Printing Process

Both GMG OpenColor editions are available with three different preset packages with printing process related preset data for simulating flexo, offset, and gravure environments.

Options	Description	See also
Reverse Printing	Reverse printing is printing a reversed image on the backside of a transparent media. Activating this option does not require changing the defined print order.
Surface Finishing	This option describes whether the measured test chart was printed with or without a finishing effect. Select a Surface Finishing if the measured test chart has undergone a finishing process. If it has not, select No Surface Finishing. Special finishings such as varnish elements combined with non-varnish elements or a combination of two different kinds of varnish (matte and gloss) are not supported.
First & Last Printing Dot	These settings allow you to control the highlight and shadow clipping in the proof, even if the measurement data does not correctly describe the target printing process. Enter the first and last printing dot of the target printing process in percent. With the option Hard Edge, you can control whether the transition in the highlight areas, i. e. from 0% to the First Printing Dot should be smooth or hard. For flexographic printing processes using standard AM screening, you should generally use the option Hard Edge. For gravure and offset printing processes, you should generally not use the option.	First and Last Printing Dot

Options

Description

See also

Reverse Printing

Reverse printing is printing a reversed image on the backside of a transparent media. Activating this option does not require changing the defined print order.

Surface Finishing

This option describes whether the measured test chart was printed with or without a finishing effect. Select a Surface Finishing if the measured test chart has undergone a finishing process. If it has not, select No Surface Finishing.

Special finishings such as varnish elements combined with non-varnish elements or a combination of two different kinds of varnish (matte and gloss) are not supported.

First & Last Printing Dot

These settings allow you to control the highlight and shadow clipping in the proof, even if the measurement data does not correctly describe the target printing process. Enter the first and last printing dot of the target printing process in percent.

With the option Hard Edge, you can control whether the transition in the highlight areas, i. e. from 0% to the First Printing Dot should be smooth or hard. For flexographic printing processes using standard AM screening, you should generally use the option Hard Edge. For gravure and offset printing processes, you should generally not use the option.

First and Last Printing Dot