Wednesday, September 23, 2009

TRIBALSKETCH™ more than Web2Print




We are very pleased that we experienced a higher than expected interest in its Web2Print demos at Print09. TribalSketch is targeted at helping commercial printers capture their share of the more than $200 billion small business marketing collateral and consumer personal publishing markets.

TribalSketch is a solid solution where attention to details is the name of the game. Just putting up a website is no guarantee of success in todays post Web 2.0 world. TribalSketch allows for every implementation to be a fully custom designed site. Starting from working with clients to determine the market, the message, and the look - and then implementing this into a modern and interesting site. Taking into careful consideration how to optimize all content for maximum and measurable customer response.


One key to 'closing the sale' online is to provide visitors with all the information they need to make a decision. Each product offering has its own web page with beautifully constructed product information that both attracts search engine results and answers visitor questions. This leads the visitor to select the correct options and immediatly get pricing from the online estimating tool, and to then calculate shipping with the shipping tool connection to USPS, FedEx, and UPS.


Repeat business is insured by providing project management capabilites that enable visitors to either upload ready made artwork, or to design their piece online using the Flash based design tool. Proofs are available through the live page flipping 'FlipProof' option. Project settings, art, and designs are then saved for repeat access. PrintCommerce with shopping cart, credit card processing, and backend order management rounds out the site.

To futher demonstrate the flexibility of TribalSketch,
TribalSketch.com was created using TribalSketch. Other companies have their product site and then a link "to our demo site" - we have taken that a big leap forward by putting our money where our mouth is. Everything on www.tribalsketch.com is powered by TribalSketch the product.


TribalSketch is available in either "You Buy It, You Own It" or as a monthly service model - with pricing on the main website. Visit TribalSketch.com for more information, or give us a call (916) 920-3838.


Friday, September 11, 2009

Compose Systems’ Star Proof proofing solution now supports X-Rite’s i1iSis automated chart reader

PRESS RELEASE


Press Contact:

VĂ©ronique Froment:

veronique@highrezpr.com

Tel: + 1 603-537-9248


X-Rite and Compose Systems Extend their Partnership to Offer Automated Accurate Dot-for-Dot Proofing Workflow


Compose Systems’ Star Proof proofing solution now supports X-Rite’s i1iSis automated chart reader


GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, September 11th 2009 X-Rite, Incorporated (NASDAQ: XRIT), the world leader in color management, measurement and communication technologies, and Compose Systems, an established developer of prepress workflow, digital color proofing and print publishing solutions, today announced that they have extended their long-standing partnership to offer prepress professionals an automated dot-for-dot proofing solution to produce high quality screened contract proofs on inkjet printers. The new solution will be shown for the first time at Print 09 on Compose Systems’ booth (booth # 6555).


Compose Systems has optimized the newly announced version of its Star Proof proofing technology (version 6.0) to offer seamless support for X-Rite’s i1iSis automated chart reader. The combination of the two technologies will enable customers to quickly and accurately produce and verify spot colors to deliver top quality proofs on an inkjet printer.


With its Actual Dot feature, designed to replicate original screening and dot patterns at proofing resolutions, Star Proof 6.0 delivers contract proofs with a hard dot, sharp images, accurate color and fine detail - just as they would appear on the press. Using ROOM (RIP once output many) proofing architecture to resample the same set of high-resolution separations that are sent to the platesetter/imagesetter, Star Proof ensures data integrity between proof and print.


Using X-Rite’s i1iSis high-speed automated chart reader as part of their workflow, Star Proof users will be able to quickly and easily measure full spectral data from their simulated spot colors, and avoid wasting time hand-scanning rows or reading individual color patches. With the i1Isis, users are able to calibrate simulated spots, by exporting their spot color definitions, and use the iSis to read them back to Star Proof for optimal accuracy.


Combined with i1Isis, Star Proof gives users a comprehensive set of tools to achieve excellent color matching between proof and press, offering traditional color calibration and fine controls for matching inks via color shade, calibration curve and dot gain compensation. Star Proof uses the spectrophotometric readings provided by the i1Isis to analyze and compare printing press target charts and proof printer calibration charts. The readings are input to Star Proof, which then creates a system profile for the specific printer and saves this for future use. Using i1Isis, Star Proof can also prepare a color curve with the appropriate gamut which users can then fine tune for even more precise color matching.


Wednesday, September 02, 2009

Star Proof updated for Snow Leopard


Today we released a Star Proof update which brings compatibility with MacOS X 10.6, aka Snow Leopard. This update is recommended for Star Proof 6, Star Proof 5 and Star Proof Lite users. Star Proof is Compose's dot per dot proofing system. Star Proof recombines 1 bit tiffs to produce color accurate proof that simulate line screens up to 220 lpi on CMYK and spot colors.
When Star Proof 6 is used with Epson's new Stylus Pro 7900 or 9900 printers, besides generating the best dot shape on an inkjet proofer, it can reproduce spot colors very accurately. Please contact your Compose dealer or Compose USA for download and installation details. To download a Star Proof brochure click here
Stop by our booth 6555 at Print09 to see Star Proof 6 in action.