XChange UK Releases FlightAlert XT for QuarkXPress 8

By: E&P Staff XChange UK and ThePowerXChange.com have released FlightAlert XT for QuarkXPress 8, combining on-the-fly error checking of XPress documents with a powerful collect-for-output engine.

Operating in the background as users work, FlightAlert scans XPress documents for problems that regularly waste time and money. It can be set to scan on Open, Close, Save, Save As, Save Page as EPS and Collect for Output. By concentrating on common problems, each scan is virtually instantaneous on small documents and takes a negligible amount of time on large documents, according to XChange UK.

Problems reported by FlightAlert XT include: RGB elements that will not separate properly; unwanted spot colors that will waste film; TIFF images with background set to 'None' that could cause jaggies; items with print suppressed, non-90-degree rotations that could cause problems for some RIPs; danger-sign text overflow (FlightAlert can ignore intentional and harmless overflow); leftover positional graphics which will print low-res, missing or modified graphics; EPS files with missing fonts; and text with bold or italic applied styles.

FlightAlert's collect-for-output facility can, in one operation, optionally collect all document fonts, all fonts used in imported EPS files, all imported graphics, all components of DCS files, any EPS files nested within imported graphics, any regularly supplied or required external files, and application or document preferences.

Within the same collect-for-output operation, FlightAlert XT also can automatically search for missing elements, include customized output instructions, generate a document report, and compress collected items ready for transmission.

FlightAlert XT for QuarkXPress 8 and earlier versions of 0XPress is available for electronic delivery from www.xchangeuk.com or www.thepowerxchange.com.