Standards Update: Iso 18621-11: 2022 Published
by Jordan Gorski, Executive Director Apr 26, 2022

ISO/TS 18621-11:2022
Graphic technology — Image quality evaluation methods for printed matter — Part 11: Color gamut analysis

With this update for 2022, the 7 CGATS21 & ISO/PAS 15339 G7® based, reference print conditions are now also defined in terms of calculation of volume across useable profile device gamut volume, and useable gamut volume.

Idealliance, a Liaison A as of ISO Technical Committee 130 – Graphic Technology, as part of US Technical Advisory Group (USTAG) as well as a member of the parent committee for Committee for Graphic Arts Technical Standards (CGATS), and representative for the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), is proud to announce the newest ISO standard now available, ISO 18621-11:2022.

In its now second version, (previously ISO 18621-11:2019), this important standard describes procedures to define and compare color gamuts. With this update for 2022, the 7 CGATS21 & ISO/PAS 15339 G7 based, reference print conditions are now also defined in terms of calculation of volume across useable profile device gamut volume, and useable gamut volume. (Annex B)

Many thanks to the international standards community, ISO Technical Committee 130 – Graphic Technology, Joint Working Group 14 Experts, and the Print Properties Committee members involved in this project. 

Find more information on industry standards supported by Idealliance here, as part of the rich technical knowledge and resources including standard test charts, datasets, and profiles made available by Idealliance and through the extensive work of industry leading working groups such as Idealliance’s Print Properties Committee available at www.idealliance.org.

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Jordan Gorski is an Idealliance certified G7 Expert, CMP Master, and BrandQ Expert and supports the global printing and packaging supply chain through his work with Idealliance as Executive Director. He has over 15 years of experience in the industry, starting in pre-media and data-driven marketing and technical service, along with experience as a technical advisor and product manager in the flexographic printing and packaging industry, where he offered his professional expertise to printers, publishers, packaging printers and converters.

Jordan has a degree in Graphic Communications from Clemson University and joined Idealliance in 2017. Since joining Idealliance, Jordan has worked across the association to support training & certification programs, global partners and international affiliates, and serves as the staff liaison for ISO’s Technical Committee 130, Committee for Graphic Arts Technical Standards (CGATS), U.S. Technical Advisory Group (USTAG), the International Color Consortium (ICC) and Idealliance’s Print Properties Committee (PPC), driving global standards and innovation across the supply chain with Idealliance as part of PRINTING United Alliance.