Automatic trapping is a feature that many RIPs provide, but we can also do this alone. Use the ScenicSoft TrapWise software to control the trapping process from start to finish on the entire job or on individual images. Ultimate's Trapeze is a detailed set of tools suitable for all trapping needs, and Ultimate has developed Delta Trapper and On-Q Server which can be used as an Ultimate trapping technology on Delta technology systems.
Color management in the prepress process is an essential task. Therefore, color management tools are also very important for the entire process. This tool can match the screen display effects of different designer's design works with various printing effects. Color Synergy, produced by Candela, is a tool designed to make it easier to match input effects with the output color of the device. Pantone also produced several color management tools, including the ColorReady and ColorSuite tools for graphics. X-Rite, Monaco Systems and GretagMacbeth also provide powerful color management solutions.
If CTP or large laser imagesetters are used, all that we must do is to group all the documents on a single page for film or media imaging. Ultimate and ScenicSoft produced a number of separate layout software, including Ultimate's ImposStrip and Full Plate tools, and ScenicSoft's Preps and PressWise tools. If you want to make PDF copies, we can also use Quite Software's Quite Imposing or Quite Imposing Plus tools or IPTech's ImpozeIt tools.
Managing digital assets is also a crucial independent process for many non-printing organizations such as advertising companies and service centers. In fact, anyone who manages digital assets is a potential user of a workflow tool. The scope of choice for such applications varies greatly depending on the needs of digital assets, and even different companies will provide several core digital asset management solutions. For example, the Extensis Protfolio tool is designed for small users, but it provides a version with a web page insertion tool; Canto's Cumulus also has several versions, including a version that can be used on large networks.
Cascade MediaSphere and Inso's MediaBank are designed for a more robust environment, although Cumulus is also used in enterprise environments. Another option is Iterated Systems' MediaBin, an asset management tool that integrates with the company's STiNG compression technology, now called Derivative Management (Derived Management) functional technology. This feature adds a label to each image, so that no matter how many versions of the image are used or assigned, the designer can automatically update all the repetitive functions with one click. Many RIP-centric workflow systems also have asset management capabilities.
RIP-centric workflow system In the current RIP vendor's products, "workflow" is a very important feature of the product. If we have already purchased RIP and want to add workflow function software to it, we can contact the RIP merchant to select a compatible workflow product. If we now want to buy a new RIP product, we can only buy RIP itself, but we will also hear a lot of workflow situations.
In order to understand how RIP-centric workflow systems evolved from specialized RIPs, and why this improved concept is now so fashionable, let us first review it. Page description language Postscript opened the curtain of the desktop publishing industry, but a few years ago there have been some operational problems. Just like the miracle of the Postscript language, it is still a fragile imaging tool that needs improvement. Like a missing word, such a Postscript error will lead to the waste of the entire job output and damage. Adobe summed up the customer’s complaints and decided to improve their products.
Adobe took into account the long-term needs of customers in the printing industry, not just the requirements of the new version of the PS language, but determined the control solution for the entire prepress workflow that the entire imaging process requires. In the printing market, the main challenge is to optimize the work of the workflow - from the relatively simple task of organizing elements on the layout to managing the entire process of complex tasks related to trapping, layout, and separation. . In the high-speed printing market, challenges include two aspects: optimizing workflows and developing page production systems that can reach the speed of printing devices.
On the subject of workflow, Adobe's new concept is Adobe Postscript Exreme - a print structure that Adobe calls the fastest and most advanced Postscript printing technology. Combining the flexibility of PDF files with the planning capabilities of the job, Extreme is used to optimize the workflow and provide the ability to process pages at or above the speed of the printing device.
In companies that have used Adobe technology, Extreme has become the foundation of a complete image processing system. Now all RIP merchants that have passed large-scale or have not demonstrated by Adobe have provided some workflow-related tools along with their RIP system.
A large number of users, including many companies that do not only provide RIP-based workflow systems, fall into this category. Companies such as Agfa, Autologic, Barco, Fujifilm, Heidelberg/Creo, Scitex and Screen also sell imaging equipment with their own workflow solutions. Companies such as Shira and Rampage, which do not sell hardware, and even companies that produce hardware, jointly roll out a complete workflow solution.
The RIP-centric workflow system is a good choice for companies that only want to deal with a few simple businesses to simplify their work. They can also guarantee easy integration of existing production systems. Because some businesses provide workflow tools for their RIP system. Companies can also enter workflow management in real time by selecting and complementing the best match for the current product to eliminate their current production bottlenecks.
Agfa has already closely connected with Adobe to create the Apogee system, a PDF-based workflow solution. The Apogee system, together with other management functions, is managed by the Apogee Control Center, which is responsible for processing job creation plans and editing jobs. The SelectProof mode handles the proofing function. In addition, Agfa has opened up systems for third-party workflow products including Enfocus's PitStop PDF Editor and CheckUP tools. The control center can also interact with other parts of systems like PDF Pilot, PDF RIP, and PrintDrive Output Manager. Finally, various functions such as layout, OPI replacement, trapping, RIP process, and print file management can be handled. (To be continued)
Color management in the prepress process is an essential task. Therefore, color management tools are also very important for the entire process. This tool can match the screen display effects of different designer's design works with various printing effects. Color Synergy, produced by Candela, is a tool designed to make it easier to match input effects with the output color of the device. Pantone also produced several color management tools, including the ColorReady and ColorSuite tools for graphics. X-Rite, Monaco Systems and GretagMacbeth also provide powerful color management solutions.
If CTP or large laser imagesetters are used, all that we must do is to group all the documents on a single page for film or media imaging. Ultimate and ScenicSoft produced a number of separate layout software, including Ultimate's ImposStrip and Full Plate tools, and ScenicSoft's Preps and PressWise tools. If you want to make PDF copies, we can also use Quite Software's Quite Imposing or Quite Imposing Plus tools or IPTech's ImpozeIt tools.
Managing digital assets is also a crucial independent process for many non-printing organizations such as advertising companies and service centers. In fact, anyone who manages digital assets is a potential user of a workflow tool. The scope of choice for such applications varies greatly depending on the needs of digital assets, and even different companies will provide several core digital asset management solutions. For example, the Extensis Protfolio tool is designed for small users, but it provides a version with a web page insertion tool; Canto's Cumulus also has several versions, including a version that can be used on large networks.
Cascade MediaSphere and Inso's MediaBank are designed for a more robust environment, although Cumulus is also used in enterprise environments. Another option is Iterated Systems' MediaBin, an asset management tool that integrates with the company's STiNG compression technology, now called Derivative Management (Derived Management) functional technology. This feature adds a label to each image, so that no matter how many versions of the image are used or assigned, the designer can automatically update all the repetitive functions with one click. Many RIP-centric workflow systems also have asset management capabilities.
RIP-centric workflow system In the current RIP vendor's products, "workflow" is a very important feature of the product. If we have already purchased RIP and want to add workflow function software to it, we can contact the RIP merchant to select a compatible workflow product. If we now want to buy a new RIP product, we can only buy RIP itself, but we will also hear a lot of workflow situations.
In order to understand how RIP-centric workflow systems evolved from specialized RIPs, and why this improved concept is now so fashionable, let us first review it. Page description language Postscript opened the curtain of the desktop publishing industry, but a few years ago there have been some operational problems. Just like the miracle of the Postscript language, it is still a fragile imaging tool that needs improvement. Like a missing word, such a Postscript error will lead to the waste of the entire job output and damage. Adobe summed up the customer’s complaints and decided to improve their products.
Adobe took into account the long-term needs of customers in the printing industry, not just the requirements of the new version of the PS language, but determined the control solution for the entire prepress workflow that the entire imaging process requires. In the printing market, the main challenge is to optimize the work of the workflow - from the relatively simple task of organizing elements on the layout to managing the entire process of complex tasks related to trapping, layout, and separation. . In the high-speed printing market, challenges include two aspects: optimizing workflows and developing page production systems that can reach the speed of printing devices.
On the subject of workflow, Adobe's new concept is Adobe Postscript Exreme - a print structure that Adobe calls the fastest and most advanced Postscript printing technology. Combining the flexibility of PDF files with the planning capabilities of the job, Extreme is used to optimize the workflow and provide the ability to process pages at or above the speed of the printing device.
In companies that have used Adobe technology, Extreme has become the foundation of a complete image processing system. Now all RIP merchants that have passed large-scale or have not demonstrated by Adobe have provided some workflow-related tools along with their RIP system.
A large number of users, including many companies that do not only provide RIP-based workflow systems, fall into this category. Companies such as Agfa, Autologic, Barco, Fujifilm, Heidelberg/Creo, Scitex and Screen also sell imaging equipment with their own workflow solutions. Companies such as Shira and Rampage, which do not sell hardware, and even companies that produce hardware, jointly roll out a complete workflow solution.
The RIP-centric workflow system is a good choice for companies that only want to deal with a few simple businesses to simplify their work. They can also guarantee easy integration of existing production systems. Because some businesses provide workflow tools for their RIP system. Companies can also enter workflow management in real time by selecting and complementing the best match for the current product to eliminate their current production bottlenecks.
Agfa has already closely connected with Adobe to create the Apogee system, a PDF-based workflow solution. The Apogee system, together with other management functions, is managed by the Apogee Control Center, which is responsible for processing job creation plans and editing jobs. The SelectProof mode handles the proofing function. In addition, Agfa has opened up systems for third-party workflow products including Enfocus's PitStop PDF Editor and CheckUP tools. The control center can also interact with other parts of systems like PDF Pilot, PDF RIP, and PrintDrive Output Manager. Finally, various functions such as layout, OPI replacement, trapping, RIP process, and print file management can be handled. (To be continued)