Product Guide: What's New In Fiery FS400 Pro

Fiery FS400 Pro andFiery FS400What’s new product guideLAST UPDATED:January 2020

EFI FIERY FS400 PRO AND FS400 WHAT’S NEW PRODUCT GUIDEWhat’s inside:What’s new product guide . 1Introduction . 4New features by areas of innovation .4New features by foundational areas .5Color & Imaging . 6Adobe PDF Print Engine 5 .6Adobe PDF Print Engine option.6Fiery Edge next-generation color profiling technology . 7New standard color and imaging features . 7Fiery ColorRight Package .8Fiery Graphic Arts Pro Package.8Fiery ImageViewer enhancements .9Fiery Spot Pro.9Productivity . 12Fiery JobExpert . 12Auto reconnect . 13Job Properties performance improvements . 13Fiery Hot Folders runs as a service . 13Fiery Automation Package. 15Fiery Impose . 15Management .17Fiery Command WorkStation 6.4 .17Fiery FreeForm Create .20Fiery FreeForm Plus .20Document-based banner pages . 22Strict ordered printing . 23Fiery JobMaster . 23Connection . 25Fiery Smart Search. 25Cost accounting integration . 25Fiery IPDS. 26Reliable. 27Backup and Restore improvements . 27Fiery Health Monitor . 29

Fiery auto-recovery . 30License activation registration . 31Secure . 32Security updates . 32Security profiles . 32User data encryption . 32USB security . 33Microsoft Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2019 LTSC . 33Fiery unique password . 33Free training resources . 35Fiery certification programs . 35EFI Communities . 36Additional resources . 37

FIERY FS400 PRO AND FS400 What’s New Product GuideIntroductionThe Fiery FS400/FS400 Pro system is the most innovative, scalable, and integrated digital front end(DFE) for digital print engines, ensuring customers get the highest return on their investment. Newfeatures in the latest release: Provide the most intuitive and integrated user experience Help produce superior color results for high-value print products Offer more automation from prepress to finishing Provide easier installation, update, and maintenanceFiery FS400 is available as an embedded server, and Fiery FS400 Pro is an external Fiery server.New features by areas of innovationColor & Imaging Adobe PDF PrintEngine 5 Adobe PDF PrintEngine option* Fiery Edge nextgeneration colorprofiling technology Fiery Intensifyrendering intent New standard features Fiery ColorRightPackage* Fiery Graphic Arts ProPackage** Productivity Fiery JobExpert** Auto-reconnect Job Propertiesperformanceimprovement Fiery Hot Folders runsas a service Fiery AutomationPackage* Fiery Impose: Fiery ImageViewerenhancementsFiery Spot ProSlitter/cutter/creasersfinisher integrationPDF Print Engineacceleration for longgangup jobs**Management Fiery CommandWorkStation 6.4: Share CommandWorkStationsettingsCompleted viewCheck Properties ofactive jobsZoom control inRaster PreviewPrint job log entryConnection Fiery Smart Search Cost accountingintegration: PaperCut MF / NGEquitracYSoftIPDS support*** Fiery FreeForm Create Fiery FreeForm Plus Document-basedbanner pages Strict order printing Fiery JobMaster :** Auto tabs and textstamping by PDFbookmark level* Only available on Fiery embedded servers** Only available on Fiery external servers*** Only available as an option on a project basisNote: Features vary by print engine model. Please refer to the individual product datasheet or feature matrix to find out exactly which features are available.

FIERY FS400 PRO AND FS400 What’s New Product GuideNew features by foundational areasFiery FS400 Pro server incorporates new features that make the Fiery foundational areas even morerobust, to deliverer a much stronger DFE solution to face the evolving and stringent demands of highproduction environments. The features listed in the User centered, Scalable, and Compatible areas arecommon to the features listed in the innovation areas table above. This product guide is structured topresent new features by innovation area and covers the features listed in the Reliable and Secure aswell.User centered FieryCommandWorkStation6.4Fiery FreeFormCreate FieryFreeFormPlusFieryJobExpert**Reliable Backup andrestoreimprovementsSecure Securityupdates Security profiles Fiery deployableimage User dataencryptionFiery HealthMonitor USB security Fiery autorecovery LicenseactivationregistrationMicrosoftWindows 10 IoTEnterprise 2019LTSC** Fiery uniquepasswordScalableCompatible EFI ColorGuard APPE 5** Options forembedded* PDF 2.0compatible** Windows 10 IoTEnterprise 2019LTSC** macOS 10.15 Adobe PDFPrint ackage* Only available on Fiery embedded servers** Only available on Fiery external serversNote: Features vary by print engine model. Please refer to the individual product datasheet or feature matrix to find out exactly which features are available.

FIERY FS400 PRO AND FS400 What’s New Product GuideColor & ImagingAdobe PDF Print Engine 5Fiery FS400 Pro servers include version 5.3 of the Adobe PDF Print Engine (APPE)interpreter. Version 5.3 adds support for the following features: Performance improvements with up to 5% faster processing Anti-aliasing for sharper edges Improved n-color support PDF 2.0 readyFor additional information on APPE 5, visit this web page.The new PDF 2.0 specification (ISO 32000-2:2017) is the successor of the PDF 1.7 specification (ISO32000-1:2008). Relevant features for the print industry are: The ability to process a PDF file with a different output intentper page, such as a single PDF file with a cover on acoated/glossy media, and inside cover pages on an uncoatedmedia. Object-based black point compensation (BPC) now lets usersstore a BPC for each object in the PDF file to provide betterimage quality control. Supports the CxF/X-4, color data specification, which includeshow to store spectral data. Better and more consistent support for transparency, and resolutionof some unclear definitions in the previous specification.PDF 2.0 is a specification that supports a wide range of applications of PDF, and is not specific to printproduction. The new PDF/X-6 standard, based on PDF 2.0, will specify how to use PDF 2.0 in printproduction.More information on the relevance of PDF 2.0 in print is available in this white paper.Adobe PDF Print Engine optionThis new option makes Adobe PDF Print Engine availableto embedded Fiery servers based on the Fiery E400 or laterhardware platforms. This support offers users a native endto-end PDF workflow and enables them to improve theconsistency of printed output.The Adobe PDF Print Engine option kit includes 4 MB ofadditional RAM.

FIERY FS400 PRO AND FS400 What’s New Product GuideFiery Edge next-generation color profiling technologyFiery Edge is the latest and most advanced EFI color profiling technology. Most Fiery FS400 Proservers come with Fiery Edge ICC profiles pre-installed to deliver superior out-of-the-box results. FieryEdge technology also provides more user controls when creating custom ICC profiles with Fiery ColorProfiler Suite 5.2 and above, so users get the very best from a printer’s capabilities. Superior out-of-the-box results include:oSmoother color transitions and blendsoEnhanced shadow detail in neutral andchromatic areasoBetter blacks for more dynamic rangeoMore image definition, depth, andclarityoBetter rendering of RGB imagescontaining blues and redsMore controls with Fiery Color Profiler Suite:oMaximize shadow detailsoCreate smooth color-to-black transitionsoProduce the best possible dynamic rangeFor more information, watch the Fiery Edge video, or enroll for Fiery Edge eLearning.New standard color and imaging featuresThe following features, previously available in the optional Fiery Graphic Arts Package, PremiumEdition and Fiery Productivity Package, are now included as standard for all Fiery FS400/FS400 Proservers. Fiery Spot-On oStandard for all platforms except Fiery A series Halftone simulation with frequency per color Configurable auto trapping Paper simulation with white-point editing Two-color print mapping Hot folder filters: JPEG, TIFF, EPS, 1-bit TIFFoStandard for external servers only

FIERY FS400 PRO AND FS400 What’s New Product GuideFiery ColorRight PackageThe Fiery ColorRight Package provides more convenient access to color andimage-quality functions for Fiery embedded servers. Many of these features werepreviously part of the Fiery Productivity Package which is no longer offered forFiery FS400 servers.Features in the Fiery ColorRight Package include: Fiery Spot Pro Fiery ImageViewer Fiery Image Enhance Visual Editor Fiery Control Bar/Control Bar Builder Postflight reportThe Fiery ColorRight Package is available as a term-based license that can range from 1 to 5 years,starting on the date of license activation.Fiery Graphic Arts Pro PackageBe confident that output will print right, every time. The new Fiery Graphic ArtsPro Package replaces the Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition to provideFS400 Pro users with the ultimate toolset that helps reduce wasted prints andminimizes job rework.Features in the Fiery Graphic Arts Pro Package include: Fiery ImageViewer Fiery Spot Pro Fiery Preflight Fiery Control Bar/Control Bar Builder Fiery PostflightThe Fiery Graphic Arts Pro Package is available as a term-based license that can range from 1 to 5years, starting on the date of license activation.Only available for external Fiery servers on Fiery FS400 Pro and before. Fiery Graphic Arts Package,Premium Edition is no longer offered for Fiery FS400 Pro servers.

FIERY FS400 PRO AND FS400 What’s New Product GuideFiery ImageViewer enhancementsLocal color replacementFiery ImageViewer (part of the Fiery ColorRight Package and Fiery Graphic Arts Pro Package) includeslocal color replacement. In previous versions, users could choose to replace a specific tint, and thattint would be replaced everywhere on a given page.With local color replacement, the replacement only applies to a user-specified area (though it can beapplied to other areas of the page or throughout the document, if desired).Key benefits include: Edit color in a selected page area without going back to the design file or to prepress Replace color in a selected area without affecting that color’s appearance in other areas Sample color from other page areas or enter replacement colors manuallyoUse with CMYK, CMYK , specialty colors, or grayscaleExample:Fiery Spot ProCompanies know that protecting their brand colors is key to maintaining theircorporate identity. With Fiery Spot Pro, part of Fiery Graphic Arts Pro Package andFiery ColorRight Package, end customers can be confident that their brand colors arereproduced correctly, every time. Integrated tools allow users to easily manage andedit spot color libraries, ensure conformity to color standards, and seamlesslycollaborate with designers.