Digital Printing Press Color Calibration for Ticket Proofing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional web-based retail ticketing services provide generic ticket proofs before printing, lacking variable information, leading to customer dissatisfaction and costly reprints due to the need for new imaging plates in plate-based printing presses.
Innovation Solution
A method that calibrates a digital printing press to match the color characteristics of a plate-based press, using an International Color Consortium (ICC) profile and managing color formulation properties to generate accurate physical ticket proofs, allowing customers to interactively review and modify ticket designs before printing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If generic ticket proofs are provided before printing in conventional web-based retail ticketing services, then the printing process can proceed, but customer dissatisfaction occurs and costly reprints are needed due to lack of variable information
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary printing of ticket proofs using a digital printing press before the actual plate-based production run. This allows customers to review and approve variable information (prices, descriptions, barcodes) in advance, preventing costly reprints that would require new imaging plates. The digital proofing occurs before the plate-based printing process begins.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention creates a digital copy of the ticket design with all variable information incorporated, prints it as a proof using digital printing technology, and uses this copy for customer approval. This digital copy serves as a accurate representation of the final product without requiring the expensive plate-based imaging process.
2Productivity
If plate-based printing presses are used for ticket production, then high-speed printing is achieved, but costly reprints require creation of new imaging plates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary printing of ticket proofs using a digital printing press before the actual plate-based production run. This allows customers to review and approve variable information (prices, descriptions, barcodes) in advance, preventing costly reprints that would require new imaging plates. The digital proofing occurs before the plate-based printing process begins.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention uses a digital printing press for creating proof copies, which is a cheaper and more flexible alternative to the plate-based system for this specific function. The digital press can be used repeatedly without consuming expensive imaging plates, making it ideal for proofing and customer approval processes.
3Loss of information
If digital printing press is used for proofing, then variable information can be accurately represented, but color matching with plate-based press must be ensured
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies an International Color Consortium (ICC) color profile to the digital printing press to calibrate its color output to match the plate-based press characteristics. This involves adjusting color formulation parameters and using color management software to ensure that the digital proofs accurately represent the final printed tickets in terms of color, enabling reliable customer approval.
Data Source
AI summary
A method of managing the production of tickets in accordance with a ticket order submitted to a ticketing services bureau by a customer includes an optional step of producing a physical ticket proof for the customer prior to execution of the ticket order. Preferably, the physical ticket proof is generated using a plateless printing press, such as a digital printing press, but has the print characteristics of a particular plate-based press platform which is designated to execute the ticket order. A process for accurately matching the color characteristics of the digital printing press with the color characteristics of a plate-based press platform includes the steps of calibrating the plate-based press platform to meet a particular printing standard, creating an International Color Consortium (ICC) profile for the designated plate-based press platform, applying the ICC profile to the digital printing press, and managing the color formulation properties of the digital printing press.