Process Integration — Executing the Triple Play

The PIA/GATF expert sees 2007 as a time of transition for printing to the numbers, with the G7 methodology being promoted as an evolution of the SWOP and GRACoL specifications. G7 measures the entire gray scale, uses 50C/40M/40Y as its neutral and changes some of the target densities.

Remaley notes that a key aspect of his role as a process control expert is helping printers develop plate curves, so the printing off all of their presses will match. “You need four distinct plate curves to make gray balance on-press, but most shops only have one for their platesetter,” he points out.