Author Archives: jason

Using a Solid State Drive (SSD) for Working Paths

Posted on March 8, 2013 by jason

Working Paths are the folders used by the Blackmagic / Megarip / Veripress Server to store and process jobs. There are four paths:- Raster – holds all the imaged and rendered previews, jobs and print files while they are live … Continue reading →

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Java Error on Mac OS X Lion 10.7

Posted on December 6, 2012 by jason

Users on Mac OS X Lion 10.7 and Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 may encounter a pop up message when they open a Serendipity Client window or Application containing a list of Spectrophotometer instruments, e.g. the Lineariser. The message … Continue reading →

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Spectrophotometer driver missing from the Instrument drop-down list

Posted on December 3, 2012 by jason

My spectrophotometer is missing from the instrument drop-down list. Users may find their spectrophotometer missing from the available instrument driver options in the Lineariser, Spectro, Calcheck and Displays applications or from Workbench Data Types such as Paper Profile. Firstly, check … Continue reading →

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Black Point Compensation

Posted on December 3, 2012 by jason

This article refers to features included in Serendipity Blackmagic / Megarip version 5.4.03 and earlier. Users may periodically find that the dark areas of a photographic print appear murky and lacking shadow detail when compared to the digital source image. … Continue reading →

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Borderless Printing and Centering on Epson Printers

Posted on August 3, 2012 by jason

To use the Borderless printing option for Epson printers with Blackmagic/Megarip the configure the following parameters… NOTE – Borderless printing on all sides is possible when using roll paper, and on the left and right only when using cut sheet … Continue reading →

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