Electronic Publishing articles from May 2003

Electronic Publishing archives from May 2003

Useful printing. (Editorial).(Editorial)
May 1, 2003... Every time I attend a printing trade show and observe the massive quantity of useless print produced, I wonder why all that effort can't be put to better use. It's a given that the best way to demonstrate your printing equipment's capabilities...

Partaking of PMA 2003. (Tech News).(2003 PMA Annual Convention and Trade Show)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The staff of Electronic Publishing eagerly traveled to Las Vegas to attend the 2003 PMA Annual Convention and Trade Show. The month's edition of Tech News is devoted to several interesting announcements made during the well-attended event. Turn...

Jasc Software presents Paint Shop family. (Tech News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... While exhibiting at PMA 2003, Jasc Software Inc. (Eden Prairie, MN) introduced the new Jasc Paint Shop family of products. Jasc Paint Shop Pro and Jasc Paint Shop Photo Album comprise the new product line. A photo, image, and web graphics...

Olympus demonstrates Four Thirds digital camera system. (Tech News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Olympus America Inc. (Melville, NY) introduced a wealth of digital camera advancements during PMA in Las Vegas. A prototype of Olympus' new Digital SLR System gained significant attention from attendees. Based upon a Four Thirds-type image...

Canon showcases desktop color printers. (Tech News).
May 1, 2003... Canon USA Inc. (Lake Success, NY), a subsidiary of Canon Inc., introduced two new desktop color printers during PMA 2003 in Las Vegas. The Canon 170 Color Bubble Jet Printer is a compact desktop device that replaces the company's BJC-85....

Delkin Devices demonstrates its compact PicturePAD. (Tech News).
May 1, 2003... While exhibiting at PMA 2003, Delkin Devices Inc. (Poway, CA) demonstrated its eFilm PicturePAD, which newly offers expanded support for mw files. Previously able to recognize only such common file formats as TIFF and JPEG, the PicturePAD...

Lyson presents digital albums. (Tech News).
May 1, 2003... Lyson Inc. (Elk Grove Village, IL) partnered with Stone Editions to develop a digital album system. For the creation of photographic portfolios, books, and wedding albums, the new solution is based upon the patent-pending Stonehinge...

JOBO Fototechnic releases portable storage device. (Tech News).
May 1, 2003... JOBO Fototechnic Inc. (Ann Arbor, Ml) introduced the Disc Steno CP100, a portable storage solution for digital photographers. The Disc Steno CP100 enables users to copy images directly from memory cards to CDs. As a result, photographers no...

Fuji announces new Super CCD technology. (Tech News).(Charged Coupled Devices)
May 1, 2003... Fuji Photo Film USA Inc. (Elmsford, NY) presented new advancements incorporating the company's upgraded CCD technology during PMA 2003. The Pictrography 4500 digital printer, which replaces the Pictrography 400011, is designed to provide...

Kodak premiers photography innovations. (Tech News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Kodak Professional (Rochester, NY) and its parent company, Eastman Kodak, demonstrated several new advancements for the PMA crowd. For instance, Kodak Professional presented version 5.0 of its Digital Print Production (DP2) software. Kodak...

Seybold held once annually. (Tech News).
May 1, 2003... Key3Media Events Inc. (Los Angeles) announced the combination of Seybold Seminars' two North American events into a single, annual industry venue at the Moscone Center West in San Francisco. The program specifics for the upcoming Seybold San...

Miramar eases PC migration. (Tech News).
May 1, 2003... Version 4.5 of Desktop DNA Professional from Miramar Systems (Santa Barbara, CA) enables users to switch over to a new PC or update their existing Windows OS while maintaining all settings and personalization features already established. These...

PMA: the rest of the story. (What's New).(Photo Marketing Association Trade Show)(Buyers Guide)
May 1, 2003... Last month I wrote about the Photo Marketing Association (PMA) tradeshow held earlier this year in Las Vegas. In the past I have devoted only a portion of a column to this show, but this year there was so much new technology that I am bringing...

Ken stack. (Perspective).(Interview)
May 1, 2003... Ken Stack jokes that no one ever sets out to get into the graphic arts industry, they just end up here by accident. As a graduate student, Stack got his first taste of the industry while he worked with Eastman Kodak on copiers. He then launched...

CTP shows steady gains: while some focus on the imaging technology, others look at the plate capabilities or how ctp can offer a competitive advantage.(Computer-to-plate devices)(Industry Overview)
May 1, 2003... Any successful craftsman knows that an investment in a quality tool is a sound investment. So there are probably as many reasons for a graphic arts service provider to invest in a computer-to-plate (CTP) device as for a mechanic to invest in a...

CTP devices. (Resource Guide to).(Computer-To-Plate (prepress/printing process) )(Buyers Guide)
May 1, 2003... Without question, the adoption of CTP technology continues its steady growth. At the same time, today's market abounds with offerings of varying formats, capabilities, and prices. Whereas these two pages highlight GTP solutions in 8-up and...

New production tools streamline packaging workflows: several packaging prepress houses and printers reveal how their digital workflow solutions help them stay on the competitive edge.
May 1, 2003... Digital printer wins awards CL & D Digital, a full-service digital printer in Delafield, Wisconsin, produces sales samples and packaging prototypes using Adobe Illustrator and two Hewlett-Packard Omnius Webstream six-color digital offset...

Wal-Mart designers enhance printwork with Adobe InDesign tools. (In the Field).
May 1, 2003... When designing projects such as circulars and brochures, creative professionals at Wal-Mart find that the tools in InDesign boost their creativity and productivity. When you're a design department of 50 people that handles more than 2000...

Ace Hardware delivers quality digital printing: ace branches into commercial work with its Xerox DocuColor 2060 digital press and Mohawk paper. (In the Field).
May 1, 2003... For more than 75 years, Ace Hardware has been providing solutions for its customers-it answers questions about repairing buildings or leaky faucets, and about which paint to buy for a house. Just recently, however, roles changed when the...

Turn pages, and heads: FlipAlbum Pro 5 helps users create digital publications, such as catalogs, brochures, media kits, photo albums, and more, in a 3D page-turning environment. (Reviews).
May 1, 2003... The concept seemed promising, especially in speeding the workflow and delivery of a finished product. But if you're like me, you've been told never to judge a book by its cover, and maybe you learned the hard way that this rings true for...

Getting in shape: Gluon's ShapeMaker 1.5 makes creating unique objects a snap. (Reviews).
May 1, 2003... Some of the most compelling artwork combine shapes of varying size and design. Gluon has simplied the creation of unique shapes in QuarkXPress with the introduction of ShapeMaker 1.5. Defined as a shape synthesizer and targeted at graphic...

Products at PMA 2003. (New Products).
May 1, 2003... Electronic Publishing's staff was on hand at the 2003 PMA Annual Convention and Trade Show in Las Vegas recently. This edition of New Products is dedicated expressly to many of the product releases and announcements made during the event. Visit...

William Rieser. (Digital Gallery).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Sometimes when William Rieser creates illustrations for clients such as Business Week, he finds himself cutting apart pictures of President Bush and putting them back together however he sees fit. Regardless of his political views, it's just...

Benjamin Franklin's codicil. (Frank Talk).
May 1, 2003... In 1789, when Benjamin Franklin was 83 years old, he added a codicil to the will he had written two years before. Franklin divided most of his estate among his relatives and descendants and made bequests to various public causes. The interest...

Calendar.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
May 1, 2003... Calendar MAY 2003 IPA Technical Seminar-- 13-15 Chicago Content & Color Northprint 13-15 Harrogate, UK Embaxprint 2003 20-23 Brno, Czech Republic ...