePrint With the Image Browser your images are displayed as thumb nails making it easy to choose the correct one visually The Image Browser also offers options for sorting images so you can find the ones you want quickly The Image Browser Ic E Ta Rainbow Technologies El a ImagePrint Do op Ma Watch rig fg tools e TMPL Test Images lgs A templates i 3 spool E 3 PPD Folder E 9 Postscript fy Mave E l a license E EE Inst E yA ImagePrint Tutorial as of filters ag a drivers ER color p S Calibs H nAn ASPI Distribution Grr Acroread E a y printers gj EPSON
101. escribe the Step and Repeat settings Width feo Height 6 40 fields Mode f Tile Half Drop C Slide f Inches C Yards CM Meters C Pixels Note When you step and repeat an image the entire collection of repeated images becomes one region and all controls used affect the region as a whole For example if you used the Scale controls to affect the magnification the entire region is magnified not just the initial image Cropping an image that is step and repeated will result in the crop being applied individually to each of the duplicated images Step The Step field displays the number of times the image is repeated along the X axis of the Layout Area Space This field to the right of the Step field shows the horizontal distance between stepped images A value of zero will cause the images to have no hori zontal offset Repeat The Repeat field displays the number of times the image is repeated along the Y axis of the Layout Area Space This field to the right of the Repeat field shows the vertical distance between repeated images A value of zero will cause the images to have no verti cal offset 5 5 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Settings Step and Repeat cont Mode Functions The three Mode Functions allow you to change the way in which the images are shifted as they are duplicated via Step and Repeat Tile This mode will cause the images to be stepped along the horizontal axis and repeated al
102. eshooting Guide Cont Remove the dongle Reboot Once back up move to the c program files ImagePrint folder then License then Marx Run the CBSetup program and specify that it install the USB drivers for the dongle Reboot Insert the dongle again The new hardware wizard should appear and should automatically find the drivers On XP it will warn that they are unsigned by Microsoft but that can be ignored Let the Wizard finish Run IP Setup and hopefully the dongle number will appear Screen area doesn t seem to reflect my page size lt TOP gt ImagePrint always displays the printable area of the page The printable area depends on whether you are printing in Borderless mode whether you are set to Sheet or Roll and whether or not you have selected the Center Margins option Those 3 settings Sheet Borderless and Center Margins work together to determine the actual printable area If you have checked the Borderless button in the OPTIONS dialog window accessed via the PRINT dia log then the page size will show slightly larger then the actual page dimensions Epson printers when in borderless mode expand the print area slightly to avoid the edge of the page showing Remember that Borderless only works on some paper widths different printers have different allowed borderless sizes The specific borderless widths allowed for your printer should be in your printer manual If you select Borderless and your current page
103. etting it up Application level printing is installed automatically when you install the Windows version of ImagePrint A Windows printer with the same name as the printer you installed in ImagePrint will be listed in your Windows printer list This driver is only used for application level printing Normal printing through ImagePrint doesn t use it at all You can delete this Windows driver if you don t have the PostScript verson of ImagePrint or never plan to print from applicatons into the ImagePrint spooler Printing from applications is independent of your current ImagePrint settings To choose profiles and other settings to use when printing from applications right click the ImagePrint printer driver from your list of Windows printer and choose Properties in the drop down window that appears In the Ports sec tion choose Configure Ports In the window that appears you will be able to specify the profiles to be used and other printer settings That s all there is to it Now you can select your ImagePrint printer from your Window s application s PRINT dialog box as you would any other printer Jobs will go into the ImagePrint Spooler SpoolFace and be printed just like any other ImagePrint job 1 20 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Installing Additional Features Print to TIFF File Create a color managed image of your layout ImagePrint comes with a special driver that allows you to print to a TIFF file instead of to a printer
104. fa temp H E dupont ie a Direct je a Recycled nf Sort By Name Select All 4 26 IMAGEPRINT User Guide The Main Menu cont Using The Image Browser Open the Image Browser by choosing Image Browser from the Image Menu of the ImagePrint Main Menu Use the file browser area on the left side of the Image Browser to navigate to the folder containing your images To place an image from the Image Browser into ImagePrint drag its thumbnail into the layout area or double click the thumbnail Hold the CONTROL key down while clicking thumbnails to select multiple images The Select All button at the bottom of the Image Browser will select all the images in the current folder Ic ELJ Uninstall Information J E oN Rambow Technologies Navigate to a ImagePrint the folder your images are in fees oe eae fa a spool A PPO Folder fe E Pos then double click oa ove the images you wish to open or just drag them right into l ImagePrint s layout oe window zl Ep ASPI Distributo Sr Acroread pe ce printers a Ga EPSON temp g a dupont Hele Direct at a Recycled F Click the Select All Button to select all images within the current folder Select All 4 27 IMAGEPRINT User Guide The Main Menu cont Using The Image Browser cont You can sort your images with the c
105. ffect on the appearance of your prints The lighting condition a spe cific profile is made for can be found at the end of the profiles name These are TUNG Tungsten lighting Day Daylight lighting CWF Cool White Fluorescent lighting F2 Sometimes labeled as CWF 2 Cool White Fluorescent lighting optimized for portraiture work less warm then the standard CWF profile This is a good general purpose profile for mixed lighting conditions F3 Mixed Lighting This is the best general purpose profile to use Important F3 profiles are new with version 6 and may not be available with all paper profiles Note that only F2 F3 and EDAY profiles are shipped on the ImagePrint CD The TUNG and CWF profiles can be downloaded from the ColorByte Profile Repository IMAGEPRINT User Guide Profile Names Cont Special Note Recipied Profiles You may see some profiles with the letter R at the end of the name just before the light tempera ture designation such as RF3 or RDAY These are recipied profiles A recipied profile is a special profile made by ColorByte that contains additional information used to control the inks in a special way for particular paper ink combinations For instance a recipied profile might be used to adjust for printing on Matte Papers with Photo Black inks not the normal ink paper combina tion Generally using a recipied profile is no different then using a normal one The only time it is important to
106. g AutoPrint on In most cases if you can send email via an internet email client you have an SMTP server available If unsure ask your network administrator To use the email feature Specify a To Address in the field provided This is the email address that AutoPrint will send an email to when the designated event occurs Specify a From Address in the From Address field This should be a valid email address known by your SMTP server Specify the address of the SMTP server To test your setup click the TEST button and a test email will be sent using the parameters you specified AutoPrint can send emails after each job successfully leaves the queue or when it detects an error ImagePrint Directory 11 18 The bottom of the General Settings window displays the current ImagePrint directory It is important that this setting is correct in order for AutoPrint to func tion correctly If you have changed the location of your ImagePrint directory due to a re install and AutoPrint detects the ImagePrint directory incorrectly you can specify the correct location via the Browse button in this section IMAGEPRINT User Guide Layout Settings The Layout Settings window allows you to control most aspects of how AutoPrint builds layouts Settings that effect spacing margins multi page PDF and PostScript can be set in this window You can also specify whether crop marks or calibration strips should appear on your pri
107. g that appears Within the setup window choose the correct ink type for your printer Normally when using profiles made by ColorByte it is not necessary to select the ink set it will automatically be picked when the profile is chosen in the Color Management win dow Screen area doesn t seem to reflect my page size lt TOP gt T11 ImagePrint always displays the printable area of the page The printable area depends on whether you are printing in Borderless mode whether you are set to Sheet or Roll and whether or not you have selected the Center Margins option Those 3 settings Sheet Borderless and Center Margins work together to determine the actual printable area If you have checked the Borderless button in the OPTIONS dialog window accessed via the PRINT dialog then the page size will show slightly larger then the actual page dimensions Epson print ers when in borderless mode expand the print area slightly to avoid the edge of the page show ing Remember that Borderless only works on some paper widths different printers have different allowed borderless sizes The specific borderless widths allowed for your printer should be in your printer manual If you select Borderless and your current page size is NOT an allowed borderless size no size change will occur in the interface IMAGEPRINT User Guide Troubleshooting ImagePrint Windows Troubleshooting Guide Cont If you have not selected Borderless then ImagePrint wil
108. ges already there Use File Browser Thumbnail The ImagePrint Image Browser creates small thumbnail images when building its display These can be used to add images much more quickly to the layout area Choosing Use File Browser Thumbnail will cause ImagePrint to use these low res thumbnails causing images to be laid out more quickly but with a lower quality pixelated appearance The printed output will not be affected by this setting Layout Types There are three preset layout types available Each of these layout types offers pre sets for the Image Width and Height fields Gutters and Page origins Each can be chosen from the Type dropdown menu These available presets are Auto The default setting for the Layout window is Auto This setting will cause images to open at their normal size without any automatic resizing Images will be spaced 125 inches from each other as they are added to the layout with no additional margin area added There is no automatic rotation of images with this setting If a new image can not fit on the current page a new page will be created and the image added to it if the Auto Flow checkbox is selected Otherwise the non fitting image will be placed in the top left corner on top of previously added images Best Fit The Best Fit option is identical to the Auto option with the excep tion that images will be rotated if necessary to allow them to fit in the current page 5 11 IMAGEPRINT User Gu
109. ght arrow to move it to the right side To re submit a job highlight it and click the left arrow to move it to the left side 10 4 IMAGEPRINT User Guide The ImagePrint Spooler Cont Following is a complete list of the operations which can be performed via the Spooler interface window Choosing a Different Queue To display a Queue from another workstation in the current spooler interface window choose the desired workstation s hostname from the Host drop down menu at the top of the Macintosh screen Choosing a Different Printer To display another printer s queue in the current spooler interface window choose the desired printer from the Printer drop down menu at the top of the Macintosh screen Changing Job Priority To change a jobs position in the Active left side Queue highlight the job by clicking on it then click on either of the two triangles to the left of the Active Queue The upward pointing triangle will cause the job to move up one posi tion each time it is clicked The downward pointing triangle will cause the job to move down one position for each click Canceling Jobs from the Active Queue To cancel a job from the active queue highlight the desired job hold down the Control key to select multiple jobs and click the topmost right facing of the two triangles between the Active and Inactive Queues The job will immediately be transferred to the Inactive Queue Resending Jobs from the Inactive Queu
110. gs Color Management Templates The Templates command will cause the Templates window to appear Using the tools within this window will allow you to assign templates or packages to your images as well as to create custom templates of your own For more infor mation on creating and using templates please see chapter 8 Templates This feature not available for the Desktop Lite version x Settings The Settings command will cause the Ponsist Oson Pose Tina CiopMaks Layout Annotation Sake Settings Siep Pepas Settings dialog to appear This dialog box contains a interface settings for Annotations Page Tiling em M sp an a Step and Repeat PostScript options Crop Se Marks Layout Scaling and Grid preferences a ee ed You can also access many of these settings win OS a dows via the appropriate button within the float Snap To ee oe i ing tool palette For detailed information on the aga w ea available preferences tools please see chapter oeu o ee 5 Settings mawak FT af Tontonan oz image Henge Page Ongn Pori Save Lawat Load Lavan xfo wifo l Center Automatically I Auto Flow Unde inches X ppi Note Some Settings will not be available if no images are currently in the ImagePrint layout window Color Management The Color Management selection of the Image menu will cause the Color Management window to appear This is where ICC profiles can be chosen for your print
111. h 0 25 visible in the ImagePrint dis play area they will be added at ce Ss print time When determining how images will be laid out on the page make sure to take into account the space needed by the crop marks Print Crop Marks Click this checkbox to turn on Crop Cut Mark printing Distance This field specifies the distance in the specified units from the edge of the image that the crop mark should appear Thickness Represents the thickness of the crop and cut lines in the speci fied measurement units Length Specifies the length of the crop mark in the specified units Cut Offset Designates the offset in relation to the crop marks of cut mark lines Crop marks will be put around all images on the page when selected including Annotations 5 9 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Settings Layout The Layout window allows X you to specify how images will be automatically laid out in ImagePrint as they are opened With the Layout window you can specify how Grid Settings Scale Settings Step Repeat PostScript Options Fage Tiling Crop Marks Layout Annotation Gutters Left to Right e far apart images should be Image width foo El Top to Bottom 025 spaced what margins to use Image Height oo al Page Origin Point and even how big each image should be on the page You area a r Toran own Each of the available Units Inches Apply settings within this window are described below
112. he actual color data You should never let an image that is in one color space be dumped into another color space This is one of the main causes of problems in color managed workflows 6 3 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Color Management The Basics Cont Output Profiles Output profiles characterize the color space of output devices In the case of profiles for printers all aspects of the output is taken into account the paper the inks the print quality settings and the software used to drive the printer A profile made for one printer driver would not be correct for another driver Each time you change the paper you are using in your printer you will need to choose a profile made for that paper Of course color management depends on accurate output profiles ImagePrint comes with a large number of default profiles for most printer ink paper com binations If you use a paper that doesn t have a default profile available you may be eligible to have one generated for free by ColorByte Software If you still under your initial support period or have purchased a support contract then e mail ColorByte software at main colorbytesoftware com for details on the procedures required Make sure to include your dongle number and the paper and printer you are interested in Never try to use a profile made for one printer driver with anoth er Printer profiles are specific to the software printer driver they were made for 6 4 IMAGEPRI
113. here Encryption sehen Once IP Setup is done setting up your software Restat Now you will be prompted to reboot the computer After rebooting the final step of the installation Restart Later procedure will be to license the printer Without licensing the software any prints you make will have the word DEMO watermarked on them Step 3 Licensing your printer s Insert your dongle oN After rebooting plug the dongle into a USB port on your computer In order to license your printer s it is important that the dongle you received with the software be firmly attached Next launch IP Setup from the icon on your desktop IP Setup will again appear The dongle number for your software should appear in the field in the top right of the window 1PSetup Printer To Install Epson4000 Dongle Number 2 Installed Printers Installation Type f Host Computer Install Epeon4000 31 0 3 1 7 9100 TESTBO Enabled Client Computer Install Printer Host Computer Connection Local JUSB001 aal C Newok 0 0o fofo Printer Mame E pson4000 Progress Ready Enc The dongle number is listed here If it shows 0 there s a problem with the system seeing the dongle Install Try plugging it into another USB port then relaunching IP Setup Step 3 Licensing your printer s cont Enter your encryption Type your 19 to 21 digit encrypti
114. hile the color areas will be printed using the Color profile selected in the Colorize B W field With this feature you can add color highlights to your black and white output without losing the neutrality ImagePrint is famous for Note The effects of the colorized image will not appear on screen On screen the image will appear to be grayscale how ever the printed output will show the colorized image ImagePrint auto matically switches to the specified Grayscale printing profile for the neu tral parts of images while using the profile listed in the Colorize field for the colored high lights The Output Section Cont Black Point Adjustmen Slider Adjust Black Point T i Use this slider to adjust the i m FO black point of RGE monitor 6 16 allows you to adjust the black point of the source profiles With this con trol you can adjust the richness of the blacks in your RGB images The default value is 50 Lower values will result in more dark shadow areas but at a possible loss of tonal separa tion and shadow detail Higher val ues reduce the shadow areas Note The effect of the Shadow Point Compensation Slider is stronger if the Rendering Intent used for the image is Relative Colorimetric rather then Perceptual IMAGEPRINT User Guide The Output Section Cont Simulation Setup Simulation Setup Proofer None i i i Proofer Intent Perceptual Simulation profiles are E emeei used
115. horizontal and vertical distance in inches that will be placed between each image as they are placed on the page Scale Factor The Scale Factor field allows you to specify a scaling percent between 1 and 10000 that will be applied to each image File Write Delay The File Write Delay setting determines how long AutoPrint will wait between file size checks of each image Before adding an image to the layout AutoPrint checks that its size is consistent as a means of ensuring it is no longer being written By increasing the delay between checks this setting can compensate for lag in the writing of large files across networks Center Single Image Checking this box will cause AutoPrint to place an image in the center of the layout if it is the only one present when the Print parameter has been met Number of Copies This setting determines the number of copies of each layout not each individual image that will be sent to print Auto Rotate When Auto Rotate is activated by clicking this button images that are too large to fit on the current layout will be rotated 90 degrees and re checked If they still do not fit the image will be handled according to the No Fit setting of the General Settings window 11 21 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Image Rotation This drop down menu allows you to choose a rotation that will be applied to all images The default rotation is 0 degrees or none Multiple PDF Multiple PostScript The
116. hroughout the tonal range can be modified The horizontal axis of the gradation curve shows the input density while the ver tical axis displays the output density Adjustable points called anchor points are located from left to right at the highlights quarter tones midtones three quarter tones and shadows By selecting an anchor point and dragging it up or down you can alter the gradation value for that point As you move the gradation curve the underlying color cast curves will move reflecting the changes made to each color channel by the gradation change Note Adjustments in the gradation curve change the input to output tonal com pression For example moving the three quarter tone point down expands the shadow area of the image by starting the three quarter tone range at a lower density This will result in more detail in the darker areas of the image at a pos sible cost of detail in the mid tones or highlights of the image IMAGEPRINT User Guide The Tone and Cast Window cont Color Cast Correction Color Controls Tone Color Histograms Ink Reduction Cast correction is the process by which M unwanted color is removed from the neutral n ae areas of an image To adjust a specific color cast choose the desired color channel from the drop down menu at the top of the Tone and Gradation window The curve for the selected chan nel will be displayed in the channel s color e red green or blue and
117. ically find the drivers On XP it will warn that they are unsigned by Microsoft but that can be ignored Let the Wizard finish Run IP Setup and hopefully the dongle number will appear 2 If the dongle number is showing up but the encryption still won t enable If you receive no error message when clicking ENABLE in IP Setup but the encryt pion doesn t show as enabled try deleting the file ip auth from its location in the applications ImagePrint folder Then try to ENABLE the encryption again If you receive a No available license message that means the encryption is correctly entered but it s not for the current printer This can happen if you have installed the wrong type of printer for the encryption you have received or have accidentally installed extra printers and don t have an available free license ImagePrint licenses are made for a specific number usually 1 of printers of a given type in that case remove the extra installed printers via the REMOVE button at the bottom of the IP Setup window to free the encryptions If you receive an Invalid License error you may be entering the encrytpion wrongly Make sure if copying and pasting it in that you don t have extra spaces at the end Also double check that you are entering the correct encryption for the version of ImagePrint you have installed This message will also occur if the dongle number is not being seen by the system see 1 above
118. ide Settings Layout cont Proof Sheet The Proof Sheet layout type will cause all images to come in ata preset size allowing you to combine images of different sizes into a Proof Sheet format Image width and height will be constrained to fit within a 3 inch square area without distortion All images will maintain their aspect ratio as they are resized Spacing between images will be 2 inches horizontally 6 vertically Images will begin to layout 2 from the left edge of the printable area 75 from the top edge As images are added that don t fit on the current page new pages will be created if the Auto Flow checkbox is selected Dla x 0 88 3 4 Stas He 2 wp fief alal n i 7 G amp a 4 in The Proof Sheet Layout type jd IN causes each new image to be sized within a 3 by 3 inch area while maintaining its aspect ratio 5 12 IMAGEPRINT User Guide 11 1 Settings Grid Settings T Layout Type AG Image Width fo 0 al Image Height Site at al Save Layout Load Layout Scale Settings PostScript Options Page Tiling Crop Marks M Auto Flow Units Inches v Step Repeat Layout Annotation M Gutters Left to Right 0 25 ee to Bottom 0 25 Page Origin Point x o o Y 0 0 Tl Center Automatically Apply Settings Layout cont Save Layout Load Layout 9 13 IMAGEPRINT User Guide
119. ile for your printer It is important to pick a profile that represents your printer and paper before printing For information on picking the right printer profile see the previous section Profile Names Auto Set Most printers that ImagePrint supports utilize AutoSet automatic settings selection When a profile generated by ColorByte software is selected as the Printer Profile the Ink Set and Quality mode used to create that profile will automati cally be selected in they re proper fields eliminating the need to modify them to match the profile Note that this feature is only available for printer pro files generated by ColorByte IMPORTANT Do not mix images that have Grayscale printer profiles selected in the Printer Paper field with those that have Color printer profiles selected on the same layout Layouts must print exclusively in GRAYSCALE Colorized mode or COLOR mode Mixing the two can produce unpredictable output including reversed cor rupted images 6 14 IMAGEPRINT User Guide The Output Section Cont Colorize B W Printer Paper Ep9600UCMCrayYEMattel440Expanded icm p Colorize B W epS600UCPLusterl4400fficeSat icm The Colorize B W field becomes active when you choose a Gray profile in the field Choosing a color profile in the Colorize B W field will allow you to use ImagePrint s colorize feature This feature will cause the black and white areas of the print to be output using the Gray profile w
120. illed with images new pages will be added automatically if the setting in the ut Settings window is checked Otherwise images will stack up in the upper right corner as they run out of room on the page The Page Controls in the lower left corner of the window shows the current page displayed You can move to different pages in the layout by clicking the left and right control arrows D Epson4000 ImaqgePrint a O xj Fie Edt View Image Correction Hel Hostname TESTBOX Page Size icc Layout auto w p Printer Epson4000 Quality 1440 4 Pass Anmutation H i ERA EA AAs i A mane be A p H E y ot Pi Wal Yer tot j E J vot Bi a A Layout Area Page Controls 4 4 IMAGEPRINT User Guide The Layout Area Cont Within the Layout Area is a rectangle representing the printable area of the currently selected page size When you launch ImagePrint this area will be empty As you add images to your layout with either the Open menu command by choosing them in the Browser or by dragging them into the Layout Area they will be displayed here and auto matically positioned via ImagePrint s Auto Layout feature How they are sized and posi tioned on the page is determined by your current layout settings Layout settings will be described later in this chapter It s importan
121. in the AutoPrint Main Window Note that AutoPrint can also be paused by clicking the scrolling Print button within the AutoPrint Main window UF Display Image Close Up Preview For RGB TIFF images double clicking an image s rectangle with in the Layout Window will cause a larger preview of the image to be displayed Filename italy tif Close 11 14 IMAGEPRINT User Guide General Settings The General Settings window allows you to control the overall parameters of AutoPrint s operation In this window you can specify when AutoPrint should send a layout to print where it should look for new files and how it should han dle alert messages To access the General Settings window choose General Settings from the Settings Menu at the top of the AutoPrint main window General Settings Layout Settings Annotation Settings Color Settings x klen done Orin C Remove files f Move files to Browse C Program Files ImagePrinty move Send Set OD Wien a 70 percent of the page is filled a eo minutes have elapsed C E images are on the page After 2 page is queued bund the next fayout i mmediately After previous job is oo out of queue 1100 percent done kien an image doesnt fit on the page IY Display warning message Move to No Fit directory Attempt to fit on next page Sod Alerts Ifthe Queue is disabled Repeat Forever C I times Filename Browse i IF AutoPrin
122. in the Print dialog box AutoSelect feature Quality and Inkset will automatically be selected when a profile created by ColorByte is chosen as the Printer profile Borderless Printing These printers support marginless printing To enable this feature choose Options from with the Print dialog window and in the Options window that appears click the Borderless checkbox to enable edge to edge printing Supported widths are in inches 8 10 12 14 16 20 24 plus 36 and 44 on 9600 only Page Centering A11 These printers support true page area centering This type of centering compensates for the differing top and bottom margins of the printer in order to center images within the page as a whole To enable this feature choose Options from within the Print dialog window and in the Options window that appears click the Center Margins checkbox With this mode active choosing the Center icon from the floating tool palette will cause images to be centered on the page rather then in the printable area IMAGEPRINT User Guide Printer Specific Settings Cont Epson 2200 2100 Profiles The printing characteristics of the Epson 2200 and Epson 2100 are identi cal and default profiles created for them can be used interchangably InkSets The available ink sets and their descriptions are listed below Make sure to select the correct Printer Profile for the ink set used KCMYcm Pigment Full color printing
123. ing a gray ink car tridge then you can utilize ImagePrint s powerful Ultrachrome Grayscale printing technology to achieve extremely neutral metamerism free grayscale prints You will also have access to special features like the Grayscale Tint Picker and the ability to print Colorized grayscales Printing grayscale prints is just a matter of choosing a grayscale printer profile in the Output section of ImagePrint s Color Management window Grayscale profiles are easily identified by the word Gray in the profile s title Although picking a Gray profile is the only change necessary to get Grayscale output be aware of the following points regarding grayscale printing RGB CMYK LAB and Grayscale images can be printed using the grayscale profiles All that s necessary is a Gray printer profile be cho sen lmagePrint will take care of the necessary conversions from the image s source color space to the color space of the gray profile When a grayscale profile is chosen any color elements of the image will be displayed as monochrome in the ImagePrint layout area The Grayscale Tint Picker and the Colorize field of the Color Management win dow become active when a grayscale profile is selected When printing using ImagePrint s Grayscale technology the black and gray inks will be used predominately along with small amounts of selected other inks The black and gray inks alone are not truly neutral so oth
124. inkset KCMY Pigment Full color printing utilizing the standard Epson Pigment inkset KCMY Ultrachrome Full color printing utilizing the standard Epson Ultrachrome inkset 10600 only Extended Features Paper thickness controls are available via the Option button within the Printer Setup dialog box AutoSelect feature for 10600 Quality and Inkset will automatically be select ed when a profile created by ColorByte is chosen as the Printer profile IMAGEPRINT User Guide Appendix D Disabling DEMO Printing MACINTOSH Version Only Normally when ImagePrint is running in a non licensed state the word DEMO will be watermarked on all output In certain circumstances this can result in unexpected wastage of media if a problem occurs with the licensing To prevent this it is pos sible to cause ImagePrint to bypass printing altogether when it detects no license is available To enable Non Demo Printing mode Emulation mode is automatically enabled when the ImagePrint software folder con tains a file by the name of DemoNullOutput txt This filename is case sensitive and must be named exactly as shown The contents or filetype of this file do not matter only its name With this file in place if ImagePrint fails to detect a dongle or a valid printing license all jobs sent to the ImagePrint spooler will go through the motions of printing but no information will be sent to the printer To return to normal demo
125. interface each copy of ImagePrint also has other workflow options available allowing you to tailor the software to your printing needs Printing can be done via AutoPrint the included hot folder application Also if you have the PostScript option for ImagePrint you can print directly through applications via ImagePrint s included Windows printer driver These additional features are described in the following pages 1 17 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Installing Additional Features AutoPrint Printing via Hot Folders lf you have a large number of images using hot folders can be a much more efficient method of printing Just drag your images to a designated folder to have them automati cally laid out according to your specifications and sent to the printer ImagePrint comes with a hot folder application called AutoPrint With AutoPrint you don t need to open the ImagePrint interface at all just use AutoPrint s settings menus to specify how images should be laid out how many images should be on each page and what folder on your computer is the hot folder Then begin dropping files into the hot folder and watch your layouts build As each page is filled the jobs are sent to the ImagePrint spooler Spoolface just as though they had been sent from ImagePrint itself In addition to its high volume printing features AutoPrint also has some abilities not avail able with ImagePrint s interface allowing you to achieve some
126. inting Open your Windows Printers and Faxes control panel and locate the Windows Printer you chose in the Port Selection window in the previous installation step Right click this printer and choose Properties in the drop down menu that appears In the PORTS section of the Properties window make sure Bi Directional Communication is DISABLED In the ADVANCED section of the Properies window make sure Print Directly to Printer is selected Note When specifying the Windows Port Name the Windows driver will be used as a pointer to the printer s port No features of the Windows driver color management quality etc will be used by ImagePrint 1 10 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Step 2 Setting up your printers cont Click INSTALL to complete the installation Once installed your printer will appear on the right side of the IP Setup window IP Setup will close and the profiles you selected will be copied to your hard drive j IPSetup i Printer To Install JEpson4000 Dongle Humber 2 Installation Type Installed Printers f Host Computer Install Epson4000 31 03 17 9100 TESTBOX Enabled Client Computer Install Printer Host Computer Connection Local JUSBOO1 a CNewok oO fo f 0 0 Printer Mame Foson4 000 Progress Ready i Remove o Enbe Install Click INSTALL f Close Installed printers appear on the right side of the IP Setup window You re almost t
127. ion and placed on the ALL USERS desktop Normally this desktop folder is viewable by all users on a Window s system but if you do not see them your computer may be set to see that fold er The shortcuts can be manually moved from the All Users desktop folder to your current desk top The All Users Desktop is located in the All Users folder within the Documents and Settings folder on your System hard drive Printer prints garbage text lt TOP gt This problem occurs most often on Epson printers It occurs when bad data or partial data is sent to the printer causing the printer to go into text mode Since turning off the printer can still leave stray data in the buffer of the computer and turning off the computer can still leave stray data in the printer buffer it is advised that to correct this condition you power down both the printer and the com puter Make sure to disable the ImagePrint queue before powering down the computer by choosing DISABLE from the Queue menu in SpoolFace What is the Resolution setting in the Print Setup window What Resoultion should my images be saved at for best results lt TOP gt T9 The Resolution setting is ImagePrint s interpolation resolution Every print driver takes all the imag es on a page and builds a large raster image that is sent to the printer This is distinct from the reso lution or quality that the printer is driven at The printer uses multiple dots to
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129. l show the page size MINUS the non print able margins Therefore the page will appear smaller than your selected page size If you have selected Center Margins in the OPTIONS dialog then you are telling the software to center images on the whole page margins included rather then just the printable area If you are not in Borderless mode because the top and bottom margins differ on Epson printers it is neces sary to consider both top and margins the same in this case therefore the smaller bottom margin has to be increased shrinking the printable area in the vertical dimension Most printers don t allow top bottom borderless printing when not in Roll paper mode Therefore when in Sheet mode Borderless will not change the printable area shown in the vertical dimension Note The Epson 2200 2100 does allow borderless printing in sheet mode Warning Unknown TAG or other Warnings lt TOP gt Warnings such as unknown tag are typically not critical informational displays and can be ignored Almost all TIFF files will report Unknown TAG warnings Certain JPEG files won t print or open or open very slowly but not all of them lt TOP gt Try resaving the JPEG file and make sure not to use PROGRESSIVE as the JPEG compression format Certain TIFF files won t print or open but not all of them lt TOP gt ImagePrint does not support alpha channels in TIFF files Make sure that no alpha channels are present in your i
130. le images Make sure to have a valid gray profile selected in the Grayscale field either Grey gamma 1 8 or Grey gamma 2 2 not one of the printer profiles listed in that field Also you should make sure the Embedded field is set to PROMPT or APPLY if using embedded profiles in your image Without a profile chosen the software will have no way of determining how to map the single channel grey data to the 3 color screen dis play and distortion will result Images are not centered on page lt TOP gt T7 Epson printers have different top and bottom margins so if not printing in borderless mode the image will appear offset vertically when printed To compensate for this choose CENTER MARGINS located in the OPTIONS dialog box which is accessed in the PRINT Dialog This will cause the image to be centered when CENTER is chosen from the ImagePrint tool bar or from the menu accessed by right clicking the image Another potential cause of non centered images is an incorrect setting in the Media Feed section of the OPTIONS dialog for printers that support it For thicker papers select the closest match to your paper to ensure that paper is fed correctly IMAGEPRINT User Guide Troubleshooting ImagePrint Windows Troubleshooting Guide Cont Nothing Prints lt TOP gt T8 There could be many reasons for your jobs not to make it to the printer While this troubleshooting guide lists causes of specific error condition
131. ler then it can print to the ImagePrint spooler Printing directly from applications requires that the PostScript option be enabled This option can be added to both Lite and Full versions of ImagePrint at an additional cost all that s needed is a new ImagePrint encryption to unlock the feature In addition to application level printing the PostScript option enables you to print PostScript EPS and Acrobat PDF files With Application Level printing you can choose your ImagePrint printer from the list of printers in the Windows Printer and Faxes window just like any print er Clicking print will cause the job to be printed via the ImagePrint spooler utilizing ImagePrint s color management and high quality printer control Printing directly from applications is a convenient way to send jobs to the printer but it comes with a price When printing directly from applications you lose the ability to utilize ImagePrint s powerful layout features Jobs will be sent to the printer exactly as they appear in the layout area of the application Also since every program may have its own unique way of handling page siz ing and color management care must be taken that the selected settings work properly when printed through ImagePrint s spooler And some printer control settings available when printing through ImagePrint may not be available when printing from applications 1 19 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Application Level Printing Cont S
132. less Borderless Center Margins The Options window con tains checkboxes for enabling Borderless printing for printers that support that feature To enable marginless mode simply click the Borderless checkbox in this window If the current page size is an allowed borderless one the page size shown in the Layout area will grow slightly reflecting the fact that the printer will overprint beyond the page boundaries when in borderless mode This is illus trated in the next pages For a list of supported borderless page sizes for your printer check the Printer Specific section of the Appendix of this manual Center Margins The Center Margins checkbox in the Options window allows you to specify whether clicking Center in the Floating Tool palette will cause images to be centered in the print able area of the page or on the page itself Since many Epson printers have differing top and bottom margins it is important to be aware that centering images within the Printable Area may cause images to not be centered on the page itself When Center Margins is selected ImagePrint will expand the smaller margin to match the larger one causing the effective printable area to be smaller This will make images center on the page as expected when Center is clicked from the Floating Tool palette This is illustrated in the next pages Note Changing the Borderless or Center Margins settings may cause the printable area of the page to change M
133. lored rectangles This feature is currently only available for RGB TIFF images CYMK and PostScript files will still be displayed as colored rectangles Remove Selected File By clicking one of the displayed rectangles within the Layout Window or choosing it from the Filename dropdown menu then clicking the Remove Selected File button you can delete spec ified images from the current layout The image will be moved to the currently selected Move directory or deleted depending on your choice within the AutoPrint General Settings window Manual Add The Manual Add button allows you to manually add an image to the current layout Note that this button is only available when AutoPrint is paused When you choose Manual Add a file selection dialog box will appear allowing you to choose the file you wish to add to the layout If the file does not exist within the currently selected Watch directory a copy of the file will be made to the Watch directory before it is added to the layout Queue Now 11 13 The Queue Now button allows you to override the Time Quantity and Percentage triggers and send the current layout immediately to the queue Simply click the Queue Now button to have this occur IMAGEPRINT User Guide Pause By clicking the Pause button AutoPrint will pause no further jobs will be added to the queue and the layout timer will not progress To resume print ing click the Click to Continue button with
134. ly click within the images bounding box and drag it to a new location To move all the images in the current layout page choose Select All Images from the Edit Menu then click any image and drag it to a new location All the images on the page will move together To constrain image movement vertically or horizontally hold the CONTROL key down while moving the image s To nudge an image a small amount at a time use the Arrow keys on your keyboard Each press of the arrow key will move the image a pixel in the desired direction Hold down the arrow key to increase the rate of movement Resizing an image The layout area offers a number of way to resize images To non proportionally resize an image click on the corner of its bounding box and drag To proportionally resize an image click on either side of the image and drag The image will be resized with its original aspect ratio intact To resize by an exact numerical amount use the Scale Button within the ImagePrint tool bar to access the Scale settings win dow For more information on the Scale settings window see chapter 5 Settings To have the image fill the entire page right click on the image and choose Fill Region in the drop down menu that appears To have the image fill the largest area of the page possible with out distorting the image right click on the image and choose Fit Region in the drop down menu that appears To return the image to its origin
135. mage You can check for Alpha channels in Photoshop s Channel Window Any channels listed that are not the standard color channels for the image ie R G and B for an RGB image are extra channels and may cause problems Printer flashes lights or generates Command Error when attempting to print lt TOP gt This error is caused by specifying the wrong ink set within ImagePrint for the type of inkset currently in use by your printer To correct this problem choose File gt Print from within ImagePrint then click the Setup button in the Print dialog that appears Within the setup window choose the correct ink type for your printer Dongle number is never seen in IP Setup shows 0 in the HOST ID field lt TOP gt T12 This is caused by some problem with seeing the dongle Make sure that an ImagePrint dongle is attached to your computer Try a different USB port and restart IP Setup to see if it corrects the problem If the above doesn t help its possible that the dongle drivers have been incorrectly installed Try the following to reinstall the Dongle drivers With the dongle in place go to Device Manger on the system usually accessed by right clicking My Computer choosing Properties then Hardware Look for an exclamation point or question mark beside the USB entry for the dongle If you see one remove it by right clicking it and choos ing uninstall IMAGEPRINT User Guide Troubleshooting ImagePrint Windows Troubl
136. mage looks rough after zooming in and out right click it and choose Update Region to clean up the display Rotating an image To rotate the selected image in 90 degree increments click on either the Rotate CW M Clockwise or Rotate CCW Counter clockwise icons in the tool bar You can also Right Click the image in the lay out window and choose Rotate CW or CWW from the drop down menu that appears Fitting an image To quickly make an image fit the page without being distorted Right Click the image and choose Fit Region in the drop down menu that appears Centering an image To center an image on the page Right Click the image and choose Center in the drop down menu that appears Note For printers that support it the Center Margins button located in the Options dialog window determines if the image is centered on the printable area of the page or if centering occurs based on the entire page area For information on this feature and to see if your printer supports it see Appendix B Printer specific options 4 8 IMAGEPRINT User Guide The Layout Area cont Stepping Repeating an image ImagePrint offers a unique and powerful meth od of interactively adjusting the step and repeat on images within your layout via dragging the image with your mouse the corner or edge of an image to step and repeat it C1 Increase Decrease the number of images To change the number of imag e
137. mages dropped into this folder will be added to the current layout and sent to the ImagePrint spooler The full path of the current Watch directory is displayed in the central portion of the AutoPrint main window The default path is program files lmagePrint watch meaning that it is searching a directory called Watch which is in the default Image Print directory To change the Watch folder to a different one type the path of the folder you wish to have AutoPrint watch into the field or use the Browse button to access a dialog box that lets you choose the folder on your system f the Watch directory you specify does not exist it will be created when you begin AutoPrinting 11 5 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Start AutoPrinting To have AutoPrint begin checking the specified Watch directory for image files click the large button labeled AutoPrint Not Running Click Here to Start Once clicked this button will begin scrolling its text label indi cating that AutoPrinting is in progress As images are found in the Watch directory they will be added to the current layout Once the default param eters are met the layout will sent to the printer auto matically That s it As long as AutoPrint remains running it will print images as they are placed in the designated Watch directory once the required parameters are met Defaults In its default state AutoPrint is set to send a layout once 70 of the page is filled Onc
138. metric Used most often for simulating proofing another printer while reproducing its paper color This rendering intent reproduces in gamut colors exactly and clips out of gamut colors to the nearest reproducible hue at the possible expense of saturation and lightness Used when the current output device has a larger gamut then the output we wish to achieve This rendering intent is often used with a Proofer profile as it is the only one that does not translate the white point of the source to white in the out put the result being that paper color of the proofing device is simulated 6 21 IMAGEPRINT User Guide About rendering intents Cont Relative Colorimetric Used most often for vector art such as Illustrator or Corel Draw or for simulating proofing anoth er printer without reproducing its paper color Like Absolute colorimetric rendering out of gamut colors are clipped to the nearest reproducible hue at the possible expense of saturation and lightness However the white point paper color is translated to absolute white Relative colorimetric rendering is often a good choice to reproduce a limited number of colors such as those typically found in vector art work or for simulating a press without simulating the color cast of the press paper Saturation Used most often for bright graphics such as those in business charts Saturation rendering is most concerned with main taining saturation of colors Colors are
139. mode active choosing the Center icon from the floating tool palette will cause images to be centered on the page rather then in the printable area A14 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Printer Specific Settings Cont Epson 7000 9000 Profiles The printing characteristics of the Epson 7000 and Epson 9000 are identical and default profiles created for them can be used interchangeably InkSets The available ink sets and their descriptions are listed below Make sure to select the correct Printer Profile for the ink set used KCMYcm Full color printing utilizing the standard Epson inkset Piezo 1 Quadtone printing with Piezography 1 inks Piezo 2 Quadtone printing with Piezography 2 inks MIS FSN Grayscale printing with MIS full spectrum Neutral inks Lyson Monochrome Grayscale printing with Lyson Monochrome inks Extended Features None Epson 7500 9500 A15 Profiles The printing characteristics of the Epson 7500 and Epson 9500 are identical and default profiles created for them can be used interchangeably InkSets The available ink sets and their descriptions are listed below Make sure to select the correct Printer Profile for the ink set used KCMYcm Full color printing utilizing the standard Epson inkset Piezo 1 Quadtone printing with Piezography 1 inks Piezo 2 Quadtone printing with Piezography 2 inks MIS FSN Grayscale printing with MIS full spectrum Neutral inks Lyson Monochrome Grayscale
140. n for one second will cause most printers to output a page showing their current settings including the IP Address The IP Address will consist of 4 numbers each between 0 and 255 separated by periods This is the number you will need to use when installing the printer with IP Setup Set it to Static Once you have the printers IP Address it also necessary that this IP Address doesn t change in the future or ImagePrint will no longer be able to find the printer An IP Address that doesn t change is called Static or Manual Most printers today allow you to log into their internal settings menu via a web browser if you have the IP Address Type the IP Address into the address field of a web browser on your network The line should look like this A19 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Determining the Printer s IP Address cont http XXX XXX XXX XXX Where the xxx s represent the IP Address of your printer If the printer is reachable on your network you should now get a login window with access to the printer s configuration settings To change the IP Address to another number or to make sure the printer is set to a Static unchanging IP Address look for TCP IP Settings or Network Configuration Within the TCP IP configuration settings you should be able to set the printer to a Manual or Static IP Address assign a new IP Address if necessary Another setting the SubNet Mask will also be acces
141. n images The first is regarding profile selection The two most common color temperatures to use are EDAY daylight and F3 mixed lighting We have seen many users using the EDAY profiles and viewing under fluorescent light this will cause a magenta cast most noticeable in blues The F3 profiles are more accurate for viewing under mixed lighting conditions and most likely will remove the magenta cast you see with the daylight profiles The second area is color management of the image T19 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Troubleshooting ImagePrint Windows Troubleshooting Guide Cont It is easy especially with older digital cameras that do not tag the image with a source space to import an image into Photoshop and force it into Adobe 98 color space If the image is not already in Adobe 98 improperly assigning it will cause strong magenta casts in the image when printed This is due to the fact that the image data is really in some other source space Images appear split reversed or in triplicate on screen lt TOP gt This condition occurs if you do not have a proper source profile chosen in the Bitmap section of the Color Management window Its most often seen with Grayscale images Make sure to have a valid gray profile selected in the Grayscale field either Grey gamma 1 8 or Grey gamma 2 2 not one of the printer profiles listed in that field Also you should make sure the Embedded field is set to PROMPT or APPLY if using embedde
142. nd CLIENT setup A powerful feature of ImagePrint is it s cross platform network printing Each ImagePrint license allows unlimited CLIENT installations meaning you can run the full ImagePrint interface from any computer on your network When jobs are sent to print from these remote workstations they will automatically be sent to the spooler on the ImagePrint HOST computer which take care of sending them to the printer CLIENT Computer s no dongle Ethernet USB Firewire or SCSI con nection CLIENT Computer s no dongle A2 IMAGEPRINT User Guide A3 ImagePrint HOST and CLIENT setup cont HOST Installation details Choose HOST if you are installing to a computer that will be printing directly to the printer e There must be one HOST ImagePrint computer in order to print e AHOST computer MUST have a dongle attached to print in non DEMO mode e The actual physical connection to the printer has no bearing on Host vs Client installs Regardless of if the printer is connected via Ethernet or a direct connection you will need one designated ImagePrint HOST computer in order to print e The HOST computer will do the processing of all print jobs for the printer If you re not sure if you want to install as a HOST or CLIENT you probably should install as a HOST Most single printer setups print from just one ImagePrint HOST computer HOST Computer with dongle Printer Ethernet USB Firewire
143. ne Color Histograms Ink reduction Blue bMagerta Click on the circle for All Colors T Color Conrechon T mw Se Bee ua Fs 4 FH Gren NOTE The color correction tools are not licensed in the Desktop Lite version of ImagePrint Accessing these controls in the Desktop version will result in DEMO being printed on your images 4 29 IMAGEPRINT User Guide T h e Set u p Hostname TESTBOX Page Size eter Layout Jauo Area Printer Epson4000 ha Quality 1440 4 Pass ki T Annotation The Setup area contains drop down menus that let you quickly select a printer and define printer parameters 4 30 Printer Use this menu to choose from a list of installed printers Once you have chosen a printer the page size and shape will change to reflect the new setting Note When changing a printer type with images already on the page the current profiles will not change to reflect the defaults for the new printer choice After changing printers always check that the desired profiles are still in effect Page Size This menu gives access to a list of valid page sizes for the currently selected printer Some printers will also offer a User Defined choice allowing you to setup a custom page size see Defining a Custom Page Size below IMAGEPRINT User Guide The Setup Area Cont 4 31 Quality This selection allows you to choose the quality at which the print will be made from a list of those
144. networked printers choose Install Network and enter the IP Address in the provided fields For SCSI printers no selection will be needed click Local and use the default setting of None Note For a printer that is on the network it is necessary to specify the IP ADDRESS of the PRINTER For help in determining the IP ADDRESS of your printer see APPENDIX E Determining the printer s IP ADDRESS 1 8 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Step 2 Setting up your printers cont Choosing the Local USB or Firewire Port Note If your printer is connected via Ethernet network or SCSI then you can skip this page For Local Firewire or USB printer connections click the button within the IP Setup window to cause the Port Selection window to appear This window will allow you to specify the port for your printer Because sometimes printer s can use non standard printer port settings ImagePrint allows you to specify the connection either by port name or by the Window s driver name xi Printer Port 1 Choose the Windows EPSON Stylus Pro 9600 LPT1 printer driver that corre EPSON Stylus Pro 4000 t LPT1 Cancel Intuit Internal Printer NUL sponds to your printer from Fan to MSF Ax Connect to printer using E Pot name the list on the left Windows driver name List of Windows Printers 2 Choose to use either the standard Port Name or the Windows Port Name In most cases choose the standard
145. networked printing or stand alone ImagePrint installations there is no need to know the computer s IP Address e Under the Apple Menu choose System Preferences e In the System Preferences window choose NETWORK e When the NETWORK preferences panel appears choose TCP IP e The IP ADDRESS of the computer will be displayed at the top of the TCP IP window e Make sure the Address is listed as STATIC not assigned via DHCP A5 IMAGEPRINT User Guide A6 Appendix B Printing Calibration Targets To ensure proper target production the steps below must be completed for each and every profile that you wish to print 1 Launch ImagePrint Choose IMAGE from the Main Menu then select Color Management 2 In the Color Management Window select the OUTPUT tab Make a note of your current settings before proceeding so you can return to your previous set tings when done printing the profiling target In the drop down menu box for PRINTER PAPER choose a profile that match es your printer type and ink set and the quality you wish your profile to be cre ated for The actual PAPER type of the printer profile does NOT matter as the profile will be ignored in terms of color management However picking a profile for the right printer ink and quality will automatically switch to the right settings within ImagePrint s ink and quality fields so your target will be printed correctly Important Note Some profiles are of a special type co
146. ng a profile conversion Since at that point Photoshop knows where the image is coming from workspace wise and where it is going to it can do an intelligent conversion and your image should not suffer assuming you are converting it to an appropriate color space for the image s ultimate destination Finally to ensure consistent color management it is usually a good idea to embed the profile when saving your image from Photoshop via the Embed profile checkbox in Photoshop s save dialog This will enable other applications like ImagePrint to use the correct color space automatically for the image and greatly reduces the further risk of profile mismatching DEMO appears on all prints lt TOP gt T18 Be aware that if you are using the Desktop LITE version of ImagePrint use of TEMPLATES PAGE TILING and the COLOR CORRECTION TOOLS will cause the software to run in DEMO Mode Also if you are using the RASTER version of the software POSTCRIPT EPS and PDF files will print with the DEMO watermark If the above doesn t apply please check the following 1 Make sure that an ImagePrint dongle is attached to your computer 2 Make sure that a valid encryption has been entered and enabled via the IP Manage utility An encryption must be received by ColorByte in order to unlock the software IMAGEPRINT User Guide Troubleshooting ImagePrint Windows Troubleshooting Guide Cont Also make sure you have not accidentally installed addi
147. nt File Edit wiew Image Correction Help Hostname TESTBOX Printer Epson4000 S OD a ob lel Hz 0 1 2 3 i cies ta bel tolara a n High Res Tool Palette 4 10 IMAGEPRINT User Guide The High Res Preview cont Cropping an image To crop an image first double click it to have it appear within the High Res Window Next choose the Crop tool from the High Res Tool Palette and click and drag the area of the image you wish to crop Notice that the image within the Layout Area immediately reflects the new crop area D Epson4000 ImagePrint ile Edt View Image Correction Help Hustrawe TESTBOX Printer S Dae 2 a ai S When you are done close the high res window by clicking on the stan dard Windows Close icon in the upper left corner of the window You can change or remove the crop at any time by double clicking the image again within the Layout Area and using the crop tool again 4 11 IMAGEPRINT User Guide The ImagePrint Tool Bar S Dae 43 0 88 52 la iel gt i ala amp The ImagePrint Tool Bar is the horizontal bar of buttons located at the top of the ImagePrint Main window The Tool Bar gives easy access to many of the more frequently used commands within the software Following are descriptions of each of the tools avail able within the ImagePrint Tool Bar aje fasl 2 Print Click the Print icon to send the layout to the printer This command
148. nt section of this guide Can t print scanlines error jobs go into the spooler but never print lt TOP gt This is usually an issue with the connection to the printer Confirm that you designated the correct port for T13 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Troubleshooting ImagePrint Windows Troubleshooting Guide Cont your printer during install you can double check this setting by launching the IP Setup utility and see ing what is listed as the DEVICE ERROR 527 Jobs go to spooler but don t print lt TOP gt This indicates a problem communicating with the printer Make sure that you specified the correct connection setting when installing ImagePrint you can double check this by launching IP Setup and seeing what is listed in the Connection field ERROR 2 or ERROR 15 Jobs go to spooler but don t print lt TOP gt This indicates a problem communicating with the printer Make sure that you specified the correct connection setting when installing ImagePrint you can double check this by launching IP Setup and seeing what is listed in the Connection field Make sure the printer is connected correctly and shows READY ERROR 97 File access error jobs go into spooler but never print lt TOP gt This is a file access problem the spooler is not able to access the file to be printed Make sure the file to be printed is still accessible If its across the network try moving it to a local directory and reprinting to confi
149. nt Computes Install With the IP Setup window installa tion and licensing are now done in one window Prides Hust Cenate Lonnechor G toa fussen af CNewok 0 0 fo 0 Printer Name Epson4000 Progress Ready Install Improved Color Correction tools with CMYK support The color correction tools have been overhauled making them easier to use on both RGB images and now CMYK Print to TIFF Now with our Print to TIFF driver you can create a color managed TIFF file of your layout XIV IMAGEPRINT User Guide Preface XIV Installation Step 1 Choose the files to install IMPORTANT Do NOT insert the dongle that you received with your software until you have completed the initial installation and rebooted Insert the IMAGEPRINT CD into your CD ROM drive Nalin EX Tied Pe OO eee The ImagePrint Installer This program will P on your computer Please close all other applications before should launch automati mtinulng cally If it doesnt go to My Computer on your system and double click the icon for your CD drive Then in the window that appears double click the Install Use the Back and Next buttons to icon nagivate through the installer Ep opteshng LIK pou sonaa all the haint ara coraa of the agement IP pou dio ot gee eet the bent ened oorettret of tas greeter return the chek arraioa LIMOPRINIE DD korg wath Pe ont of the pack ope immediately fo i A l
150. nt settings within ImagePrint s Color Management window Remember to move old jobs from the left side of SpoolFace and to reenable SpoolFace from the Queue menu before attempting another print For information on proper color settings please see the ImagePrint PDF manual or online tutorial The other major cause of printing problems is an incorrect Printer connection type having been specified when ImagePrint was originally installed If you are not sure what was specified you can check by launching IP Setup from your desktop icon or directly from the ImagePrint folder View the CONNECTION DEVICE settings for any installed printers If the setting is incorrect you can remove the printer by clicking the REMOVE button then reinstall your printer this time specifying the connection type that properly reflects your printer connection see the ImagePrint PDF manual Quickstart or Online Tutorial for the procedure If your printer is connected via Ethernet the usual reason for print failure is an incorrect IP Address specification for the printer when you installed ImagePrint Make sure that you can ping the printer from either a DOS command prompt Windows or a Mac terminal OSX using the IP Address of the printer Be aware that most printers are set to DHCP auto mode which means that their IP Address is subject to change each time the printer is rebooted For information on setting the DHCP mode and IP Address on your printer check your p
151. ntaining recipes for differ ent combinations of inks and papers that require additional information in the profile to print correctly These profiles will have the letter R at the end of the name just before the light temperature designation such as RF3 or RDAY Using a profile with a recipe in it WILL affect the calibration print If profiles with R at the end of the name are available in your profile listing and you are not sure if you should be using one when out putting your target call or email ColorByte Software to confirm 3 In the Color Management Window select the BITMAP tab Make a note of your current settings before proceeding so you can return to your previous set tings when done printing the profiling target In the drop down menu box for RGB CMYK and gray select the setting NONE No changes are necessary on the Embedded menu IMAGEPRINT User Guide AT Printing Calibration Targets Cont 4 Choose FILE then OPEN If you are printing your own profiling target navigate to the location of the target file and select that file If printing an ImagePrint target in order to have ColorByte create your profile navigate to the TEST IMAGES folder located in the ImagePrint folder and choose the proper file name using the guidelines below If using a monochromatic ink set on an Epson 1270 1280 or 7000 9000 printer please call ColorByte for information on outputting those tar gets FULL COLO
152. nter or queue Email and sound alerts are included for notifying you when a job is done or if there is a printing problem And each layout is visually shown as it is built with options to manually add or skip files or queue immediately for when special circumstances require prioritization of jobs 11 2 IMAGEPRINT User Guide AutoPrint Overview The basic steps of setting up and using AutoPrint are simple Choose a printer and page size Choose a folder to monitor for new images Start AutoPrinting These basics will be covered in the following section AutoPrint QuickStart Of course much of the power of AutoPrint lies in customizing it to work best with your work flow For details on using the large number of setup features available within AutoPrint see the Using AutoPrint section that follows Note that AutoPrint is designed to be very flexible in accom modating different workflows Because of this new features are often added to the utility sometimes more quickly then can be documented in the ImagePrint manual If you see a feature in your version of AutoPrint that is not listed in this manual try holding your mouse cursor over it to get a description of what it does If that doesn t clarify things please call the ImagePrint dealer from which you purchased the software for more information 11 3 IMAGEPRINT User Guide AutoPrint Quick Start Launch AutoPrint Launch the AutoPrint utility by double clicking it
153. nts To access the Layout Settings window choose Layout Settings from the Settings menu within the Main AutoPrint menu General Settings Layout Settings Annotation Settings Color Settings x Use Margins F Let inches F Aight 0 inches Top fo inches Bottom fo inches Luality fian 4 Pass l Auto Cut Inkset Defaut Default Image OFI 300 Interpolation DPI 300 s offset 25 inches Y offset 25 inches Scale Factor fioo percent File Write Delay E seconds Center single image Number of Copies i Auto Aotate Image Rotation ml Multi page PDF f Print First Page Only Print All Pages Multi page PostScript f Print First Page Only Print All Pages Crop and Cut Marks l Add Cut Crop Marks Distance Thickness points Length Cut Offset Catioration Stem Include Calibration Strip Image None Browse Location i Top Left Top Right i Bottom Lett Bottom Right Onentation Landscape f Portrait Profiles C On i Off The Layout Settings window is divided into sections each of which is described below 11 19 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Margins The margin setup area allows you to choose if non printing margin areas should be added to the current page size This setting is typically used with small format print ers Normally AutoPrint lays out images only within the printable area of the page This can cause problems if images that include margin data usually PS or PDF files
154. o confirm that the dongle is still not being seen launch IP SETUP and check the DONGLE NUMBER field It should show your 6 digit dongle number If it shows 0 the dongle is not being seen Make sure the dongle is firmly plugged into a USB port on your computer If it is and the dongle still doesn t show up try a different USB port If the above doesn t help its possible that the dongle drivers have been incorrectly installed Try the following to reinstall the Dongle drivers With the dongle in place go to Device Manger on the system usually accessed by right clicking My Computer choosing Properties then Hardware Look for an exclamation point or question mark beside the USB entry for the dongle If you see one remove it by right clicking it and choos ing uninstall Remove the dongle Reboot Insert the dongle again The new hardware wizard should appear and should automatically find the drivers On XP it will warn that they are unsigned by Microsoft but that can be ignored Let the Wizard finish Run IP Setup and hopefully the dongle number will appear Once back up move to the c program files IlmagePrint folder then License then Marx Run the CBSetup program and specify that it install the USB drivers for the dongle Reboot Insert the dongle again The new hardware wizard should appear and should automatically find the drivers On XP it will warn that they are unsigned by Microsoft but that c
155. o specify an equal total ink percentage for each E field changed in order to avoid introduc ing a color cast in the final output Za ren i aa 2k per aay cc m mm cc S Ce CS Ci En Channel amp Saving Recalling Ink Reduction Settings Ink Reduction settings can be saved and recalled via the commands located in the bottom section of the Correction drop down window Creating profiles with Ink Reduction If you are generating custom profile targets you may wish to reduce the total inks when printing in order to produce a profile that reflects the reduced density In such cases make sure that you name the profile to make it clear reduced ink percentages were used and be sure to set the reduced ink values in the Maximum Ink Percentage window or load an Ink Reduction settings file when using these profiles 6 24 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Using the Tint Picker For Epson s 7 ink printers which offer a gray ink in addition to black the ImagePrint Tint Picker feature is available This feature is exclusively for grayscale printing and can only be used with Gray profiles provided by ColorByte Software Currently the supported printers are the Epson 2200 4000 7600 and 9600 To use the Tint Picker you must first pick a Gray profile as your printer profile within the ImagePrint Color Management window s section These profiles will have the word Gray in their title Once you have selected the Gray profile the
156. om ImagePrint most likely causes this error Check that the selected INKSET is correct for what is loaded in your printer Make sure that you have made valid Profile selections in the Color Management window of Imageprint ERROR 651 lt TOP gt This error can happen when printing to a Fuji printer and no resolution setting has been selected It may also appear when rotating an image New versions of ImagePrint should correct this problem Warning Unknown TAG or other Warnings lt TOP gt Warnings such as unknown tag are typically not critical informational displays and can be ignored Almost all TIFF files will report Unknown TAG warnings Printer prints garbage text lt TOP gt T15 This problem occurs most often on Epson printers It occurs when bad data or partial data is sent to the printer causing the printer to go into text mode Since turning off the printer can still leave stray data in the buffer of the computer and turning off the computer can still leave stray data in the printer buffer it is advised that to correct this condition you power down both the printer and the com IMAGEPRINT User Guide Troubleshooting ImagePrint Windows Troubleshooting Guide Cont puter Make sure to disable the ImagePrint queue before powering down the computer by choosing DISABLE from the Queue menu in SpoolFace ImagePrint Quits or Crashes lt TOP gt This problem can occur if a corrupt or invalid profile has been cho
157. on frames on top of one another can cause problems EPS PostScript and PDF files are not supported with templates and templates cannot be rotated Where can I put profiles to have Photoshop see them for use in Soft Proofing lt TOP gt Color profiles must be copied from the Color folder which is located in the ImagePrint folder into the folder that Photoshop uses for 3rd party color profiles On OSX Macintosh the folder is library application support adobe color profiles On Windows the folder ts winnt system32 spool drivers color Problems printing from a networked client lt TOP gt T20 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Troubleshooting ImagePrint Windows Troubleshooting Guide Cont If you are having problems printing from an ImagePrint client computer to an ImagePrint Host Make sure that the Server computer can print directly to the printer before troubleshooting the Client e Make sure that the Client computer can see the Host across the network by pinging the Host from a DOS window Launch a DOS command prompt by choosing RUN from the Windows Start Menu typ ing in Command and hitting return J777 The command to type in the DOS window is ping computer name where computer name is the name of the HOST computer If any errors are shown there is a network connectivity problem between the two comput ers e If after checking the above the HOST can print but jobs from the Client
158. on into the Encryption field and click ENABLE j IPSetup E Ej Printer To Install Epson4000 Dongle Number 2 Installation Type Installed Printers f Host Computer Install Epson4000 31 0 3 1779100 TESTEO Enabled Client Computer Install Printer Host Computer Connection Local useom z C Netwok Oo oo 0 0 Printer Hame E pson4000 Encryption cS E i Progress Ready a a Remove Enable Enter your encryption in this field then click the ENABLE Don t have an encryption button If you don t have your encryption you won t be able to license ImagePrint Check your ImagePrint CD case or the Obtaining your Encryption section at the end of this chapter for information on obtaining your ImagePrint encryption 1 13 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Step 3 Licensing your printer s cont Finished Once you ve entered your encryption and clicked ENABLE the printer listing on the right side of the IP Setup window should change to read Enabled IPSetup 4 xj Printer To Install Epson4000 Dongle Number 2 Installation Type Installed Printers Host Computer Install Epson4000 31 0 3 1779100 TESTEO Enabled Client Computer Install Printer Host Computer Connection Local JUSBOO1 ae CNewok o oo f 0 0 Printer Hame JE pson4000 Encryption Progress Ready a a aI Remove Enable lnstall Close If it
159. ong the vertical axis with no shifting Half Drop This mode will cause images to be shifted vertically one half of their height when being stepped Slide This mode will cause images to be shifted horizontally one half of their width when being repeated Units The bottom portion of the Step and Repeat Settings window con tains unit choices Here you can choose the unit of measurement that the Step and Repeat Preferences window will use 5 6 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Settings PostScript Options The PostScript Options Settings eee tab of the Settings Window Grid Settings Scale Settings Step Repeat causes the Encapsulated Postscript Options Fage Tiling Crop Marks Layout Annotation PostScript Options window to be displayed Here you can set parameters for how ImagePrint should open Encapsulated PostScript EPS files Encapsulated FostS cript Page Size Encapsulated PostScript E O Encapsulated PostScript f 0 Override EFS Size Ant alasing Anti alas m Apply Encapsulated PostScript Width Height Specify the maximum width and height to RIP EPS files This setting is used to cause ImagePrint to rasterize EPS files to a specific size rather then using the size setting of the original file This can be helpful in cases where you are scaling EPS files within ImagePrint and want to increase the resolution To use the settings Override EPS set tings should be checked see below Overrid
160. ons Units C Yards Meters Inches C CM C Pixels 5 2 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Settings Grid Preferences 3 The Grid Settings affect Settings t I the rulers and grid for PostScript Options Fage Tiling Crop Marks Layout Annotation the Layout area You can Grid Settings Scale Settings Step Repeat select the units of measure and the grid spacing using aa Grid Spacing gt Y 0 25 fi h this window To display this Be dass window pull down the Edit menu choose Image then Snap To UpperLett Upper Right click the Grid Settings tab Alternatively click the Grid Settings icon in the Floating Tool Palette Guide Location UpperLeft Upper Fight i Apply Grid Spacing The Grid Spacing fields allow you to specify the amount of spac ing between the lines of the layout grid The X field will control the amount of spacing along the horizontal axis the Y field controls the spacing along the vertical axis After typing in new numbers click the Apply button or hit the return key to have them take effect in the currently displayed grid Ruler Guides ON Ruler Guides Check the checkbox to display ruler guides as you move images within the layout window clear the checkbox to have ruler guides not displayed Snap to Grid When Snap to Grid is toggled On via the Snap to Grid icon in the Floating Tool Palette the Upper Left or Upper Right corner of the image will automatically jump
161. ontrols in the upper left hand part of the Image Browser Choose to sort by Date or File Size Click the Ascending or Descending buttons to reverse the order of the sort File information about the currently selected image is displayed in the bottom left corner of the window CM File Browser BA Uninstall Information Rainbow Technologies l ImagePrint g 4 watch A Test Images a templates Ba spool fl PPD Folder Ba Postscript of 9 Move Hy license E Inst aane ImageFrint Tutorial H fiters of drivers i 9 Calibs 2 Sort by Date oldest LS printers or newest first or File _ El EPSON Ei Size largest or smallest eee temp M i f Jei i i i eC dupont ts E ba a r a first with these controls a Direct r E Recycled Sort By Name Information about the selected image is dis played here 4 28 IMAGEPRINT User Guide The Main Menu cont Correction i Correction The Correction Drop Down Menu Color gives access to the various color and tone cor Tone rection methods offered by ImagePrint Each of Histograms these methods are described in detail in Chapter Ink Reduction 7 Color Correction Tools Save Load Save Default Load Default Linearize Remove Markers Color Controls Tone bolor Hiediogeams brik Rierhadairi Cou Selection Greer feller Cyan f Red Color Controls To
162. or more information on saving and recalling settings see Settings at the end of this section 1 2 Note Color Correction is not the same as Color Management ImagePrint uses ICC ICM profile based color tables customized for individual printers inks and media Using these tables is necessary to have your printouts match what you see on your monitor or another output source such as another printer or press device For information on the proper use of color management within ImagePrint see chapter 6 Color Management IMAGEPRINT User Guide 1 3 The Tone and Cast Window Not available with the Desktop Lite version The Tone and Cast window gives access att adjust neutral tones via cast removal and to adjust overall tone compression and contrast It is not used for general hue correction this is best achieved through the Selective Colon window described later in this chapter to controls for adjusting the tonal curve Tone Color Histograms Ink Feeduction of your image Its primary purpose is to a B To access the Tone and Cast win dow choose Tone and Cast from the Correction drop down window of ImagePrint s main menu Input 0 14 Contrast and Range Correction Adjusting the tonal gradation curve To display the gradation curve choose All from the drop down menu at the top of the Tone and Cast window This curve defines the tonal compression of the image By adjusting this curve the contrast t
163. ork with templates you should first open an image that you wish to apply a template to The image can be in any of ImagePrint s supported file formats and can be any size although a smaller size will be easier to work with when learning the template controls Open the image in the normal way either by dragging it into the layout area of ImagePrint selecting it via the File Browser or by choosing File gt Open from the ImagePrint main menu Once the image has appeared in the layout area move it to the right side of the screen The left side of the lay out area will be your template design area and should be kept clear for now You will then be ready to open the Template Settings window ImagePrint G E y P aoa Pti P Pry jm To make it easier to under stand templates first open a small image and move it to the right side of the ImagePrint layout window Fa a m A a E a Omio 8 3 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Templates Cont Template Dialog To access the Template con trols choose Image from the ImagePrint main menu then choose Templates Templates 1 5a 71 412 5x35 1587 42 5 3 5 landscape Template Name fi 52 2 3 5x5 landscape Template Width 10 00 Save Hew i 1 5x7 FB 1 75x2 5 The Templates window will 118810 Delete 161 52 5 ee appea r 2 3 5x5 4 2 503 5 Template Height 700 2 OK 3 5e 5 8 7 7542 5 oe eat OS eH 40
164. ormation on selecting ink Paper Tray sets see Manually Selecting Inksets later in this chapter Copies E E Inked Area For Roll printers only this button Versions b allows you to specify if IlmagePrint will stop ejecting paper once the end of printed data has been reached If this button is not checked ImagePrint will eject paper up to the specified page size regardless of whether or not it contains printed data F utotut W Sheet 7 Inked res Cancel Auto Cut For Roll printers with paper cutters only this button determines if pages should be automatically cut after printing Cut Sheet This setting specifies whether Sheet paper is loaded in the print er Uncheck this box if Roll paper is being used Saving Settings When you are satisfied with your Printer Setup selections choose OK to return to the Print Dialog You can then choose the Print Button to send your layout to the ImagePrint Spooler for printing or to save the Printer Setup window param eters without printing choose the Apply Button in the Print Dialog 9 4 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Printing cont i ifi s The Printer Options Dialog Printer Specific Options Click the Options button within SEERE the Print Dialog box to access the Premium Glossy Photo Sheet options window for your printer The settings within the Options win dow are described below note not ee ates all printers will show every option 70 70 Border
165. orrection Settings Cont Save Default Use this option to store your own custom default settings When you select Save Default a dialog box appears allowing you to check off the settings to be saved as defaults Note The Save Default option overwrites ImagePrint s default settings Once ImagePrint s defaults have been overwritten they cannot be recalled If you use certain settings regularly save those settings in a separate file and recall them as needed See Save and Recall above for more information about these options Recall Default This option brings up a dialog window allowing you to select the specific default settings to be recalled by clicking on the appropriate checkboxes Click the OK button to recall the selected settings 7 9 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Templates Templates Not available with the Desktop Lite version ImagePrint s templates are layouts of images sized and arranged according to your specifica tions Using Templates you can create profession al packages that mix wallet sized images 4x5s 8x10s or any custom size you specify i K When an image is assigned to a template it is automatically sized to fit each frame within and rotated to best fit each frame s aspect ratio You can create templates that fill the page or print mul tiple templates on one page With Templates you can design your own photo packages 8 2 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Templates Cont To w
166. out area Pages Apply Pages Across This field specifies the number of pages to display along the horizontal axis of your layout Space Specifies the non printing horizontal space in the specified units between pages Image borders that enter the space between pages do not print Specify a negative number to create an over lap area where the same portion of an image will print on more than one page Pages Down This field specifies the number of pages to display along the verti cal axis of your layout Space Specifies the non printing vertical space in the specified units between pages Image borders that enter the space between pages do not print Specify a negative number to create an over lap area where the same portion of an image will print on more than one page Units Click the units button next to the measuring units you wish to use when specifying the Step and Repeat settings 5 8 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Settings Crop Marks The Crop Marks tab of the settings eee settings Window gives access Grid Settings Scale Settings Gtep Repeat to the Crop Marks settings PostScript Options Page Tiling Crop Marks Layout Annotation window Here you can specify settings for crop and cut marks which will appear on your prints Crop marks appear as vertical lines with Cut marks Distance o Inches Print Crop Marks Crop Marks appearing as horizontal lines os 07 Note Crop marks are NOT Lenat
167. present each pixel so the 1440 or 2880 resolution that the printer is capable of doesn t translate to the resolution of the raster data that is sent to it The 180 setting may result in slightly faster processing speeds It is usually only recommended for very large 10 feet images as those are so huge the extra time and reduced data being sent can save a lot of time and result in less likelihood of printer error At larger sizes the slightly more grainy output typically isn t noticeable as those sized images are usually meant to be viewed at a distance IMAGEPRINT User Guide Troubleshooting ImagePrint Windows Troubleshooting Guide Cont For all other images 360 is the recommended resolution Since the RIP will interpolate the images to 360 there s no benefit for going higher then this Really anything above 240 or so doesn t show any improvement on these printers This is 240 dpi at the printed size if you re scaling the image of course you ll want to start with a higher resolution ImagePrint can handle any resolution it uses bi cubic interpolation to interpolate them to 360 before printing In rare cases this interpolation can result in some reduction in quality typically only appar ent on thin 1 or two pixel wide lines To avoid interpolation completely create your files at 360 How do print directly from an Application like Quark InDesign or Photoshop lt TOP gt IMAGEPRINT allows you to print directly from vi
168. print Print Jobs never appear in the Spooler Spool face may generate error when launched Image doesn t move to right side of queue Epson 2200 doesn t print red paper light shows Warning Unknown TAG or other Warnings IMAGEPRINT User Guide Troubleshooting ImagePrint Windows Troubleshooting Guide Cont Job prints black or distorted Prints show banding ERROR 768 ERROR 609 ERROR 651 ERROR 653 ERROR 2 Jobs go to spooler but never print ERROR 15 Jobs go to spooler but never print ERROR 527 Jobs go to SpoolFace but don t print ERROR 97 File access error jobs go into spooler but never print ERROR 104 or 99 Out of Disk Space error when printing T5 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Troubleshooting ImagePrint Windows Troubleshooting Guide Cont COLOR QUALITY ISSUES lt TOP gt What do the profile names mean Where can put ImagePrint s profiles to have Photoshop see them ImagePrint doesn t match my Photoshop Display Prints show banding Problems printing from a Networked Client Job prints black or distorted Magenta Red cast in prints Consistent Color Management Workflow T6 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Solutions Most common problems or questions regarding ImagePrint are listed in this section along with sug gested solutions Installer stops after copying temporary files never getting to the printer information screen lt TOP gt This is most likely caused
169. printing with Lyson Monochrome inks Extended Features None IMAGEPRINT User Guide Printer Specific Settings Cont Epson 1270 1280 1290 A16 Profiles The printing characteristics of the Epson 1270 Epson 1280 and Epson 1290 are identical and default profiles created for them can be used interchangeably InkSets The available ink sets and their descriptions are listed below Make sure to select the correct Printer Profile for the ink set used KCMYcm Dye Full color printing utilizing the standard Epson inkset Mono Grayscale printing with Cone or MIS Monochrome inks Extended Features None IMAGEPRINT User Guide Printer Specific Settings Cont Epson 10000 10600 A17 Profiles The Epson 10000 can use Epson Archival CF Pigment inks or Epson Dye inks The Epson 10600 can use those inks as well as Epson Ultrachrome inks The printing characteristics of the Epson 10000 and 10600 are identical when using the same ink sets and default profiles created for them can be used interchangeably It is very important when using these printers to select the proper profile for the ink set being used and to select the corresponding ink set within the Printer Setup window of ImagePrint InkSets The available ink sets and their descriptions are listed below Make sure to select the correct Printer Profile for the ink set used KCMY DYE Full color printing utilizing the standard Epson PhotoDye
170. prints vector images would not need to alter the default settings within the Vector tab or a pre press house which only prints CMYK images may not need to alter the settings for RGB images However there are two settings within the Color Management window which will always be in effect when using ICC ICM color management and should always be checked before outputting your first print 1 A printer profile which characterizes your output device and media should be selected via the Printer Paper field of the Output tab 2 Asource profile that characterizes your image bitmap or vector RGB grayscale or CMYK should be selected in the Bitmap or Vector tabs and or you should be using Embedded profiles in your images with the Embedded field of the Bitmap window set to Prompt or Apply The next few pages provide descriptions of the available Color Management win dow fields 6 13 IMAGEPRINT User Guide The Output Section The Output section of the Color Management window is where you can select the pro files that characterize your printer paper and ink set Color Management x Output Bitmap Vector Tint Frotiles Printer Paper EA ProLustPhAolll 440 A Colorize By None Adjust Black Point Use this slider to adjust the Aree Bo black point of RGB monitor source profiles Simulation Setup Prooter Hone Proofer Intent Ferceptual r Printer Paper This field allows you to select the prof
171. ptual or Relative Colorimetric will give best results For details on Rendering Intents see Rendering Intents later in this chapter Un Color Managed Image Defaults The bottom part of the CMYK 3M Matchprint zi Bitmap area shows the Gray Nore Apply current profile choices for non color man aged images images without embedded pro files For each of the supported colorspaces a default profile can be selected to be used when no embedded profile is found Missing ProfileUntagged Image 6 19 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Vector source profiles The Vector profiles characterize color settings of vector images Vector imag es are images composed of vector data such as that typically produced within Adobe Illustrator or Corel Draw ImagePrint allows you to specify profiles and rendering intents based on the color space of each vector image RGB or CMYK Color Management x Output Bitmap ector Tint Source Profiles Profile Rendering Intent Adobe RGB 1998 Perceptual CMYK 2M Matchprint Perceptual RGB Select a profile to use when loading RGB source images CMYK Select a profile to use when loading CMYK source images Rendering Each Vector profile field has an associated Rendering field to its right Select from Absolute Colorimetric Perceptual Relative Colorimetric or Saturation For details on Rendering Intents see Rendering Intents later in this chapter 6 20 IMAGEPRIN
172. r to have SpoolFace Appear Hostname TESTBOX Printer Epson4000 JobID Hust User Dee Job Name Jub ID Hust User Dale Jub Name 1 TESTBO Administ Oct 13 10 05 ample landscape til TESTBOX Administ Oct 191053 sample portait tif 12 TESTBOX Administr Oct 191054 imaget tif 3 TESIBUX Adrurustr Uca 19104 Big Layout 1 M T ast Images samplle landscane hh Warning unknown wath tag 34377 RKA ignored schet Uea 19 1H Fentons L APngam Files imag AN Test Images wample landscape il Warning unknown felg vith lag 37724 09396 ignored sched OA 19 10 13 epsun4000 Rika Files imayePr sched Oct 19 10 13 otal bme 199 seconds sched Oct 19 10 13 epson4000 Tue Oct 19 10 13 10 DO eched Oct 19 10 13 epson4000 Finished print job 4 0 Status Disabled Idie Sa Currently printing jobs appear on Finished or cancelled jobs appear the left side of the spooler on the right side of the spooler 3 12 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Working with SpoolFace cont The bottom left corner of SpoolFace shows it s status If it s Disabled choose Queue from the menu at the top of the Macintosh screen then ENABLE Printer problems like running out of paper or problems with your print jobs may make SpoolFace disable Nothing will be printed again until you re enable SpoolFace The top job on the left side will always be the next job to print you may need to move older jobs to the right side before sending new ones
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174. r Bottom Left of each layout by choosing the appropriate setting The calibration strip can be oriented landscape or por trait via the Landscape and Portrait buttons Color Management can be disabled or enabled for the calibration strip via the Profiles On and Profiles Off but tons IMAGEPRINT User Guide Annotation Settings PostScript version of ImagePrint only Annotation Settings are the settings that control how AutoPrint applies captions to the images you print You can specify what information will be contained in the annotation as well as the color of the text and its justification Annotations can be added to the top bottom right or left side of the image To access the Annotation Settinas window choose Annotation Settings from the Settings General Settings Layout Settings Annotation Settings Color Settings x Orientation None Top Bottom Let Aight E Date E Filename r Login ID r Hostname r Printer Custom Text Place Custom Text Here Annotation Offset 25 Wrap Annotations T Print Snnotation Labels Iv Justification C Let Right Center AllCaps ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPORS TIVAR abedefghijkimnoparstuvanye 0123456 789 eho pam s Font Color Backoround Color Menu at the top of the AutoPrint main window Orientation The Orientation section of the Annotation Settings window allows you to choose where the annotation will be placed in relation to each image
175. r Guide Using the Tint Picker cont Split Tones By choosing the Split Tones checkbox the two tint control areas can be moved indepen dently You can tint the shadow areas by moving the Shadow Tint control then create a dif ferent tint in the highlights with the Highlight Tint Control Tints Blend To control where the two tinted areas meet there is the Tints Blend slider Move this slider to adjust where the two tinted areas will fade into one another the values to the left of the slider control will be where the shadow tint is applied the values to the right where the highlight tint is applied So moving the slider to 25 would cause the O to 25 tones to be tinted by the shadow tint while 25 to 100 would be tinted by the highlight tint setting Color Management L Output Bitmap Vector Tint Shadow Tint Highlight Tint The numeric fields below each control area show the current settings 50 q E0 Select the Split Tones checkbox to enable Tints Blend 50 separate control of the Split Tones oo The Tints Blend slider controls where the two tinted areas of your Shadow and Highlight controls image meet Single Tone Control With the Split Tones checkbox deselected both the highlight and shadow areas will be locked together Any change you make in one will be mirrored in the other resulting in tonal changes to the image as a whole Numeric Fields As you move the control
176. rinter and or printer network card documentation ImagePrint fails to launch lt TOP gt Make sure that you have set up your printers using the IP Setup utility during the initial installation from the CD Make sure that you haven t copied a subfolder to the COLOR folder within the ImagePrint folder This folder should contain ONLY color profiles a sub folder will cause ImagePrint to fail to launch IMAGEPRINT User Guide Troubleshooting ImagePrint Windows Troubleshooting Guide Cont Make sure that the ImagePrint folder has not been moved or renamed This folder must retain the same name and location as it had after installation or the software will not run Make sure that you are launching the application from either a valid shortcut or directly from the ImagePrint folder Do NOT move any of ImagePrint s application files ImagePrint Spoolface IPInstall or PManage to a different location other then the ImagePrint folder or they will NOT work For information on ImagePrint shortcuts see After Installation no icons appeared on my desktop Make sure there are no invalid profiles in the COLOR folder within the ImagePrint folder If you have added profiles to this folder prior to the problem try removing the added profiles to see if it corrects the problems After Installation no icons appear on my desktop or dock lt TOP gt Shortcuts to ImagePrint SpoolFace IP Setup and the ImagePrint Manual are created during the installat
177. rm a network access issue If you are getting this error when printing from an ImagePrint Client installation check the Problems printing from a networked client section of this guide ERROR 2 or ERROR 15 Jobs go to spooler but don t print lt TOP gt This indicates a problem communicating with the printer Make sure that you specified the correct connection setting when installing ImagePrint you can double check this by launching IP Setup and seeing what is listed in the Connection field Make sure the printer is connected correctly and shows READY ERROR 609 lt TOP gt This error typically means there is an alpha channel in the image file you are printing Alpha chan nels are not supported by ImagePrint You can check if an image has alpha channels with the Channels Window in Photoshop Only the standard color channels ie R G B for RGB images should be present ERROR 768 lt TOP gt This error typically means there is a problem in the Color Management settings of your print job Check your settings in the Color Management window to ensure you have made correct choices In the Output Section of the Color Management window a PRINTER profile should be T14 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Troubleshooting ImagePrint Windows Troubleshooting Guide Cont selected that is correct for your printer and ink Note if you wish to print grayscale images on an Ultrachrome printer make sure to pick a printer profile with Gr
178. rtually any other application including Photoshop InDesign and Quark All that s required is our PostScript enabled version to make the IMAGEPRINT printer appear in the Print Dialog box just like any other printer Jobs printed in this way will go into the IMAGEPRINT spooler and can be controlled via Spool Face just like any other IMAGEPRINT job If you don t have the PostScript version of ImagePrint all jobs printed this way will have the DEMO watermark For details on printing from applications including setting up profiles see the Installation chapter of this Manual Certain JPEG files won t print or open or open very slowly but not all of them lt TOP gt Try resaving the JPEG file and make sure not to use PROGRESSIVE as the JPEG compression format Certain TIFF files won t print or open but not all of them lt TOP gt ImagePrint does not support alpha channels in TIFF files Make sure that no extra alpha chan nels are present in your image You can check for extra channels via the Channels window in Photoshop JPEG files are printing at the wrong size lt TOP gt Currently ImagePrint treats all JPEG files as 300 dpi This is to avoid problems because of incorrect dpi data that sometimes is saved by Digital Cameras If they were created at a different resolution try re saving them at 300 dpi to correct the size problem Print Jobs never appear in the Spooler Spool_ face may generate error when launched l
179. s here are the general things to check when you are unsure of the problem First make sure you have launched SpoolFace the interface to the ImagePrint Spooler For information on launching and using SpoolFace see the ImagePrint manual or online tutorial located on ColorByte s home page www colorbytesoftware com In SpoolFace make sure that the Host menu shows the computer that is connected to the printer selected and the Printer menu shows the correct printer Make sure that the Queue menu at the top of the SpoolFace window is set to ENABLE The spooler will disable if it encounters an error Such as running out of ink or paper and it is important that you re enable the spooler after correcting the problem or nothing will be sent to the printer Remember that the topmost job on the left side of SpoolFace is the next to print If that job has a problem that disables the spooler until it is moved out of the way via the right facing arrow no other jobs will be able to print The bottom left corner of the SpoolFace window will show the current status of the printer and the scrollable area at the bottom of SpoolFace will list job error messages Make sure to read through these for information that might show the cause of the printing problem Many printing problems are the result of an incorrect setting within ImagePrint usually relating to Color Management or ink set So make sure you have correctly specified your Color Manageme
180. s are ep Epson ro Roland lj Lexjet hn Hahnamule bc BrightCube dp Dupont il Ilford hp Hewlett Packard 6 7 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Profile Names cont Ink Set If no ink set is specified in the profile name it can be assumed the profile was generated with the default printer manufacturers ink set for that printer For printers that accept different ink sets an abbreviation will appear in the title of the profile reflecting this Common ink set abbreviations would be mk Matte Black ink ok Photo Black Ink MIS MIS ink set PZ or Cone Cone piezography ink set Dye Dye non archival ink set CF Pigment Color Fast archival ink set Color Space Most of ImagePrint s default printer profiles are 3 color profiles or grayscale profiles If no color space is listed in the profile name 3 colors can be assumed Although 4 color CMYK profiles are fully supported the technology utilized by ImagePrint in generating a black curve specific for supported printers generally causes 3 color profiles to yield optimal results In the case of special Gray scale profiles for use with the Tint Picker feature the word GRAY will appear in the profile Lighting Conditions To help control the effects that different lighting conditions have on inks metamerism profiles are provided for multiple lighting environments Using the correct profile for the lighting condition you plan to view your prints in can have a strong e
181. s are the most common cause of output problems This section gives detailed descriptions on ColorByte s use of Color Management Although choosing the correct settings is usually a simple process becoming familiar with these concepts and procedures is the best way to avoid unexpected color prob lems Color Management The Basics The proper use of color management is a key factor in achieving successful printed output ImagePrint s color management tools give total control of your use of ICC ICM profiles Note ICC International Color Consortium and ICM Image Color Management profiles share common formats and are essentially the same ICM profiles are typically generated on Windows computers while ICC profiles usually come from Macintosh computers ImagePrint handles both formats identically and with no change of filename required In order to use color management successfully it is important to have a basic under standing of the concepts behind it Color management is the use of color profiles to compensate for device variations Profiles can be generated to characterize scanners printers monitors and other devices These profiles are then used when Opening images source profiles displaying images monitor profiles printing images output profiles By using color management consistent color can be achieved regardless of the input source or output device used 6 2 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Color Managem
182. s being stepped and repeated press and hold the SHIFT key on your keyboard then with the mouse click the sides or corner of the image Drag the cursor horizontally to increase decrease images in the horizontal direction Drag the cursor vertically to increase decrease images in the vertical direction Drag the cursor diagonally to increase decrease the images in both directions Increase Decrease the distance between images To change the distance between the images in a step and repeat pattern press and hold the SHIFT key on your keyboard then use the mouse to click within the image Click and drag the side along the Y axis to increase decrease space horizontally Click and drag the side along the X axis to increase decrease space vertically Click and drag a corner to increase decrease space in both directions Don t forget you can also step and repeat images numerically for more precise control with the Step and Repeat settings window See Chapter 5 Settings for details 4 9 IMAGEPRINT User Guide The High Res Preview Double click on an 8 bit image within the Layout Area to cause the image to appear in a separate window This is the High Res Preview window With the appearance of the High Res Preview win dow the High Res Tool Palette also appears The tools within this palette allow you to zoom in or out of the image move the image within the window and crop the image CT Hi Res Window p E Epson4000 ImagePri
183. says Enabled here youre licensed and ready to print lf any errors occur when you click the Enable button or the printer name doesn t show ENABLED there s a problem with licensing Make sure you ve entered the encryption correctly if copying and pasting make sure you have no extra spaces at the end Make sure that the correct dongle number is showing up at the top of the IP Setup screen and that your encryption is for the same type of printer that you installed If you con tinue to have problems enabling the encryption contact ColorByte or the dealer from whom you purchased the software Obtaining your ImagePrint Encryption ColorByte provides a method of receiving your encryption via email 24 hours a day utilizing the dongle number and login code that are included with the software Check the label on the back of your ImagePrint CD To obtain your encryption in this way use a web browser to logon to the site ftp colorbytesoftware com getcode php Enter your 6 letter login code your dongle number a valid email address and click Apply Your encryption will be immediately emailed to you using the email address specified If you have problems obtaining your encryption via the automatic web ser vice you can email ColorByte between the hours of 9 30 A M and 5 P M EST Monday through Friday at kupport colorbytesoftware com When email ing make sure to include your dongle number in the email this number is used
184. sen in the ImagePrint Color Management window Opening an image with an Alpha channel can cause this behavior as well Job doesn t move to right side of queue lt TOP gt Clicking the right pointing triangle button to cancel a job should cause the job to move to the right side of the SpoolFace window If the job will not move over it means that the printing process is not being allowed to quit normally by the system To correct the problem DISABLE the queue and reboot the computer The job should be able to move when the system comes back up It is impor tant to disable the queue first to make sure the spooler doesn t attempt to print again as soon as the system reboots To disable the queue simple choose Disable from the Queue menu in Spool Face After rebooting and moving the job over remember to re enable the queue by choosing Enable from the same menu ERROR 104 or 99 Out of Disk Space error when printing lt TOP gt Large temporary files may be created if you are printing PostScript or EPS files or images on the page have been rotated 90 degrees or you are using the step and repeat function If you encounter this error increase your disk space by deleting unnecessary files Rotating the images first before bringing them into ImagePrint can also prevent the need for the temp file to be built This error may also occur if the dimensions of the print you are making cause a temporary file to be made that exceeds the
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186. should be selected if using Photo Black Ink Gray Matte Pigment should be selected if using Matte Black Ink 7 Print the target image by choosing the OK in the settings window then PRINT in the Print dialog box VERY IMPORTANT It is vital that the target image be free of defects and remain uncreased with no writing on the back of the print If sending the file make sure to allow it time to dry before packaging it The target should look like the appropriate preview on the previous page if the color or shape is different the target is incorrectly printed Make sure to include information on the printer and paper type ink set and quality used when sending your profile to ColorByte A8 IMAGEPRINT User Guide A9 Appendix C Printer Specific Settings Different printers may have specific settings available within the Print Setup dialog box accessed via the Print command Typically these settings reflect dif ferent ink sets or ink combinations supported by ImagePrint Some printers also support Extended features such as use of the ImagePrint Tint Picker optional Paper Thickness controls and borderless printing Following is a summary of specific settings for printers supporting additional ink sets or other extended features IMAGEPRINT User Guide Printer Specific Settings Cont Epson 7600 9600 A10 Profiles The printing characteristics of the Epson 7600 and Epson 9600 are identical and default profiles
187. sible and in most cases should be set to 255 255 255 0 Some printer configurations will ask for a user name and password when accessing their setup windows If you re not sure of yours try blank entries for both the user name and password or try using the name admin for the username and nothing for the password A20 IMAGEPRINT User Guide ImagePrint Windows Troubleshooting Guide This troubleshooting guide uses hyperlinks to faciliate navigation Click the blue colored text below to jump to the corresponding solution text If you are not viewing this in a hyperlink capa ble application such as Adobe Acrobat Reader the solution text begins in the following section Troubleshooting Solutions Please click on a link below to access help for the corresponding issue INSTALLATION ISSUES LICENSING DEMO MODE ISSUES IMAGEPRINT SETTNGS and FUNCTIONALITY PRINTING ISSUES COLOR QUALITY ISSUES T1 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Troubleshooting ImagePrint OSX Troubleshooting Guide Cont INSTALLATION ISSUES lt TOP gt After Installation only a Color Folder exists in the ImagePrint Folder ImagePrint fails to launch The Installer downloaded will not launch at all after uncompressing it After Installation no icons appear on my desktop or dock Installer stops after copying temporary files never getting to the printer information screen LICENSING DEMO MODE ISSUES lt TOP gt Couldn t get Machine Identification No password
188. size is NOT an allowed borderless size no size change will occur in the interface If you have not selected Borderless then ImagePrint will show the page size MINUS the non printable margins Therefore the page will appear smaller than your selected page size If you have selected Center Margins in the OPTIONS dialog then you are telling the software to cen ter images on the whole page margins included rather then just the printable area If you are not in Borderless mode because the top and bottom margins differ on Epson printers it is necessary to consider both top and margins the same in this case therefore the smaller bottom margin has to be increased shrinking the printable area in the vertical dimension Most printers don t allow top bottom borderless printing when not in Roll paper mode Therefore when in Sheet mode Borderless will not change the printable area shown in the vertical dimension Note The Epson 2200 2100 does allow borderless printing in sheet mode ERROR 97 File access error jobs go into spooler but never print lt TOP gt This is a file access problem the spooler is not able to access the file to be printed Make sure the file to be printed is still accessible If its across the network try moving it to a local directory and reprinting to confirm a network access issue If you are getting this error when printing from an ImagePrint Client installation check the Problems printing from a networked clie
189. supported by the currently selected printer Different printers have different quality modes available and most represent a potential trade off between speed and image quality When choosing the proper quality mode for your printing you should try different ones to settle on what s best for your workflow For example printing on watercolor or matte type papers is less likely to require the higher quality modes then gloss type papers Two of the more common settings you may find in the Quality menu are HS High Speed Some printers offer an HS mode for some of their available quality settings HS stands for High Speed and refers to a printers abil ity to print image data in both directions of print head movement bi directional HS modes as the name implies are faster but may result in quality degradation if the printer doesn t register per fectly in both directions or if the ink does not have enough time to adhere to the paper before new ink is laid down Passes Many Epson printers offer the ability to pass over the same area of the print multiple times firing different nozzles of the print head with each pass This multi passing can result in better image quality with less chance of banding at the expense of longer print times In fact the single biggest factor in printing time differences is often the number of passes chosen higher numbers such as 8 pass requiring much longer print times Therefore it is a good idea to tes
190. t Biunap Vector Tint Adiuet Black Point Use thes side lo adjust Uhre A PARR hak Hik monitor Simulain Salim Prooter Hure an Proofer Intent Perceptual Choose the printer profile from the Printer Paper drop down list of available profiles Don t worry about any other settings in this win dow for now those will be explained later NOTE Choosing the profile name The title of the profile you pick should show the printer name and the paper type You may see other entries as well these will be explained in detail later but important ones to be aware of now are MK after the printer name means the profile is for matte black ink PK after the printer name means the profile is for photo black ink If the word Gray appears anywhere in the title that profile is for printing in black and white not color 3 7 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Step 2 Select the Color Profiles cont The second Color Management tab Bitmap allows you to choose the source profiles for Bitmap raster images Source profiles characterize the color space of the images themselves Color Management m xi Output Ditmap vector Tint r Color Managed Images F mhedded profile action Promt z Rendering Intents RGB Relative Colorimetric CMYK Perceptual Lab Absolute Colorimetric laray Perceptual 7 r Missing Profile Untagged Image HGE Sq0Dpe 3 Tdo CMYK am be
191. t Fit on the Page 11 17 This section allows you to choose the course of action AutoPrint takes when an image is too large to fit on the current layout Display Warning Message Selecting this option will cause AutoPrint to pop up a warning message when images don t fit on a layout Move to No Fit Directory This selection will cause AutoPrint to immediately move the non fitting image to the No Fit folder which is located within the specified Move folder Attempt to Fit on next Layout With this option selected AutoPrint will attempt to fit the image on the next lay out Note If the image is too large to fit on an empty page AutoPrint will move it to the No Fit directory regardless of the above setting IMAGEPRINT User Guide Sound Alerts The Sound Alerts section allows you to specify if AutoPrint should play a sound when a designated event occurs You can also specify how many times the sound should repeat and choose the sound file WAV to play Currently alerts can be set to occur when the ImagePrint Spooler is disabled or when AutoPrint generates an error Send Email Notification AutoPrint has the ability to send an email via your SMTP mail server when certain designated events occur This can be useful for monitoring important overnight jobs via your personal email account In order to use this feature you must have an SMTP server which is reachable from the computer you are runnin
192. t Spooler is an advanced print manager capable of controlling multiple print spools With the ImagePrint spooler jobs can be prioritized can celled and re sent e For details on using the ImagePrint spooler see chapter 10 The ImagePrint Spooler AutoPrint The AutoPrint utility provides tools to automate the printing process through the use of user specified hot folders AutoPrint constantly monitors these folders for new TIFF JPEG Photoshop PSD PostScript or EPS files and automati cally fits them on the page and sends them to the AutoPrint Spooler according to parameters that you specify e For information on the AutoPrint utility see chapter 11 AutoPrint Connectivity ImagePrint offers many options for printing on a mixed Macintosh and Windows PC network The dongle and the encryption will work on both Macs and PC s Since ImagePrint is totally cross platform it is easy to install and use ImagePrint on the platform s that is most convenient for your workflow e ImagePrint for OSX is the full featured version of ImagePrint for Mac OSX computers When installed as a HOST to a Windows ImagePrint CLIENT you can enjoy all the layout features of the ImagePrint interface on your PC while the actual printing takes place on your networked Macintosh No third party networking software is needed just a TCP IP network Most ImagePrint software CD ROM s are hybrid meaning you can use it to install on both Macs
193. t TOP gt In the Spoolface windows choose the host from the Host menu and the printer from the Printer menu Occasionally after installation the host and printer names will have no selection associated T10 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Troubleshooting ImagePrint Windows Troubleshooting Guide Cont with them and this can cause an error condition If this does not correct the problem see the follow ing category Spooler interface window does not launch or jobs never go to the queue after choosing PRINT Epson 2200 doesn t print red paper feed light shows lt TOP gt This is typically caused when ImagePrint is set to the wrong paper mode sheet vs roll The 2200 is picky about this setting and if ImagePrint is set to the wrong one for the type of media loaded in the printer the result is no output and a red light on the printer The paper type setting can be checked in the SETUP dialog box of ImagePrint which is accessed by clicking SETUP in the PRINT dialog Make sure the SHEET button is selected if you are printing sheet If you are printing with roll paper make sure the SHEET button is not selected Printer flashes lights or generates Command Error when attempting to print lt TOP gt This error is caused by specifying the wrong ink set within ImagePrint for the type of inkset currently in use by your printer To correct this problem choose File gt Print from within ImagePrint then click the Setup button in the Print dialo
194. t has an eror Repeat f Forever i times Filename Browse Send an Emal Mobic ation After each print After each error D To Barrett amilitpc 350 com From BarettF amip amp pe 350 com SMTP Hast TEST ImageFrint Directory C Program Files lmagePrint Browse The General Settings window is divided into sections each of which is described below 11 15 IMAGEPRINT User Guide When Done Printing This section lets you choose what AutoPrint will do with image files once they have left the queue You can choose to have the files deleted or moved to a specified Move folder To choose a Move folder type its path in the field provided or click the Browse button and choose it in the directory search dialog box that appears lf you choose the Delete Files option make sure you have a backup copy of your images Send Print Job When 11 16 This section is where you specify the parameters AutoPrint uses to determine when to send a layout to the queue The choices are Percent of the Page Filled Clicking this parameter allows you to set the percentage of the page that needs to be filled before AutoPrint sends the layout Minutes have Elapsed Choosing this parameter allows you to specify a time in minutes that must be reached before AutoPrint sends the layout to print Note that this time is mea sured from the moment the first image is added to the current layout The timer does not progress
195. t have one com puter you plan to print from then you should choose this option If you re not sure which to use check the Host and Client Setup section of the Appendix at the end of this manual Installing as a HOST For a HOST install just click the HOST Computer Install button You do not need to specify your computer s name or IP address for this type of installation Installing as a CLIENT For a CLIENT install click the CLIENT Computer Install button Then type in the NAME of the HOST computer that the CLIENT computer will be sending its jobs to eJ IPSetup 4 Ej Printer To Install Epson4000 Dongle Number 2 Choose HOST or CLIENT as the installation type If installing a CLIENT enter the Name of the HOST com puter in this field Installation Type i Host Computer Install 00 TESTEO Enabled Client Computer Install Printer Host Computer Connector Local jusen al C Network 0 Ta aee EE Printer Hame E pson4000 Progress Ready eee e Encryption Remove Enable For much more detailed information on IlmagePrint s HOST and CLIENT printing please see APPENDIX A ImagePrint HOST and CLIENT Setup 1 6 IMAGEPRINT User Guide 1 7 Step 2 Setting up your printers cont Pick your printer name Type in a name for your printer or leave it at the default selection J IPSetup Printer To Install Epson4000 Dongle
196. t outputting images at different pass settings in order to choose what is best for your workflow IMAGEPRINT User Guide The Setup Area Cont Defining a Custom Page Size For most printers user defined page sizes are available To define a user defined page size choose User Defined from the page size menu in the Printer Setup Area or if User Defined is not available choose the currently defined custom page size The Custom Page Size window will appear IMPORTANT ImagePrint works with the PRINTABLE area of the page not including margins It is important when defining a cus tom page size to exclude non printable margins when specifying the width and height for a specific paper size Custom Page Size ded Standard Company Banner 1 To specify a new custom page size Type the desired name of the new page size in the Page Size field of the Custom Page Size window Specify the desired width and height units by clicking the CM Centimeter or Inch radio buttons Define the page width and height in their respective fields by typing them in or using the up down arrows Click Save to have new page size added to the list of user defined pages on the left of the Custom Page Size window 4 32 IMAGEPRINT User Guide The Setup Area Cont Specifying a new custom page size continued 4 33 To delete a custom page size highlight its name in the Page Size list and click the Delete button To make a custom page siz
197. t to note that the layout area shows the printable area of the current paper size This means that if not in borderless mode the dis played area will appear smaller then the physical paper size since the non printable borders won t be included Borderless mode and Center Margins both affect the printable area of the printer and therefore will change the size of the layout area when selected Images within the Layout Area can be directly manipulated by clicking and dragging them Portions of an image dragged outside of the page rectangle will not be printed The following pages describe the functions that can be performed within the Layout area Page Controls 4 4 oft gt gt At the bottom of the Layout Area are the Page Controls With the Page Controls you can move between available pages in your layout New pages are added when images are added to your layout area that can t fit on the current page if Auto Flow is selected in the Page Layout Settings window e Click the left or right single arrow buttons to move forward or back a page or click the double arrows to move to the first or last layout page e At print time you can choose which pages to print via the controls in the Print Dialog box e You can use the Delete All Images on All Pages button in the Tool Bar to remove all images from every page in the layout 4 5 IMAGEPRINT User Guide The Layout Area cont Moving images To move a single image simp
198. template Template Dialog Templates Template Name Deter Ea 2 3 5x5 landscape faye Bar l 22 55 landscane E S Click New to start a new 1 Be 42 543 5 Pee aan TAIT O New 1 5e 4 2 3 5 landscape emplate Wt 1 5s7 8 1 7582 5 template design 11 810 Delete 1607 7552 5 2 3 5x5 4 2 503 5 Template Height 7 00 4 3 5H5 8 7 7 5x2 5 ra Frane up 4 3 5x5 Frames izes a i 82 5x3 5 area eo re rint J4UTO_ROTATE_4 HalfUrit 2 3 5x5 O E TH sll lerik At Rw Fil Sere aie Height 3 50 Only the blue template boundaries will appear in the new template design area Hidi ioie 8 7 IMAGEPRINT User Guide 8 8 Templates Cont The first thing to do when creating a new template is to give ita name By default new templates start out with the name User Defined which can be seen in the Template Name field at the top of the Template window To give your new template a name just type it into this field in place of the default name The next step is to specify the bounding box size of the new template At first this size will be that of the current page as shown by the blue rectangle within the ImagePrint layout window Specify a new size by entering the numbers in the Template Width and Template Height fields of the Template window Template Dialog x Templates Template Mame SKF A S mere 1157121255 landscape Type in a name for your E RI wa
199. that By dragging images to the Drag and Drop shortcut instead of to the watched folder a window will appear allowing you to specify the number of copies and or the template you would like applied to the image To create a Drag and Drop shortcut choose Create AutoPrint Drag and Drop shortcut from AutoPrint s File menu A shortcut will be created on your Windows desktop To use the shortcut simply drag one or more images onto the Drag and Drop shortcut A window will appear allowing you to specify the number of copies as well as the template you wish to apply to the image if any You can choose up to 6 different templates to be applied to the image When you are done selecting the templates and number of copies choose Apply The image will be automatically copied to the Watch folder and AutoPrint will lay it out according to the copies and templates you specified If you dragged more than one image to the shortcut you will be able to specify the copies and settings for each one in turn 11 30 IMAGEPRINT User Guide AutoPrint Status The View Menu gives access to a number of status and log windows that can help you keep track of your AutoPrint sessions Log Choosing Log will cause the AutoPrint Log to be displayed This log is a permanent record showing when AutoPrint was started and stopped and the overall number of files processed Queue Log The Queue log keeps a record of the composition of each layout built by Au
200. tif TESTBOX Adrmistr Oct 19 10 54 image tif T Layout 1 Active Queue schec Oct 13 10 3 epson4000 C Program Files ImagePrint T est Images sample landscape tif Warming unknown field with tag 34377 08649 ignored sched Oct 1910 13 epson4 000 C Program Files lImagePrirt T est Images sample landscape tif Warming unknown field with tag 37724 0 935c ignored sched Oct 19 10 13 epson4000 Total time 199 seconds sched Uct 19 1U Ts epson4UUU fue Uct 19 1U 13 1U 20U4 sched Oct 19 10 13 epson4 000 Finished print job d D Status Area Status Disabled Idle 10 3 IMAGEPRINT User Guide The ImagePrint Spooler Cont Using the ImagePrint Spooler Cont As jobs are submitted to the queue they are displayed in the left side of the SpoolFace window From there they can be cancelled viewed or deleted by highlighting them and choosing the desired function Hostname TESTOOX Printer Cpson 000 Pinter Exeun 000 Job Hame TFSTRIK i Ne Tiras sample ponat til a re TESTBOX iri Cet 310 54 imagel u TES IEU i Uci 19 TLE Big Layout 7 schod Oct 1910 130 000 CAP ached Oct 19 1hitke sondi otal tirme 99 seconds ached Oct 1911 ke Sson4000 Toe Oeh19 1010 10 2004 ached Oct 19 1001 Seheunt 000 Fineehed pant job H q Status isabet Idle Currently printing jobs appear on Finished or cancelled jobs appear the left side of the spooler on the right side of the spooler To cancel a job highlight it and click the ri
201. tion drop down menu of the ImagePrint Menu bar Adjusting Saturation The overall saturation of the current image can be adjusted with the Saturation slider at the bottom of the Selective Color window Moving the slider to the left will desaturate the image moving it to the right will increase the saturation 7 6 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Adjusting the Range using Histograms Not available with the Desktop Lite version ralnetontents ee Manipulating an image s histograms is a quick Tone Color Histograms ink Reduction and powerful method of setting its tonal range Full 16 bit data control is offered for each color channel within the image allowing you to take best of advantage of available image data All To access the Histogram Window choose Histograms from the Correction menu in the ImagePrint toolbar The Histogram window displays the input den sity histogram for each color channel and for the composite all colors To adjust the range limits slide the white slider highlight and or black slider shadow to the desired position The center slider gray is used to adjust the midpoint of the gradation This slid er can be used to cause the gradation to ramp more quickly to the shadow or highlight area Ink Limits Ink Limits allow you to reduce the values for each color channel of your output profile Choosing Ink Limits from the Correction menu will cause the Ink Limits window hapter 6 1 1
202. tional printers You can check this by clicking on the PRINTER menu in IP MANAGE to see what printers are available 3 If the dongle is connected and the printer has been enabled and DEMO still occasionally appears on prints may be that a third party software utility like the EPSON status monitor is blocking ImagePrint from reading the dongle at print time Remove or disable any such utility to correct the problem 4 If none of the above apply its possible that the dongle drivers have been incorrectly installed Try the following to reinstall the Dongle drivers With the dongle in place go to Device Manger on the system usually accessed by right clicking My Computer choosing Properties then Hardware Look for an exclamation point or question mark beside the USB entry for the dongle If you see one remove it by right clicking it and choosing uninstall Remove the dongle Reboot Once back up move to the c program files ImagePrint folder then License then Marx Run the CBSetup program and specify that it install the USB drivers for the dongle Reboot Insert the dongle again The new hardware wizard should appear and should automatically find the drivers On XP it will warn that they are unsigned by Microsoft but that can be ignored Let the Wizard finish Run IP Manage and hopefully the dongle number will appear Magenta cast in prints lt TOP gt There are two issues that typically lead to magenta cast i
203. to cause the output Apply to match another output device typically a press or proofer The Simulation Setup fields are normally not shown as most users don t need to access them If you do wish to simulate another device open up the Simulation Setup section by clicking the triangular button at the bottom of the Output Profile window Proofer Profile The Proofer profile section field is used to select a printer simulation profile This profile is used to cause your printer to match another printer or press in other words it will cause your printer to act as a proofer You will need to have a profile created for the output source you are attempting to match if you are not attempting to match another printer or press this field should be left at its default setting of None Proofer Intent This field lets you choose the Colorimetric Intent to use with the Proofer profile 6 17 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Bitmap profiles The Bitmap profiles characterize color settings of bit mapped raster images ImagePrint allows you to specify profiles and rendering intents based on the color space of the bitmap image and also lets you choose how to handle images with embedded profiles Color Management S Output Bitmap vector Tint Color Managed Images Embedded profile action Prompt Rendering Intents RGB Fielative Colorimetric ChE Perceptual be Lab Absolute Colorimetric Gray Perceptual i
204. toPrint Status Window The Status Window is a dynamic display of AutoPrint in action As AutoPrint performs various tasks like building a layout or checking for new files it will be displayed in this window ad Epson 10000 Detauh El To minimize the AutoPrint Window choose Minimize from the AutoPrint File menu or double click the ColorByte logo G in the AutoPrint Main Window The AutoPrint Window will become the AutoPrint status bar and will be posi tioned in the upper right corner of your screen Minimizing AutoPrint While AutoPrint is checking for files the AutoPrint Status Bar will display a blinking line of dots to let you know it is active Click the layout icon E on the right side of the Status Bar to see a minimized version of the current layout a as it builds and to see the current status of the active Percent o ot 70 Queue triggers Time Quantity Percent Quantity 2 11 31 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Viewing the Watch and Move Folders For convenience View Watch Folder and View Move Folder options are available in the AutoPrint File menu Choosing either of these options will open the respective folder enabling you to move add or remove image files easily Quitting AutoPrint To Quit the AutoPrint application choose Exit AutoPrint from the File Menu or click the close icon in the upper right corner of the AutoPrint Main Window 11 32 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Appendix A ImagePrint HOST a
205. tte Pigment Grayscale printing with Tint Picker enhancements uti lizing the Ultrachrome inkset with Matte Black ink Only use Gray mk profiles with this setting A13 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Printer Specific Settings Cont Epson 4000 cont Extended Features These Printers support the use of the ImagePrint Tint Picker when using the Gray or Gray Matte inkset with a Tint Picker Gray printer profile For details on using the Tint Picker see the Tint Picker section with Chapter 6 of this manual Color Management Paper thickness controls are available via the Options button within the Print dialog box AutoSelect feature Quality and Inkset will automatically be selected when a profile created by ColorByte is chosen as the Printer profile Borderless Printing These printers support marginless printing To enable this feature choose Options from with the Print dialog window and in the Options window that appears click the Borderless checkbox to enable edge to edge printing Supported widths are in inches 8 8 5 10 12 13 14 16 17 Page Centering These printers support true page area centering This type of center ing compensates for the differing top and bottom margins of the printer in order to center images within the page as a whole To enable this feature choose Options from within the Print dialog window and in the Options window that appears click the Center Margins checkbox With this
206. tup Cont eee cesecsseceseeseeeeeeees A5 719 612 0 D e nono een rc E ATE eee re ee A6 Printing Calibration Targets seeseeenseseeseeseeesreseesesressresreseesressresreseesesseeseeseese AG PADD ONIX Ei OR A9 Printer Specific Settings sossqccrnanennnaniiernsr an AD Epson 7600 9600 ririn irn enn r aa EA AONE A10 Epson 2200 2100 ieron rir nD AE ET Al EDSON AOO ea r A AN R EERE A N NAET AEEA A13 Epson 7000 9000 sneinen RTEA ANERE EEES A15 EPSON FOO DOO eE AAA AEAEE AEON AlS Epson 12790 1280 171 290 nasapian a anaia a aiee aia A16 Epson 10000 106000 seseratan aa tetra tee on ENESE A17 APDENOK D aerea E EA EEA oer ee ee A18 Disabling DEMO Printing MACINTOSH Version Onlly ccceeeeeeeeees A18 jst S 21 618 bl E A19 Determining the Printer s IP Address cccsscccsscessecesssessceesseeesseeesseeesees A19 T1 ImagePrint Windows Troubleshooting Guide ImagePrint OSX Troubleshooting Guide l T Troubleshooting SolutionS essessessseesessisssssrrssssrressssriressrrressssrrressrrressrern iW iX IMAGEPRINT User Guide Table of Contents Preface iX Introduction ImagePrint Printing Software is a full featured RIP employing an easy to use graphical interface Features include the use of ICC ICM color profiles for screen to print and print to print matching advanced queue management network printing auto layout tone gradation control selective color adjustment step repe
207. u more contrasty results With Relative as the intent you can also more effectively use the Black Point Compensation slider to expand the shadow areas Colored Images don t show the same colors as Photoshop s display Photoshop s display does nothing to simulate for how ImagePrint will print so often it will appear differently then ImagePrint s display and output You can however tell Photoshop to use ImagePrint s color profiles when creating its display allowing you to work in a Photoshop environment that reflects more closely how ImagePrint will print your files To cause Photoshop to pass its display through ImagePrint s printer profile you must first copy the printer profile you are using in ImagePrint into the color profile used by Photoshop On OSX Macintosh that folder is library application support adobe color profiles Once in place this profile can be selected within Photoshop via Photoshop s Proof Setup option Grayscale images don t look the same in Photoshop as in ImagePrint For grayscale printing Photoshop s Proof Setup cannot be used as Photoshop does not rec ognize the format of ImagePrint s Grey profiles In that case Photoshop Adjustment Layers can be used to simulate ImagePrint s output in Photoshop Here s the procedure to follow e Print an image through ImagePrint then open that image within Photoshop e Choose Image gt Curves from the Photoshop menu e Adjust the curve to mat
208. ueue This includes the selected printer watch folder and any annotation or color management set tings When you exit AutoPrint these settings are automatically saved for that queue Using multiple queues AutoPrint can be launched multiple times with each AutoPrint using a different queue selected via the Queue Settings area Each copy of AutoPrint will run independently using the settings for its designated queue Note Be careful not to specify the same Watch folder for multiple queues each queue should point to a unique Watch folder 11 11 IMAGEPRINT User Guide The Layout Window The AutoPrint Layout Window can be viewed by either double clicking on the page thumbnail in the AutoPrint Main Window or by choosing Layout Window from the View menu The Layout Window allows you to view a larger repre sentation of the current layout as it is building and to add or remove files from the layout Following are the controls found within the Layout Window Show filenames Region he tit Show previews CIC Page Size 6900 6900 pirels 2 K H Show filenames The Show Filenames checkbox allows you to toggle the display of filenames within the Layout Window With this option selected the filename of each image will be displayed within that images rectangle 11 12 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Show previews Selecting the Show Previews checkbox cause image previews to be displayed in the Layout Window instead of co
209. unnecessary to adjust this control To use the custom setting feature simply adjust the Media Feed Adjustment slider Adjusting the setting in a positive direction tells the printer your media is thicker then the paper currently selected adjusting negatively tells the printer that the media you are using is thinner 9 8 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Printing cont Manually Selecting Ink sets If you are using printer profiles made by x ColorByte software you will normally never have to worry about the ink selection Inks are chosen automatically whenever a Page Size Lee ColorByte profile is chosen in the Printer Paper field of the Color Management win a 1440 4 Pass dow lnk Resolution AC m EMCM cem Figment If you are using profiles not made by Paper Trap ColorByte it is important to make sure the C correct ink set is selected in the Setup win ge dow The Setup window is accessed by Version b clicking SETUP from within the ImagePrint Print dialog box after choosing Print from Au ihe Main ment If not using a ColorByte es printer profile make sure that Some printers can use different ink sets or wee the Ink selection is correct for different combination of inks so choosing your printer within the Printer the right ink set is vital to ensure you have Setup window satisfactory printing results For Epson printers the possible ink sets are listed in the Appendix of this m
210. urrent dots per inch resolution setting that ImagePrint will use when rendering its layouts Note that this is NOT the DPI setting of the printer that setting is deter mined by the Quality field see below In most cases this set ting should be left at its default setting Incorrect settings in this field may lead to slower printing and or degradation of quality Page Size This field displays the currently selected Page Size Note that this setting is also available in the Printer Setup Area of the Main Window Quality This field displays the resolution setting that will be used by the printer as well as certain print modes which may be available such as bi directional or multipass modes Note that this setting is also available in the Printer Setup Areal of the Main Window Paper Tray This field allows you to specify which paper tray to use for printers that support this option for other printers this field will remain blank Copies The number of copies of the current layout to print can be speci fied here 9 3 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Printing cont Ink Set The Ink field shows the currently x selected ink set For most print ers the correct ink set will be cho sen automatically when you select Page Size Letter your printer profile in the Color lity cE Management window and this value oe 1440 4 Pass Resolution 360 m does not need to be changed For Ink KMCMY cm Pigment more inf
211. utilizing the Ultrachrome inkset with Photo Black ink KMCMYcm Pigment Full color printing utilizing the Ultrachrome inkset with Matte Black ink K Pigment NOT SUPPORTED Black only printing utilizing the Ultrachrome inkset with Photo Black ink rarely used K Matte Pigment NOT SUPPORTED Black only printing utilizing the Ultrachrome inkset with Matte Black ink rarely used Gray Pigment Grayscale printing with Tint Picker enhancements utilizing the Ultrachrome inkset with Photo Black ink Only use Gray profiles with this setting Gray Matte Pigment Grayscale printing with Tint Picker enhance ments utilizing the Ultrachrome inkset with Matte Black ink Only use Gray mk profiles with this setting Extended Features A12 These Printers support the use of the ImagePrint Tint Picker when using the Gray or Gray Matte inkset with a Tint Picker Gray printer profile For details on using the Tint Picker see the Tint Picker section with Chapter 6 of this manual Color Management Paper thickness controls are available via the Options button within the Print dialog box AutoSelect feature Quality and Inkset will automatically be selected when a profile created by ColorByte is chosen as the Printer profile IMAGEPRINT User Guide Printer Specific Settings Cont Borderless Printing These printers support marginless printing To enable this feature choose Options from with the Print dialog window
212. utting all of the above fields can be set to NONE to ensure color manage ment is off Note Even though color management features are not in effect when the source profile is set to NONE you should still have a valid profile for your printer and ink set selected as your Printer profile in order to achieve a reasonable screen display of your images and to cause ImagePrint to select the correct ink set for printing 6 23 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Ink Reduction ImagePrint gives you the ability to specify ink percentages for each ink supported by your printer Limiting the total inks is usually not necessary but can be helpful in eliminating over saturation of certain paper stocks To set your ink reductions choose Ink x Limit from the Correction drop down Tone Color Histograms Ink Reduction menu of the ImagePrint main menu The Maximum Ink Percentage window will appear Maxinum Ink Percentage Ch I1 The Maximum Ink Percentage window RF allows you to specify the total ink per centage used by the printer Channel 2 Each field corresponds to a color channel in the output profile currently being used For RGB profiles only the first three fields are used For Channel 3 CMYK profiles the first four Do not Channel 4 ug alter any fields beyond the number of color channels in your printer profile See The extra fields should be left at the default value of 100 Channel 6 In most cases it is desirable t
213. wal east 1 2 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Step 1 Choose the files to install cont After accepting the license agreement you will be presented with the main installer window This window allows you to choose what components of ImagePrint to copy to your hard drive e Select the top checkbutton ImagePrint application files Please choose the components to install a Application Files ImagePrintBrogram Files Und Make sure you check the top checkbox Printer Profiles EPSON 1270 1280 EPSON 2200 EPSON 3000 EPSON 5500 EPSON 7000 9000 EPSON 7500 9500 EPSON 7600 9600 EPSON 10000 DYE EPSON 10000 PIGMENT EPSON 10600 0 00 MB FUL 0 00 MB Y Pe y moe BR A gt x i a a O O a O O O i Selected options will take approximately 0 0 Megabytes of hard drive space T0453 Megabytes free on e e Select any printers that you wish to have profiles available for Choose only the printer profiles for printers you plan to use each printer has numerous pro files that can take up large amounts of hard drive space e Click Next IP Setup the utility for setting up your printer will appear 1 3 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Step 2 Setting up your printer s with IP Setup After you have specified the profiles you wish to copy you will need to configure the printer s you wish to use with ImagePrint IP Setup is the utility used for that NOTE After running the first part of the installer IP Setup will start automaticall
214. window When you close the viewing window you will be asked if you wish to save the job changes Choose yes and the new parameters will be saved Note Incorrect job parameters can result in jobs that do not print or print incorrectly 10 6 IMAGEPRINT User Guide 1 AutoPrint What is AutoPrint The ImagePrint AutoPrint utility automates the process of building layouts freeing you from the need to place images manually on a page lay them out and send them to print OF AutoPrint File Settings View Auto Print Utility Operating System WINDOWS Sunday July 15 2007 Current Printer Epsond500 d Page Size faked Current Watched Directory C Program Files ImageFrint watch Browse T Include Sub directories Auto Print NOT Running Click Here to Start Percentage With AutoPrint on the job anyone on your network can drag and drop TIFF EPS or PostScript files to a designated hot folder to have them automatically printed hands free Files are laid out according to parameters you specify and pages are only sent once specifications you have set percent of page filled number of images or time limit are met con serving ink paper and time Auto Rotation rotates images to best fit the page and text annotations can be added for each image With AutoPrint multiple queues can easily be created and multiple instances of AutoPrint can be launched each pointing to a different pri
215. y but if you need to relaunch it for any reason it can be found in the ImagePrint folder of your hard drive The default location is c program files imageprint IPSetup E SE Printer To Install Epson4000 Dongle Number 2 Installation Type Installed Printers f Host Computer Install Epson4000 321 0 3 1 7 9100 TESTEO Enabled Client Computer Install Printer Host Computer Connectors Local usean s Network 0 Aa es a Printer Hame FosondQ00 Encryption Eo o oE Progress Ready a a a Remove Enable Install The following pages give step by step instructions for using IP Setup to configure ImagePrint to work with your printer s 1 4 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Step 2 Setting up your printers cont Pick your printer Select the printer you wish to use from the Printer to Install menu i IPSetup Choose the printer you will 7 be using from the Printer Installation Type to Install drop down menu Host Computer Install Client Computer Install Printer Host Computer Connector f Local jusen aal C Network 0 a ee IEE Printer Hame E pson4000 Progress Ready ee fev Printer To Install Epson4000 Encryption Remove Enable 1 5 IMAGEPRINT User Guide Step 2 Setting up your printers cont Choose the Installation type HOST or CLIENT The default ImagePrint installation type is HOST If you jus

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