CoDesCo IT Consulting GmbH is developing a bi-directional bridge between PPI - PagPlan and QuarkPublishingSystem products. Please click here to download the whitepaper.

ISBN-Codes according to new definition available in MBC4

TechnoDesigns PhotoShop Import XT Speller XT and Hyphenator XT for Quark Xpress 6.5, recommended by MacWelt Germany in the April issue as useful XTensions for QuarkXPress version 6 for Macintosh or Windows. Click here for more details

ImposerPro, with 8Up printer flats now available. Click here for more details

callas software GmbH introduces  it’s new callas process| solutions on a fully redesigned website.(www.callas.de). With this move, callas - a leading german specialist in extended workflow solutions - known worldwide for products such as:
             FontIncluder2
             MadeToPrint
             pdfInspektor2 -
responds to the increasing pressure in Publishing Companies, Advertising agencies and pre-press businesses to streamline their automated processes. callas software offers process| components which address various aspects of the publishing and commnications industry. As an example, in the process.group | prepress norm you will find among others the following components
             process | QuarkXPress.PDF/X
             completely automates the creation of normalized PDF files
             process | prepress.PDF/X
             automates Quality Control of incoming and outgoing PDF files.
callas software has developed the following groups process.group | prepress norm, process.group | TechDoc norm, and process.group | e-paper norm with appropriately powerful components for streamlining these processes.
An investment in callas process| amortizes within six months on average and considerably reduces pressure on Cost Accounting. callas process| will have the financial department pricking up it’s ears. More detailed information is available at www.callas.de.

CoDesCo IT Consulting releases ex EPSCreator for QuarkXPress 6.5 on Apple Macintosh and Mac OS X!

Something new is afoot at HKS
HKS is releasing 3 new color specimen books with  corresponding colors. HKS now has 3520 shades of color, which were achieved using rasterizing and black overprinting. All the resulting colors will be delivered from HKS as print ready colors. Creative people now have the color nuances with which to express themselves in every color. A special pair of color glasses will be included, to allow the user the ability to see all shading nuances, and the color effect. This dependable secure color decisions. Die HKS CoDesCo IT Consulting XTensions will be updated to reflect these additions and available for purchase.

CheckItOut no longer available. An alternative is the XTension ex FileDispatcher, which controls the access to QuarkXPtess-documents in a newtwork.
Tableworks closes it’s doors. Since the latest versions of QuarkXPress contain table functionalites most of the table XTensions have been discontinued.

Alien Skin
Splat is a powerful, new filter set for Adobe Photoshop and other graphics programs. Easy to use and versatile, Splat! combines frames, textures, edges, borders, mosaics and more with the award-winning interface of Eye Candy 4000 in an all-new, affordable plug-in. Digital photographers, graphic designers, Web monkeys and digital artists can set their images apart using the stunning effects of Splat!

Alien Skin
Image Doctor is a new set of powerful image-correction filters magically removes blemishes and defects, quickly repairs over-compressed JPEGs, and seamlessly replaces unwanted details and objects. The intelligent pattern matching of Image Doctor makes it the perfect complement to existing photo-editing tools. Restoring, retouching and repairing images is now easier than ever.