Software

What Our Software Is All About

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Our software solutions are designed to simplify and improve every stage of wide format printing, from design to final output. We offer industry trusted tools like SAi Flexi, ONYX, and Caldera that help businesses create, manage, and produce high quality prints with confidence.

These platforms combine design features, color management, and production control into one streamlined workflow. Each software option is built to match different production needs, whether you are running a small print shop or managing multiple devices across a busy production environment.

With advanced RIP technology, automation tools, and intuitive interfaces, our software makes it easier to handle complex jobs without slowing down your team. The goal is simple, to give you better control, faster output, and consistent results every time.

How Our Software Can Help Using Our Products

Our software works seamlessly with the wide format printers, plotters, and cutting devices we provide, ensuring everything runs smoothly from start to finish. It allows you to manage multiple machines, automate repetitive tasks, and maintain color accuracy across different materials and devices. This means fewer errors, less waste, and faster turnaround times for your projects.

By combining our hardware and software solutions, you get a complete system that is optimized for performance. From preparing files to final cutting and finishing, everything is connected, helping your team stay productive and deliver professional results with less effort.

Why This Is Important to Know

Understanding the right software for your workflow helps you avoid costly mistakes, improve efficiency, and scale your business with confidence. Choosing the right tools ensures your equipment performs at its best while keeping your production consistent and reliable.

When you are ready to improve your printing process, connect with us or learn more about us to see how we can support your business.

SAi Flexi Software

What Is SAi Flexi Software?

SAi Flexi is the only all-in-one design, print and cut software for sign and print providers. With nearly 3 out of 4 shops using it, Flexi is the industry-standard for sign-specific design tools, RIP software, print-and-cut software, and direct vinyl cutting.

Flexi Sign Making Software SAi Flexi software also stands for innovation. As the first in the industry to launch a mobile app, optional Cloud-based business tools, and flexible purchasing options, SAi Flexi leads the charge as the most forward-thinking software.SAi Flexi makes it easy and affordable to learn. For new users, we make the learning curve as painless as possible by providing free Getting Started videos and an online help manual. Once you’re up and running, dive deeper into our Tips & Tricks video playlist, downloadable training DVD, or consider joining one of our hands-on training classes held at reseller locations, tradeshows and partner facilities across the globe.

Design tools tailored for print and sign making

High production RIP, print, contour cutting and vinyl cutting tools

Easiest print-and-cut workflow in the market

1000s of supported cutters, printers and hybrids

Fast-to-learn interface

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ONYX Thrive

ONYX Thrive – Grow your business with double the power

Get double the Adobe RIP Engines, double the printer permissions and double the Job Editors with ONYX Thrive, the only truly scalable end-to-end workflow solution with network licensing.

ONYX Thrive workflow software offers print service providers a scalable print production solution based on Adobe® technologies. Print service providers can feel confident about investing in workflow software that fits the way their shop works today, with the peace of mind that comes with the ability to scale up their ONYX Thrive workflow software as their business grows. ONYX Thrive enables a true end-to-end PDF workflow from digital file submission through color management, printing and cutting. The Thrive™ Production Manager browser-based user interface enables workflow control from anywhere, optimizing both operator and output device productivity.

SCALABLE NETWORK FOR TOTAL FLEXIBILITY

ONYX Thrive provides a network-based license for a long term solution to grow with your business. Users can easily add RIPs, printers, workflow modules and job editors to meet the demands of any print environment.

Supports two full workstations out of the box

Two Adobe RIP Engines with every printer add-on

Submit jobs from anywhere with Thrive Production Manager

Take complete control of production at the click of a button

With 100% Adobe technology throughout, ONYX Thrive enables users to print right the first time.

REACH NEW HEIGHTS WITH COLORCHECK

Exclusively for ONYX Thrive is ColorCheck™: a new process control tool for users to prove color accuracy, consistency and conformance to standards including G7 and Fogra.
Easily match your customer brand-color needs consistently over time across all your devices and build repeat business.
Use in-product indicators that alert users to maintain or re-calibrate printers before printing, avoiding print errors and waste.

Additional features:

Check how close a print mode can hit Pantone® and brand colors

Check consistency of printing over time and across devices

Support G7® and Fogra print standards

Named color tests for even the most difficult brand color needs

Process control with baseline tests

Test conformance to ISO offset print standards

Check accuracy of an ICC for any print condition

Export HTML reports for sharing and archiving.

* ColorCheck requires ONYX Advantage Gold

ADOBE POWER AND PREDICTABILITY

ONYX Thrive uses the latest Adobe PDF Print Engine enabling users to print right the first time. In addition to the industry trusted technology from design to print with APPE, ONYX Thrive also brings:

QuickSets and unlimited Hot Folders to speed up production and minimize errors from design to print

RIP and print on the fly with multiple files simultaneously

Printer pooling and automated workflows

Automated nesting, tiling, and rotation with color managed previews including finishing marks

Unique PowerChroma Black Generation and integrated ink savings with GCR+

Color Swatch Books color selection and matching including white and specialty ink support

ChromaBoost gamut mapping and extensive finishing and job editing tools

TEXTILE INCLUDED IN ONYX THRIVE

ONYX Textile features are now a standard feature in ONYX Thrive, with new automation tools for our latest version release.

With applications in:

Home décor

Decals and stickers

High volume repeated patterns

Soft-signage

Textile printing

ONYX Thrive allows users intuitive control to create patterns with PDF or any raster images as well as fully automated cutting workflows

EXAMPLE CONFIGURATIONS

ONYX PosterShop

ONYX PosterShop RIP software provides all the tools required to achieve high quality, predictable printed output. Print operators will find it easy to manage multiple devices in a production environment while automating routine tasks which reduce errors and create greater overall efficiency. With ONYX PosterShop, print providers can utilize innovative color technology, on a proven RIP software platform, that delivers the ease of use and power needed to produce sellable prints faster.

Color Management

Building ICC color profiles is a standard feature in ONYX PosterShop

Print>Read>Next media profiling makes it easy to maximize printed output quality

PowerChroma™ ink savings technology builds streamlined profiles with cost savings in mind

Print & Cut Workflow

A fully integrated print & cut workflow,supporting over a thousand devices, provides the right printer and cutter combination for your applications

Previewing the cut paths, before submitting images to production, enhances printing confidence

Cut-only workflow enables importing jobs directly into the CUT-Server module without the printing step

Job Preparation

Swatch Books quickly matches specific colors for demanding customers and reduce production waste

Job Ticketing enables tracking of job and customer specific details throughout the printing process

Simplify the workflow and minimize user decisions with ONYX Quick Sets

Simple

Unlimited ONYX Quick Sets and Hot Folders simplify and automate routine production tasks

Save time and reduce waste with a complete set of job preparation tools for multiple applications

Automated job nesting optimizes media usage for both print and print & cut workflows

Innovative

Color-managed print previewing, throughout the job preparation process, enables predictable printing

ONYX ChromaBoost™ improves the appearance of bright colors on hard to profile and low gamut media

Spectral Calibration accurately adjusts for color changes due to external lighting influences ensuring consistent print output

Proven

User interface is designed around how print providers work; training new employees is easy

ONYX color technologies enables consistent quality output from print-to-print and device-to-device

Includes all the tools for a complete print & cut solution; no need to purchase additional add-ons

Driving Smarter Workflows

ONYX® Graphics develops and markets commercial printing software and solutions for the digital color printing marketplace to drive a smarter workflow.

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System Requirements

	Main Workflow System
Operating System	Microsoft® Windows® 7 Professional 64-bit (32-bit not supported)
Processor	Multi-core processor
Storage	50 GB of hard drive space (SATA recommended) 2 GB RAM per CPU (especially important for ProductionHouse)
Video	1280 x 1024 16-bit Color
Hardware	USB Port for Security Key (dedicated) DVD-ROM drive

ONYX ProductionHouse

ONYX ProductionHouse is wide format production RIP software that delivers high levels of automation, enhanced for superior output color and quality. Print service providers can achieve a streamlined print production process and reduce the time needed to prepare print jobs resulting in sellable prints faster.

Productivity

ONYX ProductionHouse delivers the ability to automate print production and reduce the need for costly manual intervention to do repetitive tasks. Features such as the ability to split multi-page documents and tiled jobs, mean shops can get more done and reduce overall turnaround time.

Power

ONYX ProductionHouse delivers the power to control print production workflow and output quality which helps print providers gain a competitive advantage while meeting tight customer deadlines. Versatile tools also support multiple print applications and help shops get sellable prints done faster.

Simplicity

ONYX ProductionHouse helps shops get expert color in just a few clicks. It simplifies the building of unattended workflows for automation of routine tasks, making print production more efficient. ONYX ProductionHouse also helps shops save time and reduce waste on last minute changes with intuitive job control.

Key Features

Superior 64-Bit ONYX Color Engine optimized for wide-format inkjet technologies.

Highly automated Print > Read > Next color profiling system.

Proprietary PowerChroma™ black generation technology.

Includes a comprehensive set of drivers with thousands of standard color profiles.

Smart 16-Bit™ Processing.

Exclusive ONYX PosterColor® rendering.

Maximum workflow efficiency with automated and unattended Print and Print-and-Cut workflows.

Complete printer operator feature set for automated nesting, tiling, color correction, job management and archiving.

Automatic PANTONE®, RAL and HKS® spot color matching.

White and specialty ink tools.

Step-and-Repeater module for fast creation of textile patterns.

RIP-and-Print on the Fly while processing other files.

Recognized as a G7 Support Tool.

Sugar House Awning
“The results from ONYX ProductionHouse version X10 were great. We had great profiles that achieved great color without the usual tweaking that typically accompanies profiling.”
-Curtis Beard

ONYX ProductHouse adds two printer permissions to ONYX PosterShop. For an overview of our ONYX RIP Product brochures, click the links below or contact your Authorized ONYX Reseller for more information

Product Brochure

System Requirements

	Main Workflow System
Operating System	Microsoft® Windows® 7 Professional 64-bit (32-bit not supported)
Processor	Multi-core processor
Storage	50 GB of hard drive space (SATA recommended) 2 GB RAM per CPU (especially important for ProductionHouse)
Video	1280 x 1024 16-bit Color
Hardware	USB Port for Security Key (dedicated) DVD-ROM drive

Onyx Go + and Go Lite

A new way to experience ONYX Software

ONYX Go is a month-to-month, no contract, ONYX RIP subscription with everything a print shop needs to get started in wide-format.

ONYX GO LITE

ONYX GO PLUS

ONYX Go lite is a month-to-month, no contract industry leading ONYX RIP software solution. It includes:

2 Adobe PDF Print Engine RIPs for multiple file-handling.

1 Job Editor to edit and prepare files before printing.

1 printer permission.

Unlimited roll-to-roll cutter support.

Need production or color management tools such as Bleed, Grommets, ICC profiling, Swatch Books and Media Manager? Try ONYX Go Plus.

ONYX Go plus is a month-to-month no contract subscription of industry leading ONYX RIP software offering double the power of ONYX Go lite. Best suited for print shops with more than one printer who want greater control over output.

It includes:

4 Adobe PDF Print Engine RIPs for multiple file-handling.

1 Job Editor to edit and prepare files before printing.

2 printer permissions.

Unlimited roll-to-roll cutter support

Production tools:

Swatch Books 2.0

Specialty ink support.

Layout Tool.

Bleed.

Grommets.

Color management tools:

Media Manager.

DeviceLink+

ICC profiling.

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Caldera RIP Software

Print

Easy to use, standard features

CopyRIP

CopyRIP is the easy-to-use yet powerful desktop RIP solution for small-volume wide-format print providers running a single machine.
Production, workflow & hotfolder enabled, spot & white ink advanced features.

VisualRIP+

VisualRIP+ is the comprehensive workflow solution for large-format print and print-to-cut production including multiple devices.
Super wide format.

GrandRIP+

GrandRIP+ is the ultimate production workflow solution for large-scale wide- and superwide-format print and print-to-cut applications.

Contour Nesting

Contour Nesting is dedicated to cut and allows you to take into account the object’s real shape inside the image so the element can be optimally placed to save media.

VisualCut

For Graphtec, Summa, Mimaki, Mutoh and Roland roll cutters and Zünd cut tables, VisualCUT will automatically set up cut marks for the specific device it is driving and guide the machine along the document’s embedded contours.

GrandCut

For large-format flatbed cutters without direct piloting, GrandCUT generates a machine-specific file for each individual job to ensure the most precise cut.

Nestoba

Specifically developed for Fotoba X&Y cutting machines, NestOBA is the evolution of Caldera’s powerful Nest-O-Matik™ tool, designed to save time and resources when cutting.

ColorViewer

Caldera and Caddon have allied to offer the best method of ensuring strict controls and color proofing processes in the digital printing industry: Caldera ColorViewer.

Print Standard Verifier

Caldera’s Print Standard Verifier is a new tool to check the conformity of printing processes with industry standards.

InkPerformer

InkPerformer™ promises users the power to monitor and optimise their ink consumption, giving commercial printers a significant environmental and economical advantage over their competitors.

EasyMedia

EasyMEDIA is a step-by-step wizard which allows you to specify the color gamut for any print configuration with a given media in no time at all.

XRite i1Pro2

The i1Pro2 is a handheld, easy-to-use colour measurement device that provides accurate readings about the current conditions of the press.

ColorPad

Because of its’ portability and “computer independence”, this professional spectrophotometer device can be placed and used directly on the printer.

TotalColor

TotalColor is a complete solution for colour management and “on the mark” digital colour output and accurate colours.

EasyColor

Caldera EasyColor is an automated solution for linearization and profiling of photographic and wide format output devices for flexible reflective and transparent materials with a thickness up to 0,7 mm.

Xrite i1iO

The i1iO is a robotic, automatic chart reading system that is designed to work with i1Pro devices.

Costview

CostView has been improved with new features, a brand new design and an industry premier module for carbon footprint monitoring.

InkPerformer

InkPerformer™ promises users the power to monitor and optimise their ink consumption, giving commercial printers a significant environmental and economical advantage over their competitors.

Costproof

CostPROOF estimates your printing costs by calculating the ink and media consumption per PRINT job.

Flow+

Imagine a solution interacting directly with your RIP to give you detailed information about and full control over the key processes of the jobs you need to deliver !

Printboard

The new Print Board plug-in for Variable Display is the first display solution of its kind to interact directly with a RIP engine.

VariableDisplay

Variable Display provides a digital signage solution for Wide Format Digital Printing professionals.

TextilePro

Putting design, color, ink and substrate control at your fingertips, TextilePro is the top-flight textile print suite from Caldera that makes production of decorative or industrial products quick, precise and profitable.

GrandRIP+

GrandRIP+ is the ultimate production workflow solution for large-scale wide- and superwide-format print and print-to-cut applications.

Webshop

The only web-to-print solution developed specifically with wide-format printers in mind, Caldera WebShop helps you promote your products online.
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