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FIERY SYSTEM 8e - Quick reference FIERY SYSTEM 8e RELEASE 2 FEATURE NAME VDP Imposition (requires EFI Impose) Fiery System 8e New & Enhanced Features, Advantages & Benefits Standard Features KEY FUNCTIONS & FEATURES • VDP imposition using EFI Impose for FreeForm 1 and FreeForm 2.1 (FreeForm 2 is not supported). • Option to view full raster data of specific sheet range: ƒ For VDP jobs imposed using EFI Impose, the feature displays thumbnail and full-size previews of raster data (post-RIP) of the imposition layout. • User customizable page range: ƒ For the imposed output page range, the user can Preview raster data on screen or Preview and Print at the same time. • Custom page size support: ƒ VDP jobs will accept custom pages sizes, even if the engine does not support it. ƒ For example, business cards - when in the source application a single business card is considerably smaller than the smallest page size supported for all output devices. • Sheet range: ƒ Due to the nature of VDP jobs, the user can specify the ranges in terms of sheets, records or sets. This adds flexibility to the customer's existing workflow. FIERY ADVANTAGE • As single approach to workflow, VDP or non-VDP, Fiery reduces overall support and training requirements. CUSTOMER BENEFITS • Although similar results can be achieved using Command WorkStation's preview function, the Raster Preview feature has the following advantage over its counterpart. • Raster data of the imposition layout can be viewed directly within the EFI Impose environment. Users can readily compare/verify the imposition settings against preview of imposition layout output without the need to save the job and exit/re-open the EFI Impose UI repeatedly. • CWS preview function requires RIPping of the entire job. This can be time consuming, since VDP jobs may contain a large number of records, requiring extensive processing time. With user customizable Page Range, only those pages within the user specified range would be processed, thereby cutting down the processing time. • Workflow for VDP does not require previewing the entire job; VDP lends itself to a workflow where comprehensive planning and setup occurs before production. This can be readily previewed in sample database runs and in the template design phase. VDP Resource Manager • Has easy-to-navigate, intuitive user interface. • View VDP on the Fiery server. • View name, size, creation date of object, and its origination environment. • Connects to multiple Fierys. • Optimizes RIPing at all times with efficient cache and resource management. Note: VDP Resource Manager now supports the new Intel-based Mac, as well as Microsoft Windows 64-bit technology in Windows XP, Windows 2003 and Vista. • A single view of all VDP resources on all of Fierys reduces mismanaged files and bottlenecks. • Customers can view a list of global objects (reusable objects/images between different print jobs) and FreeForm masters located at connected Fiery servers, and see how each environment is taking up space on the server, archiving or deleting dated or redundant files. • It reduces the chance of operator errors, leading to increased throughput and higher quality work. • Mac users are much more integrated with the Fiery workflow. • EFI is committed to delivering as much functionality to Mac users as possible. 5