Software Enhances Embedded Images In PDF Files

The ability to automatically enhance images embedded within a PDF file has been added to Enfocus's Pitstop in a partnership Dutch firm Elpical.

Elpical's Claro Module for Pitstop Automate plugs in to the Enfocus automation product to enable what is described as 'hands-off' image optimisation to become an integral part of the PDF workflow, said Enfocus.

Elpical, which operates in the newspaper sector, specialises in software that allows images to be automatically analysed and optimised.

It can also apply ICC profiles to allow re-sampling and colour converting.

That means that images within PDFs received from different sources can be optimised to look better and also have colour profiles applied to suit the output process for that job, said Enfous.

The function can be carried out towards the end of the pre-press production cycle, giving greater freedom to the designer, added the company.

In addition, images can be repurposed for different uses, such as newspapers, magazines and websites, for instance.

Elpical's Claro Module is configurable from within the Pitstop Automate user interface.

The company's managing director, John de Jong, said: "As our industry becomes more automated, it needs easier tools to streamline the automation.

The Claro Module for Pitstop Automate offers entry level functions to enable a broad base of potential customers, such as digital printers and professional copyshops, to automatically increase the quality of customers' jobs." He added: "Increasingly, document creators have little or no graphic arts experience, so it falls to the printer to find the tools that allow quality to be maintained.

As such, Enfocus's experience in PDF quality management and automation and Epical's automatic enhancement technologies form a perfect match." Leo Vanderdonckt, international sales account manager at Enfocus, commented: "Pitstop Professional and Pitstop Automate have become industry standards for pre-flighting functions.

To expand their attraction and use even further we have had a policy in recent years of working with other leading software suppliers to incorporate their packages where appropriate.

This had resulted in some exciting technical developments and important product launches and we believe the addition of Elpical's new Claro Module fits perfectly with our existing technology partners.".

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