EFI Fiery™ XF Version 6 Fiery

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RELEASE NOTES

The Fiery XF and the Software Maintenance and Support Agreement (SMSA) provides an ongoing stream of features, improvements, fixes and latest print drivers. EFI is pleased to announce Fiery XF Version 6. The latest release will be available free of charge to everyone covered under the SMSA. Some of the improvements included are:

• Changed hardware requirements for the Fiery XF server. The new 64-bit Fiery XF Version 6 server software needs 64-bit server hardware, which means that Fiery XF Version 6 can be installed only on 64 -bit computers.

• Color quality – The implementation of Fiery Dynamic Smoothing as well as the compliance with the latest industry standards improve the overall color quality. As a result the print output has consistent, accurate color and exceptional image quality.

• Productivity - The improvements in the Adobe PDF Print Engine increase the system stability and performance for Mac and Windows Platforms.

• Usability – The improvements in the visual tracking of the tiling and nesting, new Grommet mark features, as well as updated Media Catalog and on-line help with “related” topics ensure maximized productivity.

• Integration – The improvements in the bidirectional communication with the VUTEk printers ensure better copy count handling and print time reporting.

• New printer drivers.

Before updating, please make sure that your server is 64-bit . Fiery XF Version 6 server can be instal led only on 64 -bit computers. The cl ient computer can sti l l be 32-bit .

Color Quality Improvements:

• Fiery Dynamic Smoothing smoothens gradations, compression artifacts and highlight areas without affecting fonts and fine contours. As a result stepping in gradients virtually eliminated. This feature is available for any file format and any printer.

• Compliance with Fogra Process Standard Digital, which provides industrial guidelines for processes from data creation to printing. PSD focuses on understanding and control of the entire workflow for a more predictable print result.

o Fiery XF Version 6 supports all required PSD print checks:

§ Side-by-side validation

§ Media-relative validation

§ Side-by-side and media-relative validation

§ Support for Latest Industry Standards for digital print production and proofing

o CRPC, GRACoL and SWOP 2013 references

o IDEAlliance ISO 12647-7 Control Wedge 2013

Productivity Improvements:

• Adobe PDF Print Engine instances (up to four) have been re-implemented in Fiery XF as separate processes. This leads to increased stability and performance on Mac and Windows platforms.

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• Implementation of WYSIWYG Tiling, which features a preview of single tiles including tile marks, overlapping, glue areas and tile footers. The PDF assembly guide includes information about tile placement.

Usability Improvements:

• Improved Grommet Mark Implementation. There is new distance from job corner to first job (offset) feature to place grommets more effectively.

• File Import Feedback, where a small arrow icon displays currently importing jobs. Users can also cancel job import for individual jobs.

• Improved Preview Handling. As a result nesting previews load much faster. Also reviews update more quickly when users switch through jobs in the job list.

• Improved Job Cloning - Cloning jobs will no longer select the last copy in the job list, which forced users to scroll all the way up to the “Nesting” entry.

• Media Catalog. New user interface includes information about the media white point.

• Improved Online Help, where there are hyperlinks “related topics” in the online help.

Integration Improvements

• Copy Count and Print Signal Enhancements refer to the bidirectional communication improvements for EFI VUTEk printers. As a result there is better copy count handling and improved print-time reporting per job, page or complete job.

New Printer Drivers

• Canon (all as CMYK and RGB Contone)

o Canon imagePROGRAF iPF6400SE

o Canon imagePROGRAF iPF8400SE

o Canon imagePROGRAF iPF680

o Canon imagePROGRAF iPF681

o Canon imagePROGRAF iPF685

o Canon imagePROGRAF iPF686

o Canon imagePROGRAF iPF780

o Canon imagePROGRAF iPF781

o Canon imagePROGRAF iPF785

o Canon imagePROGRAF iPF786

Removed Printer Drivers (As they are not available in 64bit):

• Agfa

o Anapurna M

• DGI

o SaturnJET SG-1806M

o SaturnJET ST-1806

o SaturnJET SG-1806V

• EPSON

o AcuLaser 8500 (LP-8500C/LP-8300C)

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o AcuLaser 8600 (LP-8800C)

o AcuLaser C9200 (LP-S7500)

• HP

o Color LaserJet 5500

o Color LaserJet 5550

o Color LaserJet 9500

o Designjet 10000s

o Designjet 8000s

o Designjet 9000s

o PhotoSmart Pro B9180

• Roland DG

o VersaSTUDIO BN-20

o VersaSTUDIO BN-20 FPG

o VersaSTUDIO BN-20 MT

o VersaSTUDIO BN-20 White

• Seiko

o ColorPainter 100S (IP-6900)

o ColorPainter 64S (IP-6600)

Fiery XF Version 6 System Requirements

Fiery XF Version 6 server requirements

• Windows

o Windows 7 (64-bit)

o Windows 8 (64-bit)

o Windows 8.1 (64-bit)

o Windows 2008 R2 (64-bit)

o Windows 2012 Servers (64-bit)

o 32-bit no longer supported

• Mac OS X

o 10.7/8/9

Fiery XF Version 6 client requirements

• Windows

o Windows 7 (32- & 64-bit)

o Windows 8 (32- & 64-bit)

o Windows 8.1 (32- & 64-bit)

o Windows 2012 Servers (32- & 64-bit)

• Mac OS X

o 10.7/8/9

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Bug Fixes

• Improved Fiery XF client multipage PDF processing. Fiery XF client handles multipage PDFs much faster now.

• Improved print output quality. Contour data or raster image gradients can now be printed smoothly by the aid of a new “Dynamic Smoothing” feature.

• Improved processing of print-jobs with tiling of large files. Tiling of very large files now works smoothly.

• Improved usability for cropping. Cut paths will no longer be shifted if a job is cropped In print & cut scenarios.

• Improved processing of step & repeat jobs with FOTOBA WR cut marks.

• Corrected Zünd Cut Center cut marks in between multipage nestings and step & repeats.

• Fixed Dot Creator issue with separated grayscale jobs that could not be written.

• Improved centering on the OKI C920WT printer.

• Improved usability with “Minimal media consumption” now being used for linearization workflows.

• Corrected “Cut image” application to i-Cut marks when jobs are nested.

• Improved usability with the selected color sequence in the Fiery client being also stored in RPF files now.

• Improved output quality for cropping grayscale images and printing them without color management.

• Fixed issue with scaled and rotated jobs in step & repeat.

• Improved performance by accelerating the processing of spread&choke for white ink applications.

• Fixed issue with the i1iO2.

• Improved usability where 4 instances of the Adobe PDF Print Engine no longer cause issues. Note that Fiery XF Version 6 expects 4GB of RAM per Adobe PDF / Postscript Print engine. For four Adobe PDF Print Engines and four Adobe PostScript Print engines in parallel, 32GB of RAM are required.

• Fixed various issues in the nesting area.

• Fixed a crash that occurred when the Canon iPF 6450 was used in borderless mode.

• Fixed an error in Color Editor that could lead to a server crash if the same spot color name is used more than once.

• Fixed an issue with spot color recognition on Japanese operating systems.

• Fixed an alignment issue in conjunction with virtual sheet sizes with a height of more than 200 cm.

• Fixed a missing crop mark issue for EFI VUTEk printer drivers.

• Fixed issue with control strips on EFI VUTEk printer drivers.

• Fixed the “%c” variable for RTL naming conventions.

• Fixed an “alias” issue with very large CxF files in Color Editor.

• Fixed usability issue with “Disconnect from all workflows”. This option is now selectable even if one workflow already is disconnected from a “user”.

• Fixed the issue where the Color Tools test chart generator did not correctly recognize 24” linearization chart layout on an Epson StylusPro 7900 with embedded spectrophotometer.

• Fixed the issue where the Color Tools lost settings if a complete EPL is loaded and settings are changed.

• “Black as inkjet black” will no longer visually remove black from the Fiery XF client preview.

• System Manager’s “Clean Up” will also remove *.jpg files now, which prevents issues on the long run.

• Fixed the issue when jobs were scaled by percentage.

• Fixed the issue with jobs not reading correctly when a SPT files are connected to an EPL.

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• Fixed the issue where the Canon iPF 6450 spectrophotometer did not correctly support dynamic wedges.

• Improved stability of the Fiery XF server when it is running for several days with multiple jobs & nestings with all print engines activated.

• Fixed an EFI HS100 Pro printer driver issue that would make 1000dpi & grayscale selectable.

• Fixed an issue that could lead to artifacts when printing monotone images.

• Fixed an issue on the Rastek H652 when centering nestings for jobs that contain a white layer.

• Fixed an output issue with the Adobe PDF Print Engine.

• Tiles can now be centered on sheets when the alignment tools under “Layout” are used.

• Fixed an issue that could lead to cut paths being shifted when job tickets are used on nestings.

Software Maintenance and Support Agreement (SMSA)

The Software Maintenance and Support Agreement (SMSA) for Fiery XF provides an ongoing stream of features, improvements, fixes and latest print drivers. The Fiery XF Version 6 will be available free of charge to everyone covered under this Agreement. For new Fiery XF Version 6 customers, the SMSA will be free of charge during the first year. For more information contact your local Fiery XF dealer or go to www.efi.com/fieryxf. EFI’s portfolio of integrated solutions increases productivity and improves your bottom line. Find out more at www.efi.com.