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    Newbie Questions on the Epson Stylus 3880

    It appears that your doing everything right to me. We run into a cleaning im-balance from time to time also. Next month it may be better. I'm guessing that the visual on the screen to print is a 5 to 7 percent loss in visual print compared to the monitor. If your in this area the printer may be...
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    G7 concerns

    Has anyone noticed state/goverment work requiring printers to be G7 certified. Seems as though some goverment offices are moving in that direction.
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    FSC Certified

    FSC is a bonus FSC is a bonus Like everyone said. You cant be faster or cheaper. You just have to go through the process. It will have advantages and obvious ones when a customer asks for it. Its a good tool to add to your web site and mailings also. Lots of universities/colleges require it.
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    what would you do if you werent printing

    I would retire and beat up designers.
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    Z2100 44" Printer Question

    Do the research on the device. It accepts certain types of files straight off the desktop. Newer devices have some type of RIP built in. A PSD file raw has to be flattened at some point by you or the device. My guess is that you could create PDF files (print quality) and send them straight to...
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    translucent paper

    Its tough, everyone here is correct, drying and flatness in the print are the real issues. The only way we get a nice crisp image is 2 passes laying down opaque white first. 2nd pass is the spot /4 c image. Trans paper usually registers pretty well but check it out of the box. Sometimes weve...
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    Introduce yourself!

    Great info from everyone! Great info from everyone! Im Rodney, Been doing the printing thing since the 80's yikes. Old stats/pasteup to the newer goodies of the day. I've been a production Manager in the Midwest for 2 companies over the last 12 years. I poke around this site and it usually...
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    Pantone Colours & Percentages

    Remember the simple things, If the printer is converting the image/file you provided to a 4/c piece then yes its 4/c if not its 2 color. Sometimes to make screens print cleaner we will seperate them if a big solid invades the surrounding space of a screen using seperate plates provide better...

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