Enfocus software PDF STANDARDIZER QUICK START GUIDE

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Contents

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About this Quick-Start Guide

Enfocus PitStop Server Library overview

Alwan CMYK Optimizer Library overview

Enfocus FullSwitch overview

Alwan PDF Standardizer
Creating a PDF Standardized

PDF Standardizer Interface overview

Technical Support

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About this
Quick-Start Guide

Congratulations for choosing PDF Standardizer,
the automated and reliable PDF Standardiza­tion tool for your workflow.

Please take a few minutes to familiarize yourself
with PDF Standardizer using this Quick-Start
Guide.

This Guide will describe to you step by step
each option and choice that you will have to
make in order to create a PDF Standardization
flow.

This Quick-Start Guide will also introduce you
briefly to the three technologies that are em­bedded in PDF Standardizer :

• Enfocus PitStop Server Library

• Alwan CMYK Optimizer Library

• Enfocus FullSwitch

For a complete description of the features of
each of these applications, you can refer to the
individual manual of each application.

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Enfocus PitStop Server
Library overview

Enfocus PitStop Server is the world leading
software for PDF preflight and control.

PDF Standardizer is supplied with the latest
PitStop Server Library available.
A library version means that you can use PDF
Profiles in your PDF Standardizer flow, but you will
not be able to create or define workflows using
PitStop Server as a stand-alone application.

PitStop Server Library embedded in PDF
Standardizer will allow you to use Enfocus PDF
Profiles (.ppp), Enfocus Action Lists (.eal),
generate Preflight Reports and, of course, use
Enfocus Certified PDF technology.

PDF Standardizer is supplied with industry
standard Ghent PDF Workgroup PDF Profiles
for PDF Preflighting and Certification. Included
GWG PDF Profiles are version 1v4 profiles that
are compliant with the PDF/X-1a:2001 output
intents.

e.g.: SheetSpotHiRes_1v4.ppp

For more informations about PitStop Server
features and upgrades, please
contact your reseller or go to:

www.enfocus.com

PitStop Server Library Settings as seen in PDF Standardizer

PitStop Server Library Configurator in PDF Standardizer canvas

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Alwan CMYK Optimizer
Library overview

Alwan CMYK Optimizer is the world leading
software for color preflight and standardization.

PDF Standardizer is supplied with the latest
CMYK Optimizer Library available.

A library version means that you can use CMYK
Optimizer Standard settings that are available
in your PDF Standardizer application, but you
will not be able to edit these settings.
You also can not create or define workflows
using CMYK Optimizer as a stand-alone
application.

CMYK Optimizer library embedded in PDF
Standardizer offers CMYK Optimizer Prepress
edition features.
This edition allows you to Standardizer TAC

values, color separation and GCR for all your
PDF files, CMYK Optimizer also allows you to
optimize your files separation for a specific

output process.

With PDF Standardizer you can make your
workflow compliant with ISO12647, GRACoL,
SWOP... Standard printing conditions.
PDF Standardizer is supplied with industry
Standard ICC Profiles from ECI and
IDEAlliance©, However, you can also use
PDF Standardizer to make a custom output
process (a digital press...) match a Standard
(ISOcoated...) or Custom printing conditions.

For more informations about CMYK Optimizer
features and upgrades, please contact your
reseller or go to www.alwan.com

CMYK Optimizer is available in different editions
including Dynamic ink saving ECO edition.

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CMYK Optimizer Library Settings as seen in

PDF Standardizer

CMYK Optimizer Library Configurator in PDF Standardizer canvas

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Enfocus FullSwitch
overview

FullSwitch offers FTP and e-mail file reception,
file sorting based on file type and naming
convention, flow management, and automated
email notification to operators or customers.

output

archive

FullSwitch is based on configurators that allow
third-party applications to be integrated easily
in a flow.

Setup and automation of those applications is
fully controlled from within FullSwitch.

To use third-party applications, you juste have
to install them on PDF Standardizer computer.

PDF Standardizer is based on the full version of
FullSwitch.

input mail

For more informations about FullSwitch features
and upgrades, please contact your reseller or
go to:

www.enfocus.com

PDF Standardizer user interface is based on FullSwitch GUI

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Alwan PDF Standardizer
Creating a PDF Standardized Workflow

Install and launch PDF Standardizer.
Upon startup you will be asked to choose
between a FullSwitch flow or PDF Standardizer
Wizard.

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PDF Standardizer Flow

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FullSwitch Flow

Choose PDF Standardizer, then click the Finish
button.

This Wizard will help you create and define a
Standardized PDF workflow that meets your
needs in a very simple way.

The Wizard will ask you simple questions,
and depending on your answers, a flow
corresponding to your needs will be
automatically created for you.

Remember that you will always be able to find
additional information and explanation about
each possible answer in the Information field as
shown below:

Question 1:

Where are your input files produced ?

PDF Standardizer Wizard will start.

If you know, please tick the origin of the PDF files
you receive.

If you do not know tick “I don’t Know”

The answer to this question will determine
Standard Input ICC Profiles for the flow.
If you choose:

Europe: ECI/ISO12647 ICC relevant Profiles will
be used.
USA: IDEAlliance ICC relevant Profiles will be
used.
Everywhere: ECI/ISO12467 ICC Profiles will be
used.
If your PDF files originators use non standard
RGB or CMYK profiles, you can choose Custom
and select these profiles manually.

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Question 2:

Are you processing...

PDF Standardizer allows you to set flows that are
compliant with the latest Ghent PDF Workgroup
1v4 specifications.

These specifications require that Ads and other

Documents be processed distinctly.

Difference between the two is the following:

Ads: Allows only 1 page PDF documents.

Any document: Allows one or multiple pages

PDF documents.

Question 4:

Where are you input files printed?

If you know, please tick the destination of the
PDF files you produce.

If you do not know tick “I don’t Know”

The answer to this question will determine a
Standard Output ICC Profile for the flow.
If you choose:

Europe: ECI/ISO12647 ICC relevant Profiles will
be used

USA: IDEAlliance ICC relevant Profiles will be
used.

Question 3:

Would you like to use any embedded profile(s)
and intent(s) ?

If you would like to use any ICC profile
information embedded in a PDF file, tick Yes.

If not, please tick No.

If you are not sure, please tick “I don’t know”.
PDF Standardizer will adapt and use the chosen
Default Profiles.

Everywhere: ECI/ISO12467 ICC Profiles will be
used.

I don’t know: ECI/ISO12467 relevant ICC Profiles
will be used.

Question 5:

On which printing process are your files
printed?

Please choose your output printing Process
among the available options.
If your output process is a digital press, a digital
printer, or an analog press having a custom
profile, please tick Digital / Custom.

This will allow you to use your custom output
process profile. If you are not sure, please tick
“I don’t know”. PDF Standardizer will use a
relevant ECI profile.

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Question 6:

How do you want to manage spot colors?

This dialogue allows you to define Spot Colors
management of your PDF documents (Q2)

If you are not sure, please tick “I don’t know”,
your spot colors will be kept unchanged.

Question 7:

On which paper are your files printed?
(Available paper options depend on the proc­ess you have selected in Q5)

Question 8:

What would you like to do?

Preflight: allows you to preflight your file to
check if it has is any PDF or color compliancy
problem. This option does not fix any
encountered problem.

A preflight report is saved in the flow Report
folder.

Standardize: allows you to preflight and fix most
PDF and color compliancy problems that may
be found. A preflight report is also saved in the
flow Report folder with found errors, warnings
and successful fixes,

Please choose your actual paper category.

If you are not sure, please tick “I don’t know”.
The best category of paper for the output proc­ess will be selected.

A successfully Standardized and certified file will
have no Errors left after Standardization.

Question 8-1:

Transparencies Management:
(appears only if you choose Preflight in Q8)

Reject: PDF containing Transparent Objects will
be put in Error Folder.

Allow: PDF containing Transparent Objects will
be processed by the following flow steps (CMYK
Optimizer and PitStop certification).

I don’t know: If you are not sure, please tick

“I don’t know”. PDF containing Transparent

Objects will put in Error Folder.

Note! Transparencies are not compliant with
Ghent PDF Workgroup 1v4 specifications.

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Question 8-2:

Transparencies Management:
(appears only if you choose Standardize in Q8)

Put in Error Folder: if PDF contains transparent
objects, it will be put in flow Error Folder.

Flatten and Rasterize: if PDF file contains
transparent objects, corresponding page
will be Flattened and Rasterized by CMYK
Optimizer.

I don’t know: If you are not sure, please tick
“I don’t know”. PDF containing Transparent
Objects will put in Error Folder.

Standardize Output Ink Coverage (TAC):

Maximum TAC of your output separations will
be limited to your desired value. If you choose
this option, all files TAC will be checked but only
those having high TAC will be processed.
Files having compliant TAC will remain
unchanged.

Standardize Output Separations (GCR):

Separations GCR will be harmonized to your
desired option.

Both: This option will standardize all your files
output TAC and GCR to your desired settings.
This is a recommended option to avoid high
ink density problems and to improve printability
and stability on press as well.

I don’t know: If you are not sure, please tick
“I don’t know”. Standard and secure TAC and
GCR values will be used by the software.

Question 10-1:

Define your desired ouput TAC:
(appears only if you choose Standardize
Output Ink Coverage (TAC) or Both in Q9)

Notes !

If you chose Preserve Spot Colors option in Q6
and Flatten and Rasterize option in Q8-2, files
containing Spot Colors and Transparencies will
be put in Error Folder.

Please note that rasterizing PDF pages is a CPU­consuming and disc space-consuming process
(100 GB free space recommended)

Question 9:

What would you like to achieve?

Define your desired ouput TAC:

Output Profile TAC: Maximum TAC of output
CMYK profile defined above will be applied.

Custom TAC: You can define your desired
maximum TAC if it is different from above default
value.

I don’t know: If you are not sure, please tick
“I don’t know”. Output Profile TAC will be used.

Define the kind of output CMYK separation you
wish to achieve:

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Question 10-2:

Define your desired Output Black Generation
(appears only if you choose Standardize
Output Separations (GCR) or Both in Q9)

Define your desired Output Black Generation

Output Profile standard GCR: Default Output
Profile GCR according to your previous choices.

Alwan General Purpose GCR: Alwan
recommended GCR according to your previous
choices.

folder and subfolders (IN, OUTPUT, ERROR) will
be sitting. If you choose Default option, the flow
root folder will be created in your User / Public
Folder.

Enfocus PitStop Server and Alwan CMYK
Optimizer are now configured and FullSwitch
flow is automatically created.
This Settings Summary is available in the flow
description field:

I don’t know: If you are not sure, please tick
“I don’t know”. Output Profile GCR will be used.

Question 11:

Settings Summary

To end the flow creation process, click the Done
button.

If you want to create more flows, click on New
Flow. Wizard will start a new flow creation
process.

This last window will summarize all your settings
given your answers to the Wizard questions.

Please name your new flow. This will be the
name of your flow root folder.

Define the root directory where the flow main

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PDF Standardizer Interface Overview

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PDF Standardizer workflow is automatically created according to your choices

1 - IN (InPut Folder)

IN folder is the input folder for your flow.
Put all PDF files that you wish to Standardize in
this folder

User/***/Flow Name/IN/

2 - PitStop Check (PDF Preflight & Correction)

PitStop Server will Check and Correct
encountered non compliancies with ISO PDF-X1a
and GWG PDF specifications in your input PDF
files.

3 - CMYK Optimizer (Colors Preflight and
Correction)

CMYK Optimizer will Check and Correct
encountered non compliancies with ISO PDF-X1a
and ISO 12647 color specifications in your input
PDF files.

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4 - PiStop Certification (ISO & GWG Compliancy)

PitStop Server will validate your file PDF and Color
compliancy with ISO and GWG specifications.
GWG relevant Profiles will be used for this
certification process.

5 - Merge Error Reports (Merge Tool)

Both PitStop Server and CMYK Optimizer issue
a report after their Preflight and Correction
operations. Merge Tool will merge these two
reports in order to give you one complete report
summarizing Errors, Warnings and Fixes for each
PDF file.

Error Reports folder contains reports of files that
contain errors that were not possible to fix.
Corresponding files are not fully compliant with
ISO PDF-X1a and ISO 12647.
You may want to fix these files or print them
knowing found errors and risks.

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Final v.1.1

Not SPOT

SPOT

No SPOT

SPOT

6 - Merge OK Reports (Merge Tool)

OK Reports folder contains reports of files that

are compliant with ISO standards.

8 - OUTPUT (OutPut Compliant Folder)

Files that are fully compliant with ISO PDF-X1a
and ISO 12647 are put in OUTPUT folder .
You can send them to any printer or print them

Corresponding files are fully compliant with ISO

in total security.
PDF-X1a and ISO 12647. You can send them to
any printer or print them in total security.

9 - GenericProblem (Rename Job)

When a PDF Standardizer flow fails to handle

7 - ERROR (OutPut Error Folder)

Files that contain errors that were not possible
to fix will be put in ERROR folder.
These files are not fully compliant with ISO PDF-

a job for any reason that is not related to

PitStop Server or CMYK Optimizer checks and

fixes, corresponding file is renamed and put in

Problem Jobs folder.
X1a and ISO 12647. You may want to fix these
files or print them knowing found errors and
risks.

10 - Problem jobs (Dedicated Folder)

When a PDF Standardizer process fails to

Example of errors that can not be fixed:

Not embedded fonts, OPI links missing, etc.

handle a job, the problematic job is moved to

the Problem Jobs folder.

Settings used in PDF Standardizer

1- Sheetfed paper PDF_Standardizer_Preflight_150 MagazineAds_1v4

2- Heatset Paper PDF_Standardizer_Preflight_150 MagazineAds_1v4 Not available Not available

3- Newspaper PDF_Standardizer_Preflight_100 NewsPaperAds_1v4 PDF_Standardizer_Preflight_100 NewsPaperAds_1v4 PDF_Standardizer_Preflight_100

4- Gravure paper PDF_Standardizer_Preflight_150 MagazineAds_1v4 Not available

6- I don't know PDF_Standardizer_Preflight_150 MagazineAds_1v4 Not available Not available

Settings used within PitStop Server

1 Page - Ad

Check & Correct Certification Check & Correct Check & Correct Certification Check & Correct Certification

Not available

5- Digital PDF_Standardizer_Preflight_150 MagazineAdsHiRes_1v4* Not available Not available

Not available SheetCmyk_1v4 PDF_Standardizer_Preflight_150 SheetSPOTHiRes_1v4

Not available PDF_Standardizer_Preflight_150 WebCmykHiRes_1v4

ICC Profiles used within CMYK Optimizer

The following ICC profiles are used by CMYK
Optimizer to Preflight and Fix colors in your PDFs:

CMYK Profiles RGB Profiles

ISOCoated_v2
ISOUnCoated
ISOWebCoated
SC_paper_ECI
ISONewsPaper26v4
PSRgravureMF

PSRgravureSC
GRACoL_2006
SWOP_3v2
SWOP_5v2
SNAP2007
Custom CMYK Profile

PSRgravureLWC

Multi-Page Document

PDF_Standardizer_Preflight_150

PDF_Standardizer_Preflight_150

PDF_Standardizer_Preflight_150

PDF_Standardizer_Preflight_150 SheetCmyk_1v4 PDF_Standardizer_Preflight_150 SheetSPOTHiRes_1v4

WebCmykHiRes_1v4 PDF_Standardizer_Preflight_150 WebSPOTHiRes_1v4

WebCmykNews_1v4

CmykVeryHiRes_1v4 PDF_Standardizer_Preflight_150 SpotVeryHiRes_1v4

PDF_Standardizer_Preflight_100

Not available

WebSpotNews_1v4

Not available

sRGB
Adobe RGB
Custom RGB Profile

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Technical Support

Please make sure that your software is
registered. This will entitle you to Alwan and
Enfocus technical support for this product.

If you need to contact technical support
regarding PDF Standardizer, please make sure
to include the following information in your first
e-mail:

PitStop Server and FullSwitch Support

If you have a question or a problem seems to
be related to PitStop Server or FullSwitch, you
may want to contact Enfocus Support at:

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http://www.enfocus.com/reportaproblem.php

CMYK Optimizer Support

If you have a question or a problem seems to
be related to CMYK Optimizer, you may want to
contact Alwan Color Expertise first at: :

[e-mail]

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Alwan Color Expertise

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FRANCE
T: [phone]
F: [phone]
[e-mail]

www.alwancolor.com

Enfocus NV

Kortrijksesteenweg 1095
9051 Gent
BELGIUM
T: [phone]
F: [phone]
[e-mail]

www.enfocus.com

Enfocus Inc.

721 Crossroads Court
Vandalia, Ohio 45377
USA
General: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Sales: +1 888 ENFOCUS
Support: [phone]
[e-mail]

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