DES brings breakthrough new EFI Colorproof XF V.4 to local market
DES is proud to announce EFI’s release of version 4.0 of its market-leading EFI Colorproof XF for software colour proofing and Fiery XF for production printing.
Patent-pending Dynamic Wedge™, Intelligent Calibration, and enhanced spot-colour simulation provide a measurable advantage for achieving colour accuracy for every job and device, even in remote locations. EFI’s new software increases productivity and saves costs by eliminating redundant production steps.
DES sales director, Russell Cavenagh, (pictured) is enthusiastic about bringing the new software to the local marketplace.
“I am particularly excited about the dynamic wedge technology,” he said.
“This breakthrough means that the software always takes into consideration the job’s key colours and all spot colours relevant to job specific colour analysis. The dynamic analysis and tracking of spot colours makes it perfect for packaging applications. Dynamic Wedge will be a critical tool for matching logo and other special colours in CMYK.”
EFI Colorproof XF and Fiery XF V4 automation features ensure accurate set-up and maintenance of a perfectly defined colour workflow from linearisation and profiling to calibration, allowing hands-free overnight calibration.
“Printing today requires full control of the entire colour supply chain with maximum productivity,” said Frank Hueske, EFI product marketing manager. “EFI’s new Colorproof XF 4.0 and Fiery XF 4.0 allows users to manage colour in a new dimension with efficient and fast production tools to achieve standardised, accurate colour effortlessly.”
Dynamic Wedge
EFI’s patent-pending Dynamic Wedge™ is a revolutionary technology that checks and initiates optimisation of key colours – including spot colours – based on a dynamically created wedge. Unlike a static wedge (for instance the Ugra/Fogra media wedge), the software always takes into consideration the job’s key colours and all spot colours relevant to colour analysis.
Dynamic Wedge uses its advanced algorithms to analyse these colours. It also ensures the highest accuracy of output devices onsite and at remote locations. It is an essential tool for controlling key colours either in proofing or wide format production. Its dynamic analysis and tracking of spot colours makes it perfect for the packaging applications. Dynamic Wedge is a critical tool for matching logo and other special colours in CMYK.
Another unique advantage of the Dynamic Wedge, which is essential for colour-critical applications, is its ability to automatically verify colour accuracy against standards such as ISO 12647-7.
Printing systems with embedded spectrophotometers will also benefit from the
Dynamic Wedge. It fully automates verification and optimisation—for labour-saving colour-quality assurance.
“EFI XF v 4.0 solutions, which includes the revolutionary Dynamic Wedge, will
dramatically change the current proofing workflow,” said Hueske. "V4’s combination of features provide XF customers with the highest degree of colour control and automation.”