PREFLIGHTING -- Getting a Fix on Files

The adoption of PDF-based workflows was supposed to provide relief, but instead has actually made the problem more complex in some ways. Now there's a whole new crop of tools that have been designed just to address the issue of preparing proper PDF files. Other development efforts have focused on bringing preflight responsibility back to the job originator, where it rightly belongs and where the fixes are easiest to make. Internet-based solutions are prime examples of this trend. At the same time, professional grade tools are being enhanced to provide more detailed analysis of files and greater automation of the inspection and correction processes.