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ColorPrintingForum.com is a forum to discuss offset press printing, direct imaging offset presses, digital production presses, short-run printing on color copiers and laser printers, fine art inkjet or giclee printing, and finishing equipment.

Topics range from selection of new printers, printing press, and finishing equipment to adjustment, troubleshooting, optimization, and maintenance of existing printers and presses to media and finishing.

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Offset Printing Press Forum Offset printing presses
	4-Color Offset Presses + Sheet-fed process-color offset presses, 4-color, 5-color, 6-color, and more advanced press setups.	Waterless Printing by 5150pressman Yesterday 08:28 PM	72	387
	Heidelberg Printing Presses (1 Viewing) Heidelberg Printing Press Forum - Heidelberg Speedmaster, GTO, GTO-S, Printmaster, SORMZ, MO, KORS/KORD, SORDZ, KARA, TOK	Doubling problem by NotAGooner Yesterday 03:42 AM	87	510
	KBA Printing Presses KBA Printing Press Forum - KBA Genius, Performa, Rapida	KBA Rapida 74 Presses by hellboy 05-25-2009 03:29 AM	4	16
	Komori Printing Presses Komori Printing Press Forum - Komori Lithrone, Spica, Sprint	Where Can I buy ? by Kunt Myu 07-02-2009 07:53 AM	53	348
	Ryobi Printing Presses Ryobi Printing Press Forum	Calcium build-up?? by RichardK 06-28-2009 04:10 AM	15	47
	1-Color and 2-Color Offset Presses (2 Viewing) True two color sheet-fed offset presses	komori l420 damp problems by RichardK 07-02-2009 04:47 AM	127	689
	Offset Papers & Stocks Coated and uncoated papers for offset printing.	Carbonless Paper by FFR428 06-23-2009 06:57 PM	13	56
	Web-Presses Web-fed Offset Presses	fountain temps by kammannbro 06-11-2009 03:23 AM	11	43
	Platemaking Conventional and digital CTP platemaking	help for pci card HW476 FOR AGFA by aneesh rana 06-23-2009 05:52 AM	14	46
	DI Presses Direct Imaging Offset Printing Presses	Background tinning in QM DI by robqld 07-01-2009 11:37 PM	87	443
	Marketplace - Presses for Sale & Wanted	-	-	-
Indigo Digital Presses Liquid electroink digital presses
	HP Indigo Digital Presses Indigo line inkjet digital printers	HP Indigo by sherryvicstar 06-23-2009 01:26 AM	5	24
Digital Printing Press Forum Dry-toner-based laser imaged heat-set production, larger format, and web presses.
	Canon imagePRESS Digital Presses Canon imagePRESS natural gloss digital press	Saddle stitch without staple by RAPFS 07-01-2009 11:01 AM	47	199
	Kodak NexPress Digital Presses Production digital dry-toner 14x20 color presses	Nexpress per print cost analysis? by renesony 02-02-2009 11:06 PM	7	23
	Océ Digital Presses Océ VarioPrint, ColorStream, and VarioStream digital presses	Oce Varioprint 6160 Gemini by agronomy 06-22-2009 04:10 PM	6	16
	Xeikon Digital Presses Web fed electro-photographic dry toner based imaging presses.	Compatible Color Toner Available by sohoimaging 05-11-2009 09:49 AM	5	9
	Xerox iGen3 & iGen4 Digital Presses Xerox toner-based color laser digital press	Just wondering by ddigen3 07-02-2009 11:16 AM	20	69
	Light production printers & color copiers	-	-	-
Color Laser Printer & Color Copier Forum Medium - High Volume Color Laser Machines offered under service / maintenance / supplies contracts for graphic, business, and production
	Canon Color Laser Printers & Color Copiers Discussion specific to Canon CLC color laser copiers, Color ImageRunner and Canon ImagePress color printers.	Where to get EFI / canon command... by indolering Yesterday 03:34 PM	71	273
	Xerox Color Laser Printers & Color Copiers (1 Viewing) Discussion specific to Xerox DocuColor copiers and multifunction printers	Xerox Phaser 7760 printing problem by !Heid! Yesterday 04:34 PM	62	260
	Konica Minolta Color Laser Printers & Color Copiers Discussion specific to Konica Minolta bizhub and co-branded multifunction color laser printers	Konica Minolta Bizhub C5500 by npwguy 06-12-2009 07:27 PM	24	87
	Xante Color Laser Printers Xante Illumina Digital Color Printers (known for printing ability on heavy stocks)	Supplies availability to put Illumina... by mrmunroe 03-31-2009 04:20 PM	3	34
	Ricoh Color Laser Printers & Color Copiers Discussion specific to Ricoh Aficio and other Ricoh color laser equipment	Can current model Ricohs compete with... by imagingplus 06-18-2009 06:15 PM	7	30
	Other Color Laser Printers & Color Copiers Discussion of other production color laser printes, copiers, and production multifunction devices.	toshiba 6550 - develop - konica biz hub by plotter 05-08-2009 03:19 AM	23	65
	Color Laser papers and stocks Normal stock and specialty media to get the most out of current laser dry-toner printing processes	kromekote c1s alterantives: carolina... by Jeff 06-19-2009 03:09 AM	18	53
	Digital Presses	-	-	-
RIP Forum RIP selection, configuration, and optimization
	Fiery RIPs Selection, configuration, setup, maintenance, and troubleshooting of Fiery RIPs.	Command Workstation 4 Troubleshooting by kylevovin 05-28-2009 03:10 AM	12	28
	Other RIPs Splash, CREO, OEM, software, and other RIPs	ripit speedsetter 300x1 film type? by ganzman72 04-12-2009 12:03 PM	6	14
Small Color Laser Printer Forum Retail Color Laser Printers for small-volume or specialty use not offered under service / supplies / maintenance contracts
	11 x 17 Color Laser Printers Discussion about Xerox Phaser, Minolta QMS, HP Laserjet 5500, 9500, 8500, Canon Color ImageClass, and other color laser printers	New Here Hope you can help.... by LaserPrinterCenter 04-30-2009 08:48 PM	17	46
	8 ½ x 11 Color Laser Printers Desktop and specialty small-format color laser printers	Question on Toner by xpquickprint 06-09-2009 09:21 AM	12	47
Line Inkjet Printers Line inkjet digital ink high-speed production and multifunction printers.
	HP Edgeline Printers HP Edgeline line-inkjet digital printers (CM8060/CM8050 multifunction devices)	HP CM8060 ink dry time? by lenivie 05-08-2009 01:05 AM	7	34
Photographic & Fine Art Printers Giclee fine art, photographic, and short-run printing.
	Large Format Inkjet Printers Roll-fed 24", 36", 44", 60" and larger wide-carriage inkjet / giclee printers	SighJet Pro JX2150 questions by tservice 06-22-2009 10:54 AM	18	52
	Medium Format Inkjet Printers 17" Wide-Carriage Inkjet / giclee printers which include both sheet cassette/tray and roll feeding capability	Medium Format Inkjet Printers by Jeff 06-17-2009 02:22 PM	20	56
	Small Format Inkjet Printers 13" carriage and smaller inkjet / giclee printers	Fine art limited edition? by RichardK 06-29-2009 10:22 AM	25	80
	Dye Sub Printers Photographic Dye Sublimation and gloss thermal printers	Dye sub by Guru 01-28-2009 05:06 PM	2	5
	Continuous Ink Systems CIS systems to print larger volumes of prints at reduced cost on inkjet printers.	Refilling my Ink Cartridges by Jeff 02-11-2009 04:03 AM	3	7
	Inkjet Paper (1 Viewing) Photographic, fine art, and specialty coated and uncoated inkjet media	Roll Paper for Epson Stylus Pro 7600 by Zach_Core Reprographics 06-30-2009 02:17 PM	7	20
Digital Duplicator Forum Ink based digital duplicators
	Digital Duplicators Low-cost per print digital duplicators	Looking for comparisons (re GR3750) by 4stateprinting 05-28-2009 12:27 PM	6	27
Print Finishing Forum Coating, trimming, cutting, scoring, folding, booklet-making, book-binding, mailing.
	Collator-Booklet Maker Systems Horizontal and tower collators, booklet stitcher, folder, trimmer systems and collator-booklet maker systems (Bourg, Duplo, MBM, Plockmatic, Standard, Horizon, other)	Duplo DC-48 by clintw Today 06:37 AM	22	40
	Folders Trifold, bifold, z-fold, barrel fold, cross fold desktop, floor, friction and air folders	Baum 714 registration problem by m_alatorre 06-29-2009 04:39 PM	13	28
	Cutters and Trimmers Electric and hydraulic paper cutters (baum, polar, mbm, triumph, other), stack trimmers, guillotine, and specialty paper cutters	Chinese Guillotine Cutters by indolering 05-25-2009 04:40 PM	21	67
	Gloss Coatings UV, Aqueous, and other gloss coating options.	Any such thing as a gloss finisher for... by 4cpro 05-04-2009 11:12 PM	10	66
	Mailing & Distribution Mailing procedures, equipment, and other distribution concerns.	Polywrapping / Polybagging by Jon Stevens 06-09-2008 02:57 PM	2	4
	Book Binding Perfect Binding, Hard Cover Book Binding, and other Book Bindery Discussion	Printing knowledge: Types of Finishes -... by warson 02-04-2009 03:27 AM	4	13
Color Printing Marketplace Post color printing and finishing equipment for sale or wanted.
	Offset & Digital Presses for sale (2 Viewing) Multi-color Offset Presses, Offset Press Equipment, Direct Imaging, and Digital Production Presses for sale	Oce Continuous Printer by ballykea 07-01-2009 03:16 PM	231	401
	Finishing Equipment for sale Trimmers, cutters, folders, scoring machines, mailing equipment, and coating equipment wanted and for sale.	Digital Press and mailing equipment by ballykea 06-18-2009 02:32 PM	39	47
	Prepress Equipment for sale Computer equipment, proofing and color profiling equipment, plate makers, direct computer to plate systems wanted and for sale.	NuArc 32-1K plate maker by Paul_Jiwanram 05-13-2009 02:20 PM	11	22
	Color Laser Printers & Copiers for sale Color copiers and production color laser printers for sale.	LaserJet toner for sale by tonertech 06-28-2009 10:58 PM	18	34
	Large Format Printers for sale Large format inkjet and other shot-run large format printers for sale.	Wide format printer -new by ballykea 06-17-2009 01:58 PM	4	12
Color Printing Workflow and Prepress Prepress workflow, layout, graphics, computer hardware and software.
	Computer Hardware (1 Viewing) Workstation, CPU, Storage, Monitor, Network, and other computer hardware selection, configuration, troubleshooting, and optimization.	Choosing a sata RAID controller by Jeff 12-21-2008 05:26 AM	6	21
	Layout, graphics, and prepress Software DTP, vector and raster Graphics software, and prepress software.	CS4 Tips n' Tricks by RichardK Yesterday 09:38 AM	17	60
	Color Management (1 Viewing) Color profiling , custom profiles, and software and hardware color management issues.	Looking for software to visualize ink... by RichardK Yesterday 04:35 AM	19	58
Color Printing Forum Color Printing Forum community and open discussion
	Print Community Open Discussion (1 Viewing) Introduce yourself, enjoy friendly discussion with fellow printers, and network with print professionals in adjacent markets and print industries.	Incompatible font/RIP process problem by RichardK 07-02-2009 03:43 AM	79	236
	Printing Business Practices General discussion about running a printing business.	Cheaper toner by tonertech 06-29-2009 02:35 AM	23	100
	Internet Outsourcing Options & Experiences Discussion of internet outsourcing options and experiences. Direct advertising is not permitted unless in response to a question.	Outsourcing Small-to-Midsize Color... by Docucopies 06-23-2009 05:31 PM	7	26
	Forum Announcements & Suggestions News, general discussions or questions about the Color Printing Forum itself.	How do I start a new topic or... by Color Printing Forum Admin 09-29-2008 04:58 PM	5	10
	Print Wiki Collaborative Community Article Database and Print Glossary	Anti-offset Powder by RichardK 07-02-2009 05:38 AM	82	85
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