A Simple Way to Grow your PitStop Skills
Becoming a seasoned PitStop user can take time. After all, PitStop Pro and PitStop Server are powerful tools, with a wide range of features designed to handle complex production challenges.
But there’s an easy way to accelerate your learning: simply start from what already exists.
Learn from Built‑in Expertise
PitStop Pro and Server come with a rich library of default resources, including:
- Preflight Profiles
- Action Lists
- Global Changes
These resources have been designed by experts and follow proven best practices. They are ready to use and a great way to understand how common issues are solved.
Explore Before Creating
Back in the 2000’s, it was very common to look at some website source code to analyse how it was built and reuse some techniques to one’s advantage. In a way, taking a look at what exists in PitStop will provide the same benefits.
So, before building something from scratch, take a moment to review the available default resources.
You may find that:
- A particular resource already solves your use case
- Or can be easily adapted to fit your needs
This approach can save time and help you avoid unnecessary complexity. And thanks to the description, you may already understand the internal logic.
Turn Examples into Learning
For instance, take the “Check for White Text sitting on Light Color (does not include images)” Action List.
By opening and editing it, you can explore:
- How conditions are structured
- How multiple checks are combined
- How a real-world problem is addressed step by step
Starting from proven examples is a practical way to learn how to build your own resources. Next time you need to do something similar, you can easily refer to this resource and reuse some logic to your own advantage.
Use the “Action List Visualiser” to run an Action List step by step, this will give you a better understanding of how the embedded Actions articulate to deliver a certain result.
Build on What’s Already There
Those Standard resources can be used as is, or serve as learning material. But on top of that, you can:
- Duplicate and adapt existing resources
- Save your own extended versions
- Import Standard Action Lists or reuse them in Quick Runs
This makes it easy to evolve from learning to customising (and eventually mastering).
Exploring default resources is one of the fastest ways to build confidence and improve your PitStop skills. So give it a try today and you might be surprised how much you can learn.
Don’t Forget the Documentation
If you are still struggling, remember that there are not one but several forms of documentation available on the Enfocus website (see help), to guide you through efficient usage of PitStop Pro and PitStop Server (or any other Enfocus products).
