FESPA announces the conference programme and expert
tour times for its new Colour L*A*B* feature at this year's FESPA Global Print
Expo, designed to help visitors review and improve colour management practices
in their print businesses. Located on the show floor (Hall B4, Messe Munich, 14
- 17 May 2019), the initiative is part of FESPA's Profit for Purpose programme,
which invests in delivering technical education and promoting operational best
practice for the global speciality print community.
The Colour L*A*B* showcase will include a host of
exhibitors such as Adobe, Barbieri, EFI, Eizo, HP, Just Normlicht, Pantone,
Techkon and X-Rite, displaying their key colour management solutions - from
calibrated monitors to colorimeters, spectrophotometers, viewing cabinets to
software and colour systems for the wide format and graphic arts markets.
Conference
Programme
Colour L*A*B* will feature a focused conference
programme of free educational presentations on colour management hosted by a
range of subject matter experts. These will include: Paul Sherfield, Owner of
The Missing Horse Consultancy and renowned colour management expert; Laurel
Brunner and Paul Lindström from Digitaldots.org, the independent graphic arts
research group specialised in digital pre-press, printing and publishing
technologies; Mike Scrutton, Director of Print Technology, Adobe; and Dr
Andreas Kraushaar, Director of Pre-Press, Fogra.
Paul Lindström's presentation will discuss the
subject of extending colour gamut for digital wide format, while Laurel
Brunner's will focus on colour management as a fundamental part of process
control and automation in media workflows. Mike Scrutton will be treating his
session as an insider guide to using colour in Creative Suite, covering file
creation in Adobe CS, as well as tips and tricks on how to produce files
correctly at the pre-press stage. Dr Andreas Kraushaur's presentation will give
an overview of PSD - Process Standard Digital, a standardised procedure
introduced by Fogra for the creation of digital print products - while also
elaborating on how an improved knowledge of colour management can help PSPs (print
service providers) manage customer expectations.
The half-hour seminars will run daily between 11am
- 4.30pm on the 14th, 15th and 16th May, and between 11am - 3pm on the 17th.
Guided Tours
Visitors will have the opportunity to take part in
guided tours of the Colour L*A*B* feature led by Paul Sherfield, Laurel Brunner
and Paul Lindström. The tours will provide an overview of all individual
elements contributing to professional colour management, including monitors,
measurement and calibration tools, lightboxes, hard and soft proofing, software
solutions and print output devices.
The 45-minute long tours will run throughout the
course of the show, five times a day on the 14th, 15th and 16th May, and three
times a day on the 17th. The tours can be booked in advance via the FESPA
Global Print Expo website (click here for more details on booking a tour).
Graeme Richardson-Locke, Technical Support Manager,
FESPA says: "The Colour L*A*B* tours will offer PSPs an interactive
experience that will help them build the knowledge, competence and confidence
to make the most of the latest management tools available and achieve
consistent colour throughout their production.
"There is a strong demand within the community
for expert guidance and education when it comes to colour management and we
hope that the seminars along with the guided tours offer visitors the knowledge
required to implement processes in their own businesses. Colour L*A*B* is a
truly innovative platform for a FESPA event and we are confident that it will
provide visitors with the insight and added value they have come to expect from
the show."
