GraFx Studio and GraFx Publisher: Feature Comparison
GraFx Studio represents the next generation of AI powered content creation in CHILI GraFx, offering a streamlined and future-ready experience with enhanced capabilities for print, digital, and animated content, all optimized for true multichannel output. Built with a modern UI and intuitive workflows, GraFx Studio is designed for effortless integration and a scalable cloud performance that supports a broad range of use cases.
The new tech stack powering GraFx Studio introduces a Connector framework for seamless integration with external systems, providing flexibility and a more dynamic approach to content management. This forward-thinking architecture enables teams to create engaging, adaptable content that scales across traditional and digital channels with ease.
With GraFx Studio, you gain not only the tools to meet current needs but also the potential to explore innovative workflows and outputs. The editor, SDK, and API have been redesigned from the ground up, making GraFx Studio the platform for today’s and tomorrow’s creative challenges.
Explore the comparison below to see how GraFx Studio’s advanced features unlock new creative possibilities and elevate your content creation process.
| Feature / Capability | GraFx Studio | GraFx Publisher | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Self-serve | |||
| Support for Out-of-the-box self service | ✅ | GraFx Studio: My Projects | |
| Batch Processing | |||
| Batch processing of records | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Documents | |||
| Support for custom document sizes | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Support for multipage documents | ❇️ | ✅ | |
| Bleed | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Slug | ✅ | ||
| Spine | ✅ | ||
| Baseline grids | ✅ | ||
| Support for layers | ✅ | ||
| Support for bookmarks | ✅ | ||
| Support for annotations | ✅ | ||
| Configurable Asset directories | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Frames | |||
| Border and fill settings | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Transparency | ✅ | ||
| Different blend modes | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Overprint | ✅ | ||
| Shape Support | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Drop shadows | ✅ | ||
| Frame Positioning: mm | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Frame Positioning: inch | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Frame Positioning: pt | ✅ | ||
| Frame Positioning: pixels (px) | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Scaling | ✅ | ||
| Skewing | ✅ | ||
| Rotating | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Text Editing | |||
| Edit text inline | ✅ | ✅ | GraFx Studio: in Template Designer Workspace |
| Edit text story mode (with or without formatting) | ✅ | ||
| Variable-based text editing through forms | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Paste text copied from clipboard | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Edit text along path | ✅ | ||
| Change the text color | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Character styles | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Paragraph styles | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Bullets | ✅ | ||
| Text wrapping around other objects | ✅ | ||
| Support for TrueType fonts | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Support for OpenType Fonts | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Support for Font Families management | ✅ | ||
| Support for Font Styles management | ✅ | ||
| Tracking | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Kerning | ✅ | ||
| Non-Latin alphabets (Multibyte support) | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Right to left support | ✅ | ||
| Hyphenation | ✅ | ||
| Baseline shift | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Add strokes to text | ✅ | ||
| Images | |||
| Support for common image formats | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Manual Image cropping | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Automatic Image fitting | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Upload images from local client | ✅ | ||
| Basic image repository | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Link to external image repositories (e.g. DAM) | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Connector Framework | ✅ | ||
| Support for image transformations | ✅ | ✅ | GraFx Studio: Through Media Connectors |
| Support for image Conversion Profiles | ✅ | ✅ | GraFx Studio: Through Media Connectors |
| Support for dynamic asset providers | ✅ | ✅ | GraFx Studio: Through Media Connectors |
| AI powered Smart Crop | ❇️ | ✅ | |
| Animation | |||
| Enable animated output | ✅ | ||
| Define the length of the animation | ✅ | ||
| Animate individual frames | ✅ | ||
| Define intro animation | ✅ | ||
| Define emphasis animation | ✅ | ||
| Define outro animation | ✅ | ||
| Define ease type | ✅ | ||
| Define tween type | ✅ | ||
| Maintain animation across layouts | ✅ | ||
| Color | |||
| Support for CMYK colors | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Support for spot colors | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Support for RGB | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Support for Lab colors | ✅ | ||
| Support for mixed ink colors (CMYK + Spot Colors) | ✅ | ||
| Support for gradients | ✅ | ||
| Custom color swatches | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Barcodes | |||
| Pre-defined barcodes | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Support for Code 25 | ✅ | ||
| Support for Code 39 | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Support for Code 39 Extended | ✅ | ||
| Support for ITF14 | ✅ | ||
| Support for Code 128 | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Support for DataMatrix | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Support for UPC-A | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Support for UPC-E | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Support for EAN13 | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Support for EAN8 | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Support for QR | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Support for ISBN | ✅ | ||
| Support for GS1-128 | ✅ | ||
| Support for GS1-Databar Expanded | ✅ | ||
| Support for PDF417 | ✅ | ||
| Support for Pharmacode 1-bar | ✅ | ||
| Support for Postnet | ✅ | ||
| Real-time preflight reports | |||
| Configurable preflight warnings and errors, including text overflow and resolution | ✅ | ||
| Constraints | |||
| Document constraints | ✅ | ||
| Page constraints | ✅ | ||
| Layer constraints | ✅ | ||
| Frame constraints | ✅ | ||
| Frame content constraints | ✅ | ||
| Variables | |||
| Use variables to insert content into templates | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Type: Short text | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Type: Long text | ❇️ | ✅ | |
| Type: Formatted Text | ✅ | ||
| Type: Structured Text | ✅ | ||
| Type: Calculated Field | ✅ | ✅ | GraFx Studio: Support via JavaScript actions |
| Type: Image | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Type: Number | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Type: Checkbox / Boolean | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Type: Date | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Type: List | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Type: Color | ✅ | ||
| Type: Coordinate | ✅ | ||
| Type: Button Bar | ✅ | ||
| Use variables in text frames | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Use variables in image frames | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Use variables in barcodes | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Use variables in action editor | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Use variables in color definitions | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Use variables on layers | ✅ | ||
| Add scripting intelligence to variables | ✅ | ✅ | GraFx Studio: Support via JavaScript actions |
| Create variables in document | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Template Intelligence | |||
| Automate Artwork Production | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Autogrow of Text frames | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Copyfitting of text in variables | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Copyfitting of non-variable text | ✅ | ||
| Anchoring | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Layouts | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Inheritance model for layouts | ✅ | ||
| Layout intents defined per layout | ✅ | ||
| Support for multiple output dimensions | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Snippets (Documents in documents) | ✅ | ||
| Action editor (allow scripting in your document) | ✅ | ✅ | GraFx Studio supports JavaScript based Actions |
| Event based scripting triggers | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Centralized Action Management | ✅ | ||
| Variable data-based scripting triggers | ✅ | ✅ | |
| GraFx Genie (AI powered Actions) | ✅ | ||
| Dynamic Layouts | |||
| Multiple reference points | ✅ | ||
| Relative positioning of the frames | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Frame positioning, resizing and rotation based on variables | ✅ | ✅ | GraFx Studio through Actions |
| Flexible Document Sizes based on variables | ✅ | ✅ | GraFx Studio through Actions |
| Advanced Anchoring | ✅ | ✅ | |
| External Assets | |||
| Use images and other assets from your DAM or asset repositories | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Support for metadata mapping from DAM | ✅ | ||
| Data Sources | |||
| Connect Smart Templates to single-source-of-truth data sets and eliminate content errors. | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Import databases, merge data | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Support for structured files (csv, excel, xml) | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Input | |||
| Import from Adobe® InDesign® | ❇️ | ✅ | |
| Import from Adobe® PhotoShop® | ❇️ | ||
| Import from Adobe® Illustrator® | ✅ | ||
| Output | |||
| Output to PDF | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Output to PDF with crop marks | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Output to PDF with variable data | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Output to JPG | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Output to PNG | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Output to GIF | ✅ | ||
| Output to MP4 | ✅ | ||
| Output to HTML | ✅ | ||
| Output to IDML | ✅ | ||
| Integration | |||
| API-First | ✅ | ✅ | |
| SDK Available | ✅ | ||
| Open file format | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Custom Interfaces | ✅ | ✅ | |
| ❇️ Being developed |