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Contents
About CDG
Database Functions
Colour Correction
Working With Clipping Paths
Working With Layout
File Handling & File Output
VAM & The Internet
Digitizing Images
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CDG: Who are we?
CDG designs and develops software and complete system solutions for Image Processing, Colour management, databases and client/server environments.
Our aim is to supply a solution of a device-independent pictures stored in a versatile digital format that provides users with the opportunity to put them to an almost limitless number of uses.
CDG has supplied complete system solutions to a large number of graphic design and publishing companies - solutions that have resulted in appreciable savings in both time and money.
In the following presentation we want to tell you about the VAM - Visual Asset Management system.
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Clipping Path
Digitizing images: The CDG Solution
Digitizing
Capture the digital original once –use for any output
Any input ... … Any output! The CDG Idea
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Digitizing images: where do the images come from?
Any input ...
Wire image
Digital camera
Photo CD
Scanner
Any image file
VAM Database
Digitizing
Click the images for further information
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Database functions: how does it work?
Database
VAM Database Server ImpressServer
VAM Workstation /Image Workflow Manager
Original Image Output
Click the images for further information
Any input ... … any output! The CDG Idea
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Database functions: how does it work?
Database
VAM Workstation
Server Web ServerClient
OPI & AppleShareControlling spooling functions
VAM Database
FileGrabberAutomatically updates database
DatabaseObject Oriented Database Server
ImpressServerSeparating Digital Originals to output files
• Colour Correction on low resolution level
• Drag & Drop to layout programs
• Creation of Clipping Paths on low resolution level
The Internet extension
• Drag & Drop directly from browser to layout
• Ordering images with VAM Database
Any input ... … any output! The CDG Idea
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Database functions: Powerful and fast search tools
Database
Click here for further information
Any input ... … any output! The CDG Idea
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Colour Correction: Manipulate Colour information
Adjusting Levels
Defining Curves
Colour Balance
Selective Colour
Saturation
Duotone
Target Media
Colour C.
Click text boxes for further information
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Colour Correction: Target Media
Colour C.
Here you choose the output, ICC profile, the resolution and sharpness. The end user does not have to think about DPI or the like.
Click to return to main Colour correction page.
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Colour Correction: Adjusting levels
Colour C.
Here you set and adjust your highlight, shadow, and midtones.
Click to return to main Colour correction page.
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Colour Correction: Defining curves
Colour C.
By using this button the tone curve of the images can be adjusted.
Click to return to main Colour correction page.
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Colour Correction: Colour Balance
Colour C.
Here you adjust the Colour and the grey balance.
Click to return to main Colour correction page.
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Colour Correction: Selective Colour
Colour C.
This is a powerful tool where you can adjust specified Colours.
Click to return to main Colour correction page.
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Colour Correction: Saturation
Colour C.
Gives you the possibility to add more Colour to your images.
Click to return to main Colour correction page.
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Colour Correction: Duotone
Colour C.
By using this icon you have access to making simple duotones in four Colours (CMYK).
Click to return to main Colour correction page.
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Colour Correction: Display your corrections
Colour C.
Click here for further information
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Creating Clippaths: Create and store Bezier curves
Clippaths
Click here for further information
Any input ... … any output! The CDG Idea
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Creating Clippaths: The VAM Plug-in working for you
Clippaths
Click here for further information
Any input ... … any output! The CDG Idea
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Creating Clippaths: Simply name and store
Clippaths
Click here for further information
Any input ... … any output! The CDG Idea
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Creating Clippaths: Display the clippath
Clippaths
Any input ... … any output! The CDG Idea
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Working with layout: Drag & Drop to layout program
Layout
Click here for further information
Any input ... … any output! The CDG Idea
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Working with layout: Preparing for printing
Layout
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Any input ... … any output! The CDG Idea
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Working with layout: Processing the high-res files
Layout
Click here for further information
Any input ... … any output! The CDG Idea
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File Output: Defining the Target Media
Choose Colour space Define sharpening options
File Output
Choose file formatClick text boxes for further information
Any input ... … any output! The CDG Idea
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File Output: Which image media are used?
… any output!
CMYK separations
Computer to plate
New original, eg. Dia (4x5”)
Poster Plotter
Other digital image files
VAM Database
File Output
Any input ... … any output! The CDG Idea
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VAM Database: Getting access through the Internet
Planet
Any input ... … any output!
Click here for further information
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VAM Database: Search VAM Database at host server
Planet
Any input ... … any output!
Click here for further information
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VAM Database: Display different corrections online
Colour Corrections
Clippaths
Planet
Click here for further information
Any input ... … any output! The CDG Idea
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VAM Database: Ordering images with VAM Database
Planet
Click here for further information
Any input ... … any output! The CDG Idea
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VAM Database: Receiving images with VAM Database!
Planet
Click here for further information
Any input ... … any output! The CDG Idea
The VAM Database from Kodak is the solution you have been looking for.
Never again will you have to rescan an image to adjust the final Colour, never again will you find yourself having to redo clippaths on an image that has been Colour adjusted and scaled to re-size.
Never again will you have to hunt for missing elements of a page layout file. Never again will you be faced with an incorrect version of the corrected image.
On top of that you are now able to use the World Wide Web for displaying images, for creating page layout, for ordering files for multi purposes, and for creating a perfect layout.
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Thank you for looking through our CDG VAM Database presentation which you are also able to download from our homepage as a Powerpoint Presentation file (5.5 MB) by choosing the icon to the right.
If you have any questions regarding our products or services please do not hesitate to contact CDG at:
Phone: 0117 963 6316Fax: 0117 963 6206e-mail: info@cursor.com
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