Prepress and printing companies that have been dedicated to the Mac platform and have been wary of bringing in a Unix server are welcoming the chance to finally have access to Xinet's integrated file sharing, print spooling, and OPI technology.
Smaller shops can now achieve performance previously available only to larger operations.
FullPress, now at version 9.0, focuses on prepress workflow bottlenecks, and includes enhancements, features and extensions that make it the most flexible and powerful OPI solution available, says Xinet. Features available on Mac OS X Server include print serving, file sharing, OPI image replacement on over 20 file formats, automatic PDF generation from hot folder with spooler support to follow, automatic batch relinking of FPOs with Picture Wrangler, PostScript optimization, and access control lists for further customization of security levels. WebNative, now at version 1.04, gives customers access to their images, at any time, which are stored on their service provider's FullPress server. The ability to mark accessed images gives service providers additional flexibility in the use of those images, says Xinet. Ryan says that now Mac-based prepress shops can combine the power of Unix with the simplicity of the Mac and use WebNative to distribute all assets stored on the Mac OS X Server to customers and geographically distant facilities.