General File Out

November 22, 2022

The General File Out driver is used to output TIFF files, which can be used by printer interfaces that SoftRIP does not directly support. Because this driver can be used to create output for so many devices, the interface has a rich set of configuration options.

Note: This driver defaults a 24" maximum width and 1440 DPI maximum resolution. Larger widths and higher DPI are available with special registration codes. Please contact Wasatch for more details.

Print Mode:

Pressing the Properties button next to the Printer Model window on the Imaging Configurations screen will launch a control panel for this printer.

Select an output folder for the destination files by clicking on Browse.

The Printer Properties window has several settings:

• Resolution: Sets the horizontal (scan) resolution and vertical (feed) resolution.
• Page Height: Sets the maximum page height that can be used.
• Color: Sets the type of color output of the device. Options are Monochrome, RGB, CMYK, CMYKLCLM, and Custom.
• Bits Per Sample: Select 1 for halftone data, and 8 or 16 for contone data. When 8-bit is selected, the additional option of "Extra Tonal Resolution" is available. This will use special logic to push the effect of 16-bit rendering through to 8-bit output. NOTE: An additional 2-bits per sample mode is available with a special registration code, available directly from Wasatch Computer.
• Antialiasing: For contone data, this sets the number of times the data is oversampled to prevent aliasing.
• Format: Select composite (all output in a single file) or separated (a single file is created for each channel).
• Preview: Select whether a preview is required, and the output format of the preview.
• TIFF Compression: Select the compression type of the output TIFF files, or select uncompressed.
• Create New Folder For Each Job: If enabled, this option will create a subdirectory of the destination folder for each job, and place the created files within it.
• Naming Convention: Set how the output files will be named. See below.
• Destination Folder: Set the folder to save the output files in.

Naming Convention:

To set how the output files will be named, click on Edit. The following window will be displayed.

The order of each item under "Naming Convention" will be how the output files are named. Each item will be separated by the character in the Separator field. Click the right and left buttons to switch the options into or out of the naming convention.

When more than one file will be created in Separated Mode, the Plate Name will be appended to the rest of the naming convention. Double-click or right-click to change the value for each file.

Custom Inksets:

Selecting the "Custom Inkset" option from the Print Mode enables the ability to select custom inksets. For information on creating Custom Inksets, please reference this help page.

Auto-Generation:

• Information about the Auto-Generation options can be found HERE