custom spot colors using i1 in Versaworks

I find that matching existing graphics works best if you use device color and leave the rip out of the equation. I do not know what you have available so I will just outline my method which is close to yours. I would use the ProfileMaker Color Picker and load the output profile for your printer and media. Measure your target color and get the device CMYK color settings for your printer. The rest should be pretty much the same as what you are doing except CMYK instead of LAB. If that does not work, I would try again linearizations and ink limits only with ICC off. Convert to your output profile in illustrator and define your colors with the values read with your i1.

 

What rfulford said.

use color picker select your output profile(the one your rip will use) and get sample of the color.

When you sample in color picker it will show you the LAB and the cmyk numbers.

When it comes to printing there are no real standards for CMYK but there are standards for RGB they are LAB or XYZ since you have the LAB numbers you can try those and try the CMYK numbers see which one prints best.

You may need to design in RGB inorder for the LAB colors to be trully correct.

Hope that helps you out.

Isnt color managment and color matching fun.

 

Well closer is better sometimes you just cant match it exactlly.

Did you try doing it in LAB and making the image a raster?

I have found that RGB will give you a bigger color gamut and also reproduce colors more closely (but not always).

Good luck

 

For most job unlaminated with a D50 light source, then try to get the more transparent laminated you can buy

 

Try Oracals laminate 290 or 290F (290F is optically clear) I know a company that uses IJ180 and 290F and they do alot of wraps (they told me they like the Oracal lam and since its optically clear they dont have to change the laminator out) the cost is about the same as 3M regular lam.

I have noticed and I think there was a topic on the forum awhile back about lam color shifting prints I believe most said that the Oracal lams shifted the prints less than others.