Proofing System Certification

The IDEAlliance Proofing System Certification program is intended to convey proofing system capability associated with GRACoL® and SWOP® specifications, and comply with ISO 12647-7, with the following omissions:

• Gloss
• Fade
• Light fastness and resolving power
• Margin information as to proof identification

Certification Categories

The IDEAlliance Proofing Certification Program is made up of two separate catagories:

• Hard Copy Certification, and
• Monitor Certification.

•  Certified Hard Copy Proofing System Vendor List
•  Certified Monitor Proofing System Vendor List

Instructions and downloads for submitting a SWOP or GRACoL Hard Copy and
Monitor Proofing System for Certification

1.   Certification Pricing and Application Instructions

2.  Proofing Certification Program Document
          a.  Annex A Test Forms Content
          b.  Annex E ADS Template for Hard Copy Proofs
          c.  Annex F ADS Template for Monitors
          d.  Annex G Example ADS

3.   On-Line Application for Submitting a HardCopy or Monitor System for Certification

4.   Download the proofing forms
          a.  12x17 Proofing Forms zip file
          b.  17x21 Proofing Forms zip files

5. Review How to Create SWOP and GRACoL Proofs in the Ideasonline Webinar Library