2005
Inkjet printers: Single vs. Multi-ink
Part 2 of the multi-part article on printing costs and quality achievable with photo printers covers the myth that single-ink cartridges would be less expensive than multi-ink cartridges. It also discusses the difference in quality between dye-based and pigment-based inks. A next part will cover the quality issues with regards…
HP Photosmart 8750 photo printer
The HP Photosmart 8750 is HP’s answer to Epson’s A3 photo printers. The device is not yet available on the market, but we received a late prototype to test and review. The HP 8750 is a 9-ink A3-capable photo inkjet printer with internal calibration and dedicated software.
Quark Customers Laud Free Technical Support
Quark announced that customers have lined up to laud the company’s recent introduction of free English technical support and other service improvements over the last 12 months.
Strong Growth Digital Book Printing Market
NexPress Solutions is highlighting strong growth in the digital book publishing market, driven by innovative and successful users of the company’s digital printing systems.
Photo Printers: Operating Costs
Photo printers are becoming the digital darkroom technology of the 21st Century. This article tries to find out which of the photo printer vendors offers the most value for the money. It is based on technical and market research and interviews with David Spencer from SpencerLab Digital Color Laboratories, one…
DHTML and CSS Advanced
Jason Cranford Teague wrote a Visual QuickPro Guide on programming web sites with DHTML and CSS. The book is not project-based but task-based, guiding you through a number of lessons that will help you develop efficient and well-designed DHTML sites.
Advance Magazine Publishers To Use K4
SoftCare announced that Advance Magazine Publishers (New York), one of the largest magazine publishers in the U.S., has purchased K4 Publishing System servers and end user licenses for all of its magazine properties, including Condé Nast Publications, Fairchild Publications and the Golf Digest companies.
Keynote 2: Competition to PowerPoint?
Microsoft’s PowerPoint may not be perfect, but it is without a doubt the industry standard when it comes to presentation software. There’s little else that comes near PowerPoint in terms of features and tools for presenters. But PowerPoint is a bit dull on the outside. It lacks the refinement of…
Alias MotionBuilder Pro 6
As Alias acquired Kaydara, MotionBuilder came with the package, and Alias had a character and animation building application that is regarded by many as the industry standard. Not more than a few months did Alias wait to offer an upgrade to MotionBuilder incorporating new features and improvements in every area…
Newly Available HP Indigo Digital Press and HP Vivera Inks
Marking the opening of a new million-dollar HP Graphic Arts Solutions Center – where the latest in printing technology advancements for commercial printers are on display – HP today announced the availability of new solutions and services for the graphic arts market.
Database Online Publishing: WebMerge or Mergemill?
Both W4’s WebMerge 2.4 and Mergemill are web site builders that take local database data and turn it into full-blown web pages. Both are based on the use of tags, and both offer an alternative to dynamic web sites, like ColdFusion sites and PHP/MySQL sites.
EFI ColorProof XF
EFI released ColorProof XF a few weeks ago. We tested this client/server proofing solution. We found ColorProof XF to be a total solution for proofing and print workflows with little or no competition in the area of feature-richness.
Much More Eric Meyer on CSS
We conducted a mini interview by e-mail with CSS expert Eric Meyer. His newest book, More Eric Meyer on CSS containes ten projects ranging from converting an existing web page over styling a financial report, to laying out a web log with CSS menus and all. The book is of…
GONG Verlag going with K4
German publishing house GONG Verlag has commissioned SNAP Innovation to move production of their magazines to a production workflow using Adobe Creative Suite and SoftCare’s K4 Publishing System. The contract was signed in December 2004. This installation replaces a workflow built on the Quark Publishing System (QPS) and QuarkXPress.
ProjectWizards Merlin
Merlin is a project manager for Mac OS X users. Merlin was created by German developers ProjectWizards who had a keen eye for integration with existing Mac OS X applications, ease-of-use and powerful features that previously were only found in Microsoft’s Project Manager on Wintel.
Interview with Moving Picture Company
Based in Soho, London, Moving Picture Company is a purpose-built facility with a digital infrastructure designed and built for the future.
MPC has worked on projects for Nike, Levi’s, Stella Artois and Adidas, features including Harry Potter, Tomb Raider and Troy and landmark drama, history and science programmes…
SoftCare K4: A User Talks
We had the pleasure of interviewing Dirk Volckaerts, the editor of a small weekly in Belgium, Brussels This Week. They use the SoftCare K4 system for their editorial workflow.
Creating Web Sites From Photoshop Files With SiteGrinder
Media Lab makes a program, a plug-in, for Photoshop. It is called SiteGrinder and it enables you to create multiple web pages directly from Photoshop CS files. When I first read this, I thought something like: “Probably when hell freezes over”, but I decided to give it a try and…
HP Photosmart 8450 Direct Photo Printing
How does the Photosmart 8450 perform when directly fed from a HP Photosmart 945 digital camera? Which are its capabilities? We tested and found the Photosmart 8450 even better when printing directly from a camera. Ease-of-use is the number one issue here. Professionals and semi-professionals will prefer printing from a…
Pfeiffer: QuarkXpress Lags Behind InDesign CS
Pfeiffer Consulting recently released a Technology Analysis and Strategy Outlook report on QuarkXpress and InDesign. The analyst compared QuarkXpress 6 with InDesign CS, and also had a first look at QuarkXpress 6.5. Not only were both applications compared with each other, but Pfeiffer also analysed what both are lacking in…
Video-editing and Storage Needs
Video-editing requires large amounts of storage. Coincidence or not, hard disks are becoming bigger every day. With 400GB now available in mainstream hard disks, it is easy for OEMs to deliver more than 1TB of data storage in one disk case. The latest addition to this flock has been LaCie’s…
Acrobat Tutorial: Digitally Signing a Document
A digital signature identifies the person signing a document as much as a conventional handwritten signature does. Unlike conventional signatures, however, a digital signature also stores information about the person signing the document. Signatures help prevent unwanted changes to a PDF document, which is reason enough why you should be…
SketchUp 4 3D Made Easy
SketchUp started out as an architect’s digital mock-up software. With version 3, At Last delivered more robust 3D capabilities that went well beyond any architect;s needs. Version 4 builds on this expansion. SketchUp is now a full-blown 3D application with a focus on object modeling. The software can be used…
Creo and DuPont: Premiere Level Contract Proofs
Creo and DuPont Imaging Technologies today announced that they are initiating new joint development and sales activities in color proofing. DuPont Imaging Technologies will deploy its well-recognized DuPont CromaNet colour management, together with DuPont Cromalin ink and media, on the Creo Veris proofer.
HP Photosmart 8450: Photo Printer with an edge
The HP Photosmart 8450 is Hewlett-Packard’s flagship photo printer. It is an A4 printer with many features that are destined to make photographers’ lives a lot more comfortable. But is the Photosmart 8450 suitable for professional use as well?
