The Kornit input component watches a hotfolder for Kornit artwork, KSF job tickets and ZIP archives of 1-bit separations. It imports artwork and job settings into Workflow for processing and output through a Printer component.
Set up the hotfolder
• Add Kornit from the Input components at the start of your flow.
• Choose the folder to watch and set the transfer delay in seconds. Allow time for the complete artwork and its sidecar to arrive.
• Connect OK to the next processing step and Fail to your error-handling route.
• In the downstream Printer component, select the Kornit device and the default PMM and variant. Use a Layout component when Workflow should control pallet placement.
Import artwork with a KSF ticket
Place a KSF beside artwork with the same base name, for example design.ksf and design.png. The KSF must contain FileDetails as the XML root or as a direct child. A matching KSF takes precedence over filename parameters. Keep only one matching artwork file per ticket; ambiguous matches fail.
Supported artwork extensions are PNG, TIF/TIFF, JPG/JPEG, PSD, PSB, PDF, AI and EPS. Unsupported extensions are ignored by the folder scanner.
Import using the filename
Without a matching KSF, use:
SetupName_PalletName_FileName_Copies_XOffset_YOffset.ext
For example, Cotton_Baby_Company_logo_3_-1_20.png selects setup Cotton and pallet Baby, identifies the artwork as Company_logo, requests 3 copies, centers it horizontally and sets a 20 mm vertical offset.
• Setup and pallet are the first two fields. The artwork name may contain underscores.
• Copies must be an integer from 1 to 10000.
• XOffset and YOffset are millimeters. Each must be nonnegative, or -1 to center that axis.
• Optional garment and separation suffixes are accepted.
Import 1-bit separations
Place one ZIP containing a single set of TIFF channel files in the hotfolder. The contained filenames carry the parameters; the ZIP filename does not. For example:
Cotton_Baby_Logo_3_-1_20_C.tif
Cotton_Baby_Logo_3_-1_20_M.tif
Cotton_Baby_Logo_3_-1_20_Y.tif
Cotton_Baby_Logo_3_-1_20_K.tif
Cotton_Baby_Logo_3_-1_20_W.tif
The primary Cyan (_C) channel is required. Each channel must be a single-page 1-bit TIFF with matching physical dimensions. Different channel resolutions are supported. Workflow creates one document with named ink separations, preserving the binary pixels.
Supported channels include CMYK, White, Highlight, Red and Green. Kornit auxiliary suffixes Qc, Qw, Ic, Iw, DB, Wsp, Qwb and Iwb map to FixationColor, FixationWhite, IntensifierColor, IntensifierWhite, DyeBlocker, BlockerWhite, FixationBlocker and IntensifierBlocker.
Use imported settings in Workflow
Nonempty scalar KSF fields become Input keys prefixed with Kornit. Examples are {Key:KornitMediaName}, {Key:KornitTableName} and {Key:KornitXOffsetMM}. Use these keys in downstream Variables. The complete ticket is retained with the job for inspection; retaining a field does not mean that the selected printer uses it.
TotalCopies sets the normal Copies key and document copy count. KSF dimensions, mirroring and 90/180-degree rotation are applied to job parts during import.
Printer matches KornitMediaName against visible PMMs using media name followed by a space and mode name. For media QPP, only the mode name is matched. Missing or ambiguous matches fail. An explicit ProfileID Variable takes precedence, and the configured variant must exist in the resolved PMM. Filename SetApplied supplies the printer PrintMode.
KornitTableName selects a pallet on the output device. If a Layout step has not already determined placement, imported offsets and centering position the parts on that pallet. A Layout step retains control of pallet and placement. Explicit Printer Variables override imported driver defaults.
Imported printer defaults include MediaPrintHeight, MediaThickness, LinearSprayAmount, XCenter, YCenter, ColorPass, WhitePass, PrintSpeed, PrintSpeed2, PrintDirection, ColorHighlight and PolyEnhancer. Actual output depends on the selected device and PMM.
File handling and troubleshooting
Drag-and-drop preserves artwork filenames and copies matching sidecars. Existing destination names are rejected. Successful hotfolder imports consume their source files, so keep a separate source copy if needed. Failed imports retain tickets, archives and extracted channels in the job workspace for inspection and retry.
On Fail, inspect the job journal. Check filename fields, copy count and offsets, matching artwork, TIFF channel format and dimensions, and the selected PMM and pallet. Invalid data and conversion failures are reported rather than silently discarded.
KSF multi-strip compositions and additional machine-specific data are retained with the job. Additional strips are not independently rendered as extra images. Validate production output with the intended Kornit device, PMM and setup.