KMS performance improvements - See Preps Best Practices and Limitations - KMS
New Features
Referenced PR | Description |
|---|---|
| PREPS-13612 | Ability to have stepped colorbars end at set increments |
| PREPS-17015 | Qualify MacOS 26 (Tahoe) |
Fixed bugs
Referenced PR | Description |
|---|---|
| PREPS-14968 | Preps DLL is silently add missing stock to sheets.xml |
| PREPS-16309 | Mixed Binding collation mark is out of position on output when Media has Punch or Margins defined |
| PREPS-16907 | Mark Rules Editor - Preps ignores device ID in JDF. Mark Rule set to trigger on Device ID doesn't work |
| PREPS-16928 | Preps license window may not open when network disabled (macOS) |
| PREPS-16937 | Preps standalone licence fails to retrieve |
| PREPS-16990 | Preps 11.x does not list network printers in Print Center (masOS) |
| PREPS-16993 | CMD Window popup when saving template (WIN) |
| PREPS-17001 | German OS Preps cannot save templates or jobs over the network (WIN) |
| PREPS-17002 | Templates saved over the network do not appear or are not highlighted in Resources |
Known limitations (Current and Previous versions)
Referenced PR | Description |
|---|---|
| PREPS-136 | Output jdf/pjtf with ps mark flats if you add customized media ,the jdf/pjtf and their ps mark flats clockwise rotation 90 degree unexpectedly |
| PREPS-16826 | Resources pane is sluggish on newer MacOS when many loose templates are present |
| PREPS-16663 | Currently Prinergy job names with Non-ASCII and Umlaut characters can cause unexpected behaviour when Save & Return to Prinergy from Preps on Mac OS. |
| PREPS-16682 PREPS-17018 | Unexpected results when Page Marks anchored to the Binding Edge or Page Face |
| PREPS-16591 | JDF from Multipress not interpreted properly |
| PREPS-13887, PREPS-16994 | "Place mark outside page" causes mark to not display at certain offsets |
| PREPS-16923, PREPS-16980 | Overly large dimensions and folios on certain HD monitors (macOS) Workaround: Set display to Adobe RGB (1998) profile |
Additional Known limitations
Separation Variable Marks
Marks containing separation-aware variables ($[angle], $[calcurve], $[dotshape], $[plateid], $[SR], $[ScreenRuling], and $[color]) will always output in Registration color. Any separation color defined in the Preps SmartMark Properties > Mark Color editor is ignored for marks containing these variables.
Incorrect lip placement on Custom Fold Patterns using asymmetric grids (e.g., 6x1, 6x4). Default fold patterns are not affected. (PREPS-16973)
Creating or Importing Preps Impositions with 500 or more Signatures is not supported (PREPS-16758)
As of Preps 9.x, you cannot use “SIG” at the beginning of file names used for EPS & PDF Custom Smart Marks. The “SIG” designation is reserved for Collation Marks and will not be recognized when creating Custom Smart Marks.
For EPS & PDF custom Smart Collation Marks, you need to add “SIG” to the beginning of the file name in order for Preps to recognize it as a Collation Mark. (PREPS-16747)
Solution:
Custom Smart Marks: Rename both the EPS and PDF (name not starting with “sig”). In Preps, link new EPS within current SMK.
Smart Collation Marks: Rename both the EPS and PDF (name starting with “sig”). In Preps, link new EPS within current SMK.
Update any existing templates with new SMK, as it also references EPS name. This can be done with a batch Find and Replace script.
Preps 9.0.3 and newer installs Profiles folder in a new location - Win Workstation ONLY
When Preps is launched from Workshop (integrated), a copy of the "PrepsPrinergy.cfg.template" profile is pushed to the local workstation and overwrites the "PrepsPrinergy.cfg" Profile. In previous versions of Preps, it was copied to the local installation folder of Preps.
As of Prinergy 9.0.2/Preps 9.0.3 the following is true:
- Profiles folder is now located in C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Roaming\Kodak\Preps
- Previous versions of Preps are not compatible with Prinergy 9.0.2 (Win ONLY)
- All local custom profiles are accessed from this location.
- Mac = Profile path did not change.
When you use "Odd" or "Even" keywords in the SmartMark Range field, the mark will be applied only for the first press run.
This happens for all marks when the mark anchor is anything except Gutter. See Common settings for SmartMarks.
Workaround: Add t: before the Range keyword. For example, t:odd or t:even.
If you add a new sheet while in template editing mode, you will no longer be in template editing mode.
You can still save as template. If you duplicate an existing press run you will remain in template editing mode.
When adding press runs to a job from a template, you cannot rename a signature after it has been edited.
Once you save the job for the first time you will be able to edit the name of a signature.
Preps mark preview limitation.
Marks placed too close to an adjacent page may get clipped on output. The mark will not appear clipped in Preps because Preps sandbox must preview the entire image.