DIGITAL digest 12/00

As I understand it, both of those concerns are being addressed at the ISO level. That group is working to get the PDF/X-1 standard accredited with the current Adobe 1.3 spec and to provide the ability to either include legacy files or not.

Digital Bytes. . .

WAUKESHA, WI—Digital Color, a 15-year-old prepress company, has opened a computer-to-plate facility on the premises of one of its customers, NCL Graphic Specialties. The $600,000 expansion corresponds with a growing trend in the prepress industry to add new services. NCL has more than 200 employees and produces approximately 100 million labels and 30 million coupons each week. The company previously operated its own in-house conventional plate production department.