Releasenotes

Here you will find an overview of all changes and a detailed description is included for specific areas such as featuresimprovements and bug fixes for the Durst Workflow. For detailed Release Notes please visit our Online Manual.

You can find an overview of older versions in the Archive.

1.22.2 (Minor Release)
30. April 2026

Version 1.22.2 introduces several new user features in the Impose Editor, Color Management, Check-in Preflight and Fixup Templates, Process Automation, and in the new user interface.

Added
Impose Editor: Shape Nesting – Vertical Repeats – In version 1.22.2, the Shape Nesting algorithm was enhanced to support the generation of vertical repeats in addition to horizontal repeats when arranging irregular shapes. In many cases, vertical repeats are required in combination with the "Offcut optimized" option to achieve the most space-efficient Impose. [PPDWF-13369] [PPDWF-13342]
Added
Impose Editor: Step & Repeat – Trimming of Subsequent Pages – Starting with this version, trimming of the Impose for subsequent pages of a multipage Step & Repeat is also possible when the "Continuous Printing" option is not enabled. If Continuous Printing is enabled, all pages of a multipage Step & Repeat remain the same size. [PPDWF-13271]
Added
Impose Editor: Bound Product – Restrictions and Notes – The multipage sequence of a multipage Print Item can no longer be changed.
Added
Impose Editor: Bound Product – Restrictions and Notes – Individual pages of the Print Item cannot be deleted.
Added
Impose Editor: Bound Product – Restrictions and Notes – In the "Print Item" tab a notification is displayed when the number of copies or the dimensions of the TrimBox differ between the pages. [PPDWF-12184] [PPDWF-11844]
Added
Impose Editor: Print Items" tab – Select a View – List of each Page – displays all individual pages across all Print Items. Depending on the impose mode, the dimensions, scaling and number of copies can be edited for each page. This functionality is not available in the "Bound Product" impose mode.
Added
Impose Editor: Print Items" tab – Select a View – List of each Print Item – groups multipage Print Items as a single entry. Depending on the impose mode, the dimensions, scaling and number of copies can be edited for each page. This functionality is not available in the "Bound Product" impose mode. [PPDWF-11844]
Added
Impose Editor: Marks "Bearer Bars" – In version 1.22.2 , the new Bearer Bars mark is provided. It allows Bearer Bars to be created for the left and right side edges of an Impose Sheet. This also enables the output of separations for conventional processes via Workflow. [PPDWF-12177] [PPDWF-13056] [PPDWF-13167] [PPDWF-13168]
Added
Impose Editor: Color Control Stripes – GMI Verification – Starting with version 1.22.2, a JSON file describing the GMI Color Control Stripe can be imported. The import can be performed for the Color Control Stripe mark – Process Colors and used for GMI Verification. [PPDWF-12244]
Added
Impose Editor: Marks "GMI Mark" – Starting with this version, the GMI Mark is available and required for GMI Verification. It is provided as a sheet mark: the distance to the Sheet and Artboard, Width, Height, and Stroke Width, can be configured. [PPDWF-13840]
Added
Color Management – In version 1.22.2, a new feature is introduced in the Color menu under Profiling Projects, based on the GMG OpenColor Engine. This solution supports the complete management of color policies – from Pre-Linearization through Linearization and Ink Limit to Characterization. Please note that this feature is available in version 1.22.2 exclusively for beta customers with an enabled beta permission. The final release of this feature will be made available to all new customers with version 2.0.0. Existing customers can switch from the ColorLogic solution to the GMG implementation. Further information on how this process works will be provided upon the release in June 2026.
Added
Check-in Preflight and Fixup Templates – "Prepare Technical Spot Colors" Fixup – In this version, a new Fixup has been provided that automatically normalizes Technical Spot Colors in a standardized manner during the upload of print data. In this process, Technical Spot Colors are automatically extracted from DeviceN constructs, Technical Spot Colors set to "Overprint" and objects with a 0 % tint value of a Technical Color are removed. [PPDWF-11355] [PPDWF-12712] [PPDWF-12583] [PPDWF-12715] [PPDWF-11585]
Added
Check-in Preflight and Fixup Templates – Normalization Settings when Uploading Print Data – Checking Technical Spot Colors – In addition to the new Fixup Prepare Technical Spot Colors, checks have been implemented. These checks flag invalid Technical Spot Colors in the Upload and Normalization settings in the "Preflight only (no correction)" check-in mode. Technical Spot Colors within DeviceN constructs, as well as Technical Spot Colors in knockout with a tint value of 100 %, are reported as errors. [PPDWF-13007]
Added
Check-in Preflight and Fixup Templates – Normalization Settings when Uploading Print Data – New Error Messages with "Preflight only (no correction)" – The MediaBox of the page is not set to 0/0.
Added
Check-in Preflight and Fixup Templates – Normalization Settings when Uploading Print Data – New Error Messages with "Preflight only (no correction)" – The Page is rotated using a rotation factor.
Added
Check-in Preflight and Fixup Templates – Normalization Settings when Uploading Print Data – New Error Messages with "Preflight only (no correction)" – Page size and/or orientation not equal.
Added
Check-in Preflight and Fixup Templates – Normalization Settings when Uploading Print Data – New Error Messages with "Preflight only (no correction)" – Dieline is defined by a rectangle instead of path elements.
Added
Check-in Preflight and Fixup Templates – Normalization Settings when Uploading Print Data – New Error Messages with "Preflight only (no correction)" – Technical Spot Color is used as a stroke color, set to knockout.
Added
Check-in Preflight and Fixup Templates – Normalization Settings when Uploading Print Data – New Error Messages with "Preflight only (no correction)" – Technical Colors present in DeviceN constructs [PPDWF-12624]
Added
Fixups and Fixup Chains – Convert, Rename and Delete Spot Colors – Select Reference Profile – Starting with this version, a reference profile can be selected for this Fixup for converting color values to a different color space. [PPDWF-12420] [PPDWF-12164]
Added
Automation: Automation Job – Error message for oversized Print Items – From this version onward, the error message displayed when creating an Automation Job for a Print Item that exceeds the selected Imposition Area but could be placed by rotation has been changed to "... is too large for the selected Imposition". The Automation Job is not interrupted as a result. [PPDWF-13251]
Added
Automation: Creating a Production Job from failed Automation Jobs – it is now possible to stop Automation Jobs in the "User interaction required" status or "Error" status and generate a Production Job that includes all Print Items in their current processing state. [PPDWF-12354] [PPDWF-12464] [PPDWF-12463]
Added
Automation: Production Configuration – Constraints on Variations – Starting with this version, adding new operations or changing the operation order in the initial production configuration is no longer possible once a variation of that configuration has been created. Existing operations can still be modified, and changes can be saved as a new variation. [PPDWF-13142]
Added
Automation: Production Routines – Automation Jobs for selected Print Items – This version introduces the ability to select individual Print Items in the detail view of a Production Routine and specifically create an Automation Job for them. [PPDWF-13144]
Added
New User Interface: Keyboard Shortcuts – Version 1.22.2 introduces a consistent implementation of keyboard shortcuts for working with dialogs. [PPDWF-13351] [PPDWF-12884] [PPDWF-12471] [PPDWF-12842]
Added
New User Interface: Create Production Job from Order – Dialogs – The dialogs for creating a Production Job from an order and from a Production Job have been standardized. [PPDWF-13362]
Added
New User Interface: Production Job "Cut Information" – Improved user guidance for transferring the latest cut files as well as for re-transferring the cut files. [PPDWF-12705]
Added
New User Interface: Selection and Direct Selection Tool in Dark Mode – Selection and direct selection tools in dark mode are not longer inverted and are instead displayed in a clearly distinguishable manner. This change also applies to PDF Editor. [PPDWF-13264]
Added
New User Interface: Routines – Display of Operations – Display of operation types within a routine has been improved. All operations are now shown in full, including – where necessary – multiple lines. [PPDWF-13375]
Added
New User Interface: VDP Jobs – "Send to Printer" Dialog – In this version, the "Send to Printer" dialog for VDP jobs once again displays information on sorting, data source, and the number of records in the data source. [PPDWF-13000]
Added
New User Interface: New User Guidance "Switch to the new User Interface" – Administration > Customers
Added
New User Interface: New User Guidance "Switch to the new User Interface" – Administration > Die Cut Library
Added
New User Interface: New User Guidance "Switch to the new User Interface" – Administration > File Management
Added
New User Interface: New User Guidance "Switch to the new User Interface" – Administration > Inks
Added
New User Interface: New User Guidance "Switch to the new User Interface" – Administration > Interfaces
Added
New User Interface: New User Guidance "Switch to the new User Interface" – Administration > Fixup Chains
Added
New User Interface: New User Guidance "Switch to the new User Interface" – Administration > Amazon Transparency Codes
Added
New User Interface: New User Guidance "Switch to the new User Interface" – Color > Color Books & Grid Charts
Added
New User Interface: New User Guidance "Switch to the new User Interface" – Color > Verifications as well as
Added
New User Interface: New User Guidance "Switch to the new User Interface" – Color > Color Policies (in Debug Mode only) [PPDWF-13336]
Improved
Article Collection – Create Approval Project – Approval Project can be created from a selected Article Collection, automatically including all Articles contained in the collection. [PPDWF-13280]
Improved
"Move to Trash" and "Empty Trash" Routines – It is now possible in both routines to automatically delete Article Collections, based on their creation or modification mode. [PPDWF-12211]
Improved
Quick Print / Batch Processing – Job Name – Name for the order can be entered when creating a Quick Print or a Batch Processing job. This name improves traceability and can also be used as a placeholder for the Production Job name in dynamic naming under Administration > Settings. [PPDWF-11936]
Improved
Batch Processing – Batch Processing History – The "Batch Processing History" tab now also displays Batch Processing jobs that were processed continuously, not only those processed as bundles. The tab has been renamed accordingly. [PPDWF-12984]
Improved
Batch Processing – Selection of Production Configuration – The last used Production Configuration used is saved for the user. If a new Production Configuration is created in Batch Processing, it is automatically preselected after creation. [PPDWF-13254]
Improved
Minor Improvements – "Tilling Collections" Filter – "Tiling Collections" filter under Articles > Collections is now enabled by default once selected. [PPDWF-13217]
Improved
Minor Improvements – Creating Spot Colors – Reserved Color Names – Spot Colors can no longer be created using the names Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, All and None, as these are reserved color names. [PPDWF-13176]
Improved
Minor Improvements – Grid Chart – A new placeholder for the Spot Color Name is now available in the Grid Chart environment and can be used when naming Grid Charts. The dialog for saving a Grid Chart Template has been optimized in the user interface. [PPDWF-13114] [PPDWF-13316]
Improved
Minor Improvements – Spot Color Report – Non-printing Spot Colors – In this version, a bug was fixed that prevented the Spot Color Report from being generated if a non-printing Spot Color was assigned to a Print Item. In addition, non-printing Spot Colors are now explecitely identified as such in the Spot Color Report, and no ΔE values are reported for them. [PPDWF-13464]
Improved
Minor Improvements – Spot Colors Definitions – Quick Filter "Customer" – Quick Filter "Customer" under Color > Spot Colors is displayed only if the license includes access to customer management. [PPDWF-13255]
Improved
Minor Improvements – Production Jobs – Internal Improvements – Retrieval of metadata for Production Jobs has been optimized. The reliable deletion of Production Jobs has been improved, and internal processes have been moved to the background. In addition, the user interface is now notified of changes to a Production Job via a new method. [PPDWF-13287] [PPDWF-13354]
Improved
Minor Improvements – Placeholder for Production Jobs – Placeholders that were not meaningful during the creation of Production Jobs have been removed. [PPDWF-13104]
Improved
Minor Improvements – Production Job – Ink Consumption – Previously, the list of individual colors displayed in the "Ink Consumption" tab could vary from one Production Job to Production Job. From this version onward, a consistent and ordered display is provided. [PPDWF-13267]
Improved
Minor Improvements – Production Job List – Date Filter – Previously, filtering the Production Job list by entering a date only worked in the format YYYY-MM-DD. From this version onward, dates can also be entered in the DD.MM.YYYY format. [PPDWF-13425]
Improved
Minor Improvements – "Information" Dialog – Restart Service – In the application header of the Information dialog, under the "Hardware Resources" tab, the option has been added to restart the Color Service (GMG implementation) in addition to the existing ZuniComm and PMS services. [PPDWF-13391]
Improved
Minor Improvements – Color Service – Automatic Restart – Nnew feature has been introduced that automatically restarts the Color Service (GMG implementation) after 200 seconds of downtime. [PPDWF-13338]
Improved
Minor Improvements – Add Printer Instance – The icon next to the port input field when adding a printer instance has been changed from an information button to a connect button, and a corresponding tooltip has been added. [PPDWF-13033]
Improved
Minor Improvements – Print Item Editor – When extracting barcode information, if two or more background colors are detected, the user interface now displays Multiple Colors. In addition, negative values are no longer permitted when entering page geometry parameters. [PPDWF-12907] [PPDWF-13256]
Improved
Minor Improvements – Routines – Clear Filter Criteria – Starting with this version, under Administration > Routines all filter criteria can be removed for an operation within a routine and the operation can be set to inactive. The routine can then be saved without an error message appearing. [PPDWF-13278]
Improved
Minor Improvements – "Send to Printer" – Page Range Validation – Validation of the From / To page range input has been improved, and invalid entries are now prevented. [PPDWF-13215]
Improved
Minor Improvements – Master Data Access – Direct access to master data has been removed from both the legacy and the new user interface, as all required functionality is now available in the new user interface. [PPDWF-13241]
Improved
Minor Improvements – Missing Translations – Missing translations have been added for the following areas: Restore deleted Order from Trash (header), "Add Verification Reference" (create button), and "Customers" ("Go to Customer" button). [PPDWF-13449]
Improved
Minor Improvements – Print Configuration – The information on creating a print configuration has been reorganized to ensure improved user guidance and prevent misconfigurations. [PPDWF-12823]
Improved
Minor Improvements – ICC Information for Output Intent – In version 1.22.2, it is now possible to enter the following classification parameters for output intents when editing or uploading an ICC profile under Administration > Settings > Color Management > Output Color Space: Measurement Condition, Output Condition, Output Condition Identifier, Registration Authority and Comment. [PPDWF-12162]
Improved
Minor Improvements – Color Policies – "Substrate" Filter – The "Substrate" filter under Color > Color Policies (visible only in DEV mode) has been revised. The filter now finds both color policies that are directly assigned to the selected substrate and those configured with the "Assign to All Substrates" option. [PPDWF-13677]
Improved
Minor Improvements – Device Connector – Square Brackets in File Names – Square brackets ([ and ]) contained in a Print Item name are now correctly transferred and preserved in file names when processed through the Device Connector. [PPDWF-13240]
Improved
Minor Improvements – Inks – Updated List – The list of current ink information was updated in the master data based on version 03/2026. [PPDWF-13198]
Fixed
Automation: Production Configuration – "Create Impose" Operation – It was previously possible to create a Production Configuration containing the Operation "Create Impose" without the subsequent Operation "Create Production Job". From now on, this is no longer allowed; an error message is displayed when saving. [PPDWF-13834]
Fixed
Automation: Production Configuration – "Export Imposition Report" Operation is being replaced – If the "Export Imposition Report" operation was used in a Production Configuration, it was incorrectly replaced with the "Export Mounting Instruction" operation when the configuration was edited again. This bug has been fixed. [PPDWF-13199]
Fixed
Automation: Forwarded Automation Jobs – Batch Processing – Forwarded Automation Jobs that were intended to be processed as bundles were not handled as bundles in the forwarded Production Configuration during the "Create Impose" operation. The bundle is now preserved as a bundle in subsequent processing steps as well. This issue has been fixed. [PPDWF-13292]
Fixed
Automation: "Create Impose with Auto Nesting" Operation – When the "Preserve Processing Sequence" option was enabled, no nestings were created. This bug has been fixed. [PPDWF-13427]
Fixed
Automation: "Export Print Item" Operation – "Add Caption" Fixup – The referenced variable in the "Add Caption" Fixup was not resolved in the "Export Print Item" operation. This issue has been fixed. [PPDWF-13655]
Fixed
Automation: "Export Mounting Instruction" Operation – Settings – Changes made in this operation were not saved in the Production Configuration. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-13220]
Fixed
Automation: "Export Print Item" Operation – Checks in Selection List – In the selection list for Fixups, checks could also be selected. The filter has been restricted to Corrections only. This bug has been fixed. [PPDWF-13831]
Fixed
Automation: Production Routines – Display of Batch Processing – The indication of whether a Production Routine processes files "As bundles" was not displayed correctly. This issue has been fixed. [PPDWF-13442]
Fixed
Automation: Production Job – Delete Color Correction – When deleting a color correction in a Production Job, an incorrect message was displayed. This message has been corrected. This issue has been fixed. [PPDWF-13042]
Fixed
Automation: Imposition Report – Double-Sided Output – The page numbering "1 of 3" was not displayed correctly oon subsequent pages. This bug has been fixed. [PPDWF-13557]
Fixed
Automation: Create Automation Job – Missing Error Message – If an Automation Variable could not be resolved, no error message was displayed. This behavior has been fixed. [PPDWF-13600]
Fixed
Automation: Automation Job List – Batch Bundle Icon – When processing a bundle of Print Items, the bundle indicator icon was no longer displayed in the Automation Job list. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-13550]
Fixed
Automation: Delete Automation Jobs – Database – When deleting Automation Jobs, not all entries in the referenced database tables were correctly removed. This bug has been fixed. [PPDWF-13260]
Fixed
Impose Editor: Display of Placeholders – When multiple placeholders were used for a caption, they were not displayed in full because the input field did not dynamically adjust its size. This bug has been fixed. [PPDWF-13152]
Fixed
Impose Editor: Color Control Stripes – Custom Color Patch list – After editing a custom color patch list, the Imposition Sheet Template could not longer be saved. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-13652]
Fixed
Impose Editor: Manual Mode – Grid Templates – When creating a placeholder grid, it was not possible to access previously saved Grid Templates. This error has been fixed. [PPDWF-13518]
Fixed
Impose Editor: Step & Repeat – BleedBox – The BleedBox generated around the enclosing Print Items of the Imposition for output in the Imposition PDF was, in some cases, created beyond the CropBox. From now on, the BleedBox will never extend beyond the CropBox under any circumstances. This bug has been fixed. [PPDWF-13269]
Fixed
Impose Editor: Vision Hybrid Mark – Separation Names – The separation names "W" and "W2" were not output. In addition, the circle for the "White" color is now always generated, regardless of whether the printer supports white. This bug has been fixed. [PPDWF-13236]
Fixed
Impose Editor: "Print Items" Tab – ImageBox Information – The information for the ImageBox and the ImageBox + Bleed was not updated after setting an absolute scale. From now on, this information is updated after saving the absolute size. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-13263].
Fixed
Impose Editor: Incorrect Display of the Print Item Preview – When an imposition was created and saved, and the Print Item in the Production Job was subsequently replaced, the original preview continued to be displayed in the imposition. However, the rendered output was correct. This bug has been fixed. [PPDWF-13266]
Fixed
Miscellaneous: Incorrect Measurement – i1Pro 3 Plus with Transmission Measurement – Measurements performed with i1Pro 3 Plus devices in transmission mode could produce incorrect results. This bug has been fixed. [PPDWF-5086] [PPDWF-8237]
Fixed
Miscellaneous: "Add a Dieline for Irregular Shapes" Fixup – The Fixup did not work properly when the name of the selected Spot Color contained umlauts or special characters. This bug has been fixed. [PPDWF-13218]
Fixed
Miscellaneous: "Rename, Convert or Remove Spot Colors" Fixup – Spot Color names containing umlauts could not be renamed. This bug has been fixed. [PPDWF-13219]
Fixed
Miscellaneous: Gamut Display – Non-printing Spot Colors – The Gamut Viewer could not be used if the Print Item contained a non-printing Spot Color. Non-printing Spot Colors are no longer listed in the Gamut Viewer's Spot Color list. This bug has been fixed. [PPDWF-13505]
Fixed
Miscellaneous: ASE Import – Spot Colors of Type "Global" – ASE files containing Spot Colors of the "Global" type could not be imported. These colors are not automatically converted to the "Spot" type, allowing the import to be completed successfully. This bug has been fixed. [PPDWF-13424]
Fixed
Miscellaneous: Output Configuration – Cutter Device in Quick Print – In the context of Quick Print, the cutter device settings were not saved correctly in the output configuration. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-13586]
Fixed
Miscellaneous: VDP Editor – VDP Images – Images were no longer cropped correctly in the VDP Editor. This bug has been fixed. [PPDWF-13588]
Fixed
Miscellaneous: Spot Color "DeviceBlack" – During rendering, the DeviceBlack Spot Color was removed and not rendered. This issue has been fixed. [PPDWF-13843]
Fixed
Miscellaneous: Device Connector – Missing Path to "Base Folder" after Update – After updating the Device Connector, the configured Base Folder path was reset. This issue has been resolved as of Device Connector version 17.7.0.0427. In earlier versions, the Base Folder must be reconfigured once. [PPDWF-13489]
Fixed
Miscellaneous: Quick Print – Missing system-wide Color Policy – If no system-wide color policy was defined in the settings, Quick Print failed when creating the Production Job. This issue has been fixed. [PPDWF-13363]
Fixed
Miscellaneous: Ink Setup – When creating an ink family, inks from the previous action were preselected by default. Starting now, no inks are preselected when creating a new ink family. This bug has been fixed. [PPDWF-13842]
Fixed
Miscellaneous: PDF Printer – Lead In/Out – When a PDF printer was selected and the "Send Lead In and Lead Out to printer" function was enabled, all colors in the Print Item were output. Lead In and Lead Out is now generated via the export workflow when using a PDF printer and is output correctly. This issue has been fixed. [PPDWF-12844]
Fixed
Miscellaneous: "Send to Printer" – Default Settings for Lead In/Out – The default values defined under Administration > Settings > Lead In/Out were not applied when creating a new Production Job in the "Send to Printer" dialog. This bug has been fixed. [PPDWF-13574]
Fixed
Miscellaneous: Color Management – ICC Profile with a Dot in the File Name – When uploading an ICC profile with more than two dots in the file name, the file name was truncated after the second dot. The name is now displayed in full. This bug has been fixed. [PPDWF-12454]
Fixed
Miscellaneous: Grid Chart – Reset Layout – If a custom grid was set in the"Layout" tab and then reset to "Auto", the grid was not reset to a 1x1 grid. It now correctly resets to a 1x1 grid. This bug has been fixed. [PPDWF-13279]
Fixed
Miscellaneous: Delete of Article Collections – Trash Behavior – When deleting an article collection, the behavior differed depending on whether the Article was created before or after the collection. This behavior has been standardized: after deleting an article collection, all contained articles are always moved to the trash. This issue has been fixed. [PPDWF-13120]
Fixed
Miscellaneous: Die Cut Library – "Final Size" Filter – When filtering One-Ups by Width and Height within defined ranges, One-Ups outside the specified ranges were also displayed. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-9963]
Fixed
Miscellaneous: "Move to Trash" Routine – Remove Category – When duplicating and editing a "Move to Trash" routine, individual routines in the "Apply to" tab are not deleted. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-13648]
Fixed
Miscellaneous: Creating a CMYK+White+White Over+Varnish Printer – White Over and Varnish could not be created for this combination on a Durst printer. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-13996]
Fixed
Miscellaneous: "Empty Trash" Routine – Print Items from Legacy User Interface – Print Items that were moved to the trash via the legacy user interface were not processed by the "Empty Trash" routine and therefore were not deleted. After migration, these Print Items are now correctly included and processed. This bug has been fixed. [PPDWF-13430]
Fixed
Miscellaneous: Editing multiple Articles/Print Items – When changing a value for multiple selected articles or Print Items, values in user-defined fiels were incorrectly updated for all other entries. From now on, values in user-defined fields are only updated when the value in the user-defined field itself is changed. This issue has been fixed. [PPDWF-13857]
Fixed
Miscellaneous: Create a PDF Printer – When creating a PDF printer, uploading an ICC color profile to the "Output Color Space" section was previously required to generate the color policy. It is now possible to select a corresponding ICC profile from the list of working color spaces. This bug has been fixed. [PPDWF-13858]
1.22.1 (Minor Release)
31. March 2026

Version 1.22.1 introduces several new user features in the Impose Editor, the new user interface, process automation, Die Cut management, Preflight and Data Preparation, and the API.

Added
Impose Editor: Captions – New Placeholders for Multipage Print Items – Starting with this version, it is possible to add placeholders containing the page number and the total number of pages in a multipage Print Item as captions on an imposition. [PPDWF-12754]
Added
Impose Editor: Color Control Stripes – Process Colors – Version 1.22.1 introduces the ability to select and configure color control stripes for Process Colors in a Sheet Template [PPDWF-12007]. Additionally, user can set a background color for the color control stripe and adjust the size of the color patches and the spacing between them [PPDWF-13016] [PPDWF-12745]. Another new feature in that respect is an ability to import and export user-defined lists of color patches [PPDWF-12675] [PPDWF-12932].
Added
Impose Editor: Color Control Stripes – Spot Colors – option to generate a Color Control Stripe for Spot Colors implemented in version 1.22.0 has been adapted in the current version. It now matches the implementation of the Color Control Stripe for Process Colors. [PPDWF-12745] [PPDWF-12245]
Added
Sheet – Placement Logic for Marks: Minimum Distance between Marks and Print Items – Users can set the minimum distance that Marks and Captions must maintain from the Artboard. [PPDWF-12744] [PPDWF-12401]
Added
Sheet – Placement Logic for Marks: Warning for Outdated Logic – Due to the change in the placement logic for marks in Sheet Templates, marks can be placed separately with horizontal or vertical alignment relative to the selected reference point. You may be prompted to migrate to the new logic when editing an existing Sheet Template. [PPDWF-12836]
Added
Sheet – Placement Logic for Marks: Step & Repeat – Position and Reference Point of Marks and Captions – Continuous Printing option is available in the Artboard tab in the Step & Repeat impose mode. The Continuous Printing option – previously known as Add Spacing – is therefore not a new feature. The Add Spacing option was simply moved from the Grid Settings section to the Settings section and renamed to Continuous Printing. [PPDWF-12756] [PPDWF-12402]
Added
Impose Editor: Step & Repeat – Marks for Multipage Impositions – Marks (e.g., rectangle marks) are always in the same position on all subsequent pages of a multipage imposition. [PPDWF-12614]
Added
Impose Editor: Bound Products – Change in Substrate Thickness – In version 1.22.1, a feature was added to the Impose Editor to quickly update or add the substrate thickness for a selected substrate. [PPDWF-12189]
Added
Impose Editor: Captions – Dieline – Ability to set the Offset of the Dieline relative to the caption for all four sides – Top, Bottom, Left, and Right – has been added. [PPDWF-12815]
Added
Check-in Preflight and Fixup Templates: Default Warnings – For the Check-in Preflight and Fixup Templates Workflow Default Preflight and Workflow Minimal Preflight, error and warning messages have been implemented in this version. A warning is shown whenever a multipage print file contains pages with different page orientations, or when the MediaBox is not in the origin for single-page or multipage print files. [PPDWF-12623] [PPDWF-13006]
Added
Check-in Preflight and Fixup Templates: Set Technical Colors to "Overprint" – A new Fixup has been implemented. It automatically sets existing Technical Colors in a file to "Overprint". [PPDWF-12583]
Added
Managing and Using Die Cuts: Exporting and Importing One-Ups – Ability to export a One-Up from one system and then import it into another system. It is also possible to export and import metadata. When custom fields do not exist in the target system during import, an error message will be displayed. The import can proceed nevertheless. [PPDWF-12412]
Added
Managing and Using Die Cuts: Exporting and Importing N-Ups – Ability to export an N-Up from one system and then import the N-Up into another system. Thereby, both the associated One-Ups as well as the metadata for the One-Ups and N-Ups are exported and imported. In case custom fields do not exist in the target system during import, a corresponding error message will be displayed. Nevertheless it is possible to proceed with the import. [PPDWF-12413]
Added
Managing and Using Die Cuts: N-Ups – New Options for Ordering – Eight options for determining the order in which a N-Up is filled. These include variations for horizontal and vertical ordering with zigzag and reverse arrangements. [PPDWF-11744]
Added
Checks, Fixups, and Fixup Chains: Fixup – "Apply Rotation Factor" – In version 1.22.1, the new Apply Rotation Factor Fixup was introduced to apply the existing rotation factor and then set it to 0.
Added
Automation: Production Configuration – Variations – Create variations of a Production Configuration by modifying some parameters in an Operation and referring to them in automation. Subsequently, select the Variations of Production Configurations, which can then be selected in the Production Scheduler as well as when creating Automation Jobs after selecting the desired Production Configuration. It is also possible to edit or delete variations at a later time. [PPDWF-12813] [PPDWF-13043] [PPDWF-12992] [PPDWF-12996]
Added
Automation: Production Configuration – Export Job Ticket – In version 1.22.0, the ability to export a Job Ticket for a Production Configuration was added. This allows developers in the integration team to immediately begin building upon the available data. [PPDWF-12373]
Added
Automation: Operations –Operation "Export Imposition Report" – Placeholders were added for the Comment field. [PPDWF-11764]
Added
Automation: Operations –Operation "Export Mounting Instructions" – New operation added in Production Configuration, can be used to export Mounting Instructions for a tiling. [PPDWF-12139]
Added
Automation: Automation Job – Replacing a Print Item – Replace the Print Item of an Automation Job, to e.g. replace a corrupted file. After replacement, the new Print Item runs through the entire Automation Job from the beginning. [PPDWF-11937] [PPDWF-13476]. Print Items in an Automation Job can be replaced in the List of Automation Jobs, within the History tab, both in Quick Print and in Batch Processing, as well as in the detail view for the Print Item in an Automation Job
Added
Automation: Setting the Impose Date – Setting an Impose Date for the Automation Job in user interface has been simplified. The ability to set the installation date in an Automation Job to a date earlier than today's date was prevented. Furthermore, redundant placeholders that made no sense were removed. [PPDWF-12771] [PPDWF-12775]
Added
Automation: Visualization of Skipped Processing Steps – Process steps for Automation Jobs display has been improved. Skipped steps are displayed in a dimmed state so that users can clearly see which steps have been omitted from the Production Configuration. [PPDWF-12495]
Added
Automation: Production Automators – Adjusted Display – In version 1.22.1, Automation > Production Automators display menu item has been improved by providing a clear table for the relevant information. [PPDWF-12612]
Added
New User Interface: Approval Report Template – Upload a custom Approval Report via the new user interface. This feature is available under Administration > Settings > Reports > Approval Report Engine Settings. [PPDWF-11454]
Added
New User Interface: Tags – Access in Lists – Access Tags quicker within the user interface. From now on, the Tags function is available in the footer of each list entry for Articles, Print Items, Orders, and Production Jobs. [PPDWF-9754]
Added
New User Interface: Status Display – Long Name – Line break has been added to the status display for long labels. The line break ensures that the names remain fully readable. [PPDWF-13126]
Added
New User Interface: Dark Mode – Improved display for dark mode were implemented in User Account > User Interface Appearance. Print Items with a transparent background are displayed with a white background area in the preview, and the background area of the editor in the Die Cut Library is white. [PPDWF-12417] [PPDWF-12766].
Added
New User Interface: List of Articles and Print Items – Display of Spot Colors – Spot colors display, used in the footer of a list entry, has been improved. Up to five spot colors are now displayed as color bubbles. Additional spot colors are grouped in a separate bubble. [PPDWF-12452]
Added
New User Interface: Production Job Name – Create from Order – When creating separate Production Jobs from an Order containing multiple Print Items, only the system-wide placeholders. [PPDWF-12439]
Added
New User Interface: Production Job Name – Create from Order – When creating separate Production Jobs from an Order containing multiple Print Items, only the system-wide placeholders. [PPDWF-12439] Output Configuration – Color Correction – User guidance while creating and saving a template for color corrections has been revised. Modified values can be applied directly to the Production Job by clicking the button Apply to Production Job, or they can be adopted when creating a template. The option Include Spot Colors in Color Correction is also available when saving a color correction template. [PPDWF-12822] [PPDWF-12879] [PPDWF-12879]
Added
New User Interface: Print Item – "Protocol" Tab – Minor changes have been made in the Protocol tab for Normalization Step – Fix and Preflight and Print Item Properties updated by User steps. [PPDWF-12885] [PPDWF-12894]
Added
New User Interface: Old User Interface – Discontinued Features – Starting with version 1.22.1, the following areas are available exclusively in the new user interface: Color > Spot Colors and Print Items detail view > Edit Spot Colors. [PPDWF-12986]
Improved
Spot Colors – Definition and Handling – In this version, Spot Colors handling has been revised. All spot colors are displayed correctly in the preview and processed as intended during download. The following spot color types are now available: Spot Colors, Output as Separations, Technical Colors, Hybrid Colors, and Non-printing Colors. [PPDWF-11205] [PPDWF-12583][PPDWF-12777]
Improved
Download a PDF or an Imposition – Due to the new spot color types, spot colors handling when exporting an Imposition or a PDF has been adjusted. [PPDWF-12783] [PPDWF-12780]
Improved
Spot Colors Types – Adjustment During Rendering – Update that ensures hybrid colors and non-printing colors are rendered correctly when rendering a file, taking into account their type and overprint status. For example, when downloading a selected hybrid spot color, the excluded content of the hybrid colors is also taken into account. [PPDWF-12781] [PPDWF-12779] [PPDWF-12557]
Improved
Adjustment to the Print Item Detail View – Due to the new spot color types, the Print Item detail view has been revised in this version. Spot Colors and Additional Spot Colors settings, including As Additional Spot Color selection with Set as Non-Printing Color and Create Spot Color as System-Wide Hybrid Color processes, have been updated. [PPDWF-12778]
Improved
Small Improvements: Spot Color Library – Creating and Editing a Spot Color Library – An ability to manually create a Spot Color Library was introduced. This allows users to define their own color values. The name of the Spot Color Library can also be changed later. [PPDWF-12200] [PPDWF-12199]
Improved
Small Improvements: Spot Color Library – Creating a Spot Color – An ability to manually create a spot color within a spot color library has also been added. Choose between CMYK, LAB, and RGB color modes . [PPDWF-12201]
Improved
Small Improvements: Spot Color Library – Deleting a Spot Color – An ability to delete individual spot colors from the spot color library. [PPDWF-12897]
Improved
Small Improvements: Print Item Editor – "Barcode / QR Code" Tab – Print Item Editor provides the option to remove a barcode from the Print Item. [PPDWF-11313]
Improved
Small Improvements: Substrate – Entering the Substrate Thickness – Entering the desired value in the desired unit for the Substrate Thickness. The entered value is automatically converted to μm. [PPDWF-12719]
Improved
Small Improvements: Substrate Definition – Set as Default – First Substrate Definition created for a Substrate is set to default. [PPDWF-12835]
Improved
Small Improvements: Device Connector – Adding Printers – Automatically setting the Printer Name as the name of the Print Configuration in Device Connector was added. [PPDWF-12763]
Improved
Small Improvements: Routines – Deactivating Operations – It is possible to disable an individual operation of a routine under Administration > Routines. To deactivate an operation there's a dedicated button available in the Configuration of the Execution settings area. [PPDWF-12416] [PPDWF-13029]
Improved
Small Improvements: DitherMixArray – Uploading – When uploading a DitherMixArray, the Dither Mode and the value for Ink Level are automatically read out. This features simplifies the input process. [PPDWF-12320]
Improved
Small Improvements: Adding a Print Configuration – Starting with this version, only valid entries can be made when creating a print configuration. The Ink Gradations and DitherMixArray fields are grayed out for print configurations with a color depth of 1, as they do not make sense in this context. [PPDWF-12637]
Improved
Small Improvements: Measurement Devices – Primary Key – Primary key is also displayed for measurement devices under Color > Verification > Verification Jobs > Measure > Measurement Devices. [PPDWF-13052]
Improved
Small Improvements: "Activities Dialog" – Filter – Filter options Empty Trash under Activities > Filter have been adjusted. [PPDWF-13044]
Improved
Small Improvements: Imposition Report for "Bound Products" – Option to generate an imposition report for Bound Products has been removed. For Production Configurations, a warning is displayed when attempting to save the "Export Imposition Report" operation with the "Bound Product" Impose Mode. [PPDWF-12740]
Improved
Small Improvements: Measurement Devices – General Improvements – Minor improvements to Measurement Devices regarding parameters, missing translations, the arrangement of options, the description, as well as the order of the observer angles and the change in the order of the Density selection menu. [PPDWF-12805] [PPDWF-13026] [PPDWF-13026] [PPDWF-12788] [PPDWF-12755] [PPDWF-12742]
Improved
Small Improvements: Inks – Updated List – List of current ink information has been updated. [PPDWF-13055]
Fixed
Incorrect Measurement – i1Pro 3 Plus Devices – Incorrect results could occur when measuring using transmitted light. The issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-5086] [PPDWF-8237]
Fixed
API v1 – Subscriptions – In some cases, an error might have occurred when creating a subscription via the API v1. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12338]
Fixed
API v1 – Subscriptions – In some cases, an error might have occurred when creating a subscription via the API v1. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12338]
Fixed
Preview – Quick Print and Batch Processing – Previews could not be generated for very large files, which could cause the system to crash. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-13532]
Fixed
Ink Cost Calculation – DCF Jobs in Production Jobs – Ink costs for a Production Job on a TAU printer were neither calculated nor displayed when the DCF output format was selected. The feature was only available for the TIFF output format. This issue has been resolved – ink costs can now be calculated and displayed for the DCF output format as well. [PPDWF-13133]
Fixed
Edit Production Job – In the Edit Production Job dialog, a previously selected simulation – Relative Colorimetric – was not displayed in the output configuration. This display error has been fixed by updating the dialog. [PPDWF-13353]
Fixed
Change status for multiple Articles/Print Items – When the Change Status menu option was selected for multiple Articles/Print Items, the status could be set, but when saving, a uniform status was incorrectly applied to all selected Articles/Print Items. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-13286]
Fixed
Lead-In and Lead-Out – Hybrid Colors – Hybrid colors could not be selected when configuring the output for Lead-In and Lead-Out. This issue has been resolved hybrid colors are now available there as well. [PPDWF-12843]
Fixed
Print Item Editor – Page Boxes – Previously, no warning was displayed when a PDF file with invalid page box arrangement was opened in the Print Item Editor. This behavior has been fixed. From now on, a warning will always be displayed when page boxes are arranged incorrectly. [PPDWF-12718]
Fixed
Impose Editor: Flaps for Captions – Chinese Characters – When using Chinese characters, the flap might not have been drawn exactly around the caption, causing the caption to be cut off. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12406]
Fixed
Impose Editor: Nesting – Grouping – Grouping Print Items in a Nesting caused an error when the option "Allow in exceptional cases" was enabled. This error has been identified and fixed. [PPDWF-12773]
Fixed
Impose Editor: Step & Repeat – Vertical Offset – In some cases, an offset in the range of 1% to 20% could not be entered in the settings area, and an error was displayed. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12834]
Fixed
Impose Editor: Manual Mode – Save – After adding graphic objects (rectangle, line, etc.) to an already saved imposition in "Manual" impose mode, the imposition could be closed without prompting the user the save dialog. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12711]
Fixed
Impose Editor: Perforation for Flap – When "Add Perforation" option was enabled while creating a flap in Finishing > Dielines > Include Captions, the perforation at the edge would sometimes round off inaccurately. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12704]
Fixed
Impose Editor: Changing the Impose Mode - When switching from Nesting to Manual impose mode an error was displayed w. This error has been fixed. [PPDWF-12680]
Fixed
Impose Editor: Vision Hybrid Mark – Additional Process Colors – Additional Process Colors were generated twice in the circular logo. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12672]
1.22.0 (Major Release)
31. January 2026

Version 1.22.0 introduces several new features for users in the Impose Editor, in the new user interface, in process automation, in the Approval Portal, as well as in the areas of Preflight and Data Preparation and the Print Item Protocol.

Added
Impose Editor: Rotations – New Options –For the Impose Modes Nesting and Step Repeat, two new options for rotation are available in this version – In Feeding Direction and Across Feeding Direction. [PPDWF-8384]
Added
Impose Editor: Rotations –Grouping the Options – To make the options in the Rotation selection menu clearer, they have been divided into the categories Impose Options, Print Item Options, and Feeding Direction. [PPDWF-12405]
Added
Impose Report: Determine the Number of Pages in the Imposition Report –Starting with version 1.22.0, Imposition Reports can be customized in terms of their number of pages. The options Include Overview Page, Include Overview Page for all Print Items of the Imposition, Include Imposition Overviews with list of Print Items, as well as Include Output Configuration are available here. [PPDWF-12225] [PPDWF-12332]
Added
Impose Report: Optimizing the Imposition Report Content –Starting with version 1.22.0, multiple Print Items are displayed on the overview page of all Print Items for the Imposition. This allows up to ten data records to be displayed in the overview list for each page. Starting with this version, the name of the Print Item is also listed in the Information field. [PPDWF-11842] [PPDWF-12284]
Added
Impose Report: Imposition Report for Double-Sided Impositions –Starting with this version, the user can create reports for double-sided impositions either for the frontside and backside or for the frontside only. [PPDWF-12285]
Added
Impose Report: Save Settings to User – Starting with this version, the options selected for creating an imposition report are saved for the respective user. Exceptions are the Report Name and the Comment. [PPDWF-12356]
Added
Impose Editor: Tiling Mounting Instruction – Numbering – From this version, the individual tiles in the Mounting Instruction for imposed Tilings are provided with larger and better readable numbers. [PPDWF-12344]
Added
Impose Editor: Impose Template – Starting with this version, long names for Impose Template are wrapped in the selection menu (for Plate Templates, Sheet Templates and Impose Templates). [PPDWF-12445]
Added
Impose Editor: Shape Nesting – In version 1.22.0, the algorithm for Shape Nesting has been improved, allowing for more options for rotating Print Items. [PPDWF-9933]
Added
Impose Editor: Download Imposition – A feature has been added to flip the PDF file horizontally when downloading a hybrid separation. [PPDWF-12389]
Added
Impose Editor: Vision Marks – Starting with this version, the color of the dieline can be generated as the innermost circle in the mark for Hybrid Vision Marks. [PPDWF-11374] [PDPWF-11342]
Added
Impose Editor: Save Imposition PDF – Page Box – Until this version, only the MediaBox was set for the imposition PDF when saving an imposition. Starting with version 1.22.0, the MediaBox, the BleedBox, and the TrimBox are set in the Imposition PDF. This allows Imposition PDFs to be used for subsequent impositions and to be correctly imposed on the ImageBox and ImageBox + Bleed. [PPDWF-11913] [PPDWF-12165]
Added
Impose Editor: Impose Sheet Template – Mark Reference Point –In Impose Sheet Templates, the reference point for the center has been removed or grayed out for marks that offer 9 points. [PPDWF-12403]
Added
Impose Editor: Bound Products –Placeholders for Impose Editor Options –In version 1.22.0, three new placeholders are available for the impose mode Bound Product in the Impose Editor Options category. [PPDWF-12284]
Added
Check-in: Size Adjustment – This version provides a revised version of the Fixup Adjust Size in the Check-in Preflight and Fixup Templates. The check has been divided into individual tabs, and input fields that are not currently in use will be hidden from this version onwards.
Added
Approval Projects and Approval Portal –Changes have been implemented to improve user guidance when handling Approvals and displaying them in the Approval Portal.
Added
Dealing with Spot Colors – In version 1.22.0, the Basic Settings for the approval portal have been revised. Separate options for transferring Technical Colors, Output as Separation Colors, and Hybrid Colors to the approval portal have been implemented. Spot colors such as White, Permeo, and Varnish, as well as all Technical Colors, are now hidden by default in the Approval Portal. Users can activate these if necessary. [PPDWF-10765]
Added
New Checks – In this version, the check Check Bleed has been added. [PPDWF-11666]
Added
Create Spot Color Separations depending on the Total Ink Coverage – In this version, the default values for the templates Penetration Agent for Flags K1 and Penetration Agent for Flags K2, which were made available for the Permeo application area, have been changed. [PPDWF-12458]
Added
Add Bleed – Starting with this version, a new option called "Avoids thin white lines between the generated bleed" is available. Activate this option to have the Fixup ignore missing pixels found at the edge. The bleed is then generated automatically for the first "drawing" pixels. [PPDWF-12369]
Added
Hiding or Showing Content-sensitive Input Fields – In version 1.22.0, the option to show or hide input fields depending on the context was added. This reduces the amount of information displayed in dialogs. [PPDWF-12120] [PPDWF-12119]
Added
User Guidance – Starting with this version, the required selection fields have to be selected in all dialogs so that Fixups are applied. [PPDWF-12147]
Added
Improvements in Fixup Chains – In version 1.22.0, the option to search for the primary key of the Fixup Chain in the list of Fixup Chains was added. [PPDWF-12764]
Added
Automation: Operation "Check Print Item and forward to" – From this version onward, the user can add another operation in the Production Configuration after this operation. [PPDWF-12013]
Added
Automation: List of Automation Jobs – In this version, information about the Visible Size and Production Size is provided in the list of Automation Jobs. Both pieces of information can be displayed by user definition. [PPDWF-12241]
Added
API: Reading Out the Path Length – Starting with this version, information about the path length of cut files is available. However, the path length is only available if the corresponding check was activated when uploading the print data. [PPDWF-7087]
Added
New UI: Activities – Starting with this version, all information that was available in the old user interface is displayed. [PPDWF-12397]
Added
New UI: Printer – Print Configuration – In version 1.22.0, users now have the option of searching for Print Configurations in the detail view of a printer using the search bar. [PPDWF-12437]
Added
New UI: Customer-specific Spot Color Definition – In version 1.22.0, the new user interface also includes the option to create a customer-specific Spot Color Definition when a customer has been added for the respective Article or Print Item.
Added
New UI: Change Status – Print Items and Articles – Starting with this version, the new user interface provides the option to change the status for multiple selected Print Items. [PPDWF-9248]
Added
New UI: Visualization of Symbols with Multiple Menu Items – Starting with this version, a newly implemented visual indicator allows users to immediately see whether an icon in the action bar contains multiple menu commands. [PPDWF-12451]
Added
New UI: Orders List – Create Production Job – This version provides the function of selecting an entry in the Orders list and creating a Production Job from it by clicking on the newly implemented icon Create Production Job from Order. [PPDWF-12441]
Added
New UI: List of Print Items – Missing Information – In this version, the list of Print Items now provides information on all necessary values in the available Display Options. [PPDWF-12591] [PPDWF-12591]
Added
New UI: Administration – Working Color Space – Comments that can be entered when uploading an ICC profile are now displayed in the overview list. [PPDWF-12529]
Added
New UI: Create Order – Winding Type – Starting with this version, when creating an Order, the Winding Type option is only available if a roll substrate has been selected beforehand. Otherwise – for sheet material –the option is grayed out. [PPDWF-12252]
Added
New UI: Print Item Detail View – Single-page Documents – In version 1.22.0, the toggle button For the Document / Page x is no longer displayed in the detailed information for single-page Print Items. [PPDWF-12621]
Added
New UI: Settings – DitherMixArrays – Starting with this version, the DitherMixArrays tab under Administration > Settings > Workflow Settings is only displayed if a Harlequin Host Renderer (HHR) is licensed. [PPDWF-12611]
Added
New UI: Saving – Standardization in Dialogs – Starting with this version, the behavior of the "Save" button is handled uniformly in all dialogs throughout the entire application.[PPDWF-12053]
Added
New UI: Orders – Filter Options – Version 1.22.0 provides all the filter options that were also available in the old user interface. This means that, starting with this version, filtering for Order Description, Order Status, Shipping Date, and Order Line Substrate is possible. [PPDWF-8071]
Added
New UI: Administration – Ink Setup – The Ink Setup tab under Administration > Inks has been redesigned in this version; the Inks are now visually located within the Ink Family.
Added
New UI: Administration – File Management – In the new user interface, the menu item Approvals under Administration > File Management has been revised in this version. Starting with this version, all tabs are displayed immediately and hierarchically when the menu item is opened. [PPDWF-12382]
Improved
Print Item Protocol: Applied Fixups for Hotfolder Files – Starting with these version, full information about the applied Fixups is also provided in the Protocol for the Print Item for files that are processed via Hotfolders. [PPDWF-3755]
Improved
Print Item Protocol: Creating a Grid Chart – Starting with this version, when a Grid Chart is created, the relevant information is displayed in the Protocol. The information refers to the Grid Chart Type, the used Spot Color with the color values, the Patch Size, and the Grid Chart Configuration. [PPDWF-12183]
Improved
Print Item Protocol: Printing a Grid Chart – Starting with this version, when a Grid Chart is printed, the relevant information is displayed in the Protocol. The information refers to the Grid Chart Type, the used Spot Color with the color values, the Patch Size, the Grid Chart Configuration, and the used Printer. [PPDWF-12629]
Improved
Print Item Protocol: Expected Bleed changed – Starting with this version, the Protocol provides information about the expected Bleed if the expected Bleed has been changed. Information about the changed values and who made the change can thus be read out. [PPDWF-12182]
Improved
Print Item Protocol: Splitting a Multipage File – In this version, the Protocol for a Print Item or Article provides information about which Print Item was used as the basis for splitting the new Print Item. [PPDWF-12179]
Improved
Print Item Protocol: Overprinting Preview – Starting with version 1.22.0, the section Archive Print Item version of the Protocol allows you to include overprinting objects – such as White, Varnish, etc., – when viewing the preview of an intermediate version. [PPDWF-12178]
Improved
Print Item Protocol: Print Items – Pagination Feature – Starting with version 1.22.0, the section Archive Print Item version of the Protocol allows you to navigate between the pages of a multipage Print Item while viewing the preview. [PPDWF-12384]
Improved
Grid Charts: Revision of the Dialog – The dialogs Add Grid Chart and Edit Grid Chart have been completely redesigned in this version. The information and options available for creating a Grid Chart have been divided into three tabs – Grid Chart Configuration, Layout, and Advanced.
Improved
Grid Charts: Templates – Starting with this version, users can save the settings that they have applied to a Grid Chart as a template. [PPDWF-11342]
Improved
Grid Charts: Sending the Grid Chart to the Printer – Starting with this version, selecting a template allows you to quickly create a Grid Chart and send it directly to the printer. [PPDWF-12504]
Improved
Grid Charts: System Settings – Since it is now possible to save Grid Chart Templates directly while creating Grid Charts, the system settings under Administration > Color Book & Grid Chart have been revised, and a new tab – Grid Chart Templates – has been added. [PPDWF-12501]
Improved
Grid Charts: Routines – Deleting Grid Charts – This version provides a routine for deleting Grid Charts using the routine Entity Cleanup. [PPDWF-11320]
Improved
Grid Charts: Assigning Tags – Starting with version 1.22.0, tags can be assigned directly while editing a Grid Chart via the menu item Color > Grid Charts. [PPDWF-11321]
Improved
Grid Charts: System Settings – Tags – In this version, a feature has been added under Administration > Settings > Tags that allows you to create, edit, and delete tags for Grid Charts.
Improved
Grid Charts: Separate Menu Item – A separate menu item for Grid Charts has been added to the side navigation in Color. [PPDWF-12696]
Improved
Print Item Editor – Barcodes – In this version, the user interface in the Print Item Editor for displaying barcode content has been completely redesigned to simplify the user experience. [PPDWF-11354]
Improved
Activities – Automation Jobs – Starting with this version, the Activities dialog also displays the current Workflows for Automation Jobs and includes the option to cancel Automation Jobs. Using a quick filter it is possible to quickly filter Automation Jobs and to distinguish between processes from different Workflows. [PPDWF-12069] [PPDWF-12426]
Improved
Verification Report – In this version, the verification report now includes all values that are also displayed in the Check Compliance dialog in the Color > Verification menu. At the same time, the report's layout has been updated to meet the requirements. [PPDWF-12434] [PPDWF-12436]
Improved
Production Job – Color Correction – In this version, the user interface for the Color Correction under Production Job > Output Configuration has been revised. A note is displayed indicating that only the 50% tone value is corrected. In addition, the limit has been raised from 30% to 50%. [PPDWF-12446]
Improved
Hide and Show Profiling Templates – In version 1.22.0, you can hide Profiling Templates under Color > Profiling Templates using the Process field (in the old user interface) if needed. [PPDWF-7003]
Improved
Print Configuration – DitherMixArray – Starting with version 1.22.0, the Printer > Print Configuration menu shows which DitherMixArray is being used for the Print Configuration. [PPDWF-12386]
Improved
Batch Processing – History – In the Batch Processing History tab, new information has been added to the header of the batch processing order in this version. The information includes the start time, the end time as well as the duration of the process. [PPDWF-12114]
Improved
Quick Print – Reset – In Quick Print under Automation > Quick Print, starting with this version, the Production Job Parameters settings area can be reset using a dedicated button. The button is available in the standard operations Production Job and Impose. [PPDWF-11781] [PPDWF-11945]
Improved
Normalization Settings and Template for Extracting Metadata – In version 1.22.0, different icons are available in Automation > Quick Print and Automation > Batch Processing for the Upload and Normalization Settings sections as well as for the Template for extracting metadata section.[PPDWF-12161]
Improved
Impose Sheet Template – Template Name – When saving an Impose Sheet template in the Impose Editor, starting with this version, the Name of the Impose template is retained if changes are made to the same template. [PPDWF-12443]
Improved
Spot Color Report – Hybrid Colors – In version 1.22.0, the display of hybrid colors in the Spot Color Report has been enhanced. Starting with this version, the Hybrid Color is displayed alongside the simulation values, and the hybrid colors are grouped in the list. [PPDWF-12840]
Improved
Hotfolder – Deleting Files – Starting with this version, for files that cannot be processed by a Hotfolder, a note is displayed stating that the Hotfolder first has be paused in order to delete the unprocessable files. [PPDWF-11422]
Improved
Spot Color Definition – Hybrid Colors – The options to select Processing Steps and Processing Group were removed in this version as they are not included in the specification. [PPDWF-12600]
Improved
Color Control Stripe for Spot Colors – In this version, minor improvements were made to the Color Control Stripes for spot colors. The default value for the Reference Point was adjusted, the number and values for the Tone Gradations were changed, the value for the Gap Width was adjusted, and the order of the color values has been changed. Additionally, the Text for the color patches can be shown or hidden. [PPDWF-12329] [PPDWF-12330] [PPDWF-12245] [PPDWF-12176]
Improved
Die Cut Library – Layout for One-Ups – When creating a Layout Template for a One-Up under Administration > Die Cut Library, self-explanatory names are used for spot colors from this version onwards. [PPDWF-6385]
Improved
Routines – System Cleanup – Starting with this version, the routine System Cleanup includes an additional operation, Done Workflows, which automatically deletes completed orders in the Activities dialog. [PPDWF-12289]
Improved
Display Mako Versions – Starting with version 1.22.0, the Mako version is displayed in the Installed Versions tab of the Information dialog. [PPDWF-12671]
Fixed
Check-in – Remove Hidden Layers – In some cases, objects on hidden layers suddenly became visible after applying the Fixup "Remove Hidden Layers", even though the layer had been deleted. This issue was resolved with the release of the new SDK for pdfToolbox version 16.2.671. [PPDWF-12599]
Fixed
Spot Colors in the old user interface – Label as Technical Spot Color – In the old user interface, spot colors could no longer be labeled as technical colors. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12588]
Fixed
Gamut Viewer – Although no spot color was selected, the most recently selected spot color was still displayed in the Gamut Viewer. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-11993]
Fixed
Gamut Display – Uploaded ICC Profiles – The gamut of an uploaded ICC profile could no longer be displayed. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12525]
Fixed
Gamut Display – Show Spot Colors – In the new user interface, spot colors would sometimes not appear in the Gamut Viewer until the dot size was manually adjusted. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12453]
Fixed
Vision Marks – Lead In/Lead Out – The "Eye Mark" was printed correctly during the Imposition, but the color of the Eye Mark could not be used in the Lead In and Lead Out. This issue has been resolved by generating the mark using DeviceBlack starting with this version, allowing it to be used correctly in the Lead In and Lead Out. [PPDWF-12552] [PPDWF-13014]
Fixed
Send to Printer – Lead In and Lead Out – Previously, it was not possible to send just a Lead In or Lead Out as a standalone print job using the "Send to Printer" dialog. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12820]
Fixed
Material Finder® – Without Hits – When no substrate could be found using the Material Finder®, the dialog would freeze for an extended period of time. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12801]
Fixed
Automation Jobs – Continuous Processing – When creating Automation Jobs with the option "Preserve Processing Sequence" enabled and in conjunction with the Fill method "Keep Print Items on page together", there were rare instances where the order of the generated Production Jobs did not remain chronological during continuous processing. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12644]
Fixed
Automation Jobs – Impose Date – Until this version, an error occurred when deleting Automation Jobs that contained a placeholder for the Impose Date. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12331]
Fixed
Deleting Production Configurations Deleting a Production Configuration would fail when a Production Job was created from the configuration. The reason was that the configuration was referenced. This issue has been resolved; starting with this version, it is now possible to delete such Production Configurations. [PPDWF-12308]
Fixed
Import Production Configuration When importing a Production Configuration, the comment for the configuration was not included or was not available in the exported JSON file. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12224]
Fixed
Deleting Ink Families – There were instances where ink families could not be deleted in the new user interface. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12566]
Fixed
Activities – Deleting Entries – While it was possible to delete errors in the Errors tab of the Activities dialog, the entry did not disappear until the list was refreshed. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12431]
Fixed
Hotfolder with Job Ticket – Continuous Processing – When a Hotfolder with a job ticket was created and the option Process Print Items as a Bundle was disabled – as a result Print Items are continuously processed – this Hotfolder configuration could not be saved. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12375]
Fixed
Print Item Editor – Remove One-Up mapping – Although the mapping between the Print Item and the One-Up could be removed, the result was not displayed until the dialog was closed and reopened. This behavior has been fixed. [PPDWF-12361]
Fixed
Die Cut Library User-Defined Fields When saving a One-Up or an N-Up, modified values in user-defined fields were not saved correctly. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12318]
Fixed
Uploading Fonts – When uploading TTF fonts whose filenames contained a space, there were instances where they could not be uploaded. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12297]
Fixed
Production Job – Create from Article – When creating a Production Job from multiple Articles, the selected Color Policy was not correctly applied to the Production Job. Instead, the system-wide Color Policy was always used. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-10023]
Fixed
Impose Editor: Shape Nesting – Grouping Print Items – Calculating a Shape Nesting in conjunction with creating groups in the Imposition with line breaks caused an error. The issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12274]
Fixed
Impose Editor: Plate Template – Dimensions – When creating an imposition using a Plate Template that was smaller than the imposition, the application displayed an error. This issue has been resolved. Starting with this version, the imposition is created, but a warning is displayed directly in the Impose Editor. [PPDWF-12485]
Fixed
Impose Editor: Nesting – Uniform Rotation – In certain cases, Print Items were rotated even though only the option "Uniform Rotation" under Rotation was enabled and the Allow in exceptional cases option was disabled. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12972]
Fixed
Impose Editor: Multipage Imposition – Uniform Rotation – In some cases, not all Print Items were used in the Imposition when the combination of the options "Uniform Rotation", "Allow in exceptional cases", and "Multipage Imposition" was enabled. The temporary bug has been identified and fixed. [PPDWF-12269]
Fixed
Impose Editor: Show subsequently added Print Items – When adding Print Items to an existing Imposition, they were not added to the Imposition but were displayed in the Print Item Overview tab. To include the Print Items in the Imposition, the Imposition had to be deleted and recreated first. This issue has been resolved: Starting with this version, you simply need to reopen the Imposition to add the Print Item; a corresponding message will also be displayed. [PPDWF-12645]
Fixed
Impose Editor: Create Bound Products – An error occurred when creating a Bound Product in the Impose Editor in conjunction with a substrate that did not have a defined thickness. This issue has been resolved: Starting with this version, if no substrate thickness is available, the value "0" is used for the substrate thickness. [PPDWF-12231]
Fixed
Impose Editor: Bound Products – Marks on the Backside – The marks from the frontside were not correctly positioned on the backside of the Imposition. This issue has been resolved by implementing a dedicated placement logic for marks. [PPDWF-12008]
Fixed
Impose Editor: Impose Editor – Dielines for Rows – The ability to create dielines for rows in the Impose Editor did not work when the reference point in the Sheet Template was aligned to the right. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12070]
Fixed
VDP Editor: Adding and Deleting CSV Files – After adding a CSV file by using the Variable Data tab, the corresponding values were not displayed correctly until the page was reloaded. A similar issue occurred after deleting a CSV file: The CSV data was removed, but it was still possible to download the CSV file. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12358]
Fixed
VDP Editor: CSV files with empty values – CSV files containing empty field values could not be processed previously. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12482]
Fixed
VDP Editor: SSerial numbers with static text – Serial numbers with static text were not resolved correctly and could not be edited. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12311]
Fixed
VDP Editor: Send to Printer – VDP Job with CSV File – When sending a VDP job that included a CSV file, the start and end values were not automatically entered. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12511]
Fixed
VDP Editor: Outputting a VDP Job – When the option "Fast Generation of Previews" was selected under Administration > Settings > Workflow Settings > RIP Settings, VDP jobs containing unused white separations in the background of the file were not completed. This issue has been resolved. [PPDWF-12191]