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A series of digital and offset images on separate sheets of paper were printed to effect a comparison. The test prints were reproduced in the Technology Watch newsletter.

“We are at a major crossroads today where digital printing processes can substitute for traditional printing processes closer to production speeds of 80 pages a minute,” says Henry Freedman, Technology Watch editor, and creator of the comparison demonstration. “It took over 450 years for offset lithography to substitute for relief letter press imaging. Now just 50 years or so later we have the start of colour xerography substituting for offset.”

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Chromaticity Australia's first advanced colour management courses for the year have proved to be a big success, receiving positive responses from the bunch of industry professionals who attended. (pictured)

The three-day courses, directed by colour management expert David Crowther, provide guidance on topics such as profile creation, printer colour management, profile evaluation, profile editing and workflow.

In light of this success, Chromaticity Australia will continue to deliver both Advanced Colour Management and RGB Digital Output courses throughout 2005. For more information contact Hannah Kreveld on (02) 97435394, or email info@chromaticity.com.au .

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You may have noticed that GASAA (Graphics Arts Services Association of Australia) is changing its logo (new logo on right) as well as its focus. Hit by the decline in prepress companies GASAA has transmogrified into a technology service provider for the industry, running seminars for major corporations, breakfast summaries at PacPrint and providing an online problem-solving group, GTX Forum.

It has now come on board with ADAPT, the Australian Digital Art and Photo Technology show, (Byron Kennedy Hall, next to Fox Studios, Sydney – 21-23 July 2005) as the exhibition’s major education provider. As organiser Andy McCourt remarks, “It’s a marvellous vote of confidence in the show and means there’ll be a good deal of substance in the many educational seminars. The event is certain to be a huge success.”

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There’s fighting words aplenty coming from Canon in the UK where Print Week reports the company is aiming to knock off Xerox from the top spot. According to the Barney Cox story, European general manager of professional solutions marketing, Per Klavsen said, "We aim to attack Xerox on several levels at the high-end. The goal is to become the preferred partner in graphic arts." The remark caused quite a stir over in Europe, but it’s hard to see why; Steve Brown from Canon Sydney has long been telling everyone within range that he intends to do the same here.

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One of Japan's leading credit-card firms, Sumitomo Mitsui Card is going to provide millions of full-colour, personalized credit-card statements. To do the job it has bought and installed 24 iGen3 digital production presses. In order to house what is thought to be the largest array of the Fuji Xerox machines anywhere in the world, a new printing centre has been created in Osaka for full-scale entry in the digital printing service market.

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And finally . . . this from Dave Bell, who has access to all sorts of inside information.

The FBI had an opening for an assassin. After all the background checks, interviews, and testing were done there were three finalists – two men and a woman.


For the final test, the FBI agents took one of the men to a large metal door and handed him a gun.

"We must know that you will follow your instructions no matter what the circumstances. Inside the room you will find your wife sitting in a chair. Kill her!

The man said, "You can't be serious, I could never shoot my wife."

The agent said, "Then you're not the right man for this job. Take your wife and go home."

The second man was given the same instructions. He took the gun and went into the room. All was quiet for about five minutes. The man came out with tears in his eyes, "I tried, but I can't kill my wife."

The agent said, "You don't have what it takes. Take your wife and go home."

Finally, it was the woman's turn. She was given the same instructions, to kill her husband. She took the gun and went into the room. Shots were heard, one after another. They heard screaming, crashing, banging on the walls.

After a few minutes, all was quiet. The door opened slowly and there stood the woman. She wiped the sweat from her brow.

"This gun is loaded with blanks,” she said. "I had to beat him to death with the chair."

MORAL: Women are evil. Don't mess with them