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#1
Quote from: DigiCorn on Today at 10:48:44 AMApparently, and this is weird, the pages were mystically linked together in sections somehow. I used the, "Edit PDF," tool, selected the masked area and right-clicked. Then I selected, "Remove Artifact," and the mask was removed... but it did it on all like pages, so I only had to edit about a half dozen pages to fix the whole document. Weird, right?
Sounds dangerous. Check everything carefully.
#2
Quote from: DigiCorn on Today at 09:47:11 AMAs of now, we do not have PitStop.
Do a trial.
#3
Quote from: DigiCorn on Today at 09:31:52 AMI have a job I need to fix bleed on (392 pages) and the bleed is there in the file, but it's masked. I need to use a PDF Fixup to remove the masks, but can't figure it out. Is it even possible? The file originated in PDFium.
Yes...with Pitstop. But you want to just change the size of the mask instead of deleting it. Deleting the mask can cause other issues.

Also with Pitstop there are "add bleed" optiosn that will extend the mask if the bleed content is there. If it isn't there it will flip and mirror what is there to fill the void. Takes some practice using it though.
#4
Adobe InDesign / Re: jpeg pdfs
May 13, 2024, 12:37:03 PM

Quote from: DigiCorn on May 13, 2024, 12:26:15 PM:ontopic:

I'm finding out that a lot of the work we get through here (is banners and stickers) are 800 page plans and specs books, mostly done in CAD. We have to resize the work to 8.5x11 usually (sometimes 11x17) but this latest order came in raster instead of vector and all that's supplied is pdf. There's 860 pages of these things, and it's choking Prisma, so we need to reduce file size somehow.

What's the best recommendation? Using the default reduce file size option, or using the optimize pdf and defining?
Bounce it and request proper PDF's! (I am allowed to act this way now)
#5
Adobe InDesign / Re: jpeg pdfs
May 09, 2024, 02:35:32 PM
Quote from: DigiCorn on May 09, 2024, 01:37:16 PMSpeaking of the Dark Side, yesterday I was looking for something, and I came across the post where the guy called us a bunch of 12 year olds (well, it was before I joined, so he called you all a bunch of 12 year olds). I still keep my age at 12 on this forum for that reason (DCS had filled me in on the story years ago), but I noticed Joe's age changed to 69. Not sure if that's a joke or not, but I enjoy seeing everyone's age at 12.
Unfortunately that is not a joke.

:cane:
#6
General Prepress / Re: HOTMETAL - Contact Me
May 07, 2024, 04:58:48 PM
Quote from: DigiCorn on May 07, 2024, 04:30:56 PMIf you're that stupid to fall for, "buying gift cards," then you deserve to get swindled. Let's think about this logically... you know you didn't do anything wrong, and let's say someone did remote into your iPad... what site were you on that allowed the attacker to gain access? Maybe you're NOT so innocent after all...

$15,000? Hell no. I'd take my iPad to ewaste for shredding, and for $600 I'd buy a new one.

If I were really paranoid I'd go buy a new router with a VPN and configure my devices to connect through the VPN. I do that anyways so I can get out of market sports, or watch local teams that got blacked out.
I wouldn't say they are that stupid but they just don't understand how things work. They got the guy by claiming:

"They have downloaded a $15,000 charge for a child porn site out of China. That immediately got my attention," said Mandle.

Mandle has no criminal record and says he didn't have any pictures or videos like that on his iPad. Mandle did not want that on his computer or record.

"I could get in a lot of trouble. That's what still sucked me in," he said.

Just gullible.
#7
General Prepress / Re: HOTMETAL - Contact Me
May 07, 2024, 03:32:06 PM
Quote from: DigiCorn on May 07, 2024, 10:49:21 AMI got an email recently; an invoice from PayPal saying that my payment was declined. Obviously it was phony, because I don't have a PayPal account. I have told the old people in my life to ignore all of that stuff. Who's still falling for these scams?
How a couple lost thousands after responding to Apple security scam
#8
Adobe InDesign / Re: jpeg pdfs
May 07, 2024, 09:16:15 AM
ZIP is a lossless compression if you use the maximum quality setting so it should not degrade anything.
#9
General Prepress / Re: HOTMETAL - Contact Me
May 07, 2024, 07:56:51 AM
According to their website it says:

Quote1. Your California Privacy Rights

Shine the Light. If you are a resident of the State of California and would like to learn how your "personal information" (as defined in the Shine the Light Law, Cal. Civ. Code ยง 1798.83) is shared with third-parties, what categories of personal information we have shared with third-parties in the preceding year, as well as the names and addresses of those third-parties, please e-mail us at: care@nuts.com; call us at: (800) 558-6887; or send us U.S. Mail to: Nuts.com, 125 Moen St., Cranford, NJ 07016.

Further, if you are a resident of the State of California and would like to opt-out from the disclosure of your personal information to any third-party for marketing purposes, please e-mail us at: care@nuts.com; call us at: (800) 558-6887; or send us U.S. Mail to: Nuts.com, 125 Moen St., Cranford, NJ 07016. Please be advised that where California State residents opt-out from permitting their personal information to be shared, such individuals may still receive selected offers directly from us, in accordance with applicable law.
So you can opt out of them sharing your information. You just need to inform them via email not to share your personal info with any 3rd party for marketing purposes.
#10
General Prepress / Re: HOTMETAL - Contact Me
May 07, 2024, 07:52:49 AM
Quote from: Tracy on May 07, 2024, 07:16:13 AMHey Joe, I was going to order something from Nuts.com  ;D
and was wondering if I can type my email address like you did?
I have enough SPAM  >:(
Probably not. Look at nuts.com privacy policy which they have to have somewhere on their website. When entering an email address it is on the order form and in your account which neither should be available publicly to anyone else unless they sell their email lists to others. Most legitimate vendors don't sell their customers data.
#12
General Prepress / Re: HOTMETAL - Contact Me
May 05, 2024, 11:54:29 AM
bump


seems he is still having issues logging in.
#13
General Prepress / Re: HOTMETAL - Contact Me
May 01, 2024, 02:25:21 PM
Quote from: born2print on May 01, 2024, 11:45:36 AM...and I am Jim.
It didn't end well for Jim...
#14
General Prepress / Re: HOTMETAL - Contact Me
May 01, 2024, 10:57:13 AM
Quote from: Tracy on May 01, 2024, 09:45:20 AMDon't see the linky
OK I think everyone should be able to see the contact link now.
#15
General Prepress / Re: HOTMETAL - Contact Me
May 01, 2024, 09:54:02 AM
Quote from: Tracy on May 01, 2024, 09:45:20 AMDon't see the linky
;D No wonder no one uses it! Guests can see it but logged in members can't. Have to figure out why now.