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AccuRIP and the dot gain setup....WTH!!!!
blue moon:
of the three RIPs I've tested, every single one was printing more than 60% where it should have been 50%. Most produce in 65-72% range. This was on three different printers (3000, 1400 and 4800).
So statistically speaking, this would make a good baseline, but there is no guarantee of what comes out. For what it's worth, if I had nothing, I would use those numbers rather than the factory settings.
Your best bet is to print the test and mail it out for the readings. 'cost you about a buck worth of stamps . . .
pierre
ScreenPrinter123:
I just tried entering our readings into the Dot Gain Control Feature (thanks Pierre!) and Accruip gives the following error (see attachment) when trying to output films. The "initlinearization" means something is going on with the Dot Gain Feature, which was confirmed because when I unselect the Dot Gain Control films print with no problem. I submitted a ticket with Software For Screen Printers but was wondering if maybe someone else encountered this issue and knows what is going on.
Accurip Version 1.01 Build 53
Illustrator CS2
ZooCity:
I mentioned this in another post I think but make sure you only have a zero or a five in the first decimal place.
ScreenPrinter123:
Im a dope! I had 100 in more than one slot. Since 80 and above all read as 100 I just used 98.5, 99, 99.5, and 100 for the last 4 slots. I did remember your increments of .5 post and made sure to do that but I was unaware of the fact that multiple 100s would cause a problem even though it seems obvious in hindsight. Thanks Zoo!
ScreenPrinter123:
Now another question...our 5% was reading as 14.5% so when outputting after adjusting the Dot Gain Control feature I get nothing printed at 4% and below. Is there anything that I can do to address this? This will not mean much of anything for 99.9% of the stuff we currently print but why settle for mediocrity!
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