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Okay ... I got word that a 'new' client uploaded over 160 pages as PDF files to our FTP. I downloaded the first couple of files ...
I immediately discovered that there were no bleeds, all pages in all files were (poorly converted) RGB, every page had been rasterized - and poorly rasterized at that. 'Placed' images were low resolution (I found out later from the client that there were no hi-rez images to linked in Quark when the PDFs were created ... Quark FIVE ... on the PC Windows), all of the type was poorly rasterized as well. Upon further investigation, I discovered that when the client created the PDF file (using "Print to PDF") there were no fonts loaded and EVERYTHING defaulted to Arial. Being that every page had been rasterized there was NOTHING I could do about that either. What crap.
I went to the salesman/owner and told him "This job is crap. This job is just CRAP."
He suggested that I call the client and explain to her what we need, which I have no problem doing, so I dialed the phone ...
After attempting to explain a very simple and basic prepress beginner technique, the response was "I don't know how to do that."
That was it. I told her to have a nice day, packed up my stuff and walked the #@#% out the door.
Is it just me, or are more and more 'clients' seemingly less and less 'educated' in proper file creation techniques?
I've been in prepress almost 25 years, and do not have TIME to TEACH (and have probably forgotten) beginner techniques.
I think from now on, my mantra will be "Welcome to Walmart, would you like a cart?"
Is anyone else experiencing this aggravating phenomenon?
Arrrrggghhhhhh .
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Перевод слова Crap
http://multitran.ru/c/m.exe?l1=1&l2=2&s=crap
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Okay ... I got word that a 'new' client uploaded over 160 pages as PDF files to our FTP. I downloaded the first couple of files ...
I immediately discovered that there were no bleeds, all pages in all files were (poorly converted) RGB, every page had been rasterized - and poorly rasterized at that. 'Placed' images were low resolution (I found out later from the client that there were no hi-rez images to linked in Quark when the PDFs were created ... Quark FIVE ... on the PC Windows), all of the type was poorly rasterized as well. Upon further investigation, I discovered that when the client created the PDF file (using "Print to PDF") there were no fonts loaded and EVERYTHING defaulted to Arial. Being that every page had been rasterized there was NOTHING I could do about that either. What crap.
I went to the salesman/owner and told him "This job is crap. This job is just CRAP."
He suggested that I call the client and explain to her what we need, which I have no problem doing, so I dialed the phone ...
After attempting to explain a very simple and basic prepress beginner technique, the response was "I don't know how to do that."
That was it. I told her to have a nice day, packed up my stuff and walked the #@#% out the door.
Is it just me, or are more and more 'clients' seemingly less and less 'educated' in proper file creation techniques?
I've been in prepress almost 25 years, and do not have TIME to TEACH (and have probably forgotten) beginner techniques.
I think from now on, my mantra will be "Welcome to Walmart, would you like a cart?"
Is anyone else experiencing this aggravating phenomenon?
Arrrrggghhhhhh .
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Перевод слова Crap
http://multitran.ru/c/m.exe?l1=1&l2=2&s=crap
