FOGRA27

Printing process definition: ISO/DIS 12647-2:2004, Offset commercial and specialty printing according to ISO 12647-2, positive plates, paper type 1 or 2 (gloss or matte coated offset, 115 g/m2), screen frequency 60/cm. (see downloadable report readme.pdf)

Note: Fogra now recommend the use of FOGRA39 for this printing condition.

Responsible Organization: Fogra, Graphic Technology Research Association, Munich, Germany

Contact Information:
Andreas Kraushaar
Fogra
Forschungsgesellschaft Druck e.V.
Graphic Technology Research Association
Abt./Dept. Vorstufe/Prepress
Streitfeldstraße 19
D-81673 München
Tel. +49 89. 431 82 - 335
Fax +49 89. 431 82 - 100
Email: [email protected]

CHARACTERIZATION DATA

Documentation source: ISO/DIS 12647-2:2004.

Electronic data source: 1485 patches: fogra27L.txt, see also www.fogra.org.

Created: September 2003

Measurement backing: White

TONAL VALUE INCREASE

Densitometric:
ISO 12647-2 curves A (CMY) and B (K)

TVI aim values in ISO 12647-2 are specified as densitometric TVI, as described in ISO 12647-2 sections 4.3.5 and 5.

Colorimetric:
TVI for cyan, magenta, yellow and black computed from colorimetric data is shown below.
50% 14.0, 13.6, 14.4, 17.0
40% 12.6, 12.0, 12.8, 15.8

Note that colorimetric TVI values will not exactly match densitometric TVI values. See What is colorimetric TVI?

PROFILES

For profiles see www.eci.org.