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Studio V2.13 Part III Update
NOTES
This disk does update Studio V2.12 and older. This Part III is
only of use to Epson ESC/P2 compatible printer users.
Ask for the update disk Part II if you own a Canon printer.
Ask for the update disk Part I if you don't own a printer type
mentioned above. So Deskjet and Laserjet users should ask for
Part I.
Note: You do need your original Studio disks for installing this
software.
What's new?
This Part III update disk mainly offers improved Epson Stylus
Color software. Most of the work done affects the Studio printing
program. Many new Stylus Color (II, Pro,...) profiles have been
added. These new profiles offer much better color adjustment than
the old ones. As a result, you'll get MUCH better output quality
with the printing program.
Various Stylus Color output modules are installed by this update.
These new output modules are specificly written for the Epson
Stylus family printers. They offer features like TIFF/Delta
compression for faster output, control over the printers dot size,
IO buffering and more.
A new "SetupStylus" program was created to finaly help you
calibrating and setting up your Stylus printer. The program
adjust the printers mechanics for better output. SetupStylus also
allows editing the printers permanent settings. This removes the
pain of using the printers crypted panel for a controlling the
printers features.
So, start installing and have a look at the additional
documentation below and try the SetupStylus software.
******
Here is the list of the latest Studio distributors:
Germany: Australia & New Zealand
arXon GmbH GSoft Australia Pty Ltd.
Assenheimer Str. 17 PO Box 59
D-60489 Frankfurt Elizabeth SA
Germany Australia 5114
Tel: 069-978410-26 Tel: 08-284-1266
Fax: 069-978410-30 Fax: 08-284-0922
(German Version) (English Version)
The Netherlands: North America:
MacroSystem NL Safe Harbor Computers
Tromplaan 1 W226 N900 Eastmound Drive
3951 CL-Maarn Waukesha
Tel: 03432-2969 WI 53186
023-296166 Tel: 414-548-8120
Fax: 03432-3103 Fax: 414-548-8130
(English Version) (English Version)
United Kingdom: Belgium:
HiSoft Click! b.v.b.a.
The Old School, Greenfield Boomsesteenweg 468
Bedford MK45 5DE 2610 Wilrijk
Tel: 0525-718181 Tel: 038281815
Fax: 0525-713716 Fax: 038286736
(English Version) (English Version)
France: Spain:
Phoenix-DP Almathera TU Amiga Ordinadors
BP 801 Plaza Pedro IV No 4,7-3
64008 Pau Cedex 08120 La Liagosta
Tel/Fax: 059829500 Barcelona
Tel: (93) 560 3604
Fax: (93) 560 3607
******
General
Please note: the first task you should perfom after installing
Studio is to adjust the gamma value of your monitor in the
printing program. In the past, people complained about too dark
output of Studio. Please note that the gamma value determined
using the gamma window of Studio only describes the value for the
screen mode used for displaying the gamma window (ie. your
Workbench screen mode). This screen mode usualy has a different
gamma value than the value used for displaying your image.
We will address this problem in one of the next releases. in the
meantime: if your output of Studio is too dark even if you are
sure all CMS settings are correct for your setup, lower the gamma
value in Studio's Monitor window until the output has the correct
brightness. Once done, all your prints should be fine in
brightness and color hue.
******
EpsonP2 Driver
The EpsonP2 Workbench driver densities have changed in order to
support the 360*720dpi resolution of the Epson Stylus Color IIS
and Stylus 820.
Warning: please note that most of the current Epson printers
can't print using the 360*720 dpi density - even if they support
do 720*720 dpi. So don't select density 4 if you don't have a
printer supporting that resolution.
EpsonP2 now supports following densities:
Density 1: 360*360 (no driver dithering/color adjustment)
Density 2: 720*720 (no driver dithering/color adjustment)
Density 3: 180*180
Density 4: 360*720 (Use with Stylus Color IIS/Stylus 820 only)
Density 5: 360*180
Density 6: 360*360
Density 7: 720*720
EpsonP2Pref now offers presets for the Stylus Color IIS in order
to help you setting up the driver for your wanted paper and
resolution. Please note that the presets for greyscale printing
are for use with the printers black print head. Don't print
greyscales using the printers color head.
Please note that the Epson Stylus Color IIS is unable to print
true black in color images. The print head will generate black by
mixturing all three colors (composite black) on the same spot. As
a result, the output quality will be lowered and the ink
consumption is pretty high.
The Epson high resolution 720dpi paper is highly recommended for
high quality dumps on the Stylus Color IIS. You are better off
paying some extra cents for this paper instead of using cheap
xerox paper. This avoids unnecessary test dumps consuming a great
amount of the much more expensive printer ink. So don't safe
money at the wrong item... This is just a big hint.
******
The SetupStylus Program
=======================
The Studio calibration utility is called SetupStylus and is usualy
located in the drawer containing EpsonP2Pref. This is usualy your
SYS:Prefs drawer.
SetupStylus can also be used for setting up your printer. It
allows control over settings usualy only enabled using the
printers panel. So it's a much more easy to use method of getting
your printer running.
Following Epson printers are currently supported by the
SetupStylus software:
Stylus Color
Stylus Color II
Stylus Color IIs
Stylus Pro
Stylus Pro XL
Stylus 820
******* WARNING *******
The SetupStylus software was specificly designed for certain
printers. NEVER SELECT A PRINTER OTHER THAN THE ONE YOU HAVE
CONNECTED. YOU CAN DAMAGE YOUR PRINTER WITH A FAULTY SELECTION.
While this is an extremly unlike event, it can't be said too
often. Don't even select a printer that is very similar to yours.
For instance, it's not correct to select Epson Stylus Color II if
an Epson Stylus Color IIS is connected.
Starting SetupStylus
--------------------
SetupStylus can be started with various Tool Types or Shell
arguments:
PUBSCREEN: SetupStylus opens a window on the default public
screen. You may specify a special public screen by setting the
Tool Type "PUBSCREEN=screenname". The screen name is case
sensitive. and the SetupStylus program will open its windows on
your application's screen.
TOPAZ: SetupStylus is font independent. All text is displayed
using the system font. If TOPAZ is specified, only the topaz 8
font is used.
SAVE: When using this option, SetupStylus will set-up the printer
without showing the set-up window first. This is useful for
controlling printer settings from batch files. You can enable
certain printer settings without user interaction by using the
FROM option in combination with SAVE. Settings can be saved from
SetupStylus by using the Save As menu item.
SetupStylus will automaticly quit after several seconds if your
printer is off or not connected.
FROM: SetupStylus saves the settings sent to the printer in a
file named SetupStylus.prefs, placed in the same drawer as the
SetupStylus program. Next time you start SetupStylus, the current
printer settings are read from this file and displayed.
FROM allows you to specify a different settings file for reading.
You can save other settings files than SetupStylus.prefs using the
Save As menu item.
DEVICE: SetupStylus usually sets up the output device defined in
Workbench 2.04 printer preferences. Since Workbench 2.04, nearly
any output device can be defined in preferences for printer
output. Usually serial.device or parallel.device is used. You
may alter the device using the case sensitive DEVICE Tool Type or
Shell argument.
UNIT: Workbench 2.04 (or higher) Printer preferences programs may
enable you to specify a printer port unit to print to. Most of
the current multiport cards enable you to specify a port to print
to using a unit number (0 = internal port, 1 = external port A, 2
= external port B ...). Using the UNIT tool type or Shell keyword
you can define a unit (port) to print to.
Using SetupStylus
-----------------
After starting SetupStylus successfull, select your wanted printer
using the top left gadget. Below the printer gadget, you'll find
the calibration actions offered by SetupStylus for your printer.
Use them for calibrating your printer. The right side of the
window allows setting up your printer. After doing all wanted
adjustments, use the "Save to Printer" gadget in order to save the
settings to the printer. To make the saved settings active, turn
the printer off/on.
SetupStylus saves the settings sent to the printer in a file named
SetupStylus.prefs, placed in the same drawer as the SetupStylus
program. Next time you start SetupStylus, the current printer
settings are read from this file and displayed. This method works
only so long as SetupStylus is used for all printer setting
changes and is not moved to another directory without the
SetupStylus.prefs file.
In the next sections you'll find some usefull information about
the various settings and actions offered by SetupStylus.
Calibration with SetupStylus
----------------------------
Bidirectional Alignment:
Selecting bi-directional mode in your printer driver causes your
printer to print left-toright and right-to-left. Normally your
Stylus printer prints from left to right only (unidirectionally).
The bidirectional mode lets you print much faster, but usualy
there is a quality loss mainly because of mechanical reasons. So
bi-directional printing is a way to print fast with a minor
quality loss.
Although your printer is calibrated at the factory to compensate
mechanical alterations, it may become uncalibrated during
shipping. You should have to calibrate your printer only once.
If you find it necessary to calibrate your printer again however,
you can easily use this utility to recalibrate your printer.
If you suspect that your printer needs calibration, the easiest
way to check is by turning off bi-directional mode and printing
your document again. If the output quality improves, you should
recalibrate your printer.
You should recalibrate your printer if:
o Vertical lines in your output appear jagged
o Letters appear to be skewed or split
o Wavy gaps appear in halftoned images.
Aligning Black and Color output:
If you have a color printer (such as the Stylus COLOR), it may be
necessary to align the Black print head with the Color print head.
You should need to do this only once. If you think that your
print heads have somehow become misaligned, you can easily realign
them with the calibration utility.
You should realign your print heads if:
o Black output and color output that should line up doesn't.
o Unwanted white spaces appear between black and color output.
Note that after using the utility, the settings made will not be
saved to the printer unless you turn off the printer using the
Operate switch. If you turn off the printer by unplugging it or
turning it off with a power bar, the settings will not be saved.
After you have saved the settings turn off the printer as normal.
Setup with SetupStylus
----------------------
Now some special comments for specific printers when used with
SetupStylus:
** Epson Stylus Color **
Following settings can only be changed using the printers front
panel:
Loading Position, I/F Mode, I/F Wait Time.
You can run a printer self-test once you changed the settings.
The printer will print all settings. In order to do so, turn the
printer on while holding down the "Economy/Condensed" button.
Than choose a language using the "FONT" button. Confirm the
selection by pressing the "ALT" button once. The printer will
than print it's settings.
** Epson Stylus Color II **
Following settings can only be changed using the printers front
panel:
Loading Position, I/F Mode, Software.
You can run a printer self-test once you changed the settings.
The printer will print all settings. In order to do so, turn the
printer on while holding down the "Economy/Condensed" button.
Than choose a language using the "ALT" button. Confirm the
selection by pressing the "PAUSE" button once. The printer will
than print it's settings.
** Epson Stylus Color IIS **
** Epson Stylus 820 **
Following settings can only be changed using the printers front
panel:
Loading Position, Pitch, Paper Thickness
You can run a printer self-test once you changed the settings.
The printer will print all settings. In order to do so, turn the
printer on while holding down the "PAUSE" button.
Than choose a language using the "ALT" button. Confirm the
selection by pressing the "PAUSE" button once. The printer will
than print it's settings.
Note: the pitch setting shown by the printers self test may be
faulty. For instance, the printer may show a pitch of 17.1cps
instead of the correct 10cps. The setting shown by setup program
is correct.
** Epson Stylus Pro / Pro XL **
Following settings can only be changed using the printers front
panel:
Loading Position, I/F Mode, I/F Wait Time
You can run a printer self-test once you changed the settings.
The printer will print all settings. In order to do so, turn the
printer on while holding down the "Economy/Condensed" button.
Than choose a language using the "FONT" button. Confirm the
selection by pressing the "ALT" button once. The printer will
than print it's settings.
WRONG PRINTER SELECTED?
-----------------------
In the unlikely event you ignored all warnings and used
SetupStylus with the wrong printer selected: don't panic. So
far, nothing will really damage your printer. Turn off the
printer by unplugging the power cord instead of using the printers
on/off switch. Than turn it on again and setup the printer using
the correct printer selection in SetupStylus. In the unlikely
event this doesn't help and your printer still doesn't behave
right, use the printer panel to change the printer settings to the
default values.
If nothing helps, all the supported printers do have a specifc
combination of panel buttons causing the printer to do a complete
factory reset. This will erase the complete settings of the
printer and will setup default values again. After this, your
printer will work again. However, you have to run the calibration
process again. The button combination that must be pressed during
power on of the printer is either listed in your printer manual
(search for it - it's usualy 3 buttons and well hidden in the
manual) or can be asked at the Epson Hotline.
******
STUDIO'S STYLUS OUTPUT MODULES
All Epson Stylus printers support the ESC/P2 printer language.
But since the release of the Epson Stylus Color, Epson enhanced
the language in order to support various new printer features and
to increase the print speed.
This update adds several new output modules specificly supporting
the latest features of the Epson Stylus Color printers. For
instance, the Stylus Color II output module does enable/disable
the printers micro dot printing feature. The module automaticly
disables unwanted printer panel selections. The module also makes
use of compression schemes like Delta and TIFF in order to
increase the output speed. Here a list of the new modules:
Stylus Color:
This module can be used with all current Stylus Color printers.
By default, it is installed for the Stylus Color, Stylus Pro and
Stylus Pro XL. The module does make use of the better compression
schemes used by these printers. Following densities are available
from the printing program:
1: 180*180 dpi with TIFF compression
2: 360*360 dpi with TIFF compression
3: 720*720 dpi with TIFF compression
4: 180*180 dpi with Delta compression
5: 360*360 dpi with Delta compression
6: 360*360 dpi with Delta compression
7: 720*720 dpi with TIFF compression
Stylus Color II:
This module should only be used with the Stylus Color II. Don't
use it with any other type of printer. Beside offering the same
densities and compression schemes as the Stylus Color module, this
module does control the printer's micro dot feature and more.
The module also changes the printers internal handling of data
when printing greyscales images. As a result you can get faster
and better greyscales dumps.
Stylus Color IIS:
This module should only be used with the Stylus Color IIS. Don't
use it with any other type of printer. The module does control
the printers dot size and offers following densities:
1: 180*180 dpi with TIFF compression
2: 360*360 dpi with TIFF compression
3: 360*720 dpi with TIFF compression
4: 180*180 dpi with Delta compression
5: 360*360 dpi with Delta compression
6: 360*360 dpi with Delta compression
7: 360*720 dpi with TIFF compression
Stylus 820:
The Stylus 820 is equal to the Stylus Color IIS module. It only
supports greyscale printing.
******
STUDIO PRINTING PROGRAM
After three years work Studio's V2.10 CMS printing system is
finaly done. With release V2.10 we finaly have CMYK support
built-in and various precise profiles. The system now basicly
allows you to control any color aspect of your printer. We can
now concentrate on the rather "simple" things. V2.11 adds an ink
limit control function.
******
Beside offering new Stylus software, the Studio (V2.11) printing
program update is mainly a speed update. In the worst case, speed
of Studio will only increase by roughly 10%. But under certain
conditions, Studio can get 10 times faster than it's previous
2.10d version.
The speed increase depends on your settings and the image you
print. Mainly the IFF ILBM and dither routines offer improved
speed. So printing large IFF ILBM images - especialy in landscape
mode - can get much faster. The dither routines now skip
left/right margins in the output where no primary color
(C,M,Y,K,...) is printed. This can dramaticly improve speed
depending on the image. In order to do this - and other upcoming
optimizations - all dither routines had to be completly rewritten.
******
Studio (V2.11) now offers you to limit the amount of ink/color
printed using the former Separation window. The window can be
selected with the "Color..." windows using the "Color:
Separation, Weights, Usage" gadget.
Note: you can only limit the amount of ink with disabled CMS.
Otherwise it's the CMS profiles task to limit the amount of ink.
When should you use this function? Usualy whenever your output
without CMS becomes to muddy/dark because of too much ink being
printed. For instance, let's assume you want to print without CMS
on a Stylus Color or Canon BJC 610 printer at 720dpi. In this
case, limit the amount of ink to 50% per print color. 50% is the
smallest amount giving you full ink coverage on these printers.
In most cases, you only have to use the gamma slider in the
"Color..." window in order to get good results without CMS. As
described in the Studio manual, there are special cases where
printing without CMS might be wanted.
Users wanting to create profiles should first find out the correct
ink usage for the printers before printing the color calibration
images. Enter the limits into CMSScan afterwoods. The ink limit
for your printer can usualy easily be seen when printing the b/w
greyscale calibration picture with 100% ink usage.
******
Studio (V2.08) now supports the PNG image format (PNG is
pronounced "ping"). The PNG format is intended to provide a
portable, legally unencumbered, well-compressed, well-specified
standard for lossless bitmapped image files. We hope PNG will
soon replace the well known GIF format. Beside offering more
features than GIF, PNG also offers a very good lossless
compression. We are sure PNG will soon become a well known
standard beside JPEG/JFIF format used for lossy compression
******
Studio (V2.09) now supports the PCX image format. This format is
very popular on MS DOS PC's. Studio supports 1,2,4,8 and 24 bit
PCX files. Studio is also able to print the first image of DCX
images. DCX images are mainly generated by fax software.
******
Studio (V2.10) now offers a saturation slider in the "Color..."
window. An additional separation window allows you to control the
separation used by Studio when printing color images without CMS.
******
The new separation functions offered are used for converting RGB
screen colors to CMYK printer colors. Please note that the
separation settings are used only if you print a color image
without using the CMS. CMS profiles provide their own separation
settings as the profiles are made for a specific separation
process. Changing the separation process would result in faulty
colors in the output. However, you can change the separation
function used by the CMS by changing the profile settings using
CMSEdit.
Studio currently offers five different separation functions:
Internal UCR/GCR: Uses the default internal separation. The
method is simple: Studio will print a black dot if a cyan,
magenta and yellow dot would otherwise be printed at the same
place.
Custom UCR/GCR: Uses the standard linear UCR and GCR
percentage settings defined by the UCR and GCR integer gadgets.
The meaning of this setting is very similar to that used by
various DTP and image processing programs on the Amiga.
Under color removal (UCR) describes the practice of removing
quantities (here defined in percentages) of yellow, magenta and
cyan from where the black is printing -- literally removing color
from under the black.
Greyscale component replacement (GCR) removes yellow, magenta and
cyan ink from where all three inks print together, and replaces
them with black. The black plate carries most of the tone in the
reproduction, therefore neutrals (greys) are easier to print.
Again, you define the percentage of how much color should be
replaced.
Custom UCR / Weak GCR: This setting uses the standard linear
UCR setting as described above, but with a preset "weak" non
linear grey component replacement function (Weak means less black
is used). The non linear function results in composite grey being
used for bright shades and black is only used for dark shades.
This gives you fewer distrurbing black dots in lighter areas of
your output. The output will look less grainy.
Instead of offering a GCR setting, this method offers a setting
for defining the maximum percentage of black being used by the
replacement function. Usually a value between 80 and 100 percent
gives good results.
"Custom UCR / Medium GCR": This setting is similar to Custom UCR
/ Weak GCR. However, the GCR function will use black for brighter
shades.
"Custom UCR /Strong GCR": This setting is similar to Custom UCR /
Medium GCR. However, the GCR function will use black for bright
shades and the increase of black is nearly linear to the amount of
composite grey of the processed color.
So, when do you need the separation functions?
Mainly when not using the CMS or when generating a profile using
the tools (CMSScan) described later in an extra chapter. There is
no general rule for which type of separation is best. The
"Internal UCR/GCR" function is very fast and offers decent
quality. The "Custom UCR/GCR" function is mainly offered for
compatibility with other programs. The last three non-linear
separation functions offer good quality. If your printer offers
good ink coverage without bleeding and similar problems, Custom
UCR / Weak GCR gives best results. For instance, if you own a
normal inkjet printer, Custom UCR / Weak GCR often gives the best
results when using coated paper. Plain paper often results in
rather worse output as too much color ink is being printed. In
those cases Custom UCR / Strong GCR might be better. Simply give
it a try and see what you think is best for your printer, paper
and dither method.
Again note: when generating a CMS profile make sure you select
the correct separation function for your set-up. Otherwise all
printed calibration pages might be useless because they would have
been made with a bad separation function.
******
Studio (V2.10) now includes several output modules for PCL
compatible printers (mainly DeskJets and LaserJets). All output
modules use Hewlett-Packard's "Printer Command Language" (PCL)
in various forms. The installation program will install the
proper output module for your printer. However, if you can't find
an output module listed for your specific model of printer, choose
an output module that matches your printer's emulation. We get
many letters asking for output modules for specific printers, even
if a generic module is available. In most cases these letters
have been unnecessary. For instance, there is not one single
drawback if you use a generic PCL 5C output module instead of a
specific DeskJet 1200C module. (PS: You can use this module in
b/w mode on Laserjet PCL 5 printers too!!!) The PCL 5C module was
designed to work with several printers, including the PaintJet
300XL.
The differences between the various DeskJet and PCL output modules
are minor. Often the output module will offer you settings in the
Config window which are already known by the preferences program
for the Workbench driver. So if you don't find a specific setting
described here, use the index of the Studio manual to learn about
the meaning of the setting.
First some general notes. Most modern DeskJet printers are able
to print 600 dpi maximum in greyscale mode, while the color mode
supports only 300 dpi maximum. If you own Studio V2.10 or higher,
the program will automatically switch from color to greyscale
printing if you choose a density of 600 dpi.
When it comes to color printing, the DeskJet 8xx output module is
a little different. Please note that a printer like the DeskJet
850C offers 300 dpi color printing similar to the cheaper DeskJet
660C printer. But the DeskJet 850C printer also offers 64 color
shades per addressable printer dot, compared to the normal 8
colors. This results in a much better output quality when
printing images. So once the DeskJet 8xx output module is
selected, the "Density" gadget in Studio will also show you the
printable color shades per addressable printer dot.
******
Following additions have been made to the ARexx interface of
Studio V2.10 and V2.11:
VERSION
Returns the version of the Studio ARexx interface. Up to version
2.09 Studio returns 1 in PRTSTUDIO_RESULT. Version 2.10 returns
2. Version 2.11 and higher returns 3.
INKLIMIT (GREY|CYAN|MAGENTA|YELLOW|BLACK|TOTAL)
INKLIMIT (GREY|CYAN|MAGENTA|YELLOW|BLACK|TOTAL) Value
Reads or writes the amount of ink limit used for a specific output
color. Values of 0 to 100% are supports for all colors. TOTAL
supports 0-400%.
The commands require Studio V2.11 or higher. Use the Version
command for detecting the Studio version.
COLOR
GREYSCALE
Selects the default output print mode. The previous setting is
returned in PRTSTUDIO_RESULT. No error is reported. Note that it
is valid to select COLOR even if the image selected is a greyscale
one or the printer driver selected doesn't support color. The
setting mainly reflects the default preset. Studio will
automatically switch to greyscale printing if required.
The commands require Studio V2.10 or higher. Use the Version
command for detecting the Studio version.
SEPARATION
SEPARATION 0-4
Sets the type of separation used when printing a color image
without using the CMS. The previous setting is returned in
PRTSTUDIO_RESULT. If there was an error, RC is set to 10 and
PRTSTUDIO_RESULT to "Illegal value". The following values are
supported:
0: Use the default internal separation.
1: Use the standard linear UCR and/or GCR settings defined by the
UCR and GCR commands.
2: Use the standard linear UCR setting with a preset weak (Weak
means less black is used for replacing composite grey.) non linear
grey component replacement function. The GCR command can be
used for defining the maximum percentage of black ink being used
by the replacement function.
3: Use the standard linear UCR setting with a preset medium non
linear grey component replacement function. The GCR command can
be used for defining the maximum percentage of black ink being
used by the replacement function.
4: Use the standard linear UCR setting with a preset strong non
linear grey component replacement function. The GCR command can
be used for defining the maximum percentage of black ink being
used by the replacement function.
The Separation command requires Studio V2.10 or higher. Use the
Version command for detecting the Studio version.
UCR
UCR 0-9999
Sets or reads the amount of under color removal (UCR) in percent.
The setting is used depending on the type of Separation selected.
The previous setting is returned in PRTSTUDIO_RESULT. If there
was an error, RC is set to 10 and PRTSTUDIO_RESULT to "Illegal
value".
The UCR command requires Studio V2.10 or higher. Use the Version
command for detecting the Studio version.
GCR
GCR 0-9999
Sets or reads the type of grey component replacement (GCR) used by
the separation function. The meaning of the GCR value mainly
depends on the separation function being used. The value either
defines the percentage for black generated from a color by the GCR
function, or it defines the maximum amount of black ink to be
used.
The previous setting is returned in PRTSTUDIO_RESULT. If there
was an error, RC is set to 10 and PRTSTUDIO_RESULT to "Illegal
value".
The GCR command requires Studio V2.10 or higher. Use the
"Version" command for detecting the Studio version.
******
Studio Prof. History:
E = removed bug
C = changed
I = improvement
27.11.95 V2.10 I-Switched to SAS/C V6.56 compiler. Optimizer now
seems to work fine and thus was fully enabled.
I-This is the major improvement in V2.10:
Scaling,
Dithering,
Border handling,
Effects,
CMS,
and much more...
rewritten for complete CMYK(!!!) processing.
Slightly faster too.
I-And this is the second major step:
CMS now accepts CMYK profiles and profiles with
various precission.
I-Saturation control added to the color window.
I-Update to PNG compression library
E-BNoise b/w dither method was not reentrant
since V2.07. Now reentrant again.
I-Separation functions/settings added.
Binary CMY->CMYK and CMYK->CMY functions
added beside the standard UCR/GCR functions.
I-SEPARATION [0-4], UCR [0-9999], GCR [0-9999],
GREYSCALE, COLOR and SATURATION [-50 - 50]
Arexx commands added. Arexx Version command
will now report "2" to reflect the changes.
E-A problem reported by a user when printing from ARexx
hopefully got fixed - even though I couldn't repeat
the problem on my machine. The problem seems to cause
dark/black images being printed when not using the
the PANEL command prior to PRINT or PRINT WAIT.
I-Blue Noise non binary dither method (previously
only used by Fargo output module) now much faster.
Also fixed: BNoise 30% was printed as 50%.
I-Studio Version is now supplied to the output module.
I-Studio will now switch to greyscale printing
for a specified print density if output module
doesn't support color printing for a specific
resolution. For instance, a Deskjet 660C can
only print greyscale at 600dpi.
I-Added additional functions to Studio server
for upcoming PageStream V3 server printer driver.
These functions offer an easy way to a
future setup window of the PageStream driver.
E-Canon BJC800 output module didn't allowed
paper width greater 8.5 inch. Because of this,
users had to use the slower Workbench driver
for printing A3. Similar problems with right
margin do exist with other Canon modules
when printing 180 dpi. Fixed.
I-A bug in the BSC/Alpha Data Multiface III
pit.device can cause a lockup of any print
program with a priority below 0. All output
modules will now open pit.device with
a changed priority of zero unless priority
was set to high by user (in this case
pit.device is always accessed with
priority 0 anyway).
I-Canon BJC 610, Deskjet 8xx, 6xx, 1600 and
PCL 5C output module with CRet and TES (REt)
support added. Also drivers and profiles
added for these new printers.
E-CanonBJ-EC right margin problems when using
a different density than 360dpi fixed.
I-1200 dpi PJL and Max Res setting added to
LaserDriver for Lexmark Optra 1200dpi laser
printers. (not included with this update disk)
23.12.95 V2.10b C-Recompiled without SAS/C Peephole Optimizer
(just to make sure... as it seems the Optimizer
still didn't worked right).
E-DeskDriver4C might print 3-4 unwanted characters
on a page with some programs. Fixed.
E-Fargo Primera greyscale printing problems fixed.
I-PCL_5C output module now works with some
none 100% compatible PCL 5 printers. Faster too.
20.02.96 V2.10c
20.02.96 V2.10d C-Recompiled with SAS/C Peephole Optimizer
E-Fixed a CMS bug introduced with V2.10 causing
minor color faults for certain colors/profiles.
E-Fixed histogram/clipping function. Output
was far to dark for certain images.
I-Added CanonBJC4100 driver, output module
and profiles (update disk only).
I-Added CanonBJC 4100 SetupBJL software.
21.04.96 V2.11 I-ALL dither routines completly rewritten in
order to suit upcoming optimize functions
and image preview.
I-Right/Left margin handling of dither
routines is optimized depending on
image contents. When effectiv,
can lead to 1000% speed increase...
I-Following functions have been translated
to fast assembler code (% faster):
- serpentine binary dither routines (30%)
- IFF ILBM read routines (50%)
- sharp/blur functions (10%)
- 3d interpolation of CMS (10%)
I-Added Epson SetupStylus software.
I-Added StylusColor/IIS/II output module.
I-Added 360*720 dpi mode to EpsonP2
I-New Stylus Color/II/IIS profiles
I-Some DJ 6xx/8xx profiles changed/added
I-Output modules are now listed
in alphabetical order. Doubleclick
can be used for selection.
E-The blur/sharp filter wasn't giving
full quality with Fargo Primera.
I-CMSScan ink limit settings added.
I-CMSScan now applies a filter to CMYK
profiles removing unwanted dots
in the output. This means introducing
faults to the profile for the benefit
of better output.
E-DJ 6xx printers don't print correct
at 600*600 dpi without presentation
quality turned on. Drivers now
automaticly enable presentation mode
when needed.
E-DeskDriver V2.10/V2.10b sometimes
printed 3 chars on a gfx page. Fixed.
21.04.96 V2.11b E-Beseitigt Error 50 in V2.11 nach
Wahl des obersten Ausgabemoduls aus
der angezeigten Liste des Druckprogramms
E-Das Druckprogramm verhindert jetzt
Ink Limit's von 0 beim Laden der
Settings.
05.05.96 V2.11c E-Printing program V2.11(b) didn't load
8 Bit IFF ILBM greyscale image with colormap
correctly. Works again now...
I-Installation program avoids "String To Long"
error message reported by users who
accidently removed the ENVARC:STUDIOPATH
var.
10.06.96 V2.12 I-PageStream 3.0i Server driver added
I-Improved server interface
E-2 color IFF ILBM images were not loaded
correctly by new V2.11 routines. Fixed
E-print dimension rectangle in window was wrong for
VERY large (>900 inch!) posters. Fixed
05.10.96 V2.13 I-PageStream 3.2 beta 6,7,8,9 driver added
I-All binary dither routines are now up to their final
speed. This increases the Studio printing program
speed further by 5-60%.
I-Recompiled for 68060 and full optimizer.
I-Now supports progressiv JPEG/JFIF files.
Note: progressiv images currently must be printed
from memory.
I-PNG read routines rewritten for new PNG library
Version 1.0 beta 3-V0.89 and ZLIB 1.04
I-Faster image file access implemented in: IFF ILBM,
IFF DEEP, PBM, PGM, Targa, Gif, PCX, PNG.
I-Fargo output module (Ver3 Rev0) now writes/reads the
temporary files much faster (10-15% speed increase).
E-Effect window gadget scaling didn't worked for some
fonts when opening the window multiple times. Fixed
E-Landscape poster printing for small image on computers
with much memory and a high memory setting might cause
the second row of pages to get inverted. Fixed
E-Studio could have crashed if an error occured while
reading the image data of a PNG file. Fixed.
E-IFF read buffer underrun could cause Error 48 while
reading IFF ILBM images. A rare bug in the original
Commodore IFF source. Fixed.
E-Following serpentine(!) dither had a bug that might
have caused a crash in Studio V2.11&2.12: Stucki,
Jarvis and Sierra3. Again, only serpentine methods
were affected. Fixed.
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from whatever source, concerning the use or inability to use the
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