Galerie papers takes the lead in publishing paper guidelines
Galerie papers takes the lead in publishing paper guidelines
Press release 16.11.2005 M-REAL TAKES THE LEAD IN PUBLISHING PAPER GUIDELINES FOR COLOUR MANAGEMENT Categorization of papers according to the ISO standard is a demanding task. Taking a lead in the marketplace, M-real is now publishing guidelines that classify its Galerie range of publishing papers according to ISO 12647-2 and ISO standard ICC profiles. The ISO standard for offset printing (ISO 12647-2), and ICC profiles corresponding to the standard are gaining more and more acceptance in the offset printing world by both sheet-fed and heat set web offset printers. "One of the most important matters when printing according to ISO 12647-2 with ICC-profiles is to select the right profiles to match the paper in the printing job. The right ICC profile can be either the standard ISO profile, a job or paper specific profile, or a modified profile for a category of papers or presses", explains Miika Jokinen, Assistant Vice President, Technical Marketing at M-real. M-real's ICC profile guidelines are based on extensive testing of the surface properties that impact on dot gain when Galerie Papers are printed. The guidelines also utilise research into the effect that paper shade and brightness have on print results "Our guidelines give recommendations on how to group Galerie Papers according to a printer's own standard and ICC profiles. We also provide recommendations and help in adjusting existing ICC profiles for the best match with Galerie Papers, and can assist in creating and implementing paper or title specific ICC profiles", says Jouni Marttila, Project Manager at the M-real Technology Centre in Kirkniemi and specialist in colour management. M-real provides knowledge and expertise for printers, pre-press companies and content creators on colour management throughout the production chain, and recommends best practice for the use of Galerie Papers. The range includes Galerie Art, Galerie Fine, Galerie One, Galerie Brite and Galerie Lite. For more information contact your local M-real sales office. ISO 12647-2 is the official ISO standard for offset printing. ICC profile is one practical application of the ISO standard in print production processes. ICC profiling provides a way to calibrate the image reproduction process so that RGB colours displayed on the designer's monitor match the colours reproduced with CMYK inks on the page of the publication. ICC profiles are files that contain data on how to convert and reproduce colours accurately from one device to another. More information about standard ISO profiles can be found at www.eci.org. M-real Corporation, headquartered in Finland and employing some 16,000 people, is a European paper and paperboard company, providing premium solutions for consumer packaging, communications and advertising end-uses. Through its worldwide sales network, M-real serves its customers who mostly comprise publishers, printers, paper merchants, offices and well-known consumer product companies and carton printers. M-real is listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange. Its turnover in 2004 was EUR 5.5 billion. Captions: Color_Management4: M-real's Jouni Marttila (left) and Miika Jokinen work with customers to help achieve optimal results in colour reproduction Color_Management8: Miika Jokinen, head of Technical Marketing at M-real Publishing (left) and Jouni Marttila, Project Manager at the M-real Technology Centre in Kirkniemi Color_Management10: "Understanding the behaviour of ink on the surface is very important. Different papers will affect dot gain in different ways, affecting the quality of the final job", says Jouni Marttila.