This is a draft of the Printing Condition Registry for discussion in ICC and ISO TC130 WG3. Comments to Phil Green
The printing conditions specified in this registry provide a way for standards organizations and others to identify key parameters to be used for process control of a printing press as specified in ISO 12647-2:202?.
Printing conditions for processes and substrates are listed on this page. This registry is intended as a reference for users and developers who wish to find data on standard printing conditions, or to check results against the specification for a given printing condition.
The ISO 12647 series defines a number of standard printing conditions using specified printing processes and substrates. In many cases a particular print job will not conform to one of the specified condition. Organisations may register other conditions with ICC. Where a job is intended to be printed using such conditions, metadata can be found in this registry. Full details of the ink set, colorimetric cordinates of the primaries, TVI, printing sequence, media and measurement condition can be found by clicking on the Reference Name in the table below.
For standard printing conditions, see the CMYK Characterization Data registry. For profiles, see the ICC Profile Registry
For each printing condition the organisation responsible for providing the data is given.
| Printing condition | Media | Notes | Process |
|---|---|---|---|
| PC1 | Sheet-fed offset or heat-set web offset | Premium coated | PC1 Based on ISO/FDIS 12647-2.3 |
| PC2 | Heat-set web offset | Premium coated | PC2 Based on ISO/FDIS 12647-2.3 |
| PC3 | Heat-set web offset | Improved coated | PC3 Based on ISO/FDIS 12647-2.3 |
| PC4 | Sheet-fed offset or heat-set web offset | Standard matte coated | PC4 Based on ISO/FDIS 12647-2.3 |
| PC5 | Sheet-fed offset or heat-set web offset | Wood-free uncoated | PC5 Based on ISO/FDIS 12647-2.3 |
| PC6 | Heat-set web offset | Super calendered uncoated | PC6 Based on ISO/FDIS 12647-2.3 |
| PC7 | Sheet-fed offset or heat-set web offset | Improved uncoated | PC7 Based on ISO/FDIS 12647-2.3 |
| PC8 | Heat-set web offset | Standard uncoated | PC8 Based on ISO/FDIS 12647-2.3 |
| PC9 | Sheet-fed offset or heat-set web offset | Premium coated | PC9 Based on ISO/FDIS 12647-2.3 |
| PC10 | Sheet-fed offset or heat-set web offset | One-side Coated Paper board | PC10 Based on ISO/FDIS 12647-2.3 |
| PC11 | Sheet-fed offset | Clay Coated News Back (CCNB) | PC11 Based on ISO/FDIS 12647-2.3 |
| PC12 | Sheet-fed offset or heat-set web offset | Wood-free uncoated | PC12 Based on ISO/FDIS 12647-2.3 |
Tolerances for all ISO 12647-2 printing conditions can be found here.
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