BPIF to hold first ever national color management conference

The BPIF is to hold the printing industry’s first-ever national color management conference on 18 September at the Cranmore Park Hotel, Solihull, UK.

‘Understanding ISO 12647/2 Standard Printing Conditions’ is organized by the BPIF’s Technical Standards Committee and will examine all aspects of introducing a color managed workflow to ISO 12647/2 in small to medium sized printing companies, focusing on the costs and benefits. Sessions will focus on ISO 12647/2 standard printing conditions, ICC profiles, RGB workflows, and PDF/X standards, based around a virtual color managed workflow from RGB image to ISO standard press conditions.

In addition to BPIF Technical Standards Committee chairman Peter Arnel, confirmed speakers include Alan Dresch (Mellow Color), Andy Psarianaros (FE Burman/Ghent Work Group), Lee Badham (Bodoni Systems), Gary Meadows (Turning Point Innovations), Aaron Archer (Pureprint), Peter Vincent (BPIF) and Paul Sherfield (Missing Horse Consultancy), together with company case studies on implementation of ISO 12647/2.

Peter Arnel explains why every printing company needs to take ISO 12647/2 seriously: ‘In today’s fiercely competitive market place, there is more pressure than ever on printers to ensure they can match colors and maintain visual consistency. The days of relying on the black art of getting press minders to achieve matches by eye are over, with variations in print quality no longer acceptable to customers. ISO 12647/2 allows printers to control all inputs to let the press run at its most effective, saving valuable make-ready time and waste and enabling those companies with multiple presses to run them consistently.  Conforming to the specified values for the proof and press result in a good visual match, while measuring and recording prove consistency through a run. The result is proofs that match press results, with customers feeling satisfied and reassured.’