Recently, Enfocus had warned against switching to MacOS 11 (Big Sur) because Enfocus PitStop 2020 was not compatible with the new Apple operating system.
The just released Enfocus PitStop 2020 Pro Update 1 as well as Enfocus PitStop 2020 Server Update 1 now fix this problem.
However, there are still the following limitations:
Read more…Enfocus PitStop 2020 Update 1
supports MacOS 11 (Big Sur)
In a research project, Fogra looked at the print quality of PDF barcodes with high-speed inkjet printing systems. For this purpose, a specially developed test form was output and analyzed on 50 different printing situations.
Callas Software has developed a barcode check function for this purpose, which is part of the free tools in the new Callas pdfToolbox 12:
Read more…Barcode project of Fogra
and free check tool from Callas
ISO has published the first revision of PDF 2.0 (ISO 32000-2:2020). This is a so-called “dated revision” with quite a few clarifications but no new features compared to the original version (ISO 32000-2:2017). Further information is available from the PDF Association, which was instrumental in drafting this revision.
ISO32000-2:2020 is the basis for the new standards PDF/X-6 (ISO 15930-9:2020) and PDF/VT-3 (ISO 16623-3:2020).
Enfocus has released the Upgrade to Switch 2020 Fall.
These are the most important new features (PDF):
The third version of the ISO standard for variable data and transactional printing PDF/VT-3 (ISO 16612-3:2020) has been published.
PDF/VT-3 is based on the recently published PDF/X-6 and uses, among other things, the DPart metadata for structuring PDF pages, which has been newly included in PDF 2.0 (32000-2).