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Enfocus, an EskoArtwork company
EnfocusDavid van Driessche, Director of Enfocus Marketing
Who is Enfocus?
Belgian software developer for the graphic arts market
Offices in Ghent, Belgium and Dayton, OH
Business unit of EskoArtwork
What do we make?
Standard, off-the-shelf, software
Affordable Easy to buy, install and use Doesn't require special hardware or software
Everything available on Mac OS X and Windows
Price range
300 USD to 7,000 USD
Maintenance program available for all software
Try before you buy
All products have fully-functional trial versions available
Limited only in time (15 or 30-day trial versions depending on the product)
NFR versions available for partners
Product support
Local US support out of Dayton, OH
Backup from Ghent, Belgium
For partners
Second-line support Technical training Sales training and help Product brochures and literature
What’s our market?
Professional Publishing
Creatives
Publishers
Printers
Which tasks?
Editing Automation
PDF editingin Acrobat
High-end PDF editing
Barcode editing
Quality Control
Creating good PDF
Checking and correcting PDF
files
Checking barcodes
Receiving and sorting files
Preflight, image optimization,
color optimization…
Database access,
scripting…
Enfocus, an EskoArtwork company
Product Overview
Product families
Instant
Instant Barcode Instant PDF
PitStop
PitStop Professional PitStop Extreme PitStop Server
Switch
LightSwitch FullSwitch PowerSwitch
Enfocus, an EskoArtwork company
The Instant product family
Instant Barcode
Why do you need it?
To add barcodes to (packaging) designs
To check whether barcodes are correct
Product details
Plug-in for Adobe Illustrator
Cost: 299 USD
Instant PDF
Why do you need it?
To create good PDF files from various design applications
To do a quality check on PDF files before they are delivered
To deliver them automatically through email or FTP
Product details
Standalone application, with plug-ins for
Adobe InDesign Adobe Illustrator Adobe Acrobat Quark Xpress
Can create virtual printers, create and deliver PDF files simply by printing to a printer
Cost: 299 USD
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The PitStop product family
PitStop Professional
Why do you need it?
To edit PDF files within Adobe Acrobat
Fix typos or do last-minute price changes Change colors Replace images Scale or rotate objects Add printer marks Make PDF files smaller And more…
To perform quality control on PDF files
Is this PDF file fit for its purpose? Can it be printed? Can it be used on our website? Is it as small as it could be?
Product details
Plug-in for Adobe Acrobat
Cost: 699 USD
PitStop Extreme
Why do you need it?
To quickly edit complex production PDF files
Product details
Standalone application, does not need Adobe Acrobat
User interface geared towards productive editing. Faster and more powerful than editing in Adobe Acrobat
Cost: 3,499 USD
PitStop Server
Why do you need it?
For unattended and high-volume
Quality control of PDF files Repurposing and fixing of PDF files
Product details
Standalone application, hot folder (watched folder) based
Cost: 3,299 USD
Enfocus, an EskoArtwork company
The Switch product family
Switch
Why do you need it?
To automate file reception and sorting
File reception through email, FTP and hot folder
Sorting on file type, file name or file properties
To automate common publishing tasks
Preflight Image optimization Ink optimization and color conversion Imposition Proofing
Product details
Standalone server applications
Three flavors
LightSwitch at 1,000 USD FullSwitch at 3,500 USD PowerSwitch at 7,000 USD
Enfocus, an EskoArtwork company
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Come talk to us if you are interested in becoming a VAR or have further questions