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TIC ( total ink coverage ) for digital printing….. !
I’m interested what others advise on artwork specification. I realise that different medias / printers will handle different levels of ink.
but 400% really……. ? ? ?Now for our roland versacamm we advise no more than 240% TIC, yet I still see so called professional artworkers send over files with black set at C100% M100% Y100% K100%…… (:)
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Had one today, 92% each of CMYK, and to help even more a few RGB colours mixed in 👿
Ohhh and no bleed with text set very close to edge !
No idea about TIC with solvent printers, not come across anything spotted that can’t be fixed before going to print yet.
In offset printing (which I was involved in for 22yrs or so..) uncoated stock max TAC (total area coverage) was 240%, coated could handle slightly more at around 320%, but this was for printers tricks like putting a cyan layer under black, to give a strong glossy black print.
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I think you’re getting confused with ‘total ink limit’ and ‘CMYK channel’.
Artwork with 100% of anything does not mean the printer will attempt to lay down that amount of ink.
Your RIP software will calculate the correct amount of ink to give the best possible colour on the media (if your profile is any good) but within the ink limits set by the profile…. unless i’m misunderstanding you?? -
When printing graphics for lightboxes, black sometimes look green.
The 100/100/100/100 (or 75/100/50/100. Seems to give the same result) gives a better quality black when backlit.
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Dominic when I print onto md3 using the md3 profile from metamark correct for my machine and print 100% 100% 100% 100%…. thats pretty much what I get… and far too much ink goes down.. !
I have understand adding 40-50% C or M can give a richer black… but unless I’ve missed something versaworks will NOT sort sort things out !
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