EFI bizhub C650, Fiery System 8e Quick Reference

FIERY SYSTEM 8e - Quick reference FIERY SYSTEM 8e RELEASE 2
Fiery System 8e New & Enhanced Features, Advantages & Benefits
Standard Features
FEATURE NAME KEY FUNCTIONS & FEATURES FIERY ADVANTAGE CUSTOMER BENEFITS
Backup and Restore
System Software Update
USB Media Server
Encryption of Critical Information
(including passwords)
Offers Backup Client Settings and Restore to
Provides setup information.
Provides list of users.
Updates downloaded to Fiery automatically:
Administrator/user notified via
LCD/copier panel.
Allows for scheduled automatic installation
at preset time of day:
Restarts Fiery automatically as
needed.
Administrator can disable auto download
and/or installation:
Administrator can initiate manual
operation.
Fiery utilities like Impose and Hot Folders are
updated in the same way the MS and driver updates are retrieved and installed.
Connects USB mass storage devices to Fiery
including:
USB Thumb drives.
USB adapters for removable media (such
as compact flash, smart media and memory stick).
USB hard drives.
USB CD drives.
Native Document Conversion:
Automatic conversion and printing of
Microsoft Office native files.
Word, PowerPoint, and Excel:
Converted to Postscript. Printed through Fiery job submission
via email attachment or USB media printing.
Note: Native Document Conversion only
applies to jobs submitted to print via email and USB Media Server.
LCD browse capability:
Selecting File - Any supported file on a
USB mass storage device can be selected.
Submitting file - Menu options below are
available for submitting files once in the Selected File mode:
Send to Hold Queue.
Send to Print Queue.
Send to Direct Queue.
Send to <virtual printer queue name>.
Print with options.
Is based on the TwoFish method/algorithm of
encryption.
Is commonly accepted industry standard.
Reduces support by automating restoration
procedures.
Eliminates downtime and expedites system
recovery.
Ensures the most current Fiery and MS
Operating system software for optimum operation and protection, maximizing system up-time and integrity.
Ensures that Fiery utilities are up to date.
Open architecture design empowers Fiery
with custom configuration and integration options.
Automated Document Conversion is a
unique advantage available only through EFI and Fiery technologies.
Aligns Fiery security operations with
customer MIS/IT standards.
Supports Government security requirements.
User definable settings are protected
in the event of re-installation or updates to system software, saving time during restoration and enabling a quick recovery.
Keeps the Fiery up to date either
without user intervention or by manual instigation.
Protects Fiery from infection, ensuring
maximum up-time.
Administrators can be assured they
have the latest version of any Fiery utilities and have the ability to install them without having to call a support representative or the need for handling CDs or DVDs.
Increases overall flexibility and
promotes MFP as a Document Portal.
Offers additional, easy and flexible
way to print files from USB devices.
Customers realize maximum security
for operation of Fiery and access to mission critical documents.
Helps to eliminate unauthorized
operation of Fiery, reducing costs and down-time.
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Fiery System 8e New & Enhanced Features, Advantages & Benefits
Standard Features
FEATURE NAME KEY FUNCTIONS & FEATURES FIERY ADVANTAGE CUSTOMER BENEFITS
Page Description Languages
PostScript 3
Portable Document Format (PDF v1.6)
Fiery interprets the following native file
formats:
PostScript (PS).
Portable Document Format (PDF v1.5).
Native PDF v1.6, Acrobat 7’s native
format.
Encapsulated PostScript Format (EPS).
Tagged Image File Format (TIFF v6).
136 Adobe PS fonts installed.
PS Font backup support.
TIFF v6.
Downloaded native PDF print support.
PDF/X support.
Optimized PDF support:
Optimized PDF allows Fiery to optimize
its rendering of PDF files with X-Objects.
Double Byte Font Support (CID fonts only).
Spot color support (in PS, EPS, and PDF).
Several features have been recently
introduced in the PDF 1.6 file format including the following significant additions that are supported by Fiery:
Transparency features that are now
native in Adobe graphics and layout programs provide effects such as soft drop shadows, feathered edges, and layered graphics that blend into one another. Designers use transparency effects to blend text with pictures, and pictures with pictures.
Overprint feature provides an ink preview
that closely approximates how objects will appear when printed on an offset press.
Ability to display images using JPEG2000
compression and to allow 16-bit images.
An extension to the use of streams to
allow greater compression of PDF files.
Watermark Annotation.
Embedded PDF 1.6 OpenType font.
AES Encryption.
PDF files larger than 2 gigabytes in size.
Is industry-leading interpreter.
.Development ensures compatibility.
Fiery supports the latest version of industry -
standard file formats.
This capability includes the support of
PDF/X files.
EFI’s development and support for industry -
standard Adobe PostScript 3 ensures file compatibility as well as optimized and productive PostScript printing.
EFI’s development and support of Adobe
PDF printing standards empowers Fiery with the highest levels of file compatibility and assures speedy processing of all files.
Keeping up to date with the latest
PDLs , ensures compatibility:
Takes advantage of any new
functionality.
Fiery now supports PDF v1.6, the
native file format of Acrobat 7:
Most non-Adobe interpreters
(clones) currently do not support PDF v1.6.
PDF-X Standard provides portability,
predictability and consistency.
Critical to digital ad exchange.
CPSI 3017 technology allows
direct printing and support of native PDF 1.6 and PDF/X files.
The updated CPSI (Configurable
PostScript Interpreter) version increases the level of compatibility with client applications used by Fiery users.
Direct printing and support of native
PDF 1.6 and PDF/X files
This co-developed version of CPSI
3017 provides optimized technology that allows the direct printing of PostScript and support of native PDF
1.6 and PDF/X files. Since Adobe also developed the PostScript and PDF languages, it stands to reason that an interpreter (RIP) developed with Adobe’s participation prints these files more accurately than the clone RIPs often found at the lower end of the market.
Customers can take advantage of the
new functionality in PDF 1.6, increasing capability and productivity.
PDF/X workflow provides more
portability, predictability and consistency for all jobs.
A critical function for digital ad
exchange, support for PDF/X workflow streamlines operation.
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Fiery System 8e New & Enhanced Features, Advantages & Benefits
Standard Features
FEATURE NAME KEY FUNCTIONS & FEATURES FIERY ADVANTAGE CUSTOMER BENEFITS
PDF-X Objects in a per job basis
Enhanced PCL 6 / PCL 5
Font Support
Fiery SmartRIP Technology
The ability to utilize X-Objects and optimize a
PDF job can be applied on a job-by-job basis.
The feature can be enabled at the CWS
through Job Properties or at a client through Hot Folders.
Provides the option to enhance productivity
by selectively allowing the optimization of a PDF job.
Users can choose not to utilize PDF X-Object
caching when its use can affect processing performance or when it is not needed; for example, when large X-Objects are only used once in a PDF.
Fiery supports auto-switching for PCL and
PostScript:
PCL formatted files are automatically
directed to the PCL interpreter.
PS files are automatically directed to the
PS interpreter.
80 scalable PCL fonts are installed.
Fiery’s PCL interpreter conforms to the
following specifications:
PCL6 EC (XL).
PCL6e.
PCL5EC (with color).
PCL6E (XL).
PJL.
Fiery supports Ustatus commands via
PJL.
Fiery enables use of double-byte Chinese,
Japanese and Korean fonts from all major font foundries.
Enhanced font support for System 8e includes
additional PCL fonts and optional Bitstream* fonts.
* OEM Dependent
Combining an Adobe Configurable PostScript
Interpreter (CPSI) RIP with Fiery SmartRIP technology allows for:
Dramatically faster page processing
through the recognition of file characteristics and the use of adaptive processing to accelerate color, compression and rendering processes. RIP performance benchmarked at up
to 2X the PPI of competing technologies on similar hardware
Improved efficiency and predictability in
support of both color and variable data printing.
Visibly smoother edges and fine-type at
high resolution (1 200dpi and up); especially noticeable in Kanji fonts, as well as Roman faces with delicate thin elements (example: Optima).
Reinforces Fiery positioning as the fastest
RIP in the industry.
Fiery’s enhanced PCL functionality makes it
compatible with PCL-only applications and a great solution for corporate environments with a mixture of PostScript and PCL printers.
With the support of double-byte, Fiery
technology leverages new markets and increases Fiery-driven printer usage in existing markets.
As a co-developer of an Adobe PostScript
interpreter, EFI designs all aspects of the Fiery to leverage as much of the hardware and software functionality as possible, resulting in dramatic productivity gains at all levels of the print production workflow.
Increases Fiery throughput by reducing
the need to re-RIP the same image in the same file.
Improves PDF workflow by successfully
rendering PDF files containing X­Objects.
With Fiery’s Auto Switching between
PCL and PostScript, customers aren’t required to change workflow processes, saving time and reducing training and support overhead.
Supporting additional PCL fonts, the
Fiery is highly adaptable into today’s customer environments
Customers with Asian font
requirements can utilize Fiery technology for more productive, high­quality printing
Customers realize increased
productivity by having much faster throughput
Improved image quality without
affecting processing performance
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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
FreeForm
VDP record range printing
Highest level of compatibility with third-party
VDP vendors including:
PrintShop Mail - Fiery Version.
Pageflex Persona - Fiery Version.
Flexible EFI tools:
Fiery FreeForm.
EFI Impose.
VDP Imposition.
Control Strip for VDP printing.
Mixed Media.
Powerful EFI Utilities:
URI support.
File Search Path.
VDP Job Submission.
VDP Print Record Range.
VDP Resource Manager.
Is ideal entry-level step.
Available on virtually all Fierys.
Low risk, requiring no additional investment.
Simple to use and support.
Minimum skill set required. No learning
curve.
Any application can create static data
masters.
Freeform 2.1 - Increases the capability and flexibility of FreeForm 1:
Adds the capability of using multiple masters
within a document.
And when using multiple master pages, the
number of each master page within a sequence can be content driven.
Range can be in the unit of records, pages or
sets:
Supported for both non-imposed and
imposed VDP jobs.
FreeForm 1 and 2.1: Not FreeForm 2.
Selected individual VDP set printing for
imposed VDP jobs is also supported:
EFI Impose interface.
Open VDP implementation:
Consistent workflow across languages
VDP and Non-VDP.
Removes unnecessary complexity from
VDP workflow.
Built-in VDP capability with no risk and no
additional investment.
Entry-level utility that ships with every Fiery
allows operators to experience VDP without additional costs.
As single approach to workflow, VDP or
Non-VDP, Fiery reduces overall support and training requirements.
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.
Consistent Fiery workflow interface
greatly reduces training curve for existing Fiery users, leading to fast adoption and productivity.
Available on virtually all Fierys:
An ideal entry-level step.
Low risk, as it requires no
additional investment.
Doesn’t require any specialized
authoring tool.
No learning curve.
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).
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FIERY SYSTEM 8e - Quick reference FIERY SYSTEM 8e RELEASE 2
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 Resource Manager
VDP imposition using EFI Impose for FreeForm
1 and FreeForm 2.1 (FreeForm 2 is not supported).
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.
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.
As single approach to workflow, VDP or
non-VDP, Fiery reduces overall support and training requirements.
Connects to multiple Fierys.
Optimizes RIPing at all times with efficient
cache and resource management.
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.
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.
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FIERY SYSTEM 8e - Quick reference FIERY SYSTEM 8e RELEASE 2
Fiery System 8e New & Enhanced Features, Advantages & Benefits
Standard Features
FEATURE NAME KEY FUNCTIONS & FEATURES FIERY ADVANTAGE CUSTOMER BENEFITS
RIP-While-Print
Scan-RIP-Print Simultaneously
User Authentication
Starts to RIP a new file while the previous
file is printing.
Simultaneously works on two jobs for the
RIPping and printing or the RIPping & scanning processes.
The Fiery user authentication feature allows Fiery to:
Authenticate user names.
Authorize actions based on the user’s
privileges.
Fiery can authenticate users who are:
Domain-based: users defined on a corporate
server and accessed via LDAP.
Fiery-based: users defined on the Fiery.
User Authentication is featured wherever a user may gain access to Fiery. Fiery authenticates user names in the following manner:
WebTools\Docs
Users can log in to the Docs functionality in
WebTools as long as their user names/passwords meet one of the following conditions:
A local Fiery user is part of the Fiery’s contact list (whether or not is the user is currently part of a Fiery group).
A domain user name is included in a current Fiery group.
Domain user is part of an LDAP group included in a current Fiery group.
Once the user name/password is authenticated, Fiery allows the user access to functionality corresponding with the user’s privileges, as defined in Fiery groups.
Fiery Print Driver
The Fiery Driver for Windows (both PS and
PCL versions) includes user name information with the print job. The EFI Driver (Windows) supports the concept of both domain/LDAP user and the local user, even if Use Network Login is not selected. This is through the following methods:
If the user name string entered is ‘ArthurM’ - Fiery will assume this is a local user. Fiery will, by default, check the local contacts list.
If the username string entered is ‘domain\username’ (such as ‘cisco\arthurm’) –Fiery will assume this is a domain or LDAP user. Fiery will, by default, validate the user against the LDAP server.
Unique Fiery feature are not available in
competitive products:
This feature is better than Gallop from
Creo, since Gallop enables RIP and Print within a single job that contains multiple pages.
Gallop: enabled to start printing a job
while it is still being processed. This feature enables long jobs to be printed in one streamlined process. The system automatically deletes printed pages, clearing disk space for the next pages).
Has industry leading throughput..
By adhering to network authentication
protocols, Fiery is positioned as a true network technology that is readily accepted by even the most demanding MIS/IT organizations.
Increases productivity by having Fiery
more available for processing jobs.
Reduces bottlenecks at the RIPing
stage.
Offers faster output to the printer
device.
Maximizes assets.
Allows users to make the most of the
Fiery. Also, accelerates file processing for faster output.
Ensures a more secure workflow by
enforcing authentication.
Easier administration and increased
security by creating a common and centralized list of users and privileges and adhering to network authentication protocols.
Wider security offered by this standard
feature for password protected mailboxes.
Tighter budget control over user
access (e.g., color vs. black and white) for billing and user-based cost allocation.
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Fiery System 8e New & Enhanced Features, Advantages & Benefits
Standard Features
FEATURE NAME KEY FUNCTIONS & FEATURES FIERY ADVANTAGE CUSTOMER BENEFITS
User Authentication
continued…
Secure Printing
Fiery Local Login at the Command
WorkStation (PC and Mac)
The user can log in to Command WorkStation
(CWS) only as an administrator, operator, or guest. Different privileges can be assigned to each of the users within CWS based on login.
EFI Hot Folders
Jobs submitted through Hot Folders ignore
any user authentication setting on the Fiery and print as the authorized user “Hot Folder”
Hot Folder user privileges cannot be modified on Fiery.
The Fiery administrator has the option to disable Hot Folder functionality in Configure.
FTP
The FTP login only supports local Fiery users
and does not support domain logins.
Email
The Fiery’s email service decides whether or
not to allow an incoming email to print, depending on whether the sender’s email address in the incoming email is in Fiery’s print email address book.
Email messages sent to Fiery will not print if
user authentication is enabled because the email message cannot include authenticated authorized user information.
The user enters a password in the Secure
Print field in the Fiery Driver.
When this job is sent to the Fiery’s Print or
Hold queue, the job is queued normally and held for the password.
Specifying the number of copies to print is
not supported.
The user can choose to Print & Hold or Print
& Delete each job, which causes the job to print immediately.
Print & Hold prints the job and retains a copy of the secure print job in a held state waiting for the user to enter a password.
Print & Delete prints the job normally.
Secure Printing offers a common user
interface across multiple engines equipped with Fierys and helps to reduce training and support requirements.
Users can trust submitting confidential
documents to the Fiery and rely on the fact that their documents cannot be seen by others using the same output device.
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Fiery System 8e New & Enhanced Features, Advantages & Benefits
Standard Features
FEATURE NAME KEY FUNCTIONS & FEATURES FIERY ADVANTAGE CUSTOMER BENEFITS
Mixed Media Support (w/VDP support)
Chapter Starts & Subset Finishing
Defines chapter starts by entering page
numbers in the Chapter Start field.
Guarantees chapters start printing on right-
hand pages.
Define Cover
Quickly defines the front and/or back cover of
the document without knowing the total page count of the document.
Specifies whether to apply the same settings
to both the front and back cover or to the covers separately.
Define Page Range
Delineates a page range by entering a page
number or range and apply settings like: Paper Source, Media Type, and Duplex, depending on engine capabilities.
Tab Shift
Found in the Mixed Media settings, Fiery’s
Tab Shift utility allows an alternative way to print documents with tabs using the Insert Tab feature for print devices that support tab printing.
Most applications only allow a single page
size within a document (Word and Acrobat are exceptions.), so Fiery provides the ability to shift certain pages one-half inch horizontally and makes it possible to print predefined tab text on the tab ear.
The user must place and orient the text
precisely on the page, predict the ear position and specify the page number that should be shifted.
Insert Blank
Inserts a blank page before or after a
specified page.
Mixed Media Summary
Users can see a summary of all the settings
at the EFI Driver screen.
Achieves consistent workflow for traditional
and Variable Data Printing (VDP) jobs:
Fiery’s VDP workflow reinforces
operator-friendly implementation, regardless of which VDP language is used.
Linear workflows used for most operations
require operator-supplied settings or data:
Fewer keystrokes, decreased job setup
times, and reduced operator errors.
Robust Mixed Media tools are easier
to use and better integrated with the entire Fiery workflow, reducing bottlenecks and operator errors.
Users can take advantage of the fully
automated process of digitally printing finished documents with minimal operator intervention.
Being able to assign media attributes
to VDP and standard jobs is a logical intuitive approach to the workflow. The user only needs to know a single workflow, and it applies to all jobs. This feature minimizes unnecessary complexity in VDP, widely regarded to be complex workflow.
The user can apply media types, such
as covers, and finishing to the VDP records. This feature increases the automation of the output process and reduces the number of manual off-line steps in production.
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Fiery System 8e New & Enhanced Features, Advantages & Benefits
Standard Features
FEATURE NAME KEY FUNCTIONS & FEATURES FIERY ADVANTAGE CUSTOMER BENEFITS
Booklet Maker
Perfect Binder Support with Booklet Maker
Fiery ColorWise
Center Margin Gutter settings:
Allows user to specify the center margins
for booklet printing from 0 to 50 mm.
Is applicable only for Saddle, Nested Saddle and Perfect booklet maker selections.
Nested Saddle imposition style:
Combines saddle stitch and perfect
binding method.
Is suitable for very thick books.
Includes encyclopedias, etc.
Supports PS and PDF.
All file formats/applications.
PPD options from Driver:
Command WorkStation: Windows &
Macintosh editions.
Hot Folders and Print Center Plug-ins.
Automatic duplexing of print jobs.
Automatic 2-up page imposition.
Binding Support:
Perfect - Right Binding.
Standard - Right Binding (Kanji).
Front Cover page insert:
Front/back cover in a booklet job.
Front/back cover printing PPD options:
Under Paper Source.
Also available in other EFI client applications:
Print Center Plug-ins (available as a
standard PPD option).
Hot Folders.
EFI Command WorkStation, Windows
and Macintosh Edition.
Booklet Maker jobs can be opened in EFI
Impose.
Provides intelligence with ease of use for
complex booklet making and finishing requirements from the Driver and Job Properties.
Wizard guides the user to choose the
appropriate binding options within an intuitive graphic user interface and provides step-by-step selection for each associated binding option.
EFI Fiery ColorWise gives the expert user maximum control over color quality with a suite of advanced and precise tools. Personalized settings can be configured to accurately simulate and fine-tune the output of other devices.
Offers an in-RIP color management system.
Supports any color space – CMYK, RGB, spot
colors, or CIE L*A*B*.
Supports ICC sources, simulation, output and
device link profiles.
Note: ColorWise Pro Tools now supports the new Intel-based Mac, as well as Microsoft Windows 32- & 64-bit technology in Windows XP, Windows 2003 and Vista.
Booklet Maker is a driver-based application
designed to meet specific needs.
It has an upgrade path to the Fiery Impose
option.
Intuitive, driver-based functionality reduces
training requirements.
The Perfect Binding function leverages
enabled online finishers and empowers Fiery with intuitive booklet making capabilities.
With Perfect Binding functionality, the Fiery
is the ideal solution for Light Production environments that require color and monochrome output.
Delivers great out-of-the-box color.
Comes with intuitive and easy to use
graphical user interface (GUI).
Produces sophisticated results with
simple operation.
Optimizes output device capability.
Reduces costs by creating booklets
internally.
Eliminates need to outsource.
Covers most of the users’ imposition
requirements.
Expanded controls for perfect binder
finishers provide multiple production options.
Completes a direct workflow from
desktop application to finished book.
The user benefits from automatic
calculation of spine widths and special cover handling for pre-printed or pre­imposed cover designs.
Achieves maximum color control for
expert users.
Minimizes operator errors with easy
user interface.
Provides excellent color quality for
proofs, comps or short-run color.
Shortens learning curve with easy
access and unified interface with Fiery Driver.
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