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  1. wonderings

    Pantone Color Manager Windows installer?

    I used to do this, but now on a modern Mac with an M1 chip you are more limited to what you can run. For Windows earliest I can run is Windows 11 ARM. Can only run MacOS VM's that work with the M chip series. Same would go for Linux, needs a Linux version that runs on ARM. To update my last post...
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    Any cloud storage users?

    I don't use it to store stuff, I find network stuff slow as it is. I use Backblaze to backup everything. No limit on storage size and for how I use it around $100 a year for unlimited storage. Works in the background so no slow downs.
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    Want to upgrade from Xerox Versant 180, recommendations please

    Had a virtual demo of the new Profisio, or whatever the name is now. Pretty much all standard stuff I expected, what I was surprised about was their offer to train our operators to do as much maintenance as possible. This is a huge in my opinion, the more we can do ourselves the more uptime we...
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    Caldera RIP cutting and splitting images randomly

    The RIP is through a VM on the network, we have done a direct connection though with the RIP loaded on a PC and directly connected, no VM, no network, just a direct connection. Issue still occurred. The IP addresses are static. I was kinda hoping to hear from someone else with this same...
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    Want to upgrade from Xerox Versant 180, recommendations please

    Canon seem like solid presses, what I don't like about Canon and Konica is that fact that you can't replace a colour drum yourself. We have a few Konica presses and for our large 12000 it is at least half a day for a tech to do a colour drum. Very complicated and for our volume being done at...
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    Caldera RIP cutting and splitting images randomly

    The common ground would be anything that is a vector file. We printing a lot of OEM decals for companies in the Agricultural sector. These are files properly made in Illustrator, some by us and some by others. This affects any file we put in randomly. We can go weeks with nothing and then it...
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    Caldera RIP cutting and splitting images randomly

    The black bar is just to represent images that we print, it varies and all files would be vector. It is not one file but random files happening randomly. I don't think they can see that in the preview otherwise they would not print it. I will check though. Edit: The preview always looks fine...
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    Caldera RIP cutting and splitting images randomly

    no, I am told we rarely use step and repeat so not that.
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    Caldera RIP cutting and splitting images randomly

    We have been fighting with an issue for a long time and have yet to find an answer. We have 2 Epsons being run through Caldera. Latest updates. I don't run it so not knowledgable on Caldera at all but thought I would reach out to see if anyone has had this issue. We have done various tests to...
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    Recommendations for Used Equipment

    the large format stuff does not need anywhere near as much attention as a digital printer will. I would not buy a digital press without a service contract. Even if you are capable of replacing things yourself you are going to need help. Lots of plastic and sensors in a digital press. Anything...
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    Pantone Color Manager Windows installer?

    not much traction in this section. Sadly Pantone Color Manager no longer works with Adobe. In the past I could export the Pantone libraries with it but Adobe has seemingly plugged that hole. Not an offset shop anymore as we have gone all digital, still annoying that they are forcing purchase of...
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    Price Increases and Customer Outrage...

    Always a hard thing when you have to fight again for the client you fought for to get in the first place. The bigger they are the colder they seem to be to existing relationships. I personally only work with a small group of companies that I have long lasting relationships now and have our sales...
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    Price Increases and Customer Outrage...

    If I was in your shoes I would go in leaner with your pricing, reduce the markups to make something but ease the impact of your serious price increase. There is no way someone else is going to be that much cheaper then what you have in pricing unless they are not comparing the same thing. You...
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    Price Increases and Customer Outrage...

    I just priced this through our system and I am at $1.55 USD ($2.12 CDN) a book. Your previous pricing would be around our cost pricing. And just looking now I did not even include shrink wrapping. Your pricing was incredibly cheap and I can see why they are saying something for that increase...
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    Are there any process free plates that work well? Pleaae help if you know of a brand.

    Every offset shop I know off is using the Sonora plates. Been a few years since we had offset but when I talked to another shop a month ago they were using the latest Sonora plates which they were raving about. Maybe some adjustments are simply needed on your end to get the Sonora plates running...
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    Xerox Versant 280 - Match CMYK to previously printed sheets

    Personally if the colours are Pantones or spot colours I would make a new library for the client so whenever the job comes it uses a specific profile. This would mean the file has to use the specific spot colour or Pantone colour. Use a starting CMYK makeup, I generally just use what I see in...
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    We can't use even the second latest version of ID?

    Do you get IDML files with the packaged Indesign file? Those are backwards compatible, would those not work?
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    Versant 4100 Media Library behaviour

    I had a V2100 a while back and had zero issues maintaining my own paper catalogue, setting them up manually was a pretty simple task. I am guessing like most shops you have your standard stocks that you keep on hand, so you get to to a point where you have everything entered that you need and...
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    Duplo booklet makers

    Anyone have experience with Duplo booklet makers? We are specifically looking at DPM-700 so we can do landscape booklets. If the 350 had an add-on to allow for that we would probably look at that model. Has Duplo booklet makers been reliable and solid work horses or what are common...
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    printing envelopes on iridesse

    What does the spec sheet say for the press? If the spec sheet from Xerox says it should do it then you have to keep pushing Xerox service to make it work.
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