The all-in-one, make-ready solution
PRISMAprepare meets printers’ prepress needs in one solution with a user-friendly display. From cleaning up pages and enhancing do...
The all-in-one, make-ready solution
PRISMAprepare meets printers’ prepress needs in one solution with a user-friendly display. From cleaning up pages and enhancing documents to checking and correcting colours, as well as preparing documents to accommodate staples, fold lines or punch holes – this all-in-one solution even enables the operator to prepare documents for booklet-making or perfect binding. By meeting all of these needs, the software solution makes it easy to automate all repetitive jobs from document preparation through to production, freeing up operator time for other work.
Item Code: PRISMAprepare
Learn more about PRISMAprepare®.
File conversion NOT necessary! Collect and combine PDF and Microsoft Office documents* from a variety of sources into a single document with multiple sections. Save even more time with the ability to correct the document using preflight checks and an advanced subset handling capability that makes navigation through the document fast and easy. In addition, variable data printing (VDP) make-ready is easily performed right in PRISMAprepare, further enhancing your productivity and allowing you to offer personalized service to your customers.
Reduce the need for costly customer resubmittals. Powerful content editing functions let you quickly and easily make a variety of last-minute adjustments to text, images, object placement, colour, and more. PDF bleed, trim, and crop boxes can be visualized in Page Workspace, where you can modify size and position and define bleed colour.
Get greater control over the quality of every image, with the power to correct imperfections in scanned or digital documents—black and white and colour alike. Align margins and scale content to provide consistent appearance on every page, and remove staple and hole-punch marks or other undesirable artifacts. Deskew and despeckle to restore clarity to imperfectly scanned pages. Use the powerful stack and mirror stack views to process multiple pages instantly.
The integrated colour management tools in PRISMAprepare software make it easy to delight your customers with high-quality colour. You can quickly modify image colour, brightness, and saturation, and replace or change spot colours with the click of a mouse. Easily create custom spot colours or access standard PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM and spot colour libraries. And all this can be done without having to send the entire job back to the customer—even at the last minute.
Define the final document layout quickly and easily, and see the final preview as you work. Prepare booklets at the touch of a button, with the width of the spine and creep compensation calculated automatically. Create single- or double-sided pre-cut tabs, with up to three lines of text, using section file names, PDF bookmarks, or text files. Print square or rounded full-bleed tabs in black or colour, even making each section a different colour, if desired. Add stamps, watermarks, logos, or signature to pages, and images to tabs or spine. WYSIWYG fold lines help you align image positions, making multi-folded document preparation easy.
PRISMAprepare gives you total control over selecting the most suitable and cost-effective media type for each job. You can assign specific media to individual pages and sections or complete documents. Media selection is quick and easy from the PRISMAprepare device-independent media catalog.
Easily add gutters, margin shifts, colour control and information bars with remarks, file name/date, and more. Use advanced colour marks to automatically detect colour in the whole document or in selected page areas, controlling what prints in colour. For mixed documents, use the automatic colour split capability to print the colour pages on a colour device, then insert and print the remainder of the document using an often faster or more cost-effective black-and-white digital press.
Add barcodes or print marks, or automate the setup of supported nearline finishers* by using the optional Prepare to Finish Connector to Ultimate Bindery software.
With soft proofing capability, there’s no more printing out and mailing layout proofs; just send PDF soft proofs right to the client’s email inbox for fast, onscreen approvals.
Learn more about PRISMAprepare® specifications.
Operating System (64-bit) |
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Windows Components (Installed Automatically) |
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Native File Conversion | Any file format accepted by Microsoft Office can be used.
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File System | NTFS >= 40 GB Free Space |
Network | TCP/IP (IPv4 and IPv6), 100/1000 MB/s |
Other: | Latest critical updates from Windows update |
Processor | Performance > = Intel Core i5. An Intel equivalent (like AMD) or VMware Gx server that conforms to this performance demand can also be used. |
Memory | >= 2 GB (On VMware servers more memory may be required) |
Hard Disk | >= 80 GB (UDMA, SATA / SCSI U320), RPM >= 7.2 K, Average Seek <= 10ms, Average Latency <= 5ms |
Video | >= 1280 x 1024 (PRISMAprepare can be used on 1024 x 768 screens but it’s designed for 1280 x 1024), True colours (24/32-bit) |
Screen | >= 19” |
Scanner | TWAIN-compatible scanner (for import of paper originals). The Product is tested with the following scanners: Fuji fi-6670, Canon DR-510C, Kodak i370 |
Features | PRISMAprepare v8.1 |
Make-Ready Capabilities | Image, Composition, Content, Colour, Layout, Media, Production |
Advanced Document Creation | Optional |
Advanced Imposition | Optional |
Spot Colour Editing | Optional |
Scanning Clean-up | Optional |
VDP | Optional |
Automation | Optional |
Preflight | Optional |
Prepare to Finish* Connector | Optional |
Concurrent Users | 1 |
Supported Number of Printing Systems | 2 |
Supported Engines (Canon) | Canon light- to mid-volume sheet-fed digital presses including imagePRESS C910/C810/C710, varioPRINT 140/130/115; High-end office printing/multifunctional systems including imageRUNNER ADVANCE Series models; imagePRESS C10010VP/C9010VP, and VarioPrint 6000 TITAN |
Supported Engines (Other) | Output toward any printer using the standard Windows driver technology is supported. Limitations for media selection and finishing support apply |
* | Prepare to Finish is a connector. Ultimate Bindery V4 Software has to be purchased separately. |
** | Please contact your Authorized Canon Dealer for the latest compatibility details. |
Watch: Document Preparation Solution helps accelerate make-ready from composition through production
Help Clients Invest to: Be More Competitive & Streamline Workflow
The intuitive ‘What You See is What You Get’ job preview screen keeps you in control of the most complex assignments.
Improve profit margins by completing jobs faster with less touch points. Virtually eliminating hard copy proofing can save valuable time.
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