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1. Color In the section Color you can decide how the printer driver processes the color output To create an individual ICC profile with basICColor dropRGB please activate the option application based under the option Color management After you have set up all the options for the output click on accept and then save the changes under Druckaufgaben Schnelleinstel lungen by clicking save After deactivating the ICM system you can close all the windows of the driver by clicking on the OK buttons All the preparations to create an uncalibrated printout are done Please proceed to chapter 4 now 31 aaa PASE basICColor dropRGB 2 pashBaoior Me os VOT Essentia because it simply works o yi 3 3 Mac OS X Setup of the printer drivers The printer driver of Mac OS X are set up directly from the applica tions For all printers the generic general setting e g copy and pages are available from the printing dialogue The set list will be extended by the individual settings of the different printers e g edge less printing The settings for print quality and color management are also individual driver settings of the different printer manufactures For more information about these individual settings please proceed to the section where the printer driver of your manufac turer is described in more detail s Drucken
2. F k z s PRE j z wed d tad In the window Printers and fax devices you select the printer which you like to profile with a right mouse click Inthe menu which shows up now please select the option Printer settings i Drucker und Faxger te Datei Bearbeiten Awihl Favoriten Erbas Orn O B A men E oee ds X 9 HH Adresse iy Drucker und Faxger te E Wedhseln Zu l ne Dokumente Status fare Estat Adobe POF Gigene Daban Adobe POF Converter Canon 5750 EPSON Stylus Phom A220 eres EPSON Stylus Pre 4300 HP LaserJet 43050 Senes FS HF PRetsamart 5 200 Sens Micrasoft Office Document Image viriter Driver OKI CS300FS g li g g Li The next window that will show up differs from printer to printer and depends on the driver of the printing system Canon printers will be explained in section 3 2 1 Epson printers in the section 3 2 2 and Hewlett Packard printers in the section 3 2 3 Please proceed to the section which pertains to your printer 21 Color hfe sentiat F dropRGB 2 La because it simply works 3 2 1 Canon printers The drivers for the Canon printers are well structured and quite easy to manage concerning the color management options Please deactivate all the optional settings in the menus Stamp Background and Effects Those setting have an unpredictable influence on the profiling process After profiling you can reacti vat
3. When you open the bas CColor dropRGB target please ensure that the color management for the file is deactivated Leas as is don t color manage Color W ssent tals 47 GOBBLE aaa T E a bast because it simply works 4 2 2 The Photoshop dialpgue Print with preview To print the basiCColor dropRGB target without any color correc tions please select the option File Print with Preview Now the advanced printing dialogue of Adobe Photoshop will pop up In the top left of the window you will see a preview of the basICColor dropRGB target on the print sheet If necessary rotate the page orientation portrait landscape in the Page Setup menu Drucken Bei Brucker Oben 0 gt em re e LE Seite einrichten Skalierte Ausgabegr e Skalierung fioox M Auf Mediengr e skalieren Hone 29 708 em h we e Mi Begrenzungsrahmen einblenden _ Auswahlbereich drucken F Weitere Optionen einblenden Farbmanagerent 9 m Quellfarbraum R Dokument Dokument RGB ohne Tags Proof Proof einrichten ISO Coated Druckfarbraum Profil Wie Quelle t Perzeptiv _ Tiefenkompensierung verwenden The Adobe Photoshop dialog Print with preview Please ensure that all the patches of the target fit onto the page without changing the scaling Scale 100 Co lor A Essential bast
4. Canon dropRG Fine Art Canon dropRGB glossy Canon dropRGB matt Sichern Sichern unter Umbenennen Entfernen Kopien Seiten Abbrechen EDES TO TA basICColor dropRGB 2 because it simply works ra ret ees olor ee The option summary gives you an overview of all the settings you made In the section ColorSync the selected ICC profile for your printer will be displayed The different settings of the printer manufactures will show you if the ColorSync module is activated or not Canon Color options Color corrections none Epson Printer settings Color manage ment ICM off no color management HP driven by the appli cation Drucken Drucker Voreinstellungen Zusammenfassung M Farbkonvertierung Standard Profil Canon dropRGB glossy icc Quartz Filter Ohne gt Deckblatt ea amp Medium WFa Farbkorrektur Keine Zyan Magenta Gelb Schwarz oococo Crorv Corschau in the Summary menu of the driver If the printer driver is using the ColorSync system you can see 34 basICColor dropRGB 2 past ed lor sseatiads because it simply works 3 3 1 Canon printer drivers The drivers for the Canon printers are well structured and quite easy to manage concerning the color managemen
5. In the section Source Space you can choose if you like to convert directly from the color spaces of the documents images elements RGB CMYK Gray Lab or Spot Color to the printer colors or to the simulation color space first Proof 7 1 3 Adobe Illustrator CS lt 9 The color management settings in the print dialog of Adobe Illustrator CS In the print menu of Illustrator you select the ICC profile generated by basICColor dropRGB under Print Space in the Color manage ment menu The only difference to Photoshop and InDesign is that you can not choose a Simulation color space Proof for the output 73 bast Color Be hue sential aslCColor dropRGB 2 because it simply works 7 2 Windows Using ICC profiles system wide In order to use the ICC profile generated with basICColor dropRGB it has to be implemented into the printer driver You should use the system wide color management ICM only if the printer driver allows to embed the ICC profile The only save way for a color correct output is to deactivate the ICM of Windows for the printer and to use the embedded color management of the applications see section 7 1 for Adobe applications But if the printer driver supports the use of individual ICC profiles the first step is the same for all printer manufactures Mit diesen Einstellungen k nnen Sie einem Farbdrucker Farbprofile zuordnen Die Farbprofile steuem die
6. RS oR o V 5 La User Manual E a olor basiCColor dropRGB 2 past Led because it simply works ssentiads Inhalt l PREFACE 2issscevsntnacdcussadussuscsanesabensaabasucesesaseaconnssasensnassers scascnanananssseenneeseueseene 6 2 INSTALLATION AND LICENSING cccccccccsssssssscccccccsssscccccccccssscecsscceecscsecs 9 2 1 Minimal System Requirements ee eeeeecececeeeseececececeeeseecseeceeeeeeees 9 DD nstallati ON erneki eea ee eee ira EREET 11 2 3 Product registration and licensing sessessesessesesssssessssessessesessesess 12 3 PREPARING THE PRINTER scsssssesssassvessewesassecasanscaussvevdssssaussstucssaanssasyiauesaiess 18 3 1 General preparations before printing ssssesssesesssssssessssseesessessees 19 3 2 Windows Setup of the printer driver s ssessessssessessssessessssesseseese 20 32r Canon PUN TErS ipni n eae eer rere E 22 32T EPSON OV AUC geeen E S 26 323 Hewletl Packard Printer seerrcensirssi nu nienia 29 3 3 Mac OS X Setup of the printer drivers ssessssessesssssssrssesesresersees 32 FILON PMET UN VOTS yodi E EE EE EEEE 35 332 ESO PI O S ca E E E 38 3 3 3 Hewlett Packard printet sesssssesssssssssessssssssssssssrssssesssseresssresssssesss 41 basiCColor dropRGB 2 bast cc because it simply works 4 PRINTING THE BASICCOLOR DROPRGB TARGET ccsccccccssccssscsccecceeeeeee 44 4 1 Selection of
7. because it simply works 7 1 1 Adobe Photoshop CS The best way to create color correct prints from Photoshop is via the Print with Preview dialog Only in this dialog Photoshop all color management options are directly accessible Drucken ont Links 1 02 E na E Bild zentrieren Seite einrichten Skalierte Ausgabegr e Skalierung 100 O Auf Mediengr e skalieren Hehe 20 99 fem J mea e i F Begrenzungsrahmen einblenden _ Auswahibereich drucken F Weitere Optionen einblenden Farbmanagement B m Quellfarbraum Dokument Dokument sRGB IEC61966 2 1 Proof C Proof einrichten ISO Coated Drockfarbraum Profil Canon dropRGB glossy icc Priorit t Relativ farbmetrisch M Tiefenkompensierung verwenden If you use the standard Print dialogue you only have the same options as in all the other applications In this case Adobe Photo shop will use the OS color management settings Windows ICM Mac OS X ColorSync l 67 Color ae W Essentia basICColor dropRGB 2 g Q because it simply works You need to activate Show More Options of the printing dialog in order to see the working space ICC profile Source Space of the image you are trying to print radio button Document ow inblend To printout an image with an Weitere Optionen einblenden embedded ICC profile color correct
8. because it simply works Proofing from Photoshop In addition to the direct output to the printer using all its colors full gamut print it is possible to simulate the output of a different print ing system like an offset printing press on your printer This is called Proof By choosing a Proof ICC profile under Source Space you can define the simulation color space This is a cheap way to create a proof But even when the print shows the correct color you can not be sure that it is contract proof quality Additionally some important information is missing e g control strip profile information to be a real proof print You can create with the print dialog Print with Preview proof like prints l Seite einrichten E Begrersungirakmen einblenden _ dapwahiberesch drucken Af Weitere Optionen einblenden p farbeunagement E Quellfarbrauen Golument C Dolmen sRG8 EOE1966 2 1 Prani i Proof einrichten 190 Coated oe Druikfarbrram i Profil Canon drop glossy O O O O O OOOO Canon drop glossy O O O O O OOOO Fr grit t Absolut fartmearisch a _ Thhmkempirihinag verd The prints might show the entire gamut of a printing press But without a control strip for quality control and all the other infor mation you can not proof this It s not a contract proof even if the colo
9. marked with A Then please put the measurement device on the ruler as shown in the picture on the left Make sure the instrument is positioned on the white area in front of the first patch of the chart This is required to recognize the strip correctly and is highly important 5 2 5 Starting the measurement With one hand you fix the ruler on the strip and with the other hand you drag the measurement device across the strip For starting the measurement please press the measure button on the Eye One Pro and hold it until you have finished measuring the entire strip After pressing the button on the Eye One Pro please wait until you hear a short beep from basICColor catch Now you start measuring the strip starting in the white area in front of the first patch and ending in the white area after the last patch of the strip Drag the Eye One Pro across the strip slowly and continu ously and hold the keep the measure button of the Eye One Pro pressed After scanning the strip the gray area next to the colored column of patches will be filled Then the next strip will be outlined in white and you can measure the next strip of the chart Repeat this procedure until you have measured all the strips of the basI CColor dropRGB target olor ae Fa fa SCH Ei i 57 basiCColor dropRGB 2 5 f door R Essent tals because it simply works If a strip is not measured correctly basICColor catch will output a warning message Af
10. Color Be hue sential aslCColor dropRGB 2 because it simply works Show more options Please activate the check box Show more options if it should be deactivated Under this option you can find all the color management printer output options of Photoshop z To print out the bas CColor M Weitere Optionen einblenden dropRGB target without any Farbmanagement HH color modifications you have to select the option Profile Quellfarbraum Same as Source in the Dokument Dokument RGB ohne Tags EEr E Proof O Proof einrichten ISO Coated Druckfarbraum Profil Wie Quelle a J J f a Priorit t Perzeptiv Tiefenkompensierung verwenden Color management Source Space Please activate the option Color Management in this advanced print dialogue Then activate the option Document in the section Source Space You should see the information Document Untagged RGB for the color space of the document If you don t see this information please go back to section 4 2 1 and open the dropRGB target as described there 49 basICColor dropRGB 2 oe bast because it simply works Color Management Print Space To advise Photoshop to print the basiCColor dropRGB target without any color changes you need to activate the option Profile Same As Source in the section Print Space All relevant settings to print out the basICColor dropRGB target without
11. Digitales Foto Tinte y Papierart HP Fotopapier Hochglanz KH Qualit t Maxim Farbe ColorSmart sRGB KH Quelle Automatische Auswahl KH Drucken In the menu Paper you can deactivate the color management system with the option Color ColrSmart sRGB or Color application based to create an ICC profile with basICColor dropRGB 41 basICColor dropRGB 2 basli because it simply works Paper Quality With the Hewlett Packard drivers it s not possible to deactivate the color management system ColorSync in any case So you have to select the option application based if possible or ColorSmart SRGB under the option Color in the section Paper Quality Under the option paper type please select the kind of paper which corresponds with the paper you use With the option Quality you can select the output resolution of you printer The setting under this option has a big influence on the printing quality of your printer It defines how much ink will be used for each channel as well as the total amount of ink Printout with different media setting will generate different output results on the media you use If the printout looks to light you should try the next higher media quality to improve the printout quality If the printout is much too dark and the ink is bleeding blurred lines and edges of the single patches you should use a m
12. Drucker Canon iP3000 HH Einstellungen Standard HH Kopien amp Seiten Layout Kopien Ausgabeoptionen Seiten Zeitplan Papierhandhabung ColorSync Ausgabe Einstellungen Farboptionen Spezialeffekt Vorsch Als Pl Randloser Druck Duplexdruck amp Rand Zusammenfassung prechen Drucken _ In the printing dialog of Mac OS X you can select between the different settings of the printer 32 basICColor dropRGB 2 because it simply works a v2 dpior All the settings you made in the printer driver can be saved as a configuration set in the menu Presets If you want to create a printout with your individual settings after the profiling you just select the printer and the preset with your settings So you can define optimized settings for different media e g photo glossy photo matte fine art canvas etc Drucken In the menu Presets you me 4 can permanently save the settings you have chosen Voreinstellungen Standard Sichern sichern unter Umbenennen Laschen Paplerzuteilung Druckmodus 6 Erstklassige Fotos drucken C Tabellen und Diagramme drucken C Dokument mit Seitenmuster drucken Detaillierte Einstellung C Graut ne drucken Crore Vorschau Abbrechen nieken Drucken By selecting a preset you can load the specified settings Drucker with just one click Einstellungen
13. Farbausgabe des Druckers basierend auf dem verwendeten Medium und der Konfiguration Automatisch Windows wahlt automatisch das beste Farbprofil in der Liste der zugeordneten Farbprotile empfohlen Sie k nnen das Standardfarbprofil fur die Druckerausgabe in der Liste mit den zugeordneten Farbprofilen wahlen Standardfarbprofil Canon dropRGB Glossy Dem Drucker aktuell zugeordnete Farbprofile CNBJPRN2 The basICColor dropRGB ICC profile has to be added as default in the color management dialog of the printer settings of Windows Ubemehmen 74 basICColor dropRGB 2 eae T ASE basa because it simply works In the properties menu of the printer driver system proper ties printers and fax devices open with a right mouse click on the printer icon you can add the ICC profile created by basICColor dropRGB in the menu Color management For adding the profile to the list you need to activate the manual management of ICC profiles by checking the radio button Manual With a click on the Add button you can load the ICC profile from the Windows system folder After adding the ICC profile to the list you select it and click As default in order to use the ICC profile as the standard profile for the printer Click OK to close this dialog window Finally the ICC profile has to be activated in the printer driver s settings But this differs from printer driver
14. Jet printers with 4 6 8 or even more inks thermosublimation printers thermotransfer printers laser printers etc for all those technologies bas CColor dropRGB can create ICC profiles Most of the user are working with Ink Jet printing systems Because of this the user manual will explain the baslCColor dropRGB workflow by using typical Ink Jet printing systems The market of Ink Jet printing systems is too big right now to describe all possible combinations which are were or will come into the market So we selected some typical Ink Jet printers to explain the driver settings of the different manufacturers under the different operating systems Windows and Mac OS X So it might be possible that the driver settings of your individual print ing systems differs from the settings and screens hots which are used in this manual For detailed information about the driver settings of the printing system you use please contact the manuf acturer of the printing system olor er ae fil SOA att ft basiCColor dropRGB 2 sasha Aoir er ae fil SOA att ft because it simply works 3 1 General preparations before printing This section explains how to disable the color settings of the printer drivers to generate an uncalibrated printout This step is necessary to create a new ICC profile with basICColor dropRGB Besides deactivating the color settings of the printer driver it is very important that the printing system is in
15. a very good technical shape Before starting to color calibrate and profile an Ink Jet system you should check the following points e Is the lastest correct printer driver installed e Are the print heads adjusted e Are all nozzles clean and are they printing e Does the printer prints without any banding e Is there enough ink in the tanks e Do the media fit the inks e Will the media be transported through the printer without a problem For information on solving eventually occurring hardware issues please contact the manufacturer of your printing system The basICColor GmbH can not give you any support concerning the printing systems basICColor dropRGB 2 ae it because it simply works 3 2 Windows Setup of the printer driver This section describes how to set up the Windows printer drivers to create an individual ICC profile for your printing system Initi ally we explain all the steps and settings which are identical for all printing systems under the Windows operating system Please open the setting Printers and fax devices in the menu System preferences of the Windows Start menu Intermet 4 Mozilla Firefox _ E Mail Microsoft Office Outlook Liesmich hg basICColor catch 3 1 1 amp Adobe Photoshop CS E basICColor display 4 0 1 A WordPad A Adobe Reader 7 0 Alle Programme gt 20 basICColor dropRGB 2 ____ SS ee _ because it simply works _ fo
16. any color changes are done now You can start printing with a click on Print Please check the print after printing for fingerprints blurring banding and the correct layout If the print should show any unexpected issues please check your printer hardware as explained in section 3 1 and check if you have set up your printer driver with the correct settings section 3 2 for Windows printers or section 3 3 Macintosh printers olor T p Essentials 50 Chapter 5 Measuring the dropRGB target basICColor dropRGB 2 basli because it simply works 5 Measuring the dropRGB target The next step after printing the basICColor dropRGB target is to measure the color characteristic of you printer on the paper used The final ICC profile will be calculated from these measurement data 5 1 Measurements by an authorised basiCColor dealer One of the aims during the development of basICColor dropRGB was to care about the customers without measurement devices Therefore basiCColor has established a network of service points The users can send the prints of the basiICColor dropRGB target to their basiCColor dealer The dealer will measure the printout for a small handling fee and will send the measurement file s back to the customer via E mail From this measurement data the user can create the individual ICC profile for his printer For information on which target to print and how to send the printed target please
17. applications 00 eeesseeesecesecececeseceeeeeeeseeees 66 olor er ae fil SOA att ft E a basiCColor dropRGB 2 past Led because it simply works olor ssentiads 7 1 1 Adobe Photoshop CS cs sescossvacerccstascsssosasanedecscnsestadesbsedtoneastaaaceseasastoniae 67 TA ZA OO CSG CS pisii tesiceeerasdenteecsestateaennu te 72 717 Adobe Ilustrator CS urrian ieni EEE EAA A 73 7 2 Windows Using ICC profiles system wide ee eeeseseseeeeeeeeeseeeees 74 7 2 1 Canon printers activating the ICC profile cscssseseeeeeeee 76 7 2 2 Epson printers activating the ICC profile ecsssseseeeeeeee 77 7 2 3 Hewlett Packard printers activating the ICC profile 78 7 3 Mac OS X Using printer ICC profiles system Wide eee 79 Ted OG MOVIN ree E oes taciedsiaveatenreaeeans 81 YES Od LPS ON PUNET opasne rete nr enter erence ser errr errer rere rretn r tree 82 7 3 3 Hewlett Packard DIC CIS oxo soxccnccsccaevescotcscercastsnncesesnrceseestaarnscnesesseeines 83 8 ADVANCED SETTINGS OF BASICCOLOR AropRGB sssccssssscsssssscecssecees 85 CO IN AS rete N cage sca pone eee E EE eee Sides E ceed 85 8 2 Location for ICC Profiles 0 0 ecsccsecsstsscssssessscsesssssscsscsscssessessesssesees 85 9 PRODUCT INFORMATION BASICCOLOR DROPRGB ssesssccssssscccssessees 88 Chapter 1 basICColor dropRGB 2 because it simply wo
18. icon next to Current Profile You can load the basICColor dropRGB ICC profile from the folder Home Libary ColorSync Profiles of your Mac OS X system After allocating the ICC profile to your printer in the ColorSync Utility you need to activate the color management in the printer driver You might possibly need to select the ICC profile in the driver once again in order to make it work olor er ae fil SOA att ft 80 ae basiCColor dropRGB 2 sash ehois ____ SS ee _ because it simply works _ sentiat 7 3 1 Canon printers To activate the color management ColorSync in Canon printer drivers go to Color options Select the option ColorSync In the sub menu Color Corrections to activate the basICColor dropRGB ICC profile that you allocated for the selected media in the Color Sync Utility If you switch to the summary menu you can check if the correct ICC profile is loaded for the selected media type In the Settings menu you can save the settings after the ICC profile is set correctly for your media type Drucker Canon 750 Voreinstellungen Canon CMS 3 l Farboptionen Farbko Ceod O Druckerprofil Von Canon empfohlen BE Helligkeit Normal H Drucken fleece Drucker Canon s750 Voreinstellungen Canon CMS 0O me __ Zusammenfassung andard Canon dropRCB glossy loc Intensitat 0 Profil 0 Quartz Filter Ohne
19. media quality to improve the printout quality If the printout is much too dark and the ink is bleeding blurred lines and edges of the single patches you should use a media type with the next lower quality E WE ssentiads basICColo a P Tiai K f Es SEN t PTA dropRGB 2 because it simply works Color Options In the menu Color options you can define the printer drivers color optimization for the printout To create an ICC profile you need to deactivate all optimizations in the printer driver by selecting the option none Drucken Drucker Voreinstellungen Druckerprofil Von Canon empfohlen Helligkeit Normal 3 Farbausgleich 0 em Zyan 0 Magenta 0 SE seme Gelb 0 a Schwarz Intensit t 0 Drucken To create an individual ICC profile the color management system has to be deactivated Color management none 37 basICColor dropRGB 2 beca use it simply works eee bast cc 3 3 3 2 Epson printers The drivers for the Epson printers are well structured and quite easy to manage concerning the color management options There are two main options which are important for creating an individ ual ICC profile for your printer Printer settings In this menu you can define the type of paper and the output quality printing resolution of you printer In the menu Media select the type
20. one on your printing system like you see them on your monitor Images with highly saturated colors or dark shades e g a man with a black suit in front of a dark background will eventually loose contrast and details Sometimes the printouts will look too dark Relative Colorimetric with Black Point Compensation BPC To compensate for the loose of contrast and details in the dark shadows you can activate the option Black Point Compensation This will bring back the details in the dark shadows but the image will be lightened up in the very dark tones olor er eer SOA att ft 69 E a olor basiCColor dropRGB 2 past Led because it simply works ssentiads Absolute colorimetric This method is similar to the intent relative colorimetric Additi onally this intent takes the white point of the Source Space into account For example if your image has a D65 white point e g SRGB Adobe RGB the printout will look too blueish This problem will not occur with a D50 working space e g ECI RGB V1 0 www eci org or LStar RGB Istar rgb com Absolute colorimetric should be used for proofing purposes only paper simulation For a photographic output mainly the intents Perceptual or Relative Colorimetric with black point compensa tion will give you the best visual results _ 70 basICColor dropRGB 2 pam Fs so 3 vashe dolor Es
21. the right dropRGB target ssssssssssssssssssessessessessresess 44 4 2 Printing the basICColor dropRGB target sessssessessssessessssessesssses 47 4 2 1 Opening the dropRGB target in PHOtOSNOP sssesseseseeeeceeeeees 47 4 2 2 The Photoshop dialpgue Print with preview sses 48 5 MEASURING THE DROPRGB TARGET sesssseecososssssescecccssssssssscsececsssssssssese 52 5 1 Measurements by an authorised baslCColor dealer eee 52 5 2 Mesuring the dropRGB target with basICColor catch 53 5 2 1 Selecting the dropRGB target in basICColor catch 54 5 2 2 Measuring the dropRGB target with the EyeOne 55 523 Preparing the targel PrN seirende oats 56 5 2 4 Positioning the measurement device seseeceeeeteceeseeseetecteneenes 56 5 2 5 Starting the MEASULEMENL sessecesseeseeseceeseeseeecesteneeeeseeneeseenensense 57 5 3 Where to find the measurement data cc ccesesessessessesesseesesseees 59 6 CREATING THE ICC PROFILE sssseeesssoossssssssesesosssssssscsesssssssssssssesesssssssses 61 6 1 Drag and drop measurement Data eseseeseceeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeseseeees 61 62 Naming FC CO Ss seacpcaceexcccataeaeseusts ands eaatercottatecansterseenrectesaeeress 62 6 2 Calculation process of the ICC profile ee esseeceetsecececeeeeeeeeesees 63 7 COLOR CORRECT PRINTING WITH ICC PROFILES ccsccccccssssssscscceeceeesees 66 7 1 Printing from Adobe
22. to printer driver In the next section the settings for the printer drivers of the different manufacturers will be explained Color Ja F Essent PIA 15 f 3 basiCColor dropRGB 2 because it simply works olor Essential ba sl C 7 2 1 Canon printers activating the ICC profile In most of the Canon printer drivers you can only activate or deactivate the system wide color management ICM globally The selected standard ICC profile will be used for all settings and media paper types then You can activate the ICC profile in the advanced options of the printer driver in the menu Options Color management Manual Settings Activate ICM ok _Abrechen Standard Hite l 76 E a olor basiCColor dropRGB 2 past Led because it simply works ssentiads 7 2 2 Epson printers activating the ICC profile The Epson printer drivers offer quite a good support for ICC profiles In the menu Main settings Settings Color management you can activate the system color management for the printer by checking the option ICM To activate the color management again you have to uncheck the option Off no color management that you had checked for creating the ICC profile for the printer with basICColor dropRGB The Epson printer will now use the default ICC profile you selected in t
23. Farbmanagement FA you have to select the with basICCo a lor dropRGB created ICC profile in Quellfarbraum the section Print Space Dokument Dokument sRGB IEC61966 2 1 Proof C Proof einrichten ISO Coated Druckfarbge Canon dropRGB glossy icc Priorit t Kets i Tiefenkompensierung verwenden In order to output a color correct document on your printing system Photoshop needs to know which colors your printing system is able to print The ICC profile you created with basICColor dropRGB contains this information Under Profile in the Print Space menu you select this ICC profile In the example use an ICC profile for a Canon printer with a glossy media Under Intent you decide how the colors will be transformed from the Source Space to the Print Space 68 basICColor dropRGB 2 basli because it simply works Perceptual Roughly speaking this intent compresses the colors of the Source Space into the Print Space Images will loose some of their satura tion compared to the monitors full gamut view but overall the image will retain its look and feel Saturation Initially this method was planned for clean saturated colors like they are being used in business graphic For a photographic output this intent should not be used at all Most profiles do not even contain this rendering intent Relative colorimetric This intent outputs the colors of your image one to
24. Smart sRGB or ColorSync If you replace the sRGB ICC profile by the basICCo lor dropRGB ICC profile in the ColorSync Utility the baslCColor dropRGB ICC profile will also be used with the ColorSmart sRGB setting If you switch to the summary menu you can check if the correct ICC profile is loaded for the selected media type In the Settings menu you can save the settings after the ICC profile is set correctly for your media type Drucker Business Inkjet 1000 Einstellungen HP dropRCB glossy ww Papterart Qualicat Tine SS aT A ST Quelle Automatische Auswahl Drucker Business Inkjet 1000 Einstellungen HP dropRC8 glossy E Zusammenfassung iz i Abbrechen j Zeitplan Dokument drucken Jetzt Papierhandhabung Orucken Alle Seiten l 83 Chapter 8 Advanced settings of basiCColor dropRGB E a basiCColor dropRGB 2 because it simply works askedorr sentiat 8 Advanced settings of basiCColor dropRGB The basic idea of basICColor dropRGB is to offer a easy to handle application So the advanced settings are reduced to the needed minimum too User profiles folder System profiles folder C Custom profiles folder ICC specifications _ Create version 4 profiles Preferred Rendering Intent Perceptual fi 8 1 Language In this menu you can select the langua
25. X Rite DTP 41 strip target If you use this measurement device please select the file dropRGB_Strip Target_A4 tif to create the printout X Rite Pulse If you use this measurement device please select the file dropRGB_Pulse Target_A4 tif to create the printout X Rite Pulse 46 basICColor dropRGB 2 because it simply works Tae T ASE basil E 4 2 Printing the basICColor dropRGB target After selecting the target you print it Open the TIFF file from Adobe Photoshop or another application with an integrated color management system This manual shows the output procedure with Adobe Photoshop because this application is the de facto standard application in the Graphics Arts industry for image editing composing 4 2 1 Opening the dropRGB target in Photoshop When you open the basICColor dropRGB target in Adobe Photo shop a dialogue shows up which tells you that the file has no embedded ICC profile The dialogue also gives you certain options on how to proceed Please select the option Leave as is don t color manage when opening the file Fehlendes Profil Das RGB Dokument dropRGB_Strip Target_A4 tif verf gt nicht ber ein eingebettetes A Farbprofil Wie m chten Sie weiter vorgehen Beibehalten kein Farbmanagement RGB Arbeitsfarbraum zuweisen Adobe RGB 1998 O Profil zuweisen sRGB IEC61966 2 1 HH und Dokument anschlieRend in RGB Arbeitsfarbraum konvertieren
26. a new license file for this computer You can purchase additional licenses at your bas CColor dealer or at basICColor GmbH directly at any time Hardware Replacement If you have purchased a new computer and wish to transfer basICColor dropRGB please proceed as follows 1 Install the software on the new computer 2 Start the software and click in the licensing window the button lt Licensing gt and then onto the link Hardware Replacement Request permanent license 3 Log yourself into your basICColor account follow the link Licensing and navigate to 2 Without TAN and fill in all the required fields Once submitted bas ICColor GmbH is processing your request and a new license file is sent to you You can check the status of your license in the licensing win dow of bas ICColor dropRGB Open the licensing window via the menu bar Help License olor gt a Po AEA be is 16 Chapter 3 Preparing The Printer basICColor dropRGB 2 basli because it simply works 3 Preparing the printer Basically all RGB printing systems which are driven by a driver via the operating system or a RGB RIP are supported by basICColor dropRGB Those drivers are shipped with your printing system or they are available from the manufacturer of the printing system For the creation of an ICC profile via basl CColor dropRGB it is not important which printing technology your printing systems uses Ink
27. ch fits your media to get the best output quality E WE ssentiads basICColor dropRGB 2 sask door ERA Esential because it simply works o Settings To create an individual ICC profile for your RGB printer please click on the option button Settings In the menu which will show up please click on the option ICM in the section color manage ment Activate the check box off no color corrections Fapier amp Qualitatsoptionen Farbmanagemernt Einzelblatteineug l Randlos ode FEAE Epson Premium Glossy Sinaran Optimales Foto 44 297 210 mm Ausrichtung f Hochformat Querformat Druckoptonen l Seitenfolge M Schnell l Graustufen W Glatte Kante I Druckvorschau Benutzereinstelungen E Speicher Dieses Dialogfeld zuerst anzeigen Standard zuriick Technischer Support Einfach After deactivating the ICM system you can close all the windows of the driver by clicking on the OK buttons All the preparations to create an uncalibrated printout are done Please proceed to chapter 4 now 28 basICColor dropRGB 2 EE o as 3 2 3 Hewlett Packard printer The Hewlett Packard printer drivers are quite simple to handle and very easy to set up You can save all the settings you ve done ina set under the menu point Druckaufgaben Schnelleinstellungen Paper Quality In this menu you can set up all the relevant parameters for the papers and the printing res
28. contact your authorized bas ICColor dealer olor er eer SOA att ft 52 GOBBLE eae T E a bast because it simply works 5 2 Mesuring the dropRGB target with basICColor catch If you own a spectrophotometer e g gretagmacbeth Eye One pro you can read out the baslCColor dropRGB target with basICColor catch You can find basiCColor catch on your baslCColor install CD or you can download it from the download section of the basICColor web site www basiccolor de You will find detailed information on installing the software supported measurement devices and other features of basICColor catch in its documentation The next section shows how to measure the basICColor dropRGB target with a gretagmacbeth Eye One pro spectrophotometer in basICColor catch instrument available from basiCColor as a bundle basICColor i1 catch pro Co lor A Essential basICColor dropRGB 2 because it simply works ba si c cgo lor 3 Fs sential 5 2 1 Selecting the dropRGB target in basICColor catch When you launch basiCColor catch the Job Manger will show up On the left side of the window you can find a few predefined templates One of them is named Printer Profiling RGB If you mark this template a list of jobs will show up in the right half of the Job Manager window Those jobs are named by the supported devices and the format of the basICColor dropRGB target Please select the job named by the m
29. dia type with the next lower quality Color hy Essentials 39 basICColo a P Tiai K f Es SEN t PTA dropRGB 2 because it simply works Color Management The menu Color management offers different options for the color optimization To create an ICC profile with baslCColor dropRGB you need to deactivate all color optimizations of the printer driver To do this please select the option off no color correction Drucken Drucker Stylus Photo R220 Farbmanagement Modus Farbanpassung O Colos Aus Keine Farbkorrektur Crorv vorschau Abbrechen Drucken In the menu Color management you can deactivate the ColorSync system to create an ICC profile with basICColor dropRGB 40 Color hfe sentiat F because it simply works dropRGB 2 La 3 3 3 Hewlett Packard printer The printer drivers for the Hewlett Packard printers can be a bit confusing Not all of them are offering a full support of ICC profiles So not every printer driver is offering the option to deactivate the color management system option application based and the files are color managed by the ColorSync system But the dropRGB targets do not contain an ICC profile and so the ColorSync system will be fooled Drucken Drucker Business Inkjet 1000 Einstellungen HP dropRGB glossy KH Papierart Qualitat HH Farboptionen CMYK Einstellungen
30. directly unlock your license from the licensing window Enter your Email address and your Password and then either unlock a 14 day full trial version or your purchased perma nent license If your computer is not connected to the internet please log yourself onto the bas CColor licensing website http mylicense biz basiccolor on a computer that is connected to the internet Once you are logged in you can request a 14 day full trial version OR in case you have a TAN you can request your permanent license Once downloaded please transfer the license file on the computer where bas CColor dropRGB is installed With a click on lt Offline licensing gt and lt Install License File gt in the next window you will activate basICColor dropRGB If you do not have an Internet connection at all use the lt Faxform gt button to open a PDF document Fill it in and fax it to the number provided The license file will be send to the nominated email address er ae fil AEA be is 13 basICColor dropRGB 2 because it simply works On the inside of the DVD box you will find the TAN Number FI Sob BCT Da Ae HET oF wa 2 u kisia O basco C beekies D basiOCootToe bad eter chee hik 26 00 Dave hhi tir P io Anda ich die bachana ID Kariikt Hauncaarierties Sarri aprii iior anb A111 biia Tae T ASE T bast C Color H ia Ife wed d tad f If required a storage device can be obtai
31. dropRGB window you can load the profiling data very simple 6 Creating the ICC profile This sections shows how to create an ICC profile form the measurement data of the basiCColor dropRGB target measured with basiCColor catch or the measurement data sent from you authorized basICColor dealer 6 1 Drag and drop measurement Data Simply drag and drop your measurement data dropRGB Target xxx cie in our example on the program icon of basiCColor dropRGB or the Alias on the desktop of your Windows computer that has automatically been created at installation time Alternatively you can open basiCColor dropRGB with a double click and drag and drop the measurement file on the basiCColor dropRGB window Drop measurement file onto the printer olor ssentiads 61 os ee Co lor Ta f Essent id f basiCColor dropRGB 2 g A because it simply works 6 2 Naming the ICC profile After dropping the measurement file basICColor dropRGB asks for a name for the ICC profile As a default baslICColor dropRGB will suggest the name of the measurement file You can and should change the name for the ICC profile to a name which corresponds with your printer an the media you use e g Canon dropRGB glossy The OS and the applications will identify the ICC profile by this name Click OK and the profile will be created Saving the profile to your user folder Please enter a name for this profile pd W
32. e easy to manage concerning the color management options From the section Main settings you can find all the relevant options for deactivating the automatic color corrections of the Epson printer drivers in order to create an ICC profile Qualtatsoption C Entwurf Text Text amp Bild i Foto Optimales Foto Papieroptionen Druckoptionen M PhotoEnhance Seitenfolge Format 44 297 x 270 mm Gruckvorschau Tintenstand Ausnichturig TF FF TF E FF FF 3 i i i i Hochformat 7 3 i a j Querformat Obemehmen Media options Please select the Paper you are using or which is comparable to your media under the option Type 26 basICColo dropRGB 2 Bee because it simply works The setting under this option has a big influence on the printing quality of your printer It defines how much ink will be used for each channel as well as the total amount of ink Printout with different media setting will generate different output results on the media you use If the printout looks to light you should try the next higher media quality to improve the printout quality If the printout is much too dark and the ink is bleeding blurred lines and edges of the single patches you should use a media type with the next lower quality Quality options The aim is to optimize the color quality of your printouts There fore please select the option optimized photo or an equal setting whi
33. e these settings if you like but baslCColor recommends to leave these options deactivated all the time in order to achieve proper color results with your printing system In the menu Options you can set up all the relevant color settings for your printer Only the options which are relevant to create an ICC profile will be explained in this section For details about the other options of the printer driver please read the documentation of your printing system or contact Canon 22 basICColor dropRGB 2 basli because it simply works Media Under this option you can select the media type Please select a media type that corresponds with the media you would like to use The setting under this option has a big influence on the printing quality of your printer It defines how much ink will be used for each channel as well as the total amount of ink Printout with different media setting will generate different output results on the media you use If the printout looks to light you should try the next higher media quality to improve the printout quality If the printout is much too dark and the ink is bleeding blurred lines and edges of the single patches you should use a media type with the next lower quality Quality Under this point the quality resolution of the printer will be defined For the maximum quality of the printouts basIlCColor recommends to select the highest possible quality set
34. easurement device you use and click on the OK button in the bottom right corner of the Job Manager To show you how to measure the basICColor dropRGB target we have selected the dropRGB Target EyeOne job to explain the next steps Users tim Documents jobs_OF Select Jobs Folder Seebeck New Template Demo Druckerproflierung CMYK IFRA Color Quality Check TTE EPE Produktionikontrolle CMYK bashOColor ControlWedge baslC Color diroapRGk Target 10u15 EyeQne Produktionskontrolle Druck EC bvdim Gray Control Strip basiCColor dropRGk Target 1x15 Spectroscan Produktiontkontralle Proof Ugra Fogra Medienkeil QUAGEN Print Control Shemens F39 Premium Siemens F39 Standard Slemens PW F39 2009 bb de Siemens PW F39 2009 bb 5g Zentifizierung Drucksaal Fertifizierung Proofsystem Noles Dreockerprofilierung won RGCR Systemen diverse Avie A und LFP Orucker die Ober einen Druckertreiber OOI angestevert werden etna tlora Minilabs Fur Post cript Orucker und p r RIF angesteuerte Drucker benutzen Sie bitte Cruckerprofilierung CMYK Colere Cea on Measurement window cloged The main window of bas CColor catch 3 The Job Manager 54 ie Pigs 4 basil C Color te Cossent tals basICColor dropRGB 2 because it simply works 5 2 2 Measuring the dropRGB target with the EyeOne First you will be asked to calibrate the measurement device The procedure differs de
35. edia type with the next lower quality All other settings in the Hewlett Packard printer drivers are not relevant for the creation of an ICC profile and should not be changed Changes can have a negative effect on the printout and the quality of the ICC profile created olor er ae fil SOA att ft 42 Chapter 4 Printing the dropRGB Target basiCColor dropRGB 2 pasiee because it simply works 4 Printing the basiCColor dropRGB target The next step after deactivating the color corrections in the printer driver is to print the basICColor dropRGB target This section explains how to print the right target on your printer 4 1 Selection of the right dropRGB target Depending on your measurement device you need to select a TIFF file which fits the needs of your measurement device If you use the measurement service of your basICColor dealer please ask the dealer which target you need to print out te ba an p Z m x E a ry te r z i m 1 4 i Li be D oe pet bask Color dropRGA Sirip Target bas CColor dropRGB target in the layout for the gretacmacbeth Eye One pro olor oe eo ANEA tii s 44 basICColor dropRGB 2 beca use it simply works Barbieri Spectro 50 xy ba sa c ed lor P T A basICColor dropRGB offers you five targets which differ in layout The color patches are the same in the differe
36. ent will be started with the measure button of the instrument In the main part of the window you see a preview of the measure ment chart For every single patch you will see an approximation of the expected color on the left With this preview you can check if the single patch and the whole strip was measured correctly A white frame around the strip shows you which strip will be measured next If there is a frame around a single patch then the measurement device is set to patch mode Click on the headline of the column you want to measure next e g A to set the instrument to strip mode or click on a single patch to set the instrument to path mode 5 2 3 Preparing the target print Before you begin to measure the chart please ensure you use a neutral non glossy opaque surface free of optical brighteners at least two sheets of your printing paper will do in most cases as a background This will minimize the negative influence of the backing of the target print e g the structured surface of your desktop 56 basICColor dropRGB 2 baste c because it simply works Positioning the gretagmacbeth Eye One pro on the measurement ruler To identify the strip correctly the head of the Eye One Pro has to be positioned in the white area if front of the first patch of the strip 5 2 4 Positioning the measurement device The next step is to position the ruler of the measurement device on the first strip of the chart
37. ge basICColor dropRGB is using for prompting the dialogues 8 2 Location for ICC Profiles Windows only supports to install ICC profiles into the central system folder or to a custom folder On a Mac the user can select l 85 basICColor dropRGB 2 baste c because it simply works where to store ICC profiles So Mac users can choose if the basIC Color dropRGB CC profile should be stored into the user folder the system folder or to a custom folder Attention To store ICC profiles to the system folder Windows and Mac the user needs administrator permissions 8 3 ICC V4 profiles When this option is selected the ICC profiles will be stored in the ICC V4 format ICC V2 compatible applications should use these type of ICC profiles without any problems The preset of basICColor dropRGB is V2 because some printer drivers are having problems by using the V4 standard profile type Every ICC profiles contains an internal information about which Rendering Intent should be used by default If an application does not allow to select the Rendering Intent which should be used for the transformation the preffered default Rending Intent of the ICC profile will be used instead olor er ae fil SOA att ft 86 Chapter 9 Product information basiCColor dropRGB basiCColor dropRGB 2 pasiee because it simply works 9 Product information basICColor dropRGB Software Copyright 2006 2013 basICColor GmbH All ri
38. ghts reserved Manual Copyright 2013 basICColor GmbH All rights reserved This manual as well as the software described in it is furnished under license and may be used or copied in accordance with terms of the license Your License Agreement with the basICColor GmbH which will be displayed and printed out during software installation specifies the permitted and prohibited uses of the basICColor dropRGB software Any unauthorized duplication or use of any basICColor software product in whole or in part is strictly forbidden The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by the basICColor GmbH The basilCColor GmbH assumes no responsibility or liability for errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this document No part of this user guide may be reproduced transmitted transcribed or translated into any language without the express written permission of the basI CColor GmbH basICColor is a registered trademark of the basICColor GmbH Apple Macintosh ColorSync are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respec tive holders Edition 2 1 0 August 2013 Author Tim Seher olor E SOA T 88
39. he printer options E Dieses Dishogteld guent anzeigen iad Stordad zc Technischer Suppor Eintech BR basICColor dropRGB 2 EE o as 7 2 3 Hewlett Packard printers activating the ICC profile If you activate the Windows color management ICM in the HP driver an sRGB profile will be used for printing This does not provide for a functional printer color management That s why you should use the option color management by the application Thus the application e g Adobe Photoshop can manage the color and your printout will be color accurate r Druckaufgaben Schnelleinst Neue Schnelleinstellung eingeben sid Neue Schnelleinstellung eingeben sid eingeben r Farboptionen In Graustufen drucken Hohe Qualit t Nur Schwarz a WEs ale 78 baslCColor dropRGB 2 because it simply works Es ale 7 3 Mac OS X Using printer ICC profiles system wide All devices ICC profiles Camera Monitor Printer etc will be managed by the ColorSync system in Mac OS X Therefore you have to load the printer ICC profile which you have created with basICColor dropRGB with the ColorSync Utility appli cations Utilities ColorSync Utility to be used with the system devices e g your printer aoe Ger te o te te amp ego Profile repareren Profile Gerate Filter Rechner Regis
40. indows XP Where to find the ICC profile Windows stores ICC profiles in a central folder of the Operating System where most applications will find them C Windows System32 Spool Drivers Color Mac OS X Where to find the ICC profile basICColor CMYKick saves the ICC profiles into the user ColorSync folder Home Libary Colorsync To make the ICC profile availa ble for ALL users you need to copy it into the system ColorSync folder Macintosh HD Libary ColorSync In order to do so you need administrator rights otherwise the copy process will fail 62 baslCColor dropRGB 2 fA BUN Essential because it simply works o 6 2 Calculation process of the ICC profile The main window of baslCColor dropRGB disappears and the process window which looks like a jigsaw puzzle shows up Progress of profile creation is indicated by the completion of a jigsaw puzzle Ka rd senda When the puzzle is completed a new information window shows up The message informs you that the ICC profile has been created successfully and where it was saved Successfully created profile Users tim Library ColorSync Profiles basiCColor dropRGB Target EyeOne 002 icc Open directory After the calculation of the ICC profile is completed successful you will get an information message to which folder the Profile was saved and what it name is The creation process for the ICC profile is finished
41. lor_ dropRGB_12345 lic you can install it with lt Offline licensing gt and lt Install License File gt You will find the license file in the download folder of your web browser Now the application is ready to use er ae fil AEA be is 15 basICColor dropRGB 2 because it simply works Licensi Machine ID 1872494226 Sate Permanent License Purchase Click here to enter the TAN you have obtained or to buy a license Licensing bast Color Free Trial Cikk here to get a 14 days fully functional license of basiCColor dropRCe if you d not have an internet connection or you would Uke to install the licensing file manually please click here Offline licensing Don t show this window again baal Color ot Pte hiss cere baskccolor demic asptesiionstendsTicheithor amp lar cosa E ad C Ui basitCotor Apple Belieba 867 2 Without TAH Pe ELEC Pa appropria Hoti Pan Tha Baek Meher bi Mkd gl eh Ea re ol Ea gipu you b ri m k k abin C reena biit ei drap ti iMac 10S Aiter gan find fae Machine Konia Hadungaausschiues Siemap aperam baoo GmbH eed 7 basli Once you have received your personal license file basiccolor_ dropRGB _123456 lic you won t need a new license file if you run a software update or you reinstall bas CColor dropRGB on the same computer Ifyou wish to use bas CColor dropRGB on an additional compu ter you will need to obtain
42. lt lt P Deckblatt b Qualit t amp Medium _ _____ _ Farbkorrektur Colorsync eae Von Canon empfohlen Farbaueg 2yan Q Magenta g Adeerveiers Alle reduerres pai PS en Se EE ME lor dropRGB 2 oda foror basICCo ta amp sentiat poe ae 7 3 2 Epson printers You can activate the color management and thus the basICColor dropRGB ICC profile in the menu Color management by checking ColorSync If you switch to the summary menu you can check if the correct ICC profile is loaded for the selected media type In the Settings menu you can save the settings after the ICC profile is set correctly for your media type Drucker Stylus Photo R220 SH Voreinstellungen Drucken Drucker Stylus Photo R220 W M Voreinstellungen w Colorsyne Farbkonvertierung Profil Epson Quartz Filter Deckblatt Druckereinstellungen Version 252 Paplerformat Standard Medium Epson Premium Glossy Qualit t Ciotimales Foto _Ciaree Alle ere ieee ciee rn 2 vr vorschau Abbrechen Dnickeni 82 E a basiCColor dropRGB 2 because it simply works askedorr sentiat 7 3 3 Hewlett Packard printers To activate the basilCColor dropRGB ICC profile in an HP printer driver you need to select the option Color
43. ned at additional cost Please contact baslCColor GmbH for further informa tion When you request a license you need to consider the follow ing e TAN TransActionNumber You will find the TAN on a sticker on the bas CColor DVD cover Enter the TAN into the input field Your license file lic file will be downloaded and installed immediately If there is no TAN on your bas iCColor DVD cover your license request needs to be processed by basiCColor before you can access your license file lic file Please log into your bas CColor account and go to Licensing 2 Without TAN Select basiCColor dropRGB as product in the pull down menue This way you request a license for basICColor dropRGB basICColor dropRGB 2 because it simply works ANA basiCColor eA OM SH basiCColore Apple Beliebt 807 2 Without TAN Please select the appropriate product The feld Machine tD is filed out with te machine iD of the computer you sent the licensing request fom if you want t license the sofware for a aferent computer please enter Its machine ID manually you And ilin the upper lef comer of the y yo O licensing window when taunching De appropriata basic Color product Now cick the Sumit key Ld Vin 3 X Mac O Maoin datiC Color freebies Y basiC CoolToot basiCColor drop Cs Mac 2 0 0 4 Desiccotor Phease choose 1872494226 5 U re can i find te Machine iD Submit y Kodaki Matungsausschtuss S
44. nemap impressum basiCColor GmbH 2011 Plachine IO Ler24942eb 5 State Mo License bast olor Purchase Free Trial Click here to enter the TAN you have Click here te get a 14 days fully obtained or to buy a license functional license of bashCColor dropRue Licensimd 14 days treout license i you de moat hawe amn internet connection or you would like to install the licensing file manually please click ere i S E E ERE E E E a Offline licensing J Dont show this window again OK 3 bast Color Fill in the remaining input fields purchased from Machi ne ID and select from the pull down menu the purpose for your license request Initial License Additional License Up grate Site License Hardware Replacement When all fields are filled in please click the lt Submit gt button You will be informed that your license request is beeing pro cessed on and that you will be informed via email once you can access your license file lic file e Machine ID the number in this input field must match the number in the licensing window of the application because the license file is built for this computer speci fically e Product basiCColor dropRGB must be selected in the pull down menu Important the license file is stored in your bas iCColor account You can access it at any time Please ensure to remember your login information Once you have received your license file baslCCo
45. nnected to the computer Connect it after the software has been success fully installed _basICColor dropRGB 2 oe w Sm tf 3 ENEH fi a A because it simply works 2 2 Installation 1 Turn on the computer on which you wish to install and use the software 2 Insert the basiCColor DVD into your drive e Mac The basiCColor DVD folder will appear on your screen Click on it to access the basiCColor dropRGB installer or open the downloaded installer We recom mend a look at our download area as this ensures you have the latest version e PC If the basiCColor DVD icon does not appear automa tically go to My Computer and select the DVD drive Alternatively you can download the installer from www basICColor de 3 Begin the installation by double clicking the bas CColor dropRGB installer Follow the instructions on the screen 4 Once basICColor dropRGB has been successfully installed you can begin to profile your printer basICColor dropRGB 2 because it simply works AOL Licensi Machine ID 1872494226 Sate No License bast Color Free Trial Cikk here to get a 14 days fully functional license of basiC Color dropRGe Purchase Click here to enter the TAN you have obtained or to buy a license 14 days tryout license Licensing if you d not have an internet connection or you would tke to install the licensing file manually please click here Offline licen
46. now and the ICC profile can be used by the operating system and the applica tions basICColor dropRGB will be closed by clicking the OK button 64 Chapter 7 Color correct printing with ICC profiles basICColor dropRGB 2 basli because it simply works 7 Color correct printing with ICC profiles Now you have created an ICC profile with basICColor dropRGB The next step is to re activate the color management in your printer driver and to provide the driver with the ICC profile information Printing with these settings will be explained in chapters 7 2 and higher First we learn how to do a color correct output from applications with integrated color management 7 1 Printing from Adobe applications Adobe provides the customer with an excellent color manage ment system CMS embedded in the applications of the Creative Suite CS Photoshop InDesign and Illustrator The functionality of the applications are identical under Windows and Mac OS X So the following screens hots show the functional ity for both operating systems To use the full power of the embedded Adobe color management system it is important to deactivate color management in the printer driver how to deactivate the CMS see Chapter 3 Prepar ing the printer because color management will be handled completely by the Adobe application olor er ae fil SOA att ft 66 aie basiCColor dropRGB 2 past ehar sentiat
47. nstallation and Licensing basICColor dropRGB 2 sasha door EE ANZ sential because it simply works 2 Installation and Licensing 2 1 Minimal System Requirements Apple Computer e Apple with G4 G5 processors e Mac OS X 10 5 6 or higher e min of 1GB available system memory RAM e Apple with Intel Processors e Mac OS X 10 5 6 or higher e min of 1 GB available system memory RAM Windows e Intel Pentium III or 4 Prozessor e Windows XP SP2 Windows 7 Windows 8 32 and 64 Bit e min of 1GB available system memory RAM All Systems e Min 1GB free hard disk space e DVD drive e Color monitor with a resolution of least 1280 x 1024 pixels and color depth of 24 Bit 16 7 million colors e Software and spectrophotometer to measure the profiling targets and creating measurement data e g basICColor catch and i1pro E a olor basICColor dropRGB 2 past Led because it simply works ssentiads Knowledge requirements These instructions assume familiarity with the basic opera tion of the Mac OS X and or Windows operating systems Documentation This document describes the application of bas CColor dropRGB for both Mac OS X and Windows Any differences in operation or special instructions that apply to either system will be indicated Before beginning the installation process please make sure that your measurement device is not co
48. nt targets The layouts are optimized for the different measurement devices You can find the TIFF files in the sub folder dropRGB targets in the program folder of basICColor dropRGB dropRGB Targets Brennen Verbinden Informationen Ne Netzwerk dropRGB_Pulse Target_A4 tif W PowerBook G4 B Daten HD kA dropRGB_Spectro50xy Target_A4 tif DATEN MAC i Schreibtisch kA dropRGB_SpectroLFP Target_A4 tif Q timseher A Programme ka dropRGB_Strip Target_A4 tif S Dokumente Fi Bilder ka dropRGB_XY Target_A4 tif 6 Musik Anderungsdatum 2 Juni 2006 17 36 2 Juni 2006 17 36 2 Juni 2006 17 36 2 Juni 2006 17 36 2 Juni 2006 17 36 The dropRGB targets you can find in the sub folder dropRGB Targets in the application folder of basICColor dropRGB Barbieri Spectro 50 xy and compatible devices If you use this measurement device please select the file dropRGB_ Spectrosoxy Target_Aq4 tif to create the printout Barbieri Spectro LFP and compatible devices If you have this measurement device please select the file dropRGB_ SpectroLFP Target_A4 tif to create the printout 45 basICColor dropRGB 2 pashBdoior E Fe ati ea fa f Fi because it simply works Gretag Macbeth Spectroscan and compatible devices If you use this measurement device please select the file dropRGB_XY Target_A4 tif to create the printout Gretag Macbeth Eye One pro Eye One iO
49. o your nomina ted email address Please check your spam folder also You need to confirm this email via the provided link to activate your account olor er ae fil AEA be is 12 basICColor dropRGB 2 because it simply works AOL Licensing Machine ID 1872494226 5 State No License basi Color Purchase Please enter the purchased transaction number TAN together with the data of your basiCColor account to obtain your permanent license TAN z Where is the TAN Email johnmidoe de Password seeeeeeee Forgot your password Ww Save email and password Don t have a basiCColor account You don t have a TAN to get your permanent license Buy license at basiCColor or dealer You have purchased a new computer and want to transfer your license Don t show this window again Back l OK 3 A ti Machine ID 1872494226 5 State No License bast Color Purchase In case you do not have internet access on this computer please click here print the form fill it out and send it to the indicated fax number Faxform if you have received your license file lic via email or it ts stored on an external Storage medium e g USB flash drive then click here please Install License File Don t show this window again Gack mom bast Color IMPORTANT Without confirming this link your bas CColor account won t be activated If you are already registered on the bas CColor website you can
50. olution First you create a new set under the option Druckaufgaben Schnelleinstellungen We have named the set baslCColor dropRGB paper but actually it s up to you how you name it a WEs ale 29 basICColor dropRGB 2 baste c because it simply works In this menu you can find two settings which are relevant for the color correct output of your printing system In the section Paper options please select the type of paper which represents the media you use in your printer For the example we chose the paper HP Premium Photo paper The setting under this option has a big influence on the printing quality of your printer It defines how much ink will be used for each channel as well as the total amount of ink Printout with different media setting will generate different output results on the media you use If the printout looks to light you should try the next higher media quality to improve the printout quality If the printout is much too dark and the ink is bleeding blurred lines and edges of the single patches you should use a media type with the next lower quality Another significant setting is the output resolution for the print out This setting will be done under the option printing quality olor er ae fil SOA att ft 30 E E 4 H of ESEA fa i a gie bas basICColor dropRGB 2 because it simply works ea
51. pending on the type of your instrument basICColor catch will guide you through the process with clear instructions The measurement window has three main areas At the top you see information on important parameters of the job target name measurement number etc On the right you see all elements to connect disconnect calibrate and start the measurement You can even load import existing measurement data e g for averaging reset the actual measure ment and save close the measurement job Temple care herbaria GE bame biia diopRO Tanger Eyele Target nase dipha ip Target AA Caren Messfenster von bas CColor catch vor der Messung 55 basICColor dropRGB 2 bast Color 3 F Esential because it simply works bas ICColor catch Instrument measurement window Connect With the options in the 4 Position j section Instrument Calibrate you can operate the main functions of your measurement device In the section Measure ment you have all the New Measurement i Ceara options for handling the Closejob measurement jobs OPADA _ Measurement Start 7 Send basICColor catch In the empty measurement window the first strip of the target is marked This means you have to measure this strip next If you use a semi automatic measurement device e g gretagmac beth Eye One pro the Start button is greyed out The measure m
52. r output is correct But for the semi professional or for internal use this method can be good enough and might be an alternative to a Proof RIP system E T A 71 basICColor dropRGB 2 oe Zs te Essentia 6 because it simply works If you check the option Proof the Photoshop settings in the View Proof Setup menu will be used for the output Your image will be converted to the proof color space by using the intent selected in the Photoshop View Proof Setup menu and then the image will be color managed into the color space of your printer 7 1 2 Abobe InDesign CS The print settings of InDesign are equal to the settings of Photo shop At this point this manual skips all the options For detailed information please take a look at the explanations for Photoshop Chapter 7 1 1 Adobe Photoshop Drucken The color management Druckvorgabe Benutzerdefiniert H options in the Adobe Drucker _iP3000 InDesign print dialog PPD Farbmanagement Quellfarbraum Dokument CI Proof Druckfarbraum Profil Canon dropRGB glossy iec CRD Priorit t Sete einrichten C Drucker 9 C Vorgabe speichern 72 basiCColor dropRGB 2 saska door ANZ sentiat because it simply works In the Print menu you will find the option Color management In the section Print Space you select the ICC profile you created with basiCColor dropRGB
53. rks Te bas Color 1 Preface With the purchase of bas CColor dropRGB you have received a product that will allow you to take control of color repro duction of your workgroup RGB printing systems basICColor dropRGB brings you the possibility to do color correct printing on your RGB printing system in an easy way The color settings and the ICC profiles being shipped with your RGB printing system are just optimized for the average printer of the entire production lot Your system will not be color corrected optimal by these canned ICC profiles and color settings An individual color optimization by generat ing an individual ICC profile for your RGB printing system with bas CColor dropRGB will improve the color accuracy for your prints In addition the manufacturer of your RGB printing system does not mention that you might use third party consum ables like inks and papers Those consumables can only show their advantages if they are driven with optimized color settings via an individual ICC profile bas CColor dropRGB offers you the possibility to get the best output performance for third party consumables basICColor dropRGB 2 because it simply works Please take into account that all devices of your production environment like digital cameras scanners monitors have to be profiled individually in order to establish a stable and color correct workflow Chapter 2 I
54. sing Don t show this window again ane basiCColor J Omp j icense basiccolor de register atproemid el las ea QO E basicColory Apple Beliebt 785 basW G olor basic Color Registration Licensing Download Area Choose of _Regetter Kontakt Haftungsausechiuss Semap impressum dase Color Gr basli 2 3 Product registration and licensing Licensing and unlocking basiCColor dropRGB software is linked to an individual computer You will receive an indivi dual license that allows you to unlock and use the software on the computer on which it was installed The first time you start basiCColor dropRGB the Licensing window will pop up You can now choose to trial a full version of bas CColor dropRGB for 14 days or request your permanent license with a click on the button lt Licensing gt if you have purchased a license for bas CColor dropRGB If you have never registered on the bas CColor website you will need to complete the registration process in order to obtain your personal bas CColor account Please follow the link Create your free basICColor account now in the licen sing window Alternatively you can go to our website www basiccolor de and navigate to the registration page via the Support tab and the link to Licensing With a click on lt Register gt you can create your personal bas CColor account Within seconds you will receive an email t
55. t options Quality and Media In this menu you can set up all the relevant parameters of the paper and the printing resolution you like to use There are two settings which have influence on the color output of your printer Drucken Drucker Canon 750 He Voreinstellungen Visitenkarten HA Qualitat amp Medium Ha BJ Patrone Farbe He Medientyp Foto Hochglanzfilm He Papiereinzug Automatischer Einzug Druckmodus Erstklassige Fotos drucken O Tabellen und Diagramme drucken Dokument mit Seitenmuster drucken Detaillierte Einstellung Schnell Fein Halbtonoption Rastern Streuen Graut ne drucken Chire The Options Media Type and Print mode are the options which are defining the total amount of ink and the printing resolution 35 basICColo dropRGB 2 ae ae because it simply works In the section Media type you can select the different kinds of paper Select the media type which corresponds best with the media you use For the example setting we have selected the media type Photo high gloss film The setting under this option has a big influence on the printing quality of your printer It defines how much ink will be used for each channel as well as the total amount of ink Printout with different media setting will generate different output results on the media you use If the printout looks to light you should try the next higher
56. ter you have confirmed this message you can re measure the strip You don t have to re measure the entire chart just the strip that failed to measure correctly After having measured the entire dropRGB target you can close the job with a click on the button Close Job or you can close basiCColor catch by clicking Exit catch Teepe eae Cire i ganag E12 deo ear bas Soler copii Target Eyeiine Target name deel Sip Tapit AS bas CColor catch measurement window After you have measured the entire basI CColor dropRGB target all patches have to be filled out 58 Pee basICColor dropRGB 2 aske Ge lor cseatiate because it simply works 5 3 Where to find the measurement data The measurement data will be saved in the folder C program files basICColor Software basIiCColor catch 3 3 2 Jobs_08 Printer Profiling RGB dropRGB Target EyeOne for Windows XP or in the folder Documents Jobs_08 Printer Profiling RGB dropRGB Target EyeOne in Mac OS X The name of the measurement file is dropRGB Target xxx cie The xxx in the file name represents the number of the measure ment The latest measurement will bear the highest number es Chapter 6 Creating the ICC profile basICColor dropRGB 2 E a akede because it simply works Via drag n drop of the measurement file onto the bas CColor
57. tings for the selected media Color settings To create an individual ICC profile you have to select the option manual and then proceed with a click on Settings olor er ae fil SOA att ft 23 basICColor dropRGB 2 Se because it simply works oe bast c c The next window has two main sections OK en sois e Color Balance You should do only changes in this section if you really want to change the gamma value dotgain of the printer like for adjusting the gray axis All the changes under this point have to be done before you print out the final basICColor dropRGB target for profiling the printer Activate ICM With this check box you can activate deactivate the color management ICM in the Canon printer drivers To create an ICC profile for the printer you have to deacti vate the check box The basiCColor dropRGB target will now be printed without any color corrections from the driver olor T p Essentials 24 basICColor dropRGB 2 because it simply works After deactivating the ICM system you can close all the windows of the driver by clicking on the OK buttons All the preparations to create an uncalibrated printout are done Please proceed to chapter 4 now 25 Color hfe sentiat F because it simply works dropRGB 2 lf 3 2 1 Epson printer The drivers for the Epson printers are well structured and quit
58. trierte ColorSyne Ger te Drucker 5750 1D booo Bereich jeder Benurrer des aktuellen Computers Drucker als Standard verwenden Modus 8 ColorPrinter2000 Werkseinstellung fir das Profil Hame BJ Color Printer oe 2000 me yiPrinkers iniii rinker PMs Canon Lf 2PM pugin Contenti Retourceds A i wiles Prof P Nime Canon dropRAGE glosiyicc Pad Libeary ColorSyne Profiles Canon drop Cb glossy leg The basICColor dropRGB ICC profile has to be allocated to your printer in the ColorSync Utility basICColor dropRGB 2 basli because it simply works ColorSync utility Open the ColorSync Utility and select the option Devices in order to allocate the basiCColor dropRGB ICC profile for your printer Select your printer model from the Printers list Some printers might show a list of different options e g RGB CMYK Gray scale For each option you can choose a separate ICC profile Since the basiICColor dropRGB ICC profile is an RGB profile you need to select the RGB item in the list Other printers are listing the different media types e g glossy paper matte paper etc Please select the media type you had chosen in the printer driver for creating the ICC profile Now you have to allocate the basICColor dropRGB ICC profile to the printer mode selected Under Current Profile you can see which ICC profile will be used for the output You can change the ICC profile by clicking on the arrow
59. which corresponds best with the media you use Drucken Drucker Stylus Photo R220 Voreinstellungen Epson CMS aus HA Druckereinstellungen be Modus Automatisch Qualit t P Schne __ Einstellungen Qualit t Optimales Foto Super MicroWeave A Schnell _ Bild spiegeln Abbrechen GD In the menu printer settings you can choose the Media and the quality mode Mode for the print output olor tf TO TA l 38 basICColor dropRGB 2 Tae eis baste because it simply works For the example setting we have selected the media type Epson Premium Glossy With the selection under Mode you define the printout resolu tion For our example we have chosen the option automatic for Quality But you can select individual settings manually under the point settings to improve the output resolution and quality e g unidirectional print The setting under this option has a big influence on the printing quality of your printer It defines how much ink will be used for each channel as well as the total amount of ink Printout with different media setting will generate different output results on the media you use If the printout looks to light you should try the next higher media quality to improve the printout quality If the printout is much too dark and the ink is bleeding blurred lines and edges of the single patches you should use a me

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