On 19 May 2011, at 23:44, Derek wrote:
I would downgrade to 32 bit if it was me who has to calibrate mx3s every week with i1 pro and I had dtp-70 collecting dust. I1 pro is not even as precise as dtp-70.
Well if it was *me* that had to do the calibration I'd go out and buy an Isis ;-) And, as we were using EFI before GMG and had to calibrate for every profile simulation (we proof everything from FOGRA39L through to FOGRA26L) the recal times have been cut by 95%.
Besides you don't need more than 4gb ram for gmg. Maybe if you have 3 44" printers and gmg dotproof option ($4,000) and only do dotproof proofs. I am running gmg dotproof in 32bit and I have 2 44" licenses and one 24". It flies. Bottleneck is speed of my proofers (880 series epsons).
We're driving a 9880. What do you think of dotproof? I'd like to have it -- in the same way I like to have 64 bit :-) -- but the only time we are ever asked for dots is when we supply ads to US magazines. I'm not forking out that much cash just to satisfy their specifications as the majority of the proofs never make it to the US because the deadlines are too tight. Are the dots good/similar enough to catch problems like moiré in fabrics etc? We do a lot of skin and fabric work and I really miss the control we used to have when it was us who made the films :( -- Martin Orpen Idea Digital Imaging Ltd
I am using iSis with my gmg and I love it. I preffer it over dtp-70 any day. I am in USA (New York) and we make lots of dotproofs for newspapers. I replaced BlackMagic with gmg and I am much happier now. You can't really use gmg or any inkjet screened proof to catch moire issues. It's more of a tool to show you gradient smoothness and contrast when file will be screened. As you know contone proofs look always nice and sharp and have good details. You may loose this on the press. With gmg you have option to either genererate screening using gmg rip (Adobe PE based) or screen in your prepress rip (Rampage, Prinergy, Apogee or whatever else you use). If you screen in prepress software gmg will recognize screening and you could use it more likely for moire issues because screening will match your platemaking screening more closely. But there is always but... Your plates are made by laser device and your screened proofs are by inkjet printer nozzles. They are NOT the same. They cannot be the same so I would not use dotproofs for moire check. To tell you the truth I have never seen moire issues for years unless you are talking about scanned printing pieces. Best Regards, Derek Lambert On May 20, 2011, at 7:35 AM, Martin Orpen <martin@idea-digital.com> wrote:
On 19 May 2011, at 23:44, Derek wrote:
I would downgrade to 32 bit if it was me who has to calibrate mx3s every week with i1 pro and I had dtp-70 collecting dust. I1 pro is not even as precise as dtp-70.
Well if it was *me* that had to do the calibration I'd go out and buy an Isis ;-)
And, as we were using EFI before GMG and had to calibrate for every profile simulation (we proof everything from FOGRA39L through to FOGRA26L) the recal times have been cut by 95%.
Besides you don't need more than 4gb ram for gmg. Maybe if you have 3 44" printers and gmg dotproof option ($4,000) and only do dotproof proofs. I am running gmg dotproof in 32bit and I have 2 44" licenses and one 24". It flies. Bottleneck is speed of my proofers (880 series epsons).
We're driving a 9880. What do you think of dotproof? I'd like to have it -- in the same way I like to have 64 bit :-) -- but the only time we are ever asked for dots is when we supply ads to US magazines. I'm not forking out that much cash just to satisfy their specifications as the majority of the proofs never make it to the US because the deadlines are too tight.
Are the dots good/similar enough to catch problems like moiré in fabrics etc? We do a lot of skin and fabric work and I really miss the control we used to have when it was us who made the films :(
-- Martin Orpen Idea Digital Imaging Ltd _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Colorsync-users mailing list (Colorsync-users@lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/colorsync-users/csync%40colorforest.n...
This email sent to csync@colorforest.net
participants (2)
-
Derek Lambert
-
Martin Orpen