Unprecedented Speed of New "Digital" Harlequin RIP Gives Faster Return on Press Investment
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Posted on March 21, 2012 at 11:07:01 AM
Unprecedented Speed of New "Digital" Harlequin RIP Gives Faster Return on Press Investment
Global Graphics Points to Increasing Success of Harlequin Host Renderer and Lines it Up for drupa (Hall 7.0, Stand 21)
ACTON, Massachusetts, March 21, 2012/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
The latest release of a new generation Harlequin RIP(R) gives unprecedented
performance to drive digital presses. Version 3 of the Harlequin Host Renderer
[http://www.globalgraphics.com/products/harlequin-host-renderer-sdk ], launched today by
Global Graphics Software, is now so fast that you can drive a broad span of digital
presses at full engine speed, only stopping for scheduled maintenance.
The RIP is optimized to consume the vast amount of data that a print job requires
today whether it's the sharp increase in live transparency that you might see in
photobooks or the greater amount of variable data in personalized direct mail or
transactional printing. The result is that print shops using the Harlequin engine to drive
their presses will see a faster return on their investment and be in a position to take on
an increasing variety of print jobs.
"Presses are getting faster and must be fed pages quickly enough to keep them running
at maximum speed in order to achieve a good ROI," says Martin Bailey, chief technology
officer, Global Graphics Software. "With the Harlequin Host Renderer as the engine in your
digital front end you can easily achieve this without sacrificing the correct, predictable
output and the high-quality color that you need to get repeat business. It's perfect for
many print sectors, from variable data labeling to personalized marketing materials, from
general commercial print to print on demand, so print shops will benefit from being able
to expand into new types of work."
The speed achieved by version 3 of the Harlequin Host Renderer is due to a number of
significant new features each of which increases processing power so that pages pass
through the RIP at a faster pace than ever before. Harlequin VariData(TM) accelerates the
processing time of regular PDF files containing variable data including, but not only,
PDF/VT files; and Harlequin Parallel Pages(TM) allows the RIP to interpret one page while
it's still rendering the previous one. This allows print shops to take maximum advantage
of multi-core computers. The Harlequin Host Renderer is also available as a 64-bit build
to access additional memory when it's needed for pages with large amounts of data.
The Harlequin RIP drives the HP Indigo digital press range as well as HP's IHPS high
speed web presses. It's to be found in an increasing number of digital press solutions
from light to medium volume up to ultra-high volume, including solutions from SIS and
Miyakoshi.
About Global Graphics
Global Graphics (NYSE-Euronext: GLOG) is a leading developer of printing and
electronic document software http://www.globalgraphics.com
Contact:
Jill Taylor, Global Graphics Software
Tel: +44(0)1954-283074
Jill.taylor@globalgraphics.com
Source: Global Graphics Software Inc
Global Graphics Points to Increasing Success of Harlequin Host Renderer and Lines it Up for drupa (Hall 7.0, Stand 21)
ACTON, Massachusetts, March 21, 2012/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
The latest release of a new generation Harlequin RIP(R) gives unprecedented
performance to drive digital presses. Version 3 of the Harlequin Host Renderer
[http://www.globalgraphics.com/products/harlequin-host-renderer-sdk ], launched today by
Global Graphics Software, is now so fast that you can drive a broad span of digital
presses at full engine speed, only stopping for scheduled maintenance.
The RIP is optimized to consume the vast amount of data that a print job requires
today whether it's the sharp increase in live transparency that you might see in
photobooks or the greater amount of variable data in personalized direct mail or
transactional printing. The result is that print shops using the Harlequin engine to drive
their presses will see a faster return on their investment and be in a position to take on
an increasing variety of print jobs.
"Presses are getting faster and must be fed pages quickly enough to keep them running
at maximum speed in order to achieve a good ROI," says Martin Bailey, chief technology
officer, Global Graphics Software. "With the Harlequin Host Renderer as the engine in your
digital front end you can easily achieve this without sacrificing the correct, predictable
output and the high-quality color that you need to get repeat business. It's perfect for
many print sectors, from variable data labeling to personalized marketing materials, from
general commercial print to print on demand, so print shops will benefit from being able
to expand into new types of work."
The speed achieved by version 3 of the Harlequin Host Renderer is due to a number of
significant new features each of which increases processing power so that pages pass
through the RIP at a faster pace than ever before. Harlequin VariData(TM) accelerates the
processing time of regular PDF files containing variable data including, but not only,
PDF/VT files; and Harlequin Parallel Pages(TM) allows the RIP to interpret one page while
it's still rendering the previous one. This allows print shops to take maximum advantage
of multi-core computers. The Harlequin Host Renderer is also available as a 64-bit build
to access additional memory when it's needed for pages with large amounts of data.
The Harlequin RIP drives the HP Indigo digital press range as well as HP's IHPS high
speed web presses. It's to be found in an increasing number of digital press solutions
from light to medium volume up to ultra-high volume, including solutions from SIS and
Miyakoshi.
About Global Graphics
Global Graphics (NYSE-Euronext: GLOG) is a leading developer of printing and
electronic document software http://www.globalgraphics.com
Contact:
Jill Taylor, Global Graphics Software
Tel: +44(0)1954-283074
Jill.taylor@globalgraphics.com
Source: Global Graphics Software Inc