Callas releases pdfToolbox 8.1

Callas software, a market leader in automated PDF quality control and archival solutions, has released version 8.1 of its pdfToolbox product line. pdfToolbox 8.1 now features soft-proofing for multi-channel colour and introduces “libraries” offering better organization of profiles. pdfToolbox 8 previously introduced support for the creation of PDF/X-5n files, an ISO standard designed to support multi-channel colour spaces in prepress data exchange. Now, pdfToolbox can also do PDF/X-5n soft-proofing.

Soft proofing of PDF/X-5n files enables colour-accurate display of documents that use multi-channel ICC profiles. Multi-channel colour is becoming increasingly important because more and more printers use more than four colours on their digital presses. Another area where they’re frequently used is in packaging. The new soft-proofing capabilities let users control colour in different environments, which until now was only possible with highly specialized products. The new feature is available in the standalone version of pdfToolbox 8.1 Desktop and in pdfToolbox 8.1 CLI, Server and SDK, where soft-proof images can be created.
pdfToolbox Libraries
If custom preflight or correction profiles are created, pdfToolbox 8.1 “can make one’s life much easier” with pdfToolbox Libraries, said Callas. In pdfToolbox 8.1, different profile libraries can be managed. Each library can contain a different set of profiles, checks, fix-ups and all other supporting settings – such as HTML templates, colour conversion settings, etc. Libraries can be imported and exported and shared between users, and it’s easy to switch between libraries in pdfToolbox to quickly work on different projects
The update to pdfToolbox 8.1 is free of charge for pdfToolbox 8 users.