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XChange US Announces Winner of Automated Workflow Software and Integration Competition

February 3, 2015 by Tami Stodghill Leave a Comment

Carson City, NV, USA – XChange US is excited to announce the winner in their automation software and integration giveaway competition that was held in conjunction with the launch of their new web site late last year. The prize pack includes a free Enfocus PitStop2Switch Bundle valued at $5,099, and includes a day of integration and consultancy services valued at $1,395.

The winner of the contest was Paul DeSantis of Philadelphia-based ANRO Inc. Anro is a full-service commercial printer, providing turnkey corporate printing, mail, fulfillment, and digital communication services. Their services include: one through nine-color sheetfed printing, dimensional package printing, one through six-color digital and variable data printing, prepress, CTP, bindery, direct mail, fulfillment, wide-format display graphics printing, digital communication services and online print management solutions. [Read more…]

How to Add PDF Page Numbers that Don’t Match Sheet Numbers with Enfocus PitStop Pro

January 26, 2015 by Patrick Gilmour Leave a Comment

It’s common to want to add page numbers to a PDF file that don’t match the media or sheets. So, for example, the physical sheet 3 might have a page number of 1, sheet 4 might have a page number of 2 etc.

Enfocus PitStop Pro has a powerful Global Action for adding page numbers as we explored in a previous tutorial. However the page number sequences are always linked to the first sheet of the file. For example, you can’t easily start page number 1 on sheet 3 and ignore sheets 1 and 2.

In this tutorial, we’ll look at how to add PDF page numbers that don’t match sheet numbers with PitStop Pro using Add Variable Text from the Global Change palette. By using Add Variable Text we can match our page number sequences to any range of sheets we like.

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Download PDF: Should you make the Switch to workflow automation?

January 23, 2015 by Tami Stodghill Leave a Comment

Wonder if automating your workflow makes sense for your business and your specific production needs? Our customers regularly ask us if automation would benefit them and we have put together an informative PDF which gives specifics about exactly what an automated workflow is, what the ideal automated workflow solution should provide, and whether or not automation could benefit your company.

Check it out!

Installing Enfocus PitStop Pro on Yosemite

January 15, 2015 by Patrick Gilmour Leave a Comment

The latest version of Apple’s Mac operating system, Yosemite, brought changes to how it handles installers from non-Mac App Store and non-identified developers. This can make installing Enfocus PitStop Pro on Yosemite a little trickier than it used to be.

In this quick tip, we look at how to install PitStop Pro on Yosemite.

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Add and Modify PDF Page Numbers with Enfocus PitStop Pro

January 6, 2015 by Patrick Gilmour Leave a Comment

Enfocus PitStop Pro offers a huge toolkit for editing and improving PDF files before they go to production. Being able to add PDF page numbers with Enfocus PitStop Pro – or modifying them – is one of PitStop Pro’s many time-saving features.

In this tutorial, we’ll look at how to add and modify PDF page numbers with PitStop Pro using the Global Change palette and a few tricks that may not be intuitive to users just starting out with PitStop Pro.

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Automate your package production with IC3D!

October 6, 2014 by Tami Stodghill Leave a Comment

Inspiring 3D creativity for packaging designers

IC3D Suite from Creative Edge is the world’s first real-time 3D package visualization and design software that streamlines proofing and prototyping for enhanced collaboration, customer satisfaction and savings.

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Common Mistakes Print Designers Make

July 7, 2014 by Tami Stodghill Leave a Comment

In print design, there are common mistakes print designers make that can be avoided if you are aware of them and include them in your prepress checklist. If you are more aware of the design and printing process, you will always have a successful print product.

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Website Launch – www.xchangeus.com

July 7, 2014 by Tami Stodghill Leave a Comment

XChange US is excited about the launch of our brand new website! We listened to our customers and have designed our site to be easier to navigate, to contain important product-specific information, demo videos, and a company blog that will be packed with tips and important information that can save you time and money in any production environment.

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