PressPerCent Pro Changelog

What's new in PressPerCent Pro 3.6.7

Nov 26, 2023
  • Adds an option to use Artifex Ghostscript interpreter/renderer for PostScript to PDF files conversion. (This might be of interest for macOS 14 users who no longer have PostScript normalizer built into the system.)

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.6.6 (Oct 19, 2023)

  • Some UI fixes that were required for macOS 14 (‘Sonoma’) compatibility

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.6.5 (Aug 8, 2023)

  • New options for ‘Page Settings’ dialog.
  • Other fixes and enhancements that were accumulated since 3.6.4 release.

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.6.4 (Nov 27, 2022)

  • Minor fixes and enhancements.

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.6.3 (Oct 23, 2022)

  • New option to use Artifex Ghostscript interpreter/renderer for PDF files processing.
  • Other minor fixes and enhancements.

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.6.2 (Feb 22, 2022)

  • Minor fixes and enhancements.

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.6.1 (Apr 6, 2021)

  • Minor fixes and enhancements.

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.6 (Mar 24, 2021)

  • Adds native support for ‘Apple Silicon’ Macs.
  • Several issues were fixed.
  • Updated plug-in versions are provided in ‘Optional Plug-ins’ folder.

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.5.1 (Nov 11, 2020)

  • Cosmetic user interface changes
  • ‘Dark Mode’ is supported (under macOS 10.14 and above)

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.5 (Oct 10, 2019)

  • Includes new ‘Notarized’ builds of all applications and plug-ins that are required for macOS 10.15 (‘Catalina’) compatibility.
  • ‘SmartCard Writer’ application (that could be used to write cards for Manroland presses) was updated to version 2.5. Now it is 64-bit application without support for older OmniKey readers.

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.4.18 (Apr 5, 2019)

  • Processing improvements for 8-bit TIFF files.

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.4.17 (Mar 18, 2019)

  • Fixes and enhancements accumulated since 3.4.16 release.

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.4.16 (Dec 10, 2017)

  • Minor fixes to application and plug-ins code.

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.4.15 (Nov 30, 2017)

  • Minor fixes to application and plug-ins code.

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.4.14 (Oct 7, 2017)

  • Stability fixes for macOS 10.13 (‘High Sierra’).
  • Minor fixes and enhancements for application and several plug-ins code.

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.4.13 (Sep 1, 2017)

  • Minor fixes and enhancements accumulated since 3.4.12 version release.

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.4.12 (May 31, 2017)

  • Minor UI fixes and enhancements.
  • ‘SmartCard Writer’ application (that could be used to write cards for Manroland presses) was updated to version 2.4.

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.4.11 (Apr 25, 2017)

  • Minor fixes and enhancements accumulated since 3.4.10 version release.
  • ‘SmartCard Writer’ application was updated to version 2.3.1 (with support for new revision of HID OMNIKEY readers).

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.4.10 (Feb 20, 2017)

  • Minor fixes and enhancements accumulated since 3.4.9 version release.
  • ‘SmartCard Writer’ application (that writes Job Cards for Manroland presses) was upgraded to version 2.3 with support for ACS ACR38U readers.

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.4.9 (Jan 20, 2017)

  • Minor fixes and enhancements accumulated since 3.4.8 version release.

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.4.8 (Oct 4, 2016)

  • Fix for ‘Application Support’ folder creation problem (that appeared in 3.4.7 version).

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.4.7 (Sep 27, 2016)

  • Minor fixes to the application package and UI for smoother experience under Mac OS X 10.12 (aka ‘macOS 10.12’ or ‘macOS Sierra’).

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.4.6 (Jul 26, 2016)

  • Minor fixes and changes to the application and several plug-ins.

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.4.5 (Mar 2, 2016)

  • Minor fixes and changes to the application and several plug-ins.

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.4.2 (Mar 26, 2015)

  • Minor fixes and enhancements.

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.4.1 (Mar 20, 2015)

  • Several reported issues were fixed.

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.4 (Mar 12, 2015)

  • Minor changes in settings and options configuration.
  • Several issues we resolved and fixed.
  • Updated plug-in versions are provided in ‘Optional Plug-ins’ folder.

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.3.3 (Nov 13, 2014)

  • Minor fixes to main application and selected plug-ins.

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.3.2 (Aug 8, 2014)

  • Minor fixes and enhancements.

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.3.1 (Jul 17, 2014)

  • Minor user interface fixes.

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.3 (Jul 3, 2014)

  • ‘Print’ and ‘PDF Export’ commands were replaced by configurable list of commands with more options.
  • New option to automatically combine 1-bit TIFF (and CIP3 PPF) separations in hot folders was added to ‘Processing Schemes’.
  • ‘SmartCard Writer’ application (that writes Job Cards for Manroland presses) was upgraded to version 2.0 with support for OmniKey CardMan readers and UI changes.
  • Other enhancements and bugs fixes.

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.2 (Mar 4, 2014)

  • More flexible job processing with customizable ‘Processing Schemes’.
  • ‘Tone Curves’ for halftone/dot-percentage compensation in ‘Page Settings’.
  • Automatic mounting of network servers.
  • Other enhancements and bugs fixes.

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.1.5 (Sep 23, 2013)

  • Minor fixes and changes as requested by users.
  • Some fixes for forthcoming Mac OS X 10.9 (‘Mavericks’) release.

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.1.4 (Jul 23, 2013)

  • Minor fixes and changes in some plug-ins

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.1.3 (May 10, 2013)

  • Minor features upgrade as per users requests, interface fixes and performance improvements.

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.1.2 (Dec 12, 2012)

  • Fixes issue with preview creation in BMP format (used by several plug-ins)

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.1.1 (Nov 16, 2012)

  • Restores ability to read/open ‘resource-based’ jobs and settings created by old PressPerCent versions. (Note: It will be removed again and forever in some future version.)

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.1 (Nov 9, 2012)

  • Some fixes for obscure bugs in application and plug-ins code.
  • Minor interface enhancements.
  • Internal changes that add better support for recent Mac OS X versions.

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.0.8 (Jun 18, 2012)

  • New preferences options to define ‘Name Presets’ for export files.
  • All export plug-ins were updated to work with ‘Name Presets’ (older plug-ins are not compatible).
  • Some interface fixes and improvements.

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.0.7 (Apr 13, 2012)

  • ‘Units List’ (in ‘General’ panel of ‘Press Settings’ dialog) was replaced by more compact graphical view with press configuration scheme. Units and Runs there can be rearranged by drag'n'drop now.
  • Individual ‘Unit Rules’ (in ‘General’ panel of ‘Press Settings’) and ‘Hot Folder Actions’ (in ‘Production’ panel of ‘PressPerCent Preferences’) can now be rearranged using drag'n'drop.
  • ‘Hot Folder Actions’ are now more compact (that makes possible to configure many actions for each hot folder on smaller screens).
  • Processing of CIP3 PPF files with ‘composite’ CMYK previews was fixed.

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.0.6 (Mar 21, 2012)

  • New preferences options to manage ‘Spot Color Libraries’.
  • New options to define ‘Non-printable’ (proofing) spot color names.
  • More options to control disk space used by PressPetCent's jobs.
  • Internal changes to make settings and preferences data saves more reliable (to prevent accidental data loss).
  • Changes to several plug-ins code.

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.0.5 (Feb 13, 2012)

  • Stability and interface fixes (a probelm with application crash after user type new name for spot solor or sheet name was fixed among other stuff).
  • Fixes of several plug-ins code ("Heidelberg CDK", "Mitsubishi REP").

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.0.4 (Dec 1, 2011)

  • Stability and interface fixes.
  • Improved processing of subfolders with jobs within hot folders.
  • Visual changes to layouts of printouts.
  • New ‘Flood Coating’ option with fixed values of ink keys for press units.
  • Additional application version with Mac OS X 10.4 compatibility is included.

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.0.3 (Sep 15, 2011)

  • Another bunch of fixes for 3.0.x versions. This version fine-tunes parts of Cocoa interface code. Recommended update for all PressPerCent users.

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.0.2 (Sep 2, 2011)

  • More fixes for 3.0.x versions (processing of subfolders within hot folders, press and page settings selection in dialogs, etc.)

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.0.1 (Aug 22, 2011)

  • The first bunch of fixes for 3.0 release (pop-up menu behaviour in spot library palette windows, resolution scaling during PDF processing, saving of ducuments with new file names,etc.)

New in PressPerCent Pro 3.0 (Aug 22, 2011)

  • Adds 64-bit code version for both Intel and PowerPC based Macs.
  • Major internal and minor user interface changes that were required for 64-bit support.
  • Some fixes for Mac OS X 10.7 (‘Lion’).
  • Stability fixes for multi-cores and multi-processors systems.
  • New minimal system requirements: Mac OS X 10.5 or above.

New in PressPerCent Pro 2.9.1 (Mar 22, 2011)

  • Stability fixes for Hot Folders processing in Demo mode.
  • Internal changes to UI support code.

New in PressPerCent Pro 2.9 (Mar 7, 2011)

  • New ‘Hot Folders Monitor’ window for better control of hot folders processing.
  • New ‘Inspect PPF File’ command that shows preview for jobs in CIP3 PPF format and lets you to tweak some options before processing them.
  • Improved CIP3 PPF files handling that allows to preserve page and paper properties of incoming files.
(Please, test with your PPF files and adjust ‘Page Settings’ if needed.)
  • New ‘Activity Log’ with improved display of jobs processing status.
  • New single window interface option with all frequently needed stuff displayed in one window.
  • New thumbnail preview for the selected job in Processed Jobs list.
  • Hot folders now could be configured to perform more than one action on incoming files.
  • New export plug-ins (old plug-ins are not compatible).
  • Jobs processing and other internal parts of the application were re-written to take better advantage of multi-core and multi-processor systems.

New in PressPerCent Pro 2.8.1 (May 31, 2010)

  • Stability fixes.

New in PressPerCent Pro 2.8 (May 12, 2010)

  • New internal jobs format for faster jobs opening/loading.
  • More polished interface look and better screen preview.
  • New printing and PDF export with more options.
  • New export plug-ins (old plug-ins are not compatible).
  • New paper specification options in Page Settings.
  • More options for press ‘indicator’.
  • Improved calibration curves editor.
  • New dialog for multiple jobs export.

New in PressPerCent Pro 2.7.1 (Jun 19, 2008)

  • Stability fixes.