EFI ColorGuard Part of the EFI IQ suite of applications and services

Pausable schedules — May 2023 release
Recalibration and verification schedules can be paused and resumed.

• Temporarily disable schedules that should not be executed during printer downtime or maintenance
• All notifications are suspended for that schedule during the paused period   

Editable standard tolerance sets — November 2022 release
Adjust the values of Fogra PSD and G7 target tolerance sets.

• Modify target tolerance sets values to best suit specific print environments - Learn more in the Creating Verification Presets eLearning module

Latest verification standards support — April 2022 release
Verify against the latest industry color standards.

• Support for the Validation Print (ISO 12647-8:2021) wedge and chart target tolerance sets
• Support for the 2022 target tolerance sets and verification presets of Fogra PSD

Pool-based licensing — July 2021 release
Addition of flexible licensing of print devices.

• Administer licence use from within ColorGuard's License Manager 
• Move a license from an old to a new device with no need to contact support services

Benchmark Verification — June 2021 release
Verify against a device's optimal condition as opposed to against an industry standard.

• A benchmark alternative where verification against an industry standard is not relevant
• Ideal for achieving consistency within a printer's gamut and quality limits

G7 Colorspace verification — March 2021 release
Addition of the G7 Colorspace Press and G7 Colorspace Proof tolerance sets.

• Expands the EFI ColorGuard capabilities to cover all G7 verification scenarios  

G7 verification with SCCA — March 2021 release
Addition of SCCA (Substrate Corrected Color Aim)-based verification for G7 Targeted and G7 Colorspace tolerance sets. 

• Enables G7 verification on regular non-proofing papers
• A more practical and easy way to reach a pass result

Custom color references and patch sets — March 2021 release
Support of custom CMYK color references and patch sets.

• Provides the flexibility to add patch sets from third-party color management software
• Allows verification against in-house patch sets for specific verification needs

Parallel automatic verification with inline measurement instruments — March 2021 release
Simultaneous verification of multiple printers with inline measurement instruments.

• Faster verification when more than one printer requires verification at the same time