"if you go to this website
http://www.graphic-express.com/00-general_motors.asp
You can see what they are supposed to look like and then create your own in corel or illus or whatever design program you are using or you can purchase and install if you…"
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Black ink
Started this discussion. Last reply by CYW May 23. 2 Replies 0 Likes
How often do you change your black ink? I am on my third set of CMY and have not changed the black oncewhen I check on the printer it shows no blackwhen I check on versaworks it shows an exclamation…Continue
Color question
Started this discussion. Last reply by Bob Maggio May 4. 14 Replies 0 Likes
A customer sent me a file with some pantone colors. I have the color palette in coreldraw but I do not have the pantone book to match to the roland color chart on the banner material I am using is…Continue
Seramark
Started this discussion. Last reply by Ken Wagner Apr 27. 10 Replies 0 Likes
Does anyone know if you can put Seramark on a vehicle then take it off after a week or so and then put it back on again?I have a customer that wants to put his sign on his truck on Monday and take it…Continue
x6 cut contour
Started this discussion. Last reply by John Hyde Apr 8. 24 Replies 0 Likes
downloaded trial version of x6 to play with pretty cool.I was trying to do a small print cut job but versaworks did not recognize the cut contour so I just went back to x4 resent the job using the…Continue
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CYW replied to Bob Maggio's discussion Black ink"We change out Magenta the most...................black the least.
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Admin replied to Bob Maggio's discussion Black ink"That is how it should look right before you need to change it. We change our black inks the least as well."
Bob Maggio replied to Bob Maggio's discussion Color question"Thanks, this will get me close I appreciate the help"
John Hyde replied to Bob Maggio's discussion Color question"It also came with free software that you can install that compares your design colors to Rolands Library and will pick out the colors that don't cross over correctly and offers suggestions to correct it, It only works with Illustrator…"
John Hyde replied to Bob Maggio's discussion Color question"I double checked and that's what is printed on the bridge."
John Hyde replied to Bob Maggio's discussion Color question"The guy from X-Rite had said a lot of the values had been updated and to make sure your Pantone palettes in your design programs were recently updated. I'm assuming X6 has the recent palettes The webinar is prob on the…"
Admin replied to Bob Maggio's discussion Color question"Interesting - different formulas from the same company in different guides! I think they are close enough though."
John Hyde replied to Bob Maggio's discussion Color question"Two month's old 2012 Pantone Plus Color Bridge, coated and uncoated? I bought it after a joint Roland and Pantone webinar a couple of months ago they gave like a 30% discount if you participated in the webinar."
Admin replied to Bob Maggio's discussion Color question"From my bridge I get different values than you John - where did you get those?
376C will not print correctly
423C is pretty close IMO
Pantone 376C = RGB 122 / 184 / 0 = CMYK 51 / 5 / 98 / 23 …"
John Hyde replied to Bob Maggio's discussion Color question"Pantone 376c R132G189B0 C54 M0 Y100 K0
Pantone 423c R137G141B141 C22 M14 Y18 K45"
Bob Maggio replied to Bob Maggio's discussion Color question"Thanks Steve until then or until I can get a bridge I have 2 more colors if you have time
Green 376c
Grey 423c"
Admin replied to Bob Maggio's discussion Color question"From my color bridge:
Pantone 287C = RGB 0 / 51 / 141 = CMYK 100 / 72 / 2 / 12
It will not print out the same if you use the Pantone color - the closest I could match on a GCVP media from my color chart is RVW_PR25K
There is a huge discussion on…"
Bob Maggio replied to Bob Maggio's discussion Color question"So If I choose a blue 287c and print it it may not be the actual pantone color. Because of
A: the media I'm printing on
B: the fact that it is a CMYK printer
So I think I need the bridge just to see the color they want and find a suitable…"
irving donaldson replied to Bob Maggio's discussion Color question"If you get a color bridge - you will know by looking which colors your CMYK printer can hit and which will be a miss. You can also look and see if there is an acceptable substitute."
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Robert,
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