Graph Expo 2008 Marks a Crossroads in Workflow Automation

Crossroads Demonstrations at Graph Expo

In addition to demonstrations of how Enfocus Switch can integrate with the Enfocus suite of products, including PitStop, the following Crossroads partners will include Crossroads automation demonstrations during their Graph Expo exhibition.

Alwan Color Expertise brings ISO 12647 compliance to PDF automated workflows

Alwan CMYK Optimizer award winning technology is available now as a Switch configurator. CMYK Optimizer allows designers, publishers and prepress companies to quickly produce PDF documents that are compliant with ISO 12647 color and print specifications for problem-free printing. CMYK Optimizer allows printers to control and improve the printability of files by optimizing the separation for ISO 12647 standard printing or for actual process/press/paper capabilities. CMYK Optimizer is powered by Alwan Dynamic DeviceLinks(tm) technology which has been rated best technology for color accuracy, print stability and ink savings by various benchmarks and has received 2008 PIA/GATF InterTech Award for innovative excellence.

callas software brings major productivity enhancements to PDF-based print production workflows

callas pdfToolbox 4 goes beyond regular preflighting and fixing to provide functionality that gets the job done, simply executing common tasks or preparing files for a specific type of production with one touch of a button. Based on pdfToolbox 4 and its new functionality, callas software introduces pdfToolbox Server 4 offering advanced automation for a variety of PDF-based workflows. The Switch configurator ensures seamless integration into a larger Switch-based automated production workflow.

Elpical brings the next generation of automatic image enhancement capabilities to automated production workflows

Elpical offers significant productivity and quality enhancements through its intelligent automatic image enhancement technology. Specifically built to integrate into automation products like Enfocus Switch, Elpical Claro Single offers true automated image processing power. Elpical's image analysis adds dynamic quality improvement capabilities to a workflow that otherwise could only be performed manually by an operator. Publishers, commercial digital printers, ad-agencies, industrial photo-studios, photo-labs or anyone else dealing with a large amount of pictures per day will quickly see the benefits of Claro. Elpical Claro Premedia adds the ability to route specific images to an operator for manual inspection based on quality or other criteria, still allowing a personal touch to those images that need special attention.