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Hi All Anyone using this workflow in commercial printing environment. Just wondering how it stacks up against the usual prepress workflow (prinery, printready, nexus). Thanks, p

Hey fellow Nexus users anyone using Heidelberg Signa station and Nexus? Thanks, p

Hey Gang How is colour mapping handled in Nexus? We have a 8.1 system. I can't seem to figure this out. We have been cleaning up our native files so all PMS colours are named correctly. But things like dieline always come up using the same cmyk mix. Sometimes I would like the option to choose a...

Hi gang Trying to figure out if the later versions of preps (5 or 6) has a proof color like feature? This would be a dieline drawn for the page trims, stock size and plate size (signa station has this function). It is useful when proofing before plating. Thanks, p

Hey Gang I am trying to create a workflow which will generate a composite CIP3 file from nexus 8.1. Currently it makes 1 file per separation which we have to then put back together with prepress interface, which is time consuming. I've tried placing the generate CIP below the make separate...

Hi Gang Need some help with press marks. I am trying to do something simple like adding job info, job name, time and date. I have not see how these types of variable marks are added in. Thanks, p

Hi gang We have an old version of preps plus which I plan to upgrade. We are running Nexus 8.1 with 2 boxes. One is a auto trap workflow for pages. The other is the impositions station. Preps would be in the middle of the flow. Kodak has given me a quote for preps 6. But from what I gather...

Hi gang We have a old Nexus (8.1) which is very long in the tooth. We are currently looking at upgrading the RIP to something more modern or a completely different direction. Just curious what would stand out from upgrading from Nexus 8.1 to the latest Nexus (version 10?) Is it basically the...

Hi Gang Well I am at a shop now with Nexus. I have inherited a bit of a prepress mess here. None of the serials or contact information has been properly documented, nor does anyone here really know the software in's and outs. Just enough to get jobs done. Notwithstanding I still need to use and...

Hi Gang Need your input. One of our major vendors is recommending we pick up this rip. Reason is we are trying to move away from Nexus and use a combination Xerox Freeflow and Xitron. Need to know more about Xitron Navigator from a user perspective. p

Hi Gang we are in need of a copy of preps. I was thinking we could pick up something used if there is a market out there. Anyone know where to get a used copy? It would not need to be a recent version either for our needs. Thanks, p

Every once and a while I will get a file with some strange layer pallet problem. When I copy and paste something to a different layer all the sub layers are now displayed on the layer pallet. Resulting to having to collapse the layer back to the previous view. Anyone else seen this, and of...

Hey Gang So we now are supporting 4 versions of Creative suit. CS, 3, 4 ,5 and the much loved 5.5. We try as much as possible to open the file with the correct version but it is a tedious task to try and open in each version until you get it right. Also I have noticed some operators opening in...

FYI in case you have not heard. Website design software | Creative Suite 5.5 family I'm not feeling it. We are just settling in with CS5, seems are customers are as well. If we can open CS 5.5 files in version 5, I will completely pass on this version. But I doubt it will be possible. p

I have been waiting for the 10.6.7 update to fix the lag issue with SMB shares. But I just ran across this article about a font problem with the update. So I have decided to hold out until I know more. TidBITS Problem Solving: OpenType PostScript Fonts Troublesome in 10.6.7 Anyone care to...

Hi Gang Just wondering what software you are using to remotely access the prepress workflow from home/remote location if there is an emergency plate needed? We were using remote desktop connection. But found it to insecure and now looking at other options. Recently checked out logmein.com...

I have this request from production/planning department (to prepress my department) They want us to implement a hot sheet system. Because there are a few jobs where they know we need to adjust some characteristics before it goes to press. The idea is we check this sheet while working on the job...

Hey Gang Need to find some decent chairs for prepress. The one's we have are not great for lower back. Any thoughts would be appreciated. p

Hey gang We backup our server and job files to LTO tapes with a exactabye tape library system. Currently we are using BRU software. But we are not so happy with it. It's kinda flaky. I have thought of returned back to retrospect which we replaced with BRU when retrospect turning into a pile...

Hi All I have this strange issue with illustrator files with dielines where a piece of the dieline will go missing if it is on the document edge when you export it to PDF. Ok here is my example. A 10x10 document with a dieline as simple as 4 rounded corners. The dieline will sit exactly on the...