The summit was kicked off by Steve Smiley who stated that the Print Properties Committee prepares the TR00 documents for CGATS. Steve also stated that proofing can now be done by the numbers using methodology developed and tested at IPA conference last year.
Don Hutcheson took over and let us know there are now downloadable profiles – These are NOT official profiles, Don would actually prefer that “us†color professionals use the characterization data to create our own profiles (Thanks to X-Rite for providing the profiles for download). Here are the profile names. Just do a Google search as it sounds like they are available for download in multiple places now: (GRACoL2006_coated1v2, SWP2006_Coated3v2, SWP2006_Coated5v2).
There is a new P2P25 Target that requires the new IDEAlink Curve software v1.1 (beta 5) to be properly utilized. An updated G7 How-To version will be coming soon (Don said he would be working on it over the summer now that he has committed to it!).
A new G7 working group is/will be providing expanded guidance and tools for the pressroom. This will likely lead to separate documents for process and press types.
A new ISO 12647-7 Color Control Strip was presented publicly for the first time. The following is a reproduction of Don’s bullet points:
-Â Â Â For individual proof verification
-Â Â Â Confirms G7 curve gray balance as well as general color
-Â Â Â Challenge to do it in 52 patches!
-Â Â Â Basis for new proof registration program
And that Proof Registration Program is:
-Â Â Â IDEAlliance initiative asked for by print buyers
-Â Â Â Web-based registry for individual proofs
-   Returns reg #, bar code and delta E by patch, but no “Pass / Fail†report (until standard tolerances exust user determines own tolerance
-   Open to all vendors – IDEAlliance is host
-Â Â Â Does NOT replace SWOP / GRACoL Proof certification
(OK, I can’t resist…sounds an awful lot like ProofPass.com for all you early adopters who have been using ProofPass.com for 2 plus years ïŠ )
Matt Fenn; Q & A
Don asked if another characterization data set was to be created which one would people want?
FM Set
Inter-station drying set
Wide gamut set – Looks like this one had the most votes