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Color Management Training and Consulting

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Color Management Consulting
and Training Services
Far Beyond the Ordinary


We find seemingly
simple solutions
to complex problems.




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of online tools and workshops.

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CEO Jim Raffel Discusses G7 and Trends in the Color Management Industry



More About Our Practice

We do more than build profiles and walk away. We perform complete site audits, systems configuration, profile creation, training, G7 master printer certification and more. Working with industrial printing applications is where we shine.

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Our Certifications

CEO Jim Raffel and CMO Shelby Sapusek are both certified color management professionals. Jim is a G7 Expert and Color Management Professional certified by Idealliance, and also an SGIA Digital Color Professional Instructor. Shelby is also a Digital Color Professional Instructor certified by SGIA. Click on the badges below to learn more about our certifications.

OUR PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Color consulting

We focus on wide-format and flatbed inkjet equipment. Using dye sublimation, UV, eco-solvent and aqueous inks. And we'll work with just about any RIP in any print facility.

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Color Management Training and Tools

Visit our online store to register for a Color Management Boot Camp or fundamentals workshop. Purchase color management tools for mobile measurement and verification.

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the Jim and Shelby Show: Virtual Training

We now offer online color manageement training. Register for a live event or view recordings of past workshops.

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Our Journal

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How Building Custom Printer Profiles Produce Better Color

On a recent Saturday (Yes, we love our jobs so much that we are willing to work weekends!), we visited a client site and built three profiles for them in one day. We even managed to squeeze in some spot color work that day. When we arrived, our client showed us print examples to illustrate where he was having …

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Another Journey: Pivoting Back To Color Management Consulting

Dear colleagues, clients and friends, Our journey over the past few months - perhaps much like yours - has not been an easy one. We had to make difficult decisions professionally, financially and personally to try and find the best route back to doing what we love to do. Today, we are happy to announce that we …

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How We Transitioned To Virtual Training For Color Management

Are we all getting tired of Zoom meetings yet? I'm not sure it matters because it sure seems like meetings, training and even trade shows are going to continue to be held virtually for the foreseeable future. We just have to adapt and embrace it for now. I'm mostly okay with it; although it was an adjustment. Ask …

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