Benefits of the GRACoL 7 Process:
- Harmonize color balance among multiple printing presses
- One set of plates works on any GRACoL 7 qualified press
- Allow analogous visual appearance in Web, Sheetfed, Newspaper, and Flexographic printing technologies
- Reduce your consumable waste and make-ready time while providing a superior color product
- Based on over 15 actual sheetfed press runs printing with number one sheet paper, CtP systems, and ISO 2846-1 compliant inks
Integrating the GRACoL 7 Process:
- Use GRACoL 7 press calibration techniques
- Tune your CtP curves for optimum gray balance and color appearance matching
- Create a custom press ICC profile to define your conditions for proofing upstream
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What is GRACoL 7?
GRACoL 7 or the G7 Process is a departure from using density solely for press calibration, now including spectrophotometry to measure neutrality. The result is an improved color balance across multiple printing presses and printing technologies including Web, Sheetfed, Newspaper, and Flexographic.
How Can I Print GRACoL 7 at My Business?
Learn advanced techniques that build upon your strong foundation in densitrometric press measurement of solid ink densities (SID), tone-value-increase (TVI) or dot gain, now incorporating spectral color measurements for neutrality refinement. Your press operators will easily incorporate this new approach without additional complicated steps.
Why Should I Consider GRACoL 7, Why not SWOP?
GRACoL 7 methodology is based upon actual press commercial sheetfed runs to ascertain typical, good, press conditions. Over fifteen printing providers contributed measurements that were averaged together and finally refined to define the new GRACoL 7 recommendations for exceptional printing.
GRACoL 7 is based upon TR001 data and dovetails well with SWOP separated files. Sheetfed printers using the G7 method notice cleaner colors with improved dynamic range that maintain the file's original color appearance in SWOP.
My Clients Ask for SWOP Proofs. Why Should I Consider GRACoL 7?
Print Buyers who seek consistency and competitive pricing will look to shops that are GRACoL 7 Master Printers, signifying consistent exceptional printing. The program offers print buyers color appearance consistency among printing providers. The GRACoL 7 Master Printer program requires an audit process of press color measurement equipment, process control procedures, and quality of printing to qualify for the GRACoL 7 Master Printer program.
RPimaging is uniquely suited to providing supplemental press color measurement equipment and GRACoL 7 Certified Expert training to help you quickly adopt the GRACoL G7 method in days.
Starting at $1800/day, two day minimum, available nationwide.
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