5.1.1
March 19, 2020
Improved handling of overprinting effects for PDF processing without flattening
Processing PDF data containing transparency or overprinting effects can sometimes lead to unwanted visual results if flattening is disabled.With the new functionality, GMG ColorServer ensures that color management preserves the visual appearance of overprinting areas as good as possible, even if the Flattening option is switched off.

Note: Please note that, however, color accuracy in areas with overprints and transparencies can be achieved only with flattening.

Please follow the link for more information: Improved Handling of Overprinting Effects for PDF Processing without Flattening
Up-to-date information from the online help
The revamped GMG ColorServer Helpcenter is always up-to-date and offers you a whole lot of information such as a version history, feature descriptions, and step-by-step instructions. Just click the question mark button on the upper right of the main window.
5.1
September 26, 2019
GMG OpenColor separation profile support
Customized printing conditions made easy: GMG ColorServer 5.1 now supports a direct connection to GMG OpenColor and lets you use its separation profiles.

How much time do you need for retouching your files ​if they are out of an industry standard? Wouldn‘t it be nice to just drop your files into a folder and have them automatically converted to your custom press conditions?

This is exactly what ​GMG ColorServer and GMG OpenColor can do for you. GMG ColorServer 5.1 now supports a direct connection to GMG OpenColor. You will be able to create separation profiles and spot color libraries for custom CMYK printing conditions without expert knowledge required in GMG OpenColor. You can then easily use these separation profiles in GMG ColorServer.

In GMG OpenColor, you can easily create separation profiles and spot color libraries for your specific print production process. GMG OpenColor's prediction engine gets the most out of each combination of printing substrate, ink set, and printing technology. With color management resources shared over the network, you will not need to switch between computers and manually transfer profiles anymore. You will be able to simply access your GMG OpenColor separation projects from the resource management in GMG ColorServer.

The key benefits of this solution include:

  • simplification of the profile management workflow ​
  • easy profile creation for custom printing conditions
  • automation of the conversion between ​all print standards
  • consistent results on press​​​​

Please follow the link for further information on the connection procedure: Connect GMG OpenColor to GMG ColorServer.

Watch the video or read the tutorial to see how it works: Use GMG OpenColor to Standardize Your Press.

PANTONE® Coated & Uncoated spot color set update
GMG ColorServer now contains the latest version of PANTONE® Coated & Uncoated spot color sets with 294 new colors.

PANTONE® recently added 294 new colors to the previous versions of PANTONE® Coated & Uncoated formula guides.

The spot color sets PANTONE® Coated and PANTONE® Uncoated have been updated accordingly in GMG ColorServer.

Please refer to the manufacturer's website to learn more about the new color collection.

https://www.pantone.com/products/graphics/formula-guide

Server status information
GMG ColorServer now shows dynamic information on the server status such as the server is starting or running.

The status bar also shows the IP address and port number of the computer where GMG OpenColor is installed, as set in the GMG ColorServer Configurator.

User experience
Our guiding principle of lean UX is continuous exploration - the quest of truly understanding the problems we encounter in our industry and persistently moving forward to build evidence for potential solutions and improving them until we can give the best possible value.

In recent years, investing more effort in improving the user experience of our products, we have learned to establish a culture and mindset that embraces user experience with lean-agile working methods adapted from the Lean Startup movement and Scaled Agile Framework.

Learning how our customers use our products really helps us to find patterns to improve the quality and fit of our offerings. To gather quantitative data, we collect anonymous usage information from within some of our applications such as GMG ColorServer from version 5.1 on. We do not collect any personal information or data from processed documents.

If you do not wish to share this information with us, you can easily opt in and out at any time (General Settings dialog box > Anonymous Usage Data > Allow Anonymous Usage Data).

You can find more information on this topic here: https://www.gmgcolor.com/lux/

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