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    Please Help me set-up an old Dpx Genesis

    Did your system come with the install discs for RIPMate? The correct PPD should be on there. I'm using the DPX System with RIPMate 4.2.1. I found my PPD on the Mitsubishi site, but you could always send an email to ECRM too, see if they'll send it to you. Their site has links for legacy PPDs and...
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    Please Help me set-up an old Dpx Genesis

    You will need drivers, try this link: MItsubishi Imaging (MPM), Inc. :: Support :: Service Forms I had to reinstall it on my Mac after updating the OS. Enter the IP address, type in the EXACT name of the queue you have set up in RipMate, select the driver, and you should be good to go.
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    Spot color to CMYK conversion

    Between CS5 and CS6 InDesign and Illustrator started defining spot colors with LAB values instead of CMYK values. The difference when converting to actual CMYK can be drastic. That's why, if customers are picky about their color, I recommend they convert spot colors themselves rather than...
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    Mavericks Compatibility

    I have CS5 through CC 2014 on my Mavericks Mac, all run fine. Be aware that if you are currently running Mac OS 10.6.8 or older and upgrading you may have PowerPC apps that will no longer work.
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    Need VDP Software Advice...

    I like Fusion Pro. The InDesign plug-in portion of Fusion Pro simply lets you build templates with predetermined variables; the rules, merging etc is all handled in Acrobat. I've used it for 2D barcodes, variable pie charts, variable images, and the interface for defining rules has gotten way...
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    Help me explain pdf problem

    10 MB is pretty large for an .indd file containing fills and a circle with an overlay blending mode and feathering. Opened the file in text edit, looks there is a an icc profile from photoshop attached. Perhaps this or other extraneous info is leading to inconsistent results upon export?
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    Prepress Tips for Designers

    Customer wants a pdf "proof" emailed, and that job is a 60 page, image heavy brochure. Then tells you to make sure that the pdf is under 5mb. THEN complains that the images are low res in the pdf you had to compress like a trash compactor. In my opinion, a pdf proof should never be used to...

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