ICC

The next step is to print and read a series of swatches to generate an ICC profile.

Step 1: Choose the profile generator from the drop-down list. If you are using ONYX ProductionHouse to create your profiles the <ONYX Build Engine> is selected by default. Legacy users may also have Logo/Gretag as an option if purchased separately prior to version 7. This profiling workflow covers steps using the ONYX Build Engine.

Step 2: The default will automatically creates an ICC Profile Table. If you are creating multiple icc ouput files to R&D your setting, you can come back to this screen using the back button or access it by going to Edit Media. The next time you see this window you will want to rename the table with a sequential number to create a separate icc output file. Continue to Step 3.

Tech Note: If you are Using 3rd Party ICC Color Profiling Engines to create your ICC file, you must save the media at this point using the stop button at the bottom of the screen and use your other software package to generate the .icc/icm file.

Step 3: Print ICC Swatch.

1. Click > Print Swatch and select the color sampling device from the drop-down menu.
2. If you want to use the default options, Click > Print.

Note: To modify the default options before printing the swatches, click > Setup.

• The Settings Tab displays profile name. type and settings. You can review the Printer Options, but it is strongly recommended not to make any changes.
• The Measurement Device Tab allows you to Add, Remove, or Setup a devices number of readings per patch or connectivity.
• The Print Options Tab allows you change the orientation of the print, selected page size and print label.
• The Workflow Tab allows you to change delete and hold operations and archiving properties.
• The Options Tab allows you to select the desired Swatch Format. The default selection is Standard (994 swatches).
  • ONYX recommends using Ultra Accuracy with Linearization (2463 Patches) for a more accurate profile.
  • Enable the Scrambled Swatch selection to vary the patches. This is recommended to reduce printer inconsistencies and possible user error when reading in the measurements.

Note: The list of swatch formats matches the type of printer you are profiling. If you are profiling a CMYKOG Printer you must choose CMYKOG Patches and if you're profiling CMYKRGB Printer you must choose the CMYKRGB Patches.
Step 4: Read Swatches.

1. When the swatches are dry, click > Read Swatch to open the Build Profile - ICC Profile Table window.
2. Click > Read Swatch and follow the on-screen instructions for entering the data.
3. Click > OK to accept the readings. This will bring you back to the Build Profile - ICC Profile Table window.

If you want to build the profile using the default ICC Build Options , click > Build.

Optional Step - Importing and Exporting

1. This option allows you to reuse measurement data for building profiles with different ICC Build Options.
2. The file that is saved works when you are using the same patch set and initial media/mode options.
3. When you are done reading in your ICC swatches, click > Export to save the data to a .spec file.

Now that you've saved your measurement data you can continue building your profile with the default options or to modify the default ICC Build Options, click > Options before you click > Build.

When the profile has completed the build process all of the steps will have green check boxes and you can click > Next to continue.

Once you have built your profile, you can go to the next step - Print Final Test Image.

To create multiple profiles based on previous measurements:

After you have created a default ICC profile table, you can modify the build options by clicking on the <Back> button.

If you want to override the existing profile, you only need to change the build options and click > Build.

If you want to create a new Profile table, select the radio button 'Create a New ICC" and give the table a new name for example "ICC Profile Table 4".

1. Click > Print Swatch to allow the Read Swatch button to become active.
2. and set the same swatch options for number of patches etc.
3. Click > Read Swatch and this open a browse dialog for you to select your data file.
4. When the data has been imported into table, you can click > Options to change the build settings as desired.
5. When you have made your desired selections click > Build and continue with your test prints as normal.

Note: You can do a similar step when analyzing calibration data by adding a Density Text file device and exporting/importing the density text file (for verifying calibration data).

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