The Age
The Fairfax Melbourne Publishing Pre Press Age Imaging department endeavours to deliver either press or digital ready images for all our publications and to ensure our quality and services are or at the highest possible standards for our different Clients specifications.
Within our daily production requirements and deadlines as a Pre Press Imaging department I was asked to research and locate a specific tailored training course for the Pre Press Imaging staff that focus solely on understanding the basic predictability of Colour Management, ICC profile workflow and Monitor Calibration with Validation.
This will ensure that the Pre Press Imaging team in the future will be confident and able to do their own validations of image files via a calibrated Eizo monitor soft proofing setup system, or evaluate of digital proof via a JUST ColorMaster 2 DI viewing box.
The overall grounding and importance's of Colour Management environment in our area is very important to us as we deal daily with critical colour evaluation of supplied digital image files from all different sources.
"We notice a real need to meet & improve our colour management skill set across the whole team."
Therefore, we contacted David Crowther from Colour Graphic Services informing him of our requirements and he was able, with his extensive expertise, course materials, software, hardware and attention to detail provide us with a tailor made intensive CMC training course program that met all our requirements, production deadlines and funding. As a result we have seen greatly improved decision making within my team in managing colour images prepared for a variety print and media products.
The Age Pre Press Imaging team now have the ability, accreditations and knowledge base in having images totally colour managed and maintaining a high level of colour consistency across all products. These change have come about with changes to current fundamentals of practical colour management practices and procedures set up for their correct image usages, ensuring predictability and fewer surprises when the end product is published", says Stephen Wilson, Imaging Team Leader, The Age Newspaper, Melbourne.
"Working with David Crowther, Director - Colour Graphic Services and CHROMAtrain instructor is a delight, his knowledge & experience ensured efficient colour management training delivery tailored to our specific needs and requirements".
Complete Colour Printing
Geoff Lawyer - Director
Complete Colour Printing in based Cheltenham, Victoria. Late in 2011, Complete Colour restructured and revamped its business and this required PrintSpec ISO 12647-2 training for new staff members and re-implementation.
PrintSpec reports allow them to track, evaluate, maintain and fine tune colour systems to ensure offset and digital print hit ISO 12647, which is a common objective for printers and clients alike. Because it improves colour consistency in an organisation while reducing makeready times and waste, PrintSpec is the ideal tool for colour professionals with an interest in producing high-quality output that complies with the targets and tolerances of ISO 12647. PrintSpec allows printers to generate comprehensive ISO 12647 pass/fail reports from the small press control strip placed along with production CMYK printed work.
Complete Colour director Geoff Lawyer says: "Working closely with David Crowther is an absolute pleasure. His expertise and attention to detail is what makes our implementation a success. He is very strict with guidelines and passing the requirements for ISO certification; this keeps us on the ball and certain that we meet the appropriate."
Egoprint
Haydn Breheny - Quality Manager
A preferred partner to many of Melbourne's largest advertising and creative agencies, Egoprint has a reputation for superior quality print, specialised finishes and delivery that is second to none. Its facilities are state-of-the- art, its product exceptional.
In late 2011, Colour Graphic Services was able to provide a thorough, one-day procedures. The consultation covered set-up of CTP dot gain to suit press conditions, press tests and PrintSpec report software training for analysis and evaluation of press results in production.
In late 2011, Colour Graphic Services was able to provide a thorough, one-day procedures. The consultation covered set-up of CTP dot gain to suit press conditions, press tests and PrintSpec report software training for analysis and evaluation of press results in production.
Breheny says this equates to major saving because its operation is 24 hours "so we can print when they like". When press conditions alter due to weather or consumable changes, accurate plate curve changes can be made with confidence. Quality control of consumables is a real bonus with PrintSpec being a well-respected tool. Breheny says Ego would recommend PrintSpec and has done on many occasions. "It is a first-class business tool. A program like PrintSpec is only as good as the backup and after sales service. I have dealt with David Crowther on Print Spec since August 2006. Prior to this we were doing eight or nine press OKs with client per monthly. I hate to think of how much money has been saved in costly flights and accommodation from interstate clients since then."