GMG, a leading developer and supplier of high-end color
management software solutions, announces the immediate availability of an updated
version of its GMG ProofControl quality assurance tool.
GMG ProofControl is an easy-to-use quality control
application that ensures digital color proofs meet a predefined standard. Used
as part of a color-managed production workflow, ProofControl is an integral
component to help print service providers provide the most accurate simulation
against a vast range of international output standards such as ISO, ECI, SWOP
and 3DAP, or any user-defined quality standard.
When paired with a third-party spectrophotometer (either an
external device or the integrated spectrophotometer increasingly found in
professional-grade print engines) GMG ProofControl measures the color output,
comparing the result to target values stored within its database. If the
measurement readings are within a predefined tolerance, a small adhesive label
is printed and fixed (typically) on the back of each calibrated proof,
providing a quick visual assurance to all project stakeholders that it has been
produced to within acceptance standards.
Enhanced measurement
and standards support for GMG ProofControl 2.1
GMG ProofControl v2.1 now includes support for the more
tightly-defined, D50-based, ISO 13655:2009 standard. Using a measurement device
that supports M0 (no UV cut), M1 (No UV cut, D50) and M2 (UV Cut) filter
settings, such as the X-Rite EyeOne Pro2, users can select the appropriate
measurement parameters when creating either profiles adhering to international
standards such as ISO 13655, or to the user’s own unique print standard.
GMG ProofControl v2.1 also includes presets for the new SWOP
and GRACoL standards SWOP2013C3 (CRPC5), SWOP2013C5, GRACoL2013 coated (CRPC6)
and GRACoL2013 uncoated (CRPC3). These new standards profiles are based on
ISO/DIS 15339-2 with its specification of a limited number of Characterized
Reference Printing Conditions (CRPC), which are device-and-process-agnostic
color space references requiring M1 measurement conditions (ISO 13655:2009).
“GMG ProofControl allows print service providers to provide
guaranteed and quality-checked output standard for their digital color proof
production, regardless of device, standards criteria or print process,” says
Birgit Plautz, Manager Technical Services, GMG. “Continuing technological
advances allow the industry to continue to refine and develop ever more
accurate and definable output standards. GMG ProofControl v2.1 embraces these
new standards and measurement conditions, allowing our customers to offer
best-in-class digital output to the end user, supported with a quality
assurance certificate that confirms the expected output tolerances.”
GMG is a leading developer and supplier of high-end color
management software solutions and the brand is synonymous with a guarantee for
high-quality solutions for everything to do with color. GMG’s goal is to
provide complete solutions for standardizing and simplifying the color
management workflow in order to achieve consistent colors on all media types
and with any printing technology. Today, more than 11,000 systems are in use
among customers around the globe. These span a wide range of industries and
application areas including prepress houses; flexo, packaging, offset, digital,
wide format and gravure printers.
GMG ProofControl is available worldwide through GMG’s
network of authorized dealers.
