Welcome to JDF Parc
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JDF: The Perfect Matchmaker for
Offset and Digital Printing
Larry Zusman
Xerox Corporation
Worldwide Manager
Workflow Marketing
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Why JDF?
The State of the Printing Industry
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Lots of staff intervention in all processes
Automation exists in islands (departments)
Limited Communication between devices
Market conditions asking for shorter runs and faster turnarounds.
CREATE
ESTIMATE
PRE-PRESS
PRESS
POST-PRESS
& DELIVERY
ACCOUNTING
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Number of jobs increases as run lengths decline
“To maximize profitability,
print service providers must
embrace technologies that
enable greater workflow
efficiency and productivity
to handle this increase in
smaller jobs.”
— Infotrends/CAPV
Increase in
short runs
= more jobs
= less time per job
= need for more productivity
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Xerox Workflow Strategy
Xerox Products that are
modular & upgradeable
Partners with products that
are optimized for FreeFlow
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Open industry standards
to ensure interoperability
Services to help you every
step of the way
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The workflow for JDF-enabled production in The New Business of Printing
Graphic Arts Digital
Printing Applications
FreeFlow Workflow
Products
Unified Offset
& Digital
Print On Demand
& Web to Print
31 partner
products that are
Book
Publishing
plus
Personalized
Communications
Over 100
Promotional
Transactional
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• Automate and integrate
offset - digital prepress
and production
• Improve job turnaround
• Reduce cost and waste
• Enable efficient short run
production
• Grow revenue with new
offerings
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FREEFLOW SOLUTIONS •
Application example: Short
UNIFIED OFFSET & DIGITAL
run digital
A wide range of applications…
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FREEFLOW SOLUTIONS •
Consider how
UNIFIED OFFSET & DIGITAL
to…..
– Increase collaboration between design and production
– Automate job ticketing and prepress for short run jobs
– Seamlessly integrate your existing offset workflow with digital
prepress and production
– Easily enable web-to-print and variable information jobs
– Reduce training time and investment to accelerate
implementation of digital printing
– Produce finished documents versus sheets
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FREEFLOW SOLUTIONS •
The optimal unified
UNIFIED OFFSET & DIGITAL
offset & digital workflow:
Offset Printing
JOB
CREATION
CREATE
PLATES &
FILM
PRODUCE
PRINTS
To
Bindery
PREPRESS
WEB TO
PRINT
Digital Printing
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Xerox Workflow Strategy
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• Automate most
prepress activities
• Perform routine tasks
faster
• Maintain quality and
reduce errors
• Enable JDF process
management
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FREEFLOW PRODUCTS • PROCESS MANAGER
Workflow Builder
Set up and define
workflows with easy-touse drag-and-drop
Graphical User Interface
INPUT PDF OR TIFF FILES,
OR SEND FROM FREEFLOW
MAKEREADY OR WEB
SERVICES
FREEFLOW
MAKEREADY
PDF OR
SOURCE
FREEFLOW
WEB
SERVICES
BUILD
WORKFLOW
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FREEFLOW PRODUCTS • PROCESS MANAGER
Workflow
Submission Client
Submit jobs in PDF or
TIFF to Job Manager, or
send to FreeFlow
Makeready or
FreeFlowWeb Services
FREEFLOW
MAKEREADY
PDF OR
SOURCE
FREEFLOW
WEB
SERVICES
BUILD
WORKFLOW
JOB
SUBMISSION
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FREEFLOW PRODUCTS • PROCESS MANAGER
Workflow
Job Manager
JDF-enabled processing
functions prepare files for
final processing and review
FREEFLOW
MAKEREADY
PDF OR
SOURCE
FREEFLOW
WEB
SERVICES
BUILD
WORKFLOW
JOB
SUBMISSION
PDF
PREPARATION
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FREEFLOW PRODUCTS • PROCESS MANAGER
• Output to printers
• Send to document library
• Make available to customers via
FreeFlow Web Services
• Export the JDF ticket
A range of
output options
FreeFlow
Web
Services
JDF
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• Remotely access and
monitor digital printers
• Integrate digital
printing into offset
workflows
• Enable JDF workflow
• Balance workload
among printers
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FREEFLOW PRODUCTS • PRINT MANAGER
FROM A
TYPICAL
OFFSET
WORKFLOW
Go digital
from
anywhere
FROM A
WEB TO PRINT
WORKFLOW
RECEIVE
JOB
FreeFlow
Print
Manager
CREATE
PLATES,
FILM
PRODUCE
PRINTS
PROGRAM
JOB &
CONTROL
PRODUCE
PRINTS
PREPRESS
XEROXSUPPORTED
DIGITAL FRONT
ENDS
WEB TO
PRINT
WORKFLOW
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FREEFLOW PRODUCTS • PRINT MANAGER
Remotely program,
view, and monitor
jobs and printers
• Program job attributes
• Monitor print queues
• Check printer status
• Check job status
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FREEFLOW PRODUCTS • PRINT MANAGER
Complete job
ticketing system
Richly featured
interface provides a
wide range of
capabilities to manage
your print production.
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FREEFLOW PRODUCTS • PRINT MANAGER
A range of
production
options
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Production Color
Production Monochrome
Highlight Color
Continuous Feed
Wide Format
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The workflow for JDF-enabled production in The New Business of Printing
JDF: Bringing It All Together
JDF-Enabled Creative to Offset and Digital Printing
Offset
JDF-Enabled
Adobe Acrobat Plug- In
Creative
Pre Press
Prinergy/
FreeFlow
Print
Manager
Digital
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The workflow for JDF-enabled production in The New Business of Printing
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JDF
JMF
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PDF
Creo Synapse
UpFront
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Creo Synapse
Link
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Creo
Prinergy
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Creo Synapse
Prepare
JDF-Enabled
Integrated
Offset and Digital
Workflow
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MAN Roland
PECOM
Xerox DocuColor 6060
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Creo Synapse
InSite
Xerox FreeFlow
Print Manager
CXP6000
Quark
Express
(NGP Pavilion
Workflow
Demonstration)
The workflow for JDF-enabled production in The New Business of Printing
JDF-Enabled, MIS to Print Offset and Digital Workflow
(A Technology Demonstration from Xerox and EFI)
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Xerox Digital Printing
Digital Workflow Solutions
Enables improved productivity and new
revenue & profit opportunities
Innovative Digital Technology
World class production systems that
complement offset business
Digital Resources & Services
Helping our Customers grow
their digital business
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JDF significance to Xerox
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Members of CIP4 and NGP
Drives Freeflow component strategy
Customers want to know about it
Adobe, Creo and EFI are members
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See it at
Booth 1431
Thank You for Listening
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