General
Authentication error printing from Mac applications
When printing from Mac applications like Adobe CS3/CS4 the following error can appear: /usr/libexec/cups/backend/hotfolder failed Cause This problem is caused by the access rights on the hotfolder of the queue that is used for printing on the ...
swissQprint Relief & Textured Printing
swissQprint UV inkjet printers are capable of impressive relief and textured printing, offering a range of capabilities that cater to the demands of various industries. These printers are recognized for their proficiency in creating layered relief ...
Editor: Tiling improvements
In V6.6.5 certain additional functions have been added to improve user experience and increase turnaround. What changes: Frame select multiple tiles Lock and Merge tiles dimensions Contrasting tile separation line 1. Frame selection of multiple tiles ...
Canon Colorado media sharing
When having multiple Colorado printers of same model, the pmms are shared. Below is described how also the medias can be shared. How Calibrator: Select the printer for which you wish the media to add select the mode of the media then select Canon ...
Calibrator – White point correction
White Point Correction Tool in Calibrator allows for a pmm to be recalibrated with a newly measured white point. Available from V6.6 onwards. How As it recalculates the pmm, making a copy of the pmm prior to recalcualating the white point can be ...
User Rights
What User rights settings allow to control certain users access to various levels of functionality with the applications. There are 3 types of operation defined: Basic (default) : One user setup; no restrictions. Multi-user : Multiple users; access ...
Textile Step and Repeat in-RIP repeated processing
What? When the ‘Split into Individual Pages’ option is switched on in Layout this will trigger In-RIP repeating and no longer render the entire job. This results in a significantly faster processing speed of Step & Repeated images. If using ...
5-Layer Printing
What? Certain printers support 5-layer printing modes in 1 pass by overprinting a total of 5 layers of color + white + blocker + white + color. Different images (or the same) can be shown on the front and back on a single sheet of media, all ...
Cut only, no print.
The procedure to only send cut data from Editor is as follows: Select “None” as printer Select the cutter Open the layer palette Click on the “print” icon and select “Default” from the popup. The last action turns the layer into a cutting layer. Then ...
Supported Languages
On Windows the language can be changed in the Application Preferences. On Mac the language is detected based on the OS language. The languages supported in PrintFactory are as follows: Chinese – Simplified Chinese – Traditional Dutch English French ...
Creating a Printer
In the RIP component of PrintFactory, you can set up your printers and cutting devices. Every output device is represented by a separate window displayed on the main page. For performance reasons, we recommend no more than three printers per RIP ...
System ICC Profile Location
Windows: C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\color\ MacOS: Home directory: ~/Library/ColorSync/Profiles or Root: /Library/ColorSync/Profiles
HP Latex On-board Spectrophotometer
The HP Latex series offer an build-in measurement device for all supplied models. There is a difference in use and support between the small (baby) and large models (LX). Latex 200/300/L25500/L26/L500 (baby) series The build-in measurement device of ...
Xrite i1 Device connection/reading issues
Connection issues The i1 devices are known to be sensitive to low powered USB ports. Those port are common on MacBook and other laptop computers. Using these devices (even the separately powered i1 iO) with a low power USB port result in the ...
Custom Job Labels
Job Labels Layout has some pre-installed default labels: You can add custom labels to this list. Labels can either be generated from the RIP by selecting from a list of predefined options or they can be customised in Editor. A: Job labels created in ...
Spot Color Libraries Best Practice
What How to use .cxf spot color libraries to avoid conflicts between them. Why Although all color libraries are supported, to avoid possible conflicts between the libraries, it is recommended upon install to only have the libraries relevant to the ...
White Generation
A White Layer This renders every object that is contained in that layer to the target plate (usually White). So whatever the color is of the object it will be rendered with overprinting white. The white layer output method can be changed anytime ...
Local XML Job Submission
It is possible to submit jobs to a PrintFactory RIP using a local hotfolder and XML. PrintFactory uses an internal XML structure which is consistent throughout the system (local and cloud). You can see how the XML should be structured by opening a ...
HP Continuous Printing Activation
What? HP Continuous Printing is a method in which the HP Latex printer will continue to print one job after the other without entering the cool down/warm up procedure of the printers curing system. This is only available on the ‘baby’ Latex 3xx/5xx ...
Troubleshooting – Windows Logs
When one of the PrintFactory modules has a problem or causes a crash on Windows, you will need to submit a support request. Details about what caused the problem/crash can be seen in the Event Viewer as Windows logs. In order to view/export Windows ...
PrintAgent Support for DFE’s
PrintAgent (PA) is a service that can be installed on Windows or Linux operating systems on the DFE of a printer or cutter. It functions as a local application, allowing remote RIPs to access local files on the DFE and spool files to the local hard ...
Print from Windows to Virtual Printer on MacOS X
On Mac, create your queue into RIP and make sure you checked “Register as a printer” option into the Layout tab Go to into “System Preferences->Sharing” and make sure you have “Printer Sharing” option checked : Go to into “System ...
Print from MacOS X to Virtual Printer on Windows
On Win, create your queue into RIP and make sure you checked “Register as a printer” option into the Layout tab : Go to Windows “Start->Control Panel->Printers and Faxes” and right click on the name of the queue created at step 1. Choose “Sharing…” ...
Output Inspector opens then closes on Windows
A possible cause is that the screen resolution is scaled. To change that, please do the following: 1. Go to c:\\Program Files\Printfactory 2. Right click on Output Inspector and select Properties 3. Go to Compatibility 4. At bottom on that window in ...
Yellow background in Editor
That is initiated by Windows. To remove it, please go to Control Panel in Windows > color management and where you see the Yellow highlight in the below, select that profile and click Remove.