ImposeIQ Suite ยท PDF correction
ImposeIQ Preflight PRO
Check every object on every page of a PDF against the press — bleed, ink, text, lines, images, spot colours, overprint and layers — and fix what it safely can before it becomes a pressroom problem.
Capabilities
Inspect first. Repair deliberately.
Review the issues that affect downstream production, preserve the source, and create corrected output for the job.
- Inspect MediaBox, TrimBox, CropBox, geometry, and real bleed
- Identify unembedded fonts and risky color spaces
- Add missing bleed, embed fonts when available, convert RGB to CMYK, and normalize boxes
- Process one PDF or batch a folder of incoming files
- Profiles for digital presses with Duplo finishing, offset and PDF/X, with every check adjustable and your own profiles saved
- Findings shown on the page, a marked-up PDF and a shareable HTML report
- Fixes for bleed, RGB to CMYK (ICC), rich-black text, hairlines, spot colours, overprint and output intent
Typical workflow
Preserve, inspect, repair, verify.
- Keep the originalWork from a copy whenever the source must be preserved.
- Run the inspectionReview geometry, bleed, font, and color findings.
- Choose repairsApply only the corrections required for production.
- Verify the outputReopen the corrected file and confirm the intended boxes and appearance.
Try it on a sample.
The online edition has a sample postcard full of the usual problems. Your own PDF is checked and fixed in the browser and never uploaded; saved files carry a DEMO mark.