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Minimum Dot – Flexographic drop-off simulation

Serendipity Blackmagic / Veripress 8.1.01+ adds a new Minimum Dot % simulation feature to print and soft proofing workflows. This feature’s primary function is to simulate the effects of drop-off in Flexographic print. Drop-off is a term used to describe the … Continue reading

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Printer and Spectrophotometer drivers on Apple silicon (ARM-based) Macs – Rosetta mode

Serendipity Blackmagic / Megarip / Veripress 8.1.01+ is compatible with Apple silicon (ARM-based) Macs running macOS 11 Big Sur and above. Why do printer and spectrophotometer drivers appear to be missing from my Apple silicon software installation? The release of … Continue reading

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macOS 11 / 12 / 13 and Apple M1 chip compatibility

The following is an FAQ for Serendipity Blackmagic / Megarip / Veripress users migrating to, or installing software on one of Apple’s recent macOS operating systems, and those using ARM-based (M1/M2) Mac hardware. Is my software version compatible with macOS … Continue reading

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Serendipity Blackmagic / Megarip / Veripress version 8.0+ Sentinel Dongles

IMPORTANT NOTE for existing Sentinel Dongle users upgrading to Serendipity Blackmagic / Megarip / Veripress version 8.0+. As of version 8.0+, legacy Sentinel Dongle users must now start the product Server application using the following executable files:- WINDOWS …/Serendipity/Serendipity Blackmagic/bin/bmagic-compat.exe … Continue reading

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Job Image Failure – duplicate job ID

In certain circumstances, users running a Serendipity Blackmagic / Veripress server with one or more additional Cluster Nodes may encounter a job Imaging Failure caused by a duplicate job ID. Duplicate job IDs only occur on rare occasions, caused by … Continue reading

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