PDF/X Is Moving: What the ISO Changes Mean for Printers PDF/X has moved to the ISO committee that owns PDF itself. What changed, why it matters, and what it means for extended gamut, HDR and Content Credentials in print. Print Automation 2 Sept 2026
Canva PDFs Failing at the RIP? Why It Happens and How to Fix It Canva PDFs failing on HP Indigo and other RIPs? What callas found was wrong with the image encoding, the pdfToolbox fix, and how to automate it. Print Automation 26 Aug 2026
pdfToolbox 17 in Production: The Features That Actually Matter Now that pdfToolbox 17 is out, here is what actually matters in production: whitespace detection, repeating-pattern bleed, VDP optimisation, the Imposition Wizard and Docker deployment. Print Automation 18 Aug 2026
Software Sold, Not Solved: Why Print Workflow Software Gathers Dust Ask around any print business and you will usually find at least one workflow tool that was bought with great plans and now does very little. A Switch licence running two flows. A preflight server che... Business & ROI Print Automation 5 Aug 2026
pdfToolbox Has Moved to SaaS Licensing: Is Your Network Ready for It? How callas pdfToolbox’s Wallet and Cartridge licensing works inside Enfocus Switch, and the one network setting that trips most installs up. Print Automation 30 Jul 2026
Print Turnaround Times: Why Slow Turnarounds Cost You Work Customers want print faster than ever, in shorter runs and with less notice. When a competitor can quote in minutes and ship tomorrow, the printer who needs two days to get a job onto press loses the ... Business & ROI Print Automation 15 Jul 2026
MIS Integration: When Your Print MIS Doesn't Talk to Production The estimate lives in the MIS. The job ticket is a printout or a PDF. The press schedule is a whiteboard, a spreadsheet or someone's head. Each system is fine on its own. The trouble is the gaps betwe... Business & ROI Print Automation 24 Jun 2026
Prepress Automation: What Manual File Checking Really Costs Walk into most prepress departments and you will find skilled people doing unskilled work. Opening PDFs one at a time. Checking fonts, image resolution, colour space and bleed. Emailing customers abou... Business & ROI Print Automation 3 Jun 2026
Web-to-Print Integration: Connecting Your Storefront to Production How to connect a web-to-print storefront to preflight, MIS and production so orders move from checkout to press with as few manual touchpoints as possible. Print Automation 27 May 2026
Print Workflow Inefficiency: Does It Really Cost Up to 20% of Revenue? On our homepage we say manual workflow inefficiency can cost up to 20% of annual revenue. That is a big claim, so here is where it comes from, what it does and does not mean, and how to work out your ... Business & ROI Print Automation 12 May 2026
pdfToolbox 17: The Next Evolution in PDF Processing callas software has announced pdfToolbox 17 with significant improvements for handling challenging PDF workflows. Here’s what it means for your production environment. Print Automation 16 Apr 2026
Atomyx.io: A Guide to Atomyx Prepare, Manage and Submit Atomyx.io is a cloud-native print production platform that connects your order sources, prepress tools, and production systems through a single API layer. Launched by the team behind Four Pees, Atomyx… Print Automation 26 Mar 2026