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Every customer file, versioned and ready to print

Drag in whole folders from your file server. A re-upload becomes the next version, identical files are stored once, and every file is read on arrival — pages, trim size, spot inks, dieline and resolution — so you know what it is before you open it.

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Versions tab of a postcard file listing v2 Print-ready, made from v1, above the v1 Upload
  1. v1 Upload
  2. v2 Print-ready, made from v1

Today, and with AutomatePrint

Today: “final_FINAL_v3.pdf” on the shared drive.

With AutomatePrint: The same name uploaded again becomes the next version; restore any version in one click.

Today: “Which file did we print last time?”

With AutomatePrint: Where used and Activity show every proof, job and preflight a file touched.

Today: Open every PDF to check its size and inks.

With AutomatePrint: Pages, trim size, spot inks, dieline and resolution are read on arrival and shown with the file.

In numbers

storage by plan
5 GB → 2 TB
kept, and any one restored in a click
Every version
in the trash before anything is gone
30 days
identical files stored once
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How it works

  1. Bring your folders

    Drag whole folders from your file server into the browser, or run the sync script against the Files API overnight. The folder structure comes with them.

  2. Every file is read on arrival

    Pages, trim size, spot inks, dieline, overprint and resolution are read, previews are made and new PDFs are preflighted (a setting, on for new teams).

  3. Use it everywhere

    Send it for proof, open it in the 1-up editor, or pick it into a quote or an imposition job. Upload the same name again and it becomes the next version.

Know the file before you open it

Cards carry a version badge, the preflight result and a swatch for each spot ink. Details show the pages, the trim size, whether a dieline was found, overprint and resolution.

  • Three carton files in a grid, each with a thumbnail, a version badge, spot ink dots and a customer
    1. Version badge
    2. Spot inks read on arrival
    3. Customer: Larkfold

    The card says what's inside

    Version, preflight result, spot inks and the properties your team chose to show.

  • Details tab of a carton file: pages, trim size, dieline found, overprint and its spot inks
    1. Found without opening it

    Read on arrival

    Pages, trim size, dieline, overprint, layers and spot inks, without opening the PDF.

Properties that travel

Customer, PO, SKU, substrate and due date — with folder defaults. Pick a file into an imposition job, a quote or a mark set; “v2 available” tells you when there's a newer one, and marks can print the file's customer.

Properties tab of a carton file with the customer filled in from the folder's default
  1. Folder default

  • A carton in an imposition job's parts list with a 'v2 available' badge
    1. A newer version exists

    A newer version? You'll see it

    A job keeps the version it was given and says when a newer one is in Files.

  • Where used list of a carton file: two imposition jobs, two proof rounds and two screening jobs

    Where used

    Every proof, job and screening run the file touched.

  • Details tab of a CF2 die drawing: its drawn preview, ups, layout, die size and rule lengths
    1. Ups and layout read from the die

    Die drawings, read like PDFs

    CF2 and DXF dies are drawn on arrival, with their ups, layout, die size and rule lengths.

  • Upload tray while a batch of label images uploads, each file with its own progress

    Whole folders

    Drop a folder and its structure comes with it.

  • Quick look

    Press Space to see any file large without opening it.

Open any file in the 1-up editor

Bleed, dies and traps on any version; the next version arrives prepared.

See the 1-up editor

The File tab of a carton's new version: settings carried over from the version before

What's in it

  • Whole-folder drag and drop
  • Search this folder or everything
  • Properties with folder defaults and bulk edit
  • Preflight on arrival
  • CF2 and DXF dies drawn on arrival
  • Open in the 1-up editor
  • New versions arrive prepared
  • Download as ZIP
  • Files API and a sync script for your NAS
  • Request-files links for your customers Coming soon

Specs

Property types
9
Download
ZIP of up to 10,000 files or 5 GB
Trash
30 days; files other apps use are kept
Die drawings
CF2, CFF2 and DXF: ups, layout, die size and rule lengths
Storage
5 GB on Free, 500 GB on Shop, 2 TB on Production; +250 GB at a time on paid plans

Works with

Read the docs: FilesVersionsMove your customer archive to the cloud

On which plan

Compare every plan
Capability FreeShopProductionPlant
Files storage 5 GB 500 GB 2 TB Custom
Folders, whole-folder drag and drop, facts on arrival, properties Included Included Included Included
Version history Every version Every version Every version Every version
Files API and API keys Included Included Included Included

Files and the Files API on every plan: 5 GB on Free, up to 2 TB on Production.

FAQ

Questions, answered

Anything else? Email hello@automateprint.com and a person who knows print will answer.

What counts toward storage?

The distinct files you keep: every version, and trash until it is emptied. Identical files and copies count once, and previews are free. Free includes 5 GB, Shop 500 GB and Production 2 TB; paid plans can add 250 GB at a time.

Can I move my file server in?

Yes. Drag whole folders into the browser, or run the documented sync script against the Files API overnight; it's resumable and can set properties from a CSV.

What happens when I delete a file a job uses?

It goes to the trash for 30 days, and files another app still uses are kept.

Can customers upload here?

Not yet — request-files links are coming soon. Today your team uploads, or the API does.

Put every job on one platform

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