[ECI-EN] Technical Page 2 of the Altona Test Suite 2.0 released

Dear subscriber to the ECI mailing list, we are happy to share the following news with you: Technical Page 2 of the Altona Test Suite 2.0 released Berlin, December 21, 2011: The Technical Page 2 of the Altona Test Suite 2.0 is available for download from this website immediately. Developed during many months of hard work by ECI, bvdm, FOGRA and Ugra, the Altona Test Suite 2.0 offers a unique method to test components and systems in digital prepress and print workflows for their capability to process PDF/X-4. The Altona Test Suite 2.0 consists of several parts. At this time, only the «Technical Page 2» is made available. The remaining parts of Altona Test Suite 2.0 will be made available in the 2nd quarter of 2012. The «Altona Technical 2» addresses transparency, OpenType fonts, optional content (aka layers), JPEG2000 compression, smooth shades, overprint, 16-bit images and more. Extensive documentation explains the structure of the test page and offers guidelines for the evaluation of results achieved by processing the Altona Technical 2 page. The only support option available for users of the Altona Test Suite consists of the possibility to subscribe to the ECI mailing list and submit any questions or feedback on the ECI mailing list which are monitored by the authors of the Altona Test Suite. Please go to the section “Downloads” of this website to download the Altona Test Suite files. Important notice: The Altona Test Suite may be used freely, but must not be redistributed without receiving prior permission in writing from the ECI. No guarantee is given that the Alton Test Suite is without error. Any use is completely under the risk of the person or company using the Altona Test Suite. There are no liabilities should the use of the Altona Test Suite lead to direct or consequential damages. We hope you find this new addition to the resources of the European Color Initiative useful - please let us know what you think about the new test page (preferably through this mailing list)! With only a few days left until the end of this year we would like to close this email with our best wishes to you and your families - Happy holidays and a peaceful and successful New Year 2012! Olaf Drümmer, Florian Süßl European Color Initiative (ECI) -- European Color Initiative (ECI) | c/o callas software GmbH | Schönhauser Allee 6/7 | 10119 Berlin Tel +49.30.4439031-0 | Fax +49.30.4416402 | o.druemmer(a)callassoftware.com | www.eci.org Chairman: Olaf Drümmer | Vice Chairman: Florian Süßl