FullSWITCH 07

Example flows

When you don't want to start from scratch, you can just download one of these examples, adapt it to your needs and you are set to go.

• Sort on color mode - Photoshop
  This flow demonstrates the use of the variable 'Color Mode' to sort images by colorspace. As the 'Color Mode' variable is added to a file by Photoshop, the Photoshop configurator is used to open incoming files and save them, thereby updating the metadata in the images with the Color mode value which is used afterwards to sort on.
• 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, 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.
• Processing images - Photoshop
  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.
• 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.
• Create PDF - Adobe CS2
  PostScript, Illustrator or InDesign files are converted to PDF files using Adobe PDF Presets.
• InDesign to PS to preflighted PDF
  This example flow prints to a PS file out of Adobe InDesign. This PS file is then distilled, preflighted with callas pdfInspektor.
• 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.
• Create soft proof - PDF Enhancer
  PDF files are dropped into the hotfolder of the designated customer. PDF Enhancer automatically creates a soft proof and send the file to the correct customer.
• 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.
• Prepare for sheedfed or web
  

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

• 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.

• Create thumbnails - Apple Automator
  

  This flow demonstrates how to create thumbnails of all image formats using the OSX Automator.

• 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.

• 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. 
• 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.

• 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.

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

  This flow opens an InDesign file, updates all the links, and saves the InDesign file out again.

• Extract even and odd pages - Adobe Acrobat
  

  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.

• Split pages using the page labels
  This flow uses a JavaScript in the Acrobat Professional Configurator that splits a PDF file in different files and adds the page label as a suffix to the file name.
• 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.

• 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.

• 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 and check PDF files - Jaws PDF Server Toolkit
  The "Create and check" flow accepts files from different sources (Email, FTP, hotfolder); distills the PostScript files using Jaws PDF Server Toolkit; preflights the PDF files and archives them. Notifications are send whenever there is a problem.

• 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.

• 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 FlighCheck Professional. Notifications are send whenever a problem is detected.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.