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- From: Conrad_Geiger@NeXT.com (Conrad Geiger - Manager, International NeXT User Groups)
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- Subject: Announcing Goldleaf's Publishing Product: eXTRACOLOR
- Message-ID: <6376@rosie.NeXT.COM>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 20:08:41 GMT
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- For Immediate Release
-
- Contact:
- John Fox, V.P. Marketing
- Goldleaf Publishing
- Voice: (415) 257-3513
- Fax: (415) 454-8106
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- eXTRACOLOR Fulfills the Promise of Color Publishing on NeXTSTEP
-
- LARKSPUR, Calif. - Goldleaf Publishing, Inc. announced the release
- of eXTRACOLOR, a color correction and separation software package
- that fills a major gap for color publishing in the NeXTSTEP
- environment. Now, NeXT users can call eXTRACOLOR from the
- Services menu to correct image color errors and separate their
- color images without ever leaving their active application.
-
- eXTRACOLOR is extremely easy to use, yet offers the power that was
- previously only attainable by pre-press professionals on very
- expensive systems. Upon start-up, a simple "Action" panel is
- displayed, from which the user chooses to either correct or separate
- their image.
-
- For correction, a list of all popular color output devices is shown,
- including the NeXT Color Printer, the Canon CJ10 & CLC 500, plus dye
- sublimation and thermal wax printers from Seiko and Mitsubishi.
-
- This library of custom calibration files comes already installed so
- that in order to correct an image for a specific device, the user
- simply opens an image file, chooses a device name, and clicks on the
- "Correct" button. The corrected image will be reproduced on the
- designated output device with the maximum fidelity possible to the
- original. eXTRACOLOR's custom correction tables are based on device
- characterizations that take into account the reproduction of all
- pure colors (red, green, blue, cyan, magenta, and yellow). The
- supplied correction file algorithms are so sophisticated that they
- even take into consideration the white color of the paper and the use
- of black ink for offset printing. Additionally, if a specific device
- is not supported by one of the supplied correction files, users can
- quickly and painlessly setup their own custom correction files.
- Either way, eXTRACOLOR provides a preview of the correction before
- actually altering the file.
-
- eXTRACOLOR's color separation capabilities are also very strong,
- offering three separation methods: Chromatic, Achromatic, and Black
- Chromatic. For the beginning user, eXTRACOLOR provides instantly
- recognizable default settings such as SWOP Coated (Standard for Web
- Offset Printing), which is widely used for magazine and newspaper
- printing. For the experienced user, eXTRACOLOR provides for complete
- control over the most important separation parameters such as UCR
- (Under Color Removal), GCR (Gray Component Removal), black
- generation, color underlay, output gradation, and more. The Black
- Chromatic setting is particularly well suited for use with four-color
- printers using inkjet and dye diffusion technologies.
-
- Once a file has been corrected and separated, it can be saved in
- four-color TIFF, EPS, and DCS (Desktop Color Separation) formats.
- Additionally, a sophisticated batch processing function allows for
- the unattended background processing of multiple images.
-
- Finally, eXTRACOLOR is designed to work seamlessly with eXTRACAL, a
- soon to be released software and hardware package. eXTRACAL allows
- for the objective characterization of all devices used in the color
- reproduction process: scanner, monitor, proof printer, imagesetter,
- and printing press.
-
- eXTRACOLOR allows you to correct and separate all your color images
- quickly, accurately, and easilyPwithout ever leaving your active
- application. Now you can get consistent and repeatable color on the
- desktopPfrom scanning, to display, to proofing, to final printing.
- eXTRACOLOR puts the know-how of color management experts to work for
- you in one easy-to-use package.
-
- Just call eXTRACOLOR from the Services Menu, choose correction,
- separation, or gradation, and the program will do the rest. Best of
- all, you can create your own custom device profiles for any output
- device. Simply scan-in a test print, take the measurements, and add
- the profile to your list. And before you make any changes to your
- images, you can use the preview function to see exactly how your
- image will print. eXTRACOLOR can even help you improve poor-quality
- images by allowing you to adjust any of your image's individual color
- channels.
-
-
- Features:
-
- Supports a wide range of
- devices from the NeXT Color
- Printer to high-end offset
- presses.
-
- Allows unattended batch
- processing of multiple images.
-
- Complete control over
- UCR, GCR, black generation,
- color underlay, output
- gradation, and more.
-
- File Formats Supported: TIFF,
- EPS, and DCS (DesktopColor
- Separation).
-
- Software driver for
- eXTRACAL, Goldleaf 's
- color correction and
- calibration software included
- (eXTRACAL hardware
- available separately).
-
- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
-
- NeXTdimension cube
- NeXTstation Color Turbo
- 8 MB memory (16 MB
- recommended)
- 4 MB free hard disk storage
- space
- 1.44 Meg floppy drive
- NeXTSTEP 2.0 or greater
- (3.0 recommended)
-
- eXTRACOLOR: Perfect Color Everytime
-
- Privately held Goldleaf Publishing is a leading developer of NeXT and
- Atari system solutions for the publishing and graphic arts
- industries. eXTRACOLOR is Goldleaf's second release in their complete
- line of publishing solutions for computers running NeXTSTEP. Other
- products include eXTRASCAN, eXTRACAL, and eXTRASET. Future Goldleaf
- products will include software and hardware solutions for color input
- and output devices.
-
- NeXT and NeXTSTEP are trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. Goldleaf,
- eXTRACOLOR, eXTRASCAN, eXTRASET and eXTRACAL are trademarks of
- Goldleaf Publishing, Inc.
-
- NeXT and NeXTSTEP are trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. Goldleaf,
- eXTRACOLOR, eXTRASCAN, eXTRASET and eXTRACAL are trademarks of
- Goldleaf Publishing, Inc.
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