Characterizing an Ink on Paper Four Color Print Process

This paper discusses the use of characterization to describe the colorimetric output of a printing press. Every press is a device dependent entity. Standards writing groups are considering ink on paper specifications which recognize the synergy between the use of gamut mapping plus raw material selection to produce ink on paper output images that are not restricted by a particular printing process. To insure proper color management for present and future needs the characterization technique must be understood and standarized.