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CMYK_Print_&_Proof

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CMYK_Print_&_Proof_PRO

Users Guide

I) Installation and general using rules: ....................................................................................... 2

II) CMYK_Print_&_Proof specifications: ..................................................................................... 2

Software functionalities: ................................................................................................................................................ 2

Controlling ISO12647-6 flexographic prints and proofs: .................................................................................................... 3

Control bars CMYK_Print_&_Proof can check: ................................................................................................................ 3

Standard ISO 12647-x proposed target colors: ................................................................................................................ 4

Other offered target colors: ............................................................................................................................................ 5

Target dot gain curves for CMYK print control modes: ...................................................................................................... 6

III) Using CMYK_Print_&_Proof application: ............................................................................... 6

Printing the control bar: ................................................................................................................................................. 6

Measuring the control bar: ............................................................................................................................................. 8

Displaying the control diagnostic: ................................................................................................................................... 9

Printing the control reports: ......................................................................................................................................... 10

Specifying a set of CUSTOM target colors: ................................................................................................................... 13

Specifying custom target dot gains for CMYK print control: ............................................................................................. 13

Specifying custom control tolerances: ........................................................................................................................... 13

Important note about paper tints and offset papers: ....................................................................................................... 15

Troubleshooting and FAQS: ................................................................................................... 16

CMYK_Print_&_Proof PLATE CMYK_100% CMYK_Gravure SPOT_Color_Manager SPOT_Gravure



I) Installation and general using rules:

Please read carefully the "Software installation and brief description Guide.pdf".

II) CMYK_Print_&_Proof specifications:

Software functionalities:

CMYK_Print_&_Proof software allows you fast and easy checking of all CMYK prints and proofs matching ISO 12642, ISO 12647-2-3-4-6-7 or G7/IDEAlliance or your own CUSTOM CMYK proofing or printing standards (Both traditional and digital prints).

In the Control tab, a pull-down menu offers nine different control modes:

Type of control Purpose of the control

CMYK Proof according to ISO 12647-7 CMYK proofs following latest ISO standard*

CMYK Proof according to G7/IDEAlliance CMYK proofs following G7/IDEAlliance US interpretation of ISO12647-x*

CMYK Proof according to ISO 12642 CMYK proofs following previous ISO proof control standard*

CMYK Proof with ΔECMC2:1 CMYK proofs with ΔECMC2:1, private standard

CMYK Proof with ΔE2000 CMYK proofs with ΔE2000, future standard …

CMYK Print according to ISO 12647-2-3-4 CMYK print following latest ISO 12647-2-3-4 standards*

CMYK Print according to G7/IDEAlliance CMYK print following latest G7/IDEAlliance standards*

CMYK Print with ΔECMC2:1 CMYK print with ΔECMC2:1, private standard

CMYK Print with ΔE2000 CMYK print with ΔE2000, future standard …

(*) These standards are far from perfection but have the merit to be existing and well documented. See the paper: http://www.color-source.net/en/Docs_Formation/2015_POINT_ABOUT_ISO_12647_STANDARDS.pdf

You can specify your own tolerances in the Preferences tab for each above control mode. Of course, controlling CMYK print and proofs with conformance to ISO standards requires using the ISO tolerances that are reminded in the Preferences tab.

The "Reset Tolerances - Tolérances par défaut" button allows you resetting the tolerance values to their official ISO values. Of course for non normalized control using ΔE CMC 2:1 or best ΔE2000 visual distance formula, you can set your own default tolerance and restore these defaults values at any moment.

For CMYK proofs simulating ISO 12647-2 (Offset printing), 12647-3 (Newspapers), or 12647-4 (Gravure printing), the application checks the color proof conformance to following standards:

1. ISO 12647-7: ΔE76 visual distances and ΔH tint distances of primary colors and CMY grays, according to ISO 12647-7 specifications,

2. G7/IDEAlliance: Strange interpretation of ISO12647-7 by US organizations SWOP (Standard Web Offset Print) and GRACoL (General Requirements for Applications in Commercial Offset Lithography). This control mode is only relevant for CMYK proofs simulating SWOP or GRACoL CMYK profiles. The proof control is based on ΔE76, ΔH and ΔF criteria.

3. ISO12642: ΔE76 visual distances, according to older but often more relevant ISO 12642 specifications,

4. Alternatively, your own control criteria (Using more realistic ΔECMC2:1 or best ΔE2000 visual distances).

http://www.color-source.net/en/Docs_Formation/2015_POINT_ABOUT_ISO_12647_STANDARDS.pdf



For CMYK prints matching ISO 12647-2 (Offset printing), 12647-3 (Newspapers), or 12647-4 (Gravure printing), the application checks the print conformance to following standards:

1. ISO 12647-2-3-4-6: ΔE76 visual distances according these print standards,

2. G7/IDEAlliance : Based on ΔE76, ΔH and ΔF criteria

3. Alternatively, you can use your own control criteria (Using more realistic ΔECMC2:1 or much better ΔE2000 visual distances).

CMYK_Print_&_Proof is a FREE application allowing you controlling ALL CMYK proofs vs. ALL ISO 12647-2-3-4-6

and G7/IDEAlliance color proofing standards.

Please note that when you select not a Proof but a Print control mode, CMYK_Print_&_Proof switches in trial mode and does not display its results. Only the paying version CMYK_Print_&_Proof_PRO allows controlling CMYK prints with density and dot gain diagnosis.

CMYK_Print_&_Proof_PRO checks the press TVI or dot gain curves according to each chosen ISO 12647-x target color and checks the press solid inks densities.

Controlling ISO12647-6 flexographic prints and proofs:

Please note ISO12647-6 specify the solid D50 Lab 2° colors your press should match for each classical flexo print medium, and CMYK_100% application allows computing the optimal print densities for matching ISO12647-6.

CMYK_Gravure application then allows you computing your flexographic CMYK printing forms correction curves in order to match the ISO12647-6 target dot gain curves.

But ISO12647-6 cannot publish any standard flexo CMYK ICC profile, so that the flexographic target colors for CMYK_Print_&_Proof can only be computed from the CMYK ICC profile the flexographic Printer MUST established after he has set his press matching ISO12647-6.

CMYK_Print_&_Proof allows you using the CUSTOM target colors you can easily compute from each flexographic press CMYK ICC profile.

Control bars CMYK_Print_&_Proof can check:

The CMYK proof or print has to include one of the following control bars:

Paying Fogra Media Wedge 2 control bar (Obsolete but still in use),

Paying Fogra Media Wedge 3 ISO 12647-7 control bar,

Royalty free Colorsource ISO 12647-7 control bar,

Royalty free IDEAlliance 12647-7 2009 control bar,

Royalty free single line CMYK_Print_&_Proof control bar.

Caution: The CMYK_Print_&_Proof single line control bar is different from the CMYK_Gravure single line control bar. You can use the CMYK_Print_&_Proof single line control bar with CMYK_100% and CMYK_Gravure applications provided you use the appropriate reference file for the chart measurements.

Above control bars device CMYK values are reminded in the application Charts tab, and can be exported by

pressing the "Export CGATS ref.txt" button as CGATS text reference files, for use with MeasureTool or i1Profiler measurement applications (Eye-One Pro, Eye-One Pro2 or EFI ES-1000-2000).

They are supplied as well in form of printable CMYK files. We remind you that you should NOT incorporate Fogra Media Wedge 2 and Fogra Media Wedge 3 control bar to your prints and proofs, UNLESS you pay a license fee to Fogra. You can use freely the two other Colorsource and IDEAlliance control bars.

Four of these control bars are supplied as well with alternative layouts allowing you measuring them with free ColorPort application. Please see Software installation and brief description Guide.pdf for more information about using ColorPort and the other measurement application.



All control bars can be measured using MeasureTool (Our preferred application), i1Profiler or ColorPort. CMYK_Print_&_Proof application recognizes which kind of control bar you have measured when you paste or import your measurement file to the application Measure tab.

Standard ISO 12647-x proposed target colors:

A pull-down menu allows you choosing following ISO 12647-2-3-4 target colors, according to following ICC profiles:

Target colors choice ISO 12647 print standard Characterization file

ISOcoated_v2_300_eci.icc Offset papers types 1 and 2 Thick matte or glossy papers. AM screening.

Fogra 39L.txt

PSO_Premium_coated.icc: New Offset papers types 1 and 2 Thick matte or glossy papers. AM screening.

FOGRA 51L_M0.txt

PSO_Coated_300_NPscreen_ISO12647_eci.icc Offset papers types 1 and 2 Thick matte or glossy papers. FM screening.

Fogra 43L.txt

PSO_Coated_v2_300_Glossy_laminate_eci.icc

Offset papers types 1 and 2 Thick matte or glossy papers after lamination with glossy OPP file 12-15µm. AM screening.

Fogra 50L.txt

PSO_Coated_v2_300_Matte_laminate_eci.icc

Offset papers types 1 and 2 Thick matte or glossy papers after lamination with matte OPP file 15µm. AM screening.

Fogra 49L.txt

ISOcofcoated.icc Continuous offset on papers type 2. (Coated). AM screening. 150 dpi typical.

Fogra 31L.txt

PSO_LWC_Standard_eci.icc Offset papers type 3. Slightly yellow thin-coated papers. AM screening

Fogra 46L.txt

PSO_LWC_Improved_eci.icc Offset papers type 3. White thin coated papers. AM screening

Fogra 45L.txt

PSO_MFC_Paper_eci.icc MFC Offset papers. Machine finished coated papers. AM screening

Fogra 41L.txt

PSO_Uncoated_ISO12647_eci.icc Offset papers type 4. (Uncoated). AM screening

Fogra 47L.txt

PSO_Wood_Free_uncoated.icc: New Offset papers type 4. (Wood free Uncoated). AM screening

FOGRA 52_M0.txt

PSO_Uncoated_NPscreen_ISO12647_eci.icc Offset papers type 4. (Uncoated). FM screening

Fogra 44L.txt

SC_paper_eci.icc SC Offset papers. Super calendared offset papers. AM screening

Fogra 40L.txt

ISOuncoatedyellowish.icc Offset papers type 5. Uncoated yellowish recycled papers. AM screening

Fogra 30L.txt

PSO_SNP_Paper_eci.icc Web offset on Standard newspaper with heatset. AM screening

Fogra 42L.txt

PSO_INP_Paper_eci.icc

Web offset on Improved newspaper with heatset. AM screening

Fogra 48L.txt

ISOcofuncoated.icc Continuous offset on papers type 2. (Uncoated). AM screening. 135 dpi typical.

Fogra 32L.txt

GRACoL2006_Coated1v2.icc

GRACoL interpretation of ISO 12647-2. Offset papers types 1 and 2 Thick matte or glossy papers. AM screening

GRACoL2006_Coated1.txt badly derived from

FOGRA39.txt

SWOP2006_Coated3v2.icc

SWOP interpretation of ISO 12647-2. Web Offset on white thin coated papers. AM screening

SWOP2006_Coated3.txt badly derived from Adobe

USWebCoated v2.

SWOP2006_Coated5v2.icc

Other SWOP interpretation of ISO 12647-2. Web Offset on white thin coated papers. AM screening

SWOP2006_Coated5.txt badly derived from Adobe

USWebCoated v2.



PSR_LWC_PLUS_V2_PT.icc Gravure on LWC 51 g/m². Glossy lightweight coated papers.

ECI_PSR_LWC_PLUS_V2.txt

PSR_LWC_STD_V2_PT.icc Gravure on LWC 51 g/m². Lightweight coated papers.

ECI_PSR_LWC_STD_V2.txt

PSR_SC_PLUS_V2_PT.icc Gravure on SC Plus ~52 g/m² super calendared papers.

ECI_PSR_SC_PLUS.txt

PSR_SC_STD_V2_PT.icc Gravure on SC super calendared papers ~52 g/m²

ECI_PSR_SC_STD_V2.txt

PSRgravureMF.icc Gravure on MF or INP papers 55 g/m². PSRgravureMF_ECI2002.txt

Other offered target colors:

The pull-down menu in the Control tab offers above target colors, plus following two additional options:

CUSTOM User defined target colors specified in Custom tab.

AUTO Chooses the target color nearest to your measured control bar.

1) "CUSTOM" target choice:

In this case your control will use the set of target Lab or spectral values you can freely specify in the Custom tab.

For checking a Fogra Media Wedge 2 control bar, your custom target colors can be a Fogra Media Wedge 2 (46 patches) or a Fogra Media Wedge 3 (72 patches). Because Fogra Media Wedge 2 is a subset of Fogra Media Wedge 3 CMYK device values,

For checking a Fogra Media Wedge 3 control bar, your custom target colors can be a Fogra Media Wedge 3 (72 patches),

For checking a Colorsource ISO 12647-7 control bar, your custom target colors can be a Colorsource ISO 12647-7 control bar (72 patches),

For checking an IDEAlliance ISO 12647-7 2009 control bar, your custom target colors can be an IDEAlliance ISO 12647-7 2009 control bar (54 patches),

For checking a single line CMYK_Print_&_Proof control bar, your custom target colors can be a single line CMYK_Print_&_Proof control bar control bar (32 patches).

You can specify as well in the Custom tab a universal custom target colors set memorizing all 145 patches of all five control bars. You can display the appropriate universal CGATS reference file for computing this

universal CUSTOM target in Charts tab, by choosing "Custom target for all control bars".

2) "AUTO" target colors choice:

This is quite convenient, because in this mode CMYK_Print_&_Proof application automatically displays and chooses as target colors the ISO12647-2-3-4 or G7/IDEAlliance or CUSTOM standard nearest to the control bar you have measured.

If you produce decent CMYK proofs or prints, this AUTO mode allows very fast checking by avoiding you choosing the wrong target colors among the numerous standard targets. This can help you as well identifying which kind of CMYK print or proof you are controlling.



Target dot gain curves for CMYK print control modes:

In the four following control modes designed for CMYK prints:

CMYK Print according to ISO 12647-2-3-4 (ΔE76),

CMYK Print according to G7/IDEAlliance

CMYK Print with ΔECMC2:1,

And CMYK Print with ΔE2000,

The print control is done on a purely colorimetric basis, but the application displays in the Report tab the CMYK solid inks densities and measured TVI curves or dot gains on the control bar.

The target TVI curves are set automatically according to the chosen ISO12647-2-3-4 or IDEAlliance target and they are displayed in the Custom_% tab.

If you choose CUSTOM target colors, the target TVI curves are the custom target curves you can specify in this same Custom_% tab.

The dot gain tolerances can be specified as a percentage in the Preferences tab.

Please note that ISO12647-2-3-4 or IDEAlliance CMYK prints colors can be good with measured TVI not matching the according ISO12647-x or IDEAlliance standard ICC profile. Because you can set your press on alternative target CMYK TVI curves, and use CMYK to CMYK color space changes on your prepress workflow prior to generating your CMYK printing forms.

This is why out of standard press TVI curves are not considered as a fault, as long as your CMYK print does match your target ISO Lab colors within ISO tolerances.

III) Using CMYK_Print_&_Proof application:

Printing the control bar:

You can use following control bars:

a) Fogra Media Wedge 2: (Non royalty-free control bar)

CGATS reference file for MeasureTool or i1Profiler: CMYK_Print_&_Proof_ref_FMW2_Strip.txt

Printable control bar for MeasureTool or i1Profiler: FMW2.tif

Sample printable control bar for ColorPort: FMW2_Strip_ColorPort.tif :

.tab text reference file for generating control bar with ColorPort: CMYK_Print_&_Proof_FMW2_Strip_ref_CP.tab

Sample ColorPort chart with arbitrary layout: CMYK_Print_&_Proof_FMW2_Strip_ref_CP.xml



b) Fogra Media Wedge 3: (Non royalty-free control bar)

CGATS reference file for MeasureTool or i1Profiler: CMYK_Print_&_Proof_ref_FMW3_Strip.txt

Printable control bar for MeasureTool or i1Profiler: FMW3.tif

Sample printable control bar for ColorPort: FMW3_Strip_ColorPort.tif:

.tab text reference file for generating control bar with ColorPort: CMYK_Print_&_Proof_FMW3_Strip_ref_CP.tab

Sample ColorPort chart with arbitrary layout: CMYK_Print_&_Proof_FMW3_Strip_ref_CP.xml

c) Colorsource ISO 12647-7 2012: (Free control bar)

CGATS reference file for MeasureTool and i1Profiler: CMYK_Print_&_Proof_ref_Colorsource_ISO12647-7_Strip.txt

Printable control bar for MeasureTool or i1Profiler: Colorsource_12647-7.tif

Sample printable control bar for ColorPort: Colorsource_ISO12647-7_Strip_ColorPort.tif

.tab text reference file for generating control bar with ColorPort: CMYK_Print_&_Proof_Colorsource_ISO12647-7_Strip_ref_CP.tab

Sample ColorPort chart with arbitrary layout: CMYK_Print_&_Proof_Colorsource_ISO12647-7_Strip_ref_CP.xml



d) IDEAlliance ISO 12647-7 2009: (Free control bar)

CGATS reference file for MeasureTool and i1Profiler: CMYK_Print_&_Proof_ref_IDEAlliance_Strip.txt

Printable control bar for MeasureTool or i1Profiler: IDEAlliance.tif

Sample printable control bar for ColorPort: IDEAlliance_Strip_ColorPort.tif

.tab text reference file for generating control bar with ColorPort: CMYK_Print_&_Proof_Colorsource_ISO12647-7_Strip_ref_CP.tab

Sample ColorPort chart with arbitrary layout: CMYK_Print_&_Proof_Colorsource_ISO12647-7_Strip_ref_CP.xml

e) Single line CMYK_Print_&_Proof control bar: (Free control bar)

CGATS reference file for MeasureTool and i1Profiler: CMYK_Print_&_Proof_ref_Single_line_press_control_bar.txt

Printable control bar for MeasureTool or i1Profiler: CMYK_Print_&_Proof_Single_line_press_control_bar.tif

For printing the control bar on a CMYK proof, the CMYK control bar has to be color managed:

As an example, the Colorsource ISO12647-7 control bar will be proofed with the color you would get on an ISOcoated_v2 print (ISOcoated_V2 CMYK converted to print engine C'M'Y'K' with absolute rendering intent). The application will check that measured colors on the proof do match the reference ISOcoated_V2 CMYK print Lab D50 2° colors.

For printing the control bar on a CMYK print, the CMYK control bar should be incorporated "as it is" to the CMYK file to be printed:

The application will check that measured colors on the CMYK print do match the reference ISOcoated_V2 CMYK print Lab D50 2° colors.

This is valid as well when you want to control CMYK digital prints that DO NOT simulate ISO12647-x CMYK presses limited color gamut. In this case, you should generate and use your own CUSTOM target colors for your digital printer.

Measuring the control bar:

CMYK_Print_&_Proof uses the control bar raw spectral (Or at least colorimetric) measurement data. The "Software installation and brief description Guide" explain you how to make your measurement files using a variety of free applications.



Five reference text files are supplied with CMYK_Print_&_Proof, and you can make them by yourself as well, by

copying in the application’s Charts tab, and pasting them to a text file.

A pull-down menu in Charts tab allows displaying each of the five control bar CGATS reference files, plus the 145

patches universal reference file allowing you building your universal CUSTOM target colors set from any target ICC CMYK profile.

Your control bar measurement file should can opened (Double click), then selected ("Ctrl A") and then pasted ("Ctrl V") to the Paste here! cell of Measure tab, or you can open it directly with the Import button:

As soon as pasted or imported, the type of measured control bar is displayed:

Displaying the control diagnostic:

The Control tab displays the measured control bar and each patch tolerance according to the type of control you choose, the target standard you choose and the tolerances you have chosen in the preference tab:

You can open also your measurement file from this Control tab by pressing the Import button.

Fogra Media Wedge 3 control bar

Paste here! 1 Proof made with Epson 1500W A3+ that costs 300 US$.txtMeasurement_mode gap

CREATED 9/19/2014 # Time: 17:44

INSTRUMENTATION Eye-One Pro

MEASUREMENT_SOURCEWhiteBase=Absolute Filter=No

ILLUMINATION_NAME D50

OBSERVER_ANGLE 2

KEYWORD SampleID

KEYWORD SAMPLE_NAME

NUMBER_OF_FIELDS 42

BEGIN_DATA_FORMAT

SampleID SAMPLE_NAMECMYK_CCMYK_MCMYK_YCMYK_Knm380 nm390 nm400 nm410 nm420 nm430 nm440 nm450 nm460 nm470 nm480 nm490 nm500 nm510 nm520 nm530 nm540 nm550 nm560 nm570 nm580 nm590 nm600 nm610 nm620 nm630 nm640 nm650 nm660 nm670 nm680 nm690 nm700 nm710 nm720 nm730

END_DATA_FORMAT

NUMBER_OF_SETS 72

BEGIN_DATA

1 A1 100 0 0 0 0.104 0.161 0.249 0.371 0.495 0.579 0.629 0.661 0.668 0.664 0.655 0.637 0.606 0.555 0.491 0.417 0.331 0.238 0.15 0.083 0.044 0.027 0.022 0.022 0.029 0.041 0.06 0.084 0.111 0.136 0.164 0.199 0.243 0.292 0.33 0.357

2 A2 100 100 0 0 0.058 0.087 0.131 0.185 0.235 0.257 0.251 0.226 0.193 0.157 0.127 0.108 0.088 0.066 0.052 0.047 0.041 0.031 0.024 0.023 0.023 0.023 0.024 0.027 0.036 0.051 0.072 0.098 0.126 0.152 0.18 0.213 0.255 0.303 0.343 0.367

3 A3 100 100 100 0 0.028 0.032 0.036 0.041 0.043 0.044 0.041 0.039 0.037 0.036 0.038 0.048 0.06 0.06 0.054 0.05 0.044 0.035 0.027 0.024 0.024 0.024 0.025 0.029 0.037 0.053 0.075 0.101 0.129 0.156 0.185 0.219 0.26 0.309 0.349 0.374

4 B1 70 0 0 0 0.191 0.258 0.361 0.496 0.632 0.719 0.755 0.766 0.756 0.737 0.715 0.691 0.661 0.618 0.577 0.535 0.48 0.406 0.326 0.253 0.19 0.149 0.13 0.132 0.151 0.186 0.229 0.274 0.318 0.355 0.392 0.435 0.484 0.534 0.568 0.587

5 B2 70 70 0 0 0.105 0.148 0.208 0.28 0.349 0.383 0.38 0.356 0.321 0.281 0.246 0.224 0.198 0.161 0.136 0.127 0.116 0.096 0.082 0.085 0.092 0.093 0.094 0.104 0.126 0.16 0.201 0.244 0.285 0.321 0.356 0.396 0.444 0.495 0.533 0.552

Fogra Media Wedge 2-3, Colorsource ISO 12647-7 or

IDEAlliance ISO 12647-7 control strips.

▼ Please paste here or Import your spectral or colorimetric measurement data made with Eye-One Pro 1 or 2, or EFI ES-1000 or EFI ES-2000.

Your data decimal separator must be a dot.

Please measure in M0 conditions on white background

(Self backing mode).

Import

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z AA AB AC AD AE AF

Fogra Media Wedge 3 control bar Out of tolerance patches: 0 of 72

C100 C70 C40 C20 C10 M100 M70 M40 M20 M10 Y100 Y70 Y40 Y20 Y10 K10 K20 K40 K60 K80 K100 B100 B70 B40 B20 B10

ΔE76ΔH

B100 B70 B40 B20 B10 R100 R70 R40 R20 R10 G100 G70 G40 G20 G10 CMY CMY CMY CMY CMY

ΔE76ΔH

CMY CMY70 CMY40 CMY20 CMY10 Paper

ΔE76ΔH

Date of control: ΔE paper white ≤ 3 0.4 P

Target colors: ISOcoated_v2_eci.icc Mean ΔE ≤ 3 1.3 P

Max ΔE all patches ≤ 6 4.9 P

Job ► ≤ 5 1.6 P

Ref. ► Max. solid CMYK ΔH ≤ 2.5 0.7 P

Mean ΔH CMY gray patches ≤ 1.5 0.5 PΔH

ΔE76

ΔE76

mercredi 25 février 2015

ΔE76

ΔE76

ΔH

Max. CMYK100% ΔE

025A 1267

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CMYK Proof according to ISO 12647-7 Target colors ► AUTO

Proof made with Epson 1500W A3+ that costs 300 US$.txt

FOGRA 39Type of control ►

Checking Fogra Media Wedge 2, Media Wedge 3, Colorsource ISO 12647-7, IDEAlliance ISO12647-7 2009 and Colorsource one line

control bar for press control.

ISO 12647-7

tolerances

PISOcoated_v2_eci.icc

Proof is goodTarget colors:

Import



Please note that choosing "AUTO" target color is OK for most of controls… as long as your proofs are not too bad!

The control bar out of tolerance patches are underlined with red, and visual distances (ΔE76, ΔH, ΔECMC2:1, ΔE2000, ΔF, ΔL depending on each control mode) are displayed only on the out of tolerance patches.

The tolerance for each patch is depending on the specifications you have set in the Preferences tab for each control mode.

A brief diagnostic is displayed. A job name and reference can be typed in.

Printing the control reports:

The Ticket tab gives a brief diagnosis you can print on a sticker:

If non-ISO tolerances are used, which can be quite legitimate, this is written in reports.

The Report tab gives a full comprehensive diagnosis you can print on one or two A4 pages.

Please note the dot gain or TVI curves are only displayed for CMYK print control modes, because they are irrelevant for colorimetric control of proofs. If non-ISO tolerances are used, which can be quite legitimate, this is written in report.

The tolerance for each patch is displayed depending on the specifications you have set in the Preferences tab for each control mode.

The Export button allows you saving this detailed report as a PDF file.

Please see two examples of detailed reports on following pages: One proof control detailed report and one print control detailed report.


IDEAlliance ISO 12347-7 2009 control bar Out of tolerance patches: 0 of 54

C100 C70 C30 M100 M70 M30 Y100 Y70 Y30 K3 K10 K25 K50 K75 K90 K100 B100 B70 B30

ΔE76ΔHΔFΔL

B100 B70 B30 R100 R70 R30 G100 G70 G30 Paper CMY CMY CMY CMY CMY CMY

ΔE76ΔHΔFΔL

Date of control: ΔE paper white ≤ 3 0.7 P ≤ 2.5 2.3 P

Target colors: GRACoL2006_Coated1v2.icc Mean ΔE ≤ 3 1.7 P CMY grays & K% max. ΔE ≤ 2.5 2.1 P

Max ΔE all patches ≤ 6 3.5 P CMY grays & K% max. ΔF ≤ 1.5 1.4 P

Job ► ≤ 5 2.3 P CMY grays & K% max. ΔL ≤ 2.5 1.8 P

Ref. ► Max. solid CMYK ΔH ≤ 2.5 0.8 P

RGB overprints max. ΔE ≤ 5 2.6 P

IDEAlliance

tolerances

PGRACoL2006_Coated1v2.icc

Proof is goodTarget colors:

CMYK Proof according to G7/IDEAlliance Target colors ► AUTO

Lab_Proof_IDEAlliance.txt

GRACoL2006_Coated1Type of control ►

Checking Fogra Media Wedge 2, Media Wedge 3, Colorsource ISO 12647-7, IDEAlliance ISO12647-7 2009 and Colorsource one line

control bar for press control.

ΔE76

ΔE76

ΔE76

ΔL


ΔE76

ΔE76

ΔH

Max. CMYK100% ΔE

ΔH

ΔE76

ΔF

RGB overprints max. ΔH

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Import

Job:

Ref.:

Validation:

P

≤ 3 P 0.7 ≤ 3 P 1.7

Max ΔE all patches ≤ 6 P 3.5

Max. CMYK100% ΔE ≤ 5 P 2.3

Max. solid CMYK ΔH ≤ 2.5 P 0.8

RGB overprints max. ΔE ≤ 5 P 2.6

RGB overprints max. ΔH ≤ 2.5 P 2.3

CMY grays & K% max. ΔE ≤ 2.5 P 2.1

CMY grays & K% max. ΔF ≤ 1.5 P 1.4

CMY grays & K% max. ΔL ≤ 2.5 P 1.8

Proof is good

Lucent_printemps

025A 1267

CMYK Proof according to G7/IDEAlliance

IDEAlliance tolerances

Date of control: 25/02/2015

GRACoL2006_Coated1v2.iccGRACoL2006_Coated1

Target colors:

IDEAlliance ISO 12347-7 2009 control bar

ΔF

ΔL

ΔE76

ΔE76

ΔE76

ΔE76

ΔH

ΔE paper white

Mean ΔE

ΔE76

ΔH

ΔE76



Job: Lucent_printemps IDEAlliance ISO 12347-7 2009 control bar

Ref.: 025A 1267 Target colors:Date of control:

ΔE paper white ≤ 3 P

Mean ΔE ≤ 3 P

Max ΔE all patches ≤ 6 P

ΔE C ≤ 5 P

ΔE M ≤ 5 P

ΔE Y ≤ 5 P

ΔE K ≤ 5 P

ΔH C ≤ 2.5 P

ΔH M ≤ 2.5 P

ΔH Y ≤ 2.5 P

ΔH K ≤ 2.5 P

ΔE R ≤ 5 P

ΔE G ≤ 5 P

ΔE B ≤ 5 P

ΔH R ≤ 2.5 P

ΔH G ≤ 2.5 P

ΔH B ≤ 2.5 P

CMY grays & K% max. ΔE ≤ 2.5 P ▼CMY grays & K% max. ΔF ≤ 1.5 P

CMY grays & K% max. ΔL ≤ 2.5 P


IDEAlliance ISO 12347-7 2009 control bar Out of tolerance patches: 0 of 54


ΔE76 1.7 0.9 1.3 1.5 1.3 0.5 1.1 0.9 1.5 2.3 3.5 0.7 3.0 1.3 1.6 1.1 1.8 0.7 1.9 1.3 1.1 1.4 1.4 2.0 2.0 2.1 1.2 1.4 2.0 2.2 1.7 3.1

ΔH 1.5 0.5 0.2 0.1 1.1 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.8 1.3 0.1 2.7 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.2 0.1 0.4 1.0 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.0 1.4 0.5 1.4 1.2 0.8 0.0 0.1

ΔF 0.6 0.5 0.5 1.2 1.1 1.4

ΔL 0.9 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.6


ΔE76 1.4 2.0 2.2 1.7 3.1 1.0 1.1 1.5 2.1 2.6 2.0 0.9 1.1 2.6 1.6 1.9 1.3 1.3 3.3 0.7 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.1 3.2

ΔH 1.4 1.2 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.7 1.3 1.3 2.3 1.0 0.2 0.4 1.8 0.3 0.7 0.8 0.3 2.5 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.2 1.1 1.3 1.3 0.9

ΔF 1.0 0.5 0.2 1.3 1.3

ΔL 1.1 1.6 1.8 1.3 1.6


ΔE76 6 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 6 6 6

ΔH 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5

ΔF 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

ΔL 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5


ΔE76 6 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 6 6

ΔH 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5

ΔF 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

ΔL 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5

a*A1 100 0 0 60

B1 100 0 0 0

C1 70 0 0 0

D1 30 0 0 0

E1 0 100 0 60

F1 0 100 0 0

G1 0 70 0 0

H1 0 30 0 0

I1 0 0 100 60

J1 0 0 100 0

K1 0 0 70 0

L1 0 0 30 0

M1 100 0 40 0

N1 40 100 0 0

O1 0 40 100 0

P1 0 40 70 40

Q1 0 70 40 40

R1 40 70 0 40

S1 40 0 70 40

T1 70 40 0 40

U1 0 0 0 3

V1 0 0 0 10

W1 0 0 0 25

X1 0 0 0 50

Y1 0 0 0 75

Lab_Proof_IDEAlliance.txt

Validation:

GRACoL2006_Coated1v2.iccGRACoL2006_Coated1

IDEAlliance tolerancesCMYK Proof according to G7/IDEAlliance

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ΔF

ΔL

ΔH

ΔH

ΔE76

ΔE76

ΔE76

ΔH

ΔH

ΔH

ΔE76

ΔH

ΔH

2.1

1.4

0.5

1.8

0.8

1.7

3.5

0.9

0.5

2.3

1.2

0.5

0.2

ΔE76

ΔE76

ΔE76

ΔE76

ΔE76

ΔE76

ΔE76

Detailed control report

1.0

2.6

2.0

Proof is goodP0.7

0.1

2.3

1.2

C30

47.5 74.1

92.4

K3

K10

K25

K50

K75

M100

M70

M30

Y100

Y70

Y30

-50.5

-28.2 30.0 -22.6 -28.8 1.7

C70

C M Y KID

-36.955.7

30.7

L*


C100

ΔH ΔF ΔL

IDEAlliance tolerancesActive tolerances:

b* L* a* b*ΔE76

1.5

55.0 -37.1 -50.0 0.9 0.5

83.6 -9.6 -16.8 82.7 -10.0 -17.8 1.5 0.1

67.7 -25.0 -36.4 66.6 -25.2 -37.0 1.3 0.2

61.3

80.7

50.0

88.9

89.8

0.2

0.3

0.0

0.2

0.8

1.3

26.7 42.1 -0.6 26.4 41.6 -1.7 1.3 1.1

-2.8

53.8

38.1

72.1

51.5

42.8

35.1

53.6

37.5

93.8

89.2

78.8

61.5

41.5

-24.0

51.5

19.8

-5.5

-5.7

-5.6

-2.5

-54.4

53.8

22.4

16.0

34.0

22.8

-18.6

-2.4

0.0

0.2

-0.1

-0.6

-1.1

-5.3

-5.3

49.3

90.9

60.4

24.3

-16.9

-22.0

71.4

33.3

14.8

-16.8

27.5

-26.8

-1.4

-1.9

-1.6

-0.4

-0.1

47.9 74.1 -3.0

60.3 52.0 -5.7

-5.4

49.2

93.2

20.480.0

48.5 -5.3

88.9 -5.0

90.6 -4.6 63.6

92.8 -2.5 24.8

52.5

37.9

70.9

50.9

42.2

34.6

52.5

36.6

92.9

87.9

77.4

59.9

39.9

-53.2

52.6

-19.3

-22.1

72.4

33.1

13.3

-17.1

26.1

-26.6

-2.0

-2.0

-2.0

-1.6

-1.1

22.9

15.1

33.4

23.1

-18.1

-1.4

-0.1

-0.3

-0.4

-0.6

-0.6

0.5

1.1

0.9

1.5

2.3

3.5

0.7

3.0

1.4

1.1

1.3

1.9

0.7

1.8

1.1

1.6

1.3

0.1

2.7

0.5

0.2

0.7

1.2

0.1

0.4

1.0

0.1

0.5

0.2

0.7

1.02.0

2.0

1.4

0.6 0.9

0.5 1.3

0.5 1.3

1.2 1.6

1.1 1.6

Measured Target

Visual distance for each patch:


Notes

-60

-40

-20

0

20

40

60

80

100

-80

-60

-40

-20

0 20

40

60

80

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Job: Lucent_printemps Colorsource ISO 12647-7 2012 control bar

Ref.: 025A 1267 Target colors:Date of control:

ΔE paper white ≤ 3 P

Mean ΔE ≤ 4 P

Max ΔE all patches ≤ 10 P

ΔE 95e centile ≤ 6 O

ΔE C ≤ 5 P

ΔE M ≤ 5 P

ΔE Y ≤ 5 P

ΔE K ≤ 5 O

▼

Notes

Measured paper relative densities ▼ ▼ Recommended densities

≤ 5 3.02 ΔE76 P 0.20 O ≤

≤ 5 4.77 ΔE76 P 0.15 ≤ 10 4.21 P O ≤

≤ 5 3.18 ΔE76 P 0.20 ≤ 10 4.90 P P ≤

≤ 5 5.84 ΔE76 O 0.40 ≤ 10 3.04 P O ≤

Optimum : Curve A: +13% at 40 % Optimum : Curve A: +13% at 40 % Optimum : Curve A: +13% at 40 % Optimum : Curve B: +16% at 40 %

% 10 20 40 80 % 10 20 40 80 % 10 20 40 80 % 10 20 40 80

Max C 5.4 10.2 17.5 14.4 Max M 5.4 10.2 17.5 14.4 Max Y 5.4 10.2 17.5 14.4 Max K 7.5 13.7 21.5 15.5

C 6.2 7.6 14.7 12.4 M 6.1 7.5 12.8 12.9 Y 4.9 5.6 9.4 9.2 K 8.7 11.3 21.5 15

Optimum C 4 7.6 13 10.7 Optimum M 4 7.6 13 10.7 Optimum Y 4 7.6 13 10.7 Optimum K 5.6 10.2 16 11.5

Min C 2.6 5 8.5 7 Min M 2.6 5 8.5 7 Min Y 2.6 5 8.5 7 Min K 3.7 6.7 10.5 7.5


Colorsource ISO 12647-7 2012 control bar Out of tolerance patches: 1 of 72

C100 C20 M100 M20 Y100 Y20 CMY K40 K100 Paper CMY C80 C10 M80 M10 Y80

ΔE76 3.0 1.8 4.8 2.3 3.2 1.3 2.6 3.9 5.8 3.7 1.3 5.6 4.5 1.0 5.9 2.2 9.4 3.1 4.1 2.2 1.6 1.0 3.0 4.4 2.4 0.7 4.9 2.4 3.2

C80 C10 M80 M10 Y80 Y10 K20 K80 CMY R40 R80 R100 G40 G80 G100 B40 B80 B100 CMY CMY CMY CMY

ΔE76 2.4 0.7 4.9 2.4 3.2 2.0 1.4 1.4 8.0 4.6 3.9 5.3 4.2 3.6 7.4 4.9 2.4 0.8 3.0 1.6 2.8 4.6 4.1 7.7

C40 M40 Y40 CMY K10 K60

ΔE76 0.6 6.1 3.2 7.7 2.0 4.3 1.4 1.5 8.7 5.3 4.3 4.8 4.1 1.6 4.7 2.2 2.8 5.4 1.9 6.4 3.8 4.7 4.0 5.2

C100 C20 M100 M20 Y100 Y20 CMY K40 K100 Paper CMY C80 C10 M80 M10 Y80

ΔE76 5 10 5 10 5 10 10 10 5 10 3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

C80 C10 M80 M10 Y80 Y10 K20 K80 CMY R40 R80 R100 G40 G80 G100 B40 B80 B100 CMY CMY CMY CMY

ΔE76 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

C40 M40 Y40 CMY K10 K60

ΔE76 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

a*A1 100 0 0 0

B1 20 0 0 0

C1 0 100 0 0

D1 0 20 0 0

cs invercoat.txt

1.43

1.24

1.09

1.64

Spectral response ►

Solid inks colors and densities:

Display the print CMYK dot gain curves

POL. Density:

POL. Density:

POL. Density:

POL. Density:

ΔE R

ΔE G

ΔE B

+/-5%

+/-5%

+/-5%

+/-5%

ΔE C

ΔE M

ΔE Y

ΔE K

1.68

1.58

1.40

2.02

C dot gain

M dot gain

Validation:

ISOcoated_v2_eci.iccFOGRA 39

Black inx is BAD

Press setting status:

ISO 12647-2-3-4 tolerancesCMYK Print according to ISO 12647-2-3-4

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ΔE76

Y dot gain

K dot gain

Superimpositions:

According to your preferences, the

Optical Brighteners correction is

active for computing the paper tint.

3.7

9.4

7.7

3.0

4.8

3.2

5.8

ΔE76

ΔE76

ΔE76

ΔE76

ΔE76

ΔE76

ΔE76

Detailed control report

Density: Density: Density:1.63 1.39 1.29

DIN (Status E)

Print is badO1.3

You should use CMYK_100% software for adjusting your solid CMYK densities

▼ POL. filter offset

Dot gains :

1.63

1.39

1.29

2.04

M20

-10.1

-50.7 54.8 -37.0 -50.0 3.0

M100

Density:

C M Y KID

-5.888.1

54.2

L*

CMYK Print according to ISO 12647-2-3-4

C100

C20

ΔH ΔF ΔL

…

ISO 12647-2-3-4 tolerancesActive tolerances:

You should use CMYK_Gravure software for

adjusting your CMYK gravure curves

2.04

b* L* a* b*ΔE76

2.8

87.4 -5.8 -11.8 1.8 0.8

87.0 13.5 -3.8 85.8 12.1 -5.2 2.3 1.8

51.7 72.9 -0.5 47.8 74.0 -2.9 4.8 2.4

-34.1

Measured Target

Visual distance for each patch:


Notes

-60

-40

-20

0

20

40

60

80

100

-80

-60

-40

-20

0 20

40

60

80

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

0 20 40 60 80 100

C OptimumMax C Min C

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

0 20 40 60 80 100

M Optimum

Max M Min M

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

0 20 40 60 80 100

Y Optimum

Max Y Min Y

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

0 20 40 60 80 100

K Optimum

Max K Min K

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Specifying a set of CUSTOM target colors:

The CUSTOM colors are specified in the Custom tab, by typing, pasting or importing you custom spectral or colorimetric reference data.

You have several ways of specifying your CUSTOM target colors:

a) Any spectral or colorimetric measurement file of a control bar can be pasted or imported to the Custom tab for being used as your CUSTOM target colors. You can average many control bar measurements files before pasting them, by using Excel or a licensed MeasureTool version or other applications. Of course, your CUSTOM target values should match the type of control bar you want to measure.

b) You can as well compute your CUSTOM target colors from any reference CMYK target ICC profile, by using the control bar text reference file and the reference CMYK ICC profile with free Colorlab software.

The resulting custom target colors file can be copied and pasted to the Custom tab, which then displays the type of control bar you have pasted.

For making a universal custom target color set valid for all four control bars, you should use as reference file the

145 patches universal CGATS reference file in Charts tab named "Custom target for all control bars", that can be

exported to CMYK_Print_&_Proof_All_Charts_ref_for_Colorlab.txt CGATS reference file for use with Colorlab application.

The process is the same as the process for computing your custom target colors for CMYK_100% and CMYK_Gravure applications. (Please see CMYK_100% and CMYK_Gravure Users Guide for full working procedure).

Specifying custom target dot gains for CMYK print control:

When you are using a set of custom target colors, you can specify as well in the Custom_% tab a set of four custom CMYK target TVI curves, for example by measuring a few of good prints with CMYK_Gravure application.

Specifying custom control tolerances:

The Preferences tab allows you choosing your tolerances for each one of the eight control modes (Five control modes for CMYK proofs and three control modes for CMYK prints):

Control mode :

Ac tive tole ra nc e s:

2.5 2.5 4 5 5 3 3

4 4 6 10 10 4 4

3 3 4 4 4 3 3

2.5 2.5 3 3 3 2.5 2.5

N/A N/A N/A N/A 5 N/A N/A

1.5 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

N/A 2.5 N/A N/A N/A N/A 5 N/A N/A



N/A N/A N/A N/A

N/A N/A N/A

Control mode :

ISO tole ra nc e s:

2.5 2.5 4 5 5 3 3

4 4 6 10 10 4 4

3 3 4 4 4 3 3

2.5 2.5 3 3 3 2.5 2.5



N/A 2.5 5



N/A N/A N/A N/A

N/A N/A N/A

Active tolerances for CMYK prints and proofs:

5

N/A

ΔE paper white

CMY grays & K% max. ΔF

CMY grays & K% max. ΔL

Max TVI curves errors (press)

CMY grays mean ΔH

Max. solid CMYK ΔH (& IDEAlliance overprints)

CMY grays & K% max. ΔE

6N/A

Max ΔE all patches

Mean ΔE

ΔE paper white



CMY grays mean ΔH

Target CMY TVI curve:

5%N/AMax TVI curves errors (press)

6

ISO 12647-x and IDEAlliance tolerances, and your ΔECMC2:1 and ΔE2000 default tolerances for traditional CMYK prints and proofs:

CMYK Print

with ΔE2 0 0 0

CMYK Print

a c c ording to

ISO 12 6 4 7 - 2 -

3 - 4

CMYK Print

a c c ording to

G7 / IDEAllia n

c e

CMYK Proof

a c c ording to

ISO 12 6 4 2

N/A

6

3

3

CMYK Proof

a c c ording to

ISO 12 6 4 7 - 7

2.5Max. solid CMYK ΔH (& IDEAlliance overprints)

ΔE 95e centile

Max. solid CMYK ΔE (& IDEAlliance overprints)

CMYK Proof

a c c ording to

ISO 12 6 4 7 - 7

CMYK Proof

a c c ording to

ISO 12 6 4 2

CMYK Proof

with

ΔECMC2 :1

CMYK Proof

with ΔE2 0 0 0

CMYK Proof

a c c ording to

G7 / IDEAllia n

c e

CMYK Print

a c c ording to

G7 / IDEAllia n

c e

CMYK Print

a c c ording to

ISO 12 6 4 7 - 2 -

3 - 4

CMYK Print

with

ΔECMC2 :1

CMYK Print

with ΔE2 0 0 0

CMYK Proof

with ΔE2 0 0 0

Mean ΔE


Max ΔE all patches

ΔE 95e centile

CMYK Print

with

ΔECMC2 :1

CMYK Proof

a c c ording to

G7 / IDEAllia n

c e

CMYK Proof

with

ΔECMC2 :1

5

5%

6

3

3

2.5

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Among the nine possible print and proof control modes:

Five modes are subjected to standard tolerances set by ISO or G7/IDEAlliance:

CMYK Proof according to ISO 12647-7


CMYK Proof according to ISO 12642

CMYK Print according to ISO 12647-2-3-4

CMYK Print according to G7/IDEAlliance

For these modes, a specified tolerance is displayed red if you chose a non-ISO tolerance value.

Four Colorsource control modes are not subjected to any standard, but they offer better visual distance estimation formulae such as ΔECMC2:1 and much better ΔE2000:

CMYK Proof with ΔECMC2:1*

CMYK Proof with ΔE2000

CMYK Press with ΔECMC2:1*

CMYK Press with ΔE2000

(*) Please note that as for all other Colorsource software ΔECMC2:1 visual distance is computed with a symmetrized formula, because otherwise the visual distance between two A and B colors could be different from the visual distance between same B and A colors!

In this case, you are free to set your own tolerance for each Customer, depending on his needs … and on his BUDGET!

The Preferences tab allows you:

Choosing the application language (English or French),

Selecting which ISO targets will be displayed in the Control tab pull-down menu,

Activating the paper optical brighteners' corrections for computing your papers Lab colors. Of course, the paper tint correction, which we recommend, is only active when a print control mode is chosen.

1

Language ►

Check the Web for update:

A question?

More details about ISO 12647-x?

Control mode :

Ac tive tole ra nc e s:

2.5 2.5 4 5 5 3 3

4 4 6 10 10 4 4

3 3 4 4 4 3 3

2.5 2.5 3 3 3 2.5 2.5






N/A N/A N/A N/A

N/A N/A N/A

Control mode :

ISO tole ra nc e s:

2.5 2.5 4 5 5 3 3

4 4 6 10 10 4 4

English

Active tolerances for CMYK prints and proofs:

Paper Optical Brighteners correction for print control modes ►

Offered targets in "control" tab pull-down menu ►

5

N/A

CMYK_Print_and_Proof_PRO

ΔE paper white



Max TVI curves errors (press)

CMY grays mean ΔH

Max. solid CMYK ΔH (& IDEAlliance overprints)

CMY grays & K% max. ΔE

6N/A

All ISO & US12647-2-3-4-6 targets

License:

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...

Max ΔE all patches

ISO 12647-x and IDEAlliance tolerances, and your ΔECMC2:1 and ΔE2000 default tolerances for traditional CMYK prints and proofs:

CMYK Print

with ΔE2 0 0 0

CMYK Print

a c c ording to

ISO 12 6 4 7 - 2 -

3 - 4

CMYK Print

a c c ording to

G7 / IDEAllia n

c e

CMYK Proof

a c c ording to

ISO 12 6 4 2

6

CMYK Proof

a c c ording to

ISO 12 6 4 7 - 7


ΔE76 (DEFAULT)ΔE and tolerances for ISO12647-2-3-4-7 and G7/IDEAlliance control modes ►

CMYK Proof

a c c ording to

ISO 12 6 4 7 - 7

CMYK Proof

a c c ording to

ISO 12 6 4 2

CMYK Proof

with

ΔECMC2 :1

CMYK Proof

with ΔE2 0 0 0

CMYK Proof

a c c ording to

G7 / IDEAllia n

c e

CMYK Print

a c c ording to

G7 / IDEAllia n

c e

CMYK Print

a c c ording to

ISO 12 6 4 7 - 2 -

3 - 4

CMYK Print

with

ΔECMC2 :1

CMYK Print

with ΔE2 0 0 0

CMYK Proof

with ΔE2 0 0 0

Mean ΔE


Max ΔE all patches

ΔE 95e centile

CMYK Print

with

ΔECMC2 :1

CMYK Proof

a c c ording to

G7 / IDEAllia n

c e

CMYK Proof

with

ΔECMC2 :1

5

5%

6

3

3

2.5

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Important note about paper tints and offset papers:

Please note that even when perfectly setting your press for matching an ISO 12647-2 standard, you will often get out of ISO tolerances paper whites, because there are excellent white papers with paper tints not matching the ISO 12647-x standards, and you should not worry.

This problem is aggravated with uncoated white offset papers because their whiteness is often produced by using strong optical brighteners (OBC's), and the paper tint written is ISO press characterization files and induced CMYK ICC profiles IS NOT the actual Lab paper tint that has been measured!

Because the absolute Lab D50 color of these papers is often measured very bluish so that ISO have decided to use far less blue paper tints in order the color proofing systems using the ISO CMYK profile as source profile do not produce a far too blue simulated paper tint on the proof.

This is a strong limit of ISO 12647-x standards that are not based on publishing spectral reference data but only colorimetric data.

Do not worry: CMYK_Print_&_Proof application allows you proper quality control of uncoated offset paper prints thanks to its sophisticated optical brightener's correction. If necessary, you can as well set up you own printing and QA standard, by using CMYK_100%, CMYK_Gravure and CMYK_Print_&_Proof applications CUSTOM target functionalities.

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Troubleshooting and FAQS:

The application does not launch:

Colorsource applications are using Microsoft Excel for computing engine. Use Microsoft Excel 2007, Excel 2010 or Excel 2013 or 2016. (Excel in its 32 bits versions - not in its 64 bits version).

Please note that Excel (or Microsoft Office) should be installed with appropriate Microsoft Office components including Visual Basic, otherwise the application will not launch.

Sometimes optional components of Microsoft Excel (depending on your Excel version and installation kit) MUST be installed. If needed go to Windows Control Panel, in the programs installation menu:

Right click on 2007 or 2010 or 2013 or 2016 Microsoft Office System and ask to modify the existing installation:

Shared office components such as fonts and Visual Basic for Applications have to be installed.

Then launch Excel and go to Excel Options, Confidentiality management center, and then press the Parameters button:

You HAVE TO approve the access to object model of VBA project:

Check your Excel version is installed with all most recent Microsoft updates. For checking Excel is up to date, go to Excel/Options/Resources (Excel 2007), or go to Excel/File/Help or to Excel/File/Account and then press the « Search for updates » button.

Finally, if the application does not launch, disable your antivirus: There are no problems with most of the serious antivirus applications (including Windows native protection systems, free antivirus like Avira, AVG etc.) but some rare antivirus applications may prevent the application launching.

Make a test by disabling your antivirus and if necessary change of antivirus program if your present application is the problem.



I cannot paste or import my measurement data in the Measure tab:

The program says it is “The cell is write protected”. Please note before pasting your spectral measurement text file to Measure tab, you need first select cell "Paste here!" with your mouse, or select a cell in the relevant "Tint names" column when using SPOT_Color_Manager, in order to paste your data at the right location.

If you don’t select the right cell, you may get a “write protected message”: This does not mean the useful cells are write protected: This means that your text measurement file tries to write not only the allowed cells but also one or more write protected cell(s) around. This can happen for example if you add many blank (and invisible!) lines at the end of the text measurement file after the last data line “END_DATA”, or if blank data are present at the end of each line.

The application shows error messages such as “#####” or strange curves in the result display tabs once I have pasted my data:

Check your measurement data decimal separator is a dot. If needed see the details in Software installation and brief description Guide.pdf on page 11. Check you have pasted your measurement data at the right location(s) in your Colorsource application.

Results tabs display too small or too large on my monitor:

Press “Ctrl” key and use the mouse wheel for zooming in or out, and then save your application (“Ctrl s”).

You can mask Excel ribbon (Point the ribbon with your mouse and use the mouse right button menu).

You can as well use Excel FULL SCREEN display (menu display … Full screen) because you do not need Excel menus for making full use of Colorsource software. The Escape key allows switching back to normal Excel display mode.

Colorsource software search for the language at each start:

Each Colorsource application detects your keyboard language and configures the appropriate language at first launch. You have to save your application ("Ctrl s" or File/Save) for avoiding the application searching the language at each following launches.

CMYK_100%, CMYK_Gravure and CMYK_Print_&_Proof offer me all traditional ISO 12647-2, ISO 12647-3, ISO 12647-4 and ISO 12647-6 target Lab colors, but I want to match “Euroscale.icc” target colors!

Please see in “CMYK_100% and CMYK_Gravure_users_guide.pdf” how to compute your own color targets from your target ICC profiles and record them as colorimetric CGATS measurement files.

Colorsource software cannot run on my Macintosh:

Yes, it can under Windows XP or Windows 7 or Windows 8.x. or Windows 10.

OK but it cannot run them under MacOS X:

OK when we can find 300 US$ mobiles Mac as for mobile PCs! Because Colorsource applications work very well on low cost PCs and on 10 years-old Win XP PC if needed, so that using expensive Macs would be as uselessly expensive at the time as using the latest iPhone!

Moreover many excellent and free color management and applications now only run under Windows operating systems, including some of them that are 20 years old, so that the widest variety of color management applications and utilities experts need are only supported by Windows today. You can always use the results of these apps on your Macs.



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