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These are the products we offer for preflight/prepress — font & image management, color management & conversion, PDF editing, PDF submission, miscellaneous preflight & prepress tasks.
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Adobe PDF JobReady
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The Adobe PDF JobReady software can help mitigate some
of the common problems that occur during the print-job-submission
process.
Adobe PDF JobReady is software that enables print providers
to develop streamlined, reliable PDF-based
and Internet-enabled workflows that begin at their customers'
desktops and extend across intranets, extranets or the
Internet to the final printing service or output device.
Support for Windows and MacOS (including MacIntel) platforms
makes it easy for end users to create and submit print-ready jobs from
any authoring application that can print.
NEW IN VERSION 3.1 — Support for
MSI-based installation of client software facilitates deployment.
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Problem: File-submission errors
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Studies show that 67% of jobs submitted to print-service
providers fail due to file-submission errors. Fonts may be
missing from the submitted job, color models can be
specified incorrectly, and graphics files can be
inadvertently omitted. When this occurs, the print-service provider
must ask that the job (or the missing components) be resubmitted.
For the print-service provider, this means added cost
and lower margin, more complexity in the job workflow,
and decreased customer satisfaction.
For the user that's submitting the job, this means
added work, increased frustration level, and a longer wait
for delivery of the completed job.
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Problem: No job preview
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Another common problem in the job-submission workflow is that
the user often cannot obtain an accurate job preview.
The final result may be completely different from what
is expected, due to differences between the user's software
environment and the print-service provider's software environment.
As a result, a finished job might be rejected because
"that's not what it's supposed to look like."
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The Solution: Adobe PDF JobReady
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Adobe PDF JobReady addresses both these problems by implementing
a secure, controlled PDF-based workflow. By using the
Adobe PDF JobReady software, a print-service
provider can ensure that all submitted jobs are complete
and that all submitted jobs are set up correctly for their
own equipment. Users can preview
jobs prior to submission, and since the preview is
device-independent PDF, the preview will be virtually identical
to the final output. And overall, job resubmissions
are drastically reduced.
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How it works
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Users use the Adobe PDF JobReady client to create a
PDF file simply by clicking File > Print from within
an application. The Adobe PDF JobReady client functions
like a print driver. It creates
a print-ready PDF file and then leads the user through the
process of submitting the file to the print-service provide
via the Internet or perhaps via an intranet or extranet.
Adobe PDF JobReady is packaged as a software development kit
(SDK) for integration into a print-workflow solution.
Two components
In the runtime environment, the Adobe PDF JobReady software
has two main components: the Adobe PDF JobReady client and
the Adobe PDF JobReady server.
- Adobe PDF JobReady client.
This functions as a print driver, allowing the
user to generate a PDF file by clicking
File > Print from within an application.
- AdobePDF JobReady server.
This is a set of software libraries that offer basic
JDF-reading and PDF-decryption functions.
OEMs, ISVs, or systems integrators use the Adobe PDF client-configuration
wizard to tailor the Adobe PDF JobReady client for
each customer's installation. The
configuration options include company-branding capabilities
and PDF-file-creation parameters.
Once created, the customized Adobe PDF JobReady client
(print driver) can
be distributed through print providers to their
customers for installation onto the customers' desktops.
The Adobe PDF JobReady software comes with two
client-configuration wizards: one for Macintosh computers
and one for Windows computers.
The Adobe PDF JobReady client creates an encrypted
PDF file based on the preset PDF-file-creation parameters;
it also creates a JDF job ticket that specifies the
PDF file's characteristics.
After it creates the PDF file and the JDF job ticket,
the Adobe PDF JobReady client presents a PDF preview to the customer
and connects to the target Web application for job
ticketing and submission.
Once submission is complete, the Adobe PDF JobReady server
takes over: it decrypts the PDF file and reads the
JDF job ticket.
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Target audience
- Quick printers
- Commercial printers
- Corporate in-house print centers
- Facilities-management companies
- OEMs and ISVs
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Features
- One-click creation of print-ready PDF file from
any authoring application, based on print provider's
preconfigured settings
- Instant proofing of print job
- Secure delivery options, including 128-bit encryption;
unique set of encryption/decryption keys for each print provider
- Client-side creation of a Job Definition Format
(JDF) job ticket
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Benefits to print providers
- More efficient workflow
- Increase in customer satisfaction
- Decreased in employee frustration!
- Revenue-stream protection: encryption scheme renders PDF files useless
if submitted to a different print provider
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Benefits to end users
- Save time by simplifying
the steps needed to submit print-ready PDF
files over the Internet
- Reduce costs by previewing jobs before output,
allowing for correction of unexpected problems before
submitting file
- Take advantage of PDF's reliable structure
for print-job submission without investing in software
to generate PDF files
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System requirements for Adobe PDF JobReady
The components of Adobe PDF JobReady software that run
on a server require the following:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows 2003
- 512MB of available RAM, in addition to RAM required by printing application
The components of Adobe PDF JobReady software that run on a
client require the following:
Windows:
- Intel Pentium processor
- Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows 2003,
Windows XP, or Windows Vista
- 128MB of available RAM, in addition to RAM required by the
printing application
Macintosh:
- PowerPC processor or Intel Processor
- Mac OS/X (including Leopard)
- 128MB of available RAM, in addition to RAM required by
the printing application
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Pricing
Pricing for Adobe PDF JobReady depends upon your
specific requirements. Call us at 508-436-2543
to discuss your particular needs.
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PitStop Professional
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PitStop Professional is the de facto standard for graphic
arts and publishing professionals needing to preflight,
edit and fix PDF files. It is an
Adobe Acrobat
plug-in that is
capable of performing a wide range of checks on just
about every imaginable PDF element. Available for
both Macintosh and Windows computers, PitStop Professional
not only checks for PDF problems; it can fix many of
them as well!
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In a business of short turnarounds and tight budgets,
prepress professionals know how much a single botched
job can cost in hard cash and client confidence — even
when it's not your fault! Integrating PitStop Professional
into your workflow
can eliminate these headaches. In many cases, PitStop Professional
pays for itself after just a few print runs!
PDF Profiles
With so many options available, PDF preflighting could seem
a dauntingly complicated task for the novice and
professional alike! But PitStop Professional eases the
transition to becoming a PDF guru by providing a broad
selection of pre-configured PDF Profiles that
check and correct all common prepress errors.
PitStop Professional even comes with PDF Profiles based
on PDF/X-1a, PDF/X-3, PDF/X-4 and the very latest
Ghent PDF Workgroup standards, meaning you can get
a bulletproof, standards-compliant workflow up and
running in record time.
Use the PDF Profile Editor to create custom PDF Profiles.
Need more control over the exact checks PitStop Professional performs
on your PDF files? The built-in PDF Profile Editor
allows comprehensive customization of checks and corrections.
And once you've got a tried-and-tested PDF Profile,
you can export it and share it with other users,
or distribute it automatically with a contributor's
subscription to CertifiedPDF.net.
Action Lists
PitStop Professional also performs a wide range of
fixes for common PDF prepress errors, meaning you
don't need to make time-consuming manual changes to your
PDF files. PitStop Action Lists allow
you to automate fixes such as (for example)
adding or removing logos or page headers, or
converting colors. PitStop Professional
comes with a large collection of Action Lists that
will get you started quickly.
Enfocus Certified PDF® technology
For the ultimate in preflight control, PitStop Professional
fully incorporates the award-winning Enfocus Certified PDF®
technology, allowing you to track changes to files,
roll back to previous versions, and guarantee PDF quality
from start to finish in your workflow. This frees you
from worry over liability issues.
PitStop Edit Toolbar
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Interactive editing of PDF documents
Interactively editing a PDF document
means that you view specific
properties of objects in your PDF
document and that you change
them using one of the PitStop Edit
tools. PitStop Professional provides a host
of powerful PDF-editing tools that let you select and edit
PDF elements such as
text, vector objects, raster images, and color profiles;
then change properties such as fonts, font embedding and
outlining, color spaces, size and position, image resolution,
ICC profiles and much, much more.
You can even add bleeds and do color-managed color
conversions on an object-to-object basis! For maximum color
fidelity, pick the color engine of your choice from a
range of industry-standard Color Management System (CMS)
solutions. If you feel the need for speed, try using
PitStop Professional's Global Changes feature,
which supports easy-to-configure, document-wide modifications
such as global color or font changes. And because
PitStop Professional is an Adobe Acrobat
plug-in, you can perform all
your modifications without ever having to leave Acrobat's
familiar interface.
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FEATURES
- PDF Profiles let you automate comprehensive preflighting.
Comes with a large collection of PDF Profiles.
- Action Lists let you automate fixups.
Comes with a large collection of Action Lists.
- Incorporates Enfocus Certified PDF® technology,
allowing you to track changes to files,
roll back to previous versions, and more.
- Lets you customize preflight reports — you can even brand
the reports for your company.
- Lets you embed preflight reports in the original PDF file;
this provides clear and straightforward information to all
users associated with that PDF file.
- Simply click a link in a preflight report to
go to the exact location in the PDF file where
the problem is.
- Lets you do both interactive editing and automated editing.
- Standards-based: PDF/X-1a, PDF/X-3, PDF/X-4,
Ghent PDF Workgroup specifications.
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BENEFITS
- Improves your bottom-line profit. In many cases, PitStop Professional
pays for itself after just a few print runs.
- Reduces repetitive tasks — free up creative people for creative tasks.
- Standardizes processes and reduces human errors.
- Reduces the need for training.
- Increases customer satisfaction by minimizing
the chances for errors in the finished product.
- Increases customer satisfaction by allowing you to
fix problems in PDF files without bothering customers.
- Increases customer satisfaction by reducing
turnaround time for jobs.
- Enfocus Certified PDF technology can shelter you from liability.
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Customize and brand your preflight reports
PitStop Professional lets you customize the preflight reports that it generates. You
can even brand the preflight reports for your company!
Navigating through the preflight report is easy! Click a link in the
report and PitStop Professional jumps to the exact location
in the original PDF file where the problem occurs. Then
experience the power of PitStop Professional's
PDF Navigator as it takes you through your
preflighted PDF file step-by-step, highlighting
problems on the page against a darkened background and
proposing solutions to the problems encountered.
It's like being guided through your file by a PDF guru!
And best of all, in many cases the PDF Navigator can
even correct a problem with a simple click on the
"Fix" button — it's that powerful!
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System requirements for PitStop Professional
Windows
- Adobe Acrobat 7.x, 8.x Standard or Professional, 9 Standard or Pro
- Microsoft Windows 2000 with service pack 4
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Microsoft Windows XP Professional or Home Edition
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Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Business or Ultimate (32-bit only)
Macintosh
- Adobe Acrobat 7.x on PowerPC Processor
OR
Adobe Acrobat 8.x Professional (Universal)
OR
Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro (Universal)
- Mac OS X v.10.4.11 through 10.5.4 (Universal)
- StuffIt Expander 10 or higher (for expansion of the installer package)
Hardware
- Minimum 256 MB of RAM (512MB recommended)
- 1.024x768 screen resolution (1280 x 1024 recommended)
- DVD drive (for installation from the products DVD)
Color Management: ICC profiles used must be
compatible with the selected color-management system.
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Pricing
Our price for PitStop Professional is $625.00 USD.
(Pricing is subject to change without notice.)
Volume discounts are available, and various kinds of upgrades are available.
Call us for volume pricing and upgrade pricing.
To purchase PitStop Professional, call us at 508-436-2543,
or click here to get an
order form you can fax to us. We accept American Express,
Discover, MasterCard, and Visa.
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PitStop Server
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PitStop Server is an automated preflighting
and correction tool for high-volume PDF workflows.
Using PDF Profiles and Action Lists,
PitStop Server instantly analyzes, corrects, reports on
and routes files based on the most stringent of
requirements, including the PDF/X-1a, PDF/X-3,
PDF/X-4, and
Ghent PDF Workgroup industry standards.
Available for Windows servers and Macintosh servers,
PitStop Server is fully compatible with the latest preflight profiles
from PitStop Professional.
Most people use PitStop Server's hot folder
feature to integrate PitStop Server into a workflow.
A PitStop Server Software Development
Kit (SDK) is also available.
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PitStop Server keeps high volumes of PDF files moving
through your workflow by testing files
against rigorous preflight conditions.
PitStop Server can check for all critical issues that
might affect PDF output and can automatically correct
the majority of common errors encountered in your PDF files.
Once processed, files are routed instantly according
to Pass/Warning/Fail criteria. PitStop Server
keeps you informed through detailed document reports
and XML-based reporting, and it can also automatically
send e-mails to keep you updated on the status of your
files. The outcome: files move through your workflow fast,
and you rarely need to intervene manually.
PDF Server is available for both Macintosh and
Windows computers.
Hot folders
Simply drop or route your PDF files into an input folder (hot folder),
and PitStop Server does the rest, preflighting your files,
correcting a wide range of prepress problems,
and rejecting files that don't meet the grade.
The hot folders make it easy to integrate PitStop Server
into your own workflow. Hot folders can be locked to
prevent tampering.
Unlike PitStop Professional,
PitStop Server does not rely on the
Adobe Acrobat software.
Software Development Kit (SDK)
A PitStop Server Software Development Kit (SDK) is available
for developers, system integrators and end-users who
would like to integrate PitStop Server more tightly within
their applications and workflows.
PDF Profiles.
Attach a PDF Profile to a hot folder and you're ready to go.
PitStop Server comes with many commonly-used PDF Profiles
right out of the box, so you don't lose time searching
them out on the internet or creating them yourself.
And, so that your workflow can match industry standards,
PitStop Server enables PDF/X-1a, PDF/X-3,
and Ghent PDF Workgroup compliance — again, right out of the box.
Use the PDF Profile Editor to create custom PDF Profiles.
Need more control over the exact checks PitStop Server performs
on your PDF files? The built-in PDF Profile Editor
allows comprehensive customization of checks and corrections.
And once you've got a tried-and-tested PDF Profile,
you can export it and share it with other users,
or distribute it automatically with a contributor's
subscription to CertifiedPDF.net.
Action Lists
If you need to modify PDF files with PitStop Server,
then add Action Lists to your workflow.
These powerful and editable scripts easily automate
such repetitive tasks as page renumbering,
color or overprint modifications, object replacement,
and page resizing, to name just a few. PitStop Server
comes with a large collection of Action Lists that
will get you started quickly.
Certified PDF technology
Further streamline your workflow with Enfocus Certified PDF
technology, which is fully integrated into PitStop Server.
Enfocus Certified PDF files are immediately filtered so
that PDFs without problems move through production faster
than other PDF files. Certified PDF files can also be
set to contain a detailed edit log and a unique rollback
function that allows you to return to any previously
saved state of the file using
PitStop Professional.
FEATURES
- PDF Profiles let you automate comprehensive preflighting.
Comes with a large collection of PDF Profiles.
- Action Lists let you automate fixups.
Comes with a large collection of Action Lists.
- Incorporates Enfocus Certified PDF® technology,
allowing you to track changes to files,
roll back to previous versions, and more.
- Lets you customize preflight reports — you can even brand
the reports for your company.
- Lets you embed preflight reports in the original PDF file;
this provides clear and straightforward information to all
users associated with that PDF file.
- Simply click a link in a preflight report to
go to the exact location in the PDF file where
the problem is.
- Standards-based: PDF/X-1a, PDF/X-3, PDF/X-4,
Ghent PDF Workgroup specifications.
- Exceptional ease of use.
- Does not rely on Adobe Acrobat.
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BENEFITS
- Improves your bottom-line profit. In many cases, PitStop Professional
pays for itself after just a few print runs.
- Reduces repetitive tasks — free up creative people for creative tasks.
- Standardizes processes and reduces human errors.
- Reduces the need for training.
- Increases customer satisfaction by minimizing
the chances for errors in the finished product.
- Increases customer satisfaction by allowing you to
fix problems in PDF files without bothering customers.
- Increases customer satisfaction by reducing
turnaround time for jobs.
- Enfocus Certified PDF technology can shelter you from liability.
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System requirements for PitStop Server
Windows
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional or Home Edition
OR
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Standard or Enterprise Edition
Macintosh
- Mac OS X or Mac OS X Server v.10.4.11 through 10.5.5 (Universal)
- StuffIt Expander 10 or higher (for expansion of the installer package)
Hardware
- Dual Core processor(s) recommended
- Minimum 256 MB of RAM (512MB recommended)
- 1.024x768 screen resolution
- DVD drive (for installation from the products DVD)
Color Management: ICC profiles used must be compatible with the CMS of the operating system.
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Pricing
PitStop Server costs $3,100.00 USD. (Pricing is subject to change without notice.)
Volume discounts are available, and various kinds of upgrades are available.
Call us for volume pricing and upgrade pricing.
To purchase PitStop Server, call us at 508-436-2543,
or click here to get an
order form you can fax to us. We accept American Express,
Discover, MasterCard, and Visa.
To get pricing for the PitStop Server
Software Development Kit (SDK), contact us.
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PitStop Extreme
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PitStop Extreme is a full-featured, stand-alone PDF editor and pre-press toolkit.
It's built from the ground up with the needs of pre-press and print professionals in mind.
If you often wish you could change text (words, lines or paragraphs),
edit or swap an image, alter page boxes, add or convert separations,
or move and resize elements in PDF files,
PitStop Extreme is for you!
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Full-fledged text editor and advanced object-editing tools
Need to change text, edit or swap an image, alter page boxes,
add or convert separations, or just move and resize elements on the page?
No problem. PitStop Extreme handles these and many many other common prepress headaches,
all within a clear, uncluttered interface.
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Full image access
To swap out an image, just point to a new image on disk and you're done.
To make last-minute modifications to images in the file, use PitStop Extreme to
send the images to your favorite image editor; then edit them
and save them straight back into the PDF file.
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Versatile object manipulation
Need to stretch a bleed? Resize an image frame? Realign or redistribute
page elements? Recolor vector art? Need it done quickly and precisely?
PitStop Extreme's advanced object-editing tools mean that every element of
your PDF can be positioned and reworked just like you would expect from an
industry-leading design application — all within the PDF file!
Prepress tools for pros
Transparency, blending modes, separations, spot colors, page boxes, overprint — so
many options for designers to play with and so many problems for you to sort out
at the last minute! With PitStop Extreme, the headache of turning creative
flamboyance into print-ready files just got a whole lot easier. Gain full
control over prepress glitches within PitStop Extreme's targeted interface
and you'll have your file straightened out in no time!
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Industry-standard preflighting
You're done making your edits and the file looks good to go. Now stamp it
as bulletproof by putting it through an Enfocus Certified PDF®
preflight test. It's as simple
as clicking "Save" and choosing the PDF Profile against which
you want to test. The file is then saved and checked
by the preflighting engine. A comprehensive report comes back, and
you can tweak things as needed. The edited PDF is press-ready is record time.
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The comprehensive preflight report shows you all the
information you need to know and flags things that might
need to be fixed.
A couple of clicks give you access to
even more details so you can determine what actions should
be taken.
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System requirements for PitStop Extreme
Windows
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional or Home Edition
OR
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Business or Ultimate (32-bit only)
- Minimum 512 GB RAM (recommended: 1 GB RAM)
1.024x768 screen resolution (1280 x 1024 recommended)
DVD drive (for installation from the products DVD)
Macintosh
- Mac OS X 10.4.11 through 10.5.4 (Universal)
- StuffIt Expander 10 or higher (for expansion of the installer package)
- Minimum Mac with G5 processor, 1 GB RAM (recommended: MacIntel 2.0 Ghz, 2 GB RAM)
Color Management: ICC profiles used must be compatible with the CMS of the operating system.
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Pricing
PitStop Extreme costs $3,399.00 USD. (Pricing is subject to change without notice.)
Volume discounts are available, and various kinds of upgrades are available.
Call us for volume pricing and upgrade pricing.
To purchase PitStop Extreme, call us at 508-436-2543,
or click here to get an
order form you can fax to us. We accept American Express,
Discover, MasterCard, and Visa.
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Quite A Box Of Tricks
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Quite A Box Of Tricks
is an
Adobe Acrobat plug-in
that lets you manipulate PDF files and get detailed
information about text and images in PDF files.
Features include conversion to CMYK or grayscale,
shrinking images to reduce PDF file size,
thickening "hairlines," applying transformations,
integrating form fields with documents,
converting all text to black, and more.
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System requirements for Quite A Box Of Tricks
- Macintosh: Power Macintosh running Acrobat 4.x or 5.x or 6.x or 7.x or 8.x
- Windows: PC running Windows 95 or later, NT 4.0 or later and Acrobat 4.x or 5.x or 6.x or 7.x or 8.x
Pricing
Quite A Box Of Tricks
costs $199.00 USD.
(Pricing is subject to change without notice.)
Volume discounts are available, and various kinds of upgrades are available.
Call us for volume pricing and upgrade pricing.
If you'd like to purchase Quite A Box Of Tricks, call us at 508-436-2543, or
click here to get
an order form you can fax to us. We accept American Express,
Discover, MasterCard, and Visa.
Note that when you buy Quite A Box Of Tricks from
our company, you'll get a package
containing a CD, but
you'll also be able to download the software
from our Web site, and you'll get your
registration numbers within a half hour or so*
(so you can start using Quite A Box Of Tricks
for real projects).
So, buying
Quite A Box Of Tricks from us is
a great deal, because you get a package containing a CD,
but you can start using Quite A Box Of Tricks
even before you receive the package.
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Quite Revealing
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This product is designed for prepress professionals. It is
an Adobe Acrobat
plug-in that aims to show information that is
otherwise difficult to find out about a PDF
document — information such as plates used,
transparency, overprinting and more.
You interact with Quite Revealing's intuitive,
easy-to-use interface to tell Quite
Revealing what kind of information you want
to see.
Quite Revealing will even fix some
kinds of problems for you,
like differently named spot plates,
unwelcome transfer functions,
or ICC profiles that don't belong.
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System requirements for Quite Revealing
- Macintosh: Power Macintosh running Acrobat 4.x or 5.x or 6.x or 7.x or 8.x
- Windows: PC running Windows 95 or later, NT 4.0 or later and Acrobat 4.x or 5.x or 6.x or 7.x or 8.x
Pricing
Quite Revealing
costs $239.00 USD.
(Pricing is subject to change without notice.)
Volume discounts are available, and various kinds of upgrades are available.
Call us for volume pricing and upgrade pricing.
Note that when you buy Quite Revealing from us,
you'll receive a package containing a CD, but
you'll also be able to download the software immediately
from our Web site, and you'll get your
registration numbers within a half hour or so.*
If you'd like to buy Quite Revealing,
click here to
get an order form you can fax to us, or
contact us at 508-436-2543. We accept American Express,
Discover, MasterCard, and Visa.
You can download a FREE trial version of Quite Revealing right now — click below to do so.
Or, if you'd like to get more details first,
click the "Get detailed information about Quite Revealing" button.
* Our normal business hours are 9:00 am to 5:00 PM Eastern time,
USA, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. If we receive your order during normal
business hours, it will probably take about a half hour to process the order. If we receive
your order outside of normal business hours, it will take longer.
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Didn't find exactly what you need? Not sure exactly what you need?
Contact us by phone at 508-436-2543, or send e-mail to
info@CitationSoftware.com.
We can help you find appropriate software for your requirements.
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