GMG SupportNews

English edition 2/2017 January 30, 2017

Dear Sir or Madam,

Today we would like to inform you of the following topics:

Release of GMG ColorProof 5.9

• Release notes

• New Features

o Epson SureColor SC-P5000 V and Epson SureColor SC-P5000 STD (LLK)

o Epson SureColor SC-P10000 / SC-P20000

o ISO 12647-7:2016

o Exchange media

o Additional drivers for Epson SureColor series

o Additional Proof Standards for Epson SureColor and Stylus Pro printers

o GamutViewer in manual jobs

o Edit ProofControl Standard

o New Job Ticket features

o Improved Smart Hotfolder usability

o ProofControl Inline labels with HP Z3200

• Resolved issues

• End of Life

• End of Service Life of ColorProof 5.5

• Build number

Release of GMG ColorProof 5.9

Release date

ColorProof 5.9.0.356 has been released for use on 64bit operating systems today, Monday, January 30,

2017.

ColorProof 5.9.0.357 has been released for use on 32bit operating systems today, Monday, January 30,

2017.

License

ColorProof 5.0 - 5.8 → 5.9 New license required, chargeable

Supported OS

• Windows 10

• Windows 8.1

• Windows 8

• Windows 7

• Windows Server 2012 R2

• Windows Server 2008 R2

Download

GMG ColorProof 5.9

Installation instructions

1. Create an environment backup of your existing configuration (version 5.6 or newer).

2. Fully close your ColorProof, including the tray icon in the task bar.

3. Extract the file GMG_ColorProof_5_9xx.zip.

4. Double click the setup file Install_CP5.bat to run the installation.

5. Start ColorProof after the installation wizard is closed.

6. ColorProof is now updated/installed.

New features

Epson SureColor SC-P5000 V and Epson SureColor SC-P5000 STD (LLK)

Supported print modes

• Contone

• Dotproof

Supported ink sets

GMG ColorProof supports the following ink sets for Epson SureColor SC-P5000 printers:

Manufacturer’s information (link and data sheet)

Designed for proofing, fine art and photography applications, the SC-P5000 can be selected with a violet

or LLK inkset, and can achieve near-perfect colour matching of up to 99% of Pantone Solid Coated

Colours.

Precision colour proofing

When purchased with a violet HDX inkset for pre-press proofing the SC-P5000 can reproduce packaging,

marketing materials and corporate colours with 99% Pantone Solid Coated Colour accuracy.

When specified with an HDX inkset with LLK, photographers and fine artists can use the SC-P5000 to

reproduce the detail and colours of their artwork perfectly, as well as exact reproduction of 98% of

Pantone Solid Coated Colours.

Outstanding print quality

The SC-P5000 uses Epson’s latest ink technology to make high-resolution, long-lasting prints. 3.5pl

droplet size and 2880x1440dpi resolution ensure crisp, detailed results, while Ultrachrome HDX inks

offer much improved lightfastness.

17-inch (43 cm) - Printer with violet ink

17-inch printer with violet ink: The first and only 17-inch large format printer with violet ink for proofing.

Calibration Sets for Epson SureColor SC-P5000 V

Calibration Sets for Epson SureColor SC-P5000 STD (LLK)

Proof Standards for Epson SureColor SC-P5000 V

Proof Standards for Epson SureColor SC-P5000 STD (LLK)

Drivers for Epson SureColor SC-P5000

ColorProof 5.9 offers the following print modes for the creation of custom calibration sets.

Licensing

The Epson SureColor SC-P5000 requires a 2UP printer license in ColorProof 5.9.

Starterkit for 3rd party media

Starterkits for 3rd party media on Epson SureColor P5000 and Epson SureColor P-5000 STD (LLK) are

available on the website:

Starterkit Epson SureColor P-5000 and Epson SureColor P-5000 STD (LLK) (GMG Driver 8c)

Starterkit Epson SureColor P-5000 STD (LLK) (Epson Driver)

Epson SureColor SC-P10000 / SC-P20000

Manufacturer’s information

The all-new 44” Epson SureColor P10000 and 64” Epson SureColor P20000 are the successors to one of

the most widely used fine art printers ever developed – the Epson Stylus® Pro 11880.

Designed for high-production photographic, fine art and indoor display graphics printing, we’ve

incorporated newly-developed imaging technologies – including an all-new high-performance 2.6” wide

Epson PrecisionCore® MicroTFP® print head. Along with an all-new Epson UltraChrome PRO nine-color

pigmented ink set – including four levels of gray – the all-new SureColor P10000 and SureColor P20000

are the ultimate production tools for the demanding requirements of high-production color and black-

and-white fine art printmaking.

Including advanced media handling options from cut sheet to roll, from plain papers to photographic,

fine art, and even 1.5 mm thick poster boards, the new Epson SureColor P10000 and SureColor P20000

redefine the state of the art in wide format, high-production photographic imaging applications. (link)

Supported printmode SureColor SC-P10000 / SC-P20000

• Contone

Ink sets

Photo Black, Matte Black, Cyan, Light Cyan, Yellow, Vivid Magenta, Vivid Light Magenta, Grey, Light

Grey, Dark grey

Calibration Set and Proof Standard for Epson SureColor SC-P10000 / SC-P20000

Epson Drivers for Epson SureColor SC-P10000/ SC-P20000

Licensing

The new printers require an 8UP or VLF license in ColorProof 5.9.

• Epson SureColor SC-P10000 (44" 8UP)

• Epson SureColor SC-P20000 (64" VLF)

Starterkit for 3rd party media

A Starterkit for 3rd party media on Epson SureColor-P10000/P20000 is available on the website:

Starterkit Epson SureColor SC-P-10000/20000 (Epson print mode)

ISO 12647-7:2016

This standard describes criteria and tolerances for proofs from digital data. The changes in the 2016

version include:

• DeltaE-2000 color difference value replaces DeltaE-76 with new tolerances

• ΔCh replaces ∆H for CMY neutral scale

• New definition for permanence (lightfastness, fading) of proofing substrate and printed parts

• Spot colors have to be checked with the control strip if target values are available

The new ISO 12647-7:2016 standard was published in November 2016 and replaces the previous

standard ISO 12647-7:2013.

Proofing with GMG Proof Standards according to ISO 12647-7:2016 in ColorProof 5.9

All GMG Proof Standards will automatically be verified according to ISO 12647-7:2016 in ColorProof 5.9.

The new verification rules are automatically applied and a new control strip for spot color verification

GMG Spot Color Control Strip V2.0 has been added.

We recommend all ColorProof users to update to version 5.9 in order to proof according to the current

ISO standard. The new ISO standard is only available as of ColorProof 5.9 and not supported in previous

versions.

Switch back to ISO 12647-7:2013

ColorProof users who want to proof according to the old ISO 12647-7:2013 standard can deactivate the

2016 standard in the general settings.

Announcement of ProofControl 2.3

ProofControl 2.3 will be released tomorrow, January 24. In ProofControl 2.3 control strips can be

correctly validated, compliant to 12647-7:2016. You will be informed about the release in SupportNews

3/2017.

Exchange Media

ColorProof 5.9 is ready for the use of new GMG ProofMedia. Two dialog windows were implemented (see

below). The functions of these two dialog windows ensure new media names to be appeared correctly on

the proof label. The actions will not trigger any color profile change. We recommend to update the

proofing media names only when the new media is used.

Dialog 1: Database > Exchange media > OK → This option is used to change from old to new media

Dialog 2: Output > Printer > Change media > Use former Media name → This option is used to change

from new to old media.

Additional drivers for Epson SureColor series

ColorProof 5.9 offers additional print modes for the creation of custom calibration sets.

Starterkits can be found on the support home page.

Additional Proof Standards for Epson SureColor and Stylus Pro printers

GamutViewer in manual jobs

All color related files of a ColorProof Job can be directly opened out of the manual job view. In this way,

it can be checked whether the used spot colors are within the available printer gamut, and whether a

spot color can be optimally simulated.

Note: Please activate this option in ColorProof > System > GamutViewer > GamutViewer Connection >

insert the installation path, e.g. C:\Program Files

(x86)\GMG\ProfileEditor\GamutViewer\GamutViewer.exe

Edit ProofControl Standard

On the proof verification tab of a ColorProof Proof Standard, a new functionality to edit ProofControl

Standards is available. This button will display the same configuration window as in ProofControl, in

which custom print standards can be edited, e.g. set the parameters for inline verification.

New Job Ticket features

In ColorProof 5.9 XML Job Tickets it is possible to:

• define different spot color gradations for each job and spot color channel within the same spot color

database

• define a Channel Mapping Rule Set

Improved Smart Hotfolder usability

You can migrate several hotfolder/workflow combinations into a Smart Hotfolder Rule Set.

You can manage spot color sets and priority in the Smart Hotfolder rule set.

ProofControl Inline labels with HP Z3200

ColorProof 5.9 supports ProofControl Inline labels for HP Z3200 on 24” media, in addition to already-

supported 44” media.

Support of the Konica Minolta Auto Scan Spectrophotometer FD-9

ColorProof 5.9 supports the Konica Minolta Auto Scan Spectrophotometer FD-9. The driver for this

measurement device has been implemented in this 5.9 version. In the next ColorProof versions the

support will be extended to calibration sets, so that this measurement device can be used in the

calibration process. You will receive further information in the next Support Newsletter.

The new measurement device will be supported in ProfileEditor for the creation of profiles as soon as the

FD-9 measurement device is supported in the calibration sets. This is the prerequisite, as profiling is

based on the gamut file enclosed in the calibration set.

Resolved issues

The following technical issues have been resolved in ColorProof 5.9. Please note that the list describes

the original problem, not the solution.

ColorProof media wedge - software is printing without profile

In MXN based jobs, using multiple channels plus CMYK, the created media wedge was printed wrongly

[68688]

ColorProof - grayed out web client settings

The web client settings were grayed out after the administration password was changed [68902]

ColorProof - Imposition proofer without license

When ColorProof was connected to a dongle with imposition proofer license (e.g. dongle of the dealer for

installation and configuration), the imposition proofer remained visible in ColorProof, even after

switching to a dongle without license for the imposition proofer (e.g. switch to user dongle). [69243,

69460, 69508]

Canon imagePROGRAF iPF6450 – wrong color for check mark

The printed label marks on the proofer showed the wrong color [69600]

ColorProof WebClient

A job, using a MXN profile, was not visible in the WebClient of ColorProof [65187, 66847]

ColorProof - processing multicolor ICC profiles

After printing a job, using a multicolor ICC profile, the added control strip was not processed [67347]

ColorProof MXD based proof standard

Jobs with used MXD profile was not processed accordingly [66097]

Smart hot folders - cleanup after file processing

The hot folder cleanup after the file processing was not working properly [68496]

ColorProof job nesting templates

Job was not rotated, even with selected job nesting template [67810]

ColorProof 1bit creator

Wrong ripping settings for selected spot colors

ColorProof ripping process

Improvements in the ripping process. Files will now process faster [54809]

ColorProof workflows

Overprinting errors has occurred in ColorProof workflows with "preserved overprint Black" [58532]

ColorProof 1bit creator

Manual 1bit jobs showed a wrong preview [62692]

End of Life

Please note that we will no longer provide bug fixes, maintenance releases, workarounds, or patches for

bugs found in ColorProof 5.8 or older.

End of Service Life ColorProof 5.5

We hereby announce the End of Service Life (EOSL) for GMG ColorProof 5.5. The EOSL means that,

effective immediately, support calls via the service hotline, email or the trouble ticket system will no

longer be accepted and all support has been discontinued for the above product and version.

Build number

GMG ColorProof Version 5.9.0.356 (64bit)

GMG ColorProof Version 5.9.0.357 (32bit)

Questions? Feedback? Comments? Please, let us know!

With kind regards from Tübingen

Jochen Moehrke

Manager Customer Support