In a message dated 7/28/01 5:59:57 AM, sirihuntoon@earthlink.net writes: >I am thinking of buying a 3000. I do alot of designing with Pantone tints >& >am wondering what others have experienced with the accuracy of the output >from this printer for pantone colors. With PostScript printers, Pantone can develop a set of named color callouts for the device make and model. This means that when the PostScript code being sent to the printer asks for Pnatone 233 the software sees the color name, and intercepts it, replacing whatever color might have been generated by a table or device profile, and instead sending the exact CMYK formula Pantone has determined makes the best match in that device. With inkjets this system is unavailable, as the printers don't have built in PostScript. A replacement named color system can be used; Praxisoft's VectorPro, used with their ICC AutoFlow and a RIP serves this function very well, at a total cost of thousands of dollars. Or you can attempt to work in CMYK using CMYK color definitions that Pantone and Epson published for printing Pantone colors via the StylusRIP in CMYK documents; but the general consensus is that trial and error, or letting the device profile do it, will get better matches than that list. Personally, I would like to see more options for reasonable spot color matching for RGB inkjets than what is currently available; but the 3000 with a good profile will do about as well as any other inkjet at matching spot colors through the device profile. C. David Tobie Design Cooperative CDTobie@designcoop.com - Turn off HTML mail features. Keep quoted material short. Use accurate subject lines. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions.