We are happy to deliver your proof with the latest UGRA/Fogra Mediawedge CMYK V3.0 with Measurement Protocol.

The UGRA/Fogra Mediawedge CMYK V3.0 is a world standard for colourprecise . According to "ProzessStandard Offsetdruck (PSO)" a Proof is required to have a Media Wedge, which colours are within the tolerances of ISO 12647-7. 

Your proofing options for future orders:

• without Media Wedge
• one Media Wedge per page (plus € 2,- / page)
• one Media Wedge with Measurement Protocol per page (plus € 4,- / page)
• one Media Wedge with Measurement Protocol over all (plus € 4,- / order)

You can order your Media Wedges directly while choosing the article. If you would like to order one Media Wedge over all, please choose this article in addition to your proof.

 

 

You can upload one or more files to each article after the order is completed. Each file can be up to 420 MB in size.

For example, you order 10 in the format A3 and 2 in the format DIN A2. After the order has been completed, you can upload a file with 10 pages in DIN A3 format to DIN A3 format and two files in A2 format with one page each. If we are to make several copies of one proof, please let us know about during the order process in the "commentary" field.

The figure shows how your order of a DIN A4 proof looks before the upload.

You now select and upload your file to be projected.

After the upload, you can check your proof data again, delete files and reupload or upload others.

 

When finished uploading, complete the order by clicking the button "COMPLETE YOUR ORDER".

Your order will no longer be editable for you. We get the message that we can now start with the data check and the proofing.

 

You can view your order at any time, but after completion you cannot change it any longer.

If your proofing data shows faults during the data check, we will reopen the order again, so that you can delete the faulty data and upload correct files. Then complete the order again.

Your uploaded files for proofing currently remain on our server for at least 1 year, and can be viewed and downloaded during this time.

Shipping for your test proof is free!

Most customers send us PDF data. We accept PDF, EPS, TIF and JPEG files for proofing.

Black-and-white, CMYK or even files with PANTONE and HKS or TOYO spotcolors. PDF files in PDF/X-1a, PDF/X-3 or PDF/X-4 format are ideal for proofing.

PDF/X-1a (widely distributed outside of Europe) and PDF/X-3 are traditionally the PDF files optimized for printing. These ISO standards represent e.g. fonts and images are surely embedded. They are recognized and requested as the standard for data exchange of print data at most printers.

PDF/X-4 is the new printing standard for PDF files. Unlike PDF/X-3, PDF/X-4 files can contain transparencies. PDFX-3 was already a medaneutral standard, but 99% of all X-3 files contain only CMYK colors and spot colors. PDF/X-4 is still rare, but more and more requested by printers, as X-4 data can be separated as late as possible into the process chain. The standard offers many advantages, but also some risks.

Proof GmbH is the only company in Germany to be certified by PDFX-ready for the proof output of PDF / X-4 data and has been a member of PDFX-ready for several years.

If you want to know exactly the pros and cons of the respective formats, we recommend the pages of the Swiss PDFX-ready Initiative. Here you will find competent information, PDF creation guides and Acrobat Creation and Acrobat test profiles for PDF / X-4 files, although the information given in english is not as comprehensive as the germanspeaking webpages. PDFX-ready offers:

PDFX-ready PDF / X creation guide
PDF preflights for Adobe Acrobat
Creator workflows for sheetfed, web offset and newspaper printing

In all standard layout programs, all three PDF/X standards can be selected and created during output.

Proofing Papers

We are proofing on four certified paper grades, two without optical brighteners for "classic" and two proof papers with optical brighteners for Fogra51 / Fogra52, GRACol and SWOP 2013 and Heaven42 . All proof papers are certified by Fogra as proof substrates:

For the simulation of traditional coated printing papers we use the Gravure Proof paper from EFI with 245g / sqm. It feels very high-quality, and is also perfect for presentations at the customer.
The EFI Gravure Proof Paper 4245 Semimatt meets the industry's most stringent quality and consistency re-quirements. A very low content of optical brighteners guarantees a high color stability – metamerism effects are minimised. The microporous, PE coated media hits the Fogra Norm 39L without any problems. The white point of the 4245 barely departs from the predetermined value defined by ISO 12647-7. In most cases the simulation of the paper white becomes redundant. The 4245 provides customers with the consistency and reliability sealed by GRACoL/SWOP (granted for #3) and Fogra certification (granted for PT3, S1 and S2). 
 

EFI Gravure Proof Paper 4245 Semimatt:

• Semimatt coated paper
• Very large color gamut
• One-sided printing
• Very good fading behavior
• Very small amount of optical brighteners
• Weight: 245 gr / m²
• Thickness: 260μ
• Opacity: 96%
• L * a * b Paper white: 94.8 / 0.3 / -1.5

If you need a proof for uncoated paper, we offer a proof on matt EFI 9120XF 120g / m² paper. This proof paper contains practically no optical brightener. The special coloring and the high L-value are very suitable for the simulation of uncoated printing. It is perfect for the simulation of uncoated paper, since it is very similar in haptic and thickness to a stationery.
 

EFI Proof Paper 9120XF Matt

• Large color gamut
• Easy to fold
• Low proportion of optical brighteners
• Weight: 120 gr / m²
• Thickness: 150μ
• Opacity: 95%
• Gloss: 6%
• L * a * b Paper white: 96.7 / 0.2 / -2.4

The ECI (European Color Initiative) writes in it's practice recommendation for "Uncoated" -:
"Another special feature of the proofing machine is that when printing on uncoated paper, the semimatte proof paper commonly used for "Coated"- results in a poor visual proof-to-print correspondence even in the case of a very good measurement result of the media wedge evaluation. Printing on uncoated proof paper results in the best possible matching with the set values ​​from the characterization file and ensures the best possible visual correspondence between proof and print. "
 

Proof Substrates with optical Brighteners (OBA)

EFI Proof Paper 8245 OBA Semimatt
The EFI Proof Paper 8245OBA Semimatt was especially developed for proofing of coated production papers with OBA content. The very similar white point of the EFI Proof Paper 8245OBA Semimatt to FOGRA51 enables proofing without paper white simulation. It is also very suitable for simulating PC1 according to ISO 12647-2:2013. This paper is FOGRA certified according to ISO 12647-7 (semi matte).

• Weight: 245 g / m²
• Thickness: 245 μm
• Opacity:> 95%
• Gloss: 22%
• CIE L*a*b* (M0): 95.8 | 0.9 | -4.3
• CIE L*a*b* (M1): 96.0 | 1.1 | -5.6

EFI Proof Paper 8175 OBA Matte
The EFI Proof Paper 8175OBA Matt was especially developed for proofing of uncoated production papers with high OBA content. It is very suitable for proofing according to FOGRA52. This paper is FOGRA certified according to ISO 12647-7 (matte).

• Weight: 175 g / m²
• Thickness: 230 μm
• Opacity: 97%
• Gloss: 5%
• CIE L*a*b* (M0): 96.8 | 2,5 | -7.7
• CIE L*a*b* (M1): 97.0 | 3.0 | -10.8

The two uncoated papers are FSC certified, the 8245OBA paper is PEFC certified.

Please feel free to contact us anytime without any obligation or cost. 

Phone: +49 (0) 7071-7952740
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