Setting Production
Standards

Production Inspectors:
Tracking/Matching

Administrative 
Inspectors

Pass-Fail Criteria 

 Visual Assessments In Numbers (Quantify Saleability)

• E-Factor Exercise (online)
• E-Factor Exercise/Sampler (hardcopy)
• Image Color Exercise
• Spot Color Exercise
• Color Variator- Visualize color differences
• Snowflake Tolerancing
• Color Inspector vs. Print Inspector
  
  

Color Inspector 

Color Inspector vs. Print Inspector

QuickStart — Create a Color Palette
QuickStart — QC Track Color Sample
 Quick Start with existing data 

QuickChecker BASICS:

• Introduction to QuickChecker Interface
• Scratchpad fast evaluation
• Refer to Assets (Library, Pallete)
• Refer to Projects
• Refer to the Lab Reference
• Include Substrate in the evaluation
• Start Variation - measure more accurately
  
  
• Export to CxF
• Save to Assets
• The Grid 
• ∆E Variator 
• Snowflake
  
  

WEBSITE TOOLS:

• Creating Color Libraries and Palettes
  • Importing the CxF 
  • Exporting the CxF
• Global Preferences ( Color Inspector)
• Creating Grids
• ∆E Variator
• Exporting Adobe swatches (.ase)

ADVANCED LEVEL:

• Creating Snowflakes
• Advanced Tolerancing
• CxF/X-4 format
• Evaluating at Custom Lighting
• Other advanced tools

Print Inspector

 Quick Start - Learn about Standards

• Matching Standards
• Understanding Print Conditions 
• Two-level Spot color repository 
• Tolerances
• Advanced Tolerancing
• ICC Profile Creation 
• SCCA Calculator
• Visualizer
  
  

ICC Profile Inspector

 Quick Start

• ICC Profile Inspector - Introduction
• Common Profiles Library
• Create RGB ICC Profile
• Uploading and  downloading profiles
• Creating Printer Profiles
• Creating Display Profiles
• Comparing Profiles
• Characterization Data Sets

KNOWLEDGE:

• Profiles accuracy
• Gamut volume

Substrate Inspector

• Substrate Tolerances for Print Inspector
  
  

Lighting Inspector

  QuickStart — Measure Lighting Condition

BASICS:

• Fix the Lighting Condition first
• ISO 3664 Audit 

KNOWLEDGE:

• Light Sources
• Lighting E-Factor
• Color Inconstancy Index (CII)
• Color Rendering Index (CRI)
• ColorQuality Scale (CQS)
• Instruments for lighting measurements (ISO-3664)

ADVANCED LEVEL:

• Evaluating color samples at Custom Lighting
• Comparing Lighting conditions remotely
• Creating Custom Lighting Standard

Print Inspector 

 Quick Start with Instrument (CC Capture)
 Quick Start with existing measurement data

BASICS:

• Matching Standards
• Basic Print Inspector Features
• Tolerance Sets
• Standard Color Bars and Applications
• Sorting print devices by categories

MORE ADVANCED TOOLS:

• Baselining Printer
• Advanced Print Inspector Tools
• OK-Sheets
• Baselines
• Jobs and Jobs Reports
• G7 Evaluation and Calibration
• TVI Calibration
• ICC Profile Creation
• Print Condition Qualifier
• Compare Tracks
• Match ICC
• Event Manager
• File Parsers
• Visualizer
• Ink Zones

KNOWLEDGE:

• Understanding Print Inspector

Color Inspector 

Color Inspector vs. Print Inspector

 Quick Start with Instrument (CC Capture)

BASICS:

• Selecting right Instrument
• Inspector Database Architecture
• Creating Standards
• Color Inspector Global Preferences
• Color Specifications
• Tolerances
• Metamerism in practice - example case study
• Reporting

PRODUCTION SOLUTION:

• Quality Control - plan procedures
• Working with Projects
  • importing Color Cert Projects 
• QC Automation opportunities

 ADVANCED PROCEDURES:

• Tuning Proofing System to Print Color Standards
• Soft proofing for On-Display evaluation.

Display Inspector

 Quick Start

BASIC WORKFLOWS

• Monitor Pre-qualification - Uniformity
• Pre Qualification - Gamut Test
• Calibrate, Profile
• Verify CMYK (GRACoL)
• Evaluate Custom Color Library

KNOWLEDGE:

• CC-Display - Central Management
• Understanding Computer Displays
• Monitors
• Supported Instruments
• Workflows
• Samples
• Calibration vs. Profiling
• SoftProofing Station

ADVANCED LEVEL:

• Instrument correlation
• Correction for Observer Metamerism
• Troubleshooting CC Display

Substrate Inspector 

 Quick Start with Instrument and CC Capture

• Creating Library
• Best match for paper (e.g. proofing)
• Evaluating OBAs

PRODUCTION SOLUTIONS:

• Tracking substrates in Print Inspector
• Dedicated Substate Tracking
• Tracing Substrates in Projects

KNOWLEDGE:

• Supplemental substrate measurements

Accountability Inspector (Staff Management)

 Quick Start

• Staff/Managing privileges
• Teams 
• Shifts
• Departments
• Locations
• Reports and Notifications
• Barcode CC Capture login
• RFID identification

Performance Inspector (Reports)

 Quick Start

• Reports

Capture Inspector (Configure CC Capture)

 Quick Start

• Creating Control Strip
• CGATS Import
• Control Strip Public Library
• Scanning Templates
• Scanning Template Public Library
• Measurement Tasks
• Customizing option for Operators
• Setting default Inspector
• Barcodes
• iSis specific barcodes
• Custom SOPs and videos for Operators

Data Sharing

• Auto-sharing capabilities
• Printing Device Sharing
• Measurement Sharing
• Job Sharing
• Measurement Export
• Grant access to Tech-support
  
  
  
  

Other tools 

• General Preferences
• SOAP credentials
• Flags
  
  

Automation

• Automation opportunities
• Quick Report Label Printing
• G7 Calibration Closed Loop
• Virtual Control Strip Tasks

Guidelines for CC Champions

• ChromaChecker Components
• Big picture of Implementation
• Central Repository
• Color Inspector vs. Print Inspector
• Creating Operator's workplace
• Right Instrument / methodology / software
• Practical tips for Print Inspector
• PlaceHolder Spot Patches
• Import Staff Members
• Automatized solutions for Project QC Check
• Road Map for Extended Color Gamut printing
• Automate work using barcodes
• Advanced metadata in CGATS
• Metamerism in practice
• ISO Standards for Graphic Industry
  
  
  
• System Check (level of Implementation)
• CC Champion Certification Program

Multipage manuals

• Advanced tolerances
• Knowledge related to Color and Measurement

BrandQ Certifications

Color Knowledge

Secondary Inspectors

Data Collection (Client Software)

Color Basic

• How we see color 
• Illuminants
• Observers
• Color Specification

Methodology

• Color Quality Control
• Precision vs. Accuracy
• Maturity of Color Control System
• Graphics Arts vs. a Print Manufacturing
• Spectrophotometer vs. Colorimeter
• Select the right Instrument/methodology/software

Phenomena and color issues

• Metamerism and Color Inconstancy Index
• Fluorescence and OBAs

Knowledge for Experts

• Metrology and Instruments
• Maturity of Color Definition
• Advanced Tolerancing
• Correcting for Observer Metamerism
• Instrument Aperture
• Instrument Geometry

Other

• Web Browser Tester
• ∆E Calculator
• SCCA Calculator

Instrument Inspectors - Tracking and Matching

 Quick Start (with CC T-42 Target)

 Quick Start (self-printed MediaWedge)

BASICS:

• Tracking Instrument
• Instrument Inspector Targets
• Instrument Baselines
• Comparing Instruments

ADVANCED LEVEL

• Harmonizing Instruments

Environmental Inspector (HVAC)

• Wi-Fi wireless datalogger
• USB RHT Sensor
• 3rd party dataloggers

Inspectors dedicated to offset presses

• G7 Curve Inspector
• TVI Curve Inspector
• Fountain Solution
• Platesetter Inspectors
• NIP Inspector

Intro

• ChromaChecker Components

CC Capture

 Quick Start

• Introduction
• Supported instruments
• Remote Instrument
• Label/ PDF Report
• Downloading control strips
• Downloading calibration curves
• Downloading ICC Profiles
• Working with RHT Sensor
• Integration with the production chain

CC Uploader

 Quick Start

• Configuring CC Uploader
• Typical solution
• File Parsers

CC Connect (iPhone)

 Quick Start

• Application features

Third-party solutions

• Third-party Software Integration
• Babel Color
• Barbieri Gateway
• HP Colorbeat

Manual Upload

• Supported file formats 
• Limitations

ChromaChecker Products

Control strips and charts

Typical Tasks

• CC Capture
• CC Uploader
• CC Display
• CC Connect (iPhone/iPad)
• CC Measurement Backer
• RHT-USB Sensor
• CC-2D Barcode Reader 
• E-Factor Exercise/Sampler 

Buy Instruments

• CC DS700D
• X-Rite eXact
• X-Rite iSis
• X-Rite 1i1O
• NIX Spectro 2
• Variable Spectro 1
• CC Nano
• Konica-Minolta Myiro-1
• X-Rite Intellitrax
• other instruments

 CC Control Strips and Charts

• CC-84 (Multipurpose) 
• Benchmark Self-Audit (CC-84 based)
• CC Digital QC Page (CC-84 based)
  
  
• Minimal G7 (Fast G7 evaluation)
• Benchmarking Large Format Printer (Minimal G7)
  
  
• VI-816 (Digital Printer's Variations)
  
  
• CC-400 (CMYK Profiling)
• CC-400 RGB (Profiling RGB Printer)
• CC-224 CMYK (minimal dataset)

Custom control strips and charts

• Creating custom Control Strips
• Control Strips Public Library
• Scanning Template Public Library
• Control Strips with Placeholders
• Virtual Control Strips (i1iO)

CQ Control Tasks

• Tracking Print production 
• Create ICC Profile
• Track color in color manufacturing
• Evaluating  surface effects
• Virtual Control Strip

Special

• When relocating press (new or second-hand)

Benchmarking

• Full-Size Offset Press Audit Test Form
• New or used press
• CC Digital QC Page
• Benchmarking Digital
• Large Format Printer

ICC Profile Creation

• RGB Profiles
• CC-400 ICC Profiling CMYK 
• Print Condition Optimizing

 DESKTOP APPLICATIONS

MOBILE APPLICATIONS

CC Capture

CC Uploader

CC Display

CC Connect

CC Nano

Spectro by Variable

Windows 10 • Mac OS

Windows 10 • Mac OS

Windows 10 • Mac OS

iPhone/iPad

iPhone/iPad

iPhone/iPad