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Acrobat change document info
This flow shows how to use a JavaScript in Acrobat to add information to the following document info fields: title, author, subject, keywords and creator.

Add GWG Job ID to job name
This example flow retrieves the job ID from the XMP information stored in the PDF file. This job ID is added as a prefix to the filename.

Add partial job name to hierarchy information
This example flow uses a script element to add part of the job's name to the hierarchy information for the job.

Add Penguin
This flow demonstrates the very important task of multiplying penguins using an Action List in Enfocus PitStop Server.

Add unique ID to job name
A unique number is added to all jobs that go through this flow. The first job processed receives the number "1" in front of its name; this number is incremented for each subsequent job.

Alwan colorhub
Optimize colors with Alwan colorhub..

Archive By Date
This flow uses a script that archives jobs based on the date they were processed on. Jobs can be archived this way per day, month or year.

Archive jobs from FTP Server for 2 months
In this flow all jobs are downloaded from the FTP server and stored in the archive folder. They stay in this folder for 60 days and are then deleted by the Recycle Bin script.

Note: starting from update 5 this functionality has been standard included in LightSWITCH, FullSWITCH and PowerSWITCH

Change and export EXIF image info
This flow shows how you can use EXIFutils to change the EXIF information of incoming images. Secondly, it exports the EXIF information and saves it as an XML file.

Change single page to spreads
This flow is designed to generate a version of a multi-page PDF file that contains spreads for all pages.

Check and send to Brisque
The Create and check flow accepts files from different sources (Email, FTP, hotfolder); distills the PostScript files; preflights the PDF files and archives them. Notifications are sent whenever there is a problem. Correctly processed files are sent to Brisque.

Check images and hand over to ADAM
The EXIF information is retrieved from all images received through FTP. FlightCheck professional is used to check the quality of the images and sends low quality images through an approve cycle before adding them to ADAM.

Check images with FlightCheck
The Markzware FlightCheck Professional configurator is used to sort images. Only certain file types are allowed in the flow and then sorted on non-CMYK, CMYK and ICC tagged CMYK.

Convert PDF using GMG ColorServer
SWITCH hands over single files to GMG ColorServer coming from a hierarchy structure of folders. After the color conversion, all files are archived back into their original folder structure.

Convert with XML2PDF
The topic speaks for itself in this case.

Copy Shop
This flow was created for a copy shop which needs to handle many files. All files are checked on size and color space and dropped in the hotfolder of the printer that can handle these files.

Create and check - PitStop Server
The �Create and check� flow accepts files from different sources (Email, FTP, hotfolder); Distills the PostScript files; preflights the PDF files and archives them. Notifications are send whenever there is a problem.

Create and preflight with FlightCheck (GWG)
This flow is a Ghent PDF Workgroup compatible flow. PDF files are created with Acrobat Distiller and preflighted with FlightCheck Professional. Notifications are sent whenever a problem is detected.

Create color correct proof
This flow creates 3 versions of each PDF: a BW Newspaper, a Commercial printing and a Digital printing version. The color space is adapted to the targeted proofer.

Create HTML preflight report - PitStop Server
Using PitStop Server in combination with SWITCH allows you to create an XML preflight report. The XSLT transform tool is used in this example to convert the XML report to an HTML page ready to be uploaded to the Gradual Software website.

Create PDF - Adobe CS2
PostScript, Illustrator or InDesign files are converted to PDF files using Adobe PDF Presets.

Create PDF with Jaws PDF Creator
This flow uses Jaws PDF Creator to convert PS or EPS files into PDF files. Two versions are created from every PS or EPS file: one ready for press and one ready for web.

Create soft proof - PDF Enhancer
PDF files are dropped into the hotfolder of the designated customer. PDF Enhancer automatically creates a soft proof and sends the file to the correct customer.

Create Thumbnails
This flow will allow you to drop any pictures you want in the input folder and thumbnails will automatically be created.

Create, filter and check - pdfInspektor
This flow receives files from different sources, filters them based on a given naming convention and distils and preflights the files with the correct settings.

Distill PostScript Files
This flow demonstrates how you can distill a PostScript file using Adobe Acrobat Distiller.

Extract email info for Cumulus
SWITCH retrieves attachments from emails send to a specific email account wile remembering the sender�s email address, email subject, body etc. This email information is saved in XML which is picked up by AutoCatalog together with the attachments and added to the Cumulus database.

Extract even and odd pages
This flow splits a file into 2 files, one containing only the even pages and another containing only the odd pages of the file.

A JavaScript in the Adobe Acrobat configurator is used to do this.

From ADAM to Photoshop contact sheet
Adam creates an order for each 4 images and hands them over to SWITCH. SWITCH uses Photoshop to create a contact sheet of these 4 images. This flow is for Microsoft only.

From Creator to proofer using GMG
Different creators create PDF or PS files. Jaws PDF Creator converts the PS files to PDF files and callas pdfInspector is used for preflighting. Approved files are sent to a proofer using GMG ColorProof.

From Cumulus to Print
AutoCatalog automatically detects any change of status in Cumulus and hands over the file to SWITCH. After preflighting, SWITCH will move the files in a different direction depending on their preflight result.

From FTP to ADAM
This basic flow downloads files from different FTP servers and hands them over to ADAM.

From print queue to checked PDF
A virtual print queue is used to print files to the input folder for Distiller. All incoming PS files are distilled, checked and uploaded to an FTP server.

From Quark to Postscript
Use QuarkXPress to convert your Quark files to Postscript files.

Hard-copy proofing
This flow makes the difference between grayscale and color files, sends the grayscale files to the B&W proofer and balances the color files over 3 color proofers.

Illustrator to Certified PDF
This example flow saves a PDF file out of Adobe Illustrator using direct export. This PDF file is then preflighted and certified with Enfocus PitStop Server.

Illustrator to PS to Certified PDF
This example flow prints to a PS file out of Adobe Illustrator. This PS file is then distilled preflighted and certified with Enfocus PitStop Server.

Impose and print business cards
This example flow show how 3 different configurators are used to preflight, impose and print PDF files e.g. business cards.

Impose dependant on page size
Callas pdfInspektor will filter out the files based on their file size. For each file size a different imposition template is used to get an optimal result.

Log job information to Excel
This example flow uses a script that information from a job into an Excel spreadsheet.

Log preflight results in database
This flow allows to create preflight reports as comma separated files, so you can easily import the results in a database.

MadeToPrint Indesign
As the Topic suggests, with this flow it becomes easy to print quality Indesign files.

MadeToPrint QuarkXPress
As the Topic suggests, with this flow it becomes easy to print quality Quark files.

Merge by file name
This flow shows how to merge PDF files into 1 PDF document and how to create a zip archive both grouping files based on their file names.

Merge files and impose
Separate PDF files are merged into 1 PDF file based on their file name. These files are then imposed correctly using Impostrip.

Move to Recycle Bin
All jobs in the 'Archive' folder will stay in this folder until more than 100 jobs are present or the total size of all jobs is more than 500 MB. The oldest jobs (i.e. the first ones that arrived in the Archive folder) will be deleted first.

Note: starting from update 5 this functionality has been standard included in LightSWITCH, FullSWITCH and PowerSWITCH.

Photographers flow
The first part of this flow is used to print pictures that are sent-in by the photographer's customers.

The second part is to handle the photos which were made by the photographer: adding copyrights, changing the workspace and creating a low resolution RGB version which can be published on the photographer's website.

Preflight - pdfInspektor
This flow demonstrates how you can preflight PDF files using the callas pdfInspektor configurator.

Preflight and impose
This example flow will first preflight all PDF files and only send the files without any problems to Impostrip, which will impose those using dynamic templates.

Preflight and report
This flow demonstrates how you can make operators responsible for a number of customers and alert the correct operator whenever a certain customers job is failing.

Preflight using Printsure
Printsure will preflight your pdf's and report or correct any failing files.

Preflight with FlightCheck Professional
This flow demonstrates how you can preflight PDF files using the Markzware FlightCheck Professional configurator.

Prepare for sheedfed or web
Callas pdfCorrect prepares your files for the chosen output: sheedfed or web printing.

Prepare for web and press
This flow demonstrates how you can make 2 different PDF versions from the same PostScript file: one ready for publishing on a website and one ready to send to a printer.

Prioritize submitted jobs
Jobs are submitted through SWITCHclient; the submit point requires entry of a job priority (a number between 1 and 9) before a job can be submitted. The "Priority Queue" flow element looks at these priorities to decide which file should be preflighted first.

Processing images
This example collects images from different locations and creates 3 different versions of these images: a CMYK, a grayscale and a low resolution RGB version.

Proof using Proofmaster
Convert and proofing with Proofmaster

Quite Hot Imposing workflow
Receive, uncompress, sort and impose files with this flow.

Re-distilling PDF files
This flow retrieves files from the input folder going 5 subfolder levels deep. All PDF files are opened in Acrobat and saved as PostScript files. Afterwards these PostScript files are distilled using PDF Settings that enforce PDF 1.3 compatibility.

Receive and proces image files with Claro Premedia
Receive and proces image files with Claro Premedia

Receive and process files using Impostrip On Demand Digital 6
All files are dropped into a single Impostrip Hot Folder; then routed based on Switch functionality to the different production imposition pre-configured hot folders.

Receive, check and send to Cumulus
SWITCH receives files, preflights and possibly corrects them. Afterwards the files and preflight results are handed over to Cumulus through AutoCatalog which also makes them available through the web interface.

Rename job
This flow allows you to rename jobs by entering the new name in the SWITCHclient checkpoint. The actual renaming is done by PowerSWITCH.

Route jobs based on JDF information
This example picks up the JDF job ticket submitted with a job; the JDF information is added to the job ticket of that job. A script then searches for the company name in the JDF job ticket and routes the job into the correct company folder.

Routing based on XMP metadata
All incoming jobs are routed one way or the other based on their embedded XMP information (more specifically based on the value of the XMP "Destination" field).

Set preflight profile depending on XMP data
This flow processes all PDF files through a single Enfocus PitStop Server configurator, but the preflight profile that is used depends on the Ghent PDF Workgroup Ad Ticket that is present in the PDF file.

Sharpen and impose
This flow allows you to sharpen images and impose pdf files.

Sort and check FlightCheck Online files
FlightCheck Online flow hands over print-job's (PDF or fully collected native files, with fonts and images) to PowerSWITCH which will read the job ticket information delivered with the job. All jobs are preflighted and sorted based on this information.

Sort FlightCheck Online files
FlightCheck Online flow hands over print-job's (PDF or fully collected native files, with fonts and images) to PowerSWITCH which will read the job ticket information delivered with the job and sort files based on this information.

Sort jobs in folders based on Ad Ticket job ID
This example flow retrieves the XMP information from a PDF file. Folders are created based on the job ID field from the XMP information. All files are moved to the folder with the matching job ID.

Sort on file size using script expression
This flow uses a script expression to move files in the "Bigger than 5 MB" or in the "Smaller than 5 MB" folder.

Sort on file size using script object
This flow uses a Script element that sorts jobs based on their size.

Sort on PitStop XML report content
The XML preflight reports created by PitStop are picked up as metadata. This metadata is used to sort files in different folders depending on the type of errors that were found e.g. color, font or other errors.

Sort on XMP metadata using AppleScript
An AppleScript is used to sort all incoming files depending on the XMP information stored in the file (more specific: in theDestination field).

Sort PDF files on page count using Adobe Acrobat
This example flow sorts incoming PDFs in folders, based on the number of pages the file contains.

Split PDF files in pages
This flow splits incoming PDF files in single pages using the Acrobat configurator.

Submit and track jobs with SWITCHclient
This flow demonstrates the use of submit points and checkpoints in PowerSWITCH. These two flow elements make it possible to use SWITCHclient to submit jobs to a flow and make routing decisions for those jobs respectively.

Summarize pdfInspektor preflight report
callas pdfInspektor is used to preflight the PDF files and create a report by ading an annotation wherever a problem is detected. Acrobat is used to make a summary of the annotations.

Uncompress with Stuffit Deluxe
An alternative for the built in tool for uncompressing.

Use Apago PDFspy to detect Courier
The information collected by Apago PDFspy is exported as XML and also used to track down the font Courier.

Use GMG to convert and print a proof
Files are automatically downloaded from an FTP server and print a correct proof using GMG ColorProof based on the file's naming convention.

Use WAM!Net Ad Delivery Job Ticket
WAM!Net hands over jobs to PowerSWITCH; each job contains one or more files and an Ad Delivery Job Ticket. SWITCH reads the job ticket information and uses it in a confirmation email.

Using Jaws PDF Creator
This basic flow demonstrates how to use Jaws PDF Creator to convert PostScript and EPS files to PDF files.

Using SWITCHclient
This basic flow shows you how you can use SWITCHclient to submit files and how to use a Checkpoint in your flow.

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