Releasing PrimeCenter 1.1
October 28, 2020
French RIP specialist Caldera has announced Caldera will release PrimeCenter 1.1. The purpose of the upgraded version is to improve the flexibility and enhance the automation capabilities of the original.
Caldera designed PrimeCenter to facilitate print workflow automation for Print&Cut workflows. Indeed, PrimeCenter consolidates preflight, bleeding and nesting in one tool. All this while reducing the level of manual errors and saving time on file preparation.
PrimeCenter 1.1 is now compatible with more cutters and can generate cut files in layered PDF. This is the most used format on the market. Users will contain every element of a PDF in different layers, from the design and cut contour to registration marks. Another flexibility gain is the inclusion of cut marks options to provide compliancy with cutter and workflow restrictions. Caldera has also added shape choices for registration marks and fully customizable placement options.
When it comes to improving the automation capabilities of PrimeCenter, V1.1 now allows two possibilities for tracking codes. Users can automate job processing by the inclusion of optical marks such as QR codes or barcodes. Changes to the new version mean that users can use standard barcode readers to enable semi-automatic processing.
Output auto naming is another area of improvement. Even though the original version of PrimeCenter already provided dynamic output file naming, V1.1 takes this a step further. Users can name Layouts according to media name, number of copies, date and ganging metadata. The ganging metadata can feature any naming attributes and these changes will ease the identification process in both manual and automatic workflows.
Further changes include automated cropping of images with blank space around them, and automated cut contour generation and crop mark placement. Operators will save time on boring tasks, allowing more focus on adding value. Simple one-click execution for mirroring and orientation will bring extra time savings.
What’s next?
New features will continue to be added without having to apply for full software updates, while CalderaDock provides an extensive Preflight and Fixup library. The new File Manager module allows users to choose how input files are displayed to make finding files easier than ever.
According to Julien Walther, Caldera Product Manager, “It is always our intention to provide the best possible user experience with our products, and for this reason we continue to upgrade the features that PrimeCenter offers. Increased automation is the way forward across the entire print industry, and Caldera software products are leading the way, providing significant savings of time and money, and reducing human error across the workflow.”
About Caldera
Headquartered in Strasbourg, France, Caldera is a software company developing innovative solutions for the large-format digital printing industry. Since 1991, their award-winning programs help print service providers to improve their productivity, cost-efficiency and color output. Caldera solutions provide advanced color management, prepress and image processing tools for the graphics, signage and textile markets.
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