Recent content by Andy

Hi Trerry, If you had qualified what you said, then I would have agreed completely that you were 100% correct. What you mean by the above is that you setup HDS Coarse or Super Coarse, which is a 2nd order FM Stochastic screen and was too grainy to use... As such I completely agree with what...

Hi JP, The Ryobi presses are very good (as are many other brands). Are you getting a new one? The DPX is very good, but is restricted by the polyester plate. This struggles to hold a 2x2 20 micron hilite dot at 2540 dpi. If everything is setup perfectly, then on a good day you might be able...

Hi Maxon, So there's no misundestanding... The bias in what I wrote is purely related to the devices I've used / tested and the opinions I've formed from doing so (and is related to my aims as stated). For example, I don't mention Presstek's devices, such as the Dimension, as I've not had...

Hi RBA, Very few people will give you an independent view of what you might consider and even fewer (if any) people will have tested or had experience of a wide range of CtP devices and plates. I have. What one would recommend will also depend on your requirements. So it's not really practical...

Hi Mike, Even better still, if you don't want to use up the one-and-only Page Feature, go to .:Hamillroad Software | Support | Downloads:., download "HMR JobName v1.3.zip", install it (by going Print File...) and it will then do what you want. See the comments on the web page for details...

Hi All, My suggestions / comments: 1. Why use PDF for an image when TIFF is so much simpler. If it's an image, store it in an image format - PDF is overkill for that. If it's a 'page description' with text & images, then use PDF/A. 2. Use lossless compression such as LZW or ZIP. ZIP always...

Hi Tony, You can't modify the UI, but you can write a Page Feature that does what you want. Put the following into a file in the "SW/Page Features" folder and then select it in your Page Setup. You might need to subtract 90 from the 105, but I can't remember exactly on that one - I've not...

Hi Joe, Not yet. Our current release is 5.0.3 and we're about to release a 5.1. What you're after is currently scheduled for the next major release (6.0) due out early next year. Regards, Andy.

Re: Changing screen angles on RIP Hi Brent. What RIP do you have? Harlequin? Xenith? Celebrant? XMF? TrueFlow, Prinergy? Prinect? Apagee? etc... Each of these RIPs/workflows has a different (if at all) method for doing this (overriding angles). If you tell us your RIP/workflow, someone can...

Re: Riddle Me This--No trapping Hi Rich, > I think what Happy is saying is that the printer has no automatic trapping solution, and is asking for application level trapping. I understand that, but the language he initially used was imprecise and so open to interpretation. I was therefore...

Re: TIFF/IT files. Hi Gregg, Yes a Harlequin RIP with the TIFF/IT option would do the job fine. Version 8 of the Hqn RIP is out now and you should be able to shop around for a good price on that package. Regards, Andy. Andy Cave, Chief Executive Officer, Hamillroad Software Limited.

Re: Riddle Me This--No trapping Hi HappyFriday. You say "There is a way to create a composite PDF with Adobe's default trap". Is this an actual trap layer from InDesign, or just a trap setting? If the latter, then the printer will need in-RIP trapping. I think that given a good...

Re: Riddle Me This--No trapping Hi HappyFriday. I'm curious as to what you mean by "is requesting us to embedded a default Adobe trap setting into our files"? - as this seems to imply a contradiction vs the comment "they don't do in-RIP trapping ". In my understanding, an "Adobe trap setting"...

Re: Moire problem from DCS files Hi Michael, OK - seems like we are talking about the same thing then. The moire on page 9 that is shown, is as a result of 3 plates, not 2 as you say. One of the other tools in FirstPROOF that also helps with detecting moire is the Dot Gain Tool. With that we...

Re: Moire problem from DCS files Hi Michael, I think we all learn something new everyday; I certainly like to, hence why I like to question what people write, even my own posts. I don't know about hands in pockets, but to explain my background for those that don't know, I was the original...