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® 0ECRM RIP for Windows 2000/2003/XP RIP Manual Harlequin RIP Genesis Release™ March 2005 AG12325 Rev. 7 Copyright and Trademarks Harlequin RIP Genesis Release™ March 2005 Part number: HK–7.0–OEMXP–GENESIS Document issue: 102 Copyright © 1992–2005 Global Graphics Software Ltd. All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmit- ted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Global Graphics Software Ltd. The information in this publication is provided for information only and is subject to change without notice. Global Graphics Software Ltd and its affiliates assume no responsibility or liability for any loss or damage that may arise from the use of any information in this publication. The software described in this book is fur- nished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of that license. Harlequin is a registered trademark of Global Graphics Software Ltd. The Global Graphics Software logo, the Harlequin at Heart Logo, Cortex, Harlequin RIP, Harlequin ColorPro, EasyTrap, FireWorks, FlatOut, Harlequin Color Management System (HCMS), Harlequin Color Production Solutions (HCPS), Harlequin Color Proofing (HCP), Harlequin Error Diffusion Screening Plugin 1-bit (HEDS1), Harlequin Error Diffusion Screening Plugin 2-bit (HEDS2), Harlequin Full Color System (HFCS), Harlequin ICC Profile Processor (HIPP), Harlequin Standard Color System (HSCS), Harlequin Chain Screening (HCS), Harlequin Display List Technology (HDLT), Harlequin Dispersed Screening (HDS), Harlequin Micro Screening (HMS), Harlequin Precision Screening (HPS), HQcrypt, Harlequin Screening Library (HSL), ProofReady, Scalable Open Architecture (SOAR), SetGold, SetGoldPro, TrapMaster, TrapWorks, TrapPro, TrapProLite, Harlequin RIP Eclipse Release and Harlequin RIP Genesis Release are all trademarks of Global Graphics Software Ltd. Protected by U.S. Patents 5,579,457; 5,808,622; 5,784,049; 5,862,253; 6,343,145; 6,330,072; 6,483,524; 6,380,951. Other U.S. Patents Pending Protected by European Patents 0 803 160; 0 772 934; 0 896 771. Portions licensed under U.S. Patent No. 5,212,546; 4,941,038. LZW licensed under U.S. Patent No.4,558,302 and foreign counterparts. TrueType is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. The ECI and FOGRA ICC color profiles supplied with this Harlequin RIP are distributed with the kind per- mission of the ECI (European Color Initiative) and FOGRA respectively, and of Heidelberger Druckm- aschinen AG (HEIDELBERG). The IFRA ICC profiles supplied with this Global Graphics Software are distributed with the kind permission of IFRA and of GretagMacbeth. International Cooperation for Integration of Processes in Prepress, Press and Postpress, CIP4, Job Definition Format, JDF and the CIP4 logo are trademarks of CIP4. Adobe, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Type Manager, Acrobat, Display PostScript, Adobe Illustrator, PostScript, Distiller and PostScript 3 are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries which may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Global Graphics Software Ltd is a licensee of Pantone, Inc. PANTONE® Colors generated by ScriptWorks are four-color process simulations and may not match PANTONE-identified solid color standards. Consult cur- rent PANTONE Color Publications for accurate color. PANTONE®, Hexachrome®, and PANTONE CALIBRATED™ are trademarks of Pantone, Inc. © Pantone, Inc., 1991. Other brand or product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. US Government Use This Harlequin RIP software is a computer software program developed at private expense and is subject to the following Restricted Rights Legend: “Use, duplication, or disclosure by the United States Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in (i) FAR 52.227-14 Alt III or (ii) FAR 52.227-19, as applicable. Use by agencies of the Department of Defense (DOD) is subject to Global Graphics Software’s customary commercial license as contained in the accompanying license agreement, in accordance with DFAR 227.7202-1(a). For purposes of the FAR, the Software shall be deemed to be ‘unpublished’ and licensed with disclosure prohibitions, rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States.” Global Graphics Software Incorporated, 5875 Trinity Parkway, Suite 110, Centreville, VA 20120. Contents Preface 11 1 Introduction to the Harlequin RIP 21 What is the Harlequin RIP? 21 Why use the Harlequin RIP? 23 The RIP in depth 24 2 Running the Harlequin RIP 47 Machine requirements 48 Installing printer interface cards 53 Harlequin RIP folder structure 54 Starting up the Harlequin RIP 59 Menus affected by optional features 67 Stopping the Harlequin RIP 69 3 Getting Started with the Harlequin RIP 71 A simple Harlequin RIP session 71 A more complex use of the Harlequin RIP 84 Using the Harlequin RIP with a spool folder 87 Monitoring the Harlequin RIP 88 4 Harlequin RIP Output Methods 91 Historical overview 91 Page buffering modes 92 AG12325 Rev. 7 RIP Manual 5 The throughput system 95 Advanced details of page buffering modes 110 Page buffering modes: a summary 115 5 Configuring Output Formats 117 Creating and managing page setups 117 Page Setup Manager dialog box 118 Edit Page Setup dialog box 121 Selecting different devices 124 Sending output to the screen 129 Output to Preview 134 Output to None 135 Output to TIFF 135 Sending output to a printer 154 ProofReady plugins 156 Multiple device output plugins 157 Output plugin dialog boxes 162 Separations, Screening and Color 162 Advanced Media Saving 164 Media and time saving using optimization 174 Default page size 175 Margins 176 Printing effects 177 Control strip 178 Scaling the image 192 Features 192 Cassette management 196 Page Setup Options 196 Page Setup Option Extras 202 PDF Options 209 Calibration 209 Other page setup options 211 6 Screening 213 Managing separations styles 213 Separations Manager dialog box 214 Edit Style dialog box 215 6 RIP Manual AG12325 Rev. 7 Halftoning 216 Screen angles 224 Dot shapes 226 Halftone frequency 230 Screening options and number of gray levels 231 Job settings and Harlequin RIP settings 236 Harlequin Precision Screening 238 Harlequin Screening Library 247 Automatic detection of color separations 256 Using Harlequin Harpoon PCI 256 7 Configuring Input 257 Input management 258 Managing input plugins 260 Using the AppleTalk input plugin 265 Using the NT Print input 266 Using the NT Pipe input 271 Using the Spool Folder input folder 276 Using the Socket input plugin 282 Using the Asynchronous Socket plugin 290 Using the Asynchronous Socket Quit plugin 291 Using the Serial input plugin 291 Using more than one method 298 Using the Print File command 299 Printing PostScript-language files 300 Printing PDF files 301 Printing JPEG and JFIF files 320 Printing GIF files 321 Printing TIFF/IT files 321 Printing TIFF 6.0 files 327 Printing page buffer files 329 Entering PostScript-language code by hand 332 8 Configuring the RIP 333 Configure RIP dialog box 334 How the Harlequin RIP controls files 334 Control of page buffering modes 336 AG12325 Rev. 7 RIP Manual 7 Job timeout 340 Threads and parallel processing 340 Network buffer size 340 Printer buffer size 341 Extras 343 Specifying prep files 344 Harlequin RIP memory allocation 345 Minimum free disk space 346 Disable sounds 347 Resetting the Harlequin RIP to default values 347 Choosing the user interface language 348 9 Media Management 351 Why manage your media? 351 Advancing and cutting media interactively 355 Advancing and cutting media automatically 357 Monitoring media 362 10 Simple Imposition 373 What is Simple imposition? 373 Input file formats 374 How to activate Simple imposition 374 The Imposition Manager 374 Configuring Simple imposition 376 Example impositions 391 11 Fonts 399 Supplied fonts 400 Types of font 400 The DLD1 format 402 Installing fonts in the Harlequin RIP 403 Pre-loading fonts 406 Producing a list of installed fonts 407 Proofing fonts 407 Removing fonts 409 Composite fonts (Type 0) 410 Font substitution 411 8 RIP Manual AG12325 Rev. 7 The HqnFontSetStubs start up files 412 Font Backup 413 Font Emulation 413 12 JDF-Enabled RIP 419 System description 419 Installation of the JDF Enabler 421 Starting the JDF Enabler 423 JDF Enabler configuration 427 Using the JDF-Enabled RIP 427 13 Calibration 437 Why calibration is needed 437 Calibration and linearization 439 Calibration in the Harlequin RIP 441 Example procedure 442 Editing calibration sets 454 Consistency of calibration 458 Tone curves 460 Press calibration 461 Using a combination of calibration sets 466 Print Calibration dialog box 467 Calibration Manager dialog box 469 Edit Calibration dialog box 475 14 Color Separation 487 Introduction 488 What color separations are 492 Producing color images from separations 496 How color separations are produced 498 Creating and managing separations 500 Separations Manager dialog box 501 Edit Style dialog box 505 Color Setup 515 Color separation angles in job 531 Trapping features 531 Pages in the Output Controller 533 AG12325 Rev. 7 RIP Manual 9 Appendix A Troubleshooting 537 Appendix B Jobs Containing Color Management Data 559 Appendix C Using Genlin 563 Glossary 575 Index 593 10 RIP Manual AG12325 Rev. 7 Preface This manual is a complete guide to using the ECRM HarlequinÉ RIP, and pro- vides technical details when necessary. For details of how to install the RIP, see the separate Installation Guide. The ECRM Harlequin RIP is based on proven Harlequin RIP technology and incorporates a Harlequin RIP. This manual is intended for anyone using or evaluating the graphical user interface version of the Harlequin RIP for PC platforms running Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP. The guide covers the features of the Harlequin RIP in a structured way, giving examples that show you how to perform a wide variety of useful tasks in the RIP.
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