Print Business Ecosystem Further Evolves: Roland DG Connect Designer and VersaWorks 7 Functions Significantly Expanded
Roland DG Corporation has announced significant functional expansions for "Roland DG Connect Designer" and a new "ColorMatch" feature for "VersaWorks 7" RIP software. These updates aim to seamlessly integrate design to output, reducing complexity in various printing processes and bringing enhanced creativity and reliability to customers' businesses.
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Roland DG Corporation, a global leader in digital printing solutions, today announced significant functional expansions for "Roland DG Connect Designer," which enables design to output, and "ColorMatch," a new feature for "VersaWorks 7," our RIP software standardly included with our inkjet printers.
Ryugo Nimura, General Manager of our Global Sales & Marketing Division, states, "With these functional expansions, we aim to more seamlessly link everything from design, output data creation, color management, to output. This will reduce the overall complexity of processes such as decorating three-dimensional objects and graphic printing, bringing further creativity and reliability to our customers' businesses."
**Optimized Workspace from Design Creation to Output**
Roland DG Connect Designer is an integrated workspace that creates an environment where anyone, even those without specialized knowledge, can print quickly, efficiently, and accurately.
This update introduces the "Object Decoration Module," which helps anyone quickly and accurately position objects for printing, such as templates and jigs, efficiently preparing data for printing. This module demonstrates its power in applications for decorating goods.
Furthermore, the "Visual Communication Module," which supports design creation to output for signs & graphics, custom apparel, labels & stickers, etc., has also been significantly enhanced. It now widely includes data editing functions necessary for DTF, UV, and cutting output processes, such as PDF / Adobe Illustrator data import, vector editing, background removal, reproduction of halftone dots and texture patterns specific to screen printing, generation of white and gloss layers, and creation of cut lines and crop marks.
Moreover, it now supports AI image generation. Within Roland DG Connect Designer, users can generate images for printing and upload & edit images from mobile devices like smartphones with simple instructions, without relying on design skills or external assets.
These expanded features are available via subscription. Also, first-time users can enjoy the Visual Communication Module and Object Decoration Module for three months free of charge.
**More Simple and Reliable Color Reproduction with VersaWorks 7**
ColorMatch, a new feature of VersaWorks 7, enables consistent color expression and high reproducibility across multiple devices.
It easily corrects color differences due to printer aging or printhead replacement. It can reproduce original colors during color measurement and respond quickly and accurately to repeat orders. It also supports correcting color differences not only between the same models but also between different models, including those from other manufacturers. This ensures high-quality and stable output for large print runs using multiple machines or when printing the same data on different media or materials.
A new media profile creation function has also been adopted. This realizes a process that can be completed solely with a colorimeter and VersaWorks 7, without using specialized colorimeter software, making media profile creation easy for anyone. This allows for quick setup of an optimal output environment even when using new media.
In addition, VersaWorks 7 includes other significant enhancements such as object-based color control, greatly improved variable printing functions, and better alignment margin settings for large-format split output, reducing setup time and dependence on specialized knowledge.
The new ColorMatch feature is available for both regular purchase and subscription. This offers optimal plans for various customer needs, from those who want long-term color management to those who need it for specific periods, such as during printer migration or new media calibration.
Ryugo Nimura, General Manager of our Global Sales & Marketing Division, states, "With these functional expansions, we aim to more seamlessly link everything from design, output data creation, color management, to output. This will reduce the overall complexity of processes such as decorating three-dimensional objects and graphic printing, bringing further creativity and reliability to our customers' businesses."
**Optimized Workspace from Design Creation to Output**
Roland DG Connect Designer is an integrated workspace that creates an environment where anyone, even those without specialized knowledge, can print quickly, efficiently, and accurately.
This update introduces the "Object Decoration Module," which helps anyone quickly and accurately position objects for printing, such as templates and jigs, efficiently preparing data for printing. This module demonstrates its power in applications for decorating goods.
Furthermore, the "Visual Communication Module," which supports design creation to output for signs & graphics, custom apparel, labels & stickers, etc., has also been significantly enhanced. It now widely includes data editing functions necessary for DTF, UV, and cutting output processes, such as PDF / Adobe Illustrator data import, vector editing, background removal, reproduction of halftone dots and texture patterns specific to screen printing, generation of white and gloss layers, and creation of cut lines and crop marks.
Moreover, it now supports AI image generation. Within Roland DG Connect Designer, users can generate images for printing and upload & edit images from mobile devices like smartphones with simple instructions, without relying on design skills or external assets.
These expanded features are available via subscription. Also, first-time users can enjoy the Visual Communication Module and Object Decoration Module for three months free of charge.
**More Simple and Reliable Color Reproduction with VersaWorks 7**
ColorMatch, a new feature of VersaWorks 7, enables consistent color expression and high reproducibility across multiple devices.
It easily corrects color differences due to printer aging or printhead replacement. It can reproduce original colors during color measurement and respond quickly and accurately to repeat orders. It also supports correcting color differences not only between the same models but also between different models, including those from other manufacturers. This ensures high-quality and stable output for large print runs using multiple machines or when printing the same data on different media or materials.
A new media profile creation function has also been adopted. This realizes a process that can be completed solely with a colorimeter and VersaWorks 7, without using specialized colorimeter software, making media profile creation easy for anyone. This allows for quick setup of an optimal output environment even when using new media.
In addition, VersaWorks 7 includes other significant enhancements such as object-based color control, greatly improved variable printing functions, and better alignment margin settings for large-format split output, reducing setup time and dependence on specialized knowledge.
The new ColorMatch feature is available for both regular purchase and subscription. This offers optimal plans for various customer needs, from those who want long-term color management to those who need it for specific periods, such as during printer migration or new media calibration.