Recent content by Brad38CMU

I've seen this managed a couple different ways at other companies, but I'd like to get some opinions on what we should be targeting for color for repeat customer orders after the initial press run is complete. We are a flexo printer running both Expanded Gamut and standard CMYK+Spot press...

My intent is to supply this ICC profile to other prepress shops to use as the target for creating proofing profiles.

I've put plenty of time into Google up to this point and there really isn't much out there for solutions from what I can find.

Hi Everyone, I'm looking for a solution for creating an accurate 7-color ICC profile utilizing IT8 charts as the input. I currently have i1Profiler but need to generate a custom 7/c overprint chart in order to create the ICC. Any suggestions?

Need an answer with a little 'Show your work' math to back this question up. I have artwork that has a 10.42" repeat that is going to be mounted on a 10.5" cylinder. PLEASE show me the math to figure out the correct distortion. Thanks!!

Launching files directly from AE10 (FlexRip). Lblack = Line Black

I need some help! We keep getting a 'Failed to map colorant' error (attached) that is causing our RIP to fail. Has anyone seen this and have a solution to the problem? We've contacted ESKO directly and they haven't been any help.

Follow jlee, Flexo Perfection is definitely worth checking out!

Thank you for your replies. Wide-web flexo print, non-metallic inks. I guess I'm still not fully understanding on a job that prints with 4-color process along with 4 additional spot colors, why the plants are requesting a .010" trap for the process and 015" trap for he spot colors on the same job?

Can anyone give me a good solid reason why many printers run with a .010" trap for process colors and a .015" trap for spot colors? What is the reason for the difference? If the presses are capable of holding .010" registration on jobs with process inks, why are they not capable of holding...

Thanks a lot for your input. Many of the files that we receive are not put together very well from the designer and I think that is the main cause to these issues. Areas in these designs where the vector contours are supposed to be butt-fitting there is, say, a .0004" gap. Aside from manually...

Photopolymer, and we are seeing scum dot show up on our plates. A 1-pixel row at 2400 dpi will show up on our plates. These areas are a little easier to locate on the back end when checking the files in Bitmap Viewer, but they are also causing issues with our auto trapper in PackEdge. Do you...

Build the smartmarks into your templates for the microdots and the eyemarks, then add the rest of your marks as a smartmark set when you step and repeat.

Someone help me!!!

I'm having an issue with the cursor in PackEdge. When I switch from the selection tool to the zoom or pan tool, the 'hand' or 'zoom' icons won't change back to a 'pointer' when I switch back to the selection tool. Anyone else run across this?! The only solution I've found is to re-launch...