Premature prepress

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Trial and error experimentation is required in learning the limitations of Aldus Corp's Preprint, $495, InSight Systems Inc's Publisher's Prism, $695, and Pre-Press Technologies Inc's SpectreSeps PM, $295, color separation programs. Getting consistent results is a time-consuming and expensive process. Users are advised to consult a service bureau that is familiar with the programs. In printing a Macintosh PageMaker test document, Publisher's Prism does not work. PrePrint and SpectreSeps PM can print the test document and color tints, EPS graphics and colored text look good. Using the programs to separate scanned color photos in TIFF format produces images with very low quality that would not be acceptable by most four-color commercial magazines. Pros and cons of the use of all three products are discussed in detail.

Software Packages, Aldus Corp., ALDC, Pre-Press Technologies Inc., PrePrint (Desktop publishing software), Color Separation, InSight Systems Inc, SpectreSeps PM (Utility program), Publisher's Prism (Desktop publishing software)

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Desktop Detente

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The 3Com 3S-200 file server is capable of linking an Appletalk network to an Ethernet network for file and printer sharing between Macs and PCs. Files shared through the 3Com operating system look like regular icon files on the Mac and like standard DOS files on the PC. Publish! magazine was able to share files between the Mac and PC with only minor incompatibilities. It was also found that Macs are capable of printer sharing only if the printer is connected to the 3Com server's serial port. The 3Com network operating system has a range of options that include local and remote electronic mail and connecting remote networks in addition to file and printer sharing capabilities. Specific file transfers are discussed.

3Com Corp., COMS, Tutorial, Network Operating System, Network operating systems, Shared Files, File Server, 3Com 3+ Server 3S-200 (File server)

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Video halftones made easy

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Pixelogic Co's Proviz 2.0 is a color video digitizing system that includes the digitizer, software and cables. This system is an affordable way to place color or gray-scale images of three-dimensional objects, flat art and photographs into low-resolution publications. The maximum 640 by 480 pixel resolution is not suitable for magazines, but is adequate for in-house publications and catalogs. The program is easy to use and runs on Macintosh microcomputers. The list price for the system is $1,695.

Digitizer, Digitizers, Color, Evaluation, Video Systems, Pixelogic Co., Pixelogic ProViz 2.0 (Digitizer)

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