User's Manual

Deciding on a testchart

First of all you have to decide which test chart to use. A couple of parameters will decide which

parameters will decide which chart is best for you:

• The type of spectrophotometer you will be using to measure the testchart.

• The number of patches you want to measure (normal or high quality). The choice between normal

or high quality is not available for all spectrophotometers.

• Whether you want to make a multi-color press profile or just CMYK.

For profiling CMYK only, we recommend charts that include black overprints. This means that not

only overprints of C,M,Y will be measured, but also overprints of K. Try to use the highest possible

quality. Some spectrophotometers have normal and high-resolution charts

The following overview chart will help you decide for CMYK charts.

All these testcharts can be found on Esko\bg_data_cms_v010\r\tim

If you are making a press profile please pick one from the chart underneath.