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  1. Chris Halt

    SmartStream plugin XMPie fail

    As some of you may have experienced, InDesign docs that were created on computers with the SmartStream plugin installed, cannot be opened by InDesign computers where the SmartStream plugin is not installed. We want to migrate away from SmartStream altogether and utilize XMPie completely. We...
  2. Chris Halt

    XMPie uStore IMB barcode integration - AccuZIP alternates

    Hello everyone, We use XMPie uStore web storefronts to offer VDP mail products online; postcards, etc.. AccuZIP integrates with uStore through an API to produce realtime postal IMBs. Can anyone recommend alternates to AccuZIP that also integrate with XMPie uStore? Thanks in advance… Chris
  3. Chris Halt

    EFI Pace reconvert just one part of a job

    Thanks, mello…
  4. Chris Halt

    EFI Pace reconvert just one part of a job

    In EFI Pace, does anyone know how to reconvert just one part of a job when a job has multiple parts? Thanks everyone… Any takers? Any help is appreciated.
  5. Chris Halt

    Men vs Women

    My Father was a hot type typographer. His bride to be, a proofreader. I was doomed either way.
  6. Chris Halt

    Anyone using OS Yosemite yet?

    Issued from EFI: "Metrix 2013 and earlier will not run on Mac OSX 10.10 Yosemite. Metrix 2014, scheduled for release in December, will support Mac OSX 10.10 Yosemite. In the meantime, please to do not upgrade to Mac OSX 10.10 Yosemite on any Mac where you expect to run Metrix."
  7. Chris Halt

    Default line screen & dot shape

    Do you have a "default"? And what is the range of work that you produce? We are a large commercial printer that encounters the gamut of offset print jobs. • Everything from plastics and #1 sheets to what my Father called "birdcage liner" • Conventional and UV inks • Dimensions from...
  8. Chris Halt

    Adhesive tape that sticks to fuser oil

    Can anyone recommend a source for adhesive tape that will stick to laser printing after going through a fuser roller? Thanks in advance…
  9. Chris Halt

    Business Jargon

    "Whatever"
  10. Chris Halt

    What do you think of this?

    Who saw that coming…? Now if there were only contenders for Illustrator, PhotoShop, Dreamweaver, etc.
  11. Chris Halt

    Prepress Tips for Designers

    One of our clients has a "designer" who has snookered them into believing she is all-print-knowing for years. This designer does a beautiful job of using "Collect for Output" in Quark… one CfO folder for each and every page of a 300+ page catalog. Yes, every page of the catalog is a SEPARATE...
  12. Chris Halt

    Archive database

    Retrospect to TB hard drives. We are a high volume shop working with large files. Drives became cheaper than burning to disc. Unfortunately, no one was certifying burn to high density Blu-ray or we may have gone that route. I think the Spotlight solution is interesting.
  13. Chris Halt

    "Pegboard" style hole cutting in paper

    Can anyone offer a solution to cutting pegboard holes in paper? We are looking for equipment (or a vendor) who can cut .25 inch holes, 1 inch on center, over an entire 48 inch x 96 inch sheet of paper. Drag knife cutting a couple hundred sheets on an XY cutter like a Zund, etc. is far too...
  14. Chris Halt

    VLF paper plates

    Is there such a thing? Can anyone recommend an alternative to aluminum plates for VLF offset? We currently run Kodak Sword. We are looking for an inexpensive, VERY short run, 73" plate. Beggars can't be choosers so we won't put reproduction quality high on the requirements. Thanks for any...
  15. Chris Halt

    LAB to XYZ

    Can anyone suggest a means to convert a LAB profile to XYZ format? Trying to implement color management on a XEIKON but we can only generate curves in LAB format. Thanks in advance... Chris
  16. Chris Halt

    Screen DT-S1045AI Drum Scanners

    Where is this equipment located?
  17. Chris Halt

    Universal Type Server

    Universal Type Server Our Prepress department has been operating UTS for approx 1 year now. As expected, a few fonts were dropped upon importation. Our font "library" dates from as far back as 20 years. Perhaps routine font diagnosis and repair can be credited with the small number of...
  18. Chris Halt

    XEIKON - wallpaper mode

    Trying to active "wallpaper mode" on our XEIKON front end. We were told we could repeat a single image over and over withOUT a space between them. The only instruction we were given was to choose "wallpaper mode" prior to RIPing. We don't see this option anywhere, even when we create a new work...
  19. Chris Halt

    Quark 7.5 with Mac OS X 10.6.4

    Upgraded all Macs in my department - G5 towers, new MacBook Pro, new iMac - to SL utilizing previous Quark 7.5 installs on all systems. Extensis Type server used for font management. No problems.
  20. Chris Halt

    Profiling Step-by-Step

    Can anyone recommend a source for step-by-step printer profiling for the noob? I am trying to profile an EPSON printer using Colorport with an iSis spectrophotometer and MonacoPROFILER. No problem printing the it8 random target without CMS from PhotoShop. No problem scanning and saving...

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