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Save Time With The Best Unified Web-to-Print Workflow Solution for Modern Publishers.
Most modern newsrooms focus on digital subscriber growth, yet the "Print Edition" and even the "Digital Edition" remain vital indicators of prestige, audited circulation, and diversified revenue. The problem is that many publishers are forced into "two paths to content"—fragmented, manual workflows marked by endless "cut and paste," inherent errors, and costly production delays. DUET bridges this gap.
No More
Cut and Paste.
For years, newsrooms have accepted the "cut-and-paste" tax as a cost of doing business. DUET eliminates it entirely. By linking your Continuum DXP, Ellington CMS, or WordPress platform directly to Adobe InDesign, you create a seamless pipeline in which content is assigned, managed, and designed in a single unified environment.
Unified Workflow Visibility & Collaboration
Your editorial team and design team, finally on the same page — literally. DUET surfaces story status, assignments, and deadlines in one shared interface.
Digital-First Assignments
Stories are assigned and managed from the CMS, not from a separate print system. DUET pulls published content directly into InDesign story queues — no rekeying, no copy-paste, no version drift.
Real-Time Story Lists
Editors and designers see the same live story list, updated in real time as content is published, revised, or reassigned. Everyone knows what's ready to place — without a single email or phone call.
Visual Status Indicators
Color-coded workflow states (drafted, assigned, on page, locked, approved) surface at a glance inside InDesign and the CMS. Production bottlenecks become visible before they become missed deadlines.
Enhanced Designer Productivity: Creativity, Not Administration
Stop asking your best designers to be data entry clerks. DUET automates the mechanical work so your team can focus on the craft of publication design.
Drag-and-Drop Placement
Drag stories from the DUET story list directly onto your InDesign page. Content flows into the correct text frames automatically — body copy, headlines, bylines, and captions — properly styled from the start.
Automated Ad & Folio Placement
Advertising positions and folio elements are placed automatically based on your section templates and sold ad inventory. Designers inherit a production-ready page structure — not a blank canvas full of manual work.
Complex Page Management
Multi-section publications, special issues, and supplements are managed through DUET's page planning interface — giving production managers visibility across the entire edition without ever opening a spreadsheet.
Industrial-Strength Automation: From Layout to Output
Publication-day pressure is real. DUET's automation capabilities are built for the hardest deadlines in the business — daily newspapers, weekly magazines, and high-frequency digital editions.
One-Click PDF Output
Generate press-ready PDFs across an entire edition — or individual sections — with a single action. Preflighting, color separation, and printer specifications are handled within DUET's output workflow, not patched together manually.
Ad Revision Management
Advertising creative revisions are tracked and versioned within DUET. Incoming ad updates are flagged for designer review without disrupting the rest of the page — and without lost emails or overwritten files.
Page Locking
Approved pages are locked at the production manager's discretion, preventing accidental edits after sign-off. Lock status is visible to all team members in real time — removing the ambiguity that causes costly last-minute reprints.
The Flexible Choice: Cloud, Local, and Cost-Effective
DUET fits into your existing infrastructure — not the other way around. From cloud-native deployments to hybrid on-premise configurations, DUET adapts to the operational reality of your newsroom.
Hybrid Storage Options
Store InDesign files locally, in the cloud, or in a hybrid configuration. DUET's storage layer is designed to work with your existing asset management infrastructure — not replace it with a costly proprietary platform.
Sophisticated Architecture
DUET is built on a robust API-first architecture that integrates natively with Continuum DXP and Ellington, and connects via adapters to virtually any CMS. Your technology stack evolves — DUET evolves with it.
Significant Cost Savings
By eliminating redundant production steps, reducing error-driven reprints, and cutting the labor overhead of manual layout, DUET delivers a measurable return on investment — typically realized within the first production cycle.
Stop Managing Two Workflows. Start Managing a Unified Revenue Engine.
The newsroom of today shouldn't be held back by yesterday's technology. By eliminating redundant workflows and error-prone manual tasks, DUET frees your team to focus on quality journalism and new products.
Stop managing two separate workflows. Start managing a unified revenue engine.
Ready to Eliminate the Cut-and-Paste Tax?
Schedule a live DUET workflow demonstration with an ePublishing product specialist. See how your current print production process maps to a fully automated DUET pipeline.