Client/Server Basic Package version 4.1 - XF Server + unlimited number of clients + Spot Color + Printer Option M.

EFI Colorproof™ XF delivers a versatile solution for proofing, large-format production and photographic printing that combines the company’s latest color technology with industry-standard off-the-shelf hardware. The solution offers fast, flexible workflow, power, and expandability and affordability. The basic package starts with the EFI™ Colorproof XF Server, an unlimited numbers of Client Options and Printer Option M. By adding extra output and product options, the solution meets growing businesses needs. EFI Colorproof XF caters to digital, commercial and hybrid printers, prepress providers, publishers, creative agencies and photographers.

The main proofing and printing operations take place on the EFI Colorproof XF Server. The following key functions come as standard, so that even the basic configuration opens up new business opportunities:

• Multiple format support - PostScript, PDF, JPEG, TIFF/IT, TIFF, Scitex CT/LW, Delta list and DCS files.

• Adobe CPSI interpreter - for key functionality such as overprinting, in-RIP separation and font download for Japanese fonts.

• Standards-compliant - ICC, PDF/X and JDF.

• Contains the Fogra/Ugra media control strip v2.0a.

• Continuous tone proofing functionality based on ICC color management - the accepted international standard.

• Three-profile color management - for proofing and color conversions.

• Integrated LinTool - for measurement-based printer linearization.

• Supports multi channel and individual device link profiles.

• Multi processor support.

About EFI Colorproof XF

As a professional working in this world of digital color, you have to accept color data in a host of formats, process it, and deliver it to a variety of output devices - offset, flexo, gravure, silk screen and digital presses, wide-format inkjet printers - located in the next room, or the next continent.

The backbone of the workflow is fast, flexible, easy-to-use, consistent digital color proofing. EFI Colorproof XF's combination of power, flexibility, expandability and affordability will meet your proofing needs today, and tomorrow.

What makes EFI Colorproof XF unique?

First, EFI Colorproof XF is scalable by size of network. Whether you install the complete product on one computer or need to provide 23 workstation with proofing services from one server - the software covers virtually every network configuration you can think of.

Second, EFI Colorproof XF is scalable by functionality. Starting with a basic package, you can add Product Options and Output Options. Product Options give your installation the capability to manage spot colors, screen proof, create your own profiles and much more. Output Options allow you to expand output capacity and variety, for example combining contract and concept proofing devices in one installation. EFI Colorproof XF grows with your business.

Third, EFI Colorproof XF is easy. XF's state-of-the-art user interface enables even inexperienced users to achieve top-notch proofing results. No relevant setting is more than two mouse clicks away from the main window. Training effort is low; installation and integration of EFI Colorproof XF is easy.

Fourth, EFI Colorproof XF sticks to open standards. It is cross-platform and complies with ICC, JDF and PDF/X. That makes it easy to share jobs, profiles and settings within and beyond your operation.

Overview of Upgrade Highlights:

• Dynamic Wedge

• Intelligent re-linearization / re-ink-limiting

• Enhanced Spot color simulation

• Due to the printers with embedded spectrophotometers

• New and improved GUI

Dynamic Wedge (patent pending innovation!)

• Analyzing of key colors included in a job

• Dynamic generation of wedge containing the job key colors inclusive all spot colors to check the color accuracy of key colors within the job

• Can be used to improve the color accuracy of the job by using the XF color optimization 

Intelligent re-linearization / re-ink-limiting

• Checking of calibration accuracy on the output device and bring it back into the original state if required. (For instance after changing inks, using a new box of media, before printing color critical jobs)

Enhanced spot color simulation

• New technique is used to find the best possible CMYK values that lead to spot color simulations with challenging low dE ‘s 
Due to the printers with embedded spectrophotometers: Job key color analysis, optimization and verification based on the dynamic wedge as well as on a static wedge and the print of the measuring report (label) directly on the proof

Ease of use:

• Wizards to easily license, register and set up application for any type of output (printer/file)

• Environments (settings of workflow and output combination)

• Intuitive one-click spot-color handling (as in EFI Colorproof eXpress)

Production:

• Uniform page scaling

• Conversion of colored files into grey scale prints

• Enhanced tiling (Remove, merge and split tiles, select multiple tiles, Define tile size numerically (width and height), Nest single tiles including rotation

• Intelligent PDF Ripping - only pages get processed out of the document which the user selected

• Cropping of PDF according to selected PDF box (all supported now)

• Step & Repeat - Cropped Elements: First row / column describes max. width/height. Second rows /columns will be placed with defined offset.First and last image is cropped in a way that sticking together several printouts fits without any misalignments.

• Quicker processing of ImageEPS and ImagePDF

• Info about availability of new Job Monitor / Client updates

• Automatic placement of jobs manually added to a nesting

• Enhanced XF Control (Start XF client, Copy dongle ID, Activation Wizard)

• Progress bar for file import

Job ticket and Control Strips:

• Adjustable job ticket font size, ticket width and height

• Distance between job and job ticket definable

• Support of company logo (EFI logo default)

• Support of two control strips (dynamic & static)

• Auto-positioning of control strip(s) and job ticket depending on the available space

Quality:

• Enhanced linearization

• Optimized GUI

• New order of linearization steps

• New Total Ink Limit

• Barbieri LFP/Swing positioning

• Enhanced Spot Color handling

• 16 bit handling allows definition of precise L*a*b* values (for instance 10.18 instead 10)

Compatibility:

• Restore of eXpress backup

Printer Drivers Integrated in setup now:

• Canon iPF 6000s / 6200 / 810 / 820

• Epson Stylus Pro 7900 / 9900

• HP Designjet 510

• OKI 3640a3 enhancements

• New - HP Designjet Z3200

Integrated technologies & standards

• Adobe PDF Print Engine v2.0

• Selectable whether PDF files are processed with Adobe PDF Print Engine or Adobe CPSI

• Adobe CPSI 3018

• Multiple CPSI - Usually one PDF/PS base format can processed at a time with one CPSIMultiple CPSI runs at most four CPSI instances, allowing the processing of up to four PDF/PS based files at the same time, if the PC has four processors, significantly reducing the total processing time

• Windows Vista support