Kodak Ink Optimizing Solution
2010/06/04
Kodak Ink Optimizing Solution for ColorFlow software maximizes ink savings.
At IPEX 2010 Kodak showed its Ink Optimizing Software Solution. It delivers significant cost savings and image enhancements to newspaper and commercial printers. With it, Kodak provides customers with an ICC DeviceLink profile that gets plugged into the Kodak Prinergy Workflow. Based on the ICC DeviceLink profile, separated image files go through a gray component removal (GCR) process that reduces ink usage by replacing CMY inks with less expensive black ink, while limiting the Total Area Coverage (TAO) to a predefined level.
GCR lowers ink consumption by up to 25 percent, depending on image content. Using KodakK Staccato Screening makes additional ink savings possible. In addition to lowering ink consumption, Kodak’s Ink Optimizing Service reduces waste and makeready time, enhances reproduction fidelity, and improves stability on press.
- Proprietary GCR algorithm maintains true colors
- Image stability reduces makeready & waste
- Drier printing and less web growth
- Time savings & flexibility with workflow integration
- Adaptability to diverse workflow