Product Overview 

In most printing companies, the cost of printing inks or toners is a significant part of the total cost of printing. Additionally, colour separations produced by different repro suppliers can lead to instability in grey balance on the press when the complete job is printed. ORIS Ink Saver is based on award-winning CGS colour management technology and our advanced 4D gamut mapping algorithms for colour-managed, intelligent ink reduction. In a one-step, automatic process, ORIS Ink Saver significantly reduces the CMY components for all printed elements, and optimizes the black separation – while maintaining visual and colorimetric integrity.

ORIS Ink Saver goes far beyond ordinary Grey Component Replacement (GCR) and Under Colour Removal (UCR). CGS’ advanced algorithms process linework as well as image data, using a true CMYK-to-CMYK process to match the true color appearance of the final piece. The process is also fully automated, using network hotfolders. Once the optimum ink reduction level has been achieved, files are simply dropped into the appropriate hotfolder and sent on to the RIP.

The following diagram illustrates the results of the ORIS Ink Saver process. (Sample press sheets are also available upon request. Contact Colourbyte for details.)

The benefits of using ORIS Ink Saver go beyond the cost savings in CMY ink or toner – although these are significant (up to 25%). This is especially important for medium and large volume printing plants with a high volume of process ink usage. The additional benefits include: