ISIS Print Manager
Large Format Raster Image Processing Software

PostScript-3 Compatible Software

ISIS Print Manager software is included with all Mutoh printers sold in North and South America. The software combines a PostScript-3 compatible interpreter, PDF 1.3 import and export capabilities, vector file support and extensive image manipulation controls with an ICC color management system as well as Mutoh's proprietary raster screening technology. ISIS Print Manager is an advanced imaging solution designed to enhance productivity while complementing existing third-party graphics applications.

The ISIS Print Manager software has been designed for Microsoft's Windows 2000 and XP. PostScript-3 and PDF 1.3 compatible, the ISIS Print Manager software is intended for production printing applications and can import over 60 common raster formats, most common vector formats, PostScript, Encapsulated PostScript, and Portable Document Format files.

One innovative feature of the ISIS software is the Color Test function that combines Step-and-Repeat with the software’s standard color controls. Users start by setting the dimensions of the output page then selecting the size of the color test image to be printed. The entire image, or just a specific section of the image can be used. Next, the user selects a color control and enters a minimum and maximum value. The software then automatically determines the number of sample images that will fit on the output page and applies a proportional adjustment to each of the sample images based on the selected range values. The user can then preview the Color Test composite on screen prior to printing. The adjustments applied to each sample are listed on-screen for easy reference. Color controls include hue, saturation, brightness, contrast, and color balance. After printing the color test page select the color range that looks right, apply the corrected values to the original image and re-print. The ISIS Print Manager software provides full support for user-supplied ICC compliant color profiles.

For the Mutoh printers, the ISIS Print Manager software acts as a stand-alone "software RIP" capable of driving the printer directly from any Windows PC. The ISIS Print Manger software supports "RIP-on-the-fly" operation, meaning that print data is passed to the printer as it is being generated. For users requiring multi-user print server functionality, or direct Macintosh printing support, the ISIS software can be combined with Mutoh's Thunderbird print server. This PostScript-3 compatible network hardware server ships standard with the Mutoh Toucan-64 and -87, and provides users with the flexibility of printing via the ISIS software, or directly from virtually any Windows or Macintosh application.

ISIS Print Manager was designed specifically for Mutoh’s own line of large format industrial and commercial inkjet printers, but can also support standard Windows printing, allowing it to print to any printer with a compatible print driver. A special Windows Print Option dialog allows users to preview an image, control image layout, and even apply ICC color profiles. This means Mutoh printer owners can also use the ISIS Print Manager software with all of their printers and plotters, regardless of manufacturer.