The current European coated standard, based on FOGRA51. Not yet available in Print.App.
| File name | PSOcoated_v3.icc |
|---|---|
| Standard | ISO 12647-2:2013, characterisation data FOGRA51 |
| Paper | Coated, premium, optically brightened |
| Region | Europe |
| Issued by | European Color Initiative (ECI) |
| Total ink limit | 300% |
| In Print.App | Not currently available |
We link to the issuing body rather than mirroring the file. Colour profiles are licensed works, and the official source is also the only place guaranteed to carry the current revision. Specifications below are as published by European Color Initiative (ECI); confirm them against the source before committing a production run.
PSO Coated v3 is the current European standard for coated offset, based on the FOGRA51 characterisation and the 2013 revision of ISO 12647-2. It is the successor to ISO Coated v2, and if your printer has specified it by name you should use it rather than substituting v2.
Print.App does not currently ship this profile. We would rather say so than let you discover it at render time. If you need FOGRA51 specifically, talk to us, and in the meantime use the ECI file directly in your prepress workflow.
The honest answer is paper changed. Almost all modern coated stock contains optical brightening agents, which fluoresce under the UV component of daylight and make the sheet appear cooler and brighter than an older paper would.
ISO Coated v2 was measured under a condition that did not account for this. The result was a predictable mismatch: proofs that matched the numbers but not the press sheet, particularly in whites and light tints. FOGRA51 is measured under M1, an illumination condition that includes the UV component, so the characterisation reflects what the paper actually does in normal viewing light.
Not unilaterally. This is a decision your printer makes, not your design software:
ISO Coated v2 remains far more widely requested in practice, which is why it is still the sensible default when nobody has specified anything.
This profile is not currently available in Print.App. We list it here because it is widely requested and worth understanding, not to imply we support it. If you need it, get in touch and tell us what you are printing. Print.App does ship 27 other profiles across the ISO Coated, PSO, GRACoL, SWOP, FOGRA and Japan Color families.
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