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I would encourage you to look into Metrix for your imposition/ganging needs - (yes, I work on the Metrix team at EFI). FujiFilm has been and continues to be a great partner of ours and Metrix works very nicely with XMF. Give your local FujiFilm rep a call about Metrix - they can help you out...

I'd encourage you to also look at Metrix for the planning/layout/imposition component of your new workflow. 98% of our Metrix customers had Preps, but find they no longer need it. It's the best of UpFront (no longer sold/supported by Kodak, btw) and Preps, plus much more. I'd be happy to answer...

Just give me a call and I can help you out. 425 412-3106. Ask for Davo.

Derek, We've got hundreds of Metrix users, running on Mac and Win. We support Mountain Lion and will be supporting Mavericks. About 40% of our users are Rampage users, so you can be confident that Metrix and Rampage work great together. About 98% of our users were former Preps users, and in...

I realize the thread has asked for solutions beyond Metrix, but the overall question remains: What options are available for Job Planning? I'll throw in my 2 cents: Metrix is not only very mature but dead-easy to use, Mac and Win friendly and surprisingly affordable. We have several options...

Erik, For a shop to consider Metrix as simply a replacement for an existing Preps installation - the value is not always quickly obvious. Most of our customers looked first at the benefits that Metrix brings to other departments, before work even gets to Prepress. The fact it makes Preps...

If you're interested in automation and latest generation tools, do take a look at Metrix. Full automation, full manual operation and everything in between. 98% of those buying Metrix are died-in-the-wool Preps users. Check it out if you're interested in knowing why.

I wonder if you're looking for a full estimating system or something a little different. Metrix doesn't create an estimate, but does take your project specs and intelligently considers multiple possible solutions and creats a fantastic job plan, based on your press specs & costs, plate costs...

Upgrade or switch? A great question. We've seen a good many Rampage users move from Preps to Metrix over the last few years. In fact, about 40% of the Metrix user base is comprised of Rampage users, and 95% of all Metrix users were former Preps users. Give Rampage a call and ask how well Metrix...

I think you'll find that your best solution will be a combination of products, each being best-in-class, and suited for specific tasks. Some tasks in a workflow are very obvious, like the ripping of the imposition flats to produce proofs and plates - without it you have no workflow at all. Being...

Metrix certainly has capabilities that go beyond the modest needs you're mentioning, but we do have two editions of Metrix that begin at a very low price, with some of the more advanced capabilities disabled. My guess is that figuring out these runs today takes good time and that comes at a...

Take a look at Metrix. We deal with Marks in a similar (but more robust way) than Preps. We have versions of Metrix to handle simple work, and very complex. And the whole process is much faster than using Preps. We've got over a thousand licenses out there and in nearly every case, the customer...

Rich, I read with interest your comment about difficulty 'unseating Preps'. I don't think you lack vision, just data. Last Friday a press release went out explaining that we've just sold the 1,000th license of Metrix, our job planning & imposition system. About 90% of those Metrix customers...

I suggest you consider doing what a good many UpFront users do - switch from UpFront/Preps to Metrix! I'm doubtful that your Job Planners will find Preps a very appropriate tool, whereas Metrix is a dedicated planning tool, and far more capable than UpFront was. I say this as someone who...

Duncan, As you evaluate workflow solutions, consider well the tools you'll use to drive it with. Most vendors will have bundled tools for the imposition/planning tasks, and as you might expect, some are better than others. I encourage you to also evaluate Metrix for the planning/imposition. Our...

Jim, This certainly does sound pretty weird. The solution is likely to be found in the prepress workflow you're using, and whether you're exporting to plate or sheet size. Specifically though, I've never seen this type of problem. I'd suggest giving a call to your Metrix support provider. If...

Jon, I thought a little more about my reply earlier today, and I realized I didn’t actually answer your question. You asked who’s using what, so allow me to take another run at it. When I was working on the UpFront team at Kodak about 4 years ago, near the end of its active development, the...

Metrix - Job Planning Metrix - Job Planning Jon, Since you're already familiar (at least by name) with Metrix, I'll only jump in to offer to answer any questions you may have as you investigate. In case you haven't found them already, we have a number of movies on our website that show how...

You may find that whatever Web to Print system you pursue, you'll want a dedicated ganging tool. Metrix was built with this very specifically in mind. You can take a look at some movies which will explain Metrix quite well. I'd suggest watching the 'Technical intro' and 'ganging' movies. If...