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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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Server Email Notifications

Did you know the Serendipity Blackmagic / Megarip / Veripress Server can be configured to send email notifications of system events? Available Notifications cover several categories from critical server or job failures, to remaining printer media messages. When the function is … Continue reading

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Sentinel Dongle Driver – macOS 10.13.x / 10.14.x / 10.15.x App Security permission

Serendipity Blackmagic / Megarip / Veripress users with Sentinel dongles may encounter the following messages when starting the Blackmagic / Megarip / Veripress Server immediately after software installation or after a macOS 10.13.x or 10.14.x Security Update: After a fresh install … Continue reading

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Honour Embedded Screening

Serendipity Blackmagic / Megarip 7.1.01+ features an Honour embedded screening function in the Jobticket > Postscript / PDF Options panel. When active, this option extracts the screen angles and frequency (LPI) values embedded in supported Adobe separated postscript files, using … Continue reading

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