GWG simplifies PDF file creation and checking

The Ghent Workgroup has designed a user-friendly interface to make it easier for end users to navigate and find GWG settings within the most commonly used applications for professional publishing workflows.

The application settings can be downloaded and installed from the GWG website -https://www.gwg.org/application-settings - and are designed to help the user to automatically and properly create and check the quality and reliability of PDF files. The new Interface allows access via any device to existing GWG settings in all popular applications such as Adobe Acrobat, InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop as well as suppliers' PDF preflight and workflows such as - Esko, EFI, Ricoh, Agfa, Kodak, and Dalim. For some applications GWG settings are already built in - pdfToolbox by Callas, Enfocus Pitstop and Adobe Acrobat Pro. For each application there are two links - first to download the application settings and the second to access the GWG specs file. David Zwang, GWG chairman, said: “Our purpose is to make GWG settings available to everyone. As we expand and develop our range of settings to support large-format, industrial and packaging applications we hope our new user interface will become a dedicated and user-friendly hub for all those working with PDF file management. By providing these applications’ settings - all on the same page, we hope to better facilitate the easy adoption of our specifications by vendors, end users and all other parties involved in the graphic arts creation and production process. We continue to look for ways to help the user increase flexibility and reduce time to market.”