Two improvements were implemented in the behavior of the Impose Editor. First, behavior when rotating Print Items while using Pre-Angulation was revised. As a second step, compliance with the Minimum Sheet Height for Roll Substrate was improved.

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.

To do this, you have to:

• Create a custom field – text input or drop-down list – for the Print Item or an Order.
• Specify the color name or color code for the Print Item or Order.
• Create a text caption in the imposition, e.g., for the Print Item.
• Select the color option Derive from User-defined Field [3] with the Background Color enabled [2].
• Select the user-defined field [4] – e.g. Color Code – containing the color code from the drop-down menu.
• Select the Fill option under Create background as [5].

Figure 2: Left: The Color Options panel with the Background Color of a text caption enabled in the Marks tab; Right: The Edit Order dialog with a user-defined field – Color Code – and its corresponding value

The color value can be defined in the user-defined field using the following color formats:

• CMYK – By entering the color value cmyk(0,0,0,1)
• RGB – By entering the color value rgb(1,0,0) or rgb255(255,0,0)
• Lab – By entering the color value lab(50,25,-30)
• Registration Mark Color – By entering the color value all
• Named Colors (CSS) – By entering the color name (see the corresponding overview for a list of available color names)
• HEX values (CSS) – By entering the value #FF5733
• No color – By entering none

Expanded text options were added for the Color Control Stripes – Spot Colors and Color Control Stripes – Process Colors features — these include the following options:

• Display Tint Values [6] – Select this option to display the tint values for the Color Control Stripe.
• Offset – Tint Values [7] – Use this to specify the offset from the Mark for the displayed tint values.
• Display Color Names [8] – Select this option to display the color names for the Color Control Stripes.
• Offset – Color Names [9] – Use this to specify the offset from the Mark for the displayed color names.

Figure 3: Marks tab, featuring the Color Control Stripes – Spot Colors and the advanced text options

User is now enabled to define a background color for Fotoba marks. To do this, go to Color Settings, enable the Background Color option [10], and select the desired CMYK values or desired spot color.

Figure 4: Finishing tab with the selected Fotoba cutter device

In this version, two changes have been made to the impose mode Bound Product:

• Only one Print Item can be used. When attempting to add another Print Item, a notification will appear.
• In the user interface, in the “Print Items” tab, icons that can no longer be used have been removed. Only the Delete icon [11] remains available.

Figure 5: Left: The message that appears when attempting to add another Print Item; Right: Print Items tab with the Delete icon

In version 2.0.0, two enhancements were implemented for the Fixup "Prepare Technical Spot Colors" which was originaly introduced in version 1.22.2:

• User can configure for technical spot colors with a tint value of 0% whether the spot colors should be processed as "White" (and thus set to Knockout) or as overprinting (and thus not visible in the printed result) [12].
• When the Technical Color was created as a solid area in the Print Item, an error message is displayed by default.

Figure 6: Fixup Prepare Spot Colors, using the function Handling of Technical Spot Colors with a tint of 0% , set to Knockout (White Objects)

New checks are available in all Check-in Preflight and Fixup Templates. However, some of these checks are triggered only when files are uploaded to $PRODUCT_NAME_WORKFLOW application using options "Preflight Only (no correction)" or "Preflight and fix the first page only". When print data is uploaded without activating normalization options, detected objects are automatically corrected wherever possible.

In version 2.0.0, the check-in process was switched from the previous full PDF check to a QuickCheck wherever possible. For a QuickCheck, the complexity of a PDF document is virtually irrelevant. Preflight Results are usually available within a few milliseconds, regardless of how many pages, objects, or spot colors Print Item contains. The new checks described in previous section – which are performed when uploading print data – particularly benefit from this change, as they are now completed significantly faster.

User can assign additional substrates or all substrates to a Profiling Project. This feature eliminates the need to create a separate Profiling Project for each substrate when the same Color Policy can be used for multiple substrates with similar colors.

To assign additional substrates to a Profiling Project, proceed as follows:

1. Navigate to Color > Profiling Projects.
2. Select the desired Profiling Project from the list and open it.
3. In the Overview [19] tab, in Additional Substrates section, click Edit [22].
4. In Edit Additional Substrates dialog, select multiple substrates from the drop-down list [21]. By enabling Assign to all Substrates option [20], this Profiling Project becomes available for every substrate in the application.
5. Click Save to apply settings. Selected substrates are then displayed in Additional Substrates section.

Figure 10: Edit Additional Substrates dialog with additional substrates selected

Each Profiling Project now displays one of the following three statuses, making it easy to see the progress at a glance. The status is displayed in the footer [23] of the respective project.

• Created – No sub-steps of the Profiling Project have been executed yet.
• In Progress – Some sub-steps have already been executed, but not all steps have been completed yet.
• Ready for Production – All steps have been completed, and a Color Policy has been generated.

Figure 11: The list of Profiling Projects with status indicators

Starting with version 2.0.0, each single step in a Profiling Project – such as Linearization or Characterization – can be reset either completely or back to a previous sub-step without affecting an entire Profiling Project. This eliminates the need to recreate an entire project when a Profiling Project step contains an error.

To reset a Profiling Project step, proceed as follows:

1. Open the desired Profiling Project and then the step you want to reset.
2. Click Reset [25] icon.
3. In dialog that opens, select one of the following options from the Reset to [24] drop-down menu:
   • Home – Deletes everything in this step. You can proceed to the "Print" step.
   • Print – Deletes created Profiles (if available) and Measurements (if available). You can proceed to "Measure" step.
   • Measured – Deletes only Profiles that have already been created. You can proceed to the "Create Profile" step.

Figure 12: Reset Step dialog for the Characterization step

It is no longer possible to delete a Profiling Project when the Color Policy created within the Profiling Project is currently used in a Production Job. This prevents ongoing Production Jobs from becoming invalid due to the accidental deletion of the underlying Color Policy.

Figure 13: Delete Profiling Project dialog that appears when attempting to delete a project that uses a Color Policy

Starting with this version, the Gamut Viewer can also display the color gamut of a Profiling Project based on the GMG implementation. The existing Gamut Viewer for ColorLogic profiles remains available, allowing to visualize color management approaches side by side and to compare them.

You can now create custom Print Charts for the Total Area Coverage Limit with a freely definable maximum value, which helps prevent contamination of a printing system.

To create user-defined Total Area Coverage Limit, follow these steps:

1. In a Profiling Project, open Total Area Coverage Limit step.
2. In that step, click Print substep and enable Expert Mode [26].
3. In current dialog, click on Add [27] next to the Measurement Template Chart dropdown.

Figure 14: Add Total Area Coverage Chart dialog, which allows you to add a Custom chart

4. In the opened dialog, specify the values for the chart.
   • Initial Value – Total Area Coverage [30] – Specify the total area coverage value for the first column of color patches in the chart. You can enter values ranging from 150% to 190%.
   • Final Value – Total Area Coverage [31] – Set the Total Area Coverage value for the last column of color patches in the chart. You can enter values ranging from 300% to 400%.
   • Number of variations per Color Channel Combination [32] – Specify how many rows should be calculated between the primary colors. You can choose between 2 and 3.
   • Show Text [33] – Specify whether or not to display captions for the columns. Disabling this option is only recommended when there is no space available for the captions.
   • Gap Width [28] – Specify the gap width between the color patches. This prevents colors from bleeding at the edges of the color patches.
   • Margin [29] – Set an additional margin around the entire chart.

Figure 15: General tab, which contains the parameters for generating a Total Area Coverage Chart

5. In Advanced tab, specify the Patch Width and Page Height as well as the Max Page Width and Max Page Height you want to use for the chart.
6. Click Save to generate the chart. Generated chart can be used for other printing systems in the future.

Two minor changes were made in version 2.0.0:

• Measure – measurement of a Print Chart must begin with Page 1 and continue in ascending order. After all pages have been measured, user is given the option to delete a page and measure it again.
• Comment on a Print Chart – When creating a Print Chart, an option to enter a Comment has been removed, as the content of such a Comment can vary dynamically depending on a specific use case. However, the option to enter a Comment is still available in each step (e.g., Linearization, Total Area Coverage Limit, Characterization, etc.) by clicking the Print tab within a Profiling Project.

Figure 16: Left: The Add Characterization Chart dialog under the Color > Print Charts menu item; Right: The Measure dialog

Starting with this version, two new visualization options are available in the Analyze step.

Starting with version 2.0.0, color correction calculations in the Output Configuration tab of a Production Job are based on the GMG implementation when a GMG color strategy is selected. In all other cases, the previous ColorLogic-based implementation is used.

Starting with this version, GMG and ColorLogic Color Policies are clearly separated from one another in the Output Configuration drop-down list [34]—a subheading separates the different color strategies from one another.

Figure 19: Edit Output Configuration dialog with the Color Policies

Starting with this version, verification can be performed using either a GMG Color Policy or a GMG ink-saving strategy, depending on the selected Color Policy.

Starting with this version, depending on the selected Color Policy, a Grid Chart can be created using a GMG Color Policy or with GMG ink savings.

Starting with this version, the pre-calculated Save Ink Profiles Low, Medium, and Extreme are available based on the GMG implementation for all Color Policies that were created with GMG:

In version 2.0.0 all necessary functions are provided to enable DeviceN values calculation of spot colors in connection with GMG implementation. This affects the following areas:

In version 2.0.0, an RGB DeviceLink profile is created based on RGB intermediate color space selected for the Profiling Project. This allows all RGB data with advanced parameters to be converted directly to Output Color Space or to intermediate color space.

When Print Item contains multiple RGB sources, an additional step is automatically performed before rendering to ensure consistent handling of all sources. The process is as follows:

• For DeviceRGB objects, RGB source color space specified in system settings is assigned.
• For ICC-based RGB data, respective ICC Color Spaces are converted to RGB Source Color Space used in Profiling Project. As a result, all RGB color values in Source Color Space always have the input color values that match RGB DeviceLink.

Starting with this version, the printer software preview now provides a calculation of the compensation curves for all Color Policies created with GMG, which are used to generate the color images. This has improved the image quality of the preview, as color transitions can now be factored into the calculation.

In Linearization section, starting with this version, values for ink cuts are also saved in the database, ensuring that they can be correctly retrieved when the step is edited later. Ink cuts displayed on the curves always match the numerical values shown next to them.

The following changes have been made in the current version:

• The name of the Variation must be unique in a Profiling Project. Otherwise, an error message will be displayed during creation [38].
• Black is no longer used in the calculation of the primary colors cyan, magenta, and yellow, resulting in pure primary color values.
• For Paper White Compensation [39] option in Separation Parameters tab, a visualization has been provided to help user understand how gray axis can be specifically adjusted to the desired reference white.
• Variations can be deleted selectively, depending on whether the underlying Color Policy is currently in use. When the variation's Color Policy is not in use, only the variation is deleted. When variations Color Policy is in use, both the Color Policy and the variation are deleted.

Figure 23: Left: General tab when creating a Variation; Right: Separation Parameters tab with Paper White Compensation option

Additional step for generating G7 Linearization was added.

To use this step, please note the following:

• G7 Linearization option [41] must be enabled when Profiling Project is created – it is not possible to enable it after creating Profiling Project.
• This step is displayed as an additional step following the regular Linearization [40] which must also be enabled in the settings. When linearization is disabled, G7 linearization is also hidden.
• G7 linearization is applied exclusively to CMYK Process Colors; ECG colors are not affected.

Figure 24: Add Profiling Project dialog with Advanced tab and G7 Linearization

Profiling Projects menu, with Additional Functions sub-menu [42] provides the possibility to export an entire Profiling Project [44] and import the project [43] into another instance of the application. This makes it particularly easy to transfer proven Color Policies between multiple locations or from a test environment to a production environment.

Figure 25: Profiling Projects menu, which allows you to import or export a project

In this version, Color Management section in user interface has been simplified.

Depending on whether you have GMG or ColorLogic permissions, various menu items like Color Books, Image-Based Color Correction, Color Settings, Color Setup, and Color Setup Templates – are hidden to display only the functions that are actually available.

In addition, as soon as a Profiling Project sub-step of is completed, the user can proceed directly to the next step without having to activate Expert Mode.

Figure 26: Steps of a Profiling Project

In Administration > Settings > Color Management > General, the ColorLogic specific parameters under Color Management Settings – ColorLogic [45] have been moved to a separate, clearly defined section. This provides a clearer overview, as GMG and ColorLogic settings are no longer displayed together.

Figure 27: General tab of the Settings > Color Management menu item, showing newly created section

Starting with this version, in Administration > Inks > Ink Setup, manually synchronize a created Process Color with the Color Service. This is necessary, for example, to make selected Process Colorssuch as White –available to the Color Service after they have been newly created or modified in the system.

To synchronize a Process Color, proceed as follows:

1. Navigate to Administration Inks Ink Setup.
2. Select desired Process Color [48].
3. Under Additional Functions [46], click Sync to "Color Service" [47] function.
4. Wait until synchronization is complete. Process Color will then be available in the Color Service.

Figure 28: Ink Setup tab with the new synchronization feature

In 1.22.2 version, an option to select a reference profile for color space conversion was added to Rename, Convert, or Remove Spot Colors Fixup.

With version 2.0.0, Spot Color Name – Destination [50] drop-down menu has also been revised when Rename [49] option is selected. Starting with this version, it displays only system-wide defined spot color names as well as names from spot color libraries. Spot color names that are used only by other Print Items no longer appear in Print Item selection list. This restriction prevents users from accidentally selecting a spot color name that exists only in another Print Item but is not defined as a valid spot color name system-wide or library-wide.

Figure 29: Rename, Convert, or Remove Spot Colors Fixup

Due to the revised handling of spot colors and Processing Steps, the input fields for the Processing Steps Group and the Processing Steps Type have been removed for a total of 20 Fixups in this version, as these parameters are no longer required for those Fixups. This has made mentioned Fixup dialogs clearer and simpler without changing the technical functionality of respective Fixups.

The following Fixups are affected by the removal of the processing steps information:

• Duplicate Spot Color Separation
• Add a Dieline for defined Text
• Add Bleed on Irregular Shape
• Add Wind Slits
• Create a Knockout Rectangle
• Create a Spot Color Separation for objects using the selected Spot Color
• Day and Night Output
• Derive a Dieline from Spot Color
• Fill PageBox with Spot Color
• Replace Dieline for Regular Shape
• Add a Dieline for Irregular Shapes
• Add a Dieline from the Center
• Add a Dieline to the ImageBox
• Add a Second Dieline
• Add Caption
• Add Objects on Layer
• Create Spot Color Separation depending on Total Ink Coverage
• Create Spot Color Separation for Object Type
• Create Spot Color Separation to Printed Objects
• Create White Only Separation

Starting with this version, an Automation Job can also be created directly in detail view of an Article via Additional Functions [51], without having to go through the List of Articles or Production Scheduler. This speeds up the processing of individual Articles in particular for which an Automation Job should be created on short notice.

Figure 30: Article's detail view, which offers Create Automation Job function.

Additional Functions [52] menu in Automation > Production Configurations has been restructured. It is now organized as follows:

• Export Job Ticket (divider) – Exports a job ticket for selected Production Configuration, which is intended to serve as a basis for developers who wish to run this Production Configuration via the API.
• Export Production Configuration –Exports an entire Production Configuration. Note that referenced Fixup Chains, Fixup Templates, output configurations, etc., are not included.
• Import Production Configuration (divider) – Imports a Production Configuration previously exported from another system.
• Display Options – Here you can configure the list view for the Automation Production Configurations menu item.

Figure 31: Additional Functions menu in Production Configurations

In the list of Production Configurations, a trash bin icon [53] is now displayed in the footer of each production configuration. This allows deleting a single Production Configuration directly from the list without having to select it first.

Figure 32: The list of Production Configurations, with a trash bin icon for each Production Configuration

In Bundle View under Automation Jobs tab, starting with this version, you can replace Print Items for each individual Automation Job within a bundle. Replace File [54] button is now available for this purpose.

Replacing a Print Item is helpful, for example, when an updated print file for a Print Item that has already been submitted needs to be provided during ongoing bundle processing. This feature can also be used when, during file verification, it is determined that wrong file was used for production.

Figure 33: Bundle of Automation Jobs tab

Generating an Imposition Report for Bound Product impose mode is no longer possible in Production Configurations starting with this version. This change is related to the restriction to a single Print Item described in section 1.1.5. Since a standard imposition report no longer makes sense in this case, an error message [55] is displayed when you attempt to save Production Configuration.

Figure 34: Invalid Production Configuration with Bound Product mode and Export Imposition Report Operation

Starting with this version, when editing a Production Configuration using Create Production Job Operation, full validation for invalid Output Configurations is performed upon saving. This ensures that configuration errors are detected as soon as data is saved, rather than only when order is actually processed.

Hotfolder XML or JSON structure has been expanded to allow representation for the Variants of Production Configurations in configuration. This makes it possible to specify, which Variant of a Production Configuration should be used for processing via Hotfolder.

Job ticket JSON structure for Variant of a Production Configuration is built as follows:

Figure 35: JSON example for defining Variant of a Production Configuration

XML structure for Variant of a Production Configuration looks like this:

Figure 36: XML example for defining Variant of a Production Configuration

In detail view of a Production Configuration, you can copy variation's GUID to the clipboard with a single click [56]. This feature is particularly useful when working with XML or JSON Hotfolders, since variant must be precisely referenced using its GUID.

Figure 37: Variations dialog with Copy GUID to Clipboard icon

Creating and viewing Variations is now directly available in the footer of Production Configuration.

• Add New Variation – Create a variation by clicking Add Variation [58] in the footer of a Production Configuration. You can also do this by clicking Show Details [59] and selecting Add from the menu.
• Number of Variations – To help users immediately notice whether variations exist for the Production Configuration, the footer displays the number [57] of available variations. You can also click the number to open the detail view and see all variations there.

Figure 38: Production Configurations menu item with the new overview

You can now create Automation Jobs by entering the Print Item ID that already exists in the system. Referenced Print Item is duplicated and processed as part of the new Automation Job, so that original Print Item remains unchanged.

Starting with version 2.0.0, following additional features are available in the API of Switch App:

• Retrieving all Check-in Templates – All Check-in Preflight and Fixup Templates stored in the system can be retrieved via the API.
• Retrieving and using Variations of Production Configurations – Switch Flows can specifically use a particular Variation of a Production Configuration.
• Specifying the Check-in mode – When uploading Articles, choose between the check-in modes Preflight and fix the first page only or Preflight only (no correction).

Output Configuration [60] tab of Production Job provides information on Color Management [61]. This allows you to determine whether Color Management is enabled and what Color Correction is being applied to the output.

Figure 39: Output Configuration dialog with added Color Management information field

When Hotfolders from the old user interface are still present in version 2.0.0 or later, Migrate existing Hotfolders [62] hint will appear in the header of user interface. At the same time, a more prominent prompt – "Open in new User Interface", will appear in the old user interface to speed up migration.

Figure 40: Application header with migration note

Administration [63] menu items has been converted from a flat list to a grouped list. As a result, related settings are now grouped by topic and are easier to find, especially in installations with a large number of administration options.

Figure 41: Administration drop-down menu with new structure

When more than five values are selected for a filter [64] in Production Scheduler, display in the list is limited starting with this version to ensure clarity even for extensively configured routines.

Figure 42: Production Scheduler with filters that are not fully displayed

Display of color values for all Color Spaces has been standardized system-wide in the following areas:

• CMYK and grayscale – Displayed with two decimal places.
• RGB – Displayed without decimal places.
• Lab – Displayed with two decimal places.
• DeviceN – Displayed with two decimal places.
• Tint values for spot colors – Displayed without decimal places.

Once you switch to Expert Mode [65] under Profiling Projects > Profiling Projects, this mode remains active system-wide until user actively exits. The same applies for standard mode. This means it is no longer necessary to switch modes every time when loading a page.

Figure 43: Create Characterization Profile dialog with Expert Mode enabled

When selecting multiple records in a list and then performing an action on them, the records remain selected after the process is complete. This allows you to apply multiple processes in series to the same selection without having to reselect the records each time.

When switching between Substrate Types Roll Media and Sheet/Plate, value entered for Height Length or Roll Length [66] is retained rather than being completely reset while switching. This eliminates the need to re-enter the same value repeatedly when comparing the two Substrate types and matches the behavior in the old user interface.

Figure 44: Substrate Definition dialog with Substrate Type