RE: Newcomer to Color management with Questions.
RE: Newcomer to Color management with Questions.
- Subject: RE: Newcomer to Color management with Questions.
- From: "Hirsch, Steve" <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 12:24:47 -0500
- Thread-topic: Newcomer to Color management with Questions.
Title: RE: Newcomer to Color management with Questions.
Hi,
We like the GMB devices and software and have had good results with them. We also have some experience with these Xerox printers. The 7750DN has pretty much the same engine as the 3535 (which has a better RIP). I have not had much success so far in creating device-link profiled queues using Xerox's PhaserMatch but I am going to take another run at it. The most important thing I have found with the 7750s is that they really must be spectrophotometrically calibrated using the Xerox PhaserCal app. The visual calibration process is tiresome, inaccurate and time consuming. When you get an iOne Proof (NOT the display-only colorimeter) you will be able to calibrate your 3535 to attain consistent, grey-balanced results. The Xerox software also supports other some spectrophotometers as well.
Steve
Steven Hirsch, Systems Manager
Hachette Filipacchi Media, U. S.
212-767-6536
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From: colorsync-users-bounces+shirsch=email@hidden on behalf of Elena Songer
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 2:01 PM
To: email@hidden
Subject: Newcomer to Color management with Questions.
I would welcome any opinions on how to start setting up my color managment.
It would be my first time attempting to color manage. I work at a 30 person
ad agency (with 2-3 Art Directors). We use Quark Photoshop and Illustrator.
Presently we do not do color critical work, but on occasion the owner will
ask "will it look like that" when he looks on screen and then sees what
comes out of our Xerox Docu3535. It is a good machine and fast and we are
not in the market for buying an Epson for proofing. We at one time had an
Epson3000 (excruciatingly slow, but good color). I am the one who is
recommending color management, but I know they don't want to spend a lot of
$. I saw a GretagMacbeth EyeOne Design system for under $1k, which is a good
intro small scale kit. It is upgradable (Modules cost $800 up) so you can
edit profiles.
I had thought this would be a good option, because it would give me the
opportunity to learn, at a reasonable price while getting better color from
our display to printer. But on the other hand, if in the end I might have to
spend $1500 to upgrade, I might as well start off with the more advanced
EyeOne Proof package or an X-rite Pulse Elite package. MacWorld magazine
also gave the ColorVue Spyder2Pro system a good review.
Another question I have is that being that Quark doesn't behave well with
color management, how can I get documents made in Quark, PS and Illustrator
print out of my Xerox? Someone suggested I-See Color software. However, I'm
more confused now, since it looks like I have to go thru a lot of steps:
calibrate monitors, make profiles for the printer with the
spectrophotometer, put these profiles into Q, PS and Ill., and then use
another piece of software to make all of this print.
Thanks for any input.
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