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16-bit Processing as standard option. Benefits include: Improved render quality, smoother vignettes, greater ability for users to detect job artifacts.

Enabled via the checkbox is the output settings panel in a Pagesetup. When enabled, jobs passing through the Pagesetup are processed, imaged and rendered in 16-bit.

Files can be submitted in 16-bit format.

8-bit input is upscaled to 16-bit for processing when 16-bit is enabled.

Utilise up to 8 CPUs for processing a single image or render task, resulting in a significant improvement in job processing speed. The total number of CPUs usable across multiple tasks is now unlimited.

Slave (Cluster) Nodes are now able to process multiple Image and Render tasks; configured and controlled via the ClusterManager.

System Settings tab structure changed. Settings are now arranged into Server and Client tabs, with custom tabs and settings within each.

Secure Mode checkbox added to the Server tab > General in System Settings to activate individual user logins and Accounts Admin. Once in use, secure mode can only be deactivated by a member of the Admin Group.

Accounts Admin added to the Application menu. Allows Groups to be set up with privileges allowing or denying access to functions. Users are given a username and password and are assigned a group, dictating the functions to which they will have access.

Login Window added to the Application menu to allow a change of logged in user while Blackmagic is running in Secure Mode.

User-based email notification of errors feature added. A user can now be notified by email when the following system events occur: Job Spooling Failed, Job Autodetection Failed, Job Imaging Failed, Job Rendering Failed, Job Printing Failed, Server Crash, % of Media Remaining. Email address for the user is configured in Accounts Admin. Outgoing SMTP is configured in System Settings > Server tab > General tab.

Monitor Calcheck can now measure 9 different parts of a monitor (3x3 grid).
Monitor Calcheck now shows patch-by-patch progress during Calcheck process.

Calcheck Chart can be configured by specifying how many patches are printed per line, allowing the use of existing standard targets such as the Fogra Media Wedge.

Calcheck score added to Calcheck results panel. Rated from 0-100 to show relative calibration accuracy of a printer or monitor.

History added to Calcheck.

Gray added as a Calcheck Chart patch category.

Gray added to the summary area of Calcheck. If no gray patches are defined in the chart, Gray will show 0.00 and not influence calcheck results.

CGATS / ISO 12642 added to Calcheck and Spectrophotometer instrument selection to allow data import.

Media data type added. Allows multiple output colourspace, paper, resolutions and output ICCs to be configured for a single Pagesetup.

Calcheck Info panel added to Media. Panel displays the current calibration status of a selected Media.

Usage panel added to Media. Features a usage meter and details showing how much of the Media has been used.

Media Width, Media Length, Media format added to the Output panel of Media. These provide data for use with the Usage Meter of Calcheck Info.

MediaStatus module added. Displays information from the Calcheck Info and Usage for a chosen Media.

Load Media and Check Media added to Calcheck and contextual menus of the Calcheck application. These options allow Calcheck results to be saved to the Calcheck Info of the selected Media.

Load Job and Check Job added to to Calcheck and contextual menus of the Calcheck application. These allow Calcheck results to saved to the Job Info of a job in the QueueManager.

Calcheck Job added to contextual menu and toolbar of the QueueManager. Opens the Calcheck application and saves calcheck results to the Job Info of the selected job.

Submit panel upgraded to show Pagesetup and Media to accommodate new Media data type.

Submit chooser windows selected through the Application menu now state the type of file submission being performed in the titlebar.
     - Choose files to submit
     - Choose files to submit as icc target

Flow Control - ‘Hold After Imaging’ and ‘Hold After Rendering’ - tickboxes added to DropFolder panel of Pagesetup.

Default Media option added to Pagesetup. Pagesetup outputs to selected Media if one is not selected at submission.

Default Media option added to Output to allow output only to the selected Media and keep jobs using another Media type on hold.

Slugline Information render effect in Pagesetup now has an option to include the Media used for the job in the printed slugline.

Lineariser now has the option to print, measure and save Lab linearisation curves. Selected via Use Lab check box in Lineariser toolbar.

Linearisation History now shows the format (Density or Lab) of saved curves.

Lineariser now defaults to 23 patches per ink channel. Dot percentage patch defaults have been changed. Previously created (version 3 and version 4 beta) linearisation curves persist as 21 patch Density-based curves unless updated using Update Legacy Data.

Update Legacy Data option added to Lineariser. Accessed via contextual (right-click) menu in the patch display panel. This applies the saved patch measurements to a new Linearisation Algorithm. The new curve can then be saved.

Customise Patches option added to Lineariser toolbar. Number of patches to be used and patch percentages from (1-100%) are selectable via a pop-up chooser. Patches can only be customised when creating a new Linearisation curve or after using Update Legacy Data on an existing curve.

NOTE - The new Linearisation Algorithm is one that performs better at the light and dark ends (highlights and shadows) of the curve, and with 1% steps in the 1-5% and 95-100% ranges. There is no imperative to switch to a new format curve if the current/imported curve performs satisfactorily.

Measure Patches (Lab) added to Paper Profile. Density patches for a paper profile may now be measured and saved in density or Lab format. Lab format patches display L value for the purposes of sorting. A tooltip shows the complete Lab values for each patch.

Maximum Ink added as an option for each ink channel in Paper Profile. This field sets an ink coverage limit for the ink channel by introducing white space into areas of coverage higher than the set limit. The default setting is 100%, ie.  no limiting. Maximum Ink is a “low level” setting that is applied during screening.

Ink Limit code streamlined to increase processing speed.

Ink Limit algorithms improved to better handle paper profiles with more than 4 ink channels.

Separation Control algorithms and curves improved to work with new Ink Limits.

Upgrade button added to Paper Profile toolbar. Allows one-way upgrade of version 3 paper profiles to allow them to take advantage of new ink limit and separation control algorithms

Linear 3.0 algorithm added to Ink Limits. This setting adds the ink coverage for any area, then proportionally limits according to the ink limit range it falls within. For example, with 3-Ink set to 300% and 4-ink set to 400% - if a 6 ink area of an image has a coverage of 320% it will limit the area according to the 3-4 ink range.

Linear 4.0 algorithm added to Ink Limits. This method ink limits based on the number of inks being used for an area. For example if 5-ink is set to 390% then any time 5 inks are laid down their coverage will be limited  to 390%.

Linear, favour Black algorithm added to Ink Limits. As more ink is laid down and a colour area approaches Black, this method limits CMY proportionally more than Black, preventing wetness and inversion in shadowed areas.

Lowpass algorithm added to Ink Limits. No limiting is imposed until the coverage for combined number of inks reaches the set limit, at which point any higher ink coverage is clipped to the ink limit.

Lowpass, favour Black algorithm added to Ink Limits. Same as Lowpass, but favouring Black, limiting it proportionally less than CMY as colours approach black.

Show Orphans in Workbench now includes orphaned ICC profiles.

Ink Weight can now be calculated and displayed for entire publications selected from the QueueManager.

Ink Key Viewer now allows different weights to be set for each ink.

Ink Weight pop-up window has a Lock button to allow the Copies and Special Colour Set to be saved.

Unknown Specials colour set can now be assigned in System Settings. This allows unknown special / spot colours included in PDF / postscript jobs to be automatically added to the set.

Postscript / PDF Options in Pagesetup now includes an option to allow the CMYK simulations from a PDF file to be substituted for unknown spot colours.

Render in RGB tickbox has been added to Postscript / PDF options in Pagesetup allowing postscript file data to be processed in an RGB rendering mode, a wide gamut suitable for digital photographic proofs/prints.

Pagesetup now has an additional ICC Rendering Intent drop-down for use with RGB Input.

TIFF Image input and output drivers now have options for honouring embedded icc profiles on input and embedding the currently selected ICC profile on output.

JPEG input driver now supports the use of embedded ICC profiles.

TIFF Image input filter now allows processing of multi-page TIFF files.

TIFF Image input filter now accepts 16-bit input.

TIFF Image input filter now accepts N-Colour input.

Improved PDF support.

Adjust Brightness and Measure Ambient options added to MonitorCalibrator.

Find function added to the Edit menu of Workbench items. The search can be used to locate any non-hidden word/function/drop down/database item in a Data Type item setup window.

Pop-up system messages have been streamlined and do not now interfere with normal Client operation unless they involve a question to proceed with an operation, or are system critical messages.

Messages are now all displayed in a Notifier widget and are colour coded according to type - Question (blue), Info (grey/white), Warning (yellow) and Critical (pale red).

Softproof Notes now have a configurable arrowhead pointer option - along with the existing area marker - for more precise commentary on jobs.

Average area dot % measurement option added to Virtual Loupe in Softproof.

Platen Gap setting / override option added to drivers for Epson Stylus Pro 3800 / 4000 / 4800 / 7800 / 9900 / 11880.

Support has been added for the optional Epson 7900 / 9900 SpectroProofer (spectrophotometer). The SpectroProofer can be used to print and measure Linearisation charts and Calcheck Charts (stand-alone and attached to a Pagesetup). The spectrophotometer can be used in conjunction with the Epson HTM.

Printer Embedded Spectro added as a selectable instrument option in the Lineariser application (Lab Mode Only). Choose this instrument and then Measure to print and use the printer’s spectrophotometer to measure a Linearisation Chart. The embedded printer spectrophotometer accepts only Lab data, so only Lab valued linearisation curves can be measured.

Printer Embedded Spectro added as a selectable instrument option in Calcheck Application (Lab only). Choose this instrument and then Measure to print and use the printer’s spectrophotometer to measure the selected Calcheck Chart. The embedded printer spectrophotometer accepts only Lab data, so only Lab valued Calcheck charts can be submitted.

Printer Embedded Spectro added as a selectable instrument option in Pagesetup. Check the Print Calcheck box in the ICC Profiles panel of Pagesetup. Select this instrument and assign a Calcheck chart (Lab only) to attach a calcheck to jobs printed through the Pagesetup and use the printer’s spectrophotometer to measure them. The embedded printer spectrophotometer accepts only Lab data, so only Lab valued Calcheck charts can be submitted.

NOTE - Nesting is automatically deactivated when using Calcheck charts attached to Pagesetups due to the chart positioning requirements of the Epson SpectroProofer.

Mac OSX users can now access the functions of the Megarip Server File and Startup Options menus via a contextual (right-click) menu on the Serendipity Megarip Dock icon.

NOTE - Update Dongle can still only be accessed through the Megarip Server File menu.

English (UNITED STATES) added to Internationalisation in System Settings.

TWAIN Acquire in SoftProof now supports 16bpp.