Konica Minolta bizhub C451 - Manual (Page 4)

F I E R Y S Y S T E M 8 e - Q u i c k r e f e r e n c e FIERY SYSTEM 8e RELEASE 2
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Fiery System 8e New & Enhanced Features, Advantages & Benefits
Standard Features
FEATURE NAME KEY FUNCTIONS & FEATURES FIERY ADVANTAGE CUSTOMER BENEFITS
EFI’s Open VDP
Solutions
Strategy • 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.
• Open VDP implementation:
• Consistent workflow across languages
• VDP and Non-VDP.
• Removes unnecessary complexity from
VDP workflow.
• 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.
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.
• 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.
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).