The following new features are available in version 2.0.0 of the $PRODUCT_NAME_WORKFLOW application:

Impose Editor – In version 2.0.0, existing features were enhanced and new functionalities were introduced:

• General New Features and Improvements – In version 2.0.0, two improvements were implemented in the behavior of the Impose Editor. First, the behavior when rotating Print Items in conjunction with Using Pre-Angulation was revised [PPDWF-13678]. As a second step, compliance with the Minimum Sheet Height for Roll Substrate was improved [PPDWF-13633].
• Dynamically Derive Color Values for Captions – Starting with this version, it is possible to dynamically derive the color value for the background color of a text caption from a source, i.e, a user-defined field. Enter the color definition as a value in the user-defined field. Color definitions can be created in CMYK, RGB, Lab, registration mark color, named CSS colors, and HEX values, as well as set to no color value. [PPDWF-13665] [PPDWF-13752] [PPDWF-13847][PPDWF-13963] [PPDWF-13964]
• Color Control Stripes – Advanced Text Options – In version 2.0.0, advanced text options were introduced for Color Control Stripes. These include Display Tint Values, Offset – Tint Values, Display Color Names, and Offset – Color Names. [PPDWF-13607] [PPDWF-13562]
• Fotoba Cutter Device – Background Color – Starting with this version, it is possible to define a background color for Fotoba marks. [PPDWF-13400]
• Impose Mode »Bound Product« – Restrictions – Starting with this version, the Bound Product impose mode allows you to use only one Print Item. Unused functions have been removed from the Print Items tab. [PPDWF-11841]

Check-in Preflight and Fixup Templates – With version 2.0.0, the following new features were implemented for Check-in Preflight and Fixup Templates:

• Prepare Technical Spot Colors – Handling of Technical Spot Colors with a tint value of 0 %, set to Knockout (White Objects) – Starting with version 2.0.0, configure for Technical Spot Colors with a tint value of 0%, whether they should be processed as “White” and set to Knockout or as overprinting and should not be visible in the printed result. When the Technical Color is defined as a fill, an error message is displayed by default. [PPDWF-13583]
• New Checks – Starting with version 2.0.0, new checks are available in the Check-in Preflight and Fixup Templates, primarily related to the normalization of print data in accordance with the ISO standard for processing steps.
  • Technical Colors are overlaid by a Print Object – This detects whether Technical Colors are overlaid by a Print Object. According to the ISO standard, Technical Colors always have to be placed at the topmost layer and set to overprinting in the print file. This allows for the detection of Dielines located in the background. When a match is found, the warning “A Print Object overlaps a Technical Color” is displayed. [PPDWF-12717]
  • Technical Colors in a Multicolor DeviceN Definition – This feature detects whether technical colors are present within a multicolor DeviceN definition. According to the ISO standard, technical colors should always be placed at the very top of the print file and set for overprinting. Dielines located within a multicolor DeviceN definition must therefore be extracted and brought to the foreground as a separate object. When a match is found, the error message “Some technical spot colors are used as part of a multicolor DeviceN definition” is displayed. [PPDWF-11385]
  • Dieline created as “rect” or “circle” – This checks whether dielines are created as geometric rectangles (“rect”) or circles (“circle”). Dielines must consist of individual, connected path segments so that they can be processed correctly by Cutter Devices. If a match is found, the error message “A dieline is defined as a rectangle instead of paths” is displayed. [PPDWF-13008]
  • The page’s MediaBox is not at the origin (0/0) – This checks whether the MediaBox is not located at the origin of the PDF coordinate system. While this is a common practice in PDF files, it is often unsuitable for the $PRODUCT_NAME_WORKFLOW application. A corresponding error message is displayed. [PPDWF-13124] [PPDWF-13005]
  • Page has a rotation factor – This checks whether a rotation factor is present in the print file. Generally, this situation does not pose a critical problem in the printing industry. However, for consistent and reliable processing of print data in the $PRODUCT_NAME_WORKFLOW application, normalization — that is, the application — of the rotation factor is required. A corresponding error message is displayed. [PPDWF-13124] [PPDWF-13005]
  • Multipage Print Items have differing page sizes or orientations – This detects whether the print file contains pages that differ in size and orientation. The use of different page sizes and orientations in print files is intended only in rare, exceptional cases. A corresponding warning message is displayed. [PPDWF-13603] [PPDWF-13005]
  • General check-in improvements – Switch to QuickCheck – In version 2.0.0, the check-in process was switched from the previous full PDF check to a QuickCheck wherever possible. This results in significant speed improvements, especially for multipage print data. [PPDWF-13754]

Color Management – In version 1.22.2, a new feature based on the GMG OpenColor Engine — Setting up and Managing Profiling Projects — was added to the Color menu. Starting with version 2.0.0, the final implementation is available to all new customers as well as customers who want to switch to GMG. Please note that depending on whether you solely possess a GMG license or also a ColorLogic license, certain menu items will be hidden in the user interface. These include, for example, Color Books, Color Correction Based on Image, Color Management Settings - ColorLogic, Color Setup, and Profiling Templates. The following additional new features are available compared to version 1.22.2:

• Assigning Additional Substrates – Starting with this version, it is possible to assign additional Substrates or all Substrates to a Profiling Project. [PPDWF-13928] [PPDWF-13935]
• Profiling Project – Status – Each Profiling Project now displays one of the following three statuses: Created (no sub-steps executed), In Progress (not all steps completed), or Ready for Production (all steps completed, Color Policy generated). [PPDWF-13737]
• Resetting Substeps of a Profiling Project Step or an Entire Step – Starting with version 2.0.0, a single step in a profiling project can be reset either completely or back to a specific substep without affecting the entire profiling project. [PPDWF-13815] [PPDWF-13817]
• Deleting a Profiling Project – Starting with this version, it is no longer possible to delete a Profiling Project when the used Color Policies are being used at the same time in a Production Job. [PPDWF-13435]
• Gamut Viewer – In version 2.0.0, the Gamut Viewer provides the ability to display the Color Space of a Profiling Project based on the GMG implementation. The existing Gamut Viewer for ColorLogic profiles can still be used as usual. [PPDWF-13567]
• Creating a Print Chart – Total Area Coverage Limit – Starting with version 2.0.0, custom Print Charts for the Total Area Coverage Limit (TAC) can be created with a freely defined maximum value, which helps prevent contamination of the printing system. [PPDWF-13504] [PPDWF-13637] [PPDWF-13742]
• Minor Changes to Creating and Measuring Measurement Template Charts –  Two changes were implemented in version 2.0.0: measuring a Measurement Template Chart must now start on page 1 and continue in ascending order; once all pages are fully measured, a page can be deleted and re-measured. [PPDWF-13493] [PPDWF-13491] [PPDWF-13455] [PPDWF-13054]. Furthermore, the option to enter a remark when creating a measurement template chart was removed. [PPDWF-13953]
• Visualizations for Measurements — Two new Visualization Types — The color axis for the Linearization and Characterization steps, as well as the spider web view in the characterization step — are available for evaluating measurements and the Color Space. Starting with this version, the starting point of the Y-axis (luminance axis) is always set to 0. [PPDWF-13621]
• Color Correction in the Production Job – Color correction calculations are now based on the GMG implementation. [PPDWF-13405]
• Verification with GMG – Starting with this version, verification can be performed using a GMG Color Policy as well as GMG ink savings. [PPDWF-13914]
• Grid Charts with GMG – Starting with this version, Grid Charts can be generated based on a GMG Color Policy. [PPDWF-13408] [13361]
• Ink Savings – The pre-calculated ink savings profiles “Low,” “Medium,” and “Extreme” are available starting with this version, based on the GMG implementation, in the areas of Verification, Q-Points, API, the “Export Ink Consumption Report” operation, and output configuration. [PPDWF-13473] [PPDWF-13420]. Starting with this version, GMG and ColorLogic ink-saving profiles are also clearly distinguished from one another in the Output Configuration drop-down list. [PPDWF-13457]