Print Control Pro

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made to measure
new solution in standards for the offset
printing process
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General Summary

• Print Control Pro is an application that guides
  printers to print according to ISO 12647
  standards
• PC Pro can also be used to set and print to
  in-house standards
• Functions
• Database for storing and analizing papertone,
  Colorimetric analysis of primary and secondary
  colors for establishing optimal printing
  densities, Print Contrast, Dotgain, Automatic
  smoothing of CTP compensation curves, Color
  gamut, Grey Balance, Trapping, and Generation of
  reports
• Connectivity with most-common measuring devices
  GretagMacbeth, X-Rite, Viptronic
• Currently supports 12647-2 and 12647-3

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Paper Management
Paper Type Standard
Measurement and comparison of paper stock
Database
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Colorimetric Analysis of Primaries
Measurement and/or input of density and dE values
All colors are measured for both dE and Density
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Density/dE graph for each color
Highest density within ISO Lab
tolerances(Higher Limit)
Density at which ISO Lab are achieved(Lower
Limit)
dE Limit
Optimal Printing Density
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Print Contrast
Higher Density Limit
Lower Density Limit
Print Contrast can also be used in conjunction
with dE/Density results, or to establish in-house
standards
Optimal Print Contrast Density
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Dotgain
Each papertype has its own dotgain reference curve
Dotgain data entry Direct measurement or manual
entry
Limits
Optimal ISO Dotgain
Actual Dotgain
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CTP Compensation curves
For CTP compensation, all points can be measured,
or only a few and PC Pro will calculate all
missing values with a perfectly smoothed curve
Automatically smoothed curve
Measured points on plate
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Color Gamut
Measurement of primary and secondary colors
Gamut comparison with ISO Gamut
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Deviation charts
dE Bar graphs for comparison of color deviations
ab Diagram for chromatic deviations of primary
and secondary colors
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Grey Balance

• 3 Definitions for grey balance ab equal to
  papertone ab equal to 50 black patch ab
  equal to 0

Chromatic deviation of grey balance
¼, ½, ¾ tones from FOGRA grey balance strip
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Trapping
Optimal trapping values
Direct measurement
Measured overprints
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Full reporting features
Addition of comments in any area of the report
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Print Profile Editor
Print profile will be used in Print Control Pro
and/or Rapid Check to check and maintain printing
conditions
Definition of all relevant printing parameters
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Rapid Check
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Rapid Check
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All Process Inks
Increase in Costs Over Base at STD Density
Data
Based on ink spend of 100,000 per annum
Density Increase 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30
Cost Increase 13.5 26.4 46.2 66.0 99.4 130.3
Actual Cost Increase 13, 500 26, 400 46,
200 66, 000 99, 400 130, 300