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    Epson 9900 with XF

    We use Fiery XF with x900 printers with great success - accurate proofs all the time. We've used ProofMaster some years ago (until version 4) which is also a great product. At the old days, ProofMaster included an Editor, too, which can be used to make alterations to PDF files (and accurately...
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    Cannot get marks placed

    I think Pitstop will put the marks where the trimming should be done. So you have to define a TrimBox first, which is smaller in every direction than CropBox & MediaBox.
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    Study shows face masks don’t stop infections

    I don't care if other people wear masks or not. I don't want to wear a mask. Please let me be a fool, let me infect myself with all the bacteria and germs of others. Like we all did, before March 2020.
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    Study shows face masks don’t stop infections

    This is why I belive everything the MSM blows into my face. I'm comfortably numb...
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    Happy Diwali !

    Hilarious! How come, they don't freeze...
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    Switch stupid question

    What is an .eal? I guess the best way to do it is the Ungroup Job tool, which will inject the contents of the folders into the flow as individual jobs. After processing, the folders can be reconsructed with the Assemble Job tool, using the Unrouped Job scheme.
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    Polly Performer touch screen problem

    The best you can do is to disassemble (or get it disassembled by a technician) the display unit. Inside you will find some kind of code, which will help you to find a replacement part. My bet is that there is an industrial panel inside the house which must be still available.
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    Speaking behind Pantone's back

    Imagine a world where we can't even buy those papers Pantone books were printed on... On top of that, the whole OBA issue (optical brighteners in today's papers) makes color matching a great challenge, especially in the case of light / pale colors. We've seen arguments and quarrels about this...
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    Content Proofing

    Serendipity Blackmagic can do your proofs from the 1-bit TIFFs or the imposed flat, or using the impo layout and the page PDFs. A most versatile solution, worth a look: Serendipity Software - Blackmagic - Colour-Managed Proofing Software
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    PRINT CONTROLLERS & APPE (PDF PRINT ENGINE) 5.0?

    If you use old (proven, reliable) tech, that's good for you and your business, but that doesn't generate profit for Adobe, Fiery etc. This is why they push 'innovations' like mad. Somehow they need to persuade you to invest into new tech, even if it offers minimal advantages in the daily...
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    PRINT CONTROLLERS & APPE (PDF PRINT ENGINE) 5.0?

    The new features in APPE 5.0 were needed to be able to cope with PDF 2.0 documents. Basically Adobe had to establish a complete 'food chain' for PDF 2.0 to be able to promote this 'innovation'. But the (print) market is traditionally slow to embrace new technology, and I bet it will be a very...
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    Print Variable Data PDFs

    Callas pdfToolbox is a very solid product, which must be able to do what you're looking for. There comes a lot of intelligence (and way more via scripting), and perfect results, 99.999 percent of the time.
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    Off brand inks for Epson 9900?

    That happens with genuine Epson inks, too. I had 3 (three) head changes on our 7900 in 8 years, using original inks. As the fourth head is dead now, I will send the machine to the scrapyard as soon as this whole covid scam is over. I already had one head change on our 4900, which is only 4 years...
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    Fiery vs KMBS print controller

    We made the switch from Fiery to Hikari (the internal name for Konica controllers), and I'm happy with that. Yes, there was a learning curve and I still feel that some features in the KM solution is cumbersome, but it does the job well. Calibration is done using a different application called...
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    Do I need Indesign?

    For that kind of work the free Pages application might be sufficient - if you're on a Mac.
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    Online print market place, is there any?

    Yes, you can get such an insurance at mature markets. Not in Eastern Europe, in the early 1990s, right after the collapse of communism.
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    Online print market place, is there any?

    You will have the opportunity to make a lot of estimates for nothing. Let's imagine two scenarios: 1. There is a buyer somewhere around the world who needs 10000 flyers. A typical job every digital printer like. A lot of quotes show up on the portal in a short time. All the suppliers state...
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    Online print market place, is there any?

    There is a reason why there are no portals like this in the printing industry. Print became a commodity, yet the variables involved and the subjective manner of the results' evaluation makes it a person-to-person business, still. Buyers would like to make sure that there is somebody they can...
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    konica 12000 VS Ricoh 9200

    I guess you're running those machines off-contract. If that's the case, then you'll be better off buying some more KM C1085 machines (el cheapo). Having the same main and backup machines gives you an advantage on everything from toner price to servicing cost. The only other technical aspect to...
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    Printing Industry Standards/Dealer Ethics/Disclosures

    30000 clicks is nothing for a beast like this. On the other hand, the multiple transport and installation/deinstallation cycles can be stressful for the machine, especially if they were done in a hurry. Without any legal background, I would say that the logs prove the machine wasn't factory new...

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