Hot folders, FTP and e-mail-receive tools can be scheduled to automatically activate only in a predefined time window and now offer a read-only processing mode where original jobs are left on the server and a copy is processed through the flow. It also optimizes the time it takes the first job to flow through a complete flow, enabling better management of proofers and RIPs.

With Switch 08, job processing is more predictable, even with complex flows, and implementation of real job priorities allows fast-tracking jobs. Switch 08 for all the automation-enabling products (entry-level LightSwitch, mainstream FullSwitch and advanced PowerSwitch) adds functionality and offers new workflow automation opportunities for ad agencies, publishers and printers. PitStop Server 08 has a redesigned, more-intuitive user interface, server-based processing (it now runs as a service on Windows and as a login item on Mac OS X), parallel PDF document processing, more powerful hot folder processing, import and export of hot folder settings, detailed history log, better security and expanded e-mail notification. The tool for pre-flight checking of PDF documents can fix many common problems without human intervention. PitStop Server is a hot-folder-based application for those who need unattended PDF document processing or must process high-volumes of PDF documents. PitStop Professional 08 also offers a choice of color engines, including Adobe CMM, PDF/X-4 compliance in PDF Profiles and Action Lists (besides support for earlier PDF/X levels), easy PDF Profile adaptation to create new preflight profiles from existing items, and user-configurable viewing preferences. The latest versions, including fully functional trial versions, may be downloaded from Other new capabilities include sign-off on preflight errors, a redesigned, more-compact PitStop Inspector, better page-configuration handling, faster access to common functions through expanded contextual menus, and conformance to the latest standards and operating systems.

The update includes compatibility with Adobe Acrobat 9 and advanced multilingual capabilities (no charge to PitStop Professional 08 users). By: E&P Staff Enfocus in Gent, Belgium, has updated PitStop Professional, PitStop Server, Switch and Instant PDF to Version 08.

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