Adobe CMM version 1.0 update 1 released on April 30, 2007.

The Adobe Color Management Module (CMM) provides methods to transform colors using industry standard ICC (International Color Consortium) color profiles.

The CMM is intended for users who wish to achieve consistent color workflows using a common CMM. The CMM is included in Adobe applications that use the Adobe Color Engine, a full Color Management System. However, the CMM component of the Adobe Engine has previously been unavailable to users in parts of their workflows that do not include Adobe applications.

The CMM can be used by applications that support selection of third-party CMMs. It can also be integrated into workflows using custom software to access the CMM APIs. See the Read Me document on Labs and in the CMM download for details.

For more information visit http://labs.adobe.com/

We haven’t seen any widespread problems from updating Mac OS X 10.4 to 10.4.9, but if you should experience trouble, the first thing to try is reinstalling the update,  but not from Apple Menu> Software Update. Instead, download the Combo updater from Apple’s website at: www.apple.com/support/downloads. Our normal practice is to download the Combo updater and run it INSTEAD of using Software Update. (After repairing permissions with Disk Utility and backing up, of course.)

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Akron, Ohio – April 16, 2007- X-Rite, Incorporated (NASDAQ:XRIT) – The color experts at X-Rite Color Services announced a full day seminar that will teach photographers how to manage color and perfect their workflow through an understanding of digital color control from input to output. The full-day training seminar will tour 40 cities in the US and Canada from May-December 2007 with support from Adobe, Eizo, Epson, FujiFilm, Marathon, PocketWizard, ProFoto, Tenba and Sekonic. Registration is now open for most cities, with dates and venues listed online at www.pictureperfectcolor.com. Additional cities will be added as the tour progresses.

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Quark has come up with an unusual hybrid-language version of QuarkXPress aimed at publishers in the Canadian English/French markets. It provides user interfaces in both languages, and users can switch freely among them. Its spell checking and hyphenation engines include rules for French, English and International English, with manuals in both French and English.

QuarkXPress 7 Canadian Edition costs the same as the English edition ($749), as do upgrades from previous versions of QuarkXPress ($249). It will ship in the second quarter (sometime before July), and customers who purchase the U.S. English version between Jan 1 and Sept 30 2007 can exchange their license for the Canadian Edition at no charge.

Note: Quark has a similar Latin American Edition that features Spanish, Portuguese and International English.

http://www.quark.com/products/xpress/canadian.html

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Industry standard for image enlargements gets a complete overhaul

Portland, OR   April 27, 2007   onOne Software, Inc., announces today the immediate availability of its Photoshop® CS3 compatible Genuine Fractals 5 and Genuine Fractals Print Pro 5 Photoshop plug-ins. Featuring improved scaling technology, faster performance, several new features, a new user interface and greater ease of use, Genuine Fractals 5 now enables users to enlarge their digital images over 1000% (10,000% area equivalent) with no loss in image quality.

“Since its original introduction 10 years ago, Genuine Fractals software has defined the category for high-quality image-scaling and ease of use to become the industry standard for image enlargements,” said Craig Keudell, president of onOne Software. “Perfect for any photographer who needs to make sharp large format and poster sized prints as well as graphic designers, this complete overhaul of Genuine Fractals makes it easier than ever to produce prints with no loss of sharpness or details from their digital image files.”

For additional information, visit onOnesoftware.com or call 1-888-968-1468.

Adobe’s Terry White has an ever-expanding collection of his video podcasts about the Adobe Creative Suite at www.creativesuitepodcast.com.

His mini-tutorials mostly cover InDesign and Photoshop.

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It’s not easy getting someone to come to Wanganui, as tempting as the scenery and nightlife might be, in this user pays world, people want more for their conference dollar.

So we have assembled a group of creative professionals to talk about the design profession and the role education plays in it. Come for the speakers, the presentations, the exhibition and the scenery, but not for the nightlife. That’s the part that we made up to get the speakers to come. +NEW update! read more

DuelAdapter ($119) is an ExpressCard slot adapter that allows the MacBook Pro to use older PC Cards that have not been redesigned for the narrower ExpressCard expansion slot in Apple’s Intel-based laptops. The adapter is compatible with 32-bit CardBus and 16-bit PCMCIA cards, CompactFlash, Memory Stick, and Smart Media cards.

Duel Systems www.duel-systemsadapters.com

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Creatives and Printers Work More Effectively Together:
It Doesn’t Have to Be Impossible, and We Can Show You How!

Mission: Possible—A Mutual Strategy for Creatives and Printers

PIA/GATF’s team of agents—Joe Marin and Tracey Ryan—will show
you how creatives and printers can communicate more effectively to reduce delays, frustrations, and cost.

As a creative this seminar will help you boost your technical know-how to produce effective pieces that will keep your customers smiling.

As a printer the instructors will provide plenty of ideas of what you could be doing to reduce designer frustrations and improve the quality of incoming files, resulting in pieces being produced in less time and at lower cost.

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Flash drive technology has been threatening to replace hard drive technology, and now we’re seeing the first viable choice: Samsung’s 64GB solid state drive. It has a 1.8″ form factor, which is the right size for an iPod, and considerably smaller than the 2.5″ drives used in laptops. It uses 1/3 the energy of a hard drive, weighs 1/4 as much, and is 4x – 6x faster. Samsung plans to start mass production by July, so it’s possible that these could appear in laptops this fall.

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Creative Manager Pro, Ad Agency Software and Project Management Groupware for Creative and Design firms, has announced version 8.4.2, with Interactive Graphical Views of Job Schedules, and improved support for Safari 2.0.4.

April 17, 2007

Creative Manager Inc. , (http://www.Creative-Manager.com) provider of Creative Manager Pro software, has announced version 8.4.2 of its flagship product, Creative Manager Pro¨. Expected in early May, the focus this month is on graphical calendaring.

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Apple’s recently released Mac OS X 10.4.9 update addresses several security issues at the system level and with QuickTime, improves overall system performance and application launch times, adds USB camera support to iChat, and more. We saw a noticeable performance improvement on our PowerBook G4 test systems, and did not encounter any compatibility issues with the creative apps we use every day.

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Pratt Show 2007 is designed to give industry professionals and the public a chance to see the best work of students in Pratt’s design programs, many of whom will go on to become masters of advertising and graphic design, animation and special effects leaders, talents in interior and furniture design, creators of must-have products, and illustrators who bring stories to life.

The exhibition, juried by Pratt faculty, will feature the best work by students in various programs at Pratt including advertising, graphic design, illustration, industrial design, interior design, packaging design, jewelry design, digital arts and animation.

To find out more visit www.pratt.edu

This update adds support for InDesign CS3′s Export to INX feature, so that CS2 can build a document from an INX file exported from CS3. It also fixes problems with indexing, launching, transparency, shortcuts, text and fonts, scripting, inline graphics, INX files, XML, library files, performance, QuickTime 7.x support, printing, EPS export, text import, and more. A full list of resolved issues is in the ReadMe file that is saved into your InDesign folder after the update. It will update any version of InDesign CS2 and includes all previous updates.

Adobe Systems Inc. www.adobe.com

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“Breaking into Graphic Design” provides a wealth of information on finding full-time employment, freelance work, and owning a business in the graphic design industry. Through interviews, the book also gives insider prospectives on the business side of design. It is an invaluable resource for anyone with an interest in art or design-related fields.

For more information visit his site at www.michael-jefferson.com

Check out the Line up for next weeks Inside Mac Radio
Airing May 5th – click here for more info

Blair M. Allen, Producer, NASA EDGE  NASA Edge Podcast & Roadshow http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/podcasting/nasaedge/index.html

Philip Hodgetts – DPBuzz Weekly POST News

David Zatz, Manager of Online Communications, Slingbox SlingPlayer Now Ready For A Mac Near You http://us.slingmedia.com/object/io_1177943365321.html

Steve Sande, Author – Take  Control of your iPod: Beyond the Music http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/ipod-btm.html

Andy Shalat – Mac Design Out Of The Box Tip

Rick Champagne, Product Manager Corel Painter
http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/us/en/Product/1166553885783

Click here to listen to previous shows.

Some QuarkXPress 7 users on Intel-based Macs are having trouble printing, because the CUPS printing system built into Mac OS X behaves slightly differently with Intel-native applications such as QuarkXPress. EFI’s Fiery rips are affected by this bug, as are many other printers because many other printer vendors license EFI’s technology for their drivers. EFI has now released a CUPS Filter Update that should fix problems with many printers and Intel-native applications. It’s available at www.tinyurl.com/227mjw and in our April Software Closet.

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Microsoft Tech.Ed 2007   June 4-8, Orlando 

Tech·Ed 2007, Microsoft’s premier annual conference* for IT Pros and Developers is dedicated to providing technical training, information and resources to help you maximize your Microsoft investment. For five days in June, you will interact with experts, collaborate among peers and engage in trainings focused on Microsoft’s innovative technologies to move your business forward. Let this year’s Tech·Ed be your first step to “making your mark” which you can draw from long after Tech·Ed is over.

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Apollo is Adobe’s code name for a new cross-platform application development platform that could be more important for them than PDF has been. It runs equally on Mac OS or Windows, and lets developers use their existing Web development skills (Flash, Flex, HTML, JavaScript, Ajax) to build hybrid Internet-Desktop applications. The application runs on the desktop, so it has access to your computer’s resources. It also uses Internet strengths such as network and user connectivity, and streaming media. Its ease of development and cross-platform support promises a new generation of applications unlike anything we’ve seen.

Adobe has released a free alpha test version of Apollo, along with a Software Development Kit, technical articles, developer videos, and sample applications, plus an Apollo website with developer forums. In addition, Lynda.com has a free video training: “Apollo Alpha Preview” at www.Lynda.com.

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The How-To Illustrator and Flash Conference

Chicago, May 2-3, 2007

A how-to Illustrator conference combined with a how-to Flash track. You cannot miss out on this.

Vector Conference
The Place to Be for Illustrator and Flash Training and Networking

Most designers who use Illustrator and Flash only scratch the surface of what’s possible. At the Vector Conference, you’ll go deep, learning the ins and outs of creating high-quality artwork efficiently.

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