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This is not a suitable method for color matches / approvals. Photos taken by a smartphone (or digital SLR) will be influenced by qualiry of image capture ambient lighting, how does the ink dry back, etc. Using a display (RGB) to view previous printing can be influenced also by the ambient...

The closest thing I can think of is Soft Touch / Soft Feel AQ.

We are located in northern San Diego County, California. Looking for a 2nd shift digital pressman. Qualifications: Two years of print experience. Positive, professional attitude. Problem-solving and critical thinking skills. Ability to concentrate while efficiently multi-tasking. Effective...

That sounds like a "scum" dot. Today's plates will consistently hold a dot <1%. You will NEVER see this on a continuous tone proofer. I've experienced this where a 0.7% gained to 3% on the press sheet.

I'm not sure that there is an adequate solution for what you are seeking. Most, if not all, of today's inkjets are POD (Print on Demand). The nozzles only fire when the ink needs to go to the sheet. So you have the initial velocity of the ink which causes the micro-splatters. Back in the late...

One of the major players in paper distribution here in SoCal holds a seminar called Paper 101 at their distribution center. I don't know if they still hold the seminar or how frequently they do it. I took it over a decade ago and I learned more than I ever wanted to know.

The PDFs I've received from customers who used Canva got much better once I explaned how to include bleed and vector data.

Switch alone cannot do that. What it can do is use a workflow to have Photoshop create the 1-bit TIFF.

I saw today that Canva has acquired Serif's Affinity suite of creative apps. I hope this is not too little too late to be a thorn in Adobe's side. Eons ago QuarkXPress was the DTP king and Adobe's PageMaker was just a poser. Quark rested on their laurels and thought they were untouchable. Then...

Good video. The other main issue with a RGB black that converts to CMYK black is a registration issue when printing offset. Especially small text.

Adding to @Magnus59... I think the focus is off and is only seen visually in the black because the screen is 45° and runs parallel to the laser direction. Try plotting a plate with either the C, M or Y and change the screening to 45°. If you have the same issue, I would say it's focus.

I agree with @kslight, this is really up to personal preference. I currently use a Mac 70% of the time and Windows the other 30% I personally feel that W11 has "dumbed" down the experience and that has made simple tasks a little harder to achieve. I also feel that some MS products work BETTER...

In the past I've done a 100% and a 60% bump plate.

Well, that isn't good. I think Heidelberg may have discontinued the standalone PrePress Interface as they have their own workflow that they are trying to sell. There are other 3rd party solutions available. I believe PressProfiler is one.

I respectfully disagree. Prepress is just as responsible for accurate CIP3 data as they are for accurate proofs and plates. The data being generated can (and) should be adjusted by prepress as all the CIP3 drivers I know of allow adjustments on the front end.