Import Settings from Ergosoft 15 and 16

Import Settings from Ergosoft 15 and 16

Updating from an earlier version of a RIP to a more recent one can seem like a daunting task, but with the following steps you can easily take over your printer configurations and settings from Ergosoft RIP 15 to Ergosoft 17.

It is recommended to do the following steps in order, but you can skip the steps that don’t apply to you. In the below example we will assume version 15 to be the older, existing installation but the process is the same to take over data from 17 to a newer version.

Exporting Print Environments from Ergosoft RIP

First, open your installation of Ergosoft RIP 15 and open the Print Environments... Dialog (Tools > Print Environments...). Select the Print Environments you want to take over. You can select multiple Print Environments by holding Ctrl or Shift, then click the Export-button.

Select a save path and confirm. If you selected one Print Environment, you’ll get a .PrEnv file. If you selected multiple, you’ll get a .PrEnvPck file, containing all selected Print Environments.

If you also want to take over Cut Environments, repeat this process for the Cut Environments (Tools > Cut Environments...).


Next, install Ergosoft 17 on your system. If you already have it installed, go directly to the next step. If you need help setting up Ergosoft 17, check the article First Time Setup.

Leave Ergosoft 17 closed for now, as we first want to import some files.

Importing Saved Jobs, Picture Packages, Position Templates

If you have saved Jobs, Picture Packages or Position Templates in Ergosoft RIP 15 that you would like to keep using in 17, you can take over the relevant files by directly copying them from the User Data folder. By default you can find the user data folder in C:\Users\Public\Documents\EsRip\ with subfolders for 15 and 17.

To take over saved Jobs, Picture Packages and Position Templates, go to the folder 15/Data/ Template and copy the subfolders Jobs, PicturePackages and PositionTemplates to the corresponding folder of version 17.


Importing Swatchbooks

If you have created custom Swatchbooks in Ergosoft 15 that you would like to keep using in 17, you can take over the relevant files by directly copying them from the User Data folder. By default you can find the User Data folder in C:\Users\Public\Documents\EsRip.

To take over color tables, copy the SwatchServ folder from 15/Data/ in the User Data folder of Version 15 to the corresponding folder of version 17.


Importing Input Profiles, Exported Densities, Color Profiles, Named Color Profiles and ColorQPC Sessions

If you used your own input profiles in Ergosoft 15 that you would like to keep using in 17, or want to keep external densities, profiles and/or saved ColorQPC Sessions you can take over the relevant files by directly copying them from the User Data folder. By default you can find the User Data folder in C:\Users\Public\Documents\EsRip.

To take over input profiles and other color relevant files, copy the Color folder from 15/Data/ in the User Data folder of Version 15 to the corresponding folder of version 17.



Importing Print Environments & Cut Environments

Once Ergosoft 17 is installed and we have the important User Data files copied, we can start Ergosoft 17 and import the Print/Cut Environments.

To import your Print Environments, open Ergosoft 17 and start the Print Environments Manager (Tools > Print Environment Manager). Click The Import-button and select the PrEnv or PrEnvPck file you exported before, then confirm to import your Print Environment.

Repeat this process for the Cut Environments by going to the Cut Environment Manager (Tools > Cut Environment Manager) and selecting your exported Cut Environments.

Note that this will not import the port configuration for your Print & Cut Environments. After importing, you’ll need to open the settings of the respective Print/Cut Environment and configure a PrintQueue and Output Port. For more information on how to do this, see First Time Setup.


Adjusting Presets

Unfortunately the presets from version 15 cannot be taken over directly as the structure of presets has changed.

If you had Presets configured that you would like to take over, keep Ergosoft 17 open and start Ergosoft 15 as well.

Start Tools > Edit Presets in Ergosoft 15 and Tools > Preset Manager in Ergosoft 17. You can now adjust each of the presets in 17 to match the one in 15.

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