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1. 24 Use Page Settings a a ee 24 INK AND COLOR SETTINGS 26 Enable Linearization Checkbox 2 26 Enable ICC Color Management Checkbox 26 Enable Ink Limiting Checkbox 26 TABLE OF CONTENTS V Autospot for Optimized PANTONE Colors 26 Ink CurvesTab s s a a sor b ee 26 Channel Ink Reduction 0a aa aaa aaa 26 Use Bezier Curves and Edit Curves Button 26 Bezier Curves Window 27 Linearization Tab ee 27 Linearization File and Open Button 27 Maximum Values Set Baseline Values Button 27 Print Linearization Target 28 Launch SpectralVision 2 2 eee 28 Advanced Lin Control Button 28 HEEMI a su e Total Ink Limit e aoa e a a aaa 29 Enable Black Preservation 30 Input Profiles Tab 2 w 2 o ws BO RGB Image Pulldown Menus 30 CMYK Image Pulldown Menus 30 Gray Image Pulldown Menus 30 Use Embedded Profiles 31 Rebuild Lists Button 2 aa BT Output Profiles TaD s a s s s s asa arora wedo y BI CMYK Pulldown Menu o aaa eB HiFi Pulldown Menu ee 31 Simulation Pulldown Menus 31 Rebuild Lists Button 0 0 BT Screening Method
2. 2 31 APPENDIX A CUSTOM ENVIRONMENTS A 1 APPENDIX B RELINEARIZING ENVIRONMENTS B 1 APPENDIX C PRINTING TO COLORBURST C 1 GETTING STARTED ColorBurst for Mac OS X is a PostScript Language Level 3 compatible Raster Image Processor RIP that produces a CMYK color composite for printing to medium and large format inkjet printers Color correction is performed on the fly during output to the printer ColorBurst for Mac OS X is available in two versions ColorBurst X Photo and ColorBurst X Proof Both versions support RGB CMYK and Grayscale TIFF and JPEG file formats as well as PS EPS and PDF files A Hot Folder is included for printing across networks or ColorBurst can be printed to directly from your favorite applications ColorBurst X Proof includes AutoSpot for optimized PANTONE colors X Photo does not Minimum Requirements Before installing ColorBurst please make sure your computer meets the following minimum requirements CPU Requirements vary depending on print resolution and how you send the file to the printer RIP and Print On The Fly mode will send files as they are processed RIP Then Print mode will send files after they have been completely processed Any Power Macintosh G4 or G5 will support RIP Then Print mode at any resolution A Power Macintosh G4 1 66 GHz or better is recom mended for RIP and Print On The Fly mode for most printers and resolutions A
3. ColorBurst oe a tivate Hold Cancel Delete User s Guide mensions Filetype Y X Photo and X Proof 1 00 x 8 50 In PDF 0 49 x 6 93 In JPEG 28 5 67 In AX 0 25 In TIFF Xx SWOP ee CERTIFIED y Mac PANTONE Mas as Digital Color a Certified April 2005 ESE 2002 2005 CSE Inc and 2002 2005 Compatible Systems Engineering Inc All rights reserved Compatible Systems Engineering Inc CSE reserves the right to change the information in this document without prior notice The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the agreement No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording or infor mation storage and retrieval systems for any purpose other than the purchaser s personal use without the express written permission of CSE ColorBurst X Photo and X Proof are registered trademarks of CSE Inc Mac and the Mac logo are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc registered in the U S and other countries EPSON and UltraChrome are registered trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation SEC registered in the U S and other countries PostScript and Photoshop are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and or other countries PANTONE Colors displayed in
4. After printing the file will move to the Done List ColorBurst Utilities The following utilities are included on the ColorBurst CD Most of them are also available on our website www colorburstrip com SpecralVision This program can be used to create Linearization files For more information on Linearization see Appendix B Relinearizing Environments Dongle Installer This program is automatically run during the Installa tion process to install the ColorBurst dongle Dongle Updater This program can be used to update your dongle remotely in the event of an upgrade purchase ColorBurst OS X PPD Installer This program is used to install the ColorBurst PPD file and ICC Profiles in the proper location It is designed to be used on Mac OS X computers that are not run ning ColorBurst but will be used to print to ColorBurst over a network The PPD Installer can be found in the PPD Installer folder in the Application folder and on the ColorBurst CD CB Windows Print Driver zip This WinZip file contains the print driver files for use on a Windows computer when printing to ColorBurst over a network See Appendix C for instructions on setting up ColorBurst as a Windows printer GETTING STARTED 10 COLORBURST RIP MENU The ColorBurst RIP Menu contains two selections that are specific to ColorBurst About ColorBurst RIP and Pref erences The other options are standard Mac OS X software menu functions
5. correctly read After all columns have been read and recorded click the Save button above the patch chart to save the data as a LIN file The lin extension will be added automatically PORRA lelellalels A The SpectralVision Measure Linearization window Ink amp Color Settings M Enable Ink Limiting Y Enable ICC Color Management v AutoSpot for Optimized PANTONE Colors v Enable Linearization Ink Curves Linearization Ink Limit Input Profiles Output Profiles Linearization File 1440 Premium Luster 250 Lin Maximum Values Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Actual 69 5 78 0 101 5 92 3 Baseline 68 8 77 2 100 5 91 4 Print Linearization Target Set Baseline Values Reset Baseline Launch SpectralVision Bold text indicates values currently in use Ad An Allows you to set new maximums Changing these will vanced Lin Control invalidate your current ICC Profile Screening Method a TT High speed screening is twice the speed of high Screening High Quality quality screening but produces grainier highlights C The Linearization tab in the Ink amp Color Settings window Linearization Maximum Values Linearization File 1440 Premium Luster 250 Lin Current Point Dot Percent Chroma Slope Current Maximums M Cyan 100 69 4933 M Magenta 100 78 0221 M Yellow 100 101 5217 MV Black 100 92 3000 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Patc
6. to the starting point to print the next pass Bidirectional printing will put ink down while the printhead moves in both directions Bidirectional printing is faster but the print quality is not as good as unidirectional printing Edge to Edge Printing Select Edge to Edge Printing to print an image to the edges of your paper The 2 cut method will print the beginning of the image stop printing and cut one edge and then continue printing the rest of the im age The image must be long enough approximately 7 inches for the 2 cut method to work properly Cut Media The Cut Media checkbox tells the printer to cut after printing is completed This setting overrides any set tings on the control panel of the Epson printer Advanced Media Control The Advanced Media Control button opens the Advanced Media Settings window If you are experi encing print problems with a specific paper gaps or overlapping in your print you can use the Fine Tune Paper Feed Adjustment control to change the paper advance Print the media advance tif target file found in the ColorBurst Images and Targets folder Using this print as a guide you can then lower the amount of advance 1 to 70 can correct for gaps in the print or increase the advance amount 1 to 70 to correct for overlap Continue printing the target and making adjustments until the print is corrected completely Note This control should only be used after the inkjet heads have bee
7. ColorBurst are set from the selection made here ColorBurst RIP Preferences RIP Hot Folder File Deletion Preferred Units Measurement Units Inches HA Resolution Units Pixels Inch ppi KA Print Server Name ColorBurst_RIP Default Orientation Y Create Log File Log File Caneel OD The General tab in the ColorBurst RIP Preferences window Print Server Name The Print Server Name field allows you to specify a name for ColorBurst when used as a print server over a network The default name is ColorBurst_RIP If you are running more than one copy of ColorBurst you will need to change the Print Server Name for one copy so that their names do not match Default Orientation The Default Orientation buttons are used to rotate all images as they are placed in the RIP queue Images can be rotated in 90 increments as illustrated by the A on each button 0 90 180 and 270 When the left button is selected images are not rotated Log File The last option in the General tab is to create a Log File When Create Log File is checked information about each print job is written to a Log File found in the Log Files folder inside the ColorBurst RIP folder New files are created on a monthly basis and are named by the month and year Each individual job is added to the end COLORBURST RIP MENU 11 ColorBurst RIP Preferences ET T T T General RIP Hot Folder File Deletion RIP Preference
8. Paper 2880 Premium Semimatte 250 env 2880 Proofing Semimatte 2880 Ultrasmooth env 2880 Velvet Fine Art env SWOP 1440v Premium Semimatte Reload Menu The Environment pulldown menu in the Job Manager window Printer Settings Print Quality 4 3 Printer Coerrols Muse Page Settings Paper Source Size Print from Roll O Print from Sheet Width 13 in Height 19 In O Use Bidirectional Printing C Edge To Edge Printing Auto Center is slightly upscaled to allow for borderless printing A 2 Cur O Center with Offset method is used for cutting Horizontal Offset 0 F cut Media Enables the current cut method as set on the primers front panel me Vea BE 0 Advanced Media Control Be Horizontal Offset o Bao Oe o Vertcal offset applies to both leading and trading edges for F Auto Rotate for Best Fit roll mode and leading edge only for sheet mode As tomatically rotate for best fit or to prim a too wide job Core ED The Printer Settings window GETTING STARTED select Bonjour to locate your printer or select Ethernet to type in a valid IP Address If you type in an IP Address use the Test IP Connec tion button to make sure the IP Address is valid 5 One time initialization and authentication To set up the Print Spooler you will need to enter the administrator login name and password for your computer After you successfully login you will not see this message again After initializi
9. Stylus Pro 4800 Epson SP4800 lower Y 720 Enhanced Matte MK a O A A Y BS gt Printer int Now Activ vate Hol d Cancel Delete Printer Ink amp Color Job List 7 items F Receive On Hold File Name File Type File Size Date and Time I DSC00218 JPG i 3 33 x 17 78 In JPEG 600 KB 6 27 05 4 06 PM g 7 DSC00210 JPG 720 Proofing Semimatte 3 33 x 17 78 In JPEG 600 KB 6 27 05 4 06 PM DSC00212JPG 1440 Enhanced Matte MK env 2 80 x 17 07 In JPEG 492 KB 6 27 05 4 06 PM DSC00214 JPG 1440 Photo Glossy Paper env 3 33 x 17 78 In JPEG 600 KB 6 27 05 4 06 PM DSC00220JPG 1440 Photo Quality Inkjet Paper env 2 80 x 17 07 In JPEG 504 KB 6 27 05 4 06 PM _psco0217 1 1440 Photo Semigloss Paper env 3 IPEG 596KB 6 27 05 4 06 Py 4 1440 PremierArt Canvas env jeit 1440 Premium Glossy 250 env r 250 env 1440 Premium e 1440 Premium er 1440 Premium Semigloss Photo 1440 Premium Semimatte 250 ti DSC00219JPG DSC00216JPG DSC00213JPG DSC00215 JPG DSC00221JPG 6 27 05 4 06 PM 3 33 x 17 78 In JPEG 596 KB 6 27 05 4 06 PM 3 33 x 17 78 In JPEG 596 KB 6 27 05 4 06 PM 2 80 x 17 07 In JPEG 500KB 6 27 05 4 06 PM 3 33 x 17 78 In JPEG 608 KB 6 27 05 4 06 PM 1440 Velvet Fine Art MK 2880 Enhanced Matte env 2880 Gray Enhanced Matte env 2880 Gray Ultrasmooth env 2880 Gray Velvet Fine Art env 2880 Photo Glossy Paper env 2880 Photo Semigloss Paper env 2880 Premier Art Canvas env 2880 Premium Glossy 250 env 2880 P
10. all 60 printers dimmed For Printer Connection choose Bonjour Ethernet or USB If your printer is connected via Ethernet and is recognizable by Bonjour you can use Bonjour to connect without typing in an IP Address The Which Printer menu will display all of the printers found by Bonjour Otherwise select Ethernet in the Printer Connection to enter a valid IP Address and Port If you choose USB your computer will find any USB printer Print Now Activate Hold Cancel E Delete E Printer Ink Color connections for you and list them in a pulldown menu to choose from If no USB connections are found a message will alert you that no USB printers are con nected to your computer and that the connection will revert back to Ethernet Once the printer connection is complete click OK to add the new printer to your Printer list The new printer will be selected in the Job Manager automatically Edit If you choose Edit under the Printer menu the Edit Printer Setups window will appear All previously added printers are listed on the left Connection information for the selected printer name is listed on the right Choose a printer from the list and click the Edit button to change the settings in the Edit Printer window Once you have made your changes click Add Printer Printer Name Epson SP4800 Printer Model Printer Model Epson 4800 Printer Connection Bonjour A Which Printer StylusPro4800 low
11. installer to run it The PPD file will be installed in the correct location Check the ColorBurst RIP workstation to make sure ColorBurst is running ColorBurst must be running to create a printer in the Mac OS X Printer Setup Utility Create the ColorBurst printer in the Printer Setup Utility on the networked computer Open the Mac OS X Printer Setup Utility Click the Add button to add a printer Select Bonjour or Rendezvous from the pulldown menu Select ColorBurst_RIP from the list of Bonjour printers Select ColorBurst RIP v2 0 as the Printer Model Click the Add button to close the window and add the printer to the Printer Setup Utility Close the Printer Setup Utility You are now ready to print from applications Printing from a networked Windows 5 computer Before you start you will need to know the IP address of the computer on which ColorBurst is running This can be found in the Network settings in the OS X System 6 Preferences You will also need to copy the CB Win dows Print Driver folder to the Windows computer The Windows Print Driver can be found in the ColorBurst RIP folder gt Utilities folder or on the Installation CD gt Utili ties folder as CB Windows Print Driver zip Copy this file to your Windows computer and unzip the Print Driver folder before starting Important This process is only supported on Windows XP Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 Windows 98 ME and NT4 are not supported 1 Ope
12. last option is to delete files from the Done List when you are starting to run out of disk space The default set ting is to delete files when there is less than 20 of the disk space free You may enter any number from 1 99 COLORBURST RIP MENU 13 14 FILE MENU The second menu item in the ColorBurst menu bar is File This menu is used to open the ColorBurst Job Manager and to open files for processing ColorBurst RIP 4 Edit Printer Environment Window Help New Window N ist RIP Server Epson Stylus Pro 4000 en El oo _ gt o E e Epson Stylus Pro 4000 Op 9 O 6060o e b Printer Close Window W E Print Now Activate Hold Cancel Delete Printer Ink Color Job List 0 items RIPFOn RIFE M Receive On Hold The File menu in the ColorBurst menu bar New Window and Close Window Alternative ways to Open files The New Window and Close Window menu op There are several other ways to open files without tions are used to open and close the ColorBurst Job using the Open menu item Manager window When the Job Manager is open the New Window option is disabled When the Job 1 Drag and Drop Manager window is not open the Close Window An easy way to get files into the Job List is to drag and Open menu options are disabled Only one Job tiles and or folders into the Job Manager Job Manager window may be opened at a time List or onto the ColorBurst icon in the Mac OS X Dock You may dra
13. selected file from a list Job List When a file is opened it appears in the Job List If you double click a file in the Job List the File Attributes window will open to allow scaling rotation and num ber of copies to be set The ColorBurst Preferences window determines how files in the Job List are processed When RIP Print On The Fly is selected in the RIP Preferences files are sent to the printer while they are processed If RIP Then Print is selected files are ripped to an RTL file which is then sent to the printer This setting is recommended tor slower computers If RIP Only is selected in the RIP Preferences an RTL file is created in the Job List but it is not sent to the printer Files are sent to the Done List when processing printing is complete Files in the Job List will be processed when two condi tions are met 1 The RIP must be on RIP On must be selected 2 The file must have a Ready or Ready Priority Status to print By default files are received with a status of Hold to allow File Attributes to be set To automatically receive Tiles with a status of Ready deselect the Re ceive on Hold checkbox in the Job Manager window Note If you are creating RTL files keep in mind that they have already been color corrected and will always print the same way This means that if you change any ColorBurst color settings and re print an RTL file the changes will not have any
14. specific to a certain printing protocol Do not use a manufacturers PPD Epson HP etc to print to ColorBurst InDesign InDesign finds the PPDs it uses in the Page Setup win dow Make sure that ColorBurst is your printer in the Page Setup window If it is InDesign will automatically find the ColorBurst PPD and assign it
15. the ColorBurst Hot Folder is available ColorBurst will begin scanning the Hot Folder immediately after it is launched Any files found will be placed in the Job List The folder will be monitored based on the time interval set in the Preferences window under the ColorBurst RIP menu 0068 ColorBurst RIP Server Epson Stylus Pro 4800 Epson SP4800 lower FP 1440 Premium Luster 250 env A oO OO gt gt Printer Environment Print Now Activate Hold Cancel Delete Printer Ink amp Color Job List 7 items O RIPON rip Off M Receive On Hold File Name _ Status _ Copies Dimensions FileType FileSize Date and Time DSC00218 JPG Ready 1 13 33 x 17 78 In JPEG 600 KB 6 27 05 4 06 PM f DSC00210 JPG Ready 1 13 33 x 17 78 In JPEG 600 KB 6 27 05 4 06 PM DSC00212 JPG Ready 1 12 80 x 17 07 In JPEG 492 KB 6 27 05 4 06 PM DSC00214 JPG Ready 1 13 33 x 17 78 In JPEG 600 KB 6 27 05 4 06 PM DSC00220 JPG Ready 1 12 80 x 17 07 In JPEG 504 KB 6 27 05 4 06 PM ol A _ A AAA 4 Done List 5 items File Name Status _ Copies Dimensions FileType FileSize Date and Time DSC00219 JPG Completed 1 13 33 x 17 78 In JPEG 604 KB 6 27 05 4 06 PM DSC00216 JPG Completed 1 13 33 x 17 78 In JPEG 596 KB 6 27 05 4 06 PM DSC00213 JPG Completed 1 13 33 x 17 78 In JPEG 596 KB 6 27 05 4 06 PM DSC00215 JPG Completed 1 12 80 x 17 07 In JPEG 500 KB 6 27 05 4 06 PM DSC00221 JPG Completed 1 13 33 x 17 78 In JPEG 608 KB 6 27
16. the physi cal size of the paper in your printer tray d If you have the ability to set Color Manage ment settings make sure Color Management is set to Same As Source this option is not available in all applications There may be additional setup required based on the application you are printing from please see Application Specific Notes below You can also make any other changes necessary such as posi tioning the image on the paper adding crop reg istration marks etc Important If your Page Setup Is not set properly you will get undesirable results 2 Click the Print button The file will print to the ColorBurst RIP printer in the Mac OS X Printer Setup Utility It will then be sent to the RIP list in ColorBurst 3 Check the ColorBurst Job List If the Receive On Hold checkbox is selected the file will not print right away The RIP list must be active and the file must have a status of Ready to print To change a tile status of Hold to Ready select the file in the list and click the Activate button APPENDIX C PRINTING TO COLORBURST Application specific notes PhotoShop In the Print with Preview window there is a setting for Output Type A choice between Binary and ASCII is avallable Choose Binary ASCII will be slower QuarkXPress Quark contains a PPD manager To print properly from Quark you must select ColorBurst ppd as your PPD in the PPD Manager Other PPDs may contain language that is
17. the software application or in the user documentation may not match PAN TONE identified standards Consult current PANTONE Color Publications for accurate color PANTONE and other Pantone Inc trademarks are the property of Pantone Inc O Pantone Inc 2001 Pantone Inc is the copyright owner of color data and or software which are licensed to Compatible Systems Engineering Inc to distribute for use only in combination with ColorBurst PANTONE Color Data and or Software shall not be copied onto another disk or into memory unless as part of the execution of ColorBurst All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners CSE Inc 101 East Holly Ave Suite 1 Sterling VA 20164 Email cse colorburstrip com Web Site http www colorburstrip com TABLE OF CONTENTS GETTING STARTED 6 Minimum Requirements 6 CPU 6 RAM 6 Disk Space 6 Printer Connection 6 Monitor 6 Operating System ie 2 4 0 ColorBurst Installation and Configuration 1 Basic Printing from ColorBurst 8 ColorBurst Utilities 9 SpecralVision 9 Dongle Installer 9 Dongle Updater 9 ColorBurst OS X PPD Installe 9 CB Windows Print Driver zip 9 COLORBURST RIP MENU 10 About ColorBurstrRiP gt s e s a a s a k sw roa ea g a 10 Preferences y o o a a a sa e sas 10 Preferences GeneralTab 10 Preferred Units 10 Print Server Name 2 0 2 11 Def
18. 05 4 06 PM SS Jer A The ColorBurst Job Manager window 0008 ColorBurst RIP Server Epson Stylus Pro 4800 Epson SP4800 lower Y 720 Enhanced Matte MK T g t9 6 Y 720 Photo Glossy Paper Printer 720 Photo Quality Inkjet Paper Print Now Activate Hold Cancel Delete Job List 7 items 720 Photo Semigloss Paper File Name 720 renium Glossy 250 Dimensions File Type File Size C DSC00218 JPG ALCA MT 13 33 x 17 78 In JPEG 600KB DSC00210JPG e eE 13 33 x 17 78 In JPEG 600KB 720 Proofing Semimatte DSC00212 JPG 1440 Enhanced Matte MK env 12 80 x 17 07 In JPEG 492 KB DSC00214 JPG 1440 Photo Glossy Paper env 13 33 x 17 78 In JPEG 600 KB DSC00220 JPG 1440 Photo Quality Inkjet Paper env 12 80 x 17 07 In JPEG 504KB DSC00217 1P 1440 Photo Semigloss Paper env 7 PP 1440 PremierArt Canvas env Ber Done List 5 items 1440 Premium Glossy 250 env File Name sie e A Dimensions File Type File Size E DSC00219 JPG 1440 Premium Semigloss Photo 13 33 x 17 78 In JPEG 604 KB DSC00216JPG naan Praia Seminte 250 13 33 x 17 78 In JPEG 596KB DSC00213 JPG 1440 Proofing Semimatte 13 33 x 17 78 In JPEG 596 KB DSC00215 JPG 1440 UltraSmooth Fine Art MK 12 80 x 17 07 In JPEG 500 KB DSC00221JPG 1440 Velvet Fine Art MK 13 33 x 17 78 In JPEG 608KB 2880 Enhanced Matte env Lo e 2880 Gray Enhanced Matte env BZZ ee 2880 Gray Ultrasmooth en
19. 400 ink limit be maintained Only reduce the ink limit if your profiling patches come out wet and bleeding Most ICC profilers are going to make an ink limit deter mination for themselves so when possible it is best not to ink limit With some thinner papers however it is a requirement Build and apply your profile You are now ready to build your CMYK profile You should only create CMYK profiles to make RGB profiles you would have to make a profile on top of a profile Ink Color Settings v Enable Linearization v Enable Ink Limiting v Enable ICC Color Management v AutoSpot for Optimized PANTONE Colors Ink Curves Linearization Ink Limit Input Profiles Output Profiles Total Ink Limit 340 Sets the total ink allowed on the media Calculated by adding the four base inks together C M Y K Y Enable Black Preservation 100 Limit the black ink reduction to this percentage Further reduction will be taken from the other inks Screening Method aay TTP m High speed screening is twice the speed of high Screening High Quality quality screening but produces grainier highlights E The Ink Limit tab in the Ink amp Color Settings window Ink amp Color Settings Y Enable Linearization Y Enable Ink Limiting Y Enable ICC Color Management Y AutoSpot for Optimized PANTONE Colors s Ink Curves Linearization Ink Limit Input Profiles Output Profiles __ CMYK 1440 Premium Luster 250
20. E ANNA AE File Edit Printer Environment Window Help aa About ColorBurst RIP Burst RIP Server Epson Stylus Pro 4000 d Preferences d p k 3 tb Y b Services Print Now E Activate Hold Cancel E Delete E Printer Ink Color Hide ColorBurst RIP 4 Copies Hide Others Show All Quit ColorBurst RIP 4 The ColorBurst RIP menu in the ColorBurst menu bar About ColorBurst RIP The About ColorBurst RIP menu item displays a win dow with information about the ColorBurst RIP that you are currently running This information includes the version number and your Dongle ID number Preferences The ColorBurst RIP Preferences window contains main program controls such as the ColorBurst Print Server name hot folder settings and log file settings There are four tabs available in the Preferences window it opens in the General tab _ Dimensions _ File Type File Size M Receive On Hold Date and Time Preferences General Tab The General tab has settings for ColorBurst s Units of Measure Print Server Name Default Orientation and Log Files Preferred Units The first option is Preferred Units There are two set tings one for Measurement Units and one for Resolu tion Units The Measurement Units may be set to Points Inches Feet Millimeters Centimeters or Meters The Resolution Units can be set to either Pixels Inch ppi or Pixels Centimeter ppc These settings are global set tings all units in
21. Enable ICC Color Management Ink Curves Linearization Ink Limit Input Profiles Output Profiles Linearization File 1440 Premium Luster 250 Lin Maximum Values Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Actual 69 5 78 0 101 5 92 3 Baseline 68 8 77 2 100 5 91 4 Print Linearization Target Set Baseline Values Reset Baseline Launch SpectralVision Bold text indicates values currently in use Ad Alne Allows you to set new maximums Changing these will vanced Lin Control invalidate your current ICC Profile Screening Method a ATT High speed screening is twice the speed of high Screening High Quality quality screening but produces grainier highlights C The Linearization tab in the Ink amp Color Settings window The Set Baseline Values button can be used to set Baseline values just below the peak chroma values of the current LIN file These values should only be set once when a new environment is loaded When Set Baseline values is used the reduced Baseline values are used instead of the values in the LIN file Using Set Baseline Values can help you match output for multiple printers of the same type using the same ink and media and ensure consistent output on the same printer from day to day It provides built in headroom from the possible maximum value from the LIN file to the working maximum value the De sired densities This becomes very useful if an inkjet is clogged or misfires or if you have any other pri
22. K Selected Patch Values Channel 3 Y Step 0 Lab N A LCH N A Density N A ARAABARAA a alasa The SpectralVision Measure Linearization window tion tab or open it from the Utilities folder inside the ColorBurst folder on your hard drive Select the type of spectrophotometer you are using then select the port it is connected to Select D50 2 for Default Device ill obs Click the Connect button Note If you are using a DTP22 an Eye One or a Pulse device use the buttons at the bottom of the window to calibrate your device before read ing any patches If you are using a SpectroScan you can calibrate your device in the next screen Measure Linearization Measure the Target and Save the file In Spec tralVision click the Measure Linearization button at the top of the window Make sure that C 0 is highlighted in the patch chart Using your measure ment device begin reading the patches from light est to darkest starting with Cyan The data should appear in the SpectralVision chart when it has been correctly read After all columns have been read and recorded click the Save button above the patch chart to save the data as a LIN file The lin extension will be added automatically Apply your new linearization file Go back to the Ink amp Color Settings Linearization tab and click Open to select your new linearization file Important Do not select the Set Baseline Values button this will rem
23. Limit Test tif located in the Images and Targets folder The number entered here can control the maximum amount of ink printed and avoid prints that are too wet To determine the ink limit print Media Ink Limit Test tif and look for the last dry patch for all colors On glossy media the wet patches may show ink running while on matte media the paper may buckle Another sign that the patch is too wet is rounded edges on an acceptable patch the corners will be sharply defined The number above the last dry patch percentage of ink is the number that is entered in the Total Ink Limit box When the Total Ink Limit value is less than 400 the total amount of ink printed will be reduced to the percentage entered If you are using the High Quality screening method leave the Total Ink Limit at 400 Enable Black Preservation The Enable Black Preservation option works with Total Ink Limit to maintain a rich black Selecting this box will keep black at the percentage entered when ink is limited using Total Ink Limit For example when Ink Limiting is not used or it is set to 400 each ink is allowed to print at 100 If Ink Limiting is set to 200 each ink is limited to 50 When each color is limited to 50 it is difficult to get a rich black If En able Black Preservation is set to 80 the other inks will be held back to 40 and black will print at 80 producing a deeper black The default and minimum recommended setti
24. Maintain Proportions checkbox is not checked you may enter different values for the Width and Height percent ages The original proportions of the file are not preserved and the image will be distorted The Maximum Scaling button will scale the image to 100 ppi the minimum recommended resolution This is the maximum size that it is recommended for printing The Set New Dimensions option allows you to enter a specific Width and or Height for your image using the units selected in the pulldown menus When the Maintain Proportions checkbox is selected the Width and Height will maintain the original proportions of the tile When the Maintain Proportions checkbox is not selected you may enter different values for the Width and Height percentages distorting the image You can use the Reset Percentages button to return to the original file size at any time A file may be rotated in 90 increments using the rota tion buttons A letter A is shown on each button to JOB MANAGER WINDOW 22 indicate the degree of rotation from the file s original orientation 0 90 180 or 270 When a rotation button is chosen the file dimensions shown in the File Attributes window will be instantly updated to reflect the rotated dimensions When the File Attributes win dow is closed and the rotation settings are applied the Job Manager will display the new dimensions as well The Number of Copies box can be used to print more tha
25. Power Macintosh G5 is required for RIP and Print On The Fly mode at 2880 resolution on the Epson Stylus Pro 4800 7800 and 9800 RAM 1 GB is recommended Disk Space 500 Mb hard disk space local storage is required Network storage can be used but that usually results in slower throughput If you want to save RTL files created by the RIP for future use or If your files are very large up to 40 gigabytes is recommended Printer Connection Ethernet or USB 2 0 connection Monitor A minimum resolution of 1024x768 is required Operating System ColorBurst is Mac OS X native Mac OS X 10 3 or later is required Mac OS X Server is now supported GETTING STARTED Install ColorBurst RIP fom ColorBurst RIP Registration Please take a moment to fill out the following information All required fields are marked with a red arrow Registering will allow us to notify you when program updates and upgrades are available Serial Number o Enter as printed on your CD First Name o Middle Name Last Name o Company Address City State Province 4 ZIP Postal Code o Country o Phone Fax Email Address o 1 Please do not send me product update information Product Usage lt Select Usage gt E o Register Later OK The Environment file used previously was not A found The first Environment file will be chosen instead All Environment files must be loca
26. aight line Click the OK but ton to save the Bezier Curves INK AND COLOR SETTINGS Bezier Curves Inks Cyn W 100 90 80 70 60 50 Output 40 30 20 10 0 E 0 20 40 60 80 100 Input Input 46 3 Output 54 9 Control click the dialog for more options Cancel ED The Bezier Curves window accessed through the Edit Curves button Linearization Tab The settings in the Linearization Tab are available when Enable Linearization is selected Linearizing ensures a smooth transition between colors by creating a straight line relationship between input and output data Linearization File and Open Button In order to linearize your input a LIN file must be specified The Linearization file chosen is shown in the window below Linearization File Click the Open button to open a standard Mac OS X window to locate and select a Linearization file Linearization Tiles are shipped with ColorBurst in the Linearization Files folder and have a LIN extension Maximum Values Set Baseline Values Button When a LIN file is loaded the maximum chroma values in the LIN file will be displayed as Actual values These values are peak chroma values for each color Chroma is roughly analogous to color saturation a chroma of zero 0 would indicate a neutral gray Ink amp Color Settings v Enable Ink Limiting v AutoSpot for Optimized PANTONE Colors v Enable Linearization M
27. ame can be changed in the General tab of the ColorBurst RIP Preferences window Printing from applications on the ColorBurst RIP Mac OS X workstation 1 Install and run ColorBurst When ColorBurst is launched the ColorBurst PPD is automatically installed in the correct location ColorBurst is also automatically set up as a Bonjour printer in the Printer Setup Utility You do not need to do any additional setup Note If you are running more than one copy of ColorBurst you will need to assign each copy a unique ColorBurst printer name in the ColorBurst Preferences window The default server name is ColorBurst_RIP Printing from a networked Mac OS X computer 1 Install the ColorBurst PPD on the networked Mac OS X computer not the RIP station A ColorBurst OS X PPD installer is included on the ColorBurst installation CD The OS X PPD Installer oee Printer List r APPENDIX C PRINTING TO COLORBURST f Rendezvous HA Name ColorBurst_RIP StylusPro4000 B9077A StylusPro4800 B92326 StylusPro4800 lower Location Printer Model ColorBurst RIP v2 0 ColorBurst RIP v2 0 Fale y Caneel Hada Select ColorBurst RIP v2 0 as the Printer Model when adding a ColorBurst printer in the Mac OS X Printer Setup Utility can also be found in the ColorBurst RIP gt Utilities folder Copy the ColorBurst OS X PPD Installer to the Mac OS X computer you want to print from Double click the
28. ate a new environ ment that will appear under the Environment menu in the Job Manager Load an environment and make any changes neccessary to the settings in the Printer Set tings and Ink Color Settings windows Choose Save to replace the current environment with the new set tings If the current environment file is locked you will get a message indicating that the file cannot be over written Use Save As to save the environment settings in a new file Type in a meaningful file name include the printer model resolution media type etc and choose a folder to save the new environment in The default location is in the Environments folder within the ColorBurst RIP directory but you may choose any location Environments should always be saved with an env extension JOB MANAGER WINDOW The Job Manager window is where file processing takes place and shows file information and status The files in the lists can be dragged within each list to reorder them or dragged from one list to another The file at the top of the list is the first to be processed Files in the Job List are processed only if the RIP is on and the files have a Ready or Ready Priority status The Job List has a set of buttons labeled RIP On and RIP Off The RIP On button must be selected to activate the Job List Files can be set to Ready with the green Activate button or Ready Priority with the green Print Now button If
29. ault Orientation 2 eT LOGFIG s 44 5 amp 4 e463 gas amp e amp owe Se ae OT Preferences RIP Tab 2 ee 11 RIP Preferences ee 11 Preferences Hot Folder Tab 12 Hot Folder 2 2 12 Folder Scanning Interval 12 Preferences File Deletion Tab 2 2 2 12 Delete Files from the Done List 13 TABLE OF CONTENTS IV FILE MENU 14 New Window and Close Window 14 ODO 2 im 22 els wee bee ases I Alternative ways to Open files 14 PRINTER MENU 16 o o O A 16 Elba lo e mo 6 ees oe od ow be oo Se Ss ee 00 Remove 2 a a eee ee 17 ENVIRONMENT MENU 18 Save and Save AS a a a a aa a a 18 JOB MANAGER WINDOW 19 Printer Pulldown Menu aaa 20 Environment Pulldown Menu 2 20 Job Manager Toolbar Buttons 20 SA E DONNEES a s s s s gr e fotas dicas oe ee eS we es Zi o a i wa po da Ree ee ee eae ee di dl File Attributes 0a a a a aaa DT RTL Flle Attributes 0 a a a a aaa 22 PRINTER SETTINGS 23 Pront QUA s a 44 amp ot a ee a e Doe ZO Paper Source 2 ce a e we Roe ee eee ww ee y wo 23 Use Bidirectional Printing 24 Edge to Edge Printing 24 Cut Media ee 24 Advanced Media Control 24 Auto Rotate
30. default name in the Color Burst RIP Preferences use the new name here Make sure the LPR Byte Counting Enabled checkbox is turned off Click OK to close the Port Settings window Click Next in the Add a Printer Wizard to continue Install Printer Driver Click the Have Disk but ton and navigate to the CB Windows Print Driver folder this should have been copied and un zipped from the ColorBurst Utilities folder Select the ColorBurst INF file and click Open Confirm the ColorBurst driver ColorBurst should now be selected as the driver Click the Next button to continue Use Existing Driver If you have previously installed a ColorBurst printer the Add Printer Wizard will ask you to keep or replace the existing driver Select Replace existing driver and click Next to continue This will not appear the first time you install a ColorBurst printer Name your Printer Give the printer a name and click Next The ColorBurst printer will be created and you will now be able to print from any of your Windows applications to the ColorBurst RIP QUEUE SERIES Printing from applications General Page Setup 1 Print settings When you are ready to print open the Print window in your application There are four things to check when printing a Make sure ColorBurst_RIP is selected in your Printer pulldown menu b Make sure the PPD is ColorBurst RIP Server v2 0 c Make sure your Media Size matches
31. e RIP on to print Note All color management is temporarily turned off when you send the target file to the Job List through the Linearization Target Options window You do not need to manually change the color settings Connect your measurement device in Spec tralVision After you have printed your lineariza tion target open the ColorBurst SpectralVision application You can click the Launch SpectralVi sion button in the Ink amp Color Settings Lineariza APPENDIX B RELINEARIZING ENVIRONMENTS 0060 ColorBurst SpectralVision Linearization Mode ae oO ColorBurst RIP Device Measure Linearization About SpectralVision Device Connection Device Options Serial Port Configuration Serial Port Modem Spherical Device OD Specular Included CTS Show Advanced Settings Y Spectrophotometer Pulse x BaudRate 9600 gs Connection Options Serial use Bits 8 Data Bits Parity No Parity Default Device ill obs D50 2 in Stop 1 Stop Bit E Connect Use Device Defaults v Auto Connect to USB Devices when they are connected DTP22 Calibration i1 Configuration amp Calibration Pulse Control The SpectralVision Device Connection window O oe i ColorBurst SpectralVision Linearization Mode CE LU Device Measure Linearization O ColorBurst RIP About SpectralVision aul Save Clear All Values Clear Channel 1 3 Ink Set CMY
32. e ICC Color Management Ink Curves Linearization Ink Limit Input Profiles Output Profiles RGB Image AdobeRGB1998 icc a f Perceptual a Adobe RGB 1998 CMYK Image CMYK Custom Sheetfed Input ICC Ea Relative Colorimetric Ea Based on GRACOL TROO4 Standard for Sheetfed Press Gray Image Gray Gamma 1 8 icc Perceptual Gray Gamma 1 8 Y Use Embedded Profiles Uses the rendering intent of the corresponding input profile Screening Method Screening High Quality E Quality screening but produces grainier highlights Cancel OD The Input Profiles tab in the Ink amp Color Settings window Colorimetric rendering uses a specific white point as a reference Saturation rendering tries to retain the same level of saturation as the original data but at the expense of color hue In general use Perceptual rendering tor photographic images and Colorimetric for vector graphics CMYK Image Pulldown Menus The CMYK Image pulldown menus work the same way the RGB Image pulldown menus work except they are applied to CMYK images Gray Image Pulldown Menus The Gray Image pulldown menu selections are ap plied to grayscale images If None is selected any grayscale image will be converted to equal parts RGB If a profile is selected it will be used to process the grayscale image If a profile is embedded and the Use Embedded Profiles checkbox is selected it will take precedence over any profile selected h
33. effect since the RTL was created with the previous settings The file must be re ripped to have the new settings applied If you double click any RTL file in the Job or Done list the RTL File Attributes window will open showing the print environment and allowing number of copies to be set Done List The Done List contains the original image files that were processed by the ColorBurst RIP If you want to re RIP files with different color settings you can drag the original files not RTL files from the Done List to the Job List to be processed again JOB MANAGER WINDOW 21 File Attributes File Scaling Original Size Current Size Width 13 3333 In 13 3333 In Height 17 7778 In 17 7778 In Resolution 72 x 72 ppi 72 x 72 ppi Scale by Percentage Width 100 g Maximum Scaling 100 ix Height 100 Set New Dimensions Width 13 3333 Inches Ea Height 17 7778 v Maintain Proportions _ Number of Copies Rotation Copies to Print fi The File Attributes window accessed by double clicking an image file in the Job List or Done List If you double click any file in the Done list the File Attributes window will open to allow scaling rotation and number of copies to be set Status Bar The Status Bar appears at the bottom of the Job Man ager window This bar indicates the current RIP mode as set in the RIP Preferences whether Linearization Ink Limiting and ICC Correcti
34. emes o b od resolution dot size media and inkset 1440 Premium Glossy 250 env Done List 5 items 1440 Premium Luster 250 env File Name E Date and Time 1440 Premium Luster 7 DSC00219 JPG 1440 Premium Semigloss Photo 6 27 05 4 06 PM Dsco0216JPG fader Prs mium Semimatta 250 3 33 x 17 78 In JPEG 596KB 6 27 05 4 06 PM DSC00213 JPG 1440 Proofing Semimatte 3 33 x 17 78 In JPEG 596 KB 6 27 05 4 06 PM 1440 UltraSmooth Fine Art MK 1440 Velvet Fine Art MK 2880 Enhanced Matte env 2880 Gray Enhanced Matte env 2880 Gray Ultrasmooth env 2880 Gray Velvet Fine Art env el DSC00215 JPG DSC00221JPG E Se eee 2 Select a Screening Pattern ColorBurst offers two different screening dither patterns in the Ink zago emer ness amp Color Settings window Choose one according 2880 Premium Glossy 250 env 2880 Premium Luster 250 env 280 mm ems hot Paper to your needs The screening pattern will affect A color so environments made with High Quality screening are very different from environments made with High Speed Screening The LIN files and ICC profiles are also not interchangeable High Quality This pattern should be used for fine art and photography It is as close to continuous tone as possible but is much slower than high speed Jar RIP 4 Print On The Fly inearizati 40 2 GB Free The Environment pulldown menu in the Job Manager window Screenin
35. er HA Gre XD The Add Printer window the OK button to save them and close the Edit Printer window Click OK in the Edit Printer Setups window to close it and return to the Job Manager Remove Select Remove under the Printer menu to delete a printer setup The Remove Printer Setups window will appear and is similar to the Edit Printer Setups win dow Select a printer name in the list and then click the Remove button to delete it A warning message will appear to confirm that you want to delete the setup click OK to remove it When you are finished removing printer setups click OK to close the Remove Printer Setups window PRINTER MENU 17 Remove Printer Setups Epson Stylus Pro 4000 upper Connection Ethernet Epson SESE00 kawar Printer Name StylusPro4800 lower The Remove Printer Setups window ENVIRONMENT MENU ColorBurst ships with numerous preconfigured environments that contain settings for different printers and media These environments are selected in the Job Manager window s Environment menu The Environment menu in the ColorBurst menu bar can be used to create your own custom environments ColorBurstRIP 4 File Edit Printer Bailie Window Help Save Epson Stylus Pro 4800 Epson 5P4800 lower 720 Enhanced Matte Save AS 7 9 O The Environment menu in the ColorBurst menu bar Save and Save As You can use Save or Save As to cre
36. ere Use Embedded Profiles The Use Embedded Profiles checkbox is available for users that embed profiles in images using programs such as Photoshop When this box is checked and a file contains a profile the input profiles in ColorBurst are ignored and the embedded profile is used as an input profile instead If this checkbox is not selected any em bedded profiles are ignored Rebuild Lists Button The Rebuild Lists button is used to refresh the ICC Profile lists in the pulldown menus for RGB CMYK and Gray images If you add new ICC files to the ColorBurst ICC Profiles folder click the Rebuild Lists button to make sure they show up in the pulldown menus ColorBurst will only use ICC Profiles from the ColorBurst ICC Profiles folder Output Profiles Tab The Output Profiles Tab is available if the Enable ICC Color Management checkbox Is selected CMYK Pulldown Menu The CMYK pulldown menu contains all CMYK ICC pro tiles available in the ColorBurst ICC Profiles folder A description of the selected profile appears below the pulldown menu HiFi Pulldown Menu This menu is available when HiFi ICC Profiles are available in the ICC Profile folder A HIFI profile contains more than 4 colors such as Hexachrome or 5 6 7 or 8 color profiles Simulation Pulldown Menus The Simulation pulldown menu allows you to select an output ICC Profile to use as proofer This allows you to simulate the output of another printer on your own p
37. g Method Screening High Quality F High speed screening is twice the speed of high High Speed This pattern IS very fast but does not quality screening but produces grainier highlights produce as fine of a print It should be used for Cancel i co proofing or for signage The Screening Method option at the bottom of the Ink amp Color Settings window 3 Print a Linearization Target In the Job Manager window toolbar click Ink amp Color button to open the Ink amp Color Settings window Click the Linear ization tab and then click the Print Linearization Target button Choose the target that corresponds to the spectrophotometer you will be measuring it APPENDIX A CUSTOM ENVIRONMENTS Linearization Target Options with Click OK to send the target file to the Job List Make sure the file has a Ready status and turn the RIP on to print There are four linearization targets that can be printed Which one do you want to print X Rite Pulse Target Use with the X Rite DTP20 device X Rite DTP70 Target Use with the X Rite DTP70 device O Strip Reader Target Use with the X Rite DTP41 or GretagMacbeth Eye One devices O Automated XY Table Target Use with the GretagMacbeth SpectroScan or hand held devices Note All color management is temporarily turned off when you send the target file to the Job List through the Linearization Target Options window You do not need to manually change the color se
38. g files trom any local disk or When ColorBurst is launched a Job Manager window network is automatically opened and the New Window option in the File menu is disabled 2 Use the ColorBurst Hot Folder Another option is to use the ColorBurst Hot Open Folder to place files in the Job List ColorBurst The Open menu item allows you to open image files scans the Hot Folder for files and places them for processing It opens a standard Mac OS X Choose immediately into the Job List for printing The Hot window When you find the file s you want to open Folder is a drop folder only never remove files click the Open button You may open more than one directly from the Hot Folder Use the Job Manager file at a time When files are opened they are placed interface to delete files from the Job List in the Job List to be processed by ColorBurst 606 ColorBurst RIP Server Epson My Epson Stylus Pro 4800 720 Enhanced Matte MK is Printer Environment Prir Job List 0 items O RIPON RIP Off File Name Status Copies Dimensi DRAG AND DROP tif _ lt A Done List 0 items File Name Status Copies Dimensi You can drag files directly into the Job List from any folder on your computer or network 3 Print from applications Files can also be added to the Job List by printing to ColorBurst from applications The Print dialog in any application can be used to print to the Col orBurst networ
39. h Percentage The Linearization Maximum Values window accessed through the Advanced Lin Control button APPENDIX A CUSTOM ENVIRONMENTS Apply your new linearization file Go back to the Ink amp Color Settings Linearization tab and click Open to select your new linearization file Set the Baseline Values Once the new lin file Is loaded click the Set Baseline Values button This is strongly recommended so that you can always reach the desired densities when relinearizing Not selecting the Set Baseline Values button will give you a slightly larger gamut but you will be unable to relinearize If your printer drifts you will have to redo both your linearization file and your ICC profile Advanced Lin Control This feature is normally only used in proofing situations where a user wishes to match the chroma of the target press to the chroma of the proofing device It is not recommended that any fine art or photographic users ever touch this feature It is meant to pro duce less color and produce a smaller gamut This window does however show how ColorBurst s lin earization algorithm works ColorBurst automati cally finds the maximum point in chroma and sets that as the peak Then a curve Is built to make all points in between the maximum chroma and the minimum chroma linear Set your Ink limit All default environments have Ink Limiting set to 400 in the Ink amp Color Settings Ink Limit tab It is recommended that a
40. hat point The currently selected maximum points listed under Current Maximums are indicated by an outlined circle You may hide any curve by clicking the checkbox next to the curve s name e g hide the Cyan curve by clicking the checkbox next to Cyan Hiding curves can help access points where curves overlap When a point is selected the chroma value for that point is used as the current maximum Clicking OK will put that new maximum value into effect as the Actual value not the Baseline value INK AND COLOR SETTINGS Ink Color Settings v Enable Ink Limiting v AutoSpot for Optimized PANTONE Colors Y Enable Linearization M Enable ICC Color Management Ink Curves Linearization ink Limit Input Profiles Output Profiles Total Ink Limit 340 Sets the total ink allowed on the media Calculated by adding the four base inks together C M Y K Y Enable Black Preservation 100 Limit the black ink reduction to this percentage Further reduction will be taken from the other inks Screening Method A TTT i High speed screening is twice the speed of high Screening High Quality quality screening but produces grainier highlights C The Ink Limit tab in the Ink amp Color Settings window Ink Limit Tab The Ink Limit Tab is available when the Enable Ink Limiting checkbox is selected Total Ink Limit The Total Ink Limit value can be determined by the Ink Limit test file Media Ink
41. he old ColorBurst folder to the trash The first time ColorBurst is launched a series of dialogs will appear to walk you through the initial setup 1 Register ColorBurst Register your copy of ColorBurst or click Regis ter Later to continue The registration window will pop up every few hours until registration is completed 2 Environment not found An environment has not been specified yet so ColorBurst gives you a warning message and uses the first printer environment it finds in the list by default You can change this setting later Click OK to continue 3 No printers defined A printer has not been defined yet so Color Burst gives you a warning message You can set up a printer in the next dialog Click OK to continue 4 Add a printer Type in a name to describe your printer and choose a connection type Bonjour USB or Ethernet If you select USB Col orBurst will find your printer automatically If you are using Ethernet A The Print Spooler must perform a one time initialization The print spooler must prepare itself to receive network print jobs This initialization requires an administrator password and will only be required once You will not see this message again The print spooler initialization window is the last step of configuration ColorBurst RIP Server Epson Stylus Pro 4800 Epson SP4800 lower E Printer Y 720 Enhanced Matte MK O 720 Photo Glossy Paper 720 Pho
42. he top and bottom of the image When Roll format and Cut Media are selected the Vertical Offset is added below the image and then the media is cut giving you a cut print with equal space above and below the image PRINTER SETTINGS INK AND COLOR SETTINGS All of ColorBurst s color management settings are located in the Ink amp Color Settings window The tabs are pre sented in the order in which they are used when building a profile This window is opened by clicking the Ink amp Color Settings button in the Job Manager Enable Linearization Checkbox Select the Enable Linearization checkbox to linearize your input data using a specified LIN file This box should always be selected unless you are creating a LIN file If this box is not checked the Linearization Tab will be disabled and the input data will not be linearized The status of this checkbox is displayed in the Status Bar at the bottom of the Job Manager Window Enable ICC Color Management Checkbox This checkbox turns ICC Color Management on and off When you turn off ICC Color Management the Input Profiles Tab and the Output Profiles Tab are disabled and ICC profiles will not be used The status of this checkbox is displayed in the Status Bar at the bottom of the Job Manager Window Enable Ink Limiting Checkbox The Enable Ink Limiting checkbox turns ink limiting on and off When this box is not selected the Ink Limit ing Tab is disabled and Ink Limit se
43. ications ColorBurst RIP 4 0 Hot Folder Folder Scanning Interval Cancel OD The Hot Folder tab in the ColorBurst RIP Preferences window is written in an internal format needed by the printer Because all color correction and screening have already been resolved printing an RTL file is very fast An RTL file is printer specific an RTL written for an Epson will be different from an Encad or HP printer The last RIP preference is RIP Only If you wish to cre ate RTL files without printing select this option This option can be used to RIP many files at once that can be printed later Preferences Hot Folder Tab The ColorBurst Hot Folder can be used as a way to add files to the Job List The Hot Folder can be modified in the Preferences Hot Folder Tab Hot Folder When image files are placed in the ColorBurst Hot Folder they will be added to the Job List in the Job Manager for processing The Hot Folder option shows the full path of the Hot Folder s location Clicking the Change button will open the Choose a Folder window COLORBURST RIP MENU 12 ColorBurst RIP Preferences General RIP Hot Folder Y Delete files from the Done List Immediately after printing Keep most recent 100 files When free disk space is less than 20 of total capacity Canes OD The File Deletion tab in the ColorBurst RIP Preferences window allowing you to select any folder to be used as the Hot Folder Importan
44. icc 1440 Premium Luster 250 icc HiFi None Simulation None Absolute Colorimetric 2 Rebuild Lists Screening Method a TTT High speed screening is twice the speed of high Screening High Quality quality screening but produces grainier highlights Gre XD The Output Profiles tab in the Ink amp Color Settings window APPENDIX A CUSTOM ENVIRONMENTS which would result in a reduced gamut Color Burst will recognize any ICC profile from all major profile creation applications Monaco ColorVi sion Gretag Basic Color Print Open Praxisoft etc After building your profile place it in the ColorBurst Profiles folder In ColorBurst open the Ink amp Color Settings Output Profiles tab and select your new ICC Profile Save your environment and you are ready to print APPENDIX B RELINEARIZING ENVIRONMENTS Linearization is an integral part of using ColorBurst environments A linearization file is used to correct for differ ences in chroma a derivative of L ab at different percentages Over time and on every different media a printer will drift from its original state By relinearizing you are putting the printer back into its original state and you are reproducing all the conditions under which the Ink Limit and ICC Profile was made When you relinearize you have made your ICC profile as accurate as the day It was made 0009 ColorBurst RIP Server Epson
45. ing A 2 Cut O Center with Offset method is used for cutting i Horizontal Offset 0 In Y Cut Media Enables the current cut method as set on the printer s front panel Vertical Offset 0 UE Manual Position Advanced Media Control O Horizontal Offset 0 In Auto Rotate Vertical Offset 0 In Vertical offset applies to both leading and trailing edges for 4 Auto Rotate for Best Fit roll mode and leading edge only for sheet mode Automatically rotate for best fit or to print a too wide job C The Printer Settings window Print Quality overlap As the pass number increases 2 4 8 the The Print Quality setting determines the number of overlap increases the print quality increases and the overlapping print passes made by your printer and print speed decreases can be used to eliminate banding and other print artifacts The number of passes available depend on Paper Source the printer model you have selected 2 Pass is the Paper Source allows you to specify the format of your fastest setting with the least amount of overlap media Select Print from Roll when printing on a roll and 8 Pass provides the best quality with the most of media Select Print from Sheet when you are feeding individual sheets of paper into the printer Use Bidirectional Printing The Use Bidirectional Printing checkbox turns bidi rectional printing on and off Normally the printhead prints while moving in one direction then moves back
46. ironment in the list JOB MANAGER WINDOW Job Manager Toolbar Buttons The Job Manager toolbar has buttons labeled Print Now Activate Hold Cancel Delete Printer and Ink amp Color The first five buttons act on the files listed in the Job Manager These buttons are disabled until a file is selected The last two buttons open the Printer Settings and Ink amp Color Settings dialogs The Print Now and Activate buttons are used to indi cate that a file is ready to be sent to the printer Print Now sets the file to a status of Ready Priority and sends the file to the top of the Job List to be printed immediately The Activate button changes any file in the Job List from Hold or Cancelled to Ready so It can be sent to print The Hold button can be used to ignore individual files during processing Select any file with a Ready Ready Priority or Cancelled status and click Hold The file s status will change to Hold and the file will not be processed The Cancel button can be used while a file is being processed When a file s status is Processing Rip ping or Printing click the Cancel button to stop processing The file s status will change to Can celled and can be activated to reprint The Delete button will remove any selected file s from the Job List or Done List in the Job Manager You may also press Command Delete on the key board to delete a
47. k printer see Appedix C Printing to the ColorBurst RIP for more information The file will then be sent to the ColorBurst Job List All files printed to ColorBurst are sent as PostScript files regardless of the type of file printed the printing process creates a PostScript file FILE MENU 15 Qy local disks ColorBurst RIP 4 0 ICC Profiles Hot Folder Bp B a Environments Linearization Files Images and Targets The ColorBurst Hot Folder is located inside the ColorBurst application folder PRINTER MENU 16 The Printer menu has three entries used to define printers A printer must be defined before you can print a file from the ColorBurst Job List The Printer pulldown menu in the Job Manager window shows all of the printers defined using the Printer menu in the ColorBurst menu bar and is automatically updated when a new printer is defined ColorBurstRIP 4 File Edit Environment Window Help Add JP Server Epson Stylus Pro 4000 Edit Epson Stylus Pro 4000 Ke Remove O 000 O SS b Printer _ The Printer menu in the ColorBurst menu bar Add Selecting Add under the Printer menu opens the Add Printer window To add a printer first type in a Printer Name Next select the printer you are connecting to under the Printer Model menu Printer models are dimmed if they are not supported by the version of ColorBurst you are running i e a 48 ColorBurst will show
48. n cleaned and a jet test has been run in most cases print problems are caused by clogged jets For this reason it is recommended that you clean your inkjet heads daily PRINTER SETTINGS Auto Rotate Auto Rotate can be used to try to correct two com mon problems it can rotate images that come in with an Image too wide status and it can be used to automatically rotate images to save media If Use Page Settings is not selected a Paper Size is not defined and the image is wider than the printer nor mally the image comes into the Job List with a status of Image too wide When Auto Rotate is selected the image is automatically rotated in an attempt to make the image fit the media This only works if the other dimension is less than the width of the printer If Use Page Settings is selected with Auto Rotate on all images are compared to the page width and are ro tated to a Landscape orientation to conserve media This is especially helpful when printing on roll media Use Page Settings When you select the Use Page Settings checkbox the Paper Size and Image Offset settings become available The Paper Size boxes allow you to specify the Width and Height of the media you are using If you are using a roll of paper you may set a size here and turn on Cut Media to have the printer automatically cut the roll paper to the specitied height after printing The Paper Size setting is required when using Auto Cente
49. n one copy of a file at a time Simply type in the number of copies that you want to print up to 999 The number of prints entered here will be updated in the Job Manager window and you will see the number decrement as each copy is printed To apply changes made in the File Attributes window click the Print button or the OK button The Print but ton will apply changes and change the file status to Ready Priority If the file is in the Done list clicking Print will also move the file to the Job List The OK but ton simply applies changes to the file RTL File Attributes When any RTL file in the Job or Done list is double clicked the RTL File Attributes window opens The RTL File Attributes window displays the printer make and model that was in effect when the RTL was created The Copies to Print box allows multiple cop ies of the RTL file to be printed The default value is 1 print one copy You may enter up to 999 QUEUE SERIES PRINTER SETTINGS The Printer Settings button in the Job Manager window opens the Printer Settings window This is where you define the printer settings used by ColorBurst Printer Settings Print Quality 4 Pass HA Printer Controls Y Use Page Settings Paper Source Paper Size Print from Roll Print from Sheet Width 13 In Height 19 In ff Use Bidirectional Printing Se ES _ Edge To Edge Printing Auto Center Image is slightly upscaled to allow for borderless print
50. n the Add Printer Wizard In the Control 7 Panel select Printers 2000 or Printers and Faxes XP Select Add a Printer to open the Add Printer Wizard Click the Next button to continue 2 Select Local Printer Select the Local Printer Attached to this Computer option Although the 8 printer itself is attached to another computer run ning ColorBurst Local Printer is still selected We will be printing to ColorBurst which then prints to the actual printer Click Next to continue 9 3 Create a New Port Choose Create a new port For the Port Type Select Standard TCP IP Port from the pulldown menu Click Next to continue 4 Configure IP Address Type in the IP address of the computer that is running ColorBurst the host 10 computer Then give the port a name It can be named anything Click Next to continue Important The IP address on the Host computer must be static If a new address is assigned when the computer is rebooted this process will cease to work APPENDIX C PRINTING TO COLORBURST Customize Port In the Device Type group select Custom and then click the Settings button This will open the Port Settings window Set Port Settings Check to make sure your IP Address and Port Name are correct In the Proto col group select LPR In the LPR Settings type in the ColorBurst Print Server Name in the Queue Name field The default name is ColorBurst_RIP If you have changed the
51. ng is 80 a setting of 100 can create banding problems when printed Input Profiles Tab The Input Profiles Tab is available when the Enable ICC Color Management checkbox is selected You may specify any or all of the Input Profiles in this tab ColorBurst will use only the ones needed for each print job ICC Profiles must be placed in the ICC Profiles folder in the ColorBurst RIP folder to appear in the pulldown menus RGB Image Pulldown Menus The first RGB Image pulldown on the left contains available RGB ICC Profiles located in the ColorBurst ICC Profiles folder When a profile is selected the profile information is listed below the pulldown menu If you select None from the pulldown menu an ICC profile will not be used for RGB images The second RGB Image pulldown on the right con tains the rendering intent for the RGB ICC Profile The rendering intent is used to define how the profile will remap the input colorspace to the output colorspace Perceptual rendering will remap the input data evenly in the output data space Colorimetric rendering will remap all out of gamut data to the closest possible value In the output colorspace and all other data will remain the same Absolute Colorimetric rendering Is based on the white point of the media while Relative INK AND COLOR SETTINGS Ink amp Color Settings Y Enable Ink Limiting Y AutoSpot for Optimized PANTONE Colors Y Enable Linearization Y Enabl
52. ng the print spooler the ColorBurst Job Manager window will open The Job Manager is the main ColorBurst interface where file processing takes place Basic Printing from ColorBurst The following steps will walk you through your first print from ColorBurst 1 Select an environment for your printer resolution media and ink Use the Environment pulldown menu in the Job Manager window to select an evironment This will load all of the ColorBurst settings for that printer media combination 2 Check your page settings Click the Printer button in the Job Manager tool bar to open the Printer Settings window Make sure the correct paper source is selected based on your media roll or sheet If you are using sheet paper make sure to select Use Page Settings and type in your page size You can center the image or type in an offset 3 Open a file and activate it Click File menu gt Open and select any valid image file JPG TIFF EPS PDF PS etc The file is placed in the Job List If Receive on Hold is selected in the Job Manager it is on by default your file will have a status of Hold Select your file in the Job List and click the green Activate button in the Job Manager toolbar to change the status to Ready 4 Click RIP On When you click RIP On ColorBurst will begin to process the file at the top of the Job List If your printer is connected properly and your file has a Ready status your Tile will start to print
53. nting situation that would cause a variation in chroma In these situations the maximum value reading may not be as high in your LIN file as it is in the Baseline values Using Set Baseline values will make the lower reading acceptable INK AND COLOR SETTINGS Once the Baseline values are set the Set Baseline Values button becomes disabled The Reset Baseline button will erase the Baseline val ues currently in effect making the current ICC Profile invalid This button should only be used when creat ing a new environment with a new ICC profile Print Linearization Target The Print Linearization Target button opens the Lin earization Target Options window There are several linearization targets that can be printed depending on your spectrophotometer When you select a target and click OK the appropriate target file will be placed in the Job List Printing the Linearization Target through this window gives the added benefit of automatically printing with out Linearization and ICC Color Management This ensures that these settings are turned off while print ing the target without having to manually turn them off and back on again when the print is done Launch SpectralVision SpectralVision is provided by ColorBurst to linearize ColorBurst environments and is installed as part of the ColorBurst installation The Launch SpectralVision button opens the SpectralVision application directly from within ColorBurst The Spec
54. on are on or off and displays the current Printer Settings including the printer brand model ink set resolution and number of passes as well as the available disk space on the volume with the ColorBurst RIP support folder File Attributes When an image file in the Job or Done list is dou ble clicked the File Attributes window opens This window has controls for scaling rotation and number of copies The Original Size unscaled and Current Size of the selected file is shown at the top of the window includ ing the file s Width Height and Resolution Below the sizes are several scaling options Scale by Percentage Maximum Scaling and Set New Dimensions When entering values for scaling it is recommended that the tile resolution go no lower than 100 ppi the print quality will suffer if you print below 100 ppi If values are entered below this point a warning message will appear when you close the window allowing you to either compute the maximum size at 100 ppi print anyway with the resolution you set or cancel Using Scale by Percentage changes the image size to a percentage of the original size Numbers less than 100 make the image smaller while numbers greater than 100 enlarge the image The default is 100 the original size of the image When the Maintain Propor tions checkbox is checked the Width and Height percentage values will always match to maintain the original proportions of the file When the
55. ove the Baseline values If you erase these values you will have nothing to compare the new LIN file to the baseline values are what you are relinearizing to The Set Baseline Values button is only used when creating a new environment linearization and ICC Profile You are now relinearized Save your environment and you are ready to print APPENDIX C PRINTING TO COLORBURST ColorBurst can be used as a print server to print directly from applications Your files will print from the applica tion to a ColorBurst printer which sends the file to the ColorBurst RIP Job List as a PostScript file ColorBurst can be set up as a Bonjour printer under Mac OS X and as a Bonjour or LPR printer under Windows Important Notes Before you get started there are a few things you should know about printing directly from applications to the ColorBurst RIP 2 ColorBurst must be installed and running If ColorBurst is not running when you print your file the Mac OS X Printer Setup Utility will not be able to send your file to ColorBurst The file will remain in the printer until ColorBurst is launched If you print when ColorBurst is not running you may need to stop and restart the Printer Setup Utility after ColorBurst is launched to send the file The ColorBurst PPD must be installed on ev ery workstation that wants to print to Color Burst ColorBurst can be used as a network printer and will publish on the network as a Bonjour prin
56. r or other Image Offsets The Image Offset group contains three options The first Auto Center will automatically center an image on the media based on the dimensions entered in Pa per Size When selected this setting will override any settings on the printer s front control panel If you are using Auto Center it is extremely important that you physically measure your media and enter the correct measurements For example a paper that is 19 inches wide may actually measure 18 75 inches wide In this case entering a width of 19 will print the image slightly off center Auto Center relies on the Paper Size measurements being exactly correct The second option is Center with Offset This option allows a horizontal or vertical offset from the center of the paper Center with Offset values can be posi tive moving the image to the right and lower on the page or negative moving the image to the left or higher on the page The last option in the Image Offset group is Manual Position You may enter a Horizontal and or Verti Cal Offset These values are used to offset an image from the top left corner of the printable area on your media For example if you enter a Horizontal Offset of one inch your image will start one inch from the printer s left margin However if Edge To Edge print ing is selected the offset starts at the edge of the paper giving you a true one inch margin The Vertical Offset value is added to both t
57. remium er 250 env 2880 Premium er env 2880 Premium Semigloss Photo Paper Jar RIP amp Print On The Fly inearizati Epson SP4800 8 Color MK 720x720 V 2 Uni Sheet 40 2 GB Free 2880 Ultrasmooth env 2880 Velvet Fine Art env SWOP 1440v Premium Semimatte Reload Menu The Environment pulldown menu in the Job Manager window Linearization Target Options There are four linearization targets that can be printed Which one do you want to print X Rite Pulse Target Use with the X Rite DTP20 device X Rite DTP70 Target Use with the X Rite DTP70 device O Strip Reader Target Use with the X Rite DTP41 or GretagMacbeth Eye One devices Automated XY Table Target Use with the GretagMacbeth SpectroScan or hand held devices A UV filtered hardware device is required Gane ED The Linearization Target Options window Select your Printer Environment Use the Environment pulldown menu in the Job Manager window to choose the Environment you would like to relinearize Print a Linearization Target In the Job Manager window toolbar click Ink amp Color button to open the Ink amp Color Settings window Click the Linear ization tab and then click the Print Linearization Target button Choose the target that corresponds to the spectrophotometer you will be measuring it with Click OK to send the target Tile to the Job List Make sure the file has a Ready status and turn th
58. rinter For example if you are printing to an Epson 7600 you can select a SWOP ICC profile to simulate a printing press The color gamut of the Epson will be restricted by the SWOP profile to simulate the press INK AND COLOR SETTINGS Ink amp Color Settings Y Enable Ink Limiting Y AutoSpot for Optimized PANTONE Colors Y Enable Linearization Y Enable ICC Color Management Ink Curves Linearization Ink Limit Input Profiles Output Profiles CMYK 1440 Premium Luster 250 icc a 1440 Premium Luster 250 icc HiFi None Simulation None Absolute Colorimetric Rebuild Lists Screening Method a TT High speed screening is twice the speed of high Screening High Quality quality screening but produces grainier highlights The Output Profiles tab in the Ink amp Color Settings window If you do not want to simulate another printer select None in this pulldown menu Rebuild Lists Button The Rebuild Lists button is used to refresh the ICC Profile lists in the pulldown menus for CMYK HiFi and Simulation If you add new ICC files to the ICC Profiles tolder click the Rebuild Lists button to make sure they show up in the pulldown menus Screening Method At the bottom of the Ink amp Color Settings window is a pulldown menu to select a screening method There are two choices for Screening Method High Quality and High Speed It is strongly recommended that High Quality is used this
59. s RIP amp Print On The Fly Print jobs are sent to the printer as they are processed This is the default option O RIP Then Print Print jobs are first processed into an RTL file When complete the RTL file is sent to the printer Use this option when printing from a slow computer O RIP Only Print jobs are processed into an RTL file which can be printed later The RIP tab in the ColorBurst RIP Preferences window of the log file for the month Information in the log file includes the date time file name width height num ber of complete copies printed and duration of print time Messages are also added when jobs are cancelled by the user Preferences RIP Tab The RIP tab determines how the Job List handles files with a Ready status when RIP On is selected RIP Preferences The first option RIP amp Print On The Fly is selected as the default setting This option sends files to the printer as they are being processed so printing begins shortly after processing begins This option is recom mended when your computer is fast enough to keep up with the printer If your computer is not fast enough to keep up with the printer you should select the next setting RIP Then Print This setting creates an RTL file that is sent to the printer after processing is complete An RTL file ColorBurst RIP Preferences CT o a Y General RIP Hot Folder File Deletion Hot Folder Macintosh HD Appl
60. s v Enable Linearization v Enable ICC Color Management Linearization Ink Limit Input Profiles Output Profiles Channel Ink Reduction Magenta e 70 ANN AAN lied TT Yellow E 30 Edit Curves i I I 1 i i 1 i 1 7 Use Bezier Curves Screening Method ma TTT r High speed screening is twice the speed of high Screening High Quality quality screening but produces grainier highlights C The Ink Curves tab in the Ink amp Color Settings window selected the Edit Curves button is available This button opens the Bezier Curves window When the Use Bezier Curves checkbox is not selected any Bezier Curve settings are ignored Bezier Curves Window The Bezier Curves window contains an individual edit able curve for each ink color To adjust each ink s curve select the ink name in the Inks pulldown menu Click anywhere on the curve line to add a point Clicking on an existing point will select the point You may drag points with the mouse or use the arrow keys on the keyboard to adust them The arrow keys will move a selected point by 0 4 Option Arrow will move a se lected point by 0 1 To delete a point from the curve select the point and hit the Delete key on the keyboard You may copy a curve to all other Inks by holding down the Control key and clicking on the curve and then selecting Copy Curve To Other Inks from the menu that pops up The Reset Curve button will revert the curve for the current ink to a str
61. setting will give the best print results The High Speed screening method Is twice as fast but results in grainier highlight areas APPENDIX A CUSTOM ENVIRONMENTS Users who wish to have the ultimate in control and already own their own profiling software may want to create their own custom settings It is only recommended that you create your own environments if you own a spectro photometer profiling software and have an intimate knowledge of color theory and ICC profile creation That being said here is a blueprint of how it can be done You will need to create a custom linearization file ink limit and ICC profile All these settings will become part of the new Environment 006 ColorBurst RIP Server Epson Stylus Pro 4800 mmmn ee eee o 000 SS 1 Select a starting Printer Environment Use the Pri 720 Photo Quality Inkjet Paper Print Now Activate Hold Cancel Delete Printer Ink amp Color Job List 7 items 720 Photo Semigloss Paper F Receive On Hold A Pr een a SS ea ee Environment pulldown menu in the Job Manager DSC00210JPG Lees a iota 3 33 x 17 78 In JPEG 600KB 6 27 05 4 06 PM y DSC00212 JPG 2 80 x 17 07 In JPEG 492KB 6 27 05 4 06 PM d t h t f t DSC00214 JPG pers JPEG 600KB 6 27 05 4 06 PM wWINdOW to cnoose an environmen or your pri nter DSC00220 JPG aper en 2 80 x 17 07 In JPEG 504KB 6 27 05 4 06PM L 1440 PI Semi P a i A emu ito m
62. t Do not remove files directly from the Hot Folder the Hot Folder should be used for drop ping Tiles into the Job List only Use the Job Manager interface to delete files by selecting a file and clicking the Delete button Removing files directly from the Hot Folder can put the RIP in an unstable state requiring it to be relaunched Folder Scanning Interval The Folder Scanning Interval slider determines how fre quently ColorBurst will scan or check the Hot Folder tor files Drag the slider along the scale to change the amount of time between scans The minimum time is 2 seconds and the maximum time Is 30 seconds Preferences File Deletion Tab The File Deletion tab gives you control over how files are saved in the Done list Delete Files from the Done List It the Delete Files from the Done List checkbox is not selected files are never deleted after processing they are sent to the Done List If the checkbox is selected there are three options for deleting files The first option is to delete files immediately after printing When this option is selected files are deleted instead of being sent to the Done List The second option is to keep a specified number of files The default setting is to keep the most recent 100 files After 100 files have accumulated in the Done list the oldest file will be deleted each time a new file is sent to the Done list There is no limit to the number of files that can be saved The
63. ted within the ColorBurst RIP Environments folder Gor 5 There are no printers defined ea Please add the first printer you plan to use with the ColorBurst RIP Additional printers can be added by choosing Add under the Printer menu Add Printer Printer Name My Epson Stylus Pro 4800 Printer Connection Bonjour IB Which Printer StylusPro4800 B92326 E C ColorBurst installer icon and configuration windows registration window environment not found no printers defined and Add Printer ColorBurst Installation and Configuration To install and run ColorBurst you ll need the installer CD or file your Col orBurst dongle and your Mac OS X admin login password 1 Make sure that Mac OS X 10 3 or later is installed and running on your computer 2 Plug the supplied ColorBurst dongle into any available USB port or USB hub 3 Double click the ColorBurst installer icon on your ColorBurst install CD 4 When the installation starts follow the instructions on your screen ColorBurst is installed in your Applications folder on your hard drive unless you specify otherwise All ColorBurst files including the ColorBurst preferences are located inside the ColorBurst folder The only exception are ICC profiles which are also installed in the System folder to make them available to other programs such as Adobe Photoshop You can delete an old version of ColorBurst by simply dragging t
64. ter IP Protocol or LPR printer PPD installers for Mac OS X and Windows are included on the Color Burst installation CD The PPD installers can also be found in the ColorBurst RIP gt Utilities folder If you are printing from Panther version 10 3 4 or greater is absolutely required If you have OS X 10 3 then the update Is free available at Apple s web site www apple com If the page size is not set up correctly in the application your files will not print correctly Page parameters bounding box are assigned through the Page Setup in many applications Some applications will let you do a page size internally such as Quark or InDesign Other ap plications will require you to set a page size in the Print window such as Photoshop If you do print trom Photoshop make sure you have the correct page size set in your application Data from Photoshop must be sent in Binary form This can be set in the Print with Preview window You must select Output and then set the encoding to Binary It is not necessary to print directly from applications Files can be dragged into the ColorBurst Job List or saved or copied to the ColorBurst Hot Folder for printing ColorBurst RIP Preferences RIP Hot Folder File Deletion Preferred Units Measurement Units Inches HA Resolution Units Pixels Inch ppi KA Print Server Name ColorBurst_RIP Default Orientation M Create Log File Log File CD OD The Print Server N
65. to Quality Inkjet Paper O A Activate Hol Job List 7 items 720 Photo Semigloss Paper File Name DSC00218 JPG DSC00210 JPG DSC00212 JPG DSC00214 JPG DSC00220 JPG Done List 5 items File Name Dsco0219JPG DSC00216JPG DSC00213JPG DSC00215 JPG DSC00221JPG 720 Premium Glossy 250 720 Premium Luster 720 Premium Semigloss Photo 720 Proofing Semimatte 1440 Enhanced Matte MK env 1440 Photo Glossy Paper env 1440 Photo Quality Inkjet Paper env 1440 Photo Semigloss Paper env 1440 PremierArt Canvas env 1440 Premium Glossy 250 env 1440 Premium Luster 250 env 1440 Premium Luster 1440 Premium Semigloss Photo 1440 Premium Semimatte 250 1440 Proofing Semimatte 1440 UltraSmooth Fine Art MK 1440 Velvet Fine Art MK 2880 Enhanced Matte env 2880 Gray Enhanced Matte env 3 33 x 17 78 In 3 33x 17 78 In 2 80 x 17 07 In 3 33 x 17 78 In 2 80 x 17 07 In 3 33 x 17 78 In 3 33 x 17 78 In 3 33 x 17 78 In 2 80 x 17 07 In 3 33 x 17 78 In JPEG JPEG JPEG JPEG JPEG JPEG 2880 Gray Ultrasmooth env RIP amp Print On The Fly inearizat Epson SP4800 8 Color MK 720x7 2880 Gray Velvet Fine Art env 2880 Photo Glossy Paper env 2880 Photo Semigloss Paper env 2880 Premier Art Canvas env 2880 Premium Glossy 250 env 2880 Premium Luster 250 env 2880 Premium Luster env 2880 Premium Semigloss Photo
66. tralVision program can also be found on your hard drive in your Color Burst RIP folder gt Utilities folder For more information on linearization with SpectralVision please see Appendix B Relinearizing Environments or refer to the SpectralVision documentation found in the ColorBurst RIP folder gt Utilities folder gt SpectralVision folder Advanced Lin Control Button It is strongly recommended that you use the Set Baseline values button to determine the working peak chroma values However if you wish to edit the Linearization Maximum Values aaa aaaea Linearization File 1440 Premium Luster 250 Lin Current Point Dot Percent Chroma Slope Current Maximums M Cyan 100 69 4933 Y Magenta 100 78 0221 M Yellow 100 101 5217 M Black 100 92 3000 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Patch Percentage C The Linearization Maximum Values window accessed through the Advanced Lin Control button Actual values yourself you may use the Advanced Lin Control button to open the Linearization Maximum Values window This window shows a graph of each color s chroma values from 0 to 100 ink These curves can not be changed you may simply select any point on the curve as the maximum chroma value The current Linearization File is listed at the top of the window When you rollover any point the Current Point group lists the Dot Percent Chroma and Slope values for t
67. ttings A UV filtered hardware device is required 4 Connect your measurement device in Spec tralVision After you have printed your lineariza tion target open the ColorBurst SpectralVision application You can click the Launch SpectralVi sion button in the Ink amp Color Settings Lineariza tion tab or open it from the Utilities folder inside the ColorBurst folder on your hard drive Select the type of spectrophotometer you are using then select the port it is connected to Select D50 2 for Default Device ill obs Click the Connect button The Linearization Target Options window Note If you are using a DTP22 an Eye One or a Pulse device use the buttons at the bottom of the window to calibrate your device before read ing any patches If you are using a SpectroScan you can calibrate your device in the next screen Measure Linearization 0060 ColorBurst SpectralVision Linearization Mode OEO Device Measure Linearization O ColorBurst RIP aul Save Ef Clear All Values Clear Channel 1 8 wea CUTE e Soad Pn vas 5 Measure the Target and Save the file In Spec O tralVision click the Measure Linearization button e o at the top of the window Make sure that C 0 is Dena NA highlighted in the patch chart Using your measure ment device begin reading the patches from light est to darkest starting with Cyan The data should appear in the SpectralVision chart when it has been
68. ttings are not used The status of this checkbox Is displayed in the Status Bar at the bottom of the Job Manager Window Autospot for Optimized PANTONE Colors The AutoSpot option is only available in X Proof it is not available in X Photo When this checkbox is se lected ColorBurst will automatically find any PANTONE colors during file processing AutoSpot s color optimi zation allows for greater accuracy of PANTONE colors Ink Curves Tab Ink Curves is the only tab in the Ink amp Color Settings window that is always available and is not disabled by a checkbox Channel Ink Reduction The Channel Ink Reduction allows you to reduce the maximum amount of a specific ink that is used For example if Cyan is reduced to 60 a pure cyan would print at 60 of Cyan instead of 100 The Channel Ink Reduction may be used when Enable Ink Limiting in not selected The maximum printed ink can be independently controlled for each color For example let s assume you enter a value of 50 for the Cyan value This means that when a 100 cyan dot is to be printed only a 50 dot is actually printed All other dot values are adjusted accord ingly When a 50 dot is specified only a 25 dot is printed etc Use Bezier Curves and Edit Curves Button Each color channel can be controlled with Bezier Curves When the Use Bezier Curves checkbox is Ink amp Color Settings M Enable Ink Limiting v AutoSpot for Optimized PANTONE Color
69. v RIP amp Print On The Fly Epson 5P4800 8 Color MK 720x720 V 2 Uni Sheet 2880 Gray Velvet Fine Art env 2880 Photo Glossy Paper env 2880 Photo Semigloss Paper env 2880 Premier Art Canvas env 2880 Premium Glossy 250 env 2880 Premium Luster 250 env 2880 Premium Luster env 2880 Premium Semigloss Photo Paper 2880 Premium Semimatte 250 env 2880 Proofing Semimatte 2880 Ultrasmooth env 2880 Velvet Fine Art env SWOP 1440v Premium Semimatte Reload Menu The Environment pulldown menu in the Job Manager window Printer Pulldown Menu The Printer pulldown menu shows the currently select ed printer You may choose any printer name that has been previously created in the Add Printer window under the Printer menu Environment Pulldown Menu The Environment pulldown menu is used to select an environment or a set of ColorBurst settings for a specific printer Epson 7600 9600 etc resolution 720 variable dot etc media Matte Gloss etc and black ink PK photo black MK matte black The Environments available in the menu are based on the printer selected in the Printer pulldown menu When you select a new environment the settings stored in the environment file will be loaded and ColorBurst is ready to print using those settings When you create a new environment using Save or Save As under the Environment menu you may need to select Reload Menu at the bottom of the list to see your new env

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