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PDF Checkpoint 1.8.5 Improves Color Conversion Handling

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Zevrix Solutions announces PDF Checkpoint 1.8.5, a maintenance update to company’s PDF preflight and conversion solution. Remarkably fast, PDF Checkpoint automatically preflights, exports as images, splits and optimizes Adobe PDF files. The helps users eliminate costly mistakes and optimize PDF documents for print, web and mobile devices. The new version improves handling of installed ICC profiles which are used to perform conversion of PDF files to different color spaces.

Toronto (ON), Canada — Zevrix Solutions today announces PDF Checkpoint 1.8.5, a maintenance update to company’s PDF preflight and conversion automation tool. Remarkably fast, PDF Checkpoint automatically preflights, exports as images, splits and optimizes multiple Adobe PDF files. the app is an ideal tool for users who need a fast, affordable and easy to use solution to check PDF files for errors and convert them to the desired format and color space.

The new version harnesses advanced macOS frameworks to retrieve the list of installed color profiles, which solves an issue in which ICC profiles of certain configurations weren’t available to PDF Checkpoint users. PDF Checkpoint uses color profiles to let users easily convert PDF files to different color spaces. With just a click of a button users can convert batches of PDF files from RGB to CMYK, or from any color to grayscale, and so on.

“It’s a great idea to enable color profile conversion in PDF files so easily,” says Miles Linklater of design studio 24pt Helvetica in Vancouver, Canada. “PDF Checkpoint saves me a lot of time when submitting ads for large magazines.”

PDF Checkpoint is designed to automate and simplify PDF workflows of publishers, ad agencies, prepress houses, printers and graphic designers:

–Batch preflighting and conversion of PDF files.
-Check PDF fonts, colors, images and metadata for specific attributes.
–Convert PDF color mode using ICC profiles.
-Route files by preflight results into success and error folders.
–Split files into single page PDFs.
-Export PDF as images with specific resolution, color and page scale.

Pricing and availability:
PDF Checkpoint can be purchased on Mac App Store and Zevrix website for US$39.95, as well as from authorized resellers. The update is free to licensed users. Trial is also available for download. PDF Checkpoint requires macOS 10.7-10.13.

About Zevrix Solutions
Located in Toronto, Canada, Zevrix Solutions provides automation and productivity solutions for Adobe Creative Suite software, PDF and graphic file diagnostics, as well as Microsoft Office on Mac OS. Zevrix Solutions is dedicated to helping professionals increase their profits through automating their everyday tasks, producing error-free documents, saving disk space and cutting production costs. For more information, visit http://www.zevrix.com.

Contact:
Leo Revzin
Owner
Zevrix Solutions
105 McCAUL St, Suite 301
Toronto Ontario M5T 2X4 Canada
858-206-0607
media@zevrix.com

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Zevrix PDF Checkpoint Now Can Convert Colors of PDF Documents

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Zevrix Solutions announces PDF Checkpoint 1.6, a feature update to its PDF preflight and conversion solution for Mac OS. Remarkably fast, PDF Checkpoint automatically preflights, exports as images, splits and optimizes Adobe PDF files. The program is equally suitable to process hundreds of files as well as single PDF documents. The new version lets users convert object colors in PDF documents to selected ICC profiles, improves user interface and offers other productivity enhancements.

Toronto (ON), Canada (December 21, 2013) — Zevrix Solutions today announces PDF Checkpoint 1.6, a feature update to its PDF preflighting and conversion automation product. Remarkably fast, PDF Checkpoint automatically preflights, exports as images, splits and optimizes multiple Adobe PDF files. PDF Checkpoint is an ideal program for users who need fast, affordable and easy-to-use software for efficient PDF workflows.

The new version allows users to convert colors of PDF files to the selected ICC profile. For example, user can convert RGB files to CMYK profile for professional printing, turn color documents into grayscale, convert all colors to sRGB for web viewing and so on. Users can choose to convert all objects or only images, graphics or text. In addition, the update offers streamlined user interface, improves handling of duplicates during conversion and includes numerous stability and productivity enhancements.

PDF Checkpoint is popular with graphic designers, advertisement agencies, prepress houses, publishers and printers. The key features of PDF Checkpoint include:

–Automate batch preflighting and conversion of multiple PDF files.
-View all PDF fonts, colors, images and metadata at a glance.
-Efficient handling of PDF files based on preflight result.
-Convert colors to selected ICC profile.
–Split PDF files into single-page documents.
-Export PDF as images and specify output resolution, color and page scale.

For example, users can preflight a folder of PDF files and convert them to TIFF images at 300 dpi while scaling each page by 50%. Or optimize PDF’s colors for the web and mobile devices while reducing file size dramatically by downsampling images to the screen resolution.

Pricing and availability:
PDF Checkpoint can be purchased from the Zevrix Solutions website for US$59.95, as well as from authorized resellers. PDF Checkpoint is bundled with free Graphic Inspector software (a $39.95 value). The update is free to licensed users. Trial is also available for download. PDF Checkpoint requires Mac OS X 10.5-10.9.

About Zevrix Solutions

Located in Toronto, Canada, Zevrix Solutions provides automation and productivity solutions for Adobe Creative Suite software, PDF and graphic file diagnostics, as well as Microsoft Office on Mac OS. Zevrix Solutions is dedicated to helping professionals increase their profits through automating their everyday tasks, producing error-free documents, saving disk space and cutting production costs. For more information, visit http://www.zevrix.com.

Contact:
Leo Revzin
Owner
Zevrix Solutions
105 McCAUL St, Suite 301
Toronto Ontario M5T 2X4 Canada
858-206-0607
media@zevrix.com

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Zevrix Releases BatchOutput PDF: Automates Printing of PDF Files on Mac OS X

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Zevrix Solutions today introduces BatchOutput PDF 1.0 for Mac OS X, a simple, powerful solution to printing multiple PDF documents. The app is another addition to the company’s suite of OS X automation software for graphics, print and file delivery. Designed as an affordable solution for printers, publishers, ad agencies, and offices, BatchOutput PDF allows users to print unlimited PDF files in a queue, saving the time and effort of opening and printing each document manually.

Toronto (ON), Canada – June 27, 2012 — Zevrix Solutions announces BatchOutput PDF 1.0 for Mac OS X, a simple, powerful solution to printing multiple PDF documents. The software allows users to print unlimited PDF files in a queue, saving the time and effort of opening and printing each document manually.

As PDF has become the file format of choice in many offices because of its high versatility and multi-platform compatibility, many users have had difficulty finding a reliable, robust solution for batch printing PDFs. Now, BatchOutput PDF allows users to effortlessly print dozens of individual jobs, seamlessly, one after another. Users are free to continue working on their computer unimpeded, as the program works automatically in the background; or let it work while they’re on a lunch break; or even leave it working overnight to output hundreds of documents and the job will be done when they return in the morning.

Printers, publishers, ad agencies, legal offices, and anyone who needs to print multiple PDF files will benefit dramatically from BatchOutput PDF. The software completely automates the output process, freeing the users to concentrate on truly important tasks. The resulting savings in time and money make BatchOutput PDF a must-have app for any office where multiple PDFs are printed.

Feature Highlights:
* Batch print PDF files with just a click of a button
* Add files from system list or drop them from Finder
* Print in the background while working with other programs
* Safe time and hassle of printing each PDF manually

BatchOutput PDF is a new addition to the company’s family of output automation utilities which include Output Factory for Adobe InDesign and BatchOutput Office Suite for Microsoft Office.

Pricing and Availability:
BatchOutput PDF can be purchased from Zevrix website for US$24.95, as well as from authorized resellers. Trial is also available for download. BatchOutput PDF is a Universal Binary and works with Mac OS X 10.5-10.7.

About Zevrix Solutions

Located in Toronto, Canada, Zevrix Solutions provides productivity solutions for Adobe Creative Suite software, PDF workflows, graphic file diagnostics, file delivery and Microsoft Office on Mac OS. Zevrix is dedicated to help professionals increase their profits through automating everyday tasks, producing error-free documents, saving disk space and cutting production costs. For more information, visit http://www.zevrix.com.

Contact:
Leo Revzin
Owner
Zevrix Solutions
105 McCAUL St, Suite 301
Toronto Ontario M5T 2X4 Canada
858-206-0607
media@zevrix.com

Solutions for Adobe InDesign & the Graphics Industry