AE 16 "print on digital press" task gone

tommrz

Well-known member
So in AE 16 the Print On Digital Press task has been removed. Was it replaced with a different task?
 
[h=1]Print on Digital Press[/h] Important: This task is part of a workflow where it connects to a DFE (Digital Front End). We here distinguish 2 kinds of DFEs:
  • the HP SmartStream Labels and Packaging Print Server Powered by Esko. In below pages, for sake of easy reading, we will name this the HP DFE.
  • the Esko Inkjet DFE, a DFE serving several types of Inkjet digital presses.

Note: To see which version of the DFE engine software supports which version of Automation Engine's Print on Digital Press task, check http://www.esko.com/systemrequirements.

[h=2]Working with a DFE (Digital Front End) Server[/h] Automation Engine can use files in its Containers to create Print Jobs on a DFE Server. Automation Engine monitors those print jobs until they are printed on the digital press.
In Automation Engine:
  • use the Print on Digital Press task to create print jobs on the DFE server.
  • the Print on Digital Press (Track) task is started automatically and shows the status of the print jobs on that DFE server, also of print jobs that were not created via this task.
Both these tasks show detailed feedback for each step of the DFE printing process in the Pilot's Tasks pane.

[h=2]Setup[/h] Before using those tasks, you must connect your Automation Engine server to your DFE server. This is done in the Configure panel (Digital Press).
Note: When your DFE server drives several digital presses, you also need to select the press to connect to.
 

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