Controlling Color Chaos Session 3: Color Management in Action

Wednesday, November 2, 2005 2:00 PM Eastern

The third session will discuss how to use color management to make your own proofs, to check quality, and to remove the uncertainty common to the printing process. This session will also cover rips, QC tools, and other ways to integrate profiles into daily production.

Wednesday, November 2, 2005

2:00 pm Eastern

The printed piece doesn't match the proof, results are inconsistent and everyone's upset. Its total COLOR CHAOS!!! What do you do!?

It often takes such a crisis to get "everyone" (print buyers, communications managers, photographers, designers, prepress providers and printers) thinking PROACTIVELY about color control instead of simply reacting to color problems. Imagine if proofs actually matched the press sheets, monitors were truly color accurate and all your printers produced consistently good color.

"Controlling Color Chaos" is a 3-part webinar series produced jointly with ColorManagement.com, that will demonstrate how color management is used to help print buyers and the creative community resolve color problems before its too late. This program empowers the creative community to avoid subjective evaluations by providing them with the tools and information they need to finally get control of their color on press. Attendees will learn how to use cost-effective quality control tools to verify results with printers capable of meeting accurate color control standards.

This Webinar will answer the questions:

• Why is my printed piece so far from what I expected?
• Can I really trust my proof to be produced accurately on press?
• What specific things should I look for during a "press okay"?
• Why is "accurate color" so subjective?
• How do I calibrate my monitor consistent with the proofing and print results?
• How do I hold my printer accountable for accurate color reproduction?

Ron Ellis is a New England-based consultant specializing in color management, workflow training, and prepress integration. He has provided installation and training services to dealers, manufacturers, and content creators for over 20 years. His expertise also includes proofing systems, RIPs and workflow techniques ranging from simple proofing systems to entire workflow installations. Ron has authored numerous articles for industry publications and has developed training materials for numerous printing industry vendors.