I have done some tests, and Onyx feels a little bit faster and smoother over all. With version 12, Onyx switches to 64 bit, and they say that it "up to doubles the speed". Best panelling functionality on the market, high automatisation potential, very good PDF handling and much more. I have no experience with Print Factory, but with SAi Pixelblaster (as with Onyx, Flexi, Ergosoft Posterprint and so on too, as a supporter) based on the same engine. But: CMYK-Simulation won't work with standard profiles, you need to do your own calibration consequently. GMG Printfactory (or SAi Pixelblaster with the same base) is able to do CMYK-Simulation, and much more. In this case, the printers won't be calibrated to their maximum colour gamut, but for a color space all printers can achieve, for example by emulating ISOCoated or such. To have maximum color consistence between different Printers, you should use a RIP with the ability for CMYK-Emulation. So if you get onyx, i'd recommend getting an i1pro package and you'll have more than you need for great colour and spot colour checks ect. Onyx works hand in hand with the X rite i1 pro, But can use a whole list of devices (I have a few Barbieri devices and works great) And i haven't had any issues with either. More recently i've moved to using Basiccolor Print. so i make my icc profile with i1 profiler and import it in.
It makes all the high chroma colours go muddy. The down side is that the onyx ICC engine isn't the best. Onyx has great ink restrictions/ink limiting and all that.
There's a print read next method which is pretty simple, or you can do it all manually which is what i do. Profiling through onyx can be easy or complicated, depending on how accurate you want to get. But id also recommend getting a 3rd party icc profiling software (I'll get to that) If you want the best colour output possible, then i'd recommend onyx. I have not used the others mentioned but as i've been told GMG is quite good but you pay for it. I've always ran Onyx, Went from X10 to X12.
0 kommentar(er)
