Color It Green

As for color management, Prinect has resulted in a significant improvement over the old system, DeCarlo says. "We used to use only one plate curve for the all the substrates we ran. Now, not only can we use up to three or four different plate curves depending on substrate, we've also been able to fingerprint our press and substrates to our Epson proofers. Don't get me wrong—with the addition of some third-party software, we had the semblance of a color-managed workflow and were able to match color pretty well in Delta. But Prinect has enabled us to fine-tune the process, such that we can simulate the actual substrate on our proofers and know how that sheet is going to run on press."