Big Picture - September 2017 - 26

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RIP

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10 workflow systems to
get your shop in shape.

BY A DR IE NNE PA LME R

s more and more print shops come to fruition,

so your customers don't think you've forgotten about them -

and the ability to digitally print just about

and keep coming back for more?

anything becomes easier, competing in the

And in a world where clients want custom everything, do

current market can be tough. You have to find

you allow them to create the design themselves? Do you

what product choices and application offerings

purchase a RIP based solely on an application? Are you work-

work best for your shop, all while delivering the greatest
output at the fastest speed.

ing with millennials glued to their smartphones?
From mobile integration to subscription-based services,

What the customer might not know is that you did receive
their order last week, but your prepress guy has been too
buried in job approvals to follow up about that misspelling;

Big Picture provides you with 10 of the latest software and
workflow products on the wide-format market today.
"The number-one reason why we lose business is the

or perhaps their prints were ready a day ago, but there's a

customer thinks we've stopped working for them," said William

backup at the laminator. There will always be bottlenecks on

Farquharson at his ISA Expo 2017 session titled "The 25 Best

the shop floor, but that's your problem, not theirs. What tools

Sales Tips Ever." Whatever RIP you choose, make sure you're

can help you streamline your workflow and approval process

still keeping your customer in mind and in the loop.

ONYX HUB

ONYX GRAPHICS | onyxgfx.com
The addition to Onyx Graphics' SiteSolutions family of software products is described as a business
intelligence tool that provides real-time, historic, and trend data to business owners and production managers.
Hub's dashboard is browser-based and licensed through any Onyx Thrive workflow software key.
Data is collected by job, station, and printer; insights include historic ink usage, media waste reporting,
and more.

ERGOSOFT RIP VERSION 15

September 2017

COLORSERVER 5.0

BIG PICTURE

ERGOSOFT | ergosoft.net
Version 15 of ErgoSoft RIP software is designed for environments with multiple printers and computers,
and includes 64-bit integration, an RGB profile converter, network licensing, and a True Shape Nesting
feature for reducing media waste.
Additional features include:
* A new dithering method said to increase rasterization speed and improve dot placement accuracy
* Aurelon PDF engine
* Support for HP WallArt PDF format.

MEASURECOLOR MOBILE APP

GMG | gmgcolor.com
New features of GMG's ColorServer 5.0 include centrally managed, hot folder-based automation;
client-server architecture that allows multiple users to access the platform from any computer in a
network; the ability to integrate with most third-party workflow applications; and a Paper Adaption Tool
for visually matching to printing conditions or standards. A SmartProfiler tool is optional.

MEASURECOLOR | measurecolormobile.com
MeasureColor's mobile device and app duo captures surface color data with a dedicated light source and
then displays the data on the smartphone app, which is compatible with operating systems dating back to
iPhone 5, iPad 3rd generation, and Android 5.0. The USB-charged device features a tri-stimulus XYZ
sensor, full-spectrum white LEDs, and patented and patent-pending color algorithms in CIE Lab, LCH,
sRGB, HEX, and more color formats.

http://www.onyxgfx.com http://www.ergosoft.net http://www.gmgcolor.com http://www.measurecolormobile.com

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