Bodoni PressSign - print production audit
PressSIGN software for accurate colour on press. Measure and control the colour of the press.
pressSIGN makes it easy to run to all the international printing standards - ISO 12647-2, ISO 12647-3, GRACol G7, SWOP.
Input any CMYK ICC profile and make the profile the press target.
pressSIGN works with the GretagMacbeth Eye-One and is available as a bundle with the Eye-One.
pressSIGN
version 2.5 measures the control bar across the whole press sheet with
the Eye-One using a an extended ruler for sheet sizes for B1 or B2
Also
new in pressSIGN 2.5 - Import and Export ICC profiles measuring the
actual paper color being used. pressSIGN 2.5 generates a color bar
based on the press standard selected.

pressSIGN - Five easy steps to accurate colour
- add the pressSIGN control strip to one of your jobs
- read the control strip with your Eye-One and adjust the densities as recommended by pressSIGN
- read the control strip when dry and update the dry back calculations
- adjust the plate curve as recommended by pressSIGN
- run the next job with the pressSIGN settings and you will have consistently accurate colour

pressSIGN main features
- predict the correct density to run the CMYK solids based on the press target selected
- export the data to adjust the plate curve to achieve the correct dot gain
- built-in standards include ISO 12647-2, 12647-3, 12647-4, 12647-6, GRACol G7.
- use any CMYK ICC profile as your press target.
- measure the paper white and adjust ICC profile. Export the adjusted
profile back to the pre-press workflow for use in proofing and program
set-up.
- measure wet or dry - pressSIGN compensates for the colour shift as the ink dries
- measure the color bar across the whole width of the press sheet in
seconds with the Eye-One (requires the Eye-One extended ruler)
- generate a colour bar to match the press target you have selected
- receive a detailed pdf report and/or label print output
- traffic light scoring system with default settings fully user configurable
- make individual readings anywhere on the press sheet for density, dot area, Lab, deltaE comparisons
- create averaged dot gain curves from multiple readings. Allows two presses to be set up with the same plate queue
- average readings from a job to get an overall score
- generate your own standards based on previous jobs or typing in your own values.
pressSIGN meets all your measurement needs
- CIE L*a*b* values for CMYK & spot colours
- Density values for CMYK & spot colours
- Dot Gain (Tonal Value Increase - TVI) for CMYK & spot colours
- Grey Balance
- Overprint values
- Ink Trapping
- Paper Colour
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