FESPA Coffee Break: Process Control - How To Set Up Effective Colour Workflows To Save Money!
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In the first of a series of short and relevant talks, FESPA launched its new ‘Coffee Break’ webinar series to widespread interest and acclaim.
The webinar on October 20th was hosted by FESPA's Technical Manager, Graeme Richardson-Locke.
In this discussion they were pleased to have the support of Toby Burnett, Director EMEA & Americas at PrintFactory the print workflow software developer and Paul Sherfield, owner of The Missing Horse Consultancy who specialise in setting up digital workflows in the Printing and Pre-Media industries.
Saving money comes from planning and implementing colour workflows that ensure predictable results for any media at any time.
They touched on the essential tools required for inkjet printing, from PDF-X files, display screens, colour management in Adobe, standardised viewing conditions and measuring colour for media profiling that allow you to guarantee results so that your colour workflow meets your customer needs.
Areas that were covered included how to improve your process controlled workflow, how to improve customer files, screen, desktop software and print viewing conditions, colour management in DFE digital front end/RIP) and the importance of device profiles and print quality assessment and validation.
Further offerings in this series include, ‘Looking ahead and building a more sustainable business. How a sustainability audit of your business will reveal opportunities to save energy, balance your Carbon and attract new customers! ‘ & ‘What are the benefits of Software automation, what new skills are required?.’
