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Editor's note
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A Happy New Year from all at Output! It seems our end-of-term cat-themed silliness went down well before Christmas, but it's time now, unfortunately, to get back into work. For many this may have been delayed by the weather sweeping the country last week – a topic covered by Sophie Matthews-Paul in Talk Print! – but for others it may be much worse.
Last week we reported on Kodak, the latest potential casualty of the printing industry's struggles, and it's unlikely to be the last to hit trouble before the weather gets warmer. We will continue to bring you the latest news, but, as always, let us know your more positive stories too.
Morwenna Kearns, editor
@morwennakearns
morwenna@outputmagazine.com
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Talk Print!, powered by HP
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How can JDF help my workflow?
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Sophie says:
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"Many of us rely on time-consuming and not desperately accurate methods of checking and sharing information across networks. This is where JDF can be vital."
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Laurel says:
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"For sign and display makers JDF is absolutely relevant. It is a kind of digital job bag, so it helps keep track of where a job is in the workflow."
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On the calendar
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Do you want to have Output's comprehensive, always up-to-date calendar of industry events directly on your own electronic calendar or smartphone? Now you can.
Right-click on the link below and 'copy link address'. You can then paste this link into Outlook, Google Calendar and other popular calendar programmes so you can plan your diary, without having to do the hard work of putting it all together.
Industry events: XML calendar by Output
You can read our full list of industry events on Output, but here's what's coming up shortly:
Trophex: January 15th – 16th 2012
GPT Open Days: January 24th – 26th 2012
Dx3 Canada: January 25th – 26th 2012
Integrated Systems Europe: January 31st – February 2nd 2012
FESPA Digital 2012: February 21st – 24th 2012
Print Innovations, Packtech, Ecopack, Packaging Innovations, Contractpack: February 29th – March 1st 2012
Digital Signage Expo: March 6th – 9th 2012
Sign and Digital UK: March 27th – 29th 2012
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Video of the week
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Industry Insights - QR Educate Part 1 of 3 
While some may say they're being edged out by NFC, QR codes are definitely still a common sight on out-of-home and small-format advertising. If you're not sure what they're all about, digital signage folks rVue have put together some videos explaining what they are and how they're used.
VOTWs from 2011, our own videos and everything else we think is worth watching can be found on the Output YouTube channel.
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