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I keep getting feedback from our Metrix team that they have had conversations with Esko and they have indicated that FastImpose is End of Life, that Packedge is End of Life and Flexrips are End of Life. Any thought?

We have recently merged with a company that is Prinergy-centric. After they have seen what we can do in an ESKO environment, they are sold on ESKO in a commercial facility. We have been an ESKO workflow since it was Scope and Barco. We currently run Automation Engine 16 and impose with...

WOW...Prepress Monkey. That is what you call us. I take every damn one of your PDFs through Esko Packedge and that's when I find out just how little the designer knows about the process of printing and how to properly prepare your files for that medium. I see RGB, no bleed, images that don't...

I have that occasionally, and all I need to do is remove the job in pilot and then just select it and recreate it as a new job. This will reestablish the links and all is good.

Why did Esko get rid of FastImpose? I was told since I am upgrading from AE 10, that I will have FastImpose, but if I was a new user, that FastImpose is not offered. Total stupidity!

Just received worst load of crap I have ever seen come across our desk. It was given to us from a sister company because their press they normally run this thing on was down. It was a PDF file that was obviously generated from MS Word, it was one color, it was a 240 page document. First thing I...

In my opinion, I do not particularly care what the customer saw on their screen. I need to match what the have given me as a proof to match to. In doing that, I request of ALL my customers to submit a color proof with our scales on it. I then read their proof to see if it meets Gracol and...

We always pullout images from the bind edge a total of 1/4 inch. Some images lend themselves to 1/8" L and 1/8" R, but we evaluate the subject and in some cases we will pull out one side more than the other depending on content and how it will interact with other page elements. Our front and...

I have heard that FastImpose has reached End-of-Life and will be replaced by something else (I HOPE). For us using Esko in the commercial print market, FastImpose is invaluable.

Had the same issue, and yes, activating those fonts was the solution. Dropping them in the system fonts folder so they are always active has solved all the problems that we were having.

Just an FYI. Heidelberg makes a 16 color perfector that runs sheeted or roll stock by using their CutStar unit. We have the 12 color installed and they run great.

In our workflow, up until a month ago, was mapped to a screen angle in Esko that the plate compensation curve treats as linear. As of a month ago, our Director of Color Management spent a week with the good folks who brought you Gracol and G7, and they recommended to us that the color bars...

Alwan is a great product, but it isn't cheap. There is a learning curve involved and some cooperation from your clients so that you can create the correct icc profiles to plug into the software. We use it all the time and it has saved us a considerable amount of time on press.

Sounds like your replenisher is not doing its job. Have you been logging your conductivity from when you replace the developer till the time you start having issues. We had a problem of over replenishment and began logging conductivity at the start of each shift and it gave us a chart of what...

I would recommend the Idealliance G7 Test files available on their site. We use them a lot, and when necessary add our own customer images if necessary. G7 Resources (Color Characterization) | IDEAlliance These have some very nice targets, and will get you started.

We didn't win the lottery, however we are an Esko AE shop and wouldn't change. The ability to "work" files is incredible. If you are just a "rip and run" shop, then AE is probably not your best choice, I would look at Rampage, as I have worked in both environments, and Rampage is really...

My thoughts...I work in a commercial print environment, that along with our digital stations, have 16 CS installs. We are part of a large corporation, and I hope that there is a way that we will get licensing through that. Subscription based software is something I have my reservations on in our...

We have used Esko for 10 years now, and would not trade it for any other workflow. I used Rampage previously and can say that I liked that workflow, but after using Esko for the last 7 years, I would never go back. The flexibility that the product offers is unbeatable. We do a lot of extra steps...

Have a weird problem, and being I am unfamiliar with FusionPro, it is causing me some grief. We are getting files from agency, some go direct to HP Indigo Press, others must me merged using FusionPro. First off, agency tells us it using same base files for both. What is happening, is the files...

We are an Esko AE 10 shop and have great success with it. The flexibility it allows is tremendous, and the ability to edit the ripped files is very nice. You can do varnishes and scores and dielines in one file, along with screening at the object level if necessary. We will create plate curves...