Color Management Training and Consulting
I just finished looking at my friend Chris Brogan's resource page about blockchain technology (the underlying technology layer of bitcoin), and it made me think about how and why I learn. I'll start with the why; because it is easier for me to answer. I learn because my job is to teach and do. In order to teach and …
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When we're doing color management consulting and training, we frequently print test images like the one shown with this post. We print a test image when we are in the process of establishing a baseline for color quality. The goal is to know if we've achieved a known good print condition by assessing the images visually …
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One of the most powerful yet, misunderstood and under-utilized features of most inkjet RIP software is the named spot color matching functionality. To see just how easy this feature can be to use, take a few minutes to check out this SGIA Tech Tip by Ray Weiss before reading further. In the video, Ray discusses …
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Earlier this year while helping to lead a Color Management Boot Camp at SGIA headquarters in Fairfax, Va., I was asked to create this video for their Tuesday Tech Tips YouTube series. In this video, I discuss the difference between an inkjet printer linearization and calibration using RIP software. Take 90 seconds …
Recently, I was asked by SGIA to contribute to their new series of "Tuesday Tech Tips" videos. I decided to discuss a topic on which I spend a great deal of time with my color management consulting clients. I believe that setting the per channel (or primary) ink restrictions is the single most important step in the …
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Almost a decade ago, I shared a post about the commitment it takes to perform a proper press fingerprint. As I now spend most of my time helping folks in the digital printing space (primarily wide format inkjet), I thought it would make sense to update my thoughts on “press” fingerprinting. When I wrote the original …
