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Quick Start Guide
Quick Start Guide
Quick Start Guide
PitStop Pro
Contents
1. Copyrights............................................................................................................................................... 3
2. Introduction............................................................................................................................................. 4
2.1. How to use this guide........................................................................................................................... 4
2.2. Overview of the PitStop Pro documentation.........................................................................................4
5. Getting Support..................................................................................................................................... 21
5.1. Managing your Enfocus ID.................................................................................................................. 21
5.2. What to do in case of problems......................................................................................................... 21
5.3. Finding support information............................................................................................................... 22
5.4. Reporting a problem........................................................................................................................... 22
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1. Copyrights
© 2018 Enfocus BVBA all rights reserved. Enfocus is an Esko company.
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2. Introduction
Part Description/location
Quick Start Guide Describes how to install and activate PitStop Pro and
gives a brief introduction to the PitStop Pro features.
http://www.enfocus.com/manuals/QuickStartGuide/
PP/18/enUS/home.htm
Action List Library Library with Action Lists available for download:
Action Manual http://www.enfocus.com/en/support/downloads/pitstop-
action-lists
Gives an overview of all available Actions:
http://www.enfocus.com/manuals/Extra/Actions/18/
home.htm
Preflight Profile Library Library with Preflight Profiles available for download:
http://www.enfocus.com/en/support/downloads/pitstop-
preflight-profiles
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Part Description/location
http://www.enfocus.com/manuals/Extra/
PreflightChecks/18/home.htm
Customizing Report Templates Describes how you can customize Preflight Report
templates, e.g. add a company logo, change the
header or colors used in the Report, ...
http://www.enfocus.com/manuals/Extra/
CustomReportTemplate/18/home.htm
Preflight Report Help Explains the meaning of the messages that can be
found in the Preflight Report and descibes how issues
can be fixed.
http://www.enfocus.com/manuals/Extra/
PreflightReportHelp/18/home.htm
Training material, such as Go to the 'Learn' section of the Enfocus website and
interactive eLearning courses, search for the PitStop courses. You can indicate your
product movies, webinars and level (beginner, intermediate, or advanced) and the
recorded workshops. type of course you want to take (eLearning, movie,
webinar, or workshop).
https://www.enfocus.com/learn
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Note: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC is not supported. For more details and version info,
refer to the system requirements on the Enfocus website.
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• In case of a subscription, you have to activate your subscription ID to start your contract
term. Refer to Activating a subscription ID (subscription) on page 18.
Note that subscription licenses are not available for Japanese and Chinese.
Enfocus ID
For most Enfocus products, you need an Enfocus ID. This is a free account that is used for all
communication with Enfocus. You can create one through the the Account section on the Enfocus
website (clicking the Get an Enfocus ID link).
• If you have purchased the application, you should activate your permanent license.
There are several methods to activate Enfocus PitStop Pro:
• If you only want to activate the trial version, refer to Activating the 30-day trial version on page
8.
• If you installed Enfocus PitStop Pro on a computer without internet access, refer to Activating
PitStop Pro (offline method) on page 9
• If you installed Enfocus PitStop Pro on a computer with internet access, refer to Activating
PitStop Pro (online method) on page 8.
• If you have a volume license product key instead of a regular product key, you can activate
multiple systems over your network without physically going to each computer. Refer to
Activating PitStop Pro using a command-line tool (Windows) on page 14 or Activating PitStop
Pro using a command-line tool (Mac OS) on page 13.
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Workgroup Manager. In that case, you don't have to activate PitStop Pro. For more information,
refer to the Enfocus PitStop Workgroup Manager documentation.
• Press J.
• Windows:
• From the menu bar, select Help > About Third-Party Plug-Ins > About Enfocus
PitStop Pro, or
• Press Alt+Ctrl+J.
3. In the About Enfocus PitStop Pro dialog box, on the License tab, enter your Enfocus ID and
password.
The Enfocus ID is a new account that replaces all former Enfocus accounts (the webshop,
product activation and support portal account). If you don't have one yet, click the Create
Enfocus ID link and follow the on-screen instructions.
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• If you’re using a firewall, make sure to allow PitStop Pro to communicate with https://
licensingservices.esko.com using ports 80 and 443.
To activate PitStop Pro
1. In the About Enfocus PitStop Pro dialog box, on the License tab, enter your Enfocus ID and
password.
The Enfocus ID is a new account that replaces all former Enfocus accounts (the webshop,
product activation and support portal account). If you don't have one yet, click the Create
Enfocus ID link and follow the on-screen instructions.
5. Click Activate.
Your system communicates with the Enfocus webserver and activates PitStop Pro.
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b. Click Activate.
Your system activates PitStop Pro.
c. To close the confirmation dialog, click Close.
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Once you have initialized PitStop Pro, the Off-Line Activation dialog appears. You can
immediately go on with the last substep of step 1 (save requestactivate.xml) of the offline
activation procedure.
#!/bin/sh
`dirname $0`/enfocus_activationtool -act -pk <product_key> -a <account_name>
<account_password>
Where:
Entry Description
3. Save the file with the .command extension in the ActivationTool folder.
4. Open the terminal (Applications > Utilities > Terminal) and enter the following command:
Tip: Instead of typing <file_path_and_name>, you can drag your .command file to
the command line.
5. Copy the ActivationTool folder to the system where the product needs to be activated.
6. In the copied folder, double-click the .command file to activate PitStop Pro on that system.
7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 for all other systems where you want to activate PitStop Pro.
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Note: The maximum number of activations is limited by your volume license product
key.
Where:
Entry Description
3. Save the file with the .bat extension in the ActivationTool folder.
4. Copy the ActivationTool folder to the system where the product needs to be activated.
5. In the copied folder, double-click your .bat file to activate PitStop Pro on that system.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for all other systems where you want to activate PitStop Pro.
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Repairing a license can be necessary, if the hardware characteristics of your computer have
changed, for example, if you added memory or a new network card.
1. In the About Enfocus PitStop Pro dialog box, on the License tab, select the product key you
want to deactivate.
3. Click Deactivate.
5. Click Close.
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c. Click Close.
1. In the About Enfocus PitStop Pro dialog box, on the License tab, select the product key you
want to repair.
3. Click Repair.
Your system communicates with the Enfocus web server and repairs your license. If it
fails, please contact Enfocus via the Enfocus Support Portal http://www.enfocus.com/en/
supportportal
4. Click Close.
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Note: Your Enfocus subscription will be checked by an Esko license server. Therefore,
make sure your Proxy server and firewall settings (if any) allow access to *.esko.com for
both the HTTP and the HTTPS protocol.
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The new subscription is displayed in the overview. You can immediately start working with
PitStop Pro.
5. Open Adobe Acrobat and click a PitStop Pro tool (or an entry in the PitStop Pro menu in the
toolbar of Adobe Acrobat).
The About Enfocus PitStop Pro dialog pops up.
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6. In the License tab, enter your My Enfocus ID credentials (email address and password) and
click Sign In.
In the background, PitStop Pro checks your license and allows access to the software as
long as the contract term hasn't expired. If it has expired (because the subscription has been
cancelled), you will get a warning.
Note that you remain signed in with your Enfocus ID: you won't have to enter your
credentials next time you launch PitStop Pro. However, if you haven't used the software for a
longer period (more than one month), you may be asked to sign in again, so PitStop Pro can
check if your license is still valid.
Note: If you want to use your subscription license on another computer, you should
just sign out (from within PitStop Pro), which frees up your license, and sign in on
that other computer.
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5. Getting Support
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• The manuals on the PitStop Pro product page provide information about the software
and related topics such as working with Action Lists, customizing PitStop Report
Templates and understanding Preflight Report messages: http://www.enfocus.com/en/
support/manuals/pitstop-pro-manuals. You can also access this information from within
the software, by selecting Help > Plug-In Help > Enfocus PitStop Pro Help > Online
Documentation.
2. Consult our Known issues and solutions database. You can also access this information
from within the application, by selecting Help > Plug-In Help > PitStop Pro Help > Solution
Articles.
3. Ask your local reseller. Contact information can be found on the Enfocus website: http://
www.enfocus.com/en/support/resellers/
4. Contact Enfocus Customer Support. Refer to Reporting a problem on page 22.
2. Log in using your Enfocus ID (usually your email address) and your password.
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Preflight Profile
Global Changes
Action Lists
Quick Runs
Understanding what each primary function does and why you would use it will help you select
the right tool for the right type of job. Following is an overview of each tool.
Example scenarios
• I want to change one objects spot color from a one spot color to another.
Description
The Inspector allows you to select an element, or small group of elements on a page and modify
their parameters such as:
• Modify color
• Edit text
• Move elements
• Adjust image resolution
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Example scenarios
• I want to check every element within a document looking for objects defined with RGB colors.
• I want to check a document for total ink coverage.
• I want to find images that may be too low of resolution for printing.
Description
Preflight Profiles can check a page or an entire document for parameters defined within the
profile, make common corrections, and report on any problems that need attention.
PitStop Pro ships with many pre-defined profiles covering most common checks, however
you can edit any profile and make adjustments to the checks and corrections to meet your
production needs. Common settings include:
• Checking for PDF/X or GWG compliance
• Checking fonts
• Replacing or remapping fonts
• Checking colors
• Checking overprint or layers
• Image resolution
• Checking total ink coverage
plus more..
Note: Action Lists can be used within a Preflight Profile and expand the corrections
possible when running a Preflight Profile. See the Reference Guide for more information
on how to use Action Lists within a Preflight Profile.
Example scenarios
• I need to change all occurrences of fonts defined as Courier to another font.
• I want to clean up all the blacks and grays used in my document.
• I want to add a graphic to all pages of the document.
Description
Global Changes are predefined changes supplied by Enfocus that can be applied to a element,
page, or an entire document. Global Changes can not be modified, but many have settings that
can be changed to meet your modification criteria. Common Global Changes include:
• Changing color models
• Remap fonts
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Example scenario
• I want to change only text that's colored “Blue” to 100% Black (K).
• I want to select all even pages and move them to the left and all odd pages to the right.
• I want to convert a prepress ready PDF document to a PDF document that is optimized for a tablet
computer.
Description
Action Lists are the most powerful part of PitStop Pro as they contain all the checks, selections
and adjustments available for PitStop Pro. With an Action Lists, you build a list of actions to
make your final function based on stacking the actions in the correct logical order, similar to
building a macro.
In the case of our example, the Action list would be built with a function to find all text with the
color "Blue". Then a second function would convert the color from "Blue" to PMS 300. This
Action List could then be saved and reused in the future.
6.1.5. QuickRun
Creating production macros for your most used functions:
Example scenario
• There are several functions we use on most jobs that I would like fast access, or keyboard
shortcut access to.
Description
With QuickRuns, your most common PitStop Pro functions can be quickly applied to a job.
QuickRuns allow you to build macros of Preflight Profiles, Global Changes, and Action Lists.
These can be saved to your Favorites in the tool bar and accessible by keyboard shortcuts
automatically assigned by PitStop Pro.
Example scenarios
• I want to create a single Preflight Profile that allows me to check for any possible page size.
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• I want to create a Preflight Profile value which can be adjusted at runtime if desired so I can
accurately check the number of color separations contained in a file.
Description
Smart Preflight is a functionality that unlocks the full potential of a Preflight Profile to be able
to check and also fix a PDF file. Without Smart Preflight a PitStop Pro user would need to create
many different profiles to handle different job types and specifications, however with Smart
Preflight this is no longer the case.
Smart Preflight does this by allowing users to define variable values that can overridden at the
time of processing or a rule based check can be defined allowing other conditions in a job to
affect the outcome for a specific check.
A Variable Set contains all your Smart Preflight variables that can be used within your Preflight
Profiles. You can create more than one Variable Set and each set can have multiple variables
defined. However, you can only run one "active" Variable Set at a time within PitStop Pro. It
is recommended that you keep all your variables within one Variable Set unless you are also
working with PitStop Server. There are two primary types of variables for PitStop Pro:
• Constant
• Rule Based
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These courses offer basic knowledge for users who are new to PitStop Pro.
Want to know more?
Check out the other "beginner" courses (webinars, product movies and monthly workshops),
for example the PitStop Monthly Workshop of July 2015 (a general introduction) or the PitStop
Monthly Workshop of June 2015 (about Preflight).
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