callas pdfToolbox

1. Installation, activation, deactivation, updates

• 1.1 Installation of pdfToolbox Desktop or Server on Mac
• 1.2 Installation of pdfToolbox Desktop or Server on Windows
• 1.3 Activation and Deactivation of pdfToolbox
• 1.4 Multi-user system (Activating additional users on the same system)
• 1.5 Migrating the pdfToolbox to another computer (Deactivation)
• 1.6 Uninstalling the pdfToolbox Acrobat plug-in
• 1.7 Change language of user interface (desktop only)
• 1.8 Using pdfToolbox and Preflight in Acrobat Pro parallel
• 1.9 Notifications about available updates
• 1.10 Update path to pdfToolbox CLI in Switch when installing new version of pdfToolbox
• 1.11 Run as a service (Windows)
• 1.12 Create a Daemon using Mac
• 1.13 Run as an autostart systemd service (Linux)
• 1.14 System paths for preferences
• 1.15 How to upload large files to support

2. callas pdfToolbox Basics

• 2.1 Preferences
• 2.2 Profiles, Checks, Fixups, Process Plans and Libraries
• 2.3 Checks and Fixups
• 2.4 Duplicate and edit Checks and Fixups
• 2.5 Creating Profiles
• 2.6 Creating Profiles (up to pdfToolbox 15)
• 2.7 Duplicate and edit Profiles
• 2.8 Protect Profiles, Checks, Fixups, Process Plans and Libraries against changes
• 2.9 Running a Profile and examining results
• 2.10 Export Profiles to a previous pdfToolbox version
• 2.11 Actions in pdfToolbox
• 2.12 Syntax Checks
• 2.13 Examining page content
• 2.14 Requirements for conversions to PDF
• 2.15 Add your own Output Intents
• 2.16 Checking the ISO standards using callas Desktop products
• 2.17 Compatibility between pdfToolbox and Acrobat
• 2.18 Deleting multiple Fixups or Checks at once
• 2.19 Automatic optimization of PDFs
• 2.20 Keyboard shortcuts and additional Hotkeys
• 2.21 Page selector and Split scheme

3. Process Plans in detail

• 3.1 When Profiles are not enough: Process Plans
• 3.2 Process Plans: tips and tricks
• 3.3 Using Quick Check as a step in a Process Plan
• 3.4 Using Process Plans in Process Plans
• 3.5 Process Plan step "Create PDF copy"
• 3.6 Process Plan step "File pick up"
• 3.7 Process Plan step "Rename"
• 3.8 Process Plan step "Add files"
• 3.9 Switch on/off a Process Plan step via a Variable
• 3.10 Modifying the result (return code) of a Process Plan with the Check property "Create a hit (or not)"
• 3.11 Modifying structures in a Process Plan

4. Protected Profiles and Process Plans

• 4.1 What are protected Profiles and Process Plans
• 4.2 Protecting one or more Profiles or Process Plans
• 4.3 Modifying one or more protected Profile or Process Plan
• 4.4 Unprotecting one or more Profiles or Process Plans

5. Actions and their use in callas' products

• 5.1 Actions: Arrange and Present files
• 5.2 Actions: Standards
• 5.3 Actions: Prepress
• 5.4 Actions: Document
• 5.5 Actions: Pages
• 5.6 Actions: Text
• 5.7 Actions: Colors
• 5.8 Actions: Images
• 5.9 Actions: Layers
• 5.10 Actions: Reports
• 5.11 Actions: Large Format Printing
• 5.12 Actions: Decorate

6. Libraries

• 6.1 Libraries - Overview
• 6.2 Create new, Manage, Import or Export Libraries
• 6.3 Search in or across Libraries

7. Color conversion

• 7.1 Color conversion overview
• 7.2 Setting up a "Convert colors" Fixup
• 7.3 Convert colors: Advanced settings (previously "Policies")
• 7.4 Policies (deprecated, available till v10.2)
• 7.5 Processing black objects with Advanced settings (v11.0)
• 7.6 Processing black objects (deprecated, available till v10.2)
• 7.7 Convert colors to PSO Coated v3 (ECI)
• 7.8 Adjust tone values and apply gradation curve to selected objects
• 7.9 How to convert CMYK in DeviceN to DeviceCMYK
• 7.10 DeviceLink conversion
• 7.11 Use included DeviceLink profile to convert ISO Coated v2 ↔ PSO Coated v3 (ECI)
• 7.12 Replace existing ICC profile
• 7.13 Convert spot color names to UTF-8
• 7.14 Update all spot colors in a PDF using a spot color Swatch library
• 7.15 Internal spot color library
• 7.16 Convert RGB to CMYK using custom tolerance for gray (v11.0)
• 7.17 Extract CMYK from DeviceN

8. PDF/X-5 and n-channel color

• 8.1 Color convert with n-channel ICC profiles
• 8.2 Convert to PDF/X-5n
• 8.3 Validate against PDF/X-5n standard
• 8.4 Softproof PDF/X-5n files

9. Spectral color and CxF

• 9.1 Introduction: CxF and spectral data
• 9.2 Embed CxF data (import)
• 9.3 Extract and remove CxF information
• 9.4 Analyze CxF information

10. Spotify - Derive spot colors from content (v11.0)

• 10.1 Why Spotify?
• 10.2 How does Spotify work
• 10.3 Spotify in callas pdfToolbox
• 10.4 Spotify parameters

11. Fonts and Text

• 11.1 Embedding fonts
• 11.2 Embedding fonts: Font substitution file
• 11.3 Subset Fonts
• 11.4 Unembed all fonts
• 11.5 Convert fonts to outlines
• 11.6 Convert Type 3 fonts to outlines (10.2)
• 11.7 Search text

12. Images

• 12.1 Resample to JPEG2000
• 12.2 Upsample/downsample images

13. Prepare PDF documents for production

• 13.1 Generate bleed from page content
• 13.2 Generate bleed for irregular shapes
• 13.3 Check and fix bleed
• 13.4 Create a dieline and bleed for irregular shapes (v11.0)
• 13.5 Create a dieline and bleed for irregular shapes with gaps in outer border (v11.0)
• 13.6 Change page size with the help of the “Set page geometry boxes” Fixup
• 13.7 Outline page geometry boxes in a specified tint value of a spot color
• 13.8 Create pre-separated pages
• 13.9 How to 'Split or reorder' PDF
• 13.10 Create white underlays for printing on transparent foil using "Create spot color plate based on ink amount"
• 13.11 Derive spot color from softmasks
• 13.12 Ink coverage Check properties

14. Large format

• 14.1 Adding grommets using a Fixup
• 14.2 Add ink layer
• 14.3 Adding grommets
• 14.4 Tiling
• 14.5 Add borders
• 14.6 Add bleed
• 14.7 Create pole pocket banner
• 14.8 Smart resolution to limit memory consumption

15. Variable Data Print (VDP)

• 15.1 Create VDP files from PDF templates
• 15.2 Fast VDP mode
• 15.3 DPart metadata injection
• 15.4 Distribute form XObjects on layers

16. Debugging of Profiles and Process plans

• 16.1 Why a test mode?
• 16.2 How to use test mode
• 16.3 Purpose of logging feature
• 16.4 Activating logging
• 16.5 How to create a detailed log when executing Process Plans (or Profiles, Checks or Fixups)
• 16.6 The JSON log files

17. Variables and JavaScript, Ask-at-runtime dialog

• 17.1 Simple variables
• 17.2 Using Variables for resources
• 17.3 Variables using JavaScript: Overview
• 17.4 JavaScript in pdfToolbox: Custom data objects and methods
• 17.5 Interpretation of the app.requires values
• 17.6 Using variables in a property - The TrimBox example
• 17.7 Extracting information from an XML Report file via XPath
• 17.8 Using an external JSON jobticket file
• 17.9 Defining variables using app.requires with closed choice of allowed values
• 17.10 Process pages differently in a Process Plan using a Check and JavaScript
• 17.11 Using "trigger" values to adjust processing in a Process Plan
• 17.12 How to branch processing in a Process Plan using JavaScript
• 17.13 Debugging JavaScript Variables
• 17.14 Use RegEx in variables
• 17.15 Using object coordinates from a hit in a Process Plan
• 17.16 Map (spot and process) colors using script variables
• 17.17 Ask-at-runtime Dialog: Introduction
• 17.18 Adjust ask-at-runtime dialog
• 17.19 Working with ask-at-runtime templates
• 17.20 Arbitrary JavaScript controlled Fixups
• 17.21 Referencing resources in arbitrary JavaScript controlled Fixups
• 17.22 Using JavaScript for pop up values in "Arbitrary JavaScript controlled Fixups"
• 17.23 Using JavaScript in an (apply to) filter
• 17.24 Arbitrary JavaScript controlled Checks
• 17.25 Execute external application via JavaScript function
• 17.26 Autocomplete while writing JavaScript
• 17.27 Editing JavaScript in Visual Studio Code

18. Advanced configuration of Profiles

• 18.1 Boolean logic and conditions in preflight checks
• 18.2 Combining different checks to solve complex problems
• 18.3 Negating Check results

19. Reports for Profiles

• 19.1 PDF reports (using masks or layers)
• 19.2 HTML based custom reports
• 19.3 HTML based custom reports – generate optional information
• 19.4 HTML based custom reports – control custom parameters via JavaScript
• 19.5 Dump variables report (using JSON)
• 19.6 Command line options for multi-language support
• 19.7 Modify strings for internal syntax checks using Custom Dicts
• 19.8 XML report: Convert pt to mm
• 19.9 JSON report – based on JS object
• 19.10 JSON report – similar to XML report

20. Place content

• 20.1 Place dynamic page numbers
• 20.2 Place dynamic text
• 20.3 Place individual text per page
• 20.4 Place barcodes and matrix codes
• 20.5 Place any content: Basics (“Place Content” via HTML templates
• 20.6 Place any content: Preparation
• 20.7 Place any content: Positioning content
• 20.8 Place any content: Simple example placing content in the upper left
• 20.9 Using Variables in a Place Content HTML template to place text
• 20.10 Place any content: Use information about the PDF document
• 20.11 Place barcode: Using an HTML-template for an extended configuration
• 20.12 Advanced 2D code use cases
• 20.13 Place content transparently or opaquely
• 20.14 Overview of pdfChip versions in pdfToolbox

21. Shapes

• 21.1 Shapes: An overview
• 21.2 Defining shapes
• 21.3 Applying shapes
• 21.4 Extended "Shapes" features
• 21.5 Efficiently creating varnish or white background (requires at least v9.1)
• 21.6 Use shapes to visualize small distances between objects or inside of outlined objects

22. Optical character recognition (OCR)

• 22.1 Create invisible text via OCR
• 22.2 OCR support for additional languages
• 22.3 Partial OCR (filtering page content)

23. Barcode recognition

• 23.1 Find barcodes
• 23.2 Supported Barcode symbologies
• 23.3 Read Barcode or Matrix code and determine properties

24. Context aware object detection: Sifter

• 24.1 Beyond classic preflighting: Context aware object detection (Sifter)
• 24.2 Finding the right "Context aware object detection" property
• 24.3 Proximity: Object reaches into edge area of a shape
• 24.4 Proximity: Object crosses shape
• 24.5 Proximity: Objects close to each other
• 24.6 Above versus below: Object on top of other object(s)
• 24.7 Above versus below: Object not on top of any other object
• 24.8 Above versus below: Object below other object
• 24.9 Above versus below: Object not below any other object
• 24.10 Above versus below: Object covers other object
• 24.11 Above versus below: Object covered by other object
• 24.12 Inside versus outside: Object inside other object
• 24.13 Inside versus outside: Object outside other object
• 24.14 Inside versus outside: Object inside shape
• 24.15 Inside versus outside: Object outside shape
• 24.16 Inside versus outside: Object crosses other object
• 24.17 Visibility: Object is invisible
• 24.18 Visibility: Object is visible
• 24.19 Visibility: Object is partially obliterated
• 24.20 Visibility: Object is completely obliterated
• 24.21 Visibility: Object is partially clipped
• 24.22 Visibility: Object is completely clipped
• 24.23 Advanced "Context aware object detection" property
• 24.24 "Shapes" Property for use in "Context aware object detection" checks
• 24.25 How to debug Sifter Checks and see their results

25. Processing Steps

• 25.1 Design and more
• 25.2 Using metadata for standardisation
• 25.3 Viewing the layers in a document
• 25.4 Working with processing steps metadata for a layer
• 25.5 Predefined Profiles and result view for Processing Steps
• 25.6 Checking processing steps information
• 25.7 Fixing processing steps data
• 25.8 Overview of predefined groups and types for processing steps
• 25.9 Configurable Checks and Fixups for Processing Steps
• 25.10 Split PDFs based on Processing Steps
• 25.11 Index layer names if initial visibility or Processing Steps metadata is different

26. PDF 2.0 in prepress

• 26.1 Check for print and prepress related PDF 2.0 features
• 26.2 Display DPart metadata
• 26.3 Use DPart metadata in a Process Plan via QuickCheck
• 26.4 DPart metadata injection

27. Interactively analyse and explore PDF documents

• 27.1 Visually inspect PDF files
• 27.2 Display ink coverage information for all separations
• 27.3 View ink coverage per separation
• 27.4 View safety zone in PDF
• 27.5 Heat map for «Out of gamut» visualization
• 27.6 Object Inspector – Examining page content
• 27.7 Examining page content: Filter in the Object Inspector
• 27.8 Compare documents
• 27.9 Log comparison based information
• 27.10 Explore Metadata
• 27.11 Explore Layers
• 27.12 Explore PDF
• 27.13 Explore Fonts
• 27.14 Explore tagging
• 27.15 XMP Metadata reports

28. Quick Check

• 28.1 Quick Check – Introduction
• 28.2 Using Quick Check as a step in a Process Plan
• 28.3 Quick Check configuration syntax
• 28.4 All "aggregated" Quick Check objects and output
• 28.5 "direct" data structures and output
• 28.6 "status" data structure and output
• 28.7 Using Quick Check directly on the command line
• 28.8 Error codes and Return codes for Quick Check Results

29. Quick Fix

• 29.1 Quick Fix overview
• 29.2 Quick Fix configuration essentials: String comparison operators and page selection expressions
• 29.3 Quick Fix features
• 29.4 Using Quick Fix on the command line
• 29.5 Reorder pages using Quick Fix
• 29.6 JavaScript based configuration Quick Fix

30. Impose

• 30.1 Imposition overview
• 30.2 Building blocks of an Impose configuration
• 30.3 Controlling the imposition process
• 30.4 Runlist
• 30.5 Token Engine
• 30.6 Token and Variables for dynamic imposition
• 30.7 Using variables defined in command line calls
• 30.8 Creating an Imposition configuration
• 30.9 Editor and debugger for Imposition configuration files
• 30.10 Dynamic imposition
• 30.11 Add sheet sizes for imposition
• 30.12 Create Booklet
• 30.13 JavaScript based imposition runlists
• 30.14 Use of JavaScript runlists
• 30.15 JavaScript runlist object definitions
• 30.16 JavaScript runlist convenience functions
• 30.17 Shingling

31. Downloadable and adjustable solutions

• 31.1 Process Plan: Color picker to derive a specific color
• 31.2 Process Plan: Determine text in custom area
• 31.3 Process Plan: Extract text using OCR
• 31.4 Process Plan: Scale page excluding Processing Steps
• 31.5 Process Plan: Create bookmarks from headings
• 31.6 Process Plan: Use QR Codes to place icons and link annotations

32. callas pdfToolbox CLI (command line interface)

• 32.1 Introduction to pdfToolbox CLI
• 32.2 Installation and activation of pdfToolbox Server/CLI
• 32.3 Hints and troubleshooting & Displaying program information
• 32.4 Processing
• 32.5 Using Profiles
• 32.6 General command line options
• 32.7 Converting office documents to PDF or PDF/A
• 32.8 Additional command line options and response files
• 32.9 Creating a report using Profiles
• 32.10 Enumerate Profiles
• 32.11 Results (Return codes, Error codes and Reason codes)
• 32.12 Commands related to Arrange
• 32.13 Commands related to Large format printing
• 32.14 Commands related to Present
• 32.15 Commands related to Document
• 32.16 Command to add bookmark structure
• 32.17 Commands related to Colors
• 32.18 Commands related to Layers
• 32.19 Commands related to Reports
• 32.20 DeviceLink Conversion
• 32.21 Run as a Server
• 32.22 Distributed Processing
• 32.23 Running pdfToolbox via Webservices (SOAP)
• 32.24 Activating logging
• 32.25 Predefined Profiles
• 32.26 Modifying structure of bookmarks and DPart
• 32.27 Handling Licensing through the License Server

33. Using pdfToolbox in cloud environments

• 33.1 Using pdfToolbox Docker images from docker hub
• 33.2 Using the License Server
• 33.3 Create your own pdfToolbox Docker images from scratch

34. callas pdfToolbox SDK

• 34.1 Activation and Deactivation of pdfToolbox SDK
• 34.2 callas pdfEngine SDK: First steps
• 34.3 Help? Displaying program information for pdfToolbox SDK
• 34.4 File components and their use in the SDK
• 34.5 .Net Core migration guide
• 34.6 Predefined Profiles

35. Server

• 35.1 Introduction to pdfToolbox Server
• 35.2 Connect with Remote Server
• 35.3 Job settings
• 35.4 Using Job Tickets
• 35.5 Sidecar files and their use when processing files with a Server-Job
• 35.6 How to upgrade pdfToolbox Server successfully (without losing server jobs)?
• 35.7 pdfToolbox Server integration in automation systems (Switch, FileTrain)

Sections

• 1. Installation, activation, deactivation, updates 15
  • 1.1 Installation of pdfToolbox Desktop or Server on Mac
  • 1.2 Installation of pdfToolbox Desktop or Server on Windows
  • 1.3 Activation and Deactivation of pdfToolbox
  • 1.4 Multi-user system (Activating additional users on the same system)
  • 1.5 Migrating the pdfToolbox to another computer (Deactivation)
  • 1.6 Uninstalling the pdfToolbox Acrobat plug-in
  • 1.7 Change language of user interface (desktop only)
  • 1.8 Using pdfToolbox and Preflight in Acrobat Pro parallel
  • 1.9 Notifications about available updates
  • 1.10 Update path to pdfToolbox CLI in Switch when installing new version of pdfToolbox
  • 1.11 Run as a service (Windows)
  • 1.12 Create a Daemon using Mac
  • 1.13 Run as an autostart systemd service (Linux)
  • 1.14 System paths for preferences
  • 1.15 How to upload large files to support
  • 2.1 Preferences
  • 2.2 Profiles, Checks, Fixups, Process Plans and Libraries
  • 2.3 Checks and Fixups
  • 2.4 Duplicate and edit Checks and Fixups
  • 2.5 Creating Profiles
  • 2.6 Creating Profiles (up to pdfToolbox 15)
  • 2.7 Duplicate and edit Profiles
  • 2.8 Protect Profiles, Checks, Fixups, Process Plans and Libraries against changes
  • 2.9 Running a Profile and examining results
  • 2.10 Export Profiles to a previous pdfToolbox version
  • 2.11 Actions in pdfToolbox
  • 2.12 Syntax Checks
  • 2.13 Examining page content
  • 2.14 Requirements for conversions to PDF
  • 2.15 Add your own Output Intents
  • 2.16 Checking the ISO standards using callas Desktop products
  • 2.17 Compatibility between pdfToolbox and Acrobat
  • 2.18 Deleting multiple Fixups or Checks at once
  • 2.19 Automatic optimization of PDFs
  • 2.20 Keyboard shortcuts and additional Hotkeys
  • 2.21 Page selector and Split scheme
  • 3.1 When Profiles are not enough: Process Plans
  • 3.2 Process Plans: tips and tricks
  • 3.3 Using Quick Check as a step in a Process Plan
  • 3.4 Using Process Plans in Process Plans
  • 3.5 Process Plan step "Create PDF copy"
  • 3.6 Process Plan step "File pick up"
  • 3.7 Process Plan step "Rename"
  • 3.8 Process Plan step "Add files"
  • 3.9 Switch on/off a Process Plan step via a Variable
  • 3.10 Modifying the result (return code) of a Process Plan with the Check property "Create a hit (or not)"
  • 3.11 Modifying structures in a Process Plan
  • 4.1 What are protected Profiles and Process Plans
  • 4.2 Protecting one or more Profiles or Process Plans
  • 4.3 Modifying one or more protected Profile or Process Plan
  • 4.4 Unprotecting one or more Profiles or Process Plans
  • 5.1 Actions: Arrange and Present files
  • 5.2 Actions: Standards
  • 5.3 Actions: Prepress
  • 5.4 Actions: Document
  • 5.5 Actions: Pages
  • 5.6 Actions: Text
  • 5.7 Actions: Colors
  • 5.8 Actions: Images
  • 5.9 Actions: Layers
  • 5.10 Actions: Reports
  • 5.11 Actions: Large Format Printing
  • 5.12 Actions: Decorate
  • 6.1 Libraries - Overview
  • 6.2 Create new, Manage, Import or Export Libraries
  • 6.3 Search in or across Libraries
  • 7.1 Color conversion overview
  • 7.2 Setting up a "Convert colors" Fixup
  • 7.3 Convert colors: Advanced settings (previously "Policies")
  • 7.4 Policies (deprecated, available till v10.2)
  • 7.5 Processing black objects with Advanced settings (v11.0)
  • 7.6 Processing black objects (deprecated, available till v10.2)
  • 7.7 Convert colors to PSO Coated v3 (ECI)
  • 7.8 Adjust tone values and apply gradation curve to selected objects
  • 7.9 How to convert CMYK in DeviceN to DeviceCMYK
  • 7.10 DeviceLink conversion
  • 7.11 Use included DeviceLink profile to convert ISO Coated v2 ↔ PSO Coated v3 (ECI)
  • 7.12 Replace existing ICC profile
  • 7.13 Convert spot color names to UTF-8
  • 7.14 Update all spot colors in a PDF using a spot color Swatch library
  • 7.15 Internal spot color library
  • 7.16 Convert RGB to CMYK using custom tolerance for gray (v11.0)
  • 7.17 Extract CMYK from DeviceN
  • 8.1 Color convert with n-channel ICC profiles
  • 8.2 Convert to PDF/X-5n
  • 8.3 Validate against PDF/X-5n standard
  • 8.4 Softproof PDF/X-5n files
  • 9.1 Introduction: CxF and spectral data
  • 9.2 Embed CxF data (import)
  • 9.3 Extract and remove CxF information
  • 9.4 Analyze CxF information
  • 10.1 Why Spotify?
  • 10.2 How does Spotify work
  • 10.3 Spotify in callas pdfToolbox
  • 10.4 Spotify parameters
  • 11.1 Embedding fonts
  • 11.2 Embedding fonts: Font substitution file
  • 11.3 Subset Fonts
  • 11.4 Unembed all fonts
  • 11.5 Convert fonts to outlines
  • 11.6 Convert Type 3 fonts to outlines (10.2)
  • 11.7 Search text
  • 12.1 Resample to JPEG2000
  • 12.2 Upsample/downsample images
  • 13.1 Generate bleed from page content
  • 13.2 Generate bleed for irregular shapes
  • 13.3 Check and fix bleed
  • 13.4 Create a dieline and bleed for irregular shapes (v11.0)
  • 13.5 Create a dieline and bleed for irregular shapes with gaps in outer border (v11.0)
  • 13.6 Change page size with the help of the “Set page geometry boxes” Fixup
  • 13.7 Outline page geometry boxes in a specified tint value of a spot color
  • 13.8 Create pre-separated pages
  • 13.9 How to 'Split or reorder' PDF
  • 13.10 Create white underlays for printing on transparent foil using "Create spot color plate based on ink amount"
  • 13.11 Derive spot color from softmasks
  • 13.12 Ink coverage Check properties
  • 14.1 Adding grommets using a Fixup
  • 14.2 Add ink layer
  • 14.3 Adding grommets
  • 14.4 Tiling
  • 14.5 Add borders
  • 14.6 Add bleed
  • 14.7 Create pole pocket banner
  • 14.8 Smart resolution to limit memory consumption
  • 15.1 Create VDP files from PDF templates
  • 15.2 Fast VDP mode
  • 15.3 DPart metadata injection
  • 15.4 Distribute form XObjects on layers
  • 16.1 Why a test mode?
  • 16.2 How to use test mode
  • 16.3 Purpose of logging feature
  • 16.4 Activating logging
  • 16.5 How to create a detailed log when executing Process Plans (or Profiles, Checks or Fixups)
  • 16.6 The JSON log files
  • 17.1 Simple variables
  • 17.2 Using Variables for resources
  • 17.3 Variables using JavaScript: Overview
  • 17.4 JavaScript in pdfToolbox: Custom data objects and methods
  • 17.5 Interpretation of the app.requires values
  • 17.6 Using variables in a property - The TrimBox example
  • 17.7 Extracting information from an XML Report file via XPath
  • 17.8 Using an external JSON jobticket file
  • 17.9 Defining variables using app.requires with closed choice of allowed values
  • 17.10 Process pages differently in a Process Plan using a Check and JavaScript
  • 17.11 Using "trigger" values to adjust processing in a Process Plan
  • 17.12 How to branch processing in a Process Plan using JavaScript
  • 17.13 Debugging JavaScript Variables
  • 17.14 Use RegEx in variables
  • 17.15 Using object coordinates from a hit in a Process Plan
  • 17.16 Map (spot and process) colors using script variables
  • 17.17 Ask-at-runtime Dialog: Introduction
  • 17.18 Adjust ask-at-runtime dialog
  • 17.19 Working with ask-at-runtime templates
  • 17.20 Arbitrary JavaScript controlled Fixups
  • 17.21 Referencing resources in arbitrary JavaScript controlled Fixups
  • 17.22 Using JavaScript for pop up values in "Arbitrary JavaScript controlled Fixups"
  • 17.23 Using JavaScript in an (apply to) filter
  • 17.24 Arbitrary JavaScript controlled Checks
  • 17.25 Execute external application via JavaScript function
  • 17.26 Autocomplete while writing JavaScript
  • 17.27 Editing JavaScript in Visual Studio Code
  • 18.1 Boolean logic and conditions in preflight checks
  • 18.2 Combining different checks to solve complex problems
  • 18.3 Negating Check results
  • 19.1 PDF reports (using masks or layers)
  • 19.2 HTML based custom reports
  • 19.3 HTML based custom reports – generate optional information
  • 19.4 HTML based custom reports – control custom parameters via JavaScript
  • 19.5 Dump variables report (using JSON)
  • 19.6 Command line options for multi-language support
  • 19.7 Modify strings for internal syntax checks using Custom Dicts
  • 19.8 XML report: Convert pt to mm
  • 19.9 JSON report – based on JS object
  • 19.10 JSON report – similar to XML report
  • 20.1 Place dynamic page numbers
  • 20.2 Place dynamic text
  • 20.3 Place individual text per page
  • 20.4 Place barcodes and matrix codes
  • 20.5 Place any content: Basics (“Place Content” via HTML templates
  • 20.6 Place any content: Preparation
  • 20.7 Place any content: Positioning content
  • 20.8 Place any content: Simple example placing content in the upper left
  • 20.9 Using Variables in a Place Content HTML template to place text
  • 20.10 Place any content: Use information about the PDF document
  • 20.11 Place barcode: Using an HTML-template for an extended configuration
  • 20.12 Advanced 2D code use cases
  • 20.13 Place content transparently or opaquely
  • 20.14 Overview of pdfChip versions in pdfToolbox
  • 21.1 Shapes: An overview
  • 21.2 Defining shapes
  • 21.3 Applying shapes
  • 21.4 Extended "Shapes" features
  • 21.5 Efficiently creating varnish or white background (requires at least v9.1)
  • 21.6 Use shapes to visualize small distances between objects or inside of outlined objects
  • 22.1 Create invisible text via OCR
  • 22.2 OCR support for additional languages
  • 22.3 Partial OCR (filtering page content)
  • 23.1 Find barcodes
  • 23.2 Supported Barcode symbologies
  • 23.3 Read Barcode or Matrix code and determine properties
  • 24.1 Beyond classic preflighting: Context aware object detection (Sifter)
  • 24.2 Finding the right "Context aware object detection" property
  • 24.3 Proximity: Object reaches into edge area of a shape
  • 24.4 Proximity: Object crosses shape
  • 24.5 Proximity: Objects close to each other
  • 24.6 Above versus below: Object on top of other object(s)
  • 24.7 Above versus below: Object not on top of any other object
  • 24.8 Above versus below: Object below other object
  • 24.9 Above versus below: Object not below any other object
  • 24.10 Above versus below: Object covers other object
  • 24.11 Above versus below: Object covered by other object
  • 24.12 Inside versus outside: Object inside other object
  • 24.13 Inside versus outside: Object outside other object
  • 24.14 Inside versus outside: Object inside shape
  • 24.15 Inside versus outside: Object outside shape
  • 24.16 Inside versus outside: Object crosses other object
  • 24.17 Visibility: Object is invisible
  • 24.18 Visibility: Object is visible
  • 24.19 Visibility: Object is partially obliterated
  • 24.20 Visibility: Object is completely obliterated
  • 24.21 Visibility: Object is partially clipped
  • 24.22 Visibility: Object is completely clipped
  • 24.23 Advanced "Context aware object detection" property
  • 24.24 "Shapes" Property for use in "Context aware object detection" checks
  • 24.25 How to debug Sifter Checks and see their results
  • 25.1 Design and more
  • 25.2 Using metadata for standardisation
  • 25.3 Viewing the layers in a document
  • 25.4 Working with processing steps metadata for a layer
  • 25.5 Predefined Profiles and result view for Processing Steps
  • 25.6 Checking processing steps information
  • 25.7 Fixing processing steps data
  • 25.8 Overview of predefined groups and types for processing steps
  • 25.9 Configurable Checks and Fixups for Processing Steps
  • 25.10 Split PDFs based on Processing Steps
  • 25.11 Index layer names if initial visibility or Processing Steps metadata is different
  • 26.1 Check for print and prepress related PDF 2.0 features
  • 26.2 Display DPart metadata
  • 26.3 Use DPart metadata in a Process Plan via QuickCheck
  • 26.4 DPart metadata injection
  • 27.1 Visually inspect PDF files
  • 27.2 Display ink coverage information for all separations
  • 27.3 View ink coverage per separation
  • 27.4 View safety zone in PDF
  • 27.5 Heat map for «Out of gamut» visualization
  • 27.6 Object Inspector – Examining page content
  • 27.7 Examining page content: Filter in the Object Inspector
  • 27.8 Compare documents
  • 27.9 Log comparison based information
  • 27.10 Explore Metadata
  • 27.11 Explore Layers
  • 27.12 Explore PDF
  • 27.13 Explore Fonts
  • 27.14 Explore tagging
  • 27.15 XMP Metadata reports
  • 28.1 Quick Check – Introduction
  • 28.2 Using Quick Check as a step in a Process Plan
  • 28.3 Quick Check configuration syntax
  • 28.4 All "aggregated" Quick Check objects and output
  • 28.5 "direct" data structures and output
  • 28.6 "status" data structure and output
  • 28.7 Using Quick Check directly on the command line
  • 28.8 Error codes and Return codes for Quick Check Results
  • 29.1 Quick Fix overview
  • 29.2 Quick Fix configuration essentials: String comparison operators and page selection expressions
  • 29.3 Quick Fix features
  • 29.4 Using Quick Fix on the command line
  • 29.5 Reorder pages using Quick Fix
  • 29.6 JavaScript based configuration Quick Fix
  • 30.1 Imposition overview
  • 30.2 Building blocks of an Impose configuration
  • 30.3 Controlling the imposition process
  • 30.4 Runlist
  • 30.5 Token Engine
  • 30.6 Token and Variables for dynamic imposition
  • 30.7 Using variables defined in command line calls
  • 30.8 Creating an Imposition configuration
  • 30.9 Editor and debugger for Imposition configuration files
  • 30.10 Dynamic imposition
  • 30.11 Add sheet sizes for imposition
  • 30.12 Create Booklet
  • 30.13 JavaScript based imposition runlists
  • 30.14 Use of JavaScript runlists
  • 30.15 JavaScript runlist object definitions
  • 30.16 JavaScript runlist convenience functions
  • 30.17 Shingling
  • 31.1 Process Plan: Color picker to derive a specific color
  • 31.2 Process Plan: Determine text in custom area
  • 31.3 Process Plan: Extract text using OCR
  • 31.4 Process Plan: Scale page excluding Processing Steps
  • 31.5 Process Plan: Create bookmarks from headings
  • 31.6 Process Plan: Use QR Codes to place icons and link annotations
  • 32.1 Introduction to pdfToolbox CLI
  • 32.2 Installation and activation of pdfToolbox Server/CLI
  • 32.3 Hints and troubleshooting & Displaying program information
  • 32.4 Processing
  • 32.5 Using Profiles
  • 32.6 General command line options
  • 32.7 Converting office documents to PDF or PDF/A
  • 32.8 Additional command line options and response files
  • 32.9 Creating a report using Profiles
  • 32.10 Enumerate Profiles
  • 32.11 Results (Return codes, Error codes and Reason codes)
  • 32.12 Commands related to Arrange
  • 32.13 Commands related to Large format printing
  • 32.14 Commands related to Present
  • 32.15 Commands related to Document
  • 32.16 Command to add bookmark structure
  • 32.17 Commands related to Colors
  • 32.18 Commands related to Layers
  • 32.19 Commands related to Reports
  • 32.20 DeviceLink Conversion
  • 32.21 Run as a Server
  • 32.22 Distributed Processing
  • 32.23 Running pdfToolbox via Webservices (SOAP)
  • 32.24 Activating logging
  • 32.25 Predefined Profiles
  • 32.26 Modifying structure of bookmarks and DPart
  • 32.27 Handling Licensing through the License Server
  • 33.1 Using pdfToolbox Docker images from docker hub
  • 33.2 Using the License Server
  • 33.3 Create your own pdfToolbox Docker images from scratch
  • 34.1 Activation and Deactivation of pdfToolbox SDK
  • 34.2 callas pdfEngine SDK: First steps
  • 34.3 Help? Displaying program information for pdfToolbox SDK
  • 34.4 File components and their use in the SDK
  • 34.5 .Net Core migration guide
  • 34.6 Predefined Profiles
  • 35.1 Introduction to pdfToolbox Server
  • 35.2 Connect with Remote Server
  • 35.3 Job settings
  • 35.4 Using Job Tickets
  • 35.5 Sidecar files and their use when processing files with a Server-Job
  • 35.6 How to upgrade pdfToolbox Server successfully (without losing server jobs)?
  • 35.7 pdfToolbox Server integration in automation systems (Switch, FileTrain)

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