XMF Install & Training

[Joe]

Slide the density slider and it will allow the other side to show through.

[Tracy]

Thanks!

[frailer]

Slide the density slider and it will allow the other side to show through.

Man, you have been toolin'    :laugh:  Got in before I woke up.    :cheesy:

[Tracy]

Today is my first day alone, yesterday was a bit of a freakout, problems with the imagesetter.
My first call to fuji went well tho.

[Tracy]

To fix white overprints do you use this? (screen shot)

or do you fix with a pitstop action
any overprint white problems?

[frailer]

We have 'Force Knockout of CMYK White Objects' checked as default. It's very rare you would want to uncheck it. You can pretty much kiss the disappearing KO-but-OP'd white logos and stuff goodbye.
If you watch the progress log, you'll see it spend a little time doing just that; trawling the job looking to find/fix any.    :cool:

[Tracy]

Thanks Frailer, Trainer was leary of it but I will keep an eye out for any problems
how would you set that globally?

[Diddler]

Thanks Frailer, Trainer was leary of it but I will keep an eye out for any problems
how would you set that globally?

You should be able to set it in Administration / Templates/ Job Templates/ (enter the edit menu) and set Overprint setting from there.

[frailer]

As per the PM, here's a few shots of doing a ganged-up job. There may be other ways in xMF, but this works for me.
We had two additions of cards to this job. The ones either side, and the ones at the top. You could do it as a W&T inside XMF, but I prefer to 'see' the Flatwork as W&T. Just make sure it works as such. You can work out what's best as you ease into it.
So, the original, Shot1, was awaiting approval. Then they added 2 rounds more to the existing impo. So, each time ---> next post...

[frailer]

..the other 2 elements.

[frailer]

Each time you add a Sig element, go to 'Copy', (you can choose whatever element you want to copy from the standing ones). Your mouse will show a 'live' grey rectangle. Click it onto the impo... then.. go to 'New', in Sig window, and turn it into anything you want, page size, number of vertical/horizontal step-outs, gutter widths.... Then align to where you want them. There are some nice 'jump to' features for stuff like that now. Use measuring tool etc... to position. Lock in..  (important).
You'll need to adjust Clipping Margins. Best done so they 'kiss' each other in the gutters. Say, 20mm Gutter... 10+10 Clipping Margins. Also makes it easier to align when you're zoomed in.

[Tracy]

Thanks Frailer,  I will be studying that.

 I have been doing the W//T's as Flat-so far :laugh:

Thanks for the tip Diddler I fixed all my plate templates
I inadvertently deleted a non essential one :roll eyes:
I will try and figure it out or post back later
Thanks guys!

[Tracy]

Not a big deal cuz I don't  use the 150 line screen
but I had Komori 150 line Process template

so my question is where in the template does it decipher between spot and process?

[frailer]

Thanks Frailer, Trainer was leary of it but I will keep an eye out for any problems
how would you set that globally?

Maybe due to designers burying CMYK=0 elements that shouldn't print.   :undecided: A memory of something similar happening. Rare in my experience, though.

... regarding above question, am at home on a Saturday morning here., so can't delve into it. Impodave may pick it up earlier; otherwise I'll look on Monday. We tend to not jig with those, so don't wander in there. We construct from Stripping Sheet Templates mostly. But if you go to 'Edit', it should reveal its inner workings on each one.

[frailer]

Not a big deal cuz I don't  use the 150 line screen
but I had Komori 150 line Process template

so my question is where in the template does it decipher between spot and process?

In here...