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Bill Owens
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Xitron ShipsNavigator RIP v8.3
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Latest Harlequin®RIP technology, Windows® 7 support,
Harlequin Cross Modulated® (HXM) hybrid screening
Canon® iPF 6300, iPF 6350, iPF 8300 plug-in option
January 27, 2011 –Xitron, the prepress industry's leading independent developer and integrator of prepress workflow and pressroom software,announced the release of its Navigator Harlequin RIP version 8.3.
The Navigator Harlequin RIP v8.3 includes:
Windows 7 compatibility
Support for Canon iPF 6300, iPF 6350, iPF 8300 printers with optional proofing plug-in
Refined in-RIP trapping option
Compatibility with Navigator Workflow Server 4.5
HXM Screening option, including both standard and flexo dots
Compatibility with Xitron’s more than 250+ output device options
“Xitron continues our tradition of providing the latest RIP and workflow technologies for users,” stated Mark Eisenschenk, Xitron's President and CEO. “Navigator 8.3 incorporates not only the latest in Harlequin RIP technology but alsouser requested options,including the Canon ImageProGraf proofing plug-inand additional imposition choices.”
Current users of Harlequin RIPs such as Xitron Navigator, Graphics Integration Graphics Pro, HighWater Torrent, HighWater Torrent RIP DI Edition, HighWater Torrent RIP Lite Edition and Heidelberg Harlequin RIP may upgrade to this new version at a specialprice through March 31, 2011. For more information visit Xitron’s website at:
Xitron also announced the release of Navigator Impose; a new Navigator imposition workflow. The new solution was designed to provide Harlequin RIP users an easy upgrade path to automated workflow. Based on Xitron’s Navigator Server, powerful features includeclient control, job management, on-screen soft proofing,rasterized PDF proofing, andintegrated imposition with Dynagram inpO2.
Additional information about this Navigator Harlequin RIP workflow is available at
Xitron offers the Navigator Harlequin RIP and Workflow solutions and Adobe PDF Print Engine workflow for the prepress department, along with an automated ink key presetting system, KeySetter, for the pressroom, through its network of OEMs, distributors, dealers, and system integrators worldwide.
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About Xitron
Xitrondevelops advanced workflow systems and interfaces to drive the prepress industry’s most popular new and legacy output devices,prolonging our customers’ investments. In addition, Xitron’s pressroom workflow solutions extend the functionality of press consoles from a number of industry leading press manufacturers. Xitron’s Navigator RIP, Raster Blaster TIFF Catcher, and Xenith Workflow solutions are recognized as pre-press standards. Built around the Harlequin RIP core technology from Global Graphics and the Adobe PDF Print Engine from Adobe Systems, Xitron engineers continue to develop solutions for the graphic arts market, driving over 250 different models of imagesetters, proofers, platesetters, and digital presses. With shipments of more than 20,000 RIPs, Xitron is the largest independent provider in the market. For more information about Xitron, visit us at
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