Today, we are going to look at two ways to help expedite you project through XMF Remote.  We will complete fundamental checks on our PDF using Acrobat’s two built-in tools for print production. To start, we simply open the PDF in Acrobat. 

1. Output Preview
By clicking on Tools > Print Production, we can chose Output Preview. This will display ALL colors used in our document.   In the second screen, we see there is CMYK + 2 Spot colors.

XMF can change all colors to CMYK, but in some instances where multiple colors and shadow effects combine, it my trap differently than we expect.  View the results before you upload by following this simple step.

Just a few years ago, we would receive files on a removable drive or via FTP.  The files had to be un-zipped, copied to a server, images linked, fonts loaded, PDFs made and hard copy proofs shipped to a customer.  Upon return, corrections made and resent to client or checked in-house.  So many file versions passing through different hands left room for error and delayed production time.

Today, with XMF Remote, PDF files are uploaded from the customer directly into our workflow (XMF) via the XMF Remote portal.  Any changes or alterations made by the customer are dynamic to our workflow, since they are the exact same file we use to print.   Automatic notifications of files uploaded and their approval status, keep both the customer and our prepress department aware of your job’s status!

Today, around 85% of our customers use XMF Remote.  The benefit is speed (turn-around time) and less chance of error.  We are all working from the same files; so, no time lost un-zipping files, relinking fonts and images.  Say goodbye to copying files from one server to another!