Program

G7® EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS, LEARNING LABS & EXPERT FORUM

Insight and Education for Integrating Digital and Print Production Workflows

October 3-6, 2010Chicago, ILGRAPH EXPO

BOOTH # 4057

The G7® Summit 2010 is focused on Workflow, from creative concept to the printed product.

Specifications and standards are integrated into our workflow and influence how our production gets done on a daily basis. The 2010 G7® Summit Educational Seminars, Learning Labs and Expert Forum are designed to share, educate and inspire you to think dynamically different to meet your media production challenges for today and tomorrow.

PROGRAM CONTENTS

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Schedule of Events 3

Attendees 4-6

Educational Program 7-10

Expert Forum 11

Learning Labs 12-15

Definition of Terms 16-17

CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE Thank You!

Welcome!

Sarah CambelColleen CapolaDennis CheesemanRobert ChungEric DaltonPatrick DonigainRon EllisWilliam GarnoPaula GurneeDavid Hill

David HunterHeath LuetkensJim LuttrellKen PosmanRichard PresleySteve SadowskiChristian SchowalterGina SigmonJohn SweeneyLarry Warter

Schedule of Events

Educational sessions and reception will be conducted in IDEAlliance booth # 4057

For Learning Lab demonstration locations, consult signage near IDEAlliance reception desk

Time/Day Sunday Oct 3 Monday Oct 4 Tuesday Oct 5 Wednesday Oct 6

8:15 AM

Meeting Expectations in Proofing Meeting Expectations in the Pressroom Tolerances for the Real World

8:30 AM

9:00 AM

Instrument Measurement Analysis Ink Optimization in a G7 World Putting All the Pieces Together

9:30 AM

10:00 AM Show Opens Show Opens Show Opens Show Opens

10:30 AMKeynote

Design it Once, Produce it ManyLighting for Consistent Visual

Inspection - ISO 3664 Conformance Process Control: What, When,

Who, Why, Where11:00 AM

G7 Expert Forum Don Hutcheson, HutchColor

Ron Ellis, Chair, GRACoL Bill Garno, Director RIT PAL

Moderated by Joe Fazzi, IDEAlliance

11:30 AM

G7: What It Is and What It Is Not Using RGB in Your PDF/X Workflow8

12:00 PM

12:30 PM LEARNING Alwan 12:30 - 1:00 PM

01:00 PM

01:30 PM Mitsubishi 1:30-2:00 PM

EFI 1:30-2:00 PM

HP 1:30-2:00 PM

IDEAlliance 1:30-2:00 PM

02:00 PM

02:30 PM Fujifilm 2:30 - 3:00 PM

Kodak 2:30 - 3:00 PM

GMG 2:30 - 3:00 PM

03:00 PM

03:30 PM Xerox 3:30 - 4:00 PM

X-Rite 3:30 - 4:00 PM

CHROMiX & HutchColor 3:30 - 4:00 PM

04:00 PM

04:30 PM CGS Publishing 4:30 - 5:00 PM

JUST Normlicht 4:30 - 5:00 PM

MPX360 4:30 - 5:00 PM

05:00 PMG7 Summit Reception

5:00 - 6:00 PM05:30 PM

06:00 PM

GRACoL®, SWOP®, G7® are registered trademarks of IDEAlliance, Inc.

Attendees

Angel Acevedo Unisource Global SolutionsScott Albee Business Card Service, Inc.Trish Alberico General ConvertingJason Almes MetrographicsDana Almes MetrographicsBrian Alterio Canon Business Solutions, Inc.Emad Athanasios GPS - USA Embassy, CairoRay Baker WorkflowoneBruce Baltes Madden CommunicationsBruce Bayne Alder TechnologyRichard Black All Printing Resources (APR)Steve Bonoff IDEAllianceBill Braun Matthews Brand SolutionsBruce Brown CGSJeff Budd HallmarkRobert Burger Harding Poorman GroupJeff Burkhart The Integer GroupFrank Burkiewicz Presstek, Inc.John Bussert DataMart Direct Inc.Dan Caldwell ICS ColorKevin Calle Sellos SuperiorColleen Capola Leo Burnett U.S.A. - ChicagoCatherine Cartolano Mitsubishi ImagingRaymond Cassino Heidelberg USA, Inc.Ray Cheydleur X-RiteBob Chung RITNiall Coady MPX360Robert Coates US Government Printing OfficeJeff Collins Print FulfillmentMichael Connelly Imtech Graphics, Inc.Ross Couston WalmartDon Curtis Good News CommunicationsEric Dalton JUST Normlicht Inc.Dennis Deibert Newspaper Printing Co.Russell Doucette Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, Inc.Mike Eddington N. American ColorRon Ellis Ron Ellis ConsultingJoe Fazzi IDEAllianceDale Flesburg Johnson Press of AmericaGary Galvin Harding Poorman Group, Inc.Bill Garno RIT

Attendees

Elwyn Geisert Madden CommunicationsMark Gundlach X-RiteBob Hallam QuadGraphicsKyle Hargrove CGS Publishing Technologies Intl.Mark Heller WorkflowoneMark Hoffman Multi Packaging Solutions - HollandFrank Hueske EFI Graphics Arts SolutionsDavid Hunter Alwan Color ExpertiseDon Hutcheson HutchColor LLCNestor Javate Canon Business Solutions, Inc.Wilfried Kampe EFI Graphics Arts SolutionsSatoshi Kaneko Mitsubishi ImagingPatrick Kelly Canon Business Solutions, Inc.Chuck Koehler Heidelberg USAKate Leme Xerox CorporationGUN LIM MoorimJames Lockman Adobe SystemsBrad Lossing WalmartMatthew Louis PrintPlace.ComHeath Luetkens CGS Publishing Technologies Intl.Illeny Maaza IDEAllianceDudley Manring WalmartAndy Marcus NavitorDaniel Martinez Matthews Brand SolutionsJulian Martinez Metro Packaging & ImagingBob McCurdy GTISteve McKinney Swift Print CommunicaitonsMichael Miller DST OutputStan Monfette Kirkwood PrintingTim Mulvey Arapahoe County GovtBob Munson WalmartJohn Nate EFI Graphics Arts SolutionsHoward Newby The Oldham GroupGary Nieman Nieman PrintingDavid Noble Canon Business Solutions, Inc.Lee Ornati Mitsubishi ImagingBobby Parker HPJoe Paskey Cathay AmericaBob Peterson Crossmark Graphics Inc.Dick Presley KodakMark Priest MPX360

Attendees

Danny Rich Sun ChemicalMichael Riebesehl Xerox CorporationJavier Robles Inx International Ink Co.Adam Rothenberger CourierMike Ruff Nazdar Consulting ServicesSteve Sadowski FujiFilm Graphic Systems USACory Sawatzki CGXToni Sayers Hallmark CardsJoe Schmugge Madden Communications, Inc.Lydia Schneider Xerox Corp.Christian Schowalter GMGDon Schroeder FujifilmJoe Schultz JSAMike Schutte Canon Business Solutions, Inc.Peter Schwarz Offset Technology Engineering & Consulting, LLCPrakash Shakya Bidyadhari Printing PressAbhay Sharma Ryerson U.Don Siciliano Canon Business Solutions, Inc.Edward Slezycki Wikoff Color CorporationSteve Smiley VertisJeff Smith RevionicsBeau Snider Wikoff Color CorporationRon Stansbury Swift Print CommunicationsGreg Sterwald Crossmark Graphics Inc.Jeffrey Stewart Trekk Cross-MediaNils Sundin Stromberg AllenJohn Tan Sari Art & Printing, Inc.Kwok Hong Tang Leo Paper GroupGina Testa Xerox CorporationJoe Tirschfield Sandy AlexanderMark Toon Swift Print CommunicationsSarah Trucksis US Government Printing OfficeHung Truong Boeing CompanySteve Upton CHROMiXSteven Vallario Mitsubishi Imaging, Inc.Peter Vanderlaan FujiFilm Graphic Systems USAJames Wachob Harding Poorman GroupBryan Waterhouse Newspaper Printing CoVershon Watson Tweddle GroupDave Wibbels Stationery-Print.Com, Inc.Thomas Yorgen Miller Brooks

Educational Program

Sunday, October 3 10:30 am - 11:30 amKeynoteDesign it Once, Produce it ManyJeff Budd, Hallmark

After offering a brief history of 100 years of Hallmark, discover how this leading publishing company is using the G7 process to enable a color coordinated workflow across varying inks and substrates. Hear first-hand how the G7 methodology and color management have enabled a flex-ible cost effective global print standard.

11:30 am -12:30 pmG7: What It Is and What It Is NotModerator: Steve Smiley, Vertis Panel:Dan Caldwell, ICSDon Hutcheson, HutchColorCharles Koehler, Heidelberg

Participate in a lively discussion regarding ISO standards addressing near-neutralcalibration, G7 and Grey calibration. Discover what G7 is–and is not!

Monday, October 48:15 am - 9:00 am Meeting Expectations in Proofing Moderator: Dick Presley, Kodak Panel:Colleen Capola, Leo BurnettRon Ellis, Ron Ellis Consulting LLCBob Hallam, QuadGraphics

Proof providers often claim to have their own secret sauce for how they set up their proofing intent. While there are many components that make up a proofing system and as many ways to set it up, IDEAlliance certifies proofing systems based on ISO Standards (ISO 12647-2). What role do these components play in establishing a proofing system to meet ISO standards and what are the best practices for producing, measuring and verifying a proof will predict what the press will produce? Learn best practices in simulating the final proof product and how to communicate these expecta-tions to the client.

Educational Program

Monday, October 4, continued9:00 am - 10:00 amInstrument Measurement AnalysisModerator: Ray Cheydleur, X-RitePanel:Jeff Collins, Print FulfillmentDanny Rich, Sun ChemicalSteve Upton, CHROMiX

Print specifications are often thought of as targets to hit. How we determine if we hit the target is usually through measurement. Representatives from instrument manufacturers, software vendors and print operations will share some of the do’s and don’ts of measuring, along with evaluating best practices and tools for both performing the measurements and analyzing the resultant data.

10:30 am - 11:30 amLighting for Consistent Visual Inspection - ISO 3664 Conformance Moderator: Danny Rich, Sun Chemical Panel:Eric Dalton, Just NormlichtRussell Doucette, Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, Inc.Robert McCurdy, GTI

Over the past 10 years the reproduction industry has been changing and adopting new techniques and processes based on digital measurements of the color transfer characteristics of printing sys-tems. As more shops have adopted these techniques, it became apparent that what one measures and what one views next to the press do not always agree. The International Organization for Standards (ISO) has updated and revised the definition of lighting sources for both visual judgments and instrumental readings, in an effort to improve the consistency and agreement between printing to the numbers and the visual observation of those prints. In this session, there will be presentations by lighting cabinet makers and by instrument makers describing how their products help the com-munity conform to the requirements of ISO 3664.

11:30 am - 12:30 pmUsing RGB in Your PDF/X WorkflowJames Lockman, James Lockman Consulting

When we think of PDF/X workflows, we typically think of PDF/X-1a and its promise of a file with high quality graphics, embedded fonts, and no transparency, RGB or color management. Our pro-duction workflows have evolved however, and now transparency, RGB and color management can help make our print workflows accurate and profitable. As extended gamut printing and complete digital workflows become the norm, we need to be prepared for PDF/X-3 and PDF/X-4. These two specifications within the PDF/X family allow for and expect color-managed content in PDF files. In addition, PDF/X-4 allows transparency for workflows that take advantage of the Adobe PDF Print Engine. In this session, we will explore how to implement PDF/X-3 and PDF/X-4 workflows.

Educational Program

Tuesday, October 5 8:15 am - 9:00 am Meeting Expectations in the Pressroom Moderator: Cory Sawatzki, Consolidated Graphics (CGX)Panel:David Hunter, Pilot Marketing GroupBobby Parker, HPJoe Schultz, JSA, Inc.Joe Tirschfield, Sandy Alexander

This session will open your eyes to some of the unforeseen pitfalls in the pressroom when running to the G7 method. We’ll examine the affects of G7 processes on substrates, inks, and the press itself. You’ll discover key areas to focus on and what areas are best forgotten.

9:00 am - 10:00 am Ink Optimization in a G7 World Moderator: Abhay Sharma, Ryerson UniversityPanelists:Bruce Brown, CGSMike Eddington, North American ColorDale Flesburg, Johnson Press Of America

As the results are in from the IDEAlliance/IPA Technical Conference on the Ink Optimization study there are questions around the impact of G7 on an ink optimized workflow. How will Ink Optimiza-tion impact my G7 curves? Do I need G7 if I am using Ink Optimization? If I am using Ink Optimiza-tion today what do I need to do for a G7 output? All these questions and more will be answered by a panel of people who have experienced this in their environments and have been successful. See how these two processes interact and what they could provide for you.

10:30 am - 11:30 am Process Control: What, When, Who, Why, WhereModerator: Bob Chung, RIT Panelists:Bruce Bayne, Alder Technology, Inc.Charles Koehler, HeidelbergJoe Pasky, Cathay AmericaDon Schroeder, Fujifilm

Printing is more than just putting ink on paper. G7 is a press calibration methodology. The question remains – how do we regulate the printing process such that it stays calibrated from press run to press run, week to week, month to month? The panel will delve into technical aspects of process con-trol that lead to repeatable color. Topics of interest include, but not limited to, the following: What is process control? Why it’s important? Who is responsible for it? What do we measure? When and where do we measure it? What strategies and tools are needed to make process control work? Come and participate in an engaging dialog among press manufacturers, G7 Experts, tool providers, and you.

Educational Program

Wednesday, October 68:15 am - 9:00 am Tolerances for the Real World Moderator: Ron Ellis, Ron Ellis Consulting, Chair, GRACoLPanel:Steve Smiley, Vertis Communications Don Hucheson, HutchColorBruce Bayne, Alder Technology, Inc.

How am I printing? How far off am I from where I should be? These are two of the most common questions G7 Experts hear from printers. The GRACoL Tolerance project was started in 2009 to provide printers and G7 Experts with tools and answers to these questions. In this session we will provide a summary of project results, best practices and new tools. We’ll examine; How to use a process-agnostic approach to classify printing; New ways to calculate results based on grayscale as well as deltaE; How to determine acceptable production tolerances; What are sheetfed users find-ing in terms of tolerance; and New tools and methods resulting from the GRACoL Tolerance Project.

9:00 am - 10:00 am Putting All the Pieces Together Moderator: Steve Smiley, Vertis Communications Panel:Colleen Capola, Leo BurnettJoe Fazzi, IDEAllianceJoe Tirschfield, Sandy Alexander

What does G7 mean to our industry, our customers and our ROI? In this final session we’ll examine how to utilize all components of G7 from design through print; tying all the pieces together.

G7 Expert Forum

Wednesday, October 6

G7 Expert Forum11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Welcome Joe Fazzi, IDEAlliance

What’s New with G7 Methodology Don Hutcheson, HutchColor

G7 Qualification Kit Documents Ron Ellis, Ron Ellis Consulting, Chair, GRACoL®

Process Standards Audit (PSA) Bill Garno, Director RIT PAL

The G7 Expert Forum will ensure IDEAlliance Certified G7 Experts and Certified G7 Professionals are up-to-speed on the latest developments for these ground-breaking certification programs. This session is also open to anyone seeking to learn more about the IDEAlliance G7 Expert and G7 Professional Certification programs.

The G7 Expert Forum is an interactive experience with plenty of opportunity for audience participa-tion. We’ll begin with an overview of what’s new with G7 and what’s currently in the works. Attend-ees will then be encouraged to share their experiences, good and bad, from the field. G7 experts will share suggestions for changes, additions or deletions to the G7 process in general, including programs, methodology, support tools, etc. Both current and future G7 Experts and Masters will learn new ways to improve their operations and workflows.

Learning Labs

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Sunday, October 3

1:30 - 2:00 pm The Role of Ink Jet Media on the G7® Proofing Process Presenters: Catherine Cartolano, Lee Ornati, Satoshi Kaneko

Lab Description: Overview of the technology involved in manu-facturing ink jet papers, descriptions of the different paper types, coating methods, coating colors and optimizing your choices of ink jet media in the proofing process.

2:30 - 3:00 pm Synchronize Your Color Output Using Colorpath Sync® and the G7® Process Presenter: Steve Sadowski

Lab Description: Fujifilm’s senior G7® expert Steve Sadowski, will train you on how to align a press using the G7® process. Concerns about maintaining 3-Color gray balance and media optimization will be highlighted.

3:30 - 4:00 pm Implementing G7® Methodology on Xerox Digital Presses Presenters: Michael Riebesehl & Kate Leme

Lab Description: Share Xerox’s Involvement on standards com-mittees and how the iGen4 Digital Press, DFE & 3rd Party Part-ners enable color tool sets to meet these evolving industry stan-dards. Compare the traditional to digital printing process as it relates to G7® and how we apply the P2P targets to conform to this process. Attendees will be invited back to the Xerox Booth to view prints and discuss further with our G7® Experts.

4:30 - 5:00 pm Beyond Device Link Profiling Presenter: Kyle Hargrove

Lab Description: ORIS Press Matcher//Web delivers G7® com-pliance to digital press and wide format technology with the added benefit of certification tools for ensuring compliance to G7® and industry standards. ORIS Press Matcher//Web deliv-ers expert G7® results in a simple wizard based three-step process of print, measure, and calculate. ORIS color management technology goes beyond standard device link creation tools. Creating a device link profile using ORIS’ patented 4 dimensional iterative process with the addition of a new color stabilization process.

Learning Labs

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Monday, October 4

1:30 - 2:00 pm EFI Color Supply Chain Solutions - Enabling Technology for Standards Compliance Presenters: John Nate, Wilfried Kampe, Frank Hueske

Lab Description: EFI, the world leader in digital inkjet proof-ing RIPs and a pioneer in standards compliance, embraces the latest G7 developments as the industry advances into a new era of refinement and customer benefits. In this session, EFI will demonstrate how its portfolio supports standards compliance throughout the color supply chain.

2:30 - 3:00 pm End-to-End Solutions to Get Your Shop G7® Compliant Presenter: Kris Nesseth

Lab Description: Kodak, the leader in digital color output, will showcase its offerings in support of global specifica-tions, guidelines, and standards with halftone, inkjet, and monitor proofing, Prinergy with Colorflow, and Ink optimi-zation. In this session, we will demonstrate Kodak Proofing Software and ColorFlow for Matchprint Inkjet as well as the applicability to Kodak Approval in outputting proofs that meet the industry require-ments of G7® for GRACoL® and SWOP.®

3:30 - 4:00 pm What Instrumentation is Necessary for G7® Process Control? Presenter: Mark Gundlach

Lab Description: G7® recommends using a spectrophotometer or spectrodensitometer for measuring press sheets and prints. How can these devices be used in your printing environment? Attend this informative session to find out the factors you should con-sider in choosing your measurement device.

4:30 - 5:00 pm Testing Your Viewing Lights for ISO 3664 Compliance Presenter: Eric Dalton

Lab Description: How to properly measure lighting for ISO 3664 compliance and the pitfalls of using devices that aren’t designed for measuring light, or that do not meet the minimum require-ments of ISO 3664.

Learning Labs

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Tuesday, October 5

12:30 - 1:00 pm More than JUST Ink Optimization Presenter: David Hunter

Lab Description: A lot has been said about Ink Optimization, but intelligent Color Management conversions, and Ensuring the Press is really printing like the Ink Optimization is expecting are critical for everything to work. We will discuss the importance of Color converting files before optimizing and methods to ensure the press is actually printing as expected (real time info to the Press Operator) closes the loop between Press and Plating.

1:30 - 2:00 pm GRACoL® and G7® for Digital Printing: Answers and the Opportunity Presenter: Bobby Parker

Lab Description: HP will lead a discussion on how the partnership between HP and Color Management vendors has led to break-throughs in GRACoL and G7 methods for digital press workflows. Find out why and how GRACoL-certified proofing on an HP Indigo press provides economical color matching.

2:30 - 3:00 pm Beyond G7®: How to Use GMG Tools to Match Digital and Conventional Printing to GRACoL®

Presenter: Christian SchowalterLab Description: GMG is known for award winning device link Ink-Jet proofing. This lab will show how the same core technology can be used to standardize your offset press to G7 and push the enve-lope to target GRACoL on both your conventional equipment but also on digital presses and large format.

3:30 - 4:00 pm Curve2.1, VPR and OneRun - Build G7® Curves in a Single Run Presenter: Steve Upton

Lab Description: G7 recommends using a spectrophotometer or spectrodensitometer for measuring press sheets and prints. How can these devices be used in your printing environment? What are some factors you should consider in choosing them? Attend this informative session to find out.

4:30 - 5:00 pm The 3 Steps to Publishing and Printing Success Presenters: Niall Coady & Mark Priest

Lab Description: My Press Xpert are passionate about the standard-ization of processes. Our mission is to empower our publisher, print and agency clients, through our knowledge and applications, so that they can further streamline their processes, to improve quality, save time and save money. We design and develop a range of solu-tions that assist its clients in achieving standardization, automation and quality control in printing and publishing manufacturing.

Learning Labs

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Wednesday, October 6

1:30 - 2:00 pm Enabling eMedia Workflows Presenter: Dianne Kennedy

Lab Description: IDEAlliance is working to build conver-gence between the print and digital sides of the media production process and to establish best practices for op-timizing the creation, sharing and reuse of digital content. As you integrate your workflows and leverage new technology to accommodate print and digital media, your company is challenged to transform production workflows. What are the issues you should be aware of to accommodate eMedia in your operation? Learn what initiatives IDEAlliance has underway to enable your organiza-tions’ future workflows.

Definition of Terms

Unlocking Your Understanding of GRACoL®, SWOP®, G7® and other Must-Know Definitions

The purpose of this document is to facilitate understanding of the key differences between the terms Standard, Specification, & Method and how those terms appropriately apply to GRACoL®, SWOP® and G7®. This document also provides descriptions of GRACoL®, SWOP® and G7®.

A Standard applies to any definite rule, principle, or measure established by authority custom, or general consent. International Organization for Standardization (ISO) further defines a standard as:‘A document established by consensus and approved by a recognized body that provides for com-mon and repeated use, rules, guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results, aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of order in a given context’.While there is no perfect definition of a standard, they are most often distinguished from specifica-tions in that they apply broadly and have been through a formal process of review and acceptance by a governing body (i.e. ISO).

A Specification is not a standard. It is a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work. GRACoL1, SWOP3 and SWOP5 are specifications for printing using a precise characterization data set for a specific print process and substrate.

A Method is defined by Merriam-Webster as “a way, technique, or process of or for doing some-thing”. Stated most simply, there can be many methods that yield a desired result. G7® is a method of attaining a desired grayscale and tonal curve used for calibrating a proofing and/or printing system.

Descriptions:

GRACoL® stands for the General Requirements for Applications in Commercial Offset Lithography. GRACoL is a color reproduction Specification for sheetfed offset lithography. The GRACoL speci-fication pertains to sheetfed offset printing using ISO defined inks and paper (#1 or #2). CGATS TR006 is based on the reference characterization GRACoL2006 Coated1. IDEAlliance no longer specifies TVI (solid ink density (SID), dot gain or print contrast) GRACoL targets. IDEAlliance does recognize the value of TVI as an important element of managing and monitoring the chemical and mechanical elements of printing machinery. Any reference you may read for GRACoL TVI metrics should be considered historical reference data only.

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SWOP® stands for Specifications for Web Offset Publications. SWOP is a color reproduction Specification for web offset lithography. The SWOP specification pertains to web offset printing using ISO defined inks and paper. There are two SWOP specifications, SWOP3, for printing on a #3 sheet stock and SWOP5 for printing on a #5 sheet stock. CGATS TR003 and TR005 are based on SWOP2006 Coated3 and SWOP2006 Coated5 reference characterizations. IDEAlliance no longer specifies TVI (solid ink density (SID), dot gain or print contrast) SWOP targets. IDEAlliance does recognize the value of TVI as an important element of managing and monitoring the chemi-cal and mechanical elements of printing machinery. Any reference you may read for SWOP TVI metrics should be considered historical reference data only.

G7® is both a definition of grayscale appearance, and a calibration method for adjusting any CMYK imaging device to simulate the G7 grayscale definition. G7 yields a visual match between different imaging systems using simple 1-dimensional curves, and enables shared appearance between different printing devices or specifications when additional color management is not avail-able. G7 is the basis for GRACoL on #1 paper (TR006), SWOP on #3 paper (TR003), SWOP on #5 paper (TR005) and FIRST’s Flexo on white polyester substrate (TR007). G7 utilizes one of the implementation methods of the new ISO 10128 standard for near-neutral calibration. A key benefit of G7 is that it is device independent. The G7 neutral print density curve (NPDC), gray balance definitions and calibration methodology are the same for any imaging technology, regardless of substrate, colorants, screening technologies, etc. The NPDC at the heart of the G7 grayscale defini-tion was derived by analyzing the neutral tonality of typical ISO Standard commercial offset print-ing using computer-to-plate technology. G7 should not be confused with GRACoL7, which is the 7th edition of the GRACoL Specification.

IDEAlliance® is a non-profit industry association guiding and publishing print media methodolo-gies, specifications, and standards. Its primary role is facilitating a level playing field across ALL stakeholders to develop work that advances best practices. To maintain its effectiveness IDEAl-liance must be agnostic and independent with all partners in the supply chain. It cannot endorse or provide an unfair advantage through the inappropriate use of its intellectual property - its method-ologies, specifications, and standards. To protect its role IDEAlliance will take action to protect its trademarks that they used appropriately and in the best interest of the industry and NOT commer-cial advantage.

SWOP®, GRACoL® and G7® are registered trademarks of IDEAlliance®.

www.idealliance.org

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Thank you!

Thank you for attending the G7® Summit 2010!

For additional details on the G7® method, certification programs and support file downloads, see the IDEAlliance website.

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Contact:Joe FazziVice President Print MediaIDEAllianceJFazzi@idealliance.orgDirect: 913.839.9623