Onyx Graphics has released Onyx PrepEdge software, a new entry-level, job-preparation tool designed specifically for wide-format printing, and also v2.1 of its PrepEdge Pro software.

Onyx PrepEdge is a simpler, lower-cost version of the company’s PrepEdge Pro software and was developed specifically for shops without access—or with limited access—to a professional designer to prepare print jobs. PrepEdge offers a complete set of easy, wide-format job-preparation tools without the more complex design and PDF editing capabilities available in PrepEdge Pro.

PrepEdge Pro v2.1 now includes enhancements to the tiling and contour-cutting tools, as well as an improved look to the white-ink tool to make each option visually intuitive and allow end users to quickly set up white-ink jobs; the latter enhancements support the white-ink workflows of Océ Arizona series UV curable flatbed printers and Roland VersaWorks RIP software.

Both versions of PrepEdge work with all wide-format software RIPs, Onyx reports; and they can run on Mac OS X 10.4 or higher, Windows XP, or Windows Vista.

Price: PrepEdge, $995; PrepEdge Pro v2.1, $1495 (both single licenses).

ONYX GRAPHICS
www.onyxgfx.com