Markzware Releases FlightCheck v6 Beta for Mac
Preview The Beta of Markzware’s Patented World Preflighting Standard
SANTA ANA, California — March 22, 2007 — Markzware, preflighting, and data conversion software leader, releases today, as a preview of Markzware’s patented world preflighting standard, the public beta of FlightCheck v6 with QuarkXPress 7.
Markzware’s CEO, Patrick Marchese states, “Many print and publishing workflows use and depend on FlightCheck as their comprehensive preflight solution for quality control. The FlightCheck 6 beta for the Macintosh has been issued to key accounts for testing since last November. We have found their comments very helpful. This public beta signifies that Markzware is very close to a release. We expect to ship in early to mid-April and welcome any comments and suggestions.”
Markzware is delivering a widely available FlightCheck beta to allow customers an early chance to preview and test another great Markzware release.
FlightCheck 6 Features include:
Refined Interface
Includes automatic FlightPlan switching between PDF and Native files. No more setup required to tap into the FlightCheck PDF preflighting capabilities. Now when you preflight a PDF file, FlightCheck will automatically switch to the PDF rule sets. If you then preflight a native file like an InDesign or Quark job, FlightCheck will automatically switch back to the preflight rule sets for native files.
QuarkXPress 7
FlightCheck 6 is now Universal Binary compatible for Native Macintosh Intel machines and allows users to preflight QuarkXPress v7 documents from a single and central stand-alone application.
Support for Third-Party Font Applications
FlightCheck 6 supports popular Font Management Tools, such as Extensis Suitcase Fusion, InSider Software Font Agent Pro, Linotype FontExplorer and Apple Font Book
Automatic Subfolder Creation When Collecting
This new version automatically creates Fonts and Images subfolders whenever collecting jobs for print.
Enhanced Font Searching
Users have the capability to setup customized font paths for prioritizing where fonts should be searched for first.
Enhanced Image Searching
Users have the capability to setup customized image paths for prioritizing where images should be searched for first. Additionally OPI detection for Color Central has been enhanced.
PDF Preflighting
FlightCheck¨ 6 now offers optimized performance and accuracy with PDF (v1.6) files and offers automatic switching of preflight rules.
Pricing and Availability
The public beta of FlightCheck Professional v6 is available immediately as a download at http://www.markzware.com/flightcheck6_beta and is a preview software for use on a trial basis for a limited time. Markzware welcomes user feedback on FlightCheck Professional v6 at http://support.markzware.com
FlightCheck Designer and FlightCheck Professional v6 upgrade will be available free of charge if you have purchased FlightCheck 5.x on or after February 1st, 2007. The FlightCheck Professional upgrade from v5.x to 6 is $199. The MSRP for Markzware FlightCheck Professional is $499, FlightCheck Designer is $199.
You can also visit http://www.markzware.com/products/preflight/ to purchase at a 20% discount, for a limited time, by using coupon code – TECHPRO .
About Markzware
Markzware is the leading developer of quality assurance, data conversion and workflow solutions for the international graphic arts, printing, publishing and digital multimedia industries. Markzware is a privately held company based in Santa Ana, California. Markzware B.V., located in Rijswijk, the Netherlands, is the company’s headquarters for activities in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
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