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We switched from Rampage to XMF three months ago. We are also returning XMF and buying Prinergy instead. We considered both and choosing XMF was a huge mistake. I wouldn't even describe it as a good solid workflow. I can't imagine why you'd switch from Prinergy to XMF. (Incidentally the three...

Haha! So true. I don't mind that so much tho. It's the ones who slack off after their probationary period that kill me.

I'm just posting to say I too loathe the home screen and DC in general. The constant UI changes at Adobe seem more pointless with each iteration. I'm all for change, but only if it's logical and improves things. Otherwise it's just wasted time relearning something that is already known. That...

We've tested this and have found very little difference. You will see some benefit from applying normal AQ to the sheet first. For example if you're doing a spot soft touch, seal the whole sheet with gloss first and then apply the soft touch. Also, soft touch takes a long time to set up...

Kingston Printing is looking to add a person to our job prep team. A qualified applicant must: -possess an understanding of basic printing concepts and techniques -be intelligent and professional in manner -be able to communicate effectively in writing and on the phone -interact well with...

Yes ma'am. You will have that and some other flattening issues even tho it's an APPE rip and will 'trap everything right' according to the sales guy. LOL! But I've seen enough of what you post, you're bright, you won't have any trouble dealing with Colorgate. As long as you get all the...

We have an acuity and use colorgate. Overall it does everything we need it to do, although we do all of our imposition in iCut layout. So I can't say anything about the layout portion. There are some things I don't like - for instance the previews are all ridiculously low res. But most of it...

Yeah, jobs just magically appear at our shop. No need for salespeople.

That barcode is just a font. What you need is the data to create it. The data is based on mailer id, address, dp, class and type of mail etc. You're going to need software to prepare your presorts and barcode info, to CASS and NCOA updates, etc. We use and love accuzip. But there are a...

Try IDS - International Delivery Solutions http://www.idstrac.com We've used them a couple of times. They'll quote you a price to handle the mail and all the paperwork. It's usually a lot cheaper than the full rate and they handle all the work.

Yes a Morgana is definitely the way to go. The scoring on digital is amazing. And you'd be shocked at how fast the setup/change over is - especially if you're doing the same jobs over and over again. We have one operator running the Morgana and a cylinder press at the same time.

Maac- It sounds to me like the manufacturer gave you a down and dirty color profile. If you're ok with how it looks on press, then great. If you're trying to match a known specification, then that probably isn't so great. Both of those statements are true regardless of what ink you use. If...

Yeah, the prompts for iMessage and iTunes passwords sounds like maybe your os was updated when you rebooted. Have you checked? And you're almost assuredly being prompted for the login for the windows2000 box when you click on the printer.

Gordo. I'm assuming here that the customer is talking about the reproduction of a specific cmyk build, not the solid densities of cmyk. To my knowledge there is no standard for that. Customers don't buy color bars. For example if you send me a job with various contone values, I won't blindly...

That's spoken like a man typing with his wife looking over his shoulder!

There is no industry standard. Delta E is a measurement based on lab value that measures the absolute difference between two colors. It's a useful tool because it is an objective measurement of how different two colors are. For most colors 5 dE is noticeable. Basically, you and your supplier...

Our PIA chapter has a slow pay/no pay report. Printers report customers and PIA publishes the list. If you're a PIA member it's free. You can see the company name, balance due and days out. e.g. ABC Company $15,xxx 180 days. But you cannot see who listed them. Check with your local PIA...

"The ones that think they know what they're doing . . ." *will get angry if you even imply otherwise. There, I fixed it for you.

Do you put the blanket on press and ink it up to register or do you just do it blindly?

I second that. I have a new plate vendor doing an install right now and they're insistent that I linearize plates. I told them before I ever agreed to this that I don't linearize plates and don't want to. Here's the conversation: Me: What are the benefits of linearization? Them: If your plates...