Pre-media

Agfa unveils additions to its newspaper pre-press range

Agfa Graphics unveiled the latest additions to its range of pre-press equipment for the newspaper sector, at Ifra Expo in Hamburg last week.

Typsetting error disrupts Franzen's latest novel launch

Scottish typesetter Palimpsest has been blamed for the error-filled first print of Jonathan Franzen's long-awaited novel Freedom.

PDF/VT publication sets stage for VDP revolution

The full power of Variable Data Print (VDP) is set be unleashed over the next 12 months following the publication of the new ISO 16612-2 exchange standard (PDF/VT).

Color-Logic extends processes and gets RIP and proof support

Metallic effects software firm Color-Logic has shown samples created using its product with all major print processes at Graph Expo this week.

JDF body elects new directors

CIP4, the body that oversees the development and implementation of the job definition format (JDF), has elected a new board of directors.

Leiston Press moves to CTP with refurbished HighWater Python

Suffolk-based Leiston Press has installed a HighWater Python platesetter along with StudioRIP to update its ageing prepress kit.

TechNova's violet CTP drive gets a big boost

Violet seems to be bucking the CTP trend in India. And spearheading the momentum is, TechNova.

Kodak installs 21 CTPs in East and North-east

Kodak India and Insight Communications celebrated the feat of notching 21 CTP installations in East and North-east India across commercial and newspaper segments by holding a technical seminar in...

MIS experts push for greater compatibility

Experts tackled the complex subject of MIS in yesterday's webcast on printweek.com, with MIS users claiming there is still work to be done in engineering systems so that there is greater...

Tried & Tested: Presstek Dimension 400

Unveiled in 2001 to replace the PearlSetter - Presstek's first off-press imaging device - the Dimension range made its UK outing at Ipex 2002. Offered in 2pp, 4pp and 8pp models and respectively...