Recent content by Stephen Marsh

So around $8.27 per sign for material only. So, for 26 signs, the material costs alone are $215 out of your sell price of $540. Leaving labour (printing time, mounting and other finishing time, packing time etc.) and outwork delivery fees. I can only comment on our Accura360 MIS, where we...

Before you add any markup, ask what the cost of materials, labour, and outwork/outsourcing is. You should know your costs! This is my perspective, based on training and supporting customers on the Accura360 MIS, which is a cost+plus-based system (although this can be overridden). This naturally...

I love the KE RN photo!

Yes, you can do this with Enfocus PitStop Pro:

I wouldn't expect CSV input to a DFE/RIP. It would more likely be XML, JDF, or JSON.

The "standard observer" in action!

Take a look here: https://printplanet.com/threads/how-to-use-indesign-to-create-sticker-cut-lines-faster-than-illustrator.293844/

https://gwg.org/learn-more/user-guides/pdf-file-aggregation/

If you were OK with rasterizing the file in Photoshop for preview purposes, then it's easy to create an action to visually show detail at a given pixel size that is considered too small. Here is a simplified animated example, however, with other content it might prove to be more challenging:

Inkjet ink has many variations: aqueous pigment or dye, eco-solvent, UV, latex/resin so there are many variables.

Not that I am aware of.

The laminated result can be profiled and used in a conversion: What is a finishing proof? Fogra49 and Fogra50 in detail. | proof.de

I encourage our Accura MIS users to add a variable to their proof email template, which automatically includes the version number of the proof. This way both parties know that they are on Proof Version: 99 of the "print ready" artwork that should have been good to go on the first proof!

Is the job still profitable, even at $400 less? Less than what? $400 less than cost? $400 less in profit, i.e. the job is being sold at cost for no profit? Forgetting labour costs for the staff with nothing to do for the moment, there is still the cost of substrate, ink, packing materials etc.

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