Chief_1975
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Generally the solid representation of Pantone colours in all the leading RIP vendors (GMG, EFI , CGS) etc is pretty good when combined with wide gamut printer, Epson 7900 etc. And all the vendors use the same LAB data provided by Pantone (that what they pay the license for). Any claims that one system is significantly better than other is just sales speak rubbish. Where all of them lack is tonal value spot colour breakdown simple because that data is not provide by Pantone so the RIP vendors have to predicts it themselves using algorithms bases on the solid LAB values. This has got better over the years but you will still find some colours a bus ride away from where they should be, this is where sampling from really print comes in.
Pantone Live is supposed to address this with apparently really world data for solid and tone but the jury is still out and won't be returning for some time!
Pantone Live is supposed to address this with apparently really world data for solid and tone but the jury is still out and won't be returning for some time!
