NEW! DeskPack PDF Import

Import PDFs with Esko specific information in Adobe^® Illustrator^® without losing anything! Try it for free.

DeskPack PDF Import improves the way Normalized PDF files are converted into Adobe^® Illustrator^® format.

Esko specific information is passed to Illustrator^® to keep the file editable. It enables secure file round-tripping between the different prepress editors of EskoArtwork. Try the plug-in for free.

Full feature overview

• The layer names are preserved, the locked status is preserved and the printability flag is preserved.
• Named objects: the names of artwork are preserved.
• Inks: EskoArtwork screenings, ink types, ink books, and ink order as shown in Ink Manager are preserved.
• For each object, the EskoArtwork screening is preserved and shown in InkManager. The Screening plug-in is not necessary for this functionality.
• All Structural design layers (from the CAD file) are imported.
• Page boxes: the Media Box and  the Trim Box are imported and shown by the Trim Box and Media Box plug-in.
• Text is handled in a better way, text is kept live as much as possible
• Linework with mixed (DeviceN) colors will be converted into multiple appearances instead of resulting in an ‘unknown imaging construct’.
• Linked images: PDF Import supports links to external images. All links are preserved.
• Channel mapped images are recognized and remain their mapping, even on linked images.