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MadeToPrint Workflow Software Updated

Editor in Chief — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:12:01 -0700

axaio software, developer of solutions for PDF creation, printing and content correction workflows for Adobe InDesign and QuarkXpress environments, updates its MadeToPrint Auto and Server versions. The updates include publishing software job package and book processing features for InDesign and Illustrator, meeting needs for productivity and efficiency.

New: PDF Shrink 4.5 for Windows

Editor in Chief — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:32:18 -0700

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Master the Creative Suite with CS Magic's Online Seminars

Editor in Chief — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:41:51 -0700

Press release

Industry Analysis: The Quiet Revolution in Proprietary File Formats

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Graphics Gone Green

Editor in Chief — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:47:17 -0600

Rods and Cones, Inc., has launched Graphics Gone Green, an ebook (PDF) and a print-on-demand book that highlights sustainable workflows for all creative professionals, including graphic designers, product designers, web designers, print buyers, and production staff.

Convert PDFs to iWork Files

Editor in Chief — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:53:40 -0600

Press release

Recosoft Corporation (the developer of the PDF2Office family of products, PDF2ID tool for InDesign, cross platform file format conversion solutions and PDF converters) unveils PDF2Office for iWork, a new tool to convert PDF documents into fully editable iWork '08/'09 files for the Macintosh.

Reduce PDF File Size with PDF Checkpoint 1.1

Editor in Chief — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:29:34 -0600

Zevrix Solutions announced the release of PDF Checkpoint 1.1, an update to its new powerful PDF workflow automation solution. PDF Checkpoint quickly preflights, exports as images, splits and reduces size of multiple PDF files. PDF Checkpoint sports an intuitive flexible user interface which lets users review and analyze preflight results quickly and easily. The program is equally suitable to process hundreds of files as well as single PDF documents.

PDF Checkpoint provides the following major solutions for PDF workflow:

Significant Update to PDF2ID

Editor in Chief — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:45:27 -0600

Recosoft Corporation has released PDF2ID Standard/Professional v2.1. PDF2ID Standard/Professional v2.1 improves PDF to InDesign conversions and has been qualified for Mac OS X 10.6 and Windows 7. PDF2ID v2.1 includes additional refinements that further ease the PDF-to-InDesign conversion process.

PDF2ID is the only PDF converter available for InDesign CS2-CS4 and offers a direct, transparent and effortless process for PDF-to-InDesign document conversion.

pdfAutoOptimizer 2 Now Shipping

Editor in Chief — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:52:10 -0600

callas software announces the availability of pdfAutoOptimizer 2. Based on Acrobat’s PDF engine, callas pdfAutoOptimizer automates transparency flattening and overall file optimization without losing the difference between raster and vector elements.

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FlightCheck Professional Revved to 6.5

Editor in Chief — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:53:30 -0600

Markzware, the recognized authority and inventor of preflighting, released a significant upgrade to its popular preflighting solution, FlightCheck Professional for Macintosh. In light of today's economic challenges, Markzware is offering $100 off this latest version of FlightCheck Professional v6.5, which has full support for the Adobe CS4 Creative Suite and QuarkXPress 8. This powerful upgrade gives printers, graphic designers and publishers the ability to preflight efficiently, avoiding costly production errors.

Callas Software's PDF Tools Compatible with Snow Leopard

Editor in Chief — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:08:26 -0600

callas software is happy to announce that its proven PDF tools for print production and long-term archiving support Snow Leopard, the new operating system from Apple. With a large user community on the Mac, callas has yet again shown its commitment to providing its customers with the best and fastest possible support for new host applications and operating systems.

Acrobat How-to: Add Text to PDFs

Editor in Chief — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:26:54 -0600

Based on articles originally published in the DesignGeek e-zine.

Let's say you're in Acrobat and you need to add text to a PDF, maybe in the margin or under an image or to fill out a static form field, and you want that text to appear in printouts, just like the rest of the text. The original file that was exported to PDF isn't available; all you have is the PDF itself. Which tool do you turn to?

Safari Books Online Adds 250+ Training Videos

Editor in Chief — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:45:58 -0600

Safari® Books Online, the leading on-demand digital library for technology, creative and business professionals, announced today that it is offering more than 250 new training videos from top training video companies such as Total Training, Talented Pixie, Class On Demand, Skill-Pill, and PeepCode. Many of the videos are available now with the rest coming online over the next month.

WoodWing Webinars Focus on Publishing Products & Strategies

Editor in Chief — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:27:16 -0600

WoodWing Software, a leading developer of cross-media content publishing solutions for newspapers, magazines, books and for corporate publishers, is launching a series of free live webinars. The online seminars aim to provide an efficient and interactive way to learn about the company's products and strategies.

Public Beta for PDF Preflighting Software

Editor in Chief — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:50:49 -0600

Zevrix Solutions introduces PDF Checkpoint, a new quality control and automation solution for PDF files. PDF Checkpoint 1.0 is currently in Public Beta stage and offers the following features:
- Quickly preflight multiple PDF files
- Create preflight profiles to detect common problems
- List all PDF fonts, color spaces, images and document properties
- Preview and list resolution of PDF images