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  1. Nix Color Spectrometer

    Maybe check the one available from Epson also. Epson SD-10 Spectrophotometer I Overview...
  2. How many of you could leave your shop behind for at least a month and not have any issues?

    Seems your story is a prime candidate for a former ShopVOX sales team who now operate their own ventures and sign industry podcasts at https://bettersignshop.com. Maybe hit them up because they're always looking to interview and showcase. Especially new startups and entrepreneurs might...
  3. Latex 570 not printing blue correctly. Comes out as purple

    Relatively a common problem and it has to do with color management. A simple first look is to preview color by making the printer's output ICC profile available to the design software in order to use its soft proof feature. Further checks involve making sure to use the proper input and...
  4. 2023 Wrap Up. First Year Doing Sign Printing Business, No Experience, Gross 800K, Net 0, Need Advice!

    Parameters for the employee are very menu-driven from practically all questions to ask, schedules to apply, product construction, and pricing. The employee first qualifies the prospect / buyer along with their timeframe and products they’re looking for compared to what the shop can deliver...
  5. Bad Profile Curve

    PrinterMike, You are unnecessarily confusing two separate issues which one has nothing to do with the other. For answers of the machine itself, simply refer to its 170 page user guide where it addresses banding and media loading, setup, etc. For curves in Flexi, do the same with their user...
  6. Everyone knows me as the ADA Sign Lady

    Please check your back-channel "Conversation" messages.
  7. Bad Profile Curve

    The banding trouble you're having is mechanical and not at all having to do with an ICC profile. Calibrate the media advance.
  8. Bad Profile Curve

    Can you describe the appearance of the banding trouble?
  9. Everyone knows me as the ADA Sign Lady

    I am and I'll see you when I get there. (If I don't already see you behind me on the 405.) ;)
  10. DPI, size. PNGs

    Thanks for the prompt reply. Instead of using the inapplicable guide of "300 DPI to print good," what's better is to use a formula which accounts for the viewing distance of the print size. Such calculators may be found on line. The results should offer a good guide for the resolution of...
  11. DPI, size. PNGs

    What size is the graphic supposed to be?
  12. DPI, size. PNGs

    Yet again, more conflation of terms continues the confusion. A "point," as we are concerned here with graphic arts, measures 1/72 of an inch. A "point" is a separate specification from a pixel or a dot. A "point" is a fixed size where pixel and dot sizes are variable in size.
  13. I read all these ways 'to' and 'not to' do things in signland......................................................

    Money. EV vehicles enable tire noise to be noticed more than otherwise. Therefore, quieter wheels are being invented as we speak. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/19/why-evs-are-causing-a-tire-boom.html
  14. DPI, size. PNGs

    No, they do not usually come from cameras.
  15. DPI, size. PNGs

    Consider viewing the print at the realistic and relative distance of the overall large format graphic.
  16. DPI, size. PNGs

    PNG files may include the option to include an alpha channel which enables transparency for backgrounds, etc. An option not available using the JPG format.
  17. DPI, size. PNGs

    Photoshop reported 72 PPI, not DPI. There is an important difference.
  18. How do ICC profiles work?

    First, be sure to understand the difference in terminology between an overall machine "profile" vs an ICC profile. ICC profiles can be transferable as they are just a component of a machine / ink / media setup. Another name for an overall machine profile is "environment," a term used by some...
  19. How do ICC profiles work?

    Ink density is the first step of the color setup process. From a basic starting point after telling the RIP what type media is being setup, four colors (say CMYK in this case) are printed in steps of percentages. Those steps are read for their density so then RIP can then adjust them toward the...
  20. How do ICC profiles work?

    Surely, a verification print is in order. However, if all was properly done before the actual swatch printing and readings, there isn't any tweaking to be done so far as the ICC. ICC editing software itself is no longer available, AFAIK, and results would usually compromise more colors than were...
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