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Focoltone ICCS Installation & User Manual

1. H OG E Overall Overait Show All Y Cyan Magenta f Yellow Black Close NCC Chart Overall Photoshop file Edit Image Layer Select Filter View Window Help MI 4 Wed 4 51PM lased Style Normal Width Height EL Feather px Ant C Focoltone Intelligent Color Calibration System Version 2 1 Color Output J eee AGA VP Yepinpe or JV mm eneerepnesnegesneneets sols eatin tein oy wi I Cyan Magenta Yellow W Black Overall sno Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Close NCC Chart Show All CMYK color curves 2 You may get this message This message indicates that the colors on the Test Sheet are weak You are advised to adjust the colors on your printer to print colors in a higher density You may adjust this manually on the printer or through your printer software 3 Click OK to continue 4 The program will proceed to Adjust Color automatically Using predefined fuzzy logic and the data obtained from the negative color comparison Focoltone ICCS calculates the adjustments required for the contaminated colors on the Test Sheet to match the target referenced colors on the Calibration Chart The program then compensates for the differences by means of a new ICC profile 5 The calibration cycle moves on to Verify Color
2. F I r Ink Manager Plate Control E f AR F ass E Printer Profile clc1150_0604_1 B v Use Maximum Available JPEG2000 Image Resolution Select this option to apply the CMYK working space profile as a Source Profile for uncalibrated color objects in the document Cancel Ex eS p 9 Go to File gt Print Go to Advanced Print Setup Select your Printer Profile and Apply Working Color Spaces Click OK to generate the print job 35 7 16 QuarkXpress 6 0 on Macintosh OS 10 2 Go to QuarkXPress gt Preferences Select Quark CMS Select Color Management Active Select your Printer Profile under Destination Profiles for the different outputs Click OK to close the Preferences dialog Preferences Application v Color Management Active 2 Display Destination Profiles Interactive 3 Save Monitor EPSON Adobe RGB 1998 x e Undo Composite Output clc1150_0604_1 4 XTensions Manager i avenue quark Separation Output cle1150 0604 1 HJ File List E Default Path Browsers Default Source Profiles Index RGB Hexachrome Jabberwocky 5 PDF Solid Colors Placeholders Fraction Price Profile Canon CLCSOO EFI Printer 3 Project Profil faul XML Import Rendering Intent rofle Default fz Print Layout General Images Measurements Paragraph Profile Canon CLCSOO EFI Printer 3 Character Rendering Intent Profile Default 4 Tools Trapping Quark
3. gt amp 11x0B 1 v3F 11x0 A 2 Fine C20 View fan z A 11x0 A Off v3F Filename fiery v3f 050505 testl ice Creation Date 6 19 01 1 02 00 PM Description efi fieny vaf test Last Modified 5 405 9 36 15 AM Device Class Printer Copyright Copyright c 2001 Electronics for Imaging Inc E Color Setu p These options will be used as the default for this printer Color Process Flow RGB Source Profile Rendering Style Ea frrse 3 i 2 CN EF RGB v Photographic E Y ROB Separation Simulation Ea CMYK Simulation Profile ep SVWOP Coated EF Output Profile Full Quick EA LA 7 Spot Color Matching Smmm fA Ea 7 Pure Black Text and Graphics fiery v3f 0505 test Black Overprint On Factory Defaults Apply 3 Select Profile Manager from ColorWise Pro Tools 4 Download Profile X to the data folder under ICCS directory 5 Click Done to close the window Launch Adobe Photoshop 2 For Mac Only Set Profile X as the working CMYK space under Edit gt Color Settings 3 Launch ICCS Set Profile X as the Input ICC Profile under ICCS Options 4 Go through the color calibration process to generate an output profile called Profile Y Goto ColorWise Pro Tools bar select Profile Manager 2 Upload Profile Y ICCS derived profile to the RIP output profile category a Click Done to close the window 4 Select Color Setup from ColorWise Pro
4. Adobe ACE ey Intent Perceptual a v Use Black Point Compensation Description Positionthe pointer over a heading to view a description Print Advanced Summary Print Preset Custom KEEERSEEEE m HJ Printer HL 4200CN PPD Brother HL 40004 Color Management Source Space Document O Proof Color Management Print Space Profile PHL4200_Plain600_1 CRD Intent Page Setup F _ Printer _ Save Preset Cancel rim gt 12 Go to Edit gt Color Settings Select Advanced Mode checkbox Select the correct working profiles under Working Spaces Select Off for all pop up menus under Color Management Policies Select Adobe ACE as Engine and Perceptual as Intent under Conversion Options Click OK to close the Color Settings dialog box Open or place the file you want to print Go to File gt Print Select your printer Click on the Color Management category Select your choice of ICC profile from the Profile list under Print Space Click Print to generate the print job Go to Edit gt Color Settings Select Enable Color Management checkbox Select the correct working profiles under Working Spaces Select Off for all pop up lists under Color Management Policies Select Adobe ACE as Engine and Perceptual as Intent under Conversion Options Click OK to close the Color Settin
5. e Open the Mac folder e Double click on ICCSinstall from the CD to launch the installation program Step I Authentication Authenticate User Authentication ICCSinstall 1 requires that you type your e The installation requires Administrator or passphrase aa gt higher level access privileges e Click OK after entering the correct Name KiKUZE password or phrase Password or phrase e Click Cancel if you do not want to enter 5E the password or phrase This will stop the Cenc E0 installation 2 Click Continue NTELUGENT RATION Focoltone Intelligent Color Calibration System ICCS Version 2 1 Copyright amp 1996 2005 KiKUZE Solutions Pte Ltd Step 2 Accept Software License Agreement License 3 License Agreement eae FOR THE USE OF FOCOLTONE INTELLIGENT COLOR CALIBRATION SYSTEM THE Please read the License Agreement e Click Print if you want to print the License Agreement e Click Save As if you want to save the License Agreement e Click Decline if you decline the License Agreement and the installation will end e Click Accept to accept the License Agreement PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE AGREEMENT BELOW THIS AGREEMENT FOR THE USE OF FOCOLTONE ICCS BY USING THE SOFTWARE YOU ACCEPT ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND OU AGREE THAT THIS AGREEMENT IS ENFORCEABLE LIKE ANY WRITTEN NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT SI
6. Some information is missing from the input fields under ICCS Options The Input ICC Profile field in ICCS Options is empty The Input ICC Profile is necessary for the program to generate a new ICC profile after calibration for the printer to produce accurate and consistent CMYK colors The Problem Focoltone ICCS could not print a Test Sheet because a Your printer connection or selection may be wrong b The printsht tif file showing the Test Sheet was open There might not be enough RAM to load or update the Test Sheet a The ATF Adobe Transfer Function file was not automatically loaded before printing b The ATF file cannot be found in the DATA directory of the ICCS program files The Problem Your scanner name in ICCS Options is incorrect The RAM is insufficient Some of the files required for the calibration process could not be opened Complete ICCS Options Specify an Input ICC Profile in ICCS Options We recommend that you use your printer s actual ICC profile if possible Please refer to your printer manual for its location Solving It a Make sure your printer is connected correctly b Close the printsht tif file and relaunch Focoltone ICCS Increase the RAM and or memory allocation a Load ATF file via Transfer Function options under Print With Preview Dialog PS7 b Check if the TransferFunctionCurve atf file is in the DATA directory If it is not there copy
7. tool used for color calibration color profiles and print job management on the controller level Focoltone ICCS can work well with the ICC profiles in Fiery controller Goto ColorWise Pro Tools bar select Color Setup 2 Take note of the output profile e g ProfileX Click OK to close the window amp Profile Manager Z400E_1100 Browse csProgram Files KiKUZE Iccs21 data v Name 3 8 Description Apple Standard Apple Standard amp sRGB PC sRGB amp EFIRGB EFIRGB Description amp DIC EF DIC Euroscale EFI Euroscale amp SWOP Coated EFI SWOP Coated Japan Standard v21 Japan Standard toilet atmd vegas toilet 1 Output as 11x0A2 Coarse v3F A 11x0A1 v3F 4 gt amp 11x0B1v3F 11x0 A 2 Fine C20 View fan ad A 11x0 A Offv3F Filename CANON CLC11x0 v3F ICM Creation Date 6 15 01 6 38 36 PM Description 11x0 A2 Fine vOF Last Modified 6 15 01 6 38 36 PM Copyright Copyright c 2001 Electronics for Imaging Inc Step 2 ICCS Calibration Step 3 After ICCS calibration amp Profile Manager Z400E 1100 Delete Browse foaProgram FilestKiKUZENccs21datal ze CANON CLC11x0 v3F ICM A Apple Standard Apple Standard A sRGB PC sRGB EFIRGB EFIRGB amp DIC EFI DIC amp Euroscale EFI Euroscale amp SWOP Coated EFI SWOP Coated Japan Standard v21 Japan Standard toilet atmd vegas toilet 1 A 11x0A2 Coarse v3F a 11x0A1 v3F
8. Applications Adobe disk to find the Adobe Photoshop folder Hoi 16 Click Choose to select the folder that an contains the Adobe Photoshop application inside Choose a Folder 17 If your system does not have Adobe Photoshop click Cancel to quit the installation and install Adobe Photoshop first Select search location From 8 Adobe Photoshop 7 Hj A Adobe Photoshop 7 P 4 Adobe ImageReady 7 iC Adobe Photoshop 7 0 Adobe Photo Install Log s Adobe Phot Read Me rtf 3 Help I Helpers Legal RE Plug Ins r Presets P Samples I Ee New Folder Add to Favorites Go to Step 8 Installing Program Installing 18 The program will start installing Focoltone Items remaining to be installed 7 ICCS on to your computer Installing defaulttestsheet tif y P SE sop 3 19 Click Stop if you want to stop the Installation powered by Installer VISE ood instal lation Step 9 Register Online S Setup is almost done You need to register on line in order to activate Focoltone ICCS 2 1 and receive new product updates in the future Do you want to register now Step 10 Uninstalling Focoltone ICCS Easy Install Uninstall Install Location ICCSinstall Custom Install Click on Uninstall button to uninstall f Read Me eae i Quit f 4 EE L Items will be
9. As Save for Web Revert Place Import Export Workgroup Batch Create Droplet File Info Conditional Mode Change Page Setup Contact Sheet Il Fit Image Multi Page PDF to PSD Print with Preview Print E Print One Copy ft a6P Picture Package Jump To gt Web Photo Gallery Focoltone ICCS Step 3 Enter Registration Key ICCS Registration Key Please register at the website www focoltone com register html to get your Registration Key Enter the Registration Key below Caneel ED Before you begin the Focoltone ICCS process please do the following Power up your printer and scanner and wait for at least 1 2 hour before starting the process This is to ensure that your printer and scanner are stable 2 Clean your scanner s glass with a damp lint free cloth 3 Switch on your Macintosh or Windows computer and turn off any automatic color correction or color management options in your print driver and scanner software 4 Launch Adobe Photoshop Launch Adobe Photoshop From the File menu select Automate 3 Then click on Focoltone ICCS p Fow Windows only 4 Click on Start gt Program Files gt Focoltone ICCS gt Focoltone ICCS it will automatically launch Adobe Photoshop and Focoltone ICCS program or 5 Click on Focoltone ICCS Launcher icon from the desktop When you launch Focoltone ICCS
10. Focoltone Calibration Chart visually Go to Step 4 if you choose this option b Apply the calibration result directly Go to Step 5 if you choose this option Two buttons will be highlighted here Print Test Sheet and Apply 2 As you are not ready to apply the results click the Print Test Sheet button 3 Click OK under the Print Setup dialog box to print the second Test Sheet 4 Retrieve the printed Test Sheet 5 Place the Test Sheet below the Focoltone Calibration Chart for visual color comparison 6 At this point you can choose between the two options below a If you are still not satisfied with the printer s color output repeat Steps 2 to 4 until you are satisfied with the calibrated result b Go to Step 5 if you are satisfied with the color output on the reprinted Test Sheet 27 Step 5 Apply Calibrated Result Photoshop File Edit Image Layer Select Filter View Window Help 4 Tue PM 04 39 pen Boe Feather 0 px Anti aliased Style Normal 3 Width Height eea S a 0 Focoltone Intelligent Color Calibration System V2 1 Setup v Help x Printer PNB00047_1100_Print Setting Printer1 Gloss300 01 Scanner Scanjet ICC Profile U S Sheetfed Uncoated v2 Normal Print Test Scan Composite Analyze Color Adjust Color Verify Color Characteristics Printing is done Please click Scan Composite Sh
11. Focoltone ICCS provides the following benefits e Maximizes the color accuracy of a printing system e Assures color consistency on digital printing systems irrespective of time place or conditions e Color confidence verification e With an automated intelligent system there is little color management knowledge or expertise required Patent Number EPO 19836 2 Patent Numbers US5 953 990 WO97 42033 DE69707227D or EP0836556 Focoltone ICCS measures CMYK via numeric values and visual reference not through the usual density or spectro RGB readings in CIELab terms of other color management tools As Focoltone ICCS is able to measure color in numeric values it can define color contamination and variance levels and adjust them accordingly The system also has a color verification step that uses the Focoltone Calibration Chart as a target reference Negative Color Comparison The Focoltone color standardization methodology in Focoltone ICCS uses the foundation of the two basic forms of color comparison subjective and objective to manage color using negative comparison Fig On Pee Slem D i While it isaf eeh Subjective SSSSESSSSe5 8 4 Objective ile It IS a fact that the human eye cannot Comparison T Qualitative Quantitative T measure colors accurately it can compare between colors Two individuals looking at a single color will see it differently and these two individuals looking at
12. ICCS Options The color compensation output method was not indicated in ICCS Options Solving It e Register at the Focoltone website to get your Registration Key e Re enter your Registration Key Make sure hyphens and number format are maintained Reenter your Registration Key correctly Delete ICCS REGISTRATION key from the BIN directory in the ICCS program files e Purchase a full license of Focoltone ICCS at www focoltone com e Uninstall Focoltone ICCS Please refer to the User Manual for instructions Solving It Please specify your choices in ICCS Options Re enter Setting name to 27 characters e g Printer Gloss300 010305 OI where Printer I Printer Name Gloss Type of paper gloss matt or others 300 value of dots per inch for print output 010305 Date Month Year og calibration process number e g Ol for morning calibration and 02 for afternoon calibration Specify at least one color compensation output method in ICCS Options At Via choose ICC Profile and or Output Curve Please enter missing information in ICCS Options Please specify your Input ICC Profile in ICCS Options Print Test Sheet Module Error Message Print process aborted Check your printer Print process aborted There was a problem while loading the generated ATF file Scan Composite Sheet Module Error Message Scan process aborted Please check your scanner Color data extraction failed
13. Intelligence Focoltone ICCS detects color differences especially color contamination automatically compensates for the differences and creates a new ICC profile for a more accurate color output Focoltone ICCS works as a plug in to Adobe Photoshop on both Macintosh and Windows platforms and comes with the Focoltone Calibration Chart as the target reference Your Focoltone Intelligent Color Calibration System includes the following e One Focoltone ICCS Installation CD e One Focoltone Calibration Chart Caution The colors on the Calibration Chart are subject to fading and discoloration due to their constant exposure to scanner light during calibration The Calibration Chart must be scanned with the printed Test Sheet during the calibration process for results to be generated To maintain accurate colors keep the Calibration Chart in its protective casing and avoid unnecessary exposure to light For accurate color calibration this Calibration Chart should be replaced regularly The recommended replacement frequency is every six months Replacement frequency varies depending on usage e One Installation amp User Manual Be sure to complete your registration online at www focoltone com register html This enables us to provide you with technical support and keep you updated with the latest product information For more information on support options the latest software updates and other help information visit Focoltone Color Syste
14. a Figure 2 Focoltone Test Sheet FOCOLTONERS CALIBRATION CHART IEEE EI HEGE ENO HOFS Cees Be 8 HOO OMO SE O OOS OE 8 HOS ENEE ENNE Shee SBOE Fes 1000 VES 1981 CS 1080 ACS 1968 FCS 0 Fes 1084 rcs vie Fes 1087 PES 0308 FCS 1008 FCS 108 rcs tt VES 1002 rcs res 108 1 tapue o owotmetimne son t ogota b tendens rarer pes 1894 DES 1805 FCS 187 EEJ n Fes 1804 PCS 880 FCS 1080 OCS 1982 jnnjnni juniunj Gere frnfuni junjuni Figure 3 Focoltone Calibration Chart Focoltone Intelligent Color Calibration System Version 2 0 Color Output he A y Wa hil Lt 5 10 15 20 25 i V i i 100 105 109 hi E Cyan Magenta E Yellow W Back Overall A oyan O Cyan D Magenta Yellow Black _ Close 7 Figure 5 Color Values Before Focoltone ICCS Calibration Focoltone Intelligent Color Calibration System Version 2 0 Color Output I Cyan Magenta E Yellow W Black Overall Overall SA cyan Cyan Magenta Yellow A Black Close etl ieee aia Figure 6 Significantly More Accurate Color Values After Focoltone ICCS Calibration H ii i it if r t i i F FOCOLTONERS CALIBRATION CHART Modet ate of se Use Date of Tes Tome Serial Na m Kang J L n J Ragnar wee ne st be gratin tenne bet S808 SED SOS Cees SE 8 8080 OMO SE O OOS ON S HO 8 ENNE SEIE OOE BEEN Fes 1006 PES 1981 Fes 1082 PCS 1968 EA FCS 1088
15. a red green and blue color gamut whereas the end print out is usually based on cyan magenta yellow and black A professional designer or artist will refer to colors from a color swatch book such as the Focoltone Color Swatch Book for CMYK process colors when creating artwork However there are some basic steps you can take to calibrate your computer monitor to match printed CMYK colors more closely Although Focoltone ICCS does not calibrate your computer monitor you can refer to Focoltone s website www focoltone com for some tips on adjusting your computer monitor to show more accurate colors Although Focoltone ICCS is not meant specifically to calibrate copy top printouts from color laser copiers you can use the Focoltone Calibration Chart to manually calibrate your color copier via its internal calibration function Go to www focoltone com for techniques on using the Focoltone Calibration Chart to manually optimize performance when using the copy top scanner from your color laser copier to make color copies There are two ways to calibrate your PostScript printer e Using printer driver adjustments Color Controls This approach is simple in principle but can be somewhat cumbersome in practice You may have to do quite a bit of trial and error to get a good match e Using ICC profiles Earlier in this chapter we had explained that ICC profiles serve as a universal color language operating across all devices dealing with
16. calibration You can now apply the ICC Profile or the Output Curve to your color printer to achieve Color OK for the most demanding and exacting color print jobs See Chapter 7 for instructions on applying the ICC Profile and Output Curve saved in the DATA directory of the ICCS program files in your color reproduction workflow CHAPTER 6 COLOR CALIBRATION UNDER MANUAL MODE Select Manual Mode Manual Photoshop Ma9 a Image Layer Select Filter View Window Help Focoltone Intelligent Color Calibration System V2 1 Tue PM 04 42 Feather 0 px Anti aliased Style Normal B Width Height Setup w Help Printer PNB00047_1100_Print Setting Printer1_Gloss300_01 Scanner Scanjet ICC Profile U S Sheetfed Uncoated v2 Glue eh amt k k AN EAR NA 9 E aid Se Fs o a my Normal Print Test Scan Composite Analyze Color Adjust Color Verify Color Characteristics Output Please click a button to continue Step I Print Test Sheet Step 2 Scan Composite Sheet CALIBRATION CHART i Tomm Serial No 01 12345 6789 Name A amp P Modet GP225PCL ServerRm Date of 1st use 06 Dec 2003 Date of test 01 20 04 Time 04 23 38PM Serial No 123456 78945 65465 Setting Pnt Canon 150Gioss600 09122003
17. differently in the context of colors surrounding it and the only way to describe colors clearly is by means of comparison The perception of color relies on three elements the light source object and observer From a scientific viewpoint an object does not have inherent color The perception of color is created solely by the reflection of light from an object These physical characteristics can be established using a color measurement device However no matter what kind of measurement technologies are used the results should be consistent with visual assessment because the human eye is the final and most important judge of color The way a particular color is perceived usually differs from the way it can be objectively measured Objective Color Comparison Objective color comparison always requires the use of devices to measure a color compared against a reference target Currently the devices used for measuring and standardizing color include spectrophotometers colorimeters densitometers digital cameras and scanners The advantage of objective color comparison is that it provides reproducible data regarding the difference between two colors The disadvantage is that the data generated may not correlate with the human eye s perception of color Subjective Color Comparison The human eye evaluates color through subjective color comparison Subjective color comparison compares a printed color with a reference color visually A person ca
18. in Graphic Technology Spectral measurement and colorimetric computation for graphic arts images ISO 12642 1996 e There is insufficient data to verify that the current level of CMM compatibility will allow consistent processing of profiles by CMMs provided by different vendors e ICC currently has no specifications or test procedures in place for CMMs e As for the reference printing conditions CMYK output profiles require characterization data for the expected printing process These limitations are the key barriers to greater adoption of ICC color management A lack of easy verification and testing procedures sometimes leave ICC profiles and CMMs in people s minds as overly complicated and debatable promises They do not as yet offer assurance of a printer s ability to consistently produce accurate color Focoltone ICCS is ICC compliant and acts as an external ICC profile verifier It functions independently of ICC profiles to create or refine them 5 6 2 3 Color Characteristics and Comparison 2 4 Color Calibration that Works Color has physical and physiological characteristics and can be discussed from two perspectives objective and subjective In the objective perspective color is the resultant phenomena from the physical interaction of light energy with an object Without light there is no color In the subjective perspective color is the experience of an individual observer A human observer sees color
19. much Please realign The Test Sheet is too much to the left Please realign The Test Sheet is too much to the right Please realign Scanned image is incomplete The spaces below the colors on the Calibration Chart were a mix of white and color Thus the program could not get enough color data from the scan Possible reasons for this a Your composite is not aligned b Scanned image is over or under exposed c The Test Sheet was not properly printed d The Calibration Chart was scanned without the Test Sheet a Printed colors on Test Sheet do not correspond to the same color patches on the Calibration Chart b Portions of the Test Sheet may be missing due to poor printing The Test Sheet was not properly aligned with the Calibration Chart It was placed too far up The Test Sheet was not properly aligned with the Calibration Chart It was placed too far down The Test Sheet was not properly aligned with the Calibration Chart It was placed too far left The Test Sheet was not properly aligned with the Calibration Chart It was placed too far right Part of the composite sheet was not scanned This type of error only occurs in Manual Mode when you scan the composite sheet manually a Realign your Test Sheet with the Calibration Chart Make sure this is properly done b Adjust the exposure level in the scanner s setting c Make sure your Test Sheet has been properly printed with all t
20. not exist or is misplaced The Input ICC Profile is necessary for the program to generate a new ICC profile after calibration for the printer to produce accurate and consistent CMYK colors The inference rules Focoltone ICCS uses for the Color Adjustment module were unable to run The Problem This means the program was unable to generate the color extraction and compensation data required for the Adjust Color Module Usually because the user skipped the Analyze Color Characteristics Module in Manual Mode Some color data the points forming the graph was missing As a result the Negative Color Comparison Chart and or Comparison Chart you chose to view might not be fully accurate The Problem Unable to copy and rename Transfer Function Curve file in DATA directory of ICCS program files You will not be able to apply the calibration results Unable to copy and rename tmpICCProfile icc in DATA directory of ICCS program files You will not be able to apply the calibration results Solving It Relaunch Focoltone ICCS Check the path of the ICC profile specified in ICCS Options Check the existence of the ICC profile We recommend that you use your printer s actual ICC profile if possible Please refer to your printer manual for its location Relaunch Focoltone ICCS Solving It Generate the required data files by running the Analyze Color Characteristics Module Regenerate the color data file Click
21. px Anti aliased Style Normal Width Height D Pe H eS ANEA WSA Gule en Focoltone Intelligent Color Calibration System V2 1 2 9 JMN VEE Setup v Help v Printer PNB00047_1100_Print Setting Printer1_Gloss300_01 Scanner Scanjet ICC Profile U S Sheetfed Uncoated v2 Calibration Heg A Amna Print Test Scan Composite Analyze Color Adjust Color Verify Color Apply t Sheet Characteristics o m pE we aag al Print a Test Sheet again to verify color or click Apply 000 Nations Tool Presets O Note The Comparison Chart is only available for calibration cycle 2 and above This chart is meant to display CMYK color curves between the first and current calibration cycles for easy comparison There are four ways to view the Comparison Chart Overall shows the average of CMYK color curve values between two calibration cycles Show All shows CMYK color curves of first and current calibration cycles Before Calibration single color curve of the first calibration cycle After Calibration single color curve of current calibration cycle 9 Close the Comparison Chart when you have completed your color verification 10 At this point you can choose between the two options below a Print a second Test Sheet to compare the adjusted colors against the reference
22. the user manual for Adobe Photoshop for specific instructions 7 1 Applying ICC Profile in Applications This section gives some examples on applying the Focoltone ICCS calibration results for some common applications on a Macintosh platform 7 11 Adobe Photoshop 7 0 on Macintosh OS 10 2 eS Goto Photoshop gt Color Settings Ga Caan 2 Select Advanced Mode checkbox om reser gt 3 Select the correct working profiles under mem ae Working Spaces 4 Select Off for all pop up menus under Color Management Policies 5 Select Adobe ACE as Engine and TT PR Perceptual as Intent under Conversion OOO Options 6 Click OK to close the Color Settings dialog box 7 Open or place the file you want to print oa p 8 Go to File gt Print With Preview VETT TET T Done b HHI Fam 9 Select Color Management from the Scaled Print Size EEE REE ETE Scale F Scale to Fit Media pop up menu mememe oomme S Ay 10 Select your choice of ICC Profile from OED ED ED ED vr KDE ED Width mm 3 E Show Bounding Box the Profile list under Print Space B show More Options II Click Print to generate the print job Color Management B HE Untagged CMYK Proof O Proof Setup U S Web Coated SWOP v2 Print Space Profile PHL4200 Plain600 160404 2 ie Intent Perceptual E v U
23. to continue Program Folders Existing Folders Administrative Tools Adobe ConvertDoc Creative FreshDevices Ghostgum hp color LaserJet 9500 vi InstallShield lt Back Cancel Focoltone ICCS 2 1 Setup xj Setup Status N Focoltone Intelligent Color Calibration System Setup is performing the requested operations 17 Installation in progress Installing Data Files C Program Files KiIKUZE lces21 data printsht tif 23 InstallShield FOCOLTONER Step 9 Register Online Online Registration You need to register on line first in order to activate Focoltone Intelligent Color Calibration System and to receive new product updates in the Future Do you want to register now Step 10 Setup Complete Focoltone ICCS v2 1 Setup InstallShield Wizard Complete Setup has finished installing Focoltone Intelligent Color Calibration System on your computer lt Back Cancel Step I I Uninstalling Focoltone ICCS Focoltone ICCS v2 1 Setup xi Welcome Modify repair or remove the program amp Q Welcome to the Focoltone Intelligent Color Calibration System Setup Maintenance program This program lets you modify the current installation Click one of the options below C Modify Select new program components to add or select currently installed components to remove Repair iP Reinstall all program components install
24. uninstalled from the disk Macintosh HD Install Location Macintosh HD Hj Cuninstall Y 3 3 Installation on a Windows Computer Step I Welcome Focoltone ICCS 2 1 Setup Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Focoltone Intelligent Color Calibration System The InstallShield Wizard will install Focoltone Intelligent Color Calibration System on your computer To continue click Next lt Back Cancel 20 Click Yes to be directed to the registration page immediately Internet connection is required 21 Click Later to register later You will receive your Registration Key only when you have registered online Important You need a Registration Key in order to activate Focoltone ICCS for the first time A Registration Key will be sent to your registered email address only after you had registered online at www focoltone com register html 22 Focoltone ICCS setup is now complete 23 Before uninstalling Focoltone ICCS please ensure Adobe Photoshop is not running 24 Run the installation program 25 Go through the steps of User Authentication License Agreement and Software Installation Code to come to the Install Options screen 26 Click on the drop down options menu and choose Uninstall 27 Then click on the Uninstall button to start uninstalling the program All the installed files will be removed from your system e Before you run the installation close all other programs e In
25. 01 Register at www focoRtone comuser for upgrades Aechmea support oo HEGE ENSO MOSE OSE EEE SOSO O0SSO 003 P 1 res en dl end tt DESIGN ARE THE EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY OF KKUZE HEI OR THE CALIBRATION CHART R FILM ELECTRONIC ETC ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION 1996 2002 FOCOLTONE INTELLIGENT COLOUR CALIBRATION SYSTEM IOCS IS A TRADEMARK OF KIKUZE SOLUTIONS PTE LTO ISTING PATENTS amp PATENTS APPLIED FOR T TEST SHEET The Manual mode enables you to skip or repeat certain steps while in the color calibration cycle Expert users may choose to use this option when they are familiar with the process There is no strict sequential process except that you must start from Step You can choose to repeat or skip any steps in the calibration cycle Select Manual Mode under ICCS Options 2 All buttons are highlighted under the Manual mode Proceed as per Step under Chapter 5 In the Manual mode you can scan the composite of the Test Sheet and Focoltone Calibration Chart in two ways a Use the Scan Composite Sheet button on the Focoltone ICCS program Follow Step 2 under Chapter 5 if you choose this option or b Scan the composite sheet using other software and or scanning device NOTE Please scan to A4 or Letter size 300dpi and save as IBM PC Byte Order format on the Macintosh platform for the program to recognize the file Step 3 Analy
26. C profile Step 5 Verify Color Output Photoshop file Edit image Layer Select Filter View Window Help 4 Wed 4 50 PM mI gape Feather 0 px Anti aliased Style Normal Focoltone Intelligent Color Calibration System Version 2 1 Color Qutput MENE OCRAS l r gt I Gu AAN Normal pect OL tela E Overall Overall Show All Ei Cyan Ei Magenta yf Yellow Black Close NCC Chart Overall A Photoshop file Edit Image Layer Select Filter View Window Help 4 Wed 4 51 PM Focoltone Intelligent Color Calibration System Version 2 1 Color Output I Cyan E Magenta E Yellow W Black E showar Y Cyan Magenta Yellow f Black Close NCC Chart Show All CMYK color curves Photoshop File Edit Image Layer Select Filter View Window Help 4 Wed 5 08 PM 28 IS Focoltone Intelligent Color Calibration System Version 2 1 Color Output EEE History Actions Tool Presets 9 FN AVA ee E mi wi e L i Th fee E Overall Overall Show Al Before Calibration i After Calibration ae eee Comparison Chart O
27. CMS v Color Manage CMYK Sources to CMYK Destinations Layers Display Simulation Composite Output Color Space B nel GOD Print Layout 1 Print Style Default HA Copies 1 Pages All 199 f Layout Setup Output Options Layers Bleed OP Preview Profiles Separation clc1150 06041 H Composite clc1150_0604_1 B v Composite Simulates Separation Modifications in this dialog will affect preferences Page Setup Printer Capture Settings Cancel Print Y 1 2 Suggested Workflow for EFI Fiery RIP ColorWise Pro Tools File Tools Help Z400E 1100 Calibrator Color Editor Profile Manager Color Setup ColorWise Pro Tools Fiery Command Station 4 4 2 0 45 EFI ColorWise C Pro Tools Win XP Edition V3 3 48 Step I Before ICCS calibration Color Setup These options will be used as the default for this printer Color Process Flow RGB Source Profile Rendering Style I RGB Separation J amp Simulation C Output CMYK Simulation Profile gt a SVYOP Coated EF a Output Profile Full Quick 11x0 A 2 Fine v3F mm 7 Pure Black Text and Graphics Black Overprint On Factory Defaults Apply Open the document you want to print Go to File gt Print Click Print to generate the print job NR EFI Fiery is one of the print controller solutions that is widely used today ColorWise is a built in Color Management System CMS
28. Default I F atf from BIN directory in ICCS program files to the DATA directory and rename it as TransferFunctionCurve atf Solving It e Check your scanner name through File gt Import in Adobe Photoshop e Select the correct device name in ICCS Options Increase the RAM to 256MB for Windows or 350MB for Macintosh 39 Scan Composite Sheet Module cont Error Message Center point not found Failed to locate the scanned composite sheet Please refer to Troubleshooting Was the file scanned and named correctly Please check Unable to detect any color The Problem The program was unable to detect the center points of the top left and right reference points of the Focoltone Calibration Chart during scanning This could be because a The scanned image was incomplete The four corner reference points were not scanned or detected b The scan was not properly performed c The scanned colors were inaccurate due to the scanning tool s exposure or brightness levels d The Test Sheet was scanned without the Calibration Chart Focoltone was unable to locate the scanned image file in the DATA directory of the ICCS program files The scanned image file was not saved and named according to the correct format The program detected white space where a color should be Possible reasons for this a The Test Sheet was not properly printed b The scan was not done properly c Your composite
29. GNED BY YOU IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT DO NOT USE INSTALL OR ENGAGE IN ANY DEALING WHATSOEVER WITH THE SOFTWARE RMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE AGREEMENT FOR THE USE OF THE FOCOLTONE INTELLIGENT COLOR ALIBRATION SYSTEM ICCS 1 DEFINITIONS Software refers to all components and contents of Focoltone Intelligent Color alibration System ICCS including the installation program the executable program and associated files and related explanatory written materials or files Documentation Use or Using means to install and access the functionality of the Software Print Save As Decline Accept X Step 3 Enter Software Installation Code Please enter Installation Code a Cancel Go 5 Step 4 Choose Destination Location OG ICCSinstall 6 f Easy Install Ea Read Me Click the Install button to install 7 Application Documentation Install Location z X 8 The folder KiKUZE will be created in the folder Quit L Applications on the disk Macintosh HD e Install Location Macintosh HD Select Folder Step 5 Read Me Read Me 9 Last Update 23 Aug 2004 0 Focoltone Intelligent Color Calibration System ICCS V2 1 ReadMe file IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THE USE OF FOCOLTONE INTELLIGENT COLOR CALIBRATION SYSTEM THE SOFTWARE PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS A
30. INTELLIGENT COLOR CALIBRATION SYSTEM Focoltone Intelligent Color Calibration System Installation amp User Manual CONTENTS CHAPTER CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 6 CHAPTER 7 ABOUT FOCOLTONE ICCS 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 Introduction Focoltone ICCS Package Components Product Registration amp Support Minimum System Requirements Minimum Printer Requirements Minimum Scanner Requirements ABOUT COLOR MANAGEMENT 2 I The Color Standardization Situation 2 2 Color Profiles 2 3 Color Characteristics and Comparison 2 4 Color Calibration that Works 2 5 How Focoltone ICCS Works 2 6 Color OK by Focoltone Raising the Standards of Color Production 2 7 Monitor Calibration 2 8 Copier Calibration 2 9 Printer Calibration INSTALLATION 3 1 Checklist for Installation 3 2 Installation on a Macintosh Computer 3 3 Installation on a Windows Computer LAUNCHING FOCOLTONE ICCS Step Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Checklist for Launch Starting Focoltone ICCS Enter Registration Key Focoltone ICCS Use Interface Define Settings COLOR CALIBRATION UNDER AUTOMATIC MODE Step Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Print Test Sheet Scan Composite Sheet Analyze Color Characteristics Adjust Color Verify Color Output Reprint Test Sheet Apply Calibrated Result Quit Focoltone ICCS COLOR CALIBRATION UNDER MANUAL MODE Step Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7
31. ND CONDITIONS OF THE AGREEMENT BELOW THIS AGREEMENT FOR THE USE OF FOCOLTONE ICCS BY USING THE SOFTWARE YOU ACCEPT ALL E TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT ND YOU AGREE THAT THIS AGREEMENT IS ENFORCEABLE LIKE ANY WRITTEN NEGOTIATED GREEMENT SIGNED BY YOU IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT DO NOT USE INSTALL OR ENGAGE IN ANY DEALING WHATSOEVER WITH THE SOFTWARE TERMS AND CONDITIONS F THE AGREEMENT FOR THE USE OF THE FOCOLTONE INTELLIGENT COLOR CALIBRATION SYSTEM ICCS 1 DEFINITIONS Software refers to all components and contents of Focoltone Intelligent Color alibration System ICCS including the installation program the executable program and associated v Print LEG Save As 5 Continue Key in the Installation Code which is provided together with the Installation CD It is case sensitive Click OK Select location of where you want to install the Focoltone ICCS program files Click Install and the installation will start copying the files to your Install location Click Quit if you want to quit the installation without copying the files By default the software will be installed under the Applications folder in your local hard drive You can install the software in another folder by clicking on Install Location Select Folder You can read the Read Me text file by clicking the Read Me button See next step By default complete inst
32. Output automatically 6 If you had selected both the Negative Color Comparison Chart and Comparison Chart in ICCS options for Color Output Verification the program will show the NCC Chart first The NCC Chart shows the CMYK color values for the current scanned Test Sheet which requires compensation to bring the variance closer to the target zero value There are six ways to view the Negative Color Comparison Chart Overall shows the average of individual CMYK values Show All shows all CMYK color curves with individual values Cyan shows single color curve of Cyan values Magenta shows single color curve of Magenta values Yellow shows single color curve of Yellow values Black shows single color curve of Black values 7 Click Close after viewing 8 The Comparison Chart will automatically show up if you had selected it under ICCS Options 4 Wed 5 08 PM Photoshop File Edit Image Layer Select Filter View Window Help my A E reste oor aea Focoltone Intelligent Color Calibration System Version 2 1 Color Output amp BSO Mistery e ra SOY E Overall overalt Show All Before Calibration D After Calibration Comparison Chart Overall Step 4 Reprint Test Sheet Photoshop File Edit Image Layer Select Filter View Window Help Feather 0
33. Step 8 Print Test Sheet Scan Composite Sheet Analyze Color Characteristics Adjust Color Verify Color Output Reprint Test Sheet Apply Calibrated Result Quit Focoltone ICCS APPLYING FOCOLTONE ICCS CALIBRATION RESULTS 7 1 7 2 Applying ICC Profile in Applications Suggested Workflow for EFI Fiery RIP CHAPTER8 TROUBLESHOOTING WWNINNN N ONO BOW AK A 10 10 l I 12 15 19 19 19 19 20 2 I 24 24 24 25 27 28 28 29 29 29 30 30 3 32 32 32 33 33 36 38 2 CHAPTER I ABOUT FOCOLTONE INTELLIGENT COLOR CALIBRATION SYSTEM l l Introduction F By Focoltone 1 2 Focoltone ICCS Package Components 1 3 Product Registration and Support 1 4 Minimum System Requirements Congratulations on your purchase of Focoltone Intelligent Color Calibration System ICCS a patent pending system that enables digital color printers to produce accurate color output consistently Focoltone ICCS provides a practical repeatable and reliable solution for CMYK color print standardization based on the patented Focoltone Color System and Focoltone Digital It is a smart program for users who require accurate CMYK output from their digital printer and requires very little experience or knowledge on color management from the user Focoltone ICCS technology is compliant to the International Color Consortium s ICC standards and acts as an ICC profile verification Using advanced Artificial
34. Tools Set Profile Y as the output profile 5 Click OK to apply the changes Note This approach can be applied to simulation profile too 37 CHAPTER 8 TROUBLESHOOTING Registration Module Error Message Sorry The Registration Key is incorrect Please register at the Focoltone website first to obtain the Registration Key Please key in 15 characters only for the Registration Key Failed to delete ICCS _ REGISTRATION key Please delete it manually from the BIN directory Your evaluation copy of Focoltone ICCS has expired Options Module Error Message Existing information could not be retrieved Please reenter the information The input Setting name is too long please keep it within 27 characters Please choose at least ONE color compensation output method in ICCS Options FOCOLTONERS Below are some common errors that you may face during the Focoltone ICCS calibration process For the most updated Troubleshooting Guide for Focoltone ICCS please go to www focoltone com If necessary please contact Focoltone Technical Support at support focoltone com The Problem Your Registration Key details are incorrect The Registration Key entered exceeded 15 characters A file failed to delete itself upon registration Your thirty day evaluation period is over The Problem ICCS Options information could not be retrieved Exceeded maximum number of 27 characters for Setting name under
35. allation is done under the Easy Install mode You can customize your installation by clicking on the Easy Install drop down list and choose Custom Install Easy Install Complete installation of the program Recommended for most users Custom Choose what you want to install Extra files installed require more hard disk space Uninstall Uninstalls the Focoltone ICCS program from your system Click Print if you want to print Read Me Click Save As if you want to save Read Me to your disk Click Continue to close Read Me 13 Step 6 Select Adobe Photoshop Version 12 Select Adobe Photoshop Version Which version of Adobe Photoshop is currently installed in your computer e Select the version of Adobe Photoshop 9 Adobe Photoshop 7 0 that is currently installed in your system O Adobe Photoshop CS for the plug in to operate from O Adobe Photoshop CS2 e Please choose the closest version if the version number is not in the list E g choose Adobe Photoshop 7 if you have version 7 01 13 Click OK Step 7 Choose Plug In Location This section is extremely important 14 Please click Browse to select the Adobe eee Setup will install an alias to Focoltone ICCS 2 1 in Adobe Photoshop s Plug ins Folder Photoshop program files folder in your system Please click Browse and select Adobe Photoshop 5 Browse through the folders on your hard folder in your system For example Harddisk
36. between devices The International Color Consortium was established in 1993 by eight industry vendors for the purpose of creating promoting and encouraging the standardization and evolution of an open vendor neutral cross platform color management system architecture and components The outcome of this co operation was the development of the ICC profile specification The intent of the International Color Consortium profile format is to provide a cross platform device profile format Device profiles can be used to translate color data created on one device into another device s native color space The acceptance of this format by operating system vendors allows end users to transparently move profiles and images with embedded profiles between different operating systems This permits tremendous flexibility to both users and vendors For example it allows users to be sure that their image will retain its color fidelity when moved between systems and applications Furthermore it allows a printer manufacturer to create a single profile for multiple operating systems International Color Consortium Internet Site www color org March 2004 The ICC developed ICC profiles and Color Management Modules CMM certainly help address the critical color crisis the industry is enduring There are though some limitations of ICC profiles and CMM A founding member of ICC Mr David McDowell identified some key limitations of current ICC color management
37. color on a digital level They are aimed at enabling accurate color communication between devices The rest of this manual explains how you can create accurate and consistent ICC profiles for your color laser printer or copier to print close to offset CMYK process color standards CHAPTER 3 INSTALLATION 3 1 Checklist For No Installation Please have the following items ready BEFORE performing the installation e e e T his is very important Color Settings 7 m Settings Custom tA 3 ical Advanced Mode r Working Spaces Cancel RGB Adobe RGB 1998 3 Load X CMYK Printer _Gloss300_090604 3 k a Gray Gray Gamma 2 2 B 4 Save y Spot Dot Gain 20 A Preview r Color Management Policies RGB OFF iz CMYK I off A Gray Off 3 Profile Mismatches v Ask When Opening Missing Profiles t r Conversion Options Engine Adobe ACE 3 Intent Pere tual v Use Black Point Compensation v Use Dither 8 bit channel images r Advanced Controls Desaturate Monitor Colors By 20 gt Blend RGB Colors Using Gamma 1 00 Description Actions Remarks Perform test print from designated printer using a PostScript driver Please install a PS driver for the designated printer if there is none Perform a test scan from Adobe Photoshop gt File gt Import at 300dpi A4 or Letter size Installation Code Installatio
38. cycle which will also be used as output file name For example Printerl Gloss300 010305 OI where Printer I Printer name Gloss Type of paper gloss matt or others used in this calibration cycle 300 Value of dots per inch for print output 010305 Date Month Year 0l Calibration process number e g O1 for morning calibration and 02 for afternoon calibration Note A setting name is required for the ICC Profile and Output Curve to be generated for applying into your color reproduction workflow later example ICC Profile PrinterI Gloss300 010305 Ol icc Output Curve PrinterI Gloss300 010305 Ol atf Upon completion of all the options click OK to save You are now ready to start on the calibration cycle properly CHAPTER 5 COLOR CALIBRATION UNDER The Automatic mode is recommended as it will AUTOMATIC MODE walk you through the entire color calibration process Select Automatic Mode I esse ee es e Select Automatic mode under ICCS an Options HJE F ICCS Options Mode e Automatic O Manual KEIKA NN Input amp Output Setup Printer PNB00047 1100 Pr 3 Scanner Scanjet 3 Input ICC Profile SystemiLibrary Appli Color Adjustment Gule el PINEA le Setup w Help v O Advance Normal Printer PNB00047 1100 Print Via Scanner Scanjet M ICC Profile F Output Curv
39. e L a B a a 5 Color Output Verification r A NCC Chart wv Comparison Chart gt Calibration Information Name KIKUZE Solutions Pte Ltd Pri etaa Scan Composite Date of First Use 1 Aug 2005 Chart Serial No 01 23456 7890 Setting Printer1_Gloss300_0103C Cana ED o Please click a button to co Step I Print Test Sheet sn File Edit Image Layer Select Filter View Window Help dq Tue PM 04 15 SS Print Test Sheet is automatically 50e a a highlighted a curie AN on L ANE Wna Nr ag ale y om Click on it to launch your Print Setup mm for the program to update the Test Sheet Width 11 694 inches 3 if Landscape ote sadada P Left inches E p a 2 E en dialog box You may have to wait a while Scale fioox Scale to Fit Media Height 3 264 inches 3 j 2 Set paper size as defined under ICCS v how Bounding Box ts P e e Ed Selected Sen Options and print orientation to M Show More Options Skaonnns Sune 3 Click OK to print Test Sheet Step 2 Scan Composite Sheet ii EE 4 Retrieve the printed Test Sheet HON Poppee pp AE j 2 Place the Test Sheet below the Focoltone J 233555 i a for v
40. e Automatic mode appears by default ICCS Menus Setup gt Options allows you to define the options and settings you wish Focoltone ICCS to operate under Setup gt Reminder Windows only uses Windows scheduled task to remind user when to calibrate the printer Help allows you to get more information and helps by having full access to user guide online FAQ troubleshooting and quick start tutorial About This ICCS shows the information on the installed Focoltone ICCS Info Box shows information about the printer scanner latest ICC profile setting and input ICC profile for color calibration process The Info Box is empty when first launching the program Please click on Setup gt Options to define the settings Cycle Box shows the calibration cycle number The Cycle number increases only when the user completes Print Test Sheet Analyze Color Characteristics and Adjust Color steps during the entire color calibration process There can be several cycles within one calibration process A color calibration process is considered complete when Apply is clicked to save the new calibration output Status Bar shows instructions and status Step 5 Define Settings Photoshop MAGS Edit Image Layer Select Filter View Window Help 4 Tue PM 04 08 al gare Feather 0 px Anti aliased Style Normal width Height File Browser V Brushes Navigat
41. e verification tool Comparing a Test Sheet printed on a calibrated printer against the Calibration Chart lets a user visually assess a printer s color performance as compared against a high quality print The Calibration Chart comes with self adhesive blu tack to adhere the Test Sheet correctly in position while scanning the composite Focoltone intends to raise the standards of color print expectations and quality With the unpredictable nature of color output from printers quelled and color standardization easily achieved through Focoltone ICCS whether on single or multiple printer networks Focoltone intends to inculcate a Color OK culture throughout the print and graphics industry Color OK is Focoltone s trademark for accurate and consistent color output from a printer As long as image data is produced on a Color OK printer one can be sure it will be a quality printout close to offset standards regardless of location environmental or mechanical factors 9 2 7 Monitor Calibration 2 8 Copier Calibration 2 9 Printer Calibration An analogy for paper is monitor in DTP and design However paper and monitor differ basically in the mechanics of color reproduction DTP design requires knowledge of an environment in which how white on a monitor can be made closer to paper white It is a well known fact that one should not refer colors from a monitor for the simple reason that computer monitors are based on
42. ed by the previous setup Remove G Remove all installed components InstallShield lt Back Cancel 18 Click Yes to be directed to the registration page immediately Internet connection is required 19 Click No to register later You will receive your Registration Key only when you have registered online Important You need a Registration Key in order to activate Focoltone ICCS for the first time A Registration Key will be sent to your registered email address only after you have registered online at www focoltone com register html 20 Click Finish to complete the setup Focoltone Intelligent Color Calibration System can now be run from Adobe Photoshop 21 Before uninstalling Focoltone ICCS please ensure Adobe Photoshop is not running 22 Run Setup exe from the Installation CD 23 Choose the Remove option and click next to continue The program will be removed from your system Or 24 Go to Windows Control Panel and select Add Remove Programs to remove Focoltone ICCS This screen also allows you to Modify and Repair the installed Focoltone ICCS on your system if necessary CHAPTER 4 LAUNCHING FOCOLTONE ICCS Step I Checklist For Launch This is very important Step 2 Starting Focoltone ICCS q Tue PM 03 47 et pR IG IPISININIE lt z Ge Su 2 AN are fl je MER Open Browse Open Recent Close Close All Save Save
43. eet button Photoshop File Edit Image Layer Select Filter View Window Help 4 Tue PM 04 40 ci l Feather 0 px Anti aliase 3 Width Height i N q 5 The color compensation is successfully written into the following file SRE SUN MA y System Applications KiKUZE ICCS 2 1 data Printer1 Gloss300 010305 01 atf System Applications KiKUZE ICCS 2 1 data Printer1 Gloss300 010305 O1 icc gt DH Si E Setup Mall Help vi Printer PNB00047 1100 Print Setting Printer1 Gloss300 01 Scanner Scanjet ICC Profile U S Sheetfed Uncoated v2 E P 8 2 EBE Calibration Y l k Ki Ij i gt 1 3 Ao aa gt kia e Print Test Scan Composite Analyze Color Adjust Color Verify Color Sheet Characteristics t Applying the changes now Please wait Step 6 Quit Focoltone ICCS Click Apply 2 Depending on your selection under ICCS Options either a new ICC profile icc or output curve file atf or both are generated Click OK 3 Both the ICC profile and output curve file are saved in the DATA directory of the ICCS program files e g ICC profile Printer Gloss300 010304 Ol icc Output curve file Printer _Gloss300_010304_01I atf The files have the same name as defined earlier in the ICCS Setting Click Close to quit the program after
44. ers may choose to use this option when they are familiar with the process Note If you switch between Modes in the midst of a calibration cycle your cycle number will be reset to and you will have to start a new calibration process all over Printer select printer for this color calibration process Scanner specify your installed scanner here Note for Mac users you need to make sure the scanner s plug in driver is placed under Import Export folder in Photoshop s Plug ins folder Input ICC Profile location of the appropriate ICC profile for your printer An input ICC Profile is necessary for the calibration process to generate an output ICC Profile and Output Curve Note for Mac users before launching Focol tone ICCS you need to go to Photoshop gt Color Settings to specify your working CMYK profile to the same as input ICC profile FOCOLTONERES Where you can find an ICC profile for input Windows XP Windows System32 Spool Drivers Color Windows 2000 WINNT system32 spool drivers color Windows NT 4 0 Winnt System32 Color Mac OS X Library ColorSync Profiles Library Application Support Adobe Color Profiles Library Application Support Adobe Color Profiles Recommended Step 5 3 Color Adjustment Color Adjustment Choose between Advance and Normal Advance Normal color adjustment e Advance additional features to adjust colors for calibration usually for expert users e Normal bas
45. ettings Custom is r Working Spaces RGB Adobe RGB 1998 4 CMYK Generic CMYK Profile B Grayscale Gray Gamma 2 2 8 v Outputintent overrides working spaces Conversion Options Engine Adobe ACE B v Use black point compensation Description Choose a profile for untagged RGB objects Tn ED Macintosh OS 10 2 Advanced Print Setup Goto FreeHand MX gt Preferences 2 Click on the Colors category 3 Select Apple ColorSync or Kodak Digital Science from the Color Management pop up menu 4 Click Setup 5 Select Composite Simulates Separation checkbox 6 Select your choice of ICC profile from Composite Printer pop up menu 7 Click OK to close the Color Management Setup dialog box 8 Click OK to close the Preferences dialog box 9 Open or place the file you want to print 10 Go to File gt Print to generate print job Goto Acrobat gt Preferences 2 Click on the Color Management category 3 Select the correct working profiles under Working Spaces 4 Click OK to close the Preferences dialog Open the document you want to print Settings Custom ry Jelet f Save As Printer PNBOOO86_1100_Print E Print As Image Output Output Color Composite Marks and lets Screening Default Screen iS B Transparency Flattening PostScript Options Flip N vi Apply Working Color Spaces Apply Proof Settings Simulate Overprinting
46. first before clicking the Analyze Color Characteristics button Ensure that the scan area covers the arrow and four corner reference points on the Calibration Chart Solving It e You are advised to adjust your printer to higher density color output Either through manual adjustment on the printer or through the printer software e If you would like to continue calibrating nonetheless simply click OK and continue Click on Scan Composite Sheet to re scan a new image for color data analysis in this module Relaunch Focoltone ICCS Solving It Click on the Analyze Color Characteristics button to regenerate the data file Click on the Analyze Color Characteristics button to regenerate the data file Check if the Input ICC Profile under ICCS Options is correct Relaunch Focoltone ICCS Color Adjustment Module cont Error Message Failed to create an ICC profile Couldn t find the Input ICC Profile Please check your Input ICC Profile in ICCS Options Failed to run rules Verify Color Output Module Error Message Missing data for chart display Please click Analyze Color Characteristics to generate new data files The Chart is not accurate because some data is missing Apply Module Error Message Failed to copy the Transfer Function Curve file Failed to copy the ICC Profile file The Problem Unable to generate a new ICC profile The Input ICC Profile specified in ICCS Options does
47. gs dialog box Open or place the file you want to print Go to File gt Print Select your printer Click on the Color Management category Select your choice of ICC profile from the Profile list under Print Space Click Print to generate the print job 7 14 Macromedia Freehand MX on Preferences Category Guide color mm Grid color EN General Object Swatches shows Text O Container color Document Text color Import Export M Auto rename colors Spelling v Color Mixer Tints panel uses split color box Salars Color management Panels A ETETA 7 Redraw PPT Sounds M Color manage spot colors Rebuild Color Tables Setup Grictaicoae Peers D Defaults Cancel Co Color Management Setup Monitor Default a Monitor simulates None ll Separations printer U S Web Coated SWOP v2 Intent Perceptual Advanced v Composite simulates separations Composite printer PHL4200 Plain600 1604 H Default RGB image source None KH Cancel ox 7 15 Adobe Acrobat Professional on Macintosh OS 10 2 Accessibility Batch Processing Catalog Color Management Commenting Convert From PDF Convert To PDF Digital Signatures Forms Full Screen Multimedia Page Display Reading Reviewing Search Smoothing Spelling Startup TouchUp Trust Manager Units amp Guides Updates Web Capture Preferences Color Setup S
48. he color boxes filled d Scan the Test Sheet with the Calibration Chart a Realign your Test Sheet and Calibration Chart making sure the colors correspond b Make sure the Test Sheet has been printed properly Adjust your Test Sheet position downwards making sure the color boxes on the Test Sheet and Calibration Chart are aligned Adjust your Test Sheet position upwards making sure the color boxes on the Test Sheet and Calibration Chart are aligned Adjust your Test Sheet position rightwards making sure the color boxes on the Test Sheet and Calibration Chart are aligned Adjust your Test Sheet position leftwards making sure the color boxes on the Test Sheet and Calibration Chart are aligned Adjust the scan area from scanner and the scanner s application to make sure the whole composite sheet is properly scanned In the scan preview adjust your scan area such that the whole composite sheet is scanned without excess white spaces at the edges FOCOLTONERES Scan Composite Sheet Module cont Error Message Unable to extract image from the scanned image Please re scan Calibration Chart and Test Sheet composite Unable to detect the arrow on the top left corner of Calibration Chart The Problem Your scanned image size or resolution is incorrect This only occurs in Manual Mode when you scan the image manually This only appears in Manual mode It happens when you click the Anal
49. ic functions to adjust colors for calibration for most users Via wi ICC Profile wi Output Curve 2 Select ICC Profile and or Output Curve for color compensation method You must select at least one output method e ICC Profile color compensation through the ICC profile e Output Curve color compensation through the output curve in Adobe Photoshop Application of the ICC Profile and Output Curve is described in Chapter 7 Step 5 4 Color Output Verification Color Output Verification The user can select both or either chart s M NCC Chart M Comparison Chart to display the printer s color output for verification purposes These charts are shown under Chapter 6 Step 5 Verifying Color Output e NCC Chart Negative Color Comparison chart which shows the CMYK color curve for the current calibration cycle e Comparison Chart shows CMYK color curves between the first and current calibration cycles for easy comparison and only shows up from cycle 2 onwards Step 5 5 Calibration Information Calibration Information Name KIKUZE Solutions Pte Ltd Date of First Use 1 Aug 2005 Chart Serial No Ol 23456 7890 Setting Printerl Gloss300 01036 Step 5 6 Save Changes Name input user name Date of First Use only to be input once on the date of first use Chart Serial No input serial number printed on the Focoltone Calibration Chart Setting the setting used for each calibration
50. ies when it comes to ensuring accurate color production From input to output there will always be inherent conflicts relating to color printing e Soft proof is not hard proof Referring color on an RGB monitor is not reliable e WYSIWYG What You See Isn t What You Get What is seen on the monitor is never what is produced on a CMYK print e Scanners garbage in garbage out Image output quality is only as good as its input quality e Different color output The same image printed on different printers appears different e Inconsistent color output Color toner is notoriously unstable Toner based color copiers and printers settings and color characteristics are subject to instabilities brought about by environmental factors like temperature and humidity and mechanical factors like toner variations and machine drift e Color confidence There is as yet no assurance or means of verification after a color calibration exercise is completed There are numerous one off ways to calibrate devices but the environment in which a printer operates constantly fluctuates There is currently no way to ensure color consistency from day to day e Knowledge and expertise Accurately manipulating color settings requires lots of experience and knowledge 2 2 Color Profiles ICC profiles are a universal color language operating across all devices dealing with color on a digital level They are aimed to enable accurate color communication
51. is not aligned d The Calibration Chart was scanned without the Test Sheet Solving It Always make sure the two sheets are properly aligned and adhered with the blu tack a Ensure that the scan area covers the four corner reference points on the Calibration Chart b Make sure you positioned the composite precisely The composite should be aligned with the scanning surface size guides There should not be excess white space at any of the edges of the scanned image Make sure the corner reference points are within the scanned image c Adjust the exposure or brightness of your scanning tool to capture colors accurately d Scan the Test Sheet with the Calibration Chart Make sure the scanned image file scannedsht lt cyclenumber gt tif is saved in the DATA directory of the ICCS program files If it was saved elsewhere please move it to the DATA directory Ensure that the file name format scannedsht lt cyclenumber gt tif is correct a Make sure your Test Sheet has been properly printed with all the color boxes filled b Re scan the composite c Realign your Test Sheet with the Calibration Chart Make sure this is properly done d Scan the Test Sheet with the Calibration Chart Unable to detect most of the colors Please readjust Different Colors appear on Top and Bottom Please realign The Test Sheet has been moved up too much Please realign The Test Sheet has been moved down too
52. isual color TT EE P FT ee p ee a If you are satisfied with the color output a TT i of the Test Sheet you can quit the ICCS program now Go to Step 6 BETES 55 55 5 BE 1 Quit Focoltone ICCS directly Er i I b Ifyou are not satisfied with the color output EO Sum n j of the Test Sheet continue as per below mo acai di 3 Place these two sheets facedown on the AT ant und scanner surface T 4 Ensure that the Focoltone Calibration Chart is between the scanner surface and the Test Sheet Photoshop file Edit mage Layer Select Filter View Window Help amp Tue PM 04 16 Focoltone Intelligent Color Calibration System V2 1 Setup Help gt Printer PNB00047 1100 Print Setting Printer1 Gloss300 01 Scanner Scanjet ICC Profile U S Sheetfed Uncoated v2 p Calibration gt ml A a Print Test Scan Composite Analyze Color Adjust Color Verify Color Sheet eet Characteristics Output Apply Printing is done Please click Scan Composite Sheet button Photoshop File Edit Image Layer Select Filter View Window Help SORE scannedsht1 tif 16 7 CMYK CALIBRATION CHART ud Vw Ve Vw Var Var V Ver V V sai f d SUR 7 Be Dn Step 3 Analyze Color Characteristics Adjust Color and Verify Colo
53. ms at www focoltone com Macintosh Computer e Power PC G3 or above processor e Mac OS versions 10 x onwards e 350MB available RAM e 200MB available hard disk space e SVGA 1024 x 768 or above with millions of colors e CD ROM drive e Adobe Photoshop 7 or above 1 5 Minimum Printer Requirements 1 6 Minimum Scanner Requirements Windows Computer e Pentium Ill or above processor e Microsoft Windows 2000 XP e 256MB available RAM e 200MB available hard disk space e SVGA 1024 x 768 or above with true color e CD ROM drive e Adobe Photoshop 7 or above To achieve consistently good results from Focoltone ICCS e Your printer must be a high end digital color output machine e Your printer must be in good working condition e Your printer must be well maintained e Your printer s basic CMYK output must be of a good density e Your printer must carry sufficient color ink or toner for good print output e Your printer must have a Postscript driver level 2 and above e Your printer must support ICC profiles If you are unsure of your printer s condition please check with the printer manufacturer A scanner is required for the system to perform e Minimum 24 bit e 300dpi scan capability 3 4 CHAPTER 2 ABOUT COLOR MANAGEMENT 2 1 The Color Standardization Situation In general color standardization means ensuring that color is processed consistently throughout the entire color reproduction process Color c
54. n Code Found with installation CD For trial users see download instructions Registration Key obtainable immediately via email by registering your software copy at www focoltone com register html Registration Key Printer s default ICC profile or system s ICC profile from printer driver installation CD or system s color management folder e g WINNT system32 spool drivers color in Windows or System Library ColorSync Profiles in Macintosh If possible try to increase the memory usage of Photoshop Please visit the following web links for details Setting scratch disks and adjusting image cache Win www adobe com support techdocs 3 18243 html e Allocating more memory to Photoshop Mac www adobe com support techdocs 3 7280 html For Mac OS ONLY See Point 5 above for input e Set Photoshop s working profile the same as ICC profile the input ICC profile Select Photoshop gt Color Settings under Working Spaces click on the CYMK drop down list to select the input ICC profile If the ICC profile is not in the list select Load CMYK to find it After that please disable all the Color Management Policies Make sure the scanner s plug in driver is placed under Import Export folder in Photoshop s Plug ins folder 3 2 Installation on a Macintosh Computer e Before you run the installation close all other programs e Insert the Focoltone ICCS Installation CD into the CD ROM drive
55. n choose between the following two options a Print a second Test Sheet to compare the adjusted colors against the reference Focoltone Calibration Chart visually Go to Step 6 if you choose this option b Apply the calibration result directly Go to Step 7 if you choose this option Proceed as per Step 4 Reprint Test Sheet under Chapter 5 Proceed as per Step 5 Apply Calibrated Result under Chapter 5 Click Close to quit the program after calibration You can now apply the ICC Profile or the Output Curve to your color printer to achieve Color OK for the most demanding and exacting color print jobs See Chapter 7 for instructions on applying the ICC Profile and Output Curve saved in the DATA directory of the ICCS program files in your color reproduction workflow CHAPTER 7 APPLYING FOCOLTONE ICCS CALIBRATION RESULTS Depending on your workflow you can apply the results of the Focoltone ICCS calibration on an application or RIP level Applying the ICC Profile This chapter lays out instructions on applying the ICC Profile generated by Focoltone ICCS for both Application and RIP level However steps may vary between different versions of the same application It is best to refer to the user manual of your specific application and its respective methodology for applying the ICC Profile Applying the Output Curve For application of the Output Curve generated by Focoltone ICCS in Adobe Photoshop please refer to
56. n tell the difference between two colors qualitatively The advantage of this comparison is that it provides information on how the color is perceived which arguably is the only thing that really matters The disadvantage is however that it relies on the option of an observer and may well result in disagreement between observers All the above conflicts result in the challenge of achieving accurate color output There is simply no guarantee that the color output of a color reproduction system necessarily achieves the correct color effect To address this challenge Focoltone developed its Intelligent Color Calibration System ICCS to provide a practical repeatable and reliable solution for color print standardization The Focoltone color standardization methodology extends beyond traditional color calibration to include color verification This methodology can be easily applied to a distributed printing environment to enable color consistency from different printers The system was developed based on the patented Focoltone Color System and Focoltone Digital It incorporates advanced Artificial Intelligence techniques to augment negative color comparison thereby providing a novel means of bridging the gap between objective and subjective color comparison in order to bring the variance of printed colors to an exceptionally low variance level 2 5 How Focoltone ICCS Works ee FOCULTONEES ot Standardiz CALIBRATION CHART
57. olid mid tone ste F shadow and gray colors These colors are specially n umet by sanere paiar S808 ENTO 8088 ONS SH 8 SOO ONMO SE O OOS ON 8 HO 8 S888 SNNN Sees SEDA FCs 1006 VS 881 rcs 1000 PCS 1088 VES 104 PES 1088 SCS vite Fes 1000 PC 1908 FCS 1008 FCS He VES il rcs 12 ETOT rcs 108 printed single solid and mid tone colors for greater accuracy in normal printing Most other color TT TT Te Se el AW EEPE CEU GI COMON ro r AO A o management tools measure using single colors and solid colors these are not the most common colors F j i 5 PES 1990 ech 2368 PCOS 2204 PES 2388 FEE 1308 Fres mer scs 2308 feos nn ra GEI ue ran GEL raams res nie in Ha r ee BER 104 ne eco eee cme r ee cm fae ram m ror cone one ci foo pr r 7 nm rcs one Dos st rcs an Cs 406 rcs ee PCs 4068 OCS athe res ey OCS one rcs PCS aw VES 185 nos na scs mis res 108 1 Hr ne et H used in printing though The bulk of problems come t from printing mid tone colors when one or more jinnfnni innfri a 151 sn det funk of the four process colors do not show the correct 2 6 Color OK by Focoltone Raising the Standards of Color Production values By stretching the zero color value of the Calibration Chart across a wide range of commonly used CMYK colors a Focoltone ICCS calibrated printer achieves color accuracy across a large spectrum of colors The Focoltone Calibration Chart acts as an easy to us
58. one You need to then save the scanned image as scannedshtx tif in the DATA directory of the ICCS program files where the x must correspond to the cycle number If x does not correspond to the cycle number the program will be unable to analyze your scanned Test Sheet scannedshtx tif scannedsht lt cyclenumber gt tif Click on Analyze Color Characteristics The Focoltone ICCS software extracts the color data from the scanned composite image scannedshtx tif and conducts a negative color comparison by detecting color differences between the Test Sheet and the target Calibration Chart 2 You may get this message This message indicates that the colors on the Test Sheet are weak You are advised to adjust the colors on your printer to print colors in a higher density You may adjust this manually on the printer or through your printer software Click OK to continue You will see this message in the Status Bar Color characteristics analysis completed Please click next button Click the Adjust Color button 2 You will see this message Color adjustment is done Using predefined fuzzy logic and the data obtained from the negative color comparison Focoltone ICCS calculates the adjustments required for the contaminated colors on the Test Sheet to match the target referenced colors on the Calibration Chart The program then compensates for the differences by means of a new IC
59. opiers printers and professional press systems create color images by combining colorants such as pigments or dyes in response to image data For example conventional color systems produce an image by combining cyan magenta yellow and black CMYK colorants The same CMYK image data printed using different color reproduction systems will produce images with different color characteristics The different color characteristics are due to the different absorption spectra of the colorants different amounts densities of the colorants and different mixing characteristics trapping of the colorants The main causes of differences in color characteristics include temperature changes humidity changes changes in paper changes in toner ink and usage etc There is no printer that can reproduce color perfectly With the emergence of open publishing systems based on a standard computing platform color communication between different devices is getting more complex Since the mid 1990s a number of color management products have been introduced in the market However none of them have achieved any real market success Many current solutions on the market have claimed to solve the problem of color calibration and standardization But none has come close to providing an actual practical solution As of now there is no perfect color printing device and no perfect working solution Every user of a digital color printer experiences the same set of difficult
60. or G Info ICCS Options Mode Automatic O Manual Input amp Output Setup Printer PNB00047 1100 Pr 18 Scanner Scanjet H Input ICC Profile System Library Appli E Color Adjustment Setup v Help v O Advance Normal Printer PNB00047_1100_Print Vi a Scanner Scanjet A ICC Profile wv Output Curve Color Output Verification Calibration Information y a gt ya M NCC Chart wv Comparison Chart Name KiKUZE Solutions Pre Ltd Print Test Scan Composite Date of First Use 1 Aug 2005 Chart Serial No 01 23456 7890 Setting Printer1 Gloss300 01030 Please click a button to co save Step 5 1 Select Mode Mode f Automatic O Manual Step 5 2 Input amp Output Setup Input amp Output Setup Printer PNBO0047 1100 Pr HH J Scanner Scanjet H Input ICC Profile System Library Appli E Important User MUST specify Options before starting a color calibration cycle to ensure a correct calibration process and results Click Setup gt Options to show the ICCS Options dialog box Select Automatic or Manual mode Automatic brings you through the calibration process step by step Manual enables you to skip or repeat certain steps while doing the color calibration Expert us
61. program for the first time you will be prompted for the Registration Key You will need to first register online at www focoltone com register html for the Registration Key to be emailed to you You must enter the Registration Key to access the Focoltone ICCS program Enter the Registration Key 2 Click Close 19 Step 4 Focoltone ICCS User Interface Photoshop leg Edit Image Layer Select Filter View Window Help 4 Tue PM 03 51 ey gape Feather O px Anti aliased Style Normal W wietn Height Navigator el JE Color Focoltone Intelligent Color Calibration System V2 1 Suez 0 pel SD AND l SUR NA Setting Printer Paper DDMMYYYY ICC Profile Calibratio MOL SESSSENEN Layers Normal gt y r D I i gt E gt EG Print Test Scan Composite Analyze Color Adjust Color Verify Color Apply Sheet Sheet Characteristics utput Please click Print Test Sheet button to start Focoltone ICCS user interface contains six main buttons They are Print Test Sheet Scan Composite Sheet Analyze Color Characteristics Adjust Color Verify Color Output and Apply Each button is a process you need to go through the process from left to right for a complete color calibration cycle Th
62. r Output J Photoshop File Edit Image Layer Select Filter View Window Help E MN ou ANGI a PIE a je Focoltone Intelligent Color Calibration System V2 1 Setup v Help v Printer PNB00047_1100_Print Setting Printer1_Gloss300_01 Scanner Scanjet ICC Profile U S Sheetfed Uncoated v2 Hep fone Print Test Scan Composite Analyze Color Adjust Color Verify Color Apply Sheet Sheet Characteristics File scan Tue Aug 16 2005 4 21 24 PM 1 Validation is done Click Analyze Color Characteristics button 5 Also check that the arrow on the Focoltone Calibration Chart rests on the reference point on the scanner 6 Click Scan Composite Sheet button 7 This will launch your scanner program pre defined under Scan Software in ICCS Options 8 Scan the Composite Sheet at 300dpi resolution and image scan size of A4 or Letter 9 A correctly scanned image of the composite sheets looks like this 10 You will get this message in the Status Bar Validation is done Click Analyze Color Characteristics button The scanned image is automatically saved as scannedshtx tif inside the DATA directory of the ICCS program where x in the file name must correspond to the cycle number scannedshtx tif scannedsht lt cyclenumber gt tif The scan allows information on the printer s color outp
63. se Black Point Compensation 33 7 12 Adobe Illustrator CS on Macintosh OS 10 2 Color Settings Working Spaces m Settings Custom 4 M Advanced Mode een Cancel RGB Adobe RGB 1998 Hj CMYK U S Web Coated SWOP v2 T m Color Management Policies RGB Off CMYK Off zs Profile Mismatches M Ask When Opening TS eS Ask When Pasting Missing Profiles Ask When Opening m Conversion Options Engine Adobe ACE 4 Intent Perceptual A v Use Black Point Compensation Description Load X Save Print Print Preset Custom Printer HL 4200CN PPD Default Brother HL 4000CN PS Color Management Source Space Untagged CMYK m Print Space Profile PHL4200_Plain600_1 Intent Perceptual EE Page Setup Printer Save Preset Cancel EE Print Done Color Settings v Enable Color Management Settings Custom v Advanced Mode Working Spaces TET PLoad ancel X X f X Save RGB Adobe RGB 1998 CMYK U S Web Coated SWOP v2 Color Management Policies RGB Off CMYK Off mme mn ee e HE ee Profile Mismatches v Ask When Opening Ask When Pasting Missing Profiles Ask When Opening Conversion Options Engine
64. sert the Focoltone Installation CD into the CD ROM drive e Open the win folder e Run Setup exe directly from the Installation CD l Click Next 15 Step 2 Accept Software License Agreement oe 2 Click Yes if you accept the License License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully px 1 Er Agreement Step 3 Enter User Information EEE 3 Enter user name and company name Enter your registration information El p 4 Enter the Install ation Code which is provided with the Installation CD 5 Click Next ETR E 6 Click Next to accept this default folder Select folder where Setup will install files p that will be automatically created in your system 7 To install to a different folder click Browse and select another folder Then click Next to proceed 8 Select the version of Adobe Photoshop that is currently installed in your computer 9 Please choose the closest version if the version number is not in the list E g choose Adobe Photoshop 7 0 if you have version 7 01 Step 6 Choose Plug In Location This section is extremely important Focoltone ICCS 2 1 Setup x 0 This step will only appear when the setup Choose Plug In Location D could not detect Adobe Photoshop s Setup will install Shortcut to ICCS Plug In in Adobe Photoshop s Plug Ins folder Plug Ins folder in the system Please click Browse and selec
65. ss Fes 1087 r FCS 1009 lt 3 108 rcs iat FCS 162 awn rcs 108 i 1 Pret OTT by s a y O UUTE Saatans Pa Lad Copies on papar Mn eteren ete are ut fnnjnni inn Gor funfuni junjaunj Figure 4 Composite Scan of the Test Sheet and Calibration Chart ICCS extracts color data from the scanned image of the Test Sheet of colors and Calibration Chart performing a compare and contrast negative comparison analysis of the Test Sheet and Calibration Chart to determine the printer s color variance levels The Test Sheet data tells the program how a printer is processing and producing the color data sent to it while the Calibration Chart tells the program what the color data should be When the Test Sheet is scanned together with the Focoltone Calibration Chart the colors on the Chart are defined as zero The program picks up differences in the Test Sheet colors and converts these into numeric values Fig 5 Using this data the ICCS program refines the printer s ICC profile to bring it closer to accurate CMYK output Fig 6 Serial No Regnier a vwafnsihmeson tr wpgretes miai toron Focoltone Calibration Chart The Focoltone Calibration Chart is printed on offset FOCOLTONERS CALIBRATION CHART process color printing presses Every piece passes PEEL through a stringent quality check lt a at paan apd sA Copies on paper Mien amet mete eu are amp The chart carries CMYK single s
66. t Adobe Photoshop s Plug Ins folder in pour system For example C Program Files 4dobe Photoshop Plug Ins I Please click Browse and select Adobe Photoshop s Plug Ins folder in your system er eT e g C Program Files Adobe Photoshop7 0 Installshield VPI ug NS 12 If your system does not have Adobe Photoshop you can either a install the shortcut in the default folder and replace it later when you have installed Adobe Photoshop or b quit the installation install Adobe Photoshop first and then install Focoltone ICCS 13 Click Next when done Step 7 Select Setup Type Focoltone ICS v2 1 Setup x 14 Select the type of setup you prefer Tete Setup Type lo bal Typical is recommended and click Next Click the type of Setup you prefer then click Next ogram will be installed with the most common options Recommended for Typical Pr most users Compact Program will be installed with minimum required options Custom You may choose the options you want to install Recommended for advanced user InstallShield lt Back Cancel Step 8 Select Program Folder Focoltone ICCS 2 1 Setup x pea cee be 15 Type or highlight the folder name you want Please select a program folder 16 Click Next to continue Setup will add program icons to the Program Folder listed below You may type a new folder name or select one from the existing folders list Click Next
67. the Analyze Color Characteristics and Color Adjustment buttons Solving It Relaunch Focoltone ICCS Relaunch Focoltone ICCS Please contact Focoltone ICCS Technical Support at support focoltone com if you require further assistance NOTES is a trademark of KIKUZE KiKUZE SOLUTIONS PTE LTD 6 Aljunied Ave 3 01 02 Singapore 389932 Tel 65 6746 8765 Fax 65 6746 2550 Email info kikuze com info focoltone com Web www kikuze com www focoltone com Copyright O 1996 2005 KiKUZE Solutions Pte Ltd Focoltone Intelligent Color Calibration System ICCS is the property of KiKUZE Solutions Pte Ltd and is covered by existing and pending patents The software program Calibration Chart Test Sheet and design are the exclusive property of KiKUZE Solutions Pte Ltd Copies on paper film electronic forms etc are strictly prohibited without written permission The name KiKUZE and the KiKUZE logo the name Focoltone and Focoltone logo and the name Color OK and the Color OK Logo are trademarks of KiKUZE Solutions Pte Ltd Singapore All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners and their use in this document is acknowledged and recognized All specifications are correct at time of printing It remains the right of KIKUZE Solutions Pte Ltd to change the specifications at any time in line with our policy of continuous product development All rights reserved September 2005
68. two different colors will still see each of them differently But they will see the difference between the two colors with about the same degree of accuracy What is important here is that individuals experience identical levels of difference when looking at colors Comparison Figure Negative Color Comparison Negative color comparison takes advantage of the human eye s appreciation of color and merges this appreciation with precise color data values Using negative color comparison Focoltone ICCS detects the color differences between a printer s color output against a target color level and subsequently refines a printer s ICC profile to one matching that color standard Focoltone Intelligent Color Calibration Technology The enabling technology of Focoltone ICCS was developed based on advanced Artificial Intelligence It provides a novel method for comparing printed colors against reference colors to assess and correct printer color characteristics 7 8 To begin a user prints out a Focoltone designed Test Sheet of colors Fig 2 and compares it against the Focoltone Calibration Chart Fig 3 He then scans a composite Fig 4 of the Test Sheet and the Focoltone Calibration Chart o FOCOLTONER Test Information aa hp B D EBE Bah gt B NN NNN my BD CU Vecsmenet Cater Catenion Syuan OL i the ere Lad et i conn by Phe menne Cater Carmo Owns eee st RUE Paa La Bn dero neda gt G 9m 2000 KU
69. ut to be fed into the Focoltone ICCS calibration cycle for analysis and adjustments Click on Analyze Color Characteristics The Focoltone ICCS software extracts the color data from the scanned composite image scannedshtx tif and conducts a negative color comparison by detecting color differences between the Test Sheet and the target Calibration Chart Photoshop File Edit Image Layer Select Filter View Window Help Q Tue PM 04 45 It is detected that the setting for the Maximum CMYK Ink s are low Please increase them as follows Y 23 9 K 25 5 Gule ex ss AN A Setup w Help w Printer PNB00047 1100 Print Setting Printer1_Gloss300_01 Scanner Scanjet ICC Profile U S Sheetfed Uncoated v2 z Calibration val Li e eau Re m AG Print Test Scan Composite Analyze Color Adjust Color Verify Color Apply Sheet Characteristics O File scan Wed Jun 8 2005 10 56 24 AM Analyzing color characteristics now please wait Photoshop file Edit Image Layer Select Filter View Window Help 4 Wed 4 50PM Style Normal Ci mare Feather 0 px Anti aliased P Focoltone Intelligent Color Calibration System Version 2 1 Color Output Normal
70. verall Click Verify Color Output button 2 If you had selected both the NCC Chart and Comparison Chart in your settings for color output verification the program will show the NCC Chart first There are six ways to view the Negative Color Comparison Chart Overall shows the average of individual CMYK values Show All shows all CMYK color curves with individual values Cyan shows single color curve of Cyan values Magenta shows single color curve of Magenta values Yellow shows single color curve of Yellow values Black shows single color curve of Black values 3 The Comparison Chart will automatically pop up after you close the NCC Chart NOTE The Comparison Chart is only available for calibration cycle 2 and above This chart is meant to display CMYK color curves between the first and current calibration cycles for easy comparison There are four ways to view the Comparison Chart Overall shows the average of CMYK color curve values between two calibration cycles Show All shows CMYK color curves of the first and current calibration cycles Before Calibration single color curve of the first calibration cycle After Calibration single color curve of current calibration cycle 3 Step 6 Reprint Test Sheet Step 7 Apply Calibrated Result Step 8 Quit Focoltone ICCS 4 Close the Comparison Chart when you have completed your color verification 5 At this point you ca
71. yze Color Characteristics button after seeing the error message on scanned image The arrow on the top left corner of Calibration Chart was not scanned Analyze Color Characteristics Module Error Message It is detected that the setting for the Maximum CMYK Ink s are low Please increase them as follows Color characteristics analysis failed Failed to open a scanned image file Color Adjustment Module Error Message Failed to copy the raw average data file ClrChartRawAvgData dat Failed to copy the raw CMYK data file ClrChartRawCMYKData dat Color adjustment failed Failed to write to the Transfer Function Curve file The Problem The printed colors especially for 100 ink concentration color values on the Test Sheet are weak The intermediate file for Color Characteristics Analysis could not be found Unable to open the scanned composite image file of the Test Sheet and Calibration Chart The Problem e Unable to copy the raw average data file e The raw average data file is not in the DATA directory e Unable to copy the raw CMYK data file e The raw CMYK data file is not in the DATA directory The color adjustment process failed Unable to generate a new Transfer Function Curve file Solving It Make sure your image is scanned at a 300dpi resolution and the resultant image is an A4 or Letter sized scan Make sure your composite scan is properly done and correctly named
72. ze Color Characteristics Photoshop File Edit Image Layer Select Filter View Window Help dq Tue PM 04 45 nti aliased hie i It is detected that the setting for the Maximum CMYK Ink s are low Please increase them as follows Y 23 9 K 25 5 SENG Far 2 AND f l Setup w Help vi Printer PNB00047 1100 Print Setting Printer1 Gloss300 01 Scanner Scanjet ICC Profile U S Sheetfed Uncoated v2 apa ok Bi o A B E E Print Test Scan Composite Analyze Color Adjust Color Verify Color Sheet Sheet Characteristics Output File scan Wed Jun 8 2005 10 56 24 AM Analyzing color characteristics now please wait Step 4 Adjust Color Photoshop File Edit Image Layer Select Filter View Window Help Tr 4 Tue PM 04 46 E Ded S SEE a s Cc hast hall ees GEN Focoltone Intelligent Color Calibration System V2 1 Setup w Help v Su Printer PNB00047 1100 Print Setting Printer1 Gloss300 01 Scanner ScanJet ICC Profile U S Sheetfed Uncoated v2 jeg oo L Z JA E 2 3 Print Test Scan Composite Analyze Color Adjust Color Verify Color Sheet Sheet Characteristics Output Color adjustment is d

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