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February 1, 2018 By jimraffel Leave a Comment

Why a Test Image is Critical for Consistent Repeatable Color

When we're doing color management consulting and training, we frequently print test images like the one shown with this post. We print a test image when we are in the process of establishing a baseline for color quality. The goal is to know if we've achieved a known good print condition by assessing the images visually …

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January 18, 2018 By Shelby Sapusek Leave a Comment

Cool Color Content From Our Community

If you follow us on social media, you've probably noticed that we like to share cool color content from others in our community. But it's been awhile since we've put some of them in a roundup and explained why we share this content. We've also found some new ones. So here are some of our favorites: Colorschemer …

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January 4, 2018 By jimraffel Leave a Comment

How to use spot color matching features of your inkjet RIP software

One of the most powerful yet, misunderstood and under-utilized features of most inkjet RIP software is the named spot color matching functionality. To see just how easy this feature can be to use, take a few minutes to check out this SGIA Tech Tip by Ray Weiss before reading further. In the video, Ray discusses …

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September 21, 2017 By ColorCasters Leave a Comment

ColorCasters is Getting Certifiable for our Customers

The rumors are true. ColorCasters owners Jim Raffel and Shelby Sapusek truly are certifiable. But they are doing it for current and future ColorCasters customers. It's About the Education The ColorCasters company was created out of a recognized need in the print industry for more training and consulting in color …

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September 14, 2017 By ColorCasters Leave a Comment

Color Management Boot Camp: Become a Certified Digital Color Professional

Do you struggle with color process control? Do you have difficulty getting color approval from your customers? Do you want to produce better and consistent color? What if you could become an SGIA Certified Digital Color Professional and provide repeatable consistent color for your customers? SGIA Color …

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September 7, 2017 By ColorCasters Leave a Comment

Review of Color Management 101/201 Workshops

Last week, we partnered with Mimaki USA to conduct two half-day workshops, Color Management 101 and 201. Following are the images and videos from some of our social media posts which provide a glimpse into what the two days looked like. Day 1 We kicked off with a couple hours of color theory and the basics of color …

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