- Grayscale
- Targeted
- Colorspace
- Product description
G7 is Idealliance’s industry-leading set of specifications for achieving gray balance
and is the driving force for achieving visual similarities across all print processes.
Idealliance G7 Master Facility Qualification is a three-level
compliance program that is granted to printing companies and other graphic solutions providers, like creative and premedia provers. G7 Master status indicates the facility has calibrated certain equipment and systems to G7 gray balance and neutral tone curves and is capable of delivering G7 proofs and print products.
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The G7 methodology allows you to:
- Implement ISO printing standards and additional metrics
- Ensure similar neutral appearance across multiple devices
- Align all process, substrates and inks
- Target gray balance and tonality
- Globally recognized qualification benefits
For business owners, the benefits of being a G7 Master
Facility are simple. Your print products are consistent,
which helps maintain the integrity of your customers’
brand—and turns these customers into repeat
customers. Your customer base will increase due to
print buyers actively seeking out suppliers who are G7
certified. And lastly, your costs will go down because of
reduced paper waste and ink consumption
The G7 methodology allows you to:
- Implement ISO printing standards and additional metrics
- Ensure similar neutral appearance across multiple devices
- Align all process, substrates and inks
- Target gray balance and tonality
- How to become a G7 master facility
Have an Idealliance G7 Certified
Expert visit your print facility
Expert visit your print facility
- You can hire a G7 Expert consultant by visiting Idealliance.org/directory.
- Or have an employee become a G7 Certified Training Expert, visit Idealliance.org/G7training for more info.
He or she will conduct and review your calibration data.
An online application and print verification will be submitted to an independent 3rd party analysis lab.
Once approved, your G7 Master Facility Qualification will be granted.
- G7 Compliance level
Specification Types  |
MODELS | ||||
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| Gray Balance | Tonality | Shared Neutral Appearance | Overprints | Entire Colorspace | |
| GRAYSCALE Close match in neutral grays but may exhibit differences in colored areas |
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| TARGETED Close match in grays and solid colors but may have differences in some colors |
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| COLORSPACE Close match across a G7- based color space |
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