anyone able to get fairly close to matching... offset(5 presses. KBA, 2 CD102's, an SM74 and an XL105), An indigo 5600, an Indigo 5000, a Durst 1000, an Inca S40, some random Fuji Acuity, a 6 color Carousel Silkscreen, and 10 Epsons?? OH, have an Indigo 20000 ordered for next year) I haven't yet and am thinking of giving up and making this someone else's problem. This is spread out over two printing companies. I can't control anything but what I am giving the presses, which seems to be a problem if I can't control what they are doing.... Walmart greeter here I come.

 

oops, shoulda put this in the rant section lulz!

This whole forum IS the rants section! :laugh:

Sounds like a (crack)pipe dream to me. Good luck with that!! 

Um, no. That's why print workers are angry drunks.

Easy, as long as everything's black.  Actually even then . . .

Fair point.

I can't even convince them to footprint one press to one proofer.

Then again a platemaker might help too... 

I've seen it. A company with management committed to the goal, willing to pay for G7 certification, having someone on staff that can maintain this, and willingness to give this person press time and resources.

So you have seen a unicorn.

Quote from: Farabomb on September 11, 2013, 09:03:52 AMSo you have seen a unicorn.

Yes, but I haven't seen a digicorn. Doesn't confirm or deny the existence of either.

Color management is like a unicorn rainbow in the shops where I've worked.

Quote from: gnubler on September 11, 2013, 09:43:37 AMColor management is like a unicorn rainbow in the shops where I've worked.

Color mis-management, on the other hand...  :angry:

Cheers, John the Fontaholic

Quote from: Mikie on September 10, 2013, 08:33:11 PManyone able to get fairly close to matching... offset(5 presses. KBA, 2 CD102's, an SM74 and an XL105), An indigo 5600, an Indigo 5000, a Durst 1000, an Inca S40, some random Fuji Acuity, a 6 color Carousel Silkscreen, and 10 Epsons?? OH, have an Indigo 20000 ordered for next year) I haven't yet and am thinking of giving up and making this someone else's problem. This is spread out over two printing companies. I can't control anything but what I am giving the presses, which seems to be a problem if I can't control what they are doing.... Walmart greeter here I come.

We color manage all of our output devices here.
I have Kodak approvals, an Epson 9900, and a Xerox 700 that all our Sheetfed presses and Web presses can match.
We also can match a customer supplied proof from whatever they output it from.

It ain't easy or cheap, but it can be done.

now, where's my drink?     

Quote from: david on September 11, 2013, 10:02:59 AMIt ain't easy or cheap, but it can be done.

now, where's my drink?     

Quoted for the MFing truth.

Quote from: t-pat on September 11, 2013, 08:46:00 AMI've seen it. A company with management committed to the goal, willing to pay for G7 certification, having someone on staff that can maintain this, and willingness to give this person press time and resources.

What he said.