The Connect YOU part of the Connect 11 family
With the aim of solving file problems at the creators’ desktop Enfocus has announced the availability of its new Connect 11 product family.
The software is designed to bridge the gap between designers and production professionals. It helps designers to deliver high quality files and ensure the production of high quality PDFs regardless of the document creation application used or the PDF skill levels at the designer level.
‘PDF has become the file transfer format of choice, from the office environment to agencies, design firms and print service providers,’ said Fabian Prudhomme, vice president.
‘There are still many issues associated with creating high quality PDFs for print. Many print service providers spend excessive time on file review and correction after jobs are submitted. We developed the Connect 11 product family of products to address these issues head-on by making the PDF creation and submission process consistent and predictable. By complying with the Adobe Normalizer, the market standard for PDF creation we have ensured that the Connect 11 product family is the simplest and most reliable means for producing reliable PDF output.’
The Connect YOU application allows the creation of high quality PDFs from any application and to deliver them automatically to a production site, including job instructions related to the file. PDFs are written to pre-set standards, then checked, corrected and uploaded automatically with one click. No special operator skills are required.
The Connect ALL application allows print service providers to deploy and manage solutions to an unlimited number of outside clients. Connectors can be customised for individual clients or created for general use functions, such as job submission, and distributed to many clients. Each Connector that is created can be tailored to create, verify and fix high-quality PDFs, collect electronic job ticket information and deliver jobs to a variety of servers such as FTP, HTTP and Enfocus Switch.
Axel Robert, prepress, print studio & graphic chain quality manager for Ubisoft, a user of the software, said, ‘Connect 11 product family offers ease of use and flexibility in the creation, verification and delivery of PDFs and other file formats, for various production needs. The Connect 11 product family will be very useful for designers, making it easy for them to create and deliver quality PDFs to production, an impressive tool for the entire graphic arts supply chain.’
