With over 38 years of international experience in photography, design, pre-press and printing, and over ten years developing and teaching ICC-based software and techniques, HutchColor, LLC offers a unique level of color management consulting and training to a world-wide client base.  Don Hutcheson, the principal consultant at HutchColor, is the author of the IDEAlliance G7 Proof-to-Print Process and is solely designated by IDEAlliance to train G7 Master Consultants.  He also trains agencies, pre-press and printers and qualifies them as G7 Masters.  If you want to learn more about G7, learn from the best, Don Hutcheson.

	About G7™ G7™, the new IDEAlliance proof-to-print process, is based on principles of digital imaging, spectrophotometry, and computer-to-plate (CtP) technologies. G7 is currently being applied to many types of printing including commercial and publication printing, newsprint and even flexo.  This new methodology utilizes the  ISO Standards as the basis for good printing.  G7 requires printing with inks defined by ISO 2846-1 so that the dry solids measure as close as possible to the ISO CIELab values for seven colors ─ the four primary colors and three 2-color overprints specified in ISO 12647. Because our goal is to specify a simple calibration process that will help the printers reliably achieve a close “visual match” from proof to press, G7 breaks from tradition by focusing on colorimetric data for gray balance in the mid-tones rather than on densitometric aims, i.e. dot gain, for each color.  G7 is named for its gray scale calibration technique and the 7 ISO ink colors it requires.  G7 was authored by Don Hutcheson, chair of the GRACoL Committee, and has received global input.  G7 is a trademark of IDEAlliance.  Although G7 was developed by the efforts of the GRACoL Committee, it should not be confused with GRACoL or with GRACoL 7.
	About IDEAlink Curve In addition to training industry professionals in the G7 Proof-to-Print Method, Don Hutcheson has been a key contributor to the IDEAlink Curve Software.  IDEALink™ Curve was designed to simplify G7™ implementation.  With this software you can easily calibrate and verify all your systems without the tedium and uncertainty of manual curve drawing.  IDEAlink Curve calculates curve corrections required for the G7 process.

Due to heavy demand for services, availability is limited, so please contact Don as early as possible in your planning cycle.