User's Manual
Contents
Introduction.......................................................................................................................... 4
About this manual ............................................................................................................................ 4
What is Color Kit? ............................................................................................................................ 4
Solution for special colors ................................................................................................................ 5
Multi-color profiles ............................................................................................................................ 5
System solution for color management............................................................................................5
Prerequisites........................................................................................................................ 6
Spectrophotometer .............................................................................................................. 7
Supported spectrophotometers........................................................................................................ 7
Connecting a spectrophotometer..................................................................................................... 7
Calibration of the spectrophotometer............................................................................................. 13
Working with filters ......................................................................................................................... 15
Using the profiles ........................................................................................................................... 29
Color Strategies ............................................................................................................................. 29
ICC profiles........................................................................................................................ 44
Definition of ICC profiles ................................................................................................................ 44
Notes on importing an ICC profile.................................................................................................. 44
Exporting to ICC profiles ................................................................................................................ 45
Notes on exporting to an ICC profile.............................................................................................. 46
Importing ICC profiles .................................................................................................................... 47
Viewing ICC profiles....................................................................................................................... 47
Dealing with Special colors................................................................................................ 48
How to create your own inks?........................................................................................................ 48
Info on inks..................................................................................................................................... 50
Export an ink book ......................................................................................................................... 50
Import an ink book.......................................................................................................................... 51
Proof an ink book ........................................................................................................................... 51
Tools.................................................................................................................................. 54
Links............................................................................................................................................... 54
Gamut View.................................................................................................................................... 56
Compare Inks................................................................................................................................. 58
Gamut Check ................................................................................................................................. 59
Average Profiles............................................................................................................................. 60
Preferences.................................................................................................................................... 62
Example of a workflow....................................................................................................... 65
Appendix, a closer look at the standard Color Strategies.................................................. 76