Activity 10: Use a color setup to align a proofer with a press

Background

In this activity, you will add a proofer to an existing color setup. In the color setup, the PCO is a press that is aligned to an industry specification. The proofer becomes a Secondary Color Output (SCO). The SCO will be aligned to the PCO using a DeviceLink. With this DeviceLink, the proofs will simulate the color that you print from the offset press.

Tasks

Goal
Add an SCO—an inkjet proofer— to a color setup that you created in a previous activity with a press defined as the PCO.

Task 1: Add an SCO to a color setup that already has a PCO defined

1. In ColorFlow, in the Color Setups table, select the color setup named GRACoL C1 2006.
2. In the Devices dialog box, add a new Inkjet proofer device:
   
   1. Click Add Device.
   2. From the Device Type list, select Inkjet Proofer - Matchprint Inkjet.
   3. Name the device as  Proofer A .
   4. Drag Proofer A to the SCO position in the viewer window.
3. Click the Properties icon  inside the SCO device condition.
4. Define new properties for the device condition:
   1. In the Resolution list, add or select 1440x720.
   2. In the Substrate list, add or select SM240.
   3. Click OK.
5. Click the Measurements icon   to create a new Color Characterization Chart:
   1. In the Charts tab, click the Add button   to create a new chart.
   2. From the Chart Type list, select Color Characterization.
   3. Click Save.
6. In a real-life situation, you might need to export the chart and output the chart from Prinergy and then measure the chart in ColorFlow. For the purpose of this training, you import a sample data file from your ColorFlow installation folder:
   1. Click the Measurement tab.
   2. Click Import.
   3. In the dialog box appeared, keep the default value and click OK.
   4. Browser and select \Program Files\Kodak\ColorFlow\SampleData\Measurements\MatchprintInkjet.cgt .
   5. Click Open. 
   6. Click Close.
7. In the SCO, click the Device condition profile icon   to generate an ICC profile for the device condition.

Task 2: Complete the color setup

1. Click the Conversion icon .
2. From the DeviceLink Method drop-down list, select Full Reseparation. 
3. From the Rendering Intent drop-down list, select Absolute Colormetric.
4. Click OK.

Outcome

You have created a color setup that uses the DeviceLink to align an inkjet device condition with a press aligned to an industry specification.