Print finishing method and apparatus

In a printing system having both a printer and a finishing device for transferring a finishing material to a print, a controller for controlling both a printing process and a finishing process, the controller comprising:

• at least one input for receiving information, the received information comprising both information related to a print and information related to the finishing process;
• a processor for processing the received information and generating output information;
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• at least one output for conveying the output information to control the printing processes and the finishing processes wherein the finishing process comprises at least one roller for transferring a finishing material to a print.

A method of controlling a print finishing process, comprising:

• receiving input information comprising a parameter selected from the group consisting of ink, substrate, finishing material, printing and finishing parameters;
• processing the input information to generate output information related to a print feed rate of the print finishing process wherein the output information comprises a parameter selected from the group consisting of finishing material and finishing parameters;
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• controlling the print finishing process based at least in part on the output information wherein the print finishing process comprises at least one roller for transferring a finishing material to a print.

A printing and finishing device comprising:

• a printing section;
• a finishing section comprising a roller for transferring a finishing material to a print;
• and
• a controller, the controller in communication with the printing section and configured to receive input information from the printing section and the controller in communication with the finishing section and configured to output output information to the finishing section wherein the output information determines, at least in part, a roller speed for the roller.