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Profile Search: 2022 In Review!
Another year has passed – and this one has been BIG for ColorBase. 2022 marked the first full calendar year that ColorBase.com has been offering the Large Format Printing Industry a single source for profile downloads. We’ve collected some interesting stats we’d like to share! Disclaimer: For the sake of clarity, we are only including…
Read MoreReviewing Your Color Management Strategy: What Variables Are at Play?
Color management issues often aren’t discovered until we are viewing what we hoped would be the final print product. And since that’s where the problems are found, our instinct tells us that we should fix them there – at the end of the printing process. However, there are many variables that can affect color quality…
Read MoreHow ColorBase is Fueling Disruptive Change
It’s not unusual for companies to be convinced about their products, strategy, or vision, but we REALLY are – and so are many of our partners. What makes us so sure that we are onto something? With a strong track record in the large format printing industry over the past 20 years, we are really…
Read MoreMistakes That Can Affect Color Reproduction
When you’re trying to achieve consistent and repeatable color, your first inclination might be to jump right into making test prints, profiling your printer, or downloading profiles from ColorBase.com. But there are several tasks that should be addressed beforehand. By failing to address these variables, you can easily make a mistake that will affect your…
Read MorePrint Sample TV with Pat McGrew
Konica Minolta and MGI are well-known equipment manufacturers in the printing industry. In this Print Sample TV episode with Pat McGrew, she will show great applications from the two. Pat recently had the privilege of visiting the Konica Minolta Customer Education Center, Customer Experience Center in Japan. and got the chance to get up close…
Read MoreWhy Monitor Calibration Is Important For Color Management
As human beings, we can see millions and millions of colors with our eyes. Of course, we want to be able to recreate all those colors in our prints. But that’s impossible. While we can see all these colors, our computer monitors can theoretically reproduce about 17 million colors. Beyond that, our printing devices can…
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