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Always jingle all the way, that's our motto!

Hello Oliver!

Always jingle all the way, that's our motto! That’s only possible thanks to your ongoing contribution – in one way or another. Therefore, we are really thankful!

Note that we are out of office on Christmas (December 25, 2019) and New Year's Day (January 1, 2020). Furthermore, we are entirely at your disposal during the festive season!

Happy Holidays from everyone at Four Pees! 🎄
Your Four Pees team

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© 2019 Four Pees

Curious for pdfToolbox 11? 

Hello Oliver!

Join our webinar(s)!

On January 9 at 4 PM CET, David van Driessche (CTO of Four Pees) will hold an English webinar to show you around in pdfToolbox 11. The new version is all about improvements to automated workflows and making PDF files production ready. Don’t miss out!

There is also a German webinar, held by callas software, on that same day at 10:30 AM CET. Have a look!

Kind regards
Your callas software & Four Pees team

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© 2020 callas software

PDF Camp, organized by callas software, shows the potential of automation

Berlin, January 29, 2020 – callas software, a leading provider of automated PDF quality assurance and archiving solutions, is organizing another PDF Camp in 2020. The focus of this year's event will be on how the new versions of pdfToolbox and pdfaPilot can be used in practice. Both software products contain a wide range of new features for automating PDF processing within complex workflows. The PDF Camp will be held on March 30-31, 2020 at the Pfefferwerk in Berlin. The event is aimed at both users of callas software products and interested parties with general questions about PDF.

callas software recently released pdfToolbox 11 and pdfaPilot 9. Both versions offer a wide range of new options that allow users to automate their workflows. At the PDF Camp, attendees will be able to try out these sometimes complex features under real-world conditions and develop concrete solutions to their individual challenges. "The PDF Camp is the best opportunity to get concrete answers to PDF-related questions, and to get to know the potential applications for our solutions to the challenges and questions that surround PDF-based processes", says Dietrich von Seggern, Managing Director at callas software, adding: "The plenum will determine which challenges to focus on at the start of the event. Participants will then be divided into small groups to develop suitable solutions. Our developers, product managers and directors will provide support throughout."

Tickets to the PDF Camp will cost € 199 (VAT excl.). Customers with a maintenance contract and callas partners will only pay € 99 (VAT excl.). Registration is now open:

Over callas software

callas software finds simple ways to handle complex PDF challenges. As a technology innovator, callas software develops and markets PDF technology for publishing, print production, document exchange and document archiving. callas software helps agencies, publishing companies and printers to meet the challenges they face by providing software to preflight, correct and repurpose PDF files for print production and electronic publishing. Businesses and government agencies all over the world rely on callas software’s future-proof, fully PDF/A compliant archiving products. In addition, callas software technology is available as a programming library (SDK) for developers with a need for PDF optimization, validation and correction. Software vendors such as Adobe®, Quark®, Xerox® and many others have recognized the quality and flexibility provided by these callas tools and have incorporated them into their solutions.

callas software actively supports international standards and has been participating in DIN, ISO, CIP4, the European Color Initiative, the PDF Association, BITKOM and the Ghent Workgroup. callas software is a founding member of the PDF Association and has been involved in the board of the international association from the very beginning.

callas software is based in Berlin, Germany. For more information, visit the callas software website at: www.callassoftware.com.

Press contact

Four Pees
Justine Trio
Phone: +32 9 237 10 00
justine.trio@fourpees.com
www.fourpees.com

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© 2020 callas software

Let us show you the potential of automation at PDF Camp!

Hello Oliver!

We start the new decennium with a new PDF Camp! As usual, the event will be held in the hometown of callas software: Berlin. This year, the main focus will be on the practical use of the new versions of pdfToolbox and pdfaPilot. Both software products contain a wide range of new features for automating PDF processing within complex workflows. So, make sure you mark March 30-31, 2020 in your calendar!

For those who are not familiar with the PDF Camp: it's a technical and hands-on event where we work in groups to find answers to your PDF questions. The idea is that you bring up your production problems and project challenges, so don't forget to bring your own laptop. When registering for the event, please add your preferred subjects! Based on your requests, we will address different topics in hands-on groups. The topics might be related to any of our products or to a more general PDF topic.

The event language will be English, but we all speak several languages and we will do our best to accommodate attendees that do not feel comfortable speaking English, e.g. by organizing German, Dutch or French speaking groups.

A ticket for PDF Camp costs € 199 (VAT excl.). Are you a SMA customer or a callas partner? Then you get 50% discount and will only pay € 99 (VAT excl.). So, get your ticket before it is sold out!

See you in Berlin!
Your callas software team

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© 2020 callas software

Don't forget to register for our upcoming pdfToolbox 11 webinar!

Hello Oliver!

Tomorrow at 4 PM CET, David van Driessche (CTO of Four Pees) will hold an English webinar to show you around in pdfToolbox 11. The new version is all about improvements to automated workflows and making PDF files production ready. Don’t miss out!

There is also a German webinar, held by callas software, on that same day at 10:30 AM CET. Have a look!

Kind regards
Your callas software & Four Pees team

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© 2020 callas software

pdfaPilot 9 leads the way to automation

New workflow editor and additional features make it easier to create and manage complex processes

Berlin, January 24, 2020 – Starting the new year off at full speed, callas software has released version 9 of pdfaPilot. The centerpiece of this update is the fully reworked editor used to create and modify process plans, which now has a graphical interface. With this tool, users can create even complex workflows more easily than ever - further automating their PDF-based processes. pdfaPilot 9 also contains a number of new features which offer users more flexibility in how they process PDF files. 

"More and more customers are using pdfaPilot as part of complex workflows, processing their PDF files differently depending on various criteria", said Dietrich von Seggern, Managing Director at callas software, adding: "For version 9, we therefore integrated the features users need to further automate their processes."

Graphical workflow editor 

One key new feature of pdfaPilot 9 is the workflow editor, which makes even complex processes easier to implement. The graphical interface shows users a range of self-explanatory symbols, which they can then drag and drop to visually design process plans. Typical use cases for these kinds of processes include automatically editing, adding to or validating PDF files. They can be designed to incorporate user interaction, like entering variables and personalized ask-at-runtime dialogs. 

More flexibility when processing hot folders

In general, pdfaPilot Server will automatically process all files saved to hot folders in line with the parameters associated with the server job. callas software has expanded this functionality for version 9, making hot folders more flexible and adding a 'job ticket' mode. Job tickets are control files where all parameters for processing PDF files can be defined. They can also optionally contain a link to the PDF files for pdfaPilot to process.

Additional features

pdfaPilot 9 also contains a number of new features which are particularly well suited to process automation. For example, it can read barcodes and QR codes, using the extracted values to direct the rest of the workflow. pdfaPilot can also optionally use text markings to determine where to split PDF files. This feature is useful for dividing up print spool files, for example when producing invoices. Another option in pdfaPilot 9 is to trigger actions whenever certain content is found within a PDF file. 

About callas software

callas software finds simple ways to handle complex PDF challenges. As a technology innovator, callas software develops and markets PDF technology for publishing, print production, document exchange and document archiving. callas software helps agencies, publishing companies and printers to meet the challenges they face by providing software to preflight, correct and repurpose PDF files for print production and electronic publishing. Businesses and government agencies all over the world rely on callas software’s future-proof, fully PDF/A compliant archiving products. In addition, callas software technology is available as a programming library (SDK) for developers with a need for PDF optimization, validation and correction. Software vendors such as Adobe®, Quark®, Xerox® and many others have recognized the quality and flexibility provided by these callas tools and have incorporated them into their solutions.

callas software actively supports international standards and has been participating in DIN, ISO, CIP4, the European Color Initiative, the PDF Association. BITKOM and the Ghent Workgroup. callas software is a founding member of the PDF Association and has been involved in the board of the international association from the very beginning.

callas software is based in Berlin, Germany. For more information, visit the callas software website at: www.callassoftware.com.

Press contact

Four Pees
Justine Trio
Phone: +32 9 237 10 00
justine.trio@fourpees.com
www.fourpees.com

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© 2020 callas software

Increase the success of your product at Packaging Innovations!

Hello Oliver!

Together with our UK & Ireland reseller Oris Packaging Innovations, we will exhibit at Packaging Innovations Birmingham. You can find us at booth E13! Our collaboration shows an interaction between hardware and software when it comes to packaging mockups and labels with workflow automation.

We can't wait to show you our solutions that will tackle most of your packaging worries:

• Automation: Automation is a goal which isn't always attainable with a single product. Depending on your specific needs, we can put solutions forward for every business and budget. callas pdfToolbox Server automates and standardizes the process of PDF file delivery and reception, which will speed up the turnaround on a job. It facilitates your workflow, so you can focus on what's really important. Enfocus Switch creates powerful workflows that ensure your desired level of consistency and quality, while being flexible enough to adjust to new business needs as they develop.
• Impositioning of packaging: Layout planning can be a real pain in the ass when it comes to nesting. InSoft Imp can deal with packaging jobs that have rectangular as well as irregular shapes. For the latter, the shape can be extracted from the PDF or can be supplied in a separate DXF or CF2 file. This is important to reduce paper wastage!
• Impositioning of labels: Printing labels on rolls requires many rules based on size quantity and orientation. Enfocus Switch with the pdfToolbox' Impose Module can deal with labels that have a rectangular as well as an irregular shape for layouts that need to be cut with rotary die cutting or laser cutting machines while exporting cut data as DXF, CF2 or SVG formats.
• Prototyping & CAD: While creating your prototype, it might be interesting to visualize the impact of all your design decisions early in the process. The smallest element can mean triumph or failure! Creative Edge iC3D ensures a smooth transition from design concept to shelf in the shortest possible timeframe.
• And more!

If you would like to get to know one of our solutions, you can book a product demo in advance:

Packaging Innovations is free if you register in advance, so why hesitate to pay us a visit?

See you in Birmingham!
Your Four Pees team

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© 2020 Four Pees

The time of the year where we look back, take stock & plan ahead

Hello Oliver!

We can all agree that 2019 was a crazy year: from the anticlimax in the Game of Thrones' finale to the launch of Tesla's Cybertruck which included a broken window mishap.

In all this madness, there has been plenty of upsides as well - especially in callas' world. From the improved Process Plan UI to callas License Server, we ticked off everything on our to-do list for 2019.

Have a look at our highlights!

A huge thanks to all of you for believing in us and trusting us in helping you make better decisions/workflows. We are looking forward to the next decennium and what is has in store for PDF! 

Happy New Year!
Your callas software team

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© 2020 callas software

Let's tackle your packaging worries at Packaging Innovations!

Hello Oliver!

You can find us at booth E13! If you would like to get to know one of our solutions, you can book a product demo in advance:

We can't wait to show you our solutions that will tackle most of your packaging worries:

• Automation: Automation is a goal which isn't always attainable with a single product. Depending on your specific needs, we can put solutions forward for every business and budget. callas pdfToolbox Server automates and standardizes the process of PDF file delivery and reception, which will speed up the turnaround on a job. It facilitates your workflow, so you can focus on what's really important. Enfocus Switch creates powerful workflows that ensure your desired level of consistency and quality, while being flexible enough to adjust to new business needs as they develop.
• Impositioning of packaging: Layout planning can be a real pain in the ass when it comes to nesting. InSoft Imp can deal with packaging jobs that have rectangular as well as irregular shapes. For the latter, the shape can be extracted from the PDF or can be supplied in a separate DXF or CF2 file. This is important to reduce paper wastage!
• Impositioning of labels: Printing labels on rolls requires many rules based on size quantity and orientation. Enfocus Switch with the pdfToolbox' Impose Module can deal with labels that have a rectangular as well as an irregular shape for layouts that need to be cut with rotary die cutting or laser cutting machines while exporting cut data as DXF, CF2 or SVG formats.
• Prototyping & CAD: While creating your prototype, it might be interesting to visualize the impact of all your design decisions early in the process. The smallest element can mean triumph or failure! Creative Edge iC3D ensures a smooth transition from design concept to shelf in the shortest possible timeframe.
• And more!

See you in Birmingham!
Your Four Pees team

Products | Training | Solutions | Support | Events | Company

© 2020 Four Pees

pdfToolbox 12 launch: Hi Oliver, do you want to witness a lift-off?

Hey Oliver!

Always wanted to witness a lift-off? Well, today is your lucky day: pdfToolbox 12 will be launched soon and you can experience it front row!

Launch:

• from November 16 until November 20, each time from 3 PM until 6 PM CET
• Viewing location: online webinar
• Capacity: 100 spectators
• Pricing: FREE, upon registration

If you want the new version but can’t wait to buy your pdfToolbox license(s), then we assure you that you can upgrade for free once it is officially released.

Witness this jaw-dropping experience and register for our webinars:

Once registered, you will get a sneak peek of the new features in the agenda!

At your service!

Your callas team

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© 2020 callas software

Time to gather your burning bleed-related questions!

Hey Oliver!

In our next Four Pees Café, we''ll talk about bleed:

• How can you create bleed parameters for existing fixups?
• How can you create bleed for irregular shapes?
• What about the Detect and Create Bleed process plan in pdfToolbox 11?
• And more!

This time, we will also have a special guest: Peter Kleinheider from calibrate Workflow-Consulting. He will assist us during this Café to answer all your burning bleed-related questions! 🔥

Can you make it in time?

🇺🇸 Los Angeles, United States: 07:00 AM
🇺🇸 New York, United States: 10:00 AM
🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom: 03:00 PM
🇧🇪 Brussels, Belgium: 04:00 PM
🇷🇺 Moscow, Russia: 05:00 PM
🇮🇩 Jakarta, Indonesia: 09:00 PM

Lust for more? Join our community where we post the recordings of previous hangouts and keep you informed of the next ones! 

Here''s to your health!
Your Four Pees team

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© 2020 Four Pees

Use your (extra) time to gain more in-depth knowledge!

Hey Oliver!

During summer, time is usually on our side. Seize this opportunity with both hands and use your (extra) time to gain more in-depth knowledge! Did you know that we regularly shoot blog posts into the world? That''s right! We talk about PDF, its internals, demanding use cases, interesting solutions, discussions that we had during our events, how PDF should evolve and much more! 

You can even get an email whenever we release a new blog post, so you don''t miss out: 

We have included an overview of our most recent blog posts. In that way, you are up-to-date in one go:

RPA-based office workflows, using PDF

The RPA (Robotic Process Automation) approach is similar to the automated process that is common in manufacturing companies, where robots are working in factories and taking over the assembly of systems, machines or vehicles. Do you think that RPA applications would be a more common sight in back offices in the coming years? Discover our view on the matter in the following blog post!

Regulate counterfeits with label printing

Product piracy is something that strikes fear into the heart of many brand owners. How can printers of packaging and labels help their customers to fight counterfeits? Well, Amazon has invented the ‘Transparency’ service to fight off counterfeiting, which has in turn opened new doors of realm for packaging and labelling industry.

Let’s understand how Transparency works and learn what it could mean for the packaging and labelling industry in our new blog post!

Managing manufacturing information with PDF

In the manufacturing industry, the importance of 3D data has recently grown. In light of this, the PDF Association - along with the 3D PDF Consortium - has recently published a high-level introduction about the roles and capabilities of PDF technology in manufacturing industries. With the availability of the necessary technology for the visualization of such 3D data, this technology is used to avoid loss of information in production, scholarly publishing, in situ publishing of 3D figures and much more!

Check callas’ view on the matter in this blog post!

What can Robotic Process Automation (RPA) learn from prepress?

The IT industry has embarked on a new topic: Robotic Process Automation. RPA covers the automation of processes by eliminating manual activities to a large extent, so software solutions can take over. With today''s processor speed and increasingly sophisticated algorithms in software applications, IT can now carry out increasingly complex requirements faster and, for recurring tasks, more reliable than any human being.

The RPA model originated in industrial production. Robots carry out the work in the manufacturing industry, and humans are only there to control and monitor the processes. In order to function smoothly, the processes and also the materials to be processed must be standardized as much as possible, which usually is the case in manufacturing processes, but not necessarily in office processes …

As RPA will most likely be pushed by the current crisis, we would like to have a look at RPA from a PDF point of view!

Lust for more? Then you should definitely have a good browse through our blog!

Stay healthy!
Your callas software team

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© 2020 callas software

If you can’t stop thinking about it … Buy it!

Hello Oliver!

The worse part about online shopping is having to get up and get your credit card out your wallet. We feel you, but remember that you only have one day left to buy pdfToolbox Desktop at half-price! That’s right, the Cyber Monday promotion ends tomorrow at 3 PM CET. 

Grab your chance before it is too late!

Kind regards
Your callas software team

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© 2020 callas software

How PDFs make implementing RPA applications easier

Berlin, August 25, 2020 – The subject of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is gaining increasing attention in the software industry. An increasing number of providers from a diverse range of sectors are introducing applications that can complete tasks previously handled by humans. By adopting these applications, users expect to benefit from optimizing their processes, avoiding errors and eliminating monotonous, repetitive tasks. Dietrich von Seggern, Managing Director at callas software GmbH, explains why the PDF format forms a sound basis for RPA applications.

In order for RPA applications to work smoothly, processes must both have a standard structure and work with standardized files. This is the only way to maximize the number of files processed by a single automation. In many cases, this means that RPA can only work with data that it has itself generated. But why not use a standard here too? There are many good reasons to use the PDF format whenever such processes need to interact with third-party data. After all, PDF is the lowest common denominator for nearly all document types processed or received in offices. Office files, emails and even images can be easily converted to PDF, giving RPA applications a standardized starting point for processing. Moreover, with the many features it has accumulated over the years, PDF is the most powerful, versatile document format in the world. However, not every PDF meets the prerequisites for automatic processing equally well. This starts not with a reliable display model for the document, but rather the actual data it contains.

Making PDFs RPA-ready

• One of the ''simplest'' stumbling blocks - in fact, a more or less unavoidable one for document-based RPA - is the password protection that is often applied to documents without thinking. Technical and legal restrictions prevent content from being extracted from password-protected files, which instead just have to be returned to sender. 
• In order to process PDF files automatically, they need to meet a few requirements. For example, after scanning a document, it is generally necessary to fully index the text of it using OCR, assigning Unicode characters to the extracted content. Only then RPA processes can evaluate the actual text. Even ''born digital'' PDFs may not necessarily have full Unicode support. This is where dedicated validation tools (and repair tools, where necessary) come into play! One very concrete example would be print files exported from an ERP system, used to consolidate outgoing invoices. A PDF software tool will search through the text, finding keywords or separators that it uses to split the single PDF into separate invoices. Naturally, this only works if the software can recognize the keywords - and without OCR, this is only possible if the text has already been ''translated'' into Unicode.
• By integrating metadata into PDFs, RPA applications can be provided with pointers that show how to process a given file. For instance, it may make sense to extract information before converting the source file, and then add the extracted information to the PDF. Consider the following example: a retail company receives a set of product descriptions from a supplier in PDF format. They can add entries to the metadata, which they then use to classify the files. If their customers need information, these descriptions can then be added to individual product catalogs and used to generate a table of contents.
• Ideally, the PDF files will be ''tagged''. This means that not just the semantic component of the text is defined in Unicode, but also that headers, paragraphs, image descriptions and tables are described (''tagged'') in a structured data format. These tags allow the RPA application to tell how to structure text content (particularly in multi-column layouts), extract headers and organize images using their descriptions. Since assigning tags to PDF documents after the fact is a very time-intensive process, AI is generally used for tasks like reading forms correctly at the field level. This makes it even more important to fully index the text of PDF files as described in the first bullet here.

Conclusion

Businesses looking to maximize process automation can and should first establish a framework for seamlessly leveraging RPA-based applications. Part of this is about building a solid foundation, using maximally homogeneous, standardized data. As the highest common factor for Office files, high-quality PDFs are a good starting point for this foundation.

About callas software

callas software finds simple ways to handle complex PDF challenges. As a technology innovator, callas software develops and markets PDF technology for publishing, print production, document exchange and document archiving. callas software helps agencies, publishing companies and printers to meet the challenges they face by providing software to preflight, correct and repurpose PDF files for print production and electronic publishing. Businesses and government agencies all over the world rely on callas software’s future-proof, fully PDF/A compliant archiving products. In addition, callas software technology is available as a programming library (SDK) for developers with a need for PDF optimization, validation and correction. Software vendors such as Adobe®, Quark®, Xerox® and many others have recognized the quality and flexibility provided by these callas tools and have incorporated them into their solutions.

callas software actively supports international standards and has been participating in DIN, ISO, CIP4, the European Color Initiative, the PDF Association. BITKOM and the Ghent Workgroup. callas software is a founding member of the PDF Association and has been involved in the board of the international association from the very beginning.

callas software is based in Berlin, Germany. For more information, visit the callas software website at: www.callassoftware.com.

Press contact

Four Pees
Justine Trio
T: +32 9 237 10 00
justine.trio@fourpees.com
www.fourpees.com

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© 2020 callas software

Let''s talk about color, and more specifically Extended Color Gamut workflows!

Hey Oliver!

During our next Four Pees Café, we will talk about color, and more specifically Extended Color Gamut workflows using the ColorLogic tools. 

Our special guest will be Dietmar Fuchs from ColorLogic! 👏 As usual, you can bring any questions you have (about ColorLogic or color in general) to the Café! ☕

Can you make it in time?

🇺🇸 Los Angeles, United States: 07:00 AM
🇺🇸 New York, United States: 10:00 AM
🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom: 03:00 PM
🇧🇪 Brussels, Belgium: 04:00 PM
🇷🇺 Moscow, Russia: 05:00 PM
🇮🇩 Jakarta, Indonesia: 09:00 PM

Lust for more? Join our community where we post the recordings of previous hangouts and keep you informed of the next ones! If you don''t have a Facebook account, you can find all recordings here!

Here''s to your health!
Your Four Pees team

Products | Training | Solutions | Support | Events | Company

© 2020 Four Pees

Take a closer look at pdfToolbox 11 & pdfaPilot 9 during the PDF Camp!

Hello Oliver!

Have you already marked the PDF Camp in your calendar? The event will be held on March 30-31, 2020 in Pfefferwerk (Berlin). This year, the main focus will be on the practical use of the new versions of pdfToolbox and pdfaPilot. Both software products contain a wide range of new features for automating PDF processing within complex workflows.

What can you expect? For those who are not familiar with the PDF Camp: it''s a technical and hands-on event where we work in groups to find answers to your PDF questions. The idea is that you bring up your production problems and project challenges, so don''t forget to bring your own laptop. When registering for the event, please add your preferred subjects! Based on your requests, we will address different topics in hands-on groups. The topics might be related to any of our products or to a more general PDF topic.

The event language will be English, but we all speak several languages and we will do our best to accommodate attendees that do not feel comfortable speaking English, e.g. by organizing German, Dutch or French speaking groups.

A ticket for PDF Camp costs € 199 (VAT excl.). Are you a SMA customer or a callas partner? Then you get 50% discount and will only pay € 99 (VAT excl.). So, get your ticket before it is sold out!

See you in Berlin!
Your callas software team

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© 2020 callas software

Let''s talk about how PrimeCenter creates ready-for-production files!

Hey Oliver!

In our upcoming Café, we will have a closer look at Caldera’s newly released PrimeCenter. This tool can help you reduce manual prepress actions and provide nested, ganged and preflighted documents that can be sent directly to the RIP. Besides the main nesting feature, it also includes other known Caldera prepress tools and an embedded version of callas pdfToolbox. These combined technologies create a powerful tool that offers a great level of automation for large format printing shops.

Can you make it in time on July 7?

🇺🇸 Los Angeles, United States: 07:00 AM
🇺🇸 New York, United States: 10:00 AM
🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom: 03:00 PM
🇧🇪 Brussels, Belgium: 04:00 PM
🇷🇺 Moscow, Russia: 05:00 PM
🇮🇩 Jakarta, Indonesia: 09:00 PM

Lust for more? Join our community where we post the recordings of previous hangouts and keep you informed of the next ones! If you don''t have a Facebook account, you can find all recordings here!

Doubtful about Zoom? Then we suggest you read the article ''Video service Zoom taking security seriously''.

Here''s to your health!
Your Four Pees team

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© 2020 Four Pees

Break an egg!

Hey Oliver!

Next Monday, the hunt is on for Easter eggs. So, don''t forget we will be out of office on April 13. We are already egg-cited!

No worries, we will be back in the office on Tuesday April 14.

Break an egg!
Your Four Pees team

Products | Training | Solutions | Support | Events | Company

© 2020 Four Pees

Let us inspire you with our blog!

Hello Oliver!

At callas software, we want to use our business experience and passion to inspire you. That''s why we regularly shoot blog posts into the world. We talk about PDF, its internals, demanding use cases, interesting solutions, discussions that we had during our events, how PDF should evolve and much more!

Do you suffer from FOMO (or Fear of Missing Out)? Subscribe to our blog! In that way, you''ll get an email whenever we release a new blog post. Don''t miss out!

Need to catch up?

We have included an overview of our most recent blog posts. In that way, you''re up-to-date in one go!

Spotify in pdfToolbox - all about spot colors

Why would you convert an image that only uses spot colors to PDF, while maintaining the original appearance of the image as closely as possible? Let''s figure out how Spotify can help you in your workflows in the following blog post:

The time of the year where we look back, take stock & plan ahead

Looking back over the past year, there has been plenty of upsides in callas'' world. From the improved Process Plan UI to License Server, we ticked off everything on our to-do list for 2019. Ready for the first blog post of the decennium?

Digital publication of regulations and laws in Brandenburg (Germany)

Did you know that the German state Brandenburg started to publish all laws digitally since 2009, and used PDF for that? In this blog post, we are happy to explain the requirements you would need for that:

Automating complex workflows with pdfToolbox 11!

pdfToolbox 11 brings many new capabilities for workflow automation – and makes creation of complex automation Profiles a lot nicer via a brand-new Process Plan editor! As you can see, we have a lot to talk about in this blog post:

VIP Event in Riga - All about preflight, automation & pdfToolbox 11

We, along with axaio software and Four Pees, wrapped up our annual VIP Event in Riga. More than 50 stakeholders attended this event that focused on the theme ''pdfToolbox 11''. Missed it? Read more in this blog post about what happened at the VIP Event:

Lust for more? Then you should definitely have a good browse through our blog!

At your service!
Your callas software team

Products | Solutions | Develop | Support | Events | Company

© 2020 callas software

Let''s talk about new PDF standards & PDF-based business processes at PDF Days Europe!

Hello Oliver!

As a Gold Sponsor, we can give you € 100 discount on your ticket. Simply use our promotion code ''PDF-2020-Promo-Callas1'' on the registration page:

What''s on the agenda?

As a technology innovator, callas software will take care of two presentations:

The PDF Days Europe will be immediately followed by a Post-Conference workshop day on April 29. This day will offer a variety of practical workshops around PDF - both in English and German.

See you in Berlin!
Your callas software team

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Four Pees announces its intent to integrate the activities of agileStreams

Christian Blaise becomes Director of Professional Services & Support

In this role, he will focus on further expanding and structuring the automation services of Four Pees. This acquisition is a next step in Four Pees’ strategy to expand its service offering and geographic reach in order to better serve its customers and further establish itself as the reference international independent software integrator specialized for the print industry.

Four Pees and agileStreams share the same vision to help print operations succeed by implementing hassle free automation. The current health crisis has further confirmed the need for implementing lean production techniques in the various sub segments of print industry. Printers and print related operations need a knowledgeable, responsive, sizeable and reliable partner to assist them with that.

In addition to its role as a specialized software distributor, Four Pees has increasingly been providing complete solutions to customers. From web-to-print over packaging prototyping, job onboarding, color management, online collaboration/approval, automated proofreading to media and ink optimization, Four Pees is enabling them to better streamline their production. These services are offered both directly to end customers and in collaboration with existing resellers and partners.

Over the past few years agileStreams has built itself an excellent reputation offering consultancy and implementation services to reference customers like Ubisoft, Glénat, Le Monde, L’Oréal and others. Through the integration in Four Pees, agileStreams customers will benefit from the same expertise and an expanded products and services offering and a larger team.

Tom Peire, CEO at Four Pees: “The integration of agileStreams fits perfectly in the position that Four Pees finds itself in and our ambition to further grow. Having known and worked with Christian as colleague, customer and partner in the past I know that he can take our support and professional services team to the next level. In addition, it will help us expand our presence and increase our service level in the French market. We are excited to have Christian on board”

Christian Blaise has more than 30 years of experience in the graphics industry, working for various international companies such as Nestlé, Enfocus and Gap Systems. The last 14 years he has implemented automation and process optimization at print and packaging companies. In addition, Christian has been active in the Ghent Workgroup for over 16 years where he is Co-Chair of the Packaging Sub-Committee and Marketing Officer.

Christian Blaise, CEO at agileStreams: “Tom and I share a common view in how our industry has been evolving and how digitization and automation has influenced the print production workflows in the various companies we work with, whether those are commercial, banner & sign or packaging printers but also brand owners such as consumer goods and pharmaceutical companies. We share the vision around a pragmatic and project-based approach of automation in these companies. We are therefore convinced that this collaboration can only benefit our clients. I look forward building this success together.”

About Four Pees

Reimagine your print production. Not just as a way of making your work easier, but as a way of thriving your print organisation. At Four Pees, we help print operations succeed by implementing hassle-free automation. We provide solutions to streamline the entire print and packaging production. Whether it is with advice, a software product or a seamlessly integrated solution from ideation, design and customization all the way up to fully automated production.

Four Pees is the exclusive worldwide distributor of the callas software product ranges, the most complete PDF processing solutions. Other brands represented by Four Pees are Aleyant, axaio software, Caldera, CMA Imaging, ColorLogic, Creative Edge Software, CtrlSoftware, Elpical, Global Vision, InSoft, Laidback Solutions, Remote Director and treeDiM.

Four Pees, feel the good flow.

For more information: www.fourpees.com

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Sam Claeys
Marketing Manager
M: sam.claeys@fourpees.com
T: +32 9 237 10 00

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Coming up: no manic Monday, but Whit Monday!

Hello Oliver!

No manic Monday next week, because we have a bank holiday coming up: Whit Monday. So, don''t forget we will be out of office on June 1. 

No worries, we will be back in the office on Tuesday June 2!

Have a nice (long) weekend!
Your Four Pees team

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© 2020 Four Pees

Let''s talk about approval, using the Switch Review Module

Hey Oliver!

In Enfocus Switch, you can include approval steps into an automated workflow using the Review Module. This makes it easy to send out e-mails to people with a link to the file that needs to be approved. ✔️

In tomorrow''s Café, we will not only show you this technique, but also an alternative using a database and a way to do double approval (in case a file for example needs to be approved both by the creative and the legal department).

Can you make it in time on April 17?

🇺🇸 Los Angeles, United States: 07:00 AM
🇺🇸 New York, United States: 10:00 AM
🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom: 03:00 PM
🇧🇪 Brussels, Belgium: 04:00 PM
🇷🇺 Moscow, Russia: 05:00 PM
🇮🇩 Jakarta, Indonesia: 09:00 PM

Lust for more? Join our community where we post the recordings of previous hangouts and keep you informed of the next ones! If you don''t have a Facebook account, you can find all recordings here!

Here''s to your health!
Your Four Pees team

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© 2020 Four Pees

Tomorrow we will have our head in the clouds!

Hello Oliver!

Tomorrow is Ascension Day, and that''s a bank holiday in Belgium. So, don''t forget we will be out of office on May 21, 2020. 

No worries, we will be back in the office on Friday May 22!

Kind regards
Your Four Pees team

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© 2020 Four Pees

Never get bored with our new YouTube playlists!

Hi Oliver!

Did you know that we already have 89 videos on our YouTube channel? That''s a lot of knowledge! To organize those videos and bring order into the chaos, we have made 10 very obvious playlists - good for hours of viewing pleasure!

Psst ... If you don''t want to miss out: subscribe to our YouTube channel and ring the bell if you want to get notifications every time we publish a new video! 📬

Enjoy!
Your callas software team

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Let''s talk about custom PDF reports in pdfToolbox!

Hey Oliver!

Join our next Café to understand custom PDF reports in pdfToolbox. pdfToolbox can create multiple preflight reports that can help prepress people or customers understand what is wrong with their PDF document. One of those reports is a fully customizable PDF report based on a HTML template.

During the Café, we wil look at where you can find examples, how they can be integrated into pdfToolbox, how you can modify them ...

Can you make it in time on June 3?

🇺🇸 Los Angeles, United States: 07:00 AM
🇺🇸 New York, United States: 10:00 AM
🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom: 03:00 PM
🇧🇪 Brussels, Belgium: 04:00 PM
🇷🇺 Moscow, Russia: 05:00 PM
🇮🇩 Jakarta, Indonesia: 09:00 PM

⚠️ Don''t forget you need to register in advance! Once registered, you will receive a confirmation e-mail with instructions to join us.

Lust for more? Join our community where we post the recordings of previous hangouts and keep you informed of the next ones! If you don''t have a Facebook account, you can find all recordings here!

Doubtful about Zoom? Then we suggest you read the article ''Video service Zoom taking security seriously''.

Here''s to your health!
Your Four Pees team

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© 2020 Four Pees

PDF Days Europe is cancelled!

Hello Oliver!

The PDF Association has decided to cancel PDF Days Europe: "As much as we were looking forward to the event, the coronavirus has led us to conclude that the event is no longer feasible in April. There is a good chance that related dynamics, such as media, public reactions, travel restrictions and the possibility of force majeure decisions by respective governments, will eventually put a stop to the event." We recommend to immediately cancel your airline tickets and hotel accommodation.

There might a possibility that the PDF Days Europe will be rescheduled later this year, but this needs to be evaluated once the full impact is clear. So, we suggest you keep an eye on your mailbox!

Kind regards
Your callas software team

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Time to get your web shop up and running!

Hello Oliver!

Chances are that your customers will use it a lot right now, and then you would better be prepared!

What you see, is what you get!

In the web-to-print platform of Aleyant Pressero, you have various skin options. A skin is a basic design layout for your web shop. Each skin has different areas that are available to change/edit with custom images, colors, options ...

To help you customize these skins, there’s also the Live Palette Editor. This feature helps to take the guess work out of the process and save you time.

In the following video, we’ll briefly show you all of this. Have a look!

At your service!
Your Four Pees team

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brandbox creates web- and print-ready PDF files from a single source with callas technology

Berlin, June 30, 2020 – Users of Konmedia GmbH’s brandbox can now automatically process PDF files using pdfToolbox from callas software. brandbox is a universal marketing instrument which enables product communication across multiple media channels. Since this kind of use case introduces a number of challenges when it comes to creating PDF files, Konmedia decided to add the functionality of callas pdfToolbox to its brandbox software. This allows users to create PDF files for the respective application purposes from the same database without wasting time.

brandbox allows businesses to optimize their product communication by using databases to record and structure their catalogs and price lists. Its template engine then creates PDF files at the click of a button that are ready for immediate multichannel publication online and/or printing. "We have already integrated pdfToolbox on the server side for a wide range of conversion processes for printing", said Christoph Schmidt, Managing Director at Konmedia GmbH. "Since switching to the open-source system Kubernetes, we have relied entirely on callas’ technology." He added: "This has the benefit of allowing us to incorporate profiles for both online PDF publication and printing into brandbox."

Wide range of configuration options when creating high-quality PDF files

Web-to-print functionality is a cornerstone of brandbox’s services and solutions. "PDF documents that are made available for download online, for example, need to meet different requirements than those for printing", said Dietrich von Seggern, Managing Director at callas software GmbH. "pdfToolbox helps with both cases, since you can create profiles for each use case, giving users the results they need while still using the same source data." Users can either select tried-and-tested default web and print profiles, or they can define their own profiles individually. They can prepare, test and update these profiles anytime using a desktop application. This makes it possible to meet all publishing-specific requirements, of which there can be as many as several hundred.

brandbox users also benefit from a number of additional pdfToolbox features, including:

• Adding print marks, punch lines, paint, white underlays or any other print control elements 
• Automatically converting Office formats into PDF files, with accompanying optimizations to document formats and colors for printing
• Optimizing PDFs for mobile devices or the web: shrinking, cropping invisible sections of images, converting to RGB ...
• Converting PDF files into PostScript or EPS files
• Convert PDF pages into high-quality images at any resolution
• Redistilling files to correct problems
• A powerful imposition engine for creating brochures, employing multiple-use images and creating new imposition schemas
• Separating PDFs into individual pages or ''packages'' of pages, combining multiple separate PDFs into one, and protecting PDFs using passwords

Flexible licensing model

Konmedia uses pdfToolbox with callas’ License Server model. This dynamic billing model enables capacity-based processing and allows the company to distribute the processing load across multiple cloud-based instances. As a result, Konmedia can respond flexibly to demand and order more units if required. 

Given its positive experiences with catalog production to date, Konmedia is planning to also integrate pdfToolbox into its marketing portal with web-to-print editors in brandbox. These will generate PDFs one page at a time, after which they can be checked using the preflight engine.

About callas software

callas software finds simple ways to handle complex PDF challenges. As a technology innovator, callas software develops and markets PDF technology for publishing, print production, document exchange and document archiving. callas software helps agencies, publishing companies and printers to meet the challenges they face by providing software to preflight, correct and repurpose PDF files for print production and electronic publishing. Businesses and government agencies all over the world rely on callas software’s future-proof, fully PDF/A compliant archiving products. In addition, callas software technology is available as a programming library (SDK) for developers with a need for PDF optimization, validation and correction. Software vendors such as Adobe®, Quark®, Xerox® and many others have recognized the quality and flexibility provided by these callas tools and have incorporated them into their solutions.

callas software actively supports international standards and has been participating in ISO, CIP4, the European Color Initiative, the PDF/A Competence Center and the Ghent PDF Workgroup. In addition, callas software is a founding member of the PDF/A Competence Center and in October 2010, Olaf Drümmer became its chairman.

callas software is based in Berlin, Germany. For more information, visit the callas software website at: www.callassoftware.com.

Press contact

Four Pees
Justine Trio
Tel: +32 9 237 10 00
justine.trio@fourpees.com
www.fourpees.com

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© 2020 callas software

It’s an ‘add to cart’ kind of day!

Hello Oliver!

No Monday blues today, because we offer you a Cyber Monday deal you can’t refuse: pdfToolbox Desktop for € 250 instead of € 500 (VAT excl.). Don’t forget that you can buy as many pdfToolbox Desktops as you want!

Reward yourself!

Just register on our webshop, add pdfToolbox Desktop to your cart and use the promotion code you received from your favorite reseller or our promotion code "FP-CYBER-2020". And yes, you will be able to buy as many pdfToolbox Desktops as you want!

Kind regards,

Your callas software

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Let''s talk about using variables in pdfToolbox in a real-world context!

Hey Oliver!

This week, we will show you two approaches to use variables in pdfToolbox in a real-world context.

1. During the first approach, Doug Fetterman, Business Analyst at RR Donnelley (USA), will talk about what they do with pdfToolbox and show us how they integrate variables using a database-driven preflight profile.
2. The second approach will be demonstrated by Peter Kleinheider, CEO as well as CTO at Calibrate (Austria). He will show us how to use a master preflight profile driven with JSON files.

Use your (extra) time to gain more in-depth knowledge about pdfToolbox and join our cosy get-together! 

Can you make it in time on May 12?

🇺🇸 Los Angeles, United States: 07:00 AM
🇺🇸 New York, United States: 10:00 AM
🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom: 03:00 PM
🇧🇪 Brussels, Belgium: 04:00 PM
🇷🇺 Moscow, Russia: 05:00 PM
🇮🇩 Jakarta, Indonesia: 09:00 PM

Lust for more? Join our community where we post the recordings of previous hangouts and keep you informed of the next ones! If you don''t have a Facebook account, you can find all recordings here!

Doubtful about Zoom? Then we suggest you read the article ''Video service Zoom taking security seriously''.

Here''s to your health!
Your Four Pees team

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© 2020 Four Pees

An Introduction to JavaScript - Session 1

Hey Oliver!

So what do you do if you are not a developer or you have no knowledge of JavaScript? Joining this series will give you JavaScript fundamentals to build on and at the very least will make you more comfortable around the language and the supporting tools.

Main reason for this of course is the increasing importance of JavaScript in the tools all of us in Graphic Arts tend to be using. It''s available in pdfToolbox, in Enfocus Switch (in two variants now), in the Adobe Creative Suite applications...

Can you make it in time?

🇺🇸 Los Angeles, United States: 07:00 AM
🇺🇸 New York, United States: 10:00 AM
🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom: 03:00 PM
🇧🇪 Brussels, Belgium: 04:00 PM
🇷🇺 Moscow, Russia: 05:00 PM
🇮🇩 Jakarta, Indonesia: 09:00 PM

Lust for more? Join our community where we post the recordings of previous hangouts and keep you informed of the next ones! If you don''t have a Facebook account, you can find all recordings here!

Doubtful about Zoom? Then we suggest you read the article ''Video service Zoom taking security seriously''.

Here''s to your health!
Your Four Pees team

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© 2020 Four Pees

Nothing haunts us more like the things we didn’t buy

Hello Oliver!

Unfortunately, all good things come to an end: you only have 6 hours left to buy pdfToolbox Desktop at half-price! That’s right, the Cyber Monday promotion ends today at 3 PM CET. 

Better safe than sorry!

Kind regards
Your callas software team

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Introduction to ColorLogic''s smart color server ZePrA 8

Hey Oliver!

In our next Café, Dietmar Fuchs, Product Manager at ColorLogic GmbH, will introduce you to the new version of the ZePrA 8 color server, which now also supports proofing as a workflow. He will elaborate the background to the support of proofing in the color server and show you how easy it is to work with! En passant, other new features in version 8 will be demonstrated.

Use your (extra) time to gain more in-depth knowledge about ZePrA and join our after-work! 

Can you make it in time on May 15?

🇺🇸 Los Angeles, United States: 07:00 AM
🇺🇸 New York, United States: 10:00 AM
🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom: 03:00 PM
🇧🇪 Brussels, Belgium: 04:00 PM
🇷🇺 Moscow, Russia: 05:00 PM
🇮🇩 Jakarta, Indonesia: 09:00 PM

⚠️ Our next Café requires advanced registration! Once you registered, you will receive a confirmation e-mail with instructions to join us. From this Café on, you will also need a password to enter: fpcafe.

Lust for more? Join our community where we post the recordings of previous hangouts and keep you informed of the next ones! If you don''t have a Facebook account, you can find all recordings here!

Doubtful about Zoom? Then we suggest you read the article ''Video service Zoom taking security seriously''.

Here''s to your health!
Your Four Pees team

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© 2020 Four Pees

Use your (extra) time to gain more in-depth knowledge!

Hey Oliver!

Time is on our side nowadays. Seize this opportunity with both hands and use your (extra) time to gain more in-depth knowledge! Did you know that we regularly shoot blog posts into the world? That''s right! We talk about PDF, its internals, demanding use cases, interesting solutions, discussions that we had during our events, how PDF should evolve and much more! 

You can even get an email whenever we release a new blog post, so you don''t miss out: 

We have included an overview of our most recent blog posts. In that way, you are up-to-date in one go:

callas Desktop products ''explore'' your PDFs

Imagine a scenario where you have copy-pasted some text from your PDF to another location and it comes out totally different from what you had copied. Now what? You would want to explore the text inside the PDF, wouldn’t you? Well, what are you waiting for? Let''s explore!

Mobile Magazines

More and more, magazines are available on tablets or other mobile platforms. Consequently, many new apps appear where subscribers have access to several hundred publications, such as AppleNews+, Keep In Mind, Readly and many more. The subscriber uses the respective app to view the magazine pages, but in many cases the internal format is actually PDF.

In this blog post, we want to have a look at what is needed to turn a print-ready PDF into lightweight performant PDF pages.

Spotify in pdfToolbox - all about spot colors

Why would you want to convert an image that only uses spot colors to PDF, while maintaining the original appearance of the image as closely as possible

Let''s figure out how Spotify can help you in your workflows in this blog post!

The time of the year where we look back, take stock & plan ahead

Looking back over the past year, there has been plenty of upsides in callas'' world. From the improved Process Plan UI to License Server, we ticked off everything on our to-do list for 2019.

Ready for the first blog post of the decennium?

Lust for more? Then you should definitely have a good browse through our blog!

Stay healthy!
Your callas software team

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We May take 1 day off!

Hello Oliver!

Tomorrow, we''re celebrating Labour Day. So, don''t forget we will be out of office on May 1, 2020. 

No worries, we will be back at your disposal on Monday May 4!

Kind regards
Your Four Pees team

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© 2020 Four Pees

An ode to Belgian waffles, chocolate, beer ...

Hi Oliver!

Did you know that Belgian waffles have deeper pockets than other waffles? That makes them great for holding a lot chocolate spread, jam or syrup. 

Tomorrow, we pay tribute to Belgium, because it''s Belgian National Day! So, don''t forget we will be out of office on July 21. No worries, we will be back in the office on Wednesday July 22!

Kind regards
Your Four Pees team

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© 2020 Four Pees

Celebrate the diversity of PDF applications and solutions at PDF Days Europe!

Hello Oliver!

As a technology innovator, callas software will take care of two presentations:

The PDF Days Europe will be immediately followed by a Post-Conference workshop day on April 29. This day will offer a variety of practical workshops around PDF - both in English and German.

As a Gold Sponsor, we can give you € 100 discount on your ticket. Simply use our promotion code ''PDF-2020-Promo-Callas1'' on the registration page:

See you in Berlin!
Your callas software team

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© 2020 callas software

Automation takes your production to the next level!

Hello Oliver!

We can''t wait to show you our solutions that will tackle most of your packaging worries:

• Automation: Automation is a goal which isn''t always attainable with a single product. Depending on your specific needs, we can put solutions forward for every business and budget. callas pdfToolbox Server automates and standardizes the process of PDF file delivery and reception, which will speed up the turnaround on a job. It facilitates your workflow, so you can focus on what''s really important. Enfocus Switch creates powerful workflows that ensure your desired level of consistency and quality, while being flexible enough to adjust to new business needs as they develop.
• Impositioning of packaging: Layout planning can be a real pain in the ass when it comes to nesting. InSoft Imp can deal with packaging jobs that have rectangular as well as irregular shapes. For the latter, the shape can be extracted from the PDF or can be supplied in a separate DXF or CF2 file. This is important to reduce paper wastage!
• Impositioning of labels: Printing labels on rolls requires many rules based on size quantity and orientation. Enfocus Switch with the pdfToolbox'' Impose Module can deal with labels that have a rectangular as well as an irregular shape for layouts that need to be cut with rotary die cutting or laser cutting machines while exporting cut data as DXF, CF2 or SVG formats.
• Prototyping & CAD: While creating your prototype, it might be interesting to visualize the impact of all your design decisions early in the process. The smallest element can mean triumph or failure! Creative Edge iC3D ensures a smooth transition from design concept to shelf in the shortest possible timeframe.
• And more!

Packaging Innovations is free to visit if you register in advance, so why hesitate to pay us a visit?

See you in Birmingham!
Your Four Pees team

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© 2020 Four Pees

Let''s talk about workflow, batching, ganging & imposition templates!

Hey Oliver!

In next week''s Four Pees Café, we will have a look at workflow, batching, ganging and imposition templates in Switch and pdfToolbox. This edition, we will be joined by two special guests from FunkyPigeon.com: John Symonds and Tom Skinner. They will elaborate on the demand and the critical importance of processing 10 000s of individual files a day. Their story will show you that error handling is vital!

📣 Spread the word and join us!

Can you make it in time on April 21?

🇺🇸 Los Angeles, United States: 07:00 AM
🇺🇸 New York, United States: 10:00 AM
🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom: 03:00 PM
🇧🇪 Brussels, Belgium: 04:00 PM
🇷🇺 Moscow, Russia: 05:00 PM
🇮🇩 Jakarta, Indonesia: 09:00 PM

Lust for more? Join our community where we post the recordings of previous hangouts and keep you informed of the next ones! If you don''t have a Facebook account, you can find all recordings here!

Here''s to your health!
Your Four Pees team

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© 2020 Four Pees

Let''s talk about JavaScript variables in pdfToolbox!!

Hey Oliver!

In a previous Café, we talked about simple variables in pdfToolbox. Did you know that pdfToolbox also supports JavaScript variables, which allow the whole system to be even more powerful? In our next Café, we''ll talk more about those, and how they can help you!

Can you make it in time on April 24?

🇺🇸 Los Angeles, United States: 07:00 AM
🇺🇸 New York, United States: 10:00 AM
🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom: 03:00 PM
🇧🇪 Brussels, Belgium: 04:00 PM
🇷🇺 Moscow, Russia: 05:00 PM
🇮🇩 Jakarta, Indonesia: 09:00 PM

Lust for more? Join our community where we post the recordings of previous hangouts and keep you informed of the next ones! If you don''t have a Facebook account, you can find all recordings here!

Here''s to your health!
Your Four Pees team

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© 2020 Four Pees

Let''s talk about bleed in PDF Files!

Hey Oliver!

In our next Four Pees Café, we will talk about bleed! How can you create bleed parameters for existing fixups? How can you create bleed for irregular shapes? What about the Detect and Create Bleed process plan in pdfToolbox 11? ...

This time, we will also have a special guest: Peter Kleinheider from calibrate Workflow-Consulting. He will assist us during this Café to answer all your burning bleed-related questions! 🙋‍♂️

Can you make it in time?

🇺🇸 Los Angeles, United States: 07:00 AM
🇺🇸 New York, United States: 10:00 AM
🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom: 03:00 PM
🇧🇪 Brussels, Belgium: 04:00 PM
🇷🇺 Moscow, Russia: 05:00 PM
🇮🇩 Jakarta, Indonesia: 09:00 PM

Lust for more? Join our community where we post the recordings of previous hangouts and keep you informed of the next ones! 

Here''s to your health!
Your Four Pees team

Products | Training | Solutions | Support | Events | Company

© 2020 Four Pees

pdfaPilot 9.1 supports ZUGFeRD 2.1

Berlin, May 26, 2020 – callas software, a leading provider of automated PDF quality assurance and archiving solutions, released an update for its pdfaPilot product line today. Aside from numerous smaller improvements, the standout feature for pdfaPilot 9.1 is its support for version 2.1 of the ZUGFeRD data model. 

pdfaPilot 9.1 is available as an interactive desktop application, a hot-folder-based server application and an integration-ready command-line application and programming library.

About callas software

callas software finds simple ways to handle complex PDF challenges. As a technology innovator, callas software develops and markets PDF technology for publishing, print production, document exchange and document archiving. callas software helps agencies, publishing companies and printers to meet the challenges they face by providing software to preflight, correct and repurpose PDF files for print production and electronic publishing. Businesses and government agencies all over the world rely on callas software’s future-proof, fully PDF/A compliant archiving products. In addition, callas software technology is available as a programming library (SDK) for developers with a need for PDF optimization, validation and correction. Software vendors such as Adobe®, Quark®, Xerox® and many others have recognized the quality and flexibility provided by these callas tools and have incorporated them into their solutions.

callas software actively supports international standards and has been participating in ISO, CIP4, the European Color Initiative, the PDF/A Competence Center and the Ghent PDF Workgroup. In addition, callas software is a founding member of the PDF/A Competence Center and in October 2010, Olaf Drümmer became its chairman.

callas software is based in Berlin, Germany. For more information, visit the callas software website at: www.callassoftware.com.

Press contact

Four Pees
Justine Trio
Tel: +32 9 237 10 00
justine.trio@fourpees.com
www.fourpees.com

Products | Solutions | Develop | Support | Events | Company

© 2020 callas software

Ready to set up a web-to-print site in no time?

Hey Oliver!

In these surrealistic times, we all try to find opportunities. One of them might be your online presence! In order to survive this temporary lockdown and help out customers, it might be a good idea to set up a web-to-print site.

Let''s see how quickly you can get a web-to-print site up and running with Aleyant Pressero! During this third Café, Helena will demonstrate you how to work with Pressero and make it obvious that you could literally be up and running with a functioning shop in a couple of days.

Can you make it in time?

🇺🇸 Los Angeles, United States: 07:00 AM
🇺🇸 Detroit, United States: 10:00 AM
🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom: 03:00 PM
🇧🇪 Brussels, Belgium: 04:00 PM
🇷🇺 Moscow, Russia: 05:00 PM
🇮🇩 Jakarta, Indonesia: 09:00 PM

❗Keep in mind that some countries are going over to daylight saving time!

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