Fogra

[Basia]

A client of mine is asking for images in FOGRA ISO coated v2 profile.
Is that the same as Coated Fogra 39? or 27? or is it a completely different profile ?
If so, where can I get it? I don't usually handle the print side of things as I'm a retoucher, so any information/explanation would be much appreciated.

 

[Stephen Marsh]

AFAIK, ISO Coated v2 and Fogra 39 use the same characterisation data.

If you have a later version of Photoshop, you should have a version of the profile already installed.

Other locations include:

http://www.ugra.ch/iso-color-profiles.phtml
colormanagement - ISO Profile
Download VIGC Max TAC ICC-profiles
http://www.eci.org/en/downloads


Stephen Marsh

 

[Basia]

Thanks for your reply, Stephen.

so ISO Coated v2(ECI) (in CS3)= Coated Fogra 39 (ISO 1264712:2004) (In CS6)?

 

[Stephen Marsh]

Thanks for your reply, Stephen.

so ISO Coated v2(ECI) (in CS3)= Coated Fogra 39 (ISO 1264712:2004) (In CS6)?

The ECI profile comes from ECI.org using the F39 characterisation data, while the second profile comes from Adobe using the same characterisation data. Both profiles will have different settings and different results such as GCR, as they are made by different profile generation packages (just as the other links I provided are made from different software using the same input data).


Stephen Marsh

 

[Basia]

got it. Thank you!

 

[Stephen Marsh]

got it. Thank you!

Not a problem, the “safest” version to use if you don’t know if the final printer can handle 330%+ total ink is one of the 300% total ink limit versions (look for 300 in the file name).


Stephen Marsh

 

[Basia]

I just saw the two options - thank you for clarifying.

 

[cosmo]

ISO Coated v2 and Fogra 39 are almost identical from what I have seen. Ive attached an image with both profiles loaded.

 

[Basia]

Thank you!!

 

[Stephen Marsh]

ISO Coated v2 and Fogra 39 are almost identical from what I have seen. Ive attached an image with both profiles loaded.

AFAIK they are both based off the same characterisation/measurement data (F39L), so they should be “exactly” the same (apart from the differences introduced by various profile generation packages).


Stephen Marsh