Color Tools

in Founder ElecRoc Workflow Solution

User Guide
January 2018

Beijing Founder Electronics Co., Ltd.

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 Contents

Contents
Chapter 1 About Color Tools .................................................................1
1.1 Scope of Application........................................................................ 1

Chapter 2 Installation and Un-installation ............................................2

2.1 Install the Software ........................................................................ 2
2.2 Uninstall the Software ..................................................................... 7

Chapter 3 For Digital Proof ...................................................................9

3.1 Start up Color Tools ........................................................................ 9
3.2 Produce Proof CMF ........................................................................ 13
Step 1: MultiColor ................................................................................ 16
Step 2: Linearization ............................................................................ 18
Step 3: Total Ink Amount ...................................................................... 25
Step 4: Device Calibration ..................................................................... 27
Step 5: Device Characterization ............................................................. 28
Step 6: Source Characterization ............................................................. 29
Step 7: Color Data Packaging ................................................................ 30
Step 8: Circular Calibration ................................................................... 31
3.3 Apply CMF File ............................................................................. 32

Chapter 4 For Digital Print ..................................................................34

4.1 Start up Color Tools ...................................................................... 34
4.2 Produce Proof CMF ........................................................................ 37
Step 1: Linearization ............................................................................ 40
Step 2: Total Ink Amount ...................................................................... 47
Step 3: Device Calibration ..................................................................... 48
Step 4: Device Characterization ............................................................. 49
Step 5: Source Characterization ............................................................. 51
Step 6: Color Data Packaging ................................................................ 52
Step 7: Circular Calibration ................................................................... 53
4.3 Apply CMF File ............................................................................. 54

Chapter 5 View & Edit CMF..................................................................56

5.1 View Data .................................................................................... 56
1. Basic Information ............................................................................. 56
2. Linearization Curve ........................................................................... 56
3. 3D Table ......................................................................................... 57
4. 4D Table ......................................................................................... 58
5. Spot colors ...................................................................................... 58
6. Total Ink & Paper White ..................................................................... 59
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5.2 Re-calibration .............................................................................. 60

5.2.1 Calculate dE Before Calibration ...................................................... 61
5.2.2 Quick Calibration ......................................................................... 62
5.2.3 Entire Calibration ......................................................................... 62
5.2.4 Calculate dE After Calibration ........................................................ 63
5.3 Spot Color Tool ............................................................................ 65
5.3.1 Basic Setting ............................................................................... 65
5.3.2 Add Spot Color ............................................................................ 66
5.3.3 Spot Color Refinement .................................................................. 66
5.3.4 Spot Color Tune ........................................................................... 69
5.4 QA Tool ....................................................................................... 70
5.4.1 Basic Setting ............................................................................... 70
5.4.2 Data View ................................................................................... 72
5.5 Tune Curve .................................................................................. 73
5.6 Data Transform ............................................................................ 74

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Chapter 1 About Color Tools

1.1 Scope of Application

The Color Tools in Founder ElecRoc workflow is applied in two directions: digital proof and
digital print.

Scope of application
for the Color Tools

Digital Proof Digital Print

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Chapter 2 Installation and Un-installation

2.1 Install the Software
The Color Tools is always installed on your ElecRoc client machine, irrespective of
whether your ElecRoc Client is running on ElecRoc server or on a separate computer. It
doesn’t have to be installed with the proof device or the digital printer either, i.e. the
Tools and the device are allowed to run on different computers.
The steps for installing the Color Tools are as follows:
1. Double-click the file setup.exe under ElecRoc’s install DVD directory Options\Color
Tools\, or choose Install Color Tools if you have entered in ElecRoc’s autorun window.

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2. The install program starts up, displaying first the welcome window.

Figure 3

3. Click Next to enter in the customer information window.

Figure 4

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4. Input your information and then click Next, to enter in the setup type window.

Figure 5

5. Choose Custom and click Next, and then you can see the following window, designed
for you to choose the destination folder. If needed, you can click Browse to customize
the destination folder.

Figure 6

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6. And after that, click Next to open the dialog box below. Check Color and click Next.

Figure 7

7. In the pop-up window, click Install.

Figure 8

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8. It then pops up the status window, showing the progress of the installation.

Figure 9

9. When the progress bar reaches 100%, the install program hints that the installation
has been completed. Click Finish to exit.

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Note: Due to that the Color Tools is designed to be started up from ElecRoc’s Client, thus
the startup icon for it is NOT available on your desktop or in your Start menu, where you
can only see its uninstall icon.

2.2 Uninstall the Software

1. Choose Start > All Programs > Color Tools > Uninstall Color Tools to open the
following dialog box. This dialog box can also be opened by choosing Start > Control
Panel > Uninstall a program > Color Tools > Uninstall.

Figure 11

2. Choose Remove and then click Next. And then in the pop-up dialog box, choose Yes
to confirm the removal.

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3. Click Next to begin the removal. The bar shows the progress.

Figure 13

4. When the bar reaches 100%, click Finish to exit.

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Chapter 3 For Digital Proof

3.1 Start up Color Tools
The Color Tools can NOT be started up independently. Instead, you need to start it from
ElecRoc’s Client. The steps are as follows:
1. Run your ElecRoc workflow system. On the ElecRoc server, double-click the short-cut
icon on the desktop, to start up ElecRoc Server.

Figure 15

2. Start your proof processor you want to proof, making it online.

3. Start up ElecRoc Client and login the Server. Double-click the short-cut icon on the
desktop, to start up ElecRoc Client.

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4. Input correctly the server name or its IP address, and then click OK to enter in the
Client’s user interface.

Figure 17

5. Choose the administrative module Administrator > Processor Management, find

out and choose the proof processor, here we take Epson 9880 pre-RIP as example.
Make sure that PDF Generator and Pre-RIP Poof are Online.

Figure 18

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6. Click the Proof button, and then you can see that ElecRoc automatically creates a job,
named as Proof_Epson Stylus Pro7800, dedicated for your proof operation.

Figure 19

Note: By default, this job contains only two processors, one is hot folder, used for
receiving data, and the other is the proof processor, i.e. Epson 9880.
7. Configure Epson 9880’s processor parameters. As shown in the figure below,
double-click the Epson 9880 node in the job, to open its parameter setup window.

Figure 20

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Note: Black Ink Type and Media Type are very important, Black Ink Type must
select the same black ink with the proofer. Media Type must select similar paper type
with the using paper.
8. Properly configure the device-related parameters as you need, and then click the
Proof button at the bottom of the setup window, to start up the Color Tools.

Figure 21

9. For use in digital proof, choose Digital Proof, and then click OK.

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3.2 Create Proof CMF

In this section, we will introduce you how to create proof color management file. This
process will produce a .cmf file.
The process for digital proof is composed of 8 steps:

MultiColor

Device Loop Measure

Linearization Print

Total Ink Amount

Device
Calibration

Device
Characterization

Destination
Characterization

Color Print test

Matching chart

Circular Loop Measure

Calibration Print

CMF File
Generation

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The main interface for the Color Tools is shown as follows.

Figure 23

Click the toolbar icon , or choose the main menu File > New CMF, to start up the proof
wizard. The program first pops up a parameter setup window.

Figure 24

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New / CMF File Name: The name of the new CMF file that you are going to create.
Open / Load CMF File: You can open a CMF file that has been interrupted or unfinished
during its creation. A finished CMF file can NOT be opened here.
Color Wizard Procedure: Please tick the steps or procedures your proof contains. A
complete proof wizard contains 8 steps.
Custom Info: Here you can input some text for identification, if needed.
Click the button Properties Setup at the top of the window, to define the following
parameters.

Figure 25

CMF Path: This path is designed for storing the generated .cmf files. We recommend you
to use the directory \\172.19.xx.xx\Elecroc\Resources\Proof2\ColorCorrection\34,
172.19.xx.xx referring to the IP address or computer name of your ElecRoc server, 34
referring to the ID of the proof processor in your ElecRoc system. This directory is also
the default path to store the .cmf files that are ready for use by your proof processor.
Only finished CMF files can be generated under this path.
Backup Path: This path is used for storing the data resulted in case of any interruption
or incompletion in the CMF file creation.
Print Path: This path is used for storing the files that are to be printed during the CMF
file creation. The default path is \\172.19.xx.xx\Upload\Proof\34, 172.19.xx.xx referring
to the IP address or computer name of your ElecRoc server, 34 referring to the ID of the

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proof processor in your ElecRoc system. This path is also the path where the hot folder in
your proof job detects for printing chart files.
Measure Device: Please choose the measuring device you are actually using. Color
Tools supports you to use Eye-one ISIS, Eye-one, or Eye-one IO. In this manual, we take
the Isis as example, the color charts will thus be based on this device.
CMYK Black Reserve: If checked, the system will directly use black ink to print the pure
black process color (only the K in CMYK is NOT equal to 0 in this case). It’s NOT suggested
for digital proof.
Print Width: This refers to the width of the media that you are loading on your proof
device. Please input the value as per that of the actual media.
Recalibration Threshold: It refers to the dE threshold for recalibration.

Step 1: Multicolor
This step is applied to some ink printers from Epson and HP. Its purpose is to generate a
profile based on specific paper and printer, ensuring that CMYK colors can be properly
output by multi-color inks of the printers.

Figure 26

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Use Default File: If you want to make the current color be close to the old version,
ElecRoc4 and ElecRoc 5 version, and the proofer must be same, you can try this option.
Print and Measure: Create a new multicolor file.
Load Data: Load an existing .cmf file that includes the multicolor file.

Figure 27

If you choose to create a new file, we suggest you to click the button Auto Pick Node
after the measurement. This clicking enables the wizard to automatically pick the nodes
for you, a convenience for you in generating the multicolor file.

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Step 2: Device Linearization

The second step is to create the device linearization file.

Figure 29

Load Linearization File: Load an existing .cmf file that includes the device linearization
file.
Create Linearization File: create a new device linearization file.
Click the Setting button to open the Parameter Setting window.

Figure 30

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Paper Type: It is the first step; choose the paper type according to the media type you
are using.
Density Setting: Select one of the next two methods to set the Max density value..
Custom: Input the density value according to press machine.
Calculate: Source Profile will be activated; it will use the density value in ICC
profile which you selected in Source Profile.
DotGain Curve Setting: Recommend to use the default value that comes from the
Paper Type.
When you have done the setting, click OK to return to the main window.
Click the Print button (the button Measure is then activated) to generate the
corresponding linearization chart under the Print Path specified in the Property Setup
window (opened by clicking Property Setup when you created the new CMF).
Note: The generated chart file under the print path will then be scanned and submitted
to the printing device by way of hot folder.
Click Measure to enter in the measuring window.

Figure 31

Measure the printed chart, and when you finish the measurement you will see the hint
“Measured successfully! Press here to continue”.

Figure 32

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Click this hint to back to the main window.

Figure 33

Now you can see that the Print button on right side becomes available.
Click Print button on the right side to get a tone parameter.

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Then click Measure.

Figure 35

After measuring, you can get the tone parameter.

Figure 36

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Figure 37

Now the Print button becomes Loop Print.

Click Loop Print, then click Measure.

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Files involved in the calibration wizard are saved automatically. At the Result column
shows in turn the generated linearization files, Linearization_1 … Linearization_n. And
meanwhile the maximum and average differences for each loop printing and measuring
are shown on the interface as well.
On above step, if you deselect Create Linearization Target, you can click Next to go
to next step, that is you can ignore Loop Print.

Figure 39

If you are NOT satisfied with the generated linearization file, you can edit it, although the
editing operation is NOT suggested for most users, for that it is an advanced adjustment.
Click the Edit Curve button at the bottom of the window to open the editing window, in
which you can view and edit the generated linearization curve file.

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Figure 40
Note: Aiming at re-defining specific ink percentage values, the editing becomes
available only when you have checked the boxes in front of the percentages. Please note
the mono tonicity of the curve during the editing.
If you have edited the curve, you can click Print, select the test chart which you want to
use, to apply the edited curve to print out a test chart, so as to check the actual
linearization effect. Look over the printed chart with your eyes, a good linearization effect
has the following characteristics: well-proportioned monochromatic color gradation, no
mergence, and composite colors of three equivalent color components at the bottom of
the chart, no remarkable variance, and consistent hue. If you are NOT satisfied with the
print result, you can continue to edit it. If satisfied, click OK to return.
Note: If you have edited the curve and clicked OK, you will be hinted then that the target
data created previously is no longer matching with the current device state, and that it’s
best for you to print and measure again. In this case, please print and measure again to
get new linearization target data.
After the generation of the linearization file, click Next to enter into the interface for total
ink amount.

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Step 3: Total Ink Amount

This step is used for determining the total ink amount. The main window displays the
chart used for deciding the total ink amount.

Figure 41
The chart consists of two halves, the upper half is used for auto measuring, and the lower
half is used for you to make decision with your eyes. Please refer to the method below to
choose a right color block, and then combine the value corresponding to the color block
and the measured value to decide a suitable total ink amount.

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Figure 42

Click the Print button to print out this chart, and then measure the upper half of the chart.
The measuring result is shown aside Recommend Ink value. And meanwhile, choose
the right color block with your eyes from the lower half of the chart. Based on the
recommend value and the value in front your chosen color block, input proper values into
the CK, MK, and YK edit boxes.
Method to choose the color block: it is best to observe the chart just after it has been
printed out. ①The color block without any flowing or heaping ink, and exactly in front of
the semi-dry one. ②The thin white lines on the blocks are designed for inspecting the ink
penetration. Heavy penetration usually causes the white lines to fragment or disappear.
In case that the paper is of high quality, you'd better choose the one on which the white
lines are clearly visible. ③In case that the paper is of coarse quality, you should inspect
the ink penetration from the back side of the paper. The total ink amount is considered
high if the ink penetration is so heavy that the paper has been obviously distorted. You
can choose a block with neutral penetration.
Note: the method above is used for reference only. In actual work, please make your
decision flexibly according to the paper type, the measuring result and visual inspection.
Click Next to enter into the main window for device calibration.

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Step 4: Device Calibration

As an optional step, it is designed to create the device state file. Its main window is
shown as follows.

Figure 43

Only when you have created the device state file in this step, you can then make use of
the module Re-calibration > Entire Calibration. The calibration file can be loaded, or
be created by way of printing and measuring.
As to creating a new one, please click the Print button to print out the color chart and
then measure it. After the measurement, click Next to enter into the main window of
device characterization.

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Step 5: Device Characterization

This step is designed to create the color characterization profile for your current digital
proofing device. It also allows two methods, being loaded or created.

Figure 44
Take the creating of a device characterization profile as example. Click the Print button
on the main window to let the printer output the ECI2002 chart, and then click Measure
to measure it.
After the measurement, click Create to start creating the characterization profile. The
Calculate progress bar shows the progress of the file generation. The generated profile
will then be displayed, like ProfileD_0.tmp.
Click Next to enter into the main window for source characterization.

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Step 6: Destination Characterization

You can choose to load a characterization profile, or choose to create a new one by
measuring the press sample of the ECI2002 color chart.

Figure 45

As shown on the interface, the Color Tools builds in several international standard source
profiles for you to choose. After the loading, you can click the Edit button to modify the
saturation of the loaded profile. The modifying operation is NOT recommended for
general users.

Figure 46

Click Next to enter into the interface for generating the data package.

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Step 7: Color Matching

This step is designed to package the proof data into a single proof file *.cmf.

Figure 47

Note: If you haven’t set the source ICC in previous step, you can click the button
aside the parameter CMYK Source, to specify a source ICC you will use.
CMYK-CMYK Setting: To affect the color output of the CMYK entities in job.
RGB-CMYK Setting: To affect the color output of the RGB entities in job, enabling the
RGB entities to be output as per the color effect specified by the Simulation ICC option.
Gray-CMYK Setting: To affect the color output of the Gray entities in job, enabling the
Gray entities to be output as per the color effect specified by the Simulation ICC option.
Rendering Intent: It’s a mode of color conversion and is available for each color space.
Its four options enable different conversion results. Among them, the Relative
Colorimetric is the most commonly-used option. Absolute Colorimetric is used when
you want to simulate the paper white of the source device.
Click the Color Matching button to generate the .cmf file when you have defined the
above settings. After the generation, the three Print Chart and Quality Certification
buttons become activated, and by clicking Print Chart button, you can print out
respectively the test page for the CMYK, RGB, and Gray modes, for purpose to view the
color output effect of the current proof data. Click Quality Certification button, Quality
Certification tool will be opened, you can do quality certification.
Click Next to enter into the main window for circular calibration.

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Step 8: Circular Calibration

The purpose of this step is to enable a better match between the output result of current
device and the source characterization profile, so as to achieve an accurate simulation
and an optimization on the color effect.

Figure 48

By default, the option Create Status Target on the main window is checked, and the
button Finish is grayed. The purpose for creating status target is to get the device’s
status result data that are output with current proof file, as a basis for evaluating color
output result. If you don’t want to perform the circular calibration, you can uncheck
Create Status Target to activate the Finish button.
Loop Counter counts the times you have repeated (circulated). The button Print Chart
enables you to print out the effect of the current circular calibration each time when the
calculation is completed.
Click Print to print out the ECI2002 color chart (at this time the chart is applied with
proof data) and then measure it. Return to the main window when you finish the
measurement, and you will see that the button Calculate becomes activated. Click it,
and when the calculation is completed, you will see the average Delta E value being
displayed at the Result column. This value at the first time is usually large. Now you can
start the loop calibration, i.e. to repeat the Print, Measure and Calculate operations. In
general, the Delta E will be reduced to a quite ideal value after two loops, and then you
can stop the circular calibration.
Please click Finish to exit the calibration wizard. The generated .cmf file is stored under
the CMF Path defined in the Properties Setup window (opened by clicking Properties
Setup at the beginning of the wizard). Meanwhile the status target data is recorded in
the proof file.

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3.3 Apply CMF File

1. Run your ElecRoc Client, and open or create a job. The job should contain the PDF
Generator and the Proof nodes.

Figure 49

2. Configure the Proof node’s processor parameters. At the CMF File dropdown list,
choose the .cmf file you have just finished.

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Figure 50
3. Submit pages to the Proof node when you have done the configuration. The Proof node
can accept directly the output pages from PDF Generator.

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Chapter 4 For Digital Print

4.1 Start up Color Tools
The Color Tools can NOT be started up independently. Instead, you need to start it from
ElecRoc’s Client. The steps are as follows:
1. Run your ElecRoc workflow system.
2. Start the digital printing processor you want to proof, making it online.
3. Start up ElecRoc Client and login the Server.
For details about the above three steps, please refer to Section 3.1.
4. Choose the administrative module Administrator > Processor Management, find
out and choose the proof processor, here we take HP Indigo as example.

Figure 51

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5. Click the Proof button, and then you can see that ElecRoc automatically creates a job,
named as Proof_C5600, dedicated for your proof operation. Meanwhile, the Color Tools
will be started up, please choose Digital Print.
Make sure that the processors of PDF Generator and C5600 are online.

Figure 52

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6. Configure C5600’s processor parameters. The Output parameters are to be

configured as per your actual needs, while the Use CMF file dropdown list under the
Color Calibration tab needs to be set to None.

Figure 53

7. Now we can start the proof work.

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4.2 Create Proof CMF

In this section, we will introduce you the proof process for digital print. This process will
produce a CMF proof file.
The proof process for digital print is composed of 7 steps. Due to that most digital
printers are 4-color devices, thus the multicolor step included in digital proof is not
needed.

Device Loop Measure

Linearization Print

Total Ink Amount

Device
Calibration

Device
Characterization

Source
Characterization

Color Data Print test

Packaging chart

Circular Loop Measure

Calibration Print

CMF File
Generation

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On the main interface of the Color Tools, click the toolbar icon , or choose the main menu
File > New CMF, to start up the proof wizard. The program first pops up a parameter
setup window.

Figure 55

New / CMF File Name: The name of the new CMF file that you are going to create.
Open / Load CMF File: You can open a CMF file that has been interrupted or unfinished
during its creation. A finished CMF file can NOT be opened here.
Color Wizard Procedure: Please tick the steps or procedures your proof contains. A
complete proof wizard contains 8 steps. But for digital printers, the Multicolor is usually
not needed.
Custom Info: Here you can input some text for identification, if needed.
Click the button Properties Setup at the top of the window, to define the following
parameters.

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Figure 56

CMF Path: This path is designed for storing the generated .cmf files, we recommend you
to use the directory \\172.19.xx.xx\Elecroc\Resources\CMF\25, 172.19.xx.xx referring
to the IP address or computer name of your ElecRoc server, 25 referring to the ID of the
digital printer processor in your ElecRoc system. This directory is also the default path to
store the .cmf files that are ready for use by the digital printer processor. Only finished
CMF files can be generated under this path.
Backup Path: This path is used for storing the data resulted in case of any interruption
or incompletion in the CMF file creation.
Print Path: This path is used for storing the files that are to be printed during the CMF
file creation.
Measure Device: Please choose the measuring device you are actually using. Color
Tools supports you to use Eye-one ISIS, Eye-one, or Eye-one IO. In this section, we take
the Isis as example, the color charts will thus be based on this device.
CMYK Black Reserve: If checked, the system will directly use black ink to print the pure
black process color (only the K in CMYK is NOT equal to 0 in this case). It’s suggested for
digital print.
Print Width: This refers to the width of the media that you are loading on your proof
device. Please input the value as per that of the actual media.
Recalibration Threshold: It refers to the dE threshold for recalibration.
Click OK after you have done the above settings. The following dialog box appears.
Please make sure that your digital printer has already been adjusted before the proof.

Figure 57
Click OK to enter into the wizard.

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Step 1: Device Linearization

The first step is to create the linearization file. The method is same as that for digital
proof. The details are as follows.

Figure 58

The linearization file can be loaded, or can be created by printing & measuring.
As shown on the interface, there are two loop types: Gray Delta E First and DotGain
First. Choose DotGain First if you want to make a complete proof file. Gray Delta E
First is recommended in case that you want only to create Linearization curve. And if
checked, you see that an option Max Gamut becomes activated. A checking on it is
suggested.
Click the button Setting to open the Parameter Setting window.

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Figure 59

Paper Type: It is the first step; choose the paper type according to the media type you
are using.
Density Setting: Select one of the next two methods to set the Max density value..
Custom: Input the density value according to press machine.
Calculate: Source Profile will be activated; it will use the density value in ICC
profile which you selected in Source Profile.
DotGain Curve Setting: Recommend to use the default value that comes from the
Paper Type.
Click the Print button (the button Measure is then activated) to generate the
corresponding linearization chart under the Print Path specified in the Property Setup
window (opened by clicking Property Setup when you created the new CMF).
Note: The generated chart file under the print path is a .tif file. Please use device’s
printer server to print, note that you need to disable the color control of the output
software when you print the chart file.
Click Measure to enter in the measuring window.

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Figure 60
Measure the printed chart, and when you finish the measurement you will see the hint
“Measured successfully! Press here to continue”.

Figure 61
Click this hint to back to the main window. Now continue to print, as indicated by the
arrows on the window, the printed chart at this time is shown as follows.

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Figure 62

After the printing, continue to click Measure, to enter in the measuring window again.
And return to the main window after the measurement.

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Figure 63

Now you can see an option Create Linearization Target appearing (checked by default)
on the interface.
Create Linearization Target: You need to create a target data in case that you want to
perform a quick re-calibration operation in the future. When your device has been used
for a period of time or its state has been changed, you can make use of the
Re-calibration > Quick Calibration to restore your device to the state it had when you
made the color calibration solution.
Note: 1) The Next button is grayed when this option is being checked, but becomes
activated when you print and measure once again. 2) In case that you choose to load a
linearization file and the file contains target data, the target data will be loaded with the
file together. And if the loaded file does NOT contain this data, if needed, you can print
and measure to create it.
Click the button Loop Print, and then repeat the measurement when the chart has been
printed out, till that the color difference shown at the lower-right corner meets your
requirement.

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Files involved in the calibration wizard are saved automatically. At the Result column
shows in turn the generated linearization files, Linearization_1 … Linearization_n. And
meanwhile the maximum and average differences for each loop printing and measuring
are shown on the interface as well.
After the generation of the linearization file, click Next to enter into the interface for total
ink amount.

If you are NOT satisfied with the generated linearization file, you can edit it, although the
editing operation is NOT suggested for most users, for that it is an advanced adjustment.
Click the Edit Curve button at the bottom of the window to open the editing window, in
which you can view and edit the generated linearization curve file.

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Note: 1) The Edit Max Density and Edit Yule-Nielson options are grayed when you are
viewing or editing the curve. 2) Aiming at re-defining specific ink percentage values, the
editing becomes available only when you have checked the boxes in front of the
percentages. Please note the monotonicity of the curve during the editing.
If you have edited the curve, you can click Print, select the test chart which you want to
use, to apply the edited curve to print out a test chart, so as to check the actual
linearization effect. Look over the printed chart with your eyes, a good linearization effect
has the following characteristics: well-proportioned monochromatic color gradation, no
mergence, composite colors of three equivalent color components at the bottom of the
chart, no remarkable variance, and consistent hue. If you are NOT satisfied with the print
result, you can continue to edit it. If satisfied, click OK to return.
Note: If you have edited the curve and clicked OK, you will be hinted then that the target
data created previously is no longer matching with the current device state, and that it’s
best for you to print and measure again. In this case, please print and measure again to
get new linearization target data.

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Step 2: Total Ink Amount

This step is used for determining the total ink amount. The main window displays the
chart used for deciding the total ink amount. This step is the same as that for digital
proof.

Figure 66

The chart consists of two halves, the upper half is used for auto measuring, and the lower
half is used for you to make decision with your eyes. Please refer to the method below to
choose a right color block, and then combine the corresponding value and the measured
value to decide a suitable total ink amount.
Click the Print button to print out this chart, and then measure the upper half of the chart.
The measuring result is shown aside Recommend Ink value. And meanwhile, choose
the right color block with your eyes from the lower half of the chart. Based on the
recommend value and the value in front your chosen color block, input proper values into
the CK, MK, and YK edit boxes.
Method to choose the color block: it is best to observe the chart just after it has been
printed out. ①The color block without any flowing or heaping ink, and exactly in front of
the semi-dry one. ②The thin white lines on the blocks are designed for inspecting the ink
penetration. Heavy penetration usually causes the white lines to fragment or disappear.
In case that the paper is of high quality, you'd better choose the one on which the white
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the ink penetration from the back side of the paper. The total ink amount is considered
high if the ink penetration is so heavy that the paper has been obviously distorted. You
can choose a block with neutral penetration.
Note: the method above is used for reference only. In actual work, please make your
decision flexibly according to the paper type, the measuring result and visual inspection.
Click Next to enter into the main window for device calibration.

Step 3: Device Calibration

As an optional step, it is designed to create the device state file. Its main window is
shown as follows. This step is the same as that for digital proof.

Figure 67
Only when you have created the device state file in this step, you can then make use of
the module Re-calibration > Entire Calibration. The calibration file can be loaded, or
be created by way of printing and measuring.
As to creating a new one, please click the Print button to print out the color chart and
then measure it. After the measurement, click Next to enter into the main window of
device characterization.

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Step 4: Device Characterization

This step is designed to create the color characterization profile for your current digital
printer. It also allows two methods, being loaded or created. This step is a little different
from that for digital proof. There is an additional item Setting on the interface.

Figure 68

Take the creating of a device characterization profile as example. Click the Print button
on the main window to let the printer output the ECI2002 chart, and then click Measure
to measure it.
Return to the main window after the measurement. The buttons Setting and Create
become activated. Click Setting if you want to modify parameters related to the
generation of the device ICC file. Among them, the value displayed below CMYK is the
value you specified in the step of total ink amount.

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Click OK to return to the main window, when you have done the settings. Now click
Create to start creating the characterization profile. The Calculate progress bar shows
the progress of the file generation. The generated profile will then be displayed, like
ProfileD_0.tmp.
Click Next to enter into the main window for source characterization.

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Step 5: Source Characterization

If you want your digital printer to achieve the color output effect that is represented in a
specific environment, you can define the profile of that environment.
If you already have this ICC profile, select Load Source Profile. If you want to measure
the ECI2002 color chart printed in that environment, select Create Source Profile to
create the profile.

Figure 70

As shown on the interface, the Color Tools builds in several international standard source
profiles for you to choose. After the loading, you can click the Edit button to modify the
saturation of the loaded profile. The modifying operation is NOT recommended for
general users.

Figure 71

Click Next to enter into the interface for generating the data package.

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Step 6: Color Data Packaging

This step is designed to package the proof data into a single proof file *.cmf.

Figure 72

Note: If you haven’t set the source ICC in previous step, you can click the button
aside the parameter CMYK Source, to specify a source ICC you will use.
CMYK-CMYK Setting: To affect the color output of the CMYK entities in job.
RGB-CMYK Setting: To affect the color output of the RGB entities in job, enabling the
RGB entities to be output as per the color effect specified by the Simulation ICC option.
Gray-CMYK Setting: To affect the color output of the Gray entities in job, enabling the
Gray entities to be output as per the color effect specified by the Simulation ICC option.
Rendering Intent: It’s a mode of color conversion and is available for each color space.
Its four options enable different conversion results. Among them, the Relative
Colorimetric is the most commonly-used option. Absolute Colorimetric is used when
you want to simulate the paper white of the source device.
Click the Generate Color Solution button to generate the .cmf file when you have
defined the above settings. After the generation, the three Print Chart and Quality
Certification buttons become activated, and by clicking Print Chart button, you can
print out respectively the test page for the CMYK, RGB, and Gray modes, for purpose to
view the color output effect of the current proof data. Click Quality Certification button,
Quality Certification tool will be opened, you can do quality certification.
Click Next to enter into the main window for circular calibration.

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Step 7: Circular Calibration

The purpose of this step is to enable a better match between the output result of current
device and the source characterization profile, so as to achieve an accurate simulation
and an optimization on the color effect.

Figure 73

By default, the option Create Status Target on the main window is checked, and the
button Finish is grayed. The purpose for creating status target is to get the device’s
status result data that are output with current proof file, as a basis for evaluating color
output result. If you don’t want to perform the circular calibration, you can uncheck
Create Status Target to activate the Finish button.
Loop Counter counts the times you have repeated (circulated). The button Print Chart
enables you to print out the effect of the current circular calibration each time when the
calculation is completed.
Click Print to print out the ECI2002 color chart (at this time the chart is applied with
proof data) and then measure it. Return to the main window when you finish the
measurement, and you will see that the button Calculate becomes activated. Click it,
and when the calculation is completed, you will see the average Delta E value being
displayed at the Result column. This value at the first time is usually large. Now you can
start the loop calibration, i.e. to repeat the Print, Measure and Calculate operations. In
general, the Delta E will be reduced to a quite ideal value after two loops, and then you
can stop the circular calibration.
Please click Finish to exit the calibration wizard. The generated .cmf file is stored under
the CMF Path defined in the Properties Setup window (opened by clicking Properties
Setup at the beginning of the wizard). Meanwhile the status target data is recorded in
the proof file.

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4.3 Apply CMF File

1. Run your ElecRoc Client, and open or create a job. The job should contain the PDF
Generator and the Digital Printer nodes.

Figure 74

2. Configure the printer node’s processor parameters. At the Use CMF File dropdown list
under the Color Calibration tab, choose the .cmf file you have just finished.

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3. Submit pages to the printer node when you have done the configuration. The printer
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Chapter 5 View & Edit CMF

In the Color Tools, by clicking the toolbar icon , or choose the main menu item File >
Open CMF, you can open a .cmf file for purpose of viewing or editing.

Figure 76

Click the Load button to choose the .cmf file you want to open. And after the loading,
click OK to enter in the viewing/editing window.

5.1 View Data

Figure 77

A .cmf file contains the following data, which can be expanded for view respectively by
clicking the columns at the left of the window. Some data can even be edited.

1. Basic Information
Here shows the device information and other custom information given at the time you
created the .cmf file. Basic information is generally used as sort of identifiers or notes.
The custom information can be edited (click Modify to save the editing). For example,
each time when you revise your .cmf file, you can write here the revision time and
content, for ease in future reference.

2. Linearization Curve
Here shows the detailed data about the linear curve.

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The linear data can be edited. Double-click the value in the Out column to turn it into an
edit box, input new value and then press Enter key. You can also drag the right curve to
edit the data. If needed, you can click Print to print out a chart, checking the editing
effect. The button Undo enables you to return the curve to the state at the time you
opened it.

Figure 78

3. 3D Table
Here shows the detailed data about the device calibration file. This data can only be
viewed.

Figure 79

The In values refer to the initial CMY values of the color blocks in the device calibration
chart. The Out values refer to the color values that are to be used for printing the chart
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i.e. the data from the device state file created in the .cmf file. The Measure values are
measured data after re-calibration. Statistic is the color difference between measured
and target values after re-calibration.

4. 4D Table
Here shows the output and color difference for the ECI2002 color chart in your .cmf file.

Figure 80

The In values are the initial CMYK values of ECI2002 chart’s color blocks. Out values are
the CMYK values conversed with the 4D table. The Target values are the lab values for
the CMYK values with source ICC. The Measure values are the lab values measured from
the printed chart. Statistic is the color difference between the target and measured
values.

5. Spot colors
Here shows the spot color in your .cmf file, if any. Spot color information includes spot
color name, color mode, color values. The color mode refers to the color mode for the
color tune curve corresponding to the spot color. The curve is displayed at the right. The
Tone slide bar and the output CMYK values below are closely correlated. By moving the
slide bar, you can see corresponding CMYK output values.

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6. Total Ink & Paper White

Here you can see the total ink amount and the rendering intent used for generating the
4D table. If the intent is Absolute Colorimetric, you can then edit the paper white.

Figure 82

CMYK Black Reserve: If checked, the system will directly use black ink to print the pure
black process color (only the K in CMYK is NOT equal to 0 in this case). This option was
set in the Properties Setup window before you made the .cmf file, thus is displayed
grayed here.
CMYK Solid Retain: If checked, the color of CMYK=100% will be remained unchanged.
If not, such color will still be conversed by the .cmf file.
Gray Output Use Black: If checked, Gray graphic entity will be output with only the
black ink. If not, such entity will be conversed by the .cmf file.

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5.2 Re-calibration
When your device state or the environment where it is located has been changed, and
consequently has affected the color output result, you can make use of the re-calibration
to correct the output.
1. In the Color Tools, use the main menu item File > Open CMF, or the toolbar icon to
open the .cmf you want to re-calibrate.

Figure 83

2. The toolbar icon Re-calibration becomes activated. Click it to enter in the user
interface. Please ensure that your device is in normal working state before the
re-calibration.

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5.2.1 Calculate dE Before Calibration

Before the re-calibration, we recommend you to perform a color difference calculation, so
as to know how big the difference is between the current device state and the state
recorded in the .cmf file.
To perform the calculation, please check the box Get Data. Before you click Print to print
out the color chart, you are recommended to check the option Use small chart to
calculate dE, which means to print out a small chart, as shown in the below. If not
checked, the ECI 2002 chart will then be printed.

Figure 85

After the printing, click Measure to measure the chart. The color difference between the
current device state and that in the .cmf file will be then displayed aside dE parameter.

Figure 86

Take the above figure as example, the dE value of 4.15 is bigger than the pre-defined
threshold of 2, therefore a calibration becomes necessary.
The button Save Data enables you to save the measured result as a .txt file, while the
button Load Data enables you to load such saved .txt file.
There are two modes for re-calibration: quick calibration and entire calibration. Each time
when you enter in the re-calibration’s user interface, you can choose only one of the two
modes. Next, we will introduce them respectively.

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5.2.2 Quick Calibration

This calibration requires that the current solution contains the linearization target data,
which can be created in the Linearization step of the calibration wizard.
As a fast way of color calibration, it requires no repetition of printing & measuring.
Click the button Quick Calibration to enter in its user interface.

Figure 87

As indicated on the window, please click in turn the buttons Print and Measure to
perform the printing and measuring operations, and after the measurement, click
Finish.

5.2.3 Entire Calibration

This calibration requires that the current solution contains the device state file, which can
be created in the Device Calibration step of the calibration wizard.
This mode requires repetition of printing & measuring.
1. Click the button Entire Calibration to enter in its user interface.

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2. Click the button Print to print out the color chart. And then click Measure to enter in
the measuring window, measuring the printed chart. After the measurement, click Init
Loop Print. The Color Tools will then calculate and correct automatically in background.
3. As indicated by the arrows, continue to measure and loop print, and get the dE value.
Repeat this operation till you are satisfied with the color difference.
4. Click Finish to complete.

5.2.4 Calculate dE After Calibration

After the recalibration, if needed, you can choose to perform a color difference calculation.
When you have returned to the Calibration Setting window, use the buttons Print and
Measure in the Calculate dE After Calibration area, to perform the printing and
measuring operation, and then get the color difference value.

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Note: The color charts used before and in the re-calibration must be the same. If the
color difference after the recalibration is smaller than that before the recalibration,
choose Calibration OK; otherwise, you can choose Calibration Cancel.

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5.3 Spot Color Tool

Only when the spot color is contained in the .cmf file, it will then be conversed by the
color logic in the .cmf file. Otherwise, it will be processed as per the RIP settings.
In case that the spot colors are NOT output accurately under the control of .cmf file, you
can use the spot color tool in Color Tools to make a color calibration.

5.3.1 Basic Setting

1. Open the .cmf file that you want to calibrate.

2. Click the toolbar icon Spot Color Tool to enter in its user interface.

Figure 90

At the left of the window, the Spot Color In CMF File list refers to the spot colors
contained already in your .cmf file, while Spot Color Waiting To Add refers to the spot
colors loaded after you have entered in the spot color tool. Choose a spot color and then
you can see its detailed properties at the right.
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loaded spot colors will then be displayed in the list Spot Color Waiting To Add.
Add To Cmf: For the Add To Cmf button in the bottom, you can click it to add a chosen
spot color from the list Spot Color Waiting To Add to the list Spot Color In CMF File.
For the Add To Cmf button in right list, it can add the spot color you are inputting into
the list. Clicking on the Add To Cmf button is needed every time when you edit your spot
color and want to save your modification.
Delete: Use this button when you want to delete a spot color from the list.
Find: If there are many spot colors in your list, you can find your spot color easier by
using the Find button.
Spot Color Name: The name of the spot color.
Use Source ICC: This setting controls how CMYK spot colors are conversed. Options in
the dropdown list are various source ICC profiles. If not checked, the printing device’s
color space will be used. If checked, source color space will be mapped into by way of
color conversion.
CMYK/Lab: Here shows the detailed color values. Note that only spot colors defined in
Lab mode can be refined.
Curve Mode: The mode of the spot color tune curves. Lab spot colors support CMYK or
Lab modes, while CMYK spot colors support only CMYK mode.
Refine: There are two refine types, General and Accurate. The Accurate type is
usually recommended. The refinement is applied only to Lab spot colors. For CMYK spot
colors, if needed, you can choose a proper source ICC to convert into Lab mode, and then
perform the refinement.

5.3.2 Add Spot Color

1. Create a spot color
Choose the spot color list Spot Color In CMF File, and you can see that the edit box
Spot Color Name becomes activated. Input a name, and its color values, and other
properties if needed, and then click Add To Cmf. In this way, you can create a spot color
under the Spot Color In CMF File list.
2. Add from the list of Spot Color Waiting To Add
Click the Load Spot button to open pdf, spt or sts type file that contains spot colors. This
action can load the spot colors from the PDF file into the list Spot Color Waiting To Add.
And then choose a loaded spot colors, click Add To Cmf to add it into the list Spot Color
In CMF File.

5.3.3 Spot Color Refinement

CMYK spot colors can be calibrated by simply changing the CMYK values. If needed, the
CMYK values can turn to Lab values by applying a source ICC. Only Lab spot colors can be
refined. There are two types, General and Accurate. They have the same purpose, i.e.
by way of loop calibration, making the output result closer to the target.
1. General Refine
This type refines only one spot color each time, and supports only the Eye-One device.
In the main window of the spot color tool, tick the box in front of the spot color you want
to refine, and choose the General Refine option in the Refine dropdown list, and then
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Please choose Yes to continue.

The spot color measuring window appears. At the right shows the target values for
current spot color. This value, if needed, can be re-obtained by clicking the button
Measure Target and then measuring.

Figure 91
Click Print to print out a single color block of the current spot color. And then click
Measure to measure the printed spot color block. After the measurement, both the
measured color values and the color difference compared with the target values will be
listed at the left table. Repeat the “print and measure” operation till you are satisfied with
the color difference or the color difference rebounds. And then, choose the best result
from the left table, and click OK.
Return to the main window of the spot color tool. Now the spot color values will be
updated as per the result of the refinement. Click Finish to save and exit.

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2. Accurate Refine
In the main window of the spot color tool, tick the box in front of the spot color you want
to refine (three spot colors at most can be ticked this time), and choose the Accurate
Refine option in the Refine dropdown list, and then click the button Refine.

Figure 93
If you have chosen more than one spot color, and want to measure the target values of
the spot colors first, please choose the spot color from the dropdown list, and click
Measure Target to perform. The refinement operation can be continued after you get
the target values. In case that you have already gotten the target values, you can ignore
the measurement, and perform the refinement directly.
The refinement can be completed by clicking repetitiously the Print and Measure
buttons, as indicated by the arrows, and performing corresponding printing and
measuring operations, till you get the satisfied color difference value or the color
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After the refinement operations, choose a best result from the left table, and click OK.
Now, return to the main window of the spot color tool. The spot color values will be
updated as per the result of the refinement. Click Finish to save and exit.

5.3.4 Spot Color Tune

The spot color tool supports the application of a color tune curve, which can control the
spot color’s middle tone.
The tune curve can be edited in the spot color tool, or in the viewing interface of the .cmf
file.

Figure 95

For Lab spot colors, the curve mode can be CMYK or Lab. For CMYK spot colors, the curve
mode is CMYK. Edition can be made after a separation has been specified from the Color
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5.4 QA Tool
This tool is used as a color difference assessment tool, providing the data basis to assess
if the color quality reaches the standard. The QA tool shows both the color difference
between the actual and ideal values for each color block, and the distribution map of the
ideal and actual color spaces.

5.4.1 Basic Setting

Click the toolbar icon in Color Tools’ main window to enter in this tool’s user
interface.

Figure 96

1. Choose a pattern. Currently two patterns are supported, ECI2002 and

Founder_CMYK in Select TIF.
2. Select the ideal source file: The actual vales can be loading data, or measured data
from an already existing color pattern, or measured data from a freshly-printed pattern
by applying specified .cmf file through Measure button.
Click the Source ICC dropdown list, and choose either ICC data or .cmf file that contains
target data or state data.
The Source ICC dropdown list builds in some standard source ICC files, any of them can
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values from .cmf file as ideal values.

Figure 97

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There are three types in Files of type:

a. CMF Whole Target Data (*.cmf) is that the CMF includes Circular Calibration in
color wizard, that is the file has a delta E value already.
b. Target data embedded in CMF (*.cmf): If select this type, program loads the
source ICC profile which you selected in step 6 in color wizard.
c. ICC Data (*.icc; *.icm): If you want to compare with any other ICC profile, you can
select this type.
Note: In case that the data comes from measurement, please ensure the measured
pattern is exactly the same as the selected pattern.
3. Parameter setting. Click the button Parameter Setting to enter in the setup window,
in which you can re-define the quality standards, i.e. the Check for values for all the dE
categories. The standard is considered as reached when the calculated value becomes
smaller than the Check for value; otherwise, means that the QA is failed. The default
settings are used in general.

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5.4.2 Data View

The color differences are displayed in the table Conclusion, when you have determined
the ideal and actual values. If smaller than the Check for values, a tick mark will
appear in the Result column.
Color blocks and their information, displayed at the top of the window, can be sorted by
the lab values or color difference values.

Figure 100

Various dE calculation formulae are available in the DeltaE Formula dropdown list.
The color difference assessment result can be exported by clicking the button Output
Report. And such exported data can be loaded for view by clicking the button Input
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5.5 Tune Curve

Tune curve is designed to adjust slightly the whole tone or color, in case that tone or color
related issues occur in the job output with .cmf file.

Click the toolbar icon in Color Tools’ main window to enter in this tool’s user
interface.

Figure 101

Define the curve respectively for the planes, according to actual need, and after that,
click Save to CMF, to include the curve into the currently-opened .cmf file. Click Save
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5.6 Data Transform

This tool is used to transform between the .cmf file generated by Color Tools and the
proof package generated by earlier ElecRoc versions. It’s available only for digital proof.

Click the toolbar icon in Color Tools’ main window to enter in this tool’s user
interface.

Figure 102

There are two modes, CMF File-->Data Package, Data Package-->CMF File.
Choose the transformation mode first, then choose file (click Select File) and specify the
save path (click Save Path to specify), and then click Transform.
In the mode CMF File-->Data Package, only one .cmf file can be transformed each
time. While in the mode Data Package-->CMF File, not only one package but also all
the package files under a same folder can be transformed one time. And if there is .spt
file made for the package, by loading such .spt file (click Load), the spot colors can be
included into the transformed .cmf file as well.

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