NavigatorDFE TIFF Release 8

August 8, 2023

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Workflow 9.2.1.10

HHR 13.2r4 v13.2.4.1

XiSpooler 1.1.5.0

DFE 2.5

JobArchive v1.0

NCE 8.1

DCE 3.5

XiEvents 1.2.2.6

XiService 1.3.0.15

Sentinel Protection Installer 7.7.1

Postflight 52.0

XiSettings v1.0.1.1

LogJam 10.0

DFEBackRest 12.0

DeleteLogs 1.0b2


Changes:

- Added TIFF to PDF conversion support.

- The release no longer includes the Meteor Print Engine SDK. (Install it from the Meteor Inkjet installer)

- Pauses will no longer be removed from the Base Workflow when updating it to match the Job's Workflow.

- Changed to using new 'Meteor DFE' System Device.

- Second workflow with Output Spooler no longer needed.


DFE New Features:


- Added support on the Job Editor Dialog for Multi-Stage Positioning which is new in XiPosition: Horizontal and Vertical Offsets, Anchor Point, and Rotation is configurable per stage when Duplex is turned on in XiPosition.

- The currently selected Meteor Config File is now shown on the Meteor Dashboard.

- New Meteor DFE System Device supporting Demo Mode.

- New Meteor DFE System Device Dashboard in the DFE (appears above Device area).

- Meteor DFE Dashboard allows live Pause/Resume of press and live Offset Adjustment.

- Meteor DFE System Device Settings tab allows full configuration and monitoring of Meteor System.

- Job Editor Dialog now allows scaling to be specified in absolute units of inches or millimeters.

- Print Market Options feature allows customizing the Job Editor Dialog for different print market applications including Mono.

- Job Editor Dialog new "Make Default" checkbox that updates the base workflow to the current settings when the job is submitted.

- Job Editor Dialog layout has been reorganized to accommodate new functionality in a more logical format.

- Job Editor Dialog Page Size label now reflects scaling setting.

- Job Editor Dialog Preview now renders correctly when offsets and scaling are applied.

- Job Editor Dialog Preview now renders scaling over 100% correctly.

- Meteor DFE System Device Dashboard (appears above Device area).

- Meteor DFE Dashboard allows live Pause/Resume of press and live Offset Adjustment.

- Meteor DFE System Device Settings tab.

- Job Editor Dialog now allows scaling to be specified in absolute units of inches or millimeters.

- Print Market Options feature allows customizing the Job Editor Dialog for different print market applications.

- Job Editor Dialog new "Make Default" checkbox that updates the base workflow to the current settings when the job is submitted.

- Job Editor Dialog layout has been reorganized to accommodate new functionality in a more logical format.

- If no DefaultDeviceIndex is specified in CustomInterface.json, the last selected Device will become the default.

- Beta Feature: New Cancel Job toolbar button on the Jobs Table.

- Meteor DFE System Device Dashboard (appears above Device area).

- Meteor DFE Dashboard allows live Pause/Resume of press and live Offset Adjustment.

- Meteor DFE System Device Settings Tab.


DFE Bug Fixes


- Submitting a job now preserves the job's XiPosition Duplex setting.

- Scaling on the Job Editor dialog now works correctly when no XiPosition step exists.

- Pausing Meteor DFE System Devices now works correctly.

- DFE now avoids attempting to use a previously used System Device on startup that no longer exists.

- Job Editor Dialog Page Size label now reflects scaling setting.

- Job Editor Dialog Preview now renders correctly when offsets and scaling are applied.

- Job Editor Dialog Preview now renders scaling over 100% correctly.


DFE Known Issues


- Job Locking not implemented

    

Includes these ICC profiles for 5 and 6 color devices:


This is 6 color: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Orange, White:  

5C_Orange_Fasson 2.4m WH BOPP_220.icm  


These are 7 color: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Orange, Violet, White:

6C Avery 2.4M WH BOPP-220.icm

6C Avery SG UVIJ 55#-180.icm

6C Fasson Estate4-200.icm


The above ICC profiles are for use with Manual Calibrations made using NCE with ink limit percentages set as follows:

C=68

M=70

Y=69

K=64

Orange=68

Violet=68

White=100


NavigatorDFE TIFF Release 7

May 12, 2022

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Workflow 8.6.4.5

HHR 13.1r0 v13.1.0.9

XiSpooler 1.1.2.3

NCE 3.008

DCE 3.1

Navigator Mac Client 847/8.6.4.5 (release notes at the end of this document).


Known Issues:

 * Manual Calibration can only be selected through a Render Config, i.e. selected in the Navigator Config Editor. It cannot be selected in the Workflow editor in the clients.

 

 Changes:

 * Removed unwanted outdated InstallerResources items.

 * Improved support for switching between single bit and multi-bit pixels, including screening selection.

 * Support for dynamically configuring extra colors that are ripped.

 * Support for the Scalable RIP.

 * Adding these ICC profiles for 5 and 6 color devices:


This is 6 color: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Orange, White.

5C_Orange_Fasson 2.4m WH BOPP_220.icm


These are 7 color: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Orange, Violet, White.

6C Avery 2.4M WH BOPP-220.icm

6C Avery SG UVIJ 55#-180.icm

6C Fasson Estate4-200.icm


The above ICC profiles are for use with Manual Calibrations made using NCE with ink limit percentages set as follows:

C=68

M=70

Y=69

K=64

Orange=68

Violet=68

White=100



NavigatorDFE TIFF Release 6

May 5, 2021

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Workflow 8448

DFE Web Client 1.1.1

HHR 13.0r0 v2020

XiSpooler 1.1.1.224


Changes

 * First release with a v13 RIP, for testing with Scalable RIP.



NavigatorDFE TIFF Release 5

December 14, 2020

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Workflow 8192

DFE Web Client 1.3.5

HHR 12.0r2 v1236

XiSpooler 1.1.1.224


Changes

 * Fixes for supporting more than 5 colors on a Meteor system.



NavigatorDFE TIFF Release 4

July 30, 2020

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Workflow 8192

DFE Web Client 1.3.5

HHR 12.0r2 v1236

XiSpooler 1.1.1.223


Changes

 * Fix a number of crashes in edges cases during canceling.

 * Support single page separator pages in back to back mode.

 * Fix a bug introduced in a previous release with back to back jobs having gaps.



NavigatorDFE TIFF Release 3

May 28, 2020

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Workflow 8114

DFE Web Client 1.0

HHR 12.0r2 v1227

XiSpooler 1.1.1.215


Changes

 * More changes as per Meteor to fix offsets.

 


NavigatorDFE TIFF Release 2

February 19, 2020

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Workflow 8114

DFE Web Client 1.0

HHR 12.0r2 v1227


Changes

 * Official Release.

 * Changes as per Meteor to fix offsets.


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RIP Manager Mac Client 8.6.4.5 Release Notes

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5/6/2022 - 8645_PRNFile_Meteor


- Fixed Render Step’s Global Color Adjustment Workflow Editor setting to reflect the new values after a Render Config change

- Hide the Reverse Page Range checkbox in Output Options when using the Multi-Page Range mode

- Added Reverse Page Order checkbox for use as the default in the General tab of the Workflow Editor



RIP Manager Mac Client 8.6.2.7 Release Notes

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2/9/2022 - Trunk


- 100% Black checkbox in the TRA Workflow Editor tab now correctly reflects the setting from the Render Config



RIP Manager Mac Client 8.6.2.1 Release Notes

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2/2/2022 - Trunk


- Added Tone Curve to the TRA (Render Step) in the Workflow Editor



RIP Manager Mac Client 8.4.8.3 Release Notes

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12/22/2021 - 84723_Ship_NavigatorCTP_2


- Made the Viewer window a little taller and a litter wider in order to make sure a full page can be shown without scrolling and that the user menu appears in the right side of the toolbar by default.

- Fixed bug where if all spot colors are remapped to a process color and then Adjust Spot Colors is selected, the Adjust Spot Color dialog would assert and never show

- Job Info Dialog Table Columns are now resizable and expand with the window size

- Fixed search filter code to search new Jobs Table Columns and account for column visibility



RIP Manager Mac Client 8.4.7.7 Release Notes

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07/21/2021 - Trunk


- 64-bit Application supporting macOS 10.14.6 and later

- Support for new Server-based File Viewer (Cloudflow's Proofscope)

- Always remembers and restores Jobs Table column sizes and positions

- Ability to hide Jobs Table Columns

- New Jobs Table Columns added (Copies, Time Stamp, Customer Job ID)

- Login progress bar now updates more reliably

- New Preferences Window available with Delete Job Confirmation and Default Units of Measure settings

- App Nap OS feature that suspends applications in the background is now disabled for the Mac Client