LithoTechnics Pioneers Another First: Metrix®
2.1 With "Set-n-Forget" Shingling
Sydney, Australia, February 13, 2007
- LithoTechnics Pty Limited, developer of Metrix, the award-winning
automatic layout calculator, announced today the release of
Metrix 2.1, featuring automatic, dynamic, and intelligent
shingling. Dubbed "set-n-forget" shingling, Metrix
2.1 takes creep compensation to a whole new level, way beyond
traditional imposition applications, for any binding style
and any combination of stocks.
Rohan Holt, founder of LithoTechnics, said,
"Automatic shingling, per se, is nothing new. What is
new is our approach and implementation. Metrix 2.1 enables
users to 'set-n-forget' their shingling preferences, knowing
that Metrix will take everything into account: the number
of pages, stock thickness including different combinations
of stocks, different binding styles and sequences, and so
on. Metrix 2.1 automatically updates shingling values on the
fly when any changes are made - including stock modifications,
or the addition, removal, or rearrangement of entire signatures."
Metrix 2.1 empowers the user to apply automatic
and/or custom shingling in any combination required for the
job, allowing for complete control over the publication. Customized
shingling can be applied to individual signatures and/or pages
as required - to accommodate, for example, facing page spreads
or other special cases. The need for customized shingling
is kept to a minimum however, because Metrix is intelligent
enough to automatically shut off shingling where it isn't
needed, for example, on page flaps.
"Metrix 2.1 builds on the core technology
and methodology established in version 1 - automatic and dynamic
calculation on the one hand - preservation of user control
on the other," explained Holt. "Metrix 2.1 adds
another first to our list of innovations - automatic and dynamic
calculation of gang runs, bound jobs, and now shingling."
The Metrix 2.x family includes Mini Metrix,
for the smaller print shop, in 21" and 30" versions,
with imposed PDF output. Metrix Commercial, for the general
commercial printer, accommodates sheet sizes of up to 144"
and outputs imposed PDF, JDF/PDF, or Preps® templates,
along with export of CIP3 and JDF cutting and folding data.
Metrix Ganging, for gang run printers, automatically imposes
up to 160 products per sheet, and Metrix Max, the top of the
range, includes the complete functionality of all editions.
Metrix Commercial, Ganging, and Max are also available with
multiple user site licenses, and the whole Metrix family is
now available in English, German, and Spanish.
About LithoTechnics
LithoTechnics is a privately held company founded
in 2003 by Rohan Holt. Holt is the original inventor of SuperImpose™,
the product that was adapted and renamed UpFront® when
it was acquired by ScenicSoft in 1999. Metrix, LithoTechnics'
flagship product, received the prestigious 2005 PIA/GATF InterTech™
Technology Award, recognized industry-wide as a symbol of
technological innovation and excellence. With offices in Phoenix,
Arizona, and south of Sydney, Australia, LithoTechnics is
a software company focused on providing key tools and technologies
to enable print workflow automation. LithoTechnics is a full
member of the CIP4 Organization.
