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Title: Scanning spectrophotometer at press side
Post by: johnny_jay on April 08, 2008, 01:30:55 PM

Management is talking about getting a scanning spectrophotometer for one of our newer presses. I was wondering if any of you are using one, what do you have and what software are you running with it?

Thank you,

johnny_jay

Title: Re: Scanning spectrophotometer at press side
Post by: David on April 09, 2008, 06:30:33 AM

We have them on our Heidelberg presses. Work great. We use the Prinect (http://www.heidelberg.com/www/html/en/content/products/prinect/production_tools/prepress/prinect_profile_toolbox,overview) software along with the mini-spots on the press sheets to fine tune our ICC profiles.

Title: Re: Scanning spectrophotometer at press side
Post by: 30YearsandCounting on April 09, 2008, 07:01:09 AM

We have the same system, Heidelberg's Prinect ImageControl scanner/spectrophotometer. Works really well.

Title: Re: Scanning spectrophotometer at press side
Post by: johnny_jay on April 10, 2008, 01:36:59 PM

That is pretty sweet.

I guess they don't want to get that fancy, more like a scanning densitometer.

I think they just want something to read density and dot gain, maybe trap and then print a report to go along with the samples.

Price is a factor as well.

Thanks,

johnny_jay

Title: Re: Scanning spectrophotometer at press side
Post by: beermonster on April 11, 2008, 01:38:40 AM

we dont need no fancy schmancy densitometer thingy - we got press minders - right?

our 20-20 vision minders have an x-rite densitometer :grin:

Title: Re: Scanning spectrophotometer at press side
Post by: johnny_jay on April 11, 2008, 07:39:32 AM

Half the time the units are all out of phase and the color bar doesn't print any way.

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