Tag: Colour management
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Printing United releases G7+
Printing United Alliance, a graphic arts association based in North America, has released G7+, an updated version of its G7 colour calibration specification that’s said to offer more accurate grey balance, improved tonality, and better performance in unusual printing conditions.
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X-Rite announces eXact 2 spectrophotometer
X-Rite, which has developed an extensive portfolio of colour measuring devices, has introduced a new version of its eXact handheld spectrophotometer that’s said to be 17 percent faster than the older model.
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GMG improves on OpenColor
GMG has released a new version of its OpenColor software, which is used for making accurate colour separations and is primarily targeted at the packaging industry. The latest v2.3 mainly seems to offer some improvements to its media library.
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GMG updates ColorProof to v5.11
GMG has released ColorProof 5.11, which now gains automated notifications of new software updates as well as support for Adobe PDF Print Engine 5.1.
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Barbieri develops textile Spectrophotometer
Barbieri has released a textile edition of its Spectro LFP qb Spectrophotometer, said to be suitable for working with any type of textile.
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Fujifilm optimises spot colours in XMF
Fujifilm has introduced a new module for its cloud-based XMF colour management suite with XMF ColorPath Brand Color Optimizer. This fine tunes the ability to print spot colours and ensures that every spot colour is reproduced as accurately as possible.
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GMG updates OpenColor
GMG has released OpenColor 2.2, the latest version of its program for creating proofing and separation colour profiles. This now gains automatic, spectral data-based optimization of measurement data.
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New flexo colour libraries added to PantoneLive
Sun Chemical has worked with Pantone and its subsidiary X-Rite to develop six new libraries for UV flexo inks for PantoneLive.
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Koenig and Bauer updates Qualitronic press control
Koenig and Bauer has announced QualiTronic NextGeneration, the latest version of the inline control system for its Rapida offset presses.
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X-Rite and Flint partner over colour solution
Flint Group’s Paper & Board business unit has set up a colour communication service and signed a deal with X-Rite to supply its eXact and NetProfiler colour tools for this.
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X-Rite gains spot colour tone value
X-Rite has added a Spot Color Tone Value (SCTV) feature that supports the latest ISO 20654 standard to its eXact family of handheld spectrophotometers.
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Baldwin buys QuadTech
Baldwin Technology Company Inc, which develops process automation solutions, consumables and services for the print, packaging industries, has acquired QuadTech, Inc from Quad/Graphics. QuadTech develops control systems, mainly for packaging and newspaper printers.