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FIERY SYSTEM 8e - Quick reference FIERY SYSTEM 8e RELEASE 2 FEATURE NAME EFI's Open VDP Solutions Strategy Fiery System 8e New & Enhanced Features, Advantages & Benefits Standard Features KEY FUNCTIONS & FEATURES • 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. FIERY ADVANTAGE • Open VDP implementation: • Consistent workflow across languages • VDP and Non-VDP. • Removes unnecessary complexity from VDP workflow. CUSTOMER BENEFITS • 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. FreeForm • 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. • 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. • 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. 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. VDP record range printing • 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: ƒ Not FreeForm 2. • Selected individual VDP set printing for imposed VDP jobs is also supported: • EFI Impose interface. • As single approach to workflow, VDP or Non-VDP, Fiery reduces overall support and training requirements. • 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). 4