My company had me take a detour from color management to systems management, prepress management and fulfillment management. I'm a couple of years behind while only maintaining our color management I implemented almost 3 years ago now. I'm now going back to fulltime color management to get system upgraded.
We're on Rampage 10.5 (obvious there we need to upgrade)
2 Epson 10600s on ultrachrome inks. (what would you recommend to replace?)
Have been using ICC profiling in Rampage with only a couple of press profiles for press/proof matching. Have not matched our offset presses to our Indigo digital press or Presstek DI press. (Need to do that)
1 Epson printer matches our offset presses fairly decent, which has gotten us by but needs improvement. Issues to address include proof metamerism, presses printing matching color, ink savings and too long of makeready times. Also many issues in system conversions of RGB images to CMYK. (I've been doing it manually on critical color work) And finally, need to adhere to a shop standard. (SWOP or G7? right now, best we can say is sort of SWOP)
I gathered a little info on GMG, CGS and heard Rampage can do some/most? of the same things for us.
With this much work to do, I could use some opinions and directional guidance so I don't have to take months researching and demo trials before making anything happen. I figure with some help from you users, maybe it could be weeks instead of months...
Thanks in Advance to All of You,
Gene
We're on Rampage 10.5 (obvious there we need to upgrade)
2 Epson 10600s on ultrachrome inks. (what would you recommend to replace?)
Have been using ICC profiling in Rampage with only a couple of press profiles for press/proof matching. Have not matched our offset presses to our Indigo digital press or Presstek DI press. (Need to do that)
1 Epson printer matches our offset presses fairly decent, which has gotten us by but needs improvement. Issues to address include proof metamerism, presses printing matching color, ink savings and too long of makeready times. Also many issues in system conversions of RGB images to CMYK. (I've been doing it manually on critical color work) And finally, need to adhere to a shop standard. (SWOP or G7? right now, best we can say is sort of SWOP)
I gathered a little info on GMG, CGS and heard Rampage can do some/most? of the same things for us.
With this much work to do, I could use some opinions and directional guidance so I don't have to take months researching and demo trials before making anything happen. I figure with some help from you users, maybe it could be weeks instead of months...
Thanks in Advance to All of You,
Gene