Fiery Edge

Next-generation colour technology for Fiery Driven printers

Get more colour from your printers

Fiery Edge technology delivers out-of-the box colour and quality, plus controls to fine-tune results for Fiery Edge-compatible Fiery digital front ends.

Overview

Fiery® Edge™ technology gets the most precise and stunning results from Fiery Driven™ printers. It achieves the best-possible gamut for both spot and process colour reproduction.

Fiery Edge profiling technology

Fiery^® Edge™ profiling technology delivers out-of-the-box colour and quality enhancements for Fiery Driven™ printers. Out-of-the-box Fiery Edge profiles deliver high-accuracy, plus:

Smoother colour transitions and blends
Enhanced shadow detail in neutral and chromatic areas
Better blacks for more dynamic range
More image definition, depth, and clarity
Superior rendering of RGB images containing blues and reds
Support for up to 8 colour channels

With Fiery Color Profiler Suite, custom Fiery Edge profiles can be created for Fiery Edge-compatible digital front ends. Creating custom Fiery Edge profiles provides control over:

Colour saturation
Gamut maximisation
Shadow levels for maximum details
Black introduction for smooth colour-to-black transitions
Black point characteristics for maximum dynamic range and image depth

Fiery Edge spot colour technology

Fiery Edge spot colour processing leverages Fiery Edge profiling technology to deliver significant improvements to spot colour accuracy, including:

Up to 20% dE 2000 improvement in spot colours near or outside of the gamut for CMYK printers
Up to a 40% improvement in dE values for spot colours near or outside of the gamut

Example: improved accuracy of PANTONE Orange 021C using Fiery Edge spot colour processing

Configurable Fiery Edge spot colour processing

With Fiery Spot Pro, operators can take advantage of configurable options in Fiery Edge spot colour processing.

Cleaner colour appearance

Operators can choose from several options to produce a cleaner colour appearance.

Remove a colour from a spot colour recipe that contains a very low value, most most noticeable in light colours.
Use 100% of a colour in a spot colour recipe when it is already 95% or higher, which avoids white stippling in dark or saturated colours.

Examples of Fiery Edge spot colour processing delivering cleaner colour recipes. Note the changed C, M, Y, and K values in **bold**.

Reduce number of inks/toners used in spot colour recipes

Fiery Edge spot colour processing can deliver potential cost savings by limiting spot colour recipes to 3 colours plus black. Operators can also control how much non-black ink/toner will be used in grey spot colour recipes.

And, for CMYK+ printers, Fiery Edge spot colour processing can produce more stable spot colours by preventing any inconsistency in how a press lays down 6 or more colours in a single area, which can also help prevent metamerism effects.

Supported Printers

With built-in Fiery Edge profiles

Most Fiery servers running FS400 software and above have built-in Fiery Edge profiles. Visit the Fiery Digital Print Servers page for model-specific information. All Fiery servers driving cutsheet printers can take advantage of custom Fiery Edge profiles created with Fiery Color Profiler Suite version 5.3 and later.

Fiery XF servers running version 7.0 and later support Fiery Edge profiles created with Fiery Color Profiler Suite version 5.3.

With built-in Fiery Edge spot colour technology

Fiery Edge spot colour processing is the default spot colour technology included with Fiery servers running FS600 software and above.

Configurable Fiery Edge spot colour processing options are available to users who have Fiery Spot Pro, part of Fiery Graphic Arts Pro Package, Fiery ColorRight Package, or Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition (FS200 Pro/FS300 Pro/FS350 Pro only).