Automate production scenarios
Create powerful workflows that ensure your desired level of consistency and quality, while being flexible enough to adjust to new business needs as they develop.
Integrate partner applications Easily integrate various applications from industry leading providers and greatly increase their functionality.
- Modules for large scale functionality to the Switch Core.
- Configurators for application and integration specific features.
- Apps created by partners, integrators and users for purpose-built additions to Switch.
Features
- Receive, sort and route incoming jobs
- Automated PDF quality control with manual correction cycle
- Convert native layout documents to print-ready PDF files
- Automated web-to-print job receiving and verification
- Automated GWG ad ticket verification
- Order data and status notifications to and from an MIS
- Integrate with imposition software by hot folder or configurator
- Set job folders structures and archive jobs to a network volume
- Standardize files prior to production
- Execute command to run EXIF for photo sorting workflow
- Simplify file delivery to various network devices
- Operator intervention is only needed when it adds value
- For files that need review, the right person is automatically notified
- Easy access to files with problems, allowing correcting and resubmitting to production without losing track of them
- Integrate with partners
Modules
- Configurator Module: Allows integration of external applications (such as Adobe Creative Suite/Cloud, HP Indigo, PitStop Server…) to further automate complex workflows. There are many integrations available for a variety of applications areas, e.g. preflight, imposition, color management, ripping, proofing, image optimization, document archiving, etc.
- Reporting Module: The Switch Reporting Module allows you to build custom dashboards to visualize your production, quickly locate jobs and pinpoint bottlenecks.
- Metadata Module: Enhance your workflow intelligence and personalize your service to your customers.
- PDF Review Module: The PDF Review module is a simple, yet powerful PDF approval tool. It is designed to automate and replace manual email soft proofing. No more fiddling with PDFs for email. T\he PDF Review Module generates a unique URL which is sent via email. Your end user only needs to click the link in the email to access the interface and approve the PDF.
- Scripting Module: Integrate your self-made Visual basic scripts, Javascripts or AppleScripts.
- Database Module: Automate communication between a database application and your workflow.
- Web Services Module: Ensure network security and business continuity.
- Client Module: Allow users to access Switch remotely from a browser
System requirements
For more information on the current and previous versions of Switch, please consult the Enfocus site.
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