http://www.markzware.com/blogs/before-you-pdf-a-file-preflight-a-brief-history/2008/05/15/ File Preflight, Layout Conversion and Data Recovery for graphic designers, publishers, prepress operators and printers Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:21:13 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.markzware.com/blogs/before-you-pdf-a-file-preflight-a-brief-history/2008/05/15/comment-page-1/#comment-1746 If Content is King, than Content Conversion is the Prince Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:48:04 +0000 http://markzware.com/blogs/?p=70#comment-1746 [...] Quark, Microsoft, Corel and others all have their various proprietary file formats. Some, like PDF, may be more open than [...] [...] Quark, Microsoft, Corel and others all have their various proprietary file formats. Some, like PDF, may be more open than [...]

]]> http://www.markzware.com/blogs/before-you-pdf-a-file-preflight-a-brief-history/2008/05/15/comment-page-1/#comment-1606 Desktop Publishing (DTP) alternatives to Adobe InDesign and QuarkXPress Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:31:03 +0000 http://markzware.com/blogs/?p=70#comment-1606 [...] probably recognize this class of software I’m reviewing now as Desktop Publishing (DTP). Page layout tools allow a designer to arrange artwork, photography and type into a meaningful and attractive [...] [...] probably recognize this class of software I’m reviewing now as Desktop Publishing (DTP). Page layout tools allow a designer to arrange artwork, photography and type into a meaningful and attractive [...]

]]> http://www.markzware.com/blogs/before-you-pdf-a-file-preflight-a-brief-history/2008/05/15/comment-page-1/#comment-1396 Color managment and soft proofing | Markzware Fri, 08 May 2009 07:09:25 +0000 http://markzware.com/blogs/?p=70#comment-1396 [...] Preflight has long been a task much associated with color management and soft proofing. Here we see the 3rd of John Nate’s color management case studies via News & Tech. Electronic preflighting can catch many errors and unwanted quality issues on outputted plates and thus the final printed piece, yet there are many things that only a soft proof and proper color management can find for you. For instance typical design errors, where a text box is hidden, partial or fully, behind a placed image. It is important to take your InDesign, Illustrator or Quark document and to do a “export as PDF” and make a proper soft proof and in many cases even a hard proof under the correct lighting conditions. Here is how John starts his informative piece: In part two of this series, we explored the finer points of monitor calibration. Before moving on to the finer points of soft proofing, let’s review the monitor calibration procedure. [...] [...] Preflight has long been a task much associated with color management and soft proofing. Here we see the 3rd of John Nate’s color management case studies via News & Tech. Electronic preflighting can catch many errors and unwanted quality issues on outputted plates and thus the final printed piece, yet there are many things that only a soft proof and proper color management can find for you. For instance typical design errors, where a text box is hidden, partial or fully, behind a placed image. It is important to take your InDesign, Illustrator or Quark document and to do a “export as PDF” and make a proper soft proof and in many cases even a hard proof under the correct lighting conditions. Here is how John starts his informative piece: In part two of this series, we explored the finer points of monitor calibration. Before moving on to the finer points of soft proofing, let’s review the monitor calibration procedure. [...]

]]> http://www.markzware.com/blogs/before-you-pdf-a-file-preflight-a-brief-history/2008/05/15/comment-page-1/#comment-1256 InDesign has Live Preflighting; do I still need FlightCheck? | Markzware Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:37:24 +0000 http://markzware.com/blogs/?p=70#comment-1256 [...] the preflight inventors, U.S. Patented holders and with more than 14 years of experience, Markzware is in a [...] [...] the preflight inventors, U.S. Patented holders and with more than 14 years of experience, Markzware is in a [...]

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