Apogee 10 offers printers connections to prepress for plates and to a variety of other digital front-ends (DFE)
Agfa Graphics has launched version 10 of the Apogee print hub, which brings with it quality improvements, performance enhancements and extra features for commercial printers.
Apogee 10’s new user interface for unbound work enables printers to make optimum use of press sheets and time. Optimisation is possible for both regularly and irregularly shaped print products and takes into account the required run length. In addition, the latest Apogee software version supports new digital print engines and the new Agfa Graphics Avalon N8-90 CtP.
‘One of the most important features of Apogee 10, however, is its rejuvenated Digital Quick Strip (DQS) mechanism,’ said Andy Grant, head of software. ‘By processing pages separately before integrating them into a placeholder, Apogee and DQS turn page revision into a swift and simple task. And the same goes for updating the press sheet layout due to last minute job rescheduling. Thanks to DQS, printers’ throughput is higher and output resources are utilised in the best way possible.’
Among improvements in the Apogee 10 are enhanced versioning support and the integration of the company’s IntelliTune technology for automatic image correction and image quality improvement.
Web-based file upload and page approval is integrated in the software and shows page bleed trim sizes to connected print buyers, so that potential issues are discovered early in the production process and mistakes can be avoided.
