Automated PDF Workflow for Print Houses, Publishers and Newspapers

Technology PuzzleFlow Systems are native PDF applications based on PuzzleFlow’s own extensive PDF Library. Under continual development since 2000, the PuzzleFlow PDF Library is kept current, comprehensive, and suited to modern needs of prepress industry. PuzzleFlow Solutions are engineered by a highly skilled team of specialists with decades of experience in printing and prepress file processing, PuzzleFlow’s unique solutions provide advanced levels of prepress automation scailable from the smallist tasks to complex and demanding enterprise solutions. Below are some of the solutions and tools offered by PuzzleFlow worldwide:

Preflight

Colour Management

• unique solution based on PuzzleFlow Express, a client preflighting tool • enables job verification before submission for printing • equipped with a tool for processing EPS, PostScript and screen format files

• conversion of colour spaces using ICC profiles • device-link profiles allowing for ink optimization • support for proofing profiles and Device-N spaces • colour separation and recombination of pre-separated documents • spot colours handling, conversion into basic spaces, aliasing

Correction and Optimization of PDF files • conversion into PDF/X documents • automatic setting of overprint parameters, smoothness correction, white overprint removal • 4-colour black generation • recognizing and collection of single-row shading and images

PDF Processing

Trapping

Screening/RIP

• vector to vector and vector to bitmap trapping • support for defined trapping zones with trapping parameters adjustment • creating traps as a separate layer • spot colour support • intelligent traps – adjusting thickness, colour and location depending on size of adjacent elements • enhancing black colour for bigger contrast of letters

• native rendering engine • support for separations, gradients and all types of overprint • generating low-res files for pages preview • support for antialiasing and high resolutions • halftone creation (printing screen) • multiple output formats i.e. TIFF, JPG, PDF (also in CT/LW)

Imposition • manual and automatic tool for sheet imposition • native tool for creating imposition schemes considering chain signatures and different binding types

• enables enhancing a sheet with sheet description, cutting and folding marks, mean strips, registration marks • dissection of sheet into smaller documents (i.e. billboard production) • recognition of imposition marks for page geometry

Web application • remote process management • easy to configure interface • load balancing – linking several servers in one large system • for advanced users – creating advanced logic in native scripts • personalization of application appearance

Factory PuzzleFlow Factory Innovative system for streamlining exchange of documents between a customer and a printing house. Created for smaller printers (incl. digital ones) and prepress studios. Enables appropriate transmission, communication and work organization. • • • •

minimizing errors in customer’s jobs time and cost reduction streamlines prepress processes and order control better cooperation with customers

Preflight and Correction

Online Ordering • delivery and verifying of files using PuzzleFlow Express • web-based job defining • permanent job tracking by a customer at every stage • clear and simple customizable ordering forms

• server-controlled, always based on a current definition of needs • immediate information about document with no need to uploading it to the server • layer report, showing problematic documents directly in a visual PDF report file • report files available for printing house and customer • job approval based on preview after uploading to the server • ICC-based colour management • control of spot colour conversion • correction of overprint, enhanced or 4-colour black, transparency • fonts to curves conversion

Imposition • automatic – based on predefined templates • manual – using a client-based application, remote option available • no limitations of sheet area and full support for sophisticated, nested signatures; • wide gamut of indexes, registration marks and calibration marks • preview of a ready sheet, customer approval possible

Publisher PuzzleFlow Publisher Publishing project management system: from job planning to file delivery for printing. Dedicated for magazine publishers, newspapers and advertising agencies, providing coordination of team work while maintaining high quality production standards.Publisher enables every user to focus on the most important task to them. Publisher enables the user to keep to a production schedule by providing a current and clear preview of job processing. • • • • •

ensures the highest quality and production flexibility; reduction of delay costs – speed up job creation to delivery; easier communication, responsibility tracking and standardization of electronic flat plan; smaller number of ad-related complaints thanks to a separate path for ads processing; reduction of proofing, material and ink cost.

Teamwork • standardized users’ tasks (editorial office, production, printing house, ad department) • exchange of publication information during previewing of pages

Ad Management • unique system of ad embedding with an option of late delivery • independent approval of editorial pages and ads

Digital Flat Plan

Proofing & Soft Proofing

• planning of publication using text stories and block modules • tracking history of plan modification • support for ad ordering system

• support for many proofing devices, • incl. colour management • soft proofing based on calibrated monitors • colour separations preview

Preflight • PDF/X & Ghent Working Group 1.4 compatibility • verifying document’s coherency with schedule and configuration of publication

Conversion • built-in tools for optimization and correction of PDF files • colour management incl. ink optimization option

Digital Publishing • visualization of edition as a digital booklet with option of publication • creating a semi-product for e-publishing application on any digital platform • extraction of metadata from pages and plan scheme

Automator & WebPairer Automator Automator is a powerful PDF ad and page prepress preparation system for newspapers and publishers. Automator will bring any prepress front-end up to today’s standards by pre-processing ads & pages, optimizing them for proper output, correcting them for prepress errors, verifying and correcting them for size and content positioning. With optional, integrated Ad Preprocessing, Automator insures that verified and optimized ads are used for final page layout and that ads can not be broken by incorrect processing through layout applications.

WebPairer WebPairer is the ultimate ad & page management / preflight / auto-correction / pairing and post processing management tool for newspaper publishers and web printers. WebPairer streamlines ad & page handling, job management, notification, e-tearsheets, communications, proofing, pairing, final output management, and post production file management and distribution. • automated PDF normalization, PDF preflighting & optimization • colour management, TAC (total area/ink coverage) correction • hard- and soft-proofing • automated colour verification, plus manual and automated colour remapping • page geometry correction (fix incorrect page size or positioning) • automated Page Pairing / Imposition. • unlimited furniture, support for dinkies (partial webs), doubletrucks, and more • web growth / fan out compensation • 100% Browser interface with unlimited users • individual page geometry correction • support for multiple zones and press gain compensation • enhanced post processing features, file & page management

Other Solutions ColorSaver ColorSaver is an advanced, automated ink optimization system for all offset printers. ColorSaver uses the latest ink optimization technology to produce fully ink optimized PDF files that can be used with any RIP or workflow system. • lowers total ink cost by 20% or more • supports PDF, PS, EPS, JDF, TIF, and JPG input files • works with any prepress system or workflow that accepts PDF • reduces CMY ink usage with advanced, item-by-item, ink optimization • state of the art, dynamic optimization • performs colour management & sets proper TAC (total area coverage, total ink coverage) • improves printability and print quality http://colorsaver.puzzleflow.us

PuzzleFlow Online PuzzleFlow Online is a set of common prepress tools available 24/7 as the online web application. The tools are preconfigured and defined by our experts to match mostly used settings. http://online.puzzleflow.com

Ready4print.com Ready4print provides total transparent conversion of (conceptual) graphic designs to perfect printed results. High end workflow produces a flawless print-ready result in a matter of minutes.

Software as a Service PuzzleFlow technology is available on the Software as a Service basis, reducing IT management, training and application set up costs as well as environmental footprint.

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