Metrix streamlines and automates the entire planning and imposition process

with a single, user-friendly application. Metrix stores your presses,

stocks, finishing equipment and shop standards in a database, and dynamically generates

the most cost-effective imposition layouts based on the job specifications you enter,

or import from your MIS. Metrix then sends the data directly into your prepress system

and finishing equipment. Whether you’re a commercial printing company

or an e-commerce print portal – or both – Metrix will save you time and money.

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the metrix database is at the heart of consistent, intelligent, precise

and automated planning and imposition. The Metrix database stores your

presses, binding machines, stocks, and best practices freeing your operators

to concentrate on producing work, and centralizing this all-important data to

ensure standardization, predictability, and error-free planning and imposition.

the metrix auto layout engine makes short work of generating

optimum layouts. Metrix even provides relative job costing for the various layout

possibilities it comes up with, giving your operators an easy way of finding the

most profitable way to do the job.

the metrix wizard guides you through job specification step-by-step,

averting common mistakes because the intelligent Metrix engine uses the

database along with industry-specific algorithms to ensure that every Metrix

project can be printed and finished as specified. If you have JDF or Metrix XML

or even CSV from your MIS or job entry system, just import the data and go!

metrix ganging is without parallel, and is recognized as the

industry standard. Do you have an e-commerce print portal taking in short-

run business cards, postcards, brochures, and the like? Metrix handles these

types of jobs with ease. Once you feed Metrix the specs and decide on which

press setup(s) you’ll use, click the button and let Metrix do the rest. At the

same time, Metrix prepares a JDF or CIP3 file for automated setup of your

guillotine, and a barcoded PDF for your shipping department.

WHAT ISAND WHAT CAN IT

DO FOR YOU

“ Metrix has saved us countless hours in planning and prepress – sometimes even an entire shift of work for the larger jobs.”

– Bonnie Pflug, Imagine Print Solutions

“ On one job, Metrix came up with a layout we hadn’t thought of that brought the price down $7,000.”

– Andrew Cook, Peel Graphics

metrix auto plan is another exclusive technology that plans and simultaneously imposes

products across multiple press sheets and even across multiple presses. Metrix Auto Plan can be used

to plan book covers, books, business cards, flyers, and everything in between, helping you to achieve

unprecedented profits.

metrix simplifies the complex and enables all

your operators to generate plans

formerly reserved for only the most

skilled and experienced planners.

Metrix Server, in conjunction with Metrix, enables “black box” automation of

planning, imposition, and finishing machine setup. How? Each time Metrix

generates a new layout, it can be saved by the operator as a standard

layout. Metrix automatically notes all the associated conditions – the press, binding machine, job type and trim size, etc., and then can

automatically apply these standards each time similar job specifications and conditions are encountered. These user-defined, best practice

standards are leveraged by Metrix Server to perform the job planning and imposition automatically – without any human involvement at all.

At the same time, JDF or CIP3 data can be sent off to perform the automatic setup of enabled finishing equipment.

If your printing company produces a lot of repetitive work, Metrix Server could mean tremendous savings, since this standard work can be

planned and imposed without the need for any operator intervention at all. The MIS simply sends the job data to Metrix Server and it does

the rest. This technology will completely reshape the production planning department of the 21st century printing company and bring the

possibility of “lights out” production automation one step closer.

Contact your Metrix reseller or LithoTechnics for more information on Metrix Server, and for pricing and availability.

Meet the newest member of the LithoTechnics family and another technological first–

“ By eliminating the need to re-key the project plans into Preps, the human error factor was reduced to zero.”

– Dave McGaha, Belk Printing Technologies

“ With Metrix, our esimators are able to gain the competitive edge and then send the layouts directly into prepress.”

– Vincent Sita, Rex Three, Inc.

FEATURE METRIXX-8

METRIXX-80

METRIXCOMMERCIAL

METRIXMAX

Maximum sheet dimension (W x H) 30" (762mm) 30" (762mm) 144" (3657.6mm) 144" (3657.6mm)

Maximum products per layout handled by Auto Layout 8 80 16 160

Maximum products per project 50 500 100 2000

Plans/imposes flat, folded, and bound jobs

Handles chop cuts automatically (Auto Bleed)

Automatically plans/imposes multiple layouts (Auto Plan)

Site Licenses available

Prints reports

Imports JDF (Imposition Preparation and Product Intent)

Imports Metrix XML and CSV data

Exports Imposed PDF

Exports Metrix XML

Exports JDF Imposition

Exports JDF Stripping

Exports JDF/CIP3 Cutting data

Exports JDF/CIP3 Folding data

Exports JDF Binding data

Exports Barcoded Imposed PDF

Includes variable component-related barcodes

Automatically plans/imposes N-Up binding

FUJIFILM Graphic Systems U.S.A., Inc.www.fujifilmgs.com800-877-0555 contact@fujifilmgs.com

®

LithoTechnics is a full member of the CIP4 Organization. Copyright © 2009 LithoTechnics Pty Limited. Metrix® is a trademark of Outback Software Pty Limited and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. JDF is a trademark of the CIP4

Organization. Other company, brand, or product names are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

MInIMUM SySTEM REqUIREMEnTS WIndOWS MAC

Processor Intel compatible Intel Core 2 Duo or PowerPC

Processor speed 1 GHz minimum 1 GHz minimum

Operating system XP® Professional, Server 2003, Vista® OS X 10.4.x (Tiger), OS X 10.5.x (Leopard)

Memory (RAM) 512mb for Metrix 512mb for Metrix

Monitor resolution 1024 x 768 1024 x 768

USB port USB port for Metrix security key USB port for Metrix security key

Network (multi-user) Static IP address Static IP address

EXPORT TO

PrePressAgfa ApogeeX 2.5+•DALiM MiSTRAL 2.1+•DALiM TWiST 6.1+•EskoArtwork BackStage 3.0+•EskoArtwork Odystar 2.0.3+•Fuji Celebrant 6.03+•FujiFilm XMF•Global Graphics Harlequin •Genesis RIP (with JDF Enabler)

Heidelberg Printready 2.1 SP3+•Kodak Evo 3.1+•Kodak Prinergy 3.1+•OneVision JDF Impose V1.0+•Rampage 10.6+•Screen TrueFlow SE v6.0+•Xitron Navigator GPS 3.5+•Xitron Xenith 4PDF 6.1+•Xitron Xenith Sierra 1.5+•

Folding MachinesMBO Datamanager•

Guillotine InterfacesColter-Peterson Microcut•Polar Compucut 4.04+•

Binding MachinesHorizon•Muller-Martini•

IMPORT FROM

MISEFI ePace v19+•EFI Hagen•EFI Logic•Enterprise 32•Gestion21•Hiflex•IADE32•Inextrama•NovaVision PrintVis•

Optimus•Prism WIN•Tharstern•

Proprietary MIS/Order Entry

using Metrix XML•using CSV•

ApplicationsAdobe® Acrobat Pro•Quark 7+•

Compatibility is based on a minimum of one successful test by either LithoTechnics or the third party vendor.

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