EFI C842912 - EFI FierySpark Professional User manual

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EFI Fiery Spark Professional 2.0
High Performance Adobe PostScript 3 RIP for Printing Professionals
EFI Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 Reference Guide 1.5 - 8.13.2002
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Product Positioning
“The EPSON Stylus Pro 7600, 9600, 10000 or 10600 with the EPSON Stylus Pro 7600, 9600, 10000 or 10600 with the
EFI Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 RIP
EFI Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 RIP represents the ultimate way for
Printing Professionals to produce all their day-to-day work.”
“The EFI Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 RIP EFI Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 RIP was developed for mixed
Macintosh and Windows network environments looking to create
color confident Adobe PostScript 3 output.”
“As a general purpose graphics RIP, EFI Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 EFI Fiery Spark Professional 2.0
handles all the day-to-day requirements for the most demanding
Print-for-Pay and Creative Graphics environment.”

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Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 Feature Set
➤Fully Configurable Windows 2000 Professional Software RIP
–Windows 2000 Professional software RIP designed to take full advantage of the newest
Intel processors’ and Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional OS
–Converts any networked Intel Pentium III or 4 computer with USB or FireWire running
Windows 2000 Professional into a dedicated Fiery Spark RIP Server for the EPSON
Stylus Pro 7600, 9600, 10000 or 10600 print engines
–Allows for high performance multitasking of Spool, RIP, and Print functions
–When configured with a monitor, you get real-time RIP information and job management
through EFI’s Fiery Command Workstation 4 user interface
➤True Adobe PostScript 3
–Industry standard Page Description Language
–Industry standard font and text-line-paragraph handling
–Fully PDF workflow ready
➤EPSON AcuPhoto Halftoning Technology
–Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 supports Epson’s Newest Halftoning Technologies
–Full support for Epson High Quality Halftoning

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Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 Feature Set
➤Overprint and Trapping Previews
–Full support for a CMYK (4-Color Only) Separated PostScript Workflow
–Depending upon the application, output can be printed showing all trapping and
overprint information for easy identification of trapping and overprinting problems
–Separated PostScript workflows now take complete advantage of Fiery’s latest color
management systems exactly like traditional composite PostScript printing
➤Optional EPSON Color Calibrator 3.1
–Hardware colorimeter and system software for Printer-to-RIP color calibration
–Great for color calibrating multiple printers to the same color space
–Re-calibrates all the built-in printer and media ICC’s to a high degree of accuracy
–Allows for improved color proofing without having to custom profile
–Complete system only $995 estimated street price
–Epson Order Number = C850081
–Upgrade to software version 3.1 by free download from Epson Web site

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Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 Feature Set
➤Spot On Color Matching System
–New Fiery Spot On utility creates, edits, and manages all named spot colors on the Fiery
Server including PANTONE Coated, Uncoated, and custom created spot colors
–The Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 RIP is a fully PANTONE Calibrated Spot Color Matching
System designed by EFI
–Automatically converts any named spot color from any application into the correct
printer and media color space for more accurate spot color matching - even in PDF files!
–User does not need to replace any spot color table software within application. Simply
define and name the spot color as normal and print. The RIP will take care of the rest!
–Provides an intuitive way to modify spot color values to achieve desired results

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Spot On Color Matching System
Fine Tune All Your Spot Colors to
Make them Match!

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Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 Feature Set
➤EFI ColorWise Pro Tools 3
–Fully adjustable CMYK color control, including dot gain adjustments for more precise
hardware color calibration and “tweaking”
–Accepts both CMYK and RGB ICC profiles as direct simulations within the RIP
–Fully ICC and Apple ColorSync Compatible

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Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 Feature Set
➤New Graphical ICC Profile Setup Dialog
–Easy-to-use global set-up for both input and output ICC color profiles

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Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 Feature Set
➤Professional Level Fiery Command WorkStation 4 User Interface
–Real-time RIP, printer, and job information and management
–Complete job prioritization and print previewing
–Powerful job override (PPD Selections) feature allowing user to re-print a job using
different PPD settings. Perfect for printing PS or PDF files that were created for a different
output device.
–Quick access to Fiery Downloader and ColorWise Pro Tools 3
–Job Load Balancing between multiple Fiery RIP workstations
–Activity Monitor displays a summary of activity that is occurring on a selected Fiery Server.

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Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 Feature Set
➤All NEW Fiery Visual Nesting
–User can choose to nest jobs manually or automatically
–Easy-to-use visual thumbnails of each file for simple layout creations
–For automatic nesting, user can define the maximum amount of media to be used
–Also allows for automatic rotation of files to maximize media usage

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Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 Feature Set
➤All NEW Fiery Visual Tiling
–Complete flexibility to automatically or manually tile print jobs well beyond the size of
the printers’ printable width
–Users can control the amount of overlap and gap on the X and Y-axis, the number of
rows and columns, the width of the rows and height of the column
–Users can print just the guide markers or individual tiles, rather than the entire image