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Automated PDF preflight that catches problems on arrival
Every incoming file checked against your standard, safe fixes applied automatically and clear reports sent back to customers, using callas pdfToolbox and Enfocus PitStop.
// what's included
Preflight built around your production
Profiles built for your work
Checks based on PDF/X and the Ghent Workgroup specifications, tuned to your products, presses and finishing rather than generic defaults.
Safe automatic fixing
Corrections you can trust to run unattended, such as colour conversion, bleed and font issues, with anything risky routed to a person.
Customer-friendly reports
Plain reports that tell customers what is wrong and how to fix it, sent automatically.
Connected to your intake
Preflight wired into hot folders and Enfocus Switch, so files from email, portals or FTP are checked the moment they arrive.
Problem files handled
Known troublemakers, such as Canva exports and AI-generated PDFs, caught and dealt with before they reach the RIP.
Existing setups improved
We review and fix the pdfToolbox profiles and PitStop Action Lists you already have.
// how it works
From sample files to hands-free checking
Collect samples
We gather good and bad files from your real work, including the ones that cause trouble.
Define the standard
We agree what you accept, what can be fixed automatically and what needs a person.
Build and test
Profiles and fixes are built and tested against your files before anything goes live.
Go live and extend
We start on one intake route, check the results, then extend to the rest.
// is this you?
Signs your preflight needs work
- 01Operators open and check every PDF by hand
- 02Problems are found at the RIP or on press
- 03Customers wait for someone to explain what is wrong with their file
- 04Different operators check files in different ways
- 05You own pdfToolbox or PitStop but only use a fraction of it
// questions
Straight answers
Should we use pdfToolbox or PitStop?
Both are excellent and many businesses use both. It depends on how you automate, what you already own and how your team works. autoM8.print is a callas channel partner, and we will always say so when we recommend callas.
Can you work with the profiles we already have?
Yes. We often start by reviewing existing profiles and Action Lists, fixing what is fragile and extending what works.
Will automated preflight replace our prepress operators?
No. It takes away the routine checking so your operators can focus on the files that genuinely need their judgement.
Stop opening every file by hand.
Tell us about your files and your current setup. We will be in touch within one working day.