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Personally I hope you sink hard and fast, which you will.

wilson, that's very interesting. We are having that same issue but with our Kodak plates. Hmmmmm?

But now you get to turn those jokes into Joke-Aid! Hmmmm, that really didn't work the way I thought it was going to. Carry on! :D

I really wasn't sure what perspective you were coming from. I had in mind you were a printer that recently switched to CTP but are still trying to manage with your dated quoting software. I see where you're coming from a little better now. I also agree with oxburger, however it still seems odd...

I would also look into doing something on the lines of what format has suggested. Yes you will have more colorbars but that's nothing out of the norm. You will also have more imposition templates, for CMYK and for spot or for both. You'll just have to more closely manage them. Also, your...

:chuckle: Um, wow...is there a newer version of your software that you can upgrade to? You're going to go insane trying to figure things out that way. Even if software upgrade is not an option, then restructuring the way you used to quote is a must.

These have all been great so far. I love the idea! Just wanted to throw my personal seal of approval out there to Gordo and Cory as things like this can get a lot of views but not a lot of responses which can lead to lack of motivation because of false disinterest. Keep it up!

LOL! I was just going to suggest to get out of the industry and you end your post with it. It's not that I personally don't like printing, in fact I have a deep passion for it. However, after years and years of getting to know the make-up of most shops I never have been in a place that I would...

Sounds like there are some lazy people that don't want to work or learn the proper way of handling customers for print. It's not uncommon at all...sadly. The Front End needs to get basic job spec information from the customer NO MATTER WHAT. After all, they are quoting price based off of this...

I try and keep it simple (even with certification). FOR CONTENT AND IMPO: Imposition Proof or Content Proof FOR ACCURATE COLOR: Color Match Proof or Match Print (still translates) From a customer perspective, most don't care or even know what a Gracol7 Certified proof is (pick any of the...

I don't disagree with this but from a philosophical and procedural point of view I personally don't recommend negating the hard copy proof. In the long run it keeps every department and process on track and focused on creating the proper piece that is to be delivered. So even if you are proofing...

You're absolutely correct! Which is EXACTLY why converting to TIFFs or lossless JPEGs is the way to go so you don't run into that problem. Because you wouldn't even be in that situation had someone not saved it that way. Every business is different so you have to weigh what is best for your...

Oh and the other thing that is a little crazy to me about the different OS philosophies is: Microsoft - They release one expensive OS that continuously gets updates for "free" over X amount of years. But they have to support any and all changes throughout the version. Example: Vista is...

From my experience it's Apple calling the shots and moving on instead of looking at their customer base and catering to them. Like you said, it's more linear and really makes less work for them so that they can focus on current work and keep moving forward (you can't please everyone). Most Mac...

I have a rule about keeping my raster files lossless. So they either get to be tiffs or they get maximum (12) on the JPEG setting. If you have your jpeg set to lower settings then you will keep losing data every time you open and save that file. Not every operator has the same skill sets either...

That was something that I had in mind as well. I've been doing Prepress for 15 years or so and really want a change. I really like the web elements and I already know quite a bit of HTML from back in the day that still carries over (fundamentals always do). However I think even the Web is too...

WOW! What a thread! Sorry, this is all I have to offer. :O

I can still install my original Half-Life game from 1996 and play it on any Windows system. Macs on the other hand have this "upgrade or die mentality" which I can't say I hate, but I dislike the philosophy behind it for a mainstream audience. They release a computer with their new OS, then...

You mean by applying to the whole document with one click, basically? There may be something in Pitstop Global Change as far as PDF editing goes. But I have always done it one page at a time or where needed. You can really get fast at it in InDesign when you get the shortcut keys down and get...

No crazier than first having to learn OS X and their Users, Desktops and Fonts. Ugh, that took a while to get used to and know.