G7 Expert Certification Live Oct. 25 - 27 in Seoul, Korea

In-Person
Workshop
Oct. 25, 2023 - Oct. 27, 2023 • 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM KST

OVERVIEW

ABOUT:


d additional time for questions and activities during the live sessions. Registrants will attend G7 Training prior to the PRINTING and alth included VIP access.

  • Location: Georgia Wolrd Congress Center, 285 Andrew Young International Blvd. NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  • Training is open to all  for complimentary access to Idealliance's Color Management Professional® Fundamentals online training, provided in advance of the live training.

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Seats are limited to ensure direct support by Idealliance's certified G7 Expert trainer & technical staff. Register now to reserve your seat.

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Schedule subject to change. Course content and order may be altered. Cancellations are not available for this event.

WHO'S THIS FOR: Printer, press, prepress/premedia operators, graphic designers, solution providers, brand managers, quality assurance personnel, process engineers or Lean professionals

PRESENTERS

Ron Ellis G7 Expert Trainer Ron Ellis Consulting
Chuck Schonert Director of Research and Development PRINTING United Alliance

AGENDA

Oct. 17 2023
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM DAY 1

12:00 pm: Registration & Refreshments

12:30 pm: Course Overview & Introductions

12:45 pm: About G7 Expert, G7 Professional, & G7 Master Programs

1:00 pm: Lecture: G7 Theory and Benefits. Includes overview of CIELab and ICC profiling

2:15 pm: Break

2:30 pm: Lecture: G7-Calibration Principles.
Step-by-step details of G7 calibration methods

4:00 pm: Lab - Live Proofer Calibration and Verification Including How to Make a Color-managed G7 Proof.
Create color-managed proof over a base soft G7 calibration.

5:00 pm: Adjourn

Oct. 18 2023
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM DAY 2

8:00 am: Arrival & Review of Day 1 - Q&A

9:00 am: Lecture: G7 and Color Management
Using G7 to enhance accuracy and efficiency of an ICC workflow.

10:00 am: LIVE DEMO: Simulating GRACoL
(or other RPC) Converting files from GRACoL (or SWOP) to a custom digital press profile in RIP or Photoshop. Deciding the appropriate rendering intent, etc.

11:00 am: LIVE DEMO: Calibrating & Profiling a Digital Press – BREAKOUT. Using various characterization targets and software. Compensating (if necessary) for paper color variations, measuring anomalies, etc.

12:00 pm: Lunch (1 Hour On-Site)

1:00 pm: LIVE DEMO: Verifying Press or Proof Accuracy – BREAKOUT
Measuring the color-managed P2P and IT8.7/5 targets during live press and proof production. Comparing and analyzing results.

2:00 pm: LIVE DEMO: Press Calibration & G7 Press Control – BREAKOUT
Live print production featuring offset, digital, wide format, and textile printing methods. Includes calculating custom target CIELab values for actual stock color by SCCA method.

3:00 pm: Lecture: G7 Compliance

4:00 pm: Lecture / Discussion: G7 Quality Control (Press & Proof)
Using G7 in daily production. Printing to numbers vs. printing to the proof.Analyzing proof / press accuracy with IT8.7/4, P2P and ISO 12647-7 targets. Tolerances and process control discussion.

5:00 pm: Adjourn

Oct. 19 2023
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM DAY 3

8:00 am: Arrival and Breakfast

8:45 am: Review of Day 2 - Q&A

9:15 am: Lecture: Implementing G7
Calculating G7 curves using workflow solutions for your print production (PowerPoint slides, not a live demonstration).

10:30 am: Break

10:45 am: Lecture / Demo: G7 in the Pre-Press Workflow
Integrating G7 and color management in a complete workflow – Photoshop settings – handling incoming files – accurate soft proofing setup, etc.

11:30 am: Discussion: Being a G7 Expert & Review
How can G7 best support your business model? Does G7 offer any potential quality or cost advantages to you and/or your clients? How would you take G7 to the field? The G7 Master application process & preparation for the web-based G7 Expert Examination

12:00 pm: Final Adjourn

CONTACT

Jordan Gorski Executive Director (703) 837-1096