Recent content by John W

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    Film has different density from lead to tail edge

    Go to be slipping in the machine during development. I suggest with lights on, ruin a piece of film but watch it carefully though the tanks. Usually, with a recirc pump down, the tailing edge would be the weaker density not stronger. I'm guessing the film is slipping once past the dev tank and...
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    New CtP Plate Setter comparisons

    Those little round 'hook' pins on the Screen device are there I believe as an Osha/safety requirement on this side of the pond. If the power fails while the drum is spinning, the plate won't fly off and cause damage. Assuming you are prepared to take the risk, I'd bet an engineer could remove...
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    Screen PlateRite 8600S Autoloader slip sheet issue

    We have an SA-L. We had a similar issue with the white interleave sheets. The service tech ordered and changed all the suckers which made it worse! Turns out the suckers are legacy matched to the particular autoloader. Thank goodness I saved the old ones. Another tech adjusted the position of...
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    InDesign to Illustrator

    I turn on and off the inDesign layers in order to export what ever is on as eps for Illustrator use, sort of manually separating the issues I see to make life easier. Then I open the eps's in Illy and replace into layers that suit my production. Or even delete temporarily, export, revert, delete...
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    TIFF to CIP/PPF convertor

    We make them using Serendipty BlackMagic which polls our 7TB plate queue; operator recolors the one bits to job colors, then processes to CIP3. A second command exports (on the same PC) to a ppf. Works great.
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    Pantone Tints

    We use Serendipity Black Magic to colour manage and print to an Epson 9900. Lab values are calibrated for all spot colours using an EyeOne device(metallics are zoned in by a few trials!). We also colourize the backgrounds to match the stock the job will print on, and use real dot technology to...
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    Do you charge clients for preepress re-design?

    It may be that sales needs to give prepress away for marketing reasons. But in the end, the costs must be covered or you'll work like beavers going out of business eventually if you do not cover your expenses. My thought would be a base price built in with the proviso that if multiple changes...
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    Epson 4000 Resurection

    Usually, the cartridges are under a little pressure. My experience with bulk adding has for the most part been a failure. The 4000 can take the larger 220ml ink carts leave the doors open or even removed (as we do). One huge expense and 220ml lasts a very long time! The later gen epsons such as...
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    PMS 280: conversion to CMYK

    There are several Pantone CMYK conversion books such as Bridge and Solid to Process guides printed over the years. IMO, even these books are now wrong for those colors that are hard to match in CMYK. From 2001, 280 shows as 100C, 72M, 0Y, 18K. From 2010, 280 shows as 100C, 78M, 5Y, 18K. From...
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    CMYK prints the same on every printer!!!

    Over the years, Pantone has changed the values in their books. Personally, I prefer the older book values that are GCR values. Because we print on recycled cardboard, three process inks are better IMO than four for many of the secondary colours. There should never be any yellow in purer blues...
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    Step-N-Repeat automatic in Illustrator Cs5

    Set the cursor to the step distance; Command K, in any units you like as long as you add the units to the measure. Select or marquee the object(s) or group select a group, hold the option key down and use the move arrow for the direction wanted and just repeat as needed. Sometimes when stepping...
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    Looking for Prepress workflow that offers Online proofing.

    Proofing from one bit tiff files Proofing from one bit tiff files If anyone is currently working with a Prepress workflow that offers this please tell me about your experiences. Thanks Frustrated Prepress Manager!!! _________________________________________ We are ripping separations to one...
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    Inkjet Contract Proofs

    We use Serendipity Black Magic (real dot proof) tinted for the various substrate colours, from either the Rip files or one bit tiff plate files in a plate RAIDS queue, then sent to various printers, Epson profiles exist from Black magic which requires only slight tweaking. We have calibrated the...
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    Printing Gold, that comes out Green?

    Change the gold breakout to a GCR Max version using no cyan, only M,Y,K and your gold will never turn that green! QED John W
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    Profesional color corrective work

    I find using selective colour works well in your scenario. It may require a crude selection area or a precise one depending on the image components. Or a combination of selective colour and curves and yes, I prefer working in CMYK in part because of my long time experience with CMYK, (I am...

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