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  1. davidmwe

    Native Document Preflight

    Dov is right, automated preflight is good to a degree but dangerous or deadly on another. First and foremost, the new FlightCheck 2022 is out in beta. That has all of the modern InDesign, Acrobat, Illustrator, etc 2022 support. Even an "Edit in Acrobat" aid for you PDF preflighters out there...
  2. davidmwe

    Looking for a company that does quality Quark to InDesign conversions

    Hi, thanks for those who mentioned it. Yes, we (Markzware) do offer a one-off file conversion service. See: https://markzware.com/support/file-conversion-service/ All based on the full product, Q2ID, which you can download and use yourself, which is easier in many cases, for a small fee.
  3. davidmwe

    How unembed all images in Illustrator

    You can also use the Markzware (whom I represent) PDF2DTP converter: Adobe PrintPlanet Special Offer | Markzware That will take native .ai files and convert them into InDesign... okay, not the task at hand for this thread, but - it also extracts all embedded images into a folder for you. Very...
  4. davidmwe

    Pitstop Report and Image names.

    Image names can be preserved in some PDFs via the XMP metadata but indeed often times they will not be in there any longer.
  5. davidmwe

    Switching from InDesign back to Quark??

    Don't forget to mention to them ID2Q (InDesign to Quark) - Markzware ID2Q (Convert InDesign To Quark) Product Page , which may be handy for them and yourself, in such an InDesign world.
  6. davidmwe

    PDF Preflight Tools

    FlightCheck for PDF preflight FlightCheck for PDF preflight Hi OP, try FlightCheck: Markzware FlightCheck (Preflight) Product Page This is a simple, easy-to-use, stand-alone preflight application which will check PDFs and native source files alike. (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop...
  7. davidmwe

    eps files?

    Does InDesigns Package collect Illustrator links Does InDesigns Package collect Illustrator links Hi, this particular issue in this video: Does InDesigns Package collect Illustrator links - FlightCheck v6.80 does - YouTube
  8. davidmwe

    eps files?

    FlightCheck for EPS FlightCheck for EPS All PDFs are not created equally. PDF's look the same on the desktop, Illustrator PDF or not, even if "preserve Illustrator editing capabilities" is turned on when generating it (one reason to use a stand-alone preflight app, nudge, nudge). The...
  9. davidmwe

    PDF files

    FlightCheck FlightCheck Best to preflight before that PDF is even generated: Print Quality – the Quality triangle for Designers, Layout Artists, Prepress Operators and Publishers alike | Markzware Tools like FlightCheck have Ground Controls, which will act as a checklist. You can edit, build...
  10. davidmwe

    Font licensing lawsuits

    You have a point rich apollo. When in doubt, ask the font foundry. Totally understand what you mean.
  11. davidmwe

    Font licensing lawsuits

    Package Fonts Package Fonts And use FlightCheck to automatically Package the fonts used in your Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Quark, EPS, etc print files, after preflighting the job of course. <<grin>> As a side-note, bit more on FlightCheck and fonts: Typographic Preflight Checklist for...
  12. davidmwe

    What file type is preffered for submitting (recieving) artwork files for print?

    Preflight Preflight A press-ready PDF is what many printers prefer, yet if you look at any printing companies web site, they will virtually take anything you throw at them. The key is, whatever you send (native layout files or PDF), make sure it has been preflight checked and fully packaged...
  13. davidmwe

    How do I know what version to open with CS'ssss

    FlightCheck FlightCheck I would really recommend, and not only because I work for Markzware, that you download the free 30-day version of FlightCheck: FlightCheck Demo - Free 30 Day Trial of Markzware Preflight FlightCheck is a stand-alone app, extremely fast and can check not only InDesign...
  14. davidmwe

    Help with Quark 8 CMYK Colour

    FlightCheck for QuarkXPress 8 FlightCheck for QuarkXPress 8 Make sure that you have the latest version of QuarkXPress, 8.5x and check to see that Quark 8 is set to full Resolution for Preview Resolution. I assume these are hi-res images. Maybe that helps. Friendly Regards, David Dilling...
  15. davidmwe

    Publisher to Illustrator

    Publisher to InDesign converter Publisher to InDesign converter How about Publisher to InDesign? I do not know of any Publisher to Illustrator converters, but we, Markzware, have a Publisher to InDesign conversion tool which may assist you? See: Markzware PUB2ID v3 (Convert Publisher to...
  16. davidmwe

    Font Issues

    Thanks @pdan gothca.
  17. davidmwe

    Font Issues

    Preflight with FlightCheck Preflight with FlightCheck Not all fonts are cross-platform. Only OpenType fonts will work or run natively under both Mac and Windows. I am guessing that is why you cannot use what are likely Mac fonts on your PC. Strange the size though.
  18. davidmwe

    Agfa PDF Rip Error

    What does a Preflight application, like FlightCheck tell you? What does a Preflight application, like FlightCheck tell you? What does a preflight report, for instance from FlightCheck v6.76, tell you? Does it show any errors, both on the native QuarkXpress Project and in the Postscript or PDF...
  19. davidmwe

    EPS and Transparency

    InDesign, placed Illustrator Files, Preflight and Flatten InDesign, placed Illustrator Files, Preflight and Flatten You can best have them flatten it, when using native Illustrator artwork in InDesign, for that avoids many other prefight pitfalls (see below). EPS itself does not support...
  20. davidmwe

    Do we really need preflight software?

    Preflight before PDF FlightCheck Preflight before PDF FlightCheck Great comments and discussion from all and would love to hear more. Quality assurance is something graphic designers and publishers inherently need to be concerned about at the preflight level of the native digital file. If...

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