Product

Platform

Operating system

Error

Symptoms

In Prinergy 1.1, if incoming PostScript files contain thin "hairlines" they are automatically thickened.

Cause

Typically this is a problem with files such as the GATF "one pixel grid" files. Most printers will want automatic line fattening, so this workaround is NOT something that we should be doing for every printer.

Solution

To disable the line fattening:

(1) Rename the file "%ARAXIHOME%\AdobeExtreme\bin\CntrlMinLineWidth.ps" to be "%ARAXIHOME%\AdobeExtreme\bin\CntrlMinLineWidth.original". The Prinergy normalizer executes all files in the directory with the "*.ps" extension upon startup.

(2) Shut down and restart the Normalizer JTP(s).

** You must perform steps #1 and #2 on ALL Prinergy servers that have Normalizers running on them. **

(3) Refine the file again (you MUST re-refine).

To restore the line fattening:

(1) Rename the file "%ARAXIHOME%\AdobeExtreme\bin\CntrlMinLineWidth.original" to be "%ARAXIHOME%\AdobeExtreme\bin\CntrlMinLineWidth.ps".

(2) Shut down and restart the Normalizer JTP(s).

** You must perform steps #1 and #2 on ALL Prinergy servers that have Normalizers running on them. **

* Note that this "line-fattening" is a feature that is controlled via the process plan in Prinergy 2.0.

* Note that this "line-fattening" has no effect on incoming PDF (it only affects incoming PostScript).

* Note that this problem is typically reported with the GATF "one pixel grid" files. Most printers will want automatic line fattening, so this workaround is NOT something that we should be doing for every printer.

Permanent fix: Prinergy 2.0

See also

Keywords

normalizer, PostScript, refiner

Technical contact(s)

James Bredenhof

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