1. World of HELIOS: Future of DTP
2. FTP is out, WebShare is in
3. 16-bit Color
4. PDF-native OPI adds PDF page inclusion
5./6./7. HELIOS drupa seminars
2. FTP is out, WebShare is in
3. 16-bit Color
4. PDF-native OPI adds PDF page inclusion
5./6./7. HELIOS drupa seminars
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HELIOS Newsletter 7/2008 |
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Dear HELIOS client,
Welcome to the latest information from the world of HELIOS. Keep your networking lead and stay one step ahead. Turn your colleagues on to this newsletter as well, subscription details are below. Enjoy the news.
Your HELIOS team
Helmut Tschemernjak, CEO & President
Welcome to the latest information from the world of HELIOS. Keep your networking lead and stay one step ahead. Turn your colleagues on to this newsletter as well, subscription details are below. Enjoy the news.
Your HELIOS team
Helmut Tschemernjak, CEO & President
1. World of HELIOS: Future of DTP
Imagine, using a Web browser to browse a file/image gallery, to drag and drop images into InDesign, XPress or a local project folder, with dragged images appearing immediately, and automatic synchronization between the remote server and the client. Imagine having fun working quickly with remote files on a Mac or PC, getting the work done faster from anywhere.
This dream is becoming a reality. See a presentation of the "Future of DTP" at the HELIOS drupa booth (Hall 9/E23). We are so excited about this new way of working because it opens endless opportunities. We’d like to share it with you.
Your HELIOS team
2. FTP is out, WebShare is in
That WebShare offers easy sharing of server folders, compresses and uncompresses files on-the-fly, and notifies users when files are ready, we believe everybody knows this by now.
Previewing images, multi-page PDFs and InDesign/XPress documents remotely within a Web browser, adding file comments and color labels – we are not talking about FTP anymore, WebShare is needed for this.
Proofing a printing process within a Web browser, getting an ICC color-matched page proof remotely in Safari and printing this proof, high-res on any local inkjet printer, and the printout matches the final press. OK, it is clear that we are talking about proofing. At drupa 2008, HELIOS presents WebShare with proofing for everyone.
Everyone looking for a proofing and file sharing solution available to any Web client is welcome to meet us at drupa. We welcome all color management experts who would like to be convinced or just discuss it with the HELIOS experts.
3. 16-bit Color
Prepress has been working with 8-bit per channel images over the last 30 years. Today's digital cameras offer more, 10, 12 or up to 16-bits per channel. Inkjet printers can process more precise colors than 8-bit, even TV production starts using 10 and 12-bit per channel.
At drupa 2008, HELIOS presents full 16-bit color support. It enables 16-bit images on the server to be re-purposed for different needs. Color conversion can be done via "hot folders" or using a command line tool. 16-bit color separation/matching can also be used during output via OPI image replacement. Even 16-bit image conversion to PDF and back is supported.
The following HELIOS supported file formats will now work with 16-bit color:
Did you know that 8-bit per channel offers 256 steps and 16-bit offers 65536 steps?
All image-data containing 9 to 15-bits can be converted into standard 16-bit format without losing any information. This means that RAW/DNG data can be converted to 16-bit TIFF images preserving all image details and using a standard image file format. Once the camera images are exported with 16-bit quality, HELIOS can re-purpose them supporting 16-bit scaling, 16-bit ICC conversion, 16-bit file formats and even 16-bit PDF-native OPI processing.
4. PDF-native OPI adds PDF page inclusion
InDesign pages can be exported as low-res OPI compatible PDFs. HELIOS ImageServer/PDF HandShake offers "hot folder" based image resolving which will output a high-res PDF at a specified resolution, color managed according to server defined ICC profiles, and compressed (G4/ZIP/JPEG/JPEG2000) within the PDF file, with XMP meta data and other PDF attributes preserved.
At drupa 2008, HELIOS adds 16-bit image support and PDF inclusion support. The PDF support works with the OPI concept, placing low-res TIFF layout files that will get replaced by the originals when exporting the InDesign "low-res" PDF into the pdfresolve watched "hot folder".
The HELIOS PDF-native OPI also supports PDF document transparency and can flatten it when needed. The new PDF file inclusion support underlines the strong PDF commitment of HELIOS.
5. HELIOS drupa seminar: HD Color
The "HD Color" seminar will present future color quality improvements utilizing the latest ICC 4 color technologies in a full 16-bit per channel color workflow for image re-purposing, printing and proofing. Learn how ICC DeviceLink profiles will preserve separations when switching between different printing processes.
The seminar will be held at the HELIOS booth on the following dates:
Please register at: www.helios.de/news/drupa/seminar-registration.phtml
6. HELIOS drupa seminar: Customer retention using WebShare
This seminar will present how to collaborate with remote customers, contractors and employees worldwide. It will also discuss implementing Web-based remote file distribution, and image and document proofing processes. Learn how a new Web-based DTP "Drag & Drop" workflow with synchronization will increase productivity.
The seminar will be held at the HELIOS booth on the following dates:
Please register at: www.helios.de/news/drupa/seminar-registration.phtml
7. HELIOS drupa seminar: PDF production
Learn about server automated solutions for PDF creation, PDF preflight, PDF flattening, PDF printing, and PDF proofing. In addition you will learn how to convert bitmap images into PDF for archiving. New capabilities and speed are offered by using a PDF-native OPI workflow with InDesign.
The seminar will be held at the HELIOS booth on the following dates:
Please register at: www.helios.de/news/drupa/seminar-registration.phtml
Imagine, using a Web browser to browse a file/image gallery, to drag and drop images into InDesign, XPress or a local project folder, with dragged images appearing immediately, and automatic synchronization between the remote server and the client. Imagine having fun working quickly with remote files on a Mac or PC, getting the work done faster from anywhere.
This dream is becoming a reality. See a presentation of the "Future of DTP" at the HELIOS drupa booth (Hall 9/E23). We are so excited about this new way of working because it opens endless opportunities. We’d like to share it with you.
Your HELIOS team
2. FTP is out, WebShare is in
That WebShare offers easy sharing of server folders, compresses and uncompresses files on-the-fly, and notifies users when files are ready, we believe everybody knows this by now.
Previewing images, multi-page PDFs and InDesign/XPress documents remotely within a Web browser, adding file comments and color labels – we are not talking about FTP anymore, WebShare is needed for this.
Proofing a printing process within a Web browser, getting an ICC color-matched page proof remotely in Safari and printing this proof, high-res on any local inkjet printer, and the printout matches the final press. OK, it is clear that we are talking about proofing. At drupa 2008, HELIOS presents WebShare with proofing for everyone.
Everyone looking for a proofing and file sharing solution available to any Web client is welcome to meet us at drupa. We welcome all color management experts who would like to be convinced or just discuss it with the HELIOS experts.
3. 16-bit Color
Prepress has been working with 8-bit per channel images over the last 30 years. Today's digital cameras offer more, 10, 12 or up to 16-bits per channel. Inkjet printers can process more precise colors than 8-bit, even TV production starts using 10 and 12-bit per channel.
At drupa 2008, HELIOS presents full 16-bit color support. It enables 16-bit images on the server to be re-purposed for different needs. Color conversion can be done via "hot folders" or using a command line tool. 16-bit color separation/matching can also be used during output via OPI image replacement. Even 16-bit image conversion to PDF and back is supported.
The following HELIOS supported file formats will now work with 16-bit color:
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Did you know that 8-bit per channel offers 256 steps and 16-bit offers 65536 steps?
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All image-data containing 9 to 15-bits can be converted into standard 16-bit format without losing any information. This means that RAW/DNG data can be converted to 16-bit TIFF images preserving all image details and using a standard image file format. Once the camera images are exported with 16-bit quality, HELIOS can re-purpose them supporting 16-bit scaling, 16-bit ICC conversion, 16-bit file formats and even 16-bit PDF-native OPI processing.
4. PDF-native OPI adds PDF page inclusion
InDesign pages can be exported as low-res OPI compatible PDFs. HELIOS ImageServer/PDF HandShake offers "hot folder" based image resolving which will output a high-res PDF at a specified resolution, color managed according to server defined ICC profiles, and compressed (G4/ZIP/JPEG/JPEG2000) within the PDF file, with XMP meta data and other PDF attributes preserved.
At drupa 2008, HELIOS adds 16-bit image support and PDF inclusion support. The PDF support works with the OPI concept, placing low-res TIFF layout files that will get replaced by the originals when exporting the InDesign "low-res" PDF into the pdfresolve watched "hot folder".
The HELIOS PDF-native OPI also supports PDF document transparency and can flatten it when needed. The new PDF file inclusion support underlines the strong PDF commitment of HELIOS.
5. HELIOS drupa seminar: HD Color
The "HD Color" seminar will present future color quality improvements utilizing the latest ICC 4 color technologies in a full 16-bit per channel color workflow for image re-purposing, printing and proofing. Learn how ICC DeviceLink profiles will preserve separations when switching between different printing processes.
The seminar will be held at the HELIOS booth on the following dates:
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Please register at: www.helios.de/news/drupa/seminar-registration.phtml
6. HELIOS drupa seminar: Customer retention using WebShare
This seminar will present how to collaborate with remote customers, contractors and employees worldwide. It will also discuss implementing Web-based remote file distribution, and image and document proofing processes. Learn how a new Web-based DTP "Drag & Drop" workflow with synchronization will increase productivity.
The seminar will be held at the HELIOS booth on the following dates:
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Please register at: www.helios.de/news/drupa/seminar-registration.phtml
7. HELIOS drupa seminar: PDF production
Learn about server automated solutions for PDF creation, PDF preflight, PDF flattening, PDF printing, and PDF proofing. In addition you will learn how to convert bitmap images into PDF for archiving. New capabilities and speed are offered by using a PDF-native OPI workflow with InDesign.
The seminar will be held at the HELIOS booth on the following dates:
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Please register at: www.helios.de/news/drupa/seminar-registration.phtml
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