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PrintSpec
Following the publication in November 2004 of the New ISO 12647-2:2004 Specification for Offset Lithography, Mellow Colour Ltd announce the release of PrintSpec™- now updated with all the targets and tolerances of the latest ISO Specification.
Overview
PrintSpec allows Printers to generate comprehensive ISO 12647 pass/fail reports generated from the small PrintSpec strip placed along with production CMYK printed work.
Printers requiring a system for a straightforward ISO verification will need PrintSpec software plus a spectrophotometer for measuring the PrintSpec strip. PrintSpec supports interfaces to a variety of popular spectrophotometers.
PrintSpec Reports include of ISO 12647-2, 3, 4, SWOP and GRACol are selectable from pull down menus, and custom in house standards can be generated for special applications.
Features & Benefits
- Standardised print appearance
- Faster make ready times
- Reduced waste
- Effective colour communication
- Increased customer satisfaction
- Systematic troubleshooting
How PrintSpec works
- Using a spectrophotometer the printer measures a colour strip, which is run along with production work
- A comprehensive report is generated, presenting L*a*b* values, dot gain and grey balance values in charts, alongside either the ISO specified targets, or if the user wishes, in-house targets for comparison.
Comparing these values, the user can identify whether their print conforms to specification.
For mom-conforming print, PrintSpec provides all the tolls for tuning the process to ISO 12647, including Dot Gain (TVI) compensation, Dryback calculation, and averaging of multiple reports. For printing companies requiring a more comprehensive set of colour quality control tools, PrintSpec Colour QA Manager and PrintSpec Colour Consultant have more powerful features, including:
- Curve Tuner – for calculation of TVI curves printed from non-linear plates
- Neutralise – for generating TVI curves that produce neutral three colour greys
- Match – for matching print appearance from ISO standard paper types on different stocks
- Fast sorting and averaging of multiple reports, historic analysis, management reports and advanced trending tools have also been enhanced for the latest version of RetroSpec.