Electronic Publishing articles from October 2001

Electronic Publishing archives from October 2001

When the going gets tough.(Heidelberg Digital Imaging Association survey identifies marketing tips)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... A little more than a month ago, right before Print 01, the Heidelberg Digital Imaging Association (HDIA) conducted an email poll of its membership to gauge the overall mood and economic outlook of the group. While the response was somewhat...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2001... FROM EP READERS Digital flexibility Thanks for the attribution in your June 2001 editorial ("Direct-to-trash," page 4) with regard to TAGA and Grant Miller. It's always nice to see our Annual Technology Conference cited. In my opinion...

Adobe upgrades Illustrator and InDesign.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Adobe Systems Inc. (San Jose, CA) announced the release of upgrades to its illustrator and InDesign applications. Targeted at cross-media designers as well as web designers and developers, Adobe Illustrator 10 offers users the ability to...

IPA ECONOMIC SURVEY.(International Prepress Association reports on sales)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2001... Effects of poor economy evident in Q2 IPA Quarterly Economic Survey results for the second quarter of 2001 reflect the overall economic slowdown of most industries in the U.S. at this time. The sales and profitability figures reported by...

Canon adds imageRunners.(digital copiers)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... Canon USA Inc. (Lake Success, NY) announced two new additions, the models 5000 and 6000, to its imageRunner family of digital output solutions. Replacing the imageRunner 5000 S and 5000 N models is the new imageRunner 5000. Capable of...

Enfocus Software presents latest software solutions.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... Enfocus Software (San Mateo, CA) anticipates that its new Instant PDF software and upgraded versions of its PitStop Professional and PitStop Server solutions will be available for purchase by the end of this month. Targeted at individual...

IBM unveils its T220 display.(flat panel monitor)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... With a viewing area equivalent to two 8.5x11-inch pages, the T220 computer display is designed to provide photograph-quality imaging to publishing, graphic design, business, medicine, science, engineering, and other visualization-critical...

Dan Margulis inducted into Hall of Fame for Photoshop.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Contributing editor Dan Margulis has been named as one of three charter members of the newly established Photoshop Hall of Fame. The National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP; Dunedin, FL) established the Photoshop Hall of Fame to...

Auto FX Software introduces DreamSuite.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... Auto FX Software (Birmingham, AL) released its most recent visual imaging solution, DreamSuite. Suitable for use as a stand-alon application or as a plug-in to Adobe Photoshop and compatible imaging programs, DreamSuite supports Mac Os 9...

Printchannel.com launches print I/O platform.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... PrintChannel.com (San Francisco) unveiled its new print I/O platform, extending the company's reach to more complex, multisite, and distribution relationships. Offering multiplant and multisupplier support, print I/O offers one-to-one and...

Equilibrium debuts DeBabelizer Pro 5.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... Equilibrium (San Rafael, CA) introduced its DeBabelizer Pro 5 for Windows 95, 98, 2000, Me, NT, and XP operating systems. DeBabelizer Pro 5 assists users in automatically preparing digital images, animations, and digital video for various...

Print 01-the show of shows.(Brief Article)(Editorial)
October 1, 2001... Sigh (or "Oy" if you are from the New York area). I am certainly glad that Print 01 has come and gone. My schedule for Print started out with more than 30 prescheduled appointments and meetings. To put that into perspective, my pre-DRUPA...

Selecting an image server.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... The ability to publish any content, anywhere, any time, to any device--what used to be known as cross-media publishing--is being touted by many as the next publishing revolution. In this context, the Internet is just one of the many available...

Andy Lewis.(marketing VP of Group Logic Inc.)(Company Profile)(Interview)
October 1, 2001... With a degree in engineering and computer science from Princeton, Andy Lewis draws a parallel from his early experiences in design engineering to his current responsibilities as vice president of marketing and sales with Group Logic. "I spent...

CTP settles in.(computer-to-plate technology)(Editorial)
October 1, 2001... No longer a "hot topic," CTP is just another workflow option for many service providers As recently as a year ago, computer-to-plate (CTP) technology was considered a hot topic. Many of the larger plants were beginning to make the shift,...

CTP printing plates.(computer-to-plate technology)
October 1, 2001... CTP printing plates Many vendors serving the industry continue to invest, and make advancements, in computer-to-plate (CTP) technology. In fact, manufacturers such as those listed below continue to introduce innovative, new CTP...

Profiting from packaging.(industry profile)
October 1, 2001... As the packaging market experiences continued growth and vendors provide versatile solutions, an increasing number of graphic arts firms investigate the potential for profit in packaging. Had your fill of bad news? If you're like me, you've...

That old black magic.(image manipulation)
October 1, 2001... When the most important things in a picture are black, a bit of witchcraft is in order because some of the normal rules of image manipulation don't apply. Here's a potion that will make any black cat's hair stand on end. Those who exert...

PS, I love you.(portable document format, PostScript files and prepress production management)
October 1, 2001... While some see PDF as the answer to all our prepress headaches, others are taking a more careful approach. The reality of prepress file processing today is that PostScript language files still dominate the scene and they aren't going away...

Complete CTP workflow: when piecemeal isn't enough.
October 1, 2001... A CTP system from Screen (USA) tremendously increases this printer's throughput. Surrounded by the snow-capped Rocky Mountains near Denver, National Printing & Packaging spent years piecing together its workflow. It used Agfa's SelectSet...

A color-managed workflow improves customer satisfaction.(Print and Digital Media section of the Constellation Energy Group )
October 1, 2001... A company improves its printing process and slashes its rework. The last thing a service provider wants to do is disappoint its customers. When the Print and Digital Media section of the Constellation Energy Group (CEG) discovered that it...

FreeHand 10's web-friendly upgrade.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... Macromedia's FreeHand version 10 offers an array of tools for web designers and developers. In this day and age of multitasking, cross platforming, and dual purposing, designers need to be print and web knowledgeable. It used to be that...

Acrobat Alternative.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... Global Graphics' Jaws PDF Creator 2.0 furnishes many of Adobe Acrobat's tools in an inexpensive alternative. Not long ago, Global Graphics debuted version 2.0 of its Jaws PDF Creator, reported to be the only alternative to Adobe Acrobat for...

PDF virus protection.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... Enfocus Software (San Mateo, CA) posted PDF virus-protection information and a free Enfocus PitStop Action List to its website. Although the Portable Document Format is considered safe from viruses, files attached to PDFs are not, enabling the...

Link it up.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... Standard Register (Dayton, OH) announced that its new LinkUp Enterprise output-management solution has been installed in more than 50 companies in the U.S. Standard Register's new tool automates the production of documents by merging data with...

Inclined to save time.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2001... RedBox Organizer 4.1 the latest version of inKline Global Inc.'s (Reno, NV) Personal Information Manager, is now available at a cost of $39.95. The new software solution provides users a 3D interface through which to plan, organize, and...

Conducive to compatibility.(DigiSoft L.L.C.'s QuickChange Media software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... DigiSoft LLC (Wayne, PA) announced the availability of its QuickChange Media. Offered for $24.95 from www.digisoftdirect.com, QuickChange Media assists users in converting audio, video, and static image files to and from more than 50 different...

UNCOMMON STOCK.(Desert Dolphin Inc's website at www.desertdolphin.com)
October 1, 2001... Imaginitive images Desert Dolphin Inc. (Durango, CO), having just redesigned its website at www.desertdolphin.com, boasts roughly 30 royalty-free CD collections, each composed of either 50 or 100 high-resolution images, and a wide array of...

Pentium 4 Xeon server.(Rauch Medien)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... Rauch Medien (New York City) is shipping its Prolinium 2860, a Pentium 4 Xeon server in a 2U rackmount chassis. The new server includes two Intel Pentium 4 Xeon processors in a 3.5-inch computer, up to 438GB of SCSI hot-swap storage, and 2GB...

Expanded offerings.(Mitsubishi Imaging Inc.'s Purup-Eskofot DPX 5080)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... Mitsubishi Imaging Inc. (Rye, NY), a distributor of Purup-Eskofot's digital platesetters, amended its product line with the addition of the Purup-Eskofot DPX 5080 digital platesetting system. The DPX 5080, designed for use with Mitsubishi's...

Quark portal.(Media Portal XTensions module)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... Quark Inc. (Denver) announced its Media Portal XTensions module for the Quark Digital Media System (QuarkDMS). Based on XML and XSLT technology, the Media Portal furnishes users within an organization online access to digital assets within...

WinZip upgrade.(WinZip Computing Inc.'s WinZip 8.1)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... WinZip Computing Inc. (Mansfield, CT) upgraded its Zip utility, WinZip, to version 8.1. The latest version offers support for multidisk Zip files, email, and UUencode, BinHex, CAB, TAR, MIME, and self-extracting file formats. The upgrade also...

Red hits the spot.(Kodak Polychrome Graphics' Kodak Approval Type 2 proofing media now includes Red Donor)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... Kodak Polychrome Graphics (Norwalk, CT) expanded its line of Kodak Approval Type 2 proofing media to include a spot color Red Donor. The first spot color donor in the company's Approval Type 2 portfolio, Red Donor is available initially in...

RIP advancements.(Roland DGA Corp.'s Color-Choice RIP 4.1)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... Roland DGA Corporation (Irvine, CA) introduced a new version of its Color-Choice RIP software. Version 4.1 reportedly offers users of Hi-FiJET, Hi-FiJET Pro, and CAMMJET inkjet printers total control over their output, including the amount of...

Getting duped.(Primera Technology Inc.'s ComposerPro Optical Disc Duplicator)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... Primera Technology Inc. (Plymouth, MN) is shipping its ComposerPro Optical Disc Duplicator. Primera Technology offers a CD-R model, priced at $3995 and equipped with dual 16x CD-Rs, and a DVD R/CD-R model, complete with dual Pioneer DVR-A03...

A designer's guide.(The Graphic Designer's Guide to Pricing, Estimating and Budgeting)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... Allworth Press (New York City) launched The Graphic Designer's Guide to Pricing, Estimating & Budgeting, a book by Theo Stephan Williams. Spanning roughly 200 pages, the new resource assists graphic designers in creating printing structures and...

Procreate product line.
October 1, 2001... Corel Corporation (Ottawa, Canada) announced a new line of professional creative software applications, procreate, the first product of which is Painter 7. Now available in North America, procreate Painter 7 provides creative professionals...

Solvent-ink printer/cutter.
October 1, 2001... Envision-Inks.com (Richardson, TX) premiered its SolventJET wide-format printer. Based on Roland's CAMMJET piezo inkjet printer/cutter, the 52-inch-wide SolventJET is capable of printing and cutting its six-color output in CMYK plus light cyan...

New filter from Andromeda.
October 1, 2001... Andromeda Software Inc. (Westlake Village, CA) offers a new multiplatform Adobe Photoshop-compatible plug-in, the Andromeda EtchTone Filter. The plug-in combines a black-and-white etch pattern with an existing CMYK, RGB, or grayscale...

PhotoBridge plug-in.
October 1, 2001... Baseview Products (Ann Arbor, MI) unveiled its PhotoBridge plug-in, designed to bring the image-editing capabilities of Adobe Photoshop to the company's IQue database. With PhotoBridge, users can use Photoshop to edit images from within their...

Creative Environments.
October 1, 2001... Creative Environments (Hollywood, FL) launched Illusion Flex material for printing, design, graphics, flooring, wallcovering, fixture, and POP applications. Users can apply graphics to Illusion Flex via silk screening, inkjet printing, or vinyl...

Temboard.
October 1, 2001... Temboard (Temiscaming, Quebec) announced that it offers coated papers that meet the latest requirements for Business Reply Mail set by the U.S. Postal Service. Meeting the new regulation that pieces larger than 4 inches high or 6 inches long...

Pictorico Ink Jet Media.
October 1, 2001... Pictorico Ink Jet Media (Charlotte, NC) introduced the tenth member of its family of inkjet media, Photo Gallery Glossy Paper. The new media is said to produce a print that offers the same look and feel as a 35mm print processed at a lab....

Kapco Graphic Products.
October 1, 2001... Kapco Graphic Products (Kent, OH) announced the addition of 3M inkjet materials for Hewlett-Packard printers to its line of digital media for large-format printers. The company also debuted its KapJet brand, a family of products for the Gretag...

The indelicate art of technology prediction.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... It's only good for quick-and-dirty printing. Sounds like a comment about digital printing, but it is actually a comment made in 1951 about offset lithography. At that time, letterpress printing dominated and very few people in the industry...

TIMELINE.(progess in electronic publishing)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... 1990 Personal computers were being linked with high-end Computer Electronic Prepress Systems (CEPS), in which text was combined with line art and continuous-tone color. More than 30,000 PostScript typefaces were available from various...