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User Guide Renaissance Scanner Integrity version 3.1 www.creoscitex.com 03-4017D-A Renaissance Scanner Integrity version 3.1 user guide Copyright Copyright © 2001 Creo Products Inc. All rights reserved. CreoScitex is a major operating division of Creo Products Inc. No copying, distribution, publication, modification, or incorporation of this document, in whole or part, is permitted without the express written permission of CreoScitex. In the event of any permitted copying, distribution, publication, modification, or incorporation of this document, no changes in or deletion of author attribution, trademark legend, or copyright notice shall be made. The text and drawings herein are for illustration and reference only. The specifications on which they are based are subject to change. Creo Products Inc. may, at any time and without notice, make changes to this document. 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Creo Products Inc. 3700 Gilmore Way Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5G 4M1 Tel: (1) (604) 451-2700 Fax: (1) (604) 437-9891 http://www.creo.com .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03-4017D-A Revised May 2001 Contents Using This Manual xi Who Should Use This Manual .................................................................................................................. xii What’s New in This Manual ..................................................................................................................... xii New Features, Enhancements, and Changes in Integrity Software Version 3.1 .................................. xii Conventions Used in This Manual ........................................................................................................... xiii Fonts ............................................................................................................................................... xiii Terminology .................................................................................................................................... xiii Symbols........................................................................................................................................... xiv Software Symbols Legend ................................................................................................................ xvi PDF Document ...................................................................................................................................... xvii 1 Getting Started 1 Chapter Overview..................................................................................................................................... 2 What is Integrity? ..................................................................................................................................... 2 Turning On the Integrity Workstation ....................................................................................................... 3 How to Start Integrity Software ........................................................................................................ 3 How to Exit Integrity Software .......................................................................................................... 4 Integrity User Interface ............................................................................................................................. 4 Components of Integrity Window............................................................................................................. 5 Menu Bar .......................................................................................................................................... 5 Toolbar .............................................................................................................................................. 6 Integrity Status Bar ............................................................................................................................ 6 How to Use the Overview Window ........................................................................................................... 7 How to Use the View Window.................................................................................................................. 9 Hatching Pattern Indicates Unscanned Areas.................................................................................... 10 How to Change the Display in the View Window............................................................................. 10 How to Open Additional View Windows.......................................................................................... 11 How to Zoom In and Out ................................................................................................................. 12 How to Display an Image at a Specific Resolution............................................................................. 12 How to Use Alignment Guides and the Alignment Crosshair ............................................................ 13 How to Use the Measuring Tool....................................................................................................... 19 How to Change the Measurement Unit Type ................................................................................... 21 How to Use the Separation Manager Window ........................................................................................ 22 How to Hide or Show the Separation Manager Window .................................................................. 23 How to Activate a Separation .......................................................................................................... 23 How to Hide a Separation From the Display ..................................................................................... 23 How to Redisplay a Separation......................................................................................................... 24 How to View Only the Active Separation.......................................................................................... 24 How to View All Separations in Black............................................................................................... 25 How to Use Spot Color Viewing Options ................................................................................................ 26 vi Renaissance Scanner Integrity User Guide 2 Image Assembly 29 Chapter Overview .................................................................................................................................. 30 How to Open and Process a Job ............................................................................................................. 31 How to Open Jobs With Additional Integrity Workstations............................................................... 32 How to Check Scanned Image Properties ............................................................................................... 33 How to Change the Image to Positive.............................................................................................. 33 How to Change the Image to Right-Reading.................................................................................... 34 How to Rotate the Image ................................................................................................................ 34 How to Register Images.......................................................................................................................... 35 How to Register Separations to Each Other...................................................................................... 35 Registration Methods ............................................................................................................................. 36 Autosearch ...................................................................................................................................... 37 Linework Autoregister (Semi-automatic Registration) ....................................................................... 38 Halftone Autoregister ...................................................................................................................... 38 Manual Registration ........................................................................................................................ 39 Which Registration Method to Use .................................................................................................. 39 General Rules for Using Linework Autoregister ................................................................................ 40 How to Interpret the Registration Status................................................................................................. 43 Registration Status........................................................................................................................... 43 Alignment Status ............................................................................................................................. 45 Frame Status ................................................................................................................................... 45 How to Check Autosearch Registration .................................................................................................. 46 How to Align Images .............................................................................................................................. 48 How to Check the Alignment of a Separation .................................................................................. 50 How to Register Using Linework Autoregister ......................................................................................... 52 How to Create a Region Match ....................................................................................................... 53 How to Resize a Region ................................................................................................................... 54 How to Move a Target..................................................................................................................... 55 How to Create a Halftone Point Match ............................................................................................ 55 How to Create a Point Match .......................................................................................................... 57 How to Create a Match ................................................................................................................... 57 How to Create a New Match ........................................................................................................... 60 How to Activate a Target or Match .................................................................................................. 62 How to Delete a Target ................................................................................................................... 63 How to Delete a Match ................................................................................................................... 63 How to Register an Image Manually ....................................................................................................... 64 How to Shift a Separation................................................................................................................ 64 How to Nudge a Separation ............................................................................................................ 65 How to Rotate a Separation............................................................................................................. 66 How to Tack a Manual Registration Point ........................................................................................ 68 How to Use Guides to Register a Separation .................................................................................... 69 How to Position the Page Frame (Trim) ................................................................................................... 70 Frame Types .................................................................................................................................... 71 How to Position a Frame.................................................................................................................. 73 How to Nudge a Frame ................................................................................................................... 73 How to Resize a Frame .................................................................................................................... 74 Contents vii How to Edit a Frame ............................................................................................................................... 75 Edit Active Frame Dialog Box ........................................................................................................... 75 How to Create a Two-Page Spread ......................................................................................................... 79 How to Edit the Separations ................................................................................................................... 80 How to Change the Order of Separations ............................................................................................... 82 3 Using Bitmap Editing 85 Chapter Overview................................................................................................................................... 86 What Is Bitmap Editing? ......................................................................................................................... 86 Why Bitmap Edit? ............................................................................................................................ 86 Bitmap Editing in the Workflow ....................................................................................................... 87 Bitmap Editing Guidelines ....................................................................................................................... 88 Which Tool to Use ........................................................................................................................... 88 Viewing Resolutions......................................................................................................................... 88 How to Use the Editing Tools.................................................................................................................. 90 Before You Begin Editing ........................................................................................................................ 91 Goals of the Tutorial ........................................................................................................................ 91 Practice Film .................................................................................................................................... 91 How to Prepare a Job for Bitmap Editing.......................................................................................... 92 Editing Tasks .......................................................................................................................................... 93 How to Undo and Redo Edits........................................................................................................... 94 How to Select a Separation View for Editing .................................................................................... 94 How to Render Separations in Black................................................................................................. 95 How to Zoom In and Out ................................................................................................................. 95 How to Pan the View ....................................................................................................................... 96 How to Drag the View ..................................................................................................................... 97 How to Detect Defects Using the Posterized View............................................................................ 97 How to Display the Edit Toolbar....................................................................................................... 98 How to Create an Edit ..................................................................................................................... 99 How to Use the Rectangle Tool to Clean........................................................................................ 100 How to Use The Rectangle Tool to Clear and Fill ............................................................................ 102 How to Remove Defects in All Visible Separations .......................................................................... 103 How to Select an Edit .................................................................................................................... 104 How to Deselect the Active Edit ..................................................................................................... 104 How to Delete an Edit.................................................................................................................... 104 How to Resize an Edit .................................................................................................................... 105 How to Overlap Edits ..................................................................................................................... 105 How to Turn Edit Outlines On or Off .............................................................................................. 106 How to Use the Polygon Tool......................................................................................................... 108 How to Use the Pencil and Eraser Tools.......................................................................................... 109 How to Toggle Between the Pencil and Eraser Tools ...................................................................... 110 After Editing Is Complete ............................................................................................................... 111 How to View the Results of Your Edits ........................................................................................... 111 viii Renaissance Scanner Integrity User Guide 4 Creating Breakouts 113 Chapter Overview ................................................................................................................................ 114 What Is a Custom Breakout? ................................................................................................................ 114 How to Add a Custom Breakout in Integrity ......................................................................................... 115 How to Define a Custom Breakout ....................................................................................................... 116 How to Register a Custom Breakout ..................................................................................................... 117 How to Delete a Custom Breakout ....................................................................................................... 118 How to Cancel Separation Processing ................................................................................................... 118 5 Releasing, Saving, and Reopening a Job 121 Chapter Overview ................................................................................................................................ 122 How to Release a Job ........................................................................................................................... 123 How to Report Problems to the Console Workstation .......................................................................... 124 How to Save a Job................................................................................................................................ 125 How to Close a Job .............................................................................................................................. 125 How to Open a Saved Job .................................................................................................................... 126 Separation Status ................................................................................................................................. 127 How to Change the Status of a Separation ........................................................................................... 129 How to Unlock a Locked Separation .............................................................................................. 131 How to Register to Locked Separations.......................................................................................... 131 How to Modify a Job Description.......................................................................................................... 132 A Menus 133 File Menu ............................................................................................................................................. 134 Edit Menu ............................................................................................................................................ 135 View Menu .......................................................................................................................................... 137 Registration Menu ................................................................................................................................ 139 BitEdits Menu ....................................................................................................................................... 140 Window Menu ..................................................................................................................................... 141 Help Menu ........................................................................................................................................... 141 B Menu Shortcuts 143 Integrity Shortcuts ................................................................................................................................ 144 General Tasks. ...................................................................................................................................... 145 Image Assembly Tasks .......................................................................................................................... 150 Bitmap Editing (Retouching) Tasks ........................................................................................................ 152 C Toolbar 159 Integrity General Toolbar ...................................................................................................................... 160 Edit Toolbar Buttons (for retouching images) ........................................................................................ 161 Contents ix Glossary 163 Index 171 x Renaissance Scanner Integrity User Guide Using This Manual Who Should Use This Manual ........................................................... xii What’s New in This Manual ............................................................... xii Conventions Used in This Manual .....................................................xiii PDF Document .................................................................................xvii xii Using This Manual Who Should Use This Manual This manual is intended for anyone who will use the Integrity registration software to register jobs that were scanned on the Renaissance scanning system. To use this manual, you should: • • have a working knowledge of prepress operations be familiar with using a personal computer running the Windows NT operating system This manual assumes that: • All the hardware, software, and network components of your Renaissance scanning system are installed, configured, and operating correctly. • Files submitted to the Renaissance scaning system are free of common errors usually dealt with during preflight, such as missing fonts and PostScript errors. What’s New in This Manual This section describes information that is new in this manual. It identifies changes that were made in Renaissance Scanner Integrity Version 3.1. New Features, Enhancements, and Changes in Integrity Software Version 3.1 • Added support for Opaque and Transparent viewing modes for displaying spot colors. For more information, see How to Use Spot Color Viewing Options on page 26. • Added Log file for reviewing program operation history. See Appendix C, Toolbar. • • Added Release button to toolbar. See Appendix C, Toolbar. • • Added Settings to Edit menu for accessing Licensing/Log File items. Added support for jobs originating from Renaissance II and II Plus scanning systems. In Integrity, you can no longer swap separations that use multiple components and variants. Any order changes to these separations must now be made at Console. Conventions Used in This Manual xiii Conventions Used in This Manual This section describes the fonts, terminology, and symbols used in this manual. Fonts Frutiger bold is used to refer to buttons and other items in a dialog box, file names, folders, menu names, and menu commands. Minion Italic is used to refer to other chapters in the manual, book titles, and titles of other manuals. Frutiger is used for figure and table captions. Letter Gothic is used for messages on your computer screen and for information that you must type. SMALL CAPS is used for a key or key combination on your keyboard. Terminology Clear Place the mouse pointer over the check box for the specified option, and click the left mouse button so that the X or check mark is removed from the check box. Click Place the mouse pointer over the specified option or button and press and release the left mouse button. Double-click Place the mouse pointer over the specified option or button and quickly press and release the left mouse button twice. Drag Hold down the left mouse button while moving the mouse and release the button. Enter Type the information and press the ENTER or RETURN key. Point Position the mouse pointer over a submenu or menu command. For example, point to the File menu. xiv Using This Manual Press Press the specified key or key combination on your keyboard, for example, press CTRL+ALT+DEL. Right-click Place the mouse pointer over an area of the application window, and then press and release the right mouse button to display the shortcut menu. For more information about using shortcut menus, see your Windows documentation. Select Place the mouse pointer over the check box for the specified option, then click the left mouse button so that an X or check mark appears in the check box. Or: Place the mouse pointer over the specified box or button, and then click the left mouse button. Type Type the information. Do not press the ENTER or RETURN key. Symbols Attention: This symbol alerts you to things that may cause loss of data or damage to your computer hardware. Important: This symbol tells you about things that may cause process delays or reduce functionality, reliability, or quality. Note: A note provides additional information that you may need to consider. Tip: This symbol draws attention to information that can help you perform a task more quickly or easily. Conventions Used in This Manual xv This symbol tells you that related information on the topic is available in the online help. The reference symbol tells you that related information on the topic is available in another CreoScitex document. This symbol indicates that you should perform a spot check to ensure equipment and or software has been correctly installed and is in working order. xvi Using This Manual Software Symbols Legend Legend fat, unimposed, composite PostScript file chunky, unimposed, composite PostScript file thin, unimposed, composite PostScript file C C C MY MY MY K K K file HiRes image file FPO image file fat, unimposed, separated PostScript file workstation server folder chunky, unimposed, separated PostScript file hot folder thin, unimposed, separated PostScript file laser printer system operation user operation C M Y K fat, imposed, separated PostScript file user initiated platesetter system initiated C C M M Y Y K K chunky, imposed, separated PostScript file thin, imposed, separated PostScript file Application application archive color proofer PDF Document xvii PDF Document This manual is also provided in PDF (Portable Document Format). The PDF document can be used for online viewing and printing using Adobe Acrobat Reader. When printing the manual, please print the entire manual, including the copyright and disclaimer statements. xviii Using This Manual 1 Getting Started Chapter Overview ...............................................................................2 What is Integrity?................................................................................2 Turning On the Integrity Workstation ..................................................3 Integrity User Interface ........................................................................4 Components of Integrity Window .......................................................5 How to Use the Overview Window .....................................................7 How to Use the View Window ............................................................9 How to Use the Separation Manager Window ..................................22 How to View All Separations in Black ................................................25 How to Use Spot Color Viewing Options...........................................26 2 Chapter 1 – Getting Started Chapter Overview This chapter describes the components of Integrity registration software. In addition to learning about tools available in Integrity, you learn basic procedures for opening, closing, editing, and saving jobs. What is Integrity? Integrity is used to align and register scanned jobs, define parameters for custom breakouts, clean defects such as scratches and dust marks, and retouch image content using the bitmap editing tools. Turning On the Integrity Workstation 3 Turning On the Integrity Workstation You must turn on the Integrity workstation before starting the Console software. If the Integrity workstation is not turned on, the following error message is displayed when you try to start Console software. Figure 1: Error message when Integrity workstation is off If this message displays, follow the instructions below to start Integrity software, then click the Retry button. To start Integrity software: 1. Turn on the Integrity workstation. The workstation starts and after a few seconds the Windows logon dialog box is displayed, showing the user name ScannerUser. 2. With the cursor in the Password box, click OK. After a few seconds the desktop displays and then you can start Integrity software. How to Start Integrity Software To start Integrity software: 1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button. The Start menu displays. 2. From the Start menu, select Programs. 3. Point to the CreoScitex Renaissance submenu, then click CreoScitex Integrity Registration . Integrity software starts. 4 Chapter 1 – Getting Started How to Exit Integrity Software To exit Integrity software: Ø From the File menu, select Exit. If you made changes to a job but did not save them, a message is displayed asking if you want to save the changes. For information about logging off and shutting down Windows, see your Windows user documentation. Integrity User Interface When you start Integrity, the CreoScitex Integrity Registration (Integrity) window and the Open file dialog box displays. After you open a job, a series of windows and components activates so that you can begin work on the job. The Integrity window contains a menu bar, toolbar, status bar, and three windows. These windows—View, Overview and Separation Manager—are the primary Integrity work area. The following sections describe the components of the Integrity window in detail. Components of Integrity Window Components of Integrity Window After you open a job, the Integrity window displays, showing three windows with job information. Menu bar Toolbar View window Separation Manager Overview window Status bar Figure 2: Integrity window Menu Bar The menu bar is located at the top of the Integrity window. Figure 3: Integrity menu bar For an overview of the menu commands, see Appendix A, Menus. 5 6 Chapter 1 – Getting Started Toolbar The Integrity toolbar is located below the menu bar. Open Undo Release Mirror Redo Zoom In/Out Rotate Negative/ Positive Page Frame Select Register About Integrity Rectangle Pin Pencil Clear Separation Cut Target View Log Move Measure Copy to Separation all Separations Eraser Polygon Fill Clean Figure 4: Integrity toolbar For an overview of the toolbar buttons, including the pixel size buttons that display when you click on the Pencil tool, see Appendix C, Toolbar. How to Hide or Display the Integrity Toolbar If you don’t want to use the toolbar, you can hide it. Use the same procedure to display or hide the toolbar. To hide or show the Integrity toolbar: Ø From the View menu, select Toolbar. Each time you select Toolbar, the toolbar is displayed or hidden. Integrity Status Bar The status bar at the bottom of the Integrity window shows, from left to right: • a help line describing the action you can perform on the current selection • the cursor or guide position, measured from the center of the alignment crosshair • the width, height, diagonal distance, and degree of the measuring box (displays only when using the Ruler tool) • the horizontal and vertical scaling of the current selection, whether it is the main image or a custom breakout How to Use the Overview Window 7 For example, the following is a help line describing how to nudge the frame: Figure 5: Integrity status bar How to Hide or Display the Integrity Status Bar Follow the procedure below to hide or display the status bar. To hide or display the Integrity status bar: Ø From the View menu, select Status Bar. Each time you select Status Bar, the status bar is displayed or hidden. How to Use the Overview Window When you open a job, the Overview window displays showing the image at a ratio of 1:64. A green rectangle in the Overview window outlines the area of the image that is displayed in the View window. See Figure 6. The ratio in the View window determines the size of the rectangle in the Overview window; the lower the ratio—for example, 1:1—the smaller the rectangle. Green rectangle outlines the area displayed in the View window Figure 6: Overview window The Overview window is primarily used to quickly navigate around the View window at all size ratios. 8 Chapter 1 – Getting Started You can display the image in the Overview window at: • • 1:64 1:256 To hide or show the Overview window: Ø From the View menu, select Overview. If the Overview window was hidden, it is now displayed. If the Overview window was displayed, it is now hidden. To zoom to a specific resolution: Ø From the View menu, select Zoom Overview, and then select the resolution you want. The image in the Overview window displays at the selected resolution. How to Use the View Window 9 How to Use the View Window When you open a job, the View window is displayed, showing an area of the image at 1:16. The area displayed is outlined in the Overview window. Figure 7: View window Use the View window to check the registration and adjust it, if required. See Chapter 2, Image Assembly. In the View window, you can display: • a different area of the image See How to Change the Display in the View Window on page 10. • the image at different resolutions See How to Zoom In and Out on page 12. • alignment guides See How to Show and Hide Alignment Guides on page 13. 10 Chapter 1 – Getting Started Hatching Pattern Indicates Unscanned Areas Integrity shows a hatching pattern on any part of an image that was outside the scanned area. This allows you to immediately see if any part of the image was not scanned, and indicates whether the output image will include any non-scanned area. For example, if the trim or Page Frame boundary includes some “hatched” area, it is enclosing an area that was not scanned. Hatching pattern Figure 8: Hatching pattern on image Note: If you include the hatched area in the output, it will be filled with white space if the input film is positive or black space if the input film is negative. How to Change the Display in the View Window You can display a different area of an image in the View window using any of the following methods. How to Use the View Window 11 To change the display in the View window: • • • • • Click on a different area in the Overview window. With the Arrow tool selected on the toolbar, in the View window, hold down the left mouse button and the space bar, and drag the image in the direction you want. Use the scroll bars to scroll up or down, left or right. Use the PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN key to scroll up or down. Use the pan keys. No matter which tool you are using, you can pan the view using the following keys on your keyboard. To pan Press Left J or S Right L or F Up I or E Down K or D If you use the mouse with your right hand, you might find it easier to rest your fingers on the S, E, D, and F keys to quickly pan the view. If you use the mouse with your left hand, rest your fingers on the J, I, K, and L keys. I E S D F J K L Figure 9: Panning the view with the keys on the keyboard How to Open Additional View Windows For each job, you can have more than one View window open. For example, this is useful when you have one corner pinned and you are rotating another corner. 12 Chapter 1 – Getting Started To open additional View windows: Ø From the Window menu, select New Window. A new View window is opened. The same image is displayed in the second View window. How to Zoom In and Out The image in the View window can be displayed at: • • • • • • 4:1 1:1 1:4 1:16 1:64 1:256 For information on keyboard shortcuts for zooming in and out, see Appendix B, Menu Shortcuts. To zoom in to a higher resolution: Ø Click the Zoom-in button on the toolbar. The image in the View window is displayed at the next higher resolution. To zoom out to a lower resolution: Ø Click the Zoom-out button on the toolbar. The image in the View window is displayed at the next lower resolution. How to Display an Image at a Specific Resolution Use the Zoom commands on the View menu to display an image in the View window at a specific resolution. To zoom to a specific resolution: Ø From the View menu, point to Zoom, and then select the resolution you want. The image in the View window is displayed at the selected resolution. How to Use the View Window 13 How to Use Alignment Guides and the Alignment Crosshair Alignment guides are straight horizontal or vertical lines that you can display to help you align, measure, and register images in Integrity. There is no practical limit to the number of guides you can place. Once placed, guides can be moved or deleted as needed. The alignment crosshair has both a horizontal and vertical guide arm and is enclosed by a circle. The measuring tool uses the alignment crosshair as the “origin” from which distances are measured. The alignment crosshair can be moved, but it cannot be deleted. The active guide, inactive guides, and alignment crosshair are displayed in different colors and dashed patterns to differentiate them from each other and from the page frame. How to Show and Hide Alignment Guides To show or hide all alignment guides: Ø From the View menu, select Alignment Guides. The alignment guides toggle to be displayed or hidden. A check mark beside Alignment Guides indicates that all guides, including the alignment crosshair, are visible. The absence of a check mark indicates that all guides, including the alignment crosshair, are hidden. 14 Chapter 1 – Getting Started How to Create an Alignment Guide To create an alignment guide: 1. Select any tool on the toolbar, except the Pin tool. 2. Move the mouse cursor into the hot zone. Note: The hot zone is a narrow strip at the top and left side of the window. To create a horizontal guide move to the top of the window; to create a vertical guide, move to the left of the window. When you move the mouse cursor into the hot zone, the create-guide cursor appears. Shaded area shows location of “hot zone” Create-guide cursor Figure 10: Hot zone and create-guide cursor 3. Press and drag the create-guide cursor to position the guide. The guide is displayed and moved to the new location. 4. When the guide is in the correct location, release the mouse button. The most recently created alignment guide remains active until you select a different guide. How to Use the View Window 15 How to Activate an Alignment Guide To make an alignment guide active: 1. Select any tool on the toolbar, except the Pin tool. 2. Move the cursor over the guide within the hot zone. The cursor turns into a highlighted arrow. 3. Click on the guide. The alignment guide changes color to show that it is now active. How to Move an Alignment Guide To move an alignment guide that is not active: 1. Select any tool on the toolbar, except the Pin tool. 2. Move the cursor over the part of the guide that is within the hot zone. If the guide is not active, the cursor turns into an arrow. Click, and the cursor turns into the move-guide cursor. If the guide is active, the cursor turns into the move-guide cursor. Move-guide cursor Figure 11: Move-guide cursor 3. Do one of the following: • • Drag the guide to a new location. Press the arrow keys to nudge the guide one pixel at a time. The arrow keys will only work on the object if the move-guide cursor is visible. 16 Chapter 1 – Getting Started Status Bar Information and Alignment Guides When you move an alignment guide, the status bar shows the distance of the guide from the center point of the alignment crosshair. 3.12 inches Distance of vertical guide from the center of the alignment crosshair Figure 12: Status bar shows distance of guide from crosshair How to Delete Alignment Guides To delete the active alignment guide: 1. In the hot zone, click the guide you want to delete to make it the active guide. 2. Do one of the following: • • From the Edit menu, select Delete Active Alignment Guide. Drag the active alignment guide out of view. The guide is deleted. How to Use the View Window 17 To delete all alignment guides: Ø From the Edit menu, select Delete All Alignment Guides. Note: This does not delete the alignment crosshair. It cannot be deleted. How to Lock Alignment Guides To lock alignment guides: Ø From the Edit menu, select Lock Alignment Guides. This protects you from inadvertently moving guides when you are doing other operations. How to Move the Alignment Crosshair By default, the alignment crosshair is in the upper-left corner of images. It can be moved and hidden, but not deleted. To move the alignment crosshair: 1. Select any tool on the toolbar, except the Pin tool. Do one of the following: • Move cross-hair cursor Move the cursor around in the upper-left corner of the image until you see a circle with four arrows, then drag the alignment crosshair to a new location. 18 Chapter 1 – Getting Started Figure 13: Dragging the alignment crosshair • Double-click in the image where you want the center of the alignment crosshair to be located. Alignment crosshair Figure 14: Alignment crosshair How to locate the alignment crosshair when it’s hidden: If Alignment Guides is selected in the View menu, but you can’t see the crosshair, it may be in its default location at the upper-left corner of the image, or in a location that is not in the current view. How to relocate the alignment crosshair: 1. Move the mouse around in the upper-left corner of the image until a circle with four arrows appears. 2. Drag the alignment crosshair to a new location. Or: Double-click on a different spot in the image to relocate the alignment crosshair. How to Use the View Window 19 How to move only one arm of the alignment crosshair: 1. Select any tool on the toolbar, except the Pin tool. 2. Move the cursor over the arm you want to move within the hot zone. If the guide is not active, the cursor turns into an arrow. Click, and the cursor turns into the move-guide cursor. If the guide is active, the cursor turns into the move-guide cursor. Move-guide cursor Figure 15: Moving one arm of the alignment crosshair 3. Do one of the following: • Drag the arm of the alignment crosshair in the direction you want to move it. The other arm remains stationary. • Press the arrow keys to nudge the arm one pixel at a time. The arrow keys will only work on the object if the move-guide cursor is visible. 4. When the arm is where you want it to be, release the mouse button. How to Use the Measuring Tool A measuring tool is available on the Integrity toolbar. Measuring tool Figure 16: Measuring tool on the Integrity toolbar 20 Chapter 1 – Getting Started To measure using the Measuring tool: 1. Click the Measuring tool button on the toolbar. As you move the measuring pointer around the image, the position of the pointer, relative to the center of the alignment crosshair, appears on the status bar. 2. Click on the point from which you want to start measuring and, holding down the mouse button, drag the mouse in the direction you want to measure. The status bar shows the width, height, diagonal distance, and diagonal angle of the measuring box, from the point at which you started. Distance of the starting point from the center of the alignment crosshair. Here, measuring started from the alignment crosshair. Width, height, diagonal distance, and degree of measuring box Figure 17: Measuring the image Horizontal (sX) and vertical (sY) scaling of the breakout. How to Use the View Window 21 3. When you finish measuring, release the mouse button. The measuring rectangle disappears, and the measurements are displayed on the status bar. Note: Measured distances on the status bar take scaling into account. How to Change the Measurement Unit Type To change the measurement unit type: 1. From the Edit menu, select Change Guide/Measurement Units. 2. Select one of the following unit types: • • • • • inches centimeters millimeters picas points All measurements in Integrity will now be in the selected unit. Note: The units used in the Edit Active Frame dialog box are determined by the unit type specified at the Console workstation. 22 Chapter 1 – Getting Started How to Use the Separation Manager Window When you open a job, the Separation Manager window is displayed. It lists the separations for the job and provides information about each separation. The Separation Manager window is most commonly used to: • • • • • activate a separation hide or show a separation in the display check the status of the separations check the registration status of the separations check which separations have a target in the active match list Active separation Click to show or hide a separation Separation status Figure 18: Separation Manager Window For information about the status of separations, see How to Interpret the Registration Status on page 43. For information about Component and Variant fields, see How to Change the Order of Separations on page 82. How to Use the Separation Manager Window 23 How to Hide or Show the Separation Manager Window To hide or show the Separation Manager window: Ø From the View menu, select Separation Manager. If the Separation Manager window was hidden, it is now displayed. If the Separation Manager window was displayed, it is now hidden. How to Activate a Separation Only one separation can be active at a time for a job. The Separation Manager window indicates which separation is currently active. See Figure 20 on page 24 for an example. You must activate a separation when you want to: • • • • select a target align a separation manually move, nudge, or rotate a separation edit a separation To activate a separation: Ø In the Separation Manager window, select the separation you want to be active. The circle left of the separation is filled in, indicating that the separation is now active. How to Hide a Separation From the Display You can hide a separation from the display. For example, if a job consists of multiple black separations for versioning, you may want to hide the additional black separations and view only one black separation at a time. 24 Chapter 1 – Getting Started To hide a separation from the display: Ø In the Separation Manager window, click on the X for the separation. The separation is hidden from the display, and the X no longer displays for that separation. Black separation is hidden Figure 19: Separation Manager window—hide separation How to Redisplay a Separation To show a separation again: Ø In the Separation Manager window, click on the spot where the X was previously shown. The separation is displayed again, and an X is displayed for that separation. How to View Only the Active Separation To view only the active separation: Ø From the View menu, select Active Sepn Only. The active separation is displayed and all other separations are hidden. Only the active separation is displayed Figure 20: View active separation How to Use the Separation Manager Window 25 To show the inactive separations again: Ø In the Separation Manager window, click on the spot where the X for the separations were previously shown. The separations are displayed again, and the Separation Manager window contains an X for those separations. How to View All Separations in Black To make it easier to see fine content in the cyan, magenta, and yellow separations, you can display all separations in black. To view all separations in black: Ø From the View menu, select All Sepns in Black. All separations are displayed in black until you deselect the All Sepns in Black or View All Sepns in Black option, which you access by clicking the right mouse button. 26 Chapter 1 – Getting Started How to Use Spot Color Viewing Options If you have spot colors that overlap background layers in your image, you may need to adjust positioning of spot colors for proper registration before you output the files. To help you with this task in Integrity, you have three options to choose from for viewing spot colors: Transparent, Opaque, or As Specified in Job. You can turn on the Transparent view mode, which allows you to see images under the spot color, thus making it easier to precisely position spot colors over a specific portion of the background image or page object. For example, in Figure 21 on page 27, you can see how a spot color has been positioned over a photograph on the page. The Transparent view mode also helps you avoid making inadvertent bitmap editing errors to background layers. When making bitmap edits to spot colors, these edits can be inadvertently applied to CMYK background layers with the Copy Edit to Visible Separations option. The Transparent view mode lets you see through a spot color to background layers to see if edits to the current layer have been applied to background layers. Alternatively, you can turn on the Opaque view mode if you don’t need to see image content under your spot color. With Opaque selected, spot colors simply appear as solid colors covering the background layers. Lastly, you can choose the As Specified in Job option if you want spot color viewing modes—which can be either Transparent or Opaque—to be assigned by the operator at the Console workstation. This option is useful when you want to see the same spot color view mode as specified in the preview file that accompanies the job file. This view mode will be either 100% transparent or 100% opaque and is selected in the Spot Colors tab of the Settings dialog box in Console software. For more information, see the Renaissance Scanner Console User Guide. Note: Unlike Photoshop—which allows you to adjust the opacity level of a spot color—Integrity displays the spot color as either 100% transparent or 100% opaque. This display is for convenience only—it doesn’t effect the final output files. To display a viewing mode: 1. Make sure that all separations are showing by clicking the X next to each color in the Separation Manager window. 2. From the View menu, select All Spots...and point to the view mode you want to display: Transparent, Opaque, or As Specified in Job. How to Use Spot Color Viewing Options 27 In Opaque mode, spot colors (in this case Tigercat red) cover the background layers In Transparent mode, spot colors appear blended with background layers Figure 21: Showing spot colors in Transparent view mode 28 Chapter 1 – Getting Started 2 Image Assembly Chapter Overview .............................................................................30 How to Open and Process a Job ........................................................31 How to Check Scanned Image Properties ..........................................33 How to Register Images ....................................................................35 Registration Methods........................................................................36 How to Interpret the Registration Status............................................43 How to Check Autosearch Registration .............................................46 How to Align Images ........................................................................48 How to Register Using Linework Autoregister....................................52 How to Register an Image Manually ..................................................64 How to Position the Page Frame (Trim) ..............................................70 How to Edit a Frame .........................................................................75 How to Create a Two-Page Spread ....................................................79 How to Edit the Separations..............................................................80 How to Change the Order of Separations..........................................82 30 Chapter 2 – Image Assembly Chapter Overview This chapter describes the concepts and procedures for registering, aligning, positioning the page frame, and retouching images in Integrity. This entire process is refereed to as “Image Assembly.” How to Open and Process a Job 31 How to Open and Process a Job Use the following procedure to open a job, check its registration, and release it back to Console Note: When Integrity software is initially started, the Open dialog box is automatically displayed. In this case, you can skip step 1. To open a job: 1. Click the Open button on the toolbar. The Open dialog box displays. Figure 22: Open dialog box 2. Go to the directory (folder) for the job you want to open and select it. 3. Click the Open button. The Renaissance system opens the job and tries to automatically register it. During this process, a progress bar is displayed in the middle of the View window. 32 Chapter 2 – Image Assembly Once the job is open, the following windows display: • Overview window See How to Use the Overview Window on page 7. • View window See How to Use the View Window on page 9. • Separation Manager See How to Use the Separation Manager Window on page 22. 4. Check the following scanned image properties. • Is the image displayed as a positive? If not, see How to Change the Image to Positive on page 33. • Is the image right-reading? If not, see How to Change the Image to Right-Reading on page 34. • Is the image upright? If not, see How to Rotate the Image on page 34. 5. Check the registration and alignment. See How to Register Images on page 35 for details. 6. Bitmap edit, if required. See Chapter 3, Using Bitmap Editing for details. 7. Create custom breakouts, if required. See Chapter 4, Creating Breakouts for instructions. If you don’t require customer breakouts, skip this step. 8. Release the job. See How to Release a Job on page 123 for details. How to Open Jobs With Additional Integrity Workstations You may have additional Integrity workstations connected to your Renaissance scanning system. In this situation, each additional Integrity workstation performs like a satellite of the main Integrity workstation. That is, each additional workstation reads the same set of files that are sent How to Check Scanned Image Properties 33 to the first Integrity workstation. All operations—including opening, closing, saving, and releasing files—are the same as at the first Integrity workstation. You can only open one instance of a job file at any one time. If you attempt to open a file that is being used by another workstation, the following message is displayed. Figure 23: File open error message How to Check Scanned Image Properties After you open a job—and before you check the registration status—you should ensure that the image is: • • • displayed as a positive right-reading upright This information is specified for each job when the jobs are created. If the film was loaded correctly on the drum, you should not have to correct these properties. However, if a mistake was made, you can easily correct it using the following procedures. How to Change the Image to Positive The image must be displayed as a positive. Use the following procedure to change the image from negative to positive. This would be necessary, for example, if the film is positive, but was defined as negative when the job was created. To change the image from negative to positive: Ø Click the Neg/Pos button on the toolbar. If the image was displayed as a negative, it is now displayed as a positive, and vice versa. 34 Chapter 2 – Image Assembly How to Change the Image to Right-Reading The image must be right-reading. If it isn’t, you must flip the image. For example, you would need to flip the image if the film is wrong-reading, but was defined as right-reading when the job was created. Note: Image quality is maximized when the film is scanned with the emulsion side against the drum surface. If a film was scanned emulsion side up, it should be rescanned—changing it here will result in poor tint reproduction. To make the image right-reading: Ø Click the Right-reading button on the toolbar. If the image was displayed wrong-reading, it is now displayed rightreading and vice-versa. How to Rotate the Image The image should be upright. When the job was created, you specified whether the film was loaded on the drum with the top of the image pointing up or to the left. If you specified pointing to the left, the system rotated the image 90° clockwise during Autosearch and displayed the image upright. However, if, for example, the film was loaded with the top of the image pointing right instead of left, the image you see during registration is upside-down. In this case, you must rotate the image. You can rotate all separations—that is, the entire image—or only the active separation. You can rotate them clockwise or counter-clockwise. How to Rotate All Separations To rotate all separations: Ø Click the Rotate clockwise or counter-clockwise button on the toolbar. All separations are rotated. Continue clicking the toolbar button until the image is displayed upright. How to Rotate a Single Separation Use the following procedure to rotate a single separation—for example, if only one of the separations was loaded incorrectly. How to Register Images 35 To rotate a single separation: 1. Activate the separation you want to rotate. See How to Activate a Separation on page 23. 2. From the Edit menu, select: • • Rotate Active Sepns -90 to rotate the separation clockwise Rotate Active Sepns +90 to rotate the separation counter- clockwise The active separation is rotated. Repeat this step until the separation is displayed correctly. Note: If a separation was previously rotated and scanned relative to the other separations, then the automatic registration feature will not work on the rotated separation. You will have to manually register and align the rotated separation to the other separations. How to Register Images During registration, three types of tasks are performed: • • • Separations are registered to each other. Separations are aligned horizontally or vertically. The frame is positioned. During Autosearch, the system tries to perform all three tasks. If it is unsuccessful, you can make any necessary adjustments. How to Register Separations to Each Other When the separations are registered to each other, it means a target in one separation is aligned with the same target in the other separations. A target can be, for example, a crop mark. How to Align a Separation Vertically or Horizontally Horizontally and vertically aligning a separation refers to aligning a separation to make sure the image is straight. During registration, the system rotates an image up to ±4°. This means that if the film isn’t mounted straight, the system automatically adjusts the alignment, provided the film isn’t off by more than ±4°. 36 Chapter 2 – Image Assembly See How to Align Images on page 48. How to Position the Trim Frame As part of the registration process, a frame is placed around the image, outlining the area to include in the output files. There are two types of frames: • Simple Frame—specifies the trim only (that is, the height and the width of the image) • Page Frame—consists of a trim, bleed, film crop, and margin The type of frame used is specified when a job is created in Console software. During Autosearch, the system places the frame. If required, you can change the placement or dimensions of the frame or change from a Simple Frame to a Page Frame, and vice versa. See How to Position the Page Frame (Trim) on page 70. Registration Methods The Renaissance system supports various methods of electronic registration in Integrity. Table 1 on page 37 defines the different methods of electronic registration featured in the Renaissance system. Separations for a job can be registered by using: • • • • Autosearch Linework Autoregister (semi-automatic registration) Halftone Autoregister manual registration Registration Methods 37 Table 1: Registration methods Registration Method Definition Autosearch Autosearch occurs when you first open a job. Based on the features you specify in Console, the system searches a film set, identifies common registration marks, and automatically registers the separations of the film set so that the first time you see the image, it is already registered. Linework Autoregister You select targets, crosses, crop marks, or other (Semi-automatic linework features in Integrity. The system then Registration) registers or aligns the separations based on the features you selected. Halftone Autoregister Can be used with the Autosearch and/or Linework Autoregister methods. You select and register separations to halftone areas within an image in Integrity. You can use this option to accurately register multiple separations if register marks are either inaccurate or not present. Manual registration Use the mouse or arrow keys to move any single separation or set of separations viewed in Integrity, or to align them or bring them into register. Autosearch Autosearch means that: 1. You select the types of targets you want the system to register on in Console. 2. The system searches for those targets, and if the targets are found, the separations are fully registered as soon as you open and view the image in Integrity. See How to Release a Job on page 123. 38 Chapter 2 – Image Assembly With Autosearch, the system tries to perform all registration tasks when the job is first opened. It uses any of the following features as targets for registration: • • • crosses crop marks halftone corners You specify which targets the system should use when you create a job in Console. Typically only crosses and crop marks are used, but if they are insufficient or missing, halftone corners can be used as well. For Autosearch to be sufficient, it is important when preparing the job that: • The correct registration targets were selected for the system to automatically search on. • • The job parameters were set correctly. The films were correctly mounted on the drum. Refer to Figure 26 on page 46 to see where the system searches for different registration targets. Linework Autoregister (Semi-automatic Registration) Linework Autoregister means that: 1. You select the targets in Integrity. 2. The system then registers or aligns the separations based on the targets you selected. You can use Linework Autoregister when Autosearch isn’t sufficient. See Autosearch on page 37. Halftone Autoregister Halftone Autoregister lets you select halftone features for registration. The following types of registration features can be selected: • • • halftone corners reversed text in halftone areas contrasting features in the halftone itself, such as an eye Registration Methods 39 With Halftone Autoregister, you can: • create a halftone point match See How to Create a Halftone Point Match on page 55. • create a region match in a halftone area and achieve successful registration See How to Create a Region Match on page 53. Manual Registration Manual registration means that you use the mouse or arrow keys to shift or rotate the separations to align or bring them into register. Use manual registration, for example: • if there are no linework features such as crosses and crop marks to autoregister on, or if Halftone Autoregister is not installed • if the separations are grossly out of register, to bring them into rough alignment • to fine-tune the registration See How to Register an Image Manually on page 64. Once the separations are close to their approximate registration, you can use Halftone Autoregister to complete the registration. Which Registration Method to Use As you become familiar with Integrity, you will learn which method can best correct registration in a given situation. This section summarizes the basic rules to keep in mind during registration. They are intended to help you decide which registration method to use. 40 Chapter 2 – Image Assembly General Rules for Using Linework Autoregister • For Linework Autoregister you can use: H H region matches halftone point matches • For Linework Autoregister to be successful, you must create at least two matches that are registered successfully. • Don’t use more than five matches. More than five matches are not useful. • Matches should be as far apart as possible to provide accurate registration. If they are too close together, registration may be accurate close to those points but not at the other end of the separation. • When creating a target, make sure it has a definite end in both a horizontal and vertical direction. For example, if you select the middle of a long vertical line, registration will fail because the system doesn’t have enough information—that is, it could adjust the image horizontally but not vertically. • You cannot register trapped colors or text. You can only register identical or similar features. Registration Methods 41 Rules for Doing a Region Match When doing a region match, you use the mouse to create a region by drawing a marquee around a feature. The system searches the region in each separation for a common feature and registers the separations based on that feature. • A region can include: H H H line art—for example, crosses, crop marks, or text cut-out text halftone corners • When creating a region, make it large enough to contain the required target but not much more. • Don’t create huge regions in order to include more than one target in a single match. Using regions that are too big slows down the registration process because the system has to process too much data. It also increases the chance of failure, because the larger the area, the bigger the chance that not all options can be found on all separations. Rules for Regions That Include Cut-Out Text • • Do not use small fonts. The minimum size is approximately 15 points. Don’t use too small a region. It is better to include several words rather than a single character. Note: To register a single character of cut-out text, use a halftone point match instead. Rules for Regions That Include a Halftone Corner • Include more than just the tip of the corner. It is best to include at least an inch (25 mm) of each edge of the corner. Keep this in mind when viewing the image at 1:1dpi, because a small distance looks quite big at this resolution. • As an exception to the general rule of using small regions, you can create a large region when using a halftone corner in a region match. You can even include the entire picture in the region, in which case the system registers the image based on all four corners. However, using just one corner is sufficient. 42 Chapter 2 – Image Assembly Rules for Doing a Halftone Point Match When doing a halftone point match, you select a point in the image. The system uses the point plus a small area around that point, which is indicated by a circle, to register the separations. See also How to Create a Halftone Point Match on page 55. • Do choose a point that contains contrast or a corner turn—for example, an eye or mouth. Do not choose a homogenous area, single dimensional edge, point, or circle or other rounded shape. Use points like this: Not like this: Figure 24: Selecting a Point for a Halftone Point Match • For a halftone point match to be successful, the image should already be in approximate registration—that is, registered within 2 mm (79 mils) and aligned within 5°. • Halftone point matches can be used to match a variety of features, not just halftone areas. • For example, a halftone point match can be used to match objects usually used in a region match, even in situations where the region match fails—for example, cut-out text with small fonts and line art, which would likely fail to register in a region match. How to Interpret the Registration Status 43 How to Interpret the Registration Status The Separation Manager window shows the registration status of a job. This includes: • • • the registration of the separations to each other the horizontal or vertical alignment of the image the positioning of the frame For example, in Figure 25, registering the separations to each other failed. This is indicated by the word Failure in the Status of Registration box and a red box showing for each separation. The red boxes beside Vertically Aligned and Positioned Frame indicate these also failed. Registration status Alignment status Frame status Figure 25: Registration failed Registration Status The registration status is indicated in two ways: • • for the overall registration operation by separation The following table describes each status combination. 44 Chapter 2 – Image Assembly Table 2: Registration status Status of Registration Registration Status Meaning and Recommended Action of Separation Success Blank The separations were successfully registered to each other—that is, at least two matches were created and registered successfully. Action: optional—Check the registration to make sure it is correct. No further registration should be required. Success Yellow Occurs during Linework Autoregister only. The registration was successful, but not enough matches were used. The system requires at least two successful matches before it considers an image fully registered. Action: Create another match and register the image. Partial failure Red The separations with a red box failed to be registered. Action: Delete the active match, create a new match on an area where the separations have more in common, and register the image again. Partial failure Yellow The separations with a yellow box registered successfully, but are included in only one match. Action: Create at least one more match that includes the separations marked with a yellow box. How to Interpret the Registration Status 45 Status of Registration Registration Status Meaning and Recommended Action of Separation Failure Red Registration of all separations failed. Action: Delete all matches, create a new match on an area where the separations have more in common, and register the image again. Failure Yellow Registration failed, but the system can’t identify which separation didn’t register. Action: Delete all matches, create a new match on an area where the separations have more in common, and register the image again. Alignment Status If the Vertically Aligned indicator is red, the system failed to align the image. Alignment will typically fail if the system was not able to register the separations to each other. See How to Align Images on page 48. Also, if alignment was successful but you delete the points that were used to align the image, the Vertically Aligned indicator will be red again. Frame Status If the Positioned Frame indicator is red, the system failed to place the frame. See How to Position the Page Frame (Trim) on page 70. 46 Chapter 2 – Image Assembly How to Check Autosearch Registration Autosearch (auto-registration) occurs as soon as you open a job. A progress bar is displayed while the system performs registration. To register the image, the system can use crosses, crop marks, or halftone corners. You must have previously specified which of these targets the system uses in the Film Characteristics tab in Console software. The system looks in the following areas for Autosearch targets: • crop marks—each corner area between the trim and cell size, plus 0.25" (51 mm) • crosses or registration marks—the area along each side, between the trim and cell size, plus 0.25" (51 mm) • halftone corners—inside the trim area Cell size Trim Area searched for crop marks Area searched for halftone corners Area searched for registration marks Figure 26: Autosearch registration target areas Once a job is open and registered, you can check the registration by taking a close look at different areas of the image in the View window. How to Check Autosearch Registration 47 To check Autosearch registration: 1. In the Separation Manager window, check the registration status. See How to Interpret the Registration Status on page 43. 2. If the registration was successful, check a few areas in the image to ensure it is fully registered. a. In the Overview window, click on an area in the image—for example, an area containing a cross, crop mark, or halftone corner. The area you selected is displayed in the View window. b. Ensure the area is fully registered. For example, if there are four separations (CMYK) and the separations are out of register, you will see up to four crosses, one cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. If the separations are registered, they are aligned and the result is one cross. Out of register Registered Figure 27: Out of register and registered crosses c. Repeat steps a and b to check other areas of the image. The number of areas that need to be checked depends on the job. We recommend you check at least two areas. The areas should be some distance apart—for example, at the top and the bottom of the image. If the areas checked are too close together, you may not discover that the image is out of register, when it actually is. In some films, the crosses are not registered to the image content, so you should check the interior of the image in addition to crosses and crop marks. 48 Chapter 2 – Image Assembly If the registration failed, from the Registration menu, select Delete All Matches. Otherwise, skip this step. 3. This ensures that all matches created during Autosearch and registration are deleted and won’t interfere with any adjustments you make later on. If required, adjust the registration. 4. See How to Register Using Linework Autoregister on page 52 and How to Register an Image Manually on page 64. If in the Separation Manager window the Vertically Aligned indicator is a red box, align the separations. Otherwise, skip this step. 5. See How to Align Images on page 48. If in the Separation Manager window the Positioned Frame indicator is a red box, position the frame correctly. Otherwise, skip this step. 6. See How to Position the Page Frame (Trim) on page 70. How to Align Images During Autosearch, the system tries to automatically align the image to make sure it is straight. If the alignment fails, which is indicated in the Separation Manager window, use the procedure on page 49 to align the separation. When aligning an image you create two points within the same separation—for example, two points in the black separation. The system aligns these points horizontally or vertically, as shown in Figure 30 on page 50. • If the job was already registered and contained other matches, the entire image is aligned, because the system uses all existing matches in the alignment procedure. • If no matches exist—for example, because you manually registered the image—you must tack the image before aligning it. See How to Tack a Manual Registration Point on page 68. • If the job is registered, do not delete any matches. If you delete them, aligning the job may take the image out of registration. How to Align Images 49 To align a separation: 1. Display the image at 1:1 dpi. 2. Click the Arrow button on the toolbar. 3. Press and hold down the CTRL key. 4. Click on a point you want to use to align the separation. Lines indicate the point is active Figure 28: Active point 5. Click on another point that should be in vertical or horizontal alignment with the point you created in step 4. A message is displayed, asking if you want to use the two points to do an alignment. Figure 29: Alignment message 6. Click Yes. 7. Click the Register button on the toolbar. The system aligns the two points in the separation. Whether the points are aligned horizontally or vertically depends on whether the horizontal or vertical angle is more than 45°, as illustrated in Figure 30. 50 Chapter 2 – Image Assembly • Horizontal angle less than 45° • Horizontal angle more than 45° • Vertical angle more than 45° • Vertical angle less than 45° • Points are aligned horizontally • Points are aligned vertically Figure 30: Horizontal and Vertical Alignment How to Check the Alignment of a Separation You can easily check if an image is straight by using the alignment crosshair. This tool is particularly useful for checking the alignment of images that don’t have straight edges—for example, a logo or other oddshaped image. Note: This procedure does not change the alignment or registration of the image. It is only intended to check the alignment. To straighten an image, see How to Align Images on page 48. To check the alignment of a separation: 1. From the View menu, select Alignment Crosshair. 2. Click the Arrow button on the toolbar. 3. Double-click on a point in the image, for example, a corner of a halftone area. The intersecting point of the crosshair is placed on that point. The image should be in alignment with the crosshair. Repeat this step as often as required. How to Check the Placement of a Frame You can also use the alignment crosshair to check the placement of a frame, for example, to align it with crop marks. How to Align Images 51 To check the placement of a frame: 1. Position the frame. See How to Position the Page Frame (Trim) on page 70. 2. Make sure the Arrow tool is selected. 3. From the View menu, select Frame. The frame is displayed. 4. Double-click on a corner of the frame. The lines of the crosshair should align with the crop marks. 5. Check that the frame is aligned with the crop marks. 6. If the frame isn’t aligned properly, move the frame in position. Otherwise, skip this step. See How to Position a Frame on page 73. 52 Chapter 2 – Image Assembly How to Register Using Linework Autoregister When you use Linework Autoregister, you create a target in two or more separations that you want to register to each other. A target refers to a feature that is used for registration. To register a job, a target is created in at least two separations, around the same feature. Once this is done, the targets are part of a match—that is, those features are matched to each other. When you click the Register button on the toolbar, the system tries to register the job based on the match or matches that you created. Note: If Autosearch failed, you must first delete all matches. See How to Delete a Match on page 63. If you don’t, the matches that were created by the system for Autosearch are preserved and will interfere with any corrections you try to make. To use Linework Autoregister: 1. Create a target in one separation. A target can be: • • • 2. a region—see How to Create a Region Match on page 53 a point—How to Create a Point Match on page 57 a halftone point—see How to Create a Halftone Point Match on page 55 Create the same target in the other separations. See How to Create a Match on page 57. 3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to create as many matches as required. You can either create one match and register it, or you can create multiple matches by repeating the above steps, then use the Register button to register all matches at once. 4. Click the Register button on the toolbar. The system registers the separations based on the match or matches that you created. The result of Linework Autoregister is indicated in the Separation Manager window. See How to Interpret the Registration Status on page 43. How to Register Using Linework Autoregister 53 How to Create a Region Match When you create a region match, you select the same feature in each separation by drawing a marquee around it—for example, around a cross. When you tell the system to register, it aligns the features found in those areas. The same feature should be included, if possible, for all separations in the job. To do a region match, use any of the following features: • line art—for example, crosses or registration marks, crop marks, or text, if the text appears on more than one separation • • halftone corners cut-out text If using cut-out text, it is better to select a region that includes several words, rather than a small region containing only a single character. The font size should be at least 15 points. If it is smaller, use a halftone point match instead. See How to Create a Halftone Point Match on page 55. See also Rules for Doing a Region Match on page 41. To create a region match: 1. With the Arrow tool active, press and hold down the ctrl key. 2. Using the mouse, draw a marquee around a feature you want to include in the region. Note: If you will use the Copy Target to All Sepns or Copy Target to Selected Sepns option, make sure the region includes the feature in all separations. The color of the marquee indicates the color of the active separation. For example, if the cyan separation is active, the marquee is shown in cyan. 54 Chapter 2 – Image Assembly Marquee outlining the region Figure 31: Marquee outlining a region Also, in the Separation Manager window a 1 is displayed for the separation in which you created the region. Target has been created and is part of an active match Figure 32: Separation Manager window showing an active target 3. Create the target in the other separations. See How to Create a Match on page 57. 4. Create any additional matches you want. 5. Click the Register button on the toolbar. How to Resize a Region Resizing a region affects the region in the active separation only. The size of the region in the other separations does not change. You may want to resize a region, for example, if a region is too big and includes too much information, or if it is too little and doesn’t include enough information. How to Register Using Linework Autoregister 55 To resize a region: 1. Activate the region. See How to Activate a Target or Match on page 62. 2. Place the cursor on one of the handles in the region outline. The cursor changes to a double-headed arrow. 3. Drag the handle until the region outline is the size you want. Put the pointer on one of the handles Drag the handle until the region is the size you want Figure 33: Resizing a region How to Move a Target Once you have created a target, you can move the target if required. To move a target: 1. Activate the target. See How to Activate a Target or Match on page 62. 2. Place the cursor anywhere in, or on the edge of, the target. The cursor changes as shown in Figure 34. Figure 34: Moving a target 3. Drag the target to the location you want. How to Create a Halftone Point Match Instead of creating a region, you can use a halftone point to register the separations. 56 Chapter 2 – Image Assembly Halftone point matches are best used to fine-tune the registration once the image is already in approximate registration. If the image is grossly out of register, use a region match or manual registration first to bring the image into approximate registration. Halftone point matches are best used to register: • • • a single character a small piece of line art other small detailed features that are common to multiple separations A halftone point can match the contents of halftone pictures. However, the point must include some detail. For example, an eye is usually a good target, but a uniform area such as a grass field is not. A halftone point match can also be used to register a small target, such as a single character of cut-out text. A halftone point includes the point that you select, as well as some area around the point for matching. To do halftone point registration: 1. Press and hold down the CTRL+SHIFT keys. 2. Click the halftone point you want to use for registration. A circle is displayed outlining the halftone point. The target is active, as indicated by the four handles surrounding the circle. Handles indicate the target is active Figure 35: Active halftone point 3. Create the same target in the other separations. See How to Create a Match on page 57. 4. Create any additional matches you want. 5. Click the Register button on the toolbar. How to Register Using Linework Autoregister 57 How to Create a Point Match Instead of using a region or halftone point to create a match, you can create a match using a single point. We recommend you only use this method if you can’t use a region or halftone point match. For example, if: • There are no reliable regular features such as crosses, crop marks, halftone corners, cut-out text, or halftone areas with enough detail. • You know of a point that should be matched with the same point in another separation. To create a point match: 1. Display the job at 1:1. 2. Press and hold down the CTRL key. 3. Click the point you want. Lines indicate the point is active Figure 36: Active point 4. Create the same point in the other separations. See How to Manually Create a Target in Other Separations on page 60. 5. Click the Register button on the toolbar. How to Create a Match Once you have created a target in one separation, you must create that same target in other separations. Targets can be created in all separations, or in selected separations. Note: Throughout this manual, a “target”means a region that you define in Integrity for use in registering separations to one another. This is different than registration “crosshair targets” that are usually found on the outside boundaries of the film trim. You can use these crosshair targets to create a “target” for the system to register separations with, but you must first define them in the Integrity software. 58 Chapter 2 – Image Assembly You create a match by: • • • copying a target to all other separations copying a target to selected separations manually creating the same target in other separations How to Copy a Target to All Separations You should copy a target to all separations when the feature exists in all other separations. If it does not exist in all separations, copy the target only to those separations that contain the feature. If a separation is included in the match but is missing a feature, the registration status becomes a Partial Failure, and that separation has a yellow box in the Separation Manager window. To copy a target to all separations: 1. Create a target in one of the separations, that is: • • • 2. a region—See How to Create a Region Match on page 53 a point—How to Create a Point Match on page 57 a halftone point—See How to Create a Halftone Point Match on page 55 Click the Copy to Sepns button on the toolbar. The target is added to all separations. You can now register the job. How to Register Using Linework Autoregister 59 How to Copy a Target to Selected Separations You may find situations where a registration feature does not exist in all separations, such as a halftone point that occurs only in the Magenta and Black separations. In this case, you should copy a target to only the “selected separations”— that is, the magenta and black separations. To copy a target to selected separations: 1. Create a target in one of the separations, either: • • • 2. a region—See How to Create a Region Match on page 53 a point—How to Create a Point Match on page 57 a halftone point—See How to Create a Halftone Point Match on page 55 From the Register menu, select Copy Target to Selected Sepns. The Add Target To Separations dialog box is displayed, listing the other separations for the job. Figure 37: Add Target To Separations dialog box 3. Select the check boxes for the separations to which you want to add the target. Note: Only the separations that are currently showing in the View window are automatically selected in the Add Target to Separations dialog box. 4. Click OK. The target is added to the selected separations. You can now register the job. 60 Chapter 2 – Image Assembly How to Manually Create a Target in Other Separations Use the following procedure to manually create a target in the other separations. This method is best used when you want to make sure the correct target is selected. For example, when: • • doing a point match the separations are grossly out of register To manually create a target match: 1. Create a target in one of the separations—for example, the yellow separation. For details on creating: • • • 2. a region—See How to Create a Region Match on page 53 a point—How to Create a Point Match on page 57 a halftone point—See How to Create a Halftone Point Match on page 55 Activate a different separation, for example, the cyan separation. See How to Activate a Separation on page 23. 3. Create the same target in this separation. See How to Create a Match on page 57. 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until the target has been created in all separations, or in the separations you want. How to Create a New Match After you have created a match—for example, a region match—you may want to create another match of the same kind to ensure accurate, precise registration of the image. There are two ways to create a new match. How to Register Using Linework Autoregister 61 To create a new match: 1. Create a new region, point, or halftone point. • • • a region—See How to Create a Region Match on page 53 a point—How to Create a Point Match on page 57 a halftone point—See How to Create a Halftone Point Match on page 55 A message box is displayed, asking if you want to create a new match. Figure 38: Create a New Match Dialog Box 2. Click Yes to create a new match. How to Create a New Match Using the Menu If the matches you’ve created so far don’t include all separations, it’s best to use the Registration menu to create a new match. If you don’t, the system will add the target to an existing match. For example, you have created a region match that includes the cyan and yellow separations. You then create a new region in the magenta separation. The Renaissance system adds the new region to the existing region match, unless you indicate that you want to create a new match. 62 Chapter 2 – Image Assembly To create a new match using the Registration menu: 1. From the Registration menu, select the type of match you want to create: • • • 2. New Region Match New Point Match New Halftone Match Create a target for the new match. • • • a region—See How to Create a Region Match on page 53 a point—How to Create a Point Match on page 57 a halftone point—See How to Create a Halftone Point Match on page 55 How to Activate a Target or Match Use the following procedure to activate a target in the active separation. When a target is active, the match to which the target belongs is also active. Activating a target is required, for example, to locate a target or match you want to delete. To activate a target and its match: • Do one of the following: H Press the TAB key. One of the targets is activated. The match to which the target belongs is also active. Each time you press the TAB key, a different target is activated. You can tell that a target is active by looking at the View window. In the case of point and halftone point matches, handles appear around the target. For region targets, handles appear on the sides of the region. In the Overview window, the area containing the active match is outlined. H Click an existing target. The target and the match to which the target belongs are activated. How to Register Using Linework Autoregister 63 Note: If the job was previously saved or released, the registration information is preserved, but the actual matches are deleted. How to Delete a Target You can delete a target immediately after you have created it, or you can delete a target that was created earlier. To delete a target immediately after it was created: Ø Click the Undo button on the toolbar. The target you just created is deleted. To delete a previously created target: 1. Activate the target. See How to Activate a Target or Match on page 62. 2. From the Registration menu, select Delete Target. Or: Click the Scissors button on the toolbar. The target you activated is deleted. How to Delete a Match Use the following procedure to delete a match if, for example: • • AutoSearch failed—in this case, delete all matches. The last match you created caused the registration to fail—in this case, delete the active match. Note: If you don’t delete a faulty match, you won’t be able to register the image, because each time you use the Register button, the system uses all existing matches to register the image, including the faulty ones. To delete an active match: 1. Activate the match you want to delete. See How to Activate a Target or Match on page 62. 2. From the Registration menu, select Delete Active Match. 64 Chapter 2 – Image Assembly To delete all or a type of match: Ø From the Registration menu, select the delete option you want, either: H H H H H Delete All Matches Delete All Region Matches Delete All Halftone Matches Delete All Point Matches Delete Alignment Match The match or type of matches that you selected is deleted. How to Register an Image Manually When you manually register an image, you manually move or rotate a separation. Manual registration is used, for example, if: • there are no linework features such as crosses or crop marks to autoregister • • an image is grossly out of register fine tuning of Autosearch or Linework Autoregister is required When you manually register a job, no matches are created. This means that subsequent registration can undo the manual registration. To prevent this, you must tack the points you used to register the separations by creating a point match. See How to Tack a Manual Registration Point on page 68. How to Shift a Separation Use the following procedure to manually move a separation—for example, to bring it into approximate registration if the separation is grossly out of register. When moving a separation, it is best to use a point of reference—for example, the edge or corner of an image—so that you can line it up with the same point in another separation. Once the separations are in approximate registration, you can use Linework Autoregister to bring the separations into full registration. See How to Register Using Linework Autoregister on page 52. How to Register an Image Manually 65 To manually shift a separation: 1. Activate the separation you want to shift. See How to Activate a Separation on page 23. 2. Click the Move button on the toolbar. Or: If the Arrow tool is selected, press and hold down the SHIFT key. The cursor changes the move separation pointer: Figure 39: Move separation pointer 3. Place the pointer over a point in the image. 4. Drag the point to the location you want. For example, to move a separation 0.5" (13 mm) to the left, move the mouse to the left. While dragging the separation, a line is displayed between the two points. How to Nudge a Separation Use the following procedure to move a separation one pixel at a time—for example, to fine tune Autosearch or Linework Autoregister. To nudge a separation: 1. Click the Move button on the toolbar. 2. Make sure the View window is active. 3. Display the image at 1:1 dpi. Tip: Displaying the image at 1:1 dpi is not a requirement but is recommended. It better enables you to see the results of moving the separation. 4. Press the up, down, left, or right arrow key to move the separation in the direction you want. Each time you press the key, the separation is moved one pixel. 66 Chapter 2 – Image Assembly How to Rotate a Separation You can rotate a separation in 90° increments, clockwise or counterclockwise. See How to Rotate a Single Separation on page 34 for details. You can also manually rotate the separation by any number of degrees, or rotate it one pixel at a time. How to Rotate a Separation Manually Use the following procedure to rotate a separation manually. Integrity allows you to rotate a separation by any number of degrees during registration. However, if you rotate one separation by more than 4° from another separation, an error occurs when you release the job for resampling. See How to Release a Job on page 123. To rotate a separation: 1. Activate the separation you want to rotate. See How to Activate a Separation on page 23. 2. Click the Pin button on the toolbar. The cursor changes to a pin. 3. Click on a point around which you want to rotate the separation—for example, the corner of the image. The pin is placed at the selected point, and the cursor changes to the Arrow tool. 4. Click the Move button on the toolbar. Or: If the Arrow tool is selected, press and hold down the SHIFT key. The pointer changes to a circular arrow. 5. Drag the separation in the direction you want. The separation has been rotated. While dragging the separation, a line is displayed between the pin and the pointer. How to Register an Image Manually 67 How to Rotate a Separation One Pixel at a Time To rotate a separation one pixel at a time: 1. Activate the separation you want to rotate. See How to Activate a Separation on page 23. 2. Click the Pin button on the toolbar. The cursor changes to a pin. 3. Click on a point around which you want to rotate the separation—for example, the corner of the image. The pin is placed at the selected point, and the pointer changes to the Arrow tool. It is best to place the pin in an area opposite from the view focus. See Figure 40 on page 67 for an illustration of this. 4. In the Overview window, click on the area you want to become the focus of the View window. 5. Click the Move button on the toolbar. Or: If the Arrow tool is selected, press and hold down the SHIFT key. The pointer is changed to a circular arrow. 6. Press the up, down, left, or right arrow key to rotate the separation. Each time you press a key, the separation rotates one pixel. Pin Clockwise Counterclockwise Clockwise View focus View focus Counterclockwise Clockwise Figure 40: Direction of rotation Clockwise Counterclockwise Pin Counterclockwise 68 Chapter 2 – Image Assembly The direction in which the separation is rotated depends on where you placed the pin and which area of the image is displayed in the View window. Figure 40 illustrates how a separation is rotated when you press the arrow keys. To understand how an image is rotated, it is best to think of the separation as a real film that has been pinned, and you pull the View Focus area up, down, left, or right. How to Tack a Manual Registration Point If you manually register separations, registration information is not saved by the system. This means that if you continue to register or align separations, you can undo previous manual registration. To save registration information, you must tack the manually registered separations. To tack a registration point: 1. Manually register a separation by shifting or rotating it. 2. Create a point match using a point that is fully registered. See How to Create a Point Match on page 57. How to Register an Image Manually 69 How to Use Guides to Register a Separation You can use alignment guides to help you manually register separations that have few features in common. The procedure below uses an example with five separations. The first four separations are normal CMYK separations, and the fifth separation is an extra black separation containing only a barcode. The goal is to precisely position a barcode in the center of a clear space near the bottom of the image. To manually register a separation using alignment guides: 1. Register and align the first four CMYK separations—containing the main image—as usual. See Registration Methods on page 36 and How to Align Images on page 48. 2. Position the alignment crosshair in the upper-left corner of the frame/ trim. See How to Move the Alignment Crosshair on page 17. Note: With the Measuring tool selected, you can precisely measure the distance from the top and left sides of the frame/trim by viewing the measurements in the status bar. 3. Pull down a horizontal alignment guide so that it lines up with the top of the clear space where you want the barcode to go. See How to Create an Alignment Guide on page 14. 4. Pull over a vertical guide so that it lines up with the left of the clear space where you want the barcode to go. 5. Activate the fifth separation and drag it into position so that the upper right corner of the barcode lines up with where the guides intersect. See How to Activate a Separation on page 23 and How to Shift a Separation on page 64. 70 Chapter 2 – Image Assembly Step 1: Register CMYK separations normally Step 2: Pull alignment guides into position Step 3: Drag barcode (on 5th separation) into position Figure 41: Using guides to help register a separation 6. Rotate the fifth separation — if necessary — so that it is aligned with the other four separations. See How to Rotate a Separation on page 66. 7. Tack the point to ensure the registration won’t be undone by subsequent registration. See How to Tack a Manual Registration Point on page 68. How to Position the Page Frame (Trim) Frames are used to outline the image area that should be saved in the output files. Frame information is defined for a job when the job is created in Console. During Autosearch, the system tries to automatically position the frame. If required, you can correct the placement of the frame, resize the frame, or select a different type of frame. You also use a frame to create a custom breakout. How to Position the Page Frame (Trim) 71 Frame Types There are two types of frames available in Integrity: • • Simple Frame Page Frame Simple Frame A Simple Frame specifies the width and height of the image only. These are the same dimensions you specify for the trim if you select a Page Frame. All information outside the Simple Frame is discarded in the output files. The point of origin for imposition is the bottom-left corner of the trim. A Simple Frame is shown in the Overview and View windows as a black rectangle, with handles centered on each side. Use the handles to resize the frame horizontally or vertically, or use the corner of a frame to resize it in both directions simultaneously. In addition, you can place the cursor anywhere along the edge of the frame to resize in a horizontal or vertical direction. 0.0 point of origin Figure 42: Simple Frame 72 Chapter 2 – Image Assembly Page Frame With a Page Frame, you specify the trim, bleed, film crop, and margin. All information that falls within the film crop is saved in the final output file. Margin—optional Trim—required Bleed—optional— must be less than or equal to film crop 0.0 point of origin Film crop—optional— if you specify a bleed, you must specify a film crop Figure 43: Page Frame The dimensions of the Page Frame are defined when the job is created in the Console. During registration, you can change the dimensions by editing the frame. You must always specify a trim size. The point of origin for imposition is the bottom-left corner of the trim. Specifying a margin, bleed, and film crop is optional. However, if you specify a bleed, you must also specify a film crop. The bleed and film crop can be the same—for example, 0.125" (3 mm). How to Position the Page Frame (Trim) 73 How to Position a Frame Use the following procedure to position or correct the placement of a frame. Note: You cannot reposition the frame if any of the separations have a status of Locked. See How to Change the Status of a Separation on page 129. To position a frame: 1. Click the Frame button on the toolbar. The frame is activated, and the cursor changes into the move separation pointer. Figure 44: Move separation pointer 2. Drag the frame until it is positioned correctly. Note: If required, you can check the alignment of a frame with the crop marks. See How to Check the Placement of a Frame on page 50. How to Nudge a Frame Use the following procedure to move a frame one pixel at a time. To nudge a frame: 1. Click the Frame button on the toolbar. 2. Make sure the View window is active. 3. Display the image at 1:1 dpi. Tip: Displaying the image at 1:1 dpi is not required, but is recommended. At this resolution it is easier to see the results of moving the frame. 4. Press the up, down, left, or right arrow key to move the frame in the direction you want. Each time you press the key, the frame is moved one pixel. Note: The nudge keys will only work on an object when the move cursor is visible. This keeps you from inadvertently nudging an active object that is off-screen or so small that you cannot see the effect of your move. 74 Chapter 2 – Image Assembly How to Resize a Frame You can resize a frame: • horizontally or vertically by dragging the edge of a frame or one of the handles • • horizontally and vertically by dragging the corner of the frame by editing the frame—see How to Edit a Frame on page 75 Note: Frames cannot be resized if any of the separations have a status of Locked. See How to Change the Status of a Separation on page 129. To resize a frame by dragging: 1. Click the Frame button on the toolbar. The frame is activated. Handles—use to resize the frame horizontally or vertically Figure 45: Active Frame 2. To size the frame: • vertically or horizontally, place the pointer over one of the edges or the handles at the top, bottom, or side of the frame • horizontally and vertically, place the pointer over one of the corners The cursor changes to a double-headed arrow. 3. Drag the handle or corner of the frame until it is the size you want. How to Edit a Frame 75 How to Edit a Frame Edit Active Frame Dialog Box The Edit Active Frame dialog box is displayed when you select Edit Active Frame from the Edit menu. Use this dialog box to: • • • • select a different type of frame edit the scaling factors for a frame make precise changes to the dimension of a frame select a different page side, if a Page Frame is being used Figure 46: Edit Active Frame dialog box 76 Chapter 2 – Image Assembly Upright Cell Size Displays the cell size entered on the Film Size tab in Console before the job was scanned. This is for information only; you cannot change the cell size here. The width and height are for the “upright” image, which is the orientation at which the image will be output. Simple Frame Select the Simple Frame option if output film crop, bleed, and margins are not required. When you select a Simple Frame, you only specify the width and the height of the image. These are the same dimensions you specify for the trim if you select a Page Frame. All information outside the Simple Frame is discarded in the output files. Page Frame With a Page Frame, you specify the output trim, bleed, film crop, and margins. All information that falls within the film crop is saved in the output files. Trim The width and height of the actual image. Bleed Extra space on the printed image that extends beyond the trim. It is measured from the trim. By default the bleed is 0.125" (3 mm). Film Crop Extra space that extends beyond the bleed. The film crop is measured from the trim. This area can include, for example, registration marks. All information that falls within the film crop is saved in the output files. The film crop must be the same size as or larger than the bleed. Margin Outlines an area within the trim. The margin is measured from the trim. By default, the margin is zero. A margin can be useful, for example, when changing the page size. To reduce an 8" x 10" page (1" margin) to 7.5" x 9.5", specify a trim of 7.5" x 9.5" and a 0.75" margin. This margin can be used as a guide to ensure that text is positioned properly. See Figure 47 on page -77 for an illustration of this concept. How to Edit a Frame 77 Trim 8 x 10” 1” margin New trim 7.5 x 9.5” 0.75” margin Figure 47: Margins in a Page Frame Scaling Check Box You can specify independent horizontal and vertical scaling factors for both the main breakout and custom breakout in Integrity. You can also set scaling for the main breakout in Console. Settings entered in Integrity replaces those entered in Console. Note: Only the input trim is scaled; crop, bleed, and margin are not scaled by the breakout scaling factors. For more information, see Scaling in the Renaissance Scanner Console User Guide. Page Side Indicates whether to place the image on the left or right page, or whether it is independent—that is, not known at this time where to place the image. This option is enabled only when a Page Frame is selected. Units Displays the unit of measure used—for example, inches. This is for information only; you cannot change it here. The unit of measure is set on the Film Size tab in Console. 78 Chapter 2 – Image Assembly Error Messages When Entering Frame Measurements The system checks the frame measurements when you click OK in the Edit Active Frame dialog box. If the measurements you enter do not follow the system rules for measurements, the following alert message is displayed. Figure 48: Edit Active Frame alert message You must fix the measurements before you can continue. The rules that the system uses to check the measurements are: • • Bleed dimensions must be less than or equal to crop dimensions. • Crop top, plus crop bottom, plus output trim height must be within the range for scaling (similar for width). • Margin left, plus margin right must be less than or equal to the output trim width and margin. Margin top, plus margin bottom must be less than or equal to the output trim height. Input trim width (height) must be less than or equal to the upright cell width (height). For scaling constraints, see Scaling and Resolution Limits in the Renaissance Scanner Console User Guide. You can edit a frame to: • • • select a different type of frame change the dimensions of the frame exactly select a page side—for example, left or right—if you selected a Page Frame Note: You cannot edit the frame if any of the separations have a status of Locked. See How to Change the Status of a Separation on page 129. How to Create a Two-Page Spread 79 To edit a frame: 1. From the Edit menu, select Edit Active Frame . The Edit Active Frame dialog box is displayed; see Figure 46 on page 75. If the frame wasn’t already active, it is now activated. 2. Make the required changes. See Edit Active Frame Dialog Box on page 75. 3. Click OK. How to Create a Two-Page Spread Use the following procedure to separate a two-page spread from a single piece of film into single pages. The goal is to align the trims of the two single pages so that the inner edge of the left page is exactly on top of the inner edge of the right page. The following procedure uses an example with two custom breakouts, called Left and Right. It assumes the custom breakouts were added when the job was created Console. Alternatively, you can create the breakouts in Integrity during registration. See Chapter Overview on page 114. 80 Chapter 2 – Image Assembly To create a two-page spread: 1. Register and align the main image as usual. 2. From the View menu, select Alignment Guides. 3. Click the Arrow button on the toolbar. 4. Position the alignment crosshair in the center of the main image so that the vertical line of the crosshair separates the two halves of the spread, and the horizontal line of the crosshair is where the top edge of the page trims will be located. See How to Move the Alignment Crosshair on page 17. 5. In the Separation Manager window, select Left in the Breakout box. 6. Place the frame and size it as required—for example, align it with the crop marks. See How to Position a Frame on page 73. 7. Align the right edge of the left custom breakout trim with the vertical line of the alignment crosshair, and align the top edge of the trim with the horizontal line of the crosshair. How to Edit the Separations Editing separations can include changing the: • • • color in which the separation is rendered on screen to black status of the separations color, component, or variant information for a separation How to Edit the Separations 81 To edit a separation: 1. Activate the separation you want to edit. See How to Activate a Separation on page 23. 2. In the Separation Manager window, click the Edit Sepn button. The Edit Active Separation section is displayed at the bottom of the dialog box. The Edit Sepn button changes to Stop Edit Sepn . Figure 49: Edit Active Separation section 82 Chapter 2 – Image Assembly The Drum Area section shows the separations that were scanned. The active separation is outlined by a green rectangle. 3. Make the changes you want. 4. Click the Accept Changes button. The changes you made are saved. 5. To hide the Edit Active Separation section, click the Stop Edit Sepn button. Note: If you have multiple View windows displayed for a job, you must click the Stop Edit Sepn button before you can activate a different View window. How to Change the Order of Separations Use the following procedure to correct the order of separations—for example, if films were loaded on the drum in a wrong order. When you change the order, the system swaps the separation information for the two separations, as illustrated in Figure 50. Should be CMYK Loaded as CMYK C C M Swap Y M Y K K Figure 50: Example of swapping separations In the following procedure, a basic CMYK job is used as an example, where the yellow and magenta separations were swapped when loaded on the drum. How to Change the Order of Separations 83 To change the order of separations: 1. Activate one of the separations you want to change—for example, the yellow separation. See How to Activate a Separation on page 23. 2. Click the Edit Sepn button. The Edit Active Separation section is displayed. 3. Under Color, select the color that should have been placed—for example, magenta. 4. Click the Accept Changes button. A message is displayed, stating that the separation information has been swapped. All color, component, and variant information for the yellow separation now applies to magenta, and all the information for the magenta separation now applies to yellow. Figure 51: Swap separation order dialog box 5. Click OK. The separation that was previously displayed in yellow is now shown as magenta, and the magenta separation is now shown as yellow. Other information, such as component and variant information, has been swapped as well. 84 Chapter 2 – Image Assembly 3 Using Bitmap Editing Chapter Overview .............................................................................86 What Is Bitmap Editing? ....................................................................86 Bitmap Editing Guidelines .................................................................88 How to Use the Editing Tools ............................................................90 Before You Begin Editing...................................................................91 Editing Tasks .....................................................................................93 86 Chapter 3 – Using Bitmap Editing Chapter Overview This chapter describes the concepts and procedures for using bitmap editing in Integrity. What Is Bitmap Editing? To understand bitmap editing, you need to first understand what a bitmap image is. A bitmap image is a computer representation of an image that operates like a two-dimensional rectangular grid. Each point, or pixel, of the grid is either on or off. The entire grid of these on-or-off pixels makes up the image. Figure 52: Bitmap image viewed at 4:1 With the data produced by the Renaissance scanning system, each point in the grid is either on or off. When you edit a bitmap image using Integrity, you are turning points in the grid on or off, which affects the final printed output. Why Bitmap Edit? Although you may want to selectively remove content from an image, the main purpose of Integrity’s bitmap editing feature is defect removal. Defects may include pen marks, lint from clothing, carpet fibers, scratches, pinholes, and reflections from opaquing or other material on the film. You can minimize film defects by using the proper film cleaning and loading techniques and by locating your scanner in an appropriate lowtraffic environment. See How to Prepare the Film for Scanning in the Renaissance Scanner Console User Guide for the procedures recommended by CreoScitex to optimize image quality with your scanner. Please note that some defects such as thick scratches and creased film cannot be reduced using such techniques. What Is Bitmap Editing? 87 Bitmap Editing in the Workflow Bitmap editing usually happens after registration is complete and before you release a job for resampling. See Figure 53. However, you can edit a job, release it for resampling, then send it back to the Integrity workstation for further editing. When you use the bitmap editing tool in Integrity, you indicate to the software the changes you want to make. The software, in turn, displays the edits on your computer screen. However, the edits you create are not applied until the resampling phase of scanner operation, because that is when output files are generated. Automatic registration Adjust registration (if required) Bitmap editing Define custom breakout (optional) Release for resampling Legend User task Automatic or manual task Figure 53: Bitmap editing in the workflow 88 Chapter 3 – Using Bitmap Editing Bitmap Editing Guidelines This section recommends guidelines for efficient bitmap editing. Which Tool to Use Generally, it’s more efficient to use the Rectangle and Polygon tools for bitmap editing, because these tools can edit larger areas. Use the Pencil and Eraser tools for finely detailed edits. Viewing Resolutions The viewing resolution you use is up to you, but some resolutions are generally more efficient for certain tasks. It’s very important not to edit at too low a resolution. Although the edits you make are displayed, at lower resolutions you may not be able to see the full effect of the edits until you zoom in for a closer look. For example, if you want to remove a dirt speck at 1:64 or 1:16, you can use the Rectangle tool to completely enclose the defect. At this resolution, you may not be able to see that you are also removing some halftone content, if Integrity is not in All Sepns Posterized viewing mode. Before you make any large edits, make sure you have selected a resolution that lets you see exactly what you are editing. The following examples show the same image at different resolutions and describe how to use each resolution. Bitmap Editing Guidelines 89 1:64 to 1:256 1:64 provides an overview display of all content. You can edit at this resolution, but it’s not recommended. If you make an edit with the smallest size Pencil tool at this resolution, the result is a very large edit. 1:16 1:16 provides an overview of most, if not all content in the image displayed. This is the best resolution for clearing large clear areas in All Sepns Posterized viewing mode. 1:4 1:4 is generally the best resolution for inspecting an image for defects, because the viewing resolution is low enough to pan around the entire image quickly. 90 Chapter 3 – Using Bitmap Editing 1:1 1:1 is a good resolution for editing defects that are close to other features. A good way to edit is to pan for defects at 1:4, then zoom in and edit the defects at 1:1. 4:1 4:1 provides a very detailed view of the bitmap content of an image, and is excellent for edits of fine detail in halftone areas. However, searching for defects at this resolution is not efficient, because only a small portion of the image is shown at one time. How to Use the Editing Tools This chapter explains how to use the bitmap editing tools in Integrity. You can use this chapter as: • A step-by-step tutorial—follow the procedures in order if you are learning the bitmap editing tool and want to practice using it. Or: • A reference section on Integrity’s bitmap editing tools—use the headings to identify the information you need. Before You Begin Editing 91 Before You Begin Editing The steps in this chapter identify the fastest ways of performing editing tasks. However, in many cases there are three or more ways to perform the same task. See Appendix B, Menu Shortcuts. Remember, the following steps are separated by task for easy reference. If you want to use this section as a step-by-step tutorial, you should do the tasks in sequence. Goals of the Tutorial If you are using this section as a step-by-step tutorial, the purpose of the exercise is to guide you through a first session of bitmap editing. Afterwards, you will be familiar with the Rectangle, Polygon, Pencil, and Eraser tools. You will also be familiar with the quickest ways to perform bitmap editing functions. At the end of the tutorial you will have an opportunity to view your edits in the output files. Practice Film To start, you must have a set of CMYK film separations with which you can practice. These films should contain some clear areas, solid tint areas, and halftone areas, and they should have some defects so that you can practice cleaning defects with the bitmap editing tools. Typical defects might be pen marks, lint from clothing, carpet fibers, or scratches. Tip: The size of the separations is important if you want to view your edits in Photoshop at the end of the tutorial, because Photoshop cannot open files containing images of more than 30,000 vertical and horizontal pixels. For example, if the resolution of your image is 2400 ppi, your image size cannot be larger than 12.5" x 12.5" (317.5 mm x 317.5 mm) if you want to open it in Photoshop. See How to View the Results of Your Edits on page 111 for details. An alternative to Photoshop for viewing and verifying images is Copydot Toolkit software, which is a CreoScitex product sold separately from the Renaissance system. It lets you open, view, and verify images of any size. See the Copydot Toolkit User Guide for more information. 92 Chapter 3 – Using Bitmap Editing How to Prepare a Job for Bitmap Editing To prepare a job for bitmap editing: 1. Create a job. See the Renaissance Scanner Console User Guide for more information. Note: If you intend to view the results of your edits in Photoshop at the end of the practice session (See How to View the Results of Your Edits on page 111), you must set the following values for the output version when you create the job: 2. Compression G3 compressed or no compression Output file format TIFF Scan the job. See the Renaissance Scanner Console User Guide for more information. 3. Release the job to registration. See the Renaissance Scanner Console User Guide for more information. 4. Open the job at the Integrity workstation. See How to Open and Process a Job on page 31. 5. Make sure the separations are registered. See How to Check Autosearch Registration on page 46. 6. Align the separation vertically. See How to Align Images on page 48. 7. Position the frame. See How to Position the Page Frame (Trim) on page 70. 8. Ensure the frame is displayed. If the frame isn’t displayed, from the View menu, select Frame. The job is now ready for editing. Do not edit anything outside of the frame, since that area is not processed in the output file. Editing Tasks 93 Editing Tasks Table 3 lists the editing tasks explained in this chapter, and gives the page numbers where you can find further details. Table 3: .Editing Tasks Task: Go to: Which Tool to Use page 88 How to Undo and Redo Edits page 94 How to Select a Separation View for Editing page 94 How to Render Separations in Black page 95 How to Zoom In and Out page 95 How to Pan the View page 96 How to Drag the View page 97 How to Detect Defects Using the Posterized View page 97 How to Display the Edit Toolbar page 98 How to Create an Edit page 99 How to Use the Rectangle Tool to Clean page 100 How to Use The Rectangle Tool to Clear and Fill page 102 How to Remove Defects in All Visible Separations page 103 How to Select an Edit page 104 How to Deselect the Active Edit page 104 How to Delete an Edit page 104 How to Resize an Edit page 105 How to Overlap Edits page 105 How to Turn Edit Outlines On or Off page 106 How to Use the Polygon Tool page 108 How to Use the Pencil and Eraser Tools page 109 How to Toggle Between the Pencil and Eraser Tools page 110 How to View the Results of Your Edits page 111 94 Chapter 3 – Using Bitmap Editing How to Undo and Redo Edits Don’t worry if you make a mistake when editing. Like Integrity registration, bitmap editing also allows multiple undo and redo. However, there is a limit to the undo and redo capability bitmap editing. If the number of edits becomes so large that all edits cannot be fully undone, the following warning message is displayed. Figure 54: Undo warning message If you click Yes, you can still undo the more recent edits, but you may not be able to undo or redo the edits you made near the beginning of the editing session. To undo an editing task: Ø Click the Undo button on the toolbar. To redo an editing task: Ø Click the Redo button on the toolbar. How to Select a Separation View for Editing While it’s not necessary to view one separation at a time while editing, we recommend that you do so for simplicity, if you are using this section as a tutorial. Editing Tasks 95 To select a separation view: 1. In the Separation Manager window, make the separation you want to view the active separation. If you are using this procedure as a tutorial, select cyan as the active separation. See How to Activate a Separation on page 23. 2. Click the Arrow button on the toolbar. 3. Move the cursor to the View window, then click the right mouse button. A pop-up menu displays. 4. Select View Active Sepn Only. The separation you selected in Step 1 is available for editing. all other separations are hidden. How to Render Separations in Black To render all separations in black: 1. With the cursor in the View window, click the right mouse button. A pop-up menu displays. 2. From the pop-up menu, select View All Sepns in Black . If you are using this section as a tutorial, the cyan separation is displayed in black, making it easier for you to see the fine content. If other separations are activated, they are also rendered in black. The separation(s) remain rendered in black until you deselect the View All Sepns in Black option. How to Zoom In and Out Use the following procedures to zoom in and out on an image. 96 Chapter 3 – Using Bitmap Editing To zoom in: 1. Press and hold down C TRL+SPACE BAR. The cursor changes into a magnifying glass with a plus symbol (+) in it. 2. In the View window, move the magnifying glass to the point where you want to zoom in. 3. Click the left mouse button. To zoom out: 1. Press and hold down ALT+SPACEBAR. The cursor changes into a magnifying glass with a minus symbol (-) in it. 2. In the View window, move the magnifying glass to the point where you want to zoom out. 3. Click the left mouse button. How to Pan the View No matter which tool you are using, you can pan the view using the following key on your keyboard. See Appendix B, Menu Shortcuts for a complete list of ways you can pan the view. Table 4: Keyboard commands for panning the view To pan: Press: Left J or S Right L or F Up I or E Down K or D If you use the mouse with your left hand, you may find it easiest to rest your fingers on the J, I, K, and L keys to quickly pan the view. If you use the mouse with your right hand, rest your fingers on the S, E, D, and F keys. Editing Tasks 97 I E S D F J K L Figure 55: Panning the view with keys on the keyboard How to Drag the View You may find editing easier if you drag defects into the center of the view. No matter which tool you are using, you can drag the view using the following procedure. To drag the view: Ø Hold down the SPACEBAR, then hold down the left mouse button, and drag the image. The cursor changes into a white hand while you are moving the view to the location you want. How to Detect Defects Using the Posterized View The All Sepns Posterized option is a viewing mode that may help you find and remove defects more easily. In 1:4 dpi and lower resolution views, fine content—such as lint, scratches, pinholes, and highlight or shadow tints—is hard to see. The Integrity All Sepns Posterized viewing mode compensates for this. It heightens the visibility of defects, especially in solid white or solid black areas, by reducing the number of gray levels. Although the All Sepns Posterized viewing mode is available at 1:4 dpi and lower resolution views, it works best at 1:4 dpi. Note: The posterized viewing mode is not effective for detecting defects in halftone areas of an image. 98 Chapter 3 – Using Bitmap Editing To turn on the View Sepns Posterized viewing mode: 1. With the cursor in the View window, click the right mouse button. A pop-up menu displays. 2. Select View All Sepns Posterized . The viewing mode changes to the posterized mode. To turn this viewing mode off, repeat the procedure. How to Display the Edit Toolbar The edit toolbar can be hidden, displayed, or moved.To display or hide the edit toolbar: Ø From the View menu, select Edit Toolbar. The toolbar hides or displays. Rectangle tool Clear button Fill, Clear, and Clean buttons are available when the Rectangle tool is selected. Fill button Clean button Figure 56: Edit toolbar with Rectangle tool selected Polygon tool Clear button Fill and Clear buttons are available when the Polygon tool is selected. Fill button Figure 57: Edit toolbar with Polygon tool selected Eraser tool Size buttons are available when the Pencil or Eraser tool is selected. Pencil tool Figure 58: Edit toolbar with Pencil tool selected Editing Tasks 99 To move the edit toolbar: 1. Move the cursor over the edit toolbar until the cursor is positioned over a part of the toolbar that is not a button. Click outside of a button to select and move toolbar Figure 59: Moving the Edit toolbar 2. Holding down the left mouse button, drag the toolbar to the location you want. How to Create an Edit To create an edit: 1. Zoom in to the defect or image area that you want to remove. See How to Zoom In and Out on page 95. Select the best tool for the kind of edit you want to make. You can select the Rectangle, Polygon, Pencil , or Eraser tool. • • • • 2. 3. See How to Use the Rectangle Tool to Clean on page 100 How to Use The Rectangle Tool to Clear and Fill on page 102 How to Use the Polygon Tool on page 108 How to Use the Pencil and Eraser Tools on page 109 for details. Click the Clear, Fill, Clean, or Size button on the toolbar, depending on which tool you selected: • If you selected the Rectangle tool, click the Clear, Fill, or Clean button. • • If you selected the Polygon tool, click the Clear or Fill button. If you selected the Pencil or Eraser tool, click the Size button you want to use for the edit. Use the tool to create the edit. 100 Chapter 3 – Using Bitmap Editing How to Use the Rectangle Tool to Clean You use the Rectangle tool to draw a rectangular area on an image and then click the Clean button to remove a defect from the area inside the rectangle. Cleaning removes the defect, but leaves the rest of the pixels in the rectangle intact, including the pixels “behind” the defect. Rectangle tool Clean tool Figure 60: Edit toolbar with the rectangle-clean tool selected The system does different things, depending on whether a defect is in a halftone area, solid clear area, or solid colored area. If the defect is in a halftone area, the system uses the screen pattern to identify the defect. Before After Figure 61: Removing a defect in a halftone area If the defect is in a solid clear area, the system removes all pixels within the rectangle. If the defect is in a solid colored area, the system fills in all pixels within the rectangle. Note: When you clean a halftone area using the Clean button on the toolbar, the system shows an edit outline if the View Edit Outlines option is enabled. You can turn off the edit outlines. See How to Turn Edit Outlines On or Off on page 106. The maximum size of the area from which a defect can be removed is 400 pixels by 400 pixels. For an area larger than this, you must remove the defect in several stages. Editing Tasks 101 The size of the rectangle determines the time it will take to remove a defect. For example, rectangles with horizontal and vertical sides longer than 150 pixels may take up to seven seconds to clean. For greatest speed and accuracy, use the smallest possible rectangle to enclose the defect. Note: The system may have problems removing defects that cross from an area of low percentage tint to an area of high percentage tint, and defects in areas that are very close to the side edge of the image. If you don’t like the results of a cleaning, you can undo it by clicking the Undo button on the toolbar or pressing CTRL+Z. You can then try again, perhaps using a smaller rectangle, closer to the defect. To clean a defect: 1. Check that the View All Sepns Posterized option is turned off. Turning this option off is not necessary, but it will make defects in halftone areas easier to see. See How to Detect Defects Using the Posterized View on page 97 for details. 2. In the Separation Manager window, make the black separation active and hide the remaining separations. See How to Use the Separation Manager Window on page 22. 3. Click the Rectangle button on the toolbar. 4. Click the Clean button on the toolbar. 5. Zoom to 1:4 dpi. See How to Zoom In and Out on page 95. 6. Pan until you find an area that contains a defect. See How to Pan the View on page 96. 7. Zoom in to 1:1 dpi to remove the defect. See How to Zoom In and Out on page 95. 8. Holding down the left mouse button, drag the cursor from one corner of the defect until the whole defect is enclosed in the rectangle. 9. Release the mouse button. If the system can distinguish the defect from the surrounding pixels, it removes the defect. 102 Chapter 3 – Using Bitmap Editing If the View Edit Outlines option is enabled, the system shows a rectangular outline of the cleaned area. See How to Turn Edit Outlines On or Off on page 106. For greater accuracy in removing defects, experiment with different types and sizes of defects and with defects in both halftone and solid areas of an image. How to Use The Rectangle Tool to Clear and Fill You can use the Rectangle tool with the Clear button on the toolbar to remove all pixels from an area, and you can use the tool with the Fill button on the toolbar to fill an area with pixels. To clear all pixels and fill an area with pixels: 1. In the Separation Manager window, make a separation active and hide the black separation. If you are using these procedures as a tutorial, make the cyan separation active and hide the black separation. See How to Use the Separation Manager Window on page 22. 2. Make sure the View All Sepns Posterized option is turned on. See How to Detect Defects Using the Posterized View on page 97 for details. 3. Click the Rectangle button on the toolbar. 4. Click the Clear button on the toolbar. 5. Zoom to 1:4 dpi. See How to Zoom In and Out on page 95. 6. Pan until you find an area that contains a defect. See How to Pan the View on page 96. 7. Holding down the left mouse button, drag the cursor from one corner of the defect until the whole defect is enclosed in the rectangle. 8. Release the mouse button. The area within the rectangle is redrawn so that the pixels within the rectangle are cleared. 9. Click the Fill button on the toolbar. Editing Tasks 103 A message displays, asking if you want to clear the active edit. 10. Click Yes. The area within the rectangle is now filled. 11. Click the Clear button on the toolbar. A message displays, asking if you want to clear the active edit. 12. Click No. The active edit area remains filled, and the Clear button on the toolbar is selected. The next edit you make will clear the area of pixels. How to Remove Defects in All Visible Separations To remove the defect in all separations: 1. With all separations turned on, pan until you find an area that contains defects in more than one separation. See How to Activate a Separation on page 23 and How to Pan the View on page 96. 2. Select the best tool for the kind of edit you want to make. • • • • See How to Use the Rectangle Tool to Clean on page 100 How to Use The Rectangle Tool to Clear and Fill on page 102 How to Use the Polygon Tool on page 108 How to Use the Pencil and Eraser Tools on page 109 3. Use the tool you selected in step 2 to make the edit. 4. Click the right mouse button. A pop-up menu displays. 5. Select Copy Edit to Visible Sepns. The defect is removed in all visible separations. Note: An efficient way to edit four-color work is to turn off the black separation, and use editing tools to clear the areas where there is black-only content. 104 Chapter 3 – Using Bitmap Editing How to Select an Edit To modify an edit, you must first select it. Note: Edit outlines must be turned on before you can select an edit. See How to Turn Edit Outlines On or Off on page 106 for the procedure. To select an edit: 1. In the Separation Manager window, make active the separation that contains the edit you want to select. If you are using these procedures as a tutorial, make the black separation active. See How to Use the Separation Manager Window on page 22 for details. 2. Move the cursor into the edit rectangle. The cursor changes into a black arrow. 3. Click the left mouse button to select the edit. Four orange handles are displayed in the middle of all four sides of the rectangle. How to Deselect the Active Edit To deselect the active edit: • Press the ESC key. The active edit is deselected. How to Delete an Edit To delete an edit: 1. Select the edit you want to delete. See How to Select an Edit on page 104. 2. Press the DELETE key. The edit is deleted, and the cursor changes back into the Rectangle tool. Note: If you copied this edit to or from another separation, the edit is deleted only from the active separation. Editing Tasks 105 How to Resize an Edit To resize an edit: 1. In the Separation Manager window, make a separation active as outlined in How to Activate a Separation on page 23. If you are using these procedures as a tutorial, activate the yellow separation. 2. Select the edit. See How to Select an Edit on page 104. The cursor changes into the move cursor, which is a four-headed arrow. 3. Position the move cursor over one of the orange handles on the rectangle until the cursor changes into a double-headed arrow. 4. Holding down the left mouse button, drag the cursor until the edit is the size and shape you want. 5. Release the mouse button. A new area is cleared in the separation. How to Overlap Edits Using the Rectangle and Polygon tools, you can create edits that overlap, and you can create edits that cover other edits. You can always select an edit you have made, even if it is covered by another edit. 106 Chapter 3 – Using Bitmap Editing To create an edit that overlaps another edit: 1. In the Separation Manager window, make a separation active. If you are using these procedures as a tutorial, activate the magenta separation. See How to Use the Separation Manager Window on page 22 for details. 2. Move the cursor into the middle of an existing edit rectangle. The cursor changes to the move cursor, which is a four-headed arrow. 3. To avoid moving the existing edit, hold down the C TRL key, and drag the cursor to create a new edit rectangle. 4. If you are following these procedures in sequence, move the new edit rectangle so that it completely covers the first edit rectangle, resizing it if necessary. Otherwise, skip this step. See How to Resize an Edit on page 105. To select covered edits: 1. With an edit selected, click the right mouse button. A pop-up menu is displayed. 2. Select on of the following: • Activate Prior Edit, if you want to select the edit made before the currently selected edit • Activate Next Edit, if you want to select the edit made after the currently selected edit How to Turn Edit Outlines On or Off All edits have outlines. Edit outlines enclose the edit area and let you select individual edits for moving, resizing, or deleting. The outline for a rectangle edit is a rectangle of the same color as the separation. When selected, the rectangle edit has orange handles in the middle of all four sides. Orange handle Figure 62: Rectangle Edit Editing Tasks 107 The outline for a polygon edit is a polygon of the same color as the separation. When selected, the polygon edit has orange handles at the vertices. Orange handle Figure 63: Polygon Edit The outline for a pencil or eraser edit is a rectangle surrounding the pixels touched when you dragged the mouse. The edit outline is the same color as the separation. When selected, it has grey handles. Grey handles indicate an edit that cannot be resized or moved. However, this type of edit can be deleted or copied to other separations. Grey handle Figure 64: Pencil Edit You can show or hide the outlines of the edits you make. Hiding the edit outline makes it easier to see what edits will look like in the final output. Note: When you turn off viewing edit outlines, any further edits you create are active as soon as you create them and can be immediately copied to other separations. To turn edit outlines on or off: 1. Click the right mouse button. A pop-up menu displays. 2. In the pop-up menu, select View Edit Outlines. If edit outlines were hidden, they are now displayed. If edit outlines were displayed, they are now hidden. 108 Chapter 3 – Using Bitmap Editing How to Use the Polygon Tool The Polygon tool on the toolbar works much like the Rectangle tool, except: • You create a polygon edit by clicking where each vertex of the polygon should be. • You close the polygon shape by double-clicking on the last vertex. You can use the Fill and Clear buttons on the toolbar with the Polygon tool. As well, you can resize and reshape polygon edits. Note: You can delete an unfinished polygon edit by pressing the ESC key. The Polygon tool is still selected, but all vertices are deleted. To use the Polygon tool: 1. Click the Polygon button on the toolbar. 2. Click the Clear or Fill button on the toolbar. 3. Make a separation active, and hide all other separations. If you are using these procedures as a tutorial, make the yellow separation active. See How to Activate a Separation on page 23 and How to Hide a Separation From the Display on page 23. 4. Render the active separation in black. If you are using these procedures as a tutorial, render the yellow separation in black. See How to Render Separations in Black on page 95. 5. Zoom to 1:4 dpi. See How to Zoom In and Out on page 95. 6. Find a defect you want to remove, preferably one that is close to another feature. 7. At one corner of the defect, click the left mouse button. An orange vertex is displayed, marking the place where you clicked. 8. Working your way around the defect, continue clicking the left mouse button until the defect is almost completely enclosed by a polygon shape. 9. Close the polygon edit by double-clicking on the last vertex. The polygon closes itself, joining the two unattached points. The polygon edit you created is either cleared or filled, depending on which button you clicked in step 2. Editing Tasks 109 To reshape a polygon edit: 1. Move the cursor over an orange vertex in a polygon edit, until the cursor changes into a double-headed arrow. 2. Holding down the left mouse button, drag the vertex to the preferred location. 3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for the other vertices until the polygon is the size and shape you need. How to Use the Pencil and Eraser Tools Eraser tool Pencil tool Figure 65: Edit toolbar with the pencil tool selected You use the Pencil and Eraser tools to fill and clear small numbers of pixels in areas that are too close to other features to edit using the Rectangle or Polygon tool. The Rectangle and Polygon tools are often faster to use, so use the Pencil and Eraser tools mostly for precision edits, and in halftone areas. Note: You can select the outline of edits created with the Pencil and Eraser tools to delete the edits or copy them to visible separations. Pencil and eraser edits cannot be resized or moved. You should usually make pencil and eraser edits with the View Edit Outlines option off, since the outline can obscure your view of the edited area. However, even if the View Edit Outlines option is off, your most recently created edit is active and can be deleted or copied to other separations. The edit is active until you create another edit, press the ESC key, or switch separations. The Pencil tool works the same way as the Eraser tool, except the Pencil tool fills the pixels in an area, and the Eraser tool clears the pixels in an area. Note: If you are using the Eraser tool, the lower left corner of the eraser is the point you use to make small edits. You can also hold down the left mouse button, then drag the Pencil or eraser across a feature, erasing many pixels at once. You can select the size of the Pencil or Eraser tool you use. The sizes let you edit areas that are 1 x 1 pixels wide, 3 x 3 pixels wide, 5 x 5 pixels wide, or 7 x 7 pixels wide in whatever viewing resolution is displayed. 110 Chapter 3 – Using Bitmap Editing The exception is the 4:1 screen resolution. The 4:1 view is a simple magnification of the 1:1 dpi view, where single pixel edits are magnified four times. Note: When you drag the Eraser tool over a feature, the pixels you erase on your computer screen are not exactly the same as the pixels that are actually removed from the image. To see if all the pixels you wanted to remove are actually gone, release the mouse button. Integrity software redraws the image as it will appear in the final output. To erase or fill pixels: 1. Render the active separation in black, and hide all other separations. See How to Render Separations in Black on page 95 and How to Use the Separation Manager Window on page 22 for details. 2. Zoom to 1:4 dpi. See How to Zoom In and Out on page 95 for details. 3. Pan until you find a defect you want to remove, preferably in a halftone area. See How to Pan the View on page 96. 4. Zoom in on the defect until it’s displayed at 4:1 dpi. 5. On the toolbar, click: • • the Pencil button if you want to fill pixels the Eraser button if you want to clear pixels 6. Click the 1 x 1 button on the toolbar. 7. Position the cursor over the defect, then click the left mouse button to erase or fill one pixel. If you are using these procedures as a tutorial, try using the 3x3, 5x5, and 7x7 buttons, and try editing at different viewing resolutions. How to Toggle Between the Pencil and Eraser Tools You can quickly exchange the Pencil tool for the Eraser tool, and vice versa. Editing Tasks 111 To toggle between the Pencil and Eraser tools: Ø With either the Pencil or Eraser tool selected, hold down the SHIFT key. The selected tool changes to the other tool when you press the SHIFT key, and it returns to the originally selected tool only when you release the SHIFT key. After Editing Is Complete The edits you create are not applied to output image data until after you release a job for resampling. You can edit the same image over multiple editing sessions, if necessary. See Bitmap Editing in the Workflow on page 87 for details. To apply edits to the output image data: 1. Release the job to Console. See How to Release a Job on page 123. If you want to view the final edited images in Photoshop, and did not use the compression and output file format values listed on page 92 when you created the job, do the following: 2. a. Open Console. b. In the Job window, edit the output file set so that it uses the compression and output file format values listed on page 92. Resample and package the job. See Processing Jobs chapter in the Renaissance Scanner Console User Guide for more information. The output files now have your edits applied. How to View the Results of Your Edits If you are using Integrity’s bitmap editing tool for the first time, you may want to view the high resolution results of your edits before you do anything further with the image data. To do this, you can view the output in Adobe Photoshop. An alternative to Photoshop for viewing and verifying images is Copydot Toolkit software, which is sold separately from 112 Chapter 3 – Using Bitmap Editing the Renaissance system by CreoScitex. It lets you open, view, and verify images of any size. See the Copydot Toolkit User Guide for more information. Note: You need 50–100 MB of disk space for Photoshop to open high-resolution files. Consult your Photoshop documentation to determine the disk space and RAM required to open various file sizes. If you don’t have enough RAM, Photoshop takes a long time to open high-resolution separations. To view the results of your edits in Photoshop: 1. Make sure the output files are in a folder that is accessible to Photoshop. 2. If it’s not already running, start Photoshop. 3. Open the DCS control file. If your version of Photoshop does not open the file: a. From the File menu, select Open As. The Open As dialog box is displayed. b. 4. From the Open File as Format Type box, select EPS TIFF Preview. Check the overall view of the separations. At this low viewing resolution (72 dpi), only large edits are evident. 5. Open the high-resolution files one at a time to view the edits made using Integrity bitmap editing. 6. To compare a separation by viewing it in Photoshop and Integrity at the same time, release the job from Console back to Integrity. 7. Open the job in Integrity and compare the image with the same image in Photoshop. You may find the two images easier to compare if you set Integrity to display the image in the same way Photoshop displays it: a. Render the cyan, magenta, and yellow separations in black. See How to Render Separations in Black on page 95. b. View only one high-resolution separation at a time. See How to Select a Separation View for Editing on page 94. 4 Creating Breakouts Chapter Overview ...........................................................................114 What Is a Custom Breakout?...........................................................114 How to Add a Custom Breakout in Integrity ....................................115 How to Define a Custom Breakout..................................................116 How to Register a Custom Breakout................................................117 How to Delete a Custom Breakout ..................................................118 How to Cancel Separation Processing..............................................118 114 Chapter 4 – Creating Breakouts Chapter Overview This chapter describes the procedures for adding and defining custom breakouts in Integrity. What Is a Custom Breakout? A custom breakout is a subset image of the main scanned image for which a separate set of output files is created. For example, if you have film for a magazine page that contains more than one advertisement, you may want to save the advertisements in separate files for use in different publications. Film Travel advertisement—custom breakout ‘travel’ Soap advertisement—custom breakout ‘soap’ Figure 66: Custom Breakout – example Figure 66 illustrates a film for a magazine page containing two advertisements. You can save both advertisements in separate files by creating two custom breakouts, for example, one called “travel” and one called “soap.” The first step in producing a custom breakout is to add it to the job file. Typically, you would do this in Console, when defining the job properties, but you can also add the custom breakout during the registration process in Integrity. The second step is to define the custom breakout in Integrity. How to Add a Custom Breakout in Integrity 115 How to Add a Custom Breakout in Integrity Use the following procedure to add a custom breakout in Integrity—for example, if a custom breakout is required but wasn’t specified when the job was created in Console. Note: You cannot add a custom breakout if any of the separations belong to a scan that has been purged. For more information on locked separations, see Separation Status on page 127. To add a custom breakout: 1. From the Edit menu, select Add Custom Breakout. The Add Custom Breakout dialog box is displayed. Figure 67: Add Custom Breakout dialog box 2. In the Name box, type a name for the custom breakout. For example, if the image you want to include in the custom breakout is an advertisement for a soap, you could call the breakout Soap. 3. In the Description box, type a description for the custom breakout. Custom breakout descriptions are optional. 4. Click OK. An entry for the custom breakout is shown in the Breakout section in the Separations Manager window. 5. Define the custom breakout. See How to Define a Custom Breakout on page 116. 116 Chapter 4 – Creating Breakouts How to Define a Custom Breakout When defining a custom breakout, outline the breakout area by placing a frame around it. If required, you can change the frame size or select a different type of frame. Scaling can be set for both the main image and custom breakouts. For more information, see Main Image vs. Custom Breakout Scaling in the Renaissance Scanner Console User Guide. Note: You cannot create a custom breakout if the scan containing the separation has been purged from the scan data disk. In Integrity, this scan has a status of Locked. To see why a separation is locked, click on the separation status in the Separation Manager window. Separation status Description of status Figure 68: Separation status description To define a custom breakout in Integrity: 1. Make sure the job has been registered. See Chapter 2, Image Assembly. If required, you can fine tune the registration of individual breakouts later on. See How to Register a Custom Breakout on page 117. 2. In the Separation Manager window, under Breakout, select the custom breakout you want to create. 3. Click the Frame button on the toolbar. The frame is activated in both the View and Overview windows and the cursor changes into the move separation pointer. How to Register a Custom Breakout 4. 117 Press the left mouse button, then place the frame over the area of the image or page you want to use in the breakout. See How to Position the Page Frame (Trim) on page 70. 5. If necessary, select a different frame or resize the frame. See How to Nudge a Frame on page 73. 6. Repeat steps 2 through 5 for each custom breakout. How to Register a Custom Breakout Initially when you create a custom breakout, it is a dependent custom breakout. This means it uses the registration parameters from the main image. When you change the registration of the main image, the registration of the custom breakout changes as well. However, it may be necessary to register a custom breakout independently from the main image—for example, to fine tune its registration. In this case, the custom breakout becomes independent. Any changes you make to the registration of independent breakouts affect the breakout only, not the main image, and vice versa. To register a custom breakout: 1. Register the main image. See Chapter 2, Image Assembly. 2. Under Breakout in the Separation Manager window, select the custom breakout you want to register. 3. Create a registration target. See Registration Methods on page 36 for registration methods. The following message displays, asking if you want to register the breakout independently. Figure 69: Registering a custom breakout independently 118 Chapter 4 – Creating Breakouts 4. Click Yes. The custom breakout is now independent. Registration for the custom breakout only affects this breakout. Registration for the main image, or other custom breakouts in the job are not affected. 5. Continue registering the custom breakout until it’s fully registered. How to Delete a Custom Breakout Use the following Integrity procedure to delete a custom breakout that was added during the current registration session. Note: To delete a custom breakout that was previously defined, you must cancel the processing of one separation for that custom breakout. See How to Cancel Separation Processing on page 118. Once the job is released for resampling, the custom breakout can be deleted in Console. To delete a custom breakout: 1. In the Separation Manager window, under Breakout, select the custom breakout you want to delete. 2. From the Edit menu, select Delete Custom Breakout. The custom breakout is deleted. How to Cancel Separation Processing When a separation is canceled, the version or custom breakout is not resampled and packaged—that is, no high-resolution files and no DCS control file are created. The examples below illustrate how the version or custom breakout is affected. Use the procedure that starts on page 120, for example, to cancel a custom breakout you want to delete, but that cannot be deleted because it was previously defined. Example 1: A job consists of four separations, CMYK. If you cancel, for example, the yellow separation, high-resolution files and the DCS file control are not created. How to Cancel Separation Processing 119 Example 2: A job consists of CMYK separations and a custom breakout. If you cancel a separation for: • the main image, the high-resolution files and DCS control file are not created for the main image • the custom breakout, the high-resolution files and DCS control file are not created for the custom breakout Example 3: A job consists of two components for versioning: • • component 3/C, containing the CMY separations component K, containing the K1 and K2 separations In this case, the following can happen: • If you cancel the K1 separation, the high-resolution file is not created for the K1 separation, and the DCS control file is not created for the K1 version. • If you cancel, for example, the magenta separation, high-resolution files and DCS control file are not created for the K1 and K2 versions, because the magenta separation is required for both versions. Example 4: A job consists of a custom breakout and two components for versioning: • • component 3/C, containing the CMY separations component K, containing the K1 and K2 separations If you cancel the K1 separation for a custom breakout: • • the high-resolution file is not created for the K1 separation the DCS control file is not created for the K1 version of the custom breakout High-resolution files and DCS control files are created for: • • • a version of the main image using the K1 separation a version of the main image using the K2 separation a version of the custom breakout using the K2 separation 120 Chapter 4 – Creating Breakouts If you cancel the magenta separation for a custom breakout: • • the high-resolution files are not created for the custom breakout the DCS control files is not created for the custom breakout High-resolution files and DCS control files are created for: • • a version of the main image using the K1 separation a version of the main image using the K2 separation For details about components and how they are used for content versioning, see How to Creat Versions in the Renaissance Scanner Console User Guide. To cancel processing of a separation: 1. Under Breakout in the Separation Manager window, select the main image or custom breakout for which you want to cancel a separation. 2. Activate the separation you want to cancel. See How to Activate a Separation on page 23. 3. Click the Edit Sepn button. The Edit Active Separation section is displayed in the Separation Manager window. 4. Under Status, select Canceled. 5. Click the Accept Changes button. The separation is canceled. 5 Releasing, Saving, and Reopening a Job Chapter Overview ...........................................................................122 How to Release a Job ......................................................................123 How to Report Problems to the Console Workstation ......................124 How to Save a Job ..........................................................................125 How to Close a Job .........................................................................125 How to Open a Saved Job ...............................................................126 Separation Status............................................................................127 How to Change the Status of a Separation .....................................129 How to Modify a Job Description ....................................................132 122 Chapter 5 – Releasing, Saving, and Reopening a Job Chapter Overview This chapter describes the concepts and procedures for processing jobs once you have assembled them in Integrity. How to Release a Job 123 How to Release a Job Once the separations for a job are completely assembled (that is, registered, aligned, frame positioned, and retouched) they must be released from Integrity for resampling. To save a job without releasing it for resampling, see How to Save a Job on page 125. To release a job: 1. Make sure the job is fully registered. See Registration Status on page 43. 2. From the File menu, select Release. 3. Click OK. The job is released to the Console workstation for resampling. The status of the separations is changed to Registered. If one of the separations was rotated more than 4° from the other separations, the following message is displayed: Figure 70: Releasing a Job With a Rotation Failure 4. Click the appropriate button. If you click the Yes button, the Job error description dialog box is displayed. See Figure 71 on page 124 for an example of this dialog box. 124 Chapter 5 – Releasing, Saving, and Reopening a Job How to Report Problems to the Console Workstation If there are problems with a separation that prohibit proper registration— for example, if the wrong film was scanned for one of the separations—you can: • release the job from registration and provide error information so that the job can be corrected at the Console workstation • change the status of a separation to Error to prevent it from being resampled—see How to Change the Status of a Separation on page 129 To provide error information for a job: 1. From the Edit menu, select Edit Job Info. The Job dialog box is displayed. Type error information here Figure 71: Job Dialog Box The Description section displays information about the job, such as the priority and the template that was used for the job. 2. Under Error Description, type the information you want. 3. Click OK. How to Save a Job 125 How to Save a Job When you save a job, registration information is saved but the job is not released from registration. This means you can open the job again at a later time and continue registration. When you save a job, the status of the separations is changed to Registered, indicating the image was previously registered. Before you can continue registering the job, you must change the status back to Scanned. See How to Change the Status of a Separation on page 129. You should save a job, for example, when you can’t continue working on the job but have not finished registering it. To save a job without releasing it: 1. From the File menu, select Save. The job is saved, but not released from registration. You can continue registering the job at this point. However, once you close the job, the status of the separations becomes Registered. The next time you open the job, you have to change the status of each separation to Scanned. See How to Open a Saved Job on page 126. How to Close a Job You can close a job with or without saving the changes. To close a job: 1. From the File menu, select Close. If you made changes to the job that haven’t been saved yet, the following message is displayed. Figure 72: Close Job confirmation message 2. Click the appropriate button. If you click the No button, any registration or changes made since the last time you saved the job are lost. 126 Chapter 5 – Releasing, Saving, and Reopening a Job How to Open a Saved Job When you open a job that has been saved, or that was released for resampling and released back for further registration, the status of the separations is Registered. To open a saved or released job: 1. Open the job. See How to Open and Process a Job on page 31. 2. If you need to reregister a previously registered separation: a. Change the status of the separation from Registered to Scanned. See How to Change the Status of a Separation on page 129. b. Register the job. The previous registration is still in effect. However, all matches that were previously used no longer exist. This means that if you continue registering the job, you may lose some registration that was done previously. To preserve the registration done so far, you can tack the separations. See How to Tack a Manual Registration Point on page 68. Separation Status 127 Separation Status The status of the separations can be as follows: Not Scanned The separation is not scanned. Scanned The separation is scanned and ready to be registered. This is the normal status of a separation when you open a job for the first time. Registered The separation is registered. This status is displayed when you open a job that was previously saved, or that was released to registration for a second time. To register a separation with a status of Registered, you must first change the status to Scanned. See How to Change the Status of a Separation on page 129. Locked The separation is resampled or purged. Click on the Locked status to display a description of the status. If the separation belongs to a dependent custom breakout, the separation in the main image for the separation is also locked. When a separation is locked because it has been resampled, you can no longer: • register the separation—that is, the separation cannot be moved • position the frame However, you can still register other separations (that have a status of Scanned) to the locked separation. See How to Register to Locked Separations on page 131. If the separation is locked because it has been purged, you can no longer add or create custom breakouts. Not Scanned The film for the separation is not scanned. 128 Chapter 5 – Releasing, Saving, and Reopening a Job Canceled The separation is canceled. See How to Cancel Separation Processing on page 118. Error You have changed the status to Error. In this case, you can change the status to Canceled or Scanned. Or: An error occurred during scanning, or the separation was registered and detected to be more than 4° away from horizontal or vertical alignment. In this case, changing the status to Scanned serves no purpose, because when you release the job again, the same error will be detected. Blank The separation was scanned as a blank output file. Some workflows, such as Renatus/Taiga, require the creation of blank output files if the job does not include all four process color separations. See the Renaissance Scanner Console User Guide for more information on using and creating blank output files. Blank separations cannot be activated, and you cannot change their status. How to Change the Status of a Separation 129 How to Change the Status of a Separation Use the procedure on page 130 to change the status of a separation. You may change the status of a separation, for example: • to reregister separations for a job that was saved or released, but not resampled In this case, change the status of the separations from Registered to Scanned. • to cancel a separation For example, if you have a CMYK job that includes two black separations for content versioning and you are creating a custom breakout that doesn’t require both black separations, you can cancel the processing of the black separation. • if you detected an error that requires the film to be scanned again In this case, you can change the status to Error so the job won’t be resampled. You can also provide a description of the error. See How to Report Problems to the Console Workstation on page 124. When you cancel a separation, output files are not created for that version or custom breakout. This means output files are not created for a job if: • • • • it consists of four separations (for example, CMYK) multiple versions are not requested custom breakouts are not requested you cancel one separation You can change the status of a separation as indicated in Table 5. 130 Chapter 5 – Releasing, Saving, and Reopening a Job Table 5: Separation Status Change Options Change from: To: Scanned Canceled Error Registered Scanned Canceled Error Locked Cannot be changed at the Integrity workstation. See How to Unlock a Locked Separation on page 131. Blank Cannot be changed at the Integrity workstation. See Separation Status on page 127. Canceled Scanned Error Error Scanned Canceled To change the status of a separation: 1. In the Separation Manager window, click the Edit Sepn button. The Edit Active Separation section is displayed. 2. Activate the separation. See How to Activate a Separation on page 23. 3. Under Status, click on the status you want—for example, Scanned. Note: If you cancel a separation, output files are not created for the job, content version, or custom breakout. For details, see How to Cancel Separation Processing on page 118. 4. Click the Accept Changes button. 5. Repeat steps 2 through 4 for each separation you want to change the status for. How to Change the Status of a Separation 131 How to Unlock a Locked Separation A separation has a status of Locked when it has been resampled or purged. See Separation Status on page 127 for more information. If the status of a separation is Locked because it was purged at the Console workstation, you cannot unlock the separation. The scan data was deleted from the system, and you cannot resample that separation again. If the status of a separation is Locked because it was resampled, you can unlock it using the following procedure. To unlock a separation that was resampled: 1. Release the job. See How to Release a Job on page 123. This sends the job back to the Console workstation. 2. At the Console workstation, reset all versions. See the Renaissance Scanner Console User Guide for more information. This deletes the output files that were created during resampling. 3. At the Console workstation, release the job for registration. See the Renaissance Scanner Console User Guide for details. This sends the job back to the Integrity workstation. 4. At the Integrity workstation, the status will now be Registered. You can change the status back to Scanned. See How to Change the Status of a Separation on page 129. How to Register to Locked Separations If some separations for a job are locked and others are scanned, you can register the scanned separations to the locked separations. Example: A job consists of four separations (CMYK). The CMY separations have been scanned, registered, released, and resampled. A few days later you receive the black separation. It is scanned and the job is released again for registration. 132 Chapter 5 – Releasing, Saving, and Reopening a Job When you open the job at the Integrity workstation, the status of the CMY separations is Locked, and the status of the black separation is Scanned. When you do the registration, only the black separation is moved in relation to the CMY separations. The CMY separations remain locked and are not moved. Once you have registered the black separation, you can release the job from registration as usual. How to Modify a Job Description You can modify the job description in Integrity as well as at the Console workstation. To modify the job description: 1. From the Edit menu, select Edit Job Info. The Job dialog box is displayed. Type new job information here Figure 73: Editing Job Descriptions 2. Under Description, type the new information. 3. Click OK. A Menus File Menu........................................................................................134 Edit Menu .......................................................................................135 View Menu .....................................................................................137 Registration Menu ..........................................................................139 BitEdits Menu .................................................................................140 Window Menu................................................................................141 Help Menu......................................................................................141 134 Appendix A – Menus File Menu Open Opens a job. See How to Open and Process a Job on page 31. Close Closes a job. See How to Close a Job on page 125. Save Saves a job. How to Save a Job on page 125. Release Releases a job. How to Release a Job on page 123. Exit Exits Integrity software. See How to Exit Integrity Software on page 4. Edit Menu 135 Edit Menu Undo Undoes the last action. Redo Redoes the last action. Mirrored Image Flips an image. See How to Change the Image to Right-Reading on page 34. Negative or Positive Changes the film from negative to positive. See How to Change the Image to Positive on page 33 Rotate all Sepns +90 Rotates the active separation or all separations by 90 degrees. See How to Rotate the Image on page 34. Rotate all Sepns -90 Rotate Active Sepns +90 Rotate Active Sepns -90 Add Custom Breakout Adds a custom breakout to the job. See How to Add a Custom Breakout in Integrity on page 115. 136 Appendix A – Menus Delete Custom Breakout Removes a custom breakout from the job. See How to Delete a Custom Breakout on page 118. Edit Active Frame Edits the active frame—for example to change the input trim, scaling factor, bleed, film crop, or margins. See How to Edit a Frame on page 75 Edit Job Info Edits the job or error description for the job. See How to Report Problems to the Console Workstation on page 124 Change Guide/ Measurement Units Changes the unit of measure displayed in Integrity. See How to Change the Measurement Unit Type on page 21. Lock Alignment Guides Locks all alignment guides in place so they cannot be moved. See How to Lock Alignment Guides on page 17. Delete Active Alignment Guide Removes the active alignment guide. See How to Delete Alignment Guides on page 16. Delete all Alignment Guides Deletes all alignment guides. The alignment crosshair is not deleted. See How to Delete Alignment Guides on page 16. Settings Displays the Integrity Settings dialog box. Provides information about software version level and purchased options, licensing key, etc. View Menu 137 View Menu Toolbar Displays the toolbar. See How to Hide or Display the Integrity Toolbar on page 6. Edit Toolbar Displays the bitmap editing toolbar. See The edit toolbar can be hidden, displayed, or moved.To display or hide the edit toolbar: on page 98. Status Bar Displays the status bar. See How to Hide or Display the Integrity Status Bar on page 7 Shortcut Toolbar Displays the shortcut or "switch" tool used to open Console software. Overview Displays the Overview window. See How to Use the Overview Window on page 7. Separation Manager Displays the Separation Manager dialog box. See How to Use the Separation Manager Window on page 22. Frame Displays the Page Frame. See How to Position a Frame on page 73. 138 Appendix A – Menus Alignment Guides Displays the alignment crosshair and alignment guides. See How to Show and Hide Alignment Guides on page 13 Log File Use to display the Integrity Log file. Zoom Zoom in and out in the View window.See To zoom to a specific resolution: on page 12. Zoom Overview Zoom in and out in the Overview window. See To zoom to a specific resolution: on page 12. Active Sepn Only View only the active separation in the View window. See How to View Only the Active Separation on page 24. All Sepns In Black Render all separations in black. See How to View All Separations in Black on page 25 All Sepns Posterized Render all visible separations posterized to enhance the display of defects. See To turn on the View Sepns Posterized viewing mode: on page 98. All Spots> Transparent Opaque As Specified in Job Select from list to make all spot colors display as transparent, opaque, or as specified when created in the Console software. See How to Use Spot Color Viewing Options on page 26. Edit Outlines Turn off or on the outlines of edits made using the bitmap editing feature. See To turn edit outlines on or off: on page 107. Registration Menu 139 Registration Menu Register Registers the image. See Chapter 2, Image Assembly. Copies targets to other separations. See How to Create a Match on page 57. Copy Target to Selected Sepns Copy Target to All Sepns Delete Target Removes a target. See How to Delete a Target on page 63. New Region Match Creates a new match. See How to Create a New Match on page 60. New Point Match New Halftone Match Delete Active Match Delete All Matches Delete All Region Matches Delete All Halftone Matches Delete All Point Matches Delete Vertical Alignment Match Deletes various matches. See How to Delete a Match on page 63. 140 Appendix A – Menus BitEdits Menu Copy Edit to Visible Separations Transfers an edit to all separations that are not hidden. Use to remove a defect from other separations. See How to Remove Defects in All Visible Separations on page 103. Delete Active Edit Removes the selected edit. See How to Delete an Edit on page 104. Delete all Edits in Active Separation Removes all edits from the active separation. Delete all Edits Removes all edits from all separations. Activate Next Edit Selects the edit you made after the selected edit. Activate Prior Edit Selects the edit you made before the selected edit. Activate Next Overlapping Edit Selects the overlapping edit you made after the selected edit. See How to Turn Edit Outlines On or Off on page 106. Activate Prior Overlapping Edit Select the overlapping edit you made before the currently selected edit. See How to Turn Edit Outlines On or Off on page 106. Window Menu 141 Window Menu This is a standard Windows NT menu. Use this menu to arrange how the windows are displayed on the screen. For more information, see How to Open Additional View Windows on page 11 and your Microsoft Windows NT documentation. Help Menu About CreoScitex... Use to display the About Creo Integrity Registration dialog box, which shows information about software version level, trademarks, etc. 142 Appendix A – Menus B Menu Shortcuts Integrity Shortcuts...........................................................................144 General Tasks. .................................................................................145 Image Assembly Tasks .....................................................................150 Bitmap Editing (Retouching) Tasks ...................................................152 144 Appendix B – Menu Shortcuts Integrity Shortcuts This appendix summarizes registration and editing techniques and outlines menu shortcuts in Integrity that can help you work faster. It is intended as a quick reference, and assumes you are familiar with registration and editing processes and tasks. For detailed information, refer to the appropriate sections in this manual. Note: Toggle commands are either turned on or off. To turn on or off a toggle command, select the command. There are two kinds of menu shortcuts in Integrity: • two-key commands that work regardless of which menus are displayed For example, to undo an editing or registration task, press CTRL+Z. • one-key commands that work if you first display the correct menu For example, to display the Registration menu, press ALT+R, then press the key of any underlined letter in a menu option to select that option. All shortcuts are listed in the following quick reference tables. General Tasks. 145 General Tasks. General Integrity Tasks To: Undo Do: Any task Do one of the following: • Press CTRL+Z. Or: 1. Click the right mouse button. 2. From the pop-up menu, select Undo <X>, where X is the task you are undoing. Or: • Click the Undo button on the toolbar. Or: • Redo Any task From the Edit menu, select Undo <X>, where X is the task you are undoing. Do one of the following: • Press CTRL+A. Or: 1. Click the right mouse button. 2. From the pop-up menu, select Redo <X>, where X is the task you are redoing. Or: • Click the Redo button On the toolbar. Or: • From the Edit menu, select Redo <X>, where X is the task you are redoing. 146 Appendix B – Menu Shortcuts General Integrity Tasks View The active separation only Do one of the following: 1. Click the right mouse button. 2. From the pop-up menu, select View Active Sepn Only. Or: • From the View menu, select Active Sepn Only. All separations in black Do one of the following: (This is a toggle 1. Click the right mouse button. command.) 2. From the pop-up menu, select View All Sepns in Black. Or: • From the View menu, select All Sepns in Black. All separations Posterized—for enhanced dust detection Do one of the following: (This is a toggle command) Or: All Spots... 1. Click the right mouse button. 2. From the pop-up menu, select View All Sepns Posterized. • From the View menu, select All Sepns Posterized. Do one of the following: 1. Click the right mouse button. 2. From the pop-up menu, select View All Spots>Transparent, Opaque, or As Specified in Job. Or: • From the View menu, select View All Spots>Transparent, Opaque, or As Specified in Job. General Tasks. 147 General Integrity Tasks Alignment Guides Do one of the following: 1. Click the right mouse button. 2. From the pop-up menu, select View Alignment Guides. Or: • Lock Alignment Guides From the View menu, select Alignment Guides. Do one of the following: 1. Click the right mouse button. 2. From the pop-up menu, select Lock Alignment Guides. Or: • Change Alignment Guide Measurement Units From the Edit menu, select Lock Alignment Guides. Do one of the following: 1. Click the right mouse button. 2. From the pop-up menu, select Change Guide/ Measurement Units, then the measurement unit you want. Or: • From the Edit menu, select Change Guide/Measurement Units, then the measurement unit you want. 148 Appendix B – Menu Shortcuts General Integrity Tasks Zoom Zoom in Do one of the following: 1. Click the right mouse button. 2. From the pop-up menu, select Zoom In. Or: • Click the Zoom in button on the toolbar. Or: • Holding down SPACE BAR+CTRL, click the left mouse button on the point in the image that you want to zoom in on. Or: • Zoom out From the View menu, select Zoom, then the higher viewing resolution you want. Do one of the following: 1. Click the right mouse button. 2. From the pop-up menu, select Zoom Out. Or: Zoom in or out— Overview window • Click the Zoom Out button on the toolbar. Or: • Holding down SPACE BAR+ALT, click the left mouse button. Or: • From the View menu, select Zoom, then the lower viewing resolution you want. • From the View menu, select Zoom Overview, then the higher or lower viewing resolution you want. General Tasks. 149 General Integrity Tasks Pan (the view) Pan right Do one of the following: • • Pan left Press the J key or the S key. In the Overview window, with the cursor pointed to the left of the green square, click the left mouse button. Do one of the following: • • • Pan down In the Overview window, with the cursor pointed to the right of the green square, click the left mouse button. Do one of the following: • • Pan up Press the L key or the F key. Press the I key or the E key. Press the PAGE UP key. In the Overview window, with the cursor pointed above the green square, click the left mouse button. Do one of the following: • • • Press the D key the K key. Press the PAGE DOWN key. In the Overview window, with the cursor pointed below the green square, click the left mouse button. Drag The view • In the View window, with any tool selected and holding down the space bar and left mouse button, drag the view. Display The edit toolbar (This is a toggle command.) • From the Edit menu, select Edit Toolbar. 150 Appendix B – Menu Shortcuts Image Assembly Tasks Image Assembly Tasks To: Create Do: A halftone point • • A point 1. Display image at 1200 dpi. A region Press CTRL, press the mouse button, and drag. Press CTRL+SHIFT and click on a halftone point. 2. Press CTRL and click on a point. Move A separation 1. Activate the separation. 2. Click the Move button, or press and hold down SHIFT. 3. Drag the separation. A separation—one pixel at a 1. Click the Move button time 2. Press the left, right, up, or down arrow key. A point—one pixel at a time 1. Create a point in the 1200 dpi View window. 2. Click the Move button. 3. Press the left, right, up, or down arrow key. Rotate One separation 1. Activate the separation. 2. Click the Pin button. 3. Click a point in the separation. 4. Click the Move button and drag the separation, or press an arrow key. One separation 90° 1. Activate the separation. 2. Select a rotate option from the Edit menu. Register All separations 90° • Separations automatically 1. Create a region or halftone point target. Click the Rotate clockwise or Rotate counterclockwise buttons, or select a rotate option from the Edit menu. 2. Copy the target to other separations. 3. Click the Register button. Image Assembly Tasks 151 Image Assembly Tasks Align A separation 1. Display the image at 1200 dpi. 2. Create two points. 3. Click the Register button. Check alignment 1. From the Edit menu, select Alignment Crosshair. 2. Double-click on a point you want to check. Frame Place a frame 1. Click the Frame button. 2. Move the frame over the area you want. Size a frame 1. Click the Frame button. 2. Drag the frame handle or corner. 152 Appendix B – Menu Shortcuts Bitmap Editing (Retouching) Tasks Bitmap Editing (Retouching) Tasks To: Edit Do: Large areas of an image • Click the Rectangle or Polygon button. See How to Use The Rectangle Tool to Clear and Fill on page 102 and How to Use the Polygon Tool on page 108. Small areas of an image, automatically • Click the Rectangle button, then click the Clean button. See How to Use the Rectangle Tool to Clean on page 100. Small areas of an image • Click the Pencil or Eraser button, selecting the tool size that most closely matches the size of the defect you are removing. See How to Use the Pencil and Eraser Tools on page 109. Bitmap Editing (Retouching) Tasks 153 Bitmap Editing (Retouching) Tasks Create A rectangle edit 1. Click the Rectangle button. 2. Click on the Clear, Fill, or Clean button. 3. Zoom in on a defect. 4. Holding down the left mouse button, drag the cursor from one corner of the defect until the whole defect is enclosed in a rectangle shape. 5. Release the mouse button. A pencil or eraser edit 1. On the toolbar, do one of the following: • • Click the Pencil tool to fill pixels. Click the Eraser tool to clear pixels. 2. Click a size button, for example, the 1 x 1 button. 3. Move the cursor to the defect, and click the left mouse button once to erase the number of pixels selected in step 2. Or: Hold down the left mouse button and drag the Pencil or Eraser tool across a feature, erasing many pixels at once. A polygon edit 1. Click the Polygon button. 2. Click the Clear or Fill button. 3. At one corner of the area you are editing, click the left mouse button. 4. Working your way around the defect, continue clicking the left mouse button until the defect is completely enclosed in a polygon shape. 5. Close the polygon edit by double-clicking on the last vertex. 154 Appendix B – Menu Shortcuts Bitmap Editing (Retouching) Tasks Select An edit 1. With the Polygon or Rectangle tool selected, move the cursor over the edit you want to select until the cursor changes to a black arrow. 2. Click the left mouse button to select the edit. Copy An edit to visible separations 1. With the edit selected, click the right mouse button. 2. From the pop-up menu, select Copy Edit to Visible Sepns. Or: Deselect The active edit Delete The active edit • From the BitEdits menu, select Copy Edit to Visible Sepns. • • • • Press the ESC key. With the edit selected, press the DELETE key. Or: From the BitEdits menu, select Delete Active Edit. Move All edits in all separations • From the BitEdits menu, select Delete All Edits. All edits in the active separation • From the BitEdits menu, select Delete All Edits in Active Sepn . An edit 1. With the edit selected, move the cursor over the edit until it changes into a four-headed arrow. 2. Holding down the left mouse button, drag the edit to a new location. Bitmap Editing (Retouching) Tasks 155 Bitmap Editing (Retouching) Tasks Resize An edit Note: To resize an edit, the tool used to create the edit must be selected. 1. With the edit selected, position the cursor over one of the orange handles until the cursor changes into a double-headed arrow. 2. Holding down the left mouse button, drag the orange handle to a new location until the edit is the size and shape you want. Create An edit within an edit 1. Move the cursor into the middle of an edit. 2. Holding down the C TRL key and the left mouse button, move the cursor until you have created the edit you want. Select The last rectangle or polygon Do one of the following: edit created before the selected 1. Click the right mouse button. edit 2. From the pop-up menu, select Activate Prior Edit. Or: • The first rectangle or polygon edit created after the selected edit From the BitEdits menu, select Activate Prior Edit. Do one of the following: 1. Click the right mouse button. 2. From the pop-up menu, select Activate Next Edit. Or: • From the BitEdits menu, select Activate Next Edit. 156 Appendix B – Menu Shortcuts Bitmap Editing (Retouching) Tasks Select An edit within an edit—the first edit created after the selected edit Do one of the following: 1. Click the right mouse button. 2. From the pop-up menu, select Activate Next Overlapping Edit. Or: • An edit within an edit—the first edit created before the selected edit From the BitEdits menu, select Activate Next Overlapping Edit. 1. Click the right mouse button. 2. From the pop-up menu, select Activate Prior Overlapping Edit. Or: • Hide Edit outlines (This is a toggle command.) From the BitEdits menu, select Activate Prior Overlapping Edit. 1. Click the right mouse button. 2. From the pop-up menu, select View Edit Outlines. Or: • From the View menu, select View Edit Outlines. Bitmap Editing (Retouching) Tasks 157 Bitmap Editing (Retouching) Tasks Activate The next edit Do one of the following: 1. Click the right mouse button. 2. From the pop-up menu, select Activate Next Edit. Or: • The prior edit From the View menu, select Activate Next Edit. Do one of the following: 1. Click the right mouse button. 2. From the pop-up menu, select Activate Prior Edit. Or: • The next overlapping edit From the BitEdits menu, select Activate Prior Edit. Do one of the following: 1. Click the right mouse button. 2. From the pop-up menu, select Activate Next Overlapping Edit. Or: • The prior overlapping edit From the BitEdits menu, select Activate Next Overlapping Edit. Do one of the following: 1. Click the right mouse button. 2. From the pop-up menu, select Activate Prior Overlapping Edit. Or: • From the BitEdits menu, select Activate Prior Overlapping Edit. 158 Appendix B – Menu Shortcuts Bitmap Editing (Retouching) Tasks Close A polygon edit • Toggle Between the Pencil and Eraser tools Do one of the following: Using the Polygon tool, after at least three points have been drawn, double-click the left mouse button. • With the Pencil tool selected, hold down the SHIFT key to toggle to the Eraser tool. • With the Eraser tool selected, hold down the SHIFT key to toggle to the Pencil tool. C Toolbar Integrity General Toolbar .................................................................160 Edit Toolbar Buttons (for retouching images) ...................................161 160 Appendix C – Toolbar Integrity General Toolbar Open a job. Same as selecting Open from the File menu. Release job to Console for resampling. Same as selecting Release from the File menu. Undo. Same as selecting Undo from the Edit menu. Redo. Same as selecting Redo from the Edit menu. Mirror. Same as selecting Mirrored Image from the Edit menu. Positive/Negative. Same as selecting Negative from the Edit menu. Rotate clockwise. Same as selecting Rotate All Sepns 90 from the Edit menu. Rotate counter-clockwise. Same as selecting Rotate All Sepns +90 from the Edit menu. Zoom in. Same as selecting a Zoom option from the View menu. Zoom out. Same as selecting a Zoom option from the View menu. Arrow tool. Use to select and create point matches, region matches, and halftone point matches. Frame tool. Use to position the frame. Move tool. Lets you manually move the active separation. Pin tool. Lets you pin a separation when you want to manually rotate it. Measuring tool. Lets you accurately measure distances and angles on the image. Register. Same as selecting Register from the Registration menu. Edit Toolbar Buttons (for retouching images) 161 Copy target to all separations. Same as selecting Copy Target to All Sepns from the Registration menu. Cut target from all separations. Same as selecting Undo Target Add from the Edit menu. View log file. Same as selecting Log File from the View menu. Information about Integrity registration software. Same as selecting About CreoScitex Integrity Registration from the Help menu. Online help is not currently available. Edit Toolbar Buttons (for retouching images) The following buttons are located on the Edit toolbar. The Edit toolbar is displayed only if you have bitmap editing installed. Eraser tool. Click the button to remove pixels. Use the Size buttons to determine the size of the eraser. See How to Use the Pencil and Eraser Tools on page 109. Pencil tool. Click this button to add pixels. Use the Size buttons to determine the size of the pencil. Polygon tool. Click this button to draw a polygon on the screen that you can then fill or clear. Rectangle tool. Click this button to draw a rectangular area on the screen that you can then fill or clear. Size buttons. These buttons are available when the Pencil or Eraser tool is selected. What indicates the size of the pencil or eraser. Sizes are 1x1, 3x3, 5x5, and 7x7 pixels. Fill button. This button is available when the Polygon or Rectangle tool is selected. Click this button to fill the area on the screen with pixels. 162 Appendix C – Toolbar Clear button. This button is available when the Polygon or Rectangle tool is selected. Click this button to remove all pixels from the area on the screen. Clean button. This button is available when the Rectangle tool is selected. Click this button to automatically remove a defect within the rectangle on the screen. Glossary alignment Refers to aligning a separation horizontally or vertically. Aligning a separation is part of the overall registration of an image. Auto-registration See Autosearch. Autosearch The process whereby the system registers separations without user intervention. Autosearch is done when a job is opened for the first time at the Integrity workstation. See also manual registration and Linework Autoregister. bleed Extra space of printed image that extends beyond the trim. The bleed is defined as part of a Page Frame and is measured from the trim edge. The bleed can be defined in a template and can be modified for a job. The bleed can also be modified during registration. breakout See custom breakout. cell An area on the drum on which film is placed. The size of the cell should be the same or slightly larger than the physical film to avoid films overlapping on the drum. The cell size for a job is defined at the Console workstation on the Film Size or Separations page. CMYK Cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. Also known as process colors. component Part of the structure used to organize the separations for a job. A job consists of at least one component, which contains at least one variant. Multiple components and variants are required to create content versions of an image. Console software The software that runs on the Console workstation and is used to set up and maintain jobs and templates. Console workstation A component of the Renaissance scanning system. It is connected to the scanner with SCSI and RS232 connections, and to the Integrity workstation via a network. It is used to run Console software. copydot scanning The process of scanning color-separated film. 164 Renaissance Scanner Integrity User Guide custom breakout An image that is a subset of a larger image. Defining custom breakouts can be done at the Scanner Console workstation when you create the job, or during registration. Creating a custom breakout is done during registration by positioning a frame around the area you want to include in the custom breakout. See also dependent custom breakout and independent custom breakout. DCS control file Desktop Color Separation. A file format devised by Quark Inc. for dealing with separated color data. It points to the high-resolution TIFF or EPS files for a job. It also contains the FPO file for the image. dependent custom breakout A custom breakout that uses the registration information from the main image. When you change the registration of the main image, the registration of the breakout is changed as well. See also independent custom breakout. diffuser A porous sheet that is mounted on the drum to provide a reflective surface for the scanning of film. diffuser magnets The magnets that are placed along and around the drum to hold the diffuser in place. Diffuser magnets have a ruler printed on them. See also film magnets. dilation With the Renaissance scanning system, the process of enlarging the halftone dots to compensate for dot loss later in the workflow. This is the equivalent of under-exposing film. This is also referred to as Tonal Calibration in the Renaissance scanning system. disk array The disk drives used to store the high-resolution scan data while the job is being registered, resampled, and packaged. The data is removed from the disk array when you remove or destroy the job. dpi Dots per inch. See also resolution. drum The part of the scanner on which you mount the film. During the scanning process, the drum spins and the scan head, which is located behind the drum, moves along the drum and scans the film. EPS file Encapsulated PostScript file. EPS files are used to describe a graphic image using PostScript. Glossary 165 erosion The process of decreasing the size of the halftone dots to compensate for dot gain later in the workflow. This is the equivalent of over-exposing the film. This is also referred to as Tonal Calibration in the Renaissance scanning system. film crop Extra space that extends beyond the bleed. The film crop is defined as part of a Page Frame and is measured from the trim edge. The part of the image that is captured within the film crop is saved in the output files. Anything outside the film crop is discarded. For example, the film crop could be set up to include registration marks, while the trim and bleed only include the part of the image that will go into the publication. film magnets The magnets that are used to hold the film in place on the drum during scanning. FPO file For Placement Only file. A file that contains a 72 to 150 dpi, 24-bit, RGB composite TIFF image. The FPO file is included in the DCS control file. FRO file For Registration Only file. FRO files are TIFF files with varying resolutions. They are created during the scanning process and used during registration. G3 compression This is the Group 3 one-dimensional fax compression method specified by the ITU/CCITT recommendation T.4 and also by the Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) 6.0 specification for the baseline compression tag value 2. G4 compression This is the Group 4 two-dimensional fax compression method specified by the ITU/CCITT recommendation T.6 and also by the TIFF 6.0 specification for the extension compression tag value 4. Halftone Autoregistration A process whereby you select and register separations to halftone areas within the image. You can use this option to accurately register multiple separations if register marks are either inaccurate or not present. halftone corner A corner of a halftone image. Halftone corners can be used in Autoregister. high-resolution file A TIFF or EPS file that is created during resampling. The resolution is specified when you create the job, and can be between 1200 dpi and 4000 dpi. One high-resolution file is created for each separation. If you are using versioning or custom breakouts for a job, then multiple highresolution files are created for each separation. High-resolution files are used for final output of an image—for example, for platemaking. 166 Renaissance Scanner Integrity User Guide image In this manual, image refers to the information on a film or set of films that must be registered to each other. This information can consist of a photograph, text, or book page. In all cases, it is referred to as an image. image assembly The process of registering, aligning, and retouching separations in your job as well as positioning the final page frame (trim). Once completed all of these processes, you have “assembled” an image. image post-processor The electronics that are part of the image processor. During resampling, the post-processor creates the high-resolution files for a job by applying the registration transform parameters from the job file to the highresolution scan data on the disk array. image pre-processor The electronics that are part of the image processor. It processes the scan data and stores it on the disk array. image processor Part of the scanner. It consists of the image pre-processor and the image post-processor. independent custom breakout A custom breakout that has been registered independent of the main image. If you change the registration of the breakout, the main image is not affected; if you change the registration of the main image, the custom breakout is not affected. See also dependent custom breakout. Integrity registration software The registration software that runs on the Integrity workstation. It is used to perform registration and related tasks. Integrity workstation A component of the Renaissance scanning system. It runs Integrity software and is used to register separations after they have been scanned. jed file The file that is created when you bitmap edit any job file. It is connected to the job file and should not be deleted. job The unit used to organize scanning and processing. Refers to a set of separations—that is, films—that must be registered to each other. job file The file that is created when you create a job at the Console workstation. It contains the job parameters, as well as parameters pertaining to the separations. Job files have a .job extension. Linework Autoregister The process of registering a job whereby you select the targets for registration, and the system then registers the separations based on those targets. See also Autosearch and manual registration. Glossary 167 Links file A file that is created by OPI from the DCS control file or directly from Console software. The FPO file is placed in a Links folder on the file server and is used to place the image in a page layout file or during imposition. manual registration The process of registering separations whereby you, rather than the system, move the separations into alignment using the Integrity software. See also Autosearch and Linework Autoregister. margin Outlines an area inside the trim. The margin is part of a Page Frame and is measured from the trim. Margins are intended to help the registration operator correctly position the frame. marquee A rectangle that appears on your screen when you click and drag the mouse to select a region during Autoregister. match A series of targets, in two or more separations, that will be registered to each other. All targets for a match should include the same feature. The system registers the separations based on the common feature in the targets. OPI Open Prepress Interface. A standard that allows high-resolution image data to be merged into a PostScript file. Outbox directory A directory on a file server where the output files for a job are stored. output file Output files are created during resampling and packaging. They include a placement file set—that is, one high-resolution file for each separation—and a placement (control) file. The high-resolution files can be in EPS, PDF, Scitex LW, NLW, or TIFF format. Output files also include low-resolution files that are used by the system to create the preview image for the placement file. Placement files can be in DCS 1, DCS 2 Single or Multiple, or Scitex .e or .smd format. output file set At least one set of output files is created for each job. If versioning or custom breakouts are used, one set of output files is created for each version or custom breakout. See also output file. output resolution See resolution. Overview window A small preview window that lets you quickly change the display in the view window. Can be displayed at 18.8 dpi or 4.7 dpi. packaging The process during which the DCS control file is created for a version or job, and placed in the Outbox folder. 168 Renaissance Scanner Integrity User Guide Page Frame A frame specifying the margins, trim, bleed, and film crop for an image. A frame is used during registration to select the part of the image that will be saved in the output files. When you use a Page Frame, the area that falls within the film crop will be saved in the output files for the job. See also Simple Frame. Placement file Also known as a control file, this is the DCS or Scitex file that contains instructions for RIP handling of the high resolution output files. A mandatory component of the output file set that is included with separated files. PostScript file A file written in the PostScript page description language. PostScript files can be created from a native application file—for example, from a QuarkXPress file. registration The process of registering separations to each other, aligning a separation horizontally or vertically, and positioning a frame. releasing Refers to making scanned separations available for registration, and once registered, making them available for resampling. Renaissance A copydot scanning system produced by Creo Products, Inc. It includes a scanner and workstations running the Console and Integrity software. resampling The process during which the registration information from a job file is applied to high-resolution scan data on the disk array, and the highresolution and low-resolution output files are created for a separation. resolution In this user guide, resolution refers to the output resolution. This is the resolution at which an image is resampled and saved in the output file. This can be between 1200 and 4000 dpi. For each version of a job you can specify the resolution you want, which depends on the resolution of the output device—for example, imagesetter or platesetter—on which the image will be produced. right-reading Text is not displayed in mirror image; it is readable. See also wrongreading. RIP Raster Image Processor. A software application that converts PostScript data into a raster image. Glossary 169 scaling The process of enlarging or reducing the size of a scanned image. An image can be scaled to any value as long as the product of the resolution and scaling falls between 1200 and 4000 dpi. See also custom breakout and versioning. scan file A pointer file created during a scan. It points to the FRO files for a job. Scan files have a .scn extension and are stored in the Work folder. scanner A component of the Renaissance scanning system. It is the unit containing the drum on which film is loaded for scanning. Scitex .e file A placement file format that is included with Scitex LW output files. Scitex .smd file A placement file format that is included with Scitex NLW output files. separation Refers to a color or layer in a file. A separation can be compared to film; there is one film for each color. For example, a basic CMYK job will require four films— that is—four separations. Each spot color has its own film, that is, its own separation. If multiple black films exist for a job, then multiple black separations are created for the job. All separations for a job must be registered to each other. Separation Manager window A window that lists the separations of a job and information about each separation. Simple Frame A frame specifying the trim for an image. A frame is used during registration to select the part of the image that will be saved in the output files, and to create custom breakouts. See also Page Frame. spot color A color that requires a special ink—that is, which cannot be created by using process colors. target A point or region that you create to register or align separations. template A set of predefined parameters. Templates are used when you create a job. You can define any number of templates. template file The file that is created when you create a template. It contains the Film Characteristics, Film Size, and Separations parameters. Template files have a .jot extension and are stored in the Work folder. TIFF file Tagged Image File Format file. A bitmapped file format used to store image data.The Renaissance system uses the TIFF format for the FRO files and optionally for the high-resolution output files. 170 Renaissance Scanner Integrity User Guide trim Part of a Page Frame or Simple Frame. The trim outlines the width and the height of the area that goes into the final publication. variant Part of the structure used to organize separations for a job. Variants are contained in a component. At least one variant is required for a job. Multiple variants are only required to create content versions of an image. versions Refers to creating multiple versions of an image, where each version has slightly different content. Versioning is often used to create regional versions of an advertisement. For example, the cyan, magenta, and yellow separations might be the same for each version, but multiple black separations may be necessary, each containing different information for a different region. versioning See versions. View window A large window that is used to display the image for registration and alignment verification, as well as bitmap editing. Displays in various resolutions from 4.7 to 4800 dpi. wrong-reading Text is mirror-imaged. See also right-reading. Index A Activating alignment guides, 15 separation in Integrity, 23 target or match, 62 Active alignment guide deleting, 16 Adding custom breakout in Console, 115 Alignment (quick reference), 151 checking with crosshair, 50 separations (quick reference), 151 status, 45 Alignment crosshair default location, 18 distance of alignment guide from, 16 finding, 18 moving, 17 moving one of the arms, 19 Alignment guides, 13 creating, 14 deleting all, 17 deleting the active, 16 display of distance from crosshair, 16 hanging, 15 hiding and showing, 13 locking, 17 making active, 15 menu option, 13 moving, 15 using to register a separation, 69 All Sepns Posterized, 97 As Specified in Job viewing spot colors, 26 attention symbol, xiv Automatic registration Autosearch defined, 37 checking, 46 opening a job, 31 target areas, 46 Autosearch, 36, 37 checking, 46 See also Automatic registration B BitEdits menu, 140 Bitmap editing apply changes to image data, 111 clearing and filling, 102 definition of, 86 eraser tool, 109 guidelines, 88 optimal resolution for, 88 pencil tool, 109 polygon editing, 108 preparing a job for, 92 rectangle tool, 100 tutorial, 91 undo and redo edits, 94 using practice film, 91 viewing separations, 95 viewing separations in black, 95 why use, 86 Bitmap image definition of, 86 Bleed in Integrity, 76 in Page Frame, 72, 76 Breakout custom adding in Console, 115 defining in Integrity, 116 definition of, 114 deleting in Integrity, 118 Breakout scaling effect on crop, bleed, margin, 77 C Canceling processing of separation, 118 Changing measurement units in Integrity, 21 Checking autoregistration, 46 Clean button, 101 closing a job, 125 conventions used in the manual, xiii Copy Edit to Visible Sepns, 103 Crop, bleed, margin effect of breakout scaling on, 77 Crosshair. See Alignment crosshair Custom breakout adding in Console, 115 defining in Integrity, 116 definition of, 114 deleting in Integrity, 118 dependent, 117 independent, 117 registering, 117 Cut-out text in region match, 53 rules for regions, 41 D Defining custom breakout in Integrity, 116 Deleting active alignment guide, 16 all alignment guides, 17 custom breakout in Integrity, 118 Dependent custom breakout, 117 Double-page spreads, creating, 79 Dragging a separation, 64 Dragging the view, 97 E Edit menu Integrity, 135 Edit outlines, 106 Edit toolbar, 98 Editing a Frame, 75 Electronic registration, 36 Eraser tool, 109 Error messages opening same job file, 33 when entering frame measurements in Integrity, 78 exiting Integrity software, 4 172 Renaissance Scanner Integrity User Guide F I L Failure registration indicator, 45 File menu, 134 Film crop, 76 in Page Frame, 72, 76 Fit to image, 55 fonts used in the manual, xiii Frame checking placement of, 50 editing, 75 nudging one pixel, 73 placing (quick reference), 151 positioning, 36 manually, 73 positioning and editing, 70 resizing, 74 resizing (quick reference), 151 status, 45 types of, 71 Image changing to positive, 33 changing to right-reading, 34 positioning a frame around, 36 properties, definition of, 33 registering manually, 64 rotating (quick reference), 150 rotating in Integrity, 34 Image areas not scanned, 10 Image assembly definition of, 30 important symbol, xiv Imposition point of origin, 71, 72 Independent custom breakout, 117 Integrity registration software starting, 3 Integrity software BitEdits menu, 140 components of, 5 edit menu, 135 exiting, 4 help menu, 141 menu bar, 5 overview of, 4 overview window, 7 registration menu, 139 separation manager, 22 showing or hiding the toolbar, 6 status bar, 6 toolbar, 6 view menu, 137 view window, 9 window menu, 141 Integrity workstation turning on, 3 Line art in region match, 53 Linework autoregister, 36, 37, 38 rules for, 40 using, 52 Lock Alignment Guides menu option, 17 Locked separation, 127 registering to, 131 unlocking, 131 Locking alignment guides, 17 logging on to Windows, 3 G Guidelines bitmap editing, 88 Guides. See Alignment Guides H Halftone autoregister, 36, 37, 38, 55 Halftone corners in region match, 53 rules for regions, 41 Halftone point match rules for, 42 Halftone point, creating (quick reference), 150 Hatching pattern, 10 Help menu, 141 Hiding alignment guides, 13 overview window, 8 separation manager, 23 hiding or showing, 23 Horizontal alignment, 50 Hot zone definition of, 14 J Jobs closing, 125 opening, 31 opening if saved, 126 processing, 31 releasing, 123 reporting problems, 124 saving, 125 M Manual registration, 36, 37, 39, 64 tacking, 68 Margin in Page Frame, 72, 76 Match activating, 62 creating, 57 creating a new, 60 creating halftone point, 55 creating point, 57 creating region, 53 deleting, 63 Measurement units changing, 21 units in Integrity, 77 Measuring tool, 19 Menu bar in Integrity, 5 Menus Integrity BitEdits, 140 Integrity edit, 135 Integrity help, 141 Integrity view, 137 Integrity window, 141 registration, 139 Moving a target, 55 alignment crosshair, 17 an alignment crosshair arm, 19 an alignment guide, 15 Index N Negative changing to positive, 33 note symbol, xiv Nudging a separation, 65 frame, 73 O online help symbol, xv Opaque viewing spot colors in, 26 Opening files with additional Integrity workstations, 32 opening saved job, 126 Order of separations changing, 82 Origin point of, 71, 72 Outlines, edit, 106 Overview window hiding or showing, 8 using, 7 zooming, 8 P Page frame, 36, 72 Page side in Page frame, 77 Panning the view, 96 Partial failure registration indicator, 44 Pencil tool, 98, 109 Picas, 21 Placing an alignment guide, 14 Point creating (quick reference), 150 nudging, 150 Point match creating, 57 creating halftone match, 55 tacking manual registration, 68 Point of origin, 71, 72 Point, creating, 57 Points, 21 173 Polygon tool, 98, 108 Positive changing image to, 33 Posterized mode viewing separations in, 97 problems reporting, 124 Properties scanned image, 33 R Rectangle tool, 98 using with bitmap editing, 100 reference symbol, xv Region creating, 53 creating (quick reference), 150 resizing, 54 Region match creating, 53 rules for, 41 registering to a Locked separation, 131 Registration Autosearch, 37 check alignment with crosshair, 50 checking image properties, 33 Halftone autoregister, 38 interpreting status of, 43 Linework autoregister, 38 linework autoregister (quick reference), 150 manual, 39, 64 using guides, 69 methods, 36 nudging a separation, 65 rules for linework autoregister, 40 status of, 43 tacking, 68 target vs. crosshair targets, 57 where done, 2 which method to use, 39 Registration menu, 139 releasing job, 123 Resizing a region, 54 frame, 74 Resolution optimal for bitmap editing, 88 Right-reading change image to, 34 Rotating all scanned separations, 34 image in Integrity, 34 separation, 66 one pixel, 67 single separation, 34 Ruler tool, 19 Rules for halftone point match, 42 for linwork autoregister, 40 for region match, 41 S saved job opening, 126 saving job, 125 Scaling in Integrity, 77 Scanned image properties, 33 Semi-automatic registration. See Linework autoregister Separation manager, 23 alignment status, 45 frame status, 45 registration status, 43 using, 22 viewing only active separation, 24 separation status, 127 changing, 129 Separations activating in Integrity, 23 aligning (quick reference), 151 aligning horizontally or vertically, 35 canceling processing, 118 changing order of, 82 checking alignment of, 50 copying target to, 58, 59 creating target, 60 editing, 80 hiding, 23 174 Locked, 127 registering to, 131 moving, 64, 150 nudging, 150 one pixel at a time, 65 posterized mode, 97 registering to each other, 35 registration status, 43 rotating, 66 manually, 66 one pixel, 67 rotating scanned images, 34 rotating single separation, 34 unlocking, 131 using guides to register, 69 Shifting a separation, 64 Showing alignment guides, 13 overview window, 8 separation manager, 23 Simple frame, 36, 71 starting Integrity registration software, 3 status of registration, 43 of separation, 127 Status bar distance of guide from crosshair, 16 Integrity, 6 Success, registration indicator, 44 T Tacking, 68 Targets activating, 62 copying to all separations, 58 to selected separations, 59 creating point, 57 definition of, 57 deleting, 63 for automatic registration, 46 manually creating, 60 moving, 55 region creating, 53 resizing, 54 Renaissance Scanner Integrity User Guide terminology used in the manual, xiii tip symbol, xiv Toolbar, 159 bitmap editing, 98 hiding or showing Integrity, 6 Integrity, 6 Transparent viewing spot colors in, 26 Trapping, 40 Trim, 76 in Page Frame, 72, 76 in Simple Frame, 71 turning on Integrity workstation, 3 Two-page spread, creating, 79 U Units of measure, 77 unlocking locked separations, 131 V Vertical alignment, 50 View focus, 68 View menu Integrity, 137 View window changing the display in, 10 opening additional, 11 using, 9 Viewing all separations in black, 25 one separation at a time, 95 only active separation in Integrity, 24 spot colors in transparent or opaque mode, 26 with bitmap editing, 88 W Window menu Integrity, 141 Windows logging on, 3 Workflow bitmap editing in, 87 Z Zooming overview window, 8 to a specific resolution, 12 view window, 12 www.creoscitex.com
