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    PDF x-4 compliance and conversion

    A really good first step would be to check your workflow can handle PDF/X-4 files. To test that I really recommend the GWG PDF/X-4 Output Suite. It's free and you can get it here. Ghent PDF Output Suite Secondly it's important to understand that PDF/X-4 does not include certain things, Bleed...
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    Color Cast When Ripping PDF/X-4 with Onyx Thrive

    Ok thanks, good that it's consistent.
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    Color Cast When Ripping PDF/X-4 with Onyx Thrive

    What's the Output Intent of the PDF/X-4 file? You don't mention this unless I missed it. If you want to manage color properly you need consistency, so calibration is absolutely necessary.
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    Moving Trims . Pdf created in Canva

    I'll just leave this here from the GWG. Canva – Creative Cloud Express
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    File download / Preflight / Imposition

    This one gets talked about a bit as you can install it yourself (locally even I assume) , not used it so don't see this as a recommendation, but I do hear it mentioned a lot. https://n8n.io
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    Apple Color Emoji printing incorrectly

    Typically these are Opentype SVG fonts which are not supported by the PDF specification (yet), they are normally exported as Type 3 fonts when the PDF is created. Slide 31 on the following GWG presentation on fonts in PDF might be interesting for you...
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    HP Digital Web prepress workflow advise needed

    As on your other post, please drop me a PM to discuss or contact your HP support team. Either they will be able to help you or they will refer you to our team.
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    PDF Size Issues from poor workflow, any tips?

    Indesign will crop images to their clip frame (option is on by default) but nothing else. That's in the PDF output options so make sure it's on. In Preflight here are various techniques for cropping content that is completely outside the media box of the PDF, you should make a separate fix up...
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    Bleed Edge clipped, to next page.

    I think you might want to look at your Indesign PDF output settings, that's pretty much industry standard now. Postscript has not been developed for a long, long time. Each to their own as you say, but it will take you longer and you won't be able to use functionality like layers, live...
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    Bleed Edge clipped, to next page.

    Why do you export to postscript from Indesign and then distill to PDF? Why don't you just export to PDF from Indesign directly, you'll get a better result? You workflow does not seem to make sense, it's two processes instead of one, and you are throwing a lot of data away when you use...
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    Enfocus 1-bit TIFFs

    It's going to have to be a separated screened 1-bit tiff(s) of course!
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    Layout Software

    Ok understood, good luck.
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    Layout Software

    It's not clear to me what problem you are trying to solve with this? Is this step needed in a modern workflow? Ideally an imposition layout is driven automatically by an upstream system such as an MIS via JDF/XML or similar. What benefit does this extra step add? Or is this aimed at a...
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    Layout Software

    Who imposes manually anymore? 😀
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    Fiery replacement

    Well it's certainly not free Simon. But it's modular so you can pick the package that suits you today and then add-on and extend functionality as needed. If you want to talk to someone about pricing just PM me.
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    Fiery replacement

    Just an FYI. Not Rip based, but a standalone Imposition solution that integrates with Duplo devices and will work with any Rip. Will also drive multiple print engines as it's not tied to a Rip. https://imposition.com/software/impostrip/packages/ You would be looking at the Impostrip Pro version...
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    Microsoft Print to PDF driver and difficult documents

    Bit old advice, but still relevant. layers will disappear as well and of course transparency will be flattened as postscript does not support either.
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    Microsoft Print to PDF driver and difficult documents

    So the process that is working for you is basically refrying the PDF to postscript and remaking the PDF. If you want to fix this within Preflight the key will be finding out what is causing the issue which is not straightforward. If converting the whole page to an image doesn't work for you it...
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    nesting software on a budget

    We can help with that, drop me a PM if you'd like to discuss or have an online demo. https://imposition.com/
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    Fiery impose licenses

    I would still read the Eula, from your description it's another seat of the software. and from my understanding it's a 'per seat' business model.

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