Recent content by Elton McAleer

thanks gordon - good idea.... it will save me a bit of time and keep the printer sweet.. Cheers Elton

Hi guys, Thanks for your responses I have tried a different substrate from different manufacturer - yes there was a slight difference - about 2% more gain on Everest 130 compared to Sumo 128 - both coated matte - but the 'Cyan' problem was still very pronounced compared to the other units. I...

Hi all. I am setting up ISO 12647-2 plate curves for paper type 1&2 on a komori Lithotrone 28. Whilst I am aware that komoris are said to print a 'sharp' dot, I am getting some very strange results when running linear plates to calculate the mechanical gain and then compensate to the desired...

From the info on their site, SpotOn looks pretty good. I personally use GMG PrintControl Pro/Rapid Check, which does a nice job of outputting iterative plate compensation data - allowing you to setup to your standard really easily- mainly for Fogra PSO style setups rather than G7. (It may be...

Has anyone bought one of the new Epson printers yet? - And if so, how good have the RIP vendors been at creating new drivers/profiles? (e.g. Oris, EFI, GMG, Agfa Apogee etc) I am also interested in what people feel is the biggest draw card for the new printers - is it a) the expanded gamut...

I think you must mean fm screening.... AM is the 'norm' for the paper types you describe.... Regards, Elton

I agree the strong color bias of the images could cause balancing issues on press without carefeul planning of the test chart. I don't introduce any images to the standardisation procedure until my TVI/solid/overprint chart meets ISO tolerances. The image test chart is a useful tool though - I...

Hey Gordo, BVDM don't provide sheet layup guidelines, but they do supply a 54 page book with general tips, CIE LAB 'maps' and reference values and a breakdown of what to look for in each image. Images are supplied as 700dpi @A5 size in 16 bit ECI RGBv2, 8 bit and 16 bit ISOCoated V2, all tiff...

I agree that a 'wider gamut' custom icc for the press running staccato could give an improved gamut for RGB fidelity, but it has been a long battle to get all parties in our markets' typical sheet fed supply chain to adopt ISOCoatedV2_eci as a'standard' working CMYK space - so the introduction...

Thanks for your replies, guys. I like the idea of using the NP screen eci profiles.. but unfortunately most of the data will be pre supplied PDF, and so re-separating the CMYK will be problematic without a decent 4d engine to retain black integrity. (i'd like them to use GMG colorserver and ink...

Hello PrintPlaneteers, I work for Frontline Technologies in New Zealand. We are a supplier of pre-press solutions, proofing, colour management plates, setters etc. I have a background in colour management from 'both sides of the fence' having trained in CMYK repro and also spent several years...