Re: EFI Screenproof vs. ReelColour
Re: EFI Screenproof vs. ReelColour
- Subject: Re: EFI Screenproof vs. ReelColour
- From: Dan Reid <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2004 09:13:12 -0700
on 4/16/04 10:48 AM, Chris McFarling at email@hidden
wrote:
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I9m in the process of looking for an output solution that can produce
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halftone dots on an inkjet. So far, from what I can gather, EFI9s
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ScreenProof and IPA9s ReelColour (which is essentially SeeColor9s
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Computer-To-Proof) are two of the main players in this area.
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I was wondering if anyone on this list has experience with one or both of
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these and has any input as to which one is better. I should mention that I
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have zero experience with ReelColor, but I do have experience with EFI
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ColorProof. I9ve been pretty happy with ColorProof so I would assume
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ScreenProof would perform equally well. At this point I9m probably leaning
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more toward ScreenProof for the following reasons:
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* ReelColor can only be used for proofing on newsprint (I read this
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somewhere...is this true?)
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* ReelColor is not ICC based where ScreenProof is
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* ScreenProof has built in RIP
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* ReelColor is limited to outputting only to HP inkjets where ScreenProof
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can output to several other manufacturers in addition to HP
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* EFI has a user forum on their web site
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Thanks for any feedback.
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I would also consider the GMG ColorProof product. Although a bit complicated
to setup and configure, the proof is in the proof. <g> Seriously, it takes
separated 1bit TIFFs does a real impressive hue corrected dot proof and is
competitively priced. <
http://www.gmgcolor.com/>
--
Dan B. Reid
RENAISSANCE PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGING
Color Management Products & Training for Print, Internet, & Motion Graphics
http://www.rpimaging.com | Toll Free: (866) RGB-CMYK
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