Two routes to print. One is native — every setting resolved from the machine's own profile. The other is universal — a standard height map, colour file and spec sheet that any layered-printing UV flatbed can take. No new hardware either way.
Confirmed end to end on real production prints. The studio works with the machine's own values, so height is delivered in millimetres rather than estimated — and a job can be built past the ceiling of a single pass.
The universal package delivers separate files — a greyscale height map, the colour file, and a one-page spec sheet stating the millimetre scale, the polarity you chose and the physical size. You map them in your own RIP, exactly the way your machine expects. Nothing about your workflow has to change.
Every design tool is the same on both routes. The difference is everything that depends on knowing your machine.
| Capability | Durst P5 · native | Other machines · universal package |
|---|---|---|
| Height map + colour file, print-ready | Yes | Yes |
| Height in real millimetres | From the machine's own values | Scaled to your target height — you map it in your RIP |
| Height polarity | Resolved automatically | You choose it — either way |
| Building past the ceiling of a single pass | Yes | No |
| Lenticular flip | Yes | No |
| Spot varnish and gloss | Yes | Its own aligned file — you map it in your RIP |
| Ink volume and cost estimate | Yes | Needs machine calibration |
| Ready calibration profile | Trial and coupon guest accounts only — subscribers calibrate with the built-in wizard | No |
| Named spot channels, straight into the RIP | Yes | Separate files — you assign the channels |
| Masking, texture, ICC colour, 3D preview | Yes | Yes |
Separate files, not an embedded channel set — because the spot-channel name your RIP expects is yours to decide, and a wrong name prints nothing at all without warning.
8-bit greyscale, at print size and DPI. The polarity you chose is written into the file name, so it cannot be mixed up on the shop floor.
Same pixel dimensions, aligned to the height map to the pixel. A mask file comes along when the job needs one.
One page, in your language: print size, resolution, the millimetre scale (white = your target height, black = 0.00 mm), the polarity, and how to load it.
The sheet also states plainly what happens if the target exceeds what your machine can lay in one job — the data still prints, but the height range is compressed. You decide, not us.
Native integration is written one machine at a time, and only where it can be proven on a real press. Find your machine below to see where it stands.
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