Topic of your interest
Topics
Every single person at Fogra stands for research, testing and certification.
| Title | Description/abstract | Version | Date | File type | File size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOGRA51-FOGRA52 | Archive contains the characterisation data (Fogra Standards) FOGRA51, FOGRA51 spectral and FOGRA52. | V1.0 | 23.09.2020 | zip | 180 KB | Download |
| FOGRA1-FOGRA38 | Archive contains all "older" characterisation data from FOGRA1 to FOGRA38. | V1.0 | 23.09.2020 | zip | 1 MB | Download |
| MediaWedge Subsets - FOGRA39 to FOGRA59 | The archive contains the Fogra MediaWedge CMYK V3.0 subsets with 72 patches (or 102 for Fogra MediaWedge Multicolor V1) | V1.0 | 21.09.2020 | zip | 32 KB | Download |
Charakterisation data by Fogra
Overview of all current Fogra Standards
| Char.-File | Printing process | Screening (acco. to) | Substrate1 | CMY2 | K3 | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOGRA59 | Colour ExchangeSpace | - | - | - | - | eciCMYK_V2 |
| FOGRA58 | Colour ExchangeSpace | - | - | - | - | Beta - Textile-RGB |
| FOGRA57 | Sheet fed offset + Glossy OPP | 60/cm | PS 1/2 | A* | A* | printing based on FOGRA51 |
| FOGRA56 | Sheet fed offset + Matte OPP | 60/cm | PS 1/2 | A* | A* | printing based on FOGRA51 |
| FOGRA55 | Colour ExchangeSpace | - | - | Beta - CMYKOGV | ||
| FOGRA54 | Web offset heatset | 60/cm | PS6 (super calandered, uncoated, SC-B) | B* | B* | |
| FOGRA53 | Colour ExchangeSpace | - | - | - | - | |
| FOGRA52 | Sheet fed offset | 60/cm | PS 5 (uncoated stock with OBA) | C* | C* | |
| FOGRA51 | Sheet fed offset | 60/cm | PS 1, former PT 1/2 | A* | A* | |
| FOGRA50 | Sheet fed offset + Glossy-OPP5 | 60/cm | PT1/2 | A | B | printing based on FOGRA39 |
| FOGRA49 | Sheet fed offset + Matte-OPP5 | 60/cm | PT1/2 | A | B | printing based on FOGRA39 |
| FOGRA48 | Rollenoffset Heatset | 60/cm | Improved newsprint (INP) | C | D | |
| FOGRA47 | Sheet fed offset | 60/cm | PT4 | C | D | substitutes FOGRA29 |
| FOGRA46 | Web offset heatset | 60/cm | PT3 | B | C | |
| FOGRA45 | Web offset heatset | 60/cm | LWC improved | B | C | |
| FOGRA44 | Sheet fed offset | NP4 (FM) | PT4 | F | F | |
| FOGRA43 | Sheet fed offset | NP4 (FM) | PT1/2 | F | F | |
| FOGRA42 | Web offset heatset | 60/cm | Standard news print paper | C | D | CIELAB values are bb (6) |
| FOGRA41 | Web offset heatset | 60/cm | MFC | B | C | |
| FOGRA40 | Web offset heatset | 60/cm | SC | B | C | |
| FOGRA39 | Sheet fed offset | 60/cm | PT1/2 | A | B |
Remarks:
| 1 | PT1 = Paper type 1 = 115 g/m2glossy coated PT2 = Paper type 2 = 115 g/m2 matt coated PT3 = Paper type 3 = 65 g/m2 LWC web offset PT4 = Paper type 4 = 115 g/m2 uncoated white offset PT5 = Paper type 5 = 115 g/m2 uncoated yellowish offset |
| 2 | Tone value increase CMY |
| 3 | one value increaseK |
| 4 | NP = non periodic , 20 µm or 30 µm |
| 5 | Surface finishing of standardized printings with matt/glossy OPP laminating films |
| 6 | The measurement data have been adapted to reflect readings on black backing (bb). Use these values for PSO solid coloration 1:1 (on black backing). Proofing remains unchanged. |
Further Details
Characterisation data combine the device-dependent control values (e.g. K, RGB, CMYK, CMYKOGV etc.) with the resulting colour values (e.g. CIELAB). If a printing condition is highly relevant to practice, especially from the point of view of Fogra members, a “normal” measurement file is converted into a Fogra standard: FOGRAXX.
Admittedly, publication only takes place after extensive testing, especially in consultation with the relevant industry representatives such as the bvdm and the ECI.
Is there only one ICC profile for each characterisation file?
In addition to the recommended ICC profiles of the ECI, there are other manufacturers who create ICC profiles based on the Fogra characterization data. These differ both in gamut mapping and in the respective separation characteristics. Consequently, the separation results are also different. This difference in data preparation (but not in proofing) must be taken into account when using these profiles.
However, the transformation from CMYK to CIELAB is identical, so applications using these tables such as proofing will not produce different results. An overview of typical ICC profiles with the respective characterisation data can be found here.