it is possible to merge the tiffs, apply their original colour and resave it as a composite PDF with out the Artpro expense.
Screens Master File Editor and Truflow. it takes about 5 mins to generate one.
We've had an ArtPro/Nexus workflow for many years, so it was no big shake...DotSpy was a good fit...one seat everyone can share with the new licensing...it's a handy tool.
I am curious about the products you mention though. We don't currently have a software to step PDF's, as we use ArtPro for all our step and repeat.
You might find some interesting capabilities with TIFF Pager. It has the ability to combine TIFF files into a variety of production formats - including PDF and online Zoomable Proofs.
PDF files will have the screened data present and set to the correct color space. Take a moment and check out some of the many features
I have tried this, merging files with DotSpy, stepping the Link EPS in Artpro and ripping with Nexus, but it always seems to be re-screening the TIFFs!!! How have you gotten around this?
I have tried this, merging files with DotSpy, stepping the Link EPS in Artpro and ripping with Nexus, but it always seems to be re-screening the TIFFs!!! How have you gotten around this?
That's never been an issue...just point the workflow to the hi res tiffs on your Nexus server and it will pull the screened data.
I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong... it must be a workflow thing. I'm pretty sure that it is pulling the high-res tiff data, since the edges are not all bitmappy and staircased like they would be it it was getting preview-resolution date, but it is definitely rescreening. I'm attaching a before-and-after screen capture.
Any thoughts? I'm thinking Nexus wants to rescreen because it is seeing these as EPS and not as 1-bit TIFF, but I don't see anything in the workflow that would tell it otherwise.
Actually, I think I figured it out. Earlier in this thread someone mentioned about matching the resolution. That seems to be the case here. It rescreens it if there is a resolution mismatch.
Also, it only seems to work using the "Assemble Separation" task rather than the "Assemble Screened TIFF" task. They look pretty much identical, though.
Thanks for the quick response.
Actually, I think I figured it out. Earlier in this thread someone mentioned about matching the resolution. That seems to be the case here. It rescreens it if there is a resolution mismatch.
Also, it only seems to work using the "Assemble Separation" task rather than the "Assemble Screened TIFF" task. They look pretty much identical, though.
Thanks for the quick response.
I use Assemble Screened TIFF without a problem...but the yes...the mismatch sounds like your issue...glad you figured it out.
Whenever we have gotten Copydot files, which is pretty much the same as a 1-bit tif., what I have done in the past is place each tif in Adobe Indesign. I make sure to color the tiff the appropriate color (Cyan, etc.), and set it to overprint. Then I either print directly to a Screened WF, where it assembles the screened tifs, which produces a link for me. If you can't print directly to Nexus, you can always save to a postscript file. Dotspy is of course ideal, but this does in a pinch if you don't have it.
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