Plug-In version 1.7.9.2: If you are working with version 1.7.9 of the Workflow, version 1.7.9.2 of the Plug-in must be installed to ensure consistent operation. Between Workflow versions 1.7.8 & 1.7.9 no new features were implemented in the Plug-in. Three bugs have been fixed, updates to the languages and the version number was changed to match the Workflow version.

The following new features are available with version 1.7.9 of the Workflow:

Impose Editor: In version 1.7.9, additional functions have been implemented in the Impose Editor to make working easier. The following features have been implemented:

• Captions – Settings for the Offset have been extended and an option to define an indent has been added. In addition, the option to rotate the Caption has been added and the selection of placeholders when creating dynamic Captions has been massively expanded.
• File Manager – Starting with version 1.7.9, it is possible to split multi-page PDFs contained in Production Jobs and Orders into individual Print Items in the File Manager. Multi-page Articles can only be split into individual Articles starting with version 1.8.0 onwards.
• Print Item List – Starting with this release, the Print Items tab now displays whether the Print Item contains a Technical Color. Technical Colors are displayed in the preview of the Print Item.

"Nesting" improvements: The following new features are available in version 1.7.9:

• Print Item Rotation: Now the user can define for each Print Item whether they should be rotated uniformly or not in Nesting Mode. The third option »from Nesting Options« applies the settings from Nesting Options when referencing the rotation that should be applied to the Print Item.

Output Settings: In this release, the Output Settings (previously Output Configuration) tab in a Production Job has been restructured. In this process, some new (but previously known) settings have been added. All settings applied in this tab can be saved as Templates and reused.

• Managing Templates – Before version 1.7.9, there were separate templates for Force Print and Production Jobs. From this version on, a single template type which contains all settings for the Output Configuration is available. Templates created in a Production Job for example can also be used in Force Print and vice versa, as well as when creating Production Jobs.
• User-defined Substrate Definitions – When configuring an Output Configuration, a user-defined Substrate Definition can now be created and saved directly in the Template. The user no longer needs to switch to the menu item Substrates to create a new Substrate Definition.

Save Ink Profiles – Another feature in the Workflow is the new Save Ink Profile, which can vastly improve ink consumption when rendering Production Jobs and can also be used to calculate Ink Costs in advance.

• System-wide Settings – If a certain Save Ink Profile should be used by default, it can be set system-wide. New Production Jobs will then use this system-wide Save Ink Profile. This setting can be overwritten or removed from the Production Job as needed.
• Save Ink in the Output Settings – Save Ink Profiles can not only be set system-wide, but can also be applied per Production Job. Specific Save Ink Profiles can of course be saved directly in a Template for the Output Settings.
• Save Ink Profiles for Calculating Ink Costs – The system-wide default Save Ink Profile is also used by default when calculating ink costs.  In addition, a comparison of all Save Ink Profiles can also be calculated in one step.

Spot Colors Handling : Some improvements have also been implemented in connection with Spot Colors. You will find the following new features in this release:

• Substitute color values for DeviceN Spot Colors – If a DeviceN Spot Color is defined in the Workflow, matching RBG and Lab values are stored with the DeviceN values. The advantage is that DeviceN Spot Colors can be printed or rendered using different color configurations.
• Spot Color Preview in the Print Item List – In the Print Item List, RGB values are used to displayed Spot Colors, which significantly speeds up loading times when viewing the list.

Gamut Viewer: The first version of the Gamut Viewer is now available in the Workflow. Calculated Color Policies from a Profile can be opened and/or displayed in the Gamut Viewer. This function is used to analyze the gamut of a Color Policy.

Support for the »Protek Unico TT« Cutting Device: We now offer support for the Unico TT series from Protek. The required standard Marks and corresponding DXF cut file are created when this cutter is selected in the Workflow and sends the appropriate information directly to the cutting device.

Fixups: We have improved the handling of existing Fixups and extended the range of functions for individual Fixups as well.

• Add a Dieline to Irregular Shapes – Adds a Dieline based on an irregular shape. Enter an Offset in relation to the shape where the Dieline should be placed. Enter a Line Width (pt), select the Spot Color name, enter your desired values for the Spot Color and specify a name for the layer on which the Dieline should be created. Additionally, a new function has been added where the user can choose to ignore the specified Spot Color.
• Remove Spot Color - Deletes the selected spot color with all its colored objects. In this version the possibility to select and delete multiple spot colors has been implemented.

REST API: This version of the Workflow has no additional REST API functions. Only the previously mentioned Fixups have been adjusted and two other bugs have been fixed.

The following functions were improved with version 1.7.9 of the Workflow:

ImageBox & ImageBox + Bleed information: From this version on, the dimension of the production format is displayed in addition to the dimension of the ImageBox (view format) and the expected bleed. This dimension adds the values of the ImageBox with the values of the expected bleed.

Rotate Cut File Data: From version 1.7.9, the cutting data, thus the complete cutting file including the cutting paths and device dependent marks can be rotated separately by 0° or 90°. However, the print image is not rotated when using this function.

Editing Color Setups: When editing an already used profiling, the colour configuration must not be changed after this version. Only those printers or configurations that support the color configuration are available for editing.

Job-Ticket Extensions for Rho/Delta Printing Systems: Starting with this version, additional information is written into the Job-Ticket for Rho/Delta printers, which can be used optionally in the printer software or as an Inprint.

License Information Extension: The number of the maintenance contract is written into the name of the license file from this version on. Furthermore, this number is also displayed in the workflow under the license information.

Minor Improvements: Further minor improvements have been implemented. You can read the list of small improvements there.

Adobe Illustrator Plug-In: List of fixed bugs or minor improvements in the Adobe Illustrator Plug-In

Workflow: List of fixed bugs or minor improvements in the main application.

Impose Editor: List of fixed bugs or minor improvements in the Montage Editor.

Version 1.7.9 offers three Updates of 3rd-party Softare.

In this section, the list of all HotFixes of this version will be listed.

If you are working with version 1.7.8 of the Workflow, version 1.7.9.2 of the Plug-in must be installed to ensure consistent operation. If you are using an older version of the Plug-In, you will be notified in the Plug-In when you log in.

The following versions of Adobe Illustrator are supported:

In version 1.7.9 additional features have been added and pre-existing functions both in the File Manager and in various settings areas have been extended.

We've also added some helpful Improvements when using Nesting Mode. Starting with this version, individual Print Item Rotation can be influenced in order to synchronize individual Print Item orientation when Nesting.

While the rotation can be applied to all Print Items using the Nesting Options, individual Print Items can now be assigned a specific rotation orientation under the Print Items tab, which overrides the existing Nesting Options settings. The following rotation options are available:

• Non-Uniform Rotation – Regardless if the rotation is set to 0° under Nesting Options, all repeats of the selected Print Item can be rotated as desired.
• Uniform Rotation – Regardless if the rotation is set to Non-Uniform Rotation under Nesting Options, all repeats of the selected Print Item are imposed using Uniform Rotation.
• From Nesting Options – When this option is chosen, the Nesting Options setting overrides all individual Print Item rotation.

To change the rotation for individual Print Items using Nesting, proceed as follows:

1. Open the Impose Editor in Nesting Mode and add several Print Items with different quantities to the sheet.
2. Select your desired rotation under Nesting Options, for example Non-uniform Rotation, which means that individual Print Items can be imposed using different rotations.
3. Click on the symbol [11] to cycle through the rotation options. The tooltip text describes the method that is currently selected.
4. If you want to set the rotation for multiple Print Items, select several Print Items in the list.
5. Open the Edit selected Print Items dialog by clicking on the pencil icon [10].
6. Define your desired rotation [12] for the respective Print Item as needed.

Figure 7: The Print Items tab and the Edit selected Print Items dialog showing the new Rotation options.

The Output Configuration (now Output Settings) tab in a Production Job has been completely revised to simplify and optimize parameter selection. Once you have entered your settings, they can be saved as a Template and reused/applied throughout the Workflow. The majority of the parameters in this tab existed in various forms within previous versions of the Workflow, but we have added some new functions, which we will describe in more detail below.

Figure 8: The new Output Settings tab in a Production Job.

The following settings can be selected in this tab starting with version 1.7.9:

• Printer – This drill-down menu lists all available Printers in the Workflow. This is a mandetory field when defining the Output Configuration.
• Print Configuration – This drill-down menu lists all available Print Configurations in the Workflow. This is a mandetory field when defining the Output Configuration.
• Substrate – This drill-down menu lists all available Substrates in the workflow. This is a mandetory field when defining the Output Configuration.
• Substrate Definition – This drill-down menu lists all available Substrate Definitions in the Workflow. This is a mandetory field when defining the Output Configuration.
• Color Policy – This drill-down menu lists all available Color Policies in the Workflow. This is a mandetory field when defining the Output Configuration.

• Save Ink Profile – This option is newly implemented in 1.7.9. The function is described in more detail in section 2.5 Save Ink Profiles. This is an optional setting.
• Destination – This drill-down menu offers all target directories available to the Printer or Color Setup. This is a mandetory field when defining the Output Configuration.
• DeviceN Color Correction – This drill-down menu offers all previously stored/created Color Corrections. This is an optional setting. Note that the Color Correction which is only available for CMYK outputs, is applied after the actual Color Management.
• Enable Color Management – If this option is deactivated, only the Pre-Linearization (if available), Transition (if light inks are used), Linearization and Ink Limit profiles will be applied in Color Management. The option has been added to this tab starting with 1.7.9 as it is part of the Output Configuration settings. Previously, the option could only be enabled or disabled in the Send to Printer dialog.
• Cutter and Parameter Set – A Cutting Device can be selected directly in the Production Job before it is sent to the printer. If the Impose Editor is opened after selecting a Cutting Device, the Cutting Device and it's respective Parameter Set is automatically added to the imposition. These options have been added to this tab in 1.7.9, as it may be an important part of the Output Configuration for specific users.
• Color Space Conversion – This setting determines how the color is converted from the source color space to the target color space. The option is new in this tab in 1.7.9. Previously, this option could only be edited in the Send to Printer dialog.
• Rendering Intent – Choose your desired rendering intent with which the colors should be rendered to the target color space. The option has been added to this tab in 1.7.9. Previously this option could only be selected in the Send to Printer dialog. Please note that if you are working with additional colors (e.g. CMYK-OVG) and the color space conversion is set to RGB to Substrate, only »Perceptual« can be used.
• Color Correction – This drill-down menu offers all previously saved Color Corrections. This is an optional setting. Note that the color correction is applied before the main color management is applied.
• Honor Source Profiles – This determines which color space and object type source profiles should be used for color correction when converting to the target color space. This option is new in this tab in 1.7.9. Previously, the option could only be edited in the Send to Printer dialog.

In version 1.7.9 a new feature was implemented which allows the user to produce jobs more economically with negligible differences in print quality. The Save Ink option offers four variants for reducing ink consumption:

• Optimized Quality – Reduces ink consumption by up to 10% on average, depending on the Print Item, without a visible loss of quality.
• Standard - Preserve Skin Tones – Will reduce ink consumption, depending on the Print Item, by up to 14% on average with a slight loss of quality. Skin tones are excluded from the algorithm and remain unchanged.
• Standard – Will reduce ink consumption, depending on the Print Item, by up to 15% on average with a slight loss of quality. Skin tones are not excluded from the algorithm, which may lead to more graininess in skin tones.
• Extreme – Will drastically reduce ink consumption (up to 30%), depending on the Print Item. Color shifts in primary colors may occur.

In this version 1.7.9 further improvements have been implemented in how Spot Colors are handled. Read the following sections to find out which new features and improvements have been added.

Starting with 1.7.9, the first version of the Gamut Viewer is available. Calculated Color Setups can be displayed graphically using this tool. The gamut and volume of a Color Setup Substrate Profile can be displayed and analyzed.

Figure 20: The Gamut Viewer dialog.

To learn how the Gamut Viewer works, proceed as follows:

1. Switch to the menu item Color > Color Setup.
2. Open a complete Color Setup.
3. Click on Gamut Viewer in the action bar.
4. Select your desired Color Policy [46] in the drill-down menu.

After selecting a Color Policy, the Gamut of the Color Setup and the Gamut Volume [47] will be calculated and displayed. Manipulate the gamut display using mouse gestures:

• Scroll Wheel – Zoom in/out
• Press and move the mouse button – Change the viewing angle
• Press the mouse button and move with the CMD key pressed – Moves the gamut on the X or Y axis

You can choose the form in which the Gamut is displayed by selecting individual options. The following options are available:

• Under the Surface panel [48] the mode can be selected. Depending on the mode selected various options are available:
  • 3D-View
    • Surfaces – Displays a 3D Model with a continuous surface. The surface can be graded or smooth, in the form of a wireframe and can also be made transparent by changing the opacity.
    • Spheres – Displays a 3D Model consisting of individual color points, which can be resized.
  • 2D View – Displays the Gamut depending on the selected brightness level. For better orientation a 3D overlay can be added to the 2D Model.
• In the Display Options panel [49] the following options can be selected:
  • Grids – Hides or displays the Grid in the background
  • Grid Spacing – Defines the distance between the Grid Lines in the background
  • Gamut Projection – By activating this option the gamut of the color is projected onto the »floor«.

With 1.7.9 the integration of the Protek cutting device from the Unico TT series with all necessary configuration parameters has been implemented.

In the course of development, existing Fixups have had their functionality extended and improve in terms of usability. The following Fixups have been updated.

Additional areas of the REST API have been edited and extended. New features and changes are listed below.

No new functions are available in Public Rest API 1.7.9 in this version. Among other updates, only two relevant bug fixes have been implemented, which are listed below.

In version 1.7.7 the concept of ImageBoxes was introduced: ImageBox and ImageBox + Bleed were implemented in the Workflow. Due to the certain updates, the detail view for Articles and/or Print Items had to be revised so that new functions and terms are reflected. More information about ImageBoxes can be found in Section 2.7 ImageBoxes of the Release notes Version 1.7.7.

As of version 1.7.7, all production-relevant details for the selected Print Item are displayed in the newly created information area titled Production Information. This also includes the ImageBox and the Expected Bleed. As of version 1.7.9, the current Production Format [67] is also displayed in this area. This format is the result of the ImageBox plus the Expected Bleed.

Figure 28: The Production Information area visible in the detail view of an Article.

Starting with version 1.7.9, CutData for certain devices can be rotated and then transferred to the Cutter Device. Registration Marks and CutData are rotated simultaneously.

A parameter is available for this purpose in the menu item Administration > Cutter Devices under in the Parameters panel:

• Rotate CutData [68] – CutData from a Production Job can be rotated by 0° or 90°. The positions of the Registration Marks, if available, and the CutPath positions are also rotated by 0° or 90°.

Figure 29: The Parameters panel available in the menu item Administration > Cutter Devices with the option to Rotate CutData shown.

These settings are available in version 1.7.9 for the following Cutting Devices:

• Aristo | Aristomat (SL, TL, GL, LFC)
• Bummer | Bullmer CutCenter
• Elitron | Elitron CAM
• Esko | Kongsberg
• Gerber | MCT Cutter
• Protek | Unico TT
• SD Italy | SD Cutter
• Zünd | Zünd CutCenter

Channel Configurations can no longer be edited in a completed Color Setup. When editing an existing Color Setup, the following settings can be changed:

• Setup Name – Can be freely defined, edited or automatically generated. However, the name may not be used a second time in the system.
• Abbreviation – Can be optionally assigned or edited. If an abbreviation is defined, it cannot be used a second time in the system.
• Comment – Can be freely defined and/or edited.
• Printer – Can be freely defined or edited. In the drill-down menu, however, only printers which can print the selected Channel Configuration are allowed.
• Print Configuration – Can be freely defined or edited.
• Substrate – Can be freely defined or edited.
• Channel Configuration [69] – Cannot be changed as of version 1.7.9.
• Measurement Device and Parameter Set – Can be freely defined and edited.
• Destination – Can be optionally assigned or edited.

Figure 30: The Edit Color Setup dialog.

Starting with this version, additional information is written into the job ticket for Rho/Delta printers, which can be used optionally in the printer software or as an Inprint. The following parameters written into the job ticket:

If the Enable Color Management option is activated in the Workflow, the following information is written in the job ticket:

• WF_CMT= Color Management: activated
• WF_CMT=Color Policy: »Name of the Color Policy«

If the Enable Color Management option is disabled in the Workflow, the following information is written in the Job Ticket:

• WF_CMT=Color Management: deactivated
• WF_CMT=Color Policy: -

If a Save Ink Profile is selected in the Workflow:

• WF_CMT=Save Ink Method: »Name of the variant«
• WF SAVE_INK_TEMPLATE.NAME= »Name of the variant«

If no Save Ink Profile has been selected in the Workflow:

• WF_CMT=Save Ink Method: -
• WF SAVE_INK_TEMPLATE.NAME= -

Version 1.7.9 offers further improvements regarding license information. Read the section below to find out what is new with this release.

Starting with this version, the Maintenance Contract ID is written into the license file. In addition, the Maintenance Contract ID [60] is displayed directly in the Workflow under the License tab of the System Status dialog as well as in the login screen under License Info.

Figure 31: The License tab of the System Status drop-down panel.

The following minor improvements have been implemented in this version of the Workflow.

Spot Color Management: Substrate-specific Spot Colors can be created and used in the Workflow. As of this version, these Spot Colors must be unique per Substrate. This means that the name of a Spot Color may not be used twice for the same Substrate.

Exporting Color Setups: When exporting a Color Setup, all options that are mandetory to create a successful backup are selected by default.

Number of copies is now displayed in the Print Item list: In the Print Item List, under Order > Print Items, a new column called »Copies« has been added.

Generic Fixup dialogs: The help text for Fixups is now displayed in the header of the Fixup dialog. In previous versions the help text was displayed using a tooltip which was only active when hovering over the icon.

Line thickness (weight) for variable shapes: The line thickness defined in Adobe Illustrator for Variable Shapes was not correctly applied in the Production Job output. This error has been fixed. (PXT-940)

Variable text - positioning problems: Text placed in Adobe Illustrator was slightly offset horizontally in the imposition when rotating the Print Item. This error has been fixed. (DW-3491)

Spot Colors with special characters: When checking a document into the Workflow from Adobe Illustrator, the process was aborted with an error if a Spot Color contained a % character. This error has also been fixed.

Separation preview for Spot Color "white": When uploading a document into the Workflow which includes the Spot Color »white«, the separation preview could not be generated or displayed in the Article or Print Item view. This error has been fixed. (DW-3896)

Separate Article reference: Executing the option Split Article Reference in a Production Job, when the job was imposed, returned an error. This bug has also been fixed. (DW-3861)

Send to Printer: When sending certain documents to the printer, the following error occurred: Job fails with HHR Error info: [161:M:680E0000]. This error has been resolved by Global Graphics HHR. (DW-3824, HHR #3644)

User-defined Fields: Multi-line User-defined Fields were displayed in the user interface in single lines only. This error has been fixed. (DW-3773)

Fixup - Scale Page Content: When using the method »Stretch to fill« nothing happened. This bug has been fixed. (DW-3690)

Convert to CMYK: When using the function »Convert to CMYK« for profiling, an error was displayed that the Internal Name must be unique. This error will no longer occur as the system corrects the internal name or assigns a unique name automatically now. (DW-3498)

Step & Repeat and Nesting - Negative Distance: In the »Nesting« and »Step & Repeat« Impose Mode, problems occurred if negative spacing was defined. The first line spacing was not changed. This error has been fixed. (DW-3712)

Nesting - Print Item too large for the imposition: If a Print Item was too large for the impose sheet, single Print Items could not be placed, although enough room for multiple Print Items exists. This error has also been fixed. (IMPOSE-1881)

Manual Mode - trimming problems: With some documents, the results were incorrect if the function »Trim to Height« or »Trim to Width« was activated. This error has been fixed. (DW-3680)

Nesting Alignment: When »Center/Centered« alignment was selected, the placed Print Items were not centered on the sheet. This error has also been fixed. (IMPOSE-1834)

• pdfToolbox SDK Version 11.1.544.1 – New features and fixed bugs are listed in  https://www.callassoftware.com/en/products/pdftoolbox?type=product&product=pdftoolboxdesktop&tab=release-notes – Version 11.1.544 of 2020/07/01.

• CrossX SDK Version 1.13.5.36826Spectro_SDKv4_73 – Fixed bug by defining a Black Start for Spot Colors.

• Spectro_SDKv4_73 – Fixed bug with LAN connection for LFPqb

On September 08th, this Hotfix was released due to the following bugs:

Spot Color Lab-Fallback: In the Edit Spot Color Tooltip the L-Value was displayed twice. The b-value was not displayed at all. This bug has been fixed.

Print Counter: In some cases, Production Jobs will be overwritten, when Jobs were rendered multiple times. This bug has been fixed as well.

Output Settings: Some drop-down menus were not be filled correctly. This section was improved as well.

Fixup Chains: The Fixup "Set TrimBox to Dieline" could not be selected there.

Cutter: The cut-paths in the cutfile were moved by the diameter of the registration marks. This Bug has been fixed.

New installation file: DW_Release1.7.9.(201)-Setup.exe