Affordable Special Colours Inkjet Proofing System

Gimle has released its Absoluteproof Extrachrome inkjet proofing system.

Gimle has released its Absoluteproof Extrachrome inkjet proofing system.

Extrachrome is claimed to be capable of simulating Opaltone and other N-Color processes using Multicolor ICC profiles.

Gimle commented that ever since the Opaltone process was introduced to the printing industry, proofing has been a major problem and only achievable with the most expensive and time consuming specialised proofing systems.

The company believes that now, using Extrachrome, the industry can rely on affordable Opaltone proofing with Inkjet printers.

The company added that the packaging industry is rapidly moving in to multicolour printing processes such as Opaltone (CMYK+RGB), Hexachrome (CMYK+OG) and other ink combinations, which generate savings.

Affordable Inkjet proofing has not been available for those customers because their workflow systems commonly require the use of special colours that are outside the gamut of standard inkjet printers.

Absoluteproof said that its multicolour engine with an Extrachrome ink set was developed to deliver the brilliant and saturated hues demanded by the packaging industry.

The company added that Extrachrome expands the capability of standard Epson Stylus Pro wide-format professional printers, enabling them to achieve accurate simulation of multicolour workflows cost effectively and efficiently.

Opaltone and Hexachrome are only two of the possible combinations, as multiples of other combinations exist added Gimle.

Absoluteproof now offers support for up to 10 colour combinations using N-Color ICC profiles.

multicolor printing processes.

Hugo Kristinsson, chief executive officer of Gimle, said: "The practices in the packaging sector are changing rapidly worldwide.

Multicolour tools such as Creo Spotless, Esko Inkwizard, Gretag Macbeth and X-Rite's support of Multicolor, and the opportunity to increase profitability, there is no wonder why this is taking place.

We work very closely with the packaging sector and they appreciate our development efforts in providing cost-effective systems to meet their needs." Lida Jalali Marschke, founder of the Color Management Group and Colormanagement.com, added: "Our packaging customers using N-Color and 7 color profiles would not be able to match the colours on an inkJet printer without using Absoluteproof with Extrachrome inks.

The industry has needed an affordable system that will provide the gamut necessary for customers routinely using a multitude of special spot and Pantone colours formerly out of gamut for inkjet proofers.

Absoluteproof is easily added to a packaging customer's portfolio of proofing tools.".

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