Assign Pagesize – Render Effect
Serendipity Blackmagic 7.0.01 introduced the Assign Pagesize render effect to Jobticket. The effect assigns any jobs submitted using the Jobticket to an output page size based on nearest – less than or equal to – fit according to its dimensions. Output … Continue reading
Serendipity Client on Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra
Problem: Users attempting update an existing stand-alone Serendipity Client (or Serendipity C5 Client) on Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra will find the Check for Updates option is missing from Client > Help menu. Previously, the stand-alone Serendipity Client has been an … Continue reading
Publishing a Pagesetup via IPP on Mac OS X
Serendipity Blackmagic / Megarip / Veripress Pagesetups can be published as Mac OS X system printer destinations to allow jobs to be easily submitted via the Print option of third party software or design packages. Jobs printed to a published … Continue reading
Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-2000 / PRO-4000 Driver Setup
Canon’s imagePROGRAF PRO-2000 / PRO-4000 (PRO-520 / PRO-540) printers store driver settings, paper type and print mode information internally. Before Serendipity Blackmagic / Megarip can use the printer drivers, this media configuration data needs to be collected from the printer. … Continue reading
Migrating version 7.0 to a new computer
How do I move an existing Serendipity Blackmagic / Megarip / Veripress 7.0 installation to a new computer? Users may need to move their Serendipity software v7.0 installation to a new computer for different reasons, the most common being a hardware upgrade … Continue reading
Printer Drivers available via Install Additional Software
Serendipity Blackmagic / Megarip / Veripress (version 6.0+) users are able to download additional software components and supported third party printer screening / HTM drivers directly from Serendipity Software via the Server > Help menu > Install Additional Software option. … Continue reading
Rescuing a Serendipity v7.0 Dongle
In the event a Serendipity v7.0 Dongle is compromised, the software installation license directory has been deleted or has not correctly restored from an update, the following procedures are available to recover the Serendipity dongle and license information. This is … Continue reading
Serendipity v7.0 USB Dongle
Serendipity Blackmagic / Megarip / Veripress version 7.0+ now utilise a driverless dongle to run the software and provide users with access to licenses, input and output drivers, and features. Existing users can continue to use existing Sentinel SuperPro dongles … Continue reading
Software Updater Cache
Update 6 for Serendipity Blackmagic / Megarip / Veripress 6.0.01 added a software update caching feature. Any updates or Additional Software (such as HTM printer drivers) installed after Update 6, are stored in a ‘cache’ folder within the software installation … Continue reading
Epson HTM drivers for Mac OS X 32-bit mode only
Certain legacy Epson HTM printer drivers for Serendipity Blackmagic / Megarip on Mac OS X are only available when the Server is running in 32-bit mode*. Here is a list of the drivers:- Epson Stylus Pro 11880 / PX-20000 with … Continue reading
