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The Workshop => General => Topic started by: markiii on August 7, 2003, 12:56

Title: MR2ROC Business cards
Post by: markiii on August 7, 2003, 12:56
Juyst realised that as I posted it in the news forum, no-one can post ant feedback.   s:? :? s:?  

So what do you think?
Title: Re: MR2ROC Business cards
Post by: Anonymous on August 7, 2003, 13:01
Quote from: "markiii"Juyst realised that as I posted it in the news forum, no-one can post ant feedback.   s:? :? s:?  

So what do you think?

am i missing something?

<edit> that will teach me not to look at the home page   s:oops: :oops: s:oops:    s:oops: :oops: s:oops:    s:oops: :oops: s:oops:  </edit>
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Post by: Anonymous on August 7, 2003, 13:06
The rears are off by a long way too the left....   s:( :( s:(
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Post by: markiii on August 7, 2003, 13:31
I know they look it, but are you saying they print that way? Cos they print fine for me?

Anyone else have the problem?
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Post by: Anonymous on August 7, 2003, 13:32
yeah they print that way... if they were in dead centre like the fronts they would print fine (at least on my work printer).
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Post by: Anonymous on August 7, 2003, 13:49
Kris is right, they are lined up wrong on the back.  Also when I print them out I get a horrible yellowish background for the logo and url on the front, presumably where it should be white/transparent.

The font used on the back also prints out a bit 'funny' it looks all 'scratchy' if you follow, and a pain to read.  I suspect this, and the yellow background issue, are probably something to do with the conversion to .pdf.

--H--
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Post by: Anonymous on August 7, 2003, 15:27
Surprise surprise...never happy   s:cry: :cry: s:cry:
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Post by: markiii on August 7, 2003, 16:55
Anybody else have cores colur printing issue? core what printer are you using?
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Post by: Humble Jim on August 7, 2003, 19:22
Had no problems printing on mine (HP OfficeJet G95). No yellow effect as seen by --H-- and logo rendered super silvery smooth.
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Post by: markiii on August 8, 2003, 00:39
did the rears line up
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Post by: Anonymous on August 8, 2003, 08:18
I tried on my colour printer at home, same problem with them not lining up... the rears need to be centred like the front is...
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Post by: Humble Jim on August 8, 2003, 08:24
Hmmm....I get the feeling I'm missing something here...like maybe the point   s:? :? s:?  . What exactly is meant by 'rears not lining up'? I'm no typesetting expert see. They just look OK to me. 'Rears', wot rears? There's nothing double sided here is there?
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Post by: markiii on August 8, 2003, 08:30
Jim,

Theres 2 files a front and rear. If you re feed the paper then the rears should print on the back of the cards. It works for me but others have reported problems getting the 2 to line up.

Mark.

Core what printer are you using?
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Post by: Humble Jim on August 8, 2003, 08:43
Oops   s:oops: :oops: s:oops:  !!!  That'll teach me to drive from Leeds to Worcester and back in blazing sunshine and attempt to read a post correctly.

I've now checked. For me too the rears don't line up. 1.2cm off (almost exactly half an inch in old money).
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Post by: Humble Jim on August 8, 2003, 08:49
...I'd add the rear text is 'choppy' too. Coarse if you will. When it prints it looks like a bit like I'm running out of toner, which I'm not. It looks like that too when I zoom in on it with Acrobat Reader 5.
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Post by: Anonymous on August 8, 2003, 09:32
I'm printing on an HP Colour Laserjet 4500PS.  I've had this issue with yellow backgrounds on .pdf's before.  It's usually when there is an image with a transparent background, the transparent bit gets printed yellowish for some reason.

Don't ask me why.

--H--
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Post by: markiii on August 8, 2003, 14:57
Chaps,

I'm going to fix the rear text isue ASAP. The blurring isn't a major problem, the line up appear to be just my printer needing the offset soI'll produce a norml version for the rest of you.

Core,

I think it's because your printer is too good (seriously) and teh driver is printing stuff that neither the eyes or cheaper printers can't cope with. I have an idea how to fix it so bear with me.

Mark.
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Post by: Anonymous on August 8, 2003, 15:26
 s:roll: :roll: s:roll:
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Post by: Anonymous on August 8, 2003, 17:52
why cant i view it????

come on it bods do i need to change some setting or sumthing   s:roll: :roll: s:roll:
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Post by: Anonymous on August 8, 2003, 18:12
View what? The documents are accessed from a link on the home page - you need Acrobat to open them.
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Post by: markiii on October 7, 2003, 12:09
Apologies for the delay guys.

I've now fixed the rear text scratchiness, and hopefully the line up problems. These will be uploaded tonight.

Please have another go and see whether they work for you.
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Post by: Anonymous on October 7, 2003, 12:13
I still get the old ones from the home page?!?
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Post by: markiii on October 7, 2003, 12:22
Just edited the post, above.

Steve will upload them tonight.
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Post by: Anonymous on October 7, 2003, 12:27
Quote from: "markiii"Just edited the post, above.

Steve will upload them tonight.

  s:roll: :roll: s:roll:    s:wink: :wink: s:wink:
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Post by: markiii on October 7, 2003, 22:38
Links now updated, let me know how you get on.
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Post by: markiii on October 9, 2003, 09:35
any feedbacl chaps?
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Post by: Anonymous on October 9, 2003, 09:48
sorry, need to try a test print when the boss is out of the office *looks over waiting for him to get up*... will try in a sec and report back....

<edit> well the printer decided not to pick up the other page and print on a blank bit instead (stupid printer!) but i put the 2 pages together and it looks almost on target... nothing a bit of paper alignment wont sort out (i hope!).

Will try again at lunch when he leaves the office.</edit>
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Post by: markiii on October 13, 2003, 13:05
any feedback chaps?
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Post by: Anonymous on October 13, 2003, 13:44
ever so slightly off centre... tell you what - if you droped the outlines on the back ones no one would notice!
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Post by: markiii on October 13, 2003, 14:01
a good point.

If no else has a problem other than this I'll fix it tonight.

Issued my first one to a silver 03 at the eurotunnel yesterday.
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Post by: Anonymous on October 19, 2003, 16:11
Right, im currently printing a batch of these on proper business cards - if you want some simply PM me your address and i will send you out a batch of 10... i only have a limited supply of cards at the moment, so it will be first come first served!   s:D :D s:D
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Post by: Slacey on October 19, 2003, 16:18
You have PM Kris...
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Post by: heathstimpson on October 19, 2003, 20:05
And one from meeeeeeeeee
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Post by: Anonymous on October 30, 2003, 18:01
Well gave my first one out to a Sable in the PC World car park in Northampton at Lunch Time (hello if you have joined us!   s:D :D s:D  )