Fundamentals of Instrumentation and Quality Control (FIQC) – Online

Applying Color Theory

Make working with color fun and easy! This 5-hour interactive course uses a blend of videos and software simulations to teach the best quality control practices to streamline your color workflow.

Before taking this course, you should have a solid understanding of color theory, especially the concepts of L*a*b* and L*C*h°.  If you do not feel properly prepared, consider taking our Fundamentals of Color and Appearance course. FOCA addresses color control for a variety of industries including retail and apparel brands, business, and consumer electronics, automotive, packaging and their related industries in plastics, coatings, and textile manufacturing.

FIQC Online Modules Include:

Module 1: Instrumentation Geometries

• Understanding the types of instrument geometries
• Reviewing characteristics and use cases for various types of spectrophotometers

Module 2: Connecting & Configuring a Device with QC Software

• Connecting a device to Color iQC software
• Importance of calibration
• Configuring calibration modes

Module 3: Calibration

• eXact calibration
• MetaVue VS3200 calibration
• Ci64 calibration
• Ci7800 reflectance calibration
• Ci7800 transmission calibration

Module 4: Taking Measurements

• Taking reflectance measurements
• Taking transmission measurements
• Measuring samples against standards

Module 5: Illuminants & Observers

• Understanding illuminants and observers
• Properly setting illuminants and observers on a device

Module 6: Color Spaces

• L*a*b* color evaluation
• L*C*h° color evaluation

Module 7: Tolerancing

• How to define tolerances
• Different ways to view tolerances

Module 8: Visual Evaluation vs. Measured Evaluation

• Visual vs. measured evaluation
• Color vs. appearance

Module 9: Apertures & Sample Presentation

• Apertures vs. measurement area
• Sample presentation to device

Module 10: Metamerism & Measurement Process

• Identifying color differences using QC software

Module 11: Wrap Up

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