Dr. Danny Rich, 71, a leading expert in the field of color science at Sun Chemical, passed away July 3, 2022 after sustaining significant injuries as a result of a car accident in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

One International Standard developed by ISO/TC 130 has been published in October:
ISO 22067-1:2022 Graphic technology — Requirements for communication of environmental aspects of printed products — Part 1: General printing
 

One International Standard developed by ISO/TC 130 has been published:
ISO 28178:2022 Graphic technology — Exchange format for colour and process control data using XML or ASCII text
 

One International Standard and one Technical Specification developed by ISO/TC 130 have been published:

ISO 12640-3:2022 Graphic technology — Prepress digital data exchange — Part 3: CIELAB standard colour image data (CIELAB/SCID).

ISO/TS 21328:2022 Graphic technology — Guidelines and recommendations for multicolour
(CMYKOGV) print characterization.
 

The system review of the following four standards have been closed and both of them were confirmed:

ISO 12644: 1996 Graphic technology — Determination of rheological properties of paste inks and vehicles by the falling rod viscometer

ISO 15930-1: 2001 Graphic technology — Prepress digital data exchange — Use of PDF — Part 1: Complete exchange using CMYK data (PDF/X-1 and PDF/X-1a)

ISO 19594: 2017 Graphic technology — Test method for the determination of the binding strength for perfect-bound products — Page-pull test working upwards

ISO 2834-3: 2008 Graphic technology — Laboratory preparation of test prints — Part 3: Screen printing inks
 

One Technical Specification developed by ISO/TC 130 have been published:

ISO/TS 18621-11:2022 Graphic technology — Image quality evaluation methods for printed matter — Part 11: Colour gamut analysis
 

ISO/TC 261/JWG 12 “Joint ISO/TC 261 - ISO/TC 130: Colour and translucency measurements” has been created and the interested experts are invited to join this Joint Working Group.

ISO/DTS 21328.4 Graphic technology—Guidelines and requirements for multicolour (CMYKOGV) print characterization is submitted to ISO/CS for direct publication.

A Resolution of ISO/TC 130 has been approved to establish JWG 12 (Colour and translucency measurements) under the lead of TC 261.

WG 2 working group meeting has been held on January 18, 2022.

One standard developed by ISO/TC 130 have been published:

ISO 24487-1:2021 Graphic technology — Processless lithographic plates — Part 1: Evaluation methods for characteristics and performance

The system review of the following two standards have been closed and both of them were confirmed:

ISO 12640-4:2011 Graphic technology — Prepress digital data exchange — Part 4: Wide gamut display-referred standard colour image data [Adobe RGB (1998)/SCID] 

ISO/TS 21830: 2018 Image technology colour management — Black point compensation for n-colour ICC profiles
 

Two standards developed by ISO/TC 130 have been published:

ISO 20616-1:2021 Graphic technology —File format for quality control and metadata —Part 1: Print requirements eXchange (PRX)
ISO 12642-3:2021 Graphic technology —Input data for characterization of 4-colour process printing —Part 3: Extended data set including near neutral scale
 

The system review ballots of the following four standards have been closed and all the standards are confirmed basing on the voting results:

ISO 19455: 2016 (ed1) Graphic technology — Metadata for graphic arts workflow — XMP metadata for image and documentproofing
ISO 18620: 2016 (ed1) Graphic technology — Prepress data exchange — Tone adjustment curves exchange
ISO 17972-2: 2016 (ed1) Graphic technology — Colour data exchange format (CxF/X) — Part 2: Scanner target data (CxF/X-2)
ISO 12641-1: 2016 (ed1) Graphic technology — Prepress digital data exchange — Colour targets for input scanner calibration —Part 1: Colour targets for input scanner calibration
 

The 35th ISO/TC 130 Plenary meeting will be held virtually on November 8. The working group meetings for the second part of 2021 is scheduled before the Plenary meeting.

One ISO/TC 130 standard have been published in August 2021: 

ISO 14298:2021 Graphic technology — Management of security printing processes
 

The planned 35th ISO/TC 130 working group meetings and plenary to be held in Sydney meeting will instead be a virtual meeting. The final meeting schedule will be confirmed in August.

One ISO/TC 130 standard have been published in July 2021: 

ISO 12647-9:2021 Graphic technology — process control for the production of half-tone color separations, proof and production prints — Part 9: Metal decoration printing.
 

WG 1 Terminology; The work on ISO 5776 Symbols for text proof correction has been completed, and the standard is out for its final ballot before being published. The revised version includes mark-up for the Korean Language. Work on terms and definitions is continuing and consideration is being given to developing a standard on the design and layout of documents.

It is 50 years since ISO/TC 130 was setup and held its first meeting on 2nd June 1971. On 2nd June 2021, Mr. Pengfei Zhao, the current Chairman of ISO/TC130, has sent a message to the ISO/TC 130 Members to remind us to celebrate this.

Four ISO/TC 130 standards have been published in June 2021: 

ISO 2836:2021 Graphic technology — Prints and printing inks — Assessment of resistance of prints to various agents

ISO 12647-8:2021 Graphic technology — Process control for the production of half-tone colour separations, proof and production prints — Part 8: Validation print processes working directly from digital data

ISO 22934:2021 Graphic technology — Communication of offset ink properties

ISO 12635:2021 Graphic technology — Plates for offset printing — Dimensions
 

Two ISO/TC 130 standard has approved the FDIS ballot and under the publication stage. The standard will be published in the near future:

ISO 12642-3 Graphic technology — Input data for characterization of 4-colour process printing — Part 3: Extended data set

ISO 12647-9 Graphic technology — Process control for the production of half-tone colour separations, proof and production prints — Part 9: Metal decoration printing processes using offset lithography
 

One ISO/TC 130 standard has approved the FDIS ballot and under the publication stage. The standard will be published in the near future:

ISO 12647-8 Graphic technology — Process control for the production of half-tone colour separations, proof and production prints — Part 8: Validation print processes working directly from digital data
 

One ISO/TC 130 standard has been submitted to ISO/CS for FDIS (Final Draft International Standard) ballot. If approved, the standard will be published in the near future:

ISO/FDIS 12647-9 Graphic technology — Process control for the production of half-tone colour separations, proof and production prints — Part 9: Metal decoration printing processes using offset lithography
 

Two ISO/TC 130 standards have been submitted to ISO/CS for FDIS (Final Draft International Standard) ballot. If approved, the standards will be published in the near future:

ISO/FDIS 22934 Graphic technology — Communication of offset ink properties

ISO/FDIS 2836 Graphic technology — Prints and printing inks — Assessment of resistance of prints to various agents

A revision has been initiated for two standards: ISO/CD 2834-2 Graphic technology — Laboratory preparation test prints — Part 2: Liquid printing inks ISO/CD 28178 Graphic technology — Exchange format for colour and process control data using XML or ASCII text.

List of ISO/TC 130 standards and other deliverables published between 2020-12-01 and 2020-12-23:

ISO/TS 15311-1: 2020 Graphic technology — Requirements for printed matter for commercial and industrial production — Part 1: Measurement methods and reporting schema

ISO 16612-3: 2020 Graphic technology — Variable data exchange — Part 3: Using PDF/X-6 (PDF/VT-3)

ISO/TS 18621-31: 2020 Graphic technology — Image quality evaluation methods for printed matter — Part 31: Evaluation of the perceived resolution of printing systems with the Contrast–Resolution chart

ISO/TS 21331: 2020 Graphic technology and deinked pulp — Guidance for assessing the deinking performance of printed paper products

List of ISO/TC 130 standards and other deliverables published between 2020-11-01 and 2020-11-30:

ISO 2834-1: 2020 Graphic technology — Laboratory preparation of test prints — Part 1: Paste inks

ISO 21632: 2018 /Amd 1: 2020 Graphic technology — Determination of the energy consumption of digital printing devices including transitional and related modes — Amendment 1.

Among the new standards published by TC130 this year is ISO 19301, full title “Guidelines for schema writers - Template for colour quality management”. The standard combines the ISO 9001 standard for quality management systems with a number of other ISO-standards to achieve a robust quality- and colour management system for publishers and printers.

ISO Central Services (ISO/CS) has requested that all meetings be held virtually until 31 December 2020.

Updates on standards

For a designer who wants to preview documents in a colour accurate way, the ISO 14861 is the standard on softproofing systems that will help you to choose compliant hardware and software.