New features in PrintPreview UB+

PrintPreview UB+ now offers enhanced compatibility with PostScript and PDF print jobs, supports transparencies, and is compatible with the latest RIPs.

Transparency preview support

Since only PDF documents support transparency, the document must be exported as PDF and printed via HELIOS PDF HandShake UB+.

• Transparencies and drop shadows are correctly rendered in both in-RIP separations and composite
• Special view shows affected areas
• Can detect jobs that need flattening , e.g. in case RIP does not support transparencies

New transparency options in HELIOS Admin

HELIOS Admin now features the "PDF Transparency" option, which is used to indicate if the RIP supports transparency. If yes, transparencies are rendered. Otherwise, if transparencies are in the job, the job errors out, and can be sent to flattening (e.g. via HELIOS Tool Server UB+).

PDF Transparency option

Add Transparency Mask option

The "Add Transparency Mask Layer" option indicates transparencies in a document by a magenta layer (default color; can be changed via preference) ...

Add Transparency Mask Layer option: Composite view – enable transparency mask view by moving the mouse over the image

... and "Add Transparency Mask Channel" indicates areas that are affected by transparencies as a separate channel.

Add Transparency Mask Channel option: Composite view – enable transparency mask view by moving the mouse over the image

See additional changes in HELIOS Base UB+

See changes from HELIOS 4th generation to UB

See changes in HELIOS 4th generation

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