MeasureColor 4 User Manual
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1. When your device is properly connected it needs to be calibrated Eye0ne To calibrate a device click the icon for Devices and select your i T Connected Calibrated device Check if your device is recognized by the software It should display a checkmark me G ST Connected Calibrated B In the Devices overview is a button for options You can use 4 intelliTrax this feature to select the way you want your device to work J Connected __ Calibrated J ne A l Spot or mostly used Strip E Connected Calibrated If the device is connected click on Calibrate Depending on the device the calibration wizard will first calibrate on the tile bee SpectroDrive Connected Calibrated followed by a paper white calibration Once both are calibrated successfully you can continue measuring Spectropens Connected Calibrated When measurements are being made on a single ee client setup the measurements are saved on the MT s Calibrate Perform a paperwhite calibration ae ibis database of the local client If measurements are area p made in a LAN setup the measurements are saved on the LAN database Multiple clients are connected to the same database and can therefore view all of the connected clients setup and measurement data MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 7 colorware 3 Client login and server connection While installing MeasureColor 4 the inst2. Multi spot color detail The above window shows all the measured purple ish spots within the first sequence When a measurement value is selected from the horizontal tab like list the information for that specific color is shown The selected value corresponds with the white dot in the graph Double clicking on a measurement value in the tab like list brings forth the soot measurement Just clicking on the Spot button at the bottom of the window does the same However there is one big difference double clicking a value brings the values over to the spot measurement Measuring a new reference will lead to new values in this window This way you can compare the already measured values from a pull to a new sample in a later stage for instance Using the Spot button the Color details Purple 100 window will be without any Lightness a 5 3 Reference 27 84 22 33 6 14 23 16 344 62 Values You still have to measure asa a a a a Delta 5 64 0 27 0 96 0 01 2 46 both reference as well as the i i e e cae sample By selecting Automatic PE lumen oo paip job reference selection 7 e MeasureColor refers to an E oE Oe already measured color in this job It uses it s reference automa tically List View Use this view to display the same measured values but in another view Multi spot single spot details see next page The list view gives you anat a glance overview when it comes to failing val
3. You can use the Spot tool to maybe better analyse each measured patch Printability result yellow 38 MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 colorware 15 Remote support module This module only has one feature and it s not even ours It does nothing more than start an instance of TeamViewer with which we can take over your workstation remotely and securely When TeamViewer starts it needs a few seconds to initialize and get ready for remote connection You will be given an ID and a password Contact your dealer via phone of skype and give them the TeamViewer credentials to log in to your workstation Please make sure that your workstation is connected to the internet otherwise TeamViewer won t give you an ID Colorware QuickSupport Please tell your partner the following ID to connect to your desktop is eee a P a a i ttl ba a an bar EFEFEF eee pw Se eee ee ig a pe Fin our ID _ Password F Ready to connect secure connection WWI TeAMmVieWwer com Cancel MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 39 40 colorware Thank you for using MeasureColor For more information about MeasureColor please visit www measurecolor com colorware MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 colorware MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 41
4. more reliable and more predictable To make you understand colorbehavior for specific job materials the Printability module comes in handy Even when you are measuring the run under wet conditions you could have a reliable outcome when the material dries Learn more about this module see the PrintabilityTest pdf QSd How does it work Basically for every new job other materials used you make a linear preference but not mandatory plate for every run color Take the preinstalled printability test form and print a few sheets with all ink keys open to the same level Measure the test form color bar in wet conditions and save the measurement with the right settings wet After drying open the job that contains the wet measurement and select the condition dry before you take another measurement When both measurements are available in the job you can start analyzing You are looking for the minimum A E and or the most favorable density per color behind Best match density Use the Slider to select the best value hit Selection is saved when best match is determined Repeat this action for each color and remember the patch number When best matches for dry are found open the wet measurement and find the same patch Save the result before you repeat this action for all colors Now you only have to instruct your press operator to use these density values and maybe update the target densities for your presets
5. e modnes This result is also divided per client so a S G aiia it reads the same way as the standard s e moame client job list X e _2011 Oct 31 19 01 ai O a ia li Jobinfo Duplicate Measure Delete New ELEELLI 14 MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 7 1 Ink zones To view measurement results for a job you can either navigate to a specific measurement and hit the View button or you can double click the job name or double click a measurement from the list Double clicking the job name will always bring you to the last measurement for that job Please take a look at the orange numbers 1 5 in the image above The vertical white overlay detail ruler is present by default but can be hidden by clicking on the upper right arrow of the detail ruler itself When present the detail ruler can be dragged to the ink zone you prefer to Examine You can use the white transparent areas of the detail ruler to drag it Clicking in the ink zone id itself will do the same trick the detail ruler will move itself to the clicked position ink zone You can also completely disable the ruler by unchecking it in the ink zone options see next page The Ref button on the detail ruler is mainly used before assigning an OK sheet The goal for this button is to be able to adjust to one or ee multiple specific ink zone s Y 8681 438 9463 Set the ruler to the ink zone of your preference and click on
6. information you need to get used to the many different combinations for setting up the right query Although all the options may have a dazzling effect rest assured that retrieving the wrong information or composing the wrong query won t hurt the data at all Just start over For setting up a new query click on the icon in the Criteria section Where once was ok sheets it now says sentence_1 which means a new query For every other single click on the icon a new sentence adds up In the Selected part of the left side of the window you can give the new query a name Search for jobs in this case Don t use the checker for One time only search It will prevent you from saving the query The rules there is no right order in which you should build your query In this case we ll start by adding a rule for the reference The next AND AND Job Last date last days 90 Job Last date last days 90 rule states something about Field Job tastaate E AND i ics i Job Is production mode Is true Last date Fill in 90 for ninety ZON soerg Condition istrue days Last but not least we need Is production mode is true to finalize this query To save this query simply hit Save at the bottom of this window For future use this query mn a can be fou
7. one of the views we overhauled for the better The column graph for solids shows Choma The gamut graphs show you the balance for highlights midtones and shadows The curves graph and the color separated raw list on the right show you all you need to know about the CMY dot gain of your current measurement The tabs directly above the raw list let you toggle the different colors You can compose the graph yourself The three checkboxes and the patches beneath the graph enable you to select or deselect the items of show You can look at individual color curves with or without the target and or tolerance or you can look at all of them at the same time NOTE The selection of show you set for the graph will not remain if you select another measurement nooOoOMaS Tint value 72 05 Dot gain TVI 13 19 N NOTE Click and hold slide your mouse pointer on the graph itself MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 21 7 6 CTP Computer To Plate In the extension of dot gain the CTP view enables you to view curves correct curves and even com pensate linear or existing plate curves This view is also composed of a curve graph with show and hide items and a color separated by tab raw list on the right Again you can click on the individual patches and checkboxes to show or hide items from the graph 2 Process control 2011 Oct 31 19 00 Measurement 11 of 21 CTP view For more instructions on how to use
8. the ref EOE button You will see the next window ee You can use the checkboxes in front of the run colors to adjust the fe custom references Hit OK not displayed in manual when you are done setting the new references MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 3 The selected view mode is shaded to always let you know what you are looking at This is done consistently over all modules 4 You can also take a look at a separate run color by clicking on the color header in front of the key displays By clicking more detailed information about this color is shown Every color is clickable 5 Some of the view modes are accompanied by a little grey arrow in the upper right corner of the view selector button When this option setting is available click and hold the view selector button to choose your option s for this view You will find some of the option settings below 16 Inkzone display _ Density mode Spectral mode Detail ruler y Enabled Density details Disabled Inkkeysincolor Enabled Gray balance method Generic G7 HR CIE Lab view Gamut Q Spider graph Correction mode ChromaPlus Density Delta t MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 Select the method to use Generic or G HR Gray balance views View options 7 2 Balance Depending on the color bar definition the balance for highlight midtones and shadows can be displayed In this ca
9. Packaging license Rearranging functionality does not mean that customers already using MeasureColor will have to learn our software all over again It simply means that you are now able to work even faster and more effective without any loss of quality New customers will be amazed and will need less time than before to understand the software and make it profitable for them to use We will now show you what the modules are all about and show you how to use them Because we rely on the fact that it is highly self explanatory we will just show you the basics per module If you need more information than we are providing here you can always contact us info colorware eu Except for the System Management module next page the order in which we will treat the modules is based on the application level of the modules 12 MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 colorware tij 6 System Management module This module contains all required elements for managing the system Adding deleting and editing various key parts of the system makes sure that all the necessary information is available After clicking on the module icon a web client will start with a login screen Colorware System Management Please login i Username Password Login Management module login Login with personal credentials if already set or use colorware colorware to gain access to the Management module main screen This page explains the option
10. URECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 11 colorware 5 A closer look As we have mentioned before some Quick Start documents are pre installed You can use these QSd s to find your way within the software and to get familiar with important processes MeasureColor 4 is developed to make things easy The software should be self explanatory to a maximum level but some things may need some extra attention We will begin by explaining the new module arrangement In earlier versions of MeasureColor we noticed that some of our modules were starting to get a bit obese To slim things down we had to rearrange some functionality and make the click routes more efficient for all our modules In the next few pages you can get acquainted with all of our modules Pro license ky sam as mi m Advanced statistics Color libraries Multi spot Colorbar Editor Search and provide stastistics of Manage spot colors and client Measure and analyze color Create and manage available j librarie patches without color bars colorbars haal inn D Printability Process control Proof Certification Spot color tool Determine optimum Densities Measure and analyse color bars in Measure and certify all your Measure and analyse single spot and delta E for your paper and ink print production digital proofs measurements CI ttt Remote Support System Management Get help via TeamViewer Remote Manage the entire system S through a web interface Log out Module overview Pro
11. a E tolerance 0 41 Delta E tolerance 0 06 Density tolerance Reference Sample This module does not hold any measurements It s designed to compare against a reference in the Spot color tool window quickest way Delta E 0 00 In the Spot Color Tool you also have the option to change the ea 0 00 llumination and Standard Observer angle if needed Semesters Please note that the printing industry uses D50 2 for most applications Delta Density 0 00 Density tolerance F Common F5 Common F Common F7 High color rendering F amp High color rendering F amp High color rendering F10 three band ha 28 MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 10 Proof certification module Even though parts of the digital print market are trying to work without hard proofs the bigger part still is Because of this MeasureColor contains a special module for checking your proof Thinking outside the box brings us to maybe managing office environments with a strong need for color accurate reproduction on internal printers It can be used to verify the accuracy of the printers themselves for instance Most proofs provide a Media wedge just like the demo job PV01 View the measurement or make one if you have a media wedge v3 at your disposal Of course you can also start this module by building your own color bar ETET x Ea ae The view below is the default view for proof certification jobs We thi
12. allation wizard will ask you to choose a login name and pass word When you launch MeasureColor for the first time the earlier chosen login name and password will be used to enter the software If this for any reason doesn t work you can always use colorware colorware to get acquainted The MeasureColor client is configured to connect to the local host server If the main server is situated somewhere else in your company you can unfold the window by clicking on the little black arrow beneath the login button and provide the host with the proper IP address of the MeasureColor server e g http 192 168 56 101 Next to server settings the advanced settings also hold the options for the login window size and keyboard Login Pressview Login Pressview Username colorware Password sshalaialaialaial Username colorware o Password RHEE j Login hs y f a r V Rememberlogin Autologin m Fullscreen borderless V Use on screen keyboard QWERTY y Connect to localhost AZERTY 4 QWERTY Host http localhost 3000 QWERTZ Login amp options OZERTY After you click login the system tries to connect to all installed devices This might take a few seconds If the login procedure is successful you are taken to the main Home view of MeasureColor Depending on your license level and installe
13. b label cI 201 1 Now 01 11 19 E gt This label is clickable and brings you to the job eSEE oE settings overview On both sides of the job label you find navigation arrows These arrows help you toggle between the measurements within this job Right of the job label there is the OK sheet button This button sets or unsets the OK sheet status Switching the status is done by a single click There will be no confirmation popup Next to the OK sheet button you will find the Production mode button This button sets and shows the production mode per separate measurement If the button is dark gray the mode is set to production The wrench button is new in this version of our soft ware and gives you Efficiently tugged away now but still under your grasp this button gives you access to density settings locking the ink zones if available exporting cas Ge the current measurement information to various different Remarks export formats printing a measurement label or report or summary or the current screen and finally deleting the active current measurement As you may have noticed the button for importing data is missing Eensesstontin Gpbons kmportinabies This feature is switched off by default but can be switched on again in the local configuration editor When switched on the import button will appear left of the Devices button ProcessControl Options IsDigitalPrint 0 m Last
14. but not least in the job information area you see the Score overview at the most right side The Score overview is a concise label containing a selection of the most valuable AN AN AA 65 kai information for this measurement It is used as a quick indicator This overview when clicked shows you a score overview with more details of the measurement You also have the opportunity to open a Raw list of this measurement The raw list is a collection of all the measurement values in their comparison to the reference In the Raw list individual patches can be examined Rave list Score overview 10 MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 colorware 4 2 The measurement detail area This area will be set up differently depending on the kind of job ergo the default view It will always show the detailed content of a measurement in an appealing way This window is optimized for specific roles Things you don t need to see as a press operator for instance you don t see But you can always find all the information within a mouse click 4 3 The generic buttons area The generic buttons area contains three buttons JOBS Gets you back to the job list overview and selects the first job of the current client DEVICES Is always present and shows you an overview of supported devices It also lets you know if your device is recognized active and calibrated or not MEASURE This button adds a measurement to the selecte
15. ced statistics module Like the module name already suggests this module can be used for advanced data retrieval ma king use of user friendly database queries The advantage of this module comes to life in the middle or bigger production environments The more data in the database the more valuable it becomes Beginning with a clean install of MeasureColor the database does not contain that much measure ment data Off course you can still search for specific data To setup the right query you can select just one or make a combination of the following terms JOB Client Color method is density Color strip Description Dotgain method is density Ink set Is production mode Job strip current end index Job strip current start index Last date Machine Measurement condition Measurement type Name Number Ok sheet Paper Paper white sample Reference Sequence Sheet number Tolerance set User group CLIENT Name Notes COLOR STRIP Active Company Default mapping Description Name Number of zones Patch height Patch width Patches per zone Repeats Row count INK SET Active Name Shared MACHINE Default tolerance Machine type Name Number of colors Number of ink zones Zone width MEASUREMENT COND Density standard Dotgain method Illuminant Name Observer angle Use density poll filter Use spectral poll filter White base OK SHEET Content Created at Flow change Is production m
16. colorware MeasureColor 4 User Manual colorware INTRODUCTION TO MeasureColor 4 Thank you for choosing Colorware MeasureColor This version 4 was overhauled and complimented with just two things in mind improving quality and maximizing usability We hope that you will enjoy the new features all the improved features and the new overall look and feel of the entire user interface MeasureColor 4 is again a big leap into understanding color and managing it in a proper and understandable way MeasureColor 4 gives you insight into your own workflows and material behavior in a way for you to easily comprehend regardless of the size of your company or the core print focus because MeasureColor is getting more and more suitable for any kind of print job Because of our unique knowledge and understanding of printer workflows we can support you in the most helpful way you can imagine All the difficult mathematics and calculations are kept out of your way Only the reliable results are shown in a user friendly manner MeasureColor 4 is optimized to feed you with information by carefully designed statistics result graphs and color comparison visuals At Colorware we believe that MeasureColor is the best way for you to obtain a higher understanding of ink press or material processes Conventional state of the art and even future printing methods can already or will soon benefit from our unstoppable dedication to maximizing quality and cost
17. d features different modules can become visible Home sees ma T Color libraries Multi spot Colorbar Editor Process control Home Manage spot colors and client Measure and analyze color Create and manage available Measure and analyse color bars in libraries patches without color bars colorbars print production ox 8 omc Advanced statistics Color libraries Multi spot bar Edit Search and provide stastistics of Manage spot colors and client Measure and analyze color Create and manage available z jobs libraries patches without color bars colorbars ca ttt hal an EA Proof Certification Spot color tool Remote Support System Management e 5 us Da x Printability Process control Proof Certification Spot color tool Measure and certify all your Measure and analyse single spot Get help via TeamViewer Remote Manage the entire system na N R EES E A Mee a EANN AA a conse ics digital proofs measurements upport through a web interface and delta for your paper and ink print production digital proofs measurements mm tH Remote Support System Management hel ewer Remo anag eer Support a welNoterfac lt a Log out N taal License Pro Packaging all modules Log out License MeasureColor Basic 8 MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 4 Basic window layout Before we dive into the depths of MeasureColor we feel the need to explain the common interpreta tion method Most modules start by showing you a
18. d job Your measurement device needs to be connected of course 4 4 The module depending buttons area This area can contain different buttons depending on the kind of job that is viewed Not every job viewing needs the same view selectors to interpret the information and not every production role needs all the information The following buttons can be visible here INK ZONES If you are measuring a job containing ink zones this button will show You can use the ruler to view more information about a specific ink key BALANCE When the used color bar is fitted with patches for measuring balance you can view the balance score here Balance is typically divided in Highlight Midtone and Shadow Use the CMY button repeatedly to view the balance for the separate primaries GAMUT Shows the color gamut corresponding to the selected measurement PROCESS Shows the details of the job compared to the standard for production you selected when setting up the job DOTGAIN Focusses on the dot gain in the selected measurement by using several advanced graphs for curves numbers and gamuts SPOT Is a quick and reliable way to analyze the details of a spot color It is also very suitable for measuring a spot and comparing it to a reference CTP Shows the actual measured curve compared to its target This is also the view to execute a CTP compensation curve on curve action TRENDS Helps you compare and analyze the measurement data MEAS
19. d with any MeasureColor workstation anywhere else in the world Of course the server needs to be connected to the internet and it has to be run by a MeasureColor client with valid credentials To make sure your data stays safe have your administrator add the MeasureColor server to the backup routine Internet cloud Intranet LAN MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 5 colorware 2 1 Supported measurement devices MeasureColor connects directly to most commonly used spectral measurement devices New devices are added on a regular base Today we support the following devices TechkonR SpectroDens TechkonR SpectroDrive TechkonR SpectroJet X RiteR i1 Pro or Basic X RiteR SpectroEye X RiteR 530 Spectrodensitometer X RiteR 939 Spectrodensitometer X RiteR Intellitrax Scanning Spectrodensitometer MeasureColor is able to import and present data from various other brands like Komori and Heidel berg Image Control for correct quality control 2 2 Color bars MeasureColor is very flexible and is able to measure nearly any color bar The system supports many color bars out of the box and you can create your custom color bar definitions from within the Color bar Editor module We took the liberty to pre install more than a dozen color bars for you to use ECI GrayConMi1 ECI GrayControl Medium Ugra Fogra Mediawedge v2 Ugra Fogra Mediawedge v3 IDEAlliance DCS 2009 PressView Proofing Wedge 3 Pre
20. e position where the arrow is displayed Using the bi arrowed buttons on the right side of Shift ink zones you are able to set the right ink zones in case not all ink zones are used Shifting ink zones only works when the color strip contains more than one ink zone The Repeat zone button does nothing more than copy the active ink zone ColorStrip patches E o E E DES D E E BEB Copy Repeat zone Shift inkzones Insert patch New inkzone Management module shift inkzones 13 3 Gray balance patches At the bottom of the Color strip editor you find a few special predefined patches These patches need to be explained because of the dropdown abbreviations Each abbreviation stands for a different way of calculating balance Except for the USA there is no one agreed on standard for composing neutral CMY gray BH Balance Highlights BM Balance Midtones BS Balance Shadows BR Brunner G7 G7 USA standard GC ECI Gray control wedges MW UGRA FOGRA media wedges PV PressView MeasureColor gray balance TK Techkon wedges UG UGRA wedges Balance abbreviations MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 37 14 Printability module What exactly are you able to print with the jobs substrate ink machine combination To what Standard are you supposed to produce and what densities for solids will do best If we were to have a better understanding of our capabilities we could produce faster
21. e selected n 1 2 Add color EB Sa a 0 Ge o EE a 5 Fy 25 25 20 20 20 ED m a ee hs sk Vr ly Ji B Guar Back yey Colorbar editor module color strip editor MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 35 colorware The color strip editor lets you define any color strip you would want to define You can make use of the pre defined patches in the color channels or use the buttons below the channels to set paper white balance overprint and custom patches By clicking on a button you add this patch to the color strip To rebuild the ECI GrayCon strip we need to make use of mostly pre defined patches and a few custom patches Get your color bar sampler and start to build the ECI GrayCon strip 31 patches The first 21 patches are easy For patch 22 you need to define a custom ColorStrip patches i A d i DE B EO os we esse p Custom color Pressview Copy Repeat zone Shiftinkzones lt lt gt gt Insert patch New inkzone Muka E Replace selected v Use refere Reference GRACOL2006_Coated1v2 icc Y To define a custom patch use the button Custom at the naferencepatch SWOP2OO6 CoatedSv2ice A SOcoated_v2_eciicc bottom of the window ae Tolerance group PSO_LWC Improved eci icc N PSO _Uncoated_1SO12647_eciicc A popup window appears to let you choose the exact patch IsOuncoatedyellowish cc lt My Demo Color book A you need Check the refere
22. efficiency for printers all over the world Even more than before you are now able to setup a personalized and reliable system for managing color From creating your own custom color bar to closed loop color control you ll be able to do it in the blink of an eye We hope that MeasureColor suits your company to a level beyond satisfaction If you have any questions or suggestions about MeasureColor please feel free to contact your MeasureColor dealer or Colorware For additional information on MeasureColor roadmaps best practices e g you can find the Measure Color website at www measurecolor com or visit www colorware eu With regards The Colorware team 2 MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 colorware Index Quick Start doc ments cada deecendncaraues oudytncee eschews e e he Er eee sseseraraued eds 4 Client server setup Sis bb dw acaaduwene eee sarcaeodeas pudnes by S64 ceetdw dua bedeeeansenecas 5 2 1 Supported measurement devices sssrsssseessresrrresrresrerrsreererrsereesr 6 22 COMPAS ape pew ade Eir EEEE AEEA Er EA EAE EER ES 6 25 MESU AEEA EE E E E EE E ETNA 7 Client login and server connection ss ssssssessreseesocssresorsoresresoeseresersee 8 PasICWINGOWIAVOUL ASPER PEROFETA EEA 9 4 1 Thejob information area essssssuesussessesersesseserseesereesresorrersese 10 4 2 The measurement detail area ccc cece cece cece eee e ee eee cece eee eeeeeees 11 AS The generic buttons afeds 6s dccsessee
23. escauaw ses babes ysdasuevsiaeerhseadadeddvesenes 11 44 The module depending buttons areda cee eee eee eeeeees 11 PCIOSERIOOK phe vate deus ane eee cug paneweds enue ee E 12 System management MOdUIe eee cence eee eee eee eee e eens eens eeeeees 13 PIOCESS COMIMOIINOGUIG sdycaugs bictatesadas idhine E EREINEN 14 71 MAK ZONCS peewee ta ce pacaeedeusenbesoesune EES EE EAEE EEEE S 15 72 Bane eee hapnda EAr E EAEE EEEE EEEE E ES EE 17 Fa E A E E E AE E A E E 18 7 4 Individual patch examination as4 cies ccccsvcass ras sade eee esie sina de swasaweeeeweaseaes 19 Ta IWOUGGIE ava ew enon nod duadasadus E E gues gucceraqeeeaureenigesas 21 76 CTP Computer To Plate 24 5 coca esacsavaereie tes dhesesererdsercdsbeakiwessecasaauan 22 7 7 Quick spot measurement s c4 lt ceutedcuvackontdasaud se eudseavesetestasccdsee4esoeren 23 Lo moa e EEE E E oe nee AE A 24 WIUIELSDOLIMOOQUIG Aaa EEANN EAEE E E EEE EAA S 25 SOOLCOIOFTOOMMOGUIG cs asancacncadnce noses ondasndeseeaeenausiesaeadenteeasencaerseeaes 28 Proof certification module lt sccsasercg cenretercetaa anes cy wiusereabvaceus aeeueretansseseears 29 Color libraries module g ssp candeeyneeone sean esa ineendes1osaur oes sha nee eee eone ees 30 Advanced Statistics MOGUIGs o4 4 0 0600 08 05 36969499 455ene ne Kos Ose bed awe Ke eeewens Vansose hws 32 Color bar editor module girrces cceuceu bias nec eeusuaeaeeds shaunie awison eantieeeasees 34 13 1 Adding an extra channel 0 o c0ncesuneanndacsveg
24. i ECI GrayConM i1 N ECI GrayControl strip medium size 7 00 ECI GrayControl Medium ECI GrayControl strip medium size 7 30 Ugra Fogra Mediawedge Ugra Fogra Mediawedge V2 0a 945 Ugra Fogra Mediawedge v3 Ugra Fogra Mediawedge v3 945 IDEAlliance DCS 2009 ISO 12647 7 Digital Control Strip 2 8 90 PressView Proofing Wedge 3 PressView Proofing Wedge 3x Colorbar Editor Click on the Add button to start the wizard for defining a custom color bar The following window will need some basic information and physical dimensions This is needed for alignment Using an Intellitracks spectral measurement device setting the proper patch height and width is of up most importance 34 MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 Name Demo Colorbar Description Colorbar Company Colorware Manual Colorbar editor module strip defenition For the patch dimensions you can simply get a ruler and measure the height and width in millimeters Because we are copying the ECI GrayCon we know that it is a single row of patches There are no repeats in the strip When all done click Next This will take you to a seemingly complicated screen with lots of buttons but after this chapter you will master even this part of the MeasureColor system It is by far not as complicated as it might look ColorStrip patches Copy Repeat zone Shift inkzones lt lt gt gt Insert patch New inkzone ii Replac
25. ill see the vertical black line snap to the same position Use View to look at the details of the selected white dot measurement Click on the Show colors patches at the bottom of the window to deselect or select All run colors are shown by default 24 MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 8 Multi spot module In this module you can measure a job without the necessity of a color bar present Some jobs have no color bar but you still have to make sure that the colors are according to standards or the clients wishes In this case you can use the Multi Spot module All jobs in this module need to be based on a color book for reference You will see when you set up a new job Preferably you choose solids in the job to measure no gradients what so ever Try to choose a physical spot on the printed object to measure with each pull you do In MeasureColor a pull is called a sequence To get a feel for this module use the four color patch squares directly under the MeasureColor logo on the color bar sampler When you start this module you will a gessa me see a window with a demo job PV02 a mediaNOVA This job contains two Se v 5 031 Sequenceinfo measurements a first pull anda i ieee a second pull Select the first pull of the H bo l i sr mediaNOVA job and click on the View wa button Scatter View As you can see the scatter view sorts the color
26. in this pdf fioj Prass View 4 workflow To save a CTP comection curve in tog ant scar vans smear dovice XRite intelfitrax Moasu sates color bat seed hit Finish rohan sper nual weed coer on me Compliant measurement device XRito Eyena XRite 530 Open the ProcessCor trol Armm the Save curve button Ws armei imit ra a rr Wito 530 939 ng the asi tiation i me 529 Wito Spoctrafye Techkon SpectroDons Tachkon Craina a new job based on the proper reference and make Set the filo name and location and choasa the format for z z Eas ad Talina Spat Aaaa lame a _ stabil sinks ce eset Spectralot sm k tha Pressiaw CTP combs colce bar is slacte for this your workfiow Agfa Apogee GMG ColorServer Kodak f forthe es a y Measurement davices tke the Gito ki aa trax and Techkon Harmony Prineegy a ty SpectroDrive are less suited for this AEE E Finish Save the fie to disk a wi Analyze the result in the Gamut view and check if the SS solids and overprint values match the chosen standard You can now import the generated CTP curve in your proce epee ENR pierre tast form Colo OF sb eet shown on Embed t ha Pressview CTP c ne color bar in a test form or Analyse the result in the Dot gairt view and check that Propress system et ean aaz z z on the press console open ALL ink keys to the Abova the graph on the left you soo a slider Mow the production job maka sur it ace vertically prind sting thera are no odd results TVI curves should look na
27. l clickable This view shows you the measured A E and the pass or fail compared to the jobs reference 4 44 516 080 260 211 V V V V V V y Clicking on one of the patches brings you to a more detailed view of in this case cyan C For al the measurements the cyan is displayed By clicking or using the keyboard arrows you can toggle between the different measurement results for cyan The lightness indicator shows Black on top which is more logical to press operators The scientific correct way would show Black on the bottom and White on top To switch to the scientific method you can set the behaviour of the Lightness bar indicator from the LocalConfiguration Editor In the CIE Lab frame the bottom right corner of the frame a zoom symbol is placed By clicking this symbol you will zoom out for a gamut overview 2 Process control 2011 Oct 31 19 00 I Measurement 11 of 21 Average delta C 100 Delta E Delta Densit 1 18 0 05 Color detalls C 100 L Reference 49 81 48 94 Color detalls C 100 L Reference 49 81 Sample 48 94 31 Delta 0 87 pooernnr Patch details Patch details zoomed out This specific graph is riddled with indicators because A E is actually a 3D ellipsoid composed of L a and b Hue angle shows direction to white Dotted grid shows the tolerances based on the chosen reference Dot cluster all measured patches are displayed Whi
28. measurement results The actual measures values are represented by the blue lines and the reference is represented by the white lines The bigger white circles in the graphs represent the tolerance p Mirin Gamut graph Spider graph Next to the bigger solids and midtones graph you can also find some other statistics For Solids and TVI we have column graphs with the measurement scores and tolerance lines in this case based on Offset ISO 12647 2 In the picture below you see two TVI values 40 and 80 In case a color bar holds more patches for TVI another TVI graph will appear in this view In this case the color bar only has two patches The four smaller full color graphs show you the measu rement results for Paper High lights Midtones and Shadows The individual patches provi ded on the bottom of the gamut window are clickable and will show you a much more detailed representation of this color for this measurement Without reading the actual measured values T you can interpret the scoring i 2 1 29 PEN 5 4 3 4 2 4 243 1 61 1 89 544 516 0 80 2 60 1 25 211 compared to the reference by looking at the symbols beneath the measured values 3 1 18 T27 W v W V W v Y Clickable patches gamut view 18 MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 7 4 Individual patch examination The color patches for Solid Overprint Paper and Solid E z 2 3 Sa 8 3 2 129 118 127 161 5 Balance are al
29. mple The lightness column on the right side of the CIElab graph displays the difference between the two measured spots In this case the sample is clearly lighter that it s reference Using the zoom tool on the lower right of the graph you can see how far the measurements are apart This zZoomed out stage of the CIElab graph shows you the same that the lightness column was already showing you before but appropriately within CIElab Looking at the other tab of the graph you can find the remission curves for both measured spots The 2D oo ee Et remission curve indicates oa e ee the spectral power of the ii pee colors and the nanometer 38 07 A composure Color detalls custom 40 L 87 58 88 30 b 255 93 25 2 57 55 19 CIElab overview Remission curve MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 23 7 8 Trends This part of the Process Control module is most suitable for overviewing evaluating measurement results Working with different dropdown menus you can setup this screen in various preferred combinations based on the color bar definition content of this job Solids delta E Dot gains Solids dansitias The two red lines in the dot gain graph show you the max A E again based on the current job settings The little white dots in the colored spiked lines are the measurements The white dots are clickable Once clicked on a white dot you w
30. n overview of jobs and measurements This overview contains all available jobs and corresponding measurement data This is also the place to start a new job or measurement Viewing measurement data in detail needs a bit more explaining The software detects if a job contains certain parameters or not Depending on its detected job parameters the appropriate window will show you either the ink zones view the traffic light view or the spider graph view Of course this brand new feature can also be switched off if you prefer to Traffic light result window Spider Graph result window Roughly we can divide every measurement detail window in 4 separate areas Explaining these areas will help you better understand the overall structure of the interface Midtones Solid Overprint Paper Balance 3 4 2 4 2 3 ETS See E 145 150 201 1 48 vV V V v V y En Bo The above image displays a typical measurement detail window All the details of a job can be derived from this single view In this case you are looking at measurement results of a job without ink zones The window is divided in 1 the job information area 2 the measurement detail area 3 the generic buttons area and 4 the module depending buttons area MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 9 colorware 4 1 The job information area In the upper area the job information area you 2 Process control first see left to right a concise jo
31. nce paper white BHighlights BMidtones BShadows Overprint Other Dot gain Only Color details Pressview Color details ressview Patch type Dotgain KA Patch type Overprint iv Parentink 1 vy Name DemoRedLike ly l x l te 10 Difference between patch type pamik v Dotgain 0 00 Parentink2 v selection ee g Illuminant D50 w Observer angle 2 KA Illuminant D50 w ClE Lab 55 00 60 00 42 99 Observer angle 2 Y Density 0 00 CIE Lab 55 00 60 00 42 99 Full spectrum False CLM patch type dotgain CLM patch type overprint Second now the new color is added to the demo color book we would like to have the same color in the new color book Select the new color from the My Demo Color book and click on the icon for Move Copy in zone 2 You can select multiple patches to move at once In this Copy or move patches Pres 3 je m case we are just moving the new patch to the new color Number of patches selected for operation 1 book Leave the checkbox unchecked in E aia I order to copy the new patch If checkbox is checked the New Colorbook New Colorbook 2 patch will not be copied it will be moved This means Execute move action selected patches will be removed RE moved from the color book of origin xX re Use the Edit buttons to edit the selected METE items in the corresponding zones k MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 31 colorware 12 Advan
32. nce checkbox if you want to make X e use of an already existing patch from another strip for cane So instance In any other case enter a Color name and select the Management module custom color right Tolerance group 13 1 Adding an extra channel For using an extra color in the strip you use the Add color button at the right side of the process color channels This button will add an extra random color to the channel overview At this point it s not important to select the exact color you will use in the actual run While setting up the actual job s you can still select the right color Now you are just reserving the space in the color strip not depending on the kind of extra color s selected Add color Next to several standard percentages you see a patch per channel with an asterisk This patch gives you the ability to set your own percentage SLUR is a term for mechanical devia tion of the press itself To detect this behavior you can add a horizontal SLUR and or a vertical SLUR Management module extra channel s 36 MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 colorware 13 2 Managing ink zones It really only takes one click to add an ink zone to a color strip ColorStrip patches EEDEEEI UDB EE Bo EER Copy Repeat zone Shift inkzones lt lt gt gt Insert patch New inkzone Management module new inkzone Because the checkbox is activated a new ink zone will appear behind th
33. nd in the drop Sealine down menu Criteria When Primaryid 2 the query is saved click on Ce ORTE the magnifying glass icon ae Depending on the content of the database and the kind of eer os Last date 10 31 2011 8 31 16 PM connection data retrieval can take a few seconds Advanced statistics query result MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 33 13 Color bar editor module In this module you can set up a color bar There are basically two kinds of color bars The ones with ink zones and the ones without Because defining a color bar with ink zones has no added value for this manual we will be defining a color strip without ink zones Of course we will also show you how to work with ink zones What do you need to define a custom color bar You need to have a custom color bar You can have a physical printed color bar it can be a digital version in any kind of file format it can be almost anything In this case we will be looking at defining the ECI GrayCon bar Mi1 FOGRA39 Navigate to the modules overview and click on Color bar Editor At the right bottom side of the color bar window you will find one active button Add if you first select a color bar from the list all buttons will become active You can even import color bar definitions This is done by using the System Management module PressView Colorbars Index Name Description Patch width Numberof zones Act
34. nk this view offers the most at a glance information to Stay most effective Of course you can use the other view modes to select the mode that suits your needs in jobs L Search for PVO01 Certified proof z ps E e ese Pry The Gamut view works just like earlier explained all the patches are clickable for further examination not displayed in this manual Click and hold the Import button to import measure ment information from various other measuring applications If needed recalibrate your printer and ne measure m again A t Proof certification windows MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 29 11 Color libraries module The color libraries module holds all color libraries color books A color book can be used for a specific job or it can contain colors needed for reoccurring jobs Any other color book can be imported if it is in one of the supported formats CSV CGATS CXF1 CXF3 MIF Manual input MeasureColor can only handle CIE lab information Open the module by clicking on the icon The window in front of you shows My Demo Color Book used for explaining the actions in this manual Select the demo color book and you will see 5 colors This window contas 3 zones P essView 1 Color book library 2 Color book Color book library My Demo Color book Blue1 Any Color book you like E uci o E Name Blue 3 C
35. ode Is wet Job Job strip Job strip end index Job strip start index Measurement type Name Ok sheet Reference PAPER Active Company Name Paper type Shared Weight REFERENCE Company Default dotgain list Is spot lib name Shared TOLERANCE SET Average calculated Average tolerance Default measurement condition Delta CMCC Delta CMCL Delta E method Delta H calculated Delta H primaries calc Delta H primaries tol Delta H tolerance Density calculated Density tolerance Density variation Dotgain calculated Dotgain spread Dotgain tolerance Dotgain variation Gray balance calculated Gray balance tolerance Gray balance variation Max calculated Max tolerance Name Paper white calculated Paper white tolerance Primaries calculated Primaries tolerance Primaries variation Score for gray balance Score for other Score for overprint Score for paper white Score for primaries Score for secondaries Secondaries calculated Secondaries tolerance Secondaries variation Spotcolor calculated Spotcolor tolerance Spotcolor variation Use densitom dotgain USER GROUP Admin Description Name In the next case we will be searching for all jobs with reference ISOcoated measured within the last 90 days and where the job mode is set to Production Above all this query needs to be saved with the name Coated Production for future use 32 MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 To get the right
36. olor My Demo Color book HM crown a GE Orange ae Purple B 9 25 35 80 The buttons at the bottom of E Spot Oronge each zone correspond to the oe zone they are in Starting a new a library is done in zone 1 Simply click on the icon fill in a name and choose a dot gain percentage preset Conditions 050 2 Name New Colorbook aio ai Adding colors to the color book 0 a 2 OR cocco e None you just made can be done in Erem Ci ISO 12647 2 Curve B 16 several ways First you can ra allo compose your own colors 580126472 aneno i ISO 12647 2 Curve E 25 In this case you need the CIE lab Eh SORG BSA ATAC ROTETE ORE values of the colors you would want to add to the color book Click on the icon for Add Pick a patch type in the dropdown In this case Patch type Solid v we ll pick a solid Give Patch type Solid ly e the new solid a name hl i and fill in the values for E w Observer angle Paperwhite CIE lab Click Save Observer angle 2 Ww Deag nnti d CIE Lab 55 00 60 00 4299 BalanceMidtone is oie sie Density vvv 7 Density 0 00 Full spectrum False Full spectrum False a i FF gee Save Cancel Save CLM Patch type list CLM adding a new solid 30 MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 colorware The Patch type dropdown menu contains Undefined Solid Dot gain SLUR Bala
37. s that are measured for this sequence MeasureColor will react on the amount of measured colors You don t have to add references first MeasureColor will setup this window hod sar uu a depending on the different colors you Multi Spot scatter view measure In this case there are four specific colors measured iiai iisi Looking at a single color In the color graph part of the window you can see the amount of measurements for that specific color each represented by a blue dot in the graph itself At the right of every graph there is an average A L indicator At the far right of the graphs you will find the sequence information As mentioned before a sequence is exactly the same as a pull a physical sample of the print run Using the add button you can add new sequences Fill in the right remarks for a sequence to better track the right measurements at a later point in time Use the arrows to toggle between sequences Click on one of the graphs for a more detailed overview of the measured physical spots To examine a specific measurement click on a tab like sample at the lower part of the window see next page MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 25 Average delta Purple Delta E Delta Density 0 80 0 10 Color detalls Reference Delta Density Co Stions Printing ISO 12647 mediaNOVA 0 25 0 09 0 09 0 07 0 08 0 05 0 07 0 07 3 76 0 54 0 58 1 08 0 51 0 80 0 51 0 38 0 36 A A o o o o o o o o
38. s to give you a clear direction Go to the header bar to make your choice Colorware System Management ODICE ene eo General Jobs References Conditions Import Users Jobs Process color references Tolerance sets ICC User groups Job presets Spot color references Measurement conditions Cxf Companies Target dotgain curves Mif Machines Color strips Color strips Clients Paper types Papers Paper manufacturers Ink sets Inks Ink manufacturers Management module options As an administrator of the MeasureColor system you are able to set the rights for all other users In order to be able to manage this as well MeasureColor provides in a User groups centre Start by making the preferred user groups like Demo Admin or Regular Every new user has to be part of a user group This module is meant to organize the MeasureColor system locally Of course a remote administrator can make use of the web client for configuring the system If MeasureColor is part of a network connected to the internet a remote administrator only has to know the IP address of the MeasureColor server s and a valid login Using this module various presets can be exported en transferred to other MeasureColor systems MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 13 7 Process control module The Process control module is the foundation of MeasureColor 4 It holds a major number of features like Job setup adding custom colors process color
39. se we will be looking at the same job as we did before 2 Process control 2011 Oct 31 19 00 Measurement 11 of 21 j i T me gt PA Eom MaA f Like the word balance is already BERBER DEE explaining an even amount of pigment intensity is needed to print a stable neutral grey or black The upper picture is currently showing the next information Balance Midtones is the active view We have no Balance Highlight button is greyed out We only have Balance Midtone measured at ink key 8 and 15 The balance on key 8 is slightly off yellow The balance on key 15 seems nice Both balances are a bit heavier than supposed density 0 39 is the aim Use the Balance buttons on the left to toggle between the different Balance views The little CMY column graphs on the ink keys are shown by default Hit the View CMY button to view the selected balance option per primary see below MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 17 7 3 Gamut Like we mentioned before the landing page for viewing the measurement details depends on the kind of job Every kind of job holds a gamut view what makes the gamut view one of the most used views we offer in our software This view shows you the most details of a measurement and lets you examine individual patches as well In the options for Gamut you can set the default gamut graph outline of the measured gamut to a spider graph displaying the individual patch
40. se some of the most interesting features of the software By opening one of the PDF files of your choice you can read about how to use these features Every QSd comes with its own mini manual inside so just read the instructions carefully So far the following QSd s are available MigrateDatabaseVersion3toVersion4 DatabaseBackup Installation HowToCreateNewJobs HowToCreateCustomColorBar AnalyzingPrintQuality CtpCompensationLinear CtpCompensationCurveOnCurve PrintabilityTest Analyze print ey Presi View This QuickStart document describes how to use PressView to analyze print quality and see if you print according to a selected print standard fike ISO 12647 2 GRACoL QuickStart Custom color bars Pressview QuickStart This QuickStart document describes how to add the definition for your custom color bar to PressView in order to moasure it tite PM zy Determine optimal solid ink densities best match delta E PressView This QuickStart document describes how to use ProssView s Printabiity Module to determine the optimum ink fim thickness best match doka QuickStart Whenever you need to calibrate your print process to a Se ee Now that eee the best match and corresponding standard the frst step is to determine the oj mal ink Open the Printabdity test mod density for dried result we want to fnd the film thickness onsities for yo
41. secesnsawe re oket pins aoueesaneuiver deans 36 13 2 Managing ink zones s60360nes ove gacadedsidasdawes ep sddads tauenassGarnquryeseaaates 37 13 3 Gray balance patches yc00c5cneeo este etaersns hans ot seomesed sense paeteeeeontawaneen 37 P rintability module syssasraresskttds EEIN wndweeyaneneaseedendeeeaiee ee newicanenans 38 Remote support module sssssussssesesecssesesrresrerererereresrerserresrerrrerrseer 39 MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 colorware 1 Quick start documents Because we understand that reading an entire user manual can be quite boring we decided to make you some Quick Start documents QSd s describing the most important MeasureColor processes As you have installed MeasureColor 4 the installation process leaves you with at least a working MeasureColor client and a desktop shortcut to MeasureColor Documentation grey MeasureColor icon Am a When double clicking the MeasureColor Documentation icon a folder opens with two subfolders and two shortcuts The first subfolder contains several QSd s for you to get started with multiple MeasureColor modules The second subfolder holds two of our favorite test forms in PDF format Demo Sheet Color Bar Sampler with color bars referring to demo jobs installed with the software and the Printability test form for determining your optimum density and Delta E A E for your paper ink combination The QSd s are basically A3 sized documents describing how to u
42. sequence data analysis amp correction So whatever you want to do with MeasureColor it most likely starts with the Process control module To get familiarized with this module please take a look at the QSd AnalysingPrintQuality pdf When you enter the module the first thing you will see is the client and job list overview When a Client is selected all jobs for that client are shown The buttons below each list only correspond to the list directly above The left add button only adds a Client the right one only adds a job PressView Search for aaa After clicking on a job the whole E on ER SS Ne interface will slide to a view of the aa a aad Moana se gt selected job and it s measurements so a cee Ween AP era enemies You will notice that the buttons will slide along as well a Each column can be filtered Just click me oa eal ee on the column header and you will ono phate Meawe Dame New see a filter arrow appear Click again l to change the filter direction With ka the Search for function you can search any keyword The pull down pre selector allows you to search for jobs default Clients or Measure ments PressView _ Colorware Search for The search result will show you all the e 2011 Oct 31 19 01 e 2011 Oct 31 19 01 AT jobs clients or measurements that oar SERIN _ fo comply to the keyword you entered 1o
43. ssView CTP only 8 PressView CTP combi 9 PressView PCS325 4 747mm 10 PCS325 5 2011 747mm 11 TCS325 C4 780 12 TCS300 C6 720 13 PV_printability_50 nm BW N ees eS he NSA NSA ees N emy 70 k70 cmy 50 k50 cmy 30 k30 Stop cmy70 Paper k70 my cmy 50 cm k50 cy cmy 30 omy k30 100 20 80 40 60 60 40 80 20 100 100 20 80 40 60 60 40 80 20 100 lt Start Ee T ae Hi s 4 i ECi bvdm Gray Control Strip M i1 FOGRA39 ISO 12647 2 gray balance condition CIELAB black ink Offset on gloss or matt coated paper PT 1 2 ISO 12647 2 2004 Amd 1 Reference FOGRA39 txt www fograorg www eci org www bvdm org cmy70 k70 cmy50 k50 cmy30 k30 cmy cm cy my 20 40 w 80 100 20 40 60 80 100 20 40 oO 80 100 20 40 60 80 100 a n A a Se i Em PE PE BE Hi ECi bvdm Gray Control Strip M FOGRA39 ISO 12647 2 gray balance condition CIELAB black ink Offset on gloss or matt coated paper PT 1 2 ISO 12647 2 2004 Amd 1 Reference FOGRA39 txt wvew fogra ong www eci org www bydmorg 6 MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 colorware 2 3 Measuring MeasureColor 4 is an independent software system This makes it possible to use a wide variety of measurement devices Most devices are compatible with our software Devices Jobs z EyeOne Before you can begin measuring just make sure that your P i ee measurement device is connected ae Bt soose N Connected Calibrated
44. te dot selected patch representation Thin circle max A E when there is no A L Thick circle concavity of the ISO reference ellipsoid Dot tail reference L value to measured color dot Cross line reference value origin The lightness column gives a quick indication about the lightness of the patches In this case all measured patches are darker MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 19 colorware A E is actually a 3D ellipsoid composed of L a and b The thinner white line is your max A E 4 00 when there is no A L Because the device measured a A L of 3 11 the inner white line thick represents the concavity of the 4 00 A E ellipsoid When A L is extreme much darker or lighter the inner white line cannot even be shown at all You can experience a 2D spot on but a fail on the actual patch because is it outside of the ellipsoid 2D representation in MeasureColor 3D drawing of the actual ellipsoid A E ellipsoid amp 2D MeasureColor The above feature shows two spots pass and fail Even though the fail spot falls within the 2D circle the spot is a fail because it is outside of the ellipsoid This can be confusing when examining measurements so always take the L value in consideration first In this case both C and M are in the upper half of the ellipsoid meaning that they are both darker than the reference 20 7 5 Dot gain This view for Dot gain or TVI Tone Value Increase is
45. this view use the QSd s Start with CtpCompensation Linear pdf maybe followed by CtpCompensationCurveOnCurve pdf 22 MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 7 7 Quick spot measurement This view holds a tool that is still very basic It is used to compare or verify a single spot measure ment If you have reason to verify any of the earlier measurements or if you just want to measure a single spot this tool does the job quick and easy The measurement modes on the lower right side give you the possibility to spot measure against one of the jobs colors Mea sureColor automatically matches the measured color to the job reference By default only search important colors is used It will search for colors used within the job at hand If you choose to just compare a color use the Measure reference and Measure Sample options Measurement mode options Next to the preview of the reference and the sample the a CIElab graph shows you the gamut difference between the COR ies ee a ee Sample 88 30 257 55 19 55 25 92 67 0 61 39 37 two values In this case the value was deliberately set far oe e a apart The ClElab graph only shows you a line The origin of T ee the line center of the graph represents the reference and the fact that the line extends beyond the graph s display area tells you that there is a big A E between the two measured spots v Bee Spot view reference vs sa
46. tural but Sanaian Gainer hl a tiga el sie Glas appari oom Girection might be too high or too low of course fo check the results perform a standard quality check as Fria ie nin hae yout want te onta Eaka kai comme the printing plates based on your current CTP W prise ick wel compet ave OR ind thn iso desenbed in the QucStart document tn alyzing print Brier arain pr E O A printed TVI curves show no st trange behaviors it is time to quality Brew the form according to your standard for solid inks generato iba raen kiea ope point or av nen E ans This is your best Lot the printed shoot dry if applicable Switch to the CTP view This is whore we analyze the printed ae curves and automatically caladated CTP corractions per ai ra ey M rpantir el the right to save the result Ropeat for cach cobor at D v t b u colorware woew colorwere ou i wa i a amp si icolorware ware www colorware cu 4 MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 colorware 2 Client server setup All measurements and other data are stored on a MeasureColor server Depending on the configu ration this server either runs on your local system or is situated somewhere on your LAN Local Area Network Because all data is stored on a server you don t have to perform separate saving actions during production Another advantage of having a server is global accessibility This means that all data can be viewed used or interchange
47. ues When selected use the Analyze sample or double click on a single color row to single out the specific measurement values 26 MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 Beeecaoreeeae Orange 68 97 16 64 68 05 Orange 68 97 Brown Brown Brawn Brown 66 05 20 23 20 23 20 23 20 23 2023 2023 6 14 6 14 _ 614 17 14 15 89 69 20 62 79 20 40 20 19 19 49 18 18 20 40 20 50 af 5 2 78 73 65 O56 1 82 034 0 35 0 49 0 4 0 49 0 36 0 38 0 51 Date 2011 10 31 Time 19 50 Status Make ready Samples 35 Multi Spot list view When measuring for this module make sure that the device options are set to Spot If device mode is set to Strip it won t measure and will make a higher pitched noise when trying to measure MEASURECOLOR 4 USER MANUAL VERSION 7 27 colorware 9 Spot color tool module This module is nothing more and certainly nothing less than the spot color feature within the Process Control module The fact that it is a separate module as well only has to do with efficiency Pressview Remission curve i Color det Ils custom 100 r L a b Lightness 43 11 a 45 40 49 21 46 5285 6 09 FAS 0 31 Too light ee Too dark Too dull g Too strong Too Green Too Red Too Blue Too Yellow 12 66 Delt
48. ur solid ink on the selected Create a new job based ps ies al Sin par ar Brrr Benro CTP curve finetuning curve on curve material hijob jo PrassViaw_peintabdity_50 color bar is selected for Oua the Tmeasurememt that contains the wet This QuickStart document describes how to use ProssView to generate CTP correction curves based on axisting plate curves mrss bilay test oy oe aa hapa rmy Sr prame Saa ruber ag ool pales Sen poala Brg the arto aah Ps pes aha mia printability test jayan rly re eir Optional price some fah shoets ts so you can measure the Note the dorsity for this wat ink condition A soparate QuickStart document called CTP compensation Spectal preparations To import an axisting curve dick o as capa may air hear a i metrek color Se ee finaarf is available to show you how to generate base CTP Export the current used CTP curve fom a PressView and import the curve file you piii ering ao penra oh a aaa rans Sista pony aaa piecing ieee ame ae perc pe le soto CNG aeria pome 5 PressView 4 Pro or higher licerse lovol Open the job that contains the wot measurement Control Modula sViow currently supports Agfa Apogea correctly and adjust if necessary Meow Pretabilty tat form Gutaled in the z What you naod ColorServar and Kodak Harmony Prinsegy systems AB CTP corrections wil bocalculstd Sone dry PreasView 4 Basic or higher liconse loval curve finatuning it to match your pinia pansi Preas View CTP combs color bar included
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