1. Newsday Asura Workflow
James Kober/Newsday

2. Overview
2006 – Asura 6.5
2007 – Asura 8, Workflow Changes and PlugINKSAVE
2008 – What enhancements do we all need for the future?

3. 2006 Asura Volume at Newsday
...57,000 – Digital Ads processed for the Newspaper
...30,000 – Ads built for the Newspaper
...14,790 – Hoy (Spanish Language Daily)
...8,544 – amNY (Commuter Daily)
...7,652 – Village Voice (Alternative Weekly)
...5,000 – Star Community Publishing
...15,000 – Magazine Pages and Niche Products
...137,986 total pieces processed in 2006

4. Old Workflow with Asura 6.5 (2006) Too Many Queues!
Asura 1 Unique Logins
Asura 2 Unique Logins
Asura 3 Unique Logins

5. Why so many Queues?
Users wanted individual queues to isolate their work
Custom queues grew out of control

6. Asura 8.2 Redesign in 2007
Asura 1
Asura 2
Asura 3

7. Why so many less queues? Asura now supports sub-folders
User‘s drop files in their folders – based on last name.
34 Users become one queue

8. Benefits of Redesign Queues became much more manageable
Faster throughput and redundancy due to load balancer
If one Asura Server goes down, the users don‘t know it
One login and network mount point: users login using username and password

9. PlugINKSAVE (2007)

10. With Ink Savings Applied
PlugINKSAVE (2007)
Original File
With Ink Savings Applied

11. PlugINKSAVE (2007)

12. With Ink Savings Applied
PlugINKSAVE (2007)
Original File
With Ink Savings Applied

13. PlugINKSAVE (2007)

14. With Ink Savings Applied
PlugINKSAVE (2007)
Original File
With Ink Savings Applied

16. Village Voice Edition Testing – PlugINKSAVE
Compared original Ink Presets vs. Ink Savings Presets on a 64 page edition of The Village Voice

17. Ink Savings Based on Preset Data

18. Newsday Ink Spending in 2006 – $2.8M
Etc..

19. Why Use PlugINKSAVE and Heavy GCR?
Save money on your ink bills
No Visual deviations from original file
Better stability and predictibility on press
Less setoff due to reduced ink on page
Less ink and water on press. Reduced drying time.
Heavy Black helps brings out image contrast and detail

20. DeltaE Claims – How to Verify Results
Run targets in-line on Press
One target is original
One target is processed through Ink Savings software
Compare DeltaE between targets
Original ECI Target
ECI Target via Ink Savings Software

21. DeltaE Claims – How to Verify Results
An average DeltaE <2 won‘t be visible
An average DeltaE>5 should be checked carefully

22. DeltaE Claims – How to Verify Results

23. Newsday‘s PlugINKSAVE Settings

24. Asura Wish List (2008 and Beyond)
Automatic image correction – Color Cast Removal

25. Asura Wish List (2008 and Beyond)
Automatic image correction – Color Cast Removal

26. Asura Wish List (2008 and Beyond)
Automatic image correction – Auto Exposure Correction

27. Asura Wish List (2008 and Beyond)
Automatic image correction – Intelligent Image Sharpening

28. Asura Wish List (2008 and Beyond)
Asura needs better reporting capabilities

29. Thank you!