Harlequin Based Software Products:
Harlequin® RIPs offer native PostScript® and PDF processing for faster performance and more accurate file rendition. The Harlequin RIP’s rich feature set includes many pre-press processes that normally run on separate applications, such as color management, trapping and imposition, that have contributed towards the RIP’s reputation as a ‘workflow in a box’. Harlequin RIPs have established themselves as one of the leading solutions in Prepress offering flexibility, proven value and efficiency.
Harlequin Based Software Products:
RIPs, Prepress Workflows, Trapping |
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Xitron Navigator GPS RIP 8.08
Harlequin PDF 1.7
PS3 RIP
Supports native transparency, JDF, PDF 1.7 and CIP3
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Navigator GPS features an easy-to-use graphical interface that helps guide jobs through the RIP for output to over 250 film, CTP, and proofing devices, while optional features such as in-RIP trapping, CIP3 generation, and Simple Imposition make it a top performer in the most demanding production environments.
Control jobs from your Mac or PC desktop with drag and drop simplicity. Create customized workflows for your clients. Available for PC and Macintosh, Xitron’s Navigator RIP is a proven soluton for your pre-press needs, for small to muti-million dollar printers.
Xitron Plug-ins & Cards extend the life of existing investments with the ability to drive more than 150
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Fusion DigiPage
Harlequin PDF 1.7
PS3 RIP & Workfow
Supports native transparency, JDF, PDF 1.7 and CIP3 |
Fusion Systems International is a leading, global provider of Mac OS X and Linux-based Harlequin RIPs and automated prepress solutions for print professionals. The DigiPage and FTIFF plugins, for use with all Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux-based Harlequin RIPs push back deadlines, allow for ease of use, flexiblity, accuracy, and automated productivity.
Fusion DigiPage is a proven Harlequin based solution that is a perfect fit for Newspaper and Publication prepress. DigiPage files are separated, trapped (if desired) and halftone screened at full Platesetter resolution, and saved as Dot-Locked DigiPage EPS files that can be proofed and imposed for 100% accurate plate output. Fusion Workflow ESP™ provides total control over prepress production, fully-automated imposition, and a post-RIP raster PDF e-tearsheet proofing solution with output approval and rejection control.With Automated Post-RIP Page Pairing and Imposition -- Proofed and approved digital film pages are automatically paired or imposed into signatures. Completed flats are automatically queued for output.... |
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Polkadot
Harlequin PDF 1.7
PS3 Workfow
Supports native transparency, JDF, PDF 1.7 and CIP3 |
Polakadot provides a complete Harlequin-based workflow built around customizable Productivity and Automation modules: PrePage-it (preFlight & Autofix ROOM Server), View-it (eProofing), Send-it (communication portal), INK-it (ink saving & optimization), Move-it (automation toolkit), Rasterize-it (Harlequin RIP), Pair-it (page pairing) and Fold-it (de-imposition & proofing)
These solutions are also confiugred as complete workflow bundles:
NEWSflo: Newspaper workflow with all of the features you require: Preflight Autofix, (ROOM) Proofing, Soft Proofing, eProofing, Collaborative Annotation, Fractional Webs , Fully automated Page Pairing with Creep…
PLATEflo: ...Preflight and automated correction, guaranteed soft proofing, WEB collaboration with Customers, Impositon and output to any CTP or Imagesetter…
Web2PRINTflo: Your company’s web portal for job submission and eProofing.
PRESSflo is a unique integration of technologies created to make any printing press run better. Using PRESSflo will guarantee better registration, reduced paper and ink waste and best of all with the easy point and click application it will take less time and labor to get the job done well.
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iTrap
In RIP Raster-Based Trapping plugin for Harlequin RIPs
Trap & export Ripped pages as PDFs or JPEGs |
iTrap is a trappping plugin for Harlequin RIPs that provides automated or interactive in-RIP raster based trapping to your specifications: trap width, image to vignette… fully customizable settings yield the best and most reliable trapping for Harlequin RIPs.
Packaged in the TaskForce
workflow, iTrap is part of a suite of customizable modules and plugins that provide a complete workflow solution: Web Submit, Rip, Trap, Soft Proof, Impose, Output TIFF w/Hybrid Screening, Archive, and lots lots more:
I-PDFxM - Export trapped PDF from any input
I-JPEG - soft proof export
I-PDF - inserts trapping layer into existing PDF files
INPO2 Atom- Acrobat Imposition plugin
I-Tone - TIFF export with Hybrid Screening
TIFF-Pager - tiff proofing, archive and workflow
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