NEW PRODUCT - Callas pdfToolbox Version 8.1

callas software, market leader for automated PDF quality control and archival solutions, just released version 8.1 of its pdfToolbox product line. pdfToolbox 8.1 now features soft proofing for multi-channel color and introduces “libraries” offering better organization of profiles.

PDF/X-5n soft proofing

pdfToolbox 8 introduced support for the creation of PDF/X-5n files, an ISO standard that is designed to support multi-channel color spaces in prepress data exchange. Now pdfToolbox can also do PDF/X-5n soft proofing.

Soft proofing of PDF/X-5n files enables color-accurate display of documents that use multi-channel ICC profiles. Multi-channel color is becoming increasingly important because more and more often printers use more than 4 colors on their digital presses. Another area where they are frequently used is packaging. The new soft proofing capabilities let users control color in different environments, which until now was only possible with highly specialized products.

The new feature is available in the standalone version of pdfToolbox 8.1 Desktop and in pdfToolbox 8.1 CLI, Server and SDK where soft proof images can be created.

pdfToolbox libraries

If custom preflight or correction profiles are created, pdfToolbox 8.1 can make one’s life much easier with pdfToolbox libraries. In pdfToolbox 8.1 different profile libraries can be managed; each library can contain a different set of profiles, checks, fixups and all other supporting settings (such as HTML templates, color conversion settings etc…). Libraries can be imported and exported to be shared between users, and it’s easy to switch between libraries in pdfToolbox to quickly work on different projects.

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Availability and price

callas pdfToolbox 8.1 is immediately available:

• The update to pdfToolbox 8.1 is free of charge for pdfToolbox 8 users.
• pdfToolbox Desktop for manual processing as a plug-in within Adobe Acrobat or standalone, starts at 499 EUR. An upgrade from pdfToolbox 7 costs 199 EUR and an upgrade from pdfToolbox 6 costs 299 EUR.
• pdfToolbox Server, CLI and SDK for fully automated, hands-off processing and integration in other solutions start at 3999 EUR. Upgrades to pdfToolbox Server 8 are included for customers who have an active support and maintenance agreement.

For further inquiries regarding availability, price, options or return on investment, please contact your local reseller or Four Pees via [email protected]. A fully functional time-limited trial version can be downloaded from www.callassoftware.com.