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    White line around orange solid against gray background on iGen 4 with Creo RIP

    Running a Xerox iGen 4 with a Creo rip. We have a client constantly bouncing proofs and printing elsewhere because of an issue we can't seem to solve. They build elements, such as a chart in Illustrator, CMYK file, they make a 10% black screen, and then place an orange rectangle on top of it...
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    Where can you learn about mailing?

    I Apologize if this is the wrong category. We recently started doing mailing in house, at first is was maybe once a week we had one to do. Now its more like 3-5 a week. We only mail what we print so we have control over it from the beginning. The question I have is what is the best way to...
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    Do you put proof guidelines when you email PDF Proofs

    On our physical proof sheets, we always list that any AA's will acquire additional costs. Does anyone word this in an email every time you send out Emailed proofs? Such as not color accurate, not high resolution, changes are additional etc?
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    Running 70# Gloss Text on Konica Minolta c6501

    Hello All - Has anyone tried printing on 70# Gloss Text before? It is thinner then 20# Bond and my machine is not liking it. I have tried, with my technician every possible setting - speed, paper types, different weights, curling paper, flipping paper, different trays - It does not like it and...
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    How do you Score your proofs to show clients?

    Hello Friends - We do a lot of digital work, such as perfect bound books, saddle stitch books, wrap around covers for Wire-O books etc. The question I have is does anyone have any tips to score card stock for folding thats done by hand since its just one copy to make a proof? Usually we use...
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    Inkjetting for mailing on Varnished stock? What type of ink?

    We have a W-InkJet mailing system by Kirk-Rudy. It does have a heat lamp drying system that the pieces run under. The only thing we have yet to accomplish is how to inkjet on top of a gloss varnish. We know other mail houses are doing it, but we have not been able to find an ink that can do...
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    Placing PDF into InDesign makes it look washed out?

    I think this is a color setting in InDesign, but I can not seem to change it to where it makes a difference. I was supplied a PDF of an ad from a client. They made the PDF out of InDesign, which does contain an image. In Pitstop I verified that the image was CMYK. Viewing the PDF in Acrobat...
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    Minolta c6501 - Black Drum Spotting

    We tend to run a lot of black and white clicks on our color machine, probably a close 50/50 mix. We always end up, at least once a week having deletion from our Black Drum unit. It would be little holes in the solids every 7" which tells you its a spot on the drum showing everytime that part...
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    Minolta c6501 - Black text prints as CMYK, any solution?

    Since Minolta can't figure this out I would like to see if anyone else here has. I thought I saw a post like this before but I can't seem to find it. Lets say you have text typed out in an InDesign Document. The fill color is applied as the default Black swatch thats always in InDesign. You...
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    Need High Res Photos for UFC Poster

    Need to do a design for a UFC Poster I checked Istockphoto, but did not like anything its only going to be blown up to 2' x 3' so it wont be that big, but anyone know where i might be able to find a high res UFC photo to use as a background image?
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    Konica Minolta 6501

    Can anyone give me any good/bad feedback on this machine Looking to do about 40,000 - 50,000 color impressions per month, and a lot of 80 and 100# cover All feedback is welcome and appreciated about the machine in general
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    Document Setup Illutrator CS4

    In Illustrator CS3, all you had to do to change the file size was go to file > document Setup and simply put in the new values How come its not quite so easy to do that in Illustrator CS4?? for Example, If I had a file designed 3 x 5 - but the specs of the job change and I need to make this a...
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    Proof Disclaimers in Electronic Proofs???

    Is there anyone out there that would be willing to share any proof disclaimers they may use in the email of electronic Proofs.... I know a lot of people use the usual like this PDF Proof is used for content verification only, not to be referenced as color accurate etc. etc. I was wondering what...
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    Konica Minolta 6500 - Thoughts

    Does anyone own and consistently run one of these as a color production machine? We currently own a Xerox DocuColor 5000, but we are considering getting rid of it and purchase the KM 6500 - Mainly for price, but we dont look the shiny toner that the DocuColor Produces. Anyone have any really...

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