Management Information And Pre-Press Connection

Dynagram and Hiflex, a management information system (MIS) supplier for print and media have developed connectivity between the Dynastrip software suite and Hiflex's system.

Dynagram and Hiflex, a management information system (MIS) supplier for print and media have developed connectivity between the Dynastrip software suite and Hiflex's system.

Dynastrip imports JDF files generated by the MIS or estimation software and initiates the creation of imposition layouts.

Dynastrip's JDF import pre-interface extracts JDF 1.2 stripping parameters found in the file and ensures that all extracted job parameters are isolated from the application or user defaults, said Dynagram.

The resulting imposition can be outputted in any format, including PDF and JDF.

Pre-press operators can also validate and complete the missing layout information beforehand, for example, with a more precise positioning of the signature, page bleed control, creep adjustment and addition of marks.

They are all settings that are not required for the estimation process but have a great impact on print production and overall quality.

Upon a JDF-format output, the imposition information is added to the original JDF file, which is then forwarded, along with a PDF marks file, to be executed by the Hiflex system.

The result is a streamlined, tangible and open collaboration between MIS and pre-press, a feature that until recently was a concept rather than a reality, claimed Dynagram.

The benefit to users, said the company, is that the system provides a true means to ensure job integrity at all times.

The increased connectivity is also synonymous with time saving as there is no need to create templates, assemblies or pagination.

Dynastrip processes the JDF file, without any necessary presets.

"With this upstream integration, we are one step closer to truly automating the imposition process,'' said Tracey-Lee Batsford, the general manager of pre-press solutions at Dynagram.

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