Regardless of the experience level of people working on a given project, reliable inter-company file exchange starts with the communication about PDF quality specifications. CertifiedPDF.net facilitates that communication, enabling document receivers (printers and publishers) to publish their PDF specifications, PDF Queues and related documentation for easy distribution to document creators (designers). These specifications and PDF Queues are then used within the Enfocus products to create PDF files that comply with the quality requirements for output. Document creators and receivers can all use the resource section on CertifiedPDF.net to gain valuable information on PDF quality management.

The integration with Instant PDF unveils CertifiedPDF.net's full potential. Document receivers publish Enfocus PDF Queues, which contain all the settings that control PDF quality, to CertifiedPDF.net directly from Instant PDF. Document creators import and subscribe to these PDF Queues from within Instant PDF, making them immediately available for use. A newly introduced synchronization mechanism updates any changes to the PDF Queue, ensuring the most recent specification is always available for use.

Contributors to CertifiedPDF.net either create their own specification or link through to existing industry specifications published by associations and Enfocus. The grouping and sorting functionality ensures that even with multiple specifications for different production processes, customers can still find the necessary specification. Document receivers can also customize their Contributor and specification detail pages to the look and feel of their website for consistent corporate communication. They can limit the access to these pages only to their customers.

CertifiedPDF.net is the ultimate tool for printers and publishers to effectively communicate PDF output requirements to designers and content creators for error-free print production.

PitStop Connect is a smart bridge between creative professionals and printers/publishers that automatically preflights and delivers files to production.

With PitStop Connect, you insure that any PDF you receive will print according to your specifications.

There's no need to worry about communicating settings or specifications, because PitStop Connect is built to eliminate communication obstacles between creative professionals and printers/publishers. As a result, PDF files are guaranteed to print properly.

Bridging The Gap Between Two Worlds

PitStop Connect allows printers and publishers to 'connect' with their customers, supplying specifications and streamlining communication in an extremely straightforward way. It allows you to receive large numbers of PDF files, with full confidence in their quality.

By incorporating Enfocus' bulletproof PDF preflighting and correction technologies within PitStop Connect, file problems such as missing fonts, low-resolution images, etc., are automatically eliminated.

Key benefits

• Receive print-ready PDFs according to
  your specifications
• Easy set-up and implementation
• No click charges or other hidden costs
• No set-up and no costs for creatives
• Easy integration with Enfocus Switch

The Enfocus PDF Workflow Suite is the ultimate solution to achieve total inter-company PDF quality management. It eliminates any ambiguity from PDF workflows by offering the tools you need to setup and communicate about your PDF quality specifications as well as check and correct incoming PDF files. Using the PDF Workflow Suite, printers and publishers can deploy a Certified PDF® workflow, increasing productivity and the quality of print production.

The suite consists of Enfocus Instant PDF, an Enfocus CertifiedPDF.net license, Enfocus PitStop Server and Enfocus PitStop Professional.

Define your PDF specifications

Use Instant PDF to create Enfocus PDF Queues containing all settings required for quality PDF creation. From QuarkXPress™ and Adobe InDesign® print styles and PDF export settings to the final delivery requirement, the PDF Queue packages the technical complexity of PDF creation into a single file.

Communicate with customers

CertifiedPDF.net allows you to publish PDF Queues and communicate to your customers about your PDF quality specifications. Using Instant PDF, your customers will install the published PDF Queue and create perfect Certified PDFs that comply with your quality standard.

Automated preflight and auto-correction

PitStop Server offers automation that checks and corrects incoming PDF files. Certified PDFs created with Instant PDF are immediately identified and move faster through production. Non-Certified PDF files are preflighted and automatically corrected if needed, moving through the production workflow with little or no direct interaction.

Interactive editing

PitStop Professional enables you create the PDF Profile and Action Lists to be used in the Enfocus PDF Queue for preflight and auto-correction. The interactive editing and correction capabilities in the award-winning PitStop Professional have proven to be real job and money savers.