Need a Little more Ink

[timkaz227]

Need a little help w/ adjusting a profile. I printing onto Sihl TriSolv PostArt Paper(6 mil Semi Gloss) w/ a roland Versacamm SP-540V w/Versaworks RIP

The paper has a subtle texture to it and you will sometimes see a little paper showing where the ink coverage isn't complete. Kinda like when your painting a wall w/ a roller and don't get good coverage. Any suggestions on how to just "beef up" the ink just a little.

 

[ChicagoGraphics]

Run more passes

 

[timkaz227]

It only does 1 pass, so I looked at doing 2 passes. It double the the ink consumption shown on versaworks. Is that going to make the ink real heavy on the print?

 

[timkaz227]

Well, I tried 2 pass. It laid down so much ink it was almost pooling on the media. Any suggestions? Please help.

 

[J Hill Designs]

sounds like you are overprinting rather than upping the passes (ie draft/billboard vs high quality)

 

[timkaz227]

You are right! The profile is printing 16 passes. What other things can I try? I don't usually mess w/ the profiles. Would increasing the max ink limit help the issue? Right now the percentages are75c, 100m, 100y, 80k w/ 200% max ink limit.

 

[Jack Knight1979]

don't touch the profile unless you know what you're doing.

in color settings change raster from colormetric to perpetual. That will increase the saturation. If you're there already, try a different profile, or write your own.

If you're working on a vector based image, change the vector setting.

 

[timkaz227]

I duplicated the profile and then tried adjusting it. I will try perceptual, thanks.