Recent content by michaelejahn

I don't believe that XMF is strictly an image format. Like XML, it may contain a URL that one can fetch a PDF file. You would need some fuji software and ( I assume ) a RIP that could parse and convert the image part into a TIFF.

I wonder what software they use to scan these "old" books. There are two applications out there that perform page segmentation ( where they scan at 900 ppi for example, then segment out the images, descreen downsample and then cut out the old images and replace them ( so, text becomes 1 bit...

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Hi Craig - We are a developer ( SmartSoft ) of a Print MIS system ( PressWise ) - while I personally do not process and print PDF files, 100% of our customers do. In PressWise, if a PDF file is submitted for printing, there is a soft proof stage, where the user can preview how that file will...

Why not ask your customer to save out a PDF/X-4 ? Lets say they are unhappy with the resulting PDF ( Perhaps they wrong layer is visible ) - they can modify it and then send a PDF to you that was what they intended. The X in PDF/X is 'eXchange' - the entiner point is to accomplish a blind...

I am interested in learning how one calculates how much ink is required for spot color labels - I assume this is done using software to analyse the PDF art and then multiply that by the run quantity. What software is available and how do you like what you are using ?

Humm - everytime we integrate with a new third party storefront developer, most can export XML, cXML or JSON that represents an order. We might need to process their injected file using an XSLT Stylesheet, but more often or not, that storefront injects directly to our "create order" API. I have...

Hi @bcr - most imposition applications / tools understand that the bleed on the inside / center fold is ignored. Even Adobe InDesign understands that. So, normal bleed amount on all 4 sides of the un-imposed / before pagination is best practice. Good luck !

I read "Our normal InDesign process is to save a PS file which is then distilled to produce the PDF. Which results in the mentioned issue." Then I threw up in my mouth. Sorry. We stopped exporting to PostScript back in 2001, so, I have no wisdom to share here. You mention "but the files are...

Thanks !I agree that is dang fugly, but explains it perfectly !

@tngcas - would love to review your instruction page - is that on your Inspire Print website or is it some PDF you share with customers ?

That does nothing to help anyone mix the ink that will be used to print with, or what the Lab values for that color are. We are printing, not dyeing textiles @bteifeld ...

While doing that in a price table would be tricky ( a nice word for impossible ) it sure seem like if OPS offered a formula that looked at total sheets in the job - then used THAT to calculate when to apply a price break, that would solve the problem. But you mention they require $1000.00 to...