F I E R Y S Y S T E M 8 e - Q u i c k r e f e r e n c e FIERY SYSTEM 8e RELEASE 2
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Fiery System 8e New & Enhanced Features, Advantages & Benefits
Standard Features
FEATURE NAME
KEY FUNCTIONS & FEATURES
FIERY ADVANTAGE
CUSTOMER BENEFITS
EFI’s Open VDP
Solutions
Strategy
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Highest level of compatibility with third-party
VDP vendors including:
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PrintShop Mail - Fiery Version.
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Pageflex Persona - Fiery Version.
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Flexible EFI tools:
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Fiery FreeForm.
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EFI Impose.
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VDP Imposition.
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Control Strip for VDP printing.
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Mixed Media.
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Powerful EFI Utilities:
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URI support.
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File Search Path.
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VDP Job Submission.
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VDP Print Record Range.
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VDP Resource Manager.
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Open VDP implementation:
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Consistent workflow across languages
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VDP and Non-VDP.
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Removes unnecessary complexity from
VDP workflow.
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Customers are not limited in the tools
they can use, allowing complete
flexibility and reducing costs by
eliminating the need for new
technology and training.
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Consistent Fiery workflow interface
greatly reduces training curve for
existing Fiery users, leading to fast
adoption and productivity.
FreeForm
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Is ideal entry-level step.
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Available on virtually all Fierys.
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Low risk, requiring no additional investment.
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Simple to use and support.
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Minimum skill set required. No learning
curve.
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Any application can create static data
masters.
Freeform 2.1
- Increases the capability and
flexibility of FreeForm 1:
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Adds the capability of using multiple masters
within a document.
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And when using multiple master pages, the
number of each master page within a
sequence can be content driven.
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Built-in VDP capability with no risk and no
additional investment.
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Entry-level utility that ships with every Fiery
allows operators to experience VDP without
additional costs.
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Available on virtually all Fierys:
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An ideal entry-level step.
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Low risk, as it requires no
additional investment.
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Doesn’t require any specialized
authoring tool.
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No learning curve.
VDP record
range printing
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Range can be in the unit of records, pages or
sets:
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Supported for both non-imposed and
imposed VDP jobs.
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FreeForm 1 and 2.1:
Not FreeForm 2.
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Selected individual VDP set printing for
imposed VDP jobs is also supported:
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EFI Impose interface.
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As single approach to workflow, VDP or
Non-VDP, Fiery reduces overall support and
training requirements.
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Easier record re-printing; (e.g., if an
error occurs at the print engine and
recovery is required, there is no need
to return to the source file).
