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 to watch the video and then I'll add a few comments after. Let's focus on calibration, which I …
Color management: Setting per channel ink restrictions
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 color management process. Please take 90 seconds to watch the video and then I'll provide some additional …
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Press Fingerprinting a Decade Later
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 post, “press” meant a traditional offset-ink-on-paper piece of equipment and that’s the context in which …
Clean up your color toolbox
Spring is a great time of year to think about cleaning; so we decided this would be a good time to share a list of the essential verification and process control tools you should have in your color toolbox. Our Recommended Color Toolbox The following list includes half a dozen items that anyone serious about color verification and process control should own. We have all these tools in our office; although some of them …