Pantone colours and Print one

[Dave Standen]

Hi Martin
I’ve been out of the office this AM – Sorry I havn’t replied earlier. I see you were working late last night – your post was at 6.30ish!

CMYK Colour Matching:

I believe you will find it difficult to tell any 2 Pantone COLOUR MATCH prints apart, comparing ANY brand of CMYK foils to OEM. That is to print just that single colour – and make a comparison. They are all designed to accurately print such references, Sign Foils, DuraCoat or Renown, and all should be equal to OEM in that accuracy when considering just that – matching to a particular colour reference …..
Comparing a complete CMYK picture print:
Some folks will say that some final CMYK picture prints from DuraCoat are ‘Flat’ (I’ve got to admitt I don’t understand that comment)
Some folks say that Sign Foils have a greenish tint,
I beliece ALL compatible brands are accused of printing lighter than OEM
So …
If your are to reproduce a previous job – you would need to check colour for potentialy darker adjustments.

Other than that – you save by using Renown!

Are you printing on Edge 1 or Edge 2 ?
Best Regards Dave Standen

[Martin Armitage]

Thanks for the reply Dave, alot of my work will be repeats and most customers would not notice a slight colour difference, will have to give it a try. Printing on the edge 1 hoping to upgrade to the edge 2 next year sometime

[Dave Standen]

Hi Martin
Order what you wish – Try them out.
If you like – you’ll pay, and if you don’t like you don’t pay!
Can’t be fairer than that!

Edge 2 – December will reveal a new HiRes CMYK set for Edge 2 to take advantage of the 600dpi quality mode. Something new to look forward too!
Best Regards Dave Standen