Viewing light should match the agreement with the brand, not whatever tube is free in the passage. Write the illuminant on the job bag. Phone comparisons in the parking lot still happen; gently refuse them as contract proof. Save measured reports with dates and media lots. Old reports in new folders cause quiet drift fights.
Ink changes need a fresh chart even when the marketing name stays the same. Chemistry shifts. If a channel looks hungry, check mechanicals before you rebuild a profile from scratch. Encoder dust and wrong vacuum impersonate colour problems often enough that we check them first on every angry call.
Train more than one person to run a verification chart. Leave weeks are when colour standards quietly rot. Pin a known-good sample under the booth with the date. When something feels off, you want a physical anchor, not a memory of last month's blue. Mail the supplier with the instrument model if you need remote help.
Profiles earn their keep when the chart is printed on the same lot you will run production on. Cousin media lies politely. Warm up the press, then print the target, then measure. Skipping warm-up invents deltas that disappear after twenty metres and confuse everyone. Keep the spectro clean; fingerprints are not a calibration strategy.
Viewing light should match the agreement with the brand, not whatever tube is free in the passage. Write the illuminant on the job bag. Phone comparisons in the parking lot still happen; gently refuse them as contract proof. Save measured reports with dates and media lots. Old reports in new folders cause quiet drift fights.
Ink changes need a fresh chart even when the marketing name stays the same. Chemistry shifts. If a channel looks hungry, check mechanicals before you rebuild a profile from scratch. Encoder dust and wrong vacuum impersonate colour problems often enough that we check them first on every angry call.
Mail colour@colourright.co.za with photos and constraints if you want a same-week reading of your brief.
