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Cautions, Limitations, and Restrictions (PosterArtist)

PosterArtist is subject to the following restrictions. Keep these points in mind.

System Requirements

  • Access our website for products supporting PosterArtist.
  • The functions that can be used and the items that can be configured vary depending on your scanner or printer.
  • In this guide, descriptions are mainly based on the screens displayed when using Windows 10 operating system (hereinafter "Windows 10") or Windows 7 operating system (hereinafter "Windows 7").

Restrictions on Using PosterArtist Lite

PosterArtist Lite has the following limitations compared to PosterArtist (Production Version).

  • The following functions are not available.

    • Auto Design
    • Guide, Grid, and Ruler
    • Creating QR codes
    • Variable Print
    • Some functions of Retouch Image
    • Artwork Security Settings (settings for usage period and editing restrictions)
    • Ambient Light Correction
    • Design Check
    • Design Assist
    • Quick Exchange
    • Saving and updating of Artwork Snapshots
  • PosterArtist Lite contains fewer pieces of artwork than PosterArtist (Production Version).

This guide describes how to use PosterArtist (Production Version).

Usage Restrictions

  • You must log on to Windows as an administrator before the installation.

  • Please check the following points before installing this software.

    1. Shut down all other open applications.
    2. If a document is currently being printed out, then cancel printing or wait until printing ends.
    3. Check that the printer driver required by the target printer has been installed.
  • If the installer screen is not displayed, double-click the CD-ROM icon in Computer, and then double-click "presetup.exe".
  • Colors are preset in clipart, photo frames, and text graphics. If a color cannot be changed, then the control for changing that color is disabled.
  • Resizing clipart in the horizontal or vertical direction using (Resize handle) may cause partial deformation of the clipart.
  • The printed result may differ from the monitor display if you select a square paper format created with the Custom Paper Size function of the printer driver and then print in cut sheet mode. In such cases, resize one of the sides by 0.1 mm or more to form a rectangle, and then try printing again.
  • In some cases, it may take some time to import posters created in PosterArtist 1.x.
  • In some cases, layout of posters created in PosterArtist 1.x may not appear correctly when importing the file.
  • In some cases, the italicized and bold fonts of posters created in PosterArtist 1.x may not appear correctly when the data is imported.
  • With some fonts, the effect of italics may not be apparent.
  • Vertical text in certain fonts may be truncated or misaligned. (For example, in the case of DynaFont of DFG.)
  • Depending on the selected font type, text may be displayed outside the text box.
  • Depending on the selected font type, outlined text may not be displayed correctly.
  • In variable data print, if double-byte text is inserted to a text object created with single-byte text on a poster, the result may not appear as expected. In that case, change the font type to one that will correctly display the text.
  • Printing cannot be performed via a print server.
  • If you delete artwork on the Artwork Manager screen while an installer for other software is running, the artwork may not be deleted correctly. Thus, before deleting artwork, make sure no installers for other software are running.
  • Artwork can be copied from the Artwork Manager dialog box; however, copies of artwork with a lock icon cannot be deleted.
  • Administrator rights are needed in order to delete artwork in Artwork Manager.
  • When importing poster data that has been created using PosterArtist, a warning message will appear for data containing library images that are not provided with PosterArtist Lite. The images will not appear on the poster.
  • Some of the templates on the PosterArtist template download page use content (images) that is not included in PosterArtist Lite. If you download any of these templates, a warning message will appear and its content (images) will not appear on the template.
  • When importing poster data that has been created using PosterArtist, poster data for which a variable data print has been specified will be handled as normal poster data. When you save the poster data, the link to the variable data will be lost.

  • Data for large size paper may fail to print. If this occurs, try printing after performing the following.

    Exit PosterArtist, and then open the properties for the printer you want to use.

    Open the Layout tab, and then click the Special Settings button.

    Deselect the Fast Graphic Process checkbox. After that, restart PosterArtist, and then try printing again.

    When printing is finished, select the Fast Graphic Process checkbox again.

  • With Design Assist, created designs may include multiple copies of the same design depending on the specified images and selected area.
  • Unicode supplementary characters (surrogate pairs) are not supported. If a Unicode supplementary character is entered, "?" appears instead.
  • In a 64-bit version OS environment, some functions may not be available.
  • Poster files created with or exported from PosterArtist version 3.0 or later cannot be opened in earlier versions of PosterArtist.
  • If a message prompting you to update the root certificate appears at startup of an application, connect to the Internet, and then restart the application.
    In an environment where you cannot connect to the Internet, obtain and apply an "Update for Root Certificates" of Microsoft.
  • In environments where the 64-bit version of Microsoft Office 2007 or later is installed on a 64-bit version OS, you may not be able to use xlsx or other formats as database files for variable printing.
    In that case, the files can be used by converting them to xls format or CSV format.

When Using a Printer Other than Canon imagePROGRAF Series

Some paper options and printing functions are not available. The following functions are available.

Some functions are not available when using a PRO-1000 or PRO-500 printer as well.

  • Paper Options settings panel

    Page Size, Poster Orientation, Media Source, Media Size

    Specify the paper settings in the Properties dialog box displayed by selecting Properties... under Printer.

  • Print settings panel

    Copies

Supported File Formats

Supported file formats are as follows.

  • JPEG
  • TIFF (without LZW compression)
  • BMP
  • PNG
  • SVG
  • WMF/EMF

JPEG and TIFF images are inserted as images in the sRGB color space. TIFF and PNG images are processed as 8-bit images. SVG images do not appear correctly depending on the embedded commands.

Trademarks and Copyrights

© CANON INC. 2016

  • Canon, the Canon logo, imagePROGRAF, and PosterArtist are trademarks or registered trademarks of Canon Inc.
  • Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
  • Windows is a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries.
  • Excel and Internet Explorer are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation, in the U.S. and other countries.
  • Third party acknowledgments:
    This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group.

  • PosterArtist and PosterArtist Lite contain third party software licensed under the following terms:

    • TIFF:

      Copyright © 1988-1997 Sam Leffler

      Copyright © 1991-1997 Silicon Graphics, Inc.

      Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided that: (i) the above copyright notices and this permission notice appear in all copies of the software and related documentation; and (ii) the names of Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics may not be used in any advertising or publicity relating to the software without the specific, prior written permission of Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics.

      THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS-IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

      IN NO EVENT SHALL SAM LEFFLER OR SILICON GRAPHICS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE, AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.

    • ICC:

      Copyright (c) 1994-1996 SunSoft, Inc.

      Rights Reserved

      Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

      The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

      THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL SUNSOFT, INC. OR ITS PARENT COMPANY BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

      Except as contained in this notice, the name of SunSoft, Inc. shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other dealings in this Software without written authorization from SunSoft Inc.

    • JSON for Modern C++

      Copyright (c) 2013-2017 Niels Lohmann

      Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

      The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

      THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

  • Images and templates in this software are subject to copyright as follows:
    The copyright of some of the templates and images included in PosterArtist and PosterArtist Lite is owned by Design Exchange Co., Ltd. and the creators and suppliers of those templates and images.

  • Third party services
    If you use third-party services through PosterArtist or PosterArtist Lite, use of the services are subject to the conditions below.
    When you access and/or obtain some third party content (such as text, images, videos, audios, or software) through PosterArtist or PosterArtist Lite, except as expressly permitted by the content owner or by applicable law, you may not

    • (a) scrape, build databases or otherwise create permanent copies of such content, or keep cached copies longer than permitted by the cache header;
    • (b) copy, translate, modify, create a derivative work of, sell, lease, lend, convey, distribute, publicly display or sublicense to any third party;
    • (c) misrepresent the source or ownership;
    • and (d) remove, obscure, or alter any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices, falsify or delete any author attributions, legal notices or other labels of the origin or source of material.