Media Model and ICC Profile Creation Guidelines
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1. ICC Profile K2 l0 lt gt 0 Print Test Image K3 100 Mode Created imni J 100 3 100 1 s gt lt y4 100 K4 100 cs 100 Transitions Transitions Transitions Transitions a vi Mt ma lo 2 v2 Jo Bee oa Reset All Use Darkest Level Only Set Lighter Levels Set Allto 100 Print Swatch Y Measurement Tool soe E azss0_nc 255 ExpressMode e Express Page 5 of 11 Other than the above two noted points ink restrictions should be left at 100 unless a non ICC workflow is desired When ink restricting for non ICC workflow aim for approximate Dmax density ink balance i e SWOP values rather than setting to 100 and having the linearization process balance We find this method results in better neutrals and fewer transition problems If ink restrictions are not implemented then the Cyan Dmax will be much higher than the other colors and Yellow Dmax will be much lower This indicates that Cyan ink should be restricted the most and Yellow the least When creating a Quality mode profile there is an extra level Level 6 that can be used to increase primary color ink density What this level does is that in a percentage equal to the amount of overstrike the printer will put two Level 5 drops in that particular location Quality Quality Density and Quality Matte modes do not require separate profiles Create the media model using Quality2. Creating a Media When you select Create New Media for Media Group we recommend differentiating between Rigid and Flexible media but what each operator chooses to use depends on their own standard print production e Use only ASCII characters avoiding such characters as amp Basic Media Settings In Basic Media Settings you have the choice of Ink Configurations that have been enabled Choose the appropriate one from the drop down menu CC Workflow x bide Shape Define the basic settings for this media l lt Hdi heb Pew Pieka A c i w E Conia Ink Cond igur ations Click the dewwn sences sand select a x Tk Condition Vine Ink Configuration debertanes bere the Basic Medes Sebbings Ink Grn Er Hin Process Colors Process Coles ink in yrr printer be uses i RNE a r Process Colors Pace Sines rm Olek Hie don s ard sedert 5 your Process Colors The Process Basic Mode Selllings Colors avaiable to wou ane printer Drop Size Lontrol apni Print Test Image Delina Ute printer saikin for Unis madia Spot Cukr lor Setup Ink Reslrilions Media Options After selecting prinher vath apot F ahas dik S Color Setup bo Print Test Inrag z Pay ibra chasse your soot oiris Caliheatinm fic Page Size Ma hedis Target Densities maa a abai r Hoda Optics E 55 A Cicha thi button wall open your Linearization e 2 50 25 Meher Pull Birr Shet prinbesr rreren optics edinka Print Test Image O H ESOL gS Meter Sheet cota
3. Print Test Image Mode Edited 100 gt w Set All to 100 This button will set all of your light and dark inks to 100 49 02 Desired Ink Coverage 100 y T Reset All Values Use Darks Only Set Lights Set All to 100 Print Swatch w Measurement Tool w Print Swatch Click the down arrow to select either print immediately or Print after reviewing options By selecting Print after reviewing options another dialog will open before printing lt i ees 4PS Jul 07 L Generic max ink quality recal sintra hea Quality w Measurement Tool Click this button to configure your Page 7 of 11 Calibration Calibrate next printing and reading in the calibration swatch Save the measured densities checking for any spikes or dips in the readings and manually edit these to more linear values See below for example Export readings leaving Options at defaults Click on Accept then on Build Table Build Profile Calibration Recalibrated Build Profile Calibration Recalibrated Enter a reading for each patch on the swatch or press Read Swatch to use a spectral TEETER Enter a reading for each patch on the swatch or press Read Swatch to use a spectral EE device to read the patch values Press Accept to generate the profile device to read the patch values Press Accept to generate the profile Readinas einen Readinas Accent Patch Patch Cyan Magenta Yellow Black A Cancel e Patch Patch Cyan Magenta Yello
4. 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90100 Default ICC build options should be sufficient to create an acceptable result However in testing we found the below options resulted in more pleasing output when working with Express Mode on the Oc Arizona 550GT Build Options Options Measurement Device Predefined Total Ink Limit Achromatic Black Generation Cust anson Start Black Maximum Black Table Size 50 a fod a 41 Grid Points Pos i ICC Profile Version Black Generation Version 4 Low Gamut Mapping C Use UCR Classic Chromatic Black Generation Viewing Light Source Enable D50 v Start Black Maximum Black Use Large Input Profile Size 2 70 100 a v Balance CMY Gray Black Generation Improve Profile Interpolation o3 10 20 30 40 s0 60 70 80 90100 LO Print a suite of various images to verify acceptability of ICC Make sure to include some RGB files as well as those for which a proof is available for comparative evaluation Creating Media Models For White Ink Print Jobs For additional information on how to create Media Models with white ink refer to the section How to Create a Media for White Ink Print Jobs in your Oc Arizona User Manual Page 11 of 11
5. Ink Limit e pas pile ce 4 ae jej BA Select the availble pags sizes for Print Dest Imge your iaa fairi Inch Full Bleed Sheet IEE Profile ca Prat Test Image Mode Crested PosterPaner Productonieiode Mogis 07 In Basic Media Settings window click on the Media Options button and use the defaults Bi directional and Overprint 0 unless changing for specific reasons such as imaging on transparent media Click the box if you want to see a Layout Preview or not The Hold For Printer Operator option refers to roll to roll printing only If not selected a roll to roll designated job will immediately start printing if the Roll Media Option unit is in a ready state Printer Options Device Oce Arizona 250 GT Media Generc mas ink quality APS Jul Oy Print Direction Bi directional Overprint Count Layout Preview Flatbed only Hold for printer operator RAoll to roll only Default Layout Preview Page 3 of 11 Basic Mode Settings Enter a valid mode name e g Production Quality or Fine Art e Select Resolution e Production 446x301 e Express 446x451 e Quality 446x451 e Fine Art 446x601 select Dot Pattern Stochastic ICC Workflow Hide Steps gt Define the basic settings for this mode Edit Media Basic Media Settings Add Edit Modes Basic Mode Settings Resolution Mode Name Mode Name Production 446x301 Resolution Dot Pattern Dot Pattern Drop Size Con
6. creating Media Models with ICC profiles for the Oce Arizona printers For additional information on how to create Media Models with white ink refer to the section How to Create a Media for White Ink Print Jobs in your Oce Arizona User Manual Pre requisites e Production House Version 7 3 X e Spectrophotometer Eye One recommended Ink Configurations You must use an ink configuration that supports the type of printing you will be doing with this media model To set up the necessary configurations for a new media model use the following steps 1 Highlight your printer and click gt Media Manager 2 Click gt Configure Devices gt Configure Printer Capabilities and ensure that ink configurations required are enabled amp ProductionHouse Media Manager BAR Fie Go Help Oce Arizona 550 GT New v Ink Configurations CMYK Express CMYK Production CMYK Quality CMYK Fine Art CMYK 8 level CMYK W Express CMYKW Production CMYKW Quality CMYK W Fine Art CMYKW 8 level If CMYK or CMYKW Express Production Quality Fine Art is chosen then only those ink levels recommended for use will be displayed There are also an ink configurations called CMYK 8 level and CMYKW 8 level which have no restrictions on ink levels Note Express mode is only available on the Oce Arizona 550 printer and CMYKW ink configurations are only available on printer models with the white ink option Page 2 of 11
7. few patches from the dense end of the calibration swatch click on Plot Measurements to enable a graph view Chose a percentage at which the graph curvature begins to change direction In this case Cyan is saturated at about 49 Place this value in the appropriate level restriction Value representation should look like below ICC Workflow Ed Hide Steps gt lt Hide Help a generator has been designed to A Select Mode take into account the nonlinearity Evaluate the Ink Restrictions swatch Basic dvanced Basic Mode Settings Print Test Image Ink Restrictions Choos age Choos strictions Print Test Image vi Step 1 Image has been loaded Step 2 Choose a Value For each ink All Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Use Default Swatch of maximized inkjet and solvent gamuts there are limits to how effectively they can be corrected for The key is to find a balance maximizing gamut and avoiding extreme color nonlinearity w Reset All Yalues Click this button to reset your values to the most recently saved Calibration values Tanget Densities 100 Ink Restrictions A w Use Darks Only Linearization 100 Click this button to set all of your Print Test Image light ink values to zero a Ink Limits x 0 gt a5 a Print Test Image 100 gt This button will open a dialog ICE Profil Z where you can set the value for all ERBE Ed 100 of your light inks to a percentage of your dark inks
8. mode and send to the printer Then you can copy and modify the print mode in the media model or you can alternatively select to print a job in Quality Quality Density or Quality Matte mode using the printer s user interface Page 6 of 11 Optional Setting Ink Restrictions Based on Maximum Chroma In most cases it is not necessary to restrict ink other than the guidelines mentioned above however if desired Ink Restrictions can be made based on Maximum Chroma that is the point at which additional ink adds little or nothing to gamut To do this chose Measurement tool at bottom of Ink Restrictions Window You will need to set up and calibrate your device Note the settings below Measure Color E Measurements Eye One OK Use Media Relative Colorimetry Device Measurement Type Colorimetric L a b Colorimetric L c h Densitometric SES Fress the measurement button to read a single patch L l g Index g By h DL DC Dh DEOO Average 62 12 59 91 216 35 4 98 6 69 12 27 5 92 n Mio 60 19 66 90 237 27 0 18 0 32 0 02 0 20 e E 50 02 67 21 237 29 1 24 0 00 1 13 1 43 Bs 48 77 67 21 238 42 0 86 0 46 0 94 1 09 Wi 47 91 66 76 239 36 1 21 0 06 1 03 1 36 Bc 46 70 66 71 240 39 0 85 0 25 0 85 0 96 gt 2eee eee TT oP oP oT Td 4 44 89 66 22 242 29 1 08 0 22 0 93 1 11 E 43 81 66 00 243 22 0 78 0 34 0 76 0 86 v DP measurements 8 s o 9 18 125 14 162 C Chroma Once you have read a
9. peppering and negatively affect 3 4 tones transition to full shadow density Starting Achromatic source color data contains some K element Black sooner will reduce the ink usage and create more neutral greys but also increases peppering This value should be no lower than 30 Improve Profile Interpolation may result in more accurate ICC profiles especially when dealing with gradients and blends but provides the most benefit when utilized in conjunction with 2463 patches Some increase in calculation time is necessary The Chromatic source color data contains no K element Start Black should not be set to begin too soon or primaries may be polluted with un wanted Black density but leaving until too late may result in shadow posterization This value should be between 50 and 70 Do not adjust the total ink limit Balance CMY Grey option is the preferred method but may slightly reduce overall gamut Page 10 of 11 Build Options Options Measurement Device Predefined Total Ink Limit Achromatic Black Generation Custom Start Black Maximum Black Table Size 50 100 al 41 Grid Points i ICC Profile Version Black Generation l Version 4 x Moderate Gamut Mapping C Use UCR Classic Chromatic Black Generation Viewing Light Source Enable D50 e Start Black Maximum Black Use Large Input Profile Size 65 100 v Balance CMY Gray Black Generation 0 Moderate
10. Oce Arizona GI amp XT Printers Application Bulletin Number 16A Issued by ODGS S amp S Vancouver April 23 2010 Media Model and ICC Profile Creation Guidelines How to Work with Media Manager to Create Media Models from Setup to ICC TC OOO a ate pee ences irene tine saint dence Peet E E E A 2 SECS INS S eare eaten naecnatlon treme uoadauimaaancwaceiensabemmacaiiautcn taney E 2 LLG OFAN UE QL OMNS eerste cece E E E E E E E E 2 Oredo a CCN seassa aE E E EE E E E E 3 Basie Medi T Se MNOS aereiec i A EE EEE EE E EE 3 BASIC MOGE SEINO eonan eE e E E E A EE EEEE EEE OO E EE E EE E EEEE 4 Setting Ink Restrictions cece cece eeeceeceeeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeceesaeeeeeeseeeeeeesaaueeesseeeeesseeeeeesseeeeesaaneeeess 4 Optional Setting Ink Restrictions Based on Maximum Chroma ccccssecceeeeececeeeeeseeneeeeanes 7 O Oe e E E E E E E os 8 Optional Adjusting N Factors sssesscsieriscirsiceinicsinsiunusiscnrinnin kencok eiennenn riiai kea 8 Setting Advanced INK Limits 20 2 0 cece ccceeeeceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesaeeeeesaeeeeeeseeaeceeseeaeeesseeeeeeseaeeeeees 9 Seting Black INK GOMOe MS atO secsi EEEE EEEE EE 9 orean ANIC O PTO NG nare EE E E E AE EE EE ET 10 Bld Ophion Seting TIDS sersan Aa E E DEEE AAR AE EER Ni 10 Creating Media Models For White Ink Print JObS ss sssssnneennnsnnsnnnesnssrnrrsesrrnrrrrerrnnrrnsennrrrene 11 Page 1 of 11 Scope The purpose of this document is to define a procedure for
11. To ascertain the required level it is best to print a variety of images with mixed shadow density and color composition Page 9 of 11 Creating An ICC Profile When using the Onyx Profile Engine Onyx recommends ICC creation with 2463 patches for optimal accuracy but reasonable results have been obtained with fewer It is a good idea to use the scrambled swatches option for ease of reading by hand Also print 2 copies of ICC patches whenever possible in case some areas bear marks or artifacts from media surface irregularities Profile Properties 5 x Settings Measurement Device Print Options Workflow Options Swatch Format Extreme Accuracy 1986 Patches Extreme Accuracy with Lin arzation 2066 Patches Quick Accuracy with Linearization 552 Patches Standard 914 patches Ultra Accuracy 2383 Patches Ultra Accuracy with Linearization 2463 Patches Measure the output taking care to read the correct patches when prompted Export the readings for backup purposes Below are the Onyx ICC engine default recommendations Begin by using these and adjust the option settings to address any special uses or print artifact issues Build Option Setting Tips If you plan to create ICCs using multiple build options it is a good idea to save copies of media and name these copies according to build variations Using UCR provides better neutral greys by replacing color information with Black but may increase
12. on is to work without ICC profiles modification of the n factors is required to achieve correct saturation levels and grey balance in the quartertones Because Cyan ink density is so much greater than Yellow and Magenta increasing default N factors of M amp Y and reducing that of Cyan may result in better output If using an ICC workflow then leave NFactors at defaults of 2 0 Page 8 of 11 Tweak Linearization f Tweak Linearization Desired Target Swatch Measurements Linearization Table Desired Target Swatch Measurements Linearization Table View as v Cancel Patch Density Patch Measurements rene 1 338 Color Den A Edit Percent Density Cyan V Magenta M Yellow V Black Percent Target Density Display Percent O Value 6 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Chart Range Paper Chart Range 1 758 5 EE 5 C 0 001 M 0 001 Y 0 000 K 0 001 Curves should look something like those above Leave all colors at 95 and all Options at defaults Since Express Mode provides low maximum densities you may want to pull sliders up to 100 for this mode If density spikes or drops were edited in calibration phase there should be no objectionable areas on graph but some editing of density irregularities is also possible in Desired Target window Some slight irregularities in curve are normal Build At this point it is a good idea to print a few different test images befo
13. ooth to grainy The recommended default value is 50 Reducing the percentage introduces grain sooner while increasing introduces grain at a later point To test the visual representation of this setting print gradient blend images 4ll cyan Magenta Yellow Black Cyan J bhd Magenta Ink Restrictions Ink Restrictions Ink Restrictions Ink Restrictions c an 3 m in fka C eoa CS 100 ME 100 5 100 KS 100 Transitions Transitions Transitions Transitions ee ee ee S Reset All Use Darkest Level Only Set Lighter Levels Set All to 100 The default Ink Restrictions display appears as above To continue first chose the Set All to 100 button then modify levels with recommended settings such as below Drop Level 2 should be set to 0 for all print modes failing to do so will affect print quality reliability Hide Steps gt Evaluate the Ink Restrictions swatch New Media Basic Advanced Basic Media Settings Jf Step 1 Image has been loaded Basic Mode Settings Use Default Swatch Ink Restrictions AEREO Choose Image Chooses Resrictons Step 2 Choose a Value for each ink Calibration o l All Cyan Magenta Yellow Black cyan o magenta s Yellow lt BGI Ink Restrictions Ink Restrictions Ink Restrictions Ink Restrictions Target Densities Linearization Ink Limits Ki so 2 i lt gt Print Test Image 50 2 3 Y1 50 2
14. re proceeding Setting Advanced Ink Limits Ink limiting using Advanced Ink Limiting option is an important step Print the ink limit swatch then click read To evaluate swatches look at the individual groupings 1 7 and determine where maximum ink limits are Note where artifacts or defects begin where density no longer increases or where adhesion issues occur Enter corresponding values in Advanced Ink Limit Screen Values should not be lower than 1 7 anything less begins to compromise primary densities Edit Ink Limit Use Basic Use Advanced Examine the imk limit swatch and choose the lowest value that produces the best output for each numbered group Enter these values in the appropriate boses below 1 Cyan Limit 3 4 Red Limit 2 7 A 2 Magenta Limit 3 5 Green Limit ta 2 3 Yellow Limit 2 6 Blue Limit 28 T Gray Limit After entering values enable the lt Print Swatch option to see the results Increase Black Ink Compensation if lightening occurs in the A K G E B k or CMY K lines L Print Swatch Black Ink Compensation Setting Black Ink Compensation This value helps to restore density to those colors affected by lower ink limit values For example if your ink limits are around 1 8 2 3 your Black Ink Compensation should be about 4 5 A value of 2 or 3 is a good starting point for average ink restrictions but in cases where restrictions are minimal leave value at 1
15. trol Stochastic FF Ink Restrictions l 5 Transition Control Print Test Image Calibration Target Densities Linearization Ink Limits Print Test Image ICC Profile Print Test Image Mode Edited C nee i Rigid_v1 FoamedP C_Quality_v1 Setting Ink Restrictions e Select the Advanced Tab in the ink restriction dialog e Setup ink restrictions following guidelines in the table and notes below Print Mode Drop Levels Overstrike Ink Restrictions Used Express 1 3 4 5 No L1 must be no more Even at 100 Level 5 max than 75 50 densities are lower in this recommended L2 mode than other modes should be 0 Production 1 3 4 5 No L1 must be no more Restricting L1 results in than 75 50 grainier but more banding recommended L2 artifact forgiving data should be 0 Quality Quality 1 3 4 5 6 Yes L6 L2 should be 0 This mode is capable of Matte laying down a lot of ink Restriction of L5 may be necessary for color balance especially if not using ICCs Page 4 of 11 In Production and Express Modes Level 1 should not be higher than 75 or streakiness of the printed output will result Grainy output will be most evident when printing with single color cyan magenta or black This is intentional since the graininess can hide possible nozzle outs which are not tolerated well in these modes Recommended setting for Level 1 is between 50 75 but it depends on where you prefer seeing the transition from sm
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