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Short Description: DC Comics,. New York, New York. Creo Color Server for the Xerox DocuColor 240/ 250. Printer/Copier. Based in New York City, DC Comics is one of the largest ...
Content Inside: Customer Testimonial DC Comics, New York, New York Creo Color Server for the Xerox DocuColor 240/250 Printer/Copier Based in New York City, DC Comics is one of the largest and most diverse publishers of comics and comics-related products. One of the industry's most prolific publishers, the company produces more than 80 comics titles every month and close to 1,000 titles per year. Hank Manfra manages the DC Comics prepress department. His team is responsible for turning original artwork into comics, trade paperback books, posters, calendars and other associated merchandise. To manage a proofing load that varies from 50,000 to 100,000 pages a month, they rely on a pair of Creo Color Servers (Spire CX250), driving Xerox DocuColor 250 Printers. Manfra explains the importance of proofing to comic book production. "There "The Spire CX250 Server's are many different levels of proofing, for the different stages of the process." The artwork is traditionally done by hand. "The art is scanned and then colored, and functionality, ease of use, the coloring is proofed. The lettering in the comic panels is done separately, and and speed have enabled the lettering is proofed. Then the two are combined, and the combined output is proofed again." He has confidence in the Spire CX250 Color Server's ability us to do more, and to to handle large files quickly and flexibly "Many of our files are in incredibly high meet our press times more resolution. We send a lot of jobs at once, from different users through different accurately. This definitely virtual printers--and it handles all of it almost flawlessly. It's really fantastic." impacts our revenue." With such a large workload, the productivity is essential. "Automation is incredibly important to us, and becoming more so," he says. "By automating many Hank Manfra, of our processes, we can accommodate growth." The Spire CX250 Server helps Prepress Manager them meet demands for last-minute turnaround. Artwork, lettering and coloring all arrive in pieces, so pages are assembled and proofed as their components are received. When the final proof of the entire book is ready, with all components in place, Manfra explains, "We have to get it around so that everyone can have their say and make sure that all the content is correct. That's probably the same day that it will go on press." The system's ability to allow changes without re-RIPing a file can be critical to their ability to meet print schedules. www.dccomics.com Creo Color Servers
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