Training - Roland Courses

Roland DG Australia are pleased to announce the second course in line of new industry training seminars to be launched. Come along and get to know your Roland DG Print and Cut machine intimately. This full day course provides an overview of how the machines, inks, media, colour and all the Print & Cut functions can be implemented and operate. Delivered in a seminar style with physical demonstrations and opportunities for hands on experience.

Overview of primary printer functions and notable features

• Introduction to Colour Management
• Match that colour in under two minutes!
• Pantone & Spot Colours
• What range of colours can we print?
• Standardising colour workflows
• How media profiles work

Media and Production

• Overview of media and ECO SOL Max
• Specialised media and applications
• Production environment, getting the best results!
• Lamination and installation introduction

VersaWorks - Get up and running!

• Overview of VersaWorks
• Getting the best results
• Tiling and Panelling your jobs
• Managing Profiles; loading and saving profiles

Printer Workshop

• Working with the machine
• User calibrations for the best results
• Maintenance - physical demonstrations with hands on access.

The Print & Cut process

• How it works and tips & tricks
• Calibrations and 'gotchas'
• Demonstrations and hands on opportunities.

The $299 (incl. GST) cost includes lunch, the Training Manual and CD

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Roland DG Australia and New Zealand are pleased to announce the second course in line of new industry training seminars to be launched. Come along and attend an advanced class on VersaWorks RIP Printing software. This full day course provides a detailed lesson on how to use the standard and advanced features of VersaWorks. We cover advanced production tips, getting the best results, managing and tweaking profiles. We will also cover in detail the new colour management and Variable Data printing capabilities that have been released in VersaWorks 2.2. Delivered in a seminar style with physical demonstrations.

Intro to Roland DG - 5 min

Colour Management overview - match that colour in under two minutes

Comprehensive rundown of VersaWorks

Installation & Configuration

• Installation, updating, backup and redundancy
• Print & Cut configuration and use with common design applications

 Cover all VersaWorks program options

Production Workflow Automation

• Hot folders
• As a printer driver with design applications
• Interacting with other design stations on a network
• Working with Macintosh clients
• Nesting, clipping and panelling
• Using power of VersaWorks to ease physical installation

New! - Colour Management tools

• New colour libraries, colour trapping and replacement
• Using the colour libraries and creating colour guides

New! - Variable Data

• What is it? How it works and how can we sell it?
• Implementing Variable Data Solutions

The Media Manager and Profiles

• Installing, managing and backing up profiles
• Tweaking profiles, including re-linerisation

Q & A Session

Macintosh installation and configuration

• Installing Mac Clients Configuring for use on other platforms

The $299 (incl. GST) cost includes lunch, the Training Manual and CD

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You will learn about:

• Introduction to engraving machines and their capabilities
• Engraving applications and their markets Recommended engraving tools, materials and accessories
• How to use Dr. Engrave and see how it integrates with other software and file formats such as Corel- Draw, FlexiSIGN, Adobe Illustrator, EPS, DXF and bitmap images
• Machine and tool maintenance as well as Tips & Tricks
• Hands on sessions and demonstrations
• Loading machines with tools and materials
• Performing actual jobs including; name tags, scribing, contoured surfaces, templates, tool changes and more

The $299 (incl. GST) cost includes lunch, GIA’s Flexi manual, and an extensive toolkit packed with resources and reference materials.

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We talked with leading designers, manufacturers and colour control freaks to determine the most important issues confronting digital design today. These perspectives, technologies and best practices are being presented as a first-of-its-kind seminar for graphic designers, art directors and marketing professionals who take their colour seriously. Through interactive discussions with loads of real world examples, we’ll teach you how to use the new Quark XPress 7 and Adobe CS2 to specify colour, accurately preview colours on-screen and ensure that your designs are reproduced correctly. You’ll also learn how to make the best use the latest technologies, including colour measurement devices, monitor calibrators, profiling software, inkjet proofing printers, colour standards, RIP workflows and colour sharing applications. Finally, you’ll know what you can expect and demand from your clients, printers and digital service providers. Attendees receive our powerful Designer's Color Toolkit, worth the registration cost on its own. Custom-built to give you the ultimate learning experience, this kit includes the tools you'll need to apply your skills and expand your colour control knowledge. Includes a monitor calibration system, a dynamic eLearning DVD on Color Management for Designers, CD-based colour tools, presentation slides, our Need to Know: Color by Design manual and more.

The $399 (incl. GST) cost includes lunch and the Designer's Colour Toolkit.

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New two hour seminar that provides both an overview and explanation of the Pantone range of colour management tools and products. Seminar includes product demonstrations and hands on access to a wide range of Pantone products.

Brief history of Pantone and their developments

Industries and application Pantone cater for

Pantone Range

• Pantone colour fan and chip guides
• Pantone colour calibration hardware and measurement tools
• Pantone software and text books

Colour booths and lighting control

Using Pantone in your workplace

Interfacing and translating different Pantone families and products

Pantone and printing

• Recommended products
• Why do my Pantone colours not print correctly?

Demonstration of Pantone Hardware such as monitor calibration and ColorCue2

Demonstration of Pantone product range for Print, Metallic, Plastics, Architectural, Fashion & Fabrics

The $85 (incl. GST) cost includes seminar handouts, tea and coffee.

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