[PrintOwners] Fiery vs. Creo

[Borzou Azabdaftari]

I'd hardly call myself an expert here, but I'm one of the few who've  
owned both, so I thought I'd chime in.  I should preface it by saying  
we had a Fiery on our 2045, and a Creo on our 6060, so Fiery may have  
made some advances in their programs since then.

Fiery:

Pros:  Variable data support.
Cons:  Lack of color control
Overall:  I don't use the variable data, and anyone who has additional  
programs (InDesign) can probably work around that.  The lack of color  
control can actually be a blessing in disguise sometimes.  As with any  
else, the less you can adjust, the less you can mess up.

Creo:

Pros:  Image clean-up, color control.
Cons:  PMS matching not as good off the bat, no variable data support.
Overall:  With Creo if a PMS doesn't match, you can adjust the values  
for it.  Which is great, but I feel like the Fiery hit it spot on more  
often.  Again, with the Creo, if it doesn't, you can fix it.  Also you  
can adjust CMYK levels through out the piece if it needed.

Overall my vote is STRONGLY for the creo.  We've seen much better  
results with it, and the image clean-up allows to print lo-res images  
with much better results.  I have never had a color customer who  
wasn't amazed by our work, and every customer who has left for lower  
prices has returned for better quality.  That being said, the 6060  
gets a lot of credit for that too, even though I'm still excited about  
the new Canon's, and may look into making another bad decision when  
the 6000 comes out.

How's that for logorrhea Dan?

Borzou Azabdaftari
Falcon Print and Copy
1921 Gallows Road
Suite 150
Vienna, VA 22182
t.703.442.0124
f.703.442.0134
borzou at falconprintandcopy.com





On Jan 25, 2008, at 10:50 AM, Walt wrote:

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> On Jan 25, 2008 10:36 AM, Scott Cappel <smc at sorrentomesa.com> wrote:
>>
>> You WANT an external RIP, there are two choices, Fiery and CREO.
>
> Hi Scott,
>
> I've noticed that you've made this recommendation a couple
> of times in the past, but never having used the Creo, I'm
> curious what the differences/advantages are in that platform
> or the disadvantages of using the Fiery platform.
>
>
> Thanks!
> Walt
>
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