User's Manual

Introduction

the profile and what kind of profile it is: a proofer, press, monitor or scanner profile. It will also tell you

if the profile is referenced in a device link profile. Additionally, when using 'Color Strategies' the

database keeps track of conversion tables. It will tell you what kind of colormatch was used. In other

words, the CMS database provides an enormous amount of quality control. A database is built over

time. Over time, you will create a database of colours for every substrate/press condition

combinations that will help you to maximize production on the press.

So far, apart from the database, Color Kit looks like a traditional color management package.

Solution for special colors

A traditional color management system relies on colorimetric modeling only. The goal is to obtain a

color match between input, monitor, proof and printed output. But what about special colors? The

problem of special colors becomes dramatically complex when dealing with overprints between

specials, often used in packaging.

Multi-color profiles

Color Kit enables you to create multi-color profiles. These profiles can either be output profiles (for

proofing devices or digital presses that run more than 4 colors, e.g. HP Indigo) or press profiles.

Multi-color Press Profiles can be very handy when dealing with a standardized set of 6 or 7 inks. The

profile will help to convert legacy jobs into the press colorspace with InkWizard and will help to make

an accurate simulation of the press on the digital proofing system.

System solution for color management

Color Kit offers a solution for every step in the color workflow:

• Measuring profile charts: whether you choose to use IT8 charts or Esko charts for press or proofer

or you advance to the ink profiles, Color Kit will measure them for you.

• Generating profiles: Color Kit can deliver an Esko profile or an ICC profile.

• CMS: Color Kit also provides the CMS kernel which converts from one color space to another

(comparable to a CMM in an ICC environment), which is built into all Esko products mentioned

above.