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Re: SG1000 - Colour problems - Help Please
Posted: 05 Apr 2023, 13:59
by pw66
The good thing about the Epson printers is that they take A3+ paper. The slightly larger size makes a lot of difference. The L1800 is good and significantly cheaper than the SG1000. You will get some of your money back on ebay for the old printer so you won't be so badly out of pocket. Ink costs on the epson will be about 90% cheaper than the SG so you will claw your money back.
If you can wait a few months for Ink Experts to evaluate the new L18100 that would be even better.
Re: SG1000 - Colour problems - Help Please
Posted: 05 Apr 2023, 14:07
by pisquee
Hi Tania,
For reference, the dog blankets we made for you in the past, were printed on wide format 7 colour Epsons, with InkTec Sublinova inks. I would certainly recommend going with an Epson, and Sublinova inks and moving away from Sawgrass.
Re: SG1000 - Colour problems - Help Please
Posted: 06 Apr 2023, 09:52
by pw66
Tania;152271 wrote: I have checked settings
in the print manager and checked all the obvious things
Thank you.
Silly question, but you are working in RGB and not CMYK?
Re: SG1000 - Colour problems - Help Please
Posted: 12 Apr 2023, 20:21
by Tania
Sawgrass sent out a new set of inks, I did 5 head flushes and this did not make any difference, after a lot of messing around, they sent out a new printer which I have setup and the problem is exactly the same! which tells me it is in settings, they talked me through most of it as they refused to logon and look for themselves which they used to. I am ordering an Epsom but was hoping to run both printers just in case.
Re: SG1000 - Colour problems - Help Please
Posted: 12 Apr 2023, 20:22
by Tania
pw66;152310 wrote:Silly question, but you are working in RGB and not CMYK?
I will find out, thank you x
Re: SG1000 - Colour problems - Help Please
Posted: 12 Apr 2023, 20:28
by Tania
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The one on the right is what we were producing!
Re: SG1000 - Colour problems - Help Please
Posted: 12 Apr 2023, 20:31
by Tania
pw66;152310 wrote:Silly question, but you are working in RGB and not CMYK?
CMYK, I have just been told.
Re: SG1000 - Colour problems - Help Please
Posted: 12 Apr 2023, 20:40
by Tania
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Re: SG1000 - Colour problems - Help Please
Posted: 13 Apr 2023, 09:28
by pw66
Tania;152334 wrote:CMYK, I have just been told.
You need to be working in RGB.
Counterintiuitive, but although the printer uses CMYK inks it is expecting to get files in RGB which it then converts for the inkset installed.
Try converting your artwork to RGB.
Re: SG1000 - Colour problems - Help Please
Posted: 13 Apr 2023, 13:03
by Tania
pw66;152336 wrote:You need to be working in RGB.
Counterintiuitive, but although the printer uses CMYK inks it is expecting to get files in RGB which it then converts for the inkset installed.
Try converting your artwork to RGB.
Thank you, my designer provides the templates in pdf, this has always worked fine since we started.