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Hi All, We looking at a printed book interior where the CTP files is simply straight up 4C. I do not see any spot color setup for SpotUV. So, is there such thing as "high gloss ink" for sheetfed press? More importantly, what advantage(s) does it have over SpotUV? If any? I'm trying to learn...

Can anyone explain why is it, when printing to postscript [in Quark and Distiller but not in Indy], resolution is measured in "dpi" and not "lpi". For example 2400 dpi for X-1 preset seems excessive when magazines print at 133 lpi. I did a test, as soon as I reduced this 2400 dpi to say 1200...

Hi, I'm just wondering if one process is better/more efficient than the other? Right now, I'm using Acrobat 8 to flatten and optimized my files for tablet conversion, this is rather slow! I'm trying to find more reasons to support my case for purchasing Pro 10.

Is there an action I can create/add to crop out excess artwork to reduce files size?

Does anyone still produce the hardware for this type of foil stamping or is it screen printing only and must be done by skill individual? If yes, why is it not popular, as the effects can be very striking when done right.

Can anyone think of REAL reason[s] why one must remove unused colors and fonts from empty spaces or stylesheets? Isn't the point of PDF workflow to resolve these ancient issues? I don't know what make less sense, between this or "you can't have knockout type over rich black". I watch a co-worker...

So how many of you like CS5 version? More importantly are new features actually useful and improve workflow? I can see why designers like new page and gap tool but has anyone received weird layouts designed using these new features that actually created prepress problems? The page tool isn't...

I just noticed lately a couple of newly build layouts by designers using CS3 gets random font swap by Indy when opened in CS4 or CS5. When I ran PDF comparisons, some fonts are swap out without warnings and yet when I checked style sheets, those remains correct. I need to run some test but right...

I'm trying to understanding the process of hot foil stamping and how plates or heat is controlled to align multiple layers of foil stamping. We often prepare art files for this type of printing on covers but also consistently see test results that looks poorly where art work that should be align...

I'm a bit tire of FlightCheck and is considering alternatives. Indy CS4's preflight is nice but not robust enough. Has anyone use InPreflight Zevrix Solutions. Solutions for Graphics Industry. yet and know how it compares to FlightCheck for stability, speed and accuracy?

Surely, everyone have heard or read about Apple's new iPad. While I think it stills needs some work in some areas but I think the ultimately eReader is finally here. I'll be surprise at the price point of $500 that it doesn't start killing off netbooks and loads of wannabe ebook readers at...

Per subject title, I'm trying to re-map cyan to a spot color but it appear the settings are not applying itself. Can someone take a look at attached screen shot and let me know if I have it setup right or wrong? Suggestions welcome. Thanks, Tech

We are still running Quark 7.5 since InDesign CS3 has been reliable for our designers, I doubt we'll jump to version 8 at all. I tested beta on 8, and the whole thing feels like a Indy copycat. That said, does anyone out there running 8, actually like it for any reason?

This is rather strange for a 2-color layout (black + spot). This doesn't happen often but when it does, it's usually when some Illustrator files are link the layout. Color separation doesn't show any 4-color usage anywhere on the plate except crop marks, page info, and of course, registration...

Honestly, how many of you would absolutely reject client files with TT fonts due to "it doesn't RIP correctly"? or worry about font licensing issues like fonts you don't own and therefore you can't print etc etc.?

Coloring items in black is the usual practice by most designers. Most don't take the extra step on setting their spot UV with an assign spot color. In some cases, coloring items in black is the easiest method for them depending on complexity (or poor file construction) of their design. I like...

We are currently using i1 for monitor calibration and wondering if ColorMunki is worth the upgrade. It seems like a reasonable price for a monitor and printer calibrator. Does anyone have experience with the ColorMunki and recommend it?

Per subject title, we just received color proofs back from a prep house, our 300ppi file (graphic with flattened text) actually looks bad? It almost looks like a 150-200ppi output except background 4C image looks sharp as a button. We proofed again onscreen with a press-ready PDF and it looks...

Is there an accurate way to match multiply mode used in Indy from Photoshop? I have a project with a grayscale image applied with 4C and then multiply onto a pattern (vector art) 4C background. The point of this exercise is that we want white areas not to show through and pickup the background...

Per subject title, anyone out there does their retouching in gamma or dot gain? Pros and cons? Aside from the obvious gamma is screen profile and varies from monitor to monitor?