Fiery Impose, Fiery Compose and Fiery JobMaster Feature comparison tables

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Fiery® makeready solutions in Fiery Workflow Suite

Fiery Workflow Suite includes the following Fiery makeready components: Fiery Impose, Fiery JobMaster and Fiery Compose. These plug-in applications put robust document imposition and composition tools under one visual interface using the Fiery Command WorkStation® interface users already work with.

Fiery makeready applications offer printers a flexible solution that can be available to either the local press operators or the remote prepress specialists without the need of investing in a dedicated desktop client. The unified working space for all document layout tasks simplifies labor-intensive document preparation activities and shortens job setup times of even the most complex jobs.

At-a-glance comparisons The following table compares features and key functionality across all Fiery makeready solutions.

Key features and functions Fiery Impose Fiery Compose Fiery JobMaster1

Fiery Command WorkStation plug-in (Mac/Windows))

Centralised job preview

Acrobat Pro & Enfocus PitStop Edit

Paper Catalog integration

Export as PDF for content proof and printing

Gangup and booklet imposition

Best fit gangup repeat

Variable data printing support

The following table compares features and key functionality between Fiery Compose and Fiery JobMaster.

Key features and functions Fiery Compose Fiery JobMaster1

Mixed finishing sets programming

Chapter creation

Convert to grayscale

Tab insertion

Quick page selection

Scan image import & cleanup

Advanced page numbering and stamping

Page editing (masking, rotation, size)

Job duplication

NCR form creation

Bleed-edge tab creation

Auto tabs

Tab sets creation w/ images

Tab conversion & insertion in one job

Fiery Impose, Fiery Compose and Fiery JobMaster Feature comparison tables (cont’d)

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Extended comparison The following table compares all key features and functionality across all Fiery makeready solutions.

Key features and functions Fiery Impose Fiery Compose Fiery JobMaster1

Fiery Command WorkStation plug-in (Mac and Windows)

Includes integrated Adobe Acrobat & Enfocus Pitstop Edit

Paper Catalog integration Preview

Reorder/delete/merge pages Edit page in Acrobat/Pitstop Reader view Save as portable PDF Sheet level media definition PostScript preview

Create New Job Insert blank page Insert pages

Select page(s) from a job Select page(s) from a PDF file

Page scaling Scale-to-fit sheet size Customized scaling

Document duplexing Booklet cover creation Finish size

Crop box finish size

User Defined finish size

Layout orientation

Gutter setup

Bleed setup

Fiery Impose, Fiery Compose and Fiery JobMaster Feature comparison tables (cont’d)

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Extended comparison The following table compares all key features and functionality across all Fiery makeready solutions.

Key features and functions Fiery Impose Fiery Compose Fiery JobMaster1

Booklet imposition

Saddle booklet imposition

Nested Saddle booklet imposition

Perfect booklet imposition

Creep setup

Gangup imposition

Best fit gangup repeat

25x25 rows and columns

Gangup unique imposition

Gangup unique-collate cut imposition

Gangup repeat imposition

Duplo layout styles

Gangup finish edge selection

Imposition automation

Manage imposition templates

User Defined Finish Size workflow automation

Crop Box Finish Size workflow automation

VDP imposition2

Customisable trim and fold marks

Japanese crop mark style

Duplo finisher barcode integration

Customise job label

Registration marks & bar code

Insert sheet

Page-level media definition

Per-page duplexing

Fiery Impose, Fiery Compose and Fiery JobMaster Feature comparison tables (cont’d)

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Extended comparison The following extended table compares features and key functionality across all Fiery makeready solutions.

Key features and functions Fiery Impose Fiery Compose Fiery JobMaster1

Chapter creation

In-line finishing definition

Define fold, hole-punch, stapling

Mixed finishing sets

Convert to grayscale

Insert tabs3

Convert to tab media3

Quick page selection

Insert scan

Scan editing

Page editing

Masking, rotation, size, position

Define crop/trim boxes

Job duplication

Advanced page numbering and stamping

Page and section-based numbering

Create headers & footers

Macros & bates stamping

NCR form creation

Bleed-edge Tabs

Auto Tabs with PDF bookmarks

Advanced tab editing

Tab ear with text & image

Fully visual tab editing

Multi-bank tabs

Auto eject of unused tab media

To learn more about Fiery Impose, Compose and JobMaster visit their respective pages at www.efi.com/fws and find what software combination works best for your print environment.

1 Fiery JobMaster is only supported for Fiery external servers. 2 Fiery embedded servers support Fiery FreeForm VDP format only. 3 Fiery embedded servers may not fully support this feature. Please check with your

supplier of digital print engines on the availability of this Fiery feature.