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ONYX Solutions:Products & Services
ONYX GUIDE | PRODUCTS & SERVICES
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Print Workflow Products
ONYX Textile
RIP Product Family
ONYX 12.2
Why ONYX
• New features and enhancements• Version comparison chart• Product comparison chart• Key features
• Company overview• Key Features • Solution focused since 1989
• Product overview
• Product overview• Key features• RIP comparison chart
• Product overview• Key features
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Software Maintenance• Product overview• Key features
WIDE FORMAT PRINT WORKFLOW | WHY ONYX
Why ONYX: Simple, Innovative, and Proven. Onyx Graphics is the market leader in providing fast, powerful and reliable large
format print workflow software focused on delivering superior color.
TechnologyMaking the future happenContinually investing in R&D, along with strategic partner relationships, enables Onyx Graphics to develop an evolving product portfolio providing market leading print solutions. This dedication to technology has been regularly recognized with numerous U.S. patents and industry awards. By blending advanced computing technologies, along with our proven print production platform, ONYX 12.1 is able to bring record RIP speeds and automated workflows to your unique print production environment.
ColorMaking color output more predictableONYX color scientists have an unparalleled knowledge on all aspects of color and color management, resulting in our patented technology. Active involvement with the International Color Consortium (ICC) enables Onyx Graphics to influence worldwide color standards. The result of this ongoing color investment is unique functionality such as G7 integration, Color Swatch Books, ONYX PowerChroma™ and integrated ink savings via GCR Plus™.
SupportCommitment to the customer
Onyx GraphicsSolution focused since 1989Combining the needs of our worldwide customers with innovative technology enables Onyx Graphics to make wide format color printing more predictable and streamlined. Close working relationships with 100+ of the top printer manufacturers enables the ONYX solution to maximize print quality and output capacity of your wide and grand format printers. This corporate commitment to color and customer support places Onyx Graphics at the cutting edge of wide format print workflow software.
ONYX RIPCenter and ONYX PosterShop products provide easy job preparation, automation of print and cut workflows and reduced manual error with Quick Sets, getting you to sellable prints faster.
“Our commitment to innovation means our customers enjoy unrivalled success.”
ONYX is dedicated to our worldwide customer base providing access to global technical support through the 400+ ONYX Authorized resellers and distributors around the globe. Get immediate access to new software releases, printer driver updates and web training with an ONYX Advantage software maintenance contract. ONYX TV provides unlimited access to end-user training and application specific videos. ONYX Certified Operator training classes enable customers to maximize the potential of their software investment.
The only truly scalable workflow solution that grows with your business. This end-to-end PDF workflow solution with scalable RIPS includes automation from digital file submission through color management, printing and cutting.
Enjoy all the features of ONYX 12.1 plus Swatch Books, sewing marks, disproportionate scaling, ink configuration builder, with additional Colorways and Step and Repeat functionality all built specifically for textile printers.
- Kevin M. Murphy, President & CEO.
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ONYX 12.2: Simple. Innovative. Proven.64
64-bit Platform: Speed Plus Performance The power of a next-generation, all 64-bit platform
Application Tools: Do More FasterAutomate finishing functions and create new revenue opportunities
Quick Sets 2.0: Automate ProductionJob templates that streamline and automate routine tasks
• Optimized color calculations for increased RIP and data transferprocessing speeds.
• Increased productivity directly improves the bottom line by processing more files in less time with record benchmark RIP speeds.
• Save hours on large file data transfer speeds to enable more print jobs per day.
• Maximize your hardware investment with a fully integrated 64-bit Windows® OS platform to set up jobs, move files and open applications quickly.
• Boost overall performance with the latest 64-bit Adobe® PDF Print Engine and JAWS RIP updates.
• Multi-roll functionality to print more in less time with an intuitive userinterface, switching rolls automatically to print jobs in the queue.
•Simple, integrated G7 process improves gray color for output consistency across multiple devices and applications.
• Avoid wasted sheet media and increase production efficiency with an intuitive user interface and visual nesting previews.
• Identify jobs and navigate quickly with a new color-managed visual RIP-Queue that introduces thumbnail previews and displays edits on the fly.
• Simultaneously view printer information, nesting previews and job details in a single application window with a clean look and feel.
• Enhanced cut workflow with multiple cutting path prefixes and cutterdevice settings improving automation with print and cut workflows.
• Easily automate job preparation and finishing tools to reduce manual entry, mistakes, and wasted media.
• Build automated workflows around custom production needs and design preferences based on media, bleed, trim, art, or crop boxes.
• Quick Sets 2.0 provides a new user experience with the addition of application tools and a simplified interface.
• Change Quick Sets for an existing job without the need to re-open it and share Quick Sets between printers, ensuring consistency throughout the production floor.
• Reduce time on production with job scaling and rotation from thefile-open dialogue before sending jobs to the RIP-Queue.
• Enhanced tiling and automatic cut path generation with onscreen previews simplifies job set up and production.
• Create prints with a versatile grommet mark tool and preview cut paths around tile boundaries to significantly reduce time in the final stages of production.
• Bleed tool allows you to produce a variety of new applications and improve existing workflows, without the need to redesign the original artwork.
• Have confidence applying white and specialty inks to any file type using the redesigned Spot Layer Tool.
Simplified Production: Easy to UseSave time on every job with new tools and a visual interface
WIDE FORMAT SOFTWARE | ONYX 12.2
ONYX Software:Version Comparison Chart
Color Managed Previewing in Job Editor
Basic job preparation tools: Size, Crop, Copies, Tiling, Color Correction
Basic Quick Sets
ONYX Color Engine
PANTONE® Color Matching
Automated Print > Read > Next Media Profiling
Smart 16-bit™ Color Blends and Gradients
Optimized Multi-page PDF Handling
Dynamic Ink Restriction Tools for easier control of ink costs
Automated Print-and-Cut Workflow
Color Swatch Books
Nesting with image preview
Integrated job ticketing
Rotate jobs directly in RIP-Queue
ONYX Connect* for ONYX Thrive™
Finishing tools: Bleed, Grommets, and Print Marks
ChromaBoost™
Redesigned Spot Layer Tool for white and specialty inks
ONYX Quick Sets 2.0
Full 64-bit platform (applications & RIP engines)
Apply Quick Sets to an existing job in Job Editor and RIP-Queue
Specialty and spot color ink restriction
Choke and placement setting for outline cut paths
Job and key word search tool
Thumbnail views for individual jobs in the queue
Custom page sizes
Automated Tiling
Disproportionate scaling
Simultaneous nest and job views
Darker blacks and vibrant colors in textile applications
Support for Zund QR codes
Redesigned RIP-Queue user interface
Lightning fast JPG file rotation
Enhanced proofing workflow
Integrated G7 Correction
Export job settings from Job Editor as a Quick Set
* Optional module for ONYX Thrive
Key Features
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ONYX VERSION COMPARISON CHART | ONYX SOFTWARE
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2 Active Printers1 Active RIP
RIP-QueueJob EditorCUT-ServerLayout ToolWhite & Specialty Ink ToolProfile GeneratorColor Swatch Books ToolFinishing Tools: Bleed, Grommet Marks
Aqueous & Solvent InkjetUV FlatbedsGrand Format
Scalable PrintersScalable RIPs
RIP-QueueJob EditorCUT-ServerLayout ToolIntegrated G7®White & Specialty Ink ToolProfile GeneratorColor Swatch Books ToolFinishing Tools: Bleed, Grommet , MarksFlatbed CuttingONYX Production ManagerONYX Connect
PRODUCT COMPARISON CHART | ONYX 12
ONYX 12:Product Comparison Chart
Increased Productivity and Simplicity
Full 64-bit platform (applications & RIP engines)
RIP-Queue user interface with simultaneous nest and job views
Single view of print, job, and nesting information
Interactive, full color managed job previews in all applications
Integrated job ticketing
ONYX Quick Sets 2.0
Easy-to-use Quick Set and Job Properties user interface
Apply Quick Sets to an existing job in Job Editor and RIP-Queue
On-the-fly custom page sizes
Automated Print-and-Cut workflow
Export job settings from Job Editor as a Quick Set
Zund QR code support
Scalable RIPs for unlimited processing power
Network Licensing
Bleed
Grommet Marks
Finishing Marks
Manual layout and nesting
Media analyzer tool to predict results for a specific media
Variable data printing tool
Multi-tasking: RIP-and-print while you RIP multiple files
Flatbed contour cutting support
Adobe PDF Print Engine
Availability depends on configuration
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Availability depends on configuration
Superior Color Accuracy and Consistency
ONYX Color Engine
Automatic spot color matching and tools for color replacement
Custom spot color: create your own spot colors to match colors across media
PowerChroma™ with GCR plus™: tools for ink savings
Smart 16-Bit™ color blends and gradients
PANTONE® color matching
Easy sliders and curves to adjust saturation and contrast
Soft proof preflight: preview actual color on-screen to avoid mistakes
Simultaneous preview of different color settings for last minute fixes
Fast printer recalibration tool in RIP-Queue: quickly fix color shifts & resume printing
Highly Automated Color Profile Generator: quickly and easily build your own ICC profiles
Media manager: add and create your own media to maximize speed or quality
Dynamic Ink Restriction Tools for easier control of ink costs
Profile gamut report to predict how close you can match a spot color
Spectral calibration
Screen printing capabilities
Integrated G7® Grayscale Calibration
Enhanced proofing workflow
ChromaBoost™
Minimum System Requirements
Operating System:• Microsoft® Windows® 7 Professional 64-bit (32-bit not supported)
Processor:• Multi-core processor
Hard Drive:• 500 GB (7200 rpm)
Monitor:• 1280 x 1024
Build ICCs with darker blacks and vibrant colors in textile applications
Redesigned Spot Layer Tool for white and specialty inks
Specialty and spot color ink restriction
White and specialty ink profiling tools: simple, flexible white ink process
Automated Print > Read > Next Media Profiling
Color Swatch Books
Increased Productivity and Simplicity
Job packaging and archiving for easy backup of jobs
Disproportionate scaling
Automated and custom tiling with overlap
RIP tiles individually for faster throughput
RIP multiple pages of multi-page PDF concurrently
ONYX Production Manager for remote submission and management of jobs
Remote Job Setup and Prepress
Distributed processing for faster throughput
Hot Backup Key
ONYX Connect
ONYX SwitchConnect
Ram:• 8 GB (4 GB/core recommended)
Availability depends on configuration
Advanced Master / Slave Configuration
Optimize Your Print Production and Reduce Cost with Network-based Print Workflow Software ONYX Thrive™ software is a full featured, scalable PDF workflow solution based on the
Adobe® PDF Print Engine and optimized for superior performance for all sizes of print
providers. ONYX software combines the proven Onyx Graphics technology platform
with innovative tools and enhancements that simplify color printing workflow, improves
output predictability, and increases shop profitability.
Predictability • Reduces prepress cycles and reworks with 100% Adobe technology throughout, enabling you to print it right the first time • Superior output quality with innovative color
technologies developed by ONYX color scientists specifically for wide format applications
• Color managed previews enable you to see it before you print it
Performance • With 4/6/8 RIPs included, print performance is optimized enabling more production in less time
• Additional RIPs can be added independent of printers to further maximize print production • Save up to 30% less ink with GCR Plus™ ink saving technology
Scalability • Flexible network-based site licensing provides a long-term solution to grow with your business • Easily add RIPs, print drivers and workflow modules to customize your production workflow • Unlimited browser-based Thrive Production Manager provides a real-time dashboard into your print production
“We had too many printers with too many RIPs. We selected ONYX Thrive for its ability to manage all the printers we have, with color management and workflow all in one solution. It was the exceptional print quality achieved with Thrive, along with automation and workflow management that really set ONYX apart from the competition.”
Christian Bodewei - Marco Fine Arts, Inc,
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Predictability• Adobe PDF Print Engine with Adobe Normalizer• Award winning ONYX Color Engine• Unique PowerChroma™ Black Generation with new GCR Plus and ink saving control• Color Swatch Books to assist with accurate color selection and matching• Innovative ChromaBoost™ allows for adjustable gamut mapping• Built in Pantone Plus, RAL, and HKS color libraries• Automated and manual named spot replacement• White and specialty ink tools• Extensive job editing tools including disproportionate scaling
Performance• Quick Sets and unlimited hot folders simplifies workflow • RIP-and-Print on the fly while ripping multiple files simultaneously - 4/6/8 RIPs included• Smart 16-bit™ processing• Multi-page PDF splitting• Automated nesting with rotation and color managed preview• Automated or custom tiling• Printer pooling with automated allocation of print jobs• Automated print-and-cut workflow• Robust cut path management tools and sewing marks
Scalability• Unlimited Thrive Production Manager enables you to view and edit jobs in the print workflow• Flexible network-based site licensing • Distributed workflow modules• Add processing and printing capabilities independently• Job tickets track important information throughout the print workflow• Optional: ONYX Connect™ is an open interface to connect business and production software
KEY FEATURES
Print it right the first time, reducing unexpected surprises and waste
Simplified workflow reduces manual intervention and eliminates repetitive tasks
Open and flexible environment for a customize print workflow that grows with your business
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
• 4/6/8 Adobe PDF Print Engines with Normalizers • 2/4/6 Printers - Grand or WIde • 1/2 Job Editors • 1 Layout Tool • Unlimited Thrive Production Manager • Roll-to-Roll Cutting Support
Available Workflow Module Add-ons: • Adobe PDF Print Engine and Normalizer • Active Printers - Wide or Grand • Job Editor • Layout Tool • ICC Profile Generator • Flatbed Cutting • Hot Back-Up Option
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CONFIGURATIONS 421/642/862
Operating System
Processor
RAM
Hard Drive
Monitor
Microsoft® Windows® 7 Professional 64-bit or newer (32-bit not supported)
Multi-core processor
8 GB minimum (4 GB / core recommended)
1280 x 1024
500 GB (7200 rpm)(250 GB+ free space)
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Digital Printing SoftwareThat Streamlines Job Preparation for Textile Applications
The right tools are critical in taking advantage of the expanding textile market. At
Onyx Graphics, we are addressing the unique textile color challenges in a simple and
smart manner to produce vibrant digital prints. New functionality in ONYX 12 Textile
edition software helps you to achieve your client’s desired results quickly and easily.
Vibrant • ChromaBoost™ technology allows you to achieve brighter more saturated colors even on difficult to
profile media • ONYX Color Technology enables you to print with an expanded color gamut that gives you the ability to match corporate colors and achieve deeper darks
Simple • Eliminate the need for switching between multiple programs with a simple job setup in a single application • ONYX Step & Repeat quickly creates edge to edge fabric and wall covering designs from a single repeatable image • The new Colorways tool easily creates patterns in multiple colors from a single file
Smart • The Swatch Book tool makes it simple to match color right the first time, without unnecessary guesswork, saving both time and materials • Using one consistent ONYX RIP or print workflow technology across all your applications enables predictable output from a variety of wide format printers
Tyler Nylund - Hightech Signs
ONYX SOFTWARE | TEXTILE EDITION
Step & Repeat• Design what you need with intuitive controls for creating your textile pattern• Streamline your workflow with a tool integrated directly into Job Editor• Build seamless repeated patterns with PDF and raster
images
Colorways• Create color combinations for textile applications with a tool integrated directly into your job preparation workflow• Support for numerous file types including indexed tiff,
separated files and tiff with alpha channel• Greater flexibility to define color combinations with RGB, spot colors, LAB or device colors
Ink Configuration Builder• Build your own ink configuration to reorder ink positions for a variety of textile applications• Innovative reference chart makes the ink order and position simple to determine for easy setup• Combined with the proven ONYX Color Engine to produce vibrant textile output
KEY FEATURES
Quickly build seamless patterns with the new integrated Step & Repeat tool in Job Editor
Save and quickly apply different color combinations to a single image
Easily create print setups using custom ink enabling various textile applications
Output Channel Ink Reference
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MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Textile bundle add-on is available for ONYX RIP and ONYX Thrive print workflow products as well as existing ONYX Software product owners.
Textile features can be bought separately or bundled together.
AVAILABILITY
Operating System
Processor
RAM
Hard Drive
Microsoft® Windows® 7 Professional 64-bit or newer (32-bit not supported)
1280 x 1024
500 GB (7200 rpm)(250 GB+ free space)
Monitor
8 GB minimum (4 GB / core recommended)
Multi-core processor
Software Maintenance: Keep Your Software Current to Secure Your Investment
ONYX Advantage™ software maintenance provides a cost effective way to keep your
RIP and workflow software current and gives you all the latest features. You gain
immediate access to ONYX software upgrades, versions and releases as well as the
hundreds of new and existing printer drivers. As an added benefit, ONYX Advantage
contract holders have access to an expansive library of on-demand videos covering
product training and appplication support.
Upgrade your system to ONYX 12.2 by purchasing an ONYX Advantage software maintenance contract.
Visit onyxgfx.com or ask your authorized reseller to get started today.
SecurityComes from knowing you will always have the most current technology from ONYX
• Always have access to the latest developments
Peace of MindKnowing you have access to new printer drivers*, new product features or functionality, and product training which are all included in the contract price
• Avoid surprise costs and secure your investment
ValueAn amazing value when compared to acquiring features and services separately
• Access to ONYX software upgrades, versions and releases
• Availability to new and existing printer drivers*• Participation in ONYX web-based instructor product
training sessions, up to three sessions annually• Access to ONYX on-demand videos covering product
training and application support
* ONYX Advantage for RIPCenter limited to RIPCenter family of available printers
onyxgfx.com© 2017 Onyx Graphics, Inc. All rights reserved. “Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. “ONYX,” and the ONYX logo are registered trademarks, and “GCR Plus,” “Power Chroma,” “ChromaBoost,” “Smart 16-bit,” and “Vivid Color” are trademarks, of Onyx Graphics, Inc. “Adobe” is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. “PANTONE” is a registered trademark of Pantone, Inc. “Macintosh” is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Corp. “Microsoft Windows” is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. “G7” is a registered trademark of IDEAlliance. “Curve3” is a trademark of HutchColor, LLC and CHROMiX, Inc. All product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks and, are the property of their owners and are respectfully acknowledged.
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