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almaink · #1 (**permalink**) 11-22-2004, 11:31 AM

Just got a new G5 and moved Quark 6.5 over from my G4. Now I left Trapwise on the G4 so I could trap my files there by sending from the G5 via file sharing. Problem is PXT extension is not saving fonts with the postscript file. Anyone got a clue as to whats up? I distilled as a PDF and that worked but I'd rather stick with the .ps than a PDF.

almaink · #2 (**permalink**) 11-23-2004, 10:10 AM

JIC anyone has this issue word from Creo is Quark 6.5 broke the extension. No word on when it will be updated for 6.5 compatibility.

almaink · #3 (**permalink**) 08-01-2005, 10:07 AM

If anyone is still running Trapwise and Quack 6.5 Creo/Kodak has just listed a new PXT extension, it's v4.5 on the Preps download page.

SlaveToTheMan · #4 (**permalink**) 08-01-2005, 07:45 PM

Sweet! The place I just went to work for is using a painstaking workaround to get files out of Quack 6 into Preps, ah - 4.2 I think is the version.

Week #2 on the new job & PPF makes me look smarter than I actually am! 8)

DCurry · #5 (**permalink**) 08-02-2005, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by SlaveToTheMan

Sweet! The place I just went to work for is using a painstaking workaround to get files out of Quack 6 into Preps, ah - 4.2 I think is the version.

Week #2 on the new job & PPF makes me look smarter than I actually am! 8)

What kind of workaround? I've never had to use PXT to get Q6 files into Preps 4.2! In fact, I hardly ever use PXT at all, in any version. Just occassionally in Windows for a particular job.

almaink · #6 (**permalink**) 08-02-2005, 07:03 AM

What do you do D Curry export to PDF? That was the work around for me. The problem with that was Quack colorized tifs converted to CMYK and it was just more work to write a ps file then distill to PDF. The extension is a one step process that works 99% of the time and tells you what issues you may have when it saves the ps file.

DCurry · #7 (**permalink**) 08-02-2005, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by almaink

What do you do D Curry export to PDF?

No, I've seen the direct export to PDF do some bad stuff before, so I stay away from that. I just print to a postscript file using a Creo PSM7 PPD, and drop the postscript into the Preps run list. If the postscript file is enormous (more than 400mb), I'll distill it into a PDF and drop that into Preps.

PXT always seems to make larger postscripts, and I don't like that I can't specify Composite CMYK or DeviceN. Anyone know what it uses? I only use DeviceN for spot color jobs, and even then it doesn't thrill me because it takes away black overprints, so I wouldn't want to use it on process jobs.

JanZ · #8 (**permalink**) 08-02-2005, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by DCurry

I only use DeviceN for spot color jobs, and even then it doesn't thrill me because it takes away black overprints, so I wouldn't want to use it on process jobs.

It must be your ppd that strips out the overprint. I use DeviceN (Quark 6 & 6.5) with our Xitron ppd and have no problems with black overprint not working.

Jan

almaink · #9 (**permalink**) 08-02-2005, 08:53 AM

PXT must use deviceN or a variant of it because Quack colorized tifs don't convert to cmyk if I use it. I do know it writes a device independent postscript file and thats what Trapwise needs. I can write one directly from InDesign but Quack always required this extension. I even tried to find the PPD file that InDesign uses to write the file but never could find it. I never had any luck with downloading the Creo PSM7 PPD because of the way Creo likes to hide downloads, but I did try an older Scenicsoft PPD but it wouldn't work with Trapwise. If it weren't for trying to help someone that was having issues downloading the Preps update I never would have seen this extension update, it's still not posted on the Trapwise page. I really miss ScenicSoft and their great customer service.

SlaveToTheMan · #10 (**permalink**) 08-02-2005, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by DCurry

What kind of workaround? I've never had to use PXT to get Q6 files into Preps 4.2! In fact, I hardly ever use PXT at all, in any version. Just occassionally in Windows for a particular job.

Quack 6.1 --> PS --> PDF --> Import to InDesign --> PS Out --> Trapwise --> Preps. :?

Don't ask, it's only my second full week here.

I'll get to the bottom of it though, any shorter route can only be good!