Mutoh America Launches ISIS Print Manager -- Large Format Raster Image Processing Software.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 22, 2002 New PostScript-3 Compatible Software Further Reinforces Company's Commitment to Developing "Total Solutions" Mutoh America Inc., a worldwide leader and manufacturer of large format commercial inkjet printers, today announced it will begin shipping its new ISIS Print Manager(TM) software with all Mutoh Falcon-II and Toucan toucan (t  kăn`, t`kän), perching bird of the New World tropics, related to the woodpeckers. printers sold in North and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. beginning this month. The new software combines a PostScript-3 compatible interpreter, PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. 1.3 import and export capabilities, vector file support and extensive image manipulation controls with an ICC ICC See: International Chamber of Commerce color management system Software that translates the colors of an original image into the truest representation obtainable on the output device. Color management works from a profile of the output device, typically a digital printer or offset press, and works backward to the source of the material such as a , as well as Mutoh's proprietary raster screening technology. ISIS Print Manager is an advanced imaging solution designed to enhance productivity while complementing existing third-party graphics applications. The ISIS Print Manager software is designed for Microsoft's Windows 2000 and XP. All new and existing registered Falcon-II and Toucan owners in North and South America will receive a free copy of the software along with five-user licenses. The software, which does not require the use of a hardware "dongle The term was originally slang for a "hardware key." Today, the term is often used to refer to any small adapter that has a short cable with connectors at both ends. See hardware key and PC Card dongle. " lock, can be installed on any compatible Windows PC An x86-based computer that runs some version of Windows. See x86 and Windows. . Developed in a joint effort between Mutoh America's Advanced Engineering Group, based in Tempe, and Torrance, Calif.-based Total Computing Solutions of America, a subsidiary of Tokyo Computer Service, Tokyo, the ISIS software was developed from the ground-up to provide Mutoh customers with an advanced set of imaging and production printing tools. PostScript-3 and PDF 1.3 compatible, the ISIS Print Manager software is intended for production printing applications. The design philosophy is based on extensive customer feedback; the target user of the software is the production personnel tasked with running the printer. The ISIS software can import more than 60 common raster formats, most common vector formats, PostScript, Encapsulated PostScript and Portable Document Format (file format) Portable Document Format - (PDF) The native file format for Adobe Systems' Acrobat. PDF is the file format for representing documents in a manner that is independent of the original application software, hardware, and operating system used to create those documents. files. One innovative feature of the ISIS software is the Color Test function that combines Step-and-Repeat with the software's standard color controls. Users start by setting the dimensions of the output page then selecting the size of the color test image to be printed. The entire image, or just a specific section of the image can be used. Next, the user selects a color control and enters a minimum and maximum value. The software then automatically determines the number of sample images that will fit on the output page and applies a proportional adjustment to each of the sample images based on the selected range values. The user can then preview the Color Test composite on screen prior to printing. The adjustments applied to each sample are listed on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. for easy reference. Color controls include hue, saturation, brightness (graphics) hue, saturation, brightness - (HSB) A colour model that describes colours in terms of hue, saturation, and brightness. In the tables below, a hue is a "pure" colour, i.e. one with no black or white in it. A shade is a "dark" colour, i.e. , contrast and color balance. After printing the color test page, select the color range that looks right, apply the corrected values to the original image and re-print. The ISIS Print Manager software provides full support for user-supplied ICC compliant color profiles. For the Falcon-II printer, the ISIS Print Manager software acts as a standalone "software RIP" capable of driving the printer directly from any Windows PC. The ISIS Print Manger software supports "RIP-on-the-fly" operation, meaning that print data is passed to the printer as it is being generated. For users requiring multi-user print server functionality, or direct Macintosh printing support, the ISIS software can be combined with Mutoh's Thunderbird thunderbird In North American Indian mythology, a powerful spirit in the form of a bird that watered the earth and made vegetation grow. Lightning was believed to flash from its eyes or beak, and the beating of its wings was thought to represent rolling thunder. print server. This PostScript-3 compatible network hardware server ships standard with the Mutoh Toucan-64 and 87, and provides users with the flexibility of printing via the ISIS software, or directly from virtually any Windows or Macintosh application. ISIS Print Manager was designed specifically for Mutoh's own line of large format commercial inkjet printers, but can also support standard Windows printing, allowing it to print to any printer with a compatible print driver. A special Windows Print Option dialog allows users to preview an image, control image layout and even apply ICC color profiles. This means Mutoh printer owners can also use the ISIS Print Manager software with all of their printers and plotters, regardless of manufacturer. About TCSA TCSA Tri-State College of Acupuncture TCSA Trophy Club Soccer Association TCSA Telecommunications Systems Control Association TCSA Turbine Control Service Associates, Inc. Total Computing Solutions of America (TCSA) is a subsidiary of Tokyo Computer Services. In business for more than 15 years, Tokyo Computer Services is Japan's largest independent software company and employs more than 7,000 people worldwide. For more information regarding TCSA, visit its U.S. Web site at www.tcsamerica.com. About Mutoh Mutoh Industries Ltd. was founded in 1952 in Tokyo, to manufacture and distribute mechanical drafting products. Mutoh later introduced a broad line of flatbed and roll-fed pen/pencil plotters that established Mutoh as a worldwide leader in X-Y motion systems and printer and plotter technology. Since then, ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9000-certified Mutoh Industries has become the world's foremost manufacturer of large format piezoelectric The property of certain crystals that causes them to produce voltage when a mechanical pressure is applied to them such as sound vibrations. This technique is used to build crystal microphones, phonograph cartridges and strain gauges, all of which turn mechanical movement into voltage. printers. Mutoh manufactures printers and related peripherals for some of the biggest names in the pre-press, sign and graphics industries. Mutoh has key engineering manufacturing and distribution centers in Japan, Belgium and Tempe, home to subsidiary Mutoh America. For more information about ISIS Print Manager software and the latest on Mutoh printing technologies, visit Mutoh America on the Web at www.mutoh.com, via e-mail at sales@mutoh.com or by calling 602/414-4613, or 800/99-MUTOH (800/996-8864). Note to Editors: ISIS Print Manger software is available for review, to obtain your copy, contact Angie Tucker at Competitive Edge Communications. For a downloadable screenshot See screen shot. image of the ISIS Print Manager software, click on the following link: http://www.mutoh.com/about/ab_press11-22.html |
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