Computer Geeks in Movies.

[Lady's Human]

So the gentleman in question is the A$$ because because you didnt ask what format to submit the file in? Ild say its you problem because you cost the customer more money.

Nope. I told him what formats were industry standard, and which platforms would accept them.

He decided to go his own way, he knew better.

I didn't cost him more money, he cost himself more money.

[blue]

You just cant admit somebody chose the wrong printer can you?

[Lady's Human]

In 1995, if you walked into a professional print shop in Boston, MA (ANY professional graphics/print shop) with a disk for MS, you were charged a minimum of $50-$150 for file conversion.

I'm not eating the file conversion charge because someone chose to work on a non-industry standard platform.

[blue]

Wow. That post is such a contradiction I couldnt fathom the point if I was sober.

Ill try any way.

So you knew ahead of time you were going to be charged more for taking a MS formatted disk to the printer, but its not your fault the printer charged you extra for reformatting?

[Lady's Human]

Wow. That post is such a contradiction I couldnt fathom the point if I was sober.

Ill try any way.

So you knew ahead of time you were going to be charged more for taking a MS formatted disk to the printer, but its not your fault the printer charged you extra for formatting?

No, it's not my fault, because the end client insisted on using MS platforms, but wanted proofs printed from the files.

[blue]

So if the client used Macs it wouldnt have been an issue?

[Lady's Human]

If the client had used macs there would have been no data conversion charge.

Data conversion in 1995 wasn't the simple issue it is now. It took time and resources (a system set up to do the work and someone who really knew what they were doing) to accomplish.

Printers who would do it charged a premium because they had the extra overhead in both equipment and personnel to do the job.