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KODAK Preps

Imposition Software

Release Notes

Version 7.5

English

2016-03-22

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Content

Preps 7.5 new features and fixed bugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

New features and enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Combine as Spread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Collation Mark Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Imposition Bounding Box Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Expose the Print Dialog window on Save and Return to Prinergy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Collation Mark Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Improved positioning of Collation Marks that were defined without a binding style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Fixed Bugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Preps 7.1.5 new features and fixed bugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

New features and enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Fixed Bugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Preps 7.1.3 and 7.1.4 new features and fixed bugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

New features and enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Multi Signature View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Enhanced capabilities for creating independent pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Control where New Sheets or Duplicated Sheets are positioned in the Press Runs list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

New menu options for Resources/Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Mark Placement Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Sort the Files list by Count . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

New buttons for pages, marks, and gutters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Improved positioning of Collation Marks that were defined without a binding style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Fixed Bugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Preps 7.1.1 and 7.1.2 new features and fixed bugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18


Fixed Bugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Preps 7.1 new features and fixed bugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19


Custom fold patterns support auto shingling and bottling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Smart collation marks not restricted to a specific binding style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Smart duplicating marks can be anchored from the right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Open JDFs, templates, and jobs without a specific custom fold pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Fixed Bugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Preps and Adobe software components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Running Preps 7.5 independently of a Prinergy Workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Running Preps 7.5 with a floating license (FLIM) as part of a Prinergy Workflow system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Running Preps 7.5 with a floating license (FLIM) as part of a Kodak Prinergy Evo 6.1.3 (or later) workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Upgrading to a software-based license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Retrieving your new software license if the workstation does not have Internet access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Renewing or moving your license to another computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Migrating from an earlier version of Preps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Using the Preps Migration Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Using the Preps Template Migration Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Using PTMU in a standalone environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Using PTMU when Preps is integrated with Prinergy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Using PTMU if templates and marks are not part of a Preps installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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These release notes describe the changes made in Preps 7.x software. Where applicable, the release notes refer you to additional documents for more information.

The Preps software is a prepress tool that you use to create press run layouts for bound-work impositions, ganged flat work, and step-and-repeat work. You can work on the fly in an interactive workspace, use stored templates for frequently repeated layouts, and print the production output to common file formats. It also supports varying degrees of workflow automation.

You can impose PDF input files or unpopulated job pages for sheetfed or web press-run layouts, and packaging label and flexible bag printers, and send the output to any PostScript-compatible device such as a computer-to-plate (CTP) device, imagesetter, on-demand printer, digital printer, wide-format imposition proofer, or laser printer.

System requirements

See .Installation

Integration with the Prinergy Workflow software

Preps 7.5 is integrated and supported with Kodak Prinergy Workflow 7.5. Preps 7.5 is automatically installed with the Workshop/Workspace client software when you upgrade your Prinergy Workflow. Preps 7.5 is also supported with Prinergy Evo 6.1.3 or later.

Preps 7.1.3 is part of the Kodak Prinergy Workflow 7.0 software and is installed automatically with the Workshop update. Preps 7.1.4 is released as standalone software.

To confirm which version of Preps you have installed, select Help > About Preps 7 or .(Windows) Preps 7 > About Preps 7 (Macintosh)

Licenses for Preps 7.5

See .Licensing

Licenses for Preps 7.1.3 (integrated with Prinergy Workflow 7.0 software)Upgrades to Preps 7.1.3 from Preps 6.x or earlier are chargeable for customers who do not have a service contract that includes software upgrades. A Prinergy Workflow or Prinergy Evo license key containing a Preps 7.x license is required in order to upgrade. You must upgrade the Preps software together with your Kodak Prinergy Workflow software. In this case, Kodak Prinergy Workflow version 7.0 is required.

If you are using a floating license, you must upgrade the Preps software together with your Kodak Prinergy Workflow software. In this case, Kodak Prinergy Workflow version 7.0 is required to run Preps 7.1.3.

Licenses for Preps 7.1.4 (standalone software)Preps 7.1.4 requires a Preps 7.x license key and can be licensed as a standalone application in two ways, using:

The new software-based licensing

Prinergy's floating license manager (FLIM)

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The software-based licensing in Preps 7.1.2 and 7.1.4 replaces the previously used dongle-based licensing. Follow the instructions in the section to replace Licensingyour dongle-based license with a software license or to activate your freshly-installed Preps 7.1.4 standalone software.

To convert a software-based Preps license to a Prinergy floating license, you must upgrade to the minimum version supported by Prinergy before converting the license. Floating licenses provide additional flexibility by allowing a seamless transfer of licenses between workstations.

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Preps 7.5 new features and fixed bugs

New features and enhancements

Combine as SpreadPreps now offers users the ability to convert a series of pages selected from individual pages into one full length/height page (spread). Crop marks are automatically adjusted to accommodate the new page size and Fold marks are automatically added if gutters exist between the series of selected pages to indicate fold/spine width dimensions. See . (PREPS-12836)Press Runs workspace

Collation Mark FunctionalityA new Static Collation Mark Resource can be defined which is not restricted to the spine or fold area of low and high folio pages. Static Collation Marks can be placed anywhere on the Press Run, but the parameters cannot be saved as Smart Marks for reuse in new Templates and Jobs. See . (PREPS-Collation Mark settings14188)

Imposition Bounding Box BehaviorImposition Bounding Boxes for classic impositions will now reflect only the imposition from the bottom left page corner to the top right page corner for each Section. This new behavior makes it easier to manipulate multiple Sections on one Press Run. (PREPS-14107)

Expose the Print Dialog window on Save and Return to PrinergyWhen using Preps integrated with Prinergy, it is now possible to expose the Print dialog window by pressing Option (Mac) or Alt (Windows). When pressing these options, the menu function becomes the "Print" Save and Return to Prinergyfunction. (PREPS-14025)

Collation Mark PlacementSmart collation marks can now be placed on the front, back, or both sides of the sheet (Press Run). See . (PREPS-11625)Common settings for SmartMarks

https://workflowhelp.kodak.com/display/PREPS75/Press+Runs+workspace

https://workflowhelp.kodak.com/display/PREPS75/Collation+Mark+settings

https://workflowhelp.kodak.com/display/PREPS75/Common+settings+for+SmartMarks

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Improved positioning of Collation Marks that were defined without a binding stylePreps 7.1.0 introduced a feature that allowed users to define collation mark placement without a binding style. When creating a new smart collation mark or editing an existing smart collation mark, you could select in the Binding list. None This allowed you to define collation marks based solely on the position with respect to the page, on all sides of page 1 in the press run.

In version 7.1.1 and earlier, the direction and position were incorrect. The new behavior in Preps 7.1.3 and later is correct. If you created any templates in Preps 7.1.1 or earlier that use these types of collation marks, you will need to update the templates. See . (PREPS-13850)Collation Mark settings

Fixed Bugs

Referenced PR ID

Description

PREPS-11828

Preps 5.3.3 crop marks with negative offsets appears different in Preps 6

PREPS-12015

Negative shingling value does not calculate scaled shingling values correctly

PREPS-12500

Restrict to Section needs to correctly reflect the decisions in the Press Runs workspace in a multiple section imposition.

PREPS-12507

Marks in the Press Run view display should match the output - WYSIWYG

PREPS-13064

Creep not being applied correctly when using 'scale' and center pages (imposition trim lines not scaling)

PREPS-13092

Default binding style is not retained when Preps is launched from Workshop

PREPS-13232

Get wrong result with custom fold pattern with rotated bind edge

PREPS-13269

Memory leak when imposing with over 3000 planned pages

PREPS-13756

Placement on Press Sheet of imposition are changed when save and open the job.


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Referenced PR ID

Description

PREPS-13765

Copy/paste independent pages from one press run into another adds a lot of empty pages

PREPS-13851

WorkShop import Preps imposition error: The custom fold pattern <name> was not found in REM database. [1135219]

PREPS-13865

Mark Color in SmartMark properties does not correctly reverse colors unless the custom mark contains the color "Registration"

PREPS-13936

PDF color mapping: mapped color name AND output color name populate the $color variable mark on output

PREPS-13940

When users duplicate multi-section pressruns twice, the order is not correct in the second duplication.

PREPS-13959

Two fold patterns on the sand box moves every time when click the same align button.

PREPS-13995

Signature collation marks on N-up sections with different page orientations are not in the correct location on the output

PREPS-14021

"Place mark outside page" causes marks to overlap Independent and Placeholder pages

PREPS-14029

Fold Flip, Fold Rotation, Bind Edge greyed out on CFP Section Properties

PREPS-14030

Keyboard Shortcut for Auto-center a page in the width and height of a stock (Command + D) doesn't work on SnR and Fold Patterns

PREPS-14052

Custom Fold Pattern <bindedgetransformation> not honored when saved in Japanese and Chinese language

PREPS-14053

Japanese translation is wrong in Step & Repeat Properties

PREPS-14094

Preps Splash Screen stuck on OS 10.9 and 10.10 when launching from Workshop > Create New Imposition

PREPS-14115

Convert to independent page incorrectly shifts page if Device Media is larger than Stock.

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Referenced PR ID

Description

PREPS-14171

Runlist Page count not updated when deleting Press Run from Kodak UpFront job

PREPS-14175

OLH will not launch after Oracle Java 8 update 45 is installed on Mac OS 10.10.3

PREPS-14291

Duplicating multi-section pressrun will order the section come and go style

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Preps 7.1.5 new features and fixed bugs


There are no new features or enhancements in this release of the Preps software.

Fixed Bugs

Referenced PR ID

Description

PREPS-14141

When the software license could not be renewed, Preps did not provide helpful warnings or gracefully revert to demo mode.

PREPS-14142

Changes to the software license options dialog box were required to improve the manual license retrieval or release procedure.

PREPS-14150

Online help would not launch after Oracle Java 8 update 45 was installed on Mac OS 10.10.3.

PREPS-14168

Signature collation marks on N-up sections with different page orientations were not in the correct location on the output.

PREPS-14172

Preps did not display the Serial Number in the License dialog box.

PREPS-14180

Automatic renewal of the permanent software license sometimes failed.

PREPS-14189

Updated translations of Preps online help were required.

PREPS-14207

Updated translations of the licensing dialog box were required.

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Preps 7.1.3 and 7.1.4 new features and fixed bugs


Multi Signature ViewUse a new tool located in the toolbar to toggle view between Single Press Runsand Multi views. In Multi view mode, all surfaces of a press run are visible: front and back or top and bottom. In the case of multi-web, all webs will be displayed in one view. See . (PREPS-13895)Press Runs workspace

Enhanced capabilities for creating independent pagesAdd independent pages or convert existing section pages to independent pages using one of these methods:

Job menu option

Toolbar button

Copy and paste operations

Adding an independent page from the toolbar button or with copy and paste operations creates a new part and section in the product tree. When converting an imposition or fold pattern page, you have the option of converting the , Front

, or . Signatures that contain independent pages can be saved as custom Back Bothfold patterns and added to the fold pattern library. See . Press Runs workspace(PREPS-12877)

Control where New Sheets or Duplicated Sheets are positioned in the Press Runs listWhen you use the menu or keyboard shortcut (Command+D or Ctrl+D) to Editduplicate a press run, you can now designate or and New Sheet Duplicated Sheetdefine the number of new or duplicated sheets. You can also position the sheet(s) before, after, or between other press runs in the list. See . Press Runs List(PREPS-13249)

New menu options for Resources/StockYou now have two new options in the right-click menu: Resources > Stock

and . See Replace on Selected Press Runs Replace All Press Runs About the lists in . (PREPS-12534)the Resources Pane

Mark Placement OrderYou can use a new setting in to specify the order in which Preferences > MarksSmartMarks are placed on the press sheet: or . See First on Top Last on Top

. (PREPS-13248)Marks Preferences Settings



https://workflowhelp.kodak.com/display/PREPS75/Press+Runs+List

https://workflowhelp.kodak.com/display/PREPS75/About+the+lists+in+the+Resources+pane

https://workflowhelp.kodak.com/display/PREPS75/About+the+lists+in+the+Resources+pane

https://workflowhelp.kodak.com/display/PREPS75/Marks+Preferences+settings

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Sort the Files list by CountYou can now sort the column in the list in either ascending or Count Filesdescending order. The column is defined by the number of positions a file Countis used on the press run. See . (PREPS-12533)Files list

New buttons for pages, marks, and guttersUse new toggle buttons in the toolbar to hide or show pages, marks, and gutter lines on press runs. See . (PREPS-13313)Press Runs workspace

Improved positioning of Collation Marks that were defined without a binding stylePreps 7.1.0 introduced a feature that allowed users to define collation mark placement without a binding style. When creating a new smart collation mark or editing an existing smart collation mark, you could select in the Binding list. None This allowed you to define collation marks based solely on the position with respect to the page, on all sides of page 1 in the press run.

In version 7.1.1 and earlier, the direction and position were incorrect. The new behavior in Preps 7.1.3 and later is correct. If you created any templates in Preps 7.1.1 or earlier that use these types of collation marks, you will need to update the templates. See . (PREPS-13850)Collation Mark settings

Fixed Bugs

Referenced PR ID

Description

PREPS-12416

Crop marks were not showing on PJTF/JDF output if they fell outside of the Stock size, but within the Media Size.

PREPS-12446

Changes to regional settings affected the success of a Prinergy-introduced imposition creation.

PREPS-13150

Variable sheet size did not work with step and repeat.

PREPS-13159

When Enable PPF Output was on, Output PS mark flats changed to No.

PREPS-13272

Moving Press Runs up or down did not move Sections.

The Dupmark preview in Press Run view was incorrect.

https://workflowhelp.kodak.com/display/PREPS75/Files+list



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Referenced PR ID

Description

PREPS-13338

PREPS-13394

Clicking the Step and Repeat tool did not bring up the Properties pane as expected

PREPS-13397

A Preps 5 imposition did not re-center when stock sizes changed.

PREPS-13408

The imposition bounding box for single-sided workstyle did not update when stock size changed.

PREPS-13416

If placeholders were small, step and repeat hot corners could be too small to select.

PREPS-13426

The Changing Page Position setting was not available in the integrated Preps workflow.

PREPS-13455

When creating a multipart imposition from Workshop, Preps was adding pages to the pages Run List.

PREPS-13500

Users could not select line mark if Page Preview was turned off.

PREPS-13643

The pop-up should not have appeared when users defined product color for the first time.

PREPS-13650

Mark Rules Editor DeviceID did not match the string in JDF, causing both the colorbar and the crop mark to appear in the layout.

PREPS-13671

Preps did not launch when there was an edit package job in Workspace.

PREPS-13801

Users were unable to create Classic come and go imposition.

PREPS-13842

Impositions did not stay centered if gutters were modified.

PREPS-13847

When Units were set to Millimeter or Centimeter, Step and Repeat placeholders moved when values were applied to the input box.

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Description

PREPS-13890

When Preps 5.x jobs were opened in Preps 7, Layout Page Position adjustments were duplicated.

PREPS-14039

When using the software-based licensing mechanism instead of a dongle, some strings were overlapped on the splash screen.

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Preps 7.1.1 and 7.1.2 new features and fixed bugs


The Preps 7.1.2 software contains a new, software-based licensing mechanism that no longer requires a dongle. See the section for detailed Licensinginstructions on how to exchange your dongle for a permanent software license.

Fixed Bugs

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PREPS-13450

Regression: Unable to group several placeholder step-and-repeat elements together

PREPS-13792

Add User Guide and Eclipse Help in Portuguese Brazilian

PREPS-13829

Preps press name and press ID marks rules properties do not work with Workspace Generate Imposition

PREPS-13856

If measurement units are changed, step-and-repeated object jumps unexpectedly after ungrouping

PREPS-13866

Populated JDF run list pages are not added as input files in the Prinergy Workflow job when the JDF is imported (Preps issue)

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Preps 7.1 new features and fixed bugs


Custom fold patterns support auto shingling and bottlingCustom fold patterns that you define now allow both automatic shingling and automatic bottling. See . (PREPS-Page Bottling (Rotation) and Shingling (Creep)12748)

Smart collation marks not restricted to a specific binding styleWhen creating a new smart collation mark or editing an existing smart collation mark, in the Binding list, you can now select None. This allows you to define collation marks without binding style restrictions, based solely on the position with respect to the page, on all sides of page 1 in the press run. See Collation

. (PREPS-12485)Mark settings

Smart duplicating marks can be anchored from the rightWhen creating a new smart duplicating mark or editing an existing one, you can now start duplication from the right as well as the left and the center. In the Duplicate from list, choose between Left, Center, or Right. See Duplicating Mark

. (PREPS-13446)settings

Open JDFs, templates, and jobs without a specific custom fold patternManually configure Preps so that you can open Preps JDFs, jobs, or templates even if you don't have the specified custom fold pattern in your Resources folder. This allows you to move the Preps job and/or template without having to migrate the external fold pattern .xml files.

In the Profiles folder, open the default.cfg file and add or adjust the following line: -FOLDPATTERNNAMING:NO. See . (PREPS-12762)Reopening an existing job

Fixed Bugs

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PREPS-12435

Scaled shingling with page properties other than binding edge are not correctly applied

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PREPS-12493

Multiple-page PDF is not displaying the color separation table correctly

PREPS-12512

Rotated smart text mark that has an "Imposition" or "Imposition Bleed" anchor shifts with any media with a margin

PREPS-12567

Duplicating smart mark shifts in the Preps/Prinergy correction cycle

PREPS-12612

"Mirror on back" option for custom SmartMarks works in the Edit Smart Mark pane and in the Smart Mark Properties pane

PREPS-12615

When editing a rectangle smart mark (in Japanese), the "Save" button is incorrectly labeled as "Save as"

PREPS-12683

Centered duplicating mark color bar shifts on first output

PREPS-12690

Line marks are angled in output when anchored to page head, page binding edge, or page face

PREPS-12703

Nested grouping of pages causes margin values to disappear

PREPS-12712

Converting static duplicating marks should not turn on the setting "Do not apply workflow color calibration"

PREPS-12715

Create imposition frame is not positioned correctly on press sheet with fixed bottom margin value

PREPS-12745

Smart rectangle mark anchored to page does not print when placed in front of page

PREPS-12785

PDF crashing Preps on the Mac when file is added to "File" list

PREPS-12789

Custom fold patterns over 64 pages cannot be used

PREPS-12810

"Output to" type changed after Job Layout Report is printed

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Description

PREPS-12857

Selecting JDF "Create only" changes the fold catalog association

PREPS-12939

Incorrect signature number when outputting from Preps 6.2.1 and newer with "Page Range"

PREPS-12957

Angle of mark when anchored to "Group" is incorrect in output

PREPS-13151

Tab to next field fails to work in the Step & Repeat Properties pane on Mac

PREPS-13159

"Output PS mark flats for PJTF/JDF" changes to "No" when "Enable PPF Output" is turned on

PREPS-13396

Work-and-turn imposition section moves to center when changing stock

PREPS-13463

Unable to adjust distance with step-and-repeat objects to other objects by editing the input box number

PREPS-13464

"Select All" exposes Step & Repeat object as individual pages instead of being a single group

PREPS-13515

Page numbering in layout changed when opening Preps 5 .job file in Preps 6/7

PREPS-13632

Step-and-Repeat placeholders accidentally move after applying value to the input box

PREPS-13633

Can't click and drag two or more step-and-repeated placeholders together

PREPS-13636

"Enable PPF output" broken in Preps 7

PREPS-13759

Japanese translation change for the term "distance"

PREPS-13737

In integrated Preps, populated imposition file containing Japanese voice mark characters are not assigned automatically in Workshop

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Description

PREPS-13768

In integrated Preps, JDF import fails in Prinergy if the Preps profile contains a mapped drive letter

PREPS-13769

Page number and page set dropping from JDF when the first page number is not 1

PREPS-13779

In integrated Preps, import JDF/job fail when no corresponding mark files are on the Prinergy Workflow server

PREPS-13781

In integrated Preps, all separations are set to "Do Not Output in Workshop" after editing the imposition

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Preps 7.5 is integrated and supported with Kodak Prinergy Workflow 7.5. Preps 7.5 is automatically installed with the Workshop/Workspace client software when you upgrade your Prinergy Workflow. Preps 7.5 is also supported with Prinergy Evo 6.1.3 (or later).

The procedure on this page explains how you install Preps independently of Prinergy Workflow Software.

Important: Do not attempt to overwrite or install Preps on Prinergy Workflow Clients or the AraxiPreps share of a Prinergy Workflow server.

Requirements: Confirm that the workstation on which you are installing the Preps software meets these system requirements:

Supported operating systems Apple Macintosh OS X 10.9Apple Macintosh OS X 10.10Apple Macintosh OS X 10.11

Microsoft Windows 8.1 ProMicrosoft Windows 10 ProMicrosoft Windows Server 2008 R1/R2Windows 2012 R2

Memory 4 GB of RAM (available minimum)

Hard disk space 4 GB of available space

Screen resolution 1280 x 960 (minimum)

Log on to your computer as an administrator.

If an existing copy of the Preps software is already installed:

Store a backup copy of the existing Preps installation folder in another location.

Ensure that the software is not running when you start the installation.

Download the Preps installer for your operating system from Kodak , and double-click it.Partner Place

In the Installation Wizard, follow the instructions. A computer restart may be required.Note:

Due to security settings, you may encounter an error message when installing Preps on a Mac OS 10.9 computer.

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In , click the lock System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Generalicon and enter the administrator's password to unlock the settings.

Set to .Allow applications downloaded from Anywhere

If applicable, use the to copy previous configuration settings Migration Utility tool from a backed-up copy to the new installation folder. See the Migrating from an

pages for more details.earlier version of Preps

License your Preps 7.5 software in one of the following ways:

Use a floating license provided by your Prinergy Workflow software, if available.

Use the new software licensing option.

See the pages for more details.Licensing

Preps and Adobe software components

Preps 7.5 includes version 10 of the Adobe PDF Library software for reading, modifying, and writing PDF documents. To use the Adobe PDF Library instead of the Preps internal PDF engine, add this setting to your Preps Profile: -Use_PPT_PDFLIB:YES

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Licensing

Upgrades to Preps 7.5 are free of charge if you already have a Preps 7.x license or a service contract that includes software upgrades. Upgrades from earlier versions of Preps are chargeable if you do not have a service contract that includes software upgrades. To investigate support plans (service contracts) that entitle you to upgrades and technical support, contact your sales or service representative.

Running Preps 7.5 independently of a Prinergy Workflow

To run Preps 7.5 independently of a Prinergy Workflow requires a Preps 7.x software license key.

The dongle-based license keys used in previous versions of Preps software are no longer supported in Preps 7.5. To upgrade your dongle-based license key to a software-based license key through the Preps licensing dialog box, use one of these procedures:

If the workstation has Internet access, use the Upgrading to a software- procedure.based license

If the workstation does not have Internet access, use the Retrieving your new software license if the workstation does not have Internet access

procedure.

Running Preps 7.5 with a floating license (FLIM) as part of a Prinergy Workflow system

To run Preps 7.5 with a floating license (FLIM) as part of a Prinergy Workflow system, you will need Prinergy Workflow 7.5 with a license containing the Preps 7.x license option. Refer to the for more Prinergy Workflow 7.5 Release Notesinformation about Prinergy and its floating license feature as well as instructions for upgrading to Preps 7.5 as part of your Prinergy Workflow upgrade.

Running Preps 7.5 with a floating license (FLIM) as part of a Kodak Prinergy Evo 6.1.3 (or later) workflow

To run Preps 7.5 with a floating license (FLIM) as part of a Kodak Prinergy Evo 6.1.3 (or later) workflow, you will need a Prinergy Evo 6.1.x license key that contains the Preps 7.x license option. Refer to the Prinergy Evo 6.1.3 Release Notesfor more information about obtaining a Prinergy Evo license key.

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If you were formerly using a dongle-based license, you must upgrade to a software-based license. Prinergy floating licenses (FLIM) are not affected.

Requirements:

After you successfully install Preps 7.5 on your workstation, use the Preps software licensing dialog to upgrade your dongle-based license to a software-based license. To use the automated license update method, you must be entitled to a Preps 7.5 license (already have a dongle-based Preps 7.x license or a support contract that entitles you to upgrade a previous version of Preps to version 7.5) and have access to the Internet via standard http (80) and https (443) ports. If you do not have access to the Internet, you can use this procedure: Retrieving

.your new software license if the workstation does not have Internet access

To open the Licensing Preps dialog box, select .Edit > Licensing

In the Licensing dialog box, activate the menu in the Software licenseupper-right corner and enter the following information:

Your Partner Place ID (the e-mail address you used to register on Partner Place).If you do not yet have a Partner Place account, click Create/update

and follow the simple registration steps. A Partner Place user namePartner Place account is free and you can start using it as soon as you confirm your e-mail address and set a password.

Your serial number.

If you are upgrading from a dongle-based license, Preps will automatically retrieve the ID of your dongle and use it as a serial number for your software-based license. If for some reason it is not automatically retrieved, manually enter the 6-digit ID that is etched into the dongle itself (for example, AH1234).

If you are upgrading from a dongle-based license, enter notyour 15-digit software serial number or license ID (for example, K123456789101112) instead.

Click .Retrieve LicenseIf your computer does not have Internet access, use this procedure: Retrieving your new software license if the workstation does not have Internet access

Select and click .Automatic online access to Kodak license retrieval NextThe license is automatically retrieved.

To close the Licensing dialog box, click .OK

Restart Preps.

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To open the Licensing Preps dialog box, select .Edit > Licensing

In the Licensing dialog box, activate the menu in the Software licenseupper-right corner and enter the following information:

Your Partner Place ID (the e-mail address you used to register on Partner Place).If you do not yet have a Partner Place account, click Create/update

and follow the simple registration steps. A Partner Place user namePartner Place account is free and you can start using it as soon as you confirm your e-mail address and set a password.

Your serial number.

If you are upgrading from a dongle-based license, Preps will automatically retrieve the ID of your dongle and use it as a serial number for your software-based license. If for some reason it is not automatically retrieved, manually enter the 6-digit ID that is etched into the dongle itself (for example, AH1234).

If you are upgrading from a dongle-based license, enter notyour 15-digit software serial number or license ID (for example, K123456789101112) instead.

Click .Retrieve License

Select and click .Manual retrieval of new license Next

Click .Save AsPreps saves your license details to a file.

Copy this file to a computer with Internet access and upload it to .http://ecentral.kodak.com/productregistration/fileupload.aspx

Follow the instructions on the Web page to upload your license details and download a new software license.

Copy the downloaded license key file to the computer on which you are installing the software.

In the Licensing Control dialog box, click , and in the Load Load LicenseLicense window, click to locate the file that you downloaded.Browse

Select the file and click .Open

To close the Licensing dialog box, click .OK

Restart Preps.

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Renewing or moving your license to another computer

Your software license must be renewed when the primary hard drive or network card of your computer is exchanged. Preps uses these components to generate its unique computer ID.

If your current computer is accessible: Select and then Help > Licensingclick . This releases the license for renewal or use on Release Licenseanother computer.

If your current computer is inaccessible or you are otherwise unable to release the license, contact your service representative for assistance.

The Preps software license can also be moved to another computer when you are (for example) upgrading to newer hardware. Currently, Kodak allows up to 10 transfers per major version (10 transfers for version 7.x, 10 transfers for version 8.x, and so on).

To use Preps on multiple computers, purchase extra licenses or talk to a Kodak sales or service representative about switching to a Prinergy floating license.

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Two utilities stored in the Preps application folders are available to migrate your settings and templates from an older version of Preps to the current one:

The Preps Migration Utility automatically copies configuration settings between installations of the Preps software (for example, device settings, marks, and profiles).

The Preps Template Migration Utility updates all of your existing templates to the latest format in Preps. It can also convert static marks to internal SmartMarks.

Both utilities are stored in the folder.Preps 7\Utilities

For more information, see the (also available in Preps Migration Utility User Guideyour folder).Preps 7\Utilities\Preps Migration Utility

Using the Preps Migration Utility

Use this utility when you have a new installation of Preps on your computer, such as Preps 7, and you would like to migrate your settings from Preps 6 or earlier to this new version. You can run the utility at any time.

Shut down any instances of Preps running on your computer.

Start the Preps Migration Utility from the Preps folder.7\Utilities\Preps Migration Utility

In the area, browse to the previously installed copy Source Preps Locationof or the Preps application file.Preps.exe

In the area, browse to the newly installedDestination Preps Location

or Preps application file.Preps.exe

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Select certain settings only and click to migrate them.Add

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Using the Preps Template Migration Utility

What does the Preps Template Migration Utility (PTMU) do?

After you install the latest version of Preps, you may want to copy or move the templates, marks, and jobs from your older version of Preps to the new version.

PTMU migrates templates and marks within the Preps Resource folder. It converts static marks to SmartMarks and verifies the internal naming structure of the templates. It will also convert files, which is helpful if you reuse them .job

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Where can I find the PTMU?

PTMU resides in the folder in the Preps Application folder.Utilities

Using PTMU in a standalone environment

In the Preps application folder for your current version of Preps:

Back up the templates, marks, and/or jobs that you will be moving or copying to the new version of Preps.

Move the backup file out of the Preps application folder structure.

Move or copy the templates, marks, and/or jobs from your current version of Preps to the appropriate folders in the new version of Preps.

On the client that has the new version of Preps installed:

Go to the Preps > Utilities > Preps Template

folder (ensure that you are in the Migration Utility not folder).Preps Migration Utility

Double-click .PrepsTemplateMigrationUtility.exe

Under , click and browse to the Preps Template and Marks Folder Selectfolder on the client that has the and subfolders with the Templates Marksfiles that will be migrated.

Under , click and browse to the Preps folder on the client Jobs Folder Selectthat has the jobs that will be converted.For both settings, ensure that you select the Preps folder that contains the Preps Template Migration utility that you just launched.

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Monitor the log file that lists all the templates that the utility finds and processes, as well as information about converted jobs.If there are no log entries, you are running the PTMU from the wrong location. Ensure that the utility you are using is in the same application folder as the templates and marks that you copied to the new Preps version.

Using PTMU when Preps is integrated with PrinergyThis is the same procedure as the one for using Preps in a standalone environment, except that you will run the utility on the server.

In the Preps application folder for your current version of Preps:

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Move the backup file out of the Preps application folder structure.

Move or copy the templates, marks, and/or jobs from your current version of Preps to the appropriate folders in the new version of Preps.You will need to copy them to the location where the templates and marks that are referenced in the PrepsPrinergy preference file reside.This is usually .C:\\Prinergy\CreoAraxi\AraxiPreps

On the primary server that has the new version of Preps installed:

Go to Preps > Utilities > Preps Template (ensure that you are not in the Preps Migration Utility

Migration Utility folder). On the Primary server it can be found here: C:

\Prinergy\CreoAraxi\AraxiPreps\Utilities\Preps

Template Migration Utility\

Double-click .PrepsTemplateMigrationUtility.exe


Under , click and browse to the Preps folder on the client Jobs Folder Selectthat has any jobs that will be converted.

For both settings, this will be the same Preps folder that has the Preps Template Migration utility that you just launched(This is usually )C:\\Prinergy\CreoAraxi\AraxiPreps

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Monitor the log file that lists all the templates that it finds and processes, as well as information about converted jobs. If there are no log entries, you are running the PTMU from the wrong location. Ensure that the utility you are using is in the same application folder as the templates and marks that you copied to the new Preps version.

Using PTMU if templates and marks are not part of a Preps installationIf you are storing the shared Preps resources on a tertiary or a shared location that is not part of the Preps application, you must copy the templates, marks, and/or jobs to the client on which Preps in installed, run the utility there, and then copy the migrated resources back to their original location.

Back up the templates, marks, and/or jobs that you will be converting.

Move or copy the templates, marks, and/or jobs to the appropriate folders on the client that has the new version of Preps installed.

On the client that has the new version of Preps installed, go to Preps >

and Utilities > Preps Template Migration Utility

double-click .PrepsTemplateMigrationUtility.exe

Ensure that you are in theNote: Preps Template Migration

folder, and not the folder.Utility Preps Migration Utility


Under , click and browse to the Preps folder on the client Jobs Folder Selectthat has any jobs that will be converted.

For both settings, this will be the same Preps folder that has the Preps Template Migration utility that you just launched.

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Monitor the log file that lists all the templates that it finds and processes, as well as information about converted jobs. If there are no log entries, you are running the PTMU from the wrong location. Ensure that the utility you are using is in the same application folder as the templates and marks that you copied to the new Preps version.

Copy the migrated files back to the shared location.

FAQsWhat is the benefit of converting if I can convert on the fly when I am importing into Prinergy?

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Converting on the fly is another option, but the import will be slowed down by the conversion process.

How do I know if the conversion was successful?

Check the log file. The template conversion messages will report successful outcomes.

Other than looking at the logfile, how can I tell if a template or job has been converted?

Open the .job file or the .tpl file in a text editor. You will see something like:

%%Creator: Preps 7.5.0 build number 347 Macintosh

If the Preps version says Preps 5.3, the file has not been converted through PTMU.

During a PTMU conversion I get a pop up window saying that the internal and external names of the template are different and do I want to convert?

They should be the same. By clicking , you will change the internal name to Yesthe external name.

What will PTMU do?

It will:

Convert static marks to internal SmartMarks.

Verify the internal naming structure to make sure that the external and internal file names are the same and log any discrepancies.

Check for missing mark files. For certain mark types, it will validate if there is a PDF equivalent for the EPS file defined. If not, it will log that discrepancy.

Place templates that cannot complete the migration process into a quarantined folder.

Generate a log file.

Can I convert .job files?

Yes. The .job files must be in the same Preps folder from which you are running the PTMU.

What is not converted?

The utility will not convert an EPS/PS file to a PDF file.

Can I still use Signature Select?

Yes

How can I tell if a mark in a template has been converted to a SmartMark?

When you open a converted template in Preps 7, the mark properties will show a SmartMark without a name. That is a key indicator that the template is from Preps 5 and has been converted through PTMU. If the mark is required to be used in any new work, you can use ‘save as’ on the converted mark in the template and save the mark to the marks folder as a resource that can be used in future.

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I’ve converted my templates and marks following the recommended procedure. I’m seeing errors that weren’t there before, now what?

Record the errors. Get screen captures if possible. Open a support call. The support team may ask you to collect a job, plus the template and marks used for that job, to help resolve the issue.

Will all marks work like they did before?

If you come across an issue where you are getting unexpected results, check for published articles that may offer more information. If you don’t Partner Place

find information, open a support call.

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