| | Proccessable file formats | List of the supported input file formats: | PS5 SELECT | PS5 PRO | PS5 ULTIMATE | PHG5 RASTER | PHG5 PRO | PG5 | FG5 | Price |
| | Automatic file format recognition | For all typical file formats in print production. | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |
| | PDF/X-3 | Output possible. The PGM is required to use all functions of the file. | PGM | PGM | PGM | PGM + O | PGM | √ | √ | |
| | Separated PDF files | Composite output possible. The FGM is required to print the file separated. | FGM | FGM | FGM | O | √ | √ | √ | |
| | Raster formats | Including JPEG, TARGA, TIFF, BMP, PCD, PSD, etc. | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |
| | POSTSCRIPT 3, separated PS, PDF 1.6, PDF/X-1a, EPS, DCS 2.0 | | √ | √ | √ | O | √ | √ | √ | 600.00 € |
| | MULTIPAGE PDF & POSTSCRIPT FILES | Selection of a page, a document region or the entire document. 'Multipage container' can also be created in connection with 'Container'. | O | √ | √ | O | √ | √ | √ | 200.00 € |
| | Job proccessing functions | List of the job-specific functions and setting options: | PS5 SELECT | PS5 PRO | PS5 ULTIMATE | PHG5 RASTER | PHG5 PRO | PG5 | FG5 | Price |
| | Preview | Selected job in a window: Preview, placement on the output media, rotated view. | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |
| | Split preview | Before-after job display for visualization of changes in color management and/or corrections. | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | - | |
| | Softproof preview | Simulation of the print output on the screen for visualization of printer and/or simulation color space as well as color corrections or gray scale conversions. Separated PDF files will be displayed in composite mode (merging of all separations). | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | - | |
| | V5 Thumbnail preview | Display of thumbnail preview and job properties when mouse pointer will be moved over the job. Display of thumbnails when jobs will be moved into the next queue. | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |
| | Separations preview | Separation display types in the primary interface can altered between to offer various preview options. | FGM | FGM | FGM | - | - | - | √ | |
| | Full color preview | Colored job preview in composite mode (merging of all separations). | FGM | FGM | FGM | - | - | - | √ | |
| | Process color separations | Individual display of the separations. The separations are displayed in CMYK and spot colors. | FGM | FGM | FGM | - | - | - | √ | |
| | Halftone separations | Individual display of the separations in black/white. | FGM | FGM | FGM | - | - | - | √ | |
| | Arrangement of the separation on the printing area | Output preview of the arrangement of all separations on the medium. | FGM | FGM | FGM | - | - | - | √ | |
| | Freely definable scaling | Proportional or non-proportional scaling of an job in height, width and percent. | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |
| | Autom. adjustment to the medium size | Jobs can be automatically scaled to the media size. | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |
| | Fixed output area (stencil size) | Specification of the max. output area with output of cut marks and indication of protected margins. | FGM | FGM | FGM | - | - | - | √ | |
| | VISUAL SCALING | Scaling of an job with respect to the image through positioning of a distance tool. | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |
| | Cut and registration marks | Printing of cut and registration marks. | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |
| | ADVANCED CUT MARKS | Printing of special cut marks, for instance for automatic cutting machines from FOTOBA. | O | √ | √ | O | √ | - | - | 200.00 € |
| | Mirror and rotate in 90° steps | Mirror jobs and rotate in 90° steps for output. | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |
| | Auto Rotate |
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