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Try to create a job with only the impositions inside and use this as a template job when you want a new job with several impositions. You can do the same for different number of pages. You can even set the colors and assign an APA rule for the job you will use as template.

1. Yes we used that. 2. Actually I didn't go down to the root causes but we noticed that if a file was according to PDF/X-1a then Preps 5.3 had no problem at all. But in some cases if the file was not according to the standard I mentioned it generated a PDF with big black artifacts. It also...

We had several problems with PDFs exported from Preps 5.3. With Preps 6 all of them disappeared.

Hi! ISO standard for offset printing (12647-2) don't use ink densities as target values anymore but Lab targets. If you have the right paper and ink do a test printing and see at what densities you can reach the required Lab values. If you don't want to go that way, I share the standard from...

Hi! We use Preps 5.3.3 Pro. I played with it a bit now and found the following. First I also could not select color separations no matter what "Send to" showed. Then I tried to select a different device (Generic Postscript Printer) and suddenly the option under "Imaging options" "In-RIP Color...

I think there are some objects with ICC information in them. Try to remove it first with PitStop and then try the Trap Editor. Br, Balazs

Hi again, Are the printing plates correct? I mean if you image a linear plate is 5% really 5% in every case? I know it's imaged inside the press so I don't know if there's a possibility to check it. Br, Balázs

Same experience here Same experience here Hi! It's good to know that I'm not alone with this issue. I have the same experience but to be honest the papers I measured were not exactly the same - only very similar. Hence I was surprised about the dot gain differences. The operators swore that...

XingGraphics? I just read that had a patent court-case with Agfa. Beyond-Print - all about future media - Agfa vs Chinese upstart in the battle of thermal plates

Hi! We have a company in Beijing but we use Kodak CTP plates there. I think my colleagues had problems with the local brands. Most likely those Kodak plates are produced there anyhow. Br, Balazs

Conductivity is also important. Do a google search on it and ask your plate/developer supplier. I quickly found that for you: http://www.actega.com/kelstar/downloads/en/Controlling_Conductivity.pdf Br, Balazs