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  1. Rant of the day

    That's why we have corel, illustrator and Acrobat Pro on hand
  2. Best cutting ruler? NOT ALUMINUM!

    Ask your insurance rep. Same reason the boss ensures all knives are taken out of the sales area and moved to the production room. All I know is since switching to "steel" edge we have had less injuries over the years. Also less "mis-cuts". Most cuts are on a Keencut anyway.
  3. Best cutting ruler? NOT ALUMINUM!

    Why do guns have a "safety"? Who in their right mind would accidentally fire a weapon. p.s. I've been known to run with scissors
  4. Need a little work?

    If it gets below 74°F here people pull out the parkas, scarves, gloves, ear warmers, hats, but keep the shorts and flip-flops!
  5. Rant of the day

    :omg2: and when you ask to send as pdf they reply "how do I do that?"
  6. Best cutting ruler? NOT ALUMINUM!

    Yes, for those that don't know any better, aluminum is too soft of a metal for cutting with an xacto. The blade tends to "catch" or "dig into" the aluminum. Severe safety hazard! We use an aluminum body with a steel strip embedded.
  7. Rant of the day

    And just as a reference. This is the sign
  8. Rant of the day

    New client contacts us via email. "Need a sign" 4ft wiide x 6ft tall. File attached" 1 file is a pdf and 1 is a psd Sales team forwards to request to the designers (2 of us) for file quality check. I first check the pdf as it's sure to be vector. NOT! Low res jpg saved as pdf WHY!!!! I try...
  9. Import PDF file into CorelDraw and one name changes....

    I agree with JoeRees. The file come in for me (X7) using the correct fonts because I happened to have those. But it does change to a different address as explained. It is most bizarre and intriguing at the same time.
  10. Serious newbie print problem

    Equipment specs? Software? Niceville really is nice
  11. Serious newbie print problem

    Hey Otherside.Creations, you're just down the road from us.
  12. Serious newbie print problem

    I half agree with Gino. To "manage" you only need the skills to lead and direct the employees who know how to do the tasks required. But yes, to learn all facets of the business fast via internet is not going to happen. This forum is definitely a good resource but you have to word your questions...
  13. Mimaki CG-FX 160 "Hopping" while cutting

    Clean the track that that blade apparatus rolls back and forth on. Gets gooped up like the old mouse ball. Both the rollers and the track. Make sure and use all the pinch rollers too. Set the inner ones at the "softer" spring load (down position) and the outer ones at "strong" (Up position). And...
  14. Output method for LARGE file

    Not lossless but... Do your own experiment. Export a hi-res photo of a persons face for instance. 1 as 150dpi "uncompressed" then another using LZW. Import them both and superimpose on top one another now alternately send either to the back/front. You will see virtually no difference but the...
  15. Output method for LARGE file

    100in by 100in square converted to 89dpi bitmap saved = 237kb Make your own 2 panels 50.5in x 100in (.5in overlap) send each separately as a tiff @ 150dpi & using LZW compression. Print file = 3726kb ea
  16. Christmas Carol Overload Yet?

    Rob Halford just released a new Christmas album.
  17. Christmas Carol Overload Yet?

    Lemmy does Run Run Rudolph
  18. Christmas Carol Overload Yet?

    Christmas always brings up many sad memories for me. I come from a very poor family but went to a predominately middle class school where the majority of the kids were happy and had all the latest and greatest while we struggled to even have enough to eat. I got picked on for my tattered clothes...
  19. Weighted Blanket...who uses one?

    Wait...you guys had blankets? Fast forward 50 years, I don't have one of those fancy weighted blankets but I do keep a heavy blanket on the back of my couch I use once or twice a year. It's florida afterall! Would make for an interesting study. We know babies are calmer when "Swaddled". Maybe...
  20. Printing problem

    Depends. - A file that is all vector will produce the smallest file size when sent as pdf (quickest RIP speed). - Raster images may be downsampled "too much" (depends on your specific pdf settings). If the majority is raster then tif is fine but no more than 150dpi. - A file that is text heavy...
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