Print Color Management

Red sections in the layout should not turn out orange on the print. For maximum colour fidelity, Heidelberg offers you Print Colour Management (PMC) - a unique process for the perfect coordination of prepress equipment and presses that shortens make-ready times, reduces waste and results in more cost-effective production.

Features (five-step program)

• Consultancy: in-depth analysis of current color data workflows, discussion about possible improvement, definition of objectives, establishment of implementation schedule
• Standardization: definition of conditions for implementing PCM and of color standards
• Optimizing the prepress: calibration of all output devices so that they always supply identical results, adjustment of imagesetters to ensure required dot gain in print
• Optimizing the press: optimization of color presetting profiles stored in the machine control system for respective inks and papers to ensure the greatest possible consistency with color settings done at the prepress level (CIP-3)
• Creating ICC color profiles: measurement of the color space of the printing press and upstream output systems. Generated data is fed into workflow (RIP, Proofer) and ensures true color across all steps of the production process (Proof, Monitor)

Benefits

• Greater productivity from the very first step to the final print
• Greater reliability and consistency in print quality
• Shorter make-ready times, less waste
• True-color proofs