Printing Metallic ( Roland VS-300i )

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Hey all , I got this printer brand new about a month ago ! Love it so far.

I have just now started to mess with the metallic options but I am a little confused on what it can actually print in MT ?

I have the swatch setup and I see there are thousands of colors I can use ,

question is , can I actually print a red metallic , blue metallic ? or can I print silver and only silver ?

If so , what are all of the colors for in the swatch library ?

Main reason for asking is I setup a graphic to print today in metallic red and it came out red with no metallic , I hate to waste the ink so that is why I am here asking .

Thanks

 

[Andrew O]

You have to have the right print mode and profiles selected. This document is a very comprehensive guide to just about everything you need to know about file setup as well as output. It is available on our support site, along with a host of other information about your printer:

http://support.rolanddga.com/docs/D...nuals and Guides/VS-640i_USE_RVW_inkguide.pdf

 

[AnthonyRalano]

What program?

 

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I do have the profiles selected in versaworks , I was just curious if I could print in different colors .

Thanks

 

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What program?

I used the metallic options in Corel x6 , its under Roland / Versaworks

 

[AnthonyRalano]

I have not printed metallics with Corel, but this video may help.

[video=youtube;d_FaeUW7ybw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_FaeUW7ybw&index=10&list=PLD06189F260A8F4 00[/video]

 

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You can choose a Metallic color from the Corel library, and in versaworks you have to make sure when you pick a profile you select the one with the [MT] on it. In there, make sure you select the mode you want... typically CMYKLcLmMT... everything should come out metallic.

 

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Thanks I will try it again today

 

[AnthonyRalano]

Tried printing metallics from Corel today. Success!

 

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Tried printing metallics from Corel today. Success!

I tried today and couldnt get it , can you tell me some details ?

 

[AnthonyRalano]

I tried today and couldnt get it , can you tell me some details ?

An easy way to practice would be to take an .eps file or text and assign it a Roland metallic color in Corel Draw. Save selected as an .eps and queue in VersaWorks. Give it a profile that supports metallic printing. Print.

 

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Thank for all of the help , I will do a setup and then give it a shot. It does silve with no issue ! But I am going for a blue

Will report back .

 

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Here is a sample picture , I'm trying to use the same color of blue in MT. I don't see a blue simular to it in the chart specified in Corel X6 .

Is this just a color I can't do ? I also don't see a regual red as well , Do I just grab the closest color and hope for the best ?

 

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I ran a test , What I did was change the blue in Corel to a MT spot color. I printed it, the blue stayed as blue and the white changed to silver / chome ..

Only thing that I changed in Corel was the blue , so why white turned to silver / chrome I have no idea ??

 

[AnthonyRalano]

I ran a test , What I did was change the blue in Corel to a MT spot color. I printed it, the blue stayed as blue and the white changed to silver / chome ..

Only thing that I changed in Corel was the blue , so why white turned to silver / chrome I have no idea ??

In VersaWorks under the file format tab it will list all of the Roland Metallic colors in the file. Also in Corel Draw, when you have an object selected, it will tell you what color is assigned in the bottom right depending on your workspace.

 

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Thanks , I checked that and the white is white , cymk in corel