
Edition: 10/09/2026
Release Date: 09/09/2026
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Attention: Secure Boot Certificate Expiration To ensure that Windows systems can continue to boot securely, new Secure Boot certificates must be installed in a timely manner. Ensure this by applying BIOS updates and Windows updates. |
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Attention:
The 32-bit version of Acrobat is no longer supported! Procedure: First, completely uninstall all existing 32‑bit plug-ins. Then install the software using the 64‑bit installer available on the Adobe website. |
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System and
Operating System Prerequisites
Please be reminded that the Prinect CR versions
do not support those operating systems that no longer receive security
updates from Microsoft/Apple. The following operating systems are affected: |
Prinect Systemvoraussetzungen (PDF) |
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Check calibration also possible for Inline Calibration Checking a new calibration by printing the test pages again with the applied calibration and measuring them again to check the values is now also possible for Inline Calibration. |
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Limited Support for LP04S, LP05S and LP45Tmp0 Output Conditions of the Gallus Five Series The LP04S, LP05S and LP45Tmp0 output conditions of the Gallus Five series are marked as deprecated. They remain available and can still be edited. However, no further development or enhancements are planned for these output conditions. |
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New Color Proof Pro Version 9.0 Prinect CR contains a new Color Proof Pro version 9.0 that supports additional printers. |
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New
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Security Advisor
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Release Date: 08/19/2026
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Attention:
The 32-bit version of Acrobat is no longer supported! Procedure: First, completely uninstall all existing 32‑bit plug-ins. Then install the software using the 64‑bit installer available on the Adobe website. |
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System and
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Extended
value range for distortion parameters in shape compensation characteristic
curves |
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New
Standard Characteristic Curves Available |
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Changes in version 7.34 The changes are described in the documentation "What's new in Prinect Business" and in the Product Information (PDF). See the column "Link to documents".
Please be sure to consider the following points:
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Was ist neu in Prinect Business |
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ACD options are only shown for Versafire LP and corresponding screen set The availability of ACD depends on the selected screen set: The list box in the "Digital Printing" section indicates the screen set for which ACD is enabled. The ACD settings will be disabled when a different screen set is selected. The tooltip for the Info icon informs you that the selected screening does not support ACD. |
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Option: "Delete Inspection Control 4 files when the job is finished" With this option, the PNG and PDF files generated in
connection with Inspection Control 4 are automatically deleted after the
respective print job has finished processing. This can prevent the data
storage devices involved from "overflowing." |
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New video
tutorial "substrate qualification"
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#DIGITAL #VERSAFIRE #GALLUS ONE Improved
display of available UI languages |
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#DIGITAL #VERSAFIRE #GALLUS ONE Display of extended logging during the measurement process If "Enable measurement device logging" in "Measurement Service" settings is activated, in all measurement steps a corresponding info is shown. This helps prevent operating errors, such as accidentally activating the function. |
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New
measurement device X-Rite i1iO supported |
Video "Measuring calibration charts with X-Rite i1 iO" |
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Quick Start Guide Color Diagnosis (ACD) The Quick Start Guide gives you a short overview of the ACD workflow and shows you how to work with the different software components to use the ACD functionality. |
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New feature Automatic Color Diagnosis (ACD) The optional "ACD" (Auto Color Diagnosis) function for the Versafire LP lets you monitor and compensate color deviations or defects such as scratches over the entire printing process for stable color reproduction, especially with long print runs. The basic data for the ACD is determined in a wizard in the Color Center, which activates the function. The mode of operation is set on the Versafire LP control terminal. |
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Maximum
name length for process standards: 63 characters |
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DFE2 WebUI |
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Sandbox-compatible
PDF Toolbox version available for Prinect CR! |
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Additional
shortcut |
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The Moving
tool can be set to focus on either marks or folding sheets |
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Video set "Did You know …?": "Automatic Positioning of Dipco Marks for Inpress Control" Color control bars must be placed in
the lower half of the printable area of the paper to be measured by Inpress
Control. The video shows how this can be done automatically. |
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New
placeholder Folding Sheet Index in Folding Sheet Group (reversed) = Reversing
the order of nested sheets |
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Additional
folding scheme F16-14_li_2x4 |
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Behavior
during creeping can be set differently for folding sheet labels |
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Additional
Resources for Digital Printing |
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Additional
Resources for Digital Printing |
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Optimization with sorting of strips by width or height When creating the sheet layout using sheet optimization without a layout, the system ensures that vertical and horizontal strips are sorted by width and height, respectively, so that the widest ones are positioned at the specified starting corner. This applies to all starting corners except "bottom left". |
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New automark "Automatic Positioning Mark" For press sheet automark sets, the "Automatic Positioning Mark" can be used, e.g. for color control strips. Depending on the search type (horizontal or vertical), this mark searches the paper for an available space and automatically positions the mark there. |
Video "Flexible placement of marks using the Automatic Positioning Mark" |
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Transfer marks to all 1ups of the same size The 1up Inspector in the “Marks” tab now offers a new option for copying marks to other 1ups: “To 1ups with same size” (regardless of bleed). This function can be used in Assembly block mode and in “Sheet Optimization without Layout Default” mode. |
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Additional positioning option for the PullLay automark: “Folding sheet corner” This places the PullLay mark on the side toward which the folding edge of the first folding sheet on the print sheet is pointing. |
Release Date: 05/07/2026
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Automated Workflow: Defining "Does not contain" expressions in the product code of sequence template properties. By entering the string "!:" (exclamation mark and colon) in the product code properties of a sequence template, you can mark a product code or a string within a product code as a "Does not contain" string. By this you can ensure that products whose product code does not contain these "Does not contain" expressions, or whose product code differs from the "Does not contain" expression, are processed by that sequence. When defining the "Does not contain" expressions, wildcards can be used – "?" for single characters or "*" for strings. |
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Jetfire 50 billing counters for large formats For the Jetfire 50 digital printing presses, two new billing counters are available for XL-format paper sizes: "XLPages-Color" and "XLPages-Black". These counters only display the number of printed XL sheets. The billing counters are displayed in the Digital Print Terminal. If no XL sheets were printed, or if the Jetfire press does not have the XL option, these counter readings will not be displayed. |
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#DIGITAL #VERSAFIRE #GALLUS ONE Repeat the
measurement procedure only for the second side if an error occurs |
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New
sorting of output conditions by date |
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Information
message to activate the page counter |
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Restriction
of substrate thickness to 0.4 mm |
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DFE2 WebUI
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Videos: Prinect Inspection Control 4 in the Prinect Production Workflow These videos provide a theoretical overview and, using a
practical example of packaging printing, explanations of the necessary
prepress settings. |
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Prepress Connection Prinect Inspection Control 4 Prinect Inspection Control 4 is an inline sheet inspection system for quality control of press sheets in the press, which can be used to detect printing errors during production. Note: The output paths for the ImpositionOutput and SheetfedPrinting sequences, as well as the presentation of the error report on the HEIDELBERG Portal, have changed since the previous version. |
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Barcode & VDP Editor – Stop on end data When positioning 1ups using Step & Repeat, the process used to start over from the beginning until the sheet was completely filled. Now, replacement only takes place as long as data is available in a CSV file. If there are no more entries, no placeholder (such as a QR code) is positioned. To do this, activate the “Stop on end data” option in the “PDF/VT” tab. |
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Barcode & VDP Editor – Fit Dynamic Images to Fixed Frame Size You can now select one of four options for dynamic images from the same directory under "Substitute Rule":
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Error message if the Prinect user account password does not meet the password guidelines When starting an update installation, you must specify a username (with administrator privileges) and corresponding password for both the computer to be updated and the Prinect user account used as the login account for the Prinect Workflow System. If the Prinect user account password does not comply with the password policy, a corresponding error message will be displayed and the installation process cannot be started (the start button will be dimmed). |
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New "Search for New Software" Window The command "Extras > Search for New Software" in the main menu immediately triggers a request for new upgrade/update software to the PSC. If new Prinect software is found, a "Search for New Software" window opens. This window displays the currently available downloads and their download status. If upgrade installations are available, the "Go to Upgrade" button allows you to switch to the "Software Update" view and start the update from there. |
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Conditions for computer names in a Prinect system environment To ensure that computers in a Prinect system environment can communicate correctly with the PMC, certain rules for computer names must be followed. In particular, it is now permitted to use numbers in computer names or hostnames. |
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New View
"Licenses" in the PMC |
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User Type Selection for Renderer WebUI Login In the Renderer WebUI, just as in the JavaUI, you can now select a Prinect user in addition to the standard local user when logging in. |
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Enhancement of the Existing Delete Function In addition to the existing time-based deletion, deletion by quantity is now also available. This new option offers additional flexibility in data management. Under “Administration > Prinect/JDF Configuration”, you can choose between:
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User Type Selection for Shooter 2 WebUI Login In the Shooter 2 WebUI, just as in the JavaUI, you can now select a Prinect user in addition to the standard local user when logging in. |
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Migration of the Communication Layer Between Signa Station and Cockpit Changeover of communication between Signa Station and Cockpit from RMI to ActiveMQ to eliminate problems, particularly with terminal servers. |
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Magnetism
reference selectable in the graphics view |
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Additional
keyboard shortcut for inserting assembly blocks |
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Additional
keyboard shortcuts for rotating and inserting |
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New
replacer “Media Print Mode” |
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Automarks
sets are displayed in a grouping table |
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Last
selected tool in the graphic view remains active |
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Use
of shortcuts in the graphic view |
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New
Rules for Press Sheet Automarks |
Release Date: 02/25/2026
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MSSQL 2017 (Mediaset 12.7) and MSSQL 2022 (Mediaset 12.57) are supported. |
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System and
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New Video
Series on the Mixed Commercial Workflow |
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Changes in version 7.33 The changes are described in the documentation "What's new in Prinect Business Manager" and in the Product Information (PDF). See the column "Link to documents".
Please be sure to consider the following points:
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Was ist neu im Prinect Business Manager |
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The "Archive Jobs" function has been adapted to the new archiving procedure. The new archiving procedure eliminates the need to select an archiving sequence in the "Create Scheduled Task" window, as jobs selected for archiving are archived automatically. Therefore, the panel for selecting an archiving sequence has been removed. |
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Displaying multiple color profiles in the "Details" section If multiple color profiles need to be applied in a digital print job, for example, because different substrates are used within a single job or because different color profiles are used for the front and back sides, you can configure multiple color profiles accordingly in the "Digital Printing" step under the "Color Settings" tab. Previously, after the job was submitted, only one color profile was displayed per print job in the "Details" section of the digital print terminal. Now, all color profiles included in the print job are displayed. |
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"Profile Customization" function for Jetfire Digital Printing Presses In the "Digital Printing" step, the target profile can now also be adjusted for fine-tuning on Jetfire Presses. The "Profile Customization" dialog can be accessed via a corresponding button in the "Target Profile" settings area – similar to the profile customization for Versafire printing presses. |
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"Operating system login password" Option without Domain Entry If you enable the "Operating system login password" option, but leave the "Domain" field blank, this user, and therefore the Cockpit cannot automatically log in to machines (printing presses, finishing machines, etc.) within the Prinect system environment. This is because user synchronization within a Prinect system environment is only possible if the users and the machines belong to the same domain. In this case, a yellow warning triangle will be displayed next to the "Domain" input field. |
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Checking
the color names and page information transferred by the MIS |
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S-DUC
requires only one test chart |
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Renaming
of DUC to S-DUC Note: The previous general DUC step is no longer required, as the necessary values are automatically provided by the machine. |
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Copy Paper Settings To avoid having to carry out the entire process of substrate qualification for every similar paper, you can transfer all properties or parts of the properties to other papers. |
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Product
Information: Prinect Color Library
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Video set "Did You know …?": "New rules for restriction to Sujet or Paper Size" New rules for Press Sheet Automarks
are available. It is now possible to use the width or height of
the sujet and/or the paper size to restrict mark positioning. |
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Video set
"Did You know …?": Linetype Covermark |
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Video set "Did You know …?": "Duplicate cutting dies" In the "Packaging" step,
existing cutting dies can be easily duplicated via the context menu. |
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More
Information in Tooltip |
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Automarks
Set Group can be assigned in Product Part Template Editor |
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Automatic
omission of areas when loading the CFF2 file using "Linetype Cover
Mark" |
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Activation
of the "Show all used automarks" filter by default |
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Placeholder
for the final format frame with printed sheet or folded sheet reference
possible |
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Additional
placeholders for paper width and paper height |
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Select and move marks in the same way as folded sheets The move tool in the graphics view can be used on marks as well as folded sheets, assembly blocks and cutting dies. |
Release Date: 10/24/2025
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"Print Mark Settings for Jetfire 50 Digital Presses" tab: Configuring Finishing Marks For Jetfire 50 presses, you can configure finishing marks for offline finishers configured with a Jetfire 50 press. Preset marks can be selected for some finishers. The PDF files containing these marks and the corresponding mark XML files are stored in the Prinect Server file system. The XML files can be used as templates for custom marks by editing them with a text editor and saving them under a new name. You can also create your own finishing marks. The Cockpit Help contains parameter descriptions for finishing marks in XML format. |
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Administration
> JDF Import: "Related Job" tab: "Press Presets"
option |
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Definition of the media unit for substrates Under Administration > Substrates and Materials, you
can define the "Media Unit" property for substrates. The following
media units are available: |
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New
sorting of target media when creating a new calibration |
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New
Printing Speed for Gallus One |
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"Details" view in profile management In the "Profile management" tab, you now can open for each profile a dialog that shows all parameters of this profile. |
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Feed
direction is shown in paper details |
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New Color Proof Pro Version 8.0.5 Prinect CR contains a new Color Proof Pro version 8.0.5 that supports additional printers. |
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Videos: Prinect Inspection Control 4 in the Prinect Production Workflow These videos provide a theoretical overview and, using a practical example of packaging printing, explanations of the necessary prepress settings. |
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Prepress Connection Prinect Inspection Control 4 Prinect Inspection Control 4 is an inline sheet
inspection system for quality |
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Different
bleed possible for back and front side of the sheet |
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Installing Prinect Products on macOS Sequoia 15.6 New Macs (M4) come with the macOS Sequoia 15.6 operating system. There are a few things to keep in mind when installing Prinect. |
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New
video tutorial: "Working with the new Color Library" |
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Video set "Did You know …?": Different Bleed on Front and Back See Release Note on feature. |
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Different
bleed possible for back and front side of the sheet |
Release Date: 8/20/2025
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New video
tutorial: "Compensation with standard characteristic curves - regardless
of the color order" |
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Display of ACD functions for Versafire LP with ACD option in the Digital Printing section You can adjust some of the Auto Color Diagnosis settings for the specific print job in the section "Digital Printing > Print Options". |
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"Enable/disable
'Black' as the darkest color" Option
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#DIGITAL
#JETFIRE 50 |
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Option to select stored PDF marks from Offline Finisher For finishing on Jetfire 50 digital presses, special marks for offline finishers can now be selected in the Prinect Server file system. Special XML files are also available that can be used as templates for manually generating finishing marks. |
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CP Bourg Sheet Feeder: Templates for data matrix marks For Jetfire 50 digital presses, templates for special XML Data Matrix marks for CP Bourg paper feeders are available in the Prinect Server file system. These templates can be customized. |
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Folding machine Fireline: Templates for data matrix marks For Jetfire 50 digital presses, templates for special XML Data Matrix marks for Fireline folding machines are available in the Prinect Server file system. These templates can be customized. |
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"Color
Library" widget implemented |
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New
video tutorial: "What is the Color Library?" |
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Reduced
size of SDF files |
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Postscript
Output for 3rd party RIPs removed |
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Marks
import for PS, EPS and DCS2 removed |
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Setting
minimum values for head and foot trim |
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Warn
if mark not measurable for Inpress Control |
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Duplicate
cuttings dies |
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Improved
display of magnetism in the graphic view |
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New
option to export product part templates as CSV for the Business Manager |
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Copy
Product Code |
Release Date: 7/23/2025
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Changes in version 7.32 The changes are described in the documentation "What's new in Prinect Business Manager" and in the Product Information (PDF). See the column "Link to documents".
Please be sure to consider the following points:
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Was ist neu im Prinect Business Manager |
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DUC Step Removed – Values Now Provided
by the Machine |
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Extended
Logging for Measurement Devices in Case of Communication Issues |
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Setting paper to "temporary" In the paper management on the touch screen of the Versafire LV/LP, a selected paper can be temporarily changed, for example to make test prints with changed settings ("Apply Temporarily" function). The Color Center Versafire also applies the "Temporarily" setting, and functions such as recalibration are locked in order to prevent inadvertent changes. |
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New Color Proof Pro Version 8.0.4 Prinect CR contains a new Color Proof Pro version 8.0.4 that supports additional printers. |
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DFE2 WebUI As an extension of the job details, possible error messages are shown in the header. |
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DFE2 WebUI Note: Changes of the "DFE Settings" require a restart of the DFE server. |
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Barcode & VDP Editor – Data processing franking (DV
franking) of Deutsche Post now supported |
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Object Editor – Improved Handling of
Problematic PDF Structures |
Release Date: 5/28/2025
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Product
Information - Prinect CR Release Info 1
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Work step "Digital printing: Improved setting options for the "Use embedded profiles" option The "Use embedded profiles" option generally enables the use of profiles embedded in the PDF documents. If no embedded profile is known, the following options are available:
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DFE2 WebUI |
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DFE2 WebUI |
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Deactivate
Private Wifi Address on Mac |
Release Date: 4/16/2025
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Product
Information - Prinect CR Release Info 1 |
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New job from template: Adopting print settings from the previous job When creating a follow-up job, the press settings from the template job can now also be adopted for the follow-up job. |
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Job Colors: Question marks (???) appear in the "Process Color Model" column. The "Process Color Model" column normally shows
which process color model is assigned to the respective color table. Correct
display of the process color model requires that an ICC profile associated
with the color table is present and accessible. |
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Color
marks assignment for color measurement systems |
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DFE2 WebUI New
Feature: Drive Monitor |
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Product
Information - Prinect Package Designer CR 57
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PDF
Assistant Geometry Control – Greater Flexibility for Rounded Corners in
ProofColor |
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Improved
Handling of Problematic PDF Structures |
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Selecting
the layout when opening an EVD file |
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Adopting
the orientation of the folding sheet from the layout of the original job |
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Sheetbrake
search enabled by default |
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Canvas
size of PullLay mark reduced |
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Show
notification for automatic placement of subject |
Release Date: 3/26/2025
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Extended
Multicolor Support |
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APSC
Integrated - Automatic Placement of APSC Marks in TIFF-B Files |
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Changes in version 7.31 The changes are described in the documentation "What's new in Prinect Business Manager" and in the Product Information (PDF). See the column "Link to documents". |
Was ist neu im Prinect Business Manager |
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Mark
Assignment of Colors with "External" Use |
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Upload
Service Scout |
Online-Hilfe > Service Scout (DE) Online-Hilfe > HEIDELBERG Cloud (DE) |
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Starting
the DFE2 WebUI or the Color Center from Cockpit |
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New
feature Inline Calibration |
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New test
charts and export of measurement data possible |
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Measuring
test charts |
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Process
colors displayed in print order |
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New
Color Proof Pro Version 8.0.2 |
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End
of support for X-Rite i1 iSis first generation |
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Connecting HEIDELBERG Printing Presses to the PMC Printing presses with a machine software version >= S24B can be integrated into the Prinect Maintenance Center (PMC). |
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Import
of exported jobs |
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Automarks set: New mark without restrictions - Show note when saving the Set If not all marks contained in an automarks set have a rule, that restricts the placement of the automark, a message is shown when saving the set and you can either save the set anyway or first define a rule for this mark. |
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Preferences
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Quick search filter for Marks, Schemes and Plates If you have a large number of resources, you can restrict
the display by entering a partial string, which makes the selection easier
and faster.
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New
video tutorials: Automarks in the Workflow using the example of a Packaging
Job |
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New video
tutorial: "What is Smart Automation?" |
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New
video tutorial: "Automated MIS Workflow with Folding Sheets for
Ganging" |