Build 365:
- bug fix: the Force CMYK output option crashed with composite device

Build 363: 
- bug fix: the dot meter didn't create debug files

Build 362:
– bug fix: hopefully the last fix regarding the ink spread compensation and trapping (the unusually high number of fixes causing further problems were caused by misnamed variables). This time the positive (normal) ink spread compensation didn't work.

Build 361:
- bug fix: the dotmeter.dll had a hardcoded path reference that failed with error on certain installations

Build 360:
- bug fix: since the negative ink spread compensation introduced in build 348, the trapping module crashed in certain conditions

Build 359:
- improvement: the TIFF output driver is now able to output 2 bits/pixel data (useful for inkjet devices with VSD)
- improvement: RAW output driver added (yet for 2 bits/pixel data only)
- improvement: USB microscope based dotmeter support added (see Calibration curve dialog)
- bug fix: the contone 16 bit output of StudioRIP wasn't accurate (white pixels on 100% black areas)

Build 358:
- improvement: Elliptic round dot shapes added: near the 50% they act like elliptic dots (rhomboid shape), but otherwise the dots are round rather than elliptic
- improvement: the dynamic density modulation system of the Epson driver wasn't accurate enough (the requested density for a given percentage wasn't applied accurately, especially for steep parts of the curve). WARNING!!! If calibrations were made with the old system, using the new Epson.dll may cause slight but visible density or percentage changes. 

Build 357:
- bug fix: the Epson driver sometimes printed distorted image if the dot type/size parameters were changed from Default.

Build 356:
- bug fix: the storage path field of the Server options dialog accepted paths without backslash at the end, causing file saving failure on jobs coming from StudioRIP printers (including the transparency flattener);
- bug fix: the file saving failure above caused a crash, now a decent error message is displayed instead.

Build 355:
- bug fix: densities over 100 didn't work with the new Epson driver since the dynamic density modulation (build 337)

Build 354:
- bug fix: Win8-64 systems did not recognize the HASP key. The newest HASP driver is now included, which is compatible with Win8-64.

Build 353:
- bug fix: the interpolation engine used by the dynamic density modulation in the Epson driver wasn't properly initialized, sometimes causing random density values.
- bug fix: using horizontal twin mode after normal mode resulted in half density printing; re-printing the same job worked well the second time
- bug fix: the Epson GUI did not preserve the constant density values
- bug fix: the Epson GUI defaulted the density value to 0 when the user selected constant mode

Build 352:
- bug fix: the Epson GUI disabled but did not reset the value of the second separation ink box when single ink was selected, resulting in wrong printed result. 
- bug fix: the EtherLino driver did not work with the new EtherSetter firmware.

Build 351:
- bug fix: various problems fixed with the new Epson GUI

Build 350:
- improvement: the Engine properties dialog of the Epson printers has its own user interface (instead of the common list-based interface used previously). The new interface is easier to use and more intuitive.

Build 349:
- bug fix: certain jobs with pantone colors crashed the RIP due to a version mismatch of the rendering DLLs.

Build 348:
- improvement: the ink spread compensation can work now in negative mode too (e.g. making black on white text thicker rather than thinner), useful for printing negative film with inkjet printers. 

Build 347:
- bug fix: another multitask bug of the preview system, affecting the automatic (job style based) image export feature 

Build 346:
- bug fix: the new i1 Pro 2 compatible plugin had stability issues. Now it seems to be stable.

Build 345:
- administrative: the non-standard angles can be now used without the flexo option

Build 344:
- improvement: adding a 'HideDisabledOptions=1' line into the 'General' tab of the Setup.ini file will instruct the client application to hide the disabled options (except the main option), i.e. in the option list will appear only the active options.
- bug fix: the 16-bits contone TIFF files compressed with Packbits were not read properly.

Build 343:
- bug fix: the screen generation wasn't fully thread safe, and could crash in certain conditions
- bug fix: the image export had some bugs causing occasional crashes or corrupt image

Build 342:
- bug fix: the dot cache was disabled, the screens were generated for each job

Build 341:
- improvement: the old i1 interface DLL from X-Rite was faulty, causing power issues (any slight problem with the USB power caused device failure, and sometimes i1 pro 2 devices didn't start up at all). It seems their new DLL doesn't have this problem anymore.

Build 340:
- more post processing patterns available (for higher DPI machines)

Build 339:
- the new Epson.dll hasn't been replaced in build 337-338, so these builds make no sense and are removed now. Use 339 instead, this has the new updated dll.

Build 338:
- bug fix: if an ICC profile was marked as read only, ripping could fail with access denied error.

Build 337:
*********************************** WARNING!!! ******************************
The Epson driver has changed, and it isn't backward compatible. Users who have changed the ink density should create density modulation files. Read the instructions in the files in the Density modulation folder. We recommend that dealers create their own density modulation files for their distributed media types. 
- improvement: the dynamic density modulation technology has been introduced into the Epson driver. This technology allows the control of the ink density dynamically, depending on the halftone percentage of the area the given pixel belongs to (i.e. a different density can be applied to a 20% area than to a 50% area). This technology also simplifies the parameter list (replacing several parameters by one INI file). The new technology can do everything the old driver did (small pixel protection, outline protection, secondary ink density etc.), but in a different approach. Read the density modulation files for further information.
- improvement: the 'Epson Stylus Pro 7900 4-channel K' printer has been added to the device list. This printer can be used with SP7900 printers that have black ink in the orange, green, black and light black channels, providing very high printing speed (approx. 10 A3 plates/hour on 2880x2880 dpi). 

Build 336:
- improvement: flexo pillar + shifted screen added (both systems applying simultaneously);
- improvement: the flexo pillar hybrid now first builds the normal hybrid structure (to reach small dots that don't print but are supporting each other), and only then builds the pillar dots;
- improvement: ink duct control files containing a preview image (PPF, BMP, JPG) now allow DPI setting (it's been hardcoded to 50 dpi previously), and the PPF output also allows RLE compression. 

Build 335:
- bug fix: in multi-user configurations the preview could crash due to multi-thread problems
- improvement: Epson SC-T series added
- improvement: new checkbox in the Printer profile dialog for forcing positive curves (useful in the case of negative working CTP machines where no negative measurements are made anyway, so it doesn't make sense to work with negative curves). 

Build 334:
- bug fix: an i32 driver update (made months ago) hasn't been included yet, now it is.

Build 333:
- improvement: Server options > Keep temp folder clean option added. When turned on, TIFF files are immediately deleted from the TEMP folder after sent to the Print manager, and the processing is suspended whenever there are more than 2 files waiting to be sent to the PM. This option is useful for cases when jobs with many pages are processed (e.g. 1000 pages), which would fill the HDD.

Build 332:
- improvement: the functionality of the previously removed UCR/BG option is back through the 'disable color space' option added to the Separations task.
- improvement: when the transparency flattening needs RGB -> CMYK conversion, it uses now the color profile specified in the job style. Due to the different CMM of Adobe, the color match isn't 100% perfect, but differences between flattened and unflattened jobs are almost impossible to see. The best match is obtained with StudioRIP rendering intent set to Perceptual.
- bug fix: a minor ICC encoding issue in the profiling module fixed (probably the bug did not have any influence).

Build 331:
- bug fix: the ink spread compensation did not work for single color jobs

Build 330:
- bug fix: complex overprint (of over 4 components overprinted) could fail with crash or unpredictable behavior
- improvement: Epson printing speed can be doubled by using two channels in parallel, the even columns being printed by one channel, the odd columns by the other channel (e.g. PK and MK on a 7700). The recommended usage is on 2880x2880 (on 1440x1440 the quality difference might become obvious). The new option is available through the 'second separation ink horizontal twin mode', used in conjunction with the 'Black ink' parameter set to a dual ink mode (e.g. 'Black + other K channel). The right value (left or right) is set empirically (whichever gives better result), depending on the geometry of the head.

Build 329:
- bug fix: empty pages weren't exported from the Export image task
- improvement: the Epson driver will spool the job with the real name of the job (rather than 'RIP document')

Build 328:
- bug fix: empty sheets crashed the N-Color soft proof generation done from the Client's 'Export image' command

Build 327:
- bug fix: the PS-embedded 1-bit output did not work in the DeviceGray color space for separations, some very idiotic RIPs were affected by this,
- bug fix: the PS-embedded 1-bit output had wrong bit order for non-CMYK jobs,
- improvement: force all colors option for marks, enabled by default for the proof test chart.

Build 326:
- bug fix: the Herkules driver didn't work on 3387 dpi

Build 325:
- improvement: support for conditional engine parameters added. For example, "50% slower{CM}15% slower" means that for cyan or magenta plates the value will be '15% slower', while for any other plates it will be '50% slower'. 

Build 324: 
- bug fix: trapping turned on for separations crashed the RIP

Build 323:
- improvement: Elliptical asymmetric dot shape added, optimized for inkjet technologies with big dot gain and inaccurate droplet placement
- improvement: engine settings can be hidden from unauthorized users (instead of the printer profile protection feature of build 320)

Build 322:
- bug fix: extreme resolution & file size & number of channels could lead to out of memory error (due to the preview file handling). Previews files now use very little RAM.

Build 321:
- improvement: the Print manager docker shows the job sizes down to millimeter (metric) or 1/100 inches (imperial) precision

Build 320:
- bug fix: file mapping error occured in some RAM nearly full scenarios while saving TIFFs
- improvement: modifying printer profiles can be forbidden now for users through the user management window

Build 319:
- bug fix: black overprint was applied to black parts of gradients

Build 318:
- bug fix: the flexo pillar dot shape parameters weren't passed correctly (the density parameter was used for the size of the dot).

Build 317:
- administrative: the new feature policy (due from 1st February 2013) implemented (much less features will appear in the show license dialog). Backward compatible with old dongles. 

Build 316:
- bug fix: high dpi and low lpi combinations could crash the RIP
- bug fix: the rotated dot shape was generated using the ideal screen angle (e.g. 15 degrees), while the actual screen angle was sometimes significantly different (e.g. 14.16 deg). With high dpi and low lpi combinations this could become visible (most obviously on the 50% checkerboard pattern where the edges didn't touch each other). The rotated dot shape now uses the actual screen angle.

Build 315:
- improvement: possibility to enforce the right order of CMYK channels in the JLYT file
- bug fix: the contone output for TIFF files defaulted an internal StudioRIP compression (PackWords) for 1-bit compression types

Build 314:
- bug fix: the Engine parameters opened by the Copy values... button in the printer profile did not have the string values set properly

Build 313:
- bug fix: page collection of plates of different colors caused crash (bug introduced by build 303)

Build 312:
- bug fix: the Start and Stop (check and unckeck) buttons on the job browser toolbar didn't work.

Build 311:
- bug fix: the ink spread compensation generated trapping license warning if there was no trapping on the dongle.

Build 310:
- bug fix: we've left in a debug window that appeared for transparencies.

Build 309:
- bug fix: some Epson parameters from the end of the parameter list were missing since build 299.

Build 308:
- improvement: outline protection can be turned off now in post processing > black tint texture by setting the protect edges parameter to 0 pixels.

Build 307:
- improvement: the gradient improvement introduced in version 302 turned out to be too slow, so now there is an option for it (Interpretation > Other > Precision shading). Turning it off (which is default) works as before, turning it on will work on perfect quality, but slow. In v3 there will be probably no further improvement on this. Version 4 will have a completely different concept on gradient rendering, it will have perfect quality on very high speed.

Build 306:
- bug fix: the dot chunk removal didn't work for larger dots than approx. 10 pixels

Build 305:
- bug fix: the black overprint bug fix of build 302 could cause crashes. 

Build 304:
- bug fix: build 303 introduced a silly bug, 1-bit images were saved as 8-bit. Build 303 removed, as it's useless. 

Build 303:
- bug fix: LZW compression could fail for wide pages
- improvement: pixel interlaced TIFFs can be output now (so regular CMYK images, opened by any viewer, can be generated now with StudioRIP)

Build 302:
- bug fix: some level 3 gradients were processed erronously, the triangle shapes became visible instead of a perfectly smooth output
- bug fix: black overprint didn't work if there were spot colors behind the black to be overprinted

Build 301:
- bug fix: the Epson driver got in infinite loop for pages shorter than approx. 1 inch, if RIP-based MW was turned on

Build 300:
- bug fix: changing the docker structure could crash the server
- bug fix: the post-processing could crash for empty scanlines

Build 299:
- improvement: MicroWeave fading added to the Epson driver
- bug fix: perfector back page positioning was faulty
- bug fix: the percentage-micron conversion was faulty in the hybrid screening section for certain boxes
- bug fix: certain trapping and ink spread compensation combination crashed the RIP
- bug fix: the job styles were sometimes not saved properly or even lost due to a Windows API stupidity (RemoveDir deletes a folder delayed)
- improvement: separations can be printed with PK+MK inks on the Epson x700 series
- bug fix: changing a color to Unidentified color in the Angle/Color table (Job style > Screening) crashed the Client
- improvement: overwrite TIFF option added to the Tiff output driver too

Build 298:
- improvement: new box for yellow frequency control
- bug fix: If Separation option is entirely disabled Studiorip may handle Separation DeviceN color spaces in a wrong way, particularily when the color space has one or more process color components (/Cyan, /magenta, /Yellow or /Black)
- bug fix: ink spread compensation not working for b/w jobs

Build 297:
- bug fix: text marks in contone mode could crash the RIP

Build 296:
- improvement: upgrade to Adobe Reader 11 
- bug fix: since the Unicode transition (build 218) the color management was sometimes wrong in transparency jobs (typically CMYK colors not preserved)
- bug fix: compression filters may fail on very fine patterns (such as the one generated by the texture replacement)
- improvement: the flexo filters are now faster (up to 2-3x speed gain)

Build 295:
- improvement: texture replacement now has decent user interface
- bug fix: the view boxes were empty on operating systems with certain UI magnification settings

Build 294:
- improvement: dot chunk removal feature added (useful in flexo);
- improvement: texture replacement feature added (useful in flexo);
- improvement: supporting pillar hybrid screening added (useful in flexo);
- bug fix: when bitmap files were opened directly (e.g. TIFF, JPEG, BMP instead of PS, PDF), the last 1-7 pixels of the scanlines were wrong (possibly causing a vertical line on the right edge);
- bug fix: certain regional setting parameters were causing PS interpretation errors;
- bug fix: low LPI values could crash the RIP, or were processed very slowly;
- bug fix: the limitations of certain Inkjet Editions were set erronously;
- improvement: Inkjet Edition have no resolution limit from now on (so 2880 dpi can be used from IE);

Build 293:
- improvement: ink spread compensation (ISC) feature added (see Post-processing task in the job styles), improving the appearance of small think vector objects (such as small texts) on systems with high dot gain. While the dot gain compensation influences only the percentages of the halftones, the ISC makes the vector objects thinner, so then after the dot gain they'll reach the desired thickness. 
- improvement: cassette added to Paper tray options (for 4900 and other models with paper cassette)
- administrative: the Indigo driver is from now on permanent (so far it's been time limited), linked to the Workflow Edition.

Build 292:
- improvement: BigTIFF support (TIFF files of over 4 GB supported)
- improvement: sometimes TIFF files contain, beside the 1-bit image preview, also a 8-bit preview. When such TIFF files are opened, the preview will be ignored. 

Build 291: 
- bug fix: build 290 didn't contain the newest Client app (with the GUI of the Force CMYK output option)

Build 290:
- improvement: Force CMYK output option added to the Imaging task of the Job style. This option can generate all 4 process color plates even if one or more of them are empty or missing. 
- improvement: Quality enhancement option added to the Epson driver properties. It can improve the quality by using a narrower band of the print head (e.g. only a half inch instead of the full one inch), slowing down the printing process, but making it more accurate. The explanation behind the quality improvement is that the alignment errors between the droplets will become smaller on a smaller distance.
- bug fix: the x700 models didn't work properly (erronous Twin channel list + no matte black support). 

Build 289:
- bug fix: the small dot protection failed in certain conditions (typically when there was no white border around), and also had a little accuracy problem.

Build 288:
- bug fix: the uniform shape fix of 287 seems to have a bug (shown as crash or halftone map open errors), short term fix is that the code is partially disabled (so for flexo hybrid dots it doesn't produce uniform shapes). 

Build 287:
- improvement: the Epson driver has a new technology called small dot protection. This can apply a different density to screen dots composed by a certain number of pixels or less. For example, it can be instructed that any screen dots smaller than 9 pixels to have full density (100%), while bigger screen dots to have the regular density (e.g. 70%). This improves the quality of the small dots. 
- bug fix: the 'Uniforms shape of dots smaller than' option didn't always produce uniform shapes.
- bug fix: 8-bit data (typically bitmaps) had a slight color accuracy issue.
- bug fix: 'out of memory' messages could occur for two reasons (too aggressive memory management and single-strip G4 TIFF generation), both problems fixed.

Build 286:
- improvement: the Epson driver now prints on the first&last inch of the page (so far only certain models and only with borderless mode turned on did this).
- improvement: the twin channel mode is now available from a user friendly setting (appears within the separation inks dropdown of the Epson device settings dialog). 

Build 285:
- improvement: ignored color function added (e.g. PANTONE 333 can be removed/ignored on job sytle basis, without manual removal)
- improvement: ICC-based color management became default (UCR/BG didn't work properly anyway)

Build 284:
- improvement: perfector (duplex) option added to the CIP3/PPF output (creating one file per front and back).

Build 283:
- bug fix: the proofing task in the job style was sometimes displayed erronously
- bug fix. setting a media width of zero in the printer profile crashed the rip

Bulid 282:
- bug fix: a log message could crash the RIP (trying to write the name of a job after it's been deleted);
- bug fix: the HP driver did not properly drive the PCL3-GUI printers (e.g. DJ130);
- bug fix: false alarm for photo jobs (i.e. separations ICC set to device ICC) as being proof jobs.
- bug fix: the Indigo driver did not handle jobs with missing process colors correctly (e.g. C and K only).

Build 281:
- administrative: until a decision is made whether it will be a payable option or not, the expiration day of the JLYT (Indigo) driver is set to 1st October. 

Build 280:
- improvement: OEM customization improved byh removing the application icons, so browsing the program files folder will not show the original StudioRIP icons; also, the Print manager icon removed in the StudioRIP client

Build 279:
- improvement: support for Arabic added (including a partial support for right-to-left written languages, full support coming in version 4)

Build 278:
- improvement: the variable data printing now supports duplex mode too (the master page can have two pages, one for front and one for back); if the duplex printing is configured for both jobs (master and variable), then the right master page will be chosen
- improvement: spot color support added to the Indigo driver

Build 277:
- bug fix: with language files where the docker names were slightly misspelled in the Windows and Main sections (e.g. the Italian file has 'Selezione Lavoro' vs. 'Selezione lavoro'), the docker with misspelled name could disappear.

Build 276:
- bug fix: the perfector rotated just the content of the bounding box of the pages, but – apart from the marks – it should have rotated the entire sheet (i.e. a 2 cm gap on the top has to move to the bottom). 

Build 275:
- bug fix: certain Agfa devices (such as Avantra 30) failed on mirroring the last page of jobs since build 269 (which sets a flag for the last page of the job).

Build 274:
– bug fix: objects marked in the PS/PDF as non-printable were printed

Build 273:
– improvement: BMP type added to Export image (so far we had PDF and JPEG)
– improvement: Overwrite TIFF option added to the Printer profile (if a TIFF with the same name exists in the target folder, it will be overwritten with this option turned on)
– bug fix: CMYK or N-color output didn't work for manual image export
– improvement: 'StudioRIP' removed from the official name of the app, so on Windows crash messages won't mention StudioRIP on rebadged versions
– improvement: updated German translation

Build 272:
– improvement: contone jobs can be now calibrated as well (so far only halftoned jobs had the calibration interface working).

Build 271:
– improvement: 2880 dpi resolution added to the Epson's 360 nozzles/channel models.

Build 270:
– improvement: Indigo driver added

Build 269:
– improvement: the option for creating a copy of the job with a different job style is now available in the Job input workflow task of the job style;
– improvement: the Print manager now sends the 'last page of job' flag towards the device drivers, so now it became possible to create single file for multiple page jobs in drivers that output files (e.g. JLYT or embedded PS); in build 270 the JLYT driver will implement this feature. 

Build 268:
– CRITICAL BUG FIX!!! Since build 261, certain device drivers printed empty pages for separations.

Bulid 267:
- bug fix: the screening module crashed for screen sets with angles close to 0 degrees (e.g. 27.5/57.5/87.5 deg)

Build 266:
- bug fix: the Herkules driver did not work,
- improvement: the number of scanlines per strip (including 0, meaning one strip per page) can be now specified in the TIFF output driver
- bug fix: various issues with the i32 driver

Build 265:
– bug fix: the contone jobs were saved internally as 8-bit TIFFs (the printer profile setting applies only to the job that is output to the TIFF catcher, and even if that was set to 16 bits, the image depth was already lost); as a consequence, the proof accuracy was also slightly worse;
– bug fix: the low resolution preview of contone jobs was corrupt;
- bug fix: the halftone jobs were saved internally as Packbits instead of G4, causing potential performance issues.

Build 264:
- bug fix: hand edited calibration files could crash the RIP; the new code is more robust and tolerant.
- bug fix: opaque colors weren't properly handled by the trapping unit

Build 263:
– improvement: The TIFF output driver is now able to output to multiple locations (e.g. for CTP, proofer and ink duct software)
– bug fix: i32 driver problem

Build 262:
– bug fix: contone jobs raised a halftone error
- bug fix: the bitmap flag could block during interpretation, causing all subsequent vector objects to be treated as bitmap (and therefore ignored ty the trapping).
- bug fix: variable data printing failed in trivial cases like CMYK background and K foreground

Build 261:
- improvement: variable data printing functionality added, see the Imaging task of the job styles;
– bug fix: contone output did not work correctly through the Tiff output driver;
– RipAdministrator could crash on transparency printing if certain registry fields were missing.

Build 260:
– improvement: customized OEM versions of StudioRIP may specify a short RIP name in the Setup.ini file (e.g. RipName = A very long and complicated RIP name, RipNameShort = ShortRIP), which will then be used in the printing system items (prefix for printer names, ports etc.).
– improvement: modifying/removing calibration curve will update the job styles referencing them.

Build 259:
- bug fix: black overprint problem fixed
– improvement: new option in the screening dialog for keeping the same dot shape for the screen dots under a certain size
– improvement: screen dots are optimized for more robust shapes (less pixels 'sticking out'). 
- bug fix: contone dot generation bug fix (build 255) introduced another bug, causing halftone proofing to fail; halftone proofing should work again.

Build 258:
– bug fix: the contone flag was not checked by the PM towards the device driver for the TIFF files, therefore contone TIFF output did not work.
– bug fix: bug in soft proof improvement of build 257, wrong scanline size causing corrupt bitmaps
– improvement: new dot types added (e.g. Diamond)
– improvement: Dutch language files updated

Build 257:
– improvement: soft proofs were exported in one go, so high resolutions or large bitmaps could crash the system by the excessive memory need. Now the PDF are now exported in bands, so any page size and resolution will be handled without problems;
– bug fix: the name of the exported soft proof file was defaulted to empty in the Save as dialog.

Build 256:
– improvement: Cut after job option added to the Print manager settings dialog. This can instruct the PM to do a cut command after each job (not page!!!), maybe used together with the 'continue printing after cut' option. Helpful on online machines, where otherwise the last job would stay in the imagesetter, waiting for the next job.
- bug fix: rare interpretation bug of bitmaps, resulting in fake syntax error (caused by the fact that sometimes a wrong number of scanlines were read from the image stream)

Build 255:
– bug fix: contone jobs still performed screen generation, and failed on low dpi;
– improvement: the Imaging task checkbox is now active; turning it off will not generate output (i.e. will not save the TIFF file to the hot folder), but will do the other workflow tasks (e.g. generating soft or hard proof, ink duct control etc.). Useful in certain workflow scenarios.

Bulid 254:
– improvement: the docker system is now fully customizable (dock sites can be created anywhere in the RIP Client by dragging the splitters at the edge of the page inside the window);
– improvement: the main toolbar can be set to larger icons and button captions;
– improvement: Screen machines updated with references to i32 plugins
– improvement: the Setup.ini can now contain sections to be written in certain files within the StudioRIP data folder (e.g. if there is a section section called [@MyFile Abc], a section [Abc] will be written into the file called MyFile)

Build 253:
– improvement: the setup customization is more flexible (special handling of the Program files and Windows subfolders within the Custom folder).
- improvement: the Drvi32.dll driver has more user friendly parameters (OEM ID and Dongle code), and a crash is also avoided.

Build 252:
– improvement: PS-embedded raster output has a better compression now.
– bug fix: Output path had a double backslash

Build 251:
– bug fix: the imposition task did the imposition even if it's been unchecked, if there was an imposition style selected
- improvement: the screen filtering system accepts now angle too as filtering condition, so for example it's possible to use FM screens for the yellow, and AM screens for the CMK colors.
- bug fix: contone printer profiles failed sending empty pages to the Print manager.
– improvement: the PS embedder driver does now compression too.
- bug fix: non-metric unit did not display job sizes correctly in the Print manager
- improvement: smoothness optimization option added to the screen settings; this will produce extremely smooth cyan/magenta screens (i.e. avoiding any in-plate patterns) on the expense of a worse quality CMK rosette; it is recommended for high lpi on low dpi situations.

Build 250:
– bug fix: the font rendering crashed in GS for certain files; we use now a safe setting, that doesn't use the new, yet buggy code.
– bug fix: halftone proofing only worked correctly if all 4 process colors were present in the file.
- bug fix: the EtherApis driver failed (rarely) at the beginning of jobs.
- bug fix: the proof wizards failed if there were too few patches.
- improvement: Epson x900/x890/x700 series included
- improvement: device pattern protection added to the screening module.
- bug fix: the EtherApis driver failed for jobs with uncompressed image data of over 2 GB (e.g. full drum Avantra 44 page on 3600 dpi)

Build 249:
– improvement: Job input task added, better control over printers, ports, hot folders (which can be now disabled too)
- bug fix: the Print manager blocked the PC shutdown
- bug fix: the side marks were not applied correctly if the sheet size was not set
- bug fix: the prepress marks and others did not strictly follow the installation settings (whether to keep the old ones or not)

Build 248:
- improvement: Dutch language support added
- improvement: various untranslated items fixed
- improvement: adding a 'CrashWarning = 1' line into the [General] section of the ServerOptions.ini file will display a message box whenever the RIP has recovered from a crash

Build 247:
- bug fix: further protection against the problems caused by the up-down controls in the Imposition dialog.
- bug fix: some prepress mark text items weren't included into the translation interface
- bug fix: up-down control fix from 246 messed up the ink limit controls in the Proof linearization wizard, fixed.
- bug fix: embedded EPS files (typically in Quark Postscripts) could turn the job into negative

Build 246:
- bug fix: CRITICAL!!!!!! the new color management module (LCMS2) had a bug, caused crashes since build 228 (usually triggered by jobs with pantone colors). Updating to this version is strongly recommended.  
- bug fix: missing color names are defaulted as black.
- bug fix: reset functionality didn't work in the new EtherApis.dll
- bug fix: the up-down controls did not have protection against manually entering out-of-range data; for example, typing 0 as number of rows in the imposition window caused a crash

Build 245:
- bug fix: a debug window was forgotten in the Print manager;
– improvement: a new driver included, which create PS files that have the 1-bit data embedded;
– improvement: support for floating point resolutions (e.g. 812.8 dpi);
- improvement: Pantone metallic inks are automatically recognized as Opaque for trapping;
- improvement: EtherApis.dll v2.1 (support for compressed data transfer, improved stability);
- bug fix: the I32 driver failed for certain jobs (the failure condition was WIDTH MOD 32 = 31, resulting in a failure rate of approx. 3.1%);

Build 244:
- bug fix: the log file length limitation mechanism didn't work correctly
- bug fix: the Sever sometimes crashed because of a unicode problem in the DICOM initializer code

Build 243:
- bug fix: Jobs coming through StudioRIP printers could have unicode encoding problems.
- bug fix: the contone proof wizard failed to set the linearization profile.
- bug fix: the old i1 interface DLLs failed to work with the new drivers; updated now.

Build 242:
- improvement: RGB -> Grayscale and CMYK -> Grayscale conversions (done when the Separations task is turned off) has improved quality; dot gain is automatically applied based on the ICC file, K of CMYK images is preserved for empty CMY channels.
- improvement: the loggig system is improved.

Build 241:
- bug fix: turning off the separations did not work for bitmaps 
- improvement: Polish language supported

Build 240:
- bug fix: there was a memory leak in the tiff writing process (approx. 1-2 MB per CMYK page);
- bug fix: the TIFF output driver did not work with collected pages.

Build 239:
- bug fix: the copy job style function created duplicate share names, which then gave installation errors on upgrade.
- bug fix: further fixes and improvements on archived file handling 

Build 238:
- improvement: program data stored in INI files (settings, job styles, profiles, history etc.) could have been lost if a power break or a forced process shutdown happened while the INI file has been updated. The INI files are now saved/updated in a secure way (first the new INI file is written in a temporary file, and only then the old one is overwritten).
- bug fix: the new job style vs. windows printer/job style/sharing system had some bugs;
- bug fix: the profiler patch generation could crash;
- bug fix: minor wizard button enable/disable problem in the halftone wizard.
- bug fix: archived files could not be handled properly

Build 237:
- Sheet guide mark added
- Bleed defined for sheets
- separation view image export does not work properly for multi-page documents
- JPEG and BMP options added to ink duct control export (near the PPF and JDF)
- Device manager updated to unicode (since the unicode transition its translation interface didn't work)
- OKI driver didn't turn off duplex mode

Build 236:
- improvement: collation mark added
- bug fix: crash for certain PDF files
- bug fix: contone (CMYK, RGB) TIFF files had problems with negative tag
- bug fix: memory leak in the ink manager
- bug fix: the ink dropdown was very slow in composite view for large number of inks

Build 235:
- huge improvements on the proofing system (accuracy, comfort)
- on certain situations two instances of the Print manager could run (typically on Server OS with remote desktop scenarios), causing strange behavior (plates disappearing, etc.)
- improvement: the TIFF output writes the plate names correctly
- bug fix: pre-separated files had color recognition problems (cyan plate called cyan but shown black)

Build 234:
- bug fix: the 'convert spot colors to process colors' option is ignored in certain conditions
- bug fix: a GS bug regarding overprint handling got a workaround until StudioRIP will start using GS9.0 (where the bug is already fixed)

Build 233:
- improvement: Adobe Reader X included (instead of 9.1).

Build 232: 
- improvement: the SR shortcuts are created with the working directory set to the StudioRIP data folder
- bug fix: various PS/PDF interpretation issues

Build 231:
- improvement: TIFF output option removed

Build 230:
- bug fix: transparency driver did not update if the right version of Adobe Reader was already installed.
- bug fix: transparency did not work on branded StudioRIP versions since 64-bit compatibility added (build 224);
- bug fix: various PS/PDF interpretation issues.

Build 229:
- improvement: the language system had problems, on certain Windows versions the English names of various languages were slightly different, and StudioRIP was unable to use the given language. This system is now based on language codes too, so even if the English name does not match, StudioRIP will be able to locate the requested language file.
- bug fix: there was a system instability issue due to a multitask protection problem, typically happened when there were jobs queued
- bug fix: imposition sheets could be removed on certain, special manual impositions and manual changes.

Build 228:
- bug fix: the ECRM SCSI driver had problems if there was an unconnected SCSI device in the system
- bug fix: invalid file name characters weren't filtered out from job names
- bug fix: some TIFF tags were saved incorrectly (unicode issues + missing ending zero); some TIFF catchers were unable to work with these files
- improvement: new version of color management (LCMS2) included in Client&Server (not included yet in PS/PDF processing module)
- improvement: CPI unit added (so far only LPI was available)
- bug fix: the screen type naming system was faulty (didn't assign new name to new screen types, allowed screen types of the same name to be saved)
- improvement: Epson 7700 and 9700 added.

Build 227:
- bug fix: A postscript file (26-10-2010_SPO03_20_ZDO_HP_DG.CCI.ps) cannot be pe processed due to a rangecheck error - presumable when executing a setcolorspace operator for an indexed DeviceN color space.
- improvement: when separation was turned off, CMYK objects were converted into grayscale with the a simplistic formula: min(1, (30 * c + 59 * m + 11 * y) / 100 + k), sometimes resulting in bad quality output. ICC-based conversion is used now instead.

Build 226:
- bug fix: ECRM SCSI drivers failed because of a unicode problem;
- bug fix: empty job info items crashed the server.

Build 225:
- improvement: StudioRIP printers list all the standard page sizes, but still use the size defined in the printer profile as default.
- bug fix: spot colors used in separations (not quite in a correct way) messed up the result, now they don't. 

Build 224: 
- improvement: 64-bit compatibility improved by adding cross-platform drivers (64-bit OS can server 32-bit clients with 32-bit drivers, and vice versa);
- improvement: PPD file can be exported for each job style, this way installing printers with TCP/IP output on Mac workstations became straightforward.
- bug fix: the screen tester had wrong icons

Build 223:
- improvement: full 64-bit Windows compatibility, due to Standard TCP/IP port being used instead of StudioRIP port for windows print support.
- improvement: more support for perfector (both short and long edge flipping)
- bug fix: in certain conditions the Reader didn't write its location to one of the usual registry keys, resulting in the transparencies not being flattened; the new build reads the location from another registry key.

Build 222:
- bug fix: LZW sometimes crashed because of a buffer underrun
- bug fix: trapping bug fixed (bitmaps on black background had trapping);
- improvement: timer dongle expiration time is now available in the Show license window. A warning for the the expiration day approaching also added. 
- improvement: according to regional settings, the default units are set to cm/m or in/ft.
- bug fix: the default units are now properly set in all existing windows.

Build 221:
- improvement: German language option now available. 
- improvement: the compression type box will only list the available compression types for the given mode (contone or b/w). 
- improvement: tab order was wrong in the printer profile dialog.
- improvement: further control over profile options added to the imagesetters.ini file.
- bug fix: changing the resolution of a profile messed up some size-related settings in job styles referencing the given profile (such as margins, trap width). 
- bug fix: if no contone ICC profile was specified in a raster proofing profile, the proofing failed. 

Build 220:
- improvement: new ability to add pre-press marks only to front or to back pages.
- bug fix: PPF files had wrong image data.
- bug fix: the Server options > Storage path field was defaulted to a wrong path by the Setup.
- buf fix: creating shortcuts crashed the RipAdministrator service, causing other things not working afterwards (transparency flattening, creating new printers etc.).
- improvement: new plate size definitions
- improvement: new DI machine added
- bug fix: a few minor install/uninstall issues (job styles not removed on clean install, uninstaller sometimes removed, desktop icons not removed on translated versions).
- bug fix: alphabetically sorted inks caused problems (e.g. angle table, color table in job style).
- bug fix: ISO Coated V2 wasn't properly defaulted.

Build 219:
- improvement: i1 and IO table reading stability improved by using a new, high contrast gap (half black, half white); also, the strip width setting became available in the user interface.
- improvement: a mark called 'Proof test' and an imposition style 'Apply proof test mark' has been added;
- bug fix: the imposition toolbar had an unstable behavior (an edit box was sometimes resized, the signatures buttons not always visible).
- improvement: ISO Coated V2 added and defaulted; a few new profiles added and old, unused ones removed
- improvement: Ink items are alphabetically sorted

Build 218:
- improvement: full unicode support. So far languages like Russian or Hungarian could run only if the default code page of the OS was set to the right language, now it will work on any system. Also, languages with more than 256 characters (like Chinese) can be now translated.
- bug fix: type 3 bitmaps in separations were sometimes erronously ripped (separated again as gray RGB, and keeping the cyan plate of the separation), visually resulting in much lighter image.
- bug fix: the media view wasn't refreshed after ripping in certain conditions.
- bug fix: roll fed machines (capstan imagesetters or inkjet printers) had wrong page definition (typically the page length was defined as 100 or 200 inches instead of 0).
- bug fix: the mecnahism of defaulting the page length of roll fed printers (i.e. with 0 length) to a reasonable value did not work correctly. 
- bug fix: the uninstaller did not remove the printing support properly.
- bug fix: viewing the job style of a processed job displayed erronous value for the Proofing task in certain conditions.
- bug fix: opening a job from the Print manager with a job style that had the 'Do not wait until checked' option ticked was almost impossible, as the job kept this setting (together with all the other original job style settings), and dropped the page back to the PM after loading.
- improvement: the file browse dialogs and components were replaced in all applications, the new one is faster; the annoying delay before the language dialog appeared after starting the Setup (caused by the old browse component) is now gone.
- improvement: the feature of sending the job information by e-mail can be now set up with SMTP account details. In the previous version it used the default account of the Windows, which was complicated and didn't even work well with certain mail apps (Outlook displayed a warning message).

Build 217:
- bug fix: RGB paletted images crahsed.
- bug fix: one component images (e.g. cyan-only bitmap) might have disappeared when trapping was turned on.
- bug fix: when StudioRIP client application was running on a second monitor, some of the dialogs appeared on the main monitor. 
- bug fix: the splash screen, displayed from the About menu item, disappeared only if it was clicked, but didn't disappear when the user clicked another window, in some cases causing deadlock.
- improvement: the new OKI driver included with improved media handling.  
- bug fix: the right click popup in the job browser didn't update correctly the enabled/disabled status of the items.

Build 216: 
- WARNING!!! Relatively deep changes in the job style management, bugs are possible!
- bug fix: the last entered ink limitation value in the proof linearization window was only accepted if the user clicked into a different cell before clicking next
- bug fix: merge plates feature did not work for contone jobs
- improvement: the job is locked while manually merging plates
- improvement: the job style is now accessible through the entire path of the job from opening to printing;
- bug fix: the TIFF output driver erased the first 1-7 pixels of each scanline with mirrored turned on; generally it was a problem only for seamless usage. 
- bug fix: with the 'Use orientation TIFF flag...' option unchecked, mirrored jobs had the first 1-31 pixels erased.

Build 215:
- bug fix: PDFs with transparency and standard sizes (e.g. A4) were sometimes rotated in the wrong way.
- bug fix: the 'override angles of separations' option did not work for undefined colors, if their angle has been already defined in the PS/PDF file. 
- bug fix: the technique of counting the undefined colors in the job (in order to assign angles to them) didn't work correctly if the same color had multiple screen settings defined in the job (each screen definition of the same color incremented the color counter).
- bug fix: the TIFF output driver erased the last 1-7 pixels of each scanline; generally it was a problem only for seamless usage. 
- bug fix: bug in the code which compared the various screening types defined in a PS/PDF file, causing crash at the very beginning of the interpretation of certain files. 
- improvement: the two lpi boxes (job style's screening task and screen settings box) did not have the same list of pre-defined lpi values, now they do; also the choice of available lpi values is larger now.

Build 214:
- bug fix: page output (job broswer > print manager) crashes in certain (rare) cases because of a preview bug;
- bug fix: The "Guess unspecified separation colors by angle according to angle table" option did not work if there were +/-90 deg. differences between the angles (e.g. a 105 deg. angle will not be recognized as cyan, if the angle table contains 15 deg. cyan). 
- bug fix: the plate name didn't get through in separated jobs, caused by latest initialization PS file changes.  

Build 213:
- bug fix: certain PDF files failed to print since the GS upgrade;
- improvement: OKI driver now fully supports page handling.
- improvement: pixel level precision of very fine vector drawing improved.
- improvement: support for Spyder3Print SR spectrocolorimeter

Build 212:
- improvement: a different PPD is generated to each StudioRIP printer, so StudioRIP printers will have the right page size, according to the printer profile settings (including margins);
- improvement: printer profile option added to suppress non-printable area violations;
- improvement: printer profile option added to suppress media area violations within the rounding tolerance;
- improvement: support for page handling parameters (multiple copies, collate copies, duplex, duplex back side positioning). 

Build 211:
- bug fix: 'undefined in run' error occurs for certain files since upgraded to GS 8.71
- improvement: wizards needing spectro will display a decent error message now if the spectro is not attached
- improvement: the spectro wizard is modernized, new features are available such as gap size and maximum page length can be defined from the user interface, and the wizard will always show the current settings instead of defaulting to DTP-41
- bug fix: text marks in certain rotation conditions were placed in the wrong way to the media (while in the imposition view they are in the right position)
- improvement: a lot of new parameters (such as page size, margins, contone, engine parameters) can be now defined in the imagesetters.ini file
- bug fix: processes the pre-press marks are processed while printing a calibration file

Build 210:
- CRITICAL BUG FIX!!! Job processing was unstable, especially for dongles with no TIFF output, typically crashing while processing pre-press marks. 
- improvement: new GS (8.71) included, also fixing a rare bug (pantone job with 8 spot colors and halftone definitions). 

Build 209:
- improvement: the output path of the TIFF out driver can be controlled now from each printer profile (so two profiles can output to different subfolders).
- bug fix: Jobs with names starting with '@' character failed to print in Print manager.  
- improvement: printers with contone drivers (such as the OKI) work now with the proofing system. 
- bug fix: Valid seamless option was read as disabled in certain conditions from the dongle.   
- bug fix: When a job style was saved with a selected raster proof task (but with no halftone proof profile in the system), the setting was not saved (proof taks remains unchecked).  
- improvement: driver for native USB DTP-41; The spectrophotometer interface also improved (gap and maximum page length can be defined in user interface,  the spectro setup wizard shows the current settings). 

Build 208: 
- improvement: the ink popup is now optimized for large number of inks; quick search (name filtering) feature added;
- Reader memory leak: the Reader had a memory leak (increasing RAM usage after each flattened job), sometimes resulting in failed flattening or decreased system performance;
- improvement: the 'OK' button of the job style window is labeled as 'Save' if the pressing it will save the changes of the job style;
- improvement: a new CIP3 tag added to PPF files for Komori press compatibility
- bug fix: Jobs with names starting with '@' character failed to print in Print manager.

Build 207:
- bug fix: IMPORTANT!!! Black trapping did not work with reach black and white. 
- bug fix: sometimes the Add print engine wizard appeared behind the main window;
- improvement: TIFF output device driver added;
- bug fix: TIFFs with 2-4 GB size could not be read;
- bug fix: pre-press marks appeared enabled on the toolbar while they were actually disabled, if the imposition task was unticked but the prepare pre-press marks option was ticked;
- bug fix: print manager event log did not work;

Build 206:
- bug fix: There was a floating point accuracy issue that could cause good quality screens to be ignored, and possibly a worse quality one to be found instead. 
- bug fix: seamless screen didn't work since the multi-processor speed enhancment of the screen generation
- improvement: new dongle options appear properly in the list.
- improvement: new dot shape added: elliptical Q2
- improvement: when deleting printer profiles would leave job styles with missing profile reference, a dialog will appear to solve the situation.
- improvement: spot colours in pre-press marks that don't exist in the job will be automatically replaced with spot colours that do exist. 

Build 205:
- bug fix: windows print support setup failed on certain PCs.
- bug fix: updater could keep the processor on 100% for OEM versions.
- bug fix: N-colour (typically duotone) bitmaps caused corrupted image, wrong separation etc.
- bug fix: angle information of separation plates containing only bitmaps was ignored.
- improvement: new option for contone and halftone proofs: pure (K=100) black can be printed as pure black (for sharper texts with less colour accuracy). 
- bug fix: IO Table scan delay wasn't properly initialized, so the beginning of patches was missed, causing unstable reading.
- buf fix: dot gain compensation was neutralized erronously for negative jobs, causing wrong preview or ink duct information.

Build 204:
- bug fix: On certain systmes, Adobe Reader 9.1 failed to flatten transparency if a Reader was opened in the user account. We're updated to 9.3, this one seems to work fine.
- bug fix: colour names could not be extracted from certain PDF files;
- bug fix: crash when full page is painted by a spot colour;
- bug fix: trapping crashed in certain (rare) situations;
- improvement: new warning for if job not fits imageable area;
- bug fix: user manual URL was wrong;
- improvement: in case of several print managers, they connected up slowly (5 sec delay between two connections);
- bug fix: the APIS driver had problems when the job name contained '{' or '}' characters;
- improvement: exceptions can be defined for text fields in prepress marks (e.g. sideindex of 1 can be replaced to 'front' and sideindex of 2 to 'back');
- bug fix: clients could not be installed on non-SSE2 computers, now they can (the Server and PM is still refused, they need SSE2);
- improvement: the Add print engine wizard now allows various measurement units, not just inches;

Build 203:
- improvement: export image resolution limited to values that will avoid out of memory;
- bug fix: creep feature did not work for automatic imposition;
- bug fix: out of memory situation avoided for imposition and raster proof buffers.

Build 202:
- improvement: IO Table support added
- bug fix: another G4 bug fixed: pages with very bad compression ratio (typically with fine stochastic data like the proof test pages) could crash the rip;
- bug fix: transferring jobs to raster proof profiles was extremely slow for rotated pages due to a buffer size problem.

Bulid 201:
- bug fix: very low line screens on high resolution (e.g. 30 lpi @ 2400 dpi) cause dot generation crash or hung
- bug fix: another G4 bug fixed (relevant only with third party TIFF implementations), causing crash or faulty image.
- bug fix: PM could not start as service
- bug fix: Versions without TIFF output option enabled did not have the compression field disabled.
- bug fix: Decrementing the number of colours on a page gives an faulty number of colours on the generated page.
- improvement: dot generation optimized for dual core (relevant especially for stochastic dots, where dot generation can take minutes).
- bug fix: The use of dispro crashes the server.


Build 200:
- bug fix: "Command not supported" error during setup avoided
- bug fix: encoded G4 (used by all dongles without TIFF output option) crashed in certain (rare) occasions.
- bug fix: job priority queue was reversed
- bug fix: imposition cell size (0, 0) crashed the rip
- improvement: proof task for job styles using proof profiles is disabled, hopefully will lessen the confusion (many users checked it too, and got each proof job twice). 

Build 199:
- bug fix: encoded G4 (used by all dongles without TIFF output option) didn't work correctly for narrow pages,
- bug fix: G4 strip size reduced from 128 scanlines to 16 scanlines, hopefully all TIFF readers will accept it now,
- bug fix: various problems in the Sizing task (enlarge, rotation and scaling not working properly) fixed,
- bug fix: the user interface in the Sizing task didn't handle the equal values of the enlarge box correctly.
- bug fix: the tray icons didn't work on certain systems, the Server tray icon didn't have a hint.
- bug fix: When PS files are processed by page range, GS should abort processing the file after the last selected page w/o returning any error code (the job's icon should not turn in yellow or red).
However sometimes a fake error code was received due to unflushed data from the postscript file.
- bug fix: Empty or wrong sized pages when MediaBox <> CropBox
- bug fix: Wrong Page/Imposition size Matching list sent to GS

Build 198:
- improvement: G4 is now fully available, and from this point on used as the internal format of StudioRIP. Higher speed (especially on dual core PCs), 5-10 times smaller files. 
- bug fix: flags were ignored in greyscale TIFFs (StudioRIP couldn't read its own files as external files)
- reading Packbits greyscale TIFFs caused corrupt image.
- WARNING!!! The G4 changes were deep, bugs are possible! Use it with caution, install only at friendly customers!

Build 197:
- bug fix: transparency jobs didn't work due to a faulty bug fix in 196.
- bug fix: halftone proof didn't work from job style
- improvement: dot gain compensation chart modified to fit the i1 size
- bug fix: undocking the PM docker gives Access violations
- bug fix: calibration folder was lost on setup, causing new calibrations to be lost after saving
- bug fix: at least one job style must exist in the system rule enforced, Add job style dialog automatically launched on startup if it does not exist
- bug fix: changing the engine type in the print manager setting dialog added strage values to the driver name and parameter fields
- improvement: in composite view, inks can be turned ON/OFF (only for visualization purposes, not affecting the output) by clicking on the ink button (which launched the new ink dialog before)
- bug fix: overwrite colours of separations feature had several problems (plates were not grouped correctly into pages, multiple screens per page messed it up)
- bug fix: dragging a file into a disconnected Client caused crash, now drag&drop is disabled if the Client is disconnected

Build 196: 
- bug fix: RIPs with no TIFF output option did not work since approx. version 192 (with half of the G4 support written). 
- bug fix: when the requested screen tolerance was too tight to find decent quality screens, pattern could appear. Now the screen tolerance is ignored when there is no other choice.
- buf fix: the spot colour bug fix of build 193 is improved. 

Build 195:
- Improvement (bug fix?): jobs staying in the job browser had intensive RAM usage (about 1 MB per A3 plate), which also looked like a memory leak on JB>PM output (the memory usage apparently increasing by 1 MB/plate). This might have been the cause of instability when outputting jobs with more than 50 pages. 
- Guess colour information feature didn't work, causing plates from separation jobs from certain applications to not be grouped into colour pages. 

Build 194:
- bug fix: the various ink trapping parameters (transparent, opaque, opaque ignore) didn't work correctly, now they do.
- bug fix: certain trapping features didn't work correctly for jobs with more than 8 inks, now they do.
- speed improvement: using Pentium 4 instruction set, trapping is now quicker.
- bug fix: jobs with spot colours only could cause wrong behavior in certain conditions.

Build 193:
- bug fix: 100% black in CMYK bitmaps wasn't perfectly black
- bug fix: stochastic screening was not protected

Build 192:
- bug fix: combined jobs could not be halftone proofed

Build 191:
- improvement: Presstek 34DI X and Presstek 34DI E devices added
- bug fix: the dot gain compensation wizard now accepts manually entered values too, and the OK button will be properly enabled
- bug fix: in names of jobs printed from Reader special (e.g. Danish) characters were converted into numerical codes (e.g. '\123')

Build 190:
- bug fix: spot colour jobs didn't work with halftone proofs
- bug fix: removing available resolutions in the Resolutions field of the Add print engine wizard messed up the VSD suffixes in the colourant field of the printer profile (typically ending up with 'CMYKcmkl2' on 1440 dpi profiles, which is wrong). 
- bug fix: the enabled/disabled states of the 3 dropdown boxes for the 3 types of proofing in the proofing task of the job style dialog didn't work well 

Build 189:
- improvement: custom ink duct scale support added. Ink ducts now can can other ranges than 0-100, e.g. 2-20. Of course this will affect only the displayed/printed diagrams, not the CIP3/CIP4 files.

Build 188:
- bug fix: marks anchored to the sheet didn't work well, now they do
- improvement: horizontal scroll (SHIFT + mouse wheel) and zoom (CTRL + mouse wheel) funcionality added 
- bug fix: LittleCMS 1.18 black preservation feature is still faulty, workaround implemented (about 1-2 minutes delay before printing after each new profile)

Build 187:
- CMYK/N-colour PDF export feature added
- Image export task added to the Job style
- halftone proofing improved (linearization done in a smarter way, profiling is now covering the colour space more evenly)
- halftone proofing bug fixed: halftone proofing ICC was added to native profile as contone ICC

Build 186:
- bug fix: the large number halftone bug fix of build 184 was faulty, some files (such as pre-press marks) crashed. Don't use build 184-185.
- bug fix: halftone proofing issues fixed, furthers are planned, use build 187 for halftone proofing.

Build 185:
- improvement: line screens can be chosen from a pre-defined list too (dropdown added to the edit box)

Build 184: 
- improvement: halftone proofing feature added (which is a halftoned contone proof rather than a dot for dot raster proof), which produces halftone proofs with higher colour accuracy and optionally sharper halftone dots). 
- bug fix: bitmaps in DeviceN colour space could crash the rip
- bug fix: overprint didn't work on registration colours
- bug fix: PS files referencing large number of screen types could cause out of memory

Build 183:
- bug fix: the older Adobe Reader was unable to process large transparencies (about 1x1 meters) in certain conditions, upgraded to the new Reader. 
- bug fix: server option > imposition buffer values over approx. 300 MB crashed the server (32 bit integer boundary exceeded in calculation)
- improvement: banding in proofing caused by error diffusion patterns on 50% tints avoided

Build 182
- bug fix: the 'disable unsafe Postscript operators' option was faulty, causing missing objects or emtpy pages
- bug fix: when changing the name of a job, space could not be used (changing to panning tool instead)
- bug fix: docking/undocking the print manager (with jobs in its list) crashed the Client
- bug fix: the screen settings dialog wasn't idiot proof, wrong values could crash/freeze the rip (such as max. black of 5%, instead of 95%)
- bug fix: if the trap width was set to 0, the rip crashed; trap with is now limited to min. 1 device pixel in the job style dialog
- bug fix: if a text mark has an empty text, the rip crashed; such marks aren't allowed anymore (OK is greyed out in the mark dialog for empty text marks)
- bug fix: the angle and colour tables had drawing problems on Vista & Win7 Aero visual style, fixed.
- bug fix: bitmap jobs (e.g. JPEG) did not use the mirror and negative settings of the job style.
- default setting changed: it turned out that the lazy write server option is dangerous, and recommended only if the output TIFF file is likely to fit into the RAM (i.e. large RAM and/or small output size), so by default it will be turned off.

Build 181 (2009.08.31)
- improvement: the Export image command works with PDF too (not just JPEG)
- rendering bug fixed: bitmap rendering crashed in certain (rare) conditions
- job sizing improvement: job orientation can be controlled in processing time (Job style > sizing)
- PDF flattening improvement: PDF flattening can be controlled (Auto, Always, Never)
- improvement: erase border feature added (job style > sizing)
- bug fixed: there were disabled controls in the proofing task interface
- bug fixed: Ghostscript could not be initialized if the program files were installed to custom path

Build 180
- overprint bug fixed
- Ghostscript upgraded to 8.70

Build 179
- speed improvement: "Lazy write for TIFF files" check box added to Server options, defaulted to TRUE; it will let Windows write the processed files delayed, if there is enough RAM for caching the written file (e.g. 0.5 GB data is physically written to the HDD in about 10 seconds, but with this option checked, it will taken by the caching system in tenths of seconds, and will be written later, while StudioRIP will continue processing the next page). 
- speed improvement: the preview generation, TIFF compression and file saving is done in a separate thread, which on dual core systems may double the rendering speed, the rendering being done in one core, the preview + compression + saving in the other core. 
- rendering bug fixed: slightly rotated bitmaps (<1 deg.) crashed in certain conditions.
- rotation bug fixed: certain jobs had the content rotated and stretched.
- sizing bug fixed: certain jobs with embedded files (e.g. Dynastrip impositions) messed up the page size. 
- although the rendering is relatively well tested now, this build is still considered beta, USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!!! Build 173 is the last safe version. 

Build 178
- rendering bug fixed: in certain circumstances, bitmaps had slightly lighter vertical lines with an 512 device pixel (on 2400 dpi, approx. 5 mm) distance between them; 
- rendering bug fixed: in certain, rare lpi/dpi combinations the raster was corrupt (e.g. 170 lpi @ 600 dpi);
- sizing bug fixed: the Sizing > Custom page size and the Imposition > Reduce from page size controls did not work well;
- the Sizing > Enlarge page controls still don't work well, will be fixed for build 179;
- although the rendering is relatively well tested now, this build is still considered beta, USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!!! Build 173 is the last safe version. 

Build 177
- rendering bug fixed: 180 deg. rotated greyscale bitmaps were shifted (partially or entirely), causing corrupted image and possible crash;
- some page rotation and cropping problems fixed;
- the CPU tested for SSE-2 instruction set in Setup, Server installation rejected for old CPUs.
- upgraded to Ghostscript 8.64 - newer, simpler, smaller (no more gs.cab in the kit);
- ICC profiles easier to access from the dot gain compensation profile;
- other minor improvements.  

Build 176
- a new dot shape called Rhombus has been added, to be used with gravure.

Build 175
- Build 174 crashed sometimes becuase the new rendering system needed bigger rendering buffer; fixed.
- BETA, NOT WELL TESTED YET!!! USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!!! Build 173 is the last safe version.

Build 174
- new rendering system: faster, well written, avoids white line in bitmaps bug, solves the extreme low speed problem of rotated bitmaps.
- it has a bug that has been fixed in build 175, DO NOT USE IT!!!

Build 173
- new tab in the screen settings window ('Limits'), which can customize the screen behavior in the extremes, e.g. knocking out dots under 3% (useful in flexo) or maximizing the screen to 80% (useful in gravure).

Build 172
- the verification step of the raster proof wizard didn't work (39 patches expected instead of the real number of patches); fixed.
- the target chart was faulty, the white patch was missing, therefore non-ICC raster profiling went completely wrong; fixed.

Build 171
- Heidelberg DI Pro/Plus machines had wrong ink zone width settings in the INI file, therefore ducts 9-12 were always zero, 1-8 had wrong values; fixed.
- the Client application crashed or had limited functionality if the docker sizes were bigger than the initial window size (i.e. the size that the window will have after restore); fixed.
- the calibration window crashed on certain systems due to a minor size difference between the positive/negative graph controls (the cause of the size difference is still unclear); fixed.

Build 170
- backward compatibility built in for the dot naming system: the new system avoids using special characters (@, °, ±), otherwise wouldn't work with Korean Windows, but marks pre-defined with the old system didn't work so far -- now they do.

Build 169
- DICOM (medical imaging) support finished, pre-press marks can print DICOM-specific information,
- bug fixed in Setup: if the data and program files were installed to the same place, the DefaultCMYK.icm file was erased.

Build 168
- a memory leak introduced by build 167 fixed; build 167 had problems with large raster proofed files (stopped while printing with in internal out of memory condition, possibly without displaying any error messages).

Build 167
- spot colours work fine again in raster proofing (they didn't work since the multi-space colour model in the Ink manager, roughly the last 10-20 builds).
- Raster proofing didn't work if the proofer resolution was higher than source resolution (e.g. imagesetter: 1200 dpi, proofer: 1440 dpi), now it does.
- the Epson output was corrupt in certain conditions, apparenlty it affected only small A4 office printers but not the professional series.
- bugs introduced by build 166 fixed.

Build 166.
Do not use, serious bugs in the proofing system