Inkjet & Digital Printing
New Enhancements to Océ High Performance Digital Printers Deliver Significant Benefits to Graphic Arts Market
Tuesday 28. October 2008 - Océ adds built-in color conversion and Adobe PDF Print Engine 2 Support
Océ today announced significant enhancements to Océ high performance digital printers that especially benefit the graphic arts market. New built-in color-to-gray-shades conversion for the Océ VarioStream 8000 system eases the migration to color and brings more production flexibility to mixed black and white and color shops. In addition, Adobes PDF Print Engine 2 Printing Architecture previously announced at drupa for the ColorStream 10000 is being implemented on Océ VarioStream 8000 systems, resulting in streamlined processing of PDF resources.
“With these controller enhancements, Océ again helps to advance the digital printing market and raises the bar for integrating PDF into very high print speed production printing,” said Guy Broadhurst, Vice President of New Technology and Client Development, Production Printing Systems, Océ North America. “This demonstrates the Océ commitment to helping customers maximize the productivity and versatility of their high performance production operations, resulting in faster turnarounds and more business opportunities.”
Built-in Color Conversion and Broader Color Support
Built-in color conversion allows staged migration from black and white to color applications. Print operations can expand their business by adding color to their workflow and expertise, as they continue producing their black and white applications at a lower cost. As color demand increases, print capabilities can be upgraded to an Océ VarioStream 9000 or Océ ColorStream 10000 full color system using existing workflow. Color-capable users can develop full color workflows and print premium statements in color on Océ VarioStream 9000 or Océ ColorStream 10000 systems, and with the same data stream, print statements in black and white on an Océ VarioStream 8000 system.
The enhancement also broadens Océ compatibility with important color data formats, including FS11, FS45, TIFF and PDF to meet customer requirements to work with these standards. The enhancement uses International Color Consortium (ICC) color profiles to optimize rendering of color data to grey scale. Even though print data is in color, it can be optimized for black and white output with 256 gray scale levels for maximum quality. Users achieve crisp monochrome output without re-engineering their workflow. Color profiles can be specified on the printer to minimize workflow changes, or the profile can be embedded in the data stream sent to the printer. As a result, production is simplified and streamlined, while multiple output requirements can be accommodated on one system. The new color capabilities will be available in selected regions in November 2008. The upgrade is available at no charge for customers with Océ service contracts.
Fast Processing for High-Volume Adobe PDF Print Streams
Adobe PDF Print Engine 2 print architecture is now supported on Océ VarioStream 8000 systems. The new functionality optimizes processing of Adobe PDF resources by Océ SRA controller technology. Graphical resources can be sent to the printer as Adobe PDF elements in AFP containers, and the resources can then be smoothly incorporated in variable data jobs. Graphically rich elements can be combined on the fly at the printer using genuine Adobe PDF technology without delays for re-ripping. The new capability is beneficial for graphically rich, complex variable data jobs, such as transpromo applications. The Adobe PDF Print Engine 2 capabilities will be available in selected regions beginning in November 2008.