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    Pantone....you confuse me

    Not sure is this is deliberate or in error but the 2023 Pantone guide shows same colour different Pantone numbers
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    HUV ink

    Any recommendations for HUV ink brands, we are looking at Asian and European ink but would be open to suggestions
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    IML colour management question

    Afternoon What LAB variation can be expected when printing on IML substrates compared to offset paper when using ISO 12746 color management?
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    Trail periods

    Looking to understand what is a reasonable time period to test colour management software such as GMG or Xerox Match Assure, the latter i have been told has a trail period of 10 days which seems too short to me, your thoughts and/or experience would be most welcome
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    Thermo chromatic inks

    Do any members have experience running heat sensitive otherwise know as thermo chromatic inks on a heat set offset press?. Thermo chromic ink is traditionally used in the security print industry (anti forging etc) and the food industry on flexo presses, I am looking at the possibility of running...
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    proportionate scaling of effects in Indesign

    Good Morning A client posed a question to which I have no answer and would like your input, an object in Indesign with a drop shadow effect when scaled in Indesign the drop shadow will not scale proportionally in that the size of the drop shadow width will decrease as the image/text size...
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    font corruption when reducing PDF file size

    Afternoon We have had an instance where words and letters have turned into odd characters and glyphs, the contention is that this has occurred when flattening/ reducing the file size of a PDF in Acrobat to Acrobat 4 compatibility, i have never seen this and appreciate all suggestions, as an...
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    web based CRM for print company

    Afternoon We are looking at a web based cmms management system to track jobs and maintenance through our plant(s) ideally this would be a subscription based service but open to all suggestions, any and all comments, suggestions an experiences would be gratefully received regards Maas
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    Photoshopped London riot images

    Not sure where this would go, but some nice photoshop work here photoshoplooter :D regards Maas
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    2D to 3D

    Afternoon Is it possible using Photoshop to convert a ordinary 2D CMYK image to a 3D effect in print where using 3D glasses you get the 3D effect where a picture leaps off the page thank you regards Maas
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    History of Fogra and ISO standards

    Afternoon I am intrigued to learn the history of Fogra and ISO in the prepress and print industry, i read somewhere Fogra dates back to 1951, would appreciate any and all information. thank you regards Maas
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    Agfa OptiInk

    Any members familiar with Agfa Optiink and willing to be a sounding board, i have several questions regarding newsprint and heatset work flows. thank you in advance regards Maas
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    japanese paper

    how will the tsunami in Japan effect the price of paper given the significant volume of offset paper manufactured in the area worst affected by this disaster
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    Agfa Opti ink

    Afternoon We have had an issue with our Opti Ink server, the images supplied in Arkitek pages have lost their saturated colours and look a dull grey, we have switched Opti Ink off until this is resolved I am not convinced server based management systems can function one day and not the next...
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    translucent paper

    Afternoon Any members have experience with printing on on an offset press using translucent paper. regards Maas
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    magenta ink going off in the duct

    We have an issue with DIC magenta newspeed ink going hard in the duct ( Goss HT70), seems to stay fresh in the 200ltr drum but after 2-3 days in the duct a solidified mass starts to build up mainly in the corners of the duct and progressively working its way to the middle, we run a Q7 neutral...
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    water/fount temperature

    does any member have a definitive study or point me in the right direction on the importance of controlling the water/fount temperature in newspaper printing, i noticed some presses do not have refrigeration or even circulation for that matter. thank you regards maas
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    why use dot gain compensation curves

    why use dot gain compensation curves or harmny curves when the colour management of files supplied use ISO profiles which have a TVI compensation build into the profile? example, for newsprint all files supplied are using the ISOnewsprint26v4 profile, but the resident expert in our company will...
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    fan out press test

    any advise on running a fanout test on a Goss newspaper press, attached is a sample of the test file
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    Pampa specification

    How relevant are Panpa spec's in newspaper printing?, my question relates to the fogra/iso standards for newsprint and the relevance of Panpa to these specs thank you Maas

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