Unit of competency Outline

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Manage colour

Manage colour

Unit of competency
National Code
ICPPRP4300
State Code
OBQ44
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
06/05/2020
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
20/08/2020
Field of Education
030103 - Printing
Original Release Date
20/08/2020
Nominal Hours
70
Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to manage colour in pre-press operations to ensure proofs, monitors and final products match requirements.It applies to individuals who work in the graphic pre-press sector of the printing and graphic arts industry. Individuals may also take responsibility for production flow and provide leadership and guidance to others with some limited responsibility for the output of others.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Identify colour requirements
  • 1.1 Determine printing conditions to identify colour management requirements
  • 1.2 Establish printer’s requirements to guide provision and use of International Colour Consortium (ICC) colour profiles
2. Prepare test charts for press
  • 2.1 Identify and select required test charts
  • 2.2 Print test chart with enterprise standard ink densities on a range of standard and non-standard stock
  • 2.3 Use colour measuring technology to examine printed test charts and generate colour profile for that press and stock
3. Calibrate digital proofing device
  • 3.1 Linearize proofer for required stock
  • 3.2 Produce digital test file
  • 3.3 Print test file on a proofingdevice and on the type of press that will be used to obtain a proof for both film and direct-to-plate technologies
  • 3.4 Measure results with a spectrophotometer
  • 3.5 Use results to generate output profile that allows for dot gain, Grey Component Replacement (GCR), Under Colour Removal (UCR), total gradients and black values
4. Create different monitor profiles using colour tuning package
  • 4.1 Set contrast and brightness
  • 4.2 Apply Red, Green, Blue (RGB) and Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key/black (CMYK) and ICC profiles
  • 4.3 View jobs on screen through required profiles
5. Calibrate scanner and digital camera
  • 5.1 Load test chart
  • 5.2 Calibrate scanner
  • 5.3 Scan test chart and output digital proof
  • 5.4 Use spectrophotometer to measure proof and generate and load ICC profile into scanning software
  • 5.5 Set up standard lighting conditions according to colour management requirements
  • 5.6 Photograph ICC target and output digital proof
  • 5.7 Use spectrophotometer to measure proof and ICC profile as generated
  • 5.8 Load ICC profile into digital camera software
6. Carry out maintenance
  • 6.1 Check system according to enterprise requirements
  • 6.2 Update system and fix an errors identified during checks according to enterprise requirements
7. Use colour profiles
  • 7.1 Use selected profiles and confirm colour on monitors, proofs and final product match requirements
  • 7.2 Use press fingerprint for final output in a controlled environment
  • 7.3 Include colour wedges in all files and outputs
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
AUN31 ICPPRP430 Manage colour Unit of competency