Whats everyone using to do their Variable? For letters and minor or small jobs I just use InDesign...when it comes to a lot of postcards, I use Fusion pro, that way I can automatically break it into reasonable stacks to help with the cutting so it stays in order.
I ask, because I just looked at Fusion Pro and it is now $1,500.00 annually.

My computer is from 2015 and is currently only running OS10.14.6. I am being forced to upgrade due to Adobe feeling the need to constantly update their programs.
Always hate to open a new can of worms...then my XMF won't work...we have enough to deal with working with people with no clue. So is there a better program out there?

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Has anyone ever set up photographs printing using CMYK and Metallic? We are trying to create an effect, but not sure how to get there. Any suggestions?

Filling in for someone this week, and trying to print a #10 envelope. The color and everything looks good, but about 50% of them are coming out crooked. Any suggestions on what I can to to make it hold position a little better?

Thanks in Advance. 

Thank you. I know I can do it that way, but that changes for color the way I didn't want to. I wanted to keep my pMS as PMS, just telling them to use different field in the colorbar.  I don't really want to have it change my proof files...I will do that if I have no other choice. Damn pressman!

Is there a simple way to remap color bars to be PMS? For example my colorbar  is CMYK + PMS 1 + PMS 2.
I have a job that has 4 PMS colors. The pressman would like me to remap the 7546 to be Cyan, the 200 to be Magenta, the 130 to be Yellow and the 7546 and the 185 to be Black.
Is there a way for these color to easily remap into the correct position on the color bar. I have another color bar that is all PMS, but the pressman doesn't like it, because it does not have as many fields to read.

Any advice would be appreciated. Happy 4th everyone. Stay safe!

We generally use a 6 color color bar for our jobs....however, we have a pressman, that is not happy with them. Is there a way to remap the colors in XMF to say you want Pantone 186 to use the magenta position? Without remapping the entire color to be magenta. There has to be a way, just figured I would check here first.

Thanks everyone. We ended up buying the Epson Surecolor 6000. We are putting it together now. Next step is to figure out the setup with XMF, and also how to pull back the color, since it will be used as an imposition proofer, not a high end color proofer. Then the fun will begin to set up a pin system to have it back up. yes...it can be done, just requires some thought and patience.

Is there such a thing as a supported printer. Currently using the Epson 7880, but XMF does not support it. you can print to it, but to make a 2 sided proof required much thought (had to punch paper and use a pin bar).
The printer has clogged printheads, that will not clean...We have been down this road before, and I know that it is cheaper to buy a new one, then to get it fixed. I am looking for suggestions before I hit up the boss.

Thank you

Here is what I have

I have done this before, but I cannot remember what I had to do to get it to work.
I had to adjust a Global sheet mark for a PITA pressman, and now I cannot get it to show up to where I can select it to use. I feel like I need to register it or something, but not sure. I duplicated a mark that I currently use, and now I cannot select it

I seen that, but my file is 12 up, and I want each of them to be different records. I don't see a way to designate an order to say where I want to start and where I want to end. I don't really want multiple files, I am looking for multiple up on a pdf. I cannot use imposer, since I have a special layout to follow.

Thanks

Just data on 1 side. I know with Design Merge, you can do it, but I don't want a file of this size going through InDesign.
I have called and sent an email to FusionPro, but they have not gotten back to me. Seems simple enough, so I know there has to be a way...just need to find it.

Help! I have to merge a job that has 27,400 records (this job is also 2 sided) so that makes it a 54,800 page document.
I have to run this 12 up cut and stack. my XMF system will not allow me. So I have a 12 up document, is there a way that I can tell 1 record to be 1-2000, the the 2nd one to be 2001-4000 and so on. for all 12 up in my layout.
I can't figure it out!

Thank you. I will try that!