The Bitmap Viewer is a powerful quality control tool that will help you verify the content and printability of your screened files before you make plates from them.
The Bitmap Viewer is available both for Windows and Mac operating systems. Please consult the Bitmap Viewer system requirements for more details.
The Bitmap Viewer is protected by a license.
If you have a DotSpy license, you can run the Bitmap Viewer on Mac using this license.
You need to have either the Esko Network License Manager or the Esko Local License Manager installed on your computer before you can install and run the Bitmap Viewer on it.
Your License Manager application must have the same version number as the Bitmap Viewer version you want to install.
On a Windows operating system, you typically install the Bitmap Viewer with the Imaging Engine installation DVD (as part of your Imaging Engine installation). Please see the Imaging Engine documentation for more details.
The Bitmap Viewer is also available as a standalone download from MySoftware.esko.com. Make sure you first download and install the Network License Manager (of the same version as the Bitmap Viewer you want to install).
On a Mac operating system, you can also use the Imaging Engine installation DVD but you have to install it manually:
BitmapViewer_XX_Installer folder under
the DVD root folder (where XX is the major version
number, for example 21).Esko Network License
Manager XX.XX.dmg - where XX.XX is
the full version number, for example 21.11).Applications folder and open
Esko Network License Manager/ReadMe.rtfd.ReadMe file to start
the Esko License Server and activate the Bitmap Viewer
license.Esko Bitmap
Viewer.dmg).Alternatively, you can download the Bitmap Viewer from MySoftware.esko.com:
Applications folder and open
Esko Network License Manager/ReadMe.rtfd.ReadMe file to start
the Esko License Server and activate the Bitmap Viewer
license.