Adobe Systems Introduces Color Central 2.5 for the Macintosh/Power Macintosh.BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 1995--Adobe Systems Incorporated (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) ) today introduced Color Central version 2.5 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 new product will be an upgrade to Color Central, the leading worldwide 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 graphic arts: see aquatint; drawing; drypoint; engraving; etching; illustration; linoleum block printing; lithography; mezzotint; niello; pastel; poster; silk-screen printing; silhouette; silverpoint; sketch; stencil; woodcut and wood engraving. market. Color Central version 2.5 will be shown during the Seybold conference at the Adobe booth no. 1704. Color Central version 2.5 software will improve prepress productivity with several customer-requested features such as improved font management and enhanced AppleScript support. Professionals in all facets of the high-volume prepress business will be able to customize Color Central and simplify server administration with the new features. Color Central version 2.5 software is scheduled to be available worldwide in the second quarter of 1995. "With Color Central version 2.5, we continue to provide customers with powerful and flexible solutions, especially for those professionals who have high-volume demands," said Doug Rank, Adobe Prepress Group program manager. "Color Central is being developed with an emphasis on increasing user productivity. The new feature set in version 2.5 also will improve job management and tracking." New features in Color Central 2.5 -- Improved font management will yield quicker print times. Once a job is sent to a print queue Disk space that holds output designated for the printer until the printer can receive it. , Color Central version 2.5 software will review the file's font requirements automatically and include missing fonts from the server's hard disk as necessary. Adobe PageMaker PageMaker was the first desktop publishing program, introduced in 1985 by Aldus Corporation[1], initially for the Apple Macintosh but soon after also for the PC. It relies on Adobe Systems' PostScript page description language. 5.0 program users will print files more quickly by turning off the "Include Downloadable Fonts" print option. The fonts will then be included by the server instead of moving over the network, acting much like the OPI specification does for high-resolution image replacement. -- Improved AppleScript support will let users customize Color Central version 2.5 to fit within their production workflows. Included scripts will handle common server tasks such as file management, the downloading of Adobe PostScript language files, and the generation of low-resolution images, or "Samples." -- An improved user interface will provide convenient job tracking and administration. A job log can be sorted by any category such as by user name, job name, time, page count, queue or image processing image processing Set of computational techniques for analyzing, enhancing, compressing, and reconstructing images. Its main components are importing, in which an image is captured through scanning or digital photography; analysis and manipulation of the image, accomplished time. Error files can be automatically deleted. -- Color Central version 2.5 will be compliant with the Adobe OPEN Aware integration specification to fit easily within the Adobe OPEN prepress workflow automation See workflow. system. About Color Central Color Central software generates low-resolution "for-placement-only" (FPO (For Position Only) A low-resolution image used to mark the placement of the final image. During the draft stages of a publication, FPOs are often used instead of the high-resolution images, which take up a significant amount of storage. ) files from high resolution images in common prepress image formats. The FPO files are typically only 5 percent of the size of the original, but appear exactly like the original when viewed on the monitor. When the document is ready to be printed to an output device such as an imagesetter A machine that generates output for the printing process, which is either a film-based paper that is photographed or the actual film for making the printing plates. Input comes from the keyboard, or via disk, tape or modem. , users print directly to the server, therefore freeing their machines for other work. Color Central then automatically replaces the low resolution working files with the high resolution images using the Adobe-developed OPI specification. The Color Central program routes the files to the output device. System Requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. For the Power Macintosh, the recommended system requirement for Color Central version 2.5 will be a Power Macintosh or Apple Workgroup Server Apple Workgroup Server (AWS or sometimes WGS) and, later, Macintosh Server, were the names given to selected models of Macintosh computers which were sold by Apple Computer with additional server software and sometimes bigger hard drives. with 16MB of RAM and a 1GB hard disk. For 680X0-based machines, the minimum system requirement will be a 68030-based Macintosh, 4MB of RAM and a 120MB hard disk. The recommended system requirement will be a Macintosh Quadra The Macintosh Quadra series was Apple Computer's product family of professional high-end Apple Macintosh personal computers built using the Motorola 68040 CPU from 1991 until the Power Mac was introduced in 1994. computer or Apple Workgroup Server with 16MB of RAM and a 1GB hard disk. Pricing and Availability Color Central version 2.5 for the Macintosh and Power Macintosh is expected to be available worldwide in the second quarter of 1995 from Authorized Adobe Prepress Resellers. In the United States, the list price will be $3,995 (U.S.). Free upgrades will be sent to all Color Central version 2.2 registered users. Color Central version 2.1 registered users will be able to upgrade to Color Central version 2.5 for $195 (U.S.). Users of Color Central versions prior to version 2.1 will be able to upgrade to Color Central version 2.5 for $495 (U.S.). For more information about Color Central 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) print and image server for the graphic arts market; 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, an integrated preflight pre·flight adj. Preparing for or occurring before flight. tr.v. pre·flight·ed, pre·flight·ing, pre·flights To check (an aircraft) for airworthiness before flight. and separations tool; and Adobe OPENelectronic prepress production software. The Adobe Prepress Group is located in Seattle, Wash. Adobe Systems Incorporated, founded in 1982, is headquartered in Mountain View, Calif. 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, PageMaker, OPI, PrePrint, PostScript, PressWise and TrapWise are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated or its subsidiaries and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Apple, AppleScript, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, and Macintosh Quadra are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. PowerPC is a trademark of the International Business Machines Corporation. All other brand or product names are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective holders. CONTACT: Adobe Systems Incorporated Barbara Burke, 206/938-8827 or fax, 206/938-8827 CompuServe: 75453,3040 |
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