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ONYX 11

Why ONYX

• 23 new features and enhancements• Key features

• Company overview• Key features • 25 years of innovation

• Product overview• ONYX Connect

• Product overview• Key features• Comparison chart

• Product overview• Key features

• Product overview• Key categories

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Why ONYX: Simple, Innovative, and Proven Onyx Graphics is focused on delivering superior and predictable color output by

automating and simplifying your large/wide format printing workflow.

ONYX ColorMaking color output more predictableOur staff of color scientists have an unparalleled depth of knowledge on all aspects of color and color management. ONYX has developed unique functionality such as Color Swatch Books, ONYX PowerChroma and ink savings tool via GCR Plus. A fully licensed PANTONE color library makes hitting spot colors easy.

Workflow & AutomationLower your overhead and your costsWith ONYX RIP and ONYX Thrive workflow products, your workflow can be automated to meet your unique production needs. Automation with ONYX Quicksets and Hot Folders enables fewer end-user decisions which reduce potential production errors and waste. Thrive Production Manager provides you with a view on your printing operations and ONYX Connect allows access to this printed job information with a simple, open interface with your business/production software.

ONYX AdvantageSoftware updates and technical supportONYX provides software maintenance contracts with access to new releases, driver updates, technical support and end user training. Simple end user how-to videos can be found on the ONYX TV YouTube site. Ask your reseller for more information about the ONYX Advantage program or go to www.onyxgfx.com

Media ProfilesMore than anyone elseWith more than 30,000 media profiles, ONYX offers the largest collection in the industry. Download any media you need from www.onyxgfx.com

ONYX Graphics25 years of innovationSince our beginning in 1989, Onyx Graphics virtually invented the wide format color RIP. ONYX PosterShop and ONYX ProductionHouse provide an advantage over the competition with RIP software that delivers the productivity, simplicity and power to help get to sellable prints faster. ONYX Thrive enables a true end-to-end PDF workflow from digital file submission through color management, printing and cutting. And ONYX SmartApps plug-ins assist designers in developing printable images.

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ONYX 11: Simple. Innovative. Proven.

23 NEW FEATURES & ENHANCEMENTS IN OUR LATEST SOFTWARE RELEASE

New Productivity Tools and Enhancements:• Color swatch books• Integrated job ticketing• Color managed previews for RIP-Queue• Nesting with image preview• Expanded job properties capabilities• Rotate jobs immediately when opening files• Rotate jobs directly in RIP-Queue• Job and key word search tool • Disproportionate scaling• Custom sewing marks• Latest generation in RIP technologies• Advanced cutting technologies• Auto configuration for ONYX Thrive installation• Expanded Thrive Production Manager functionality• Introducing ONYX Connect• Print & Cut Workflow• New Textile specific features

New Color Innovations:• ChromaBoost™• Spectral calibration and recalibration• Specialty and spot color ink restriction• Expanded i1 device support• Pause and resume color measurements• New ONYX quality evaluation images

Print Workflow SoftwareThat Increases Your Shop’s Efficiency and Profit ONYX® Thrive™ software is a full featured, scalable PDF workflow solution based

on the Adobe® PDF Print Engine and optimized for superior performance for all

sizes of print providers. Combined with a new browser based dashboard, ONYX

Thrive software provides the network-based solution you’re looking for, to increase

predictability and overall productivity.

PredictibilityEnable fewer prepress cycles and reworks to reduce overhead costs • Adobe throughout • Color Technologies - Developed by wide format,

for wide format

PerformanceGet more work processed in less time • 2 RIPs included, enables higher throughput • Optimize performance - Multi-threaded

processing maximizes RIPPING power

ScalabilityIntroduce everything you need for a print workflow • Flexible network based site licensing • Drive production from anywhere with Thrive

Production Manager

“We’ve always produced great, uncompromising products; however, it wasn’t until switching to ONYX that we really started to have a leg up on the competition. Our color has never been better, and it shows on the bottom line.”

Tyler Nylund - Hightech Signs

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Predictibility• Adobe PDF Print Engine with Adobe Normalizer• Award winning 32-bit ONYX Color Engine• Unique PowerChroma™ Black Generation with new GCR Plus

and ink saving control• Easy calibration tool• Highly automated color profiling with Black Diamond control• Built in Pantone Plus, RAL, and HKS color libraries• Automated and manual named spot replacement • White and specialty ink tools• Job Editor tool which includes color managed previews• Optional: ICC profile creation with new Vivid Color gamut mapping

Performance• Quick Sets and unlimited hot folders• RIP-and-Print on the fly while ripping multiple files

simultaneously - 2 RIPS included• Smart 16-bit™ processing• Multi-Page PDF splitting• Automated nesting with rotation• Automated or custom tiling• Printer pooling with automated allocation of print jobs• Automated print-and-cut workflow• Robust cut path management tools

Scalability• Unlimited Thrive Production Manager• Network based site licensing• Distributed workflow modules• Add processing and printing capabilities independently

Distributed Workstations

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor or equivalent

2 GB/processing core

Gigabit

KEY FEATURES

Achieve brighter, more vibrant images in medium to low gamut conditions

Get more done in less time, reduce manual intervention, and eliminate repetitive tasks

Customize your print workflows and easily grow with business demands

Microsoft® Windows® 7 Professional operating system (SP1 or Higher)

Microsoft® Windows® 7 Professional operating system (SP1 or Higher)

Multiple Hard Drives• 1 dedicated system drive• 1 dedicated drive for ONYXThrive™ (500+ Gb free space)

Multiple Hard Drives• 1 dedicated system drive• 1 dedicated drive for ONYXThrive™ (250+ Gb free space)

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Main Workflow System

Operation System

Processor Intel® Core™ i7 or equivalent

RAM 2 GB/processing core

Hard Drive

Network Connectivity Gigabit

CONFIGURATIONS

• 2 Adobe PDF Print Engines with Normalizers • 1 Printer - Grand or WIde • 1 Job Editor • 1 Layout Tool • Unlimited Thrive Production Manager • Roll-to-Roll Cutting Support

Available Workflow Module Add-ons: • Adobe PDF Print Engine and Normalizer • Active Printers - Wide or Grand • Job Editor • Layout Tool • ICC Profile Generator • Flatbed Cutting • Hot Back-Up Option

Optimize Your Print Production and Reduce Cost with Network-based Print Workflow Software ONYX

® Thrive™ software is a full featured, scalable PDF workflow solution based on the

Adobe® PDF Print Engine and optimized for superior performance for all sizes of print

providers. Our latest release, ONYX 11 software, combines the proven Onyx Graphics

technology platform with innovative tools and enhancements that simplify color

printing workflow, improves output predictability, and increases shop profitability.

Predictability • Reduces prepress cycles and reworks with 100% Adobe technology throughout, enabling you to print it right the first time • Superior output quality with innovative color

technologies developed by ONYX color scientist specifically for wide format applications

• Color managed previews enables you to see it before you print it

Performance • With 4/6/8 RIPs included, print performance is optimized enabling more production in less time

• Additional RIPs can be added independently of printers to further maximize print production • Save up to 30% less ink with GCR Plus™ ink saving technology

Scalability • Flexible network-based site licensing provides a long-term solution to grow with your business • Easily add RIPs, print drivers and workflow modules to customize your production workflow • Unlimited browser-based Thrive Production Manager provides a real-time dashboard into your print production

“We had too many printers with too many RIPs. We selected ONYX Thrive for its ability to manage all the printers we have, with color management and workflow all in one solution. It was the exceptional print quality achieved with Thrive, along with automation and workflow management that really set ONYX apart from the competition.”

Christian Bodewei - Marco Fine Arts, Inc,

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Predictability• Adobe PDF Print Engine with Adobe Normalizer• Award winning 32-bit ONYX Color Engine• Unique PowerChroma™ Black Generation with new GCR Plus and ink saving control• Color Swatch Books to assist with accurate color selection and matching• Innovative ChromaBoost™ allows for adjustable gamut mapping• Built in Pantone Plus, RAL, and HKS color libraries• Automated and manual named spot replacement• White and specialty ink tools• Extensive job editing tools including disproportionate scaling

Performance• Quick Sets and unlimited hot folders simplifies workflow • RIP-and-Print on the fly while ripping multiple files simultaneously - 4/6/8 RIPs included• Smart 16-bit™ processing• Multi-page PDF splitting• Automated nesting with rotation and color managed preview• Automated or custom tiling• Printer pooling with automated allocation of print jobs• Automated print-and-cut workflow• Robust cut path management tools and sewing marks

Scalability• Unlimited Thrive Production Manager enables you to view and edit jobs in the print workflow• Flexible network-based site licensing • Distributed workflow modules• Add processing and printing capabilities independently• Job tickets track important information throughout the print workflow• Optional: ONYX Connect™ is an open interface to connect business and production software

Distributed Workstations

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor or equivalent

2 GB/processing core

Gigabit

KEY FEATURES

Print it right the first time, reducing unexpected surprises and waste

Simplified workflow reduces manual intervention and eliminates repetitive tasks

Open and flexible environment for a customize print workflow that grows with your business

Microsoft® Windows® 7 Professional operating system (SP1 or Higher)

Microsoft® Windows® 7 Professional operating system (SP1 or Higher)

Multiple Hard Drives• 1 dedicated system drive• 1 dedicated drive for ONYXThrive™ (500+ Gb free space)

Multiple Hard Drives• 1 dedicated system drive• 1 dedicated drive for ONYXThrive™ (250+ Gb free space)

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Main Workflow System

Operation System

Processor Intel® Core™ i7 or equivalent

RAM 2 GB/processing core

Hard Drive

Network Connectivity Gigabit

• 4/6/8 Adobe PDF Print Engines with Normalizers • 2/4/6 Printers - Grand or WIde • 1/2 Job Editors • 1 Layout Tool • Unlimited Thrive Production Manager • Roll-to-Roll Cutting Support

Available Workflow Module Add-ons: • Adobe PDF Print Engine and Normalizer • Active Printers - Wide or Grand • Job Editor • Layout Tool • ICC Profile Generator • Flatbed Cutting • Hot Back-Up Option

6 APPE/Norm

JobEditor

JobEditor

PrintOnly

PrintOnly

PrintOnly

PrintOnly

Thrive Production

ManagerMobile

EPSPDFTIFPS

EPSPDFTIFPS

CONFIGURATIONS 421/642/862

How to Buy

Optional module for ONYX Thrive in ONYX 11

An Open Interface to Connect Business and Production SoftwareONYX Connect™ is an open system that provides a simple developer interface to

connect a print service provider’s current business workflow solutions to ONYX

production software, without needing to replace existing business workflows with a

proprietary or RIP-specific solution. This is an optional module for ONYX Thrive™.

InformationONYX Connect enables business owners and production managers to gain greater insight into valuable production information such as estimated ink consumption, media usage and production times with a simple developer interface.

AutomationONYX Connect includes the ability to automate job submission using JDF (Job Definition Format) technology and ONYX hot folders providing control of critical job settings and reducing errors introduced by manual intervention during the production process. JDF tickets will also enable automated updates to job status.

Remote AccessONYX Connect extends the capabilities of the browser-based ONYX Thrive Production Manager by adding remote access to the printed job information.

ONYX PRINT WORKFLOW | ONYX CONNECT

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Print Support

Workflow Modules

For a full list of supported printers visit www.onyxgfx.com/go/printers

Aqueous InkjetSmaller Solvent Inkjet

Job EditorCUT-Server

Aqueous InkjetSmaller Solvent InkjetLower-cost Flatbeds

Job EditorCUT-ServerLayout ToolMedia Manager & G7 ToolWhite & Specialty Ink ToolProfile GeneratorPowerChroma Ink SavingsColor Swatch Books Tool

Aqueous InkjetSmaller Solvent InkjetUV FlatbedsOptional Grand Format

Job EditorCUT-ServerLayout ToolMedia Manager & G7 ToolFlatbed CuttingWhite & Specialty Ink ToolProfile GeneratorPowerChroma Ink SavingsColor Swatch Books Tool

RIP-Queue1 Active Printer1 Active RIP

RIP-Queue2 Active Printers1 Active RIP

RIP-Queue4 Active Printers2 Active RIPs

RIP(Native PDF/EPS/PS andRaster Engine)

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Increased Productivity and Simplicity

Multitasking: RIP-and-print while you RIP multiple files

Three steps or less, from file to print

Manual and automated spot color replacement

Quicksets and unlimited hot folders

Full color managed previews in all applications

Preview cut paths

Automatic nesting (with rotation): save up to 65% on media and print time

Manual and automatic/custom tiling with overlap

Automated Print-and-Cut Workflow

Cut-only workflow

Printer Pooling with automated allocation job automatically to an available printer

Manual layout and nesting

Integrated job ticketing

Nesting with image previews

Innovative Automated Ink Restrictions: easily control ink costs

Highly Automated Color Profile Generator: quickly and easily build your own ICC profiles

PowerChroma™ ink saving technology with GCR plus for ink saving control

ONYX vivid color gamut mapping

Media analyzer tool to predict results for a specific media

ChromaBoost™

Color Swatch Books

Variable data printing tool

Flatbed contour cutting support

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Superior Color Accuracy and Consistency

ONYX 32-Bit CMM proprietary color engine for superior color

G7 Support Tools for easier G7 Certification process of your shop

Smart 16-Bit™ processing: smoother color blends and gradients

Built-in PANTONE Plus®, RAL, HKS® libraries

Automatic spot color matching

Custom spot color: create your own spot colors to match colors across media

ONYX PosterColor® rendering to automatically generate brilliant saturated prints

Easy sliders and curves to adjust saturation and contrast

Soft proof preflight: preview actual color on-screen to avoid mistakes

Simultaneous preview of different color settings for last minute fixes

Fast printer recalibration tool in RIP-Queue: quickly fix color shifts & resume printing

Media manager: add and create your own media to maximize speed or quality

Gray balancing tools to achieve superb gray output

Profile gamut report to predict how close you can match a spot color

White and Specialty ink Profiling Tools: simple, flexible white ink process

Spectral measurement capability for calibrations

Specialty and spot color ink restriction

Pause and resume color measurements with multiple color devices

ONYX HIVE™ Image for ink limit verification

PANTONE® FASHION + HOME color libraries

Roll-to-Roll contour cutting support

Screen printing capabilities

In-house proofing tools

Minimum System Requirements

Operating System:• Microsoft® Windows® 8 Professional / Enterprise / Ultimate 32-bit and 64-bit Windows® 7 Professional / Enterprise / Ultimate 32-bit and 64 bit Windows Vista Business or Enterprise 32-Bit or 64-Bit (SP2 or Higher)

Processor:• Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor or equivalent

Ram:• 8 GB/processing core (or 2 GB per processor core)

Hard Drive:• 1 dedicated system drive• 1 dedicated drive for ONYX RIP products (250+GB free space)

Network Connectivity:• Gigabit

Additional Hardware:• 1 dedicated system drive• 1 dedicated drive for ONYX RIP products (250+GB free space)

Print directly from Macintosh® or Windows® PC applications

RIP tiles individually for faster throughput

Multi-page PDF Splitting: maximizes art board throughput from Adobe® CS products

Automated workflows for complex PDF, PS & EPS file types: reduce file errors

Job packaging and archiving

Robust cut path tools: for last-minute fixes to contour cut files

Easy Job Management and search tool

Simple job preparation with disproportionate scaling

Custom sewing marks for simplified finishing

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Our online video resources are sorted into 2 categories:

1. Expertise [Audience: Software User] •Howtousefeatures&applications •Profiling •SoftwareManagement •UnderstandingColortechnology

2. Product [Audience: Software User, Business Owner] •Productinformation •Features&benefits

Our YouTube channel allows us to visually educate and communicate about how our software can help print service providers improve output predictability, and increase shop profitability. The resources of videos can be seen online at https://www.youtube.com/OnyxGraphics and also through your myonyx account on our website at onyxgfx.com

Online Video Resourcefor Expert Instruction

ONYX VIDEO RESOURCE | ONYX TV

ONYX TV is an online video resource to showcase ONYX products and technical

expertise to an international audience of end users.

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Software Maintenance: Keep Your Software Currentto Secure Your InvestmentOur innovative products are under continuous development with new features

introduced every year. ONYX Advantage™ software maintenance provides a cost

effective way to keep your RIP and workflow software current with easy access

to all of the latest features. Save up to 40% of the cost to purchase these benefits

separately and secure your software investment for the future.

For more information, please contact your Authorized ONYX Reseller

SecurityComes from knowing you will always have the most current technology from ONYX

• Always have access to the latest developments

Peace of MindKnowing you have access to new printer drivers*, new product features or functionality, and product training which are all included in the contract price

• Avoid surprise costs and secure your investment

ValueAn amazing value when compared to acquiring features and services separately

• Access to ONYX software upgrades, versions and releases

• Availability to new and existing printer drivers*• Participation in ONYX web-based instructor product

training sessions, up to three sessions annually• Access to ONYX on-demand videos covering product

training and application support

ONYX SUPPORT | ADVANTAGE

* ONYX Advantage for RIPCenter limited to RIPCenter family of available printers

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