[argyllcms] Re: Calibration and profiling of wide format solvent printer

  • From: Nikolay Pokhilchenko <nikolay_po@xxxxxxx>
  • To: argyllcms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2014 12:45:05 +0400

 6 Feb. 2014, 0:16 +01:00 mbielowicz wrote:
>Let there be a workflow (without native calibration capabilities): Let it be!


>1. Creating PrinterA calibration file (with printcal) 
>2. Creating PrinterA preliminary profile with calibration (from step 1) 
>applied to it. If you're not involving RIP calibration capabilities you should 
>apply the calibration curves onto the profiling target image. So use printarg 
>parameter which include the calibration AND apply it on target image.


>3. Using PrinterA_preliminary.icm as targen -c parameter when creating main 
>profile. Yes. Just before that include the calbration into the profile by 
>applycal utility. Or check that the calibration was included in the profile 
>from *.ti3 file. I didn't remember how ArgyllCMS will do exactly, but the 
>calibration inside the preliminary profile is needed for targen to correct ink 
>limiting.


>4. Next step is printtarg.... do I have to specify -K or -I parameter with 
>calibration file from step 1? The same as I've wrote for step two. Include and 
>apply calibration with printtarg.

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