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This is a question I get asked very often. First, let’s point out that we are talking about offset here, as digital, wide format and flexo really require their own topic of discussion.

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Print service providers (PSP’s) and brand managers should be in control of their colour quality in print utilizing suitable quality control software.

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Print technology has come along in leaps and bounds recently whether it be for the home, office, commercial, packaging or labels. As with all gains in technology it is simple to think that the accuracy of colour in print has also improved to the point that we can click and forget – it will be exactly as we see it, no need to worry!

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Over the past few months in lockdown I have had the chance to work more with the Myiro Tools measurement and ICC software. I have used it in our online colour training courses, for building ICC profiles for offset, inkjet and wide format devices and for checking & verifying colour output to a standard.

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First, what are we talking about here? When it comes to Print and Visual Media a ‘proof’ is often provided to confirm with you, the customer, that the ‘file’ you provided is what you are seeing as evidence as to what will be reproduced. But it can take many forms.

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When we are talking about printer profiling, we are actually talking about characterization – which in itself is a recording of the way the device prints and produces colour on a substrate (just to clear things up). This characterization data is saved into a print ICC profile.

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A handheld Spectro-Densitometer (which means it is a spectrophotometer and densitometer), easy to use, enable to quickly find and give guidance on how to fix colour issues.

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With the way things are at the moment now is as good a time as any take a look at printing your prized photographic work. With access to a wide range smaller format professional photo printers suitable for the home office or home studio you can easily set up to produce photo prints to grace the walls of your own home and even, of course, to sell, on-line.

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Well it is always going to be debatable as utopia is described in one dictionary as ‘an ideal place or state’. Achieving colour management (CM) utopia may seem like an unreachable goal and there are production constraints that we all have to deal with.

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Purchasing a handheld densitometer can be a major cost to any commercial or packaging print company. Careful consideration is required to ensure ROI so that you end up with the right device that fulfils your print business case.

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For printers, quality managers, brand managers, prepress - Techkon is always the first they will reach for to complete colour process control and quality assurance.

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We often told by our customers and users that after calibrating their monitor (or display) the images still do not look that good.

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The short answer is YES! Standards enable everyday life. From paper sizes, think A4, to the building of a modern home that you may live in - two examples of where standards are used and without them either of the aforementioned would not be possible.

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How can you stay on top of meeting the high demands of brands for shorter turns rounds and consistent, tighter colour quality within their specifications?

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You have measured and checked everything - All OK (from your side). But your customer is complaining that the colour is no good, out of tolerance….

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What is the difference between a Densitometer and a Spectrophotometer? When should each instrument be used? How do they manage colour?

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When using a spectrophotometer for colour and density measurement of printed matter, what is the right aperture size? Sometimes, depending on the print process, the colour patches to be measured are much smaller than normal.

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What is the difference between calibration and profiling? Can you do one without the other?

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Creating and building profiles is relatively easy, but how do you know if your profile is ok or not?

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Techkon’s unique colour measurement solutions serve a wide range of customers in commercial, corporate and package printing facilities, and ink manufacture. Let us find out more about the advantages and benefits of Techkon...

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Our skilled technical support team are dedicated to advising you on how to optimize on your resources and use the right tools to produce colour that is accurate, consistent and predictable.

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Colour evokes a response. Colour communicates to us and ultimately, colour sells. As consumers we are influenced by the colour of many products we look at and buy. Ask anyone in advertising and they will tell you that colour can be critical to a brand or products success.

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ISO 12647 has made a huge difference in the world of printing. Allowing printers to achieve more accurate, high quality results, this standard of printing is quickly being adopted by printing specialists around the world.

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I often get asked where to start when setting up a CMS (colour management system). Well, not one answer fits all. Like a lot of things there is ‘ifs’ and ‘buts’. It depends on a few things...

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If you desire and/or require accurate colour, from capture to monitor to print you need colour management.

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If you desire good colour management from your printer, you need to start with printer calibration. When we talk about printers, we mean inkjet, solvent, UV, toner or liquid ink based print devices or print engines – basically, the vast majority of printing machines!

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All ISO standards are undergoing a review, update and change. So what does the latest revision of ISO 12647-2:2013 mean for us?

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Calibration - the process of bringing a colour device (i.e. monitor or display, printer, and even a scanner...) into an optimal, quantifiable, repeatable state. This condition could be an industry standard, manufacturers spec or guideline or your own specification.

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