HyperFlex Advanced
In flexo applications, select to use HyperFlex Advanced with
Maxtone, Maxtone CX, Maxtone NX, Maxtone IS, Maxtone IS
CX, and Staccato NX screen types.
Note: Hyperflex Advanced is not intended for offset use.
HyperFlex Advanced places light valves around halftone dots to
strengthen and support individual dots.
Size
Type the size of the light valve in pixels. The minimum value is 1
and the maximum value is 16.
As feathering (a reduction in HyperFlex size as tone value
increases) is being applied, this value specifies the starting size
of the light valve. The light valve size is scaled back, in a linear
fashion, to zero (at the tint percentage specified in the
Limit
box).
Distance: Start/End
Enter the distance between the center of the light valve and the
center of the dot.
Suggested settings—Enter the same values in the
Start
and
End
boxes, and use a larger value than you enter in the
Merge
Distance
box. For example, type
2
in both the
Start
and
End
boxes, and type
1
in the
Merge Distance
box. This positions the
light valves equidistant between adjacent halftone dots.
If you are not using the suggested settings, in the
Start
box,
type the distance from the light valve to the center of the
smallest halftone dot. In the
End
box, type the distance (in
pixels) from the light valve to the center of the largest dot, as
specified in the
Limit
box.
Merge Distance
Enter a value that determines where the light valves will be
positioned in relation to the halftone dots.
Suggested settings—Enter the same values in the
Start
and
End
boxes. Enter a smaller value in the
Merge Distance
box than
you entered in the
Start
and
End
boxes. For example, type
2
in
both the
Start
and
End
boxes, and type
1
in the
Merge Distance
box. This positions the light valves equidistant between
adjacent halftone dots.
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Chapter 12—Outputs
