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Has anyone had any success using Nexus Manager over a VPN connection? I work from home and have a VPN which allows me to access all servers etc successfully. I can connect to the physical Nexus server using AFP and can access all the drives but I cannot get Nexus Manager to connect. Just...

We currently do not have any kind of MIS. Each job is given a number by simply adding it to a list in Microsoft Excel which automatically assigns the next number. We’re having a trial of AE installed soon and would like it to auto generate the OrderID rather than us having to get one from our...

We currently have a Windows file server and are looking at adding ExtremeZ-IP to give us AFP support. However, we are also in the near future looking at installing Esko Automation Engine Server (which doesn't support AFP. My question is.... If the Mac users already have the AFP file server...

Open to offers: Metallic Donor (DS01) for Kodak Approval. Brand new unopened. Can be posted but collection from Bristol (UK) preferred. Kristian

Can anyone recommend an A3 office printer. Must be on the network, PDF compatible and ideally be able to output from a network hot folder. Speed and colour aren't essential as this is only for content proofs of supplied PDF's for QC. We have a large format Epson driven by GMG for our actual...

From Packaging News Packaging design software specialist EskoArtwork has been sold to US industrial company Danaher in a deal worth €350m. The company is owned by Danish investment group Axcel and the deal is likely to be concluded in the first half of 2011. Danaher has revenues of $11.2bn...

Has anyone used (or know what it is) the flexible white stock available for the digital Cromalin? We currently use IF-Matte and Gloss to transfer onto various stocks. We have seen that there is one called flexible white available but are not sure what this is. We are able to source a box but it...

Are there any plugins available for personalisation in either InDesign or Illustrator? I have 180 records in an Excel spreadsheet that I need to use for business cards. Is there an easy way to generate separate pages with the info from the spreadsheet? I know this can be done easily with a...

We've had a couple of issues recently with the Black separation in Acrobat. On some jobs, areas that are 100% Black show as a mix of all 4 process colours when using the output preview in Acrobat. I have changed the Simulation profile to various ones but it still keeps showing the 4col Black...

My girlfriend works for a commercial printer and is currently imposing everything by placing PDF's manually into Quark templates. They need some sort of plugin to do this automatically. I used to use INposition for Quark years ago but now I'm in packaging and use ArtPro and Nexus so am unsure...

Just a quick question regarding the new licensing options for ArtPro... I have a separate license file for each copy of ArtPro. When I go to activate each one of different macs do I use the same EskoArtwork license account details or do I ahve to create separate login accounts for each mac as...

We are looking to create new curves for each ink/substrate combination to work towards ISO12647. I wondered how you go about the best way of sending files through the RIP making sure that the right curve is applied in Nexus (impositions from ArtPro). There are so many options; Create a separate...

We currently have a Digital AQ2 Cromalin. We use the IFG stock to transfer proofs with a White toner onto either Clear or Metallic stocks. We looked into the Approval many years ago but found the costs way too high. Kodak have been on site today and told us that the running costs and cost per...

I've received a file Quark 7 (already off to a bad start). The designer has used the Quark Drop Shadow option on various text objects and pictures. I need to export a PDF of the artwork and import into ArtPro. Everytime I export a PDF from Quark it flattens the transparency of the drop shadow...

What, in your opinions, is the best online PDF Approval system out there. We need to get away from just emailing PDF's to customers as it bogs down our email server and is also difficult to manage approvals etc. We have looked at WebWay, and WebCenter (We use ArtPro and Nexus). ALthough they...

We have recently added the PDF RIP option. Although it is working correctly we have noticed that it can be really slow on some jobs compared to using PostScript and Link Files. Does anyone have any tips that could help speed things up. PDF workflow: Linework ArtPro file exported to PDF Imposed...

As title. EskoScan 2024 Copy Dot scanner. Has not been used in a very long time but is still in full working order and can be seen working. Is there any demand for CopyDot scanners now days?? Pickup only from South West, UK. Any questions please contact me. Open to offers.... Kristian

I have a CMYK image which I want to separate out of Pantone 525 and Black by creating a Duotone. I am struggling in getting the balance correct between the two channels as my image just looks really dull. Does anyone have any tips as to how to get good results. Image attached is the supplied...

We have been supplied ArtPro files with CT's used for the images. I need to be able to open the images so that I can retouch them for flexo. What is the easiest way to convert the CT files to a TIF or other standard format? I thought of exporting just the CT as a PDF and then opening in...

We are currently looking at updating our file server (RAID5 350Gb). I just wondered what servers / storage solutions guys on here are running. Network storage is very cheap but I am a bt hesitan about the speeds and issues with AFP. We are a standard prepress department so have a mixture of...