Beacon Features

Classified and ROP pages

One application for Classified Pagination and ROP Ad Layout. Doesn't it make sense to use ONE application to plan all your pages? Have total control over your printed product and Beacon even allows multiple users to work on separate sections simultaneously.

Automatic and Interactive Layout

Using powerful algorithms and setup rules, ROP ads can be stacked and Classified ads can be flowed - automatically, saving significant time and effort. Need some finetuning? No problem, simply move an ad or groups of ads and reflow. 

Plan Colour, Coupons and Press Configurations

Manage the colour fall accurately and efficiently. Setup rules make sure that colour ads only appear on colour pages. The same rules will alert a user if a colour ad is manually placed on a B/W page. Coupon ads will "shine through" to the other side of the page providing users will accurate visual feedback when making manual adjustments.

Set up press configuration templates for rapid setup of your editions. Miles 33 even has an interface for Harland Simon systems.

QuarkXPress or Adobe InDesign Page Output

When layout or classified pagination is done, create QuarkXPress or InDesign pages for seamless integration with your editorial system.

Real-time Reporting and Page Statistics

Beacon not only keeps track of many production characteristics, it also calculates the financial yield of each page, providing you with really useful statistics to monitor costs and production efficiencies.