Workflow
Xitron Announces Navigator Elite Workflow
Wednesday 06. May 2009 - Full featured digital workflow with Harlequin core RIP and Xitron workflow technology
PDF Creation, Preflighting, Ink Remapping, Imposition Integration with Dynagram inpO2 Family,
TIFF Handling and Grouping, Press Ink Key Setting Calculation, Web-To-Print Integration
Xitron, the prepress industry’s leading independent developer of prepress workflow and interface solutions, today announced Navigator Elite Workflow, a full featured prepress workflow solution for commercial and in-plant printers.
Navigator Elite Workflow is the premier workflow solution in the widely acclaimed Navigator GPS family. Navigator Elite Workflow includes extensive user-requested capabilities including:
Ø User controllable job management and ticketing capabilities
Ø Integrated soft proofing
Ø Output device control and feedback at operator workstations
Ø PDF Creation and Preflighting
Ø Ink Remapping
Ø Imposition Integration with Dynagram inpO2
Ø Scriptable Hot Folders
Ø TIFF Job Grouping
Ø Integration with PRINTERnet, Xitrons web-to-print solution
Ø Press Ink Key Calculation with KeySetter Option
“Now is the best time for a workflow solution like Navigator Elite Workflow,” stated Eric Nelsen, Xitrons Product Director. “Our development team created the perfect solution for todays economic climate; one that combines a dramatic increase in prepress throughput with real cost savings. By continuing to support over 250 existing models of proofers, imagesetters, platesetters, and digital presses, Xitron prolongs the life of capital equipment and still helps printers re-tool for maximum efficiency.”
An exceptional tool for job tracking, load balancing, PDF creation, preflighting and automated job preparation; Navigator Elite Workflow includes features and capabilities that further increase the productivity of the prepress department.
Ink Remapping allows the user to easily re-assign inks to specific plates, ensuring the proper numbers of plates are created for each job.
Imposition Integrator stores impositions within the workflow alongside single-page files, preflight reports, proofs, and plate files. The Imposition Integrator was initially developed to work with Dynagrams inpO2, but will work with other imposition solutions as well.
Scriptable Hot Folders allow users to define the workflow to fit their needs, customizing the way Navigator GPS Elite routes incoming jobs.
KeySetter ink key calculator option prints a clearly labeled color chart of the calculated press ink key settings for each job, saving make-ready time even on presses without electronic ink key adjusters.
PRINTERnet, Xitrons affordable web-to-print solution, automates customer job submission, preflighting and raster proofing (from the production RIP) through a simple web interface. With PRINTERnet, the prepress operators first interaction with a new job is often just a matter of releasing it to output.
Xitrons Navigator Elite Workflow client is currently available in English, Français, Español, and Deutsch.
Xitron offers Navigator Elite Workflow as both a software package and an all inclusive workflow bundle including software, computer platform, onsite installation, training and a one-year Xitron Software Support Agreement in North America. Outside North America, Xitron dealers and distributors offer similarly configured solutions.
Special customer and competitive upgrades incentives are being offered through June 30, 2009.