COLOR CONTROL -- Managing the Variables

"Without a defined standard of printing and consistency in achieving it, color management is aiming at a moving target. If the output process is always changing, then you can only accomplish a limited level of effectiveness with color management," he asserts.

The end result of this process should be a press sheet that was run at what the operator considers to be the sweet spot of the press with a given set of materials, according to Hutcheson. This sheet can then be used to develop ICC-based profiles for use in the prep department.