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PitStop Server and PitStop Pro give different results

Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2026 5:06 pm
by nnater
Hi all

I'm running a very simple Action List in Switch to check the number of color separations. If I run the Action List in PitStop Pro, it returns the expected result but in PitStop Server it does not. The list is:
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- Check number of separations (total page check) with: equal to: 1; Don't count All; Don't count the color "Fenster-Platzhalter"; Don't count if tint is 0%; Check complete document
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The PDF contains a black logo (K only) and a barcode in RGB. PitStop Pro recognizes this and reports back that 4 separations are present, PitStop Server lets it slide and does not report back any errors. I used the exact same Action List (exported from Manage Actions Lists in Switch, Windows) and ran it with the same PDF in Acrobat on macOS. I deleted the element and reconfigured it once aswell, nothing.

What am I missing? Any help is much appreciated.

Re: PitStop Server and PitStop Pro give different results

Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2026 9:08 am
by loicaigon
Hi,

Are the color management settings the same between Pro and Server?

Loic

Re: PitStop Server and PitStop Pro give different results

Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2026 10:11 am
by nnater
Hi Loic

They weren't identical before, I've changed them now in Pro to the same ones that Server is using and the result remains the same...

Re: PitStop Server and PitStop Pro give different results

Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2026 11:00 am
by loicaigon
Then I would advice to contact the Support. In similar conditions, there is simply no reasons for such a divergence.