When you create a plate calibration curve, you are asked to first choose a combination of device type, plate type, screening, and plate line. The combination is considered as a plate setup. To determine the behavior of a plate setup, you must image a plate control strip (such as the Kodak Image Control Strip test image) on a plate, and measure the resulting dot area values on the plate. In ColorFlow, you set up a flexographic plate and plate curves the same way as you set up an offset press plate.

1. Click the Plate Curves tab.
2. In the Calibration Curves section, click the Add button .
3. Select the desired Device type.
4. In the Plate Types list, select the plate type for which you are creating this plate setup. 
   If you need to add a plate type to the list:
   1. Click the Edit button .
   2. Click the Add button .
   3. Enter the plate type. 
      A plate type can be used in many plate setups for the same device type.
5. In the Screening list, select the screening for which you are creating this plate setup. 
   If you need to add a screening value to the list:
   1. Click the Edit button  .
   2. Click the Add button  .
   3. Enter the new screening value.
      A screening value can be used in many plate setups. Screening values added here will be available everywhere the screening property for this device type appears.
6. In the Plate Line list, select the plate line for which you are creating this plate setup. 
   If you need to add a new plate line to the list:
   1. Click the Edit button  .
   2. Click the Add button  .
   3. Enter a name that describes your plate line.
       
7. Click OK.
8. Use your plate reader to measure the patches on the plate control strip. In the Data panel on the right, in the Measured Plate Response box, click the desired Tint In row and enter the measured plate response. 
9. To modify the Tint In value, click Tint Set and make your changes.
10. Click Apply.