Recent content by cec-prepress

Since you're comparing a new book and a 15 year old book, it is possible formulas changed. I know a few years ago Pantone switched to using L*A*B* values. For digital, it definitely makes a difference. A file sent to a digital press using PANTONE 151 C where the color is based on CMYK alternates...

Have you tried clicking some where in the page area of page 2 before trying to paste? I always use the hotkeys for copy (ctrl + c) and paste (ctrl + v) and don't think I've run into this issue with Pitstop Pro, but many times I've not clicked on the page I want to paste into and later found I...

We currently run a RO system. We had a similar issue with a mineral build up in parts of our equipment (and on certain surfaces around the room) when running unfiltered tap water. With the RO we've not had any issues over a longer period of time than we ran on tap. I'm not 100% sure if all these...

When you say 'EFI', is that a Fiery front end on a digital press? If so, does it have HyperRIP capability? If yes, just use regular PDFs. They'll be slower than a PPML, but faster than PDF/VT which doesn't engage the HyperRIP for some reason. We've had this issue on every Fiery (different...

Probably a silly question, but are you sure it isn't just a view setting? Acrobat has a view that simulates a booklet in reader spreads where the first and last page of the document are half the size of the rest of the pages so it is like looking at the book as you'd read it. But, I know plenty...

From that picture, I'd say maybe magenta is out of register with the others, but kind of hard to say. Something is definitely not lined up quite right though (looking at diagonals, 'y' and 'o'). I'd certainly check that on press (if possible) and maybe try a different screen rotation/setting if...

Have you looked at it with a loupe? Sounds like a color-to-color registration issue we get from time to time (different digital presses, but universal problem, I think). If the type is still live, you could try to outline the fonts (which will make them a little thicker) - but they may already...

I'm pretty sure EFI bought 'another company', so...

I too would like something along these lines, but I've always thought it should be more like a 'debug' mode that either runs with a new pane open showing each step of the action as it runs - or you just run from within the action list (instead of having to save/close the action to run it). And...

By no means take this as a recommendation - since we haven't actually started using just yet I can't do that. We went with DocketManager (docketmanager.ca). As with any off-the-shelf solution (or out-of-the-cloud, in this case) there are some things we'd like it to do differently (or things we'd...

There are a lot of sub $100K options now (depending on the functionality you need, obviously). We currently use Printsmith (classic, not the newer 'Vision' version) but I think pricing is fairly similar to when we purchased it. We are switching to a different solution very soon (not fans of...

After creating your clipping mask in Illustrator, have you tried Object > Expand (or maybe Expand Appearance)? You mention Pitstop actions. I know Pitstop can do this in Acrobat, with some specific exceptions. For one, you have to make sure the page boxes are correct (and set up as expected) and...

I've been using Fusion Pro for about a decade now probably, almost exclusively as an Acrobat Professional plugin (working directly on the PDFs, no InDesign). You'll certainly see many improvements using that over Publisher (using Acrobat or in InDesign). Fusion Pro itself has different levels as...

I believe it was a solution by GMC. I'm not sure if it would require a certain add-on or how GMC's offering is set up, but when I spoke to a rep from GMC they basically told me the entry price was considerably higher than Fusion Pro. Since Fusion Pro works great for us and the problem only...

I don't have a real solution to offer, but can sympathize. We have Fiery IC-310s (with Hyper RIP) on KM C-1100s and use Fusion Pro as well. We don't do variable jobs with as many records as you mentioned very often (more in the 200 - 5000 range, but 10-20 of those daily). We previously output...