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Title
Create a colour managed process for digital printing
Level
5
Credits
20
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: analyse the
working environment for light and the viewing of colour; create
and apply profiles for equipment, and optimise software
settings; and test and adjust colour profiles and settings in
accordance with workplace practices, to ensure a good colour
match.
Classification
Printing > Digital Processes for Print
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 24514, Demonstrate knowledge of colour requirements for
digital printing, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
Candidates must follow any applicable and recognised codes of practice, and
documented workplace health, safety, and environmental procedures for personal,
product, workplace health, safety and environmental matters, and the obligations
required under current law including the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992,
Resource Management Act 1991, Privacy Act 1993, Copyright Act 1994, and their
subsequent amendments.
2
Workplace practices refer to the documented procedures for the workplace or
classroom situation. These will include procedures for the use of machinery and
equipment, as well as product specifications and ob instructions in order to meet the
job requirements.
3
For the purposes of this unit standard candidates are required to measure colour
using a spectrophotometer with appropriate software. A colourimeter and a
densitometer will also be useful, although not essential.
4
Definitions
ICC refers to the International Color Consortium, http://www.color.org/, an
organisation dedicated to developing and implementing colour management
throughout industry, and who was responsible for developing the ‘ICC Profile’
specification,
ISO refers to International Organisation for Standards, www.iso.org.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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ISO standards
3664:2000 Viewing conditions – Graphic technology and photography;
12646:2004 Graphic technology – Displays for colour proofing – Characteristics and
viewing conditions.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Analyse the working environment for light and the viewing of colour.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The current working environment for viewing colour is analysed in terms of
ambient light.
Range
1.2
electric light sources, sunlight.
Improvements which could be made to standardise the current working
environment for viewing colour are explained and analysed.
Range
may include but is not limited to – window treatments, lighting,
colours in the environment, monitor hoods and viewing booths;
evidence is in accordance with the requirements of ISO standards
3664:2000 and 12646:2004.
Outcome 2
Create and apply profiles for equipment, and optimise software settings to ensure job
requirements are met.
Evidence requirements
2.1
A monitor (display) profile is created and applied to ensure the monitor displays
colour accurately.
2.2
Colour settings in software applications used in the workplace are optimised.
Range
2.3
may include but is not limited to – preferences, colour spaces,
profile handling policies, RIPs (Raster Image Processors).
A printer profile is created and installed to ensure the printer output displays
colour accurately.
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Outcome 3
Test and adjust colour profiles and settings in accordance with workplace practices, to
ensure a good colour match.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Printer is colour calibrated, and maintained, in accordance with the
manufacturer’s maintenance requirements.
3.2
A test image is printed, compared with the monitor (display) image and
analysed, and any variances in colour are noted.
3.3
Adjustments are made to the printer and monitor profiles as necessary ensuring
that a monitor (display) to print colour match is achieved in accordance with the
job requirements.
Replacement information
This unit standard and unit standard 24514 have been
replaced by unit standard 28074.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
14 December 2007
31 December 2016
Review
2
19 September 2013
31 December 2019
Rollover
3
10 December 2015
31 December 2019
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0005
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
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CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016