Jenkintown PA (March 2 2010) — Managing Editor Inc. (MEI) an Adobe premier development partner and a leading provider of software solutions for the publishing industry today announced the release of InPorter 2.0. The latest version of MEI’s versatile add-on module for the vjoon K4 Publishing System includes support for reading XMP content embedded in files being “InPorted” into the workflow.
InPorter is a server-side utility that streamlines and automates the process of moving content into K4 the leading editorial solution integrating Adobe® InDesign® and Adobe InCopy®. InPorter handles any kind of object that can be managed in the K4 system including InCopy articles InDesign layouts photos ads multimedia and more.
When content arrives in a watched folder InPorter automatically checks it into the K4 database applying the default metadata defined for that content type or using custom metadata read from an XML-based job ticket or with Version 2.0 from embedded XMP. The content is immediately ready to proceed through its normal K4 workflow.
XMP is an Adobe-developed labeling technology that makes it possible to embed descriptive metadata into a file. It is designed to provide desktop applications and back-end publishing systems with a simple standards-based means to share meaningful information about a file for efficient content management.
InPorter 2.0 has been optimized for sites working with XMP a core component of several publishing formats such as Photoshop files PDFs InDesign documents and Adobe Illustrator content. This new compatibility also enhances automated data exchange between K4 and XMP-capable digital asset management systems.
“Some of a file’s most important information can be found in its XMP ” said Linda Bruce vice president of enterprise sales at MEI. “Being able to bring that detail into K4 automatically along with the asset provides InPorter users with an incredibly streamlined workflow and huge time savings.”
MEI representatives will be available for demos and discussion at the 2010 Publishing Business Conference and Expo March 8-10 in New York. Visit Booth 305 to see InPorter 2.0 and MEI’s other industry-leading solutions in action.
Availability
InPorter 2.0 is available now. It is compatible with K4 version 5.9 and Adobe CS3 and CS4. For more details contact an MEI sales representative at 215-886-5662 or an authorized MEI distributor. Additional information can be found on Managing Editor Inc.’s Web site at http://www.maned.com/products/inporter.
About K4
The vjoon K4 Publishing System is a flexible scalable solution that allows publishing professionals to manage their design and editorial workflows and deliver multimedia content to a variety of output channels — print online and other electronic formats. With its multi-level security controls open architecture and robust customization options K4 provides a transparent and secure production workflow environment for individual workgroups or entire publishing enterprises. K4 is a product of vjoon GmbH of Hamburg Germany. With more than 350 systems installed in publishing houses agencies and magazines worldwide K4 has already revolutionized the editorial workflow for more than 17 000 users. MEI is the exclusive distributor of K4 in the Americas with more than 150 installations managing nearly 9 800 users.
About MEI
Managing Editor Inc. is an industry leader in the development of quality proven software solutions for the evolving publishing industry. The Page Director® Series of Advertising and Classified Layout Systems K4 Cross-Media Publishing Platform Integrated Production Suite (IPS) and IPS AdTrac deliver automated pagination workflow and digital asset management solutions to newspaper and magazine publishers as well as to other print and electronic publishing markets. MEI is an Adobe premier development partner and has twice been named a laureate of the Computerworld Smithsonian Collections. Additional information regarding MEI’s products and services can be found on the company’s Web site at http://www.maned.com.
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