Features
Based on InDesign
Frontlab Proofing is built upon InDesign and InDesign Server. You design your templates in the familiar InDesign client, and generate your ads using the InDesign Server.
Designed for ease of use
Frontlab Ad builder is designed from the ground up with usability in mind, and end users do not need any knowledge of visual design graphics production. The modern web interface looks and feels like a real application and your users are up and running in no time.
Visual preview and feedback
The users get a 100% correct preview while building the ad, and they get immediate feedback on layout issues such as text overflow.
Flexible sizing
A template can be set to grow in width or height. This allows you to create a single newspaper template that can scale to fit one or more columns and can grow in height. This feature dramatically reduces the number of templates and gives the users a lot more flexibility.
Advanced templates
Advanced templates allow you to insert templates in templates. You can define a product placeholder template, and a catalogue as containing the product placeholder templates. This reduces the need for multiple templates and makes it easy to update an existing template without updating all the creative work.
Frontlab DAM integration
Frontlab Ad builder integrates out of the box with Frontlab DAM. Frontlab DAM is an image database designed for user friendliness that utilizes the latest web technologies to create a modern interface and to provide quick response times for large images.
Database integration
Frontlab Ad builder can integrate with your existing data sources to create custom database publishing solutions. Connect to your ERP or CRM data and let your users create print-ready PDF files directly from the source.
Frontlab Proofing integration
If your business processes require a proofing and approval cycle before the print material is released then Frontlab Ad builder can integrate with Frontlab Proofing. The Proofing module allows all stakeholders to proof read and annotate the material and can model even the most demanding approval process.
Integrates into your existing IT
Frontlab Ad builder is divided into components in a service oriented architecture (SOA) and exposes a set of Webservice API’s. This allows you to integrate Frontlab Ad builder into your existing IT system or build custom solutions based on the core Ad builder technologies.
Multiple output profiles
Use the same template to generate a print-ready PDF, a low-res PDF for e-mailing or a black-and-white PDF for faxing. The user can select the desired output method when generating the final PDF.
Supports advanced business rules
The Frontlab Proofing template not only defines the visual layout, but also the business rules for the template. For an image placeholder it can define where the images are located, the minimum resolution, the required colour space or other parameters for an image.
Rent or buy
Frontlab Ad builder can be used as a hosted service, where Frontlab host and maintain the server, and you connect to it via the internet. The pricing model consists of a monthly base fee and a fee pr. page. Alternatively, you can buy Frontlab Ad builder and run it on your existing IT infrastructure.
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