Question Print factory colors not matching PF swatch book

[Gary Wiant]

I am using Flexi & Print Factory and I created a swatch book through print factory but when I select a color from the swatch book I want to print and select that color in Flexi from the Pantone library the colors are different. Can anyone help me figure out how to get the same colors?

Thanks in advance

 

[bob]

Even the most rabid colorista would have problems getting three versions of the purported same color that are the same. What you do is, first, repeat the following until it's burned into your conscience; "What comes out of the printer is the truth." The gather up a Pantone chart, or any other collection of colors, including your own, and print this chart on the media you're using. Now you have a collection of the actual colors available to you. Find the color you want on this chart and use that instead of whatever color is actually specified. If your choice brackets your target then choose the darker. Granted this rather brute force method makes a buck colorista assume the fetal position and moan but it's quick and it works.

 

[Gary Wiant]

No you mis-understand Print Factory has a feature that allows you to print a swatch book of Pantone colors (which i did) but now when I pick the color I want to use the colors don't match. If my JV100 printed the Pantene swatch book on 3m ij180 through Print Factory it should be able to match that color on 3m ij180 when printing through Print factory. Everything is the same. Media, Printer, profile,etc.

Thanks

 

[weyandsign]

I'm guessing that Print Factory's pantone swatch is not the same as Flexi's pantone swatch. You can create a pantone swatch chart in Flexi (View menu->Create Swatch->Current Palette. Then make sure to select the correct one in design central and adjust how you want it layed out), and print that one out. Otherwise you need to see if you can import Print Factory's pantone swatch table into Flexi.

 

[Solventinkjet]

Yeah it's probably just a disconnect between the way each software handles the spot color names. You could do a quick test by creating a spot color and name it exactly how it's labeled on your Print Factory swatch. Then print it out and see if the color is correct. So where Flexi might be naming it "Pantone 124 C", Print Factory looks like it just calls it, "124 C" without the Pantone in front. If you send a new spot color called 124 C and it prints correctly, then you know that's the problem. Also, contact Print Factory and see if they have a Flexi swatch library you can import which will make things easier.