Yes. PACKZ can be used to check and correct interactive and fully automatic for minimum and maximum dots. Checks and corrections are critical for print quality, tonal accuracy, and avoiding defects.

Absolutely. PACKZ has robust color management capabilities to ensure accurate and consistent color reproduction for labels and packaging. The integrated color management system is accessible directly within PACKZ and enables color accurate previews, supports color transformation based on ICC Device and DeviceLink profiles for maintaining CMYK color accuracy when converting between different printing process, and advanced color conversions for multicolor or expanded gamuts.

Yes. PACKZ is capable of compensating artwork for shrink sleeves. It enables a framework to generate distortion grids, do nondestructive artwork deformation to compensate the shrinkage and has real-time 3D feedback

Yes. PACKZ is capable of compensating artwork for metal can. It enables a framework to generate distortion grids, do nondestructive artwork deformation to compensate for the metal can shaping and has real-time 3D feedback

Yes, Hybrid Software provides various resources for PACKZ training. Hybrid Sofware offers an extensive PACKZ e-learning video library and help users to learn the software at their own pace. Hybrid Software and its auhorized partners also offer on-site and remote training programs tailored ot a customer specific needs and worklfows. For PACKZ users seeking to operate within specific national professional training frameworks and access public funding, certification programs are available in certain regions.

While Illustrator can handle basic prepress tasks like setting the bleed and creating simple separations, it lacks the specialized tools for complex packaging prepress that label and packaging prepress teams need, such as: advanced trapping, automated secured step-and-repeat for specific print processes, sophisticated color management for print consistency across various presses, materials and ink models, warping for metal can and simulation of complex 3D shapes with real-time preview and compensation, and more.

Yes, PACKZ replace Adobe Illustrator in my workflow because PACKZ is really focusing on what matters most for industrialized production of label and packaging: automation and efficiency.

Prioritizing automation means streamlined workflows, reduced manual errors, and faster turnaround times. And with efficiency at the forefront, PACKZ can help prepress teams optimize their resources, lower costs, and ultimately deliver higher quality products to market more quickly. PACKZ stands out with its comprehensive suite of tools specifically built for packaging production. What is truly powerful is that these features are standard within the application itself.

Unlike working in an Adobe Illustrator environment, where you would have to rely on external, often cumbersome, plug-ins to achieve the same functionality,

The All-in-One approach of PACKZ streamlines prepress workflow but also significantly reduces maintenance headaches, letting you focus on creating exceptional packaging and labels.

PACKZ stands out from other PDF editors primarily because it’s purpose-built for the unique and highly specialized demands of labels and packaging prepress, whereas most other PDF editors are general-purpose tools. While many PDF editors can open and save PDF’s, PACKZ truly works as a native PDF editor that can handle the complex layer, group and page structure of PDF’s without converting them to an internal format, ensuring data integrity and preventing errors common in general-prupose editors.

Yes, PACKZ offers robust tools to streamline the creation of personalized labels and packaging. You can easily incorporate variable text for individual names, addresses, messages, and sequential numbers. The software also supports dynamically generated 1D and 2D barcodes for tracking, authentication, or consumer engagement. Furthermore, it’s possible to include personalized graphics, photos, unique patterns and branding elements and even adjust color schemes based on external data. 

Yes, PACKZ seamlessly connects with on-premise CLOUDFLOW server and SaaS based MyCLOUDFLOW for fully automated, end-to-end prperess workflows.

PACKZ is a professional PDF editor built specifically for label and packaging prepress and making the artwork print-ready. It enables trapping, full transparency support, intelligent flattening, color separation mapping, Live Objects for variable content with connection to XML, barcode preflight and creation, auto white plate creation, trapping, step & repeat, find and replace objects, and structured assets (including fonts, images, separations, object-based screening settings, barcodes, and other PDF objects.) Finally PACKZ Standard can generate 3D mockups of the actual artwork based on iC3D models.

Hybrid Software offers PACKZVIEW, a free, downloadable application designed for precisely previewing and inspecting complex, multi-page PDF files. The powerful viewing capabilities of PACKZ also integrates seamlessly with CLOUDFLOW Proofscope for convenient browser-based viewing, markup, and proofing.

PACKZ operates seamlessly across both macOS and Windows environments. It’s built as a full 64-bit application, leveraging multi-processing and multi-threading to deliver high performance, making it ideal for demanding production workflows.

Yes. PACKZ allows for native editing of text, images, and vectors in PDF without flattening.

Yes, it is optimized for all printing processes including flexo, digital, gravure, and offset.

Absolutely. PACKZ includes powerful step-and-repeat tools with full automation and layout intelligence for efficient plate creation. The application has tabular and interactive step and repeat for roll-to-roll label and flexible packaging printing, carton step and repeat solutions using structual design CAD files, and can even make step and repeats out of a template using CSV, ERP and MIS driven layouts based on quantities.  

Yes, PACKZ 11 supports the GS1 Sunrise 2027. The application automatically detects barcardes and converts linear barcodes to GS1 Digital Link, GS1 QR and even GS1 Datamatrix complicant 2D barcodes.

PACKZ is a production application with its main focus on making label and packaging print-ready using dedicated prepress tools. Unlike Adobe Illustrator it’s general purpose is designing label and packaging.