Re: Creo Spectrum
Re: Creo Spectrum
- Subject: Re: Creo Spectrum
- From: Roger Breton <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 21:08:14 -0400
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I am at a client with a Creo Spectrum. And as I measure the solid ink
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densities (SID) from the CMYK off of this device I am reading what I
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consider to be a very low yellow density of .70. I would expect a printing
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press to have the solid yellow at least at a density of 1.0.
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This low yellow density is also being verified in the ICC profile.
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I am also told that since the Spectrum is digital the SIDs cannot be
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adjusted without changing the sheets of CMYK pigments. Right now the lower
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density sheets are being used.
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The real problem is that this device does not profile well at this moment.
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But I have only been there one day.
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I have made a few profiles and they are not that good in terms of saturation
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and matching other files (that used profiles for color separation) this
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client has printed in the past.
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This client considers the Spectrum to be their internal printing press, so
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the files are color separated using the spectrum profile. Then after every
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one in the process looks at and oks the Spectrum prints, the files get
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sent to a press.
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Can any one comment on how to get more yellow density out of this device?
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Or can anyone provide a tip about how to get more color saturation out of
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this device when it is profiled?
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Today I was using am using Gretag PM v5. Tomorrow I will use both Greatag
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and Monaco.
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Thanks
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Jim Rich
Jim,
I was told that the Spectrum allow for varying the "density" of each colors.
But I've never had the chance to see what kind of variation lies under the
operator control nor where would they be hiding in the machine. But I know
they are there.
Regards,
Roger Breton | Laval, Canada | email@hidden
http://pages.infinit.net/graxx
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