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  1. Ferran

    Pantone CMYK library

    Pantone says: The new CMYK Guide also offers more of what designers have asked for in the past, namely additional in-between colors. These are colors between two existing Pantone Colors that help fill in the gaps and provide more unique offerings. These colors are all achievable with CMYK...
  2. Ferran

    Pantone CMYK library

    I would say you have to print with CMYK inks, but I guess you should have a job order or quotation with all the information, including the number of inks, right? For sure you'll find more information about the PANTONE CMYK guides on the PANTONE’s website.
  3. Ferran

    Pantone....you confuse me

    Dear all, I think there's a little bit more than just than that ... I would like to share with you a couple of articles that I find they are worth to read.... I guess these are the original sources: Matthias Betz: https://proofing.de/new-pantone-fans-with-incorrect-ink-formulations/ Eddy...
  4. Ferran

    Detecting Black and White Pages

    I guess Ynot_UK is seeing just the "Essentials" ... one should change to "Prepress,..." in order to see all the available options ;)
  5. Ferran

    imaging linear plates

    You should be able to do that with a module called XMF Colorpath Organizer. Note that you have a lot of information available in your system from the online help. I will send a private message to you with an attached document that contains the basic info.
  6. Ferran

    Potential overprint problems

    I'm sorry, but I don't see the point if we only have one separation/channel. If it’s just Black, you really don’t need to overprint, don’t you? It is true that as a general rule black text should always be defined with overprint, but in some scenarios we could say that preflight reports may...
  7. Ferran

    Print problem v180

    just to rule out that it's not a software issue... assuming you have a Fiery Command WS, could you check that the color settings are correct? - Please, check if the selected CMYK Processing Method is Full (Output GCR), and that the “Paper Simulation” checkbox is not activated.
  8. Ferran

    Anyone still using a Postscript workflow?

    Direct export of PDF/X-4 CMYK (CMYK and spot colors only; no ICC-based objects (e.g. RGB images) allowed). Supports live transparencies. I would say this is the way to go nowadays. you will find the settings + instructions here: QuarkXP für Offsetdruck - PDFX-ready
  9. Ferran

    Honor scale on PDF import

    Checking the PDFs with a preflight tool could help to detect this. I have used the profile “Sheetfed offset (CMYK) GWG 2015” and an error for the Scaling factor is reported.
  10. Ferran

    Hot Folders ... moving from one machine to another?

    If you are talking about Fiery Hotfolders, then the Backup and Restore feature lets you create a backup of all the Hot Folders on your system and their settings. More info here: Backup and Restore
  11. Ferran

    Why do they reject sRGB???

    Hi bcr, I would suggest to anyone involved in prepress that should visit the Ghent Workgroup website. There you can find a lot of resources and documentation. You can download the PDF/X Workflow documentation based on the GWG2015 specification. The GWG has also published recommended applications...
  12. Ferran

    Formula values for the Pantone 4044

    well, I am not sure if I understand your question... not sure if you want de cmyk values to get that color printed with CMYK inks (halftones), or if you want the ink recipe for cmyk inks to build that spot color ink (ink kitchen/formulation). I recommend you to contact with your ink supplier.
  13. Ferran

    Canva Files

    [Ghent Workgroup] - REGISTER NOW FOR FREE WEBINAR 'Canva – Creative Cloud Express' Online creating tools are becoming more and more present in our industry and well worth to investigate. In this webinar, we want to advise the users how to create a useful and reproducible PDF out of Canva and...
  14. Ferran

    Formula values for the Pantone 4044

    here you are !
  15. Ferran

    HDS Screening question

    Yep, you are right Gordon, thank you for pointing that out. I thought this screening uses dots of the same size all over the density range. But now, when I look at your figures I have to admit I am a bit lost :( It would be nice if Jeff can share with us his findings after having contacted...
  16. Ferran

    HDS Screening question

    I have said before you were wrong thinking 20-25 microns is 200lpi AM equivalent. Imaging at 2400dpi, you get 21 microns spot size with HDS Medium and 26 microns spot size with HDS Coarse. The table at the end of the whitepaper that shows resolution and spot size (microns) is very useful. But...
  17. Ferran

    HDS Screening question

    Hi Jeff, I don’t have any experience with HDS (Harlequin Dispersed Screening), but I do with other FM screening solutions from other vendors. I think you are wrong when you say 20-25 microns is 200lpi equivalent. Having read the whitepaper from Global Graphics®, I would say that HDS Coarse at...
  18. Ferran

    Which is the best Inkjet Proofing system, which can print on Acutal Paper ?

    Hi, I am not sure what you mean by Actual Paper, but with your Epson printer & GMG ColorProof I would suggest to use GMG Proofing Media. Why? Because it would be easy for you to achive what you want. GMG Colorproof provides to you with the proof profiles ready to use with their media...
  19. Ferran

    Pantone color manager (win)

    Just FYI, I could finally sent this request via the "Contact Us Form" from the X-Rite website, and I already have an answer from one of their Application Specialists. "The Ink draw downs are only available in the digital libraries for the PANTONE Plus Coated and Uncoated libraries, but not for...

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