Print Asset Mgmt./Workflow

New Digital Delivery for Designers, Printers

Zevrix has released File Courier for FTP and local digital delivery.

Canto Cumulus 8.1 Shipping Soon

This update, available in December 2009, leverages the power and stability of the new architecture and introduces standalone client software.

MadeToPrint Workflow Software Updated

The new version of axaio's MadeToPrint eliminates manual steps in publishing software job package and book processing.

Master the Creative Suite with CS Magic's Online Seminars

This new training company will present its first webinar on PDF presentations on November 24, 2009.

New Guide Helps You Become Adobe Certified Expert in InDesign

Ace the ACE exam with this $9.95 ebook from Mike Rankin and InDesinSecrets.com

Easy Fixes for Microsoft Word Formatting in InDesign

Two free and easy-to-use scripts convert Word's local formatting to InDesign's character styles. Two more retain InDesign formatting when you export text formatted with automatically applied character styles.

Safely Export Pictures from QuarkXPress

This process is ideal when you want to give a Web developer pictures that you cropped, rotated, or altered in QuarkXPress. It's also useful for converting a picture from one file format or color space to another.

Gridiron Flow Now Supports QuarkExpress 8

The Flow 1.0.2 update supports QuarkExpress 8 and Final Cut Studio 3.

Automatically Analyze and Enhance Images in InDesign

Elpical’s Claro Layout is an Adobe InDesign plug-in that offers hands-off quality analysis and image enhancement.

Spark! Ignites Team Concept Reviews

Spark! from MetaCommunications is a new browser-based collaborative tool for creative concept review, proofing and approval.

Review: CtrlChanges for InDesign

If you pass around InDesign files and want to track who's changed what, this plug-in gets the job done.

EFI Fiery Supports Microsoft Windows 7

EFI says that users of Fiery server, Fiery Central and EFI MicroPress who move to Windows 7 will have no problem with Fiery products.

Graphics Gone Green

"Graphics Gone Green" is for creative professionals interested in building sustainable workflows from concept to output. The ebook shows how to reduce your carbon footprint at work while running a profitable business.

Free Public Beta: Blatner Tools InDesign Plug-ins

This collection of 12 plug-ins offers 100+ new features: the ability to assign keyboard shortcuts to many previously unavailable tasks, create color and style reports, create fractions automatically, build character and paragraph styles and apply them across an entire document quickly, and more.

Troubleshoot InDesign

Anne-Marie Concepcion has an entire course on troubleshooting InDesign at Lynda.com, but two of her ten tips are free for anyone to view!

Quark and Microsoft Announce Integrated Editorial Solution

Designed for editors, resource managers, graphic designers, and layout designers in collaborative workflows, the solution combines easy XML authoring, professional design, and dynamic publishing from Quark with the collaboration and unified communications platform of the Microsoft Office System, including SharePoint Server.

Quark Dynamic Publishing Solution Gets XML Updates

Automation and XML transformation services allow end users to automate routine publishing tasks for significant time and cost savings.

A Publishing System for Modern Businesses

WoodWing's Enterprise 7 includes social media, new Search 2.0, and “Follow the Reader” feature. It will be released in December 2009.

Reduce PDF File Size with PDF Checkpoint 1.1

PDF Checkpoint 1.1 quickly preflights, exports as images, and splits and reduces size of multiple PDF files. The new version introduces the ability to downsample and compress images inside PDF documents which allows to reduce PDF file size dramatically.

Free Digital Asset Management Conference

Extensis is offering "Managing and Distributing Digital Assets in Marketing Departments and Advertising Agencies" in Seattle on October 14, 2009.