Release Notes

English

Preps 5.1.1

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Introduction
These release notes highlight the changes and improvements that were made to the
5.1 release of Preps software. For the most current information at time of release,
go to http:\\www.creo.com\.
The Preps 5.1 Release Notes in English as well as German, French, Italian, Spanish,
Japanese, and Simplified Chinese, remain available on the Preps 5.1.1 CD and at
http:\\www.creo.com\. The Preps 5.1 Last Minute Release Notes (English only) are
also included on the CD and available online.

Installation Requirements
Macintosh Installation Requirements
Recommended System Requirements Minimum System Requirements
Mac OS X version 10.3a
Power Mac G5 Power Mac G3
1 GHz G5 processor 350 MHz G3 processor
512 MB RAM 128 MB RAM
HFS+ hard disk with 1 GB free space HFS+ hard disk with 500 MB free space
CD-ROM drive
USB port
1024 768 monitor resolution
a. Preps 5.1.1 will not yet run on Mac OS X v10.4, because the current dongle driver
is not compatible with the latest Tiger beta builds. We will post a compatible driver
as soon as Rainbow releases one.

Windows Installation Requirements

Recommended System Requirements Minimum System Requirements
Windows XP Professional Windows 2000, Windows XP or XP
Professional, or Windows Server 2003
I GHz Intel Pentium 3 processor 233 MHz Intel Pentium 2 processor
512 MB RAM 128 MB RAM
1 GB free hard disk space 500 MB free hard disk space
CD-ROM drive
Parallel (for existing dongle) or USB port
1024 768 monitor resolution
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Installation Procedure
Preps 5.1.1 is available as a full installer for new installations or as an updater for
existing Preps installations.

Installing Full Preps 5.1.1

Before you start, note that this release of Preps requires a valid Preps 5.x license and
dongle. The installer places the software into a new folder called Preps 5.1.
To install the software, insert the Preps 5.1.1 CD and then select the appropriate
procedure for the operating system:

Mac OS X v10.3
1. Double-click the Preps_5-1-1_Installer.dmg icon to open the Preps disk image.
2. Drag the Preps 5.1 folder to the Applications folder.

Windows
1. Double-click the Preps_5-1-1_Installer.exe to start the installer.
2. Follow the instructions as they appear until installation is complete.

Installing Preps 5.1.1 Update

Use this procedure only if Preps 5.1 is already installed on the computer. If this is a
new installation of Preps or if you are upgrading from Preps 5.0.x or earlier, you
require the full Preps 5.1.1 Installer (see previous section).
Ensure that Preps is not running before installing the update.
Download the Preps 5.1.1 updater from the Preps Downloads page on http://
www.creo.com/.
To complete the installation, follow the correct procedure for the operating system:

Mac OS X v10.3
1. Copy the Preps_5-1-1_Updater.pkg.bin file to the hard drive.
2. Decompress the file and then double-click the Preps 5.1.1 Updater.pkg icon.
This starts the installer and updates Preps 5.1 to Preps 5.1.1.

Windows
1. Double-click Preps_5-1-1_Updater.exe to start the installer.
2. Follow the instructions as they appear.
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Uninstalling Preps 5.1.1 Update

These procedures describe how to revert to the most recent Preps update (5.1)
before the current one (5.1.1).

Mac OS X v10.3
1. Delete the Preps 5 file from the Preps 5.1 folder.
2. Rename the Preps 5.1 (old) file to Preps 5.
3. Delete the Preps 5.1.1 Updater.pkg installation receipt from the MacHD/
Library/Receipts folder. (This assumes that MacHD is the name of the drive on
which Preps is installed; otherwise, substitute the actual drive name.)
Important:
This step is very important if you plan to reinstall the Preps 5.1.1 update
later. If you do not delete the installation receipt and later attempt to
reinstall the update, an error message informs you that the Preps 5.1.1
update has already been installed.

Windows
1. To uninstall, double-click the Restore51.bat file in the Preps 5.1 folder.
2. Delete the Restore511.bat file because it is no longer useful.

Enhancement
Default CJK Text-Mark Fonts for Preview and Output RIP
You can change the default font used for Japanese or Simplified Chinese text mark.
For Preview text marks, you can only use a font that does not require a license. TA
separate text mark font can be specified for output RIP files.
1. Place a copy of the PostScript font file that you want to use in the Preps/RIP/
Resource/CIDFont folder.

2. Open that file in a text editor and note or copy the font name and character
collection as specified in the files title linefor example, the title might be
%%Title: (HeiseiMin-W3 Adobe Japan1 2).

3. Open the default.cfg file in a text editor and locate the applicable lines. The
actual values might be differentfor example, if this is a Japanese file:
-CJK_TEXTMARKFONTNAME:Sazanami-Mincho-Regular
-CJK_TEXTMARKFONTNAMEPREVIEW:Sazanami-Mincho-Regular
-CJK_TEXTMARKCHARACTERCOLLECTION:Adobe-Japan1-2
RIP font:
-CJK_TEXTMARKFONTNAME specifies the default font that the output RIP uses
to render the mark.
Preview font:
-CJK_TEXTMARKFONTNAMEPREVIEW specifies the default font that will be used
by Preps Preview to display text marks.
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4. Replace the values with the new font informationfor example:

-CJK_TEXTMARKFONTNAME:HeiseiMin-W3
-CJK_TEXTMARKFONTNAMEPREVIEW:HeiseiMin-W3
-CJK_TEXTMARKCHARACTERCOLLECTION:Adobe-Japan1-2
Important: There must be no spaces in the values you specify in the .cfg file. Be
sure to replace any space with a dashdo not use any other character.

Problems Fixed
This section lists problems that are resolved in the current release of Preps software.

Macintosh
24240Brisque Preps Brisque now generates output files if the default output path is not valid.

Windows
24241Automation PrepsSrv no longer fails to process subsequent jobs after a first job is processed.

24236Job saves Preps no longer crashes if you do anything else after saving a job.

Macintosh and Windows

24238Divided output Printing divided output is no longer problematic.
24247Output Output pages of PDF jobs no longer shift incorrectly.