PDF is good, control is better. PDF HandShake includes pdfInspektor2 from callas software, a powerful solution for analysing and preflighting PDF files to ensure that incoming and outgoing PDF files are production compatible.
HELIOS PDF HandShake UB integrates pdfInspektor2 into “Create PDF” printer queues and HELIOS Script Server “watched folders”. pdfInspektor2 allows automated server-based PDF file checks.
Server-based PDF preflight with pdfInspektor2 is Acrobat 6/7 Professional preflight compatible. It checks PDF files according to PDF 1.2 - 1.5 and PDF/X-3 specifications. Test profiles customized and approved in Acrobat can be exported and stored on the server. The fully automated check is done on the
PDF HandShake server so no additional Acrobat workstation is required. Over 600 test characteristics can be defined and combined in test profiles. 20 industry standard profiles are included to allow a quick start. They can be customized to meet precise needs.
pdfInspektor2 is compatible with any PDF documents of the PDF 1.2 - 1.5 and PDF/X-3 specifications. Even the most complex PDF files are efficiently checked, including “Form XObjects”.
Compared to other solutions, pdfInspektor2 never modifies the original PDF files when checking them, which preserves job ticket and XMP meta data.
PDF standard corrections can automatically be performed by PDF HandShake Print and "Create PDF Server" to fix problems such as hairline minimum size, preserve black, convert TrueType and CID fonts to Type-1, recognize and correctly convert RGB defined white, gray and black objects, and perform ICC based colour conversion for the printing process.
