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Kevinr · #1 (**permalink**) 02-28-2006, 10:33 AM

Hi everyone,

I just ran across a strange situation I haven't seen before. Running a 4/c spread 100lpi. My screens and tints appear wavy on the film. I restarted my rip and image setter and sending again. Hopefully that will fix it.

Has anyone run into this before?

Kevin

Kevinr · #2 (**permalink**) 02-28-2006, 10:47 AM

Update...Restarting the rip and the imagesetter fixed the screen problem. I can't imagine what caused this issue though. It wasn't viewable on the monitor.

That's all.

Kevin

David · #3 (**permalink**) 02-28-2006, 11:55 AM

solar flares

8O

or maybe the alignment of the planets.

Kevinr · #4 (**permalink**) 02-28-2006, 01:02 PM

The boss man doesn't understand postscript....how in the world am I going to explain solar physics?

I'll just throw the old film in the bottom of the trash bin and act like it never happened!

Kevin

PrepressRabbit · #5 (**permalink**) 02-28-2006, 01:03 PM

You just need to sacrifice more chickens. That always works here. :wink:

Earendil · #6 (**permalink**) 02-28-2006, 02:20 PM

You just need to have some big nonsense words to confuse management and they will go away, here are a few examples:

You can blame it on a faulty Hemostatic Transmitifier.
Or how about a malfunction in the Hydrodynamic Discombobulator.
If they are old enough and don't watch to much TV you can use the Flux Capacitor but you will probably get called on that one.

If these ideas don't work you may have to try rabbit's idea, it's messy but it works for film, you have to sacrifice goats for platesetters.

almaink · #7 (**permalink**) 02-28-2006, 06:10 PM

LOL guys, but in all seriousness depending on the type of image-setter you have it could be something important. I'd get it checked out before it happens during a "rush" job for your most important client. Save a sample of the film for the service guy to look at. I had a similar experience a few years ago, and it ended up costing 2 days of downtime ordering a new spinner motor, getting it installed and configured square again.

Kevinr · #8 (**permalink**) 03-01-2006, 05:04 AM

Good point almaink. We were getting real funky screens about 6 months ago and ended up putting in a new spinner assembly. Took us down for 4 hours and $2000. They were funky (I think that's the technical term), not wavy. I'm definitely keeping an eye on this wavy thing.

In the meantime, I think the big words will work great around here. It's kind of funny. Quite a few 'deer in the headlights' looks happening around here.

Thanks everyone.

Kevin

Mungo · #9 (**permalink**) 03-02-2006, 05:07 PM

One of my old bosses used to blame everything on the photomultipliers.

seetomtype · #10 (**permalink**) 03-02-2006, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevinr

Quite a few 'deer in the headlights' looks happening around here.
Kevin

I like to call that the "What's prepress?" look that folks get when you explain
your job to them.

fftopic: