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Applications The applications available within Serendipity Blackmagic add functionality to the Client and provide additional tools for managing the Server and your jobs. There are thirteen (13) Applications available, including the Workbench and Monitor. All are accessible via the Applications menu in the Client. Some, such as Calcheck, can be launched via other Applications or Monitor Modules. The available Applications are listed here with further details on each following: •
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Archiver – Make partial or complete backups of your Workbench configurations. Calcheck – Verify the calibration status of a printer or monitor. ClusterManager – Allocate and manage Imaging and Rendering tasks across multiple computers and networks. Densitometer – Measure and display density readings taken with a Densitometer or Spectrophotometer. FlipBook – Display a publication as a 2D or 3D virtual book. Lineariser – Create a Linearisation curve for use with a Pagesetup or Media. Monitor – Display and manage jobs as they pass through Blackmagic (see the “Monitor” section for more information). MonitorCalibrator – Create ICC profiles for system monitors for accurate onscreen colour softproofing. Press Agent – Interface with press console controls to load/reload softproofs. SoftProof – Proof jobs onscreen. Spectrophotometer – Display, compare and/or save colours measured using a Spectrophotometer. Touch Console – Use a touch screen to load, manage and proof jobs within the SoftProof application. Workbench – The principal configuration tool for Blackmagic (see the “Workbench” section for more information). Archiver The Archiver allows you to make backups or archives of your Workbench configurations. Individual items or complete systems can be archived for safekeeping. Stored items can be loaded into the Archiver for adding to the Blackmagic database. This can be used for copying a database to another Server, or for recovery from failure or corrupt configurations. You can configure the Archiver to automatically backup your settings on a regular basis. Important Note: Archives cannot be back‐ported to previous versions, i.e., version 4 archives cannot be used with version 3. Version 3 archives can be used with Version 4 however, and will be automatically allocated to their respective databases when loaded. File Menu Options • Open Archive – Open a previously saved archive. A chooser window allows you to browse and select an archive (.sdb file) to load. You can also load an archive by dragging the database into an open Archiver. • Save Archive – Saves the archive to a (.sdb) file. • Close Archive – Closes the currently opened Archive. • Perform Full Backup – Adds all Workbench data types to a new Archiver window. Once done, you are prompted to choose a name and location to save the file. Once saved, the Archiver window is dismissed automatically. • Automatic Backup Preferences – Allows you to configure the frequency, time and location that a system backup is performed. The options are: o What Day – Choose a day of the week, every day, every number of days or never. o What Time – Choose the time the backup is performed. 69 Serendipity Blackmagic User Manual – Version 4