Users Poll proofing Rips GMG vs Oris

[lenicalabrese]

I'm about to purchase a GMG or Oris Rip -probably GMG to drive epsons as contract proofsi was wondering which you guys use and would love any insight

[JasonM]

We have GMG running 2 epson 9800's. They are farily easy to set up and have worked great. We have had far fewer color proofing problems and they are very consistent. I don't know much about Oris.

[DavidMa]

We use Oris, it's fairly easy once you know the tricks.
We got it because it is slightly cheaper than GMG.

[Jayhawkmike]

We currently use CGS. "Know the tricks" is accurate. Thats the frustration. It works well, but when it comes to adjustment, it is not the easiest.

Having not compared systems in quite a while (2001 when we adopted CGS), I would entertain a demo on GMG. I hear good things about ease of use. Will need to wait on the economy to turn, however. I'm not spending anything at the moment.

I too would like to hear opinions from GMG users.

[bdenitto]

We just installed 2 Epson 4800's with Oris rip & Certified proof. Runs great since it was set-up. Took a little while to get going.

[stargate]

Can't get anything better or faster. No tricks need it. New revamped interface is dummy proof but you also have any pro control you can imagine. Have multiple GMG systems, some of them at remote locations. Using with many printers from Epson and HP in contone and dotproof setups.

Question: did you EVER hear anyone complain about gmg system they have? or anything bad about gmg at all?

[tmiller_iluvprinting]

We've been using GMG for about 1.5 years with our Epson x800 printers. No problems, all positive.
Regards,
Todd

[2ndShiftProblemSolver]

ORIS was fine. I actually liked their RIP as well as their color software. Though the workflows did begin to look like an air traffic control map...
I did not like how CGS hid the custom color Look Up Tables though. Putting in your own pantone values was a pain in the rear. Maybe they've fixed this since I last used it?

I'm working with AGFA's Apogee Prepress Suite now which has it's own excellent color management and integrated proofing. There is no need for a 3rd party box or software. The color management is applied at the rendering stage and as the sales guy said "The file never leaves home" meaning no other system has to "interpret" my files.

FYI, Agfa has their own proofing RIP that can be added into most any workflow by taking in PDFs or I-Bit TIffs. It fairs just as well as any other proofing RIP out there. It's a stripped down version of their Apogee Prepress software and includes their integrated proofing and the newest release of the Adobe PDF Print Engine.

[Hopkins Printing]

I'm working with AGFA's Apogee Prepress Suite now which has it's own excellent color management and integrated proofing. There is no need for a 3rd party box or software. The color management is applied at the rendering stage and as the sales guy said "The file never leaves home" meaning no other system has to "interpret" my files.

Hi 2ndShiftProblemSolver,

I'd like to talk to you about your proofing experiences with Apogee. May I contact you off-forum?

Please email me at: jmorgan at hopkinsprinting dot com.

Thanks so much,
Jon :-)

[acp]

I have been using GMG for going on 4 years now...upgraded the RIP and added the Epson 4880 and a 9880 to the 4800 a year ago. 4800, 4880. The only problem I had was with the new X-rite iO table, it had to be shipped back overseas for recalibration.
The transition to the new HW and SW was flawless.