Re: swop, gripe, euro, gripe
Re: swop, gripe, euro, gripe
- Subject: Re: swop, gripe, euro, gripe
- From: Joel <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 18:17:06 -0500
From: neil snape <email@hidden>
(clip, whack, hack...)
It does help to know that we're having similar problems with getting through
to the printers and prepress shops that we're trying to make them look good
by providing the best possible images from the start!
(slash)
It's actually been a rather funny experience plugging away in the
fine art repro wing of our service bureau. Everyone outside of my
department simply goes googley-eyed and throws on the blindfold when
they come over to what I call the Great CM Divide. It's been a tooth
and nail fight to get most our graphic artists, client graphic
artists, and clients for that matter, to even admit that profiles
exist for actual reasons in the first place. They think I'm nuts.
The interesting note is about P of the photographers providing
files (or files for client projects) end up sipping java, talking
tech and taking notes from my department in order to deal with other
departments, whether here or at their clients. Everyone (cept me)
thinks they're nuts.
The other P seem completely confident computer devices and program
defaults operate on the same level as a pro-priced Nikon in
FullAutoMode. I think they're nuts.
Then, of course, there's the print press people. While everyone knows
they're nuts, most I've met aren't stupid, just overworked in the
demand department and, like many of us prepress folk, underfed when
it comes to satisfying their own needs for knowledge. It seems the
only time I end up talking to a printer regarding a job is when
something needs to be done "like right now." Talk about workflow?
More like:
"It's midnight."
"Yeah but we're holding the press for new negatives. Can you get out
of bed and head into the ol' office."
"It wasn't my fault! They sent the files with no embedded profiles."
"That's what they all say."
"Hey wait a minute. Who's they? Y'mean I'm one of them theys? Who
told you to phone me?"
"Your client. The dot gain is wrong, so it must be you're fault. They
say you're nuts."
"I see."
"Hey...don't try none of that icc stuff on me...just get in and fix
it. This press is rolling with or without you in one hour."
"Why...youCR."
"What did you call me?"
"UCR!"
"Why don't you come down here and say that?"
Out of the 16 software apps I currently have running on just one of
my workstations I am expected to be an expert in 12 and completely
adept in four.
Fortunately I profess to being a professional in none and am just
wiggley enough to avoid paying other people's print costs or getting
punched out...
--
joel johnstone - designtype
Winnipeg Manitoba Canada
email: work: email@hidden
(Where CanadianMidwestSWOP.ICC is a recreation for liberal couples)
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