| Course title | Standardization and Quality of Print |
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| Course code | KPF/C768 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture + Seminary |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter |
| Number of ECTS credits | 4 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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1. Definition of print quality, factors affecting quality, reproduction of tones, colors, details, perception and color control; 2. Optical density, color coordinates, tonal value, tonal value increase, color layer attractiveness, print contrast, hue error color spaces, color management, ICC; 3. Instruments used for quality control of printing, densitometer, spectrophotometer, gloss meter; 4. What are standards, the way standards are prepared, the importance and development of the standardization of printing production; 5. Organizations deal with the issue of standardization of printing production: ISO, ECI, FOGRA, UGRA, IFRA, Altona, SWOP, GraCol, SNAP; 6. ISO 12647 (1-7) as the basis for standardizing printing production: the content of each part of the standard (1-7), the specifics of the standard for each printing technique, their comparison and explanation; 7. Other ISO standards concerning standardization of individual steps of printing production (terminology, prepress, preparation of printing forms, printed materials, printing inks and varnishes, printing equipment, printing process, finishing, metrology, work safety, ecology of printing process); 8. Standards other than ISO relating to printing production: ANSI, DIN, FOGRA, IEC, JTC1, CIE, USTAG, CGATS, IGT; 9. Certification of the offset printing process according to process standards of offset (PSO); 10. Certification of newspaper printing process according to process standards of offset (PSN); 11. Certification of the digital printing process according to the Digital Printing Process Standards (PSD); 12. Certification of flexographic printing process resp. gravure printing according to process standards flexographic printing (PSF) resp. gravure printing (PSR); 13. Problems of packaging printing for food, regulatory regulations and EU directives, Swis ordinance etc.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Demonstration
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| Learning outcomes |
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Acquisition of knowledge concerning the influence of technological processes on the resulting print quality, measurement and evaluation of print quality. Solving practical examples during the seminar.
At the end of the course students should have sufficient knowledge for monitoring and evaluation of print quality. |
| Prerequisites |
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Knowledge of printing techniques and technologies, including materials used, is required. Students should be able to independently evaluate the results of densitometric or colorimetric measurements.
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Oral examination, Written examination
The final exam is a combination of the written / practical part (evaluation of the parameters measured on the control copy) and a discussion over selected topics. During the semester, knowledge is tested by tests, the results of which are included in the overall classification. |
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