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Colour Management

Standard lighting conditions for wide format printers and their many markets
Colour Management

Standard lighting conditions for wide format printers and their many markets

Paul Sherfield shares the various standard conditions that are required for wide format printers as colours can appear differently dependent on the differing types of lighting and environments.

17-04-2024
FESPA Global Print Expo, European Sign Expo and Personalisation Experience 2024 - Day 1 Highlights
Signage
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FESPA Global Print Expo, European Sign Expo and Personalisation Experience 2024 - Day 1 Highlights

It is the first day at the FESPA Global Print Expo, European Sign Expo and Personalised Experience 2024, Europe's leading printing and signage exhibitions. Taking place at the RAI, Amsterdam in the Netherlands from 19th - 22nd March.

19-03-2024
FESPA Global Print Expo, European Sign Expo and Personalisation Experience 2024 - Day 1 Highlights
What are ICC profiles?
Software

What are ICC profiles?

Paul Sherfield offers a non-specialist guide for colour profiles for printers and details what they are and what how they work.

04-03-2024
Sustainable options for indoor displays
Wide Format Printing

Sustainable options for indoor displays

Nessan Cleary shares how Large format printing is not always seen as the most environmentally conscious area yet there are plenty of sustainable options and opportunities for indoor applications.

29-02-2024
The benefits of large format printing for photographers
Wide Format Printing

The benefits of large format printing for photographers

Nessan Cleary discusses how almost all current large format machines can print good quality images but the photography market has quite distinct needs. Nessan shares the advantages of large format printing for photographers.

23-01-2024
ICC Colour Management: the top 4 rendering intents
Colour Management

ICC Colour Management: the top 4 rendering intents

Paul Sherfield details the function and the use of rendering intents when converting images to a differing colour space and which ICC profiles to use.

19-01-2024
Forgra Colour Management Symposium to offer guidance on how to improve efficiency and reduce waste
Colour Management

Forgra Colour Management Symposium to offer guidance on how to improve efficiency and reduce waste

Paul Sherfield speaks to Andy Kraushaar, Head of Pre-Press Technology at Fogra about the Fogra Colour Management Symposium coming up in February 2024 and why it’s an important event to help you improve efficiency and reduce waste.

28-11-2023
FESPA Middle East 2024 expands floorspace to match significant exhibitor interest
Digital Printing

FESPA Middle East 2024 expands floorspace to match significant exhibitor interest

FESPA has increased the size of its inaugural FESPA Middle East event (29 – 31 January 2024 at the Dubai Exhibition Centre) by 40%, adding a third hall to the exhibition. The decision follows significant interest in the event from global suppliers and regional distributors.

02-11-2023
EGP (Extended Gamut Printing) and digital wide format presses
Process Control

EGP (Extended Gamut Printing) and digital wide format presses

Paul Sherfield discusses how the latest implementations of Extended Gamut Prinitng demonstrate the several advances in ICC colour management, process control as well as instrumentation in recent years.

25-09-2023
A World of Opportunity: Printeriors Now Offers a Permanent Online Hub for Interior Décor
Features

A World of Opportunity: Printeriors Now Offers a Permanent Online Hub for Interior Décor

Printeriors aims to inspire, the FESPA audience: bringing you a permanent showcase packed with the latest innovations, technologies and case studies and market trends.

25-07-2023
Colour management and process control for digitally printed textiles
Process Control

Colour management and process control for digitally printed textiles

Paul Sherfield shares the various challenges and issues surrounding colour management and process control regarding digitally printed textiles. Paul explains that using a RGB workflow to the press is dependent on a company's current and future systems and presses.

17-07-2023
Teaching design and colour management skills to young print professionals
Business Advice

Teaching design and colour management skills to young print professionals

Printing SA runs a popular series of courses to smooth the career paths of the printers of the future.

24-04-2023
The latest in colour measuring devices
Colour Management

The latest in colour measuring devices

Paul Sherfield provides a new update on the newest colour measuring devices on the market.

04-04-2023
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
Making a splash in vehicle wrapping with colour management technology
Software

Making a splash in vehicle wrapping with colour management technology

Even after selecting your printer, material and inks, wrappers still need to consider the type of software they may need to complete a job. We take a look at how colour management software and similar solutions can support wrappers with their work.

20-02-2023
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
A new update on Adobe and Pantone colours
Colour Management

A new update on Adobe and Pantone colours

Paul Sherefield discusses the update on Adobe and Pantone colours. In November 2021 Adobe announced that it will be withdrawing the Pantone colour libraries from the next versions of the Adobe CC suite, due in March 2022.

17-01-2023
Dreaming in Neon: Expanded Gamut and Spot Colours in Digital Printing
Digital Printing

Dreaming in Neon: Expanded Gamut and Spot Colours in Digital Printing

When it comes to added value prints, bright colours are a top priority for buyers. Therefore, digital prints with neon or expanded colour gamut are attractive to customers. Sonja Angerer discusses what you need to know before purchasing one of these new printers.

21-10-2022