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    soft proof color management for Pantone only workflow

    Softproofing 101 - How will you control or qualify the client’s viewing conditions, hardware, calibration, profiling etc? There are all sorts of things that you can do, however they will be governed by the above capabilities and limitations. I am not saying that this is not possible to do...
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    100% K photoshop PDF prints murky

    Agreed, it really needs to be “more branded”: http://www.27bslash6.com/brochure.html Stephen Marsh
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    Printshop Mail PDF's printing differently then the original PDFs

    Thanks for the images, however it is hard to say without seeing the actual before/after PDF content and even then there may not be any obvious sign of why/how. Stephen Marsh
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    Cmyk + og

    Spots and large panels of colour are different to photographic images. Just because an output is capable of more, does not mean that the input will achieve more. Yes, with common offset CMYK input this is a self fulfilling prophecy… However even with wider gamut RGB, photographic images may or...
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    Printshop Mail PDF's printing differently then the original PDFs

    Hard to comment without comparing the original and the processed PDF. Sounds like a colour management and/or colour conversion issue. Stephen Marsh
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    Opening a PDF with Illustrator - Epic Fail

    Place a spot colour multi channel Photoshp file (or EPS-DCS) into InDesign, such as swapping out the magenta/yellow plates for a spot red and cyan/yellow plates for a spot green etc (presuming that an image is mostly made of red or green content). Then export out a PDF and open it into...
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    Different Flexo Imagesetters

    That depends, am I going to get a commission from Kodak? :] We only look after the AU & NZ territory, so what’s in it for me? Just kidding! DITR film can be processed on specific/qualified Kodak Thermoflex and Kodak Trendsetter thermal imagers (I believe that they may need to be equipped with...
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    Different Flexo Imagesetters

    Sounds like you looked at Flexcel NX, where the TIL is laminated to the plate, prior to exposure… However there is also Kodak DITR, which is a high resolution thermal laser ablative film (no processing), which I believe does not require lamination to the plate (if that is the issue as you mainly...
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    Word, PDF, RGB, CMYK problems for a new self publishing author - Help Please

    As previously noted by others, this is not reassuring to print professionals. This link will help with clean conversions of RGB black text to K only in Acrobat Pro: Acrobat Pro – Converting RGB Black PDF Content to CMYK Black And related links: Acrobat Pro – Converting CMYK Black...
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    Add a page to the end of a bunch of PDF files

    https://colecandoo.com/2013/07/13/br...-pdfs-that-is/ https://colecandoo.com/2015/09/04/da...now-a-reality/ http://prepression.blogspot.com.au/2...ile-Names.html Stephen Marsh
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    Matchprint open connectivity client

    Using the Proofer Client software on the controller or a workstation, log into administration mode then perform a Level 1 reset to flush all queues, just like in Prinergy Evo/Connect (Open Connectivity is essentially a stripped down version of Evo). EDIT: You can also try stopping and...
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    Restoring lost action lists

    On the Mac, in User > Library > Preferences > Enfocus Prefs Folder > Action Lists as in the attached screenshot: Stephen Marsh
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    ILLUSTRATOR: convert to gray

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    ILLUSTRATOR: convert to gray

    In Photoshop you could make a legacy custom CMYK 15% Max GCR CMYK working space colour setting, then save it to a profile for use in Illustrator… This should get you +/- 1% to the 15% dot gain value on various tones. Stephen Marsh
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    PACKZVIEW - Free PDF Quality Control Tool

    I have been in contact with HYBRID Software support, it appears that the software is perpetually licensed (once activated) – it is just the software version that is time limited and will require updating upon expiry. Stephen Marsh
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    PACKZVIEW - Free PDF Quality Control Tool

    I just checked after activating and you are right. Of course, they never mentioned a limited free demo, it will be interesting to see what happens near/on license expiry, as they have my contact details I’m sure that I’ll be hearing from sales. Stephen Marsh
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    PACKZVIEW - Free PDF Quality Control Tool

    HYBRID software are offering a free stripped down “viewer” version of their PACKZ native PDF editor. Get your activation code for free at the following link: http://www.view.packz.eu http://www.viewdownload.packz.com Stephen Marsh
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    CMA Imaging

    You are right, I did not even see the screenshots of the apps… Thanks! Stephen Marsh
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    CMA Imaging

    Just curious if anybody knows more about this company and products, either general knowledge, first hand use etc. Are they the OEM, or do they rebadge other software (EFI, CGS, GMG), rebrand other media etc? http://www.cmaimaging.com/en/home-1.htm...
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    ae versus enfocus

    What sort of modifications? PitStop Server is very capable of modifying files (adding, removing, changing elements). Stephen Marsh
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