Description
Agenda
We ask that all attendees arrive by 8:45 a.m. We will start promptly at 9 a.m.
9 a.m. – Welcome and Introductions
9:15 a.m. – Color Management Basics
- Canned vs. custom profiles
- RIP color management settings
- Selecting correct rendering intent
- Profile visualization
- Test print and verification
- Spot colors
10:30 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. Design Side Color Management Considerations
- Settings within Adobe Creative Suite programs
- Swatches – named spot colors and Pantone colors
11:15 p.m. – Demonstration of Printing
- Mimaki Rasterlink
- Configure color management settings
- Produce 2 test prints – before/after changing default color management settings
Noon – Lunch Provided
- Networking with Mimaki sales and technical staff
1 p.m. – Building Custom Profiles Made Easy
- Custom vs. canned profiles
- How to build profiles
- The most important step: Setting primary ink restrictions
- Value of common visual appearance
- Accuracy vs. precision
2 p.m. – Demonstration of Custom Profile Creation
- Mimaki MPM 3
- Hands-on assessment of primary ink restriction target
3:15 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. – Demo with Hands-On Spot Color Verification
- Install custom profile in Rasterlink
- Produce test print
- Evaluate test prints from the day against desired reference print condition
- Compare test print spot colors to Pantone book
- Discuss options for improving spot color matches
5 p.m. – Adjourn
