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Relevant Case study:
Hanley Wood

DPCI assisted Hanley Wood in the implementation of the K4 publishing system, which has revolutionized the company's production process. Designers and editors are able to collaborate more effectively, and working with K4 has shortened Hanley Wood’s average production cycle. > more

Workflow Management case studies:

The Chronicle (Duke University)

JoongAng-Ilbo (South Korean English Newspaper)

Maximum Golf

The Technology Review (MIT)

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K4 Publishing System

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DPCI and The K4 Publishing System

K4 is a sophisticated editorial, design, and production system built within Adobe's Creative Suite framework. The benefits of implementing a K4 system include:

Ease of use
Deep integration with Adobe InDesign and InCopy
Customizable dashboard for navigation (Query Palette)
Collaboration
Multiple users can edit content on the same layout
Real-time alerts for editors and designers when content or layout has changed
Streamlined communication with change tracking, inline notes, and version comments
Shared H&J, styles, colors and geometry between editorial and design
Workflow Improvements
Manage multiple publications with one secure login
Automate trafficking and minimize errors with status-based routing
Monitor the status and progress of all content in the system

K4's key features include:

Check-in/check-out of content
Concurrent workflow between editorial and design
Exact copyfitting to layout
Notes, red lining and edit tracking
Change notifications
Status tracking and status-based routing and assignments
Customizable revision control
Robust workflow querying
Template management for text and layout files
XML-based hierarchical content organization for extracting and repurposing content
User privilege controls

K4 has a number of plug-ins and modules that can enhance the system's utility:

Notes Manager Plug-in: Monitor in-line notes by sorting and filtering them by author, date, or content in the K4 Notes Palette.
Revision Manager Plug-in: Compare text versions side by side or in a combined file, during or after editing.
Overset Manager Plug-in: See at a glance if a layout contains overset and review the overset copy on the page in its own WYSIWYG frame; set preferences to generate warning dialogs for overset text on check-in or printing.
K4 File Manager: Manage images, ads, audio-visual content, and other objects by checking them into the K4 workflow with K4 File Manager.
K4 Overview: View a graphical overview of the entire publication and related workflow statuses in real time, in any standard Web browser.
K4 XML Exporter: Export K4 documents for archiving or repurposing for Web or syndication.
MadeToPrint Auto for K4: Automate preflighting, packaging, proofing, and PDF generation of InDesign files directly from the K4 database.
Database Backup Module: Run backups during production with MEI’s multi-platform data backup solution.
PrimeBase Replication Server: Keep a full backup of your server, dynamically replicated and kept up to date in real time, for quick restoration if the K4 production server becomes unavailable.

DPCI will be delighted to help you implement K4 and integrate this technology into your existing workflow environment. Please contact us at 212.575.5609 and we will be happy to tell you more about K4 and how DPCI can help you with your project needs.

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