You can add measurements of spot inks to a device condition to calibrate the tonal response of those spot inks.
- Add the spot inks you wish to measure to the device condition.
- Create a tint ramp chart that contains the spot inks you wish to measure, and print.
- Click the Measurements icon
- In the Measurements dialog box, click the Measurements tab.
- Below the Active Measurement area, click View.
- Define the tints in the spot ink ramp you wish to measure:
- Click Tint Set.
- If the tint set of your tint ramp doesn't appear in the table, click the Add icon
- Select Spot, then select the spot ink you wish to measure from the Spot ink list.
- To measure a spot color ramp with a connected i1Pro device:
- Click Measure and follow the wizard steps.
- Click OK to close measurement.
- To enter Spot Color Tone Value (SCTV) values from a document or device not connected to ColorFlow:
- Select Tonal Response Metric: Spot Color Tone Value
- Double-click in the SCTV column of the table and type the measured SCTV value corresponding to the Tint In value.
- Key <enter> to enter the next value.
- Select another spot ink from the list, or Click OK to close measurement.
- To enter Effective Dot Area (EDA) or TVI values from a document or device not connected to ColorFlow:
- Select Tonal Response Metric: Murray-Davies Effect Dot Area
- For TVI entry, click the Tone Value Increase View icon .
- Double-click in the EDA or TVI column of the table and type the measured EDA or TVI value corresponding to the Tint In value.
- Key <enter> to enter the next value.
- Select another spot ink from the list, or Click OK to close measurement.