Enfocus PitStop Server 11 Level B, 1Y, Maintence Specifications

Reference Guide

2.4 Best practices after installing Enfocus PitStop ServerAfter installing Enfocus PitStop Server, it can be advisable to take the following actions:R

Installed tabThis tab lists all the language packs which are already installed. You can,1. Search for a pack using the search field.2. Use the Actions

4. Install a pack using the Install button.5. Uninstall a pack using the Uninstall button.Note: The Enfocus Pack Manager is common across all Enfocus

3. Define if files have to be deleted after a number of days, if they exceed a number of megabytes,or if the number of files gets too high.4. Define i

15.8 To set your E-Mail preferences1. In PitStop Server, choose Window > Preferences... .2. Select the E-Mail category.3. Fill in the name and por

IndexAabsolute colorimetric remapping 88Action List Control Paneldisplaying 69overview of the main parts 69using 69Action Listsduplicating 70explained

exportingAction Lists 70Ffeedbackgetting ~ on processed PDF documents 60finding PostScript font names 82Folderschecking input folders 93handling subfo

PostScript font namefinding 82PostScript fontsfinding font names 82Type 1 79Type 3 79predefined PDF Profiles and PDF Profile templates 65preferencesco

• If the computer running your copy of PitStop Server is connected to the Internet, you can starta 30-day trial from that machine.See Starting a trial

See Loading the trial response file on page 13.Creating a trial request for offline activationTo create a trial request file, do the following:1. In P

Important: Do NOT click on the warning message at the top of your browser window thengo back to the previous page and try to download the file again.

Product keys come from online stores, from product key files you receive from Enfocus, or youcan find them inside product boxes.Note: Product key fil

1. Create the initialization request file using the Off-Line Initialization dialog and copy it to amachine with full Internet access.See Creating an i

2. On the web page, select the Offline Product Activation radio button and click the Continuebutton.3. Browse for the initialization request file you

7. Click the Load button in the right pane of the Off-Line Initialization dialog.8. Browse to the initialization response file, response.xml, you copi

The license will no longer appear in the About Enfocus PitStop Server window.Off-line deactivationIf the computer where you use your software is NOT c

3. Browse for the deactivation request file you copied to this machine and click Continue button.4. Verify that the product information contained in t

Contents1. Copyrights...82. Introduction to Enfocus PitStop S

The license will no longer appear in the About Enfocus PitStop Server window.Repairing licensesLicenses are tied to identifying characteristics of the

Note: By default, the activation request file is called requestrepair.xml.7. A message will appear saying that Step 1 of the off-line repair has been

7. Click Close button.Tips and troubleshooting for LicensingIn this section are tips and troubleshooting information designed to help you use the soft

If the program hangsIf your software hangs when you launch it, it could be because another application using licensesmay have crashed and locked the c

Furthermore, you can also consult the Enfocus Knowledge Base or use the Support section on theEnfocus Web site to report a problem.To consult the supp

3. The concept of Enfocus PitStop Server3.1 What is Enfocus PitStop ServerEnfocus PitStop Server is a stand-alone and hot folder based application. It

Note: OS permissions can impose restrictions on editing hot folders. While this may be helpful insome cases you must ensure that the PitStop Server W

4. Looking at the Enfocus PitStop Server Work Area4.1 Locking PitStop ServerIt is possible to lock PitStop Server using a password. Only day-to-day ta

A. Menu barB. Buttons to manage your hot foldersC. Hot folder Status, Priority and NameD. Special Events Log (see “Special Events Log )E. Lock setting

A. Menu barB. Buttons to pause/resume job processing, and to delete the selected jobsC. Job name, the hot folder, step, progress, and infoD. Special E

4.4 The PitStop Server History tab...294.5 The Hot Folder Editor...

A. Menu barB. Buttons to manage your HistoryC. Output name, hot folder, date, preflight status and special events for every jobD. Special Events Log (

A. The categories of properties to define a hot folder.B. The hot folder status and, if any, indication of the configuration error.C. A Help line on t

2. Make the changes to the properties that you wantNote: For a detailed description of the changes you can make, see Setting up Hot Folders onpage 43

Hot folder status on page 42DisableHot folder priority on page 42PriorityShows the selected input or output folder in thefinder / explorerExplorecmd-1

LicenseEnfocus Home PageBuy now!Check for UpdatesEnfocus Pack Manager on page 99Manage Languages...PitStop Server (HTML)Read Me (PDF)License Agreement

5. Working with Hot folders5.1 What are hot folders?Hot folders definedAn Enfocus PitStop Server hot folder is actually a collection of dedicated fold

3. Enfocus PitStop Server places successfully processed PDF documents in a dedicated folder(3) but also saves the PDF documents with errors (3’).4. En

• One or more Action Lists, to be executed consecutivelyand/or• One Preflight ProfilePDF documents received in a hot folder are first fed to the folde

Note: See also Using the Action List Control Panel on page 69.5.3 Types of foldersOrganizing your Enfocus PitStop Server work environmentWhen setting

• A folder for originals that are processed with error(s)• A folder for originals that are processed with Critical Failure• A folder for originals tha

Basic folders vs advanced folders...44Creating a folder structure using Create Basic Set

5.4 Managing hot foldersYou can manage your hot folders from the Hot Folders tab in the PitStop Server. All the optionsunderneath can also be accessed

Note: A duplicated hot folder will have exactly the same settings as the original, but will alwaysbe set to inactive.Deleting a hot folderDeleting a

To export a hot folder:1. Click the button.2. A dialog will open to define the name and location for the hot folder settings file.3. Click OK button

6. Setting up Hot Folders6.1 Valid hot foldersIn order to process files through a hot folder, the hot folder should be valid and enabled. You cansee t

3. Click OK button.6.3 Setting up a folder structureBasic folders vs advanced foldersIn the Folders category, you can switch between basic folders and

To create a Basic Setup:1. In the Hot Folder Editor, go to the Folders category2. Click the Create Basic Setup... button.3. Select Create all subfolde

4. select Make subfolder absolute or Make subfolder relative to the base folder to change thepath.The path for the folder will change to an absolute o

An Annotated Report is a combination of the original document and the Report Information. TheReport Information is integrated in the original document

2. Select Resolve transparency checkbox to enable flattening. All objects using a blend mode ortransparency will be flattened.3. Enable Resolve overpr

3. Select a Preflight Profile you want to add, either From database on page 49 or From file onpage 494. Click OK. The name of the Preflight Profile an

Predefined Preflight Profiles and Preflight Profile templates...65Editing a Preflight Profile or creating a new Preflight Profile ..

6.7 Smart PreflightOverviewSmart Preflight is a new functionality that enables PitStop Server customers to improve the qualityof their PDF preflight a

applied to different checks or corrections when Enable Variable Names is turned on for thatpreflight check or correction. You will probably need only

1. Create a Variable Set.2. Define the variables to be used based on your XML/JDF Job Ticket.3. Edit a preflight profile and locate a check to use a v

applying variables to a preflight check setting, only the variables which match that type of entrywill be displayed.For example, if a variable for a t

ExampleDescriptionManipulationChanges “ sample” to “sample”Removes any extra spaces atthe beginning of a result stringTrim leading white spaceChanges

IF job type is Digital, THEN change "Image Resolution" check to 150ppiELSEIF job type is Offset THEN change "Image Resolution" che

AND/OR/ELSE StatementsWhen working with Rule based variables, you can expand the variable argument by addingconditions to a single statement, and/or h

This dialog will display all variables available for that type (i.e. Number, Length, String, or Boolean)of check. If the variable you need does not di

The intent of this feature is to allow you to verify values from XML/JDF job ticket file are definedcorrectly and to ensure logic defined within Rule

6.8 Manage the Enfocus Certified PDF status of a PDF documentIn the Certified PDF category in the Hot Folder Editor you can define how Enfocus PitStop

TrueType font...79Multiple Master font...

Allow rollback to previous versionThe Certified PDF workflow can offer you a robust roll-back mechanism. This allows you to revertto any previous stag

To use e-mail notification:1. Open the Hot Folder Editor.2. Display the E-mail Notification properties.3. Select one or more cases in which an e-mail

7. Preflighting and Checking PDF DocumentsEnfocus PitStop Server lets you conveniently check and fine tune your PDF documents before yououtput them, e

3. Enfocus PitStop Server checks the PDF documents and depending on your preflight profilefixes problems, if any. It generates a preflight report and

• Images• OPI• Text• Line art• Layers• Transparency• Annotations• Metadata• PDF/X7.3 Problem reportingProblem severity levels definedIf any of the pro

7.4 Creating a Preflight ProfilePredefined Preflight Profiles and Preflight Profile templatesEnfocus PitStop Server comes with a number of predefined

b) In the Problem Handling section, you can decide what you want to do when an error occurs.You can allow fixes, allow sign-off and/or allow changing

• The Preflight Profile will check the selected properties of your PDF document and fix problems,if any.To add Action Lists to a Preflight Profile1. N

4. Select a restriction level:MeaningRestriction levelNone of the settings of the Preflight Profile will be locked. Anyone canchange any setting.Not l

8. Action ListsOne of the main reasons for using Enfocus PitStop Server is the automated editing of PDFdocuments. To do this, you can add one or more

14.4 Statistics...9614.5 Special Events Log..

Note: To create and/or edit Action Lists, you can also use Enfocus PitStop Pro. For more informationabout this Adobe Acrobat Professional plug-in, we

The imported Action List appears at the bottom of the selected category in the Enfocus PitStopServer Action List Panel.To export an Action List:1. Nav

9. Working with Certified PDF Documents9.1 About Certified PDFPDF workflow conceptEnfocus Certified PDF is a PDF workflow concept developed by Enfocus

• Offering the PDF document provider a simple and streamlined way to preflight a PDF documentwith a Preflight Profilesupplied by the PDF document reci

9.4 ResponsibilityResponsibility issuesIn addition to causing inconsistencies, changing a PDF document that was created by someoneelse can create ambi

In the Certified PDFworkflow, all the modifications done in a PDF document are logged per sessionand saved in an edit log file. Also, the edited PDF d

9.6 What is an Enfocus Certified PDF document?Acrobat metadataAny regular PDF document contains metadata, i.e. information about the document itself.

2. Enter your personal information, such as your name, e-mail address and other contact details.This information is required for an efficient use of t

10. Managing fontsWhat are the implications of using Times-Roman instead of Times New Roman in a document?Can I use these fonts interchangeably and, i

For PDF environments, ZapfDingbats is added to this standard font set.PostScript Type 1 fontsPostScript Type 1 fonts were originally developed by Adob

1. Copyrights© 2012 Enfocus BVBA all rights reserved. Enfocus is an Esko company.Certified PDF is a registered trademark of Enfocus BVBA; patent pendi

• TrueType fonts can print well on both non-PostScript and PostScript output devices. However,to print well on a PostScript device, the TrueType font

A. MasterB. Font propertyC. Design axisD. User-defined variant “in-between”To create the in-between variants, you require Adobe Type Manager.Double-by

If the font is not available, it will have to be replaced by a font which is available on the recipient'scomputer. This process is called “PDF fo

roman font typically contains 256 characters – will increase the file size of the PDF document by30k to 40k for PostScript Type 1 fonts, or more for T

11. Managing ColorThis chapter offers a brief introduction to color management and color basics. It explains how youcan use Enfocus PitStop Server to

In theory, pure cyan, magenta, and yellow pigments should combine to absorb all color and produceblack. But because all printing inks contain impuriti

For more information on color gamuts and color spaces, see the online Adobe Acrobat Guide.Device-dependent colorDevice-dependent colors relate to the

preserves the relationships between the colors. As the relationships are preserved, the change incolors will hardly be perceivable.Figure 6: Perceptua

But this matching method is useful when combining 2 output profiles for proofing. Since the colorgamut of the proofing device (2) should be bigger tha

device. ICC profiles help you reproduce colors accurately across different platforms, devices andICC-compliant software programs.Suppose you use a dig

2. Introduction to Enfocus PitStop Server2.1 About this Reference guideEnfocus PitStop Server allows you to successfully operate and manage workflow p

To use ICC profiles for a specific hot folder:1. Select a hot folder and click Edit.2. Display the Color Management properties.3. Click Override Gener

11.6 Spot colorsSpot colors definedSpot colors are colors which are printed with their own premixed inks. You can choose from severalspot color system

document. Rather than creating dedicated — RGB, CMYK and spot-color — source files for differentoutput purposes, you may want to maintain one single s

12. Running jobs through PitStop Server12.1 Dropping files or folders in the input folderBy dropping a file in the input folder, this file is submitte

13. Monitoring active jobsIn the Hot Folders tab, you can see the number of jobs queued to a specific hot folder. However,to monitor individual jobs,

3. Click the button to cancel the selected jobs.95Enfocus PitStop Server

14. Viewing finished jobs in the History tabAfter finishing a job, and logging is enabled for the hot folder, the job will be shown in the Historytab.

14.5 Special Events LogThe Special Events Log, opened by clicking the button, shows all jobs that, for some reason,failed to be processed. This coul

15. Enfocus PitStop Server PreferencesEnfocus PitStop Server allows you to specify the following categories of preferences:Related to...CategoryThe un

Server. For example, the measurement units in the editor panels, like the Preflight Profileeditor etc.5. Select the Disable all warning messages check