Color Calibration Delta-E Values

The Fogra attests the high quality of LaserSoft Imaging's IT8 targets and SilverFast's color calibration system

The Fogra (Fogra Graphic Technology Research Association), an internationally renowned German association with the objective of promoting print engineering in the fields of research, development and application, has tested LaserSoft Imaging's IT8 targets and color calibration:

Conclusion of the target conformance check:
"The evaluation shows an excellent conformance of the tested transmissive and reflection targets with respect to ISO 12641. The tested targets furthermore excess the demand criteria for uncalibrated targets by fulfilling the rigorous tolerances of calibrated targets."
Source: Fogra conformance check of LaserSoft Imaging's IT8 targets in regard to ISO IT8 standard (.pdf)

Conclusion of the color accuracy assessment:
"In the light of an extensive field test of scanner profiling tools conducted by Fogra, the evaluation of the colorimetrical accuracy of the SilverFast software solution shows a very good quality for both the transmissive and reflective IT8-testchart. Especially the automatic color calibration (“IT8-calibration”) seemed to be very useful in the field."
Source: Fogra color accuracy assessment of the SilverFast scanner software after color calibration with LaserSoft Imaging's IT8 targets (.pdf)

The high quality of LaserSoft Imaging's IT8 targets was also confirmed last year by the independent German lab Image Engineering, Frechen. Targets from various production batches have been colormetrically measured. Color value deviations were in between an average Delta E of 0.54 and 0.72, which is far below the perception threshold.

"It can be stated that all IT8 targets from LaserSoft Imaging have excellent quality. They are perfectly suited for scanner calibration and fulfill highest quality requirements".