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    Problems with 3Gb Switch

    Wow this thread came to life :) I ended up fixing this a few weeks ago by following this from the Xitron docs: If the RIP has been started prior to adding the /3GB switch, the size of the available address space stored in SW/Config/ConfigureRIP will be incorrect. To reset the RIP’s memory...
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    Problems with 3Gb Switch

    I am using Navigator Rip 8.1, with the Rip manager. My system has 4Gb of RAM and is running Server 2008. I have increased the IncreaseUserVA to 3Gb, however the Rip still does not see the extra allocated RAM. Do I need to do something else? Also once the Rip uses 2Gb in the task manager, it...
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    Free PDF Creation for Cusomers?

    A big problem we have is getting customers to send in decent PDFs. Unless they are using programs that can export directly, they are lost. Is there a free solution that will create a PDF (preferably a PDF/X1a) without a lot of hassle? The closest I have found is Bullzip, but was wasn't sure if...
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    Preps 5.33 Crop Mark Question

    Coming from Dynastrip, that's how I started out in preps, you just have to be perfectly centered up :)
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    Preps 5.33 Crop Mark Question

    Wow thanks Sev!, thats really going to speed things up! Speaking of Work & Turns in Preps, is there a way to manually edit the gutter width in the middle? I have just been adding the outside gutter and middle gutter and subtracting what I wanted to give me the final gutter on the left/outside.
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    Preps 5.33 Crop Mark Question

    Thanks guys!! I knew there had to be a way to do it :)
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    Preps 5.33 Crop Mark Question

    I recently started using preps at my company's small print shop, and I ran into a problem that I can't solve. When I make a work and turn imposition, preps wants to add crop marks that lie on the trim line. I ran through most of the training guide but could not find any instance of this in the...
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    Help with a test target?

    Any tips on using/reading the TAC target and gray finder? :confused: All I really know is they look pretty high tech :D
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    Help with a test target?

    Hmm what's a dip sheet? Ooooh , I will have to make sure I change my overprint settings in indesign. Thanks!! On this press the gripper is on the shorter end, so it should be ok (if I understand correctly). Where would I find slur marks? I cant for the life of me find any.
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    i1 Pro Density Readings

    It should install an english pdf when you install it, but I forget where it sticks it. If not let me know. But yea it's pretty straight forward for the most part.
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    Help with a test target?

    Thanks Gordo! for some reason the lowres pdf converted to rich black...weird :)
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    i1 Pro Density Readings

    Yea don't feel bad I never knew it existed either :) Pretty handy app through, it even gives you TVI spread, Delta E for TVI and paper color (based on specified standard)gray balance, and even shows the NPDC if your using gracol G7. I can zip it up for you and send it over tomorrow at work...
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    Help with a test target?

    I was wondering if some of you could check out my press target (attached) for an upcoming fingerprinting session. We are migrating from the outdated Kodak Directworks rip to our new Xitron Navigator 8.1 rip. Since the company won't hire a color expert, it's up to me to try and make this work...
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    i1 Pro Density Readings

    Cris Try GMGs RapidCheck software. The free version will read out your densities as well as TVI etc... GMG RapidCheck
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    Which uncoated profile for a high *-b paper?

    Hi Mike, Your right I did forget to list the press specs...that would help!! We are running a Presstek 34 DI for the short runs and a 5 color Heildelburg MOFP (1985) for the longer runs. We are having color problems with the 5H and the DI matching so we where going to run some uncoated sheets...
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    Which uncoated profile for a high *-b paper?

    Thanks Terry, that helps a lot! I hope my eye1 is in good shape, here are some numbers I ran off from our type 2 coated and some 20lb copier paper. Is there some place online that will re-certify them or does it have to go back to X-Rite? 100# Cover Coated - L: 93.9 a: 1.6 b: -3.0 80# Text...
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    Which uncoated profile for a high *-b paper?

    I am having an issue choosing an uncoated profile to aim for. The 70# uncoated paper I am trying to fingerprint measures out to Lab= 93.0/2.6/-11.9 using an eye-one without a uv filter and is 10.5 delta E from the requested value for paper type 4 in the bvdm 2006 manual. Should I use the PSO...
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    GMG - Free Software

    Yes, pretty slick! I love how you can pull TVI curves, grey balance, etc... all with free software :)
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    navigator updates

    One con about the new 8.1 (and perhaps 8.0+) is that when we upgraded the software, they didn't upgrade the rip and now it crashes on complex transparencies and/or vector artwork. If you flatten and use the X1a, then they are fine. Not really the softwares fault, after all it is a 3ghz P4 with...
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    Ideas on Ghosting DI hard drive?

    Another problem I ran into......after I just purchased ghost :) Can I use this on an XP machine and ghost and ghost the win 2000 drive to a new one? or does the DI computer have to be XP/Vista/7 for ghost 15 to work??? I assumed I could attach it internally and be ok :/ *edit* to clarify, I...

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