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Similar issue with digital print solids cracking Similar issue with digital print solids cracking Hi all, Have an identical problem myself. Have read through all of the posts (not all posts are relevant!) Have read that the following suggestions may work:- 1) Paper type? Interesting! Not...

Thanks for your reply - thought you would have said that. Ok, will have to add blank page to each record. Cheers.

Hello, I am using a digital printer with Workstation 5.x - we also have the USB dongle with impo software. I have a double sided PDF file and using as a Master file in the VDP. My data file is a PDF with x amount of records but these are single sided. I can't see an option in my Fiery...

What format are your images within the PDF? As a workaround - could you open your PDF in Photoshop and flatten the image in hi-res and resave as a PDF. Does that work for you?

Is there any dirt or muck on the sensors for the doors? (I don't know your equipment but guessing this as this can be a cause on most kit). Are these only mechanical switches? Have you tried bypassing (making them closed manually) as a test only of course!

Does sound like a printer driver issue to me. Has this PC just started doing this or is it a new install?

Is your page size set correctly in the printing preferences for this PC? Align to centre? I only ask as I done this today myself on a little desktop printer and then noticed that my default setting for the print driver on my PC was set to B4 and not A4. You could also have settings for input...

Just CMYK this job mate - it's not even being printed on coated stock! If your client has chosen uncoated, then 100% matches for spots simply go out of the window. Even different grades of paper will give different colours. I guess this must be a litho job then? The colour difference between...

BTW: I have been in this industry for over 20 years as a No.1 litho printer and graphic designer. As a print manager, I sign off work for print in my day job :D

3245 is not CMYK ready but it would be damn close once converted! BTW you want this on coated stock not uncoated if you want near RGB vibrant colours :D Unless your client is very print savvy, a CMYK conversion would work. Get wet proofs if needed. What stock/substrate are you printing on?

Took me 5 mins to do this in InDesign. Created a spot colour for the main text. Set background as grayscale image. Used the spot colour as the glow colour and main text colour... Not sure why you are stuck on this? :) Mark.

Anyhow, why are you not printing CMYK? I'd use a spot colour that is CMYK compat. It normally costs more to print in spot colour these days - I doubt that your client has picked a Pantone colour that has to be a 100% perfect match considering the glowing effect applied?

Hi there. What software have you used please to set this? I'd guess that the glow is using CMYK/RGB for starters. The background can obviously be black/grayscale. One plate. I am going to test this right now in PS & ID using only 2 spot colours. Will do a colour sep to confirm via InDesign...

Just thinking - does "Composite Overprint" need to be turned on/checked?

BTW: Your not sending this direct to the digi printer from InDesign are you? Just read the part of your post about print times - we always save as PDF first and then send to the printer.