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  1. Mike the Print Man

    Tutorial: How to Create Bleed, Borders, Grommet Marks and Hem Info in InDesign/Acrobat for Banners

    Here is my latest video on how to set up bleed, borders, grommet marks and job info in hem area for banners in Adobe InDesign & Acrobat. I know these features are already built in for software like Flexi and Onyx, but I figured I'd show a way of doing it without the additional software. Let...
  2. Mike the Print Man

    How to stop/minimise pages falling out of a book

    I would agree with the boil bound option. More chances the book will stay together that way. MGX synthetic paper is the best IMO. We've have mixed results on our Ricoh using Nakoosa, but much more consistent coverage with MGX brand.
  3. Mike the Print Man

    How to Set Up a Perfect Bound Book w/Custom Spine Calculator in InDesign

    I see what you mean. Normally it shouldn't be a problem, however, because that area is going to fall into the gutter of the book. Most of the time anything within 5-10mm (depending on book thickness) will fall into the gutter and not be able to be seen anyway, so you wouldn't even notice it. If...
  4. Mike the Print Man

    How to Set Up a Perfect Bound Book w/Custom Spine Calculator in InDesign

    I think maybe I'm not understanding your question. Do you mean content that goes into the gutter area of the book? Like a background?
  5. Mike the Print Man

    How to Set Up a Perfect Bound Book w/Custom Spine Calculator in InDesign

    Did a video on how to set up a InDesign file for a perfect bound book. Also created a custom spine width calculator. Let me know your thoughts.
  6. Mike the Print Man

    Using the New Generative Expand Feature in Adobe InDesign to Fix Bleeds & Fill White Space

    Video I just did to show how the new Generative Expand feature can help with missing bleeds and extra white space on images. Similar feature that Photoshop has, but this is built directly in InDesign now. Hope someone finds it useful.
  7. Mike the Print Man

    Raster PDF Files

    I did a video awhile back on how to set up a pre-flight profile to raster PDFs: It doesn't deal with trapping, but it's a quick way to raster a multi-page PDF file.
  8. Mike the Print Man

    Quickly Convert Digital RGB Output to Print CMYK With Adobe Acrobat

    Dov, you are the GOAT! A very detailed explanation of the proper way to utilize and output those colors. My video does not go in near the detail you explain above. I simply was trying to show a way to change out those colors quickly using a preflight profile. Yes, the glaring example is the...
  9. Mike the Print Man

    Quickly Convert Digital RGB Output to Print CMYK With Adobe Acrobat

    Video I did answering a question to a post on Reddit. Designer was using InDesign mostly for digital content so all their swatches were in RGB, but occasionally they wanted to output to CMYK and maintain their clients branding standards. I made a little example of how this can be achieved via a...
  10. Mike the Print Man

    Using One InDesign Document to Manage All Collateral for a Company

    That was one reason why I suggested using linked InDesign files instead of doing the design work directly in the "Master" file. Plus, in the example I gave in the video, the customer would supply us with InDesign files already, so there was no need to copy all the work they already did, I would...
  11. Mike the Print Man

    Using One InDesign Document to Manage All Collateral for a Company

    Just did this video and thought I would share. Let me know what you think, if you find something like this useful or not. Thanks.
  12. Mike the Print Man

    Using the New AI Image Generator "Text to Image" in Adobe InDesign

    I know it's still in Beta testing mode, so I'm sure there are going to be some tweaks to it. Like @gordo said, I don't it's right if the photographers aren't getting their credit. I just made the video to show people how their can use the feature.
  13. Mike the Print Man

    Using the New AI Image Generator "Text to Image" in Adobe InDesign

    Just did a video on the new feature in InDesign called "Text to Image". Basically allows you to search for stock images to use in your design, directly from within InDesign.
  14. Mike the Print Man

    How to Create a Hidden "Printer Friendly" Version of a PDF with InDesign & Acrobat Pro

    Saw a post the other day asking about this on Reddit, so I figured I would do a little video on it. Hopefully it'll help someone out. Doesn't really apply too much to commercial printing, but maybe someone has some use for it.
  15. Mike the Print Man

    Rich Black vs. 100% Black and How to Quickly Swap Them in Acrobat Pro

    Did a video discussing Rich Black vs. 100% Black with a Adobe Preflight on how to swap them back and forth quickly. Let me know if you like it. Thanks.
  16. Mike the Print Man

    Print Shop Departments and who goes where?

    Not having prepress in the same building as your production staff would be a nightmare. I can count at least a dozen times a day when a press operator comes into the prepress department to ask a question, or bindery needs clarification on how to fold a unique job. Sales and admin could certainly...
  17. Mike the Print Man

    How to Convert an Image to a Spot Color in Adobe Acrobat

    Here is my latest video that shows how to convert any image to a spot PMS color directly through Acrobat using a preflight function. Hope someone gets some use out of it.
  18. Mike the Print Man

    Swapping out year old KM7090 for Ricoh 7500

    We had a c7110. It was a good machine for us, but seldom used the 5th color station with the exception of one customer who wanted "spot uv" look to their business cards. The rest of the time we just ran it as CMYK. When it came time for the lease to end we switched the c9200 instead. Unless...
  19. Mike the Print Man

    Dealing With Canva Files and RGB vs. CMYK

    Had a few subscribers reach out and ask about dealing with issues on Canva files, so I made this video. I talk a little about RGB vs. CMYK also. Hope it helps someone.

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