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Benefits
Open System
Express WorkFlow 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 WorkFlow'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 WorkFlow'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 WorkFlow 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 WorkFlow 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 WorkFlow 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 WorkFlow 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
Input
Express WorkFlow handles a wide range of input formats including PostScript, PDF, EPS, PCL and 1-bit TIFF. Using drag-and-drop or remote submission, jobs are directed to hot folders, which are continuously monitored.
Preflighting
Express workflow uses Enfocus PitStop for preflighting of incoming PDF files. PitStops Preflight profiles and action lists check critical PDF attributes and automatically correct common errors.
Trapping
Express Trap module is a powerful raster based trapping program, which provides Express WorkFlow users with high quality automatic trapping on the fly. In addition, interactive zonal trapping is available through a user interface allowing you to customize variable trapping needs.
RIP
Express WorkFlow is built around the latest Compose Express RIP providing high levels of performance and productivity. Express RIP easily handles today's prepress industry file formats.
Imposition
Using the imposition modules such as Composes PDF Imposition 4 and PRI Station, Express WorkFlow handles both post RIP raster and PDF imposition with ease. Jobs can be imposed automatically or via standalone stations. Express WorkFlow also gives you the option to continue working with existing imposition packages.
ROOM proofing
DI Proof module supports Room Proofing (RIP Once, Output Many) eliminating the need to RIP a job twice. DI Proof downsamples high-resolution separated data then recombines them to produce an ICC colour managed file for outputing to a lower-resolution proofing device, guaranteeing data integrity.
Job management
Client/Server architecture allows both staff and clients to track and monitor production of jobs in the system anytime, anywhere. Jobs can be submitted locally or remotely from any desktop computer. View current workflows from a browser window and can gain direct access. Your clients can view composite PDF files for soft proofing and approve their jobs quickly and efficiently.
Output
No matter what existing output devices you have in your current prepress system. Express WorkFlow can seamlessly integrate into your environment with modules that support over 200 imagesetters, platesetters and proofers.
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