Re: Indesign PDF tranparency problems...
Allan,
We don't do digital, only conventional offset.
We still do print, not any of the other.
I see myself out of the printing industry in 5 years (hopefully much sooner). Either being a Stock Invester (1st priority), working in real estate (2nd priority), or working as an Apple Certified Technician (3rd priority). Priorities are chosen based on possible income. My current career is disappearing, and frankly I don't want to become IT (which is where this industry is headed IMO, because that's what it will take to get the whole company tied together, and much money to update equipment and software that I don't really think is there or is going to be there).
I don't have to do near as many workarounds as I used to, that's for sure. But I'm really tired of this industry. Maybe it wasn't for me in the first place. I just hate that it's taken me 14 years to get this sick and tired of it that I almost can't stand it any longer. That's why I've started to look at the alternatives for myself. It boils down to paying bills (or not being able to fully) and how long it takes for anything to change in this industry. As our estimator here said (who is also the customer service, and a freelance artist) when we talked about color management: "It's not going to work until it's all automated". I agree. Until it works behind the scenes, most people will not get truly accurate color. Maybe pleasing color, but not as accurate as what it could/should be. And thinking of all I have done to try and help, by beta-testing Quark 7, and still all these problems after how many updates(?), makes me sad. Even talking about Quark 7 gets me depressed. I care too much and it takes its toll when things don't change for years on end. Would I get education? Yes, if there were money for it. I can't even get what I've asked for and have needed (although I still get jobs out with what I have), let alone education/training. I'm ready to turn the lights out and do something else and not have to think about color or Quark.
Don