Callas software

callas softwarepdf4Everyone

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?