FlightCheck Professional
Proofing and editing of pdf-documents
FlightCheck Professional, a Robust PDF and native file preflight tool, saves printers and publisher generous amounts of time and money by warning them of hundreds of potential printing problems BEFORE output (print/PDF creation). This stand-alone application (native applications from the various file types not needed!)checks and reports all aspects of the document including document size, fonts, colors and images and much more. Additionally, FlightCheck takes the user directly to the problem, offers complete reporting and "collects" the entire job, including all fonts and images.
Enables complete quality control of Microsoft, Adobe and Quark documents. It is a stand-alone application, which means easy to use for anyone in the workflow, just drag-and-drop.
Benefits:
- Preflights both PDF and non-PDF files
- Removes guesswork identifying errors
- Optimizes productivity and billable hours
- Keep presses running at peak capacity
- Verifies multiple documents in one session
- Preflights widest range of digital files
- Native applications are not required
- Provides feedback to your customers
- Establishes quality control continuity
- Save money by eliminating job re-prints
Features:
- Stand-Alone application
- Refined Interface for PDF Preflighting
- Categories of potential problems
- Customizable rule sets to check PDF and non-PDF files
- QuarkXPress 7 and InDesign CS3 Support
- Support for Third-Party Font Applications
- Customizable font & image paths
- Scans, reports and collects the entire job
- Much, much more!
FlightCheck is available in different program versions:
A comparisson about the different version features you find in the following chart:
| Studio | Designer | Pro. | |
| Stand alone application | X | X | |
| Hosted XTension or Plugin | X | ||
| Runs on Macintosh OS X and OS9 | X | X | X |
| Runs on Windows NT, 2000 and XP | X | X | |
| Can fix/repair many common problems | X | ||
| Can generate reports detailing problems detected in a job | X | X | X |
| Can collect and package jobs for submission to a print provider | X | X | |
| User can save customized preflight rule sets | X | X | X |
| User generated rule sets can be shared cross platform | X | X | |
| Can check/preflight multiple file formats | X | X | |
| Can only check file format of the host application | X | ||
| Can check PDF print settings | X | X | X |
| Can check PDF attributes in depth | X | X | |
| User can password protect custom rule sets so they cannot be modified | X | X | X |
| Can preflight both native and PDF files in a single application | X | X | |
| Can show user a visual representation of the job to help pinpoint problem areas | X | ||
| Great learning tool for CSR’s, Designer’s and Prepress personnel | X | X | X |
| Can check a document as you build/modify the document | X | ||
| Can check only saved documents | X | X | |
| Good companion tool for FC Designer or FC Professional | X | ||
| Good companion tool for FC Studio | X | X |
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