What a deal…

Buy Q2ID (Quark to Adobe InDesign) or ID2Q (InDesign to QuarkXPress) for only $199 and get FlightCheck Professional for absolutely nothing!

SUPER SUMMER SPECIAL – Make sure your files are ready for print with FlightCheck and get it FREE with any Markzware Conversion Tool.” A $499 value for FREE! Valid till August 31, 2009 only – Buy here today: https://secure.avangate.com/order/cart.php?PRODS=1454239&QTY=1

Q2ID is an Adobe InDesign plug-in which works with CS3 and CS4 and allows you to open ALL versions of QuarkXPress. Read more here:

http://www.graphicstart.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=379

Adobe InDesign or QuarkXPress?
Markzware January 2009 News

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Which preflight application do you use; FlightCheck Professional or PitStop Professional? There is a great thread on this topic going on over here:

http://printplanet.com/discuss/thread.jspa?messageID=16327

Basically, many are using both! Preflight is best done as early and as often as possible in the design and layout stage, but also is a must at prepress.

This was a very interesting post over on Markzware’s blogs called,  ‘Advice- send both a press-ready PDF and the native file‘. What is most interesting about this post is the fact that they recommend sending to the printer BOTH the Portable Document Format (PDF) and the native or source job the print-work was created in. (Meaning QuarkXPress, Adobe InDesign, Corel!Draw, etc file.)

What is so ironic is the fact that one has to send both. The reality is, more and more printers are taking open or the original job files again, packaged or collected up with all fonts and images in one folder. With tools like FlightCheck Professional, you can even compress the job, making it ready for immediate upload or delivery to the print-shop. Thus, one must ask, what is the future of PDF in graphic arts- especially when you see Adobe themselves adding FLASH movies and animations and making it more online savy than a pure printers tool.

The debate will continue, but first communicate with your printer, than preflight and then the last step, weather a print ready-PDF, open print-job or both will be more guaranteed for success.

* PDF, Designers & Bicycles- FlightCheck User Interview
Is PDF the delivery standard?
* FlightCheck vs StickMan
Animated, fun, demo of FlightCheck!
* Q2ID Return On Investment (ROI) over 1,000%
And that is only for five documents!
* Preflight- a brief history
What, when and how in short!
* Video Contest- tell us your Markzware story
Enter today, last chance!
* Fixing Corrupt Adobe InDesign Files
An Update!
* Markzware Interview with Heartbeat Of The City (1997)
A Blast from the Past!

Dear Reader,

Please find your exciting Markzware news for June below! If you would like to order today or have
questions, comments or feedback, please reply to this email or contact us today.
Have a great summer time and enjoy!

Friendly Regards,
David Dilling
Markzware b.v. Europe
Email: sales@markzware.nl
Tel: ++31 70 307 2977

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PDF, Designers & Bicycles-
FlightCheck User Interview
Is PDF the delivery standard?
Here is an interesting FlightCheck user interview and blog entry, with Mr. Paul de Boer, which
goes into further detail on the role of PDF in the larger design workflow, InDesign and more.
See:
Click Here to Read and View Interview

FlightCheck vs Stickman
Animated, fun, demo movie of FlightCheck!
Get an animated Flash video tour of FlightCheck Professional, highlighting some of the more
important features and interface items in a fun and unique way. The FlightCheck eagle has his
talons full with this pesky image, the Stickman character. To view film, click link below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7lu2IKZIVU

Q2ID Return On Investment (ROI) over 1,000%
And that is only for five documents!
IT Enquirer did a recent, detailed ROI (Return On Investment) report on Markzware’s Q2ID
or QuarkXPress to Adobe InDesign conversion plugin. As you can see via the link below,
a single license of Q2ID can have a first year ROI of over 1,000%! Read the full details here:
http://quarkxpress2indesign.wordpress.com/

Preflight- a brief history
What, when and how in short!
“Preflight, in the graphic arts sense, is the process of checking a digital document before it goes
to plate, print or otherwise output (exported – such as to PDF). It traditionally is a way to check
quality before”… Read the rest here:
http://preflight.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/history_of_preflight/

Video Contest- tell us your Markzware story
Enter today, last chance!
Simply video tape yourself, telling us how you use Markzware products and who you are and we
will send you a free T-Shirt! Winners will be highlighted on MarkzwareTV on YouTube and on our
Blog site! For more details, see:
http://www.markzware-europe.com/contest/

Fixing Corrupt Adobe InDesign Files
An Update!
In the last month, we have been getting an average of 1-2 bad Adobe InDesign files in each day.
Most amazingly, as highlighted here, the success rate of this un-orthodox recovery method appears to
be around 90%! Get the full up-date by clicking on the link below:
Click Here for Update!

Markzware Interview with Heartbeat Of The City (1997)
Notice those old products in the background!
Part One:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=4vccillSEgs

Part Two:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=gFTy7IWQW80

Where to Purchase:
If you would like to purchase a Markzware preflight or conversion tool, you can do so via a local reseller in
your area. Here is a list of some of the main ones:
http://www.markzware.com/resellers/

Podcasts on mac.com:
http://web.mac.com/markzware_tv/iWeb/Site/Podcast/Podcast.html

MarkzwareTV on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/markzwareTV

Markzware Blog:
http://www.markzware.com/blog

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Free Phone UK: 0800 328 9919
Telephone Europe: ++31 70 307 2977
Fax Europe: ++31 70 389 9187
Email: sales@markzware.nl
http://www.markzware.com

(C) 2008 Markzware Software. All rights reserved Covered by US Patent # 5,963,641

Markzware News Brief di giugno

* PDF, designer e biciclette: intervista “Utenti FlightCheck”
Il formato PDF è lo standard?
* FlightCheck contro Stickman
Divertente animazione dimostrativa di FlightCheck!
* Q2ID: ROI di oltre il 1.000%
E solo per cinque documenti!
* Preflight: notizie in breve
Cosa, quando e come in breve!
* Concorso video: raccontaci la tua storia Markzware
Iscriviti oggi, cogli l’ultima occasione!
* Riparazione di file Adobe InDesign danneggiati
Ecco un aggiornamento!

di seguito troverai le notizie dal mondo Markzware per il mese di giugno! Se desideri ordinare oggi o se hai
domande, commenti o suggerimenti da fare, rispondi a questo messaggio e-mail o contattaci subito. Buone
vacanze e buon divertimento!

Cordiali Saluti,
David Dilling
Markzware b.v. Europe
E-mail: sales@markzware.nl
Tel: ++31 70 307 2977
http://www.markzware-europe.com

Distributor in Italy:
TechnoSolutions srl
Via Costituzione, 31 – 42100 Reggio Emilia – Italy
tel. +39 0522 271621 – fax +39 0522 271666
Email: info@technosolutions.it
P.IVA 01954230353
http://www.technosolutions.it/

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PDF, designer e biciclette:
intervista “Utenti FlightCheck”
Il formato PDF è lo standard?
Ecco un’interessante intervista pubblicata sul blog con Paul de Boer, che entra nei dettagli sul ruolo del
ormato PDF nel più ampio flusso di progettazione, InDesign e altro. Visita il sito:
http://markzware.com/blogs/index.php/2008/05/26/pdf-designers-indesign-flightcheck-user-interview/

FlightCheck contro Stickman
Divertente animazione dimostrativa di FlightCheck!
Guarda il video Flash animato di FlightCheck Professional, che ti mostrerà alcune delle più importanti funzioni e caratteristiche dell’interfaccia, in un modo davvero unico e divertente. L’aquila FlightCheck ha il suo da fare per contrastare il pestifero omino Stickman. Per vedere il filmato, fare clic sul link sottostante:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7lu2IKZIVU

Q2ID: ROI di oltre il 1.000%
E solo per cinque documenti!
Recentemente IT Enquirer ha redatto un rapporto dettagliato che calcola il ritorno dall’investimento (ROI, Return On Investment) offerto dal modulo di conversione Markzware Q2ID o QuarkXPress to Adobe InDesign. Come è facile vedere dal link sottostante, una singola licenza di Q2ID può produrre nel primo anno un ritorno pari a più del 1.000%! Leggi il seguito qui:
http://quarkxpress2indesign.wordpress.com/

Preflight: notizie in breve
Cosa, quando e come in breve!
“Preflight, nel contesto delle arti grafiche, è il processo di verifica di un documento digitale prima della creazione della lastra, della stampa o di altro procedimento (esportazione, ad esempio, nel formato PDF). Tradizionalmente, è un controllo preventivo della qualità”… Leggi il seguito qui:
http://preflight.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/history_of_preflight/

Concorso video: raccontaci la tua storia Markzware
Iscriviti oggi, cogli l’ultima occasione!
Videoregistra te stesso, mentre spieghi come usi i prodotti Markzware e chi sei; ti manderemo in regalo una T-Shirt! I vincitori appariranno in MarkzwareTV su YouTube e sul nostro sito Blog! Maggiori informazioni sono disponibili sul sito:
http://www.markzware-europe.com/contest/

Riparazione di file Adobe InDesign danneggiati
Ecco un aggiornamento!
Il mese scorso, abbiamo avuto una media giornaliera di 1-2 file Adobe InDesign danneggiati. Ma la cosa ancora più sorprendente, qui evidenziata, è che la percentuale di successo di questo metodo informale di riparazione è di circa il 90%! Leggi tutto l’articolo facendo clic sul link sottostante:
http://markzwaretube.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/bad-or-damaged-indesign-documents/

Dove acquistare:
Se desideri acquistare uno strumento Markzware per il preflight o la conversione, rivolgiti al rivenditore di zona. Ecco l’elenco dei principali rivenditori:
http://www.markzware.com/resellers/europe/italy/

Podcast su mac.com:
http://web.mac.com/markzware_tv/iWeb/Site/Podcast/Podcast.html

MarkzwareTV su YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/markzwareTV

Markzware Blog:
http://www.markzware.com/blog

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Numero di telefono Europa: ++31 70 307 2977
Fax Europa: ++31 70 389 9187
E-mail: sales@markzware.nl

Distributor in Italy:
TechnoSolutions srl
Via Costituzione, 31 – 42100 Reggio Emilia – Italy
tel. +39 0522 271621 – fax +39 0522 271666
Email: info@technosolutions.it
P.IVA 01954230353
http://www.technosolutions.it/

(C) 2008 Markzware Software. Tutti i diritti riservati Protetto da brevetto USA n. 5.963.641

Markzware May News Brief

• * FlightCheck Professional v6.11 Released
• * Get Your Markzware T-Shirt. Join Our Video Contest
• * Markzware Publisher To InDesign
• * Markzware Theme Song – Conversion Tools
• * Converting from QuarkXPress to InDesign. Knowing what gets interpreted correctly.
• * MarkzwareTV – subscribe for free on YouTube.
• – Listen to Markzware’s Co-Founder in “A Tribute to Ponce”
• * Linkedin.com UserGroup for Markzware

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FlightCheck Professional v6.11 Released!

This FlightCheck v6.11 update is a maintenance release that fixes reported issues and improves several features as well as other refinements to this award winning preflighting solution. The FlightCheck v6.11 update is available free of charge to all registered FlightCheck 6.x users. See:
http://www.markzware.com/flightcheck_professional

Get Your Markzware T-Shirt. Join Our Video Contest today!
Submit Your video (or photos) and Win! That is right, simply video yourself at work and tell us:
* Who you are and what you do (name, title, company, specialty, etc)
* How you use your Markzware product(s)
* Be Creative! Show us around your work environment
The more educational and informative, the better!
For full details, go to
http://www.markzware-europe.com/contest/

Markzware Publisher To InDesign.

Reviewed by Macintosh Users East
Article on Pub2ID (Microsoft Publisher to Adobe InDesign conversion plugin) as well as on our quest for bad InDesign files and how we currently can attempt to fix them!
Read Blog Entry Here…

Markzware Theme Song – Conversion Tools
MarkzwareTV on YouTube has been a lot of fun. Rick Allen recently composed and performed our newest Markzware theme song about our conversion tools. Animations were by David Nieuwenhuizen. Watch it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JDWHhIUYPM

Converting from QuarkXPress to InDesign. Knowing what gets interpreted correctly.
by Claudia McCue
April 2008
“Installing Markzware’s Q2ID plug-in for InDesign adds quite a bit of functionality. In addition to allowing you to open up even late-model QuarkXPress files (including version 7.x), Q2ID refines the conversion of QuarkXPress documents of all vintages. For example, the Superior type style is resolved, resulting in correct text size and position.” – Claudia McCue
Red Full Story Here…

MarkzwareTV – subscribe for free on YouTube

Listen to Markzware’s Co-Founder in “A Tribute to Ponce”
YouTube is a very popular video sharing web site. Markzware now also has an exciting channel there, which is called, “markzwareTV.” We also have a group and other activities going on, so visit today to see all of the videos- such as co-founder of Markzware Ron Crandall performing a song he wrote and plays for us! See:
http://www.youtube.com/markzwareTV
We also have Podcasts on iTunes or .mac;
http://web.mac.com/markzware_tv/iWeb/Site/Podcast/Podcast.html

Markzware User Group on Linkedin.com
Linkedin.com is the world’s fastest growing “professional” social networking sites on the Internet today. Markzware now has a User Group on Linkedin.com as well! This group is for those in design, print, publishing and media that want to communicate about preflight and conversion solutions. Click here to sign-up today:
http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/70725/106EFD509D8A

Preflight, in the graphic arts sense, is the process of checking a digital document before it goes to plate, print or otherwise output (exported – such as to PDF). It traditionally is a way to check quality before going to the printing press, digital or otherwise, but can also be used to check online banners and gifs. Preflight is best done on the source document, such as those created in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, QuarkXPress or Corel!Draw as some examples, before becoming a PDF (Portable Document Format). Similar to a pilot whom walks around and performs a pre take-off pre-flight check, preflighting for designers and prepress operators should be a must.

The term preflight was first used during a presentation in 1990 by Chuck Wegner, a well know industry consultant. There were some early on postscript (rips) that interperted data and provided a preflight report of sorts. However the first true preflight application came from Markzware and was wisely called FlightCheck another term pilots also use.

Even before FlightCheck® was out on the market, Markzware applied for and was dully granted a U.S. Patent Number 5,963,641 – ‘Device and method for examining, verifying, correcting and approving electronic documents prior to printing, transmission or recording.’

As a way to ‘break-out’ from under Quark’s wings (Markzware started with QuarkXPress XTensions), and to become more ‘independent’ as a software development company, a key decision was made for FlightCheck to become a stand-alone application including additional value such as compatibility with file formats such as formerly Aldus PageMaker, Adobe Photoshop, Illistrator and others.

FlightCheck was released during the Seybold Conference at San Francisco in the fall of 1995. Although the product did not ‘officially’ ship, until December of that year. During those three days at Seybold, Markzware sold nearly 500 units! Fast-forward to 2008 and, although Markzware develops plug-ins and Xtensions for preflighting and conversion, FlightCheck Professional remains a stand-alone application that now validates some 50 file formats including of course Adobe InDesign and PDF as well now and is more important than ever to tens of thousands of printing, publishing and creative companies, worldwide.

Other preflighting tools have come along, including the popular Enfocus PitStop, which also is more of a PDF editor and other generally PDF orientated checking devices. Although some of the page layout tools offer limited preflighting, it is virtually un-comparable to Markzware’s FlightCheck.

Preflight is a process that you do in PREperation, before you send of or hit command-P (print). Postflight is the process that is administered on the resulting PDF file. Many will loosely use the term “preflight” to cover both preflight and postflight.

The importance of preflighting can be seen in the exhibit below:

To learn more about Markzware’s FlightCheck, visit their web page here:
http://www.markzware.com

To purchase FlightCheck, click here:
http://www.markzware-europe.com/store/flightcheck

The invention of preflighting may not be on the same level as Gutenberg’s printing press, however I am quite sure Johannes would have used FlightCheck – watch YouTube Movie here: