PrimeCenter already includes a list of ready-to-use preflight profiles that we can divide in several categories. This list evolves with each new version of PrimeCenter. To see fixes, improvements or new profiles, check out this article.

Additional marks

Add CropMarks

Adds crop and/or bleed marks with specified size, offset, and color.

Place grommets

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Place lines

Adds finishing lines, useful for sewing or similar applications.

Remove Crop Marks

Banner

Create two-sided banner

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Bleed

Advanced bleed

A flexible alternative to the Print bleed tool, with additional options, and that can be applied to output files.

Color

Convert color

Converts an input color to an output color, which can be marked as a spot color. Both source and destination color spaces can be defined as CMYK or RGB.

Convert spot color

Converts an input spot color to an output color, which can also be marked as a spot color. The destination color space can be defined as CMYK or RGB.

Convert spot color to process

Converts a spot color to a process color by transforming elements into their CMYK color values.

Create spot color from page content

Creates a spot color based on page content. For example, it can be used to add a white ink layer under all printed elements when the RIP software does not handle this automatically. More info

Fill contour with color

Fills the inside or outside of a specified contour with a CMYK color, which can be marked as a spot color.

Fill PDFBox with color

Fills the inside or outside of a specified PDFBox with a CMYK color, which can be marked as a spot color.

PSD – Convert to CMYK, Office conversion (ISO Coated v2 (ECI))

Converts the file to the Fogra PSD standard using the ISO Coated v2 (ECI) CMYK profile. Suitable for Office documents or PSD files.

Remove spot color objects

Removes all objects in the file that match a defined spot color. Useful for eliminating unwanted contours or other spot color elements.

Contour

Add clipping path to contour

Adds a clipping path to an existing contour. Particularly useful for packaging workflows, it prepares files with open contours for true shape nesting.

Create contour from page content

Generates a contour from page content, even if the file is not vector-based. Useful for files that lack a defined cut contour. More info

Create contour from PDFBox

Generates a contour based on a specified PDFBox (e.g., TrimBox, BleedBox), enabling standardized cutting areas. More info

Split for re-nest

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Cutting

Add Background to cutter registration marks

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Dimensions

Add margin to page

Extends the page by adding a defined margin on all sides. Useful when contours are positioned at the edge and may not be properly detected.

Crop page to PDFBox

Sets the PDF CropBox (used by PrimeCenter) to a different PDFBox of your choice, such as the TrimBox or BleedBox.

Crop page to visible content

Crops the page to the visible content. Helpful when the page is larger than the actual design elements.

Scale page

Resizes the page by applying a percentage or by setting specific width and height values.

Set page size

Forces all pages to a specific size, or automatically adjusts all pages to match the largest page in a multi-page document.

File check

Basic file checks: colors, fonts, resolution

Checks for common file issues, such as invisible white objects, missing spot contours, low-resolution images, unembedded fonts, missing ICC profiles, and undesired color spaces. Each check can be enabled or disabled individually to fit your needs.

Fonts

Vectorize Fonts

Converts all fonts to outlines, removing font dependencies and ensuring compatibility with RIP software.

Layers

Remove invisible layers

Removes hidden PDF layers that could cause issues in RIP software.

Orientation

Mirror page

Mirrors the page horizontally or vertically.

Rotate page

Rotates the page by 90°, 180°, or -90°.

Set orientation of page

Forces the page orientation to either portrait or landscape.

Pattern

Repeat pattern

Creates files with repetitive patterns.

PDF boxes

Auto correct document

Corrects PDF boxes, ensuring they are in the proper order, and removes private data.

Remove PDFBox

Removes a specified PDFBox from the file.

PDF standards

PDFX-1a

• Convert to PDFX-1a (Coated GRACoL 2006)
• Convert to PDFX-1a (ISO Coated v2 (ECI))
• Convert to PDFX-1a (Japan Color 2001 Coated)
• Convert to PDFX-1a (PSO Coated v3 (ECI))
• Verify compliance with PDFX-1a

PDFX-3

• Convert to PDFX-3 (Coated GRACoL 2006)
• Convert to PDFX-3 (ISO Coated v2 (ECI))
• Convert to PDFX-3 (Japan Color 2001 Coated)
• Convert to PDFX-3 (PSO Coated v3 (ECI)
• Verify compliance with PDFX-3

PDFX-4

• Convert to PDFX-4 (Coated GRACoL 2006)
• Convert to PDFX-4 (Coated GRACoL 2013)
• Convert to PDFX-4 (ISO Coated v2 (ECI))
• Convert to PDFX-4 (Japan Color 2001 Coated)
• Convert to PDFX-4 (PSO Coated v3 (ECI))
• Verify compliance with PDFX-4
• Verify compliance with PDFX-4p

PDFX-5

• Convert to PDFX-5n (7C Indigo TAC370 (ColorLogic))
• Verify compliance with PDFX-5g
• Verify compliance with PDFX-5n
• Verify compliance with PDFX-5pg

PDFX-6

• Convert to PDFX-6 (Coated GRACoL 2006)
• Convert to PDFX-6 (Coated GRACoL 2013)
• Convert to PDFX-6 (ISO Coated v2 (ECI))
• Convert to PDFX-6 (Japan Color 2001 Coated)
• Convert to PDFX-6 (Japan Color 2011 Coated)
• Convert to PDFX-6 (PSO Coated v3 (ECI))
• Convert to PDFX-6 (US Web Coated (SWOP) v2)