CQC 2024 Presentations
Tuesday Sessions
Speaker: David Hunter
Introduction to Color Expectations
Before you can make any decisions related to color control, you have to know what level of expectations you need to meet. This session covers the difference between “just noticeable color differences” and "just acceptable color differences." And how to assess your companies color expectations in order to implement a color control solution that will meet your requirements.
Learn about Delta E, Snowflake (multi-axis tolerancing), and E-Factor, and see and touch samples.
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Managing Expectations.pdf |
Speaker: David Hunter
5 C's of Color – Beginning Session
CMP Fundamental course in 1.5 hours… Color Fundamentals – To understand how to control printing devices color, it is critical to have a foundation of knowledge related to the terms and practices relevant to color printer management. This session covers the execution of the 5 C’s of color control:
- Capture devices – need to use color measurement devices to quantify color and eliminate subjectivity.
- Calibration – required to make each printer/monitor/instrument consistent with itself.
- Characterization – required to create ICC Profiles for each print condition to define the capability of the printer.
- Conversion – required to convert each printer's color (spot and process) to match the given standard.
- Conformance – required to ensure all printers, monitors, instruments, and light booths are performing as expected to create salable color.
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1_5Cs_Intro_Capture.pdf |
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2_Calibration_v2.pdf |
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3_Characterize_Conversion.pdf |
Speaker: Krzysztof Kucma
Checking Instrument Using Harmonizer
A session focused on the reasons why instruments measure differently. Objective and marketing reasons for differences and potential methods of compensating for differences - possibilities and limitations of data harmonization technology. Open discussion about the practical possibility of implementation in an industrial environment.
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Instrument Inspector.pdf |
Speaker: Larry Jones
ChromaChecker Configuration and Setup: Beginner
The presentation is a detailed overview of the Color Quality Conference 2024. The conference focuses on the importance of certification, print inspection, accountability, user roles and privileges, reporting activation, instrument and capture inspection, project management, and certification results. The ChromaChecker Certification program is discussed, including leadership recognition, real-world goals, print manufacturing, resources, cost, technical support, and conference registration.
This presentation provides information on the registration process, the Print Inspector Wizard, dashboard and analysis tools, and the importance of color quality management. It emphasizes the significance of certification results in achieving production and organizational goals, color communication, best practices, SOPs, KPI reports, train-the-trainer initiatives, and fully implemented color quality control.
The ChromaChecker Certification program is designed to provide guidance, priority technical support, and suggested services. Additionally, this presentation discusses the resources available on the ChromaChecker website and social media, as well as the subscription model for the program.
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OverviewPresentation.pdf |
Speaker: Larry Jones
Deploying Projects and Hands-on Measurement
This presentation covered how quickly you can come onboard ChromaChecker. To start your onboarding, you will receive an invitation from the ChromaChecker account name "ChromaChecker Certification." The project provided will evaluate your ability to Onboard a new project and provide measurements to achieve some common industry standards such as GRACoL Reference Target and G7 process control. Once the project is deployed, you can provide measurement data to determine the current state of your printing device. Is it targeting GRACoL 2013? How much of a shift in color? What is the LAB shift in color? Is it in a G7 grayscale condition?
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OnboardingPresentation.pdf |
Speaker: David Hunter
When to Use Which Instrument – 3-Step Methodology to Know
Overview of the color measurement process in the printing industry.
This presentation outlines a simple 3-step process using CC Capture Variation, which involves measuring the same spot multiple times, rotating the instrument, and measuring different locations on the sample.
The presentation also discusses the importance of aperture size, general rules for baseline instruments, and the application of different geometry instrument choices for measuring ink on flat surfaces.
Additionally, it emphasizes the need to understand the process and the impact of variables related to printing on uneven, structured substrates. The methodology for testing the appropriate instrument and ensuring its consistency and accuracy is also highlighted.
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When to use which instrument?.pdf |
Wednesday Sessions
Speaker: David Hunter
Automation: Accountability Reporting
Automate the process and capture job and customer data using barcodes – Click here!
Accountability Inspector – Click here!
Zero-waste Reports — from Top Management to the Operators – Click here!
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Becoming Your Companies Color Champion.pdf |
Speaker: David Hunter
Ensure Stable/Consistent Qualify Substrates
Ensuring the digital print process is stable and consistent, and the substrates are qualified to minimize the number of ICC Profiles and workflows have to be managed
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Successful Print Managers.pdf |
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Substrate – 5 Steps.pdf |
Speaker: David Hunter
Create G7 Curve/ICC Profile – Conventional Process
The presentation discusses the G7 curve creation process for conventional presses, emphasizing the importance of precision and consistency in print data.
It outlines a 5-step process for applying production standards to printing devices, collecting baseline data, and ensuring precision before adjusting G7 curves. The presentation also highlights the need to control variables such as nips, fountain, temperature, humidity, plates, and paper, and emphasizes the importance of aligning printers to each other. Additionally, it mentions the significance of submitting press sheets to Idealliance and comparing accuracy between printers. This PDF also provides insights into the evolution of collecting print data and the manual correction process.
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ConventionalPress_StableB4_G7.pdf |
Speaker: Tim Quinn
Defining Snowflake Tolerances
Making Custom Color Bars, CMYK, Spot, RGB, ECG
and more…
Tim Quinn from Nazdar Consulting Services delivered a fascinating presentation on how to use ChromaChecker's advanced features. He is an independent consultant who knows how to leverage the system's potential. He showed the participants how to define tolerances in practice, using Snowflake instead of the traditional delta. He guided them through drawing their own "amoeba" and setting individual tolerances in the system. He also taught them how to create custom measurement strips and apply modern, extended tolerances for process and quality control. He introduced them to dynamic control strips and their role in an ECG implementation. He logically connected the dots, demonstrating his mastery of ChromaChecker's modern solutions and their usefulness for experts.
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Chromachecker 24 Snowflake demo.pdf |
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Chromachecker 24 ColorBar demo.pdf |
Speaker: Dan Gillespie
Finding Spot Color Match – Building Libraries
The New Color Match Functionality in ChromaChecker Capture – Click here!
Never Wonder If You Can Match A Color Again! – Click here!
Speaker: Krzysztof Kucma
Finding Spot Color Match – Building LUTs
Achieve precise color matches with ease! Measure or select a color from the library and print an accurate match on your printer in just minutes. This process guarantees fidelity as long as the color falls within your printer's gamut capability.
Follow these steps to correct a single color sample.
What do you need to start?
- Any supported spectrophotometer e.g. i1Pro, Myiro-1, NIX, X-rite eXact
- ChromaChecker Capture software
- Color Printer - InkJet, Laser, or any digital or large format.
- Rip or any software that makes it possible to control color management and use absolute colorimetric rendering intent
Prerequisites
- Create a custom ICC profile for your printer /substrate condition. It is possible to use a generic profile, but it will require more iterations to dial in the optimum color, and it may be out of your printer's gamut (capability to reproduce).
- Ensure that your printer maintains uniformity and repeatability in its printing process. If the printer is not uniform and repeatable, then the quality of the match will be reduced. Capture has a function called Start Variation, which checks for printer inconsistencies.
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LUTs.pdf |
Thursday Sessions
Speaker: David Hunter
Industry Update
This presentation covers what is new in the Industry that you should be aware of including: What is G7+, What is the new GRACoL version that is coming (Universal Data set), The new UV data set for Uncoated Printing, Extended Color Gamut update for 5-7 process color printing and more
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IndustryUpdate.pdf |
Speaker: Krzysztof Kućma
ChromaSpot Color Library Introduction and Feedback
Presentation of a new idea - a model of a universal color library for printing. A proposal for a new method of color communication. The system is based on understandable coding and friendly names.
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ChromaSpot.pdf |
Speaker: David Hunter
Ensure Stable/Consistent Qualify Substrates
We will provide the PDFs and demonstrate the procedures for each of these processes so you can know the expected capabilities of the printer before you purchase. If you are purchasing a new digital or conventional press, what level of color variation and accuracy should you expect? Does the print align with the existing printers that we have? We have benchmarked over 40 print devices, and we stack rank them based on Gamut size (range of color), color variation, color accuracy, and resolution. You will leave this session knowing how to benchmark presses and never make a purchase of a new or used printing device without doing this exercise first.
- Baseline the consistency of the printer.
- Quantify the within-sheet uniformity of the printer – if this fails, there is no sense in performing any additional benchmarks until this is corrected.
- Quantify the within 1000-page job repeatability.
- Quantify the between-job reproducibility.
- Quantify the gamut size for a given substrate/speed/head pass setting – ISO Gamut volume and Number of PMS colors within 2 ∆E
- Quantify the Accuracy of the printing device – based on your requirements (GRACoL or other, quantify spot color accuracy)
- Quantify the contrast resolution of the printing device.
By quantifying all of these parameters before you purchase, you will know how to configure the press to meet your needs upon installation. You will not have to figure out the capabilities after installation wasting time you could be manufacturing print and making money with the printer once it is installed.
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Printer Benchmarking.pdf |
Speaker: Krzysztof Kućma
QC and Profiling on Foils Measuring on Physical Objects, and Fabrics
ChromaChecker developed a complete methodology that enables making ICC profiles based on CC Sphere - d/8° geometry instruments. SPIN/SPEX on UV on or OFF. A dedicated XY Table that can use not only CC Sphere but also other instruments makes the whole process automated.
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CC XY Table.pdf |
Speaker: David Hunter
Setting up the Operator Interface, Matching Ink, Finding Spot Matches, Updating G7 Curves
Configuring Operators in Accountability Inspector and setting up Web or Capture Interface for them to see results of press performance.
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5th Color in 4 Color Printing Importance of Substrate.pdf |
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