Binuscan
Binuscan develops and markets software designed for high-end image processing and retouching and workflow management for prepress and press professionals.
PDF Server
PDF Server is designed for ink optimization of newspaper and commercial print. It checks every element, including the advertisements, inside the page before it goes to the press, and converts all elements to the correct press profile, with the same total ink limit before sending the page to the press.
Save up to 50% on Ink
The installation of PDF Server in your production workflow ensures massive color ink savings. Furthermore, it improves the quality of your overall print. Crisp advertisements, no more ink smearing, significant decrease in start up waste, faster press run and no more endless debates with your advertising agencies about the quality of their ad.
Newspaper customers that have already implemented the binuscan PDF Server have managed to obtain up to 49.5% savings on their color ink. One newspaper has calculated that the savings on ink will generate a cost saving of 95,000 USD per year based on 100,000 copies printed daily and on color ink alone.
Reduce Start Up Waste
PDF Server results in a major reduction in start up waste. One newspaper used to waste at least 2500 copies, just trying to get the gray balance correct. After installing PDF Server they managed to stabilize their press run after 400 copies. With PDF Server, the gray balance is achieved much easier, while the color balance is stabilized automatically through the usage of more black ink, which is color neutral.
No more Ad Rebates
Most advertisements that come from the color separators, do not have the correct ink levels for the newspaper press, so they do not turn out as they should on the press. The result is that the advertisers often ask for a rebate, arguing that the quality is not good enough.
With PDF server, this is a thing of the past, since the TIC/TAC calculation can adjust the ink according to the correct press profile which assures that the colors turn out the way they were supposed to be. So, there will be no more requests for rebates.
Sharpening
The binsucan PDF Server has an optional smart sharpening feature, which can drastically improve the advertisements even further.
How to Implement
The installation of binuscan PDF Server is really simple and the best profile to start with is a newsprint standard profile. The PDF Server intercepts the pages, right before the RIP, and the quality improves instantly. Most customers start with this profile and never need a customized profile. So PDF server only requires installation, intercepting the PDF and presto.
