Catalog Studio

Catalog Studio is our enterprise system for collaborative catalog planning and automated page production, providing a simple interface for everyone in your organization and delivering a level of automation and communication previously unattainable in catalog planning and production. Catalog Studio is designed to fit any business, and is available as a hosted version with Quad’s digital asset management system or as a local install, either using the Catalog Studio digital asset management module or integrated with your DAM system.

• Centralized storage and management – Manage ALL content: images, logos, copy and pricing. Content is either stored in Catalog Studio, or Catalog Studio can be connected to existing databases to centralize content that is managed in other systems.
• Catalog planning – Provides central access to all product information used to plan a catalog, i.e., inventory, sales, etc.
• Automated page building – All content and assets for products are aggregated per page as a byproduct of the planning process. This content is made available in InDesign to the production artist who can then use Catalog Studio’s automation to populate and format the pages.
• Automated page updates – After pages are built, any changes in the data (copy, pricing, etc.) in the database are automatically updated to the pages.
• Process management – Automatically build schedules and track pages; SmartCreate integration provides automated PDF page file creation and transmission, with annotation capability.

Benefits: Catalog Studio facilitates communication between departments so your organization can efficiently manage workflow, automate tasks, identify bottlenecks and prevent missed deadlines. Maximize creative and planning time because Catalog Studio will dramatically reduce cycle time to enable last-minute content and price changes. Efficiently track all file types (including QuarkXPress™ and Adobe InDesign® files) through a convenient, easy-to-search database. Reduce costly mistakes by communicating in real time, eliminate redundant manual entry of information and limit opportunities for human error.