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A shop tour can be a good thing when dealing with clients who know what they are doing or do more then what you do for them. More then a few times I have heard "oh did not know you can do that" and has led to some new orders. Not all the time of course, majority have zero clue and seem to...

I should have mentioned I am looking for a Windows installer. Magnus sent the installers over, but they are Mac and not something I can use unfortunately. Anyone have the Preps 4 Windows installer? Thanks!

Downloaded and passed on to our IT team, thanks!

think that might be better then nothing, let me know if you need a link to upload the file to. Thanks!

Not a fan of Canva files if they need to be fixed. They can be a real nightmare. They have improved over the years, but dread when I get one made by someone who has no clue what they are designing for and I need to fix.

I bought the software a while ago to test out. They are cheap and feature rich, though they are not something I would replace Adobe with at the moment. Outside of the comfort of knowing how Adobe apps work and familiarity the big thing for Adobe is it is pretty much an industry standard. I never...

I am looking for an old preps 4.2 installer, or installer plus update files to get to 4.2. We have still run this ancient version here in an old version of Apogee. They want to migrate the Apogee server to a new one. As it gets light use management is not interested in buying newer versions at...

Think our sign guys are using something different. I did download the demo of SignCut though and ran the Box template. It is pretty basic from what I see, pretty much like the free sites that have templates that you can alter the dimensions. Nothing to create from scratch or edit easily.

Thanks for both replies. I use Templatemaker for some simple ones and diecuttemplates.com for generally more complicated. I would like to learn a bit more then using the automated way through these sites and use some proper software that gives me more flexibility and control. I will keep...

Every now and then I am getting a box to create, sometimes it is straightforward, other times it can be complex (for me at least). We don't do enough of it to warrant the higher price tag I have seen from Esko. I was wondering is there any software that makes the process simpler without breaking...

I think the issue for many, I include myself, is that this has been something integrated with the software for as long as I can remember. Yes I know I can make a spot colour, save it as a Pantone name so when making plates the plate is labeled correctly. It is a change of thinking as this has...

There is something to be said for everyone working with the same software. Personally I like Indesign, might even love it. The monthly cost works out to be around the price of upgrading a perpetual license every 2 years, just a little less. Affinity is doing some great things but they are far...

I am working on a quote for some diplomas and was asked by the client about archivable ink. I don't think our digital presses have this in the toner/ink used, trying to find answers. We run an HP Indigo 7R and a Kodak Express 3900. Does anyone know any details regarding the toners and their...

Nothing heavy right now, I have thought about potentially offering poster printing services cheap on FaceBook. Simple cash jobs, but nothing set for that right now. Would prefer to keep XF, I know it, it is setup to work with the media I use. I did get a price for the upgrade which is not as bad...

I am contemplating what to do with an aging RIP. I use Fiery XF 6.2 for my Epson 9900. Had a family print shop, a few years ago we merged with a larger company and I decided rather then sell I would keep the Epson and RIP and use it as home. So not looking to spend a fortune for printing for...

I think you will want a RIP of some sort for the many things it allows you to do. I have an Epson 9900 (not WT) with a Fiery XF RIP at home, it allows me to do things simply and easily, of course it also costs a pretty penny. I thought there were print drives that would allow you to print...

Could run #10 plain or windows all day long (regular envelopes, not digital specific envelopes) on our old Versant 2100. I would have both high cap trays loaded with it and the only time it would ever jam would be if had an envelope fold in when loading, which happened a few times before I...

It is one thing to do that with a perpetual license, it hurts when you need to do that with a subscription. So staying with the same version for ever while always paying monthly fees without getting updates for the software. I never look at L*A*B* numbers, when I have a pantone I see it as a...

When I am quoting jobs I am adding in a part about stock issues and that they need to be flexible on the stock they want if their deadlines are going to be met. Never thought I would see the day when paper was a difficult thing to get!

Personally all I need is the pantone library to select a colour when setting up 1 or 2 colour jobs. Does anyone know anything about the subscription schemes they have going on now? Will Pantone Connect Basic give me the C and U pantone library to use in InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop?