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Color Management and Printer Linearization | 51
Relinearizing an Existing Printer Setup
Why you should relinearize? When environments are built for ColorBurst,
one of the most important things is linearization. A linearization file is the
curve that corrects for differences in chroma (a derivative of L*ab) at
different percentages. Over time (and on every different media) a printer will
drift from its original state. By relinearizing you are putting the printer back
into its original state. When you relinearize, you have made your
environment as accurate as the day it was made.
See the section for your operating system:
• “Linearizing in Mac OS X” below
• “Linearizing in Windows” on page 54
Linearizing in Mac OS X
1. Click the Ink & Color Settings button.
2. Click the
Linearization tab and then click the Print Linearization
Target
button.
3. Choose the target that corresponds to the spectrophotometer you are
using.
4. Click
OK to send the target file to the RIP List.
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