SOFTWARE

Colortrac CopySmart
Colortrac's CopySmart professional color managed scan-to-copy software is now available with specialist printer drivers which support Canon's imagePROGRAF iPF810 and imagePROGRAF iPF820 series. The software uses a file-based TIFF driver for copy size control and to reduce paper waste and configuration effort. It includes a built-in color calibration tool that can be used to produce new media profiles. Using a supplied IT8 target sheet with the Wizard-controlled Profiler, it can be profiled (calibrated) to any paper/ink combination. CopySmart includes third party RIP support. By selecting the TIFF file driver, the user can automatically route data from any copy operation, black-and-white or color, to any folder using a standard browse box. This allows the front-end to be combined with the user's preferred RIP software and its own profiling system. The operator can use the RIP job queue management to reposition print jobs, store partially RIPed images on disk, and reprint them. www.QuickPrinting.com/einquiry

FlightCheck Updated
Markzware has announced a free update for its preflighting solution, FlightCheck v6.12. This update will allow users to drop folders of multiple files of QuarkXPress or Adobe InDesign onto the FlightCheck icon for preflighting. Features that have been improved include reading and detection of fonts in QuarkXPress 7 documents, scanning of Illustrator CS3 files, reporting of resolution data for JPEGs that use EXIF data, font detection that even includes fonts created more than 10 years ago, and detection of small point-size fonts in Illustrator. www.QuickPrinting.com/einquiry

Enfocus Instant PDF
Enfocus has released Instant PDF 08, which supports all the latest standards and design applications, including PDF/X-4 and Adobe Acrobat 9. It also adds more color management options, improved preflighting, and integration with Enfocus PowerSwitch. This upgrade creates PDFs that comply with specifications, including PDF/X-1a, PDF/X-3, PDF/X-4, and Ghent PDF Workgroup industry standards. Designers access Instant PDF 08 from within design applications, including the latest versions of QuarkXPress, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, and Adobe Acrobat. Standard PDF queues or custom PDF queues created by the user can be imported into design software to ensure consistent and accurate PDF generation that meets all job specifications. www.QuickPrinting.com/einquiry

Adobe InDesign CS4
Adobe Systems announced Adobe InDesign CS4 software, a major upgrade to its professional page layout program. The Live Preflight feature highlights potential production problems in real-time from within the layout and directs users to the problem area to resolve the issue. A customizable Links panel enables users to find, sort, and manage placed files in a document, view attributes such as scale, resolution and rotation, and identify files using thumbnails. Users can export an InDesign document as an XFL file and then open it in Adobe Flash CS4 Professional to add interactivity, animation, and navigation. They can create interactive brochures, dynamic presentations, and other online materials by adding page transitions, interactive buttons, and hyperlinks to documents and then exporting them as SWF files—for playback by the Adobe Flash Player—or interactive PDF files. www.QuickPrinting.com/einquiry

INK & MEDIA

FotoZoomer Sign Templates
With FotoZoomer's Instant Sign Template Library, printers can offer an inexpensive, on-demand service to their retail customers by creating professional looking promotional signs for them. The company has now expanded the library to more than 500 different signs in 40 different categories, covering both business and educational market needs. It also offers a range of media for printing signs, including adhesive backed vinyl, scrim banner, FOTO-TAQ, polypropylene banner, magnets, corrugated board panels, poster board, back light film, and mounting stakes. All media is printed through Epson print technology with UV protected ink for indoor and outdoor use. www.QuickPrinting.com/einquiry

OUTPUT DEVICES

InfoPrint ProC900
InfoPrint Solutions Company, a joint venture between IBM and Ricoh, unveiled a high speed, digital color, cut-sheet printer, the InfoPrint ProC900. The printer is rated for monthly volumes of 50,000 to 240,000 pages and outputs at up to 90 ipm in both full-color and monochrome at 1200 dpi. It features expanded input and output capacity with volumes up to 11,000 pages input and 13,000 pages output. Variable output settings permitting users to handle jobs on media of different weights. A number of finishing options are available. The unit was developed using technology from Ricoh Printing Systems (RPS) and order taking and availability will begin in the Q1 2009. www.QuickPrinting.com/einquiry

Canon iPF6000S
Canon U.S.A. has introduced the imagePROGRAF iPF6000S, a 24" wide-format printer, using eight colors of LUCIA pigment ink. It can print on both roll and cut sheet media and can finish an A1 sized (23.6x33.1") print on glossy photographic paper at 2400x1200 dpi in the high-quality print mode within four minutes. The iPF6000S LUCIA pigment ink includes cyan, photo cyan, magenta, photo magenta, yellow, black, matte black, and gray ink. The printer employs two high-density print heads, totaling 30,720 nozzles, with 5,120 nozzles per color. It also features a built-in color calibration feature and is equipped with an internal 80GB hard drive. Users may employ a number of included software features, including the print plug-ins for Microsoft Office and Adobe Photoshop and the poster creation program PosterArtist 2008 Lite. www.QuickPrinting.com/einquiry

MAILING EQUIPMENT

Neopost Inserters
Neopost introduced the DS-140 and DS-1000 high productivity folder inserters at Graph Expo. All system adjustments are PC driven and fully automated. The PC user interface offers access to comprehensive production data and reports, including a complete real time status of running jobs. Detailed statistics and data logging facilities allow the operator to verify that every document has been correctly processed and obtain audit trail reports. Designed for changeover in less than two minutes, the units transition between jobs with very different settings. In addition, the high capacity output conveyor provides for unattended operation as well as sorting and handling of the jobs. The fully upgradeable design of the DS-140 and DS-1000 allows users to adapt and grow their configuration as their business needs evolve. Upgrades in the DS-140 and DS-1000 include insert modules and intelligent document integrity options, as well as input and output options. www.QuickPrinting.com/einquiry

Buhrs BB700 Inserter
Buhrs Americas showcased a higher speed version of its BB700 Inserter at Graph Expo. The Buhrs BB700 inserter is rated at 16,000 pieces per hour. This unit operates at rated speed over a range of envelope sizes. www.QuickPrinting.com/einquiry

MISCELLANEOUS

Earthtone
Earthtone has launched a non-proprietary e-commerce platform connecting businesses and professionals to local print centers across the U.S. Building on the explosion in the mobile workforce and businesses' shift to online procurement, the company offers print centers a high visibility online storefront and a range of value added features that enable them to acquire new customers from the Internet. The service does not charge any upfront or ongoing fees and actively drives new customers to its network of print centers. www.QuickPrinting.com/einquiry