Recent content by QualityGuy

I should be more specific... In order to eliminate film materials/processing/handling, etc. we're considering a direct-to-screen imaging device. This will necessitate digital files.

All, We are considering digitizing our film library; we have over 200,000 titles with anywhere between 1 and 6 separations for screen printing at 85 to 120 LPI. With the newest CopyDot equipment being over 20 years old and not supported anymore, I started searching for software that would do...

Re: Is it metamerism, or constancy? @ Jahn: "GCR has nothing to do with overcoming metamerism. When a designer builds objects with 400% density (100% of all 4 CMYK process colors) systems like Alwan can convert these into something more press friendly..." You are confusing GCR with UCR. Gray...

Re: Greatest Rock Album of All Times Nice discussion! When I'm with dad; Creedence Clearwater Revival, "Green River." When I'm with my bro; Nirvana, "Nevermind." When I'm with my wife; Aerosmith, "Pump." When I'm with my sister; Pixies, "Doolittle." When I'm with my mom; Muse, "Absolution."...

Re: Creative ideas for a difficult problem. Printing is one-up. The discs are not die-cut; they are injection molded, so the center hub is already clear of the sprue. (This is a common misconseption in the printing world... we do not start with a sheet of plastic and cut them out. Each...

Re: Need help on good quality business card printer almaink, You should ask yourself why {Mr. Wolfe's} methods are diminishing your returns. He recognizes the customer's perception of quality and the ability to match it with a cheaper-than-offset process. That you perceive a quality difference...

Re: Presstek Service That's a shame... I never had any experience with ABDick until Presstek took over. (always had ryobi's) I hope they don't sink ABD... I would venture to say that Presstek's customer satisfaction is not the greatest, given what I have seen on the message boards and whatnot...

Re: Presstek Re: Presstek Getting plate material is no problem for us, but we use PearlDry materal, not the thermals. Service is not really a problem... same day isn't unusual but it's usually next day. The only bad problem we've had is that he'll show up to do his preventative maintenance...

Re: WorkFlow's If you're looking for an "everything under the sun" whiz-bang type of system that will handle preflighting, proofing (soft or otherwise), rasterization, etc... take a look at the Nexus workflow. We have three complete systems here and we love 'em.

Re: Creative ideas for a difficult problem. The process is DTP; place cylinders are removable. What we're printing is optical media... CD's, DVD's, Blu-ray Disc, etc... no long or short sheets here! Good thought; I like the idea of "control" sheets. who's to say there couldn't be control media...

Good morning everyone, My facility produces a product with no trim margin whatsoever. 100% of the printable area is printed with customer content and therefore there is no opportunity for registration marks, color bars or other quality control mechanisms. We make optical media here; to print...

Re: Introduce yourself! Hello, My name is Brian Dieckman. I work for Sony DADC Americas as a Project Facilitator in the Statistical Quality Services department. I have an Associates Degree in Graphic Arts Technology and a Batchelors Degree in Graphic Arts Management from the University of...

Re: Who/what prints iPhoto books? I can say from experience that the quality of the printing is outstanding. Digital, obviously and the stock is very high quality. Photo quality, however, is up to the user. GIGO, of course! -Brian

Re: Presstek Service Are you certain you have the right contact information? I was under the impression that all Presstek service was being handled through AB Dick now. They have a considerable technical infrastructure... In our area, I've never had a wait of more than 8 hours for service on...

Re: Adobe certification questions I agree with your comment about the Blog. In my eperience, challenging the knowledge of a particular subject in which people consider themselves "experts" will result in hard feelings. I've taken a fair number of the ACE exams (Is that redundant?) and I've...