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    spectro

    That is what I mentioned - that our PrintOpen will NOT drive the RAZTEK. I have no other profiling software. So - how would I make a profile set to run into PrintOpen? If I was to buy Profiling Software couldn't I just use that software to create the final profile. We are somewhat educated about...
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    spectro

    I just installed a RAZTEK 64" UV inkjet machine. (Foamcore - vinyl banner material - heavy poster board ... etc.) All the Color Management and profiling I am experienced with is with sheetfed presses and HPs running dyes.My spectro is just a DTP 42? So you feed thin sheets through it. I need a...
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    Indesign CS5 to CS4

    Export to idml
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    new version question time again

    I don't know that it matters so much. Acrobat will not be changing. -- with cs 5 out I wonder how long it will be before a new version of meta signa and ppm will be. I am going to gues released in july installed by november.
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    Adobe CS5

    May 1 download or pre-order ship disk MSD
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    indesign linespacing question

    Maybe it is something as simple as the "Space After" setting in the typography toolbar. Make sure it is all set to 0 (or whatever) MSD ----- I have some text that I pasted in from Microsoft word. I have not seen this before, but there appears to be to much space between 1 line and another. The...
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    PressWise

    Do you need PressWise or PressSense
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    watch out when using create outlines in InDesign

    Not that this is a "law" problem but watch out when objects are "grouped" in InDesign. You will see problems with many things ... including outlines and transparency effects. MSD
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    Has anyone purchased a used IGEN?

    The great thing is when: Xerox is doing maintenance 60% of the time and you are doing production 40% of the time. MSD
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    Signa Station running Leopard

    I was looking for info on our database and just found that Snow Leopard 10.6 is supported for Signa 4.5 but make sure you update to Java 1.6. In addtion, 10.4.11 and higher or 10.5.6 and higher are also supported ------- Do you know when Signa AND Prepress Interface will be supported under...
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    Convert spot colors to CMYK except

    You could just convert everything - then convert just the dielines back MSD ]I might be missing something but, 100% magenta would print with the rest of the magenta objects on the page. I want a separate sep for the dieline.
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    Stand Alone Signa

    I need to move a Signa Station (3.0) from the network onto a stand alone MAC just for a period of time. I have installed the Signa: - Application - License Manager - License Server - dongle software to the MAC. I can fire up Signa in Demo mode but it will not fire up in licensed mode. (And...
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    Preferred image file format for InDesign CS4

    I am surprised only Dov has the correct insight. PDF is THE format for files these days. Illy files to PDF Photoshop files to PDF (PDP) - -stand alone or into InDesign - - (Just learn create your files properly and save your files with the proper settings) MSD
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    Why is InDesign SO much better than Quark?

    The thing to check with Quark files and your trapping problems: Quark has a default background of "White" in its "Picture Boxes". So the picture is sitting on a white background. When you run those files through a trapping application the picture just sits there while the White background of the...
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    Screening for printing smooth skintones

    I would try something as simple as running the M and C at the same angle and placing the Y at the C angle. (Please - no "dis"ing until you have tried it.) MSD
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    Enhancing Greyscale Photography for Digital Printing

    I would have scanned the images in high bit RGB worked with the channels in Photoshop and then converted that file to grayscale of the appropriate profile. Letting the scanner decide how to make grayscale is a crapshoot. Meanwhile - more reliable results would be obtained by building the file...
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    Quark runaround text fattening issue - help!

    Have you tried setting the transparency flattener to the resolution of the platesetter? MSD
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    Loading Adobe PPD's into G5 PPC?

    It should have installed with Acrobat. Here is where you can place it. You could grab it from any other machine. Did you "Load" it as a printer? Hard Drive > Library > Printers > PPDs > Content > Resources > en.lproj MSD
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    Layering AI files

    Try: Build yourself a Custom Transparency Flattener Preset. Put the Line Art and Text Resolution at the resolution of the Platesetter (2540) Put the Gradient and Mesh resolution at half that (1270) (635 would probably work) Raster Vector Balance to 100 Make your PDF from Illustrator or...
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    CMYK Values differ from Acrobat 7 to 8

    Is your "Simulation Profile" the same in both versions. MSD

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