FreeForm is a stand-alone software for VDP made by EFI. Command Workstation has this under the VDP tab within the job properties without the fancy interface. You define the static background as a 'master', then send the variable files to marry with the master. This allows it to process much faster at the RIP.

We looked at both the Xante and Oki before making the decision. We liked the straight paper path of the Oki. We also liked the white toner option for the occasional unique project. Additionally, it's quite easy to disconnect the env feeder and feed regular paper through the bypass. We have a bigger digital press (Konica Minolta C8000), but the Oki can be a great backup in a pinch since it can do up to 360gsm, along with doing longer banner sheets.

We reached out to Oki about this qty issue and the techs we spoke with acted like the didn't know about it. They looked into it (or so they said) and quickly told us it's just the way it is due to the printer limitation. In another forum, someone with an Oki has the Harlequin rip and they said it will do the 999, then briefly pause, and continue for another 999, and so forth. We've had 2 runs of 10,000 each this week alone, so sending 999 twenty+ times is getting annoying. I'm wondering if there could be a unique work-around with Fiery JobFlow?

We recently purchased an OKI C942 with a Fiery Controller and envelope feeder.

We need to do runs of 5,000 at a time or more. We input a quantity of 5,000 in the Fiery, but the machine only accepts a qty of 999 each time. So that means we need to send the job 5+ times. Is there a way to send all 5,000 at once?

Found this on the Fiery forum:

Set the Mixed Media up, p1 to tray1, p2 to tray2. Then enable the "Define Record Length" (on the VDP tab) and set the "Pages Per Record=2", and the Mixed media will then repeat every two pages.

Quote from: david on August 21, 2019, 09:04:43 AM
I use an OKI for our envelopes, and it's true, slowing it down helps feed them through a bit straighter, especially with slick # 10 envelopes.
The #10 with windows are the worst, the feeder tends to stick slightly to the plastic window causing them to feed in wonky.

We recently purchased an Oki to print envelopes and we are having alot of trouble with windows. The edge of the window seems to catch on the flap of the envelope above it. Aside from slowing it down, what other tricks do you have to make the windows run better?

Thank you DigiCorn...we have tried all of those methods as well. We have a text document with instructions similar to yours as well. We only have this problem when doing color prints because of the Fiery. Our b/w machines are all Konica Minolta 1250's and those have the easiest tab feature, which does allow you to save the settings to be used for the future. We are thinking when we upgrade our color press that we'll just get the KM controller on it instead of the Fiery. We don't have a big call for Impose/compose outside of tabs, and the KM's now have a Queue just like CWS. We still have an Oki with a Fiery in case we do need to use impose compose, and we can just save it as a flattened PDF instead of the default dbp file.

Quote from: Possum on August 13, 2019, 12:33:16 PM
have you tried using the Process and Hold command and then sending it to Archive? It should save a ripped file, hopefully with all your settings.

It will do that, and yes, we use the archive feature for certain projects. But this doesn't help when we get a new version of the same manual sent to us and we want to just recall the tab settings/placement/text. We don't want to save the whole project, just the tab settings.

We are an inplant and we run 100's of different training manuals that can range from 200 to 1,000 pages. Each manual needs between 5 and 30 divider tabs with text printed only on the ear of the tab. We typeset/place the tabs using Compose in Command Workstation. Is there a way to save the settings of the tabs for future use? Not just the media settings, but the page placement and text on each tab? We often get revised manuals sent to us, but the tabs remain the same and it would be helpful to just pull up the settings rather than re-doing them every time.