Onyx 22 question

[Seeking Knowledge]

Hello all,

We use Onyx 22 for our Dye-sub printer. We have a Media/Profile that we like how the color prints, but it is set to the slowest print mode. I did a search and it seems we can clone the media/profile and change the settings for faster output speeds. Are there any pitfalls or tiger traps we should look for?

Thanks in advance,
SK

 

[SoggyWinter]

What are the settings? Consider asking on signs101.com- they are wide format forum.

 

[Bly]

Speeding up the printer will normally change colour - you should really reprofile for accuracy if you do that.

 

[Seeking Knowledge]

What are the settings? Consider asking on signs101.com- they are wide format forum.

Thank you, will do.

 

[Seeking Knowledge]

Speeding up the printer will normally change colour - you should really reprofile for accuracy if you do that.

Thank you.

 

[Luca_R]

In the Thrive Media Manager you can simply add anther print mode for the media profile you're using. ie: you can have 1 media profile with a 4 pass mode and 6 pass mode (or whatever). GENERALLY, the colour won't change a lot if you're just changing the pass rate but you can create individual icc profiles for every print mode. Just make a faster print mode and run some QA prints from the Thrive samples folder. If the colour doesn't match between print modes then profile the new print mode and you'll be fine.

 

[LFD_KN_Humongous]

Hello all,

We use Onyx 22 for our Dye-sub printer. We have a Media/Profile that we like how the color prints, but it is set to the slowest print mode. I did a search and it seems we can clone the media/profile and change the settings for faster output speeds. Are there any pitfalls or tiger traps we should look for?

Thanks in advance,
SK

Hello Print Planet Forum Folks,

I have a problem with my White_Ink profile. Profile seems to have got'n corrupt. Anyone out there know how to build a White_Ink profile from scratch. Our rip is "Onyx Production House 22.0.2.1092". We are sending a PDF that is 4CP+100% White_Ink. The White_ink is set to overprint in Illustrator. These are all vector artwork files so nothing going on with transparency or layering (very simple file). The Inkjet press we are sending it to is a "Vutek 32H LED". Could the issue be with the Vutek?

Thanks for any help,
Tim

 

[Bly]

Hello Print Planet Forum Folks,

I have a problem with my White_Ink profile. Profile seems to have got'n corrupt. Anyone out there know how to build a White_Ink profile from scratch. Our rip is "Onyx Production House 22.0.2.1092". We are sending a PDF that is 4CP+100% White_Ink. The White_ink is set to overprint in Illustrator. These are all vector artwork files so nothing going on with transparency or layering (very simple file). The Inkjet press we are sending it to is a "Vutek 32H LED". Could the issue be with the Vutek?

Thanks for any help,
Tim

If you have a supported spectro just make a new profile in Media Manager.
It's a step by step process and quite easy.

 

[Luca_R]

If you have a supported spectro just make a new profile in Media Manager.
It's a step by step process and quite easy

It doesn't quite work that way for White ink. The process is press specific but GENERALLY the press is looking for a 5th channel with a specific name.

I'm not familiar with how Production House is different than Thrive but if it has Media Manager you can set up spot colours under the "Basic Media Profile Settings". Add a spot colour named "White_Ink" (or whatever your particular press uses to identify the white channel - check your user manual) and make sure you use the same name when you set up spot colours in your file. The RIP and press will be VERY picky about how the white is named, be careful about capitol letters and spaces or dashes, and be consistent across your applications.

Again, depending on the press, you may need to change a setting to get it to recognize that you've sent a 4C + W job. On our Titan it's called something like "Use White from RIP"

If you don't have that 5th colour set in Media Manager, Thrive will assume you want all spot colours changed to process and the white channel info never makes it past the RIP.

 

[Bly]

Yeah the white spot colour is 'Spot 1' in Onyx.
You can create CMYK+W profiles in Media Manager just need to tell it from the get go.