Model #: plv-prd
PantoneLIVE Production
For Print & Packaging
$649
With PantoneLIVE Production, leverage pure spectral values for spot colors throughout the production process to ensure accurate and repeatable color regardless of substrate, printing technology or ink types used.
Designed for Print and Packaging
The PantoneLIVE Production - Print and Packaging license allows packaging converters and commercial printers to access a secure, cloud-based repository of common Pantone color libraries and the corresponding dependent color standards based on 34 common printing substrates. The Print and Packaging license syncs with X-Rite's InkFormulation Software, Color iQC and ColorCert Suite, giving your pressroom a closed-loop experience.
Benefits:
- Reduce makeready effort by targeting realistic packaging colors before going on press
- Decrease waste in the inkroom
- Shorten time to market
- Deliver consistent and repeatable color
- Improve visibility to performance across an increasingly complex supply chain
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PANTONE®, PantoneLIVE and other Pantone trademarks are the property of Pantone LLC. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Pantone is a wholly owned subsidiary of X-Rite, Incorporated. Licensed under Sun Chemical Corporation. Sun Chemical’s patented technology enables the communication of a consistent, digital description of the desired appearance of a product. – [U.S. Patent Nos. 7,034,960; 7,202,976; 7,268,918; 7,417,764 and their foreign equivalents]. © Pantone LLC, 2017. All rights reserved.
Specifications
Digital Color Library Access | This license provides access to the digital Pantone color standards in the PantoneLIVE cloud for the following print and packaging substrates: Flexible packaging, folding cartons, and label, printed using a variety of inks and printing processes. |
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Internet Connection | Yes, for cloud synchronization |
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Other Resources
- PantoneLIVE - The Criticality of Using Physical and Digital Color Standards
- The Packaging Superforce to Conquer Consistency and Print Quality
- How to Improve Color Quality and Efficiency with Label Printing | X-Rite Webinars
- Fast Track to Improved Color for Brand Owners
- How Color Standards Can Improve Profitability
- How to Quality Check Formulated and Built Colors
- Using ECG to Enhance Brand Packaging Colors | Upcoming Print and Packaging Webinar
- Conquer Consistency
- How to Become More Color Successful When Printing Folding Carton Packaging | X-Rite Webinar