No, it's definitely not available to the general public. I don't even think Neo 2.0 exists as a beta yet.

Quote from: Joe on August 12, 2008, 09:44:25 AMNEO 2.0 has been released. Includes support for action lists up through Pitstop 8. Can't wait to give it a whirl.

Where did you get that info from?

Some good information, but as you said it's dated...

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If anyone wants to buy a copy or needs help with it please let me know.

Open up the EPS/PS files in a text editor and read the end of the EPS/PS file where it says "Document needed Resources" or something to that effect. It will list the fonts that were not embedded in the EPS/PS file.

Difference in type engine I think.

We can set up a demo if you like. Then we can go through the ROI worksheet. I can't image the ROI being longer than 1 year. We've had them as little as 30 days. Anything less than a year is free money........

Depending on what you are doing it might be. But when you add in all the other things that SWITCH does it becomes a lot harder to have AppleScripts developed going forward. Were you talking to Pro2col?

Light SWITCH is simply used for moving files around. There is a lot of logic built into how LightSWITCH moves files around. But it does not "control" any external applications.

FullSWITCH has all the same routing abilities that LightSWITCH has. But FullSWITCH adds in the ability to control about 18 external applications.

PowerSWITCH has all the same functionality as FullSWITCH does but adds in the ability to use scripts, apple/java on the Mac and VB/Java on Windows. The ability to use metadata is greatly enhanced by bringing in metadata from external files, like my example. PowerSWITCH also has a client application interface for submitting, receiving/downloading, managing jobs as well as checking on the status of the server. SWITCH Client can also be used across the internet to submit, download, manage files or check the server status.

What can SWITCH do? Accept files in via FTP, HTTP, email or local network access. The assign or pickup some metadata like an email address. Decompress the StuffIt or .zip file. Decompress it. Figure out that there is an InDesign job in the package. Send the job to InDesign to be exported as a PDF with the PDF export options you choose. Take the PDF and preflight it. If the preflight fails you can automatically email someone the report. That may be the originator of the upload or a CSR. If it passes you can send it to be imposed, sent to a proofer, sent to a network or local disc location, sent to a RIP.

The HTTP upload you need to deal with, SWITCH doesn't provide an interface for it. But a simple web upload page with some basic contact info can be used. That contact info can then be saved as an XML file with the same file name as the file being upload. Foo.zip would also then have foo.xml created with the contact info. That foo.xml would then be picked up as metadata to any file that comes out of foo.zip. Even if the InDesign job inside is called "my ugly brochure.indd". That metadata will always follow anything created from foo.zip.

No, it actually extends objects beyond the trim area. You really need to see it.

Quote from: almaink on July 03, 2008, 07:27:24 AMYa thanks for the practical application info Cari. Wouldn't it be nice if Adobe let the rest of us in on this?

Then again after reading this I see why they don't.

What skills do I need to develop my own automated publishing solution?
You should have a track record of building publishing solutions and a working knowledge of some of the following: C++, scripting, SOAP, and Java. Ideally, you should also have some experience developing for the desktop version of InDesign.

Use Enfocus SWITCH to create your own automated publishing environment. I've been doing that all around the country, and England, for the past three years in all sorts of print shops, publishers, etc.

Not sure if any of you are aware or not but PitStop Pro 08 now has a limited ability to automatically create bleeds as part of the preflight process.

You do realize that Seps2Comp from Creoscitex is a long dead product. And that the separation to composite function in PStil is a $1,500 feature? Of course many RIPs already have this feature built into them.......

Don't bother with Illustrator and placing one PDF on top of another. Simply place the PDF in InDesign with transparent whites...