Color Management and Your Workflow
Problem in Matching Colors > THE RESULTS Wasted Time and Money Frustration
Color Managed > THE RESULTS Save Time Money and Paper Get Great Prints Every Time
The Cost of Wasted Media and Time PRINTING COST ANALYSIS Price per Cartridge UltraChrome Ink Cartridge for Epson Stylus Photo 2200 Printer 8.5x11 Legion Somerset Photo Enhanced/Velvet 8.5x11.25 Full Set of Cartridges / Box of Paper 8.5x11 Prints Ink / Paper Price Per Print $10.50 $73.50 25 2.94 40.95 50 $0.82 Price Per Print $3.76 MEDIA COST SAVINGS WITH COLOR MANAGEMENT Price Per Image Prints to Correct Version 3 $11.28 Price Per Image Prints to Correct Version 1 $3.76 Savings Per Image $7.52 Savings For 100 $751.80
Color Managed SAVE BIG BUCKS!
Problem in Matching Colors > WHY? Reproduction on monitors is very different from reproduction on prints
Reproducing Color - Additive
Reproducing Color - Subtractive
The Problem
Color Management Hardware, Software, and Methodology to Control and Adjust Color in an Imaging System. Swatch Sample Systems Closed-Loop Systems Open Architecture - Desktop Publishing
Digital Color Management Help get the most out of your digital system from monitor to scanner to printer Calibration Bring a device to a optimal repeatable state Characterization A description of the color capabilities or limits of a device or process ICC Profile Standard format for a characterization devised the International Color Consortium
Digital Color Management ICC profiling on your system can bring you to a professional level of color management
Profile Connection Space (PCS) Lab The Color Translator
Lab L = Lightness a = Red / Green b =Yellow / Blue
Building Custom ICC Profiles Monitor Calibration & Characterization Brightness Gamma 1.8 2.2 White Point / Color Temperature 5000 K 6500 K Colorimeter MonacoOPTIX XR
Color Temperature
Building Custom ICC Profiles Monitor Calibration & Characterization Brightness Gamma 1.8 2.2 White Point / Color Temperature 5000 K 6500 K Colorimeter MonacoOPTIX XR
MonacoOPTIX XR Colorimeter For CRT and LCD color displays Incorporates multiple optical paths per channel provides optimum averaging of pixels per pitch Contains precision colorimetric filters Built to simulate human vision Produces accuracy within 0.003 chromaticity error
Benefits Of Monitor Calibration Save time money and paper. Get great prints every time.
Monitor Profiling Demonstration
Building Custom Scanner Profiles Input Scanner - IT8 Target - Data File - Reflection & Transparency
Profiling Your Scanner A profiled scanner gives you color accuracy and repeatability with your images
Building Digital Camera Profiles Input GretagMacbeth ColorChecker and ColorChecker DC -Profiling camera and light source
Building Custom Output Profiles Get greater accuracy with any paper and ink combination from your hardware
Building Custom Output Profiles Output Printer, Paper, Ink, Toner, Photo Dyes, and Settings RGB CMYK Measurement Device Spectrophotometer - 30 -MonacoPROOF -MonacoPROFILER Scanner - 3 -MonacoEZcolor
MonacoOptix XR Features: Monitor profiling INTUITIVE wizard-like interface guides the user step--step through the process Mac and Windows platforms All current operating systems Comes with ColorWorks, utility to apply profiles
MonacoEZcolor Features: Monitor, Printer, Scanner (flatbed or film) profiling and an Output Profile Editor. All in ONE BOX! SCANNER-BASED solution for desktop inkjet and laser printers using Monaco IT8 reflective target INTUITIVE wizard-like interface guides the user step--step through the process Mac and Windows platforms All current operating systems Comes with ColorWorks, utility to apply profiles
Printer and Scanner Profiling Demonstration
Using Profiles in PhotoShop Assigning Scanner Profiles Does not change the values. Tells Photoshop what the values mean.
Using Profiles in PhotoShop Converting to a Profile Values change Scanner RGB -> Lab -> Adobe RGB (1998)
Working Color Spaces Monitor / Phosphor Gamut ColorMatch RGB srgb (Standard RGB ) Larger / Film Gamut AdobeRGB (1998) BruceRGB EktaSpaceRGB Wide Gamut ProPhoto RGB Wide Gamut RGB
Working Color Spaces Monitor / Phosphor Gamut ColorMatch RGB srgb (Standard RGB ) Larger / Film Gamut AdobeRGB (1998) BruceRGB EktaSpaceRGB Wide Gamut ProPhoto RGB Wide Gamut RGB
Converting to an Output Profile CMM - Color Management Module Software Engine that Performs Conversions
Converting to a Profile Rendering Intent Controls gamut compression from larger gamut to smaller gamut.
Rendering Intents Perceptual Out-of-Gamut colors brought into gamut In-Gamut Colors shifted in relation to out-of-gamut colors Overall appearance is perceptually similar Used for images
Rendering Intents Colorimetric Out-of-Gamut colors brought into gamut In-Gamut Colors maintain original appearance Relative -White is white -No Color Absolute -White is matched -With Color Used for spot colors and proofing
Rendering Intents Saturation Out-of-Gamut colors brought to gamut boundary In-Gamut Colors shifted toward gamut boundary Overall appearance is saturated and punchy Used for display or presentation graphics where color accuracy is not important
Using Profiles in PhotoShop Demonstration
The Bottom Line Investment in a color managed workflow SAVES TIME & MONEY
Cost Savings PRINTING COST ANALYSIS Price per Cartridge UltraChrome Ink Cartridge for Epson Stylus Photo 2200 Printer 8.5x11 Legion Somerset Photo Enhanced/Velvet 8.5x11.25 Full Set of Cartridges / Box of Paper 8.5x11 Prints Ink / Paper Price Per Print $10.50 $73.50 25 2.94 40.95 50 $0.82 Price Per Print $3.76 MEDIA COST SAVINGS WITH COLOR MANAGEMENT Price Per Image Prints to Correct Version 3 $11.28 Price Per Image Prints to Correct Version 1 $3.76 Savings Per Image $7.52 Savings For 100 $751.80
Color Management and Your Workflow