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Been there, done that... the wares folks devour you pretty darn quick over there. :) Thought I would have had a better shot over here being that you can cloak your identity... found in the past when individuals have that ability they tend to speak a bit more freely. Thanks again Chief its been...

Me, a contract company that does independent software research for all facets of the graphic arts industry, who's often accused of operating in "stealth" mode. We are about the best solution for the client, and choices are not based on previous loyalties, if anything we're forced to a higher...

Yes that would be RD, it seems that they have a better grasp on managing custom spot colors in general verses your standard Pantone library of colors We do collect data on our spot colors, however I'm being told that the data that we collect isn't the same data that would be needed for...

I agree with you to a point, however based on my research of these products one does stand out a bit more regarding the ability to manage our custom color libraries. However as with all decisions, not only the choice of the solution, and company for that matter have to be taken into...

Yes we will be reviewing color to the monitor however that would be the final printed piece. Our goal is, as you say, to have the monitor be the "Color Target". Thanks Nico Cheryl

Thank you again Gordo, It has become apparently clear to me that this was a poor forum to choose to ask my question... I understand that each of these suppliers have User Groups in which I could have had interaction with, in hopes to get honest opinions of each of the products, though from past...

I'm sorry Gordo, I don't believe it was I that used the term "remote proof" as I do understand quite well the difference between color accurate soft proofing and remote (hard) proofing. You may have been the one confused by the listed products as a couple of them do offer Remote Proofing also...

There is the possibility that when the device was originally set up that the gamut was reduced to a specific color space... examples: GRACoL or SWOP. If this is true the you need to remove that restriction.

I greatly appreciate all the feedback however maybe I wasn't clear in what I was asking for... so I'm going to try asking a different way. We are what you call a "customer" We are not looking for a sales pitch as we have representatives of the respective products. We've done our respective...

Thanks for this SmileyColor, A quick Google search and I'm now aware of what a FM100 hue tester is. X-rite actually had the test online. Though this now causes me to have more questions regarding the concern of the environment that you and Gordo mention... See I took the X-rite test on my...

As I appreciate your input, I feel my explanation may have been unclear as to what I was looking for. We have already reviewed these three product for all the items that you have listed. What I was hoping for was to hear from actual users of these three products to learn more about their...

Thanks Gordo, Very aware of this, we're looking for a bit more user information regarding each of the softwares. Items like: How's the support? Learning Curve? Color Accuracy? Ease of Installation? Or are you implying an answer without physically telling me?

Hi Everyone, We are currently looking into replacing our hard-copy proof with color accurate soft proofing to reduce expenses and delivery time. We've narrowed down our choices to the following three products, however we would like some honest feedback from real users of these softwares...