What PDF Approval System?

[chiefy]

I am using Heidelbergs Remote Access but only on a limited number of clients. I would like to use it on more clients but the licencing is limited to a certain number of floating licences so only that many logins at once and also its a bit too much for some clients to fathom. I look forward to see want streamlining they can do for next release but so far so good. I can set pdf or pixel proof approval via our regular workflow and then when the approval is recieved it will trigger whatever level of automation i have set in that job. Great if like us you are running all the toys but i gues you are looking for a simple add on.

[The Butsmeister]

Hi Kristian,

Hope you're well.

Have you considered developing a simple solution using Web Services API?

[oscarguindzberg]

Maybe it's a bit late to reply... anyway, we created http://www.creationflow.com very easy to use, specially for approvers (you can send them our client's tutorial to understand what they are expected to do http://www.creationflow.com/clients-tutorial)
Chhers, Oscar

[AndyMc]

Hi we already have Webcenter but don't have any idea how to use it as it looks incredibly complicated for what we want to achieve, I would appreciate advise of other users to where we are going wrong.

Currently we upload a pdf to an ftp, email customer of destination, customer downloads, annotates and sends back to us in another folder on the ftp, also sending an email to notify us.
We then correct as annotations and send back, importing the annotations onto the pdf so they can see what they asked for in the 1st place.

This all seems to work quite well apart from when we have a lot of projects on the go at once with the same customer tracking gets a little complicated their end, would Webcenter help and is it able to be automated out of Backstage?

[Jose Gonzales]

Sure it can, have seen it fully automated from backstage. You also have direct feedback in the Pilot if I remember it right. Contact esko so they can help you setting everything up.

My guess having it fully automated will help you a lot, especially since you already have these systems in house!

[Ian Mackenzie]

Soft proofing can come in many forms.
What separates ICS and Kodak from others is:

1. Workflow integration
2. Creative Collaboration
3. on screen color accuracy.
4. Sophisticated tracking of edits/changes

If you just need to proof PDFs online with your customers, then look at PROOF-it-ONLINE | Online Proofing and Approval Management Solution.

I think they just changed their name to: inMotion | Manage, Review & Approve Interactive, Video & Print Content

It all depends on volume though....