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CalderaRIP V17.2 - Changelog

  Info

  • All users: Some configurations are run in the background during the installation, which may seem relatively slow (especially on virtual machines). When the installation finishes, you will be asked to reboot: Please do not force the reboot yourself, as you may end up with an incomplete installation.
  • MacOS Ventura users: If an XQuartz update message appears after the CalderaRIP installation, please do not upgrade since the latest versions of this application present compatibility issues. If have upgraded already, then follow the instructions in this article to downgrade.

 

April 2024

Version 17.2.0

Modules

Improved

Compose: Now the bleed set in the Compose module is automatically activated and respected in the Print module when the composite file is submitted to it. 

  Limitation

This improvement is only suitable for manual use and not for automatic compose in a workflow.

   
Improved
HotFolders / Nexio: A new algorithm for cut/barcode ID generation was implemented to avoid duplicates when many files are being processed. In this way, the user is less likely to see different jobs under the same cut/barcode ID (as each job will have its own ID).
   
Improved

User Experience: From the corresponding icon in the Page Setup Preview, it is now possible to know which option is selected in the Print&Cut Mirror feature:

Page setup preview - mirror sub or all.png Page setup preview - mirror backlit.png Page setup preview - mirror disabled.png

When activated in sublimation or legacy mode, the icon goes orange.

When activated in backlit mode, the icon goes red-orange.

When the function is not activated, the icon is gray.

   
Deprecated

KeyManager: Starting with this version, the KeyManager module is deprecated.

  Info

KeyManager is a legacy module for managing CalderaRIP licenses manually. Soon, the module will be retired.

We recommend that you download CalderaDock, the toolbox that manages CalderaRIP, or any other Caldera product licenses in an intuitive and automated way since its version 2.0 (November 2022).

If you need help with the installation, click here.

   
Removed
Installation: Removal of some obsolete and/or unsupported drivers from the (complete) installation files that included them. 
   
Fixed
Print Management: The presets now honor the saved cut contours even if you use images with or without contours. 

 

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New

Cut Management: Trimmer mark detection on non-white materials is now improved, with the new options available in the Page Setup/Marks/Trimmers area to add color and white under the marks:

CalderaRIP V172 - WUMTrimmers.png

  Limitation

For Fotoba ASP users: Vertical marks are currently not compatible with Color and/or White Under Marks. In this sense, the settings will only work with horizontal marks.
Other Fotoba trimmers are not affected by this limitation.

   
New

HotFolders: A new "Preserve input order" checkbox was added. This setting allows you to force the HotFolders algorithm to preserve the input order, even if a processing error occurs or one or more files are skipped.
The new checkbox is also useful to avoid having an inverted job order since by checking the box, the jobs are shown as follows: (1) Executing and (2) Incoming. 

   
New

Spot Colors: New RAL Digital color library (V2.0) included. This library, named RAL 2024, also contains the classic, design system, and effect variants.  

  Info

The colors of this new library are expressed in the D65/10º values. 

 

Printer drivers

New

HandTop Ricoh Gen6 Series (two new drivers now included in the installer).

  Info

These drivers were developed for HandTop printers equipped with Ricoh Generation 6 printheads.

   
New

Mimaki TS330-1600 (two new drivers now included in the installer).

   
New

Misc Generic PRTX DTF.

   
New

Roland TrueVIS LG Series.

  Info

The two new drivers, ORPRWCMYK and RPRGLWCMYK, were developed for users whose printers have the ink configuration outlined in the driver nomenclature.

   
Improved

Canon Colorado (all drivers). Improved media management of these drivers, thanks to the integration of a new "Delete" button on EasyMedia that allows you to delete the selected media/calibrations individually (previously it was only possible to delete them all):

CalderaRIP V172 - Canon Colorado - EasyMedia - Delete (selected media).png

   
Improved

DG DIMENSE Dimensor S: Updated the name of the "S" driver, to align it with the new name of the company that manufactures these printers.

  Good to know

DG DIMENSE was established in 2023, as a joint venture between Roland DG and VEIKA (hence the name of the former drivers).

   
Fixed

HP Latex 2700 (W) and R Series: Fixed a height miscalculation, which could occur when using sandwich mode.

 

Cutter and Trimmer drivers

Improved

Summa GoProduce: A new algorithm for cut/barcode ID generation was implemented to avoid duplicates when many files are being processed. In this way, the user is less likely to see different jobs under the same cut/barcode ID (as each job will have its own ID).

  Info

The previous can be seen when files are processed with HotFolders or Nexio.

   
Improved

Summa S2: Three new fields were added to the Tool Configuration window, line type and custom dash (up or down), so you can further customize your cutting jobs:
CalderaRIP V172 - Summa S2 - VisualCut - New tools.png

   
Fixed

Summa S3 Postnet: Fixed the default values of the "Sheet off" function that previously caused cutting to start above the barcode of the next job. With this fix, the driver now has more accurate barcode detection.

   
Fixed

Zund Cut Center (ZCC): Fixed a connection incompatibility that caused devices using the ZCC 2.7 controller not to work with CalderaRIP since its version 17.  

  Good to know

The above issue and fix only apply to the ZCC driver (does not apply to ZCC3 or ZCC4).
If you keep running into unexpected behavior with the driver, despite having the fixed version, you can try to manually delete the driver settings contained in the folder: /opt/caldera/lib/shared, and reinstall/reconfigure the driver from scratch.

 

Spectrophotometers

Improved
TotalColor LFP/QB (large aperture / 8mm): New targets TC1617 have been added
   
Improved
X-Rite IO3 Plus (large aperture): New targets TC1617 have been added

 

 

For the list of highlights, you can visit the article: CalderaRIP V17.2 - What's new?

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