Streamline Your Large Format Workflow: Beach Flags and Approval Sheets

Creating beach flags often involves many manual steps. You need to set specific page boxes, add cut contours, and generate bleed for production. Usually, you also have to create a separate approval sheet for your client. This video demonstrates how to automate that entire process using a single PitStop Pro Action List.

Efficiency is key in large format printing. By automating these tasks, you ensure consistency across every job. You reduce the risk of human error while significantly speeding up your prepress department.

What you will see in this video

The featured Action List handles the complex technical requirements of duplex flag design. You will learn how to:

• Prepare page boxes: Automatically resize the media box and set margins.
• Apply cut contours: Use the Overlay PDF Action to place precise contours and prepare them for bleed.
• Generate production bleed: Add 2 cm of bleed around irregular shapes with one click.
• Build an approval sheet: Insert a new A4 page into your document that includes previews of the front and back designs.
• Use Smart Preflight Variables: Add dynamic project information like Order IDs and customer names at runtime.

This workflow turns a multi-step manual process into a simple, guided task. Watch the video to see how these grouped Actions work together to deliver a production-ready file and a professional client document in seconds.

If you want to dive deeper into the specific Actions shown in this video, explore the PitStop Action Manual.