Recent content by BlacknTan

Thank you Stephen, this helps. I've been reviewing their website, and sadly there is very little in the way of details. Lots of broad statements, but getting detailed breakdowns is sorely remiss. In their defense, GMG tends to do the same thing. I met one of their reps in South Carolina last...

Thank you, I'll take a look and see what their RIP offers.

Hello! I'm looking for suggestions for RIP software to drive a 44" plotter. Currently have a Canon, but am also looking at potentially switching brands for color accuracy. I need to be able to produce color accurate proofs (spot colors and CMYK), with different screens to correspond to multiple...

Thank you Slammer, I'll pass this along to our plate department. Is there a particular type of grout to use? I wonder about flexibility as the plate wraps around the drum, or is that not an issue?

Is there a solvent or resin (similar to caulk?) that can be used to repair nicks and cuts in a full coverage sheet plate? I'd hate to replace a plate for a simply hickey or scratch.

Thanks Stephen...this looks promising. I'm going to dig into the program and see if this will work. Much thanks!!!

Thanks Stephen... Your suggestion is what my ink vendor recommended, weigh what you start with, then weigh what you end with, and that gives you the ideal percentage. My task is to be proactive, and estimate exactly how much ink is needed for the job, not including setup, and ink to fill the...

I work in a corrugate printing plant, and a large number of our cartons are diecuts. I've been tasked with estimating ink coverage on print jobs, to enable our ink department to purchase enough inks to run a given job. However, the challenge comes with screened jobs and die cuts. With a...

Thank you Stephen. This looks like a better solution than what I'm working with now. I'll give this a shot and try some comparisons. Much thanks!!!

Amazing how the size of the artboard and the cutouts affect the percentages of ink coverage. Is PitStop Pro smart enough to ignore masked areas in the ink analysis? Say if the masked artwork bled off the artboard, or was overlapping adjoining panels?

Thank you Stephen...I'm not familiar with any plug-ins from Esko that account for percentages, but I can reach out to our rep and see what they have to say. I'll look into PitStop Pro and see if there's a trial I can download. That might be my best option, however I do agree that the white area...

Good morning...is there a plug-in for Adobe Illustrator that will detail ink coverage, both percentage and square footage? I've used InkQuest from Astute Graphics, however when analyzing corrugate cartons, the values can fluctuate widely, depending on the various die cuts. Thanks!

Hi Barb, Thank you for going above and beyond, checking the Epson website. That's actually where I downloaded my current Epson printer drivers from. However, the most recent file for the Epson 9800 is v8.64, from September 20, 2011. The only utility files I can download are an "uninstaller."...

Is the Epson Printer Utility 4 software compatible with Mac OSX Mountain Lion? I ask because it seems the only way I can run a nozzle test or clean the print heads is directly through the System Preferences (Print & Scan Control Panel).

Thanks for the suggestions....I'm now in the process of finding a decent technician in Connecticut to take a good luck at the machine. I've inherited this printer, and there are a number of minor annoyances. Paper load lever doesn't lock anymore, missing RIP, etc. I'll add this to the list...