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Summary of Contents for INEDIT neoStampa
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Page 1: User Manual
User Manual Version: 8.0.12 Last update: June 2016 neoStampa User Manual neoMatch... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Automatic positioning of floating windows Windows that hide automatically Languages Printer Configuration Connectivity Preferences Edition Color management Logging PDF/PostScript documents 4/ PRINTER SCHEME CONFIGURATION Printer scheme manager Scheme selector Print mode Mode Quality Bi-directional Print Cut sheet at the end neoStampa - User Manual... - Page 3 Film printing configuration Printer scheme manager Advanced options 5/ PRINT JOB MANAGEMENT Control center Media size Media size - Advanced parameters Image file loading options Print job type Printer Scheme All in one Load and Save print jobs neoStampa - User Manual...
- Page 4 Separations link of a design Contour cutting • Automatic outline • Send directly to cutting plotter 6/ COLOR MANAGEMENT Input ICC profiles Proofing Multichannel DCS files Mixed Print Mode Split Print Mode Special colors Input and device colors neoStampa - User Manual...
- Page 5 Print and cut Hot folder Job Queue PrintServer 8/ CONSUMPTION CALCULATION Job consumption neoControl General Aspect Cost Control Schemes Jobs Export information to XLS 9/ TECHNICAL SUPPORT TeamViewer Quick Support APPENDIX Custom inks setup Dithering methods neoStampa - User Manual...
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Page 7: Copyright
︎ ︎ I f you think you can help us improve manual contents, you can send your suggestions to quality@inedit.com About the Documentation In this User Manual you will find descriptions of the options that the program offers, and extensive explanations of various processes and aspects involved in this process. -
Page 8: 1/ Introduction
It also allows the possibility of using ICC printer characterization profiles. This manual covers the three modes of neoStampa 8 program: RIP, RAPPORT and FILM, as there are features common to all three. Still, there are well differentiated sections corresponding to each printing mode. -
Page 9: New Features
New features This version of neoStampa provides the following new features: • Color chart interface New tools organization with measurement option Printer Drivers: • Roland XT-640 6-8C • MS Lario 10C • EPSON SC-P10000/SC-P20000... -
Page 10: 2/ Installation And Activation
2/ Installation and Activation Installation The process of neoStampa installation is very fast and easy. You may obtain the installation file neoStampa 8-8.X.X-Setup.exe when purchasing the software, and receive it in an USB drive, or downloading it from Inèdit’s website: http://www.inedit.com/en/download/neostampa_1_2_3_4_5_6_7_8... -
Page 11: Uninstallation
5. Click Finish to complete the installation. 6. After installation, neoStampa’s icon will appear on the PC desktop as a shortcut to run the software. You can also access the software by first clicking Start on the PC task-bar, and then clicking All Programs. Click to open neoStampa 8 folder in C:\Program Files (x86)\Inedit, and then click neoStampa icon to run the software. -
Page 12: Activation
The program comes with an USB protection dongle. A dongle is a hardware device that you can connect to a computer's parallel or USB port. neoStampa is authorized to run on that computer as long as the dongle remains connected. - Page 13 Inèdit licenses too, those will be listed in the Licenses, but only the one related to neoStampa will be activated (green). 4. At the bottom left corner of the window you can see all the dongles you may have in a computer, and, if...
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Page 14: Demo
Demo As a third option, when you start neoStampa for the first time, you can choose to run neoStampa 8 in demo mode. 2. The start up window indicates the demo version. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 15: 3/ Getting Started
3/ Getting Started User Interface Before starting to work with neoStampa, read this topic to learn more about neoStampa’s interface, its tabs and buttons, and basic navigation. This is a standard window, with the standard menu bar and buttons to access the main functions. -
Page 16: Interface Customization
Right clicking on the tab you can organize its window position. Languages From the Tools options on the upper menu bar, you can access the Language you want to run your program. If you wish to change it, select the new language and restart the program. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 17: Printer Configuration
Printer Configuration Before starting to work with neoStampa, you will have to select the printers you wish to use with the program, set the type of connection and other advanced parameters. Click on File | Configure Printer… from the unfolded list, or access the Printer Configuration window by clicking on the button at the top of the window. -
Page 18: Connectivity
Since the program is able to use the drivers of printers installed on Windows (SPOOLER), it is possible to connect them to any printer, with any kind of connection supported by Windows, as for example FireWire. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 19: Preferences
Note: The undo levels use part of your PC system’s memory. If your PC has little memory it would be advisable to reduce its value. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 20: Color Management
These functions are in the so called Color Engine. We recommend to select “Adobe CMM”, although the older “Little CMS” is also a good choice, as it is compatible with previous neoStampa versions. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 21: Rip
Server Option, which is acquired separately and serves to centralize the reception of data from several computers and also manages the cost of various stations. We will indicate in this document the server’s name and the path to get to that server manager. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 22: Pdf/Postscript Documents
Rendering engine: Previous neoStampa 7 already had a new rendering engine incorporated for PDF documents. The engine that was used in older versions can also be used. Rendering resolution: The parameters of this function indicate the resolution at which the PDF documents will be rendered. -
Page 23: 4/ Printer Scheme Configuration
Calibration process which helps you obtain the best printing results. The obtained scheme configurations should not be changed, as they are contain precise information of a particular process. neoStampa with RIP option lets you load printer schemes and ICC profiles. It also allows to make adjustments on the printer scheme. -
Page 24: Scheme Selector
Quality Here you can select the physical printing mode of the machine.There are printers that allow printing at various resolutions or at various modes, varying the final quality of the printing. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 25: Bi-Directional Print
When the large dot is disabled, the media dries faster. However, take into account that activating this option can result in general paler colors that should be compensated increasing the use of ink. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 26: Ink
Once again, any adjustments must be done in the Calibration Wizard assistant. We can make some adjustments on them so as to improve the result, if certain tones aren’t like what it is expected. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 27: Color Balance
ICC profiles. The Edit button opens the color picker window, and shows the color space of the selected profile. You can search for specific color by values, clicking on the color space or sliding for color. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 28: Direct Color Table
Simulation consists of obtaining in our printer the same results that would be obtained in another printing system. Through several Rendering intents, we specify the color engine what calculations need to be made to transform colors from one color space to another, taking into account both origin and target working spaces. neoStampa - User Manual... - Page 29 Be aware that the exact colors’ search is very slow and the time for processing designs can be considerably extended. Don’t use ICC: no modification is carried out on the entry save for the application of the LUT charts of ink balance that may be already selected. neoStampa - User Manual...
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Page 30: Advanced Options
Clicking on Input Defaults you will access a new window. In it, you will be able to pre-determine some parameters, which values will be applied to the new documents associated to the scheme you are working with. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 31: Pdf/Postscript
Clicking on Ok you will overwrite the current curve. To get best results, you need to print the image and verify visually if the curve needs more adjustments. This curve can be exported in .csv and .acv formats for further implementations. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 32: Colorways
Press Edit… to access the curve dialog to change the Input and Output values, or move the points manually, based on the visual decission made when checking the production gradient. The way to adjust the curve is through visual checkings. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 33: Scheme Backup
Profiles and Schemes for Profiler option When you work with neoStampa for the first time, you need to run a calibration process with the Calibration Wizard, to create a scheme calibration that will set ink amounts, linearization curves and maximum ink limits, as well as printing a chart target and create an ICC printer profile. -
Page 34: Profiles And Schemes For Rip Option
When selecting the parameters for printing, it is important that the printing resolution matches as much as possible with the resolution used to create the ICC parameters, which is normally specified in the color profile description. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 35: Sync Scheme
This function will send a command to the printer indicating the printhead to move in one or in both directions. Activating the bi-directional Print, the job will be done faster, but it can lose some printing quality. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 36: Advanced Options
If, for example, a printed job has to be exactly 40 inches long, and the final job is 39.020, then we can make a correction clicking on the button Pressing the Ok the corresponding correction will take place. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 37: 5/ Print Job Management
The below window is to define the useful measurements of the page that is in the printer. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 38: Media Size - Advanced Parameters
The option to Print Statistics and Comments comes handy when you want the Printout information of a particular design to be seen when it is printed. The contents can be edited in a new dialog when clicking on Configure. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 39: Image File Loading Options
Image file loading options When you open a design, a window with the options to configure some parameters will automatically appear. Most of them are very straightforward to select, such as Print job type, Printer and Scheme. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 40: Print Job Type
Print job type As mentioned before, neoStampa supports 3 different types of printing: Rip, Rapport and Film Edition. When you open a design, a window with the option to select the type is available from Open As. The opened jobs are indicated with a different icon in the tab below the media page. -
Page 41: Load And Save Print Jobs
Zoom selected objects: it is the same as the previous one but only showing the selected items. • Zoom roll width: this is used to view the whole working area on the screen. • Zoom printer width: this is used to view on the screen the whole width of the printer. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 42: Guidelines
To add horizontal or vertical guidelines, click the Add button, and introduce the position directly on the list of guidelines. Click the button and introduce the value. To eliminate any guide line from the list, select it and press the Del button on the keyboard.The Snap to guidelines option activates or de-activates their magnetism. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 43: Automatic Distribution (Nesting)
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Page 44: Measurements And Position
The proportions are maintained (horizontal – vertical). The proportions are not maintained (it will be distorted). This button will move the chosen design to coordinates 0,0 offset of the media page automatically. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 45: Measurement Units
When you click on the side button, you are able to make a selection of the design graphically. This operation can be done as many times as it is required. The area selected can also be modified by moving the corners of the rectangle. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 46: Tilling
At selecting Add cut marks, another window appears with several options. These will be fully explained further on, in section Crop and registration Marks in this document. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 47: Mosaics
Below, in Distance, you can set the distance between copies: The media page with the new copies as per above settings will look as follows: neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 48: Labels And Numbers
And the composition of the images in the media page will look as follows: neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 49: Crop And Registration Marks
Font Size. Once set the parameters you want, press Apply, at the bottom of the menu. Here is an example of a possible result: neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 50: Rapport Mode
In the case of Rapport type documents, the design will appear repeated in such a way as to cover the whole of the surface that is to be printed. Composition options When loading a design in Rapport mode we may establish the following options for the Rapport, by selecting them in Rapport from Control Center. neoStampa - User Manual... - Page 51 The Minimum value is the minimum motif that must be printed for all the design information to be contained, and to ensure that when making copies the Rapport will be correct. This option is only valid for printers with special repetition functions, which are sufficiently precise to carry out continuous Rapport. neoStampa - User Manual...
- Page 52 With Start, the point where the design will start its print on the media can be set, both vertical and horizontal positions. For instance, if we need to leave a margin of 0,3mm to start the printout, this is the place to set it. neoStampa - User Manual...
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Page 53: Film -Separations Creation
fixed color palette that has a proper name. In the next example, we can see a design composed by 4-Color and two spot colors. In the cases in which we have a design prepared with colors differentiated for 4-Color and spot colors, we should export the design to Encapsulated PostScript® format (EPS). neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 54: Overprints
CMYK more than the special channels that contain the image. In order to select the colors that you can print, you can remove the CMYK if you only wish to print the colors of the other channels. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 55: Separations Dialog
This test can facilitate the printing of gradations of black from 0 to 100. The resulting print is completely uniform with changes in tone from 0-5% to 95-100%. Clicking on the Edit button it will open the linearization window. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 56: Linearisation Of The Black Ink
To select the dot shape, select the list of supporting shapes for ink jet printers. We recommend using the round one, even though you can also get good results with the Euclidean. neoStampa - User Manual... - Page 57 Using the Dot multiplier, it is possible to increase the value in microns (127 microns=0.127 millimeters). neoStampa - User Manual...
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Page 58: Other Separation Options
Density and calibration bars: generate the printing of signs for each of the colors of the separations. Calibration Bar: generates the printing of the colors and color combinations samples. Document Information: Includes information about file name, type of dither and printing channel. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 59: Channel Selection
In this way, for example, when re-sizing one of the separations, the others will automatically be resized in the same proportion. Resizing a separation All the separations have been resized neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 60: Contour Cutting
When choosing a color from the list, you can see on the screen that the fillets with that particular color are seen as a dotted line. This shows that it is a cutting line. In this image you can see an outside cutting outline neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 61: Automatic Outline
The program will search all the area of the image with a color similar to that selected and will calculate a cut path with the established distance from the frames that frame the similar color area selected. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 62: Send Directly To Cutting Plotter
The Plotter options button opens the next window with Advanced options: neoStampa - User Manual... - Page 63 The generated file has the extension "ct5" and it is only valid to be loaded in the program CiberCut. This contains the cutting pathway of the design and the exact position so that when cut, it will match the printed image if register marks are used (OPOS). neoStampa - User Manual...
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Page 64: 6/ Color Management
There are four main rendering intent groups. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 65: Multichannel Dcs Files
You may modify opacity levels for each channel by introducing the appropriate value in the opacity column. The combination of all the colors of each channel, with the established opacity level, will be the result which will be printed. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 66: Split Print Mode
Although this is a variation of section 1, the color entry precision is very useful. Clicking on the Special Colors icon a small dropper will appear in the design Select the desired color and a window allowing the modification of the special color will appear. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 67: Input And Device Colors
Press the Measure button once the spectrophotometer is correctly placed (consult the list of devices supported by neoStampa to your usual provider). Select the correct device, which is usually automatically assigned, and the communication port where such device is connected. -
Page 68: Use Special Colors
If we want to print the color we have selected with just one of the special colors, we will enter value 100 for one of the components (c,m), depending on where they are in the printer. For instance, with the red cartridge in the Light magenta channel (m) the values will be selected as follows: neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 69: Direct Color Table
‣ column 2 is for the color ‣ column 3-5 are used for the RGB values. number name Example: CODE NAME 11-0103 C Note: Using neoMatch program to replace the color, the CSV file is exported in this format. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 70: Generation Of Color Palettes
The option permits linearize the special colors whenever there is a linearization curve for the special colors. - Perform ink limit control: The option assures that the printing of the color palettes never exceeds the established limit value of the ink. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 71: Configuration Of The Parameters With Variation Of One
For this option, introduce the patches of each of the corners. To introduce each color, press on the rectangle of the corresponding color. Next to the upper left patch, there are two selectors where you can introduce the number of vertical and horizontal patches. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 72: Csv Files
You can import colors or libraries that you already have or know, using the following browse button: Patch size and separation between patches can be customized, from the buttons on the right down part of the window. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 73: Format Specifications Of The Csv
‣ column 1 is for color ‣ column 3-5 are used for ‣ column 2 is for Device CMKY levels in % CODE number the RGB values. the color name Example: CODE NAME InkLevels C=40%|M=0%|Y=0%|K=100% C=40%|M=2%|Y=0%|K=100% C=40%|M=4%|Y=0%|K=100% C=40%|M=6%|Y=0%|K=100% neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 74: 7/ Rip Management
Also, working in this way can generate printing files that are too big, and therefore we recommend checking the free space on the disk. Process only In this case, the program will only process the file generating print directories, to be sent later to the device. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 75: Pages And Copies
RIP window: When a design is bigger in size to the defined page, the program generates the pagination automatically, that is to say, it divides the design as in many pages as it needs to print it. neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 76: Print And Cut
file noun and select where to save it.The generated file has the extension "ct5" and it is only valid to be loaded in the program CiberCut. It contains the cropping path of the design and the exact position so that when cropping it will match the printed image if register marks are used (OPOS). neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 77: Hot Folder
Active option, the jobs sent to the hot folder will be printed automatically. Page settings as for disposition of designs in the media include Nesting, Allow rotation, Size of Origin and so on, as per right image: neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 78: Job Queue
8) Button to Cancel a job; 17) Button to access the configuration of the Job 9) Button to take a job at the head of the queue; queues. 10) Button to take a job upper on the list of the queue; neoStampa - User Manual... - Page 79 The options of establishing Bi-directional Print and Cut Sheet at End can be selected on this window too. Finally, the option Origin Setup can be established here, leaving some unprinted media space both lengthwise (Pre-feed) and/or widthwise (Displacement). neoStampa - User Manual...
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Page 80: Printserver
Also, a webAPI connection is possible. Tip: For further information, please get in contact with Inèdit Software S.L The PrintServer program is located in neoStampa 8 folder. So, to start it for the first time, you will have to reach neoStampa’s location in your computer, which path is ‘C:\Program Files (x86)\Inedit... -
Page 81: 8/ Consumption Calculation
The option neoControl Server, which must be acquired with a separate license, allows to control all the printers connected to neoStampa 8. This feature allows to organize Job Queues, send new jobs, erase them or control the costs before printing, and all this from an authorized computer with an internet connection. -
Page 82: Cost Control
Material Inks Schemes In the Schemes option, you will be able to control the parameters of each scheme, with its associated information and characteristics. Jobs When you click on a Job you access its information: neoStampa - User Manual... -
Page 83: Export Information To Xls
Export information to XLS Selecting the Jobs History you will view all the jobs that have been completed with neoStampa, grouped in three different timings (Today, Yesterday and Calendar). Under each job or group of jobs you have the option to Export the data generated from those jobs to an Excel file:... -
Page 84: 9/ Technical Support
9/ Technical support TeamViewer Quick Support neoStampa 8 comes with the installation of a TeamViewer QS application. Whenever you need individual assistance, contact our technical team through the email address support@inedit.com or by phone, and set up a TeamViewer session. -
Page 85: Appendix
The Double Ink button becomes available, and it allows to control individually the behaviour of two identical inks for the same print: the Start, the behaviour curve and the end. neoStampa - User Manual... - Page 86 Supposing you fix the Intensity at 100% and the Minimum value at 10%, and that the absolute inks value is stated at 135%, then neoStampa 8 will add a 10% more. The effect is that the ink penetrates more, but it can also cause certain migration if over-used.
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Page 87: Dithering Methods
Tip: In case you have a special request on inks that is not supported by neoStampa 8, do not hesitate to contact Inèdit to see if there is any possibility to add it. - Page 88 By activating the Precise option, the program will use the adapted frequencies. These can be seen by clicking ©2016 Inedit Software S.L. neoStampa - User Manual...
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