Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify colour requirements
- Fingerprint press if printing in a controlled environment
- Calibrate digital proofing device
- Proofer is linearised for required stock
- Digital test file (eg. IT8 chart) is produced
- Test file is printed on a proofingdevice and on the type of press that will be used to obtain a proof for both film and direct-to-plate technologies
- Results are measured with a spectrophotometer
- Results are used to generate output profile that allows for dot gain, Grey Component Replacement (GCR), Under Colour Removal (UCR), total gradients and black values
- Create different monitor profiles using colour tuning package
- Calibrate scanner
- Calibrate digital camera
- Carry out maintenance
- Use colour profiles