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Achieving spot color replacement and extended color gamut using fixed inks

Release Time： 2025-03-07 00:00:00.000

Before delving into the concept, let's understand what multicolor ink sets are. Multicolor ink sets refer to using more inks in the printing process than the traditional four-color (Cyan C, Magenta M, Yellow Y, Black K) process. It typically involves adding one or more specific color inks, such as Green G, Orange O, or Violet V, to the standard CMYK four-color inks. This extended gamut printing method expands the printing gamut, resulting in richer and more accurate color reproduction, better matching spot colors, and ultimately improving the color quality and visual effect of printed materials.

Clients demand faster and more flexible production schedules. This trend will continue due to the possibilities of digital prepress. The concept of fixed multicolor ink sets is compelling throughout the printing process—offering significant advantages not only in digital printing but also in offset, flexographic, gravure, and other printing methods. Compared to spot color printing, the Multicolor workflow significantly shortens print preparation time through additional printing colors and expands the color space, noticeably improving the quality of results.

Without a reliable color management process, digital printing is difficult to control.

The possibilities of digital printing are immense. There's only one problem: even the newest machines will surprise you with their printing results. Digital printing lacks industry standards; in reality, standard digital printing equipment can only take you so far. Prepress is crucial for achieving predictable results in digital printing. - Manual intervention on the printing press is only possible to a very limited extent.

If you expect accurate brand colors, you'll love Multicolor.

In packaging printing, spot colors are often used to accurately display a brand's product line. But in digital printing, where only a fixed set of colors is available, how can accurate brand colors be achieved using digital printing?

Precise spot color reproduction – without compromising accuracy, with greater flexibility and efficiency.
From customer data to target printing process – automatic conversion of spot colors with a single click.
Complete control – reliable results, user-friendly application, and efficient processes.

Achieve accurate cross-process results with Multicolor.

Cyan, magenta, yellow, and black, plus orange, green, and violet: Multicolor enables you to consistently achieve the results your clients desire:

Consistent results – when digital printing results perfectly match traditional printing results.
Brilliant colors – achieve more impressive print results using the expanded color space.
Identical reprints – now, print jobs can be reprinted on different printing presses and with different printing processes with exactly the same quality.

GMG's Multicolor solution at a glance.

Consistent Results Brilliant Colors Spot Colors Identical Quality

Traditional printing fully leverages the expanded color space to achieve higher flexibility and efficiency. Reprint jobs anytime. Matched digital printing. Maintain the same quality in various printing processes.

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