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Prepress runs on computers. Apparently computers are magic devices. If the operator make any kind of error it is obviously his fault because the compute/system costs a lot of money and only makes mistakes if the operator f***'s up.
This is the way it's percieved by many.
Truth is...every one along the line before the job even gets to us had this ... job in-computer fixes and organizes all the details-mentality but this is not reality. Everyone has become lazy except the poor prepress operator. We are standing on our heads and spitting nickels to make things work. We should be getting pissed off at THEM for lack of support and planning not vice-versa.
On the long road to getting a job out....say 2000 mouse clicks and 50 choices on dialoge boxes...if we error on just one little box the job can get frigged up.
I think that this is vastly overlooked by those that point the fingers of blame. Our chances of error are great.......if all responsibility for the output/setup/whatever are placed on our shoulders than it is THEY that are the morons....
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