Quick Summary

  • True PDF workflow
  • Object oriented
  • Efficient batch processing
  • Advanced alignment, calibrations and color manipulation

IoFlex

Scalable solutions for bookprinters

IoFlex is highly specialized in makeready software for the bookmaking trade, including Acrobat-based editing tools, book-scanning/post-processing workflows, and soft-proofing. IoFlex product designs allow the merging of the digital and ink makeready departments, bridge TIFF and PDF-based workflows, and unify color and greyscale makeready operations.

Files originating from scans or customer-provided PDF's and destined for either digital or ink presses can all be made-ready with Bookmaker, Ioflex’s flagship product

Highlights

  • True pdf workflow – preserve original image resolutions and translations
  • Object oriented - pages can be split into constituent objects, and objects on the same page can be treated differently
  • Large efficiency gains from batch processing
  • Proprietary Image Engine
  • Advanced alignment, calibrations and color manipulation features
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* IoFlex is not an RPPS product, and it is licensed to end users by IoFlex. Neither party has any responsibility for or makes any representations or warranties regarding the other's products or services.

IoFlex Features & Benefits

True PDF workflow

PDF-originated files upon input preserve their original image resolutions and translations. Can be employed in the workflow wherever Acrobat can be invoked.

Tiff/PDF

Tiffs are treated as single image objects within the PDF, eligible for cutting, moving and other object-oriented operations. Conversely, vector files can be manipulated using traditionally TIFF-based operations, such as page alignment and deskew. Allows merger of Tiff and PDF-based makeready departments.

Importation plugin

Compounded PDF-creation from disparate sources; allowing page ordering, insertion, deletion, overwriting, etc.

Object oriented

Pages can be split into constituent objects, and objects on the same page can be treated differentially.

Specialized descreening

Descreening options specific to photos, text-on-tint, and text-on-photos provides higher quality descreening.

Batch processing

Large efficiency gains due to application of editing functions across page boundaries.

Proprietary Image Engine

Scalability to include the large-file output of the high resolution dot copy scanners.

Alignment

Zone feature allows page alignment based upon a characteristic of the page other than the text box, such as the position of the page number.

Guides/Ghost

Pages can be visually inspected using rules and guide lines for conformance with specified page parameters.

Calibration

Lightening/Darkening of images to adjust for the qualities of the know printer destination.

Color manipulations

Color conversions, color MAPPING, thresholding; removes page discoloration, saves color toner by MAPPING cmyk text to pure black.

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IoFlex Specifications

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IoFlex How It Works

Blackbox
Blackbox is a standalone application that automatically processes scanned pages, performing tasks that would otherwise be left to the book engineer. With Blackbox operating in front of the Bookmaker stations, extremely high volumes of scanned titles can be processed into ready-to-print each day.

Proofer
Proofer is a standalone application that can build PDF files from post-RIP TIFFs and which can inspect the proof in either descreened or dot modes. Color channels can be switched on and off for detailed inspection of color qualities. The resulting files can be shared with the customer, printed, inspected over the net, or even overlaid against the original customer-provided PDF to detect any discrepancies caused by the RIP itself.

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How To Buy

To place an order or ask a question, contact us.

United States
Sales

1-877-646-3677

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P.O. Box #141757
Austin, Texas
78714-1757

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From acquisition through daily use and disposal, Financing can help build the foundation of a cohesive print solution strategy that can help you.

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