ColorLogic ZePrA XXL Upgrades

What's new in Zepra 12.1?

ZePrA 12.1 is a major new version of our color server. It addresses several new features our clients have requested. These new features make ZePrA 12.1 a must-have version for existing clients, as well as new clients.

Push-2-ZePrA

Adobe Photoshop extension that allows color conversions for image files from Photoshop

Extended Document Color Space 

Support for CMY profiles as Document Color Space

New spot color conversion option

Prevent the use of more than one gamut extending color

New SmartLink features and color space support

New SmartLink presets for 1CLR to 3CLR profiles

Extended and improved CIE Conversion

Viewing Condition is applied to all relevant settings in configurations

Improved Command Line Interface

New Spot Color Report command for the CLI

New deltaE column

DeltaE display for custom spot color rules in the Spot Colors tab

New productivity features

Converted files can now be accessed directly from the Overview

More convenient export of configurations

Configurations can now be exported from within the Overview

ColorLogic ZePrA Toolbox

Start

Auto Setup - Create workflows using one of six standard auto setup configurations based on the most common color management tasks in print production. Files that can be processed include: TIFF, JPEG, PSD or PSB image files, as well as PDF files.

Main Setup and Overview

Overview - Access ZePrA's Overview Screen. View queues, pending jobs, processed jobs. Configurations can be assigned to Queues at any time and the order in which queues are processed can be controlled, allowing control over specific queues raising or lowering priority for file processing.

Configurations - creates and manages all the settings related to the handling of color and PDF specific parameters. The settings in Define Configuration include color conversion using ICC device profiles or ICC DeviceLink profiles.

Queues - All the basic functions of queue folder management are available for modification; input, output, originals, error, temporary folder and the Define Queues dialog. The Queue customization options include: appending the file name with a custom job id, assigning a new configuration for the Queue, post processing and generating reports to a specific folder.

Tools

Spot Color Report - is helpful to check the spot color conversion before printing. You can either check a specific PDF file with spot colors that needs to be converted or how a spot color library with multiple Pantone or other spot colors would be processed through ZePrA.

SaveInk Report - Generate a SaveInk report by either right-clicking on jobs under Processed or by clicking on the icon via the Navigation Panel. The report generates a detailed overview of all the SaveInk queues set up and processed jobs.

Extract ICC Profile - extracts the embedded profile from images and the output intent from PDF/X files. The extracted ICC profile can then be stored in a predefined location.

Global Settings

Spot Color Libraries - Allows optimized conversion of spot colors in PDF files into CMYK. If the ZePrA XL package or Multicolor has been licensed, (which includes the Spot Color module), it has the ability to monitor Multicolor spaces and to convert spot colors to Multicolor.

Gradations - The application of gradation curves completes the process of preparing data for printing. Shortly before going to press, almost every printing process calls for a tone value correction(TVI) that is stored in the RIP of the platesetter.

Profile Assignments - Profile Assignments is an option in conjunction with SmartLink that enables the use of existing, already tested or special DeviceLink profiles that are based on the ICC standard for converting your data.

• ZePrA converts all Images, including vector shading, with the highest accuracy and 16-bit precision.
• Color convert PDF and Pixel files with ICC or DeviceLink profiles automatically.
• PDF flattening flatten or rasterize PDF files on-the-fly within ZePrA
• CLI module is required for Switch integration as it includes CLI capabilities.
• ZePrA includes single navigation panel to easily access all the functions to set-up and control ZePrA
• Multicolor supports color management for all color spaces including Multicolor
• Advanced Spot Color Conversion include improvements in spot color conversion performance and spot color conversion quality
• ZePrA automatically configures all the necessary Hot Folders and is instantly ready to process PDF, TIFF, JPEG or PSD files for the CMYK, RGB, Grayscale, Multicolor color spaces and spot colors.
• Creating a queue for a PDF/X-compliant workflow will setup the descriptive parameters for the output conditions automatically.

• The ColorLogic SmartLink function permits dynamic generation of DeviceLink profiles, taking various factors into consideration, such as preservation of the separation characteristics, use of the TAC of the target profile, preservation of pure colors with simultaneous dynamic gamut mapping.
• SmartLink now integrates CoPrA SP(serialized profile) with ZePrA
• Many options are available allowing users to define how SmartLink shall create the DeviceLinks, optimized for traditional printing like Offset, Gravure or Newspaper or targeted for Digital Printing or Large Format Printing.
• Users can also have their own preferences regarding color conversion by adjusting SmartLink with their own DeviceLink presets, since CoPrA SP is part of the SmartLink package.
• SmartLink enables users to compensate deviations from either their home standard or to the desired printing standard.
• XL package offers SaveInk profiles for user's house standards. Select either one of the three preset saving options (SaveNeutral, Strong Save or SaveMax), or use CoPA SP to make presets and apply them directly in ZePrA.
• Reprofiler SP(serialized profile), is a part of the SmartLink package and it’s generated profiles can be easily integrated in ZePrA.The comprehensive XL package will automatically create SaveInk profiles for your own house standards. Select either one of the three preset saving options (SaveNeutral, Strong Save or SaveMax), or use CoPA SP to make your own presets and apply them directly in ZePrA.

• Spot color solution is aimed for packaging printers which have to deal with numerous spot colors and need to optimize their printing process by converting spot colors into CMYK or Multicolor process colors.
• The ColorLogic solution offers printers the secure knowledge of getting the best possible conversion of spot colors into process colors, both in terms of colorimetry and regarding best printability.
• ZePrA uses spectral data and spot color libraries and can optimize colors based on custom conversions.

• The extended Push-@-ZePrA  feature is an Adobe Photoshop extension that allows to covert an image file in Photoshop with ZePrA from photoshop.
• Convert PSD files using DeviceLinks.
• Better color rendering of images than typical color conversion with Photoshop.
• Best possible color conversion of images without leaving Photoshop.

The new Spot Color Report  feature is helpful to check the spot color conversion before printing. You can either check a specific PDF file with spot colors that needs to be converted or how a spot color library with multiple Pantone or other spot colors would be processed through ZePrA.

• Gradation curve corrections ensure compliance with printing standards and is helpful to compensate variables in the printing process.
• The printing characteristics can be directly included in the data. You may apply curves on process and spot colors.
• Gradations allows last minute changes to data, too.

• Integration with Enfocus Switch is made to realize a complete workflow - from data receipt, to data checking and color conversion, all the way to data distribution.