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Colour Management

A revolution in colour measurement?
Business Advice

A revolution in colour measurement?

Ultra-portable colour measurement devices could open up accuracy and reproducibility to a new generation of creatives, says Fogra.

28-03-2023
Quality-assuring colour management for big brands
Business Advice

Quality-assuring colour management for big brands

Hagen Herlitze, Team Leader Applications Print and Packaging EMEA at X-Rite, talks about how ColorCert and cloud-based applications can assist colour management quality assurance from wherever you are in the world.

20-02-2023
 X-Rite eXact 2 spectrophotometer: new benefits for wide format printers
Business Advice

X-Rite eXact 2 spectrophotometer: new benefits for wide format printers

We spoke to X-Rite about how its new spectrophotometer can help streamlining workflows, reduce waste and free up worker capacity.

23-09-2022
What’s new in colour management technology?
Business Advice

What’s new in colour management technology?

Colour management expert Paul Sherfield on the latest developments in the graphic arts industry and advice on purchasing spectrophotometers.

20-12-2021
Marco Roos: mastering the colour matrix
People in Print

Marco Roos: mastering the colour matrix

We speak to Color Concepts founder Marco Roos about how he created a company that sits at the cutting edge of colour profiling and print material testing.

22-11-2021
Colour monitoring with environmental data
Business Advice

Colour monitoring with environmental data

Why environmental factors can affect printing quality, and how to manage it.

28-09-2021
The dynamic potential of iccMAX
Business Advice

The dynamic potential of iccMAX

Jonathan Rogers, International Marketing Manager, Onyx Graphics, on why the company is a supporter of iccMAX profiles.

28-09-2021
How to calibrate greys with confidence
How to Guides

How to calibrate greys with confidence

CHROMiX owner Steve Upton explains how grey balance in colour management leads to customer satisfaction.

23-09-2021
Beyond XML and JDF: the next step
Tomorrow's World

Beyond XML and JDF: the next step

While XML and JDF form the basis of print automation, other newer formats are emerging that can make data transfer for printers even more efficient.

18-08-2021
Colour management in backlit wide format applications
Business Advice

Colour management in backlit wide format applications

Dorin Pitigoi, a colour and standardisation expert at Transilvae, discusses how to get eye-catching and consistent results in backlit wide format printing.

23-07-2021
CxF – a question of colour
Business Advice

CxF – a question of colour

X-Rite’s Ray Cheydleur explains how the CxF standard helps to make the exchange of colour data more efficient and accurate.

23-07-2021
Steve Upton at CHROMiX and colour managed workflows
People in Print

Steve Upton at CHROMiX and colour managed workflows

How ColorThink software lets printers match colours correctly.

21-06-2021
Keeping colour consistent
Business Advice

Keeping colour consistent

Michael Dreher, Training and Support Manager at Caldera, and Sebastien Hanssens, VP Marketing and Operations, on using colour calibration across different inkjet technologies to ensure great results across multiple printers.

18-06-2021
Sell more print with more accurate colour
Business Advice

Sell more print with more accurate colour

Avoiding inaccurate colour is the difference between profitability and unnecessary waste. ChromaChecker Cloud can help printers achieve this.

24-05-2021
A preview of FESPA’s Technical Guides: an introduction to colour management and reproduction
Business Advice

A preview of FESPA’s Technical Guides: an introduction to colour management and reproduction

We take a look at colour management and reproduction in this preview of the second edition of the FESPA Technical Guides.

21-04-2021
How to cut waste with better colour management
How to Guides

How to cut waste with better colour management

Colour management might sometimes feel like a mysterious dark art, but the benefits of using software such as ColorLogic’s suite of products are very real.

21-01-2021
Be more colour critical with pressSIGN
Business Advice

Be more colour critical with pressSIGN

How Bodoni’s colour management system can help printers produce accurate and high-quality results.

16-12-2020
Making a good match
Tomorrow's World

Making a good match

Giacomo Gobbo of Grafcoast explains how the Grafco Color Reader system delivers easy, intuitive and inexpensive colour management.

24-11-2020