

Just so you understand how big of a deal this is: we receive in PDFs from our design team on the east coast.

“If someone has not thanked you to the ends of the earth for Overlay PDF, they should. Now I can vectorize a logo for paths, offset my path, save custom registration and Thru-Cut swatches, and have a scaleable, printable ready for finishing file – all with out leaving PitStop,” Amybeth Menendez, Print Workflows Assistant Manager, Macmillan Publishers, New York, said.Įnfocus says PitStop 2020 can also overlay and merge one PDF document onto another to make a single document, while using variables for placement, resizing and opacity options. “With trace object and custom swatch palette, Enfocus has absolutely taken Pitstop to the next level. PitStop 2020 will allow us further enhance PDF quality checks and fixes throughout our business,” said Matthew Kay, Workflow Specialist, Bluetree Group, Rotherham, United Kingdom.Īlso new in PitStop 2020 is the ability to trace raster elements to create a vector shape.Įnfocus says customers will find this valuable when creating varnishes, underprints or digital cutting paths. “The new computer vision functionality and ability to trace rasters to vectors are invaluable additions to Enfocus PitStop. The company says this has very special value when files have particular legal or design restrictions such as a corporate identity or compliance rules. Customer feedback has driven many of these advancements, helping Enfocus keep PitStop in its position as a must-have for print service providers,” Andrew Bailes-Collilns, senior product manager, Enfocus said.Ī new highlight of the patent pending technology is Computer Vision.Įnfocus says this technique enables PitStop Pro and Server to “see” the visual content of a PDF file meaning it can look for images and graphical shapes like logos and check if they are present or absent in a PDF file. The feature set offers new innovations, new automation possibilities, new Preflight checks and fixes, and specific new tools for working with vector graphics. “PitStop Pro and PitStop Server 2020 will release a long list of new features and improvements. Enfocus, a business unit division of Esko, has released new prepress software PitStop Pro and PitStop Server 2020 which it says offers new innovations, automation possibilities, new preflight checks and fixes and specific tools for working with vector graphics.Įnfocus has created these software improvements based on customer feedback in a bid to keep PitStop as a “must-have” for print service providers.
