Your PDF proofing questions, answered
What is PDF proofing?
PDF proofing is the process of reviewing a document or design to confirm that it’s ready for printing. During this process, stakeholders can add comments and suggest revisions to make sure the piece of work is error free.
The PDF proofing process is usually broken down into a number of structured reviewer groups. Once the first group of reviewers approves the PDF file, it will move to the second group, and so on. This creates a healthy level of transparency between stakeholders while avoiding a chaotic free-for-all between totally different types of reviewers.
What’s the difference between Filestage and Adobe Acrobat?
Filestage is a collaborative online proofing system, while Adobe Acrobat is a PDF reader, editor, and creator.
If you need to create PDF files or organize pages in existing PDF documents, Adobe Acrobat is your best option. But if you need to set up approval workflows, proof PDF files, and collaborate with teammates and stakeholders, Filestage is the best solution for you.
What is the maximum PDF file size in Filestage?
The maximum upload size for single PDF file in Filestage is 20 GB, which covers most use cases. If your PDF file is larger than that, you may be able to compress it or split it into multiple files before sharing it in Filestage.
Do stakeholders need to install anything to review PDF proofs in Filestage?
Filestage is a cloud-based tool that works in popular browsers like Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge. That means no tricky set ups or software installs for your stakeholders! In fact, your reviewers don’t need need to make an account to review your PDFs.
What other file types does Filestage support?
As well as support PDFs, you can also use Filestage to review documents, videos, images, designs, websites, audio, and interactive HTML.
This is ideal for projects containing lots of different formats, as it allows you to keep everything centralized in one place.
