GMG has extended the colour-matching capabilities of ColorServer and OpenColor with a new optional GMG ColorBook - a Pantone-licensed colour reference for simulating Pantone and custom colours based on a precise set of real print conditions.
"From design to prepress, from the pressroom to the clients and brands - if everyone’s expectations are aligned, we create reassuring process reliability from start to finish," said product manager Peter Schöffler.
He explained: “With GMG ColorBook we're not talking about a regular colour guide, but one created on your own press. In short, it shows the actual end result because GMG ColorBook is produced under production conditions, on the same press, using the same inks, and on the production substrate.
Iain Pike, director of licensing at Pantone, added: “Pantone is delighted to collaborate with GMG on GMG ColorBook. Printers and their brand and design clients can quickly and easily compare GMG ColorBook to the Pantone Formula Guide Solid Coated because the page numbers and layout are identical between these references, thereby setting the right colour expectations based on the digital printing job parameters.”
GMG ColorBook comes as an option to GMG ColorServer and GMG OpenColor. "It appears as a single additional button in the user interface," said Schöffler. "With only a few extra clicks, users can take a big step in quality and consistency for digital print."