The additional tools for Imaging Engine 21.11 Powered by Adobe® are:
Curve Pilot (which can include PressSync Pilot)
HDFlexo Screens
Screen Manager
Color Pilot (which can include Print Control Wizard)
The following are the minimum system requirements for Curve Pilot, HDFlexo Screens and Screen Manager. Exceeding these requirements will in most cases lead to a performance increase. Running these tools on a system that does not meet these requirements is not supported.
In the 18.x releases Print Control Wizard was a part of Curve Pilot. Since version 20 the Print Control Wizard is integrated in Color Pilot. For system requirements and a list of supported Spectrophotometers look at the Color Pilot 21.11 System Requirements.
Minimum requirements
Minimum System Requirements for the additional tools Imaging Engine 21.11 Powered by Adobe®
Processor type and speed
Only x64 (64-bit) compatible processors (Intel or AMD), minimum dual-core.
RAM
4 GB RAM.
For more info about memory limitations in Windows operating systems, please consult this table.
Hard disk
An NTFS volume is required.
The software can take up to 2 GB of disk space (depending on the application)
Also take into account the need for storage of temporary and production data.
A backup solution is strongly advised.
Network
100/1000 Base-T Ethernet, TCP/IP v4 protocol. TCP/IP v6 protocol is not supported.
Graphics and video
Minimum 1280 x 1024 resolution, true color depth.
File servers
All Esko applications running on Windows OS can use data that is available on network shares. These shares need to be on Windows file servers. We recommend to use Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016 or Windows Server 2019 as file server.
Virtualization
VMware ESX version
Microsoft Hyper-V
Hardware connections, including dongles, proofers, spectrophotometers and others may work, but are not supported. Customers should verify hardware support through their virtualization support channels.
Supported Operating Systems
Recommended operating systems are highlighted in green in the tables below.
If an operating system is not listed in the tables below, it is not supported. Do not try to install Additional Tools for Imaging Engine Powered by Adobe® on a computer running an unsupported operating system.