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Download ProfileMaker from the X-Rite website. Marc

Gordo said it best. Color Management = Efficiency = Less Waste = Higher Profits. It's that simple.

Great Discussion! The management of color management is the title of someone's next book. There will always be a need for education and a need for consultancy. Knowing the details is one thing, implementing an enterprise solution is another thing. I am been in the speaking circuit for X-Rite...

Here are my values without measurement but just referencing 279: ColorMunki Design L*57.8 a*-4.0 b*-46.2 i1 Share L*56.1 a*-2.6 b*-49.4 Color Picker L*58.10 a*-5.0 b*-45.85 I am guessing it has to do with the library data. The data has to come from measurement data sets - most likely...

5 is a bit high but then again if the client is happy with the match..... Like Gordon said, there is no industry spec especially when it comes to which Formula everyone should use. We still use DE2000. I always take my i1 and Laptop to Press Checks. We first agree along with the Art Director...

How was the RIP set up before the ECI Testchart was sent to the DI. This will make a big difference. Essentially the RIP settings should have ICC conversions disabled and only the use of density curves characterizing ink limits and linearizion. It sounds like you have the right configuration but...

I agree with Ian. Epson print heads are very consistent. Most likely there is something changing your settings. If your running Windows this happens often. I double and triple check the settings always! Marc

Peppering is when black dots replace cmy dots to product a gray component. High amounts of GCR replace CMY with K - sometimes you can see this in highlight and mid-tone areas of an output. GCR is built into all CMYK profiles since the function of a profile is to separate color from RGB or CMYK...

Hamid is right on! Marc

The CMYK Separation Parameters in ProfileMaker will be key in generating a profile for the 8000. Too much GCR will yield peppering, to little may yield un-neutral grays because of the amount of CMY. I tend to recommend fairly high amounts GCR in the profile when profiling for the 8000. Marc

A Couple of things... Invest in training. I train the Roland University Class in Irvine California and it totally focuses on Color Management with Roland Printers and the methods could used to color manage Oce printers as well. I also am one of X-Rite's Color Expert Trainers and we offer...

The internal spectrophotometer in the Z6100 will not ready any media which is translucent/transparent. Cloning another profile is your best best. In Postershop 7 / Media Manager there is a cloning feature that will allow you to send a test file via various profiles loaded in the system. Your...

Great Discussion Everyone: Here are my thoughts: Soft Proofing in Photoshop from RGB to CMYK: I would never recommend ever using Absolute Colorimetric when soft proofing or converting RGB to CMYK because the point of AbsCol is to take the white point of the source profile (RGB) and use it as...

Chloe, Have you asked if you could specify the color as spot even though the job will be printed as process? Most newer workflows can convert to CMYK based on a plate curve or ICC Profile in the RIP. Usually this gives the best results. The CMYK values in the Bridge are only good for a press...

Louis, Good point. Has anyone wrote anything since Abhay? Marc

I agree with Toronar. Change your preferences to "Lab Bookvalues" and build a custom characterization/profile of your precess. Use this profile as your working space. The spots you define will have a new CMYK value based on the profile. Marc

It really depends on the RIP. Are you using CREO? Marc

I am an X-Rite ProfileMaker man myself. However one of ways to get an unbiased opinion is to read Dr. Abhay Sharma's Profiling Review located here: WMU Profiling Review Home Page Marc

Have you ran a calibration to make sure all of your ink densities are linear? Also, it is most beneficial to build a custom ICC output profile for the given print media. Do you have the ability to do this? Marc

Here is my bio off our website: Marc Aguilera : Color Management Director and Eclectic Technologist Marc received degrees in Visual Arts and Archeology from University of California San Diego, which means he really digs art. He is an award-winning photographer and enjoys the finer aspects of...