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#1
Quote from: Slappy on Today at 10:06:05 AMSo, I've found myself at a place that has 2 Screen TruePresses ***
*** More on that in the "other thread" later...
#2
So, I've found myself at a place that has 2 Screen TruePresses (roll-fed) and we exclusively use proprietary from the manufacturer Software for impo & RIP'ing of all jobs destined for those devices. It's called "Equios" and it's a mofo. Never seen anything like this, about 3 weeks in I'm sort of getting to understanding it, and part of the problem is that the guy training me has only ben here about a year.& apparently had to learn it on his own.

Anybody else here well-versed (or even partially) in this beast? Search returned a few hits, very old & for somebody who isn't on these boards even.

The presses themselves are nuts, not sure if I'm allowed to post pics or vids as a lot of the work is medically related & variable so it contain's "sensitive personal data" but I'll see what I can manage if there's interest.
#3
Fujifilm XMF / Re: Client Repeatedly Crashing
September 23, 2024, 06:01:14 PM
Nah, no Time Machine backups. Oh well.

I'm setting up an older iMac with XMF running instead-less painful than fully wiping & re-installing everything on 2 Macs.
#4
Fujifilm XMF / Re: Client Repeatedly Crashing
September 23, 2024, 09:54:44 AM
Well here's the problem - it would appear that 2 of the (Studio) Macs here recently updated to Sequoia, even though the Prefs are definitely set to NOT install OS updates. Awesome.

Soooooo, rolling back to like Sonoma - can I? Should I?

Fuji says they don't plan an update until March, which really means July-August-etc.

>:(
#5
Fujifilm XMF / Client Repeatedly Crashing
September 23, 2024, 09:34:26 AM
This is suddenly happening to only 1 user here, his client won't stay running for more than a few minutes before it crashes. Of course, never an explanation. Wired connection, I had him delete the App & his local Prefs too but it's still being a POS.

Anybody had this occurrence? I'll prob put in a call to Fuji too, just for kicks.
#6
Fujifilm XMF / Re: Transparency RIP Issue
August 22, 2024, 09:43:07 PM
That's always one way to do it - Flatten that thang! Not ideal, but...
QuoteMy real question is:
Is anyone aware of an ongoing known issue? Fuji has some sort of case opened with Adobe regarding this.

I have not, but I'll try to keep an eye out for anything similar.
#7
Fujifilm XMF / Re: Transparency RIP Issue
August 21, 2024, 08:41:19 PM
Yeah, about 7 years with our XMF and never seen that either. agree with Tracy, re-make the PDF, maybe from a different workstation?

If you're comfortable, I can test it on our RIP too. Curious what Adobe has to say about it.
#8
General Prepress / Re: Scanning Oversized Negatives
August 01, 2024, 03:10:33 PM
Quote from: David on August 01, 2024, 09:13:41 AMWe run film on a Liberator here, 28 inch  roll, for silkscreen, and these would be seps.
I have no idea what you would use film for other than that now-a-days.


40 inch color negative?  never seen one
They're monochrome, line work only. It's all targets - in a TON of different sizes & variations. The owner was so old school, he never converted any of them to digital files-didn't see the need. Now we have the need.

So, turns out there IS a place (within about 40 min of here) that specializes in maps & repro and can handle them! I believe we'll only do them as orders come in, who knows how many of the negs are even still needed. Maybe we can send a few for test scans at least & see how clean they come back.
#9
General Prepress / Re: Scanning Oversized Negatives
August 01, 2024, 08:42:26 AM
Quote from: DigiCorn on July 31, 2024, 09:50:15 AMUnfortunately we are not a commercial shop; we can only do work for CalTrans and its related entities, but we do have a large format scanner. I don't know if it can do transparencies or negatives, tho, but we use it to archive plans and documents that are 24x36. It can scan up to 42" wide. It's a ColorTrac LF Sci if you wanted to look into it for your shop.
Ooooooh, that's interesting! I'll reach out & see if it handles transparencies too. Thanks!
#10
General Prepress / Re: Scanning Oversized Negatives
August 01, 2024, 12:39:54 AM
Quote from: Joe on July 31, 2024, 02:06:07 PMDo you have an old large light table from your stripping days? Lay negative on light table and turn on the light. Take a picture from above with your phone as close as possible. Invert color in Photoshop. Close enough.
We do, and that's crossed my mind. I'll probably try it.
#11
General Prepress / Re: Scanning Oversized Negatives
July 31, 2024, 10:35:19 PM
Quote from: Tracy on July 31, 2024, 09:50:59 AMThe extensive part is the problem!
are these color negatives?
Nah, all B&W line work from what I've seen.
#12
General Prepress / Re: Scanning Oversized Negatives
July 31, 2024, 09:01:28 AM
That's my dilemma, I don't even know who (if anybody) has scanners that large any longer. If I'd had more time, I might have been able to have the previous folks make at least contact prints on the frame, but there's no time now.

My other hope is that maybe they have prints on hand & I can send those out to be scanned, maybe somebody with like those large architectural/blueprint scanners that handle larger flat sheets. Most of this work is line art at least, so that's one less thing to worry about as far as quality goes.
#13
General Prepress / Scanning Oversized Negatives
July 31, 2024, 01:28:52 AM
So, it appears we've "acquired" a shop that has an extensive library of - negatives. Yup, and many of them are large, 30-40" and I don't expect there are prints I have scanned. is there anybody who even does negative scanning anymore to digital?
#14
Enfocus / Re: Pitstop 2024
June 16, 2024, 05:51:06 PM
Quote from: RMPrepress on June 06, 2024, 09:14:12 AMWe also use the 2024 Pitstop Workgroup Manager which is real time saver for managing license's and sharing action lists etc.
Wait, when did that come out? I've been wrangling Licenses between Users for like 6 years now because they were all purchased individually. They were Yearly renewals, but I've converted them all to Perpetual since it'll pay off in about 2-3 years. I wonder if I can use the Workgroup Manger to make it easier when people/hardware are replaced.
#15
Adobe InDesign / Re: Text Disappears While Editing
June 04, 2024, 11:02:01 PM
Quote from: David on June 04, 2024, 03:04:28 PMtry turning off the GPU Performance
I tried both ways. The default was actually GPU Performance off.