Looking for proof to PDF software

[biggmann]

I am looking for software that you can do a quick screen capture that goes right to your proof layout sheet. We were using a program called Proof In The Pudding but the developer stopped supporting it and I cannot find a executable file anywhere now. Does anyone know where to find that program or have another suggestion we can try out. This one was good you design your layout sheet and load it into the software and then when you do a screen capture of your design work it loads a jpg image of your work onto the design sheet you had loaded into it, saves a bunch of time. I have a new pc and am trying to load all my software onto it and that program is no where to be found now so looking for a good easy alternative.

 

[myront]

What program do you do your layouts in? I made myself a macro that would take whatever I had selected and copy it onto a pdf template I made.

 

[kheebl]

What program do you do your layouts in? I made myself a macro that would take whatever I had selected and copy it onto a pdf template I made.

How did you do that, I use corelDRAW. I have purchased a few macros but have no idea how to make them myself.

 

[TheSnowman]

I remember pudding. I used it as well back in the day. I could probably find it on an old computer in a closet if I looked hard enough. That was a good program for how simple it was.

 

[rdmdarr]

Heres pudding, I forgot how much I used this program back in the day.

http://www.webformdesigner.com/Pudding/download.html

 

[GaSouthpaw]

If you're using CorelDraw, you could just copy/paste the drawing onto your proof sheet and publish to PDF.
We do our layouts onto our company's title block and produce PDFs all the time- saving the need for copy/paste.

 

[James Burke]

We've taken that concept and went one step "simpler". We use the multiple art board feature in Illustrator so we only need to deal with one file for everything artwork related: mockups, proofs, full-scale artwork, artwork approval forms, photos, cut-files (we do vinyl cutting only), etc...

We export our cut files as .dxf for plotting, and we save the individual art board documents as .pdf files to email to our client. Each art board is its own entity, and Illustrator allows you to export/save them in several different formats...individually or in groups. The template shown contains 25 art boards of various sizes and orientations (landscape/portrait). The art board for our watermark logo is only 2" x 3", so it's a little hard to see in the photo.

Documents (approval forms, etc...) are printed on either letter or legal size paper.

Up in the far left corner, I've created a few old school drafting tools (scales, triangles, etc...) for help in re-sizing photos for full scale work.

JB

 

[myront]

In Corel design your pdf template. Go a step further and make the template protected.

In a nutshell

1. select what you want to show the client
2. hit the macro. Your Pdf template.cdr comes up and updates current date and inserts the clients name if that's how you have it filed. Then it pastes your selection and converts it and centers it.
3. Select all and hit another macro and it publishes as pdf under another "to email" file and under the clients name with preset pdf parameters.

worked great in X4 but I haven't taken the time to write another for X7.

As a side note some may want to know why you'd want to send clients a pdf instead of just a jpg or png. I can give a very good example why in our case. We produce various signage for many Military installations in the area and they have very secure networks. Their emails are governed whereby not allowing any image files but pdf's are allowed. So if they call up and say they haven't received an email yet I can guarantee that somebody forgot about the limitations.

 

[TrustMoore_TN]

I designed an acrobat DC pro form that does exactly what you are talking about. I use a screen capture program called PicPick that I can save screen captures as PDF files that acrobat needs to have for the image. PM me and I'll share it with you.

 

[eahicks]

If you use Flexi this is a breeze, you simply apply to template (you can modify their sample ones or create your own), then email that proof straight from Flexi. Every proof I send out takes about 5 seconds to apply template and then send via email.