Check/Fix profiles allow you to check and fix PDF files according to predefined rules. They ensure files meet print or cutting requirements by detecting and correcting issues such as missing fonts, incorrect color spaces, or cut contour inconsistencies.

In PrimeCenter, preflight profiles can be applied to input files (before processing) or output files (after processing). You can apply them manually or automatically as part of a recipe.

• To learn more about managing check/fix profiles, read this article.
• To learn more about applying a check/fix profile, read this article.

 

What is a check/fix profile?

Check/fix profiles, are also called KFPX profiles due to their .kfpx format, preflight profiles, or fixups. They use callas technology, developed in partnership with Adobe, to analyze and modify files based on predefined rules.

A profile functions like a script, allowing you to:

• Check file compliance with specific PDF standards.
• Fix issues by modifying file parameters or adding necessary elements.
• Apply transformations, such as adding cut contours, crop marks, barcodes, rotation, or mirroring.

Callas’ pdfToolbox software even allows users to create custom profiles, offering nearly limitless possibilities.

 

Preflight profiles in PrimeCenter

Ready-to-use preflight profiles

PrimeCenter includes a set of preconfigured profiles. If you have advanced knowledge of callas profiles, you can also import and use your own.

Refer to this article for a complete list of built-in preflight profiles.

 

Two types of profiles

Check/fix profiles can be divided into two categories:

• Check profiles: Analyze the file and generate a visual feedback in the interface. A PDF and/or XML report can be generated.
• Fix profiles: Modify the file based on predefined rules. A visual feedback confirms the fix, and the corrected PDF is generated. A PDF and/or XML report can also be created.

Although check/fix profiles are designed for PDFs, PrimeCenter automatically converts other file formats into PDF, making it possible to apply profiles to non-PDF files as well.

 

Ways to apply a profile

Manual vs. automatic application

• Manually: Select and apply profiles manually after importing files or before exporting files.
• Automatically: The profile is applied automatically to files processed through a recipe, without user intervention.

 

Input files vs. output files

• Input files: Profiles are applied before processing, ensuring clean files enter the workflow.
• Output files: Profiles are applied after processing, modifying generated print or cut files before final export.

 

Feature availability by package

The available ways to apply a profile depend on your PrimeCenter package.

 

Managing check/fix profiles

Preflight profiles are stored in the software and can be selected, configured, and removed as needed. To learn how to manage them, see Managing check/fix profiles.

 

Configuring check/fix profiles

The settings of check/fix profiles follow a consistent structure:

 

Variable settings

These settings vary depending on the selected profile.

 

Output settings

These default settings are inherited from Check/Fix default settings but can be overridden for each profile. at the recipe level. You can enable or disable PDF/XML reports as needed.

 

Actions

Reset to default settings  

Restores profile settings to their original values.

 

Export fixup list as an XML template

• Allows integration into fully automated workflows.
• When used in an input XML job ticket, the profiles in the recipe are overridden by those in the ticket.
• Click this button to generate an XML template with selected profiles and parameters.

 

Example

An XML job ticket template for a recipe applying the following check/fix profiles:

• Fill Contour with Color
• Rotate Page
• Convert to PDF/X-1a (ISO Coated v2 (ECI))

Click here to download the XML job ticket template.

For more details, refer to this article on XML job tickets.