Canon imagePROGRAF iPF8000s

The Canon imagePROGRAF iPF8000s 44" Wide Printer

The imagePROGRAF iPF8000S is a 44" printer with a powerful print engine specifically built to meet the demands of the highly competitive production printing marketplace. The iPF8000S is ideal for professional service providers who need to produce more output in less time. With high speed throughput up to 350 ft/hr2, an 80GB hard drive, borderless printing and other features that maximize productivity, this printer increases overall production capacity and reduces job turnaround time. The new innovative 8 color LUCIA ink configuration helps increase print efficiency and creates vibrant colors and tones that are ideal for production graphics applications.

Speed without quality has little value, but with a built-in calibration feature and other advanced quality control functions such as the L-COA processor, the iPF8000S is built to deliver consistently superior results without sacrificing speed. This production grade printer is more than 40% faster than any other imagePROGRAF Graphic Arts printer making it ideal for anyone who needs to increase the capacity, productivity and versatility of their large-format printing services.

8 color LUCIA Ink technology

An innovative color configuration that further increases print efficiency by dispersing eight colors of ink across twelve ink channels of the two print heads for better ink coverage with each pass and greater productivity without sacrificing image quality. The iPF8000S features 8 colors of LUCIA ink (Cyan, Photo Cyan, Magenta, Photo Magenta, Yellow, Black, Matte Black and Gray) for a dynamic color gamut. The inclusion of Gray along side Photo Cyan and Photo Magenta helps to create smooth gradations and reduced graininess, creating a crisp monotone output.

Black, Matte Black and Gray help optimize black density regardless of media type to reproduce better gray tones for smoother transitions from white to black.

New Print Mode

The new Economy Print Mode produces 1200 x 1200 dpi output at 211ft2/hr on coated and uncoated paper stocks while reducing ink consumption by 10% to 20%. This new feature regulates the use of Photo Cyan and Photo Magenta inks to produce high quality output at a lower total cost.

Built in 80GB Hard Drive

Increased hard drive storage space within the iPF8000S increases productivity by relieving workload from the host PC while providing a large capacity for print job data storage and retrieval. This 80GB hard drive enables job data to be stored in protected mail boxes for easy access and printing.

Built in Calibration

The iPF8000S printer is equipped with the ability to easily reset back to the original optimal factory settings and apply any necessary adjustments across all the printer's media types in just minutes. At the same times this creates a stable, predictable printing platform on which superior results can be consistently achieved. The system has built-in calibration sensors that help compensate for adverse environmental conditions while providing a predictable platform for color management and consistent color reproduction.

Print Head (PF-03)

Engineered for speed and advanced image production, the iPF8000S boasts Canon's dual print head system to lay down ink with unprecedented speed and accuracy. Unlike conventional printers with a single print head, the iPF8000S uses two high-precision, high density print heads with a total of 30,720 nozzles. It lays down precise 4 picoliter-size ink droplets to produce sharp detail and excellent image quality. An innovative ink channel configuration accelerates print efficiency by distributing the eight colors of ink reciprocally across the two print heads for better ink coverage with each pass.

Print Plug-in for Adobe® Photoshop® and Digital Photo Professional - An export print module

These export modules allow users to directly process and print RAW image files from DPP or Adobe Photoshop. These plug-ins are export modules that bypass the operating system's dependent print driver, allowing processing of 16-bit RGB images directly, which dramatically increases gradations and as a result, overall image quality.

• Added features:
• Full screen preview
• More print quality selections
• Categorized paper type view
• Roll paper layout view
• Bi-cubic enlargement

PosterArtist 2007 (Optional Software) - Poster creation software

This template-driven software was developed by Canon specifically to create large-format posters with complete ease. PosterArtist helps users of all levels to create professional-looking posters, banners and signage in four easy steps. This application offers a variety of templates, hi-res royalty-free images and clipart designed to target a wide array of markets such as food service, education, offices, retail and much more.

PosterArtist 2007 allows users to use Kyuanos advanced color management system, providing a smart and simple way of managing colors under any viewing conditions. Also included in PosterArtist 2007 is the Auto Design feature in which the user can simply designate a few images to be in incorporated in a poster, and PosterArtist will automatically create professional-looking posters for immediate use. Also, the template filtering feature allows users to find and apply a template quickly and easily from hundreds of templates in the library.

• Features:
• Provides professionally-designed templates to simplify poster creation
• Over 1GB of preloaded files in a wide variety of poster designs and artwork
• Variable Data Printing
• Page Capture feature allows users to load desired data from other applications into a PosterArtist poster, such as Microsoft® Word®, Excel®, and Adobe® Acrobat®
• Import images directly from most digital cameras

PosterArtist QuickCopy - separate application with the ability to enlarge image data scanned with any CanoScan flatbed scanner.

• What's Included:
• Main Unit with Stand & Basket
• 2" Roll Holder
• 2 Print Heads
• 1 Maintenance Cartridge, (Installed)
• 8, 330ml Ink Tanks (BK/MBK/C/M/Y/PC/PM/GY)
• Sample Roll Heavyweight Coated Paper
• Media Swatch Kit
• Ethernet Card (built in)
• USB 2.0 High Speed Interface
• User Manual CD
• Quick Start Guide
• Reference Guide
• Menu Map
• Power Cord
• One Year Warranty Card
• Registration Card
• User Software CD with: imagePROGRAF Printer Driver 2007, Print Plug-in for Photoshop & Digital Photo Professional, Printer Driver Extra Kit, Digital Photo Front-Access, GARO Status Monitor, Media Configuration Tool

Further Information

High productivity

The Canon wide format iPF8000S printer is the most productive 44" printer in its class. A maximum speed of up to 32.5sqm per hour is possible and the twin print head design and 4pl ink droplets also produce an incredible 2400 x 1200 dpi resolution for the perfect blend of speed and productivity.

Switch to the new Economy Print Mode to produce high quality output at a lower total cost. This mode enables 1200 x 1200 dpi output at high speed on coated and uncoated paper stocks by regulating the use of photo cyan and photo magenta inks to reduce ink consumption by 10% to 20%.

The built-in 80GB hard drive increases storage space and Canon's innovative ink tank system enables continuous printing even while the cartridges have to be unloaded. Selectable high-capacity ink tanks offer a choice of 330ml or 700ml.

High-quality colour

The 8-colour LUCIA pigment ink system produces a dynamic colour gamut, and the inclusion of grey helps to create smooth gradations and reduced graininess, creating a crisp monotone output. Other features include higher scratch resistance and lightfastness of 120 years.

Consistent colour

The large format iPF 8000s features Canon's colour calibration tool that adjusts colour differences between individual print heads or printers in just 10 minutes.

Ease of use

The large LCD operation makes operator usage completely intuitive. The Canon large format iPF 8000S printer also features automatic skew correction to reduce errors caused by paper misfeed, as well as a new fan and exhaust system to ensure a more comfortable working environment.

Added-value software

A variety of as-standard and optional software solutions complete the remarkable package of benefits the Canon wide format printer iPF-8000S represents.

Digital Photo Front Access imports digital photos from digital cameras, enabling customers to edit their photos using visual tools before including them in the creation of posters.

Canon Photoshop Plug-in has the ability to convert 16-bit images in Photoshop to 12-bit images for output on imagePROGRAF printers.

Canon PosterArtist helps you create professional looking posters, banners and signage in just four easy steps through a variety of templates, hi-res royalty-free images and clipart.