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ISO 12647/2-2013 and Fogra 51/52

By Paul Sherfield On 08/02/2016 · Leave a Comment

The image shows a Fogra 51 coated profile in wireframe, with a Fogra 52 uncoated profile within. Both in the grey frame which is CIE Lab

 

This latest version of ISO 12647/2 standard printing conditions for offset litho was published in late 2014. The Fogra 51, coated, and 52, uncoated, colour datasets [...]

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How often should D50 tubes be replaced?

By Paul Sherfield On 05/08/2015 · Leave a Comment

This is a small and very quick blog on the subject of how often to change D50 tubes, to the ISO 3664 standard, in order to maintain colour accurate viewing conditions. 

Well, the tube manufactories  state a life of 2,500 effective hours. Of course the tube life is much longer, but they are not [...]

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Is this the biggest colour issue face by printers?

By Paul Sherfield On 27/07/2015 · Leave a Comment

Well, there are many colour management issues, but the one that comes up time and again, even from printers with a good colour managed workflow, is the management of colour within PDFs supplied by their clients.

This area can cost printers hundreds of hours and tens of thousands of pounds in unrecovered costs [...]

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A plea for a common ‘language’ in colour management software menus

By Paul Sherfield On 17/04/2015 · Leave a Comment

 

Colour management is a maturing technology, based on the International Color Consortium (ICC) specifications. Most graphic arts software uses ICC colour management to control the display, colour space conversion and output of colour.

These include desktop publishing packages such as Adobe’s CC suite, Quark Express and Coral.

Proofing rips from GMG, EFI, Print [...]

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Managing colour in a wide format workflow

By Paul Sherfield On 27/10/2014 · Leave a Comment

Colour accuracy, consistency and appearance are becoming an increasing requirement for all areas of printed products. The wide format market cannot stand apart from this issue. This blog looks at how a colour-managed workflow can save money, assure quality and retain clients.

 1.    A rip is not a workflow!

 The wide format rips from the [...]

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New ISO printing standards, OBAs and papers

By Paul Sherfield On 08/10/2014 · Leave a Comment

The blog is based on a briefing paper I wrote for CMA Imaging, so is published with many thanks to them.

For the last few years the International Standards Organisation, the ISO TC130 international committee, which develops all the printing industry related standards, ISO 12647, 12646, 3664, etc, has been slowly amending [...]

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You ignore or remove ICC profiles……

By Paul Sherfield On 28/07/2014 · Leave a Comment

I have heard this comment too many times over the last 15 years, so I have, at last, been moved to briefly discuss why this is wrong.

It has been said that a digital image without a profile is like buying a burger from a dodgy burger van; is it beef, lamb, dog or [...]

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The new ISO 12647/2-2013 standard printing conditions and Fogra 51 and 52

By Paul Sherfield On 03/06/2014 · Leave a Comment

Yes, it’s the revised ISO  standard printing conditions for sheet and web fed heatset-offset litho. The revision was published at the end of 2013 and is available from the ISO web site.

This blog will look at the main changes to the revised standard and the new data sets and profiles being [...]

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Digital B2 (and larger) presses, inkjet, toner, Nanography and others!

By Paul Sherfield On 26/04/2012 · Leave a Comment

 

10/02/2014 Update added for the Konica Minolta/Komori KM1 UV inkjet launching at IPEX2014

23/09/2013-Added updates and new image for the Landa Nano Presses, which are now delayed by a year.

16/12/2012-I have added some updates re installations and availability of these presses. Also the new OCE ColorStream 5500 color inkjet press has just been announced.

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Do printers need to get out more?

By Paul Sherfield On 22/01/2014 · Leave a Comment

This blog has been driven by my observations over last Autumns when attending a number of small but very focused and interesting events held for the printing and graphic arts community.

These included the Print Efficiency days held at Apex Graphics in Hemel Hempstead, the Two Sides seminar at Stationers’ Hall and the excellent Forward [...]

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Colour Management Training Courses

By Paul Sherfield On 15/03/2013 · Leave a Comment

I have called these courses ‘Desktop Colour Management’ as they can cover the use of colour management in the Adobe CS/CC suite, QuarkXPress and Enfocus Pitstop.

On refection, I think now may be the time to offer this course to agencies, graphic design companies, internal designers within corporates and print service providers, independent from a [...]

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The role of Colour Critical monitors in the Digital world

By Paul Sherfield On 30/01/2012 · Leave a Comment

When images are required for printed and other media we now all expect that a digital image will be supplied; from a photographer, client, picture library etc.

 

However many are still concerned that they do not view the images accurately on their computer screens. This makes any judgement of digital images very [...]

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  • Paul Sherfield who runs the consultancy is well known in the printing and pre-media industry as having considerable knowledge on digital workflows, with a special expertise on the business reasoning behind such systems.

    He has installed some of the most successful digital pre-press and pre media systems in the UK. For 2 years he worked on a number of medium term projects before starting the consultancy in July 2000. Before this he was a partner in what became one of the leading pre-press/printing companies in London.

    He is active in a number of industry groups including the BPIF Technical Standards Committee, ISO TC 130 printing standards committees and is chair of the BPIF steering group for ISO 12647/2 UK certification, He is a regular speaker at seminars and conferences.

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