Hello Lee lee.b-at-bodoni.co.uk (Lee)::21/10/04::9:52 am:: GMT+0100
>Hi, >Pantone are running a printer accreditation program, which gives >training and best practice for running presses, and applying a >properly colour managed workflow from design to press. > >They have adopted the ISO 12647-2 aim values for press, and recommend >using the ISOCoated profiles for CMYK, and Adobe RGB (1998) for RGB. It's good to see Pantone offering to test printers to see if they are ISO 12647-2 compatible, I'm sure FOGRA and ECI are pleased to have their support. The training is, theoretically a valuable offer, setting plate curves to be used on a press is not a straightforward task and takes a great deal of expertise. - but: 1: with a FOGRA strip and an application like basICColor Control [and others] it's totally easy for printers to test themselves. And they can produce and circulate a report to verify that. They can do it as often as they like too. 2: will it be really worthwhile, being certified by Pantone? I've measured different Pantone CMYK process colour books and seen quite a difference in colour. I've heard printers talk about this too, the inaccuracy of those Pantone books. Best Regards Neil Barstow Consulting in Imaging & Colour Management http://www.colourmanagement.net/ http://www.apple.com/uk/creative/neilbarstow/ =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
