Color Management for Photographers – UCSD Extension

Color Management for Photographers
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Sign Up! If you have been having trouble understanding the complexities of digital color reproduction then this seminar will set you straight. It’s hands on with access to fast computers and digital printers from Epson and hp. You will also have the ability to use the latest color measuring devices by Gretag Macbeth. In this short but intense “workshop” we go over the necessary fundamentals of color so missing in today’s instruction. We also have the necessary equipment and means to produce quality color managed from capture to print. The workshop dates are convenient for even the busiest schedules. We meet for three hours from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm on Friday September 22, then for a full day on Saturday September 23 and then finish it up one week later for another full day of instruction September 30th. This is by far the most cost effective means to get quality instruction and hands on experience with color management.

i1 Share – encompus orange

i1 Share – encompus orange
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Getting the right color can be a massive challange. Here is a screen shot of i1 share in action to solve an everyday problem one may have getting the Pantone equalivalent of a measured paint swatch. The situation is that we needed to have Pantone color that was a close match to the color of our walls, in fact we wanted the color of our walls to match our business cards and our website. So we started the process by measuring the color of our walls and getting a L*a*b* value in i1 Share. Share then gave us the closest Pantone Coated color Pantone 158C. i1 Share will also give us a CMYK or RGB mix for a given ICC Profile. The power of this is vast and it is a free download from Gretag Macbeth. Of course the real power comes from the i1 and the complete Pantone library. So the next time your in our studio or on our website check to see our color match between our business card, the color of our painted walls, and our website.

Color Management for Digital Sign Makers

Color Management for Digital Sign Makers
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I am on tour again! This tour runs from July 11 to October 4 will feature myself as well as Mark Gundlach of GIA. The focus of this tour will be to educate large format printers and designers the necessary concepts needed to manage color digitally. We look at the fundamentals of color science without turining you into a color geek. We will also define necessary terms suchs as Profile, Calibration, Linearization, and Delta E. We stress the importance of understanding how profiles work and what you can expect from ICC profiles. We define color measurment devices like colorimeters and spectrophotometers and how they differ from densitometers. One of the interactive and dynamic parts of the seminar surrounds the procedure for managing ink on cast or calandered film. Dark Ink Restrictions, Linearization, Total Ink Limit, and Profile is our Mantra. It can be a lot of information but it’s what you need if your frustrated with getting the right color. I personally urge you to get educated and put what you learn into action. Many of the seminar attendees have taken our seminars before and come with lots of questions, which of course we welcome. So if your a beginner or an advanced user you will get something out of this informative one day seminar. Also, some cites have a second day detailed and advanced RIP training seminar on Onyx 7.0, the latest Onyx Graphics has to offer. Onyx is a powerful RIP and it has got even better with a new Media Manager and tool set such as Layout. Check out more information from Onyx and if your interested check out the DSM page from GIA. I hope to see you there!