Callas software
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David van DriesscheChief Technology OfficerFour Pees
Facts & Figures
• Berlin, Germany based company• Founded in 1995• Same management as axaio software• As of 2011 focusing solely on
- Software development- OEM relationships
• Cooperates with Four Pees for all sales & marketing activities
Product Lines
Product Lines
pdfToolbox pdfaPilot
Similar technology – Different market
pdfToolbox
• Target customers- Printers, publishers, prepress providers- Packaging, LFP, design agencies
• PDF quality control and correction- But more than “just” that- Conversion to and from PDF- Imposition- Splitting and merging- Visualization of problems
pdfaPilot
• Target customers- Enterprises, libraries, governments…
• Quality control and correction of PDF for archival workflows- Checking against ISO archival standards (all
PDF/A versions and flavors)- Support for embedded documents,
collections…
pdfToolboxFlavors
pdfToolbox Desktop
pdfToolbox Server
pdfToolbox CLI
pdfToolbox SDK
pdfaPilotFlavors
pdfaPilot Flavors
• Identical to pdfToolbox- Desktop (standalone and Acrobat plug-in)- Server (hot folder automation)- CLI (command-line integration)- SDK (developer integration)
pdfToolboxExploration
Main Window
• PDF Viewer based on Adobe technology- Always properly
displays PDF files- Highlights standards
status, output intent…
Switchboard
• Easily usable PDF functionality- Limited configuration- Limited functionality- But very accessible
and easy-to-use
• iPhone-ish user interface- Groups of functionality- Execute / Batch
Profiles
• The full bananas- Preflight checks- Fixups (corrections)- Profiles- Process Plans
• More complex to use- Lot of default profiles- Fully customizable
Visualizer
• Visually inspect PDF files to find problems- Ink coverage- Separation preview- Image resolution- Small objects- Bleed/safety zone- PDF comparison
PricingShow me the money
pdfToolbox
Desktop 499 €
Server (8 processes) 3.999 €Server (unlimited) 5.999 €
CLI (8 processes) 3.999 €CLI (unlimited) 5.999 €
CLI (Solaris, AIX) 7.999 €
pdfaPilot
Desktop 379 €
Server (8 processes) 4.499 €Server (unlimited) 6.749 €
CLI (8 processes) 4.499 €CLI (unlimited) 6.749 €
CLI (Solaris, AIX) 9.999 €
SMA
• Software maintenance agreement- Updates and upgrades included- Priority support
• Mandatory for ‘server’ software (server, CLI, SDK…)
• 20% of the software purchase price / year
pdfToolboxWhy buy?
Scalability
• Load-balancing by using a dispatcher and multiple satellites
pdfToolbox Dispatcher
pdfToolbox Satellite
pdfToolbox Satellite
Remote Configuration
• Configure pdfToolbox Server remotely with pdfToolbox Desktop
pdfToolbox Server
pdfToolbox Desktop
Process Plans
• Conditional processing and logic inside a preflight profile
Convert non-PDF files
• Convert to and from Office formats, images and PostScript/EPS
Variable Profiles
• Dynamically change parameters of checks and fixups or enable/disable them
Flatten transparency
• Easy and reliable because of the built-in Adobe transparency flattening engine
X-Ray your PDF files
• Visually search for problems
Any color – your way
• Out-of-the-box, easy, color conversions. And highly technical ones too.
The Power of Layers
• Advanced layer (optional content) functionality makes hard things simple
Imposition built-in
• Fast imposition engine for “simple” imposition workflows or custom work
Creating images
• Create high-quality thumbnails, previews, high-resolution renderings…
Thanks!Questions?