Automation with Switch


By Ron Ellis

The Need for Automation
There has never been a time when printing facilities have been asked to do more with less. After the staff reductions of the last several years staff is already thin. Given the uncertain business climate most management is hesitant to add new staff, and seldom do so unless absolutely necessary. Because of these factors, now more than ever is a time for automation.
There are a number of tools that can be applied to automate the process. One of these tools is Enfocus Switch. Enfocus is mostly known as the maker of Pitstop, the handy swiss army knife tool for working with PDF files. They have a suite of products that are mostly aimed at working with PDF files. However Switch is more than a PDF utility. Switch can work with almost any type of file. More importantly Switch is good at automation. Really good.

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Pushing the Envelope: Wide Gamut Printing with CMYK Inks

By Ron Ellis

Can You Beat the Standards?

               Sheetfed print quality has improved over the last decade for many reasons. Not only has equipment improved, but standards and specifications have provided printers with tools to improve quality. Print specifications and standards such as GRACoL and ISO are designed to provide quality printing results that are sustainable in production through the use of best practices. Simply moving to a print specification such as GRACoL often increases the gamut for 'uncalibrated' printers through proper ink targeting. When I asked Marc Levine, Director of Business Development for The Color Management Group for this thoughts on expanded gamut CMYK printing he said, "Before asking yourself if you can beat the standard, a better question is "can I achieve the standard in a consistent, low cost manner".

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