Test Targets 5.0
A collaborative effort exploring the use of scientific method for color imaging and process control.

Test Targets 5.0 is the outgrowth of a class project. It reflects the collaborative efforts of RIT students, faculty, and staff in the exploration of new knowledge and understanding in process control and color management.

The cover was printed by the Heidelberg Speedmaster 74 sheetfed press, and the body was printed by the NexPress 2100 digital press. There are three sections in the publication: articles, gallery of visual interest, and test forms. Eight authors contributed their papers with four being students and four faculty members. There are eight pictorial illustrations that are of visual interest. There are also eight test forms serving as building blocks for our quantitative endeavors.

The 80-page publication is distributed in the classroom at RIT as teaching materials.

We welcome your comments regarding contents in this edition and are also interested in your suggestions on how to further our research and testing at RIT. Please send your comment to the attention of Bob Chung, Gravure Research Professor, at rycppr@rit.edu

Test Targets 4.0
A collaborative effort exploring the use of scientific method for color imaging and process control.

Test Target 4.0 (TT4.0) is the result of student teamwork to publish a technical journal for a graduate-level course titled: Advance Color Management (Course no. 2081-735-03). Offered by the School of Print Media (SPM) at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), the course is “a platform to experiment and to realize a new digital imaging paradigm and the dynamics of
teamwork” (Chung, 2004, March 8).

Team members learn scientific methodology in process control for repeatable color as well as apply ICC-based color management practices in digital workflows. They plan and conduct press run analyses reported in TT4.0, which is printed using facilities available at RIT. In producing this publication, the team learns to integrate design, content creation, digital media, and print production in a seamless workflow (Chung, 2004, March 8).

On the editorial side, team members come to understand the importance of publication guidelines and what is required within a manuscript to move writing from a student work to a professional level. The approach used in identifying a topic, conducting research, learning to interpret findings, and in publishing their work in TT4.0 helps team members prepare for dealing with their individual Master’s thesis project.

Profits from the sale of these publications are distributed to RIT's School of Printing - Gravure Research Studies, and the Gravure Education Foundation.