[argyllcms] Re: Creating process calibration curves Was: Conversion omitting/locking device colorant

  • From: Roger <graxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: argyllcms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 01 Feb 2009 13:45:06 -0500

Hi Martin,

I agree 100% with the method. 

First fragen: have you tried the calculated calibration back on press? And
if so, what were the results? 

Second fragen: where did you get "3rd deg. poly. Regression"? In Argyll?
Where?

MfG / Roger Breton

 
> I thought I'd share a little session I had, using xicclu -kv, icclu
> and Gnumeric.
> 
> Calibration print run on sheet-fed offset press using linear printing
> plates.
> Within tolerances, match as much as possible to standard ISO 12647-2
> PT 1&2 (i.e. prim./sec. colors, dot gain)
> When dry create device profile from IT8.7/4 chart.
> 
> Then:
> 
> Target Lab at 25, 50 and 75 K:
> icclu -ff -ia -s100 ISOcoated_v2_eci.icc
> 0 0 0 25
> 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 25.000000 [CMYK] -> Lut -> 79.441962
> -0.140086 -1.997727 [Lab]
> 0 0 0 50
> 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 50.000000 [CMYK] -> Lut -> 61.806456
> -0.147246 -1.553618 [Lab]
> 0 0 0 75
> 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 75.000000 [CMYK] -> Lut -> 41.105493
> -0.065598 -0.707456 [Lab]
> 
> Target CMY from target Lab:
> xicclu -kv -ia -fif ISOcoated_v2_eci.icc
> 79.441962 -0.140086 -1.997727
> 79.441962 -0.140086 -1.997727 [Lab] -> Lut -> 0.221580 0.155773
> 0.166181 0.000000 [CMYK]
> 61.806456 -0.147246 -1.553618
> 61.806456 -0.147246 -1.553618 [Lab] -> Lut -> 0.454712 0.353944
> 0.356616 0.000000 [CMYK]
> 41.105493 -0.065598 -0.707456
> 41.105493 -0.065598 -0.707456 [Lab] -> Lut -> 0.720534 0.621456
> 0.619903 0.000000 [CMYK]
> 
> Device CMY needed to meet target Lab:
> xicclu -kv -ia -fif Device_Profile.icc
> 79.441962 -0.140086 -1.997727
> 79.441962 -0.140086 -1.997727 [Lab] -> Lut -> 0.183225 0.121471
> 0.145808 0.000000 [CMYK]
> 61.806456 -0.147246 -1.553618
> 61.806456 -0.147246 -1.553618 [Lab] -> Lut -> 0.401252 0.306147
> 0.317546 0.000000 [CMYK]
> 41.105493 -0.065598 -0.707456
> 41.105493 -0.065598 -0.707456 [Lab] -> Lut -> 0.660704 0.547960
> 0.560626 0.000000 [CMYK]
> 
> Device K needed to meet L* of target K (iterative user input):
> icclu -ff -ia -s100 Device_Profile.icc
> 0 0 0 21
> 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 21.000000 [CMYK] -> Lut -> 79.440394
> 0.905778 -3.496105 [Lab]
> 0 0 0 43.5
> 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 43.500000 [CMYK] -> Lut -> 61.842308
> 0.630904 -2.312832 [Lab]
> 0 0 0 66.8
> 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 66.800000 [CMYK] -> Lut -> 41.070386
> 0.519650 -0.627445 [Lab]
> 
> CtP input/output needed:
> Cyan
> 0     0
> 22,158        18,3225
> 45,4712       40,1252
> 72,0534       66,0704
> 100   100
> 
> Magenta
> 0     0
> 15,5773       12,1471
> 35,3944       30,6147
> 62,1456       54,796
> 100   100
> 
> Yellow
> 0     0
> 16,6181       14,5808
> 35,6616       31,7546
> 61,9903       56,0626
> 100   100
> 
> Black
> 0     0
> 25    21
> 50    43,5
> 75    66,8
> 100   100
> 
> Using data above and 3rd deg. poly. regression to calc full range of
> smoothed CtP input/output tone values:
> %     C       M       Y       K
> 0     0       0       0       0
> 5     4,2     4,1     4,5     4,6
> 10    8,4     8,3     9,0     9,0
> 15    12,6    12,4    13,4    13,2
> 20    16,9    16,6    17,8    17,4
> 25    21,2    20,8    22,1    21,6
> 30    25,6    25,1    26,5    25,7
> 35    30,0    29,5    30,9    29,8
> 40    34,5    33,9    35,4    34,0
> 45    39,1    38,5    39,9    38,3
> 50    43,9    43,2    44,6    42,6
> 55    48,7    48,0    49,3    47,2
> 60    53,7    52,9    54,2    51,9
> 65    58,9    58,1    59,2    56,8
> 70    64,2    63,4    64,4    61,9
> 75    69,6    68,9    69,7    67,4
> 80    75,3    74,6    75,3    73,1
> 85    81,1    80,6    81,1    79,2
> 90    87,2    86,8    87,1    85,7
> 95    93,4    93,2    93,4    92,5
> 100   100     100     100     100
> 
> Any thoughts about the process?
> 
> Martin Weberg



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