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Category: Dcs Tips

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Tech Tip: Accurate Job Costing in RIP 9

February 20, 2015Dev SupportDcs Tips

Color Byte RIP 9 is equipped with a costing feature that accurately calculates the anticipated cost of ink used for single- and multi-layer jobs. Once your art or file is…

Tech Tip: Adjusting Layer Profiles

January 20, 2015Dev SupportDcs Tips

Layer Profiles and Print Modes The biggest difference between a queue or job with layer profiles enabled and one without them enabled is where to make print mode selection changes…

Tech Tip: Enabling the Ink Maintenance Dialog for the Direct Jet 1024UVMVP Printer

December 20, 2014Dev SupportDcs Tips

The Manual Ink Maintenance function performs ink maintenance when it is required on the Direct Jet 1024UVMVP. The Color Byte RIP should be set to automatically prompt the user, prior…

Tech Tip: Using Improved RIP 9 Plug-Ins for Illustrator, Photoshop and CorelDraw

November 20, 2014Dev SupportDcs Tips

  Color Byte RIP 9 Build 3 has new and improved plug-ins for supported third-party applications: Adobe Illustrator®, Adobe Photoshop® and CorelDraw. These plug-ins have been designed to work more…

Tech Tip: DJUVADA Printer Package Tools

October 20, 2014Dev SupportDcs Tips
Being familiar with the tools that are available to you in Color Byte will make any application easier and much more efficient for any user. Designing ADA-compliant signs is no...

Tech Tip: Downloading and Installing the Latest Build of Color Byte RIP 9

September 20, 2014Dev SupportDcs Tips
A Direct Color Systems Direct Jet UV printer and our Color Byte Rip software combine to provide you with a powerful tool for creating custom, full-color designs. Utilizing the latest...

Tech Tip: Using the Badge Function to Apply Variable Data

August 20, 2014Dev SupportDcs Tips

1. Group Objects and Add Text First you will need to group the entire object, except the intended variable data. In this example, the football image, WarDogs Football logo, and…

Tech Tip: 3 Color Byte Design Tools that Help Improve Image Quality

July 20, 2014Dev SupportDcs Tips

1. Clean Up White Many images have been compressed multiple times before they are finally imported into Color Byte. These compressions can leave stray data in the white areas of…

Tech Tip: Setting Up and Printing ADA-Compliant Signs

June 20, 2014Dev SupportDcs Tips

Manufacturing and Printing ADA-Compliant Signs Software Setup Direct Color Systems has not only manufactured a UV inkjet printer with the ability to create ADA-compliant / Braille signs, but DCS has…

Tech Tip: Choosing the Correct RIP 9 Print Mode

June 20, 2014Dev SupportDcs Tips

With nearly 50 different print modes to choose from in Color Byte RIP 9, understanding when to use certain print modes and settings will be vital to achieving the desired…

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