QMS Functions
QMS enables you to calibrate the Proofer (Calibration), check the consistency of the Proofer (Proofer Check), check if proofs are conform to reference proofs (Proofing Reference), create new Proofer profiles (Profile Creation), perform a Closed Loop Profile Optimization, set a Profile Link Exception, and consult the history of the Quality Management action done on a proofer.
•Calibration
Calibrating a Proofer is necessary to make sure that the output conforms to the reference values. The reference values are used as the standard for required color (ink). If the calibration is successful, the current behavior will be adjusted to match the reference values.
•Proofer Check
With the Proofer Check procedure, you check the Calibration status (changes in the tonal range of the primary colors related to the reference values defined during the Calibration) of the Proofer during production. If the test fails, you should check the Strips and/or recalibrate the Proofer.
In order to check the condition of the Proofer (Epson), a Proofer Check Strip needs to be printed and measured. This Proofer Check Strip is printed without color management and can be printed with the Proofer Check wizard.
•Proofing Reference
With the Proofing Reference procedure, you can check if proofs are conform to a reference proof of which you have stored all information in the QMS database.
•Profile Creation
With QMS, you can create a new proofer profile without the need of additional tools. The only precondition is that the proofer is calibrated.
You print and measure a Profile Creation target on the selected proofer, associate it with a Profile steering file, set the ink limits if needed and define the sharing level. When you enter a name and save these settings in QMS, the new proofer profile becomes immediately available in Apogee Prepress.
•Closed Loop Profile Optimization (CLPO)
With QMS, it is possible to optimize your proofer profile to improve color conversions without the need of ColorTune Output. You create a new CLPO, print and measure the target with each iteration. Each iteration performed will improve the proofer profile more and converting Press CMYK to the optimized closed loop profile will result in much smaller ΔE.
•Profile Link Exceptions
An exception on the profile link can be set between Press and Proofer (Proofer TP) and for incoming CMYK (PDFRender).
•QMS History Tracking
You can track the history of all measurements and actions kept in the history.