Workflow · PDF output and prepress
Automate PDF export
From a saved layout to a print-ready PDF. If you're exporting, you're not designing. We move PDF export off Adobe InDesign on the desktop and onto your InDesign Server, and check that everything is there before it goes to print. Your team keeps designing while output runs in the background.
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Export on InDesign Server
A custom-built service exports every saved page as a print PDF and preview image automatically, overnight too. Large batch exports no longer tie up a workstation.
Status in a dashboard
The whole team sees the queue and its status in the browser. Nobody has to email to ask whether a page is done.
Consistent PDF presets
Export workflows use fixed PDF presets, so every PDF leaves production the same way. D7versions keeps print profiles (.joboptions) in sync across the team.
Checks before print
An automatic comparison of plan, layout and PDF flags missing or duplicate items before they go to print.
D7server · In development
With D7server, the export queue for your InDesign Server will also be available as a product. Until then, we build the export workflow for you as a project.
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Example scenario
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PDF export without a click, overnight too
Before. Designers export every page on its own and report the status by email.
After. A service on InDesign Server exports every saved page as a PDF and preview image and reports its status to a dashboard.
Building block: InDesign Server export See the topic
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Quality check before print
Before. Missing or duplicate items show up only in the correction round or after printing.
After. An automatic comparison of plan, layout and PDF flags missing or duplicate items before they go to print.
Building block: Process analysis and target plan See the topic
How long does export tie up InDesign today?
Walk us through your workflow. On an initial call we'll tell you what InDesign Server can take over.