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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

Backup and Restore

System Software Update

USB Media Server

Encryption of Critical Information

(including passwords)

• Offers Backup Client Settings and Restore to

the same Fiery.

• 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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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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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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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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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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User Authentication

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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.

• 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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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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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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Calibration Enhancements

Composite Overprint of CMYK & Spot Colors

Support for Rich Black

Fiery controllers running Fiery System 8e remember the last measurements in a calibration set and reach accurate calibrated output every time a print is made; it is automatically corrected using the appropriate calibration set. When users are done measuring patches, they have the following three alternatives:

1. Click the Apply button to have their

measurements saved to the server.

2. Click the Apply to all Calibration Sets

button to have the calibration measurements copied to all calibrations sets on the server.

3. Individually select which calibration sets

to have measurements copied to. Alternatives #2 and #3 are especially convenient for users who want the benefits of calibration for every media, but do not want to invest the time required to perform optimal calibration for every individual media.

• Fiery can recognize those elements from a

composite file submitted directly from the

native application (e.g., InDesign) and

properly render the spot colors in them..

• In a PDF workflow, Fiery automatically

recognizes transparencies and overprints in

order to print in a color corrected and

properly color rendered output.

• Fiery supports Composite Overprint from

applications that output PS/PDF overprints

according to both Adobe and Quark

standards. Files generated by the current

versions of the applications listed below are

supported:

• Adobe Acrobat.

• Adobe Illustrator.

• Adobe InDesign.

• Quark XPress.

• Corel Draw.

• Adobe Free Hand.

• The EFI Rich Black feature, applicable to both

text and graphics, provides the option of

giving the appearance of a fuller, richer black

by laying 50% cyan toner under 100% black

toner.

• Multiple calibration options make Fiery a

viable solution for most color printing applications.

• Known for powerful color capabilities, Fiery

provides more powerful color (CMYK and RGB) functionality than any other comparably priced solution.

• Fiery provides multiple options that

empower users to adjust output to meet specific needs, positioning Fiery as a great solution in any color printing environment.

• Reduces time in the calibration

process.

• Makes it easy to keep uniformity

through all media types available in the system while maintaining optimal quality for specific ones.

• Improves quality in calibration,

ensuring increased precision when fingerprinting the printer device.

• Document designers speed up the

printing process by sending jobs as composite from InDesign, rather than as separations.

• Fiery increases productivity. It

accelerates processing and spool times by sending a single composite file instead of four separated files over the network.

• For PDF workflows, customers improve

the quality of the output. For native applications (e.g., Quark), customers improve the throughput by sending jobs as composites rather than separations.

• Fierys ensure a more accurate print of

what the document creator specified.

• Can help avoid trapping issues when

printing small areas of black, especially black text on a colored background.

• Improves image quality in black

elements.

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FEATURE NAME KEY FUNCTIONS & FEATURES FIERY ADVANTAGE CUSTOMER BENEFITS

Text & Graphics Enhancement

(project specific)

Print Gray as Black

Device Link Profile Support

Network Compatibility Enhancements

• Text & Graphics Enhancement is detected

only when a 100% color is going into the

image.

• Pure Cyan, Yellow or Magenta elements are

not a part of a typical output since it is very

difficult to get 100% of toner in the output

colors.

• This feature is only useful in black elements.

• Users can perceive the benefits mostly

when printing black text and black images.

• The result of Text & Graphics Enhancement is

a sharper and smoother text and line-art with

minimized “jaggies”, at a resolution of 2400

dpi.

• Minimizes job setup times by eliminating the

need for separating color and B&W pages

before submitting the job.

• Provides advanced users with the tools and

knowledge to build their own color

transformations and save them in the Device

Link specific class of ICC profiles.

Fiery continues EFI’s commitment to highly flexible integration and connectivity with virtually all network requirements, The following enhancements are included:

• Novell Netware 6.5 & iPrint:

• Fiery support for NetWare 6.5, including

compatibility with Windows Vista 32- & 64-bit, allows administrators to manage print servers through Novell NetWare’s iPrint to networked Fiery controlled printers, including the installation of print drivers on NetWare print servers.

• Mac Bonjour (formerly Rendezvous) Support:

• Fiery support for Bonjour services allows

Mac OSX clients and Bonjour-enabled Windows clients to seamlessly detect and connect to Fiery for printing.

• EFI SDK v2 (Software Development Kit):

• The EFI SDK allows for the development

of custom applications that control and manage Fiery servers through a set of software services and Application Programming Interfaces (API) available to OEMs, third-party developers, consultants, and customers.

• 802.1x Authentication:

• By adhering to the 802.1x IEEE standard

for port-based access control, Fiery is able to access networks that support authentication with this security protocol.

• With features like Text & Graphics

Enhancement, Fiery leverages all of the functionality of specific engines with higher resolution capability.

• The highest quality text and graphics output

opens Fiery placement to new markets.

• With Print Gray as Black, documents with

both color and B&W pages automatically print B&W pages using Black toner only, representing automated cost savings in monthly clicks and making color printing devices more affordable.

• Enables EFI's partners and other advanced

users with the tools and knowledge to build their own color transformations and save them in the Device Link class of ICC profiles.

• Compatibility with core MIS/IT technologies

eliminates integration barriers and places Fiery at the heart of color printing in the office.

• Enhanced Mac compatibility strengthens

Fiery’s place in the office for all Mac applications and leverages market growth with support for the new Intel-based Mac.

• The Fiery’s ability to customize workflows

with the EFI SDK meets custom requirements and makes it more difficult to change vendors.

• Gets the combination of extremely

high quality text along with really great looking full color images on the same page.

• Increases output quality with better

definition of black text and graphics .

• Instant and automatic cost savings by

by ensuring that no more than 1-click is used to generate grayscale output.

• Increased productivity by automating

the job submission of multiple page documents that combine color and B&W pages

• Cost savings by only using Black toner

and a single color click-charge for pages that do not contain color.

• Gains complete control over color

management space.

• Offers toolset for users who have

predetermined color output needs and do not want Fiery color management to modify those in any way.

• Supports existing infrastructures,

including Novell iPrint and Mac Bonjour, eliminates integration roadblocks and increases configuration options.

• By leveraging industry standards, Fiery

is easily managed in corporate networks, leading to reduced costs and increased efficiencies.

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FEATURE NAME KEY FUNCTIONS & FEATURES FIERY ADVANTAGE CUSTOMER BENEFITS

WebJet Admin Capable

FTP Print Utility

Simple Network Time Protocol – SNTP

Simple Network Management Protocol v3 SNMP

IP Filtering

Port Blocking

IP Sec Support

• Simplifies administration of all Fiery-driven

printers on the network.

• Allows FTP printing to Fiery Hold or Print

queue.

• Controls by group user/password or open.

• Prints without opening application.

• All file formats supported by Fiery can be

printed using FTP.

• Offers automated process ensures

accurate time settings across multiple

time zones.

• Authenticates before allowing SNMP

transactions.

• Encrypts SNMP user names and passwords.

• Specifies whether to accept or deny

connections from a specific IP address or a

range of IP addresses.

• Blocks client computers from using Fiery.

• Blocks a series of ports.

• Minimizes security threats.

• The pre-shared authentication keys are used

strictly for establishing trust – not for

application data packet protection.

• The interface for setting up IP Sec in Fiery is

found in the Configure section of WebTools.

• Achieves compatibility with core MIS/IT

technologies , eliminating integration barriers and placing Fiery at the heart of color printing in the office.

• Offers entry-level electronic submission

workflow for a print shop or commercial printer.

• Allows for customized, automated

workflow.

• Eliminates the need for the supplier to have

the same applications as customers.

• Eliminates manual settings, verification and

res ets, reducing field service calls.

• Meets stringent IT/MIS requirements.

• Eliminates errors due to unauthorized

operation .

• Satisfies growing IT demand for secure

print.

• Positions Fiery as cost reduction tool:

• Inkjet/Desktop replacement.

• Offers highly configurable functionality.

• Allows for corporate IT compliance.

• Adherence to industry-standard certification

policies positions Fiery as a true open architecture solution that is readily accepted by even the most critical MIS/IT organizations.

• By leveraging the industry standard HP

WebJet Admin network printer utility, Fiery is easily managed in corporate networks, leading to reduced costs and increased efficiencies.

• Eliminates the need to have an

application open to print. Also, increases productivity by allowing users to continue to work instead of waiting for a job to print.

• Provides an easy and productive way

to print from remote locations and decreases the need to replicate expensive assets.

• Reduces network overhead by allowing

jobs to be sent during non-peak hours.

• Provides standardized time, whether

Fierys workflow is limited to a single location or spans multiple time zones.

• Provides the level of security required

for Government and large corporations.

• Prevents unauthorized users from

accessing the Fiery.

• Increases ways to control the access

by users in the network environment to printing devices.

• Controls print costs and segregates

budget center expenses.

• Restricts the use of Fiery to authorized

network users.

• Increases security by restricting access

to Fiery through the different functions of remote management.

• Lets administrators design the level of

user access to Fiery.

• IP Sec streamlines authentication by

adhe.ring to corporate network policies

• Fiery is the controller of choice for

integration into secure network environments with security standards like IP Sec.

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LDAP support

Fiery System 8e servers support LDAP with the mechanism to query/retrieve information through the LDAP server. The information comes from external email servers like Outlook Exchange or Lotus Notes and currently includes email addresses that are used for sending scan jobs. Fiery uses LDAP to browse corporate server address books for retrieval or authentication purposes as described in the table below:

• Error Handling - If Fiery cannot access the

necessary information on the LDAP server, it

fails with the following conditions:

• LDAP server not available.

• Information on LDAP server not available.

• Invalid user password.

• Email Address Access - Fiery requires

email addresses to specify destinations for

scan-to-email and scan-to-Internet fax

messages. Fiery can access email addresses

stored in an address book local to Fiery

and/or via LDAP on the corporate server.

Fiery can retrieve single or multiple email

addresses for this functionality.

• Address Book - The following are

characteristics of the address book stored

locally on Fiery:

• Administrators can create an address

book locally on Fiery. This address book is global to all users having access to Fiery.

• A separate administration program is

required to manipulate the local address book.

• Additions, deletions and modifications to

addresses are only allowed when the addresses are part of the local address book resident on Fiery.

• Simplified setup using network

administration LDAP standards allows Fiery to become an integral component in a productive workgroup and throughout the enterprise.

• Users have the ability to download

their email addresses to populate the scan address book, saving time and making it easy to maintain the user’s distribution list.

• Scanned documents can be routed to

LDAP validated addresses.

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LDAP over SSL & TLS

Certificate Management

In Fiery, SSL creates a secure connection for transmitting data between the client and the server. Transport Layer Security (TLS) is a protocol that ensures privacy between communicating applications and their users on the Internet. The TLS Handshake Protocol allows the server and client to authenticate each other and to negotiate an encryption algorithm and cryptographic keys before data is exchanged.

• The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

(LDAP) is used to read from and write to

Active Directory.

• By default, LDAP traffic is transmitted

unsecured:

• For LDAP communication over SSL or

TLS, the client neds a certificate verified by Verisign.

• Installing a valid certificate on a domain

controller permits the LDAP service to listen

for, and automatically accept, connections for

both LDAP and global catalog traffic.

• Results in communication that is confidential

and secure.

• The interface for setting up SSL/TLS for LDAP

in Fiery is found in the Configure section of

WebTools.

Certificate management allows the Fiery administrator to do the following:

• Add/Load/Browse for available digital

certificates (created by a trusted authority)

and private keys.

• View details for available digital

certificates.

• Assign or associate an available digital

certificate to a particular service such as

Web Services.

• Add trusted certificates (created by a trusted

authority).

• The interface for setting up SSL in Fiery is

found in the Configuresection of WebTools.

• Adherence to industry-standard certification

policies positions Fiery as a true open architecture solution that is readily accepted by even the most critical MIS/IT organizations.

• Adherence to industry-standard certification

policies positions Fiery as a true open architecture solution that is readily accepted by even the most critical MIS/IT organizations.

• TLS Protocol allows the server and

client to perform mutual authentication and negotiate an encryption algorithm and cryptographic keys before data is exchanged, protecting from unauthorized access to critical documents and technology.

• Adherence to network security

protocols ensures Fiery adoption into secure network environments:

• Simplifies network

administration.

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IPv6 Support

Fiery supports the phase-in transition for IPv6. In Fiery’s IPv6 phase 1, the following features are supported:

• SMB.

• LPR.

• Port9100.

• Enable/disable via LCD (default is enabled).

• Enable/disable via WebTools v3

Configuration (default is enabled)

• Approved for IPv6 Ready Phase I Logo.

IPv6 Auto Address Allocation:

• Fiery receives the IP prefix announced by

the router, and then it negotiates with its neighbors to get its own specific IP address.

Workflow on a Windows-based Client:

• On a Windows-based client, the user

must use either SMB to install the driver or manually install the driver, create a port, and manually connect the port to that driver.

Default Behavior:

• Fiery ships with IPv6 on by default.

Changes to Config Page:

• The printed Config page has a new entry

with the IPv6 addresses  For example, XXXX: XXXX: XXXX:

XXXX: XXXX: XXXX: XXXX: XXXX (Where each X represents a hexadecimal digit).

Backward Compatibility

• IPv4 still works in parallel with IPv6; thus,

in network environments that do not yet have IPv6.

NOTE: The following are the limitations for Fiery’s IPv6 phase 1 support:

• No DDNS support.

• No DHCP6 support.

• For remote clients over IPv6, no BIDI support

of any kind, including no BIDI in driver and no

job monitor.

• For remote clients over IPv6, no Harmony

support of any kind, including no CWS.

• Fiery can be installed in IPV6 environments.

This is a requirement for government sites in readiness for IPV6 networks.

• Adoption of the IPv6 Internet Printing

Protocol ensures network printing compatibility.

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Fiery Scan

• The new Scan to SMB feature allows

scanned images to be automatically placed

on a shared Windows network volume. Note:

This SPA feature is dependent on engine LCD

support.

• Fiery Web Tools allows the user to access

files stored in a mailbox and send files via

Fiery Scan Send functionality using email

services resident on Fiery.

• Fiery Remote Scan 5.4 enhancements include

the following:

• Additional image resolution support for

internet fax 200/300/400 dpi.

• Ability to specify the From: address of an

email sent by Fiery as that of the user name as defined by the Fiery Remote Scan client.

• Support for User Authentication

(mailboxes mapped to user’s password).

• ADF/Duplex Support.

• Scan to Hold queue for use in Command

WorkStation.

• Scan to FTP.

• Forward jobs to remote locations using file

transfer protocol.

• Internet Fax:

• Send file in Internet fax compatible

format via email to a third party fax server.

• Scan to email:

• Access to corporate email addresses via

LDAP.

• Local HD – scan to the local hard drive from

wherever the scan is initiated:

• On-ramp for document management

systems.

• Fiery hard drive if using FACI kit.

• Fiery Remote Scan (New Fiery System 6.1

Feature):

• Windows.

• Mac OS 9.

• Mac OSX.

Note: Fiery Remote Scan now supports the new Intel-based Mac as well as Microsoft Windows 32- & 64-bit technology in Windows XP, Windows 2003 and Vista.

• Fiery Scan workflow establishes Fiery as a

key element of the network scanning model. All scans are initiated at Fiery and stored on Fiery’s hard drive, available for use and accessible via the EFI Desktop Utility. It:

• Turns any Fiery-connected device into a

high-quality scanner.

• Allows scanner operation from a

Windows or Mac desktop from Remote Scan.

• Can be configured as an input device for

Document Management systems.

• Digital on-ramp for hardcopy

documents; leverages digital workflows, eliminating bottlenecks and reliance on outside services.

• Digital document storage reduces the

need to store and track hardcopy documents, decreasing overhead costs and improving efficiencies.

• Flexible Scan Initiation Options

include:

• Locally - Copier LCD Scan.

• Fiery Remote Scan TWAIN plug-in.

• Fiery WebScan.

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Fiery Bridge

Fiery WebTools

Users can view/manage all personal jobs on the Fiery from Fiery Bridge including:

• Drag and drop documents between the Fiery

mailbox and the client desktop.

• Get notification of new documents in the

user’s Fiery mailbox.

• Integrate scanned documents into the user’s

scan to desktop application.

Fiery WebTools is a browser-based tool hosted on Fiery which delivers the following functionality:

• Home - provides basic status and

capabilities of Fiery.

• Downloads - allows users to install client

tools.

• MyDocs – user-authenticated access to

mailbox jobs and the ability to download print

jobs to Fiery.

• Configure - allows the administrator to

configure Fiery.

• User and Groups - user authentication

management tool.

• Backup and Restore settings.

Note: Fiery WebTools 3 now supports Microsoft

Windows 32- & 64-bit technology in Windows XP, Windows 2003 and Vista.

• Fiery’s mailbox is exposed widely to the

office users.

• Integrates Fiery MFP functionality directly

into the office user’s workflows.

• Exposure to an efficient Fiery office

workflow enhances all MFPs with Fiery technology, creating an efficient “hub & spoke” capability for document distribution and management.

• Fiery WebTools is one of several utilities for

administrators and operators. The tools empower these users with complete and flexible control, from complex production runs to individual print jobs.

• Fiery Bridge can automatically launch

when Windows starts and to autologin based on the login information saved. This creates and automated workflow for the user and make documents stored on the Fiery readily available.

• Simple operation makes MFP scanning

a powerful tool where users can scan a job into the user’s mailbox on the Fiery, and once the job is scanned, the user gets a notification from the Fiery Bridge tool tray that a new job is available. The user can then see the job in the Fiery Bridge mailbox directory from their desktop.

• Users can access Fiery documents

directly from Windows Explorer or from within any application that can access the Windows Explorer directory structure. By using the same Windows applications and workflow, users require little instruction.

• Enhanced interface improves end user

experience by adding consistency with the design of the rest of the applications in Fiery.

• Fast WebTools design invites users to

make WebTools indispensable in dayto-day operations.

• Additional tools, including Mailbox

support, increase remote functionality and optimize productivity.

• WebTools enhancements leverage

industry- standard navigation schemes to automate and streamline operation.

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Command WorkStation

“How-To”

• Fiery document production application

gateway includes:

• Job Properties, EFI Impose, MixedMedia,

ColorWise, etc.

• Job Properties

• Mixed Media (job properties per page or

range).

• New UI.

• New Job Properties UI offers usability

improvements and revised organization of PPD options. This feature offers consistency of user experience across EFI client apps such as CWS 4.5, CWS ME

1.3, Hot Folders v2.2 and the EFI Driver.

• New for v2.2 for Mac/Windows is

support for the Job Properties UI and 1bit TIFF/IT filter; Hot Folders v2.2; and the EFI Driver.

• Support for new Job Properties UI and

availability of 1-bit TIFF/IT filter.

• Document previewing tools.

• Enhanced preview tools:

• Thumbnail preview.

• Active Jobs Window:

• View and manage live print jobs.

• Color-coded job files identify different

print status.

• Print Jobs Window:

• View completed print jobs.

• View other windows such as Archive,

FreeForm, and Job Log.

• Activity Window:

• View spooling, processing, printing, and

device activities.

• Customizable interface.

• Build/merge jobs in any direction.

• Advanced search/find functions.

Note: Command WorkStation, Windows Edition (v4.6) is now compatible with Microsoft Windows 32- & 64-bit technology in Windows XP, Windows 2003 and Vista

Note: Command WorkStation LE is now EFI Command WorkStation, Macintosh Edition, and is compatible with Intel-based Macs.

• Designed as a Web-based tool to teach and

troubleshoot, CWS How-To allows users to

understand the procedures involved when

working with both basic as well as more

complicated color workflows.

• EFI’s How-To Web site can be accessed from

Command WorkStation and any client with

any Internet connection.

• The How-To demo scripts and sample files

provide an excellent way to help a novice

Fiery user get started and an expert Fiery user

become even more acquainted with the

functions and features available to them on

Fiery. The How-To guides provide step-by-

step instructions for the successful printing of

documents in a number of common Fiery

workflows, along with demonstration files.

• Manages multiple Fierys via network

connection:

• Installs to multiple PC and Mac clients

over the network.

• Connects to more than five servers.

• Simplifies server connection.

• Fiery is the only RIP that facilitates access

to end user training tools to maximize knowledge on Fiery and to speed up end user learning curves.

• Productivity is enhanced through

reduced job setup times.

• Operator training is reduced through

intuitive and interactive user interfaces:

• Enables more users to contribute

to production.

• WYSIWYG user interface leads to

shorter job setup times and reduces operator errors

• Operators can see effect:ts of

new settings with real-time previewing.

• Flexibility provided by enabling CWS to

be run at Fiery or on client with separate workflow steps at multiple client workstations .

• Mac users are integrated with Fiery

workflow with the new EFI Command WorkStation, Macintosh Edition.

• Mac experience and productivity are

greatly improved with file submission, workflow control, administration of queues and easy user installation.

• Customers can get the most out of

their Fiery, reducing workflow errors and thus increasing productivity, by:

• Using all the tools available to

them to increase productivity and improve quality and efficiency.

• Going through step-by-step

instructions to maximize utilization of their digital technology investment.

• Accessing the instructions

whenever it suits them to find answers when they need them.

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EFI Driver

• Full bi-directional capability – Gives the

user dynamic printer status information,

including paper and toner levels. When BIDI

is not available, the information displayed is

static and read-only.

• Customizable Basic tab – The pre-defined

options in the Basic tab may vary between

embedded and server implementations, but

users may always customize this using the

same mechanism used in the current driver to

customize shortcuts.

• Improved layout bitmap – Dynamic

interactive layout bitmap that scales based

on output paper size. Quick color or image

shortcuts allow the user to define color or

image transformation by selecting the image

type of the user’s print job. Shortcuts include

Office Preset, GA Preset, B&W Preset and

Draft Preset.

• Interactive machine bitmap – Interactive

machine bitmap shows toner and paper

levels as well as common printer status

information and error conditions. In addition,

selecting a particular tray will select that tray

as a paper source for the print job. This will

be reflected in the paper source PPD options.

When BIDI is not available, the information

displayed is static and read-only.

• Layered simple UI – PPD categories are

organized by tab (represented by icons) with

the most common printing options

represented under a user-customizable Basic

tab.

• Toner and Paper status info (Basic tab) –

Paper, toner and printer status info is

displayed in the Basic tab, giving the user

quick information on the status of the printing

device.

• Available in both PS and PCL – Both

versions have the general same set of UI

features, with minor differences.

• Available for Windows and Mac – This

feature is available for both Mac and

Windows platforms. The supported operating

system versions are Windows XP (latest

version), Windows 2000 (latest version,

Windows XP 64-bit, Windows Vista.

• Section 508 Usability – The driver is

designed to be Sec 508 compliant.

Navigation is done thru ‘Tab’ key and

selecting different tabs is thru ‘Alt + number’

which is displayed as a mouse over.

Note: Section 508 was enacted to eliminate

barriers in information technology and to make available new opportunities for people with disabilities.

Note: EFI Driver 3 is now compatible with Microsoft Windows 32 & 64bit versions of Windows XP, Windows 2003 and Vista. Mac Print Center Plug-Ins for Fiery also are now compatible with Intel based Macs.

• EFI Driver is the culmination of years of Fiery

development of an extremely intuitive user interface that serves as the gateway to all of Fiery’s capability and power. With over 14 million Fiery users throughout the world, Fiery Driver is arguably the most recognized and used printer interface for color prints. The combination of intuitive design and a large user population positions Fiery as an easy-to-use utility that requires minimal training and support.

• Offers full BIDI capability to show

engine options and status dynamically.

• Networked printing is a primary

target. USB printing is a secondary target.

• User authentication increases security

and helps to reduce costs.

• Icon-driven interface adheres to

industry standard navigation, reducing operator steps.

• The improved interface is extremely

intuitive with automation capabilities that reduce training and increase productivity.

• For the office user, basic printing

options are more intuitive with faster access to PPD options.

• For the skilled operator, visual

representations of the output when selecting advanced settings like Mixed Media and Booklet Maker reduce potential for error.

• Fiery increases productivity with faster

access to the most frequently used settings with the customizable Basic Tab.

• Fiery’s close integration with the

engine provides bi-directional communication with the printer without the need to physically check the LCD.

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New User Interface

Job Monitor

• The Fiery Printing tab serves as the control

center for all Fiery print options.

• Within the Fiery Printing tab are the different

PPD categories presented as icons.

• The most frequently used printing functions

are contained in the Basic category.

• The Basic category comes with a list of

factory predefined PPD options which can be

customized by the user by clicking on the

Customize... option.

• Clicking on any icon will display the options

for that PPD category in the active area.

• The Fiery icon is static.

• The active area can display up to 8 options at

a time.

• When a category has more than 8

options, a scroll bar is displayed to showing more print options.

• The options in the active area are

layered, showing only the basic settings.

• For more advanced settings, buttons are

displayed that, when selected, display an

additional dialog.

The main window also includes the

following sections:

• Preset.

• Presets allow the user to save previously

made print settings as a retrievable template.

• EFI has created several presets based on

common printing scenarios.

• Job Overview:

• Job Overview gives the user a wire frame

preview of the current job, reflecting the

paper, layout and finishing options selected.

• Printer Status:

• Printer Status gives brief status feedback to

users on conditions that may prevent a job

from printing.

• Clicking on the Printe’ icon, which is on the

same row as the rest of the PPD categories,

displays more complete printer status

information.

• OEM logo.

• Monitor the following status of a job sent

from a client workstation:

• Check error conditions on the Fiery or

engine.

• Learn how many jobs need to print before

a user’s prints.

• Check what stage is the job currently in

(e.g., spooling, processing or printing).

• Learn when the job was printed by the

Fiery-driven device.

Error reporting and busy states:

The Job Monitor can report two new printer status states in the Printer Status Tab:

• Scanning.

• Job errors reported by the server.

All printer status states reported by the server are made aware to the remote user thru the Fiery Driver.

• Adaptable user interface reduces steps and

decreases training requirements.

• Customizable driver operation positions

Fiery as the optimal solution for special/custom workflows.

• Offers quick view of printer queue from user

desktop.

• Eliminates bottlenecks due to errors.

• Provides remote scanning operation.

• Improved interface is intuitive, with

automation capabilities that reduce training and increase productivity.

• Easy-to-use driver UI is suited for the

office user, containing basic printing options yet still offering more advanced settings for the skilled operator and (production environments such as print for pay, CRDs etc.

• Fiery’s close integration with the

engine provides bi-directional communication with the printer without the need for the operator to use CWS or to physically check a machine display.

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Printer and Consumable Status

Watermarks

Image Shift

Tab Shift

Fiery receives and/or retrieves information from the output device showing the following information:

• Status (Printer Status).

• Active Jobs (jobs currently spooled and

waiting to print at the device).

• Paper Tray Levels (for each tray or roller).

• Toner or Ink levels (for each color).

NOTE: All information in this plug-in is readonly. There are no user-selectable options. Information displayed is dynamically updated (when the plug-in is initially opened and at various predetermined time intervals).

• Ensure the most effective positioning of

watermarks.

• Offers first page only.

• Provides as an outline.

• Prints in background.

• Define simage shift relative to X Y Axis.

• Offers horizontal and vertical.

• Provides MAC OSX Print Center support :

• As a plug-in .

• 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.

• The Tab Shift option is found within the

Mixed Media settings.

• Streamlines workflow by providing users

with real-time print status information.

• Offers interactive watermark creation,

simplifying process.

• Compensates for machine .characteristics,

reducing manual manipulation of original file

• Allows ample space for finishing options.

• Offers 3-hole punching, stapling, stitching

etc.

• Provides Tab or Image Shift functions. Are

useful in the absence of of Production Printing Package option.

• Leverages engine’s Tab capability with a

powerful interactive toolset.

• Increases productivity by alerting users

to error conditions and current consumable status, eliminating wasted time and consumables.

• Provides simple implementation of

document watermarks, decreasing operator keystrokes.

• Automated page shift eliminates the

need for users to manipulate pages through trial and error, escalating productivity and reducing user interaction.

• Moves image to allow space for

various finishing options such as 3hole punching, stapling, stitching etc., without any data/content from the job getting clipped by the finishing option.

• Offers Image Shift for tab printing. The

source job should contain pages with the tab text already in the relative position, and the pages are then shifted to print on the tab ears.

• When the printing device supports

tabs as a media type, users now have an easy way to position copy on the tabs.

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Hot Folders

MS Office Filters for Hot Folders

• Flexible Print Operation:

• Drag & Drop.

• Print to File.

• Windows and Mac OSX.

• Supports all of Fiery PDLs:

• PS, PDF.

• EPS.

• TIFF.

• VDP.

• Driver overrides.

• Access to VDP imposition templates.

• Redesigned User Interface (UI).

NOTE: Hot Folders and the Virtual Printer options support Intel-based Macs as well as Microsoft Windows 64-bit technology in Windows XP, Windows 2003 and Vista.

• Accepts and converts native Microsoft Word, Excel,

PowerPoint and Publisher document formats to PostScript.

• Has filter plug-in launches for respective Microsoft

application for background printing.

• Does file conversion locally by the EFI Hot Folders

application:

• The conversion is not by the Fiery server; therefore,

ensures that the Fiery server does not allocate additional processing resources for conversions.

• The Microsoft Office file formats supported by the Fiery

Microsoft Office Filters are:

• MS Word.

• MS Excel.

• MS PowerPoint.

• MS Publisher.

• Simplifies user workflow.

• Enables integration into High-End

GA environments and workflows.

• The addition of Microsoft Office

filters gives Fiery a unique ability that can help CRD and print production operations capture more page volume and reduce customer costs by making sure that larger, more complex documents are output on a more cost effect device.

• Offers automated workflow for

all users.

• Eliminates repetitive workflows

for faster, error-free printing.

• Performs complex jobs beyond

users own expertise.

• Provides consistent User

Interface across Driver, Job Properties, and Hot Folders.

• Increases workflow automation

for documents both in and from corporate environments.

• Cuts down on repetitive

workflows for faster, error-free printing.

• Increases productivity by

eliminating the step of opening the native file to print a document.

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Virtual Printers

Auto Trapping

• The Fiery Operator can only view the published virtual

printers and details associated within them.

• The Administrator has the right to the following

functions:

• Create new virtual printers.

• View available virtual printers (and published

queues).

• Publish a virtual printer.

• Delete a virtual printer.

• Duplicate a virtual printer.

• Edit a virtual printer.

• The Administrator can define a combination of up to

255 virtual printers on a Fiery.

• When defining a virtual printer, the Administrator can

specify the following:

• Virtual Printer Name.

• Comments visible to the user in the print dialog box

of many applications that can guide the user in selecting and using the appropriate virtual printer.

• Fiery Action - assign a virtual printer one of the standard

Fiery actions, including:

• Hold - Process & Hold.

• Print - Print & Hold.

• Job Properties: these settings a consistent with the

Fiery Driver and Job Properties in CWS.

• Imposition settings: consistent with the imposition

settings from Hot Folders.

• Override Settings - the administrator can define

whether the virtual printer settings override the print job settings, or the print job settings override the virtual printer settings.

• Offers automated workflow for all users.

• Cuts down on repetitive workflows for faster, error-free

printing.

• Prints from within desktop applications using the settings

to suit the specific job.

• Since relevant settings can be preserved by Admin-

lockable constraints, the administrator can ensure that the print process is controlled and in compliance with company standards (e.g., use of specific color profile, always print duplex, etc.).

• Simplifies user workflow, enabling

automation of complex print jobs for unskilled operators.

• Optimizes Fiery-driven printers.

• Auto Trapping runs post-RIP in the

video board:

• No performance degradation.

• Works with VDP & Non-VDP jobs

alike.

• Minimizes print engines

deficiencies.

• Provides automated workflow

for all users.

• Cuts down on repetitive

workflows for faster, error-free printing.

• Prints from within the desktop

application using the settings to suit the specific job.

• Since relevant settings can be

preserved by Admin-lockable constraints, the administrator can ensure that the print process is controlled and in compliance with company standards (e.g., use of specific color profile, always print duplex, etc.).

• Improves image quality,

utilizing an easy and fast trapping process.

• Offers consistent professional

results.

• Provides cleaner finish for page

elements with non-like colors next to each other.

• Offers extremely fast output:

• No performance impact.

• Provides full control over

trapping values for adapting to different printing environments.

• Avoids registration errors when

printing on stiffer media.

• Is faster than conventional

trapping.

• Is Application independent

• Achieves greater flexibility and

control over the trapping parameters:

• Allows adjustment of

values as needed.

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Fiery Spot-On with Substitute Color

• Generates accurate and consistent color matching.

• Offers Intuitive interface for conceptualizing and

modifying spot colors.

• Provides easy export of color palettes to other Fiery

devices, independent of application.

• Simplifies workflow.

• Offers efficient editing of targeted areas of the job.

• Is competitive differentiator.

• Offers standardize color on other

Fierys.

• Simplifies corporate color.

• Increases capability, reducing

training:

• Color consistency across all

documents.

• Provides better conversion of

colors for popular color systems done directly in the server.

• Eliminates spot color rework

with late-stage color editing without the need to open the native application.

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EFI Impose

• EFI Impose is a cross-platform solution:

• Sends jobs from any application, using any device,

from any location.

• Is available through EFI Command WorkStation

which runs on Windows 2000, NT, XP, and ME systems.

• Allows operators to edit and assemble entire documents

before processing or RIPping the files.

• Provides unlimited templates for custom and recurring

formats that facilitate consistency.

• Delivers templates.

• Work with Hot Folders.

• Offers preflight capabilities that allow pre-production

error checking.

• Delivers powerful PDF editing capabilities that allow for

last-minute editing of both text and images.

• Enables users to quickly and easily view thumbnails and

full-screen previews, edit without native files, and add or delete pages.

• Able to merge fixed or mixed page sizes among

documents from multiple sources, regardless of the originating application or platform.

• Archives imposed jobs as PDF files to either the disk or

server for easier transportability of files, future reprinting and facilitation of proofing cycles.

• Increases precision before printing with its measurement

tool.

• Achieves seamless integration with Mixed Media and

Paper Catalog.

• Works with VDP or non-VDP workflows:

• Auto detects VDP or non-VDP workflow.

• Same templates for VDP or non-VDP.

 Simplified user interface for VDP workflow.  Offers layout preview in both wire frame and

thumbnail previews for VDP jobs.

 Automatically adds black pages to multi-page VDP

records in order to reconcile each personalized imposed set.

• Has single & multiple record schemes..

• Repeat Booklet.

• Top binding.

• Provides unique Cut & Stack approach.

• Cutting, sorting and packing can start before job is

finished printing:  Starts finishing before production is complete.

• Has 10x10 layout support - imposition style of up to 10

rows and 10 columns.

• Comes with non-printable area indicator - Imposition to

the imageable area of a sheet.

• Scales, positions and aligns according actual physical

size of sheet.

• Offers auto center of the image and adjusts

gutter/margin.

• Comes with Mixed Media Support.

• Includes Acrobat 8 support and Enfocus Pitstop 6.x.

• Delivers Acrobat “under the hood” PDF file creation as

part of the workflow. Offers demo mode.

• Operates without Impose dongle.

• Prints will include a watermark.

 Acrobat 8 Standard or Acrobat 8 Professional

has to be installed on the client.

• Changes Properties after Imposition.

• Except: Duplex, Paper orientation, Rotate 180, Paper

Size.

• Duplo offline finisher support (engine dependent)

• Perfect binder support (engine dependent)

• Platform, application, and file-

format are independent.

• Efficient features save time, paper

and toner.

• Powerful imposition capabilities

eliminate the need for third-party software.

• Shortens the proofing cycle by

sending remote customers the imposed PDF for approval.

• Allows users to print jobs imposed

with EFI Impose on engines that are not equipped with in-RIP imposition capability.

• Because EFI Impose is based on

the server, the future reprint of jobs is facilitated by enabling users to archive the imposed PDF locally, and it offers greater control during later stages of document production.

• Unique support for VDP jobs that

approaches VDP imposition in the same intuitive way as non-VDP imposition.

• Offering a “Try before you buy”

demo brings the demo to the customer and their work

• Intuitive user interface,

WYSIWYG operation and a complete set of imposition tools provide users with a fast, automated approach to an otherwise tedious and timeconsuming workload that is open to errors, lots of re-dos.

• Wire frame preview for VDP

jobs for quick and dynamic display of imposition settings.

• Thumbnail preview for VDP jobs

adds a key proofing point and control tool before submitting to print production, reducing printing errors and waste.

• With Control Strip for VDP

printing, User can quickly identify a spoiled sheet, reducing waste and improving turnaround times.

• 10x10 layout optimizes

utilization of paper stock for small document sizes, such as business cards.

• Can be useful for page double-

up to save on engine click charges.

• Nonprintable area indicator

optimizes utilization of paper stock when imposing postcards or business cards with white background, which don’t need to print on the edges of the physical paper.

• Unique WYSIWYG approach

enables full preview of jobs in actual imposition signature, reducing errors by providing foolproof validation before printing.

• With the Impose Demo mode,

customers can experience the full functionality of EFI Impose before committing to buy, leading to increased sales potential with easy-to-access demo Impose features.

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Impose Document Imposition Tools

Define Printer Marks

Gutter Positioning

Additional GangUp styles

Repeat Booklet

EFI Impose

continued…

Non-printable area indicator

• The user can control the PDF settings to balance the file

size with quality requirements.

• PDF settings can be accessed via Command WorkStation

preference panel.

• The Define Printer Marks feature allows for the

customization of control strip placement on the page. Using a simple WYSIWYG interface, the user can visually see where the control strip will be printed.

• The UI has been enhanced to help facilitate a more

precise positioning of the gutter so that users can more accurately specify where on the page a document needs to print.

• The gang-up styles available at Fiery save time and cut

production costs by grouping individual images together rather than arranging each on a separate sheet. This allows for several jobs to be printed on a single sheet, and that sheet can then be printed as many times as required.

• In addition to the traditional Unique and Repeat styles,

there are other gang-up styles available for VDP and NonVDP jobs:

• Head to Head (HTH).

• Head to Foot (FTF).

• Reversal.

• Reversal-Alternate.

• Repeat Booklet

• Step and Repeat allows for a single job to be duplicated

across a printed sheet. Such pagination is trickier when the job is a booklet. The Repeat Booklet option allows for a single booklet to be stepped and repeated onto a single sheet. This feature allows the user to create a layout consisting of two booklets in order to maximize paper usage.

• The “Use non-printable area” command (Zero Margin)

allows creation of imposition layouts based on the sheet's physical dimensions. This implies that some imposition elements, such as sheet tag, trim marks, or even page content, may go beyond the sheet’s printable area. As a result, portions of the elements can be clipped on the final printed output.

• One of the benefits of this indicator is to detect

overlapping of the image and the non-printable area before RIPping the file. It also allows the user to adjust the layout without committing to the RIP process.

• In the case of a VDP job, the content is not assembled

until it is being RIPed; therefore, previewing of VDP files requires RIPing. It also will not be possible to see the non-printable area indicator in VDP jobs.

• Allows engines that are not

equipped with in-RIP imposition to print jobs imposed with EFI Impose. Leverages existing assets.

• Faster preview is now available for

VDP jobs to enable the viewing of imposition settings on a real job.

• Now the user has a visual

representation of how the gutter setting will apply to a single page, which then can automatically be applied to all of the pages within the job.

• Shortens the finishing process by

reducing the number of cuts required during finishing.

• EFI Impose offers powerful

finishing tools that leverage the finishing functionality of the print device.

• Efficient features save time, paper

and toner.

• Powerful imposition capabilities

eliminate the need for third-party imposition software.

• Facilitates the future re-print of

jobs by allowing users to archive the imposed PDF locally. Reduces setup time and increases productivity.

• Shortens the proofing cycle by

sending the imposed PDF to remote customers for approval. Saves time and money.

• The user no longer must accept

a default location for the VDP control strip.

• Allows for more precise gutter

settings.

• Allows for desired gutter

setting to be automatically all applied to all other pages in the imposed job.

• Maximizes the usage of paper

stock.

• Increases the quality of the

output document by allowing a streamlined finishing process.

• Allows for the most cost-

effective booklet combination on the printed sheet in order to reduce waste and lower cost per unit.

• Improved WYSIWYG to reduce

printing errors and waste.

• Optimizes utilization of paper

stock when imposing postcards or business cards with white background, which don’t need to print on the edges of the physical paper.

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User Preference for default scaling factor

User preference for PS to PDF conversion

Delivery Options

• In production environments, scaling or scale to fit is

undesirable when users want to control the exact sizing. Impose gives users the option to define the default scale factor from EFI Command WorkStation preferences, and EFI Impose honors the new default scale when it is launched.

• EFI Impose uses PDF as its internal process file format.

When a job is in PostScript format, the PS file is automatically converted to PDF while the file is being loaded by the application.

(NOTE: The quality of the conversion is governed by Distiller's PDF settings.)

• Delivery Options provides flexibility for users by allowing

them to alter the output order and printing characteristics of the imposed sheets (signatures). It also changes the output sequence of the signature.

• There are three deliver options:

• Output Face: Face up/down:

 This is like the PPD setting Face Up/Down.

• Sequence: default / reverse:

 This is like the PPD setting 1 to N; N to 1.

• Nested Saddle Group Sequence: Default / Reverse.

 Controls the output sequence of the nested saddle

group. 1 to N, N to 1 in group; not by sheet.

• This enhancement is applicable for

either non-VDP or VDP jobs.

• Increases control over PDF

conversion.

• Server-based EFI Impose offers

greater control during later stages of document production.

• Adds flexibility and control that

respond to additional imposition layout requirements.

• Enables the user to create

different PDF settings for different workflow needs without the need to alter the pre-defined PDF settings.

• These controls allow the users

to prepare the printing sheets (signature) in the manner which best suits the finishing operation once the job is printed.

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EFI Color Profiler Suite

The EFI Color Profiler Suite includes the following six modules for profile creation, profile diagnosis and quality assurance:

• Profile Creation Modules

• Printer Profiler creates International Color Consortium

(ICC) profiles for CMYK and RGB output devices and ensures consistent color across output devices.

• Monitor Profiler calibrates and creates ICC profiles

for CRT, LCD and laptop displays. Matches multiple monitors to a reference monitor and ensures accurate soft proofing of documents on the screen.

• Device Linker creates fully ICC compatible device link

profiles for RGB and CMYK color spaces. Builds direct connections between source and destination imaging devices to deliver consistent color in a controlled environment.

• Profile Evaluation Modules

• Profile Editor provides intuitive WYSIWYG user

interface with tools for editing selective colors, hues, nodes and media white point. Perfects the profiles created to adapt to the highest color demands.

• Profile Inspector visualizes color spaces in 3D as

defined by ICC profiles. Compares profiles and plots spot colors to visualize them in reference to the printer color gamut. Validates profiles and proofing capabilities in a fast, intuitive and fully visual user interface.

• Quality Assurance Module

• EFI Color Verifier measures and compares color

values from proof to proof, print to print, proof to profile, or print to reference. It ensures consistency between a reference print and subsequent prints. Verifies that proofs match prints and comply with key standards.

• Premium Color Quality

• A unique set of color management

tools enables users to get the best color quality from their printers. The Color Profiler Suite is designed to deliver precise control in every step of the color printing process, ultimately resulting in the delivery of the highest color quality at all times.

• Optimization of Investment

• Customers will get the most of their

printers, presses, proofers and monitors by calibrating those devices for the best color consistency, simulation and accuracy.

• The ES-1000 can be used for

multiple purposes without having to buy extra hardware. EFI Color Profiler Suite enables EFI Servers to perform at their full color reproduction capacity.

• Increased Productivity

• All capabilities reside in one suite

of color management tools. Customers can achieve optimum results with the same software and hardware technology without opening another software application or changing the measurement device. The integration with EFI server software further streamlines operation by customizing presets and driving the calibration of the Fiery-driven device.

• Shortened Learning Curve

• Users quickly become familiar with

the CPS interface and immediately experience sophisticated, yet intuitive, functionality.

• Optimum Color Accuracy

• A unique set of measurement tools

includes precise control in every step of the color imaging process and ensures color repeatability at the highest level of quality.

• Simplified purchase and support

• Customers acquire all the pieces

that are part of the printing solution from one single manufacturer.

• Cost Savings

• A significant reduction in toner

consumption is achieved with CPS. When users combine the benefit of the advanced calibration method using the ES-1000 and the advanced profiling methods using EFI Color Profiler Suite, the result is superior color, and a significant reduction in toner consumption because the workflow is fine-tuned to the unique characteristics of each print engine.

• Delivers the best value for the

investment.

• Integrates with EFI servers.

• Comes with all the necessary

tools in one profiling solution.

• Provides the ability to create

Fiery ColorWise calibration goals in printer profile.

• Offers automated selection of

toner limit presets.

• Can make an averaged profile

for multiple printer sites.

• Includes EFI Color Verifier.

• Uses Inspector to compare:

o Color gamut of printer to

offset press.

o Pantone colors to printer.

• Offers Device Link profile

creation as standard feature.

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EFI Secure Erase

Removable Hard Drive

• Removes all evidence of data existence.

• Overwrites data three times.

• Is ISO-15048 Common Criteria compliant.

• Locks server drive(s) into the system for normal operation.

• Removes the drives to a secure location after powering

down the server.

• Satisfies growing IT demand for

secure file deletion.

• Meets government security

demands.

• Works on a job-by-job basis.

• Meets security requirement for

removable data.

• Optional Secure Erase provides

a high level of document security on Fiery.

• Users can be comfortable

submitting confidential documents to Fiery knowing that it is impossible to recover the job once deleted.

• This feature is highly valued in

industry segments like government, military, and large corporations.

• It automatically removes all

traces of deleted print files stored on the Fiery hard drive.:

• Overwrites the deleted file

location multiple times.

• Provides ISO-15048

Common Criteria Security Assurance.  In certification with

NIST.

• Files on hard disk can be stored

under any secure condition required.