I've been lurking for a while and don't see anyone posing the question that I'm looking to answer, so I decided to jump on in. I'm looking at using a digital printer (such as a Xerox 700, or Ricoh C900, or KM6105) to produce a color managed proof for offset printing.
We currently use Canon Ipf5000 inkjet printers, which do a great job of giving us color that we are able to reasonably match on Press. Problem is that we have have capacity issues when we have a large volume of proofs due out on a given day. I know that the machines I've mentioned will handle the volume without batting an eye, but the color accuracy and repeatability is my big concern. Does anyone out there have any experience with this particular application on a toner based digital printer?
We currently use Canon Ipf5000 inkjet printers, which do a great job of giving us color that we are able to reasonably match on Press. Problem is that we have have capacity issues when we have a large volume of proofs due out on a given day. I know that the machines I've mentioned will handle the volume without batting an eye, but the color accuracy and repeatability is my big concern. Does anyone out there have any experience with this particular application on a toner based digital printer?