User manual

11 • Modifying an image
ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro
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• Location of extreme ink intensities: To find the points in the reproduction with the highest
intensities of the various colored inks (as opposed to the visually most saturated points), first
choose C, M, Y or K from the menu at the bottom of the feedback window (PC: click with the
right-hand mouse button to access this menu). Then click on the corresponding color field in
the Densitometer window (cyan for C, magenta for M, etc.).
• Saturation indicator: To see which pixels meet or exceed the saturation limit (they will be
shown in bright green), choose Clean Colors from the menu at the bottom of the feedback win-
dow (PC: click with the right-hand mouse button to access this menu). This function makes it
easy to obtain bright, clean colors if desired – or to check whether there are colors that are so
saturated that tone differentiation will be lost.
• Soft proofing: To view a simulation of the final printed output that takes the limitations of the
press into account, choose CMYK Feedback from the menu at the bottom of the feedback win-
dow (PC: click with the right-hand mouse button to access this menu).
• Focus plane: To view the focal plane in connection with manual setting of the A
utofocus point,
choose Focus from the menu at the bottom of the feedback window.
• Alternative color spaces: In order to make it easier to compare ColorQuartet’s values with
those from certain third-party programs and devices (densitometers, calibration devices,
etc.), the densitometer readings can be translated into several other color models. The LCH
read-out can be changed to Lab, XYZ or xyY by choosing the desired entry in the menu at the
top of the LCH section. Similarly, the RGB read-out can be changed to HLS or HSV.
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olor tools • Overview and work flow
Feedback window
Densitometer window