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Ugra/FOGRA Digital Print Scale

The Ugra/FOGRA Digital Print Scale is a control and quality assurance it is necessary that the actual
device for quality assurance, especially with dig- output parameters and the achieved output reso-
ital colour printing systems. Thou control device is lution are documented. With the PDF of the con-
programmed in PostScript and determines, inde- trol devices these interactive functions stay avail-
pendent of the manufacturer, the most important able and quality assurance is achieved.
reproduction properties of PostScript-compatible
output units. The Ugra/FOGRA Digital Print Scale is
specificly designed in the process colours cyan, ma-
genta, yellow and black. Similar control patches are
used with each process colour and these patches
are generated depending on interactivly queried
RIP information at the time of actual output. Reso-
lution depended patches document the actual res-
olution and the output quality for digital colour
printing systems. State when ordering
Ugra/FOGRA Digital Print Scale
The Ugra/FOGRA Digital Print Scale is a signif- EPS version, PDF version, EPS/PDF version
icant enhancement for quality assurance and is State user name for personalization purposes and
founded on the Ugra/FOGRA PostScript Control the operating system the control device will be
Strip which is a standard control device for pre- used with (Macintosh or Windows).
press since 1990.
The Ugra/FOGRA Digital Print Scale is available Price on request
only in digital form as EPS and/or PDF files. (FOGRA members get a discount of 25 %)
The “EPS” (Encapsulated PostScript) version is
suitable for import into page makeup programs For further information or if you want to order
such as InDesign, QuarkXPress, or FreeHand. please contact:
The “PDF” version is utilized when a PDF based
workflow is used to generate output. During trans- FOGRA
formation from EPS to PDF the EPS file of the con- Graphic Technology Research Association
trol device usually looses its interactivness. Streitfeldstraße 19, 81673 Munich, Germany
During transformation the program code which Tel.: + 49 89/43 18 24 12
queries system data and resolution is replaced Fax: + 49 89/43 18 21 00
by Adobe Acrobat parameters and settings which E-Mail: [email protected]
then are used for later output. For quality control Internet: www.fogra.org

Ugra/FOGRA Digital Print Scale - Copyright 2000 - Version 1.0 EPS 0 3 5 10 20 30 40 50 1x1 2x2 4x4
Mac Distiller
Hamburgefons 1 1
PostScript V.3010.106
0.169

PostScript Level 3
2 2
4

600 DPI / 42 um Hamburgefons 3 3

Pixel Registration relative to black. Linewidth = 2 pixels

Lizenz 1FO110501 4 4
0.127

1200 600 300 150

100 97 95 90 80 70 60 50
3

FOGRA-Eigentum - Demoversion !!
Ugra/FOGRA Digital Print Scale - Copyright 2000 - Version 1.0 EPS 0 3 5 10 20 30 40 50 1x1 2x2 4x4
0.085

Mac Distiller
2

Hamburgefons 1 1
PostScript V.3010.106
PostScript Level 3
2 2
0.042

3 3
1

600 DPI / 42 um Hamburgefons

Lizenz 1FO110501 4 4
1200 600 300 150
FOGRA-Eigentum - Demoversion !! 100 97 95 90 80 70 60 50
0.0
0

Ugra/FOGRA Digital Print Scale - Copyright 2000 - Version 1.0 EPS 0 3 5 10 20 30 40 50 1x1 2x2 4x4
Mac Distiller
-0.042

Hamburgefons 1 1
-1

PostScript V.3010.106
PostScript Level 3
2 2
600 DPI / 42 um Hamburgefons 3 3
-0.085

4 4
-2

Lizenz 1FO110501 1200 600 300 150

FOGRA-Eigentum - Demoversion !! 100 97 95 90 80 70 60 50
-0.127

Ugra/FOGRA Digital Print Scale - Copyright 2000 - Version 1.0 EPS 0 3 5 10 20 30 40 50 1x1 2x2 4x4
-3

Mac Distiller
Hamburgefons 1 1
PostScript V.3010.106
-0.169

2 2
-4

PostScript Level 3
600 DPI / 42 um Hamburgefons 3 3
2001-05-01
pixels

Lizenz 1FO110501 4 4
mm

1200 600 300 150

FOGRA-Eigentum - Demoversion !! 100 97 95 90 80 70 60 50
pixels -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 pixels -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 pixels -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4