SmartApps PitStop Pro Plug-in for Acrobat is a wide-format preflight, auto-correction and editing solution
Enfocus
has licensed its PitStop technology to ONYX Graphics, Inc. ONYX
Graphics is this week introducing the SmartApps™ PitStop Pro plug-in for
Adobe® Acrobat®, giving wide-format shops the ability to optimize
productivity by eliminating the time-consuming steps required to correct
client-supplied PDF files that have color, font or other problems that
cause incorrect output.
"The
new SmartApps PitStop Pro plug-in gives operators the ability to move
to a dependable PDF workflow, regardless of the file source," says Danielle Mattiussi, Director of Product Marketing for ONYX Graphics."SmartApps
PitStop Pro plug-in is a wide format PDF preflighting solution that
catches many specific trouble areas and problems, and provides quick
solutions, so print shops will no longer have to waste valuable prepress
and production time managing this lack of predictability around issues
such as transparencies, color or other print related issues."
Mattiussi says that design applications can create uncertainty in print production due to special effects such as drop shadows, spot colors and fonts. Client files that must be made print-ready by the print shop add time and cost to any given print job - time that can't always be billed back to the client.
Mattiussi says that design applications can create uncertainty in print production due to special effects such as drop shadows, spot colors and fonts. Client files that must be made print-ready by the print shop add time and cost to any given print job - time that can't always be billed back to the client.
"This
exciting collaboration between Enfocus and ONYX Graphics brings
Enfocus' market-leading technology to the wide and large-format graphics
market segment, which is beginning to embrace PDF workflows," says Alex
Hamilton, Director of Business Development, Enfocus. "There are few, if
any, manufacturers better positioned to bring PitStop's renowned
advantages -- in use by over 100,000 organizations worldwide -- to this
market segment, than ONYX Graphics."
Key features
ONYX Graphics representatives say that the SmartApps PitStop Pro plug-in helps fix troublesome client PDF files quickly and efficiently, without leaving Adobe Acrobat software. According to Mattiussi, key features include:
* only seconds until the PitStop Pro plug-in checks all aspects of wide format PDF files to create certified print consistency.
* a wide format-specific preflight checklist that creates a reliable "digital master" so PDF files print correctly, with the highest quality and optimal printing performance.
* automatic highlighting of spot color and color management issues; also provides quick options for correction.
* automatic detection of file issues such as missing or bad fonts, missing bleed and more.
* tools to quickly edit PDF files from inside Adobe Acrobat software, without damaging the integrity of the original file.
* Action Lists that enable automation of otherwise tedious changes to multiple PDF files, such as color conversions and adding finishing marks.
ONYX Graphics representatives say that the SmartApps PitStop Pro plug-in helps fix troublesome client PDF files quickly and efficiently, without leaving Adobe Acrobat software. According to Mattiussi, key features include:
* only seconds until the PitStop Pro plug-in checks all aspects of wide format PDF files to create certified print consistency.
* a wide format-specific preflight checklist that creates a reliable "digital master" so PDF files print correctly, with the highest quality and optimal printing performance.
* automatic highlighting of spot color and color management issues; also provides quick options for correction.
* automatic detection of file issues such as missing or bad fonts, missing bleed and more.
* tools to quickly edit PDF files from inside Adobe Acrobat software, without damaging the integrity of the original file.
* Action Lists that enable automation of otherwise tedious changes to multiple PDF files, such as color conversions and adding finishing marks.
The
ONYX SmartApps PitStop Pro plug-in is the second in the new SmartApps
toolset that cuts production time and costs by optimizing workflow using
existing design applications. Designed to help those who prepare files
for wide format printing, SmartApps plug-ins are application specific,
operating system independent (can be used on Macintosh® or Windows®
platforms), easy to use and affordably priced. They are complementary to
any wide format RIP software - ONYX® RIP software is not required to
use the plug-ins.
Availability
The SmartApps PitStop Pro plug-In is expected to be available as a 30-day, full-version trial and for purchase by December 2011 through ONYX dealers worldwide. For more information, click here.
The SmartApps PitStop Pro plug-In is expected to be available as a 30-day, full-version trial and for purchase by December 2011 through ONYX dealers worldwide. For more information, click here.
About Enfocus
Enfocus provides modular and affordable tools safeguarding job quality and enabling automation throughout the complete production chain. Innovative solutions improve communication between design and production while enhancing productivity and predictability through automation of routine tasks.
Enfocus provides modular and affordable tools safeguarding job quality and enabling automation throughout the complete production chain. Innovative solutions improve communication between design and production while enhancing productivity and predictability through automation of routine tasks.
Step-by-step
deployment dramatically increases added value without forcing users to
completely rethink their way of doing business. Well-known brands
include Instant, PitStop and Switch.
Enfocus is a business unit of EskoArtwork and has its headquarters in Gent, Belgium.
About EskoArtwork
EskoArtwork is a global supplier of integrated solutions for packaging, sign and display finishing, commercial printing and professional publishing. Its products and services help customers raise productivity, reduce time-to-market, lower costs and expand business.
EskoArtwork employs around 1050 people worldwide. Its global sales and support organization covers Europe, the Americas and the Asia Pacific and is completed by a network of distribution partners in more than 45 countries.
EskoArtwork is headquartered in Gent, Belgium, and has R&D and manufacturing facilities in five European countries, the United States, China and India. The consolidated full year financials ended for 2010 with revenue of EUR 184.1 million.
EskoArtwork is a global supplier of integrated solutions for packaging, sign and display finishing, commercial printing and professional publishing. Its products and services help customers raise productivity, reduce time-to-market, lower costs and expand business.
EskoArtwork employs around 1050 people worldwide. Its global sales and support organization covers Europe, the Americas and the Asia Pacific and is completed by a network of distribution partners in more than 45 countries.
EskoArtwork is headquartered in Gent, Belgium, and has R&D and manufacturing facilities in five European countries, the United States, China and India. The consolidated full year financials ended for 2010 with revenue of EUR 184.1 million.
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