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almaink · #31 (**permalink**) 11-03-2004, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Pointyhat

I could use a little venting myself. just got an email last night telling me I had a Nov 10 press deadline for a project I haven't even started. Program book containing 40 ads, probably 28-32 pages, BW, 8.5 x 11 folded in half. Fine, just do as i say and no one will get hurt, I've done 3x as big in less time. Called the printer, told the prepress person to expect an emailed pdf coming on the 10th as they're 45 minutes away, I won't be able to get there, ovenight out of the question, we'll still be proofing. No big deal 1 color, one film per page.
She want the quark doc so she can move pages around. Huh??? Why do you want to move pages around?? She's going to bookletize by hand!! Are you going to charge my client for this? Don't you have imposition software? Am i out of line to be freaked?
Not a good day to be pissing me off.
:twisted:

I guess they never heard of Indesign. Send me a readers spread PDF and I let ID do the pagination.

Pointyhat · #32 (**permalink**) 11-03-2004, 10:04 AM

Nice, I'll tell them when I email the file.

DCurry · #33 (**permalink**) 11-03-2004, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Pointyhat

She want the quark doc so she can move pages around. Huh??? Why do you want to move pages around?? She's going to bookletize by hand!!

Since you are under such a tight deadline, why not just give the printer what she's asking for? Not much use trying to force her to do it your way when there's no time - if she screws it up doing it her way, it's her problem, not yours!

Pointyhat · #34 (**permalink**) 11-03-2004, 10:16 AM

I won't be able to get it to her the way she wants it when he (the printer) wants it.

PrepressRabbit · #35 (**permalink**) 11-03-2004, 10:29 AM

I couldn't have said it better. Find a production person to talk to and chances are you will get the truth not some sales bs.

Joe · #36 (**permalink**) 11-03-2004, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Pointyhat

I won't be able to get it to her the way she wants it when he (the printer) wants it.

I'm confused...wouldn't the Quark document be done before the PDF?

Pointyhat · #37 (**permalink**) 11-03-2004, 10:42 AM

Nov 10 deadline. told the prepress person to expect an emailed pdf coming on the 10th as they're 45 minutes away, I won't be able to get there, ovenight out of the question, we'll still be proofing.

DCurry · #38 (**permalink**) 11-03-2004, 01:57 PM

What about FTP? Do either you or the printer have one? What about couriers or the printer's delivery driver? 45 minutes is not that far away. If the printer needs it by a certain time, they should be willing to work with you to get the files in a timely fashion.

tuff_gong · #39 (**permalink**) 11-03-2004, 02:04 PM

Or swapdrive.com or Whalemail.

Pointyhat · #40 (**permalink**) 11-04-2004, 06:23 AM

Since when is emailing a 1 color pdf such a bad thing? My whole point is i don;t want this chick screwing with my files. Moving pages around in quark by hand is a recipe for disaster.