Enfocus solves PDF missing fonts problem with PitStop Font Fix
E
nfocus has announced PitStop FontFix, the new
Adobe Acrobat Pro and Standard plug-in that checks
and replaces fonts missing from PDF files. PDF is an
extremely popular file format used by a wide range of
markets worldwide, including graphic arts, government,
corporate, office, financial and medical. To celebrate the
release, Enfocus is making the Font Fix solution available
to customers for free. To get their copy, customers simply
share their thoughts on social media.
AsPDFfileshavegrown inpopularity,sohastheprob-
lem of missing fonts. Users in all of these markets experi-
ence the challenge that comes from managing a PDF file
that is missing correct fonts.
PitStopFontFixistheresultofanagreementbetween
Enfocus,theleadingsoftwaredeveloperoftoolstocontrol
the quality of PDF files, and Monotype, a leading global
provider of typefaces, technology and expertise. With the
new PitStop Font Fix plug-in, users can check their PDFs
for missing fonts andmake simple corrections. If fonts are
missing, users can simply embed them from fonts avail-
able on their computer system, or by downloading them
fromMonotype Baseline, a cloud-based font library.
Here’s how it works:
• Visit the Enfocus PitStop Font Fix link
-
cus.com/en/products/pitstop-font-fix
) and click the
‘Get It Now’ button.
• Write a personal message or use the Enfocus’ sug-
gested post: ‘I fixed fonts in my PDF file with PitStop Font
Fix!’ Then share the update on social media networks (Fa-
cebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or Google+, xing en vkontakte).
• Download and install the plugin (Macintosh and
Windows) into Adobe Acrobat Pro or Adobe Acrobat
Standard.
Once users have installed the plug-in and registered
for a free Monotype Baseline account, they can embed
as many local system fonts as they want. By creating an
account on the Monotype Baseline platform, users
get access to amassive font library. ThisMonotype library
holds over 60,000 fonts of various types, including Adobe
Type
1 fonts. As a start, users receive 10 free tokens ena-
bling them to embed 10 fonts absolutely free-of-charge.
After that, additional fonts can be purchased via the
Monotype website at $0.39 per font. This exceptional
promotional offer is valid until the last day of this year.
For more information, visit
/
products/pitstop-font-fix
.
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Esko and Highcon: a powerful digital duo for the
packaging industry
E
sko, market leader in packaging design andworkflow
solutions and Highcon, developer of the Highcon
Euclid digital cutting and creasing machine, have
expanded their co-operation with an OEM agreement.
Highcon will distribute, install and support the Esko CAD
Digital Front End (DFE) software as complement to the
2014 MUST SEE’EMS award winning Highcon Euclid.
This combined solution is available immediately on a
worldwide basis.
Esko’s CAD software is already the standard for pro-
cessing structural designs for production on the Highcon
Euclid. It converts packaging structures to the finishing
format required by the Euclid, which receives its CAD cut-
ting and creasing information from ArtiosCAD prepared
or converted DFX files. With the new OEM agreement,
the Highcon Euclid now offers an on-board software tool,
the Highcon Light Editor, that allows Euclid operators to
take full advantage of the benefits of digital technology by
editing crease and cut lines in the structural design of the
job at the point of production, including the ability to in-
corporate last-minute changes. It also enables optimising
of nicks by increasing or decreasing their size or adding or
removing them; and adding, removing or editing stripping
lines.
‘We are proud of the opportunity to partner with Esko,
incorporating their industry-leading technology into our
game-changing digital converting solution,’ commented
EitanVaron, Highcon’s ExecutiveVP. ‘We have beenwork-
ing with Esko since the beginning and are excited to ex-
tend this collaboration for the benefit of our existing and
future customers. Flexibility is one of the key advantages
of digital technology and by implementing the Esko CAD
DFE, our customers will be able to perform a wide range
of last minute edits that ensure the proper production of
the package, promotional item, or greeting card that their
clients require.’
‘This late-stage capability is especially important in
an environment where run lengths and cycle times are
compressed,’ added Richard Deroo, Product Manager
Structural Design at Esko. ‘Packaging converters accept
files fromawide variety of sources, and it is essential that
they have the ability to control final structures at the point
of production to ensure a consistent quality product with
limited waste and downtime.’
‘Esko’s mission is to deliver integrated customer so-
lutions that drive profitability throughout the printing and
packaging supply chain,’ concludes Deroo. ‘By partner-
ing with Highcon to integrate Esko’s CAD DFE with the
Highcon Euclid, the packaging workflow is streamlined
through the ability to perform edits to design files at the
point of production, ensuring optimal digital converting in
the fast-pacedworld of digital packaging production. This
minimises downtime and maximizes productivity. We are
very pleased to be working with Highcon to bring this in-
novative solution to the market.’
