Links for Artists on colour stuff
Archiving standards
FADGI; Federal Agencies Still Image Digitization Working Group
Colour Management Guides,
From X-Rite a relatively simple overview
http://xritephoto.com/ph_learning.aspx?action=guide
From Fogra, the Softproofing PDF is very thorough.
From Eizo their Color Management Handbook
http://www.eizoglobal.com/press/news/color_management_handbook_available.html
Adobe Creative Suite Print Guide
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/designcenter/pdfs/CS6_PrintGuide.pdf
The links below can be very technical.
International Color Consortium | |
Fogra | |
European Color Initiative (ECI) | |
PDF resources |
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The Ghent PDF Workgroup (GWG) | NPES Guide to PDF/X |
Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) | |
ISO |
There are many interdependent standards which can be found here |
ISO 12647-2:2004 | Offset lithographic processes |
ISO 12647-7:2007 | Proofing processes working directly from digital data |
ISO 12647-8 | Validation printing processes working directly from digital data |
ISO 3664:2009 | Graphic technology and photography -- Viewing conditions |
ISO 12646:2008 | Graphic technology -- Displays for colour proofing -- Characteristics and viewing conditions |
ISO 15930-1:2001 | Complete exchange using CMYK data (PDF/X-1 and PDF/X-1a) |
PSO | Process Standard Offset |