Whatever the level of colour management a client requires, Colourhead is ideally placed to assist.
Colourhead Digital Colour Management Services, more commonly referred to simply as Colourhead, was first established in 2002. Colourhead deals with all aspects of colour management for a vast array of businesses related to all areas of the imaging industry. From photographers at the creation of an image through to designers, advertising agencies etc. and then to final output, whatever that may be, press, inkjet, digital etc.
A well-managed colour workflow
There is no area of digital imaging that cannot benefit from a well-managed colour workflow. As most are aware, any workflow is like a chain and similarly is only as strong as its weakest link. Colourhead assesses all the variables and ensures all components are being handled correctly.
Everything is considered, from the more basic tasks of ensuring consistency of colour spaces throughout the applications used, to monitor calibration, custom profile creation for all types of output devices including plate curves on press plus full spectrum daylight lighting so that printed images can be viewed correctly.
Both RGB and CMYK workflows are completely catered for with a strong emphasis on ISO compliance. ISO compliance certification can be provided and is particularly relevant to press houses who need to ensure and prove to clients that incoming work can be handled in the most professional manner and output on both proof and press according to the relevant ISO specifications.
Colourhead has attained Fogra PSO Certification (Print Standard Offset) and is highly experienced and well equipped to provide advice and implementation on all aspects of compliance in this vitally important area of the print industry.
G7 calibration
The American G7 calibration method is also supported and is of particular interest to those who for whatever reason are not able to comply with the requirements of the ISO specs and/or are attracted to the highly effective grey balance method the G7 system uses.
Colourhead provides professional consulting and technical services to clients with equipment ranging from desktop inkjets to the largest wide format printers available and all items related to achieving the best from these devices. Only the highest quality equipment is used, as that made by industry icons such as X-Rite and Techkon and complemented by software that matches this quality and brings out the best from the hardware, such as that from the equipment manufacturers themselves plus specialised software makers, namely ColorWare, GMG, Serendipity and Chromix to mention a few.
Colourhead software deveopment
Colourhead has also developed some software in-house to enhance the capabilities of existing colour management solutions. It is designed for example in the case of press calibration, to make it easier for the operator to understand the work being undertaken and to arrive at the desired aims faster, shortening on-press time and even reducing the number of press runs required to achieve the wet press density aims and accurate dotgain curve correction values.
