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Benefits
Open System
Express NewsFlow takes an open System approach to solve production issues; it offers the possibility for customers to integrate their preferred application, enhance the value of the workflow to give better productivity. It doesn't have to be a Compose product, bring it to Compose, we will offer the means to integrate them together.
Automation
What is needed most in any production environment - automation! Compose WorkFlow gives you PDF creation, preflighting, trapping, proofing, imposition, and plate imaging fully automated under one roof.
Easy to configure
Express NewsFlow's modular design easily adapts to the way you work providing maximum reliability and scalability. Prepress workflows can be setup in seconds with One-click configuration.
Accessibility
Accessible via an internet browser Express NewsFlow's database holds information about all jobs in the system. Submit, monitor and control jobs locally or remotely from any desktop computer.
Flexibility
Compose Express WorkFlow allows users to construct workflow based on raster file format and PDF at the same time, enabling greater flexibility to meet different type of work, and proofing requirement. Compose System also provides a line up of production tools based on raster file format and PDF to perform imposition and proofing.
High Performance
Built on Compose's powerful Express RIP, the RIP provides advanced screening technology, accepts different file format, trapping and high productivity.
Connectivity
Managing your prepress workflow with ease, Express NewsFlow supports over 200 output devices. Compose also offers individually designed drivers for most of the popular inkjet printers, colour Laser Printer imagesetters and platesetters.
Scalable
Express NewsFlow can scale from one to four RIP engines and still be fully controlled by a single client interface. An open system format allows you to add or replace imaging devices easily without changing your front-end investment.
Cost Saving
Express NewsFlow can take control of the entire prepress process automatically, reducing labour costs. The highly accurate and productive proofing solutions also helps to reduce material cost.
Reliability
Express NewsFlow is a proven system with customer base well placed in every corner of the world. It has won a lot of praise from customer for its ease of use, productivity, connectivity and flexibility.
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Features
Publication Imposition
- Full support of PDF file version from 1.3 up to 1.6
- Full support of single-separation PDFs, pre-sep PDFs, and single-page composite PDFs, or multiple-page composite PDFs.
- 2-up and 4-up page imposition
- Nested imposition for multiple impositions within a single section
- Easy to use imposition configuration with instant preview.
- Support center and split spread
- Support single or multiple half-web, or three-quarter-web rolls, with user-defined positioning of rolls
- Support different image positioning on front and back plate
- Top, left, bottom, right and center alignment of publication pages based on media
Publication Planner
- Structural definition of publication with customizable parameters and hierarchy.
- Publication issues defined either by date or volume numbers.
- Flexible definition of publication contents using sections and sub-sections.
- Definition of color schemes for individual sheets.
- Input filename rules for classification of input files based on section, sub-section codes, dates, page ranges, and edition codes.
- Output filename rules for easy identification of output files based on Publication Name, Section Name, Section Code, Issue Name, Run Number, Sheet Number, Sheet Surface, Tile Code, Page Number, and Edition Number.
- Separate output targets for monochrome and color pages.
Publication Monitor
- Local as well as Remote Browser-based monitor.
- Preview of pages or imposed sheets in Acrobat Reader
- Instant re-print of selected imposed sheets
- Drag and Drop page replacement
- Thumbnail for pages after entry to the system, shown in correct orientation and proportion according to impositions scheme
- User-defined background color showing progress information for inidvidual sheets such as queueing to be imposed, imposing, imposed, or error during imposition.
- User-defined background color for sections
- Icons showing color format of pages on plates.
- Archive processed files
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