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News for October

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

Updates on standards

October

  • ISO 15930-9 Graphic technology — Prepress digital data exchange using PDF — Part 9: Complete exchange of printing data (PDF/X-6) and partial exchange of printing data with external profile reference (PDF/X-6p and PDF/X-6n) using PDF 2.0 and ISO 16612-3 Graphic technology — Variable data exchange — Part 3: Using PDF/X-6 (PDF/VT-3) are submitted to ISO/CS for direct publication.
     
  • ISO/TS 18621-21 Graphic technology — Image quality evaluation methods for printed matter — Part 21: Measurement of 1D distortions of macroscopic uniformity utilizing scanning spectrophotometers and ISO 18621-31 Image quality evaluation methods for printed matter — Part 31: Evaluation of the perceived resolution of printing systems with the contrast –resolution chart are submitted to ISO/CS for direct publication.
     
  • RoV ISO 21632: 2018/DAmd 1 was approved and ISO 21632: 2018/Amd 1 Graphic technology — Determination of the energy consumption of digital printing devices including transitional and related modes — Amendment 1 is submitted to ISO/CS for direct publication.
     
  • ISO 12647-6: 2020 Graphic technology — Process control for the production of half-tone colour separations, proofs and production prints — Part 6: Flexographic printing and ISO 23498:2020 Graphic technology — Visual opacity of printed white ink are published.
     
  • ISO/TS 19303-1: 2020 Graphic technology — Guidelines for schema writers — Part 1: Packaging printing is published.

 

September

  • Proposed TS 18621-31 Image quality evaluation methods for printed matter — Part 31: Evaluation of the perceived resolution of printing systems with the contrast-resolution chart has been submitted to ISO/CS for direct publication (TS = Technical Specification).
     
  • Result of Voting:  FDIS 23498 Graphic technology — Visual opacity of printed white ink is approved (FDIS = Final Draft International Standard).
     
  • Result of Voting:  CD 24487-1 Graphic technology — Processless plates — Part 1: Part 1: Evaluation methods for characteristics and performance is approved (CD = Committee Draft).