callas software announces the availability of pdfAutoOptimizer 2. Based on Acrobat’s PDF engine, callas pdfAutoOptimizer automates transparency flattening and overall file optimization without losing the difference between raster and vector elements.
?Maintain creative freedom and investments from the past
Drop shadows, vignettes, translucent objects, objects softly blending into each other and other effects based on transparency are all features that can make a design more attractive and have vastly increased the use of transparency in PDFs. Unfortunately the ability to deal with it during print, publishing and ad production or even in layout applications is mostly inadequate. The only workaround in such cases is to convert PDFs with transparency into non-transparent, so called “flattened” PDFs. callas pdfAutoOptimizer 2 offers an ideal solution to optimize investments of the past and keep customers happy. Printers and publishers can now accept files including live transparency without the need to update all their RIPs. Designers and agencies can easily and fully automatically create and deliver standards-based PDF files from one master PDF without having to trade-off on creativity such as the use of drop shadows and vignettes.
?High-tech flattening, no workarounds
?Other solutions on the market will flatten and rasterize the entire page or document, but they are limited to CMYK only documents. The best tool so far is the flattening feature in Adobe Acrobat – but it still has some limitations like noticeable JPEG artifacts and images with too low resolution in flattened pages. In addition this is a manual process. callas pdfAutoOptimizer 2 allows you to flatten files fully automated, handling both CMYK and spot colors, while keeping most raster, vector and text elements intact. While pdfAutoOptimizer 2 is based on Adobe Acrobat’s engine it overcomes most of Acrobat’s limitations on top of fully automating the flattening process. Whether you’re a document creator or document receiver, pdfAutoOptimizer 2 can easily be built in any production automation solution.
?Availability and Pricing
callas pdfAutoOptimizer 2 is immediately available. callas pdfAutoOptimizer 2 for Acrobat Pro costs €1.999, the version for Enfocus Switch €1.299. ?The update from callas pdfAutoOptimizer 1 for the Acrobat version is at €699, the update from callas pdfAutoOptimizer 1 for Switch at €499. ?Customers who purchased their copy of pdfAutoOptimizer 1 after June 1 are entitled to a free upgrade.
This article was last modified on December 14, 2022
This article was first published on September 8, 2009
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