Added support for TIFF/IT 8.8 output TIFF/IT 8.8 output allows users to create TIFF/IT files with spot colors
Added support for Spot Colors in PDF and PostScript input This new function will allow the user to maintain the integrity of spot colors when RIPping PDF or PostScript files into TIFF/IT 8.8, DCS2, PostScript or PDF
Added support for Spot Colors in PDF output In previous versions spot colors would be converted into CMYK when output format was set to PDF. This new function will allow the user to create PDF files with spot colors in the 'DeviceN' color space
Added Print Spooler function Now users can print directly to PageComposer via their Chooser. Each Job Template can be set up as a separate Print Spooler
Updated Harlequin RIP version Harlequin (Global Graphics) ScriptWorks version 5.5r0 is now used by PageComposer. The previous release used 5.3r4
New function to Recombine pre-separated jobs Users can now choose if they want the underlying Harlequin RIP to recombine pre-separated jobs or if they want PageComposer to do it. This choice can be made in the RIP Options
New function to Convert Spot Colors to CMYK In previous releases of PageComposer the underlying Harlequin RIP always converted spot colors into CMYK. This has now turned into an option and can be set in RIP Options
Enhanced Color Matching options New functions include the ability to choose Render Intent, Preserve 100% Black and Preserve Rich Black
French localization of PageComposer Users can now select French as the language used in all dialog boxes. Previous versions only supported English, German and Japanese
Some PostScript files not recognized PageComposer did not recognize PostScript files correctly unless the first line in the file said "%!PS-Adobe". This is now fixed
Some 1 Bit TIFF files were not recognized correctly If 1 bit TIFF files missed the BitsPerSample-tag, PageComposer would see these files as if they were TIFF CT files instead of TIFF LW files. This is now fixed
Rough edges around images In certain scenarios, the PageComposer RIP created a rough edge around images which were placed on a white background. This is now fixed