Horizon Publications’ Yuma Sun (Arizona) has been managing its local editions with ProImage NewsWay workflow since 2005.

Over the past 15 years, the Sun has leveraged NewsWay for edition planning, tracking pages, load balancing RIPs, page impositioning, softproofing plates, adjusting images for fan-out and managing output to their two CTP devices, continuing to make regular upgrades as well.

The Sun upgraded to the more robust NewsWayX in 2018, adding Pitstop Server for preflighting PDF pages to reduce errors. At that time, the publisher added remote workflows using Yuma’s current NewsWayX instead of upgrading local systems at sister California papers the Appeal Democrat in Marysville and the Antelope Valley Press in Palmdale. 

“These can be tailored to whatever these papers’ needs are,” Director of Operations David Fornof said. “Some locations have remote access to release pages themselves, and some send pages to our site and we release them.”
 
More recently, Horizon added remote workflows for the Santa Maria Times (California) and The Sun Chronicle (Attleboro, Massachusetts). Each of the remote sites has its own workflow and logins, enabling them to plan and manage their own editions. Pages are uploaded RIPped, imposed and softproofed using Yuma’s systems. When pages are approved, TIFFs are sent to each of the papers’ local CTP units for output.

Sample Workflow above

Photo toning and ink optimization

The Sun’s most recent ProImage upgrade was in October 2020, when the publisher bought OnColor image-toning software and OnColor ECO ink optimization for all of its sites. OnColor automates both processes to improve images while increasing throughput and reducing ink consumption.

In addition to its papers, the Sun is leveraging all of its NewsWay modules for the stable of newspapers it prints commercially.

“When a page comes in, there are multiple paths for it to go through,” Fornof mentioned. “Once pages are released, we have also automated the process of uploading PDFs to our digital edition partners, including TownNews, PressReader and Newspaper Archives.”

Fornof considers the benefits of the upgrades have been significant. “I am really happy we ended up staying with NewsWay” he said.