Comments on: Before you make a PDF file, Read: Preflight- a brief history

By: Desktop Publishing (DTP) Alternatives to Adobe Creative CS and QuarkXPress

Desktop Publishing (DTP) Alternatives to Adobe Creative CS and QuarkXPress — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 23:20:38 +0000

[...] 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 [...]

By: Preflight PDF Tools

Preflight PDF Tools — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 22:21:18 +0000

[...] need to preflight native files, such as Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, QuarkXPress, Corel!Draw, etc., BEFORE you make a PDF file, Acrobat PDF or otherwise. Yet, if you are a printer, print buyer or someone else in the middle of [...]

By: Preflighting 101 - Part 2; Common Issues-text

Preflighting 101 - Part 2; Common Issues-text — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:13:25 +0000

[...] the job to the service bureau or repro house with the original fonts used or better yet, export or create a PDF themselves. However, fonts may need to be substituted at times. Today however it is even better to [...]

By: If Content is King, then Content Conversion is the Prince

If Content is King, then Content Conversion is the Prince — Wed, 12 May 2010 17:10:46 +0000

[...] Quark, Microsoft, Corel and others all have their various proprietary file formats. Some, like PDF, may be more open than [...]

By: If Content is King, than Content Conversion is the Prince

If Content is King, than Content Conversion is the Prince — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:48:04 +0000

[...] Quark, Microsoft, Corel and others all have their various proprietary file formats. Some, like PDF, may be more open than [...]

By: Desktop Publishing (DTP) alternatives to Adobe InDesign and QuarkXPress

Desktop Publishing (DTP) alternatives to Adobe InDesign and QuarkXPress — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:31:03 +0000

By: Color managment and soft proofing | Markzware

Color managment and soft proofing | Markzware — Fri, 08 May 2009 07:09:25 +0000

[...] 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. [...]

By: InDesign has Live Preflighting; do I still need FlightCheck? | Markzware

InDesign has Live Preflighting; do I still need FlightCheck? | Markzware — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:37:24 +0000

[...] the preflight inventors, U.S. Patented holders and with more than 14 years of experience, Markzware is in a [...]