DES announce the latest EFI Colorproof XF Version 3.0
DES can exclusively unveil the latest from EFI/ Best - ColorProof XF Version 3.0.
Utilizing Best Technology and designed for print and prepress professionals, publishers, creatives and photographers, this is EFI's latest industry-acclaimed, scalable and versatile client/server-based proofing solution.
EFI Colorproof XF turns inkjet and laser printers into powerful proofing and production devices, and Version 3.0 improves upon the solution's unrivalled combination of color quality, power, flexibility and ease of use. A key component of Colorproof XF is the Fiery Option, fully integrating Fiery controller technology, which is used by more than 14 million customers worldwide.
Significant new features include a new output option for gravure printers, a new production option for wide format production environments and the Fiery Option, which seamlessly integrates Fiery-driven devices into the Colorproof XF workflow.
Russell Cavenagh, Sales Director, DES, commented “The new features have added a host of new features and options to effectively “futureproof” EFI/Best Colorproof XF. Version 3.0 gives our clients speed increases, more control, functionality and greater efficiencies than ever before.”
Stefan Spiegel, general manager, EFI Graphic Arts Solutions, adds, "EFI is committed to continuous R&D across our entire range of solutions in order to address our customers' evolving needs. Colorproof XF 3.0 offers more output options and key feature enhancements, allowing print and prepress professionals, publishers, creative's and photographers to produce even greater results."
New features include:
The new Production Option enables EFI Colorproof XF users to transform their large-format printers into fast, flexible and productive sources of new revenues from posters, banners and similar added-value products.
Advanced step-and-repeat features not only print multiple copies of images -- by defining whether images are repeated horizontally, vertically or mirror-fashion, they create striking patterns quickly and easily.
The Production Option also features a tiling function that prints images larger than the printer's width. Overlaps, crop marks and tile numbering are freely definable to simplify reassembling of total image, which can be previewed before final output.
A new Gravure Output Option provides a cost-efficient solution to produce data needed for gravure cylinder production: users simply create anti-aliased and separated grayscale Tiffs' to drive digital engraving machines.
An enhanced EFI Colorproof XF user interface delivers new levels of productivity. In the basic package, a new simplified interface is built around just two views - Job Explorer and System Manager. Job Explorer offers new tools and selection criteria, while new functions such as copy-and-paste make setting up workflows in System
All Colorproof XF packages now incorporate 3D Optimizer, a new easy-to-use tool embedded in the software to optimize printer output to a specific reference, whether a printing press or another printer. Optimizer supports the Gretag Macbeth Eye-One iO automated measurement device, providing fast, accurate reading of test charts in addition to supporting the linearization tool of the basic Colorproof XF package, along with the Color Manager and Color Verifier Option.
The functionality of the Color Manager Option - now also available for Mac OS X - has been greatly extended; enhancing RGB workflows for photographic applications and allowing the creation of device link profiles based on up to three different ICC profiles. There is also support for multi-color profiles for inkjet printers -- for example CMYK + orange + green. Version 3 closes the loop for six-color proofing, since Colorproof XF can also process six-color input and simulation profiles. A number of new features in Version 3 further improve Colorproof XF's already outstanding color quality.
Colorproof XF 3.0 will be available in June from DES.
