How to make fine print readable
So, you’ve just purchased that new iMac, iPhone, iPad or any other brand or type of digital device. You’ve just opened the box, and then you saw the legal stuff — the obligations and exonerations the manufacturer agrees to. Unfortunately, if you’re not in any way related to an eagle, you’ll find it hard to read the small font type many of these leaflets are printed with. Here are four ways to make the fine print readable.
Review: Vue Infinite 10
Vue is the 3D application that has been used for box office successes such as Pirates of the Caribbean and Avatar. Vue 10 is the latest version and it includes new features such as stackable render screens, edge-based anti-aliasing, more natural ecosystem animations, etc.
HP chooses X-Rite i1Profiler to create ICC profiles for Scitex wide-format printers
Through the licensing agreement with X-Rite, HP’s support and engineering teams will be equipped with i1Profiler software and i1Pro spectrophotometers to create standard ICC profiles to embed into all HP Scitex printers and to additionally provide their customers with custom ICC profiles needed for their specific wide-format color-critical production environments.

Review: X-Rite i1Publish
X-Rite released its i1Publish range of colour management products as an upgrade to all of its previous software solutions, such as MonacoProfiler and ProfileMaker. The new system is a break with the past, though, and after having tested the software I cannot but conclude it’s not always a successful break at that.
EFI Fiery and new Konica Minolta MFPs for Mobile Printing
EFI and Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. launched the Fiery IC-414 controller for the new Konica Minolta “bizhub” C754/C654 MFPs. These MFPs will support office workgroups with high-quality color, automated workflows, and productivity-boosting tools. The system is based on the Fiery System 10e platform and offers multiple ways for mobile device users to print from their smartphones and tablets.
EFI acquired privately-held Alphagraph, provider of MIS solutions
Alphagraph is a provider of MIS/ERP software products for the printing industry. It develops and sells products such as Prinance, Printy and Primus.
Océ adds JetStream 1900 to continuous feed portfolio
The new Océ JetStream 1900 system is capable of a printing speed of 127mpm in digital full colour. It is a high-volume duplex printer. The new system expands the JetStream range from two field upgradeable speed bands of 75 and 100, to 127mpm.
Zebra Label printers on Mac OS X “Lion”
How does a Zebra label printer run on a Lion machine? Without special drivers, until recently: not very good. The last driver update by Apple took care of that. Lion’s Zebra capabilities are exemplary now.
