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News Release from: Fusion Systems International | Subject: OS X RIP Version 7
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 15 August 2005
RIP's New Version Is PDF 1.5 Compatible
Fusion Systems International, the developer of Unix-based RIP workflow systems, has released Version 7.0 of the OS X RIP.
Fusion Systems International, the developer of Unix-based RIP workflow systems, has released Version 7.0 of the OS X RIP The new version 7.0 RIP release is based on Global Graphics' Genesis Harlequin RIP and is claimed to bring increased efficiency and productivity
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 25 Aug 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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New features for print operations of all sizes include native compatibility with PDF 1.5, a font emulation capability for time critical applications, such as newspapers and print on- demand and in-RIP imposition for two-up conventional printing and digital print.
There is also support for PDF/X-1a:2003 and PDF/X-3:2003 and the JDF 1.2 specification, as well as improved colour management.
Tim Tomassi, Fusion Systems' product manager, commented: "This latest version of the Harlequin RIP provides higher performance and new levels of functions that will provide tremendous benefits, flexibility and scalability.
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In combination with our own scriptable plug-in products we have dramatically increased the range of functions, scalability, automation and throughput beneficial to any size facility, even those with small format imaging devices." New features available in version 7 include PDF 1.5, PDF/X-1a:2003 and PDF/X-3:2003 support and in addition to handling all popular file formats, the new RIP provides full support for PDF 1.5.
In line with Global Graphics' commitment to open standards the company said that it is amongst the first to offer support for PDF/X-1a:2003 and PDF/X-3:2003.
The version 7 RIP release maintains the ability to process PDF Files natively without the need to convert to PostScript first, to ensure fast and accurate rendering.
The font emulation is supplied independently of the paying customer.
The emulation capability is said to make a typographically acceptable match to missing fonts with no text overflow and with appropriate character spacing, weight and width.
In-RIP imposition has been introduced and is said to be an easy-to-use and automatic feature that is selected within the RIP's page setup.
It is designed for RIP users who do not require complex imposition and is initially targeted at two-up conventional printing (mainly but not exclusively CTP for offset litho) and the digital print market.
Colour management can be applied at the end of the process, after composition, for greater fidelity.
The JDF Enabler Version 2.0 now allows for the handling of TIFF files either as an input file format in its own right or as a reference file format within JDF to support TIFF shooter workflows.
TIFF split workflows are supported where the bulk of the processing overhead for a job takes place on a separate machine to that feeding the final output device.
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