corel/flexi print question

[Geneva Olson]

We are printing graphics for a trailer. powerwash company. The background is black with transparent bubbles on it. The background pattern is a fill in corel. So we created our panels. Each panel is supposed to match up with the next panel, including the bubble fill from corel. It looks like it matches up in corel, it looks like it matches up in flexi..when it prints, it doesn't match up. In fact, the pattern repeats in the background when printed out instead of matching up the way we placed it.

Any ideas on a work around?
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[Stacey K]

I don't know much about Corel even though I have it. Can you save the panels as a jpeg and then print them? Does it have something to do with the auto fill? IDK - just throwing ideas out

 

[Scotchbrite]

How are you getting the files from Corel to Flexi? I didn't think Flexi could import Corel files, but I haven't tried in a while.

My thought would be like Stacey K and export from Corel in a raster format like JPG or TIFF. Or, like I've mentioned before, if I have trouble with Flexi "misinterpreting" a file, I use Photoshop to make it a raster image to import into Flexi.

 

[Scotchbrite]

I wanted to add, I find Flexi has trouble with transparencies, especially when created in another program. It also doesn't seem to export transparencies created in Flexi itself very well for that matter. In both cases, I find a flattened raster image works best.

 

[jtiii]

Can you save the panels as a jpeg

export from Corel in a raster format like JPG

+1 to these. That's what we do if we're struggling with ANY vector related issue. Or if you need vector for cut lines then convert the offending parts into a bitmap within Corel and export the hybrid file as a pdf.

 

[Geneva Olson]

I don't know much about Corel even though I have it. Can you save the panels as a jpeg and then print them? Does it have something to do with the auto fill? IDK - just throwing ideas out

I think it might. i screen shotted what it looked like in flexi. It PRINTED a repeating pattern. so i'm guessing it needed to be saved as a jpeg.

 

[Scotchbrite]

Yep, that's exactly what I see with files coming into Flexi frequently. That's when I turn to Photoshop to save it as a raster file.

 

[jtiii]

It PRINTED a repeating pattern

What do you mean exactly here? That IS a repeating pattern. Even in the screenshot it's a repeating pattern.

 

[Geneva Olson]

thanks for the feedback. does onyx do the same thing? is it a better program?

 

[Geneva Olson]

What do you mean exactly here? That IS a repeating pattern. Even in the screenshot it's a repeating pattern.

yea. so we made it line up in corel. and the screen shot lines up.BUT the actual print didn't

 

[Scotchbrite]

When we used Onyx we were still creating most of the art files in Flexi so it didn't make any difference. The only other files would have come thru Photoshop. But it might be better for using the Corel files directly.

Generally speaking I felt like Onyx did a really good job with color matching on the HP26500 we ran with it. I just didn't like the idea of having to buy a whole new copy of Onyx to run the HP570 when we could just use the Flexi license we already had.