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Zevrix Updates Output Factory for InDesign: Improves Book Processing

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Zevrix Solutions announces Output Factory 1.2.4, a feature update to its professional solution to automate output from Adobe InDesign. Output Factory automates printing, exporting and post-processing from InDesign and offers batch processing, single page export, variable file names, layer versioning, preflighting, detailed history and more. The new version lets users export InDesign books (.indb) as a single files consisting of all InDesign documents within the book.

Toronto (ON), Canada – June 26, 2012 — Zevrix Solutions today announces the release of Output Factory 1.2.1, a feature update to its professional solution to automate printing, exporting and post-processing from Adobe InDesign. Output Factory automates and simplifies workflows of printers, prepress bureaus, design agencies and publishing houses worldwide, and is the major upgrade of the company’s widely popular plug-in BatchOutput.

The new version improves processing of InDesign book (.indb) files. Output Factory now exports books as single files consisting of all InDesign documents within the book, as opposite to generating a separate output file for each document. The new feature helps users dramatically streamline and accelerate conversion of InDesign books to PDF and e-books.

“Output Factory has been the single biggest time-saver I’ve encountered in ten years of print production,” says Mike Agate, Head of Production of Which?, Europe’s largest consumer rights organization. “With the reduction in head count and efficiency savings, it must have paid for itself 500 times over.”

Whether users need to send hundreds of documents or just a single file, Output Factory is a powerful solution to automate InDesign’s output tasks. Users only need to select InDesign files, adjust workflow settings, and Output Factory will do the rest automatically. For example, the software can be left printing hundreds of InDesign files overnight, and the completed job can be picked up next morning.

Output Factory offers the following key features:

–Batch processing of InDesign files
-Support for printing and exporting to PDF, PostScript, EPS, Flash and other formats
-Output as single pages
-Save groups of output settings and output to several formats at once
–Update modified links automatically
-Powerful variable output file names
-Layer versioning
-Automatic preflight of InDesign and final PDF files
-Detailed output history

Pricing and Availability:
Output Factory can be purchased from Zevrix website for US$169.95 (Light version $119.95), as well as from authorized resellers. Trial is also available for download. BatchOutput users can upgrade to Output Factory for $84.97. Output Factory is available for Mac OS X 10.5-10.7 on Intel-based Macs and works with Adobe InDesign CS3-CS6.

About Zevrix Solutions

Located in Toronto, Canada, Zevrix Solutions provides productivity solutions for Adobe Creative Suite software, PDF workflows, graphic file diagnostics, file delivery and Microsoft Office on Mac OS. Zevrix is dedicated to help professionals increase their profits through automating everyday tasks, producing error-free documents, saving disk space and cutting production costs. For more information, visit http://www.zevrix.com.

Contact:
Leo Revzin
Owner
Zevrix Solutions
105 McCAUL St, Suite 301
Toronto Ontario M5T 2X4 Canada
858-206-0607
media@zevrix.com

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Zevrix Solutions Announces Adobe CS6 Compatibility of its Products

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Zevrix Solutions announces that all its products are now compatible with the Adobe Creative Suite 6 software. Zevrix products include popular solutions for Adobe InDesign and Illustrator, such as Output Factory, LinkOptimizer and InPreflight. The Zevrix products allow to automate printing, exporting and file delivery from InDesign; save disk space and production time through image optimization and automated packaging; and eliminate errors with thorough preflighting.

Toronto (ON), Canada – June 20, 2012 – Zevrix Solutions announced today the compatibility of all its products with the Adobe Creative Suite 6 software. Zevrix Solutions products include several popular plug-ins for Adobe InDesign and Illustrator which help professionals automate their everyday tasks, produce error-free documents, save disk space and cut production costs.

The following products are now compatible with Adobe Creative Suite 6:

LinkOptimizer is a workflow automation solution to reduce the size of images linked to InDesign documents by eliminating excessive image data, perform essential adjustments such as color conversion and sharpening, and convert image file formats. LinkOptimizer lets users dramatically reduce the size of InDesign job, cut down on processing time and reduce production costs. A similar application, ArtOptimizer, is available for Adobe Illustrator.

Output Factory is a powerful professional solution to automate printing and exporting from InDesign. It offers batch output, layer versioning, single page export, automatic preflighting, variable file names, output history and more. Output Factory supports printing as well as exporting to PDF, PostScript, EPS, Flash and other formats.

BatchOutput Server automates printing and exporting from InDesign by processing files from watched hot folders. The software offloads output to a central system leaving operator workstations free from the output process. A similar product, Package Central, automates document packaging from InDesign with hot folder processing.

InPreflight is a powerful all-in-one solution to check InDesign documents and prepare them for final output and shipping. In addition to advanced preflight capabilities, the software can automatically package multiple documents helping users save disk space and production time by collecting all linked files into one folder. InPreflight also lets users print graphic preflight reports and save them as PDF.

Pricing and Availability
All Zevrix products run on Mac OS X 10.5-10.7 and work with Adobe CS3-CS6. The products can be purchased from the Zevrix website as well as from authorized resellers. Trial versions are also available for download. The update to CS6-compatible versions is free to licensed users.

About Zevrix Solutions
Located in Toronto, Canada, Zevrix Solutions provides productivity solutions for Adobe Creative Suite software, graphic file diagnostics, and Microsoft Office on Mac OS. Zevrix Solutions makes it easier for professionals to achieve more while doing less by automating their everyday tasks, producing error-free documents, saving disk space and cutting down on production costs.

Contact:
Leo Revzin
Owner
Zevrix Solutions
105 McCAUL St, Suite 301
Toronto Ontario M5T 2X4 Canada
858-206-0607
media@zevrix.com

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Zevrix Updates Package Central for InDesign CS6 Compatibility

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Zevrix Solutions announces Package Central 1.6, a compatibility update to its file packaging workflow automation solution for Adobe InDesign. Originally developed for a major publisher in the United States, the software automates InDesign packaging by processing files from hotfolders. Package Central offloads file packaging to a central system leaving operator workstations free from the collecting process. The new version adds compatibility to the recently released InDesign CS6.

Toronto (ON), Canada – May 31, 2012 – Zevrix Solutions today announces Package Central 1.6, a compatibility update to its document packaging workflow automation solution for Adobe InDesign. Originally developed for a major publisher in the United States, the software automates InDesign packaging by processing files from hotfolders. Package Central offloads file packaging to a central system leaving operator workstations free from the collecting process.

The new version makes Package Central compatible with the recently released InDesign CS6. The update is free for licensed users of Package Central.

Under Package Central workflow, production artists, prepress operators and designers simply submit files to hotfolders that reside on the network. Package Central automatically collects the files from its station using hotfolder settings, and will auto-activate document fonts as well. Operator workstations will never again be tied up by the packaging process.

Package Central runs on a dedicated machine and watches hotfolders linked to its workflow settings. The software performs all its tasks automatically and can run absolutely unattended. It offers the following key features and benefits:

–Automatically process InDesign files from hotfolders
-Update modified links automatically
-Font auto-activation
–Create PDF and INX/IDML files on the fly
-Automatic e-mail notifications of process stages and errors
-Compose variable folder names
-Metadata-based processing
-Detailed processing logs
-Easy to install and use

Zevrix also makes BatchOutput Server software which automates printing and exporting from InDesign by processing files from hotfolders.

Pricing and Availability

Package Central can be purchased for $299.95 from Zevrix website, as well as from authorized resellers. Trial is also available for download. Package Central runs on Mac OS X 10.4.2-10.7, is a Universal Binary, and works with Adobe InDesign CS2-CS6.

About Zevrix Solutions

Located in Toronto, Canada, Zevrix Solutions provides productivity solutions for Adobe Creative Suite software, graphic file diagnostics and Microsoft Office on Mac OS. Zevrix Solutions is dedicated to helping professionals increase their profits through automating their everyday tasks, producing error-free documents, saving disk space and cutting production costs. For more information, visit http://www.zevrix.com.

Contact:
Leo Revzin
Owner
Zevrix Solutions
105 McCAUL St, Suite 301
Toronto Ontario M5T 2X4 Canada
858-206-0607
media@zevrix.com

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Zevrix Updates BatchOutput Server for Adobe InDesign CS6 Compatibility

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Zevrix Solutions announces BatchOutput Server 4.8, a compatibility update to its output workflow automation solution for Adobe InDesign. Awarded 4 out of 5 stars by Layers magazine, the software automates printing and exporting to PDF and PostScript by processing InDesign files from watched hot folders. BatchOutput Server offloads output to a central system leaving operator workstations free from the output process. The new update makes BatchOutput Server compatible with InDesign CS6.

Toronto (ON), Canada – May 24, 2012 — Zevrix Solutions today released BatchOutput Server 4.8, a compatibility update to its powerful output workflow automation solution for Adobe InDesign. Developed originally for a major magazine publisher in the United States to free up their operator computers from outputting InDesign files, the software automates InDesign workflow by processing files from hot folders. The software offloads printing and exporting to PDF and PostScript to a central system leaving operator workstations free from the output process.

The new update makes BatchOutput Server compatible with the recently released InDesign CS6 The update is free for licensed BatchOutput Server users.

“BatchOutput Server is an extremely useful utility for a busy production facility or advertising agency”, writes David Creamer in Layers magazine, “It can save lots of time – which equates to money.”

Under BatchOutput Server workflow, production artists and prepress operators simply submit InDesign files to hot folders that reside on the network. BatchOutput Server automatically outputs the files from its dedicated station using hot folder settings, and will auto-activate document fonts as well.

BatchOutput Server offers the following key features and benefits:
–Process InDesign files automatically from hot folders
-Export as single pages
-Update modified links automatically
-Variable output file names
-Auto-activate document fonts
–Automatic e-mail notifications of process stages and errors
-Easy to install and set up

Pricing and Availability:
BatchOutput Server can be purchased from Zevrix web site for US$666.66, as well as from authorized resellers. Trial is also available for download. The update is free for licensed users. BatchOutput Server is a Universal Binary, runs on Mac OS X 10.4.2-10.6 and works with Adobe InDesign CS2-CS6.

About Zevrix Solutions

Located in Toronto, Canada, Zevrix Solutions provides productivity solutions for Adobe Creative Suite software, PDF and graphic file diagnostics, file delivery and Microsoft Office on Mac OS. Zevrix Solutions is dedicated to helping professionals achieve more while doing less through automating their everyday tasks, producing error-free documents, saving disk space and cutting production costs. For more information, visit http://www.zevrix.com.

Contact:
Leo Revzin
Owner
Zevrix Solutions
105 McCAUL St, Suite 301
Toronto Ontario M5T 2X4 Canada
858-206-0607
media@zevrix.com

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Zevrix Updates LinkOptimizer for Adobe InDesign CS6 Compatibility

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Zevrix Solutions announces LinkOptimizer 4.7, a compatibility update to its popular workflow automation solution for Adobe InDesign. Awarded 4 out of 5 starts by Computer Arts magazine, LinkOptimizer allows to reduce InDesign job size and speed up processing by eliminating excess image data, performs essential image adjustments, converts image formats and more. The new version makes LinkOptimizer compatible with recently released InDesign and Photoshop CS6.

Toronto (ON), Canada – May 22, 2012 – Zevrix Solutions today announces the release of LinkOptimizer 4.7, a compatibility update to its popular workflow automation solution for Adobe InDesign. Awarded 4 out of 5 starts by Computer Arts magazine, LinkOptimizer automates complex image manipulation tasks allowing to significantly reduce the size of InDesign job, save processing time and reduce production costs.

The new version makes LinkOptimizer compatible with recently released InDesign and Photoshop CS6, and addresses some stability and performance issues. The update is free to LinkOptimizer users. The same version of LinkOptimizer can be used with any version of InDesign from CS3 to CS6.

LinkOptimizer works automatically with Adobe Photoshop to eliminate the excess image data of InDesign links, perform essential image adjustments and convert image formats. For example, with just a click of a button users can:

-scale and crop images to match their dimensions in InDesign,
-change their resolution to 300 ppi,
-convert all RGB images to CMYK,
-resave all JPEG images as TIFF,
-run a Photoshop Action on each image.

At the end of processing, LinkOptimizer reimports images to InDesign at 100% in their precise position. In addition, the software can apply sharpening filters, merge layers and delete hidden ones, and process copies of InDesign documents and images instead of original files. As a result, users can save gigabytes of disk space and countless hours of optimizing images manually; accelerate document output; reduce job turnaround and cut costs through faster processing.

Pricing and Availability:
LinkOptimizer can be purchased from Zevrix website for US$259.95 (Light version: $179.95) as well as from authorized resellers. Trial is also available for download. The update is free for LinkOptimizer 4.x users and $98.78 to upgrade from previous versions. LinkOptimizer is available for Mac OS X 10.4.2-10.7, a Universal Binary, and works with Adobe InDesign CS2-CS6.

About Zevrix Solutions

Located in Toronto, Canada, Zevrix Solutions provides productivity solutions for Adobe Creative Suite software, PDF and graphic file diagnostics, as well as Microsoft Office on Mac OS. Zevrix Solutions is dedicated to helping professionals increase their profits through automating their everyday tasks, producing error-free documents, saving disk space and cutting production costs. For more information, visit http://www.zevrix.com.

Contact:
Leo Revzin
Owner
Zevrix Solutions
105 McCAUL St, Suite 301
Toronto Ontario M5T 2X4 Canada
858-206-0607
media@zevrix.com

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Zevrix Updates InPreflight Pro for Adobe InDesign CS6 Compatibility

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Zevrix Solutions announces InPreflight Pro 2.10, a compatibility update to its document preparation solution for Adobe InDesign. Described as “delightfully simple to use” by Macworld, InPreflight is an all-in-one solution to check InDesign documents, collect them for output and ship to final destination. It combines powerful batch-packaging, quality control and graphic reports. The new version makes InPreflight Pro compatible with the recently released InDesign CS6.

Toronto (ON), Canada – May 17, 2012 — Zevrix Solutions today announces the release of InPreflight 2.10, a compatibility update to its document preparation solution for Adobe InDesign. InPreflight is a powerful all-in-one solution to check InDesign documents, collect them for output and ship to final destination. InPreflight helps graphics and print professionals uncover hidden problems, save disk space through smart batch-packaging, and reduce production time and costs.

“InPreflight is delightfully simple to use and does its job well,” writes James Dempsey in Macworld.

The new version makes InPreflight Pro compatible with recently released InDesign CS6. The update is free to the licensed InPreflight Pro users. The same version of InPreflight can be installed with any version of InDesign from CS3 to CS6.

InPreflight Pro provides a robust, fast, reliable and easy-to-use solution for printers, service providers, ad agencies and publishing houses.

Batch-packaging and job delivery:
InPreflight Pro is the only program that can package multiple jobs automatically with the option to collect all files into one folder. It eliminates the need to collect the same links multiple times for each design, saving users gigabytes of disk space and hours of production time. In addition, users can automatically send collected jobs over the Internet and locally with automatic email notifications, compression and other options.

Quality control:
InPreflight quickly checks InDesign documents for common problems, as well as for hidden issues, otherwise not reported by InDesign (for example, TIFF and EPS compression, embedded fonts and illegal link locations).

Graphic preflight reports:
Users can print graphic preflight reports and save them as PDF with detailed image info saved in PDF notes. The reports can be set up interactively with an option to include detailed paragraph styles report for typography professionals.

Pricing and Availability:
InPreflight Pro can be purchased from Zevrix web site for US$99.95, as well as from authorized resellers. Trial version is available for download. Update is free for licensed users of version 2, and US$55.98 from earlier versions. InPreflight is available for Mac OS X 10.4.2-10.7, a Universal Binary, and works with Adobe InDesign CS2-CS6. File delivery services require Deliver or Deliver Express, which InPreflight users can purchase from Zevrix at a discount.

About Zevrix Solutions

Located in Toronto, Canada, Zevrix Solutions provides productivity solutions for Adobe Creative Suite software, PDF and graphic file diagnostics and Microsoft Office on Mac OS. Zevrix Solutions is dedicated to helping professionals achieve more while doing less through automating their everyday tasks, producing error-free documents, saving disk space and cutting production costs. For more information, visit http://www.zevrix.com.

Contact:
Leo Revzin
Owner
Zevrix Solutions
105 McCAUL St, Suite 301
Toronto Ontario M5T 2X4 Canada
858-206-0607
media@zevrix.com

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Zevrix Releases Output Factory 1.1.5 for InDesign: Improves Output to Flash

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Zevrix Solutions announces Output Factory 1.1.5, a maintenance update to its new solution to automate output from Adobe InDesign. Output Factory automates printing, exporting and post-processing from InDesign, and offers batch processing, single page export, variable file names, layer versioning, preflighting, processing history and more. The new version addresses some issues related to exporting to Flash as single files, as well as reliability issues of IDML and EPUB workflows.

Toronto (ON), Canada – April 3, 2012 — Zevrix Solutions today announces the release of Output Factory 1.1.5, a maintenance update to its professional solution to automate printing, exporting and post-processing from Adobe InDesign. Output Factory is the major upgrade of the company’s widely popular plug-in BatchOutput which automates and simplifies workflows of printers, prepress bureaus, design agencies and publishing houses worldwide.

The new version allows users to export InDesign documents to various Flash formats as single files. It also addresses some reliability issues of IDML and EPUB workflows on program’s launch.

Output Factory is a powerful solution to automate InDesign’s output tasks, whether users need to send hundreds of documents or just a single one. Users only need to select the files to output and adjust the settings, and Output Factory will do the rest automatically. For example, the software can be left exporting hundreds of InDesign files overnight, and the completed job can be picked up next morning.

“When every second counts Output Factory is a life saver!” says Glen Saville of the design firm glensaville.com in UK, “I had a 20 book job to do the other day and had to get PDFs out very quickly, and it was absolutely indispensable!”

Output Factory supports printing as well as exporting to PDF, PostScript, EPS, Flash, INX, IDML, EPUB and several image formats. It offers the following key features:

–Batch processing of InDesign files.
-Output as single pages.
-Save groups of output settings as workflows.
-Output to multiple workflows at once using actions.
-Update modified links automatically.
-Assign complex variable output file names.
-Layer versioning: output layer combinations as single files.
-Preflight documents using InDesign’s preflight or built-in options.
-History: keep track of jobs, output files and errors.

Pricing and Availability:
Output Factory can be purchased from Zevrix website for US$169.95, as well as from authorized resellers. Trial is also available for download. Licensed BatchOutput users can upgrade to Output Factory for $84.97 ($40 for users who purchased BatchOutput after October 1, 2011). Output Factory is available for Mac OS X 10.5-10.7 on Intel-based Macs and works with Adobe InDesign CS3-CS5.5.

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About Zevrix Solutions

Located in Toronto, Canada, Zevrix Solutions provides productivity solutions for Adobe Creative Suite software, PDF workflows, graphic file diagnostics, file delivery and Microsoft Office on Mac OS. Zevrix is dedicated to help professionals increase their profits through automating everyday tasks, producing error-free documents, saving disk space and cutting production costs. For more information, visit http://www.zevrix.com.

Contact:
Leo Revzin
Owner
Zevrix Solutions
105 McCAUL St, Suite 301
Toronto Ontario M5T 2X4 Canada
858-206-0607
media@zevrix.com

Solutions for Adobe InDesign & the Graphics Industry