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Enfocus provides modular and affordable tools safeguarding job quality and enabling automation throughout the complete production chain. Innovative solutions improve communication between design and production while enhancing productivity and predictability through automation of routine tasks.
Step-by-step deployment dramatically increases added value without forcing users to completely rethink their way of doing business. Well-known brands include Instant PDF, PitStop and Switch. |
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The Connect 11 product family is designed to bridge the gap between designers and production professionals. It helps designers to deliver high quality files, right the first time, thus ensuring 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, Enfocus Vice President. “But 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.”
Connect 11: The Details
Enfocus Connect uses state-of-the-art technology and replaces a pair of proven Enfocus products: Instant PDF and PitStop Connect. The Connect family features a new level of PDF creation and quality control along with job delivery automation that makes collaboration between the designers and producers easy and consistent. Two versions of Enfocus Connect 11 product family are available - Connect YOU for individuals and Connect ALL for service providers or large creative groups.
Connect YOU
Enfocus Connect YOU is an affordable, easy-to-use single-user solution that allows anyone to create 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.
Connect ALL
Enfocus Connect ALL allows print service providers to easily deploy and manage
Connect solutions to an unlimited number of outside clients. Connectors can be customized 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 totally 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.
Connector icons can be branded with a company logo or background to personalize the service even more. End-to-end automation is also made possible when combining Connect ALL with Enfocus Switch, offering a seamless automation environment for the graphic arts professional.
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Enfocus Connect YOU 11 creates perfect PDFs
from ANY application and it’s as easy as “Print”!
Enfocus Connect YOU is an affordable, easy to use
single-user solution that allows anyone to create high-quality PDFs 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 in one click. No special operator skills
are required.
Enfocus Connect YOU enables you to:
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Create high quality
PDF files from
any application |
PDF
quality control using
built-in Enfocus PitStop preflight & correction engine |
Hassle-free
job
delivery |
What are the benefits of Connect
YOU?
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High-quality PDFs from any application.
It’s as simple as “print.” Using the same
PDF creation engine found in Adobe Creative Suite, Connect will
consistently create a high-quality PDF with a single action or command.
This removes the need to check and set complex PDF creation settings. |
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Built-in Quality
Control. Using the
industry standard Enfocus PitStop preflight and corrections engine and
award winning Certified PDF technology, Connect YOU checks all PDF files
to ensure fonts, colors, image resolution, page metrics and much more
are optimal for print. |
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Hassle-free job
delivery in one click.
Once the files are ready to go, Connect streamlines job delivery. As
either part of the PDF creation process or as a standalone function,
files dropped on a Connector are automatically validated and securely
sent to a remote FTP server, HTTP web portal, e-mail or Enfocus Switch
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Easy for the
novice. Flexible for the Pro.
Not sure of what the best settings are for
creating a top-quality PDF, or a simple workflow to deliver jobs? No
problem. Connect comes with a library of predefined Connectors with
settings for a variety of tasks and job types. |
How does Connect YOU work?Connect YOU enables end users to create
multipurpose cross-platform applets, called Connectors, that
automatically perform a variety of tasks, including high-quality PDF
creation from any application, verification, job ticketing, and
automated file/job delivery via FTP, HTTP, e-mail or Enfocus Switch.
Each Connector contains all the settings and
information needed for every function, including log-on credentials for file
transfer. The Connector appears as a desktop icon for easy drag-and-drop access,
and is also accessed via either an application’s Print menu, or a dedicated
“Export as Certified PDF” menu option in Adobe InDesign and
Illustrator.
Connect YOU creates Connectors that only run on
the computer on which the application is licensed. However, it gives the user
unlimited control over the number and configuration of
Connectors. The local set-up leaves the creator of the Connector in control.
Connect YOU 11 is part of the Enfocus Connect 11
product family: Connect YOU for individuals and
Connect ALL for
service providers or large creative groups.
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Connect YOU System Requirements:
Windows®
- Microsoft® Windows® XP SP2
Professional or Home Edition
- Microsoft® Windows® 7, Home Premium,
Business or Ultimate Edition
(32-bit and 64-bit)
- Microsoft® Windows® 8, (32-bit and
64-bit running in 32-bit mode)
- Microsoft® Windows® 2003 Server
Standard or Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft® Windows® 2008 Server
Standard or Enterprise Edition or R2
Macintosh®
- Mac OS® X 10.6 through 10.8
Optional: Connectors can be accessed via
a plug-in installed into Adobe Creative Suite if this is present.
However, Connectors can work with any program via the Print menu.
Existing PDFs can be checked, corrected and uploaded by dragging them
onto the Connector icon on the desktop.
Hardware
- Dual Core processor(s) recommended
- Minimum 512 MB of RAM (1 GB
recommended)
- 1024x768 screen resolution
- DVD drive (for installation from the
products DVD)
Adobe Creative Suite Plug-in
- Adobe Creative Suite 5
- Adobe Creative Suite 6
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