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Fiery XF

RIP, color management, and workflow for large format print production

Precise, productive, profitable print production

Introducing the Fiery® XF 8 digital front end to your wide or superwide print production is the easiest way to achieve superior color results, gain maximum productivity, and profit from business insights — all with the unrivaled power of Fiery Command WorkStation® digital print job management.

Overview


As a digital print producer, you want the easiest route to the best color and print quality, produced in the least amount of time. Operators need a workflow solution that is adaptable to cater for different job types, and allows them to automate repeat jobs and repetitive tasks. In a successful print facility, you need to be able to deploy both your technology and your workforce as flexibly as possible — plus you need to keep learning curves to a minimum. Fiery XF 8 delivers all that and more to your large format print business.

Unrivaled print job management

Fiery XF 8 comes with a new user experience — Fiery Command WorkStation, the world’s most popular interface for the management, layout, and editing of digital print jobs. It conveniently connects to multiple Fiery servers at a time — whether driving inkjet or cutsheet printers — and connects multiple printers to a single Fiery XF server for truly unified print job management through a single interface. The visual Fiery Job Editor allows you to apply job-specific settings on the fly, or to change properties beyond workflow defaults. The Fiery Job Center delivers unrivaled print job management, with the same power and usability for both Microsoft® Windows® and Apple® macOS® users. Learn more.

Maximum productivity and throughput

Exclusive Fiery Accelerated System Technology (FAST RIP), now available for Fiery XF users, accelerates RIPping speeds by an average of 5 times. The CUDA-enabled FAST Processing Option speeds up file processing further by up to 13 times and an average of 6 times*. Fiery XF 8 has automation levels to suit everyone, and a customizable interface that can be tailored to suit the way each individual prefers to operate. Its award-winning cross-platform client interface reduces learning curves, and creates production efficiencies in mixed-technology print rooms resulting in maximum productivity and throughput. Learn more.

* FAST Processing performance gains are dependent on the FAST Processing level used. Factors mentioned are based on the latest Fiery proServer Premium configuration. FAST Processing acceleration is applied on top of FAST RIP.

Ultimate color, quality and control

Proof-grade color controls and verification mean industry standard compliant color results — no matter the application or product being produced. 100% Fiery-developed color management using ICC technology, combined with sophisticated iterative spot and process color optimization routines deliver superior color. Its screening algorithms are engineered to maximize both print quality and printer performance, providing ultimate color, quality and control, in the least amount of time. Learn more.

Configurations


Fiery XF is scalable and configurable so it can grow with your business and your needs. A range of configurations gives you the best fit for a variety of print production scenarios. You can also purchase additional options to meet changing needs and customer demands. At least 1 printer option needs to be added to each configuration.

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Fiery XF Production

Fiery XF Production is the perfect fit for inkjet production customers who have one or more non-EFI printers. With Fiery XF Production you get:

  • Fiery XF server software for Windows® including:
    • Color Profiler Option
    • Cut Marks Option or Cut Server Option
    • Spot Color support
    • FAST RIP
    • No printer option included. Requires the addition of at least 1 printer option
  • Unlimited macOS® or Windows® installations of Fiery Command WorkStation
    • Up to 10 concurrent connections
  • 1-year Software Maintenance & Support Agreement

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Fiery XF Proofing

Over 70,000 registered licensees can’t be wrong: Fiery XF Proofing is the most trusted proofing inkjet RIP. With Fiery XF Proofing, you get:

  • Fiery XF server software for Windows® including:
    • Color Profiler Option
    • Color Verifier Option
    • Spot Color support
    • FAST RIP
    • No printer option included. Requires the addition of at least 1 printer option
  • Unlimited macOS® or Windows® installations of Fiery Command WorkStation
    • Up to 10 concurrent connections
  • 1-year Software Maintenance & Support AgreementView printer and product options

Options


With Fiery XF options, you can add printer support and features to meet changing business needs and customer demands.

Printer Options

Printer Options add support for thousands of different printer models. Fiery XF configurations require at least 1 printer option to be added. Printer support falls into six different printer groups. Details of supported printers can be found here.

Color Profiler Option

Included with all configurations, this option delivers color precision, consistency and accuracy. The Color Profiler Option is based on the renowned Fiery Color Profiler Suite. The advanced tool set provides quick and easy ICC and device link profile creation that produces the highest quality results every time, increasing your customer satisfaction. The option enables you to inspect, edit, and optimize profiles plus compare profile gamuts giving you ultimate control over your color output.
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Spot Color Option

The Spot Color Option — included with all Fiery XF configurations — ensures perfect spot color matching on every print. It allows you to produce consistent colors across all medias preserving brand identities. Built-in spot color systems from Pantone®, HKS®, Toyo® and DIC® ensure that Fiery XF’s definitions match the original definitions. The most demanding customer requirements will be satisfied with sophisticated tools for defining spot color transparencies, gradation curves and much more.
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Color Verifier Option

The Color Verifier Option — included with Fiery XF Proofing — brings quality control to your environment enabling employees anywhere to work with the same colors, and produce consistent color output every time. This flexible option supports a variety of measuring devices and industry standard control strips, plus Fiery’s unique Dynamic Wedge™ technology for job-specific color verification. You can check your results against ISO standards, or your own quality standards by defining individual tolerances and values. It can also cut your distribution costs by serving as a reliable remote proofing and printing solution.
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Cut Marks Option

Included with Fiery XF Production, the Cut Marks Option generates and places cut marks into your jobs, and can also extract multiple cut paths from them. The option can directly connect to the Zünd Cut Center which ensures a reliable cut workflow by eliminating errors and automating time consuming tasks. This option also includes iCut level 1 and 2 output for maximum flexibility and connectivity to any compatible third party cutting application.
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Cut Server Option

This automated solution, powered by SAi technology, supports over 2,100 cutting devices and routing tables from more than 135 different manufacturers, saving you precious time by eliminating the need to work with different software for each cutter type. The Cut Server Option increases your productivity by connecting together your printed output and finishing processes. It lets you run up to 1 cut server, which in total allows you to drive up to 2 cutting engines in parallel to meet those tight turnaround times. Best of all, the option is easy-to-use and configure; anyone can use it, regardless of their experience level.
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FAST Processing Option

Accelerates job processing by an average of 6* times and up to 13* times to keep printers** running at capacity to maximise printer investments.
* Performance gains are dependent on the FAST Processing level used. Factors mentioned are based on the latest Fiery proServer Premium configuration.
** See the supported printer list for FAST Processing support.
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Ink Saving Option

For selected printers*, the Fiery Ink Saving option can reduce your ink consumption buy up to 40%** while still maintaining the optimal image quality for your job types.
* See the supported printer list for Fiery Ink Saving support.
** Savings are dependant on print job and conditions.
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Sign Flow Option

For selected EFI printers, the Sign Flow Option streamlines the production and installation of in-store campaigns in several ways. It delivers the fastest possible print-production by only needing to RIP new print files, existing RTL files can be retrieved from file storage to complete a print run. Plus, Sign Flow can print signs and panels in any sequence which can be predefined for the most time-efficient in-store installation saving both production time and installation costs.
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Resources

Brochures

Fiery solutions for Large Format applications

The range of Fiery solutions and options for Large Format applications

Datasheets

FAST Processing Option

CUDA-enabled job processing acceleration

Spot Color Option

Spot Color Option for Fiery proServer and Fiery XF

Color Profiler Option

Color Profiler Option for Fiery proServer and Fiery XF

Cutting Options

Support for 2,100 different cutters and routers

Fiery Samples How-to Guides

Fiery Edge Test Form 12 x 18

Fiery® Edge™ Test Form 12 x 18 — Print with a Fiery Edge media profile

Fiery Edge Comparison Test Form 12 x 18

Fiery® Edge™ Comparison Test Form 12 x 18 — Print on an alternate system

Fiery Intensify Test Form A3

Fiery® Intensify™ Test Form A3 — Print with Saturation/Presentation rendering intent

Fiery Edge Test Form A3

Fiery® Edge™ Test Form A3 — Print with a Fiery Edge media profile

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Unrivaled print job management

  • Automation levels to suit everyone:
    • Job-centric management, layout editing and output control
    • Semi-automatic job handling
    • Full workflow automation of printer, media, layout and color management settings
  • Focused software areas all from one interface for:
    • Job management
    • Job editing and layout
    • Color management
    • Server and printer administration
  • Unlimited installations of Fiery Command WorkStation:
    • Up to 10 concurrent Fiery server connections from 1 Fiery Command WorkStation
    • Up to 10 concurrent Fiery Command WorkStation connections to a Fiery server
  • Superior job handling with:
    • Comprehensive searching and filtering to find jobs more easily
    • Maximum space for critical job management areas such as the job list in the Fiery Job Center
    • Views of key job information with less navigation
    • Immediate access to everyday print tasks
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System requirements

  • Fiery XF 8.0 server (Windows® only):
    • Software
      • Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit) and 11
      • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (64-bit), 2019, and 2022
    • Hardware
      • Processor: Intel® Core™ i3 processor or above
      • 32 GB or more of RAM
      • 300 GB of available hard drive space
  • Fiery Command WorkStation macOS®
  • Fiery Command WorkStation Windows®
    • Software
      • Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit) and 11
      • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (64-bit), 2019, and 2022
    • Hardware
      • Intel® Core™ i3 processor or above
      • 4 GB of RAM, more recommended
      • 16 GB of available hard drive space
      • 1600 x 900 display
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Maximum productivity and throughput

  • EFI exclusive Fiery Accelerated System Technology (FAST RIP)
    • Accelerates processing times by an average of 5
    • Accelerates processing times by up to a factor of 10
  • Exclusive FAST Processing technology*
    • Accelerates processing times by an average of 6
    • Accelerates processing times by an average of 13
  • Multi and parallel processing
    • Increases throughput by enabling jobs to spool, process, and print simultaneously
  • Comprehensive built-in production tools
    • Tiling
    • Nesting
    • Step and repeat
    • Cutting
    • Cutting barcode creation
    • Late color editing
  • Adaptable user interface
    • Customizable workspaces provide a clean UI and faster navigation
    • Context-sensitive interface only shows tools where they are needed
    • Password protected admin and user levels increase security
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Ultimate color, quality, and control

  • Fastest time to excellent color with:
    • Engineered pre-linearization settings and defaults
    • Accurate calibration in just a few easy steps
    • Built-in wizard-driven profile creation
    • Easy and intelligent output optimization
  • Sophisticated spot color handling:
    • Support for Pantone, Pantone Plus, TOYO, HKS, DIC and custom spot color libraries
    • Overprint, transparency and gradation controls
    • Spot color variations and swatch book printing
  • Comprehensive color tools:
    • ICC profile creation, including multi-channel and device link profiles
    • Profile inspection, correction and editing
    • Re-linearization and optimization
    • Profile white-point editing
    • Monitor calibration and profiling
  • Technology for automatic best results:
    • Dynamic Wedge™ control strip
    • Dynamic rendering intents
    • Intelligent clean colors
    • Dynamic smoothing
  • Maximum fidelity while maintaining perfect gray balance
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Business-savvy print production

  • Economies of a shared job management interface – Fiery Command WorkStation:
    • Reduced learning curves for operators, administrators and managers
    • Operational flexibility of all users
    • Reduced IT overheads and investments
    • Production efficiencies
    • More in-house experts
  • Lowest cost of total ownership with:
    • Support and maintenance included for the first year, and the most affordable thereafter
    • Affordable add-ons and upgrades
    • No charge for Fiery Command WorkStation upgrades
  • Accessible learning opportunities and support for all:
    • Professional eLearning and industry certifications
    • Affordable and no-charge learning options
    • Range of onsite professional services
    • Worldwide and world-class technical support
  • Cross-applications solutions:
    • Hybrid offering with production and proofing in one
    • Cross-industry solutions for display graphics, proofing, textile, photo, ceramic, fine art and more
  • Fiery:
    • Market leader in many digital print industries
    • Reliable, known, and trusted industry standard solutions
    • Truly global manufacturer of print technology