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. – Basic Color Theory & Process Control / Verification
- Color perception and lighting
- RGB & CMYK color models
- L*a*b* color space
- Delta E
- Test prints
- Data collection and gamut comparison
10:30 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. Spot Colors & Color Management Settings
- Real world spot color solution
- Named spot colors
- Adobe defaults in color management settings
- Color gamuts
- Rendering intents
- Honoring embedded profiles
11:30 a.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