A new PitStop configurator – PDF2Image – is installed with PitStop Server, allowing PitStop Server customers with Enfocus Switch (Automation Solution) to create JPEG and PNG images from PDF files.This is a huge benefit to PitStop Server users as previously Action Lists needed to be exported to PitStop Pro for editing and then re-imported into PitStop Server. The ability to create and edit Action Lists directly in PitStop Server.
PitStop Server CLI now has the ability to convert PDF files to images and outputs PNG and JPEG files – ideal for repurposing PDF files or for thumbnail images of PDF files.In addition, the preflight messages can be translated into languages that are not currently supported by the PitStop application. In PitStop 13, messages can be customised to reflect non-technical language that can include suggestions for corrections if necessary. Bleed can be generated for single or multiple objects, as well as complete pages or documents, significantly streamlining workflow in the production process.”īased upon PitStop users’ request, the ability to customise the warning and error messages in the PitStop Preflight reports has been added as an important new. These mirrored objects are also completely editable so the resulting bleed can also be adjusted manually if necessary, which we believe is unique in the world of preflighting. The new version is a leap forward, as it works by mirroring the individual objects that are close to or cross a PDF box to create bleed. Users could also manually manipulate a PDF to extend bleed if the file design allowed it. Previous versions of PitStop displayed bleed if it was available and could automatically extend rectangular shapes to create bleed if none existed. This is a significant benefit for users.Īnother major enhancement is the Add Bleed Action, which allows bleed to be generated even if none exists in the original file.īailes-Collins explains: “Lack of bleed in supplied PDF files is still a major issue for our customers. It also enables the ability to carry out complex quality control routines, thoroughly checking files in one processing pass.īecause the PitStop Preflight editor interface, already familiar to hundreds of thousands of users around the globe, has only minimal changes, the new functionality can be implemented without any major retraining or re-reading of product manuals. This means that PitStop 13 users benefit from a much more targeted Preflight check, receiving fewer irrelevant warnings and errors. The options for customising Preflight are now virtually endless. For example, a PDF page box, a certain page or pages, a particular area or specific elements of a PDF, even different layers within a PDF file can each be checked in different ways, depending upon user requirements. It allows the checks and fixes included in a preflight profile to be limited to certain aspects of a PDF. Preflight Restrictions represents the most significant change to the PitStop Preflight library since it was created 15 years ago. More Targeted, Relevant Checks and Corrections
In addition to paying close attention to customer feedback, we unleashed the creativity of our engineering team to ensure that PitStop 13, which contains both enhancements and brand new functionality, stays ahead of market demands and secures our continuing leadership position in the preflight and auto-correction arena.” The result is the next generation of PDF Preflight and correction.
It includes a new option to generate bleed where none currently exists and the ability for users to customise the language and content of the error messaging within Preflight reports, including the use of languages for which the software has not yet been localised.Īndrew Bailes-Collins, Senior Product Manager responsible for the PitStop product family, explains: “As PDF files are now being used for more and more complex print jobs and deadlines are becoming increasingly tighter, it became obvious to the PitStop development team that the current Preflight engine needed some improvements in order to support the current and future needs of our users. PitStop 13 has a re-designed Preflight engine that addresses the challenges of creating high-quality PDFs and is structured to ensure the submission of high-quality PDFs, today, tomorrow and well into the future. New Enfocus PitStop 13 introduces Next-Generation Preflight and Automated Bleed Creation