I'm in the middle of the install and training on Xenith Sierra. We are migrating from Xenith Xitron Extreme. So far, I'm really liking it. It looks almost exactly like XMF. I even saw a couple of Fuji references when going through settings. Looks like a clone or something.
Cool. New stuff is always fun to play with. Until the higher ups ruin it by wanting actual work done.
Has the training rep punched you in the face yet? He's probably getting close...
You know Gnub, when you're looking up from the bottom, all you can see is assholes. Maybe you just need to change your perspective. :tongue:
The training rep loves me. We had a jolly good time. He's competent too. See, perspective. :kiss:
Anyway... Training is complete.
The only drawback I have found with Sierra so far is the built-in imposition. It seems to be in it's infancy, compared to Preps. The current version lacks the ability to create multi-web signatures for on-line, web finishing. It has standard templates that are called patterns. This is lame. It would be fine for basic sheetfed jobs but will not cut it in the web world. They have an upgrade coming out soon that is supposed to fix this and become more web press compliant... we'll see.
For now, on multi-web jobs such as high page count tabs and things like 48 page signatures, I have to print a JDF out of preps, at which point I can add it as a template to Sierra. This removes any dynamic template features but it gets the job done, so I guess it'll work for now.
keepin' it clean folks...
oops :embarrassed: Thanks Dave, forgot we weren't in the bar. Sorry.
:wink:
OK, the question I asked in another thread is partially answered here. Must be an OEM arrangement with FFEI. BTW, XMF v3 is out. It will only run on Intel, on the Mac side. Am guessing it may have some web upgrade stuff, which will filter your way, presumably. Looks like JDF is your saviour here though.
I have a part-time op here, GenY, who was dummy-spitting about transitioning from PREPS to XMF impo. PREPS can blah blah...do blah blah blah...For about 2 days he was doing PREPS>dotPS>Distill>PDF 'sheets' into XMF. After that there was a deafening silence...PREPS not fired up once since then. Got a feeling the dongle may have some dry joints in it by now. :laugh: :laugh:
Wow. PS into the JDF workflow? Lame. You can also send "fat" files from preps, if you had to but it's a groaner putting full-res files into Preps. Reminds me of the old PSM days... hit preview and go to lunch. :rolleyes:
I tried to not do the whole "Preps can do..." thing with the trainer. I found the XMF imposition to be pretty cool actually. There are a few things Preps will do that XMF simply won't, like web-press impos FFS, but they're supposed to have that fixed real soon. My Sierra rep said he'd get it to us early so I can try to break it. :grin:
Alright... now my problem is with the licenses. I have my dongle and have PAID for the workflow and all licenses but the licenses keep crapping out on me. Fucking Adobe decided to attach licensing to every little task and it's causing me to ditch the new workflow and fire back up on the old one until I can get a web-ex in the morning. PDF engine, tiff export to platesetter and proofer each require licenses. Mine are valid. The install tech wrestled with this for a couple days and now I'm having problems with it.
Seriously, is it me or are there that many "Tiff-Pirates" looking to download illegal 1-bit tiffs to secret platesetters? C'mon Adobe, knock the shit off and let me get to work, you have your money.
:blowup: :blowup: :blowup:
Quote from: Earendil on August 16, 2010, 02:52:49 PMAlright... now my problem is with the licenses. I have my dongle and have PAID for the workflow and all licenses but the licenses keep crapping out on me. Fucking Adobe decided to attach licensing to every little task and it's causing me to ditch the new workflow and fire back up on the old one until I can get a web-ex in the morning. PDF engine, tiff export to platesetter and proofer each require licenses. Mine are valid. The install tech wrestled with this for a couple days and now I'm having problems with it.
Seriously, is it me or are there that many "Tiff-Pirates" looking to download illegal 1-bit tiffs to secret platesetters? C'mon Adobe, knock the shit off and let me get to work, you have your money.
I tend to forget that Adobe Licensing prolly runs in background of XMF. :shocked: Must ask about that. Not sure why it would, though. Wouldn't FFEI, in my case, have pre-licensed what's required? Why would the end-user customer have to even think about it? Or am I naive? The latter, I suspect.
All I know is, I have had just enough experience with Adobe's cursed FLEXNet 3rd party Licensing :police: to be very afraid for you. :sad:
Quote from: frailer on August 16, 2010, 03:25:52 PMQuote from: Earendil on August 16, 2010, 02:52:49 PMAlright... now my problem is with the licenses. I have my dongle and have PAID for the workflow and all licenses but the licenses keep crapping out on me. Fucking Adobe decided to attach licensing to every little task and it's causing me to ditch the new workflow and fire back up on the old one until I can get a web-ex in the morning. PDF engine, tiff export to platesetter and proofer each require licenses. Mine are valid. The install tech wrestled with this for a couple days and now I'm having problems with it.
Seriously, is it me or are there that many "Tiff-Pirates" looking to download illegal 1-bit tiffs to secret platesetters? C'mon Adobe, knock the shit off and let me get to work, you have your money.
I tend to forget that Adobe Licensing prolly runs in background of XMF. :shocked: Must ask about that. Not sure why it would, though. Wouldn't FFEI, in my case, have pre-licensed what's required? Why would the end-user customer have to even think about it? Or am I naive? The latter, I suspect.
All I know is, I have had just enough experience with Adobe's cursed FLEXNet 3rd party Licensing :police: to be very afraid for you. :sad:
Absolutely... Adobe licensing runs behind all things Adobe. Your workflow is basically the same as mine with an Adobe Core. Any time you send a 1-bit tiff to your platesetter, it must pass Adobe license... same with proofers and even the PDF normalizer stage.
I just talked to the tech and we'll get it squared away, but it's a PITA, for sure. He said it has only gotten bad in the last year, so you may have gotten your install b4 Adobe went total license-nazi.
Well, we are due for XMF v3 major upgrade. Forewarned... :rolleyes:
Danger.
warning Will Robinson, warning Will Robinson...
Quote from: Earendil on August 16, 2010, 03:33:13 PMQuote from: frailer on August 16, 2010, 03:25:52 PMQuote from: Earendil on August 16, 2010, 02:52:49 PMAlright... now my problem is with the licenses. I have my dongle and have PAID for the workflow and all licenses but the licenses keep crapping out on me. Fucking Adobe decided to attach licensing to every little task and it's causing me to ditch the new workflow and fire back up on the old one until I can get a web-ex in the morning. PDF engine, tiff export to platesetter and proofer each require licenses. Mine are valid. The install tech wrestled with this for a couple days and now I'm having problems with it.
Seriously, is it me or are there that many "Tiff-Pirates" looking to download illegal 1-bit tiffs to secret platesetters? C'mon Adobe, knock the shit off and let me get to work, you have your money.
I tend to forget that Adobe Licensing prolly runs in background of XMF. :shocked: Must ask about that. Not sure why it would, though. Wouldn't FFEI, in my case, have pre-licensed what's required? Why would the end-user customer have to even think about it? Or am I naive? The latter, I suspect.
All I know is, I have had just enough experience with Adobe's cursed FLEXNet 3rd party Licensing :police: to be very afraid for you. :sad:
Absolutely... Adobe licensing runs behind all things Adobe. Your workflow is basically the same as mine with an Adobe Core. Any time you send a 1-bit tiff to your platesetter, it must pass Adobe license... same with proofers and even the PDF normalizer stage.
I just talked to the tech and we'll get it squared away, but it's a PITA, for sure. He said it has only gotten bad in the last year, so you may have gotten your install b4 Adobe went total license-nazi.
Can't you just get an Adobe OEM license for $99 from a web site in the Ukraine? :evil:
Have you heard about Limewire? You can get everything there for free!
Carracho!
Bah, limewire has nothing on torrents.
She was being sarcastic.... I hope. :azn:
Quote from: gnubler on August 17, 2010, 07:16:49 AMHave you heard about Limewire? You can get everything there for free!
Is Limewire even still in operation? Last I heard there was an injunction to prevent them from continuing to operate. :undecided:
I caught my wife on LimeWire about a month ago... she is still recovering. "Are YOU CRAZY! That's like a bug light for Gubs!"
Quote from: DigitalCrapShoveler on August 18, 2010, 09:00:57 AMI caught my wife on LimeWire about a month ago... she is still recovering. "Are YOU CRAZY! That's like a bug light for Gubs!"
Nah ... they're only interested in people sharing OUT ... just don't tell LW to share any files, and she'll be fine. However, this doesn't protect her from malware, viruses, and all the other crap that you get from there.
Quote from: DigitalCrapShoveler on August 18, 2010, 08:53:51 AMShe was being sarcastic.... I hope. :azn:
You know me better than that.
Quote from: youston on August 18, 2010, 09:03:07 AMQuote from: DigitalCrapShoveler on August 18, 2010, 09:00:57 AMI caught my wife on LimeWire about a month ago... she is still recovering. "Are YOU CRAZY! That's like a bug light for Gubs!"
Nah ... they're only interested in people sharing OUT ... just don't tell LW to share any files, and she'll be fine. However, this doesn't protect her from malware, viruses, and all the other crap that you get from there.
I uninstalled it. Where she got it back? She couldn't even tell me. "I don't know, it was just there." That concerns me.
Quote from: DigitalCrapShoveler on August 18, 2010, 09:45:32 AM"I don't know, it was just there."
That sounds like something a Sausage would say. Your cat's not a sausage, is she?
Quote from: gnubler on August 18, 2010, 09:52:22 AMQuote from: DigitalCrapShoveler on August 18, 2010, 09:45:32 AM"I don't know, it was just there."
That sounds like something a Sausage would say. Your cat's not a sausage, is she?
No, it's lack of knowledge. She has NO interest in learning or sitting at a computer. I happen to think that's pretty fucking smart.
Quote from: DigitalCrapShoveler on August 18, 2010, 10:22:34 AMQuote from: gnubler on August 18, 2010, 09:52:22 AMQuote from: DigitalCrapShoveler on August 18, 2010, 09:45:32 AM"I don't know, it was just there."
That sounds like something a Sausage would say. Your cat's not a sausage, is she?
No, it's lack of knowledge. She has NO interest in learning or sitting at a computer. I happen to think that's pretty fucking smart.
Plus it frees her up for cake baking time.
Quote from: DigitalCrapShoveler on August 18, 2010, 10:22:34 AMQuote from: gnubler on August 18, 2010, 09:52:22 AMQuote from: DigitalCrapShoveler on August 18, 2010, 09:45:32 AM"I don't know, it was just there."
That sounds like something a Sausage would say. Your cat's not a sausage, is she?
No, it's lack of knowledge. She has NO interest in learning or sitting at a computer. I happen to think that's pretty fucking smart.
I do agree. I am leaning more and more in that direction with each waking day.
I want to start collecting knives instead of DVDs.
I collect knives. I love knives!
Yeah. Knives and other things. "Tools" :laugh:
I also collect skulls and insect corpses. I have a Sharpie collection to rival that of their manufacturer.
Quote from: Joe on August 18, 2010, 10:23:50 AMPlus it frees her up for cake baking time.
:laugh: