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A must have application for your business
Ever have a design that you have spent countless hours on, too many revisions to handle and endless back and forth with the customer end up not coming through your shop and yet somehow, it ends up on shirts your customer wears? I had a job a little while back that went through way too many revisions until the customer was happy and then when time to order came around, there was no order!
I was very angry at myself for being the "nice guy" and having spent the time doing the design work for free and feeling totally back-stabbed once I saw the design on a shirt that was not made by me. Of course they had taken the proof that I had sent via email in PDF form to another shop, and that shop was very happy to take my design and extract it in vector form so they could easily make the shirts. Score one to the customer and Steven zero.
I try to make sure everything is password protected but it always takes time to setup and inevitably I forget or go back to trusting people and then WHAM! once again a design is out there and had not come through my shop.
I found this application which is simple to use and very effective. I just installed it tonight but the little bit of time I have used it, it has been amazing. No more free artwork to anyone and now the customer gets a professional proof that has all of the legalise right in it!
Here is the website: http://www.webformdesigner.com/Pudding/download.html I recommend checking it out and make your own assessment of it. If anyone else has a great way of making proofs, please let us know. I hope that it makes all of your lives easier.
Thanks,
-Steven
I was very angry at myself for being the "nice guy" and having spent the time doing the design work for free and feeling totally back-stabbed once I saw the design on a shirt that was not made by me. Of course they had taken the proof that I had sent via email in PDF form to another shop, and that shop was very happy to take my design and extract it in vector form so they could easily make the shirts. Score one to the customer and Steven zero.
I try to make sure everything is password protected but it always takes time to setup and inevitably I forget or go back to trusting people and then WHAM! once again a design is out there and had not come through my shop.
I found this application which is simple to use and very effective. I just installed it tonight but the little bit of time I have used it, it has been amazing. No more free artwork to anyone and now the customer gets a professional proof that has all of the legalise right in it!
Here is the website: http://www.webformdesigner.com/Pudding/download.html I recommend checking it out and make your own assessment of it. If anyone else has a great way of making proofs, please let us know. I hope that it makes all of your lives easier.
Thanks,
-Steven
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Permalink Reply by irving donaldson on -
Steve,
there is never enough time in the day - and I set my own schedule. Just got chance to test this program out and I love how it works. There were many previous applications where I could have used it. I will now customize it to suit Blue Alert - It is now on the Bus.
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Permalink Reply by Steven Jackson on -
On the bus already!? You should make the bus into our own private party mobile! I can acquire a kegerator for it! I see you are up and working as late as I am. I just finished 80 static clings along with 18 sqft of quickprint all weeded, masked and ready for application, and am now running a 4 foot dasher board for the local hockey rink. Not to mention the digitizing job and a little research on the side for my next class project. Maybe VersaCAMM 103 isn't too far off.... I hear that bed calling but it is about an hour away right now.
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Permalink Reply by irving donaldson on
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trust me if I had your workload I would have to be considered unretired. I will get there as I know will start focusing on my business objectives. What research do you have on generators as I now have to increase my powersource?
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Permalink Reply by Gary Gilbert on -
we have a small one here i can check with eve and see if we no longer need it . or i can keep my eye's open for you . i know you can look online at harbor frieght or northern tool equipment . i buy from both places
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Permalink Reply by irving donaldson on
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I actually have 2 - but I am looking for one I can mount on the bottom of the bus - similiar to RVs
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Permalink Reply by Steven Jackson on
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Not too sure where to get one of those. I would look to one of the RV dealers. We use Honda portable generators at the fire department and I can testify that they are rock solid dependable!
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Permalink Reply by irving donaldson on
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Do you use the noisy ones or the extra muffled ones? The FD had it wired for shore power and I just modified it and reran their wires. It takes 220 going in and that is split into 2 - 110s. I want to beable to use my battery bank and inverter for somethings and then fire up the generator for the larger applications or longer run times. The weather will be getting warm soon so that is when I will be all over that portion.
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Permalink Reply by Steven Jackson on
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I think they are extra muffled as they are not that loud.
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Permalink Reply by Gary Gilbert on
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thanks for the program it beats writing sample on it and water marking it ..
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Permalink Reply by Ken Wagner on -
Sounds interesting. This appears to be a PC only file. Is there a Mac version out there?
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Permalink Reply by Steven Jackson on
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no mac version that I know of
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Permalink Reply by John Brehm on -
Thanks for the info on Pudding. I sure wish I had it Sooner.
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