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Hi I'm setting up my Mac and Pitstop after a system cleaning, and I wonder what LAB profile I should use in Pitstop's Color Management. I see the default is Enfocus Generic LAB. I've learned that LAB is LAB, and it crossed my mind that I think I never changed that on my previous systems. FFEI...

Hello I've received print jobs from a client recently with multiply-effects; objects overprinting on images with darker areas. We get problems with ink coverage up to 370-380%, but we prefer 300% The attached file is just a sample I made to generate the same issue. The picture is aRGB placed...

I have a file with 350% tac i dark areas. Want to reduce this to 300% without changing colors. The images in the PDF are not tagged. If I tag images using f.ex ISO Coated v2 300%, the colors will come out at 280% in the RIP-ed Proof PDF in Trueflow. But in Acrobat's Output Preview simulating...

Hello there I'm having difficulties viewing Proof PDFs in Trueflow 7 on my Mac. The first time I click on a Proof PDF it will show me the RIPed PDF, but next time it will show a dialog box saying "File Not Found". I can the re-open the client on the mac, and watch this repeat itself over and...

Hi I run a Komori L28 4color press. I have a question about Dot Gain / ISO since I've heard different opinions from prepress tech-guys and teachers in printing. Let's say dot gain on Cyan 50% is 10%, so that it actually looks 60 % when sheet is printed. My guess is that we should make a...

We have used this dialog often to check colors i PDFs. But I soon noticed that this isn't always reliable. Because it's just a CMYK simulation, so if the files were RGB, it would appear as CMYK. Anyway, I am now one step further in this mess (!), so my question is: I have a file that has...

Hi there. I run Mac OSX 10.5.8 (Leopard) on an Intel iMac. When I try to install Pitstop 7, it shows the Pitstop icon in the dock, but a white window appears and nothing happens. Have tried to explore the package "Start.app" but can't find anything to start the install manually. Any ideas...

Hi, I have a job with 3 spot colors and I want to print it as a PDF with 3 "black" plates for Offset-printing. It's not possible to choose "color separation" under imaging options in the first fane when I choose to print a job. Anoyone? - Erik