EFI today announced the launch of Fiery XF Version 5, a flexible and scalable high speed digital front end and colour management workflow for wide to super-wide format production and proofing.
The latest wide format software helps print service providers easily achieve precise, predictable high-quality prints while streamlining production workflows. This new software version also enables seamless workflow integration with VUTEk and EFI wide format printers, as well as with EFI MIS/ERP systems.
‘Advancements included in our new wide format software gives print professionals more power than ever to produce accurate, high quality work quickly and reliably,’ said John Henze, vice president. ‘The new, customisable interface makes the system easier to use, as it can be tailored to meet each customer’s exact production needs.’
Print service providers can benefit from a wide range of improvements in imaging, productivity and ease of use, including key features that offer greater value. The combination of Fiery Color Profiler Suite and completely new spot colour tools provide a leap forward in colour quality and ease of use with more than 50 new wide to super-wide format print drivers, customers can now use the workflow and colour management software to achieve the highest quality on all their printers. The software’s adaptable user interface allows users to tailor it to their specific tasks and skill set to reduce error rates.
‘With all of the job data available at our fingertips there is less time wasted tracking down answers,’ said Greg Priede, general manager of Category 5, an EFI customer. ‘With the integration between the VUTEk printer, Fiery front end and EFI MIS system, we see detailed job costing, and can calculate how long the printer actually ran versus how long the press operator took to complete the job. This allows us to address inefficiencies, reduce press down time and increase profit.’
The modular nature of the software allows customers to tailor the product to their current operation, paying only for the functionality they need now. More than 20 printer or software options allow customers to add additional capabilities as business needs evolve and budgets allow. An EFI software maintenance and support agreement provides an on going stream of software releases, including the latest device drivers, plus all minor and major product upgrades.
