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
VDP Imposition
(requires EFI
Impose)
•
VDP imposition using EFI Impose for FreeForm
1 and FreeForm 2.1 (FreeForm 2 is not
supported).
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Option to view full raster data of specific
sheet range:
For VDP jobs imposed using EFI
Impose, the feature displays
thumbnail and full-size previews of
raster data (post-RIP) of the
imposition layout.
•
User customizable page range:
For the imposed output page range,
the user can Preview raster data on
screen or Preview and Print at the
same time.
•
Custom page size support:
VDP jobs will accept custom pages
sizes, even if the engine does not
support it.
For example, business cards - when in
the source application a single
business card is considerably smaller
than the smallest page size supported
for all output devices.
•
Sheet range:
Due to the nature of VDP jobs, the
user can specify the ranges in terms
of sheets, records or sets. This adds
flexibility to the customer’s existing
workflow.
•
As single approach to workflow, VDP or
non-VDP, Fiery reduces overall support and
training requirements.
•
Although similar results can be
achieved using Command
WorkStation's preview function, the
Raster Preview feature has the
following advantage over its
counterpart.
•
Raster data of the imposition
layout can be viewed directly
within the EFI Impose
environment. Users can readily
compare/verify the imposition
settings against preview of
imposition layout output without
the need to save the job and
exit/re-open the EFI Impose UI
repeatedly.
•
CWS preview function requires
RIPping of the entire job. This can
be time consuming, since VDP jobs
may contain a large number of
records, requiring extensive
processing time. With user
customizable Page Range, only
those pages within the user
specified range would be
processed, thereby cutting down
the processing time.
•
Workflow for VDP does not require
previewing the entire job; VDP
lends itself to a workflow where
comprehensive planning and setup
occurs before production. This can
be readily previewed in sample
database runs and in the template
design phase.
VDP Resource
Manager
•
Has easy-to-navigate, intuitive user interface.
•
View VDP on the Fiery server.
•
View name, size, creation date of object, and
its origination environment.
Note:
VDP Resource Manager now supports the
new Intel-based Mac, as well as Microsoft
Windows 64-bit technology in Windows XP,
Windows 2003 and Vista.
•
Connects to multiple Fierys.
•
Optimizes RIPing at all times with efficient
cache and resource management.
•
A single view of all VDP resources on
all of Fierys reduces mismanaged files
and bottlenecks.
•
Customers can view a list of global
objects (reusable objects/images
between different print jobs) and
FreeForm masters located at
connected Fiery servers, and see how
each environment is taking up space
on the server, archiving or deleting
dated or redundant files.
•
It reduces the chance of operator
errors, leading to increased throughput
and higher quality work.
•
Mac users are much more integrated
with the Fiery workflow.
•
EFI is committed to delivering as
much functionality to Mac users as
possible.
