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almaink · #41 (**permalink**) 11-04-2004, 08:06 AM

Chill out Pointy, I used to do it all the time before my boss shelled out for Booklitizer. Anyway once you hand off the files it's her problem not yours. You want to hear a real problem I got and 80page ad book Quark 6.1 that I can't save as .ps or PDF. I've tried everything including the Creo PXT extension and Quark quits or I get the beach ball of death. I'm downloading 6.5 as I write this hoping beyond hope that it will make this sucker work. The job is being output to plate and they need a PDF not the native Quark file.

Pointyhat · #42 (**permalink**) 11-04-2004, 08:15 AM

This is probably too much but can you save the book as an eps? then distill that? or is that just naive on my part.

I will never be able to chill again now that He who Must Not Be Named has been reelected. :P

almaink · #43 (**permalink**) 11-04-2004, 09:00 AM

The update to 6.5 fixed the problem. At least something is working, it's been a hell week for me. My tree-stand and bow hunting stuff was ripped off Monday, I went to DMV to get a Photo license yesterday so I can get on the plane Saturday to go on my vacation and there servers were down so they couldn't do it and now I have to go back today and then this morning my cars head gasket went cu-puts.

Pointyhat · #44 (**permalink**) 11-04-2004, 09:17 AM

Jeez dude, how many black cats did you runover this Halloween?
I'l try & send out a little good joo-joo down NJ way. Where are you going on vaca?

almaink · #45 (**permalink**) 11-04-2004, 10:02 AM

Thanks, I was gonna ask you for a good luck charm I've seem to have lost my guardian angel. My wife says it's because I voted for you know who. LOL. Orlando, Fl., golfing for a week. I've never played down south, so it should be fun. First vacation in 20 years. I hope this place survives without me. I just sent out that 80 pager for DTP. I'll have paper proofs this afternoon, I hope.

Pointyhat · #46 (**permalink**) 11-04-2004, 10:08 AM

Your wife is right

I'll do my best though!

almaink · #47 (**permalink**) 11-04-2004, 10:41 AM

As always thanks a bunch :lol:

Joe · #48 (**permalink**) 11-04-2004, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Pointyhat

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.

Okay, I may be dense here but why can't the chick place the PDF into Quark and move the pages around to her hearts content?

Pointyhat · #49 (**permalink**) 11-04-2004, 05:34 PM

She can do whatever she wants with my PDF. Not my Quark file. But Joe, think about it, bringing a 40 page pdf into Quark just to set up printers spreads is a huge waste of time. You can strip it faster. Or I know guys who can anyway,

almaink · #50 (**permalink**) 11-04-2004, 07:12 PM

I can do an 80 pager by hand in Q4.11 in about 5 minutes, if it's set up right from the get go. Keep in mind I'm a stripper with 25 years on the table and have been making pagination dummies all that time. But items crossing pages and split pages can make it a long proposition. Container boxes that cross gutters can also cause problems and if you use auto page # forget it if you don't have the Apple script to keep the page #s intact. Thats why I bought Bookletizer, it does it in seconds for, I think I paid $49, on special. It's $69 retail. And even a version for Quark 6.x.
http://www.visionsedge.com/XTensions...id=bookletizer

Get the demo Pointy and send her printers spreads yourself.