BackStage Viewer

The BackStage Viewer is an amazing QA tool. This view and compare tool is launched from a BackStage Pilot on Mac or Windows. 

Main features 

• View, Inspect and Measure
  • unlimited zoom
  • detailed measuring
  • extensive view modes

 
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• Supported file types
  • Graphics
    • Esko normalized PDF and PDFPLA
    • ArtPro
    • Adobe Illustrator (when PDF compatible) and EPF
    • Other prepress standards: (E)PS (DCS), PS, PDF
    • Esko legacy GRS/PLA
    • No support for multipage files yet

  • Images: all standard types (but no RGB): TIF, EPS, PSD, Esko legacy CT

  • RIP output (digital film, supported compressions: CCIT, LZW, packbits)
    • LEN (CDI rip data)
    • TIF (screened, unscreened)
    • DCS/EPS high res
• Compare these files
  • see found differences in many modes
  • use channel matching tools to 'match' files which have different separations
  • use align tools when the files have different V-H size  

 
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Use cases

• prepress QA:
  • View and Compare production files, versions or variants. Detect unwanted differences.
  • View and compare design data with (final) repro data.
  • View and Compare production data with rip-output

• Customer Service Representatives may receive various file formats from the customers. Now then can open and check them using just 1 application.

Benefits

• error reduction in all forms or production, especially in (expensive) output
• faster job throughput: detect workflow surprises much earlier
• use by CSRs: much less need to purchase and maintain many DTP-applications on their (admin) computers

Availability

The BackStage Viewer is available since BackStage 7 Release 4. The BackStage Viewer is available as a separate module or as part of a BackStage Power Option Pack.

See www.esko.com/systemrequirements for important notes on specifications of your BackStage server when you use the BackStage Viewer.