Epson 9000 / ColorWise Pro Tools
Epson 9000 / ColorWise Pro Tools
- Subject: Epson 9000 / ColorWise Pro Tools
- From: Michael Gardiner <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 07:39:50 -0400
I've been asked to look into color proofing in a printing shop which
uses an Epson 9000 with Fiery X2 rip. They're using an Artworks
System (PCC) prepress workflow. They're unhappy with the color match
they're currently getting from the 9000, and no one there seems to
know anything about how the device is calibrated. After looking into
the system for a short while, I have a couple general questions.
-Will they be able to get a good and fairly painless match using
ColorWise Pro Tools and a custom ICC profile of their press?
-They do not currently own the Color Calibrator device. Is there any
other way to calibrate the 9000 without using a
colorimeter/densitometer that's tethered to the rip/software? Is this
an expensive device? (They don't do a lot of color, so money may be
an object...of course, doing analog proofs when you could be doing
digital just screams "money is no object...")
-I see that Colorwise ProTools lets you "create additional profiles
by modifying existing ones". Are there any restrictions to the
profiles it will accept?
-Any tricks to using the CW ProTools on a mac workstation? We
installed the application yesterday, but it wouldn't connect to the
Fiery, although I'm sure the IP address was correct (the downloader
and spooler connect fine). When trying to connect Pro Tools to the
rip, it generates the message "device is either busy, or wrong
software version"..the same message is generated if one tries to
connect to any device on the network. Obviously, if I'd been able to
connect and use the application, I wouldn't have such general
questions about the system.
I'd be interested in whatever alternatives you might suggest. Because
of their workflow, they prefer that the color solution reside on
their plotter rip, as they wish to send raster data from the
PCC/Artworks rip to the plotter, and then release that same raster
file to the imagesetter upon proof approval.
Regards,
Michael Gardiner