Here is a great article from a blog I often follow by CHUCK GREEN titled, “The designer’s prep, print,
and proof checklist” which I caught while browsing Graphicstart.com earlier today. In part it reads:
“In either case, your first responsibility of the prepress process is to “preflight” your files. Preflighting is the process of gathering together and reviewing all the elements necessary to translate what you create on your computer to the printer’s computer. Most printers can provide you with a preflight checklist.” CHUCK GREEN
SOURCE: ideabook.com
The article can be broken down into several important parts:
For our French viewers; here is our FlightCheck Professional demonstration in French:
Le programme FlightCheck Professional de Markzware est un produit magnifique pour le PAO et les Concepteurs. Le logiciel vérifie (preflight) votre fichier avec des contrôles que vous avez fait, ils sont donc adapté à votre flux de travail. Regardez le film d’instruction pour voir comment FlightCheck marche.
Le programme FlightCheck de Markzware: (partie 1 de 2)
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne4JK0F6fsA#
et
Le programme FlightCheck de Markzware: (partie 2 de 2)
Over at the Markzware’s Group on Linkedin.com, the popular professional social networking site, we posted an interesting topic and question- please join in!
How do you use preflighting in your workflow?
Here is a video interview of a graphic designer and for a large part he goes over how he preflights and the tools he uses (FlightCheck, PitStop, etc): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDcH8HXZhS4
Valentin from OCHEDA Graphic Creatives recently called in with a small support question. In assisting him, I learned of his great zeal for using FlightCheck Professional on every job that he produces in QuarkXPress or Adobe InDesign. SO much so that we asked if we could interview him to learn more about his graphic design workflow and how he works with preflighting, PDF and DTP layout applications. Watch the English interview here:
If embedded video does not show up, click here. Continues below…
Earlier today we conducted a very interesting interview with a designer, which we will post tomorrow or in any event soon. He swore by FlightCheck throughout the graphic design process and always delivers to the printers an Enfocus Certified PDF- using some of the Enfocus kit to produce standards based PDFs which his customers (record labels) require… more on that story later, but it fits in with this news below nicely… (And a few simple questions for YOU at the end!)
Adobe Creative Suite 4 or CS4 has been officially announced. It appears to be an Upgrade largely focused on web and multi-media designers, yet delves into some production stream-lining as well. In this print-production area, InDesign CS4 itself does appear to have some interesting things for layout artists and preflight operators alike. Chiefly what they are now calling ‘Live Preflighting‘:
“Preflight while you design. Continuous preflighting alerts you to potential production problems in real time so you can quickly navigate to a problem, fix it directly in layout, and keep working.” SOURCE: http://www.adobe.com/products/indesign/features/?view=topnew
Exciting news below for preflight operators whom use Markzware’s FlightCheck Professional or Designer (Or those that want to buy a copy.); see the announcement below…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Markzware Releases Free Update To Popular
Preflighting Software, FlightCheck
Markzware’s FlightCheck v6.12 provides the most up-to-date enhancements for greater productivity.
SANTA ANA, California, September 16, 2008 — Markzware, the leading developer of preflighting, data extraction and conversion software, announced a free update for its preflighting solution, FlightCheck v6.12.
“Markzware continues to provide the level of support to our customer base to ensure efficiency, flexibility and ease of use of our popular and award-winning preflighting solution,” said Mary Gay Marchese, public relations director of Markzware.
Enfocus just earlier this week released a press release announcing the immediate availability of a new version of PitStop Professional 08 which is fully compatible with Adobe’s Acrobat 9. In part it reads;
“Enfocus has built its reputation and market leadership on the concept of delivering the most reliable and easy-to-implement automation with unprecedented control over PDF workflows,” adds Mr. van Driessche. “These latest announcements reinforce our ongoing commitment to our users around the globe as we continue to enhance the industry’s most comprehensive suite of PDF-based tools.”
SOURCE: http://www.enfocus.com/pressrelease.php?id=4842
