Category: ISO Press standardisation

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Achieve Continuous High Quality Print results – certifiable quality reliable production with ProcessStandard Offset (PSO)

PROCESS STANDARD OFFSET (PSO) Process Standard Offset (ISO 12647 ff) is a guide to creating optimal, stable and reliable print products. The PSO is in accordance with the international series of standards ISO 12647. It describes an industrially-oriented and standardized approach to manufacturing print products. The complex production process is streamlined to be as efficient […]

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Color Measurement the Right Way

Color Measurement the Right Way Quality printing depends on precise color measurement, which makes it all the more relevant to ask why different measuring devices often produce different results. What should you rely on in this case? Modern color measuring devices are generally based on spectrophotometers, even if they only show densities. This is because […]

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ISO 12647-2 Procedure made easy…

ISO 12647-2 Presswork Procedure Quite often we get the question of how to achieve ISO-12647-2 standards in press (not for certification purpose ofcourse).  So decided to write down the steps need to be followed. 1. We have to make a test form with linear plates (test form high-res file is with Mr.Saravanan of Heidelberg). A linear plate means, input […]

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History of Color management in operating systems

History of Color management in operating systems The most efficient approach is to integrate the color management system into the computer operating system. Here, every color can be processed neutrally in the computer irrespective of the input or output medium. All the hardware and software components involved in the system can access color management because […]

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PDF Troubleshooter

PDF troubleshooter These are the TOP 10 problems when using PDF in graphic arts. Don’t take my word for it, this list actually comes from Adobe. The resolution of images is too low. Fonts are not embedded in the PDF. The wrong color space is used. The information about trim or bleed are incorrect. There […]

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VIGC study on spectrophotometers reveals: instrument accuracy can be a nightmare

VIGC study on spectrophotometers reveals: instrument accuracy can be a nightmare Quality assessment in the graphic arts industry depends mostly on the use of spectrophotometers. Printers use them to check their production processes, customers use them to evaluate the print job for acceptance. Quality demands are getting more strict every year, the spectrophotometer decides whether […]

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