stickercutting · 07-01-2008, 08:32 AM

I have ONE client who has insisted on putting in a large grey gradient through the background of his design. It looks great on paper but has a slight green streak going through it when it's printed.

I have an eye one, have done custom profiles, etc., but is there a way to fix this just for this order?

I'm running Flexi 8 on my Roland XC-540.

I rarely have any issue with color, but greys, as everyone knows, are super difficult to deal with.

slangsc · 07-01-2008, 08:51 AM

Re-linearize just before you print the job. That should tighten it up a bit.

eye4clr · 07-01-2008, 08:54 AM

step 1: relinearize

if it still isn't good...
step 2: relinearize and reprofile

if it still isn't good...
step 3: make excuses

stickercutting · 07-01-2008, 09:14 AM

Remind me, what's the process of relinearizing in Flexi?

I built a few profiles, then haven't done it for a while.

I have a feeling this one is going to be a lost cause. It's a HUGE gradient over a 7" or so background of an oval sticker.

mastersignwizard · 07-02-2008, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eye4clr

step 1: relinearize

if it still isn't good...
step 2: relinearize and reprofile

if it still isn't good...
step 3: make excuses

I like that .... thats good......... when all else fails blame it on something else!

bigbly · 07-02-2008, 05:58 PM

Not conversant with Flexi but input profiles can make a big difference in Onyx. Using USWebcoatedSWOP greys come out yellowish. Dupontwaterproof is much more neutral. YMMV.

eye4clr · 07-02-2008, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mastersignwizard

I like that .... thats good......... when all else fails blame it on something else!

I also like the "deny, deny, and counter accuse" approach.

bigbly · 07-03-2008, 06:07 PM

"It's just the lighting in your shop"

eye4clr · 07-03-2008, 07:03 PM

Well...color is subjective. So you are wrong and the print is right.

After all, the customer is always wrong. Right?

bigbly · 07-03-2008, 09:56 PM

Ask them "what did you do to it?"

Maybe it was perceptual vs colorimetric intent that gave me diff greys//

07-01-2008, 08:32 AM	#1
stickercutting Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 218 Printer: Sc-545ex/Xc-540/GX-300.	Grey gradients, from grey to white? I have ONE client who has insisted on putting in a large grey gradient through the background of his design. It looks great on paper but has a slight green streak going through it when it's printed. I have an eye one, have done custom profiles, etc., but is there a way to fix this just for this order? I'm running Flexi 8 on my Roland XC-540. I rarely have any issue with color, but greys, as everyone knows, are super difficult to deal with.

07-01-2008, 08:51 AM	#2
slangsc Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 918 Printer: Roland SC-540 Pro II EX - Triangle MLD Bulk Ink	Re-linearize just before you print the job. That should tighten it up a bit. __________________ Shane Chipp - Sr. Designer

07-01-2008, 08:54 AM	#3
eye4clr Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,321 Printer: HP9000, HP45500, JV3, Onyx	step 1: relinearize if it still isn't good... step 2: relinearize and reprofile if it still isn't good... step 3: make excuses __________________ -- Pacific Print Works "For every big problem there is a simple answer, and it's wrong." - Author unknown

07-03-2008, 07:03 PM	#9
eye4clr Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,321 Printer: HP9000, HP45500, JV3, Onyx	Well...color is subjective. So you are wrong and the print is right. After all, the customer is always wrong. Right? __________________ -- Pacific Print Works "For every big problem there is a simple answer, and it's wrong." - Author unknown

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07-01-2008, 09:14 AM	#4
stickercutting Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 218 Printer: Sc-545ex/Xc-540/GX-300.	Remind me, what's the process of relinearizing in Flexi? I built a few profiles, then haven't done it for a while. I have a feeling this one is going to be a lost cause. It's a HUGE gradient over a 7" or so background of an oval sticker.

07-02-2008, 05:58 PM	#6
bigbly Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 286 Printer: SJ-745EX, hp5000/5500, epson4000, summa d120se	Not conversant with Flexi but input profiles can make a big difference in Onyx. Using USWebcoatedSWOP greys come out yellowish. Dupontwaterproof is much more neutral. YMMV.

07-03-2008, 06:07 PM	#8
bigbly Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 286 Printer: SJ-745EX, hp5000/5500, epson4000, summa d120se	"It's just the lighting in your shop"

07-03-2008, 09:56 PM	#10
bigbly Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 286 Printer: SJ-745EX, hp5000/5500, epson4000, summa d120se	Ask them "what did you do to it?" Maybe it was perceptual vs colorimetric intent that gave me diff greys//

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