Electronic Publishing articles from May 2000

Electronic Publishing archives from May 2000

International appeal.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... It's clearly an anomaly. If you've been listening over the past few months, one conversation you've been hearing goes something like this: "Are you going to DRUPA?" "Yeah, I'll be there the first week." "Where are you staying?" "We're in...

Imation enhances product line.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2000... Imation (Oakdale, MN) made a number of new announcements recently, highlighted by new colors and base materials for its next-generation Matchprint Digital Halftone proofing system. Built on industry-standard Matchprint technology, the digital...

Agfa previews new-product releases.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Agfa Corporation (wilmington, MA) recently announced several additions and enhancements to its line of workflow, computer-to-plate, and digital-proofing solutions. Among the company's new computer-to-plate solutions are the Galileo...

Cymbolic Sciences announces T-Wave.(thermal imaging technology)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2000... Cymbolic Sciences (Richmond, BC), a member of the Gretag Imaging Group, recently revealed its latest technological breakthrough, T-Wave. T-Wave is the company's new patented thermal imaging technology which makes it possible to implement...

Presstek fires up for DRUPA 2000.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Presstek (Hudson, NH) introduced a number of product developments based upon its new integrated imaging head technology. Presstek recently announced a major core technology advancement, the ProFire integrated imaging system. ProFire...

UMAX unveils PowerLook 2100XL.
May 1, 2000... UMAX Technologies Inc. (Fremont, CA) premiered its PowerLook 2100XL scanner, offering graphics professionals high resolution and size versatility in a small footprint. The PowerLook 2100XL boasts 800x1600dpi hardware resolution and a...

NEC launches Internet printer series.(NEC Technologies)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2000... NEC Technologies (San Jose, CA) extended its product line with the release of the SuperScript 4650 Internet Printer Series. Replacing the company's SuperScript 4200, 4200N, 4400, 4400N, and 4600N color laser printers, the SuperScript 4650...

Pantone unearths 147 new colors.
May 1, 2000... In addition to redesigning its solid-color, process color, and solid-to-process color reference guides and chip books to address the ever-changing needs of the graphic design and print community, Pantone (Carlstadt, NJ) has expanded its line...

Wam!Net enhances transfer service.
May 1, 2000... Wam!Net Inc. (Eagan, MN) upgraded its Transmission Manager to version 6.1, arming the application with improved workflow integration and additional tools. Transmission Manager 6.1, scheduled to be available commercially this summer, now...

Sinar-Bron premiers its Macroscan.
May 1, 2000... The latest release from Sinar-Bron (Edison, NJ) is the Macroscan, an innovative new device that is used in conjunction with any Sinar-back and captures images up to 18 million pixels in size. The Macroscan, which is a motorized, fully...

Xerox presents Tektronix Phaser 850.
May 1, 2000... Xerox Corporation (Webster, NY) introduced its Tektronix Phaser 850 color printer. The Tektronix Phaser 850, based on its Phaser 840 predecessor, incorporates such leading color technologies as Apple ColorSync, Pantone certification,...

Rexam provides ICC profiles for wide-format media.
May 1, 2000... Rexam Image Products (South Hadley, MA) has teamed up with Monaco Systems (Andover, MA) to offer custom ICC color profiles for use with its Magic family of wide-format inkjet media. These customized ICC profiles enable users to streamline...

Changing workflows.
May 1, 2000... Do you feel like you and your business are a top spinning out of control? If you do, you are not alone. One of the most common questions asked of me lately is "what should I do to my workflow to accommodate all the digital (e-business)...

E-bidding for print jobs: does it make e-sense?
May 1, 2000... Like many of you, we've been curiously watching the hubbub and jockeying for position going on among the print industry dot-com companies. It seems the Internet has made new categories of services possible and raised print buying to new...

Nimish Mehta.
May 1, 2000... Having been educated in India, Canada, and the U.S., Nimish Mehta brings an international understanding of technology to the rapidly evolving e-commerce business of Impresse. Mehta currently serves as president and CEO, with responsibility...

Adobe InDesign.
May 1, 2000... The long-anticipated page-layout application from Adobe was finally released last year, and it created a stir from the very beginning. Sporting several unique design features and easy-to-use palettes, InDesign supports PageMaker, QuarkXPress,...

Apple Power Macintosh G4.
May 1, 2000... Boasting speeds more than twice as fast as the leading Pentium III-based PCs in critical applications such as Photoshop, the latest Power Mac is quite possibly the fastest computer available today for graphic artists. The G4 features a 100MHz...

MrSID.
May 1, 2000... LizardTech's patented raster image format capable of reducing image files by up to 97 percent, MrSID preserves the original image quality while significantly decreasing image size. The MrSID for Publishing Suite of imaging tools includes a...

Collabria PrintCommerce.
May 1, 2000... Designed to address the e-commerce needs of the printer, Collabria's PrintCommerce solution brands a website and creates a custom online catalog that enables buyers to select an item and have it printed. "Built and managed by printing...

Adobe Acrobat InProduction.
May 1, 2000... Though its a fantastic tool for most applications, Acrobat has not always been the best prepress production tool. With Adobe Acrobat InProduction, that all changes. Romano claims: "Adobe InProduction implements PDF/X concepts and brings PDF...

Noosh Online Print Environment.
May 1, 2000... Described as a business-to-business solution for corporate print purchasers, agencies, and printers, the Noosh e-commerce service integrates into existing workflows and offers a centralized environment where buyers and sellers can create,...

Leaf Cantare.
May 1, 2000... Ideal for live-action applications, the one-shot Leaf Cantare incorporates an actively cooled 2048x3072-pixel CCD and includes VHtwist, which internally rotates the CCD head for shooting vertical and horizontal images. "As a leader in digital...

Torque Systems HotVu Linux Server.
May 1, 2000... With the entire industry eyeing Linux as a low-cost, if not free, stable alternative to other operating systems such as Windows NT, Torque is one of the first to offer a working solution. HotVu is a prepress server that can do almost...

Adobe PressReady.
May 1, 2000... "PressReady is close to being a magic bullet for designers who need a cost-effective proofing option," notes Ward. The solution helps turn many common inexpensive desktop inkjet printers into capable proofers by managing the color that is...

Xeikon DCP/50-SP and DCP/50-SF.
May 1, 2000... With more and more traditional prepress and print providers looking to the packaging industry for growth opportunities, Xeikon introduced two new digital color presses sure to enhance the market. The DCP/50-SP is geared toward the creation of...

Epson Stylus Pro 9000.
May 1, 2000... A bargain at less than $8000, the Epson Stylus Pro 9000 marked the company's first entry into wide-format printing. The device boasts 1440x720dpi resolution. a six-color, quick-drying ink system, and maximum width of 44 inches. Says Ward:...

Creo/Heidelberg Prinergy.
May 1, 2000... One of the first true PDF-based workflow solutions, Prinergy uses Adobe's Extreme technology, which enables users to create customized Adobe Portable Job tickets and process plans. The intuitive interface is one of its biggest strengths,...

Enfocus PitStop 4.0.
May 1, 2000... "Its ability to find errors and alert the user during distillation means fewer post-creation corrections and lower production costs," Gold claims. "PitStop is my Swiss Army knife." Version 4.0 added features such as graphic search and...

Agfa Phoenix.
May 1, 2000... Exhibiting its ongoing commitment to film-based workflows, Agfa's Phoenix family of imagesetters represents the latest technology in internal-drum imaging. A fast spin motor and variable resolutions assure that the best output is achieved in...

Clearing a path for speedy delivery.
May 1, 2000... Innovative products and services free industry professionals from troublesome file-delivery logjams. As a successful creative professional or service provider, you are no stranger to working long and hard hours to adhere successfully to a...

Papers enhance digital printing projects.
May 1, 2000... THE LANDSCAPE IS SHIFTING Commercial printers report that their customers are requesting shorter runs, and digital printers report they're getting demands to produce longer runs of larger projects, such as 3000 copies of 24-page books....

RenderView takes users beyond PDF.
May 1, 2000... Full-resolution previews on the Web help speed the revision and approval process One of the most important aspects of this technology is that our clients can view a RIPed file rather than a PDF," explains Jim Dowling, director of...

Digital proofer delivers packaging protoypes.
May 1, 2000... An Imation digital proofing system provides Diamond Packaging with collor-accurate package mock-ups. Packaging isn't just the box or the wrapper a product comes in. For the consumer, the packaging is the product--the visual, tactile,...

Expanding the world of color.
May 1, 2000... Experts name 147 new colors introduced by Pantone. Sometimes, when Cheri Dorr isn't creating corporate identity programs, on-air graphics, or advertising for clients such as ESPN, Disney Channel, and MTV Networks, she can be found...

In-house scanner takes days out of production.
May 1, 2000... Haugaard Creative Group installs an EverSmart Jazz high-res scanner, improving quality and saving time. Items such as dog food, shampoo, and cheesecake may not seem like they have anything in common. But in fact, these items, along with...

Robust tools abound in FreeHand 9.
May 1, 2000... FreeHand 9 offers powerful tools for print and web use. When many of us started out using electronic illustration programs our sole goal was to produce an illustration that looked as good as one created with a pen and ink and that...

Unique design utilities bundled.
May 1, 2000... Auto FX arms its Studio Bundle Pro 2.0 with 11 easy-to-use design tools. When I opened Auto FX Software's Studio Bundle Pro 2.0 I was pleased to find eight individual CD-ROMs containing a total of 11 design utilities, most of which are...

Danka distribution.
May 1, 2000... Danka Business Systems PLC (St. Petersburg, FL) announced that the Kodak DigiSource 9110 Network Imaging System has been renamed the Heidelberg Digimaster 9110. The 110-page-perminute copier/printer is designed for high-volume applications,...

Photoshop for photography.
May 1, 2000... Focal Press (Woburn, MA) released Martin Evenings Adobe Photoshop 5.5 for Photographers: A Professional Image Editor's Guide to the Creative Use of Photoshop for the Macintosh and PC. The resource offers practical techniques, practical...

Ten-pack of plug-ins.
May 1, 2000... Sapphire Innovations (London) released a bundle of 10 plug-ins for Adobe Illustrator 8 in its Sapphire Pack 1. Priced at $44.95, the Sapphire Pack 1 includes duplication effects, mirror effects, spiral creator, star creator, and more. The...

Textural warfare.
May 1, 2000... Right Hemisphere (San Jose, CA) unleashed Texture Weapons, a set of advanced texturing and painting tools for its Deep Paint 3D application. Providing distortion-free UV mapping, Texture Weapons is priced at $495 to newcomers and at an...

Turbo RIPing.
May 1, 2000... Information Presentation Technologies (IPTech; San Luis Obispo, CA) introduced its TurboRIP 2.1 multiplatform RIP featuring Adobe PostScript 3 with In-RIP Trapping technology. The lastest version of the Windows NT-based RIP features improved...

Extended family.
May 1, 2000... Brady Worldwide Inc. (Milwaukee) revealed the Bradyprinter (BP) family of thermal transfer printers, comprising the BP3481 and the BP2461 models. The BP3481 offers a 300dpi print resolution, 16MB of RAM, and 2MB of flash memory. The BP2461...

Checking the plates.
May 1, 2000... Tobias Associates Inc. (Ivyland, PA) expanded its product line with the release of its PlateChek offset plate densitometer. To calibrate platesetters and control plate exposure, Plate-Chek enables users to determine the degree of dot gain on...

Millennium version.
May 1, 2000... ScanSoft Inc. (Peabody, MA) debuted its Paper Converter scan-to-web product for use with Microsoft's FrontPage 2000 website creation and managment solution. Paper Converter converts scanned documents, including textual and graphical elements,...

PDF on the Internet.
May 1, 2000... HELIOS Software GmbH (Hannover, Germany) upgraded its PDF Handshake solution to include PDF Internet Printing. PDF Internet Printing is said to combine user authorization, job delivery, preflight, and remote notification, among other...

Flexo press skills.
May 1, 2000... The National Council for Skill Standards in Graphic Communications (NC; Kennebunk, ME) published the new Flexographic Press Skill Standards and Flexographic Press Operators Multicolor Certification Examination. The result of NC's 14-month...

E-commerce browser disc.
May 1, 2000... The Stock Market Photo Agency (TSM; New York City), having been acquired recently by Corbis, amended its product line with 45 CDs, totalling more than 4500 royalty-free photographs, from Image 100. The new discs cover such topics as Concepts,...

Primera price reduction.
May 1, 2000... Primera Technology Inc. (Plymouth, MN) reduced the price of its Impressa 2 Digital Label & Decal Press to $9995. Eliminating the need for negatives, plates, and dies, the Impressa 2 is a digital press capable of printing and cutting...

Under $40.
May 1, 2000... ArcSoft Inc. (Fremont, CA) unveiled its PhotoStudio 2000 photo-editing program. PhotoStudio provides a direct link to the Internet, multiple layers, a context-sensitve help section, a Studio Assistant autopilot tool, and more. PhotoStudio...

Photos with Stylus.
May 1, 2000... Epson America Inc. (Long Beach, CA) premiered three new photo-quality, inkjet printers, the Epson Stylus Photo 870, 875DC, and 1270. Recommended for use with Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper or Epson Matte PaperHeavyweight, the new inkjet...

Xitron agreement.
May 1, 2000... Xitron (Ann Arbor, MI) has taken over the sales, support, and development of the AutoRIP produced by Barco Graphics. On April 1, Barco turned over its Harlequin ScriptWorks-based RIP business to Xitron, which will supply RIPs to the Barco...

Take it to the MAX.
May 1, 2000... Xerox Engineering Systems (XES; Stamford, CT) debuted the MAX 200 wide-format digital document system, a complete digital color printing, scanning, and copying solution. The MAX 200 sports LED image technology, color scanning technology with...

Yupo Corporation.
May 1, 2000... Yupo Corporation (Chesapeake, VA) is scheduled to launch YUPO.com, its multimedia business-to-business website. YUPO.com will provide information about the company's range of 100-percent recyclable, synthetic paper solutions for graphic...

Mohawk Paper Mills Inc.
May 1, 2000... Mohawk Paper Mills Inc. (Cohoes, NY) expanded its 50/10plus line of economical matte paper stock with 60-pound text. The new release is targeted at high-volume jobs, such as catalogs and direct-mail pieces. Mohawk also unveiled The Mohawk...

Azon.
May 1, 2000... Azon (Johnson City, NY) unveiled a new full-color brochure and swatchbook that highlights its AZONcolor line of large-format color graphics inkjet media, which is suitable for a wide range of applications, from fine-art prints to outdoor...

Premium Papers Marketing.
May 1, 2000... Premium Papers Marketing (Merrick, NY) introduced a new line of die-cut business cards. These 8.5x11-inch sheets of bristol cards, which are held in place with paper tape, can be embossed, engraved, printed, or thermo-graphed with a company...

LexJet Direct.
May 1, 2000... LexJet Direct (Sarasota, FL) is shipping its ExhibitGuard UV third-generation polycarbonate pressure-sensitive laminates for the trade-show graphics industry. Available in a standard velvet/textured finish in 5-, 10-, 15-, and 20-mil gauges,...

Champion International Corporation.
May 1, 2000... Champion International Corporation (Stamford, CT) reengineered its Preference line of coated, freesheet web papers--which comprises a new 100-pound text weight--for improved brightness and gloss. The company also released a print sampler...

Photos with Zing.
May 1, 2000... Zing Inc. (San Francisco) announced new features in its ZingAlbums solution for creating personalized photo albums online. The newest version includes a creative toolset for resizing and rotating images and for adding corners, borders,...

In support of wider plates.
May 1, 2000... Xante Corporation (Mobile, AL) presented a wider plate option for its PlateMaker 3. Not only does the new option enable users of the Heidelberg PrintMaster QM 46 to print plates up to 340mm wide, but also it adds a Pin Bar Alignment feature...

DataMerge.
May 1, 2000... Banta Integrated Media (Cambridge, MA) unveiled the DataMerge 4.0 series of modules, which bring Internet-enabled variable-data printing to QuarkXPress. The upgraded version provides an interactive data preview, preflighting, scripting...

In-line coating.
May 1, 2000... Heidelberg (Kennesaw, GA) announced that its Speedmaster 52 two-up presses are now available with an in-line coating system. The coating system enables the Speedmaster 52 to print while also applying an aqueous coating in a single pass. The...

Adding flare.
May 1, 2000... Advanced Hi-Tech Corporation (AHT; El Segundo, CA) launched the new ColorFlare CF200-12 and CR350-12 color servers for use with the Xerox DocuColor 12 copier/printer. Able to integrate into virtually any existing workflow, AHT's latest server...

MegaVision release.
May 1, 2000... MegaVision Inc. (Santa Barbara, CA) presented its T32 three-pass digital camera back. The T32 can be mounted to the back of a 4x5-inch view camera or used as a stand-alone camera with Nikon, Canon, and Hasselblad lenses. Armed with a...

Calibration assistance.
May 1, 2000... Color Savvy (Springboro, OH) released its new Cal Assist for Fiery RIPs software application, designed for use with the company's ColorMouseToo! colorimeter. The Cal Assist for Fiery RIPs, available for the Macintosh at a retail price of...

Scott Baldwin.
May 1, 2000... When creating artwork for clients such as American Express, Wall Street Journal, and Forbes Magazine, Scott Baldwin of Killingworth, Connecticut, first creates a black-and-white linoleum cut before scanning it into his Macintosh computer, a...

Proflightling.
May 1, 2000... Mark Witkowski, the PDF authority, has presented a concept that has great validity. It started because he and others have found that the top 10 percent of the most profitable printing jobs come in as PostScript files or PDFs. This is not new...

Drupa welcome to DRUPA 2000.
May 1, 2000... This is it. The big time. It's been five years since I was in Dusseldorf for DRUPA 95, and sometimes my feet still hurt, but somehow having been to a DRUPA before makes me feel a little more prepared for this one. As you'll see in this show...

A short history of DRUPA in Dusseldorf.
May 1, 2000... DRUPA was "born" in November 1949, when representatives of the graphics, paper converting, and printing and paper machine industries resolved to found a trade exhibition for printing and paper. After the first meeting, 11 associations within...

The Olympic Games of the printing world.
May 1, 2000... DRUPA is to the printing and paper industries what the Olympic Games are to athletes. Every four or five years, hundreds of thousands of experts come to DRUPA in Dusseldorf for an opportunity to see all the latest technologies in media...

What to watch at DRUPA.
May 1, 2000... DRUPA is a few short weeks away, so it is time once again to get out the Windex and clean the crystal ball. In the past, predicting DRUPA introductions was relatively simple, but this year I believe all bets are off. With that disclaimer in...

Top 10 DURPA trends for the digital age.
May 1, 2000... 1. E-business. Bringing print buyers, sellers, and suppliers together. Jobs are entered electronically to usher in the exFedEx age and move us closer to instantaneous delivery, eventually delivering jobs yesterday. Electronic job tickets for...

DRUPA.
May 1, 2000... DRUPA will begin on Thursday, May 18, and run until Wednesday, May 31, at Messe Dusseldorf in Dusseldorf, Germany. The exhibit is open from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Admission to DRUPA is available in two forms.
May 1, 2000... Admission to DRUPA is available in two forms: a one-day pass for $30 or a four-day pass for $91. The cost for a show guide/catalog, which includes a CD-ROM, is $33.

Dusseldorf Fairgrounds.
May 1, 2000... The 18 exhibit halls that comprise the Dusseldorf Fairgrounds are linked by protected walkways, moving sidewalks, and shuttle buses. The service center, which is located in the middle of the fairgrounds, offers a shopping arcade, post office,...

NPES.
May 1, 2000... In Halls 9 and 17, the NPES sponsors U.S. Pavilions representing more than 75 U.S. companies. Also, in Hall 6, companies such as Agfa, MAN Roland, Adobe, Apple, Polaroid, and others will collaborate in PrintCity to showcase integrated...

Electronic guide system.
May 1, 2000... Electronic guide system terminals are located in each hall and can provide the location of every exhibitor and product category.

Public transportation.
May 1, 2000... Public transportation [*] is recommended to get to the Fairgrounds. From downtown Dusseldorf, Tram No. U78 goes to the North Entrance, Tram No. U79 goes to the East Entrance, and Bus No. 722 goes to both the East and South Entrances. From the...

Taxis in Dusseldorf.
May 1, 2000... Taxis in Dusseldorf, which must be boarded at taxi stands and are generally more expensive than in the U.S., charge a flat rate plus an amount per kilometer. When tipping, round up to the next full DM amount (maximum 10 percent).

Important signs at the Fairgrounds.
May 1, 2000... Messe -- Fairgrounds Eingang -- Entrance Ausgang -- Exit Notausgang -- Emergency Exit WC -- Restroom Stilles Wasser -- Non-Carbonated Mineral Water

Non-fast-food.
May 1, 2000... When dining in restaurants, remember that water typically does not accompany the meal but can be ordered by the bottle, and asking for quick service in a non-fast-food restaurant is considered rude. A service charge is included in the bill,...

German marks.
May 1, 2000... At press time, $1 US is equal to roughly 2 German marks (DM).

German trade shows.
May 1, 2000... At German trade shows, participants typically do not wear name badges. Say, "How may I help you?" to start and save introductions until the booth visitor has indicated interest.