2007
Gradual Software releases major upgrade to entire SWITCH product line
Gradual Software released SWITCH 07, a major upgrade to the complete SWITCH product line (the entry-level LightSWITCH, mainstream FullSWITCH and advanced PowerSWITCH). The upgrade features substantial user experience improvements, extends built-in automation capabilities and provides support for automating many additional third-party vendor applications. SWITCH 07 is a payable upgrade for…
Crossroads: a cross-vendor communication platform for publishing automation
Gradual Software, a European specialist in publishing automation solutions, announced the launch of Crossroads. Based on the SWITCH automation technology, Crossroads is a communication platform that draws together a large ecosystem of software vendors offering automation products for publishing workflows.
The objective of Crossroads is to…
Creative Manager Pro 8.5 Adds Support For Leopard
Creative Manager Inc. (http://www.Creative-Manager.com), provider of Creative Manager Pro software, has announced version 8.5 of its flagship product, Creative Manager Pro, to be released in early October.
Creative Manager Pro’s complete set of financial reports are being completely rebuilt. many of the new features have been rebuilt…
BARBIERI electronic and Caldera form Strategic Partnership to further expand their businesses
BARBIERI electronic and Caldera on August 16th announced an exclusive calibration to RIP multi-year strategic OEM partnership. This partnership is designed to mutually benefit both companies by better serving their end-users, dealers and printer manufacturer partners. The frame of the partnership consists of delivering “state of the art” automatic color…
Epson Stylus Pro 3800
The Epson Stylus Pro 3800 is Epson’s smallest Large Format printer or biggest photo printer --it depends from which angle you look at it. The Epson Stylus Pro 3800 uses UltraChrome K3 inks, so the quality of the output is great, but this printer needs a very careful touch if…
Vectoraster 2 Makes Raster Creation Quick and Smooth
Rasters are visible when looking at large posters from close by or at newspaper images. Rasters also have creative possibilities. Vectoraster is an application that allows you to create raster patterns in vector based formats from an existing bitmap image such as a TIFF or JPEG photo. The resulting raster…
New Cross-References Plug-in for InDesign Ships
XChange International, the source for extended technology worldwide, are pleased to announce the release of the new Cross-References plug-in for Adobe InDesign and InCopy. Cross-References, available for both Macintosh and Windows platforms, is a modular system which responds to every referencing need. It is a robust solution inspired by a…
pdf-Office Professional in Version 7.0 Available
The newest version of the German solution for creating PDF forms, pdf-Office Professional Version 7.0, has been announced for release. The software is compatible with Windows, Macintosh and Linux platforms.
Macware Releases FontLibrary for Creative Professionals
Macware, a leading Mac software publisher, announced today the release of FontLibrary, a premier collection of fonts in both TrueType and OpenType format for commercial use.
dSLR Camera Battery Charger Hahnel Twin V Pro
Hahnel Industries, a Cork, Ireland-based manufacturer of battery chargers and associated equipment, released the Twin V Pro Powerstation, high end twin charger specially designed for digital SLR cameras. The Twin V Pro charges one or two Litium Ion batteries. Hahnel was kind enough to send us a unit, so we…
Workflow Rules – But Don’t Overlook the Proofing Basics
Attentive readers of the industry media may have noticed that editorials devoted specifically to colour proofing do not appear as frequently as they used to. This isn’t because proofing is less of a ‘hot’ topic than before; rather it’s because proofing is now perceived as one component – albeit an…
Astute Graphics announces Phantasm CS multi-license package availability
For the first time, Phantasm CS will now be available in multi-license packages. This is in order to cater for the growing number of corporate users who have discovered the new way to vastly improve illustration creativity and work-flow.
The table shows the amazing package deals available -…
Hasselblad H3D Put to the Test
IT Enquirer had the opportunity to test a Hasselblad H3D. Antwerp and Amsterdam based reseller and consultancy firm Digi Care provided for the camera, the lenses and the explanation of the H3D’s features. For a whole afternoon, we went photographing with the Hasselblad.…
Fine Art Printing for Photographers
Printing photos is hard enough these days with colour management that has to be taken care of, a choice of printing technologies that dazzles even the most experienced photographer, and the risk of investing into the wrong equipment. Uwe Steinmueller and Juergen Gulbins have jointly written a guide for photographers…
cineSpace Video Profiling for Video-Editors
cineSpace is a digital film calibration system designed by Rising Sun Research. It came under my attention because of Apple’s Color component of the Final Cut Studio 2 software suite. Using a GretagMacbeth or similar colorimeter, cineSpace allows users to match his display to any film output stock, and to…
New Spectral Atmosphere Technologies Released For Free
e-on software, makers of Vue, the leading solutions for natural 3D environments, today introduced Release 6.5 of Vue Infinite and Vue xStream for 3DS Max, Cinema4D, LightWave, Maya and XSI.
Vue Infinite and Vue xStream are the company’s flagship solutions for the creation of natural 3D environments. Specifically…
Converting QuarkXPress 7 into InDesign CS3 With Q2ID CS3 - It Just Works !
Q2ID CS3 is an upgrade of Markzware’s venerable conversion plug-in. It converts QuarkXpress 7 files into InDesign CS3 documents, and lives in the InDesign CS3 plug-ins folder. Q2ID CS3 works wonders, although some capabilities of QuarkXPress 7 are not translated at all. The disadvantage of Markzware’s plug-in is there is…
Hähnel Industries introduce Twin V Pro, charger for Li-ion Digital SLR batteries
Hähnel industries, one of the leading battery and charger manufacturers in Europe, has now expanded their range of Chargers.
The Twin V Pro for digital SLR Li-Ion batteries was introduced as a prototype at Photokina 2006, and will be launched onto the market within the coming weeks. The…
BusinessWeek Integrates Print and Web Workflows Using Adobe InDesign, InCopy and SoftCare K4
SoftCare today announced that BusinessWeek magazine has fully integrated its online and print workflows using the SoftCare K4 Publishing System and Adobe InCopy and InDesign. All content – print-only, print-to-Web and Web-only – is being handled by the system, and writers, editors, copy desk and art staff are working entirely…
Don’t Write Scanners Off Just Yet
Dina Goldwasser, Product Communications Manager, Scanners, Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group, wrote an article on scanning and (Kodak --her observations apply to all scanning applications and devices) the use of scanners in the 21st century.
When the so-called ‘digital revolution’ started 20 years ago, it was fashionable to view…
Using the ColorEyes Gelcard to Neutralise a Camera
Gelcards are Integrated Color’s grey balancing tools. They’re sturdy cards in two sizes, one to take with you, the other for studio work or wherever there’s more room to put them. They are made of what looks like a sturdy plastic and they carry a large neutral grey patch, three…
Framestore CFC Turns to REALVIZ MatchMover Pro for Harry Potter Movie
REALVIZ, a leader in image processing software development, is pleased to confirm that their tracking software, MatchMover Pro, played a pivotal role in Framestore CFC’s production pipeline for the film, ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’. ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’ is Harry Potter’s fifth…
ExpoDisc 95mm Available
ExpoImaging, the makers of the ExpoDisc and the ExpoAperture depth of field guide, have just recently released their newest ExpoDisc, an ExpoDisc for lenses of 95mm. The new ExpoDisc has a spring-mechanism that will hold the disc onto the lens while creating the custom white balance.
Like all…
Polestar Wheatons Installs Indigo 5000
Polestar Wheatons, specialists in the production of academic journals, directories and catalogues, has strengthened its standing as a full print service provider (PSP) with the installation of an HP Indigo press 5000. The press will enable the company to offer its customers short-run printing and a print on demand service…
Gradual To Unveil Newest Products at Graph Expo
Gradual Software, specialist in publishing automation solutions, will have a strong presence at Graph Expo, held September 9 -12th, 2007 in Chicago, IL, USA. The company will unveil its newest product line to the US market, in cooperation with its strategic German partner callas software. The two companies will exhibit…
