GMG or EFI - Question for decision

[Printus]

We have in our company in different production locations RIP's from EFI as well as from GMG.

Within the scope of an organizational restructuring the equipment should be standardized.

Which solution is to be preferred: EFI or GMG?

Which criteria are to be followed?

Or is there a possibility / software to transfer profiles on EFI, which were provided with GMG?
Or vice versa?

Greetings
Printus

[rich apollo]

Your organization will need to decide which platform best serves your needs. Outside opinion will be largely irrelevant. Maybe a ledger-type listing of features and needs to see which one is a better fit would help.

Each product will perform color management tasks acceptably. A conversation of whose color matching performance is "best" would involve a lot of hair-splitting.

Consistency, ease of use, ease of implementation, feature set, et cetera. Which one fits most seamlessly into your workflow? Are the needs of all users the same - is there justification for keeping multiple solutions? Which is the simplest and quickest to calibrate/linearize? How is the calibration/linearization monitored? Are there automation options available with either product that would generate cost savings? What are the hardware requirements for each? How many devices can each one drive? How many devices do you need each one to drive? These are the kinds of questions I would be asking.

The single biggest pain I've faced with proofing RIPs is calibration/linearization. I've run products that took half a day to re-linearize, and an entire day to set up a new paper. I'm running a product now on which I can set up a new paper in about 1 1/2 hours. I can re-linearize in about 30 minutes. It'll run on Macs and PCs, and is so modular that I can move from one machine to another in minutes. The product takes advantage of multiple processors, can be built into clusters, will run an unlimited number of clients, will run an unlimited number of output devices, and will run every device that (in my case) Epson has released to date.

[tmiller_iluvprinting]

I'm running a product now on which I can set up a new paper in about 1 1/2 hours. I can re-linearize in about 30 minutes. It'll run on Macs and PCs, and is so modular that I can move from one machine to another in minutes. The product takes advantage of multiple processors, can be built into clusters, will run an unlimited number of clients, will run an unlimited number of output devices, and will run every device that (in my case) Epson has released to date.

Hi Rich,
May I ask which product you are using? Thank you.

Regards,
Todd

[SilvaJr]

Rich,

So far the best software for colorproofs in the market is EFI. Please would you mind to share with others which sofware are you using it?

Thanks in advance,

[rich apollo]

I'm using Serendipity MegaRip. It's akin to BlackMagic, but without spot color capability. We don't run spot colors, so for us MegaRip accorded us a chance to save a few dollars.

By the way, that move from one computer to another that I cited - that was from a PC over to a Mac. So, not only did I move to another machine in minutes, I changed the platform that the software was running on. I don't know of any other software of any kind that can do that.

SilvaJr, you state, "So far the best software for colorproofs in the market is EFI." What is it about the software that you feel is superior to others? Not arguing, I'm interested in what EFI offers you - in the perceived benefit.

[stargate]

Rich,

So far the best software for colorproofs in the market is EFI. Please would you mind to share with others which sofware are you using it?

Thanks in advance,

Hey,

I think you should stop taking whatever you are taking. You cannot make such crazy statements.

[neleson]

Hi,


I would suggest you EFI. EFI is the best solution.


hp 300 ink

[mazengh]

i will have to agree that EFI is my choice after i've tried different rips, that include, harlequin, trueflow, onyx, and others... i haven't tried gmg, but i've seen acceptable proofs from companies that use it... but i can only talk about EFI cause i use it.

[stargate]

[QUOTE=Printus;170074]We have in our company in different production locations RIP's from EFI as well as from GMG.

Or is there a possibility / software to transfer profiles on EFI, which were provided with GMG?
Or vice versa?

Greetings
Printus[/QUOTE

No. You cannot move profiles between gmg and efi nor any other color rips. They all are using proprietary file formats for their color profiles. eg. epl, mx etc.

[chevalier]

I would give CGS-ORIS a look. I looked at all three and chose ORIS. If I had to choose between EFI and GMG it would be GMG.