Artwork Systems Neo™

Imagine the plates are ready, the press is set to go, and at the last moment an error shows up, a typo in the customer’s name, a wrong telephone number, or perhaps the wrong image has been used. At moments like this it is critical to be able to correct the problem on the spot and get the press going. As PDF has become the preferred format for document exchange, and native documents are often not available, there is only one solution, to edit the PDF file as quickly as possible.

With Artwork Systems’ new native PDF application Neo, finally a highly productive editor is available that gives the operator efficiency and productivity for editing and correction of multipage PDF files in commercial printing environments. Any user dealing with PDF will see Neo as a formidable asset in drastically reducing the approval and correction cycles that are unavoidable in today’s demanding prepress environments.

Accurate Viewing and Measuring
Neo provides true and uncompromising preview and measuring of the PDF file; the file appears on screen exactly as it will be printed. To carefully inspect the file, Neo allows for an unlimited zoom factor, a snappy switch to outline preview, separation viewing, etc… Additionally, accurate measuring tools as well as an on-screen densitometer are available to quickly establish the dot percentages that will appear on plate.

High Performance Editing
In Neo, every single object is immediately accessible and editable, regardless if it’s text, images or other graphical objects. Through the easy selection tools any object can be immediately selected, its contents can be verified and modified in every possible way. Quickly change colors, add strokes, modify clip paths, and as Neo is fully PDF 1.6 compliant, work with layers or even modify shadows and transparencies. And if files have been trapped through Odystar, they appear on a separate layer allowing easy access, verification and even modification of the traps.

Full Text Access
Editing all objects does mean text too! Neo does not just give you access to characters, words or text lines, but even the paragraphs are recognized on the fly. As such, it becomes a snap to edit your text with paragraph reflow, change justification, and even hyphenate or check the spelling. Neo has a full-fledged text editor on board, working right on your native PDF file.

Transform Objects
In Neo, any object can be moved, scaled, rotated and sheared. Scaling can be done horizontally, vertically, or keeping the aspect ratio. Rotation can be constrained to fixed angles. All transforms can be done interactively, or by numbers through the comprehensive transformation palette. Using the powerful Ruler functionality, transforms can be done relative to the object or to any position determined by the Ruler. And by using the align tools, multiple objects can swiftly be aligned or distributed. Neo offers even more control. As an example, image objects can not only be transformed, but the image content can also be transformed while keeping the image clip path unchanged. This is especially useful to scale, move or rotate an image within its clipping path. Furthermore, if you scaled the image Neo will immediately tell you what the new effective image resolution is, avoiding unpleasant surprises on press!


Highlights

• Native PDF 1.6 viewer and editor
  
• Offers interactive viewing and correction of prepress PDF files
  
• Fast and productive
  
• User friendly and intuitive
  
• Aimed at the commercial printing market
  
• Fully Certified PDF enabled
  
• Seamless integration with the Odystar PDF native workflow