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FlightCheck is our next-generation stand-alone Inventory and Packaging application. It offers a deep insight into your DTP document contents and creates a package ready for sharing, printing, or archiving. Export Reports as JSON, XML to integrate directly into your existing workflow or use the Automation features to help build a new workflow.
Whether you’re a graphic designer looking for a quick tool to get your printer all of your document elements, a print shop customer service representative tasked with preparing job quotes, or a graphic design department looking to archive years of work, FlightCheck can lend a hand.
Start with the Inspector Widgets for a high-level overview of the job. At a glance, see what type of file it is, what version, and when it was last modified. Is it intended for print, mobile, or web? How many pages and spreads? Are there missing or inactive used fonts? Are there missing or embedded images?
Continue with the Inventory View for a deep dive into the document contents. View detailed file, page, and print information. View all the job images, both linked and embedded, alongside all their important details (e.g., type, color mode, resolution, …). View detailed color, page, and font information as well.
FlightCheck will highlight errors such as missing fonts and missing images. The application will also warn about possible issues such as embedded images or inactive fonts. Use FlightCheck to help avoid these errors that cause common printing problems.
Modify an extensive list of Ground Controls to check for potential production errors.
FlightCheck collects and packages the required job elements to ensure you have everything needed for the next step in your workflow. Whether that be print, digital output, or archiving. The collected package can include the following:
• The Original DTP file (INDD, QXP, PDF, AI, …)
• Exported PDF file
• Converted IDML file* learn more
• Linked Images
• Extracted Embedded Images
• Used Fonts
• Inventory Report (formats include HTML, TXT, RTF, JSON, and XML)
• Package Report (formats include HTML, TXT, RTF, JSON, and XML)
One of the key capabilities of FlightCheck is its power to preflight file formats and image types of a wide variety.
A partial list includes:
Preview INDD, QXP, and PDF files In-depth Inventory Package 12 months of updates included Preview INDD, AI, PS, PDF, and QXP files In-depth Inventory Package
Limited to 30 days
The Inventory View and Inventory Report (available as HTML, TXT, RTF, JSON, and XML) contain the following sections and data:
File Info Widget
Page Info Widget
Font Info Widget
Color Info Widget
Image Info Widget
Version
File Size
Creation Date
Modification Date
Page Count
Spread Count
Master Page Count
Facing/Non-Facing
Intent
(Print, Mobile, Web)
Resolution
Separation
Spreads
Scale
Paper Size
Registration Marks
Orientation
Bleed
Page #
Printed #
Width
Height
Section
Image Count
Missing Image Count
Page Size Name
Color Swatch
Name
Model
CMYK Values
Used By
(Document, Image, Text)
Name
Manufacturer
Found/Missing
Enabled/Disabled
File Path
Version
File Size
Name
File Path
Page
Status
Size
Type
Mode
PPI
Scaling
Resolution
Effective PPI
Rearrange Sections – Move the sections that are most important to you to the top of the view.
Collapse/Expand Sections – Collapse sections that you might not need to see often. Quickly and easily expand any section at any time.
Filter Section Table Views – Filter each Table by values such as “All,” “Used,” “Used Missing,” “CMYK,” “RGB,” and much more.
Resize Section Table Views – View the tables as Small, Medium, Large, or Extra-Large sizes.
Hide/Show Fields and Columns – You can hide any of the fields or columns to simplify the content down to what’s important to you.
Export Section as CSV – You can export individual section data. Maybe you need a spreadsheet containing the image or font data. We get you the data; you take it from there.
FlightCheck is designed to make complex tasks quick and easy. Preview your document, then, with a single click, create an Inventory Report or Package.
With Automation Preferences, AppleScript support, and a Custom URL Scheme, FlightCheck will have no problem integrating into most automation workflows.
It’s 2022; we’re supposed to be getting to work in flying cars; why are we still doing repetitive tasks manually? We can’t help you out with that commute, but we sure can help you automate some mundane tasks!
You can configure FlightCheck to automatically create an Inventory Report when a file is opened. Configure where the Report will be saved, how to handle duplicate file names, and whether to open the Report in a 3rd party application.
FlightCheck can also be configured to automatically create a Package when a file is opened. Settings allow you to configure how the Package is created.
Couple these configuration options with a simple Automator Folder Action, and you have the beginnings of a custom Workflow. Setting up Workflows to do things like; watching a Hot Folder for new files and automatically creating an HTML Inventory Report and emailing it to your production department using Apple Mail, can be accomplished in minutes.
Get the full functioning demo to evaluate FlightCheck 2022 for 30 days!
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Prior to upgrading to Mac OS Catalina, I'd used your software faithfully for about 17 years. It is great to see it available again! Functionality is easy to navigate, and the new look is a great update on the original!
I have used the earlier FlightCheck Pro for almost 2 decades. It helped me prevent disasters in production and frequently improved my PDF output. For some time now, the solution was outdated. The new FlightCheck 2022 puts it back on the map. Fast, simple to use and way more intuitive as the earlier version, this excellent tool will be a constant companion to my prepress work. Good work!
Markzware has done it again! FlightCheck 2022 is a game changer! Yes, I said game changer! FlightCheck 2022 preflights PDFs, InDesign, QuarkXPress files, and opens with NOT the embedded preview, BUT THE ACTUAL DOCUENT PREVIEW from the documents assets! And ... (drumroll please) did I add that it is not necessary to actually have the specific software? I can determine if the Quark files that a contractor has sent me are complete and print ready, without having that particular software on my computer. That also means sales, and/or production persons that have FlightCheck can determine if the contents of a package are complete and print ready, and have a preview of what the files look like before handling off those files to prepress with confidence! Huge efficiency and productivity saver! No more kicking back files and losing time. When I finish working on a job, I package files for archival with confidence, knowing all the assets have been collected. FlightCheck has the ability to automate my workflow. Win, Win! If you have used FlightCheck in the past, you really need to 'test-drive' the newly revamped 8 cylinder FlightCheck! Vroom Vroom!
I'm pleased to see that this FlightCheck release works seamlessly on newest versions of Mac OS. Nice new intuitive user interface, and FlightCheck Score is a bonus. Looking forward to continuing to use this powerful tool --for print and digital environments alike.
It has been about 11 years since I used FlightCheck. I have been building cases to get it again and buy for my team. Then I discovered that it would not follow mac as they left 32 bit. my heart sunk. I loved its ease of use and the way that it worked. I cant wait to see it come back bigger and better then before.
macOS
• 12 Monterey | Hardware
• Mac Pro, iMac, iMac Pro, MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, Mac Mini |
