Markzware FlightCheck Professional 6.x Mac

FlightCheck is the essential tool for Print Shops, Creative Designers, Prepress Departments, Customer Service Reps and Graphics Professionals within the digital print and publishing industries; helping you prepare PDF and other document types for commercial printing. Markzware FlightCheck Professional is your prepress application used to manage quality control for print jobs. This solution provides both native file and PDF preflight checking and is backed by a United States patent.

FlightCheck helps you create excellent PDF files for magazines, catalogs, brochures, advertisements, manuals, and virtually any printed document. It provides complete quality control saving printers and publishers time and money by avoiding re-printing jobs.

FlightCheck preflights digital files thoroughly and warns you about potential printing problems while guiding you directly to them for repair. It issues a complete analysis of the print job highlighting potential errors, item by item, including wrong document size, missing fonts, incorrect colors, transparency of spot colors, incorrect image resolution and much more. FlightCheck then collects all required elements of the print job, such as images and fonts, to insure that jobs print as expected.

One of the key capabilities of FlightCheck Professional is its power to preflight a wide variety of file formats and image types. A partial list includes - QuarkXPress, Adobe InDesign, Acrobat PDF, Adobe PageMaker, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe FreeHand, Microsoft Office, CorelDRAW, EPS, TIFF and many more.

The FlightCheck Ground Control tool gives you full control to create and manage hundreds of preflight checklists. Simply by turning on warnings or errors, you can customize inspection to focus on certain aspects of the document. Print production managers can save these profiles, or rule sets for specific print or publishing workflows. The Ground Controls Sets can then be shared by importing them into other user FlightCheck applications.

Industry standard specifications for PDF/X-1a and PDF/X-3 for print compliancy as well as the Ghent PDF Workgroup (GWG) PDF/X PLUS V2 are special Ground Control Sets built directly into FlightCheck ready for use.

After verification of the print job, FlightCheck Professional generates a detailed preflight report highlighting specific print problems; providing a quick and easy means to navigate to the error for repair. Print shops can review these reports with customers; helping to communicate their print requirements. This communication process helps to educate everyone involved in the print process to create better print-ready documents.

BENEFITS
- Preflights both PDF and non-PDF files
- Preflights multiple print jobs in one session
- Preflights wide range of file types for print
- Minimizes time to identify print errors
- Minimizes time to correct print errors
- Maximizes printing operations capacity
- Maximizes feedback to your customers
- Maximizes print quality and continuity
- Save money by eliminating job re-prints
- Native applications are not required

FEATURES
- Stand-Alone application
- Refined Interface for PDF preflighting
- Categories of potential problems
- Customizable rule sets to check PDF and non-PDF files
- QuarkXPress 7 and InDesign CS3 support
- Support for third-party font applications
- Customizable font & image paths
- Scans, reports and collects the entire job
- Much, much more !

Alaska Map Package #203

Mountain High Maps relief maps and vector geo-political maps in single map packages make map-making easier and more affordable than ever

MOUNTAIN HIGH MAPS is a collection of relief map images and vector geopolitical map of the contries and continents of the world in a meticulously detailed and accurate topographical relief view. This map package comprises 5 relief maps and matching vector geo-political map of the specified region; using Photoshop and/or Illustrator, designers can create highly customizable maps for any media publishing project.

General description

Each relief maps in four variations of colorization, plus vector paths and a variety of bitmap masks. The high resolution relief maps feature ocean floor relief as well as land relief.

Colorized map, JPEG, physical relief, low contrast land and ocean floor relief colorized according to elevation.

Colorized map, JPEG, physical relief, high contarst land and ocean floor relief colorized according to vegetation.

Colorized map, JPEG, political relief, low contrast land relief colorized according to international boundaries.

Base relief map, JPEG, physical relief grayscale land and ocean floor relief.

Masked relief map, TIFF, physical relief grayscale land relief, with white ocean areas.

Corresponding outline versions of the map in Adobe Illustrator EPS format. The Illustrator file provide fully-editable outlines of this map, with each country placed on a separate layer for easy location and editing. Additional layers include rivers, major cities, graticules (lines of latitude and longitude), and scales. All long paths are split into smaller chunks - although Illustrator allows documents to have paths with more than 1,000 points, it will not print any fills applied to those paths, so areas with colored fills have been ""tiled"" to assist in printing. The Illustrator file also includes a layer into which one of the above corresponding relief maps can be placed. The Illustrator files can be placed directly into any draw or page layout application which accepts the EPS file format.

Corresponding bitmap masks libraries for the above relief maps in TIFF format. These Photoshop files provide a collection of feature masks and a collection of country masks to be used in conjunction with this map. Each country featured in the map, whether fully or partially viewable, is included in the country mask library. The country mask allows the selection of a country taking advantage of Photoshop channels; a specific country may be selected for either in place editing or extracting from the main map and placed within its own separate map image. The feature masks library includes land/ocean mask, borders, rivers, major city locations, graticules lines of latitude and longitude, vignette and shadow masks; as for country masks, feature masks make use of Photoshop channels; a specific feature may be selected for either in place editing, such as colorizing rivers or the oceans, or extracting a feature from the main map and creating a new map image.

Corresponding Photoshop Paths libraries for the above relief maps in JPEG format. The first Photoshop Path file provides paths for all features including land/ocean mask, borders, rivers, major city locations, graticules lines of latitude and longitude, vignette and shadow masks and a path for each country featured on the map; in addition, a second Photoshop Path file contains as separate paths all the text layers found in the EPS map: city name, country names, river names, island names, physical land and ocean features.

The TIFF and JPEG images are best used with image-editing applications such as Adobe Photoshop and Corel Photo Paint, but they can also be used within page layout and drawing applications, where color can be applied directly.

Mountain High Maps digitized map images Copyright � 2001 Digital Wisdom, Inc.

Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard MAC Upgrade from CS - CS3 Suites

Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard software is the essential toolkit for print design and production. Boost productivity with exciting new tools that enable the creation of eye-catching digital images and vector graphics, sophisticated page layout, and efficient prepress and production. Work confidently within this tightly integrated creative environment to deliver exceptional print results. Design Standard combines Adobe InDesign CS4, Photoshop CS4, Illustrator CS4, and Acrobat 9 Pro with additional tools and services.

You will qualify for this upgrade if you have purchased Adobe Creative Suite 3.0, 2.x or 1.x Premium or Standard on the same platform with serial number. Other upgrade options are available on the final purchase page including from stand-alone Creative Suite products at a higher price.

Serif PagePlus X3 Publisher Professional

Example PagePlus X3 Design Projects

Serif PagePlus X3 Publisher Professional is Serif's new powerful Windows Vista certified DTP superstar - the easiest way to boost your business with unrivalled in-house graphic design and publishing. With PagePlus X3 it's simple for anyone to create, publish and share high quality designs as outstanding printed documents, stylish websites and eye-catching emails. Plus import, edit, and export PDF files for reliable commercial output and near-universal sharing compatibility.

Stand out from the crowd with new Image Cutout and Logo Studios, support for up-to-the-minute graphics formats, stunning new special effects, enhanced usability and even more powerful text handling, tables, and publishing! Serif Software Publisher Showcase

Professional, Customisable Templates
Get high quality results fast with over 2500 professional templates, logos, and gallery graphics. New Design Packs give your documents a full style makeover!

• Get results fast or use designs as inspiration
• Includes over 2500 templates and design elements
• All fully editable to suit your needs
• Templates use high quality HD images
• Design Packs include stylish themed business publications

Amazing Graphics and Creativity
Cut out, correct and enhance your images, design outstanding graphics, add impact with galleries of effects, or use class-leading drawing tools in the new Logo Studio.

• Professional image correction and photo effects
• Powerful drawing tools and new Logo Studio
• Flowchart symbols with live connections
• Design and special effects galleries
• Professional and Flexible Publishing

Create almost anything with PagePlus's flexible document creation and output capabilities. Print publications of any size to any Windows printer.

• High quality desktop printed output
• PDF publishing to commercial print standards
• Scaling and tiling fits any document to any paper size
• Flexible document types for folded, small, and large designs
• Websites, emails, PDF forms and multimedia slideshows

Unrivalled PDF Import & Editing
Beating other desktop publishers at all price points, you can open and fully edit PDFs from anywhere just as if they were regular PagePlus documents.

• Import PDFs from colleagues, associates, family or friends
• Fully edit, customise or switch document types
• Move, resize, reshape and reformat any objects
• Share with almost anyone by republishing as PDF
• Optimise PDFs for efficiency or commercial printing

CREATIVE GRAPHICS

Logo Studio
The unique Logo Studio is your in-house professional design agency, giving you access to all of PagePlus's drawing and graphics power. Work on logos and graphics in isolation and with helpful presets and advice.

Image Cutout Studio
Give your products or other photo subjects total focus by removing backgrounds, or place them over new backgrounds! Get outstanding results fast with the amazing Cutout Studio. Even use the cutout photo shape as a silhouette or as a frame for text or another photo.

Realistic Glass and Metal Effect
Add striking and eye-catching new glass and metal effects for a professional touch to your documents. The Reflection Map filter effect gives you control over the look of your reflective surfaces - and Styles presets give you instant impact!

Stylish Reflections and Outlines
Transform flat adverts into style icons by adding modern reflections to text headlines, logos or images. Enhance photos and headlines further by adding an outline - with controls to vary colour, transparency and more.

HD and EPS Graphic Support and more
Keep up with modern advances - PagePlus now supports HD Photo images and the Windows Imaging Component. WIC easily allows support for new image formats to be added to Windows - and PagePlus X3. Also now import and enhance EPS PostScript® graphics.

Easy Blended Edges for Cropped Graphics
Cropping is now better than ever. Trimmed graphics, images and text can have easy feathered edges using the context toolbar - the easiest way to blend object edges against new backgrounds and clear away unwanted coloured tinges from cropped photos.

Full Colour with Confidence
If it's a specific Pantone colour from a business logo or a shade you like from a photo, you can confidently design and output in full colour with PagePlus X3.

ENHANCED USABILITY

Revamped and Editable Interface
PagePlus X3 is sporting a new stylish interface and has the latest Studio tab layout for higher productivity. The Gallery has been revamped and there's increased flexibility to customise toolbars. You can also now customise keyboard shortcuts for even faster workflow.

Enhanced Layout Controls
Have more control over your layouts with easier-to-move objects, editable nudge distance, customisable pasteboard colours, and editable guide line colours that can match your document's layer colours.

IMPROVED TEXT AND TABLES

More Powerful Text Editing
Text handling is even more powerful in PagePlus X3 with enhanced AutoFit options for controlling text in frames and path text. Frame text can now have fills and transparency like Artistic Text, and we've added a new Word 2007 text import filter.

Table Enhancements
As used in dedicated spreadsheets, PagePlus tables now support absolute cell references (e.g. $A$2), adding rows and columns has been made even easier, plus new drop-down menus in column/row headers offer fast access to useful commands.

POWERFUL PUBLISHING

Duplex Printing Wizard NEW
Save paper and get smart results! Get the best from your desktop printer with the PagePlus X3 Duplexing Wizard. Let PagePlus help you figure out the minefield that is turning & tumbling pages for correct double-sided printing from a regular printer.

Package Contents for Sharing
Share your PagePlus X3 designs with co-workers or other PagePlus X3 users for a new level of collaboration. All the required fonts and images are built in to new packaged PagePlus files so there's nothing missing from your design.

Place multiple images in one go, selecting images and placing with successive clicks or drags on your page. Prevent arrowheads and corners from scaling when you resize QuickShapes with the new Lock Geometry option. Website colour schemes have been extended to include both on- and off-page background colours, and the website Layout Checker has been improved.

A new file format has been developed for PagePlus X3 and future Serif releases - Serif Metafiles will make it easier to transfer text, drawings and images between Serif programs. Objects now have a movable centre of rotation, available with the Rotation tool. The user interface now has 5 cool colour schemes to suit your mood or style.

Caribbean and Antilles Map Package #211

Mountain High Maps - Caribbean map #211 relief maps and vector geo-political maps of the West Indies, Greater Antilles in single map package make map-making easier and more affordable than ever

MOUNTAIN HIGH MAPS is a collection of relief map images and vector geopolitical map of the countries and continents of the world in a meticulously detailed and accurate topographical relief view. This map package comprises 5 relief maps and matching vector geo-political map of the specified region; using Photoshop and/or Illustrator, designers can create highly customizable maps for any media publishing project.

General description

Each relief maps in four variations of colorization, plus vector paths and a variety of bitmap masks. The high resolution relief maps feature ocean floor relief as well as land relief:

- Colorized map, JPEG, physical relief, low contrast land and ocean floor relief colorized according to elevation.

- Colorized map, JPEG, physical relief, high contarst land and ocean floor relief colorized according to vegetation.

- Colorized map, JPEG, political relief, low contrast land relief colorized according to international boundaries.

- Base relief map, JPEG, physical relief grayscale land and ocean floor relief.

- Masked relief map, TIFF, physical relief grayscale land relief, with white ocean areas.

- Corresponding outline versions of the map in Adobe Illustrator EPS format. The Illustrator file provide fully-editable outlines of this map, with each country placed on a separate layer for easy location and editing. Additional layers include rivers, major cities, graticules (lines of latitude and longitude), and scales. All long paths are split into smaller chunks - although Illustrator allows documents to have paths with more than 1,000 points, it will not print any fills applied to those paths, so areas with colored fills have been "tiled" to assist in printing. The Illustrator file also includes a layer into which one of the above corresponding relief maps can be placed. The Illustrator files can be placed directly into any draw or page layout application which accepts the EPS file format.

- Corresponding bitmap masks libraries for the above relief maps in TIFF format. These Photoshop files provide a collection of feature masks and a collection of country masks to be used in conjunction with this map. Each country featured in the map, whether fully or partially viewable, is included in the country mask library. The country mask allows the selection of a country taking advantage of Photoshop channels; a specific country may be selected for either in place editing or extracting from the main map and placed within its own separate map image. The feature masks library includes land/ocean mask, borders, rivers, major city locations, graticules lines of latitude and longitude, vignette and shadow masks; as for country masks, feature masks make use of Photoshop channels; a specific feature may be selected for either in place editing, such as colorizing rivers or the oceans, or extracting a feature from the main map and creating a new map image.

- Corresponding Photoshop Paths libraries for the above relief maps in JPEG format. The first Photoshop Path file provides paths for all features including land/ocean mask, borders, rivers, major city locations, graticules lines of latitude and longitude, vignette and shadow masks and a path for each country featured on the map; in addition, a second Photoshop Path file contains as separate paths all the text layers found in the EPS map: city name, country names, river names, island names, physical land and ocean features.

The TIFF and JPEG images are best used with image-editing applications such as Adobe Photoshop and Corel Photo Paint, but they can also be used within page layout and drawing applications, where color can be applied directly.

The compressed file sizes for the download are: Windows 7 Mb, Macintosh 12 Mb.

Mountain High Maps digitized map images Copyright � 2002 Digital Wisdom, Inc.