Method for identifying a single panel comprising a printed image of defective quality on printed material comprising several panels

A method for identifying a proof copy having a printed image of defective quality including:

• providing an imprinted material containing a plurality of proof copies;
• taking a photographic image of at least a portion of said imprinted material;
• generating data correlated with said photographic image;
• checking said generated data and determining the existence of an error reducing the quality of a proof copy on said printed image on said printed material;
• providing an electronically generated data set containing information regarding at least one of arrangement, form, and size of said proof copies arranged on said imprinted material;
• generating information regarding a location of said proof copy with said error;
• and
• determining a location of said proof copy with said error by comparing said photographic image data and said electronically generated data set.

A method for identifying a proof copy having a printed image of defective quality including:

• providing an imprinted material containing a plurality of proof copies;
• providing an imprinted material inspection system including a camera;
• recording an image of individual ones of said plurality of proof copies on said imprinted material using said camera;
• making a punch matrix for use in separating said individual ones of said plurality of proof copies from said imprinted material;
• providing a data set regarding shapes of said individual ones of said plurality of proof copies using information from said making of said punch matrix;
• providing an image processing system;
• and
• comparing data from said image of said individual ones of said proof copies and from said data set using said image processing system.