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Hi Dersu Just been speaking to Esko and I do need the connection from AE to Packedge for the smart text to work. This will mean upgrading Packedge to v12.

Hi Ive had to install a copy of PackEdge to amend an old report card template that required updating. The problem is I only have PackEdge v7 but my AE is v12. Ive been told PackEdge is a standalone product and it shouldn't matter about my AE being a newer version as it doesn't need to make a...

Hi Gramshi Thanks for the info Are you currently using a Filemaker MIS with Backstage. If you are I would like to see what type of file is produced by Filemaker to work with JDF.

Hi digi Have you done this? Do you have a JDF file created by Filemaker you can send me? If so do you use the "Execute SQL" script within Filemaker. regards peter

Hi I have been producing BackStage reportcards using data imported from my Filemaker MIS. What I would now like is the MIS to create the Blue Job Folders when I select a button within Filemaker. I know this can be done but not sure how. Would this work if I send a SQL query from my MIS to...

Hi We have started to get issues with our digital plates. When we mount our CDi plates on our mounting machine we can see that the targets are not aligning correctly. With a 4col job we have found that overall left to right can be out as much as 2mm and all 4 colours can be different by as much...

BackStage Error's The error messages are: Starting DeskPack Workflow Task. Launching Workflow Ticket... Starting (DeskPack) Esko-Native Export Task. Processing Page 1 ... Font <Helvetica-83pv-RKSJ-H> missing, replaced by <Ryumin-Light-83pv-RKSJ-H> Font <Ryumin-Light-83pv-RKSJ-H> missing...

Hi We have been using BackStage/Deskpack for about 8 months and we are finding that when running tasks within Illustrator we keep getting failing errors. We cure the problem by copy and paste the illustrator file onto a new document and re-saving the job. Then launch the task and it's fine...

Hi Does anyone know how artwork generation and printing plates differ from flexographic post-print to flexographic pre-print. We currently produce high quality flexographic post-print work straight on to corrugated board and have a opportunity to produce pre-print work onto reels of paper and...

Re: BackStage I think I have found it. On our Flex-Rip we have Kaleidoscope installed but not licensed and yet if I open it up it has a Ink Book window and within this there is a designer option and Pantone Coated library. We do have 1 x PackEdge station but can not find any ink books on this...

Re: BackStage Sorry but were is the Designer book?

Re: BackStage Thanks I will give it a go.

Re: BackStage Hi I am just creating a Normalized pdf and it does not having any option of what I can see. I've tried the Export to PDF settings but it still renames the colour with a C. Have you come across this problem as well on your BackStage Server?

Hi I have a question about BackStage that I hope someone can answer: When I run a workflow task from Illustrator using a report ticket we are finding that if we use a Pantone colour ending in 'U' backstage is converting it to a C. Example: We produced a job that uses Pantone 485 U in Adobe...