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Ah, there we go, not something that will be native then. what about “PDF 2.0”? Stephen Marsh

ISO 19593-1 Processing Steps will take time to be incorporated into Adobe software. For those in Packaging, I would suggest that Illustrator rather than InDesign is the favoured tool. One of the early adopters of the processing steps is Enfocus PitStop Pro, which can easily create these...

The great monitor and calibration are not enough in itself. Keep in mind that this is a better monitor than most “web viewers” will be using and most of them will not have calibrated or profiled monitors, nor be in suitable viewing conditions etc. How is the PDF being viewed (what software) and...

Yes, however a little prep work in Photoshop would help and the result would need some cleanup to fix cuts that don’t touch. Arden Impact has a very good tracing algorithm, however it is not perfect and is probably not designed for such a project. Such an image would likely have a “hold away”...

Hi Michael, For a regular square/rectangular CutContour path this is easy to do via an Enfocus PitStop action list. As long as the trim marks are set to a colour of ALL or 100c100m100y100k they can be picked up and a page box = trim box can be created, plus a spot colour vector CutContour path...

Hi Michael, By page boxes I was referring to art/bleed/crop/trim/media metadata, not a vector object. The PDF engines used by the W2P systems that I have seen do not set this metadata. Stephen Marsh

As I said, I had a number of false starts and hit brick walls… so I had to get creative! Change the “resize media box” step to half the value (12.7mm to 6.35mm or 0.5” to 0.25”)… Then change the “Move by" step two places down in a similar fashion, halving existing values (from 6.35mm to 3.175mm...

It is not surprising that a W2P system does not produce page boxes. You specifically mentioned that the trim info was somehow embedded in the PDF from PressWise… So I am not sure if this was lost when you added the CutContour path or not (I was looking for an untouched file straight out of...

The file without mockup in the name without rego dots, it has a CutContour spot path where the trim marks intersect… Did this come from PressWise or did you add them? Where is the info regarding the trim info from PressWise and how is it translated into a vector path with spot colour? Stephen...

Can you provide a couple of sample PDF files? A file out of PressWise that contains this “cut path info” (I presume that this is metadata and not a vector graphic element), and a final mockup PDF of how a final file should look, with a description of the required size, location of the rego...

This was an interesting exercise, I had a number of false starts and ideas for future development when I hit a brick wall, however I finally came up with what I believe is a workable result, however it of course requires extensive testing. Stephen Marsh

What version of PitStop? Are you just trying to do a step and repeat? Will this always be a fixed distance, or will the trim box vary and it is just the gutter/offset that is fixed at 0.25 inches? P.S. And do you really wish to separate the original content from the repeated content in two...

There are many options out there, such as: http://accuramis.com Which will allow you to estimate (and a whole lot more) for Sheet or Web Litho, Sheet or Web Digital, Screen Print, Flatbed or Reel Inkjet, Wide or Narrow Web Flexo etc. all in the base core module without extra license fees for...

Illustrator’s variables create new files from the source files, is that OK or do you wish to have the variables “live” in the source file without creating “merged” files? Where will the variable data come from? A spreadsheet? Metadata in the linked file? Illustrator has long supported...

The legacy custom CMYK max. K setting is good for comic book conversions and screenshots (perhaps with the trapping command) – but I would not use it for general photographic content. The coated_FOGRA39_GCR_bas.icc is very good, it is just a little bit short of a “ink saving profile”… Why don’t...

This is all factored in and taken for granted in a good print MIS (disclaimer – a somewhat biased link). Stephen Marsh

Update: Dov has closed down the topic thread at the Adobe forums, it appears that he has replied to you on yet another cross post at the CreativePro forums. It would be nice if you shared the final answer. Here are some words of wisdom from a certain mailing list: Stephen Marsh

Cross posted here, and who knows where else: https://forums.adobe.com/message/10616822#10616822 Stephen Marsh

Whether in Acrobat using PitStop or InDesign, one can use difference blending mode for a DIY method. Stephen Marsh

Exactly, the rest is a crapshoot. Even adding a warning page such as the VIGC PDF to the first viewable page, they can still ignore the visible warning. We have heard about the common offerings from Kodak and Esko, I like the look of this Enfocus Switch option...