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Production
6.8
Network Orders
6.8.1
The Minilab in a Network
The Minilab can be integrated in a network via a separate PC (Workstation).
Communication of the Minilab with this PC uses the software d-workflow or software
d-bridge (on this separate PC).
The d-workflow software has a user interface which can be operated via the PC. So the
PC can be used as a server for several input and output devices, e.g. Imagebox, Pixtasy as
input devices and one or more AgfaPhoto Minilabs, such as the Minilab, as output
devices.
The d-bridge software has no user interface and is designed for a 1 : 1 connection. It also
runs on a separate PC that works as server.
Any time the workstation can send completely prepared orders for printing to the Minilab.
Depending on the setup on the Minilab (see
the orders
will be started manually, i.e. upon request by the operator on the Minilab, or
–
automatically
–
(see
following sections
Network Orders Automatically
Each one of these orders consists of the corresponding image files and an order
description file with information about backprint text, print size, number of prints/image,
configuration, use of dTFS, etc. (The included settings for dTFS can be overwritten on the
Settings for the Automatic Printing of Network Orders
minilab; see
Supported formats:
for the complete orders:
–
PFDF 4.1 and 4.2 (Photofinishing Data Format)
Note
The Minilab is able to receive PFDF 4.1 and 4.2 from the d-workflow (network orders),
but it can only send back PFDF 4.2 to the d-workflow (Autosave).
for individual images within the complete orders: "jpg", ".bmp", ".tif" (uncompressed
–
and LZW compressed)
For each paper widths and surface requested in the network orders at least one order
configuration for file prints must be available, i.e. set up before (see
Editing Order Configurations
the message that the order cannot be processed will be displayed (if the order was
–
started manually),
or the order is set on error status (if the order was started automatically). In which case
–
the order cannot be printed anymore on the Minilab.
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Settings for Network Orders
Start Network Orders Manually (operator controlled)
).
in Chapter 4). If this is not the case:
d-lab.2, d-lab.2plus, netlab.2plus: Operation
in Chapter 4)
Start
and
in Chapter 4).
Defining and
AgfaPhoto
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