You Are a Print Workflow Magician! Here is How I Know!
In my last post, I said that not all document composition engines or word processing products or even creative layout solutions produce optimized PDF. Some PDF is slim but might be missing elements that make it easier for the Digital Front End (DFE) of your printer to turn into print. Some PDF is heavier – […]
Waving a Workflow Wand for Magical Onboarding Success
Most print providers (commercial, in-plant, corporate) won’t need a wand or cape to discover that some parts of their workflow are in better shape than others. Over time new software tools are added and job flows are re-worked to take advantage of faster print and finish options. While all of that is happening new work […]
Partner Pre-Nups Ensure Easy Break-Ups
At a recent #PrintChat I presented questions for the topic of “Moving Mayhem” (see chat questions, stats and replay here) and our discussion centered around print customers moving their work from vendor to vendor, and the process for a professional break-up. With the waft of love hanging rather thick in the air thanks to Valentines […]
The CxF/3 File Format, X-Rite And The ISO
By Brian Rothschild / TechCreative / GraphicFXOnline Studio. Contributing blogger for PrintMediaCentr.com Good day PMC readers, X-Rite Incorporated, a global leader in color science and technology and its subsidiary Pantone LLC, announced that the ISO TC130 committee that sets global standards for the Graphic Arts has adopted the X-Rite Color Exchange Format version 3 (CxF3) […]
Emerald Packaging Partners Up For Digital Print, Prepress And Profits
Last week a Press Release came through my inbox from HP announcing “Emerald Packaging, Inc. had signed a launch agreement for the HP Indigo 20000 Digital Press, enabling the company to enter new markets and offer its customers the advantages of digital printing.” Ok, cool, nice for them… but not something I would normally write […]
Meet Robert Hunt: Creator Of Awesome Industry App @PrintApply
As I often mention, one of the perks to having a website that’s dedicated to sharing cool things with our community is that cool things come along! Such is the case with Print Apply – an App for print professionals and graphic designers! I’ve had the App and have been sharing info about it for […]
National Ad Division Goes After Retouching of Beauty Ads
There have been a bunch of articles lately out there regarding retouching and most of them aimed at the Beauty Industry. I guess they must be an easy target in regards to getting funds to “fight the pixel injustice” but I have to say I think it’s going a bit overboard now, and that concerns […]
PMC's News From The Printerverse: GRAPH EXPO Special Edition
Our GRAPH EXPO Newsletter is out! Get info on some of the Products & Services seen in Chicago, upcoming events, and a PMC Vendor Spotlight 1/1 Interview with Ernie Crawford from Crawford Technologies. Click here to read the newsletter, and if you want your very own copy delivered to your inbox next issue, please […]
British Authority Bans Two Ads by LOréal
This is quite interesting. Certainly it is understood that there is a fair amount of retouching in Advertising. I for one oversaw the retouching of a female celebrity of a certain age that had “kill rights” to ANY images of her – and by the time we were done and she had approved it – she had magically […]
Phantasm CS Designer | Studio | Publisher V2 released
For immediate release Issued 17 March 2011 Phantasm CS Designer | Studio | Publisher version 2 released New 7 day trial version allows Adobe Illustrator™ users to fully sample new color and pre-press tools Astute Graphics (www.astutegraphics.com) is pleased to announce the immediate availability of version 2 for each Phantasm CS level; Designer, Studio and […]
Get EDA Certified at Xplor 2011!
Hi, I am William Broddy m-edp and this year along with Bill McCalpin m-edp we are running a 5-day Xplor-certified School on Transactional Document Production April 4-8th at the Xplor International Conference & Vendor Forum in Tampa, FL. Our organization, acadami, is a registered provider of Xplor Continuing Education courses. Students who score above 85% on the three School exams can […]
Replay Now Available: Adobe Webinar on PDF/VT
PrintMedia Centr was honored to host a webinar today presented by Mark Lewiecki – Senior Product Manager at Adobe on the upcoming PDF/VT technology that will shortly impact the Printing Industry, specifically regarding Variable Data, TransPromo, Direct Mail and the Digital Printing sector overall. A specific list of criteria for attendees was supplied to PMC […]
