General
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Support for previews of transparent PDFs
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Support for PostScript OPI of transparent PDFs 1)
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Support for flattening of transparent PDF documents 2)
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HELIOS Tool Server solution for automated (remote) client applications
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Enhanced compatibility with existing PDF files
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Accurate ImageServer layouts and previews of PDFs (e.g. knockouts and overprints)
Create PDF Server for Acrobat 8 (Windows)
New: Create PDF Server for Acrobat 8 on Windows
Introduction “Create PDF Server”
PDF HandShake Print plug-in for Acrobat 8
Allows the easy selection of advanced printing options:
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In-RIP separations
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Preserve PDF halftones
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Ignore ICC profiles
Tool Server
HELIOS Tool Server is a three-component solution for automating (remote) client applications. It is included with HELIOS ImageServer or PDF HandShake. Check additional information on the
New Features in HELIOS Tool Server UB+ page.
Additional PDF functionality via PDF HandShake:
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HTML to PDF conversion (via HELIOS “toolclient” application)
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PDF flattening (via HELIOS “toolclient” application)
PDF preflighting
PDF HandShake UB+ incorporates pdfInspektor 4 (from callas software). pdfInspektor 4 is compatible with the Acrobat 8 preflight profiles. It utilizes the same underlying PDF check technology that is used in Adobe Acrobat 8.
Smart ICC 4 color management
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DeviceLink ICC support
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Grayscale ICC support
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BPC (Black Point Compensation) which is a special treatment of low tones (darker areas) in conversions
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Additional option to preserve a primary color in images (PureBlack, PureGrays, PureWhite, PureCMY), which can be changed irrespective of vector primary colors (PureVectorBlack, PureVectorGrays, PureVectorWhite, PureVectorCMY)
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New HELIOS ICC Tagger application to tag ICC profiles to images (Mac and Windows)
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Additional ICC profiles, (“sRGBv2” is now default)
CD024: New functions
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Fixes in the PDF HandShake Print plug-in for Acrobat 8 on Mac Intel clients
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PDF Type-1 CID support (Asian fonts support)
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TrueType CID support (Asian fonts support)
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PDF library enhancements offer higher compatibility
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Create PDF Server support for Acrobat 9 on Windows
1) ImageServer UB+ is needed for OPI and image conversion
2) Tool Server and Adobe Acrobat required