Introduction imagePROGRAF iPF5000

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Introduction to the imagePROGRAF iPF9000
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Overview

• The new 60-inch imagePROGRAF iPF9000 produces
• brilliant color and breathtaking detail for the
  Photography, Fine Art, and Proofing Markets
• 12-Color ink set with New LUCIA pigment ink
• Dual Print Heads with 30,720 nozzles
• L-COA controller
• 40gb Hard Drive
• New Large Display Panel
• Standard take-up reel
• Canon software programs for many applications

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LUCIA Ink Set
Large Color Space
MBk
Bk
C
PC
M
PM
Y
Gy
PGy
R
G
B
R
Gray, Photo Gray
Matte Black, Black
Special Colors
Better Granularity
Automatic Ink Change
Wider Color Gamut
Broadened color gamut
with 5 new colors. Red, Green, Blue Reproduces
tones within this color range using significantly
less ink
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LUCIA Ink Set

• Gray, Photo Gray
• Crisp clean monotone output
• Less metamerism by utilizing Gray and Photo Gray
  inks, and reduces the number of inks needed to
  match colors.
• Minimizes the use of photo ink to reproduce
  delicate gray gradation. This prevents color
  shift caused by the heavy use of color inks and
  realizes a neutral gray balance that accurately
  reflects the image.
• Black, Matte Black
• Online at the same time with automatic switching
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• Eliminates ink waste and the time it takes to
  manually switch out tanks.

Metamerism Color Shift Gradation/Graininess
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Print Head
New dual 1 inch print heads with FINE technology

• FINE - Full-photolithography Ink-jet Nozzle
  Engineering Provides for high-resolution, smooth
  gradation, and reduction of graininess. At the
  same time, its high-drive frequency also
  contributes to high-speed printing.
• 2,560 nozzles per color for a total of 30,720
  nozzles
• This technical improvement enhances high-speed
  printing and print head durability.
• Produces a 4pl ink droplet
• The superfine 4 pl ink droplets beautifully
  produce delicate color gradation and
  highdefinition expression required for printing
  letters and thin lines without graininess.

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Print Head

• Print Head Durability
• The total number of nozzles per print head is
  twice as many as that of the current models. This
  reduces the amount of ink ejected from each
  nozzle and also ensures the print heads
  longevity
• High-speed printing with 1.07 inch-wide head
• Up to 2400 x 1200 dpi resolution
• True 1200 dpi Pitch

1280 nozzles x 2 lines 2,560 per color 12
colors total 30,720 nozzles
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L-COA Processor

• New L-COA (Large Format-COmmon Architecture)
• controller performs 3 types of processing
• High quality print processing.
• Image processing for multi-use.
• High-speed print processing.
• The L-COA printer controller intelligently
  processes print data and directs the two high
  precision, high density print heads to lay ink
  with unprecedented speed and accuracy.

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Ink Tanks

• Ink Tank Capacity 330ml or 700ml
• Sub-Tank system
• Continuous printing as printer allows for
  changing of ink tanks while the unit is printing.
• Allows for all the ink in the tank to be used
• Smart chip (EEPROM) is employed to detect the
  ink level in the ink tank.
• LED on ink tank loading slot
• Setting a light emitter on loading slot of each
  ink tank, the light status of LED
  (on/flashing/off), lets users check ink levels at
  a glance

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Hard Drive

• 40GB Hard Drive built into the printer.

• Hard drive allows for user
• To save jobs Multiple copies easy reprints
• Free up PC by sending job to HDD

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Media Handling

• Media take up reel
• Unattended operation for continuous printing.
• Rotary Cutter
• Has a high cutting performance and high
  durability.
• Roll Media Detection and Management
• Media type and remaining length are printed on
  the media.
• Bar codes (for the printer to read).

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Multi-sensor Mechanism

• Automatic image quality adjustments
• Automatic Registration
• Sets alignment of print head and paper feed
  amount
• Auto Adjustment of print head height
• Allows auto-setting of the optimal distance
  between
• media and print head for each type of media.
• Non-firing Detection and Compensation System
• Identifies non-firing nozzles by checking ink
  droplet
• ejections from print head.
• Print head cleaning cycle is automatically
  executed.
• If the failing nozzles do not recover even with
  the cleaning, other functioning nozzles
  substitute for them.

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PosterArtist
Poster Creation Software

• Features
• Variable Printing
• Quick Copy
• Images/Clipart
• Import Images
• Opacity Blending

• Backgrounds
• Add Custom Text
• Frames
• Text Graphics
• Rotate

• Whats new for 2006
• Easy Enlargement Copy (PosterArtist QuickCopy)
• Ability to scan an image using a CanoScan scanner
  into PosterArtist
• Variable Printing
• Print the same poster layout while changing data
  in a section.
• Page Capture
• Send Microsoft office files (PowerPoint slides,
  Excel spreadsheets etc.) into PosterArtist
• Plus Additional Template ClipArt categories
  options
• New improved image editing tools

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Page Capture
PosterArtist edit screen
Printer driver screen
Thumbnails of print images
Print image data is displayed in the thumbnail
screen. More data can be added by repeating
From application launch printer driver
Select "Edit Using PosterArtist" in Page layout
Data displayed in the thumbnail screen can be
loaded by drag drop in the order desired.
Page Capture allows for users to easily import
files and images (including Microsoft Office
files) into PosterArtist. Files can then be
resized, rotated and regrouped.
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Easy Enlargement Copy (QuickCopy)
Image Import Screen
CanoScan Scanner

• PosterArtist

• Simple method to create posters by scanning an
  image directly
• into PosterArtist from a Canon CanoScan scanner.
• User can add text into template

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Variable Data

• This feature is designed to work in combination
  with a database to automatically substitute
  isolated text strings or images in each poster to
  be printed .
• Supporting database format Excel format, CSV
  format

• Replacing the data of designated section page by
  page
• Example Price and merchandise information that
  can be
• customized for every customer, store, etc.

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Image Editing

• PosterArtist image editing tools include
• Auto manual color correction
• Cut out function
• Monochrome Sepia modes
• Cropping
• Opacity Blending
• Backlight correction
• Sharpness Soft Focus
• Logo Color Adjustment
• Color Point Adjustment
• All functions have a simple redo
• button!

Editing Tools
Before After Cut Out of Background
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Printer Driver 2006
Driver with both Easy Advanced functions

• Easy Settings preconfigured for common output
  types
• One touch borderless printing
• Monochrome Photo Mode
• Screen shows page layout
• Conserve paper feature

• Print Driver Extra Kit includes
• Free layout feature
• Color imageRUNNER enlargement copy

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Free Layout

• On the Free Layout screen, data from various
  applications are treated as objects. Free layout
  allows for
• Manual movement of objects
• Manual alignment of objects
• Enlargement/reduction of objects
• Rotation of objects
• Ordering of objects

Windows only

• Nesting function of printer driver allows for
  various types of data,
• of differing sizes to be put on one sheet. The
  layout treats all the
• data as one object on single sheet regardless of
  the type of
• application.

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Digital Photo Print Pro
Image Editing and Layout Software

• Layout, Color Image Correction features.
• Allows user to capture digital images and
• use advanced editing tools to easily create
• large format prints.
• Incorporates 2-way communication with
• Photoshop. Enables an easy exchange of
• images between the 2 programs.

• Color Features
• Auto Color Correct
• Manual Color Correct with
• Dynamic RGB Histogram Chart
• Tone Curve Editing
• Profile Support for sRGB,
• Adobe RGB
• Wide Color Gamut
• Detailed Image Properties
• Sepia Hue Adjustment

• Layout
• Templates
• Index Printing
• Multiple Photo Layout
• Text Insertion
• Frames
• Trimming
• Multiple Undo

• Image Correction
• Redeye removal (Auto/Manual)
• Dust/Scratch Removal
• Skin Surface Smoothing
• Back Light Correction
• Moiré Removal
• White/Gray/Black Point Correction

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ColorProof XF
Optional RIP
For professional users with more demanding print
management requirements, the EFI Colorproof XF
forCanon in available This product is
engineered to deliver the maximum imagePROGRAF
performance.

• Output setup that provides improved efficiency
  in operation
• Output setup feature that allows you to handle
  jobs at your fingertips
• Full range of media support

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iPF9000 Advantage

• Color Quality
• The iPF9000 has an all-new 12 color ink-set
  featuring red, green, and blue ink. These three
  new colors gives the iPF9000 a very wide color
  gamut. Three levels of black produce a neutral
  black and white quality for photography
• Less metamerism (color shift under different
  light) Metamerism is caused by heavy use of
  color ink using grey inks reduces color ink use
  less metamerism
• Speed
• The iPF9000 utilizes two newly designed print
  heads. This revolutionary 2-head system has over
  30,000 nozzles and when combined with Canons new
  L-COA high-speed processor, enables the iPF9000
  to produce gorgeous, high-quality prints at
  exceptional speeds
• Automatic Switching Between Black Inks
• The iPF9000 will seamlessly use the correct black
  ink for the job. It will use the appropriate
  black ink (matte or regular black) depending on
  the media type is selected by the user.

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iPF9000 Advantage

• Usability
• A 40gb hard drive can save files for reprinting
• Large LCD screen with simple menu operations
• Clogged Nozzle Detection and Compensation system.
  
• Remaining roll length detection system
• Canons new print heads are extremely durable and
  long lasting
• Included Software
• Plug-in for Adobe Photoshop that allows for
  processing of 16-bit images, (Windows and
  Macintosh)
• Digital Photo Print Pro, (Windows only) for easy
  layout, editing and calendar creation.
• PosterArtist, (Windows only) point-and-click,
  template-based poster creation software with over
  1,000 royalty-free images and clip-art included.
• Printer Driver 2006, includes Nesting,,
  QuickCopy, One touch Borderless and more!

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U.S. Market Size Inkjet Hardware Shipments and
Installed Base in Professional Photo Segment
The Market
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Market
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Print for Pay

• Print-for-pay businesses include
•         Digital printing specialists
•          Sign shops
•          Color photo labs
•          Commercial printers / Trade printers
•          Graphic design firms
•          Prepress service bureaus
•          Reprographics shops
•          Exhibit builders
•          Screen printers
•          Quick printers

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Applications

• Fine Art Reproductions requiring exceptional
  color accuracy and image resolution.
• Large point-of-purchase displays and posters,
  especially those incorporating photographic
  imagery
• Trade show graphics and Back-lit displays
• Special event graphics, especially those
  incorporating complex graphics or photographs
• Proofing, including layout proofs, imposed press
  proofs and contract proofs
• Interior signs, especially signs incorporating
  complex graphics or photographs
• Photo reproduction oversized photographic output
• Specialty applications requiring high-quality
  image reproduction

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Photography
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Proofing
Proofing is an important part of the creative
design and commercial printing process. Proofs
are produced at various points in the process to
evaluate a new design and its readiness to go
into final print production. Imposition- Color-
Contract are 3 types of proofs
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Competition

• HP Design Jet 5500 series
• Pros
• Well known 6 color printer dominates the 60 High
  Fidelity (Hi Fi) market and at 15,495 for the
  base model is relatively affordable. The
  popularity of the HP DJ 5500 makes it an industry
  standard against which other options are often
  compared.
• Cons
• Large 12 pl ink droplet and maximum resolution
  of only 1200 x 600 can no longer satisfy their
  heightened image quality expectations
• Either a dye based or pigmented ink version and
  then pay an additional charge for a conversion
  kit if they want to swap ink sets.
• Only one six color ink set (C,M,Y,K,Lc,Lm). Other
  colors such as RGB or O,G are not available.
• The DJ 5500 does not include any bundled
  software solutions and customers are charged an
  additional 2500 for an Adobe Postscript driver.

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Competition

• The iPF 9000s 12 color set and LUCIA pigmented
  ink are a major
• innovation because Canon has succeeded in
  producing a highly
• stable ink with a color gamut to rival the dye
  based alternative.
• Solvent/ Eco-Solvent Printers
• These printers are designed to print outdoor
  applications with good durability.
• High cost
• Environmental, health and safety risks
• Low resolution

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Competition
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Media
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