[LETTERHEAD OF RICHARDS, LAYTON & FINGER, P.A.]

                                                                     Exhibit 5.1

                                 March 14, 2003


The Board of Directors
Electronics For Imaging, Inc.
303 Velocity Way
Foster City, California   94404


Ladies and Gentlemen:


            We have acted as special Delaware counsel to Electronics For
Imaging, Inc. (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation, in connection with the
issuance of 2,390,497 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share (the
"Shares"), by the Company pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as
of February 26, 2003 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among the Company,
Strategic Value Engineering, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Printcafe
Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Printcafe").


            For purpose of rendering our opinion as stated herein, we have been
furnished and have reviewed copies of the following documents:

            (i) the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company as
filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the "Secretary of
State") on October 9, 1992, as amended by the Certificate of Amendment, filed
with the Secretary of State on November 8, 1995, and the Certificates of Merger,
filed with the Secretary of State on December 22, 1998 at 9:00, December 22,
1998 at 9:05, December 27, 1999, October 23, 2000, March 21, 2001 and December
20, 2002 (collectively, the "Certificate");

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            (ii) the By-laws of the Company (the "By-laws");

            (iii) resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company
with respect to (i) the Merger Agreement, and (ii) the issuance of the Shares of
the Company pursuant to the Merger Agreement (the "Board Resolutions");

            (iv) the Merger Agreement;

            (v) the Stockledger of the Company;

            (vi) a specimen stock certificate of the Company;

            (vii) the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of the Company with
respect to the issuance of Shares (the "Registration Statement");

            (viii) a certificate of the Secretary of the Company dated March
13, 2003; and

            (ix) a certificate of the Secretary of State, dated as of the date
hereof, as to the good standing of the Company.

            With respect to the foregoing documents, we have assumed: (a) the
authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, (b) the conformity
to the authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies
or forms, (c) the genuineness of all signatures and the legal capacity of all
natural persons, and (d) that the foregoing documents, in the forms thereof
submitted to us for our review, have not been and will not be altered or amended
in any respect material to our opinion as expressed herein. Except as stated
above, we have not reviewed any document for purposes of rendering our opinion
as expressed herein and we assume there exists no provision of any such other
document that bears upon or is inconsistent with our opinion as expressed
herein. In addition, we have conducted no independent factual investigation of
our own,

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March 14, 2003
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but rather have relied solely upon the foregoing documents, the statements and
information set forth therein and the additional matters recited or assumed
herein, all of which we assume to be true, complete and accurate in all material
respects.

            In addition to the foregoing, we have assumed for purposes of our
opinion as stated herein the following matters:

            (i) The Shares are issued in accordance with the Merger Agreement;
and

            (ii) The representations and warranties as to factual matter set
forth in the Merger Agreement are true and correct.

            Based upon and subject to the foregoing, and subject to the
assumptions, exceptions, qualifications and limitations stated herein, it is our
opinion that, when issued in accordance with the Merger Agreement and the Board
Resolutions, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable
shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company.

            The foregoing opinion is limited to the laws of the State of
Delaware, and we have not considered and express no opinion on the laws of any
other jurisdiction, including federal laws and rules and regulations relating
thereto. Our opinion is rendered only with respect to Delaware law and rules and
regulations and orders thereunder that are currently in effect.

            The opinion expressed herein is for your benefit in connection with
the matters described herein and may not be relied upon by any other person, or
for any other purpose, without

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our prior written consent. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with
the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement. In addition, we hereby consent to the use of our name under the
heading "Legal Opinions" in the Prospectus. In giving the foregoing consents, we
do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is
required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules
and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.

                                         Very truly yours,



                                         /s/ Richards Layton & Finger P.A.