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Hi all! I'm dealing with a repro house that tells me it does not print the media wedge on CMYK color proofs because it does not print them using the "standard" profile (but what standard??) but a custom profile. Does this sound right to you? According to Fogra: ...so maybe it's right, but I'm...

Hi all, as a 'newbie' to flexo I am here to ask for some online resources and information to study and learn more about the subject. I have about 25 years of 'field' experience in prepress and offset printing - both on books/magazines and packaging - but am now embarking on a new adventure in a...

Hello everyone, I have a pdf which is shown in 2 different ways: in Acrobat (and also Illustrator) I see it as I would like (full red) while ArtPro+ and PackZ show it differently (red & magenta). It's simply an almost white object overprint over a colored one. Does anyone want to help me...

How are you supposed to print the Pantone CMYK library? ... using the 4 CMYK colours? ...or with a special ink? What would be the point? Is it just a reference? Lately I get a lot of jobs with these 'inks' in them, but I think the graphic designers don't know what they are doing, so even they...

ISO 32000-2, the PDF 2.0 specification, is now publicly available at no cost! ...thanks to a unique collaboration between the PDF Association and leading PDF companies Adobe, Apryse and Foxit, the latest ISO standard for PDF technology. All PDF users can now leverage the most modern...

Hello there! Is it still possible to print a PS file in OsX? Like the old days?? I need to write a PS file from Acrobat - to test one feature - but I'm not able to... It's been a long time since my last *.PS file ... HELP

Hello everyone, I would like to understand - using Adobe Photoshop - how to be able to change the pixels of an image so that they look as if a soft proof was applied. (I attach an example) The image above (1) has profile Fogra39, and does not have soft proof active; the image below (2) is the...

hi, do any of you still have "pantone color manager" working? ...To try and see if the coated guide updates with the new colors?

case sample: I get an order to print 2 boxes on a die I already own, so I immediately prepare a work order. The next day I get a second order where I will use the same die cut as before, and I create a new work order. problem1 : if I realized this earlier I could make one work order by merging...

So... the new Pantone guide is out "with 224 brand new Pantone Matching System (PMS) colors": https://www.pantone.com/products/graphics/formula-guide-coated-uncoated Did any of you see any trace of it in the software? I don't use Pantone Live, nor Connect, nor Color Manager ... but friends tell...

Hi all! I have a customer who gives me press proofs where there are, for each ink, 3 patches: 25-40-80%. Obviously, if I print the same patches I have to get the exact measurements that I read on his prints (it's the only way). ... now ... I'm confused ... 1) I print the first test without any...

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Hi all, just a general question... How do you manage your color consistency in your printing environment? Do you fingerprint every press run setup? Then you use those icc profiles to color proof? And then what? How often do you check your machines? What do you do to check the colors on the...

Any pdf 2.0 viewer/reader within sight?

Hi there Is there some good soul who could help me to understand how to do this?? Re: How to check Output Intents in a preflight profile I really don't understand how to create that brand new check in Acrobat!

Hi there while using Photoshop I noticed too many ICC profiles on the menu... ...most of which I don't use nor need! I checked the OxS /Library/ColorSync/ folder but they are not there! I don't know how to delete the surplus! Any help?

About ctp plates, what problems could arise migrating from positive plates (kodak electra) to negative plates (kodak sonora)? TVI curve problems maybe? Never done this before 🙁

Hi all! This is not strictly 'color management' but... The other day I faced an issue while my press man colleague was printing a B&W image - the issue was I remembered that in the old days (20 years ago, on 2 color presses) I/we used to create a custom duotone from B&W images using Photoshop...

I'd like to know which kind of ctp plates are used by the world - processless or not? Then if you also want to leave a comment about brand, the "why", pros&cons, etc... Press operators all welcome!