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Fixed a problem with Delta lists where if there was a very long text line in the job.ddc file, the job would not be deemed valid.

Fixed a problem where some fonts would not be recognised when placed into the "new fonts" folder.

Fixed a problem with Windows printers when Named Pipes are used as the port to connect to a Pagesetup. Sometimes it would report a "No process at other end" error message.

Fixed some problems with the Epson 5000 driver where there would occasionally be data loss.

Fixed a problem on the Scitex Brisque input filter where some old small files from a Brisque Whisper system had wrong items masked out on the final output. This was due to old units to new units conversion in the CH files.

Fixed a problem with the Celebrant input filter where jobs sent as negative could not be output as positive.

Fixed a problem where the HP5000 would cut off 16mm from the end of the job.

Fixed a problem where drop folders could not be shared again after a crash. The same effect is caused if you do not wait for the Server to close down fully but press the Windows "End Now" button. This leaves the folders published on the network. Now the Server checks and cleans up as it starts.

Fixed a problem where some EPSF files would render as blank pages.

Fixed some problems with the Epson 7500/9500 driver where a mottling effect would be seen in dark green areas of the print. This was due to the inks drying at different rates. The top inks would dry faster than the bottom ones, causing the effect. You now have the ability to specify the ink density setting for each of the 6 inks.

The same fix for the 7500/9500 driver was applied to the 7000/9000 driver. From our tests there is no mottling or black spotting.

Fixed a problem with absolute colourimetric rendering intent when "retain black" was on.

Fixed a problem in the PCC input filter where incorrect bits were being masked out.

Fixed a problem with the polling of Scitex where "." (dot) files were not being seen, so the assign file was not being picked up.

Fixed a problem with Scitex Brisque files that occurred if two CT jobs were combined in VirtualPress. They would output incorrectly if the plates were placed in order, and output correctly if the same plates were rearranged in a different order.

Fixed a problem in the RIP Control Panel where a newly created RIP would not see a custom data path after a save if it had not been reloaded. This was particularly the case with the Celebrant input filter, where the custom path was /D/Ffei by default. Even after saving the configuration the test poll would give an error. You would have to reload the RIP by selecting it from the list again. it now polls correctly after an initial save.

Fixed a bug where the info slugline that can be printed on a proof would come out mirrored if mirroring was enabled in the Pagesetup. We now always print the info so it is readable.

Fixed a memory leak which occurred when Pagesetup Pools were being restarted.

Fixed a problem where the Server would crash after a job failed. This would only happen under certain conditions which was rare, but more likely on single processor machines.

Fixed a problem where the test prints and nesting would not work with the 2up and 4up products. This was due to the resolution restriction imposed on the products.

Fixed a problem where some imposed jobs from Scitex Brisque showed pages shifted or incorrectly positioned if centreing on the Brisque was on.

Fixed a problem where the Server would crash if a job failed or was cancelled early on in the processing if rotation was taking place.

Fixed a problem with the Roland FJ500 when using the variable dot size. In the past, solarisation used to occur in certain areas of the proof.

Fixed a problem in the Rampage input filter where merging was not working properly in some jobs.

Fixed a problem with the TIFF based RIP input filter where sometimes different plates for the same job would appear as separate jobs due to the naming.

Fixed the paper tray and media type handling on the HP 2500GA. In the past, the selection made under the Blackmagic Pagesetup customise box for tray and media type would differ to what the printer requested.

Changed the Megarip PPD to be compatible with Windows 2000 print driver naming.

Fixed a problem with Celebrant imposition where the second page would crash the Server or fail if submitted from VirtualPress.

Fixed a problem where imposed pages from Scitex Brisque or Celebrant would scale. The effect was squashing in one direction and stretching in the other and only occurred when rotating pages on a printer that was outputting at different X and Y resolutions. For e.g., 1440 x 720.

Fixed a problem where imposed pages would not submit from the VirtualPress if a single plate was cleared. This had the effect of having an empty page and gave an error - Module sscolour.s SetPageSpecialColours: No Plates Specified for Job.

Fixed a problem with Rampage where long files would show a gap at the side of an image where the CT and LW joined. This would get progressively worse from the start to the end of the job. This was an error in the merging process of the CT and LW.

Fixed a problem with the Scitex Brisque impose that caused Blackmagic not to find any impose jobs. This was due to changes in the .assg file, which details the location of the .job folder. This now works for old and new Brisque's.

Fixed a problem in the Harlequin RIP where multiple page jobs would not combine properly if some of the pages had an odd number of plates. For e.g., from a 5-page job, if the 3rd page only had a black plate, the 4th page would stitch the CMY plates with the 5th black plate. This only occurred if it was a composite job printed to the Harlequin. If the job was pre-separated, it always worked fine.

Fixed a problem with the Scitex Brisque where, if a page was submitted from the RIPMonitor, a different page would be submitted. This occurred in a multipage document, so the name was the same but a different page number. This always worked fine from VirtualPress.

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Added support for Rampage v8.1 which features a new compression.

Added support for the Roland FJ500/400. This operates in the following modes - CMYK, CMYKLcLm, CMYKOG, CMYKCMYK.

Note: For correct operation in CMYKCMYK mode, Blackmagic is placed in CMYK colourspace in the Pagesetup and there is a setting on the Roland to activate the 8 colours. This driver does not currently support the printer in full 8 colour mode where the 8 colours are CMYKLcLmOG.

Added support for indexed colour (palette) RGB TIFF files.

Added Fast2 descreening mode. This is better quality than fast mode, and about 80% of the quality of RDT but is faster than RDT by between 60-100%. Speed varies depending on the job being descreened.

Added D-dot descreening function which removes the dots. This is for people that do not want to see dots on a proof from screened output.

Added support for installed Windows printer drivers. This is a new driver on Blackmagic and will output to any installed Windows printer driver on the same machine.

Added support for the Techsage SpinJet 1000 double-sided proofer. There is a new driver that is licensed with the HP drivers. You need to create a new printer, select the Techsage driver and alter the values under the customise button to suit your workflow.

Added support for files larger than 2GB. The software is now 64-bit which overcomes the previous restriction.

Added a "low quality preview" option in the System Control Panel which produces a quicker preview and thereofre improves processing speed by around 15%. This is not enabled by default.

Added support for the new Celebrant 4.1 database structure.

Added support for the Epson 5500.

New programmable TIFF Based RIP (User Configurable) input filter. By using the new JobGenie editor, any filenaming convention can be supported. This means that Blackmagic virtually supports any RIP that uses TIFF as it's plate file format.

Support for Dainippon Screen TaigaSpace RIP and TrueFlow using dot TIFF files with the TIFF based RIP (either standard or user configurable). This must be TaigaSpace v4.30 SE001 or later.

Support for the RIPout files from TaigaSpace (v4.30 SE001 and above also). You must have the RIPout module for TaigaSpace which is optional. This is handled by a new input filter.

The polling of Copydot files has been made more efficient, especially when they are on the same host, i.e., local polling.

Added an option under the Copydot filter customise box where you can now turn off 8-bit boundary detection. Most packages use 8-bit boundaries in compression, but some do not. If a decompression error occurs, try turning off the 8-bit boundary detection and run the job again.

Added some more naming conventions for the TIFF based generic input filter. These were specifically for certain customers.

Made some speed improvements in the TIFF printer driver when it's in CMYK mode.

Added a feature with VirtualPress where holding the CTRL key as you click the Submit button leaves the VirtualPress window open. If the CTRL key is not pressed, the VirtualPress window will dismiss.

Added an option under the RIPs control panel to delete a job after successfully completing an autoproof. This is only true when the job being proofed is on the same machine, i.e., localhost is set as the machine to poll; Autoproofing must be enabled & autoproofing of the job must be successful. If not, it will not be deleted.

There have been some improvements to the quality of the Stochastic screening. It looks slightly finer in the highlights.

Added more information to the print job info slugline that appears on a proof if the "print info" option is selected.

Added a Seconds field to the RIPs control panel polling interval. It is now possible to poll every second, although this should be used with caution as excessive polling can cause network flooding.

We have now double-threaded the ICC processing part of Blackmagic which has seen improvements of between 15-40%, depending on the job.

The "Margins" adjustment has been moved from the printers control panel to the pagesetup control panel, under the cropping section.

We have changed the way special colours are now handled in the colour management making them more accurate. LAB specials are converted using absolute colourimetric rendering intent based upon the ICC profile selected in the printers profile. CMYK specials are passed through without being changed. CMYK process colours are still processed using the rendering intent that is selected using the ICC profile that is selected in the printer profile. After they have been processed, they are merged together where correction and linearisation LUT's are applied to them if enabled. This only takes place if the ICC switch is enabled. If it is not, the standard swop profile is used to convert all the colours.

Enabled 2up and 4up products to be upgraded for Postscript and PDF processing. This was previously unavailable for these products.

Increased the speed of special colour merging when the ICC is disabled.

Increased the speed of the Stochastic screening.

Improved the compression for the Epson 5000, 7000/9000 and 7500/9500 drivers. In certain cases in the past, the output file would not compress very efficiently.

Improved the multi threading performance which can achieve up to 2 times the speed on NT. Other speed enhancements have been achieved in the resampling and preview generation.

Added a 1 second delay before the tool tips display when placing the mouse pointer over a long name in the QueueManager and RIPMonitor.

Added support for the VectroPro3 colour library. These can now be imported into the swatch editor.

Added an option for the Panther RIP to be able to select a JobGenie.

Added an option in the Celebrant and Brisque RIPs to autoproof imposed jobs only. This feature is available for both the Celebrant and Scitex Brisque RIP. To enable this, select Autoproof from the respective RIP.

Improved the performance of the Rampage RIP during the merging process. This is about 2 times quicker than Rampage filter v2.43

Improved the speed of the Delta RIP processing and also changed the name from Linotype Hell Delta to Heidelberg Delta.

Added support for single file DCS 2.0 files. This is part of the Copydot filter.

Added some extra support and options in the Replace editor. You now have the ability to edit colours directly instead of dragging them into the swatch editor. You can also tailor the special colours that you want to replace to match colour names instead of just the position of the specials that was available in the previous version.