NPES and IDEAlliance colour management program

An instructional and certification program for colour management best practices for use in the pressroom is being organized by NPES and IDEAlliance on 15 and 16 February 2014 in New Delhi. The trainer for this two-day course is Steve Ballinger, director of training of IDEAlliance USA.

The objective of this two-day workshop is to impart knowledge and understanding of colour management to printers and printing professionals. At the conclusion of this course, all participants will be given the opportunity to take a Color Management Professional – Printing certification examination. All successful candidates will be awarded the Color Management Professional(CMP) for Printing certificate by IDEAlliance.

The Color Management Professional for Printing program is designed as an easy to understand instructional guide to basic colour management principles for establishing benchmarks for consumables, lighting, instruments and output devices. It explains the importance of choosing a target reference condition and how to benchmark press performance in order to determine and verify tone reproduction and plate curves in the pressroom. The two-day course covers topics such as optimizing press production and strategies for maintaining press calibration. Applying the principles of the CMP-Print program will assure a consistent colour managed workflow that adheres to industry specifications and standards.

There are a very limited number of seats available for this very reasonably priced program and members of IDEAlliance India will get preference in admission and also benefit from a discount on the fees. For more information about the course and registration please contact Vinod Vittoba, director, at NPES India at +91 9818278460 and eMail – vinod@npes.in or Komal Singhal of IDEAlliance India at +91 9873844739 and eMail – komal@ippgroup.in.

IDEAlliance based in the United States is a not-for-profit trade association of more than 1300 member companies. In April 2013 it announced a significant expansion of its global operations, with the addition of International Affiliates in Europe and India. IDEAlliance-Europe and IDEAlliance-India join current International Affiliates in China, South Korea, Mexico, and Columbia, expanding IDEAlliance’s growing influence in the worldwide development and adoption of media production standards and best practices.

On becoming an International Affiliate for IDEAlliance, Naresh Khanna, editor of the trade magazines Indian Printer and Publisher and Packaging South Asia as well as director for Ipp Services, Training and Research, commented, “IppStar is keen to bring IDEAlliance’s colour management training and G7 certificate programs to India. These programs will forward our work in the improvement in colour reproduction and quality standards of a vibrant print and packaging industry. Our organization is fortunate to enjoy the trust of the graphics arts community in a region where there is still double digit growth in print and packaging, and where brand owners are becoming increasingly demanding.”

International Affiliates promote and develop IDEAlliance programs for their local networks of technology and service providers, as well as offer individualized member services and benefits. David Steinhardt, IDEAlliance President and CEO, commented, “The work of IDEAlliance is global because media production is global. The demands of international business requires IDEAlliance to communicate and train in different languages and build specifications and best practices for a worldwide platform. IDEAlliance commits to meet the diverse needs of a global membership through its Affiliate partners. We welcome their support in advancing media production.”

There are three levels of membership in IDEAlliance India – for individuals; for small and medium companies; and, for large companies. For membership information and benefits please contact Komal Singhal as above.

Krishanu Dutta, November 2013 issue Indian Printer and Publisher