Print Color Management - Fingerprint & Profiling · 2 Rudi Weis-Schiff Director Business Development Janoschka Image to Print Istanbul, Turkey, July 2019 –Workshop Print-Color-Management

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Print Color Management - Fingerprint & Profiling

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Rudi Weis-Schiff

Director Business Development

Janoschka

Image to Print Istanbul, Turkey, July 2019 – Workshop Print-Color-Management - Fingerprinting and Profiling

Kosmas Jeropoulos

Project Manager OSC/In-House EMEA

Siegwerk

Kiran Deshpande

Global Senior Expert Color Management

Siegwerk

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➔ is a TASK !

PRINT COLOR MANGEMENT

✘it is not a cost

✘it is not a

waste of time !


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➔ it handles

all processes

in context

with matching

of COLORS

between

Contract Proof

and Print-Run

What is

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COLORis one of the most important Assets of a Brand !


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signed Digital-Target-Proof Printing-Result


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and now just imagine:that you have an entire product-family

and you want them all look the same…


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Printer A

Printer B

Printer C

Printer D

Too Blue!

Too Pale!

Too Red!

TooDark!


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Nothing looks like, what you wanted it to be !

Why is it different

from what I have

approved ...?

What am I going

to do now ??!!

• “The Artwork looked great, the print looks horrible…” !

• “This white is not white but grey…” !

• “The offset print looks great, why is it so bad in gravure…” ?

• “There is no uniformity within that range of product,

each size looks different…” !


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and then the discussion starts…

This is no

good !Why

is that?

▪ “This is an offset repro and not made for gravure…” !

▪ “ I have to add red to my yellow to make it work…” !

▪ “ this is not calibrated…” !

▪ “ this proof is no good…” !

and: it is too late!

▪ we have lost time !

▪ and money !


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1. Reducing setup-time

and waste

2. Simulate the final

printing result

= secure color-match

3. SAVE MONEY

Why do we need

PRINT COLOR MANGEMENT ?Image to Print Istanbul, Turkey, July 2019 – Workshop Print-Color-Management - Fingerprinting and Profiling


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Magenta

YellowCyan

Red

Green Blue


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Topics:

1. Color space

2. Tooling (plates, cylinders)

3. Fingerprinting (machine settings)

4. Profiling

5. The result

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Topics:

1. Color space



4. Profiling

5. The result



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Colors are not visual effects

anymore, today, colors:

▪ are defined values

▪ are measurable


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Color can be measured - CIELABThe International Commission on Illumination (CIE) defined the CIELAB Color-Space in 1976.

All colors are identified by 3 coordinates

L* = Lightness a* = Red – Green Axis b* = Yellow – Blue Axis

L* : 45

a* : 73

b* : -24

L* : 53

a* : -19

b* : -51

L* : 81

a* : - 19

b* : -51


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What we can see – versus what we

can make !


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Color Gamuts vary, influenced by:

▪ Different printers

▪ Different printing technologies

Fingerprint enables to know their different

Color-Gamuts and to align them

Printer A Printer B Printer C Printer D

Color Gamuts


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Topics:

1. Color space



4. Profiling

5. The result



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Tooling (cylinders, plates)Define a fingerprint test-form which should contain:

▪ Color-chart ECI-2002

▪ Pictures, product images

for visual control of print quality, reflecting

printers customer base and market

▪ Tone-scales, color balance

▪ Control elements, EAN, fine type (pos./neg.)

▪ Fogra media-scale

▪ Background at 30% (all colors)

▪ Company Logos


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Engrave Cylinders or Flexo-Plates

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Cylinders according to:

▪ Standard engraving parameters

▪ Surface roughness and structure

according to specification

▪ Defined line/cm, angle, stylus

▪ Engraving technology (EM, Laser)

▪ Minimum tolerances

▪ All parameters need to be documented (pictures & values)


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Flexo plate-making according to:

▪ Corresponding plates parameters

▪ Screens, angles, inking rollers

▪ Minimum tolerances

▪ All parameters need to be documented

(pictures & values)


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Topics:

1. Color space



4. Profiling

5. The result



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Process steps


Process stabilization

Fingerprinting / Calibration

Profiling / Characterization

Stable process variables Bring the press to a known

desired benchmark

Provides repeatable output

Define the relationship between ink-

values (C, M, Y, K) and colors

(L*a*b* values)

Records a behavior of press

into color profileProvides a good starting point

WHAT?

WHY?

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Many items have impact

on the printing result…Each printing process and almost each job requires

specific technical parameters and expertise:

➔Different Printing Machines

➔ Different Substrates

➔ Different Printing Inks

➔ Environment: Temperature & Humidity

➔ People


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Printing machines…But also different printing machines,

processes and different machine settings

have big influence on the printing result…

➢Type of machine

➢ Number of Colors

➢ Printing Speed

➢ Impression Rollers / Pressure

➢ Viscosity of the inks

➢ Doctor-blade setting

➢Temperature, Humidity

➢ etc.


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Fingerprinting (example: gravure)

Printing-press settings according to:

✓Optimum production conditions

✓Optimum printing speed

✓Set ink-viscosity to standard

✓Set ink-density to standard

✓Check ink temperature

✓Optimum doctor-blade angle and pressure

✓Optimum pressure (pressure-roller)

✓Check environment conditions (temperature, humidity)


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Fingerprinting (example: gravure)

Printing quality:

✓Perfect register !

✓Check L*a*b* values & DE* against target

✓Check tone-values / grey-balance

✓Check tonal value for flooding

✓Measure and document dot-gain

in 75% - 50% - 25% 5% values

✓ Is 5% tone printing stable

✓ Is print streak-free

✓No scumming, no hazing

✓No repel, dissolution or break-off

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and bear in mind…


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and bear in mind…

Do not try to bend the printing machine settings to get a good looking sample:

▪ print as under “normal” or “relaxed” production conditions

▪ which can be repeated every day


Documentation:Documentation of all cylinder parameters:

▪ Type of cylinders (shaft/shaft-less)

▪ Face-width / circumference

▪ Roughness

▪ Printing direction

▪ Surface / reverse print

▪ Color sequence

▪ Engraving parameters and specifications

Printer

Cyl. Manufacturer: Internal Job No.:

Type of Cylinder:

Way of print: Customer service

Facewidth:

Circumference: Janoschka No.

Roughness:

Engrav. Machine:

Seq Colour Screen Angle Stylus Cellwidth Depth Gamma

1

2

3

4

5

Printing machine: Corona Treatment:

Printing Speed: ESA:

Substrate:

Lacquer:

Ink Manufacturer:

Ink System: Retarder:

Viewing conditions: Backing material:

special backing material which needs to lay underneath a fingerprint / job

Seq Colour Visco* Density** Solvents Retarder Pressure Dotgain 25% Dotgain 50% Angle Pressure

1

2

3

4

5

recommended densities: K 1.80 - 2.00; C 1.50 - 1.70; M 1.35 - 1.50; Y 1.35 - 1.45

* Viscosity measured with ** Density measured with settings/filter : DIN / PAP / NO

*** Lab measured with settings/filter : D50 / 2° / ABS / NO

Ambient temperature: Type Doc blade:

Rel. Humidity: Overlap blade:

Inking roller: Hardness of impression rollers:

Other process steps to be taken into account:

Cylinder proof done by: Date Approved by:

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Documentation:Documentation of all printing parameters:

▪ Printing-machine

▪ Printing speed

▪ Substrate

▪ Doctor Blade / overlap-blade / angle / pressure

▪ ESA

▪ Corona treatment

▪ Hardness of pressure-roller and pressure

▪ Inking roller

▪ Temperature / Humidity

Printer


Type of Cylinder:


Facewidth:


Roughness:

Engrav. Machine:


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2

3

4

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Substrate:

Lacquer:

Ink Manufacturer:





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Documentation:Documentation of all ink parameters:

▪ Ink Manufacturer

▪ Ink System

▪ Viscosity

▪ Density

▪ Solvents

▪ Retarder▪ Varnish / Lacquer

Printer


Type of Cylinder:


Facewidth:


Roughness:

Engrav. Machine:


1

2

3

4

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Substrate:

Lacquer:

Ink Manufacturer:





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5000 K

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Documentation:

and don’t forget:

▪ Viewing conditions (5000 K – 6500 K)

▪ Measuring conditions (D50, 2º)

▪ Backing material

(ex.: if printed material is laminated)

▪ … /

Printer


Type of Cylinder:


Facewidth:


Roughness:

Engrav. Machine:


1

2

3

4

5



Substrate:

Lacquer:

Ink Manufacturer:





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Remarks

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5000 K

6500 K

Surface Reverse

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Topics:

1. Color space



4. Profiling

5. The result




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1200Ink supplier

Ink sytem

Color sequence

Viscosity

Solvent

Ink laying

Ink trapping

Additives

Temperature

RetarderDensity

LAB

Break-down

Printing speed

Drying

Impression roller

Substrate

Ink support

Doctor blade setting

Electrostatic support

Substrate

type Surface

Roughness

Surface tention

Surface Coating

EM engraved

Laser engraved

Resolution

Screen angle

Cell dimensions

Stylus angle

Gamma

Cylinder surface

Cylinder circumference

Humidity

Dust

Pick-date / information:


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Your color-gamut

Define your color-gamut:


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Fingerprinting and Profiling:

bring "essential components" together…


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Fingerprinting and Profiling:

bring "essential components" together…


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Profiling:Fingerprint sample produced under the BEST conditions:

▪ Printed test chart is the color-target

▪ read-in by automatic Spectro-photometers

▪ Profile calculation - seeking △E: 1

▪ Selective / visual corrections or fine-tuning carried-out by experts is possible


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Printer Specific Profile:➔ Pre-Press / Color Separation will be done with the application of these profiles


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Printer Specific Profile:

Digital-Proof

Barrel-Proof

Print-Run


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Topics:

1. Color space



4. Profiling

5. The result



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signed target-proof Final printing-result


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Consistency and uniform quality:Regardless:

▪ Where and when it is printed

▪ What printing technology used

▪ Which Inks or Substrates used


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Jypyyy…!

Yes…!

Print-Color Management:

➢Efficiency improvement !

➢ Less Waste !

➢ Saved Money !

➢ Happy Customers !


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Print Color Management - Fingerprint & Profiling · 2 Rudi Weis-Schiff Director Business Development Janoschka Image to Print Istanbul, Turkey, July 2019 –Workshop Print-Color-Management