Fogra PSD and ISO Update Certificate The company Superprint Media Ltd Nozzlestreet 12, 34567 Funcity has been successfully tested according to the certification requirements of Valid until 2010-12-31 ProzessStandard Digital The certification comprised: Achieving a repeatable print output [Output process control] Process and material independent realization of defined printing aims Realization of consistent print outs, across different workflow and RIP-solutions, based on complex PDF documents. Availability of adequate instruments and staff knowledge. The detailed results of the audit as well as the ongoing monthly quality checks are accessabily at the Fogra homepage. The following represaentative system combinations have been tested: Reference Printing System Controller/RIP CMS-Software Substrate QS-Software ISO 15311 Quality type FOGRA39 Canonica Super Mega RIP Perfect Profiler Super Paper 1 Color Care Side-by-Side Print Plus - A GraCol2006 Heideloh Perfect RIP Colour Onion Mega Gloss2 Excelsis Media Relati- Seneprint Superb Pro ve - B IFRA26 Durstig Mega- GeRIP lite Little Colour Pearl Fine 3 Maxwelt Media Relati- Wide 5000 Nerd V9 ve - C This certificate is valid until xxxx-xx-xx. Munich, 2011-09-13 Fogra-Partner: Dr. Eduard Neufeld Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Kraushaar M. Sc. Wolgang Goethe General director Head of prepress department Partner company name Ltd 1
Agenda 1. PSD in the FograCert ecosystem 2. PSD - Recommendation for industrial typical printing 3. PSD - Certification process 4. ISO News 2
1. The FograCert eco system Audience Proofing Validation Print Offset printing Digital Printing Manufacturer Ability of a system ISO 12647-7 ISO 12647-8 Machine acceptance test System Check - 15311 service providers Gültig bis 2010-12-31 Ability to create... ISO 12647-7 ISO 12647-8 For end users Conformance PSO - Conformance check Print Check (PSD) day to day practice MediaStandard Print (MSP) ProcessStandard Digital (PSD) ISO 12647-2 For individuals 3
2. PSD - Code of Practice PSD guidelines have been published by Fogra in 2012 [german], english version was published at drupa Discussion and further development within the DPWG Comments will be discussed at Feb. 5th in Munich For PSO the ISO 12647-2 is the "heart", for PSD the ISO 15311 is the "kidney". It is about the interplay and use case dependent facilitation of the standards ISO 15311-1 / -2 / -3 on ISO/TS track PSD will reflect the ongoing developments ("Living document") Yearly update The online version is free of charge (as we published the Softproof-cookbook) DPWG=Digital Printing Working Group 4
2. The PSD anatomy 1.Introduction, Concept 2.Basics 3.Data Workflow 4.Approval & Softproof 5.Process Control 6.Quality Assurance New Process independent Media relative color reproduction Gradual evaluation of quality (levels) 7.Use cases 8.Certification ISO 15311-1a Gültig bis 2010-12-31 DPE-Dealer 5
2. How PSD is addressing digital printing needs 1. Output Process Control 2. Colour Fidelity Proof to Print Match Large Format 3. Workflow Data Preflight Small Format Stability PDF/X Output Printing the Expected ICC Handling PDF/X Creation Altona Test Suite V1 & V2 Light Audit 6
2. PSD - Process Control Pyramid 8. Quality Assurance RIP 7. 7. Validierung Validation with / without colour management! Optional 1:1 6. Characterization & Profiling (z.b. ICC) 5. Adjustments/Calibration Solid Coloration [InkLimit] Linearization (1D or clut) 4. Analyze printing condition 3. Select Colour Reference(s) 2. Identify/Check material combination 1. Maintenance according to manufacturer settings 7
2. PSD - added values Internet Tablet PC DVD, Motion Picture Demonstrate that you understand customer expectations Improve colour communication throughout the food chain Implement objective means for you process control and quality assurance Multi Channel Publishing Printing Conventional Printing Consistent colour rendering across all media Typical colour gamuts Representing the range of output media Act as an interchange or exchange space Digital Printing Gültig bis 2010-12-31 8
2. PSD Print check versus System Check Definition of the individual print job. Compromise between effort and technical "coverage". PSD-Print Check Colour Accuracy: Instrumental (Absolute, Media relative) Uniformity, Detail sharpness: Visual Definition of the capability of a digital printing system by means if a combination constituted by driving (RIP), substrate, printing machinw and colorant. PSD System Check Colour Accuracy: Instrumental (Absolute, Media relative) Uniformity, Detail sharpness permanence driving (PDF/X etc) 9
AK20080828v02 When quality A [IT8.7/4] matters ISO 12647-7_8 Evaluation Testform DAY1 12 HamburgeFogra 11 HamburgeFogra 10 HamburgeFogra 9 HamburgeFogra 8 HamburgeFogra 7 HamburgeFogra 6 HamburgeFogra 5 HamburgeFogra 4 HamburgeFogra 3 HamburgeFogra 2 HamburgeFogra 2 HamburgeFogra 3 HamburgeFogra 4 HamburgeFogra 5 HamburgeFogra 6 HamburgeFogra 7 HamburgeFogra 8 HamburgeFogra 9 HamburgeFogra 10 HamburgeFogra 11 HamburgeFogra 12 HamburgeFogra EFI Dealer Summit, Ratingen, 2013 2. Fogra testforms to determine image quality Fogra ImageQuality Testform Package Testform Criteria covered Testform Criteria covered Image Quality Homogeneity Repeatability Edge Raggedness Edge Blurriness Bleeding Line Width Colour Accuracy Register Effective Addressabilty Fill (Caries) Mottle (M-Score) Streakiness Background Haze Inking variations accross the Format Repeatability Printernoise Testform: ISO 12647-7_8 Evaluation Fading / Permanence Bleeding Colour Accuracy Variation tolerances (within the run) Graininess Edge Raggedness Edge Blurriness Fill (Caries) Inking variations accross the format Fading Light Fastness Contouring Bleeding Edge Raggedness Edge Blurriness Colour accuracy Spot colour handling Tonal steps, Vignettes Uniformity, Streaks Printer Noise Ghosting Ink Set gloss Ghosting Shine Through and Strike Through Adhesion Abrasion Register Register Detail sharpness (incl. misregistration, edge raggedness & blurriness, L-Score) Tonal Steps Number of technical and visual discernible tonal steps 4 Way comparison Visual comparison of different printouts. Mechanical ghosting Visual test images (using index colours) 10
2. Device Mode or simulation mode, that is the... Device Mode transform Simulation Mode transform Per channel operations Using multi-dimensional look up "pure colours" tables (cluts) "Contamination" of the primaries Depends on the screening What does the customer see? What is the native printing machine capability? Contrast-Resolution-Chart 11
2. Fogra print sample database 12
The company has been successfully tested according to the certification requirements of Valid until 2010-12-31 The certification comprised: Achieving a repeatable print output [Output process control] Process and material independent realization of defined printing aims Realization of consistent print outs, across different workflow and RIP-solutions, based on complex PDF documents. Availability of adequate instruments and staff knowledge. The detailed results of the audit as well as the ongoing monthly quality checks are accessabily at the Fogra homepage. The following represaentative system combinations have been tested: Reference Printing System Controller/RIP CMS-Software Substrate QS-Software ISO 15311 Quality type FOGRA39 Canonica Super Mega RIP Perfect Profiler Super Paper 1 Color Care Side-by-Side Print Plus - A GraCol2006 Heideloh Perfect RIP Colour Onion Mega Gloss2 Excelsis Media Relative - B Seneprint Superb Pro IFRA26 Durstig Mega- GeRIP lite Little Colour Pearl Fine 3 Maxwelt Media Relative - C Wide 5000 Nerd V9 This certificate is valid until xxxx-xx-xx. Munich, 2011-09-13 Fogra-Partner: Dr. Eduard Neufeld Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Kraushaar M. Sc. Wolgang Goethe General director Head of prepress department Partner company name Ltd EFI Dealer Summit, Ratingen, 2013 3. PSD cert - preparation, audit, continuation 1 Complete the Checklist (fogra.org) 2 Visit the preparation seminar [optional] 3 Complete the missing prerequisites [FograCert + Remedial quality tracking] Test forms + Job description 4 3 representative combinations [Schedule the audit + Sign contract] 5 Certification audit Monthly quality report to Fogra Certificate Superprint Media Ltd Nozzlestreet 12, 34567 Funcity ProzessStandard Digital 6 Evaluation at the Fogra lab 13
3. Qualified Fogra partners - EFI DPEs 14
3. PSD Success stories 15
3. PSD Success stories 16
4. ISO News ISO standards don't come from God father but are the result of people investing resources to achieve an (international) agreed upon standard! You reap what you sow! 17
4. Basics in standardization You don't need ISO standards! But they make the life much easier. 1. ISO standards respond to a need in the market 2. ISO standards are based on global expert opinion 3. ISO standards are developed through a multi-stakeholder process 4. ISO standards are based on a consensus 18
4. Only Participation allows you to... Actively revise existing and shape new standards Prevent bad things to come into place [and reality for your company] To see what s going on ISO meeting, Paris, 2008 2 meetings a year On invitation of national bodies [DIN in germany, ANSI in the US, etc] of P-members Next meeting will be October 29/30 in Berlin 2013 ISO meeting, Tokyo, 2007 19
4. ISO standards are all around Text Bulltet 1 20
4. www.iso.org ISO is the world s leading developer of international Standards (16077). ISO standards specify the requirements for state-of-the-art products, services, processes, materials and systems Over 50000 experts ISO standards are designed to be implemented worldwide (157 countries) 21
4.... for graphic arts industries WG 1 Terminology Text ISO TC 130 Graphic technology WG 5 Ergonomics + Safety WG 2 Prepress Data Exchange revitalization initiated by the USA in 1989 WG 3 Process Control + Metrology Participants: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Netherlands, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA, Italy, Romania etc WG 4 Media + Materials Liaisons: TC 6 TC 42 IEC JTC1 CIE, ICC; etc 22
4. A long way from the idea to the standard International Standard (IS) Technical Specification Publicly Available Specification Technical Report Proposal Text Proposal Proposal Proposal NP NP NP WD WD WD CD CD CD CD DIS FDIS ISO/TS 10128 ISO/TS 10128 IS TS PAS TR
4. ISO standards from conventional point of view Printing Conditions Requirements Conformance Part 1 Proofing Part 2 Part 3 Part 4-6 Part 8 Part 7 Commercial Offset Coldset Offset Gravure, Screen, Flexo Validation Print Contract Proof Connecting Processes with related metrology and some more... ISO 3664 Viewing ISO 15076 Colour Management ISO 2846 Printing Inks ISO 13655 Colour Measurement 24
4. ISO standards from digital point of view ISO 3664:2009 Appraisal ISO 13655:2009 Metrology (M0, M1, M2, M3) ISO/TS 15311-x 1: Reporting schema 2: Aim values for important use cases / market segments ISO/TS 18621-x 1: Concept 2: Image quality attributes (M- Score, L-Score, Graininess, etc.) PSD covers important international and defacto standards (and its smooth integration) Get all ISO news from www.fogra.org 25
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