Electronic Publishing articles from September 2004

Electronic Publishing archives from September 2004

Taking our show on the road.(Editorial)(Print Workflow Summit)(Electronic Publishing partners with WhatTheyThink.com)
September 1, 2004... For us here at Electronic Publishing fall always means it's time to pack our bags and hit the road for the busy tradeshow season. But this year, we will be adding a few extra stops and doing a few shows of our own. For the first time in several...

Hot summer, cool products.(What's New)(Graph Expo)
September 1, 2004... Summer is quickly drawing to a close and I am already beginning to feel the excitement that fall brings to our industry. Manufacturers are preparing for Graph Expo and starting to "tease" us with what to expect to see there. But they are only...

Bound for Graph Expo.(Tech News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Like most of us, the staff of Electronic Publishing is gearing up for Graph Expo 2004, to be held October 10 through 13 at McCormick Place South in Chicago. This month's Tech News section offers a preview of several product announcements that...

Mohawk releases Inxwell papers.(Tech News)
September 1, 2004... Mohawk Paper Mills (Cohoes, NY) has announced Inxwell, a patented process designed to aid printers in producing sharp, high-contrast text and images on uncoated papers, which typically sport a soft, absorbent surface. Used exclusively on...

Phase One offers portable camera backs.(Tech News)
September 1, 2004... Phase One (Melville, NY) has begun shipping its latest digital imaging solutions, the P 25 and P 20. The Phase One P 25 and P 20 high-end, portable digital camera backs were designed to offer photographers a fast capture rate of up to 45...

EFI debuts Colorproof XF.(Tech News)
September 1, 2004... Electronics for Imaging (EFI; Foster City, CA) has introduced EFI Colorproof XF, its scalable client/server-based proofing solution. Targeted at commercial printers ranging from newspaper publishers to creative agencies and photographers,...

Screen updates TrueFlow system.(Tech News)
September 1, 2004... While at Graph Expo, Screen (Rolling Meadows, IL) will introduce an upgraded version of its TrueFlow PDF workflow management system, as well as demonstrate its latest digital offset press and thermal platesetter. With the release of version...

X-Rite amends product family.(Tech News)
September 1, 2004... Next month, X-Rite will introduce Graph Expo attendees to several innovations in its Streamlined Color Management family, including the DTP32 Series II, Intelli-Trax, MonacoQCcolor, and Slingshot. According to the company, the new DTP32...

RISO previews full-color printer.(Tech News)
September 1, 2004... RISO Inc. (Danvers, MA) has announced that its new HC5000 Full-Color Printer will begin shipping to North American customers beginning this fall. Previously unveiled in Japan and now shipping in Europe, RISO's HC5000 is a full-color...

Hasselblad and Imacon to merge.(Tech News)
September 1, 2004... Shriro Sweden, the holding company of Victor Hasselblad AB, has announced its acquisition of Imacon. Manufacturer of high-end scanners and digital camera backs, Imacon was founded in 1995 by Christian Poulsen and received the 2001 Gazelle...

Xerox expands its toner offerings.(Tech News)
September 1, 2004... Xerox Corporation (Rochester, NY) has introduced two new toner cartridges in the company's "It's Compatible" line of products. Providing Hewlett-Packard customers with another choice in toner, Xerox has launched two toner cartridges for...

Calendar.(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Calendar)
September 1, 2004... SEPTEMBER PDF Conference and Expo 12-14 Baltimore OCTOBER SGIA '04 and DPI 6-9 Minneapolis Conference Graph Expo and Converting 10-13 Chicago Expo 2004 PhotoPlus Expo 21-23 New York...

Top 20 printing: printing firms that inspire the industry.(Company Profile)(Cover Story)
September 1, 2004... In Part 3 of our four-part series on the Top 20 firms in design, publishing, printing, and corporate/In-Plant Services, 20 leading, innovative printers discuss what it takes to be a leading print provider in today's competitive, fast-changing...

Digital photography the mid-range: for professionals, digital SLRs deliver top image quality and efficient workflows.(Single lens reflex)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Peter Toogood has made a name for himself in just two years as a high-fashion photographer. Not an easy feat in the rarefied and highly competitive fashion world. He did it by aggressively using the latest in digital photography. Toogood...

Resource guide to high-end digital cameras.
September 1, 2004... today's market is flush with digital camera models of varying functionality and price. The following chart is indicative of the wealth of options available to today's professional in search of a high-end digital camera. For additional...

Making two ends meet: when half the image is blown out and the other half falls in deep shadow, typical correction methods don't work. Photoshop CS's Shadow/Highlight command helps, but for maximum flexibility, try a blur and a blend.(Make Ready)(Editorial)
September 1, 2004... The left-hand side of the span shown in Figures A and B meets the backside of Venice's Palazzo Ducale, the most opulent building in the world in its time. On the right, it hits a dungeon of the darkest and most depressing category. After...

Yearbook publisher ups quality, cuts makeready time: Lifetouch Publishing offers higher quality and reduces makeready time by 20 percent after installing new prepress, printing, and bindery technology.(In the Field)
September 1, 2004... Both art and science go into the publication of superior, eye-catching school yearbooks--a mix that Lifetouch Publishing Inc., headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, understands well. Over the past 18 months, the publisher has advanced the...

Xerox develops new media, applications: Xerox's Media Technology Center manages quality while studying new papers, substrates, and applications for digital printing.(The Digital Paper Platform)
September 1, 2004... Even the plastic identification tags that poke out of potted plants need to be printed, and someone wants to produce them digitally. To develop this new digital application, a print provider turned to its hardware and media supplier, Xerox, to...

Cutting-edge printing: a flexible device, the VersaLaser is sure to add specialty printing and engraving to your repertoire.(Reviews)
September 1, 2004... I first encountered the VersaLaser Printer during Comdex in Las Vegas. Because it piqued my interest, I attended a two-hour training session at Universal Laser Systems' headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona, where I learned the basics of setting...

Portable color control.(New Products)
September 1, 2004... X-Rite Photo Marketing (Elmsford, NY) has released the Pulse ColorElite System. A portable color-measurement solution, the X-Rite Pulse ColorElite System combines a handheld spectrophotometer and advanced profiling software. The...

Inkjet innovations.(Modern Media)
September 1, 2004... Konica Minolta Photo Imaging USA (Mahwah, NJ) has released two new offerings in its QP-Pro Super White line of inkjet photo papers. Konica Minolta Inkjet Photo Paper QP-Pro Glossy, a resincoated, large-format photographic paper, is targeted at...

Award-winning glossy.(Modern Media)
September 1, 2004... For its Hammermill Color Copy Gloss paper, International Paper (Memphis, TN) has received a 2004 GATF InterTech Award. The product of nearly 10 years of development, Hammermill Color Copy Gloss is well suited for digital printing and...

Stock sampling.(Modern Media)
September 1, 2004... Nexfor Fraser Papers (Midlothian, VA) has announced the availability of the Pegasus Digital Color Copy Sample Pack. The product pack features 50 unprinted sheets of Brilliant White in 28-pound stock and 25 unprinted sheets of Museum White in...

Increased capacity.(New Products)
September 1, 2004... Leaf America (Elmsford, NY) has released the 20GB Digital Magazine, an onboard storage solution designed for use with the Leaf Valeo and Valeo Wi digital camera backs. Occupying one drive partition, the 20GB Digital Magazine enables users to...

3D bundle.(New Products)
September 1, 2004... HumanEyes Technologies (Jerusalem) announced that its HumanEyes Lite 3D software is now supported on Sharp Systems' 3D desktop displays and 3D laptops, including the Sharp Actius RD3D. HumanEyes Lite 3D enables users to create 3D images using...

Proofing Pro.(New Products)
September 1, 2004... Kodak Polychrome Graphics (KPG; Norwalk, CT) is shipping its Matchprint ProofPro RIP 1.0 and Matchprint ProofPro Media for users of Hewlett-Packard, Epson, and Canon inkjet printers. Based on Adobe's CPSI technology, Matchprint ProofPro RIP...

Imposition update.(New Products)
September 1, 2004... Dynagram (San Diego, CA) has upgraded its DynaStrip imposition tool to version 4.2.1. Now available for Mac and Windows systems, DynaStrip 4.2.1 offers JPF compatibility and tighter integration with such popular workflows as Agfa's Apogee X,...

NAPL news.(New Products)
September 1, 2004... The National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL; Paramus, NJ) has upgraded its cost-study software to version 3.0. CS InterACT for Digital Prepress 3.0 automates hourly-rate calculations using its Blue Book Hourly Cost Study data from...

U.S. availability.(New Products)
September 1, 2004... Oce's (Boca Raton, FL) VarioPrint 2110 digital multifunction system is now shipping in the U.S. Targeted at corporate and commercial print environments requiring 150,000 to 350,000 images per month, the Oce VarioPrint 2110 can achieve monthly...

Adding automation.(New Products)
September 1, 2004... Xinet Inc. (Berkeley, CA) has unveiled Picture Wrangler, an automatic image relinking and updating utility, for Adobe InDesign CS. Included with the company's FullPress suite of production workflow applications, Picture Wrangler automatically...

Suprasetter debut.(New Products)
September 1, 2004... During Graph Expo, Heidelberg USA's (Kennesaw, GA) Suprasetter line of thermal external-drum platesetters will make its North American debut. The Suprasetter, developed inhouse by Heidelberg, boasts five speeds, automation settings, a...

VIP in VI.(New Products)
September 1, 2004... VI Toolbox, the latest offering from Creo Inc. (Vancouver, Canada), aids users in creating variable-information jobs--including such personalized communications as direct mail, letters, and other marketing collateral--within Microsoft Word,...

Theodore De Vinne, printer.(Biography)
September 1, 2004... If Benjamin Franklin was the quintessential printer/publisher/patriot, Theodore De Vinne was the quintessential printer/scholar/businessman. Douglas McMurtrie said De Vinne's "scholarship, enthusiasm, and judgment amply entitled him to be...