Color management software is an emerging technology that can greatly improve photo-toning consistency, while reducing the time it takes to produce an image for output. Currently this technology is complicated to set up and maintain, but we see this as a needed tool to produce consistently toned images from good originals. Press technology evolution, not revolution. Presses capable of printing up to 85,000 copies per hour are available today. These speeds will require re-tooling the mailroom and distribution process.
Fewer press stops.
New technology now allows for minor edition changing without stopping the press. It's still cost prohibitive technology, but fewer press stops translate into more time for the newsroom and circulation. Newer press technologies provide ample opportunities for adding color in virtually every available press position. Obviously, we would look at the rationale for how this would be justified, but the technology is no longer the barrier. It goes without saying that the newer press technologies also provide the additional benefit of substantially improving reproduction quality.