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Titolo: New Adobe PDF Print Engine

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http://www.adobe.com/products/pdfprintengine/overview.html
Breakthrough PDF Print Technology Now Available for OEM Partners to
Integrate into Upcoming Product Lines
Press Release: SAN JOSE, Calif. - April 3, 2006 - Adobe Systems
Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the Adobe® PDF Print
Engine, new printing software technology that ensures print hardware
can output Portable Document Format (PDF) files that include complex
designs and effects, such as transparency, quickly, accurately and
consistently. With the emergence of PDF as the industry-standard for
delivering high quality printed content, Original Equipment
Manufacturers (OEMs) are integrating the Adobe PDF Print Engine into a
new generation of printing products.
"Fueled by the rapid adoption of PDF in the graphic arts industry,
Adobe PDF Print Engine is the building block for our partners to
deliver a new era in high quality print workflows," said Shantanu
Narayen, president and chief operating officer at Adobe. "Adobe
continues to innovate in core printing technology because, even in our
highly digitized world, the printed page remains integral to how
content is delivered and consumed."
Today's feature-rich design software lets users develop very complex
artwork, which creates ever increasing challenges for print production
workflows, such as meeting tight deadlines and accommodating
last-minute changes while consistently producing high-quality results.
Realizing more efficient print workflows and better automation requires
print systems built on industry standards. For example, maintaining
jobs in Adobe PDF format at the highest abstraction level, without
conversions, and capturing process information in the industry standard
Job Definition Format (JDF) throughout the workflow helps eliminate
unexpected rework and enables late-stage changes of content or output
intent.
The Adobe PDF Print Engine combines the strengths of content definition
in Adobe PDF and JDF to control print systems, allowing PDF print jobs
to stay device-independent across the workflow. Print workflow systems
that are powered by the Adobe PDF Print Engine can easily allow
late-stage content corrections, enable repurposing jobs for output on
different printing systems and provide on-screen, high-resolution
previews driven by the same rendering engine as final stage Raster
Image Processors (RIPs).
"The print industry is moving toward shorter run print jobs that
include very complex content, such as transparency and variable data
elements," said Angèle Boyd, Group Vice President, IDC. "The Adobe
PDF Print Engine unites the design process to the print process,
automating design, prepress and print workflows to significantly
improve efficiency and profitability."
Adobe is providing the Adobe PDF Print Engine as a Software Development
Kit (SDK) for OEMs who will build the next generation of PDF printing
solutions, including RIPs, print previewing and proofing software and
print workflow systems. The modular architecture of the Adobe PDF Print
Engine will enable fast Adobe PDF version upgrades, so printers can
update their print systems to the latest Adobe PDF specification with
little system downtime. Its scalable architecture for concurrent
processing is optimized for fast rendering on multiple CPU systems.
"There is increasing pressure on creatives to produce sophisticated
designs quickly and inexpensively, and printers play an invaluable role
in a designer's success," said Frank Romano, Professor Emeritus,
Rochester Institute of Technology. "With Adobe PDF and JDF as the
backbone, the Adobe PDF Print Engine synchronizes designs directly with
the printing process; assuring designs print right the first time -
elevating the consistency, reliability and profitability of print."
Pricing and Availability
The Adobe PDF Print Engine SDK is now available for OEM partners, who
are expected to begin introducing new products based on the technology
starting at IPEX 2006 or Graph Expo 2006 and continuing throughout the
year. For more information about the Adobe PDF Print Engine, please
visit: 
www.adobe.com/products/pdfprintengine
 .
About Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe revolutionizes how the world engages with ideas and information -
anytime, anywhere and through any medium. For more information, visit
www.adobe.com
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http://www.adobe.com/products/pdfprintengine/overview.html
PostScript Level 4 definitivamente accantonato?
Il boom dei Pdf RIP?
Quark che appena terminato l'annosa riscrittura delle sue routine di
output PostScript si vede nuovamente costretta a rincorrere per generare
direttamente Pdf senza usare librerie Adobe?
Tutti gli spulciatori di file finalmente a spasso?  :)
giordano / adottabile da subito