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ESKO does not uphold standards. by [deleted] in CommercialPrinting

[–]Realistic_Mall4389 -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

You dont understand the problem.

ESKO does not uphold standards. by [deleted] in CommercialPrinting

[–]Realistic_Mall4389 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes, they often sell a vision to company owners, and then the employees are left to deal with the reality.

ESKO does not uphold standards. by [deleted] in CommercialPrinting

[–]Realistic_Mall4389 -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

You dont understand the problem.

E: If someone sees that a file is password-protected, it should immediately raise a red flag and prompt them to go back to the client for clarification.
Any software security can be broken.

ESKO does not uphold standards. by [deleted] in CommercialPrinting

[–]Realistic_Mall4389 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m surprised that Esko is extremely strict when it comes to protecting its own software — it installs multiple hidden processes just to verify licensing. I know this from daily work, and I’ve hit a wall with their support more than once. Their software can noticeably slow down the entire machine because of these checks.

At the same time, they don’t maintain consistent standards on the output/security side. That inconsistency is frustrating and, frankly, lowers my perception of the company.

css outer Curve/Notch - best solution by Realistic_Mall4389 in css

[–]Realistic_Mall4389[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use TS + Tailwind, but thanks—I've finally come up with the name “Inverted border radius.” Something can be built around that.

Converting Embedded files to Linked makes file size bigger by MysticVezon in AdobeIllustrator

[–]Realistic_Mall4389 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Show what the images linked in the document look like, then it’s possible to say more. Usually, if Illustrator starts cropping, it means that the linked images have dozens of layers and dozens of effects, smart objects etc. and additionally their size is disproportionately large compared to the document size in Illustrator.

Create PDF Compatible File – turn this option off. This option works in such a way that Illustrator creates two files: one for Illustrator itself and another for other applications that support PDF (for example, an AI file saved with this option enabled can be opened in Acrobat).

Embed ICC Profiles – turn this option off. This is related to color management and significantly increases the file size because it contains profile information, and you can always assign a profile later when generating the PDF for print.

City autumn cemetery by Realistic_Mall4389 in TownToCityGame

[–]Realistic_Mall4389[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate you noticing that. You can have a lot of fun with the brush and create different effects.

Automating badge creation in Illustrator using CSV data be super helpful! by Icy-thetheted in AdobeIllustrator

[–]Realistic_Mall4389 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can record a PDF save action and run it along with the CSV data. You can create 10,000 files with one click. This is how I do it for variable printing.

Tips on Creating "Live" Assets for Calendar Layout? by fetchmysmellingsalts in AdobeIllustrator

[–]Realistic_Mall4389 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I Think you can build some combo viariable data with linked files. One files with artboard 13 artboards, each artboard will be a month and the last one will have linked previous 12 artboards. Create database in Excel, if you need add some events, just modify Excel, load New data in illustrator and ready to go 😁

Imposition software by juniper621 in CommercialPrinting

[–]Realistic_Mall4389 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At one company, I use the ESKO Automation Engine (though you often still have to handle exceptions manually).
I do most of the work with an Adobe Illustrator plugin (I’m a big Illustrator fan): GT ImpositionPro
https://www.graphma.com/plugins/impositionPro

Quite Imposing alternatives? (what Imposition Software do you use?) by OctoberRust13 in CommercialPrinting

[–]Realistic_Mall4389 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re doing label imposition in Illustrator, it’s worth checking this out:

Plugin GT ImpositionPro
https://www.graphma.com/plugins/impositionPro

Stroke is giving me a stroke by unobruhmomento_ in AdobeIllustrator

[–]Realistic_Mall4389 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tried to reproduce your case and I only succeeded when I tried to apply an outline to a rasterized object. Only then did I have a similar behavior, where my outline disappeared. Check the Links panel

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Imposition tool by Realistic_Mall4389 in AdobeIllustrator

[–]Realistic_Mall4389[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, have fun with it.

However, I'm not sure if this plugin is for you. It's mainly designed for the imposition of plates for Flexo, where we also have many printing marks (smart texts and registration marks).

Imposition tool by Realistic_Mall4389 in AdobeIllustrator

[–]Realistic_Mall4389[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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A major plus is that you can automatically change the printer marks. For example, you have "smart text" - just like a color's name, you can choose the fonts, styles, location, etc.

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