MELVILLE, N.Y., Sept. 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Canon
U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital
imaging solutions, today released PRISMAsync Print Server Version
5. This new version provides additional color correction features
and workflow integration capabilities that can help improve the
productivity of a printing operation so they can continue to be a
strong player in a competitive deadline-driven market.
Building upon the success of the PRISMAsync Print Server V4.1,
which was designated as the industry's first digital front
end-embedded G7® Certified System, the PRISMAsync Print Server
Version 5 features a vastly extended, robust set of tools for
identifying color issues and helping users produce their preferred
color response to satisfy demanding quality critics. Out-of-the-box
G7 calibration, an embedded color profiler and expert color
optimization can lead to significant time and waste savings in
daily operation and make PRISMAsync a powerful and flexible color
print server for a wide range of critical digital color
applications.
PRISMAsync Print Server V5 aims to streamline production for
both, document and transaction printing, by providing an intuitive
and uniform workflow. Operators can easily manage and run jobs
through multiple PRISMAsync-driven presses and print floor managers
can enjoy remote management and monitoring as a standard. Version 5
can enable an even more flexible integration of PRISMAsync-driven
digital presses into existing workflows such as Agfa: Apogee, with
new embedded JDF/JMF workflow connectivity capabilities.
"User feedback from the most diverse operations and the growth
trend in digital color production are important drivers for the
continuous development of the PRISMAsync family of print servers,"
said Toyotsugu Kuwamura, executive vice president and general
manager, Business Imaging Solutions Group, Canon U.S.A., Inc. "Its design concept is that of
intuitive, productivity-driven and flexible user interaction to
help a broad range of users from novice to highly experienced
experts master their daily print production tasks in a highly
efficient way."
"Daily, our team serves color-critical customers such as
renowned creative firms, photographers and model agencies.
PRISMAsync is the structured yet flexible and simple-to-operate
digital front end we were looking for to meet their needs," said
Brian Boyajian, manager, Digital
Print Group at New York-based
Duggal Visual Solutions and one of the first users of PRISMAsync
V5. "The extended color controls and immediate visual feedback of
the new PRISMAsync version 5 enable us to produce the desired
output faster to meet the time-sensitive needs of our most
demanding customers."
The key features of PRISMAsync Print Server V5.1 include:
- Realistic Preview – Designed to help limit
errors and improve consistency of output, the PRISMAsync Print
Server V5.1 provides an accurate preview of the actual job content
to be printed, selected positioning and finishing details, aiming
to reduce the number of needed proof-prints.
- Digital Moiré Reduction – Innovative new
technology is designed to deliver enhanced print quality by
reducing Moiré patterns, undesired digital artifacts, while
preserving the original image quality – with typical PRISMAsync
user convenience.
- Pixel Precise Preview – To further analyze jobs
that had undesired print outputs, PRISMAsync Print Server V5.1
enables the operator to check the job in great detail, including
viewing of what CMYK the RIP produces based on the input file, job
settings and system settings.
- Visual Feedback for CMYK Editing – With the PRISMAsync
Print Server V5.1, this feature is available from the user
interface as well as from PRISMAsync Remote Manager, allowing
corrections to be made with immediate feedback in the realistic
preview.
- PRISMAsync Remote Control[1] – With
Remote Control, operators are able to receive preventive and
emergency notifications from the printer on a compatible smart
phone (e.g. engine stop, when to load which media, empty output
tray). This enables operators to plan ahead, act in time upon
events and, in the end, reduce idle time of the printers.
- Configurable User Interface – Roles and responsibilities
vary per operation. PRISMAsync now enables system administrators to
disable editing capabilities from the press console as well as to
define the roles and access rights to PRISMAsync functionality per
role to help match their operation's workflow.
- Integrated JDF/JMF Interface – For an increased
application latitude and productivity by connecting to existing
customer workflows, PRISMAsync Version 5 now offers a
CIP4-compliant JDF/JMF interface for JDF/JMF version 1.3 that has
been certified by PIA.
PRISMAsync Print Servers are key components of the PRISMA Suite,
Canon's integrated suite of workflow essentials for production
print. Designed to optimize the print production workflow from job
submission to completion; enabling users to adapt, evolve and grow
within ever-changing production print environments.
Availability
PRISMAsync Print Server V5.1 will be available to ship in
October 2016 through Canon Authorized
Dealers and Canon Solutions America for the new imagePRESS
C850/C750 and later in the fourth quarter of 2016 for the
imagePRESS C10000VP/C8000VP digital color production presses.
Expected availability for other PRISMAsync-driven digital presses
including Océ VarioPrint i300, Océ VarioPrint 6000+ Series and the
varioPRINT DP Line is 2017.
Canon will also offer upgrades to the new version for select
PRISMAsync-driven models in the field, which will be rolled out in
phases. Prices are set by dealers and may vary.
For more information, visit www.usa.canon.com.
About Canon U.S.A.,
Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading
provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital
imaging solutions to the United
States and to Latin America
and the Caribbean (excluding
Mexico) markets. With
approximately $31 billion in global
revenue, its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), ranks third
overall in U.S. patents granted in 2015† and is one of Fortune
Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies in 2015. Canon
U.S.A. is committed to the highest
level of customer satisfaction and loyalty, providing 100 percent
U.S.-based consumer service and support for all of the products it
distributes. Canon U.S.A. is
dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and
environmental responsibility. In 2014, the Canon Americas
Headquarters secured LEED® Gold certification, a recognition for
the design, construction, operations and maintenance of
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[1] Not available at initial launch. Will require
remote service infrastructure access. Expected availability:
beginning 2017.
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