Patent ID: 7843615

Claim:
A method of matching a digital printing press with the color characteristics of a plate-based press platform, the method comprising the steps of: (a) calibrating the plate-based press platform to meet Specifications for Web Offset Publications (SWOP) standards, (b) creating an International Color Consortium (ICC) profile for the designated plate-based press platform, (c) applying the ICC profile to the digital printing press, (d) managing the color formulation properties of the digital printing press, (e) printing an article with a specified set of print colors using the digital printing press, and (f) between the applying and managing steps, printing a first sample using the digital printing press, printing a second sample using the plate-based press platform, and visually inspecting the first sample against the second sample to ensure adequate color matching, wherein, if the first sample fails to adequately match the colors of the second sample, the article printing step is performed using the designated plate-based press platform in place of the digital printing press.