Below you will find frequently asked questions regarding Coloreel Studio as well as product updates.
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An Embroidery Machine consumes different amounts of thread for the same embroidery and that is the reason for a designer to consider the CCP aspect. The type of Embroidery Machine, how well it is maintained, and tension of the bobbin thread also impact the CCP.
The Coloreel ITCU has a function that constantly compares the expected thread consumption towards actual thread consumption for the current embroidery (using the stitch sensor information) to adjust the jetting of ink to the thread. For a Coloreel designer this means that you need to design your embroidery files (DST and CSE) to manage this variation of thread consumption and make your design robust.
Coloreel Studio has a visual representation with CCP MIN (early minimal color change) and CCP MAX (late maximum color change) that will assist a Coloreel designer. The 10cm and 25cm depends on how robust you want the design to be.
As a designer you should, as a quality measure for your design, always press CCP MIN/MAX to confirm that the design is robust to reduce the risk of complaints from embroidery producers.
The examplebelow is to illustrate(potential) different outcomes when producing a non-robust design.
Illustration by 2-dimensional examples below the difference between the cartesian and the spherical alternative. Cartesian can risk that gradient goes through inner greyzone area of the color space compared to the spherical alternative.
For Easing Method In-Out the gradient remains in the start and end-colors longer time and goes quick in the middle part of the gradient. In-Out is a non-linear alternative.
In short, you can produce all the colors that your standard office color printer can print to the Coloreel thread.
The image below shows one example of what colors the human eye can see, colors your monitor using the RGB color space (screen or monitor) can show and colors a CMYK-printer can produce.
Note: The color space when using a sublimation CMYK print, as we use with Coloreel technology, will be slightly wider than the CMYK area displayed in the image. The CMYK area is partly outside the RGB area. The ITCU can print colors that a computer display cannot show!