Adobe Extends Foray Into Desktop Prepress Market with PrePrint Pro 1.0 for the Macintosh Power Macintosh; First Combined Pre-flight and Separations Tool for Desktop Platform.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 1995--(NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ADBE ADBE Adobe Systems, Inc. (stock symbol) )--Adobe Systems Incorporated today released PrePrint pre·print n. Something printed and often distributed in partial or preliminary form in advance of official publication: a preprint of a scientific article. tr.v. Pro 1.0 for the Macintosh and Power Macintosh See Power Mac. (computer) Power Macintosh - Apple Computer's personal computer based on the PowerPC, introduced on 1994-03-14. Existing 680x0 code (both applications and device drivers) run on Power Macintosh systems without modification via a Motorola 68LC040 emulator. , the first integrated Adobe PostScript language pre-flight and prepress production tool for the desktop platform. Used at both ends of the production process, the advanced software combines in one application the ability to see an at-a-glance assessment of work about to be processed with end-of-production tasks such as performing spot and process color A color printed from four separate printing plates. Four-color process printing uses cyan, magenta, yellow and black (CMYK) inks to produce full color reproduction. Contrast with spot color. See CMYK. separations. Designed for high-volume production environments, PrePrint Pro helps ensure the integrity of hundreds of PostScript files throughout print production. Users can see an on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. preview of a PostScript file's pages, images, imposition and color before committing the job to costly film or plate output. When combined with the other Adobe electronic prepress The use of computers to prepare camera-ready materials up to the actual printing stage. It includes drawing, page makeup and typesetting, all performed electronically rather than by drafting or mechanical cut and paste methods. tools such as TrapWise and Color Central, the addition of PrePrint Pro gives customers a complete design-to-print publishing solution. "As the prepress world advances on the desktop platform, there is a greater need for electronic process and quality controls on the production floor and in the entire design-to-print process," said Eric Bean, senior program manager for the Adobe Prepress Group. "Competition is fierce among production houses with prepress providers being under tremendous pressure to produce high quality work in the most cost-effective manner. The tools of traditional industrial manufacturing need to be applied to PostScript production, including quality and measurement feedback systems. PrePrint Pro will ensure quality and greatly increase the productivity and profits of prepress providers." The prepress stage is the final phase of the print production process in which color separation Separating a picture by colors in order to make negatives and plates for color printing. The four-color process requires four separations: cyan, magenta, yellow and black (CMYK). See OPI and DCS. and publication assembly take place. These traditionally manual operations continue to migrate to electronic computer platforms much like page layout :For the Wikipedia policy about articles layout, see Wikipedia:Guide to layout. Page layout is the part of graphic design that deals in the arrangement and style treatment of elements (content) on a page. did with the advent of desktop publishing desktop publishing, system for producing printed materials that consists of a personal computer or computer workstation, a high-resolution printer (usually a laser printer), and a computer program that allows the user to select from a variety of type fonts and sizes, in 1985. Pre-flight tools check PostScript file components for proper placement and specification before the file moves to prepress production. PrePrint Pro 1.0 Features PrePrint Pro lets users preview a file's font and ink specifications so that inks can be converted and font conflicts can be resolved before the job goes into production. Any imported PostScript file can be checked for errors. An ink selector and reader determines the component inks and density values. A digital densitometer A device that calibrates the relative strength of a color using complementary filters. Contrast with colorimeter. then shows the component inks, ink densities, and ink coverages, allowing users to determine whether their imagesetters and presses are properly configured for the job. Font feedback states whether a font is embedded in the file, stored on the system, or available at the output device while giving users a choice over which version of a font to use when conflicts arise. Extensive printing and separation options give the prepress professional flexibility. For instance, users can specify composite or separated output. PrePrint Pro 1.0 separates and previews color-conforming PostScript files independent of the file's heritage. Other key features include automatic font downloading; batch processing (1) Performing a particular operation automatically on a group of files all at once rather than manually opening, editing and saving one file at a time. For example, graphics software that converts a selection of images from one format to another would be a batch processing utility. of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color separations to off-load files from other workstations and separate multiple jobs at an unattended station; previewing traps generated from TrapWise and impositions created with PressWise to ensure that key components are in the desired places before printing; automatic linking to trapped files created with TrapWise 2.1; automatic or manual linking to Tag Image File Format (TIFF) and Desktop Color Separation (DCS (1) See also DSC. (2) Digital Cross-connect System) A network switching and grooming device used by telecom carriers. See digital cross-connect. ) images during output; previewing pages at fit-to-page, fit-to-film or scaled views; and spot-to-process ink conversion. System Configuration Adobe PrePrint Pro 1.0 for the Macintosh and Power Macintosh requires System 7.0 or later and a PostScript-compatible output device. The recommended system is a Power Macintosh computer, 20MB or more of RAM available to PrePrint Pro, a 500MB hard drive, and an 8-bit color monitor. The minimum system is a Macintosh computer with a 68040 processor and a floating point unit, at least 16MB of RAM available to PrePrint Pro, a 200MB hard drive, and a 13-inch or larger 8-bit monitor. Pricing and Availability Adobe PrePrint Pro 1.0 is available immediately in North America for a suggested retail price of $1,495 (U.S.). A three-pack is available for $3,495. Customers can purchase PrePrint Pro 1.0 from select graphic arts resellers. European versions will be available in the future. For more information about Adobe PrePrint Pro 1.0 or to obtain information about other Adobe prepress products, customers should call the Adobe Prepress Group at (800) 685-OPEN. The Adobe Prepress Group provides prepress professionals and graphic artists with an integrated family of electronic prepress tools: PressWise advanced electronic imposition software; TrapWise, the leading electronic trapping package; Color Central, the leading Open Prepress Interface (OPI (Open Prepress Interface) An extension to PostScript that provides color separations. It was developed by Aldus Corporation, which was later acquired by Adobe. ) print and image server for the graphic arts market; and Adobe OPEN electronic prepress production software. The Adobe Prepress Group is located in Seattle, Wash. Adobe Systems Incorporated, founded in 1982, is headquartered in Mountain View, California For the census-designated place, see Mountain View, Contra Costa County, California. For other places called "Mountain View", see . Mountain View is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city gets its name from the views of the Santa Cruz Mountains. . Adobe develops, markets and supports computer software products and technologies that enable users to create, display, print and communicate electronic documents. The company licenses its technology to major computer, printing and publishing suppliers, and markets a line of application software and type products for authoring visually rich documents. Additionally, the company markets a line of powerful, but easy to use, products for home and small business users. Adobe has subsidiaries in Europe and the Pacific Rim serving a worldwide network of dealers and distributors. Adobe's 1994 revenue was approximately $598 million. -0- Note to Editors: Adobe, the Adobe logo, OPEN, Color Central, PostScript, PressWise, Print Central and TrapWise are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated or its subsidiaries and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Apple, AppleTalk, Macintosh and Power Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. 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