Jim and Shelby discuss the thought that goes into creating a test image in order to match colors and the thought process that goes into selecting the right image for the job. 

The link that Shelby mentions is a great resource and can be found here: https://www.wideformatimpressions.com/post/using-a-custom-test-print-to-evaluate-color-quality/

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Today's guest, Gabriel Conti, is the United States director of NUtec Digital Ink: a dye sublimation ink manufacturer located in Miami. Gabriel has been in the dye sub business pretty much since the beginning and has watched the industry shape and evolve over time. He shares his story about how he got started in dye sub and then provides his seemingly endless knowledge on how dye sublimation inks work in different conditions. 

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Today's episode is a shorter feature about using social media to create opportunities for your dye sublimation business based on our own personal success doing so. 

On today's DyeSubCast, we speak to John Whitt. John is the Chief Operating Officer at Just Vision It, a large-scale dye sublimation company located near Kansas City, MO. John shares his unorthodox method to building his business that has allowed him to continually scale up operations to the point where Just Vision It is now capable of massive production volume and has won multiple awards for their printing and designs. He sells his business model so effectively that Shelby signs up during the podcast. We also touch on the best BBQ in Kansas City, so if you're in the area you can take John Witt's advice. 

Today's episode is actually an interview that we did with Bill Pope for a video series we have been doing with WhatTheyThink called Print Geeks. It is less focused on dye sublimation in particular and more the print industry as a whole. Bill is the Vice President of Technical Services at Printing United Alliance, and also an old friend of ours. We spend a lot of time discussing the importance of print and why less people seem to be entering the print industry, at least at the start of their careers. Near the end of the episode, Bill shares a personal anecdote about a lack of color consistency in a card game. The image for this episode shows the cards that he is referencing. 

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Today, Joshua Carruth from Decorated Apparel at Printing United Alliance joins us to discuss the advantages of using dye sublimation in the apparel space, and in the printing industry at large. 

Today we sit down with Victoria Harris, the Senior Textile Segment Specialist at Mimaki. With Victoria we are able to discuss how dye sublimation and fabric have both changed over time and how technology has changed with them. Then we talk about Mimaki's hardware and software solutions related to dye sublimation as well as acid and reactive printers. 

Today we talk to Ford Bowers, the CEO of Printing United Alliance. Ford had a lot of experience managing printing departments before getting involved with Printing United Alliance and provides us with a lot of invaluable top-level knowledge about the printing industry as a whole. 

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Today's episode is a short solo feature with Jim explaining the concept of "messy success". Sometimes your success won't look how you think it should, but that's okay. 

In this episode Jim speaks to Viktor Lazzeri. Viktor has over 10 years of experience at Barbieri, an industry leader in color measurement data. The majority of this episode deals with the importance of good measurements leading to good profiles leading to quality prints. This all relates to dye sublimation because profiles are paramount achieving quality prints.

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