COLOUR MANAGEMENT Hitting accurate colours each time is of paramount importance if you are to win and retain valuable customers. Here, we speak with several specialists in colour management to find out about the latest developments with this software COLOUR ME IMPRESSED In a market where competition for work is very high, print service providers (PSPs) cannot afford to be lax or even complacent when it comes to managing colour. Skimp on this and you run the risk of producing below-par printed work that could cost you, both in terms of having to re-print pieces and potentially losing customers to a sharper-eyed competitor. For this reason, colour management is more important than ever. This specialist software allows PSPs to carefully manage colour output, helping them to avoid costly mistakes and ensure they are hitting the colour targets set by their customers. In this feature, we speak with providers of, and specialists in colour management software to get insight into some of their latest developments and how investment in a new solution or simply upgrading their existing setup will grant PSPs access to a greater range of benefits. Unmatched Colour Precision First up to comment is Colyer, an authorised partner of Xerox, Fujifilm, HP, Summa, Epson, and other leading brands in the print industry. Among its other partners is Barbieri, which specialises in spectrophotometers and colour measurement tools for digital print, especially in the wide-format, textile, and industrial sectors. “Barbieri enables unmatched colour precision across all substrates, saving time through automation and delivering a competitive edge, especially for high-end or colour-critical applications,” says Oliver Gosden, sales director at Colyer. Picking out some of the key features of Barbieri systems, Gosden first highlights automatic chart scanning, which handles textured, transparent, and reflective media, which he says are beyond the limits of desktop devices. Other stand-out Barbieri features include transmissive and reflective measurement, which Gosden says are ideal for applications like backlit displays and window graphics, as well as built-in camera and alignment system to help ensure accurate readings on large or flexible substrates. As for Barbieri Gateway software, this has profiling, validation, linearisation, and integration with RIPs such as Caldera, Onyx, PrintFactory, and EFI Fiery. In addition, users can benefit from M1/ M2 light standard support to maintain colour accuracy under various lighting conditions. “A colour measurement instrument is essential; it delivers those measurable results, verifies accuracy, and keeps colour on target across every job,” Gosden says, adding: “PSPs should expect accurate, consistent, and repeatable colour 74 email: editor@printmonthly.co.uk July / August 2025 - Issue 355
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