Digital Printing

ONYX Graphics Announces New ONYXPrepEdge Job Preparation Software Versions

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15 years ago

September 17, 2009

Wade Swormstedt Signs of the Times November 2009 Issue

ONYX Graphics Inc. (Salt Lake City, UT) has announced the release of its ONYX® PrepEdgeTM Pro software Version 2.1 and ONYX PrepEdge software, a new entry-level, job-preparation tool designed specifically for wide-format printing. Version 2.1 includes changes suggested by prepress operators that use the system.

Onyx PrepEdge software is a simpler, lower-cost version of Onyx PrepEdge Pro software, designed for non-designer, prepress operators. Onyx developed it for shops without access – or with limited access – to a professional designer to prepare print jobs.

This package comprises easy, wide-format, job-preparation tools, sans the complex design and PDF Editing tools; it reduces prepress and production labor costs.

Onyx PrepEdge Pro software version 2.1 includes enhancements to the tiling and contour cutting tools, which also reduces prepress operator time. Also, and based upon customer suggestions, Onyx has made the white ink tool option more visually intuitive. The result quickly lets prepress operators set up white ink jobs (the enhancements support the white ink workflows of Océ Arizona® series UV curable flatbed printers and Roland® VersaWorks® RIP software).

Onyx PrepEdge software works with all wide format software RIPs. It can operate on Mac® OS® X 10.4 or higher, Windows® XP or Windows Vista®.

Both versions include wide-format tools for sizing and cropping, tiling and tiling templates, printing job tickets, grommeting, contour cutting, color management, image place holding and white-ink workflow. Onyx PrepEdge Pro software adds a full PostScript®/PDF editor, plus vector-image-object editing tools, color-correction tools, a color library matcher, spot color replacement and a text editor.

(801) 984-5380; www.onyxprepedge.com.

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