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How to Calculate Accuracy Correction

Posted on July 6, 2012 by mandy

This article refers to features included in Serendipity Blackmagic / Megarip version 5.4.03 and earlier. Accuracy Correction may be used when dimensions of printed jobs do not precisely match the dimensions of submitted files. It is used to compensate for … Continue reading →

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Using an iPad as a Touch Console Screen

Posted on July 4, 2012 by mandy

Various apps are available that allow an iPad to be connected to a Mac OS X or Windows computer and used an additional touch screen display. Serendipity Blackmagic and Veripress is able to utilise an iPad connected in this way … Continue reading →

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How To Add a Separator Page

Posted on July 4, 2012 by mandy

When proofing a complete booklet or magazine as paired pages that is perfect bound, it can be useful to find each section easily so that they can be folded, ready for the final assembly. Each section is usually 8 or … Continue reading →

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How To Output Paired De-Imposition

Posted on July 4, 2012 by mandy

The following guide will build on the How To Submit Files for De-Imposition documentation and add some extra functionality. We will be using the files located in the deimposition_guide.zip file also available for download. For saddle stitch and perfect bound … Continue reading →

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How to Submit Files for De-Imposition

Posted on June 28, 2012 by mandy

This guide will take you through the various stages needed to de-impose a job using a signature. The job used in this example will be in Serendipity Blackmagic Image format with sigantures generated in Dynastrip. A Xante CL30 printer will … Continue reading →

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