I have two possibilites for sublim:
1.
4 color ink CMYK via RIP
2.
7 color ink C LC M LM Y B LB
(on a epson 7600)
How many colors do you guys use for sublimation? As many as your printer allows or just the reduced set?
How many Sublim Colors?
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It's often a question of what inks you can get. Many sublimation inks are only made in CMYK which forces you to use a RIP on many printers. We have an Epson 4880 and were lucky to find a manufacturer that has all colors for this model available. This saved us from buying an expensive RIP. I don't think the difference in color gamut is that much between CMYK and printers with more colors, especially for sublimation. If I were to buy a new printer, I'd probably get a CMYK printer to save money on RIP Software.
For high volume production it makes sense to use a RIP though as it may be able to save you ink if you calibrate, linearize and profile your printer correctly.
For high volume production it makes sense to use a RIP though as it may be able to save you ink if you calibrate, linearize and profile your printer correctly.
J-Tek can deliver enough colors for 7 or even 9 color printers. So thats not the problem. The 3 colors more for my printer will be still cheaper then the time needed to setup a rip.
But ... my question was targeted more towards the results. I have not much experience with sublim right now. For photo like designs more colors should be better. In theory. Thats why i ask.
But ... my question was targeted more towards the results. I have not much experience with sublim right now. For photo like designs more colors should be better. In theory. Thats why i ask.
Tom
Like I said, IMO the difference is not that much. I guess this test can be applied to sublimation as well: http://www.signindustry.com/digital/art ... nting.php3
And not all j-teck inksets are available in that many colors.
And not all j-teck inksets are available in that many colors.