Graphic Editing

22.11 What’s New

Frank Woltering
Product Manager Graphic Editing
GMG OpenColor Connector for
Blazingly Fast Color Conversion
ArtPro+ GMG OpenColor Connector
GMG OpenColor

GMG OpenColor Connector

ArtPro+ Digital
ArtPro+ Essentials
ArtPro+ Advanced ArtPro+

ArtPro+ Layout

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ArtPro+ GMG OpenColor Connector
The new ArtPro+ Connector to GMG OpenColor allows you to browse GMG
OpenColor projects and Separation Rules
Artwork colors are rendered according the GMG OpenColor preview profile
The color conversion of selected art with ArtPro+ is based on GMG
separation profiles making OpenColor conversion a non-destructive process
ArtPro+ GMG OpenColor Connector

When connected with

GMG OpenColor
simply select the
desired project from
the profiles list

When saving, an ICC

profile will be
embedded into the
PDF
ArtPro+ GMG OpenColor Connector

Selected artwork can

be color converted
into destination color
space for available
separation rules
New Flexibility for
Equinox Color Conversion
Equinox: Adapt Color Recipes
You can now change Equinox strategy values from within ArtPro+ and fine
tune individual conversion requirements

IF needed you can always reset

to original values from your
Easily type desired values … initial Equinox strategy
… or use the arrows to toggle
to 0% or 100%
Utilizing Structural Design
Data to Drive Automation
MFG files: Import Data From ARD Level
When importing ArtiosCAD MFG files you can now import additional data
from assigned 1-Up blanks and use these for QA purposes and marks
placement
Define Bleeding Tags in 1Up Graphics
If incoming CAD designs (ARD, CFF2) don’t include layout bleeding
instructions you can define them with in ArtPro+

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Find the new Edit Enter desired
Panel Tags feature in behavior and distance
the Structural Design
inspector

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Select the panels you
want to define the
“allow bleed”
parameter for
Define Bleeding Tags in 1Up Graphics
The “Adjust Masking” tool now visualizes the executed instructions from the
1Up graphics
Full Control over
Plate Cutting
Manual Plate Cut Mode
Open and closed paths can now be used for PlateCut creation

With an open path

selected you can
apply Corner Radius
and Gap at Seam
parameters for the
desired cutting path

A closed path will be

taken as is for cutting
Plate ID - Automated
Automatic Placement of Plate ID Marks
Plate ID content can be configured to find blank spaces inside the printing
area. Minimizing plate waste without manual inteventions.
Improved Image Handling
Editing Rasterised Artwork in Photoshop
When extracting image data for Photoshop the incompatible spot color transparencies are
treated as grey channel
This allows you to edit such files in Photoshop

When transparency
is used for spot
colors ArtPro+ alerts
about the limitations
when editing in
Photoshop

The image data can

be edited in
Photoshop. Viewing
is within the spot
color restrictions.
Images and Placed Art: Show Scaling
If a link to placed images or plades art is maintained ArtPro+ now shows
scaling information
More Power for
PDF Action Lists
New Actions
Apply Default Screen Set
Apply the default screen set to selected objects
Assign Default Printing units
Assign printing units to all artwork separations in either ascending or descending order
Assign printing unit
Assign printing unit to single selected separation
(Printing units assigned to other separations are automatically adjusted)
Remove printing units
Remove printing units from selected separations.
Place Image inside
Place image into selected path
Convert to placeholder
Convert selected paths or texts into placeholder.
Improved Actions
Select objects by box action
Now supports for selecting either individual objects or complete groups
covered by provided box
More Conditions for More Flexibility
IF THEN command now offers check on
Document
§ if document is normalized
§ if document has distortion value
Page boxes
§ width, height and margin (bleed and media box)
§ presence of crop box, bleed box and/or art box
Printing units
§ presence and check for ascending/descending order
Layer selection
§ if empty
§ if it contains artwork or processing step content
Screen set
§ Existence
§ Check if default screen set was defined
More Dynamic Formulas
Basically formulas can be used to specify both
numeric values (count, distance)
string values (layer or object names,..)
A formula value is computed from variables. Similarly to marks, variables can
be based on
Document properties (layer or separation names, page boxes,...)
Job or product parameters from Automation Engine.
This way, it is possible to create generic PDF action list that will be driven by
parameters of processed document of by job properties.
Last but not least:
Miscellaneous Improvents
Extend Warp Grid For Bleed
You can now create bleed when (un)-warping non-rectangular grids
Centerline Masking between Grids
When working with multiple grids they will now be cut at centerline when
touching

Define the bleed restriction in

the new layout inspector
Bleeds are being clipped on the
centerline of grid overlaps
Screening Quality Control
Fully in sync with Imaging Engine you can set the screening model when
using the screening preview mode in ArtPro+
Screening 1
(Separation 1)

Screening 2
(Separation 2)

Screening Model option in “Image To Switch screening model in

Screened Separation” ticket Screening Quality mode to how
you will image the job ADOBE model “forcing” ESKO model “honoring”
screening from top to screen from bottom
bottom graphics
Text: Align Vertically
The new vertical alignment feature allow you to precisely position text
vertically

You can choose the positioning

to honor or ignore leading
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