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MacWeek, March 2, 1998 by Kelly Ryer
Aiming to diminish the drudgery of common prepress tasks, Macrobyte Resources
recently released PrePress AutoTools. The $289 engine batch-processes
QuarkXPress files to create PostScript files or proofs.
AutoTools is based on UserLand Software Inc.'s free Frontier 5.0 scripting
software, and it requires Frontier 5.0 to run. From a central Tasks palette,
users can choose spot color, trapping, knockout color, image or printing
functions or combine several tasks within a single batch process.
AutoTools lists spot-color information for all selected documents and lets
prepress users specify CMYK mixes, set trapping preferences, ensure that white
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areas are knocked out of surrounding color, and check and update image links.
A Print function lets users specify settings for the entire batch of files.
Users can customize AutoTools by writing simple script-based plug-ins in
Frontier UserTalk or in AppleScript, Macrobyte said. Example files and a
tutorial are included.
PrePress AutoTools is available for an introductory price of $189 until May
16. A free demo can be downloaded from the company's Web site.
Macrobyte Resources of Stonington, Conn., is at (860) 535-9450;
macrobyte@snet.net; http://www.macrobyteresources.com.
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