xerox freeflow process manager automate prepress for a … · 2010-09-24 · process more jobs....
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Xerox®FreeFlowProcessManager®Automateprepressforatouchlessworkflow.
Digital Workflow CollectionFreeFlow® Process
Manager
Process Manager
Domoreinlesstime.Automatically.
FreeFlow Process Manager® automates labor-intensive prepress activities and improves production productivity by efficiently processing up to thousands of incoming jobs without operator intervention. Thelatestprocessimprovementsandenhancementsbuiltintoversion9.0willhelpyouevenmoretocompletejobsinlesstime,reducecostsandassureconsistentquality,printafterprint.
Productivity comes standard.ProcessManagercreatesefficienciesbyautomatingprepresssteps—noteliminatingthem.WithProcessManager9.0,we’veaddedmajorperformanceimprovements,suchas:
•AnAcceleratedJobProcessingmodethatimprovesperformance4xoverFreeFlow®8.0andeliminatestheneedtoresubmitfromcertainprepressfunctionsintheworkflow
•ChangestoJobSchedulingtoimprove“firstjobout”performance
Process more jobs. Watch your business grow. FreeFlowProcessManagerenablesautomationfromthesimplestworkflowstomultifacetedintegrations,savingyoutimeandmoney.Itcoverssimpletasks,likepreflighting,convertingtoPDFandimposing,tomoreadvancedonessuchasintegratingwithyourupstreamordermanagementsystem.ProcessManager9.0offersyouevenmorewaystoautomateandkeeptrackofyourjobs,with:
•Threenewprocessnodes:PageInsert,PageDeleteandPageDuplicate
•PageRangeswithsupportfornegativepagenumbervalues
•TheJoinnodewhichsupportsaddingbookmarkstoPDFsandindicateswhichpagesinthejoinedPDFcamefromwhichfiles
•ImpositionenhancementsthatnowsupportexportinginwardcreepandMaxN-upauto-orientation
•ASaveProcessnodethatletsyousavepreflightreportswithyourjob
•Supportfornewworkflowvariablesthatworkwithbothmanifests(matchingcurrentfunctionality)andJDFtickets
•AnExternalProcessnodethatcanexportandacceptanXPIFticket,soeveryjobthatissentoutreturnswithbothXPIFticketandPDF,enablingcustomizationonthefly
Jumpstart your workflow.ProcessManager’sEasyStartworkflowsareenhancedinversion9.0.The11EasyStartworkflowsinclude:
•UseofnewFreeFlowProcessManagerprocessnodes
•ManifestSamplesfromDigilabs,OminiPub,Pageflex,WebCRD,etc.
•JDFSamplesfromAdobeCS4andFreeFlowWebServices
•Adynamicworkflowexample
Over 20 pre-configured prepress functions.
AIE
FlipPages
Review
Conditional
Convert
Watermarks
Resize
Notify
ExternalProcess
Join
BatesNumbering
Impose
InsertPages
Optimize Preflight
PageNumbering
BarCodes RotatePages
Crop Press-marks
Save
DeletePages
JDFExport
InsertDuplicate
Pages
•DocumentationinPDFformatthatdescribeseachworkflow,howtouseitanditsbenefitstoyou
Thisself-monitoringandself-maintainingsoftwarehelpsensuresmoothandcontinuousoperationsinyourfacility.ItcanbecombinedwithotherFreeFlowproductstoformacompletelyautomatedworkflowfromjobsubmissionthroughfulfillmentinbothdigitalandoffsetenvironments.
Take your production workflow to the MAX. Readyforahigherlevelofautomation?WithProcessManager9.0,youcanconnectyourordermanagementand/orWeb-to-Printsystemtoyourprepressoperations.FreeFlowProcessManager9.0MAX(ManifestAutomationfromXerox)deliversimprovedmanifestperformancewhensubmittingtoworkflowswithalargenumberofPrintProcessnodes.Itisaconfigurableinterfacethatenablesintegrationwithupstreamsystemstocreateahighlyefficientautomatedjobsubmission.Ifyouhaveasystemthattracksordersandjobs,typicallythereisadatabasestoringjobandorderinformation.AreportfromthiscanbeintegratedsothatordersautomaticallygetpassedtoProcessManager.
Theresultiserror-freesubmissionofaverylargenumberofjobsinashorttime,withoutoperatorinvolvement.Plus,itallowsyoutoincludeproductioninformationonindividualjobstomakeyourpost-printoperationsmoreefficient.Sinceithandlesthechallengesofprocessingyourorders,youcanautomaticallytakeonmorejobsandgetthemoutthedoorfasterthaneverbefore.
Itseasy-to-useuserinterfaceenablesquickmanualsubmissionofmanifestdataforshort-runefficiencyandprofitability.Itsnumberofsupportedmanifestconfigurationshasbeenincreasedto30.Plus,MAXCSVfilesupportsuptoamaximumof100columns.
Perhapsthebestofall,MAXisincludedatnochargewithyourpurchaseofFreeFlowProcessManager.SowiththehelpofXeroxProfessionalServices,youcanimplementthislevelofautomationnoworinthefuture.Whatcouldbebetterthanthat?
Scalable automation: from simple workflows to multifaceted integrations.WithFreeFlowProcessManager®,youhaveaworkflowsolutionthatcanbeusedinmanyways—andthatcangrowwithyouasyouincreasinglygrowandautomateyourbusiness.Becauseit’sscalable,youcanenableyourautomatedworkflowinthewaythatmakessenseforyourbusinesstoday,whilekeepingthedooropentoahigherlevelofautomationtomorrow.
Onewaytolookatthiscapabilityisthroughtiersofautomation.Eachtierallowsforadifferentlevelofautomation—fromautomatingsimplerepetitivetaskstomorecomplexormultifacetedintegrations—yieldingaproportionatelevelofreturnoninvestment.Overall,FreeFlowProcessManageroffersaproductivity-buildingpropositionthatcansaveyoutimewhilereducingyourcostsandmanualprepresserrors.
Tier 1:Allowforbasic automationtofreeupyourprepressoperator’stimefromthoseessential,repetitivestepsthattakeupwaytoomuchtimeinpreppingajobforprint.Nomoredelaysorbottlenecksinprepress.Automationcanensurethatjobsarecontinuallybeingsenttoprintandpromptlymeetingturnaroundtimes.Over20prepressoperations,suchaspreflightofjobs,convertingtoPDF,andimpositioncanbehandledautomatically.
Tier 2:Reducetheamountoftimespentonthosemore complex tasksinprepressbyautomatingprepressoperationsandtheoperator’sdecisionsonhowajobshouldbeprocessed.Forexample,decisionscanbemadebaseduponthejob’ssize,orientation,numberofpagesandmanyothercharacteristics,allautomatically.Imaginehowmanymorejobscanbecompletedandhowmuchmoreproductiveyourprepressoperationscanbecome.
Tier 3:Forthoseinterestedinautomating order entryintoprepressandbeingabletohandlehundredsofjobsaday,submittederror-free.WithMAX,youcantakeonjobsthatwerepreviouslyimpossibleorlogisticallyinfeasibletoorchestrate.
Tier 4:Providesthemost advanced level of automationwherestraight-lineintegrationswerenotpreviouslyavailable.CustomsolutionsthroughtheuseofMAXallowProcessManagertoconsumedatafromvirtuallyanyupstreamsystem—allowingforatrulytouchlesssystem.
Tier 2Automate complex prepress operations
Tier 3Highly efficient automated job submission
Integrate with upstream systems
Tier 4Most advanced level of automation
Custom integration to upstream systems
Multifaceted Automation
Simple Automation
Tier 1Automate simple, repetitive prepress functions
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Base Hardware ConfigurationMinimum required hardware configuration. Recommended for simple applications such as brochures, newsletters, and business cards• Processor:Dual-coreIntel®Xeon®2.66GHz,1333
FSB,4MBL2cacheequivalentorbetter(AMD™equivalentprocessorsmaybesubstituted)
• SystemMemory:3GB• HardDrive:*
– Disk1(DriveC):73GBSCSI/SAS-15KRPM–SinglePartition(SystemFiles/OS)
– Disk2(DriveD):300GBSCSI/SAS-15KRPM–SinglePartition(FreeFlow®application)
– Disk2capacitydependsonapplicationandstoragespacerequirements
• EthernetCapability:100/1000MB/sec• Display:CRTorLCDMonitor• InputDevices:KeyboardandMouse• PeripheralDevices:DVDDrive• Backupstoragedevicerecommended
Softwaremaybeinstalledinavirtualenvironment.Thevirtualenvironmentmustbeconfiguredtomeetthesamehardwareconfigurationandperformanceasthestandardenvironment.
*Alternatediskconfigurationsmaybeusedaslongastheyprovideequivalentorbetterperformance.
Enhanced Hardware Configuration Recommended for high-volume, more complex projects, as well as for integrating with Web Services or MIS systems via MAX (Manifest Automation from Xerox)• Processor:
– TwoDual-coreIntel®Xeon®3.33GHz,1333FSB,6MBL2cacheequivalentorbetter
– Quad-coreIntel®Xeon®3.33GHz,1333FSB,2X6MBL2cacheequivalentorbetter
– AMD™equivalentprocessorsmaybesubstituted
• SystemMemory:4GB• HardDrive:*
– Disk1(DriveC):73GBSCSI/SAS-15KRPM–SinglePartition(SystemFiles/OS)
– Disks2and3(DriveD):300GBSCSI/SAS-15KRPM–Single600GBRAID0Partition(FreeFlow®Application/TempFiles)
– Disk2and3RAIDcapacitydependsonapplicationandstoragespacerequirements
• EthernetCapability:100/1000MB/sec• Display:CRTorLCDMonitor• InputDevices:KeyboardandMouse• PeripheralDevices:DVDDrive• Backupstoragedevicerecommended
*Alternatediskconfigurationsmaybeusedaslongastheyprovideequivalentorbetterperformance.
Software Components The following represents the supported software components that the customer procured and installed• OperatingSystem:
– Microsoft®Windows®Server2003R2StandardEdition(32-bit)SP2
– Microsoft®Windows®Server2003StandardEdition(32-bit)SP2
– Microsoft®Windows®Server2008StandardEdition(32-bit)SP2
– .NET3.5SP1orhighermustbeinstalledpriortoinstallation
– IIS6orIIS7withV6compatibilitymodeenabledmustbeinstalledtouseRMSconnectivity
• OptionalApplicationSoftware:– Microsoft®Office2003(Word,Excel®,
PowerPoint®,Publisher);Microsoft®Office2007(Word,Excel®,PowerPoint®,Publisher)
– Kodak®Prepsv5.3.3
New Xerox® Products Supported • Xerox®Color550/560Printer—quadstapleforleftandrightportrait;orientationattribute
• Xerox®Color800/1000Press—clearcoat;quadstaple;newmediatypes;orientationattribute
• Xerox®iGen4®90/110Press—maximumcustomerstockwidthto660mm(26inches);blackoverprint
• Xerox®iGen4PerfectingPress—maximumcustomerstockwidthto660mm(26inches)
Xerox® FreeFlow Process Manager® Specifications
Fewertouches.Greatproductivity.TheXerox®FreeFlowDigitalWorkflowCollectioncanhelpyouautomatetosavetimeandreducecostsforeveryjob—frompointofentrytofinaldelivery.Whetheryouuseoneoftheseproductsorintegrateseveraltomeetyourspecificworkflowneeds,FreeFlowsolutionshelpyouconnectwithyourcustomers,reducecostsandenablenewapplications.
Orderscomeinthroughyourcurrentsystemorthe24/7WebportalenabledthroughFreeFlow Web Services.
Immediately,they’reprocessedthroughFreeFlow Process Manager,whichautomaticallyhandlespreflight,imposition,scriptingandmore.
FreeFlow Express to Print supportsthefulllineofXerox®productionprintersprovidingasimpletoolforsubmission,ticketingandpreviewingjobs.
JobscanalsobepreparedwithourrobustFreeFlow Makeready®
solution—puttingadvancedjobpreparationcapabilitiesatyourfingertips.
Now,FreeFlow Output Manager®takesover,actingasacentralizedcollectionpointtorouteandschedulejobsacrossmultipleprinters.
Finally,theFreeFlow Print ServerRIPsthejobs,providingtimesavingefficiency,excellentimagequality,andbenchmarksecurity.
Lookingtogainacompetitiveedge?UsetheFreeFlow Variable Information Suitetoaddpersonalizationandcost-effectivesecurityfeaturestoyourdocuments.
Thebottomline?Whetheryouuseoneoftheseproductsorintegrateseveraltomeetyourspecificworkflowneeds,youcanconnectwithyourcustomers,reducecosts,andenablenewapplications.
The power of Xerox® FreeFlow®.