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1. basICColor display 5 basted Because it simply works 3 6 The profile creation process e sssssssssesseseesessesessesresessessrseosrosesesreseesees 24 3 6 1 Measuring Color CHArACtCriStiC ssesseceesesseceeceeseeeceeseeneeeesentenss 24 363 Seling ne WIE PONT ccxrecesecress e ee 24 3 6 3 iterating gray bala NCE 25 3 6 4 Measuring for profiling sessssssssssssssssssssssssessssrressssrsssssreessseesesss 25 OSR U a A ORRE 25 DF VAN AU OM AOE EAE EI TAA A E TETE E 26 EF E VCS EET A A SE 28 TAC IOV COM CS sieren a E EE 28 EE 6 lt a 101 E EIEE nee AEE IE A en Ee em een 28 374 D Play CICAD sersan rere terete reer rere errr erent eee tee 29 3 7 5 Load validation result seeen 29 IPO SAVE VE DONS e reuse evan taemer nanan ennense ante 29 A ADVANCED SETTINGS sssicesasuvsccacevatssscceuseetssudsavevansvecsevesenswsecsonsesabavsceseavenss 31 AA Sellet WASTE ersen E 31 A NO ae T E EE EAE 32 Fie BPW MONO PE esinsin E E 32 AD MON ONLY D E ea a oceaatoativnanniedtteanes 36 4 3 Calibration method eeseeseeseeeseseseseesesseseseeseseeseseeseseesesesseseesesesseseesesese 36 4 3 1 Hardware CANIDIATION eececesescssscssesessssescsescssssssssessssssescsssessesescsessescscseess 37 4 3 2 Combined hard and software calibration sccssesseeeeeeeeee 39 AzA NOCA Ora ON sisii isa A EEA 42 4A Calibration prese Essere eeii sanario oaia 42 4 5 Creating custom calibration presets ssssssessssessessssessesss
2. Golor depending from the filter set in the instrument and the phosphor or LCD filter set of the monitor In these cases you can edit the calibration curves manually baslCColor display offers two edit modes White point In this mode you can influence the brightness in all three channels or in 1 selected channel without affecting the shape of the calibration curve If you click and drag the white point you reduce or increase white luminance in the selected channel Once you have reached 100 and continue dragging contrast but not the intensity will be increased but you will lose definition in the highlights If you click and drag the black point you can increase black luminance in the selected channel which affects the contrast ratio as well Curves This option allows you to change the shape of the tonal response curves with three additional handles r r Nef FCHCE ol 68 basICColor display 5 sash e i INe ference Because it simply works Edit curve s Here you select which curve s you want to edit All All Curves are affected in the same manner Red Only the tonal response curve of the red channel will be affected Blue and green channels remain unaffected Active All C Red Green Only the tonal response curve of the green 8 channel will be affected Red and blue channels Blue remain unaffected Blue Only the tonal response curve of the blue channel will be affected
3. Golor Free Trial Click here to get a 14 days fully functional license of basiCColor display aoe E 14 days tryout license bas Golor that computer You can purchase additional licenses from your bas CColor dealer or basICColor GmbH directly at any time Hardware Replacement If you have bought a new computer and wish to transfer bas ICColor display please follow these steps 1 Install your software on your new computer 2 Start the application and click the lt Licensing gt button in the Licensing window Then click the link Hardware Replacement Request permanent license 3 Please log now into your basiCColor account and go to Licensing and the to the section 2 Without TAN You can check the status of your license in the licensing window of basICColor display Via the menu item Help License you can open the licensing window and you will see in the upper left corner the current Status of your license In our example the software is permanently licensed vy j A NEZETEHCE 16 Chapter 3 Ouick Start basICColor display 5 ach Bacio vy j A NEZETEHCE Because it simply works 3 Quickstart 3 1 The main window When basICColor display starts up a main windows will pop up on all monitor connected to the computer Every single display can be calibrated individually through this main window All important information about
4. User Manual basICColor display 5 wach Bho ic Because it simply works Inhalt Te PREFACE E E E E E 7 2 INSTALLATION AND LICENSING cccccccccccccccccccssssccccecccccccccccssssceeseseesooes 9 2 1 Minimal SysteMrequireMentt eecesssceceeeesececeeeeeeceeseseeeceesesseseeees 9 D2 nstallati M ceritone eieaa eer e aa ainara a N an aaran 11 2 3 Product registration and licensing s sessessesessesesssssessssessessesessesess 12 J OUICKSTART sieniin E 18 3 1 The main windoW eesesessssesesesseseesesesresesseseseeseseeseseeseseecesesseseeeeseseeseseeses 18 3 2 Selection of the calibration preset ssessssessesessessessessssessesesseseesees 19 3 3 Preparation of the monitor calibration ssessssessessssesssssssesseseese 20 EERE e Ea E E E A E 20 3 3 2 Reflections 7 Stray Light ssssisiisiiesciasisaieisyii 20 PANO E 4 aeererenemeerer tenet ererrnr tr eer eet receerr rr ere Serenre tener ere tree 20 BE MOR OF VII ID R E eas ett tera 20 3 3 5 Driver for the graphic CONG scccrearsucwssneserurcevessovsianusaserjeumnieneqestiactenapates 21 3 3 6 Screen Saver Power Saving MOE ssssssesessseseeteceeteeeeeeseentenee 21 3 3 7 Position of the measurement AEVICE e sessessecseseteeteseenteteeeetenee 21 3 4 Starting the profile Creation ee ssecesesseseceseseeeseesseesesseseeeeeeeees 22 3 5 Selecting a measurement instrument sssssessssessessessssessesessessesess 23 F j A NEZETEHCE
5. 0 42 1 5 Luminance Max chromatic colors 0 30 3 0 White 130 cd m 130cd m 10 Standard dev 0 10 Black 0 00 cd m 0 22 cd m Contrast 587 1 Status Load validation data Save report as basic Co lor 5 6 3 Validation results The last validation result can be opened by holding i or by selecting Window gt Validation results from the main menu 79 Chapter 6 Product information basiCColor display basICColor display 5 Because it simply works bas Golor A KE PCHCE 6 Produkt Information basICColor display Copyright Information Software Copyright 2001 2013 basICColor GmbH All rights reserved Manual Copyright 2011 2013 basICColor GmbH The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only and is subject to change without notice and shall not be construed as a commitment by bas CColor GmbH basiICColor GmbH assumes no responsibility or liability for inac curacies or errors 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 baslICColor GmbH Trademark Information basiCColor and the Fingerprint are a registered trademark of baslICColor GmbH All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders Apple Adobe X Rite Konica Minolta Sensing ColorPartner Barbieri A
6. Active monitor profile Users tim Library ColorSync Profiles PA271W 09101000UB D50 L 130 cdm2 icc Color Space Emulation lt none gt Last Validation 06 Dez 2011 03 40 es vi Keer CCE 26 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works bas Golor Every calibration should be checked once a while e g once a week to check if the display calibration and the profile are achieving the parameters which where achieved at the original calibration time To validate the display place the measurement instrument in the middle of the measurement window and start the validation process with a click on lt measure gt Then a series of color patches will be measured and the results are compared to the measurements which where done at the time the profile was created 80 0 display CIELAB Validation Results O AE AE94 CE AE00 No R G B refL refa refb L a b AE gs 0 255 255 255 100 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 1 224 224 224 87 9 0 0 0 0 88 3 0 0 0 0 0 21 2 192 192 192 75 4 0 0 0 0 75 6 0 2 0 2 0 33 3 160 160 160 62 9 0 0 0 0 62 9 0 0 0 0 0 04 4 128 128 128 50 5 0 0 0 0 50 5 0 1 0 1 0 16 5 96 96 96 38 1 0 0 0 0 38 1 0 2 0 1 0 21 6 64 64 64 25 8 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 2 0 4 0 42 7 32 32 32 13 9 0 0 0 4 13 9 0 0 0 6 0 18 8 0 0 0 1 5 0 2 3 6 1 5 0 3 3 6 0 04 9 128 0 0 28 2 59 5 40 0 28 0 59 3 39 5 0 17 10 255 0 0 60 9 105 7 85 7 60 7 105 4 85 5 0 10 11 255 128 128 Tie 74 2 33 7 71 2 74 3 33 7 0 01 1
7. The next step is to select a measurement instrument in the pop up window which shows up after the profile creation process was Started At the first start of baslCColor display there is no measure ment instrument selected Besides selecting the instrument there are some additional options which have to be selected for the operating mode of the instrument Different measurement devices have different option which can be selected For detailed information about the differ ent instrument setting take a look chapter 4 1 select instru ment At first the operation lt Mode gt of the measurement instrument has to be selected Then the instrument can be connected to basICColor display with a clock on the lt Connect gt button Follow the instructions to calibrate the instrument if necessary At last the lt Monitor type gt has to be selected if available When all selections are done the window can be closed with a click on lt Ok gt At every next start basIlCColor shows the last selected connected measurement instrument as preselection r f Nefer EHEC d 23 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works bas Golor 3 6 The profile creation process After the connection of the measurement instrument with basICColor display a measurement window pops up The window should be located to the middle of the display and the measurement instrument has to be positioned to the middle of the measurement window If
8. e Mac The basICColor CD ROM folder will appear on your screen Click on it to access the basICColor display Installer or open the downloaded installer We recom mend a look at our download area as this ensures you have the latest version e Windows If the basICColor display CD ROM does not appear automatically go to My Computer and select the CD ROM drive Begin installation by double clicking the basICColor display Installer Follow the instructions on the screen 4 Once basICColor display has been successfully installed you can begin to profile your printer r r A NEZETEHCE basICColor display 5 Because it simply works B00 Licensing Machine ID 1262258589 5 Oo State No License basl Color Purchase Free Trial Click here to enter the TAN you have Click here to get a 14 days fully obtained or to buy a license functional license of bas CColor display Ss Licensing gt f 14 days tryout license If you do not have an internet connection or you would like to install the licensing file manually please click here F Offline licensing 4 Don t show this window again Close 809009 basiCColor basiC Color Registration Licensing Download Area First Name Last Name Company Sy Address Address Zip Code City O Country Choose Phone SY Fax 1 Principal Activity Choose iB E Mail E Mail confirm Password Password c
9. BN Sestak cotta E E 72 ly C1 21 41 60 ae en E oer Ee eS TO PTE ee Oe ER 72 STILNO els apron er rere tere ert rere O rere rere 72 BT VCO UO TALS e EE RE E eacenneeseusicsee 72 FY y NEJ YEN CE P basICColor display 5 wach Bho ic Because it simply works 5 13 Calibrati n OptIONS aesesscecscaccsesabecoccssauzes pocasasoi ros gicecincesaascassouseatenssoeanees 72 5 1 4 Path to the analysis software CAECN se seesseessecseeseesseseesteeeeses 73 SAPONE TECOU OW EEE E EN 73 SGV OO 0 inn E E E E 73 paa Prole name deaU sosna 73 T U aaea E E eee 74 pa Display Setting S onosi ie u i e 75 SS ONNE SETVICES neseniai E E EA 76 5 6 Settings in the main MenU sessessssessessssessessesessesessessesesseosesessessesees 77 5 6 1 Select systern Profil ssessicisssissosssessisssenssesoaiisanie sieks 77 5 6 2 Chromaticity and gamut Spectral distribution seesseeeseeeceee 78 5 6 3 Validation results secmrsernrersinnnenernnneriannn 79 6 PRODUKT INFORMATION BASICCOLOR DISPLAY scccssssscccsssscccssscceeeces 81 Trademark Information cc ccssaserscosssiotacesansetiacsreaeadaswvsesndenvabucnewneetecaneteeasracnet 81 es vk Keer ECCU Chapter 1 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works basted 1 Preface With the purchase of this baslCColor display monitor calibration and profiling software you have received a product that will allow you to take control of color rep
10. a beamer or a distance calibration of the display should be processed it s possible to enlarge the measurement window to full screen checking the lt fullscreen gt checkbox The calibration and profiling process can be started by a click on the lt Measure gt button The following measurement sequence can be separated into four single parts 3 6 1 Measuring Color Characteristic The first step of the calibration is to gather the actual color properties of the monitor This is required to determine the parameters for calibration and profiling 3 6 2 Setting the White Point This step sets the color temperature in the monitor hard ware or via video LUTs in the graphics card r r Nef FCHCE ol 24 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works bas Golor 3 6 3 Iterating gray balance baslCColor display fine tunes the tonal response curve to the selected tonal response curve L Gamma or sRGB and optimizes the gray balance in an iterative process 3 6 4 Measuring for profiling After calibrating the monitor basIlCColor display measures the color characteristic of the monitor again to create the ICC profile 3 6 5 Results After all the measurements have been processed baslC Color display will show you the results of the calibration and profiling process The measurement window will close automatically the ICC profile will be saved to the defined folder and the new ICC profile will be activated
11. and 64 Bit e min of 1 GB available system memory RAM All Systems e Min 100 MB free hard disk space e DVD drive e Color monitor with a resolution of least 1024 x 1024 pixels and color depth of 24 Bit 16 7 million colors basICColor display 5 Because it simply works bas Golor 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 baslCColor display 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 connected to the computer Connect it after the software has been success fully installed r y r Nef FCHCE j P basICColor display 5 Because it simply works Note 14 day Tryout License basICColor GmbH offers a full trial version of bas ICColor display The software is fully functional and has no restrictions The 14 day Tryout License license is avail able from the bas CColor license server http mylicense biz basiccolor bas Golor 2 2 Installation 1 UI lt Turn on the computer on which you wish to install and use the software Insert the basICColor CD ROM into your drive Alternatively you can download the installer from www basiCColor de
12. cable or a separate USB or serial cable basICColor display uses this connections to directly control the monitor and to calibrate it automatically based on the results of your measurements This functionality is only available for selected hardware calibrateable monitors see HW Support List txt in the basIlCColor display program folder LCD flat screens LCD monitors normally use a backlight with defined lighting characteristics Colors are generated by filtering this light source with liquid crystal filters Simple LCD monitors work with internal signal processing with 8bit accuracy 256 steps per primary color Depending on the desired white point e g D50 the intensity of one or more channels must be reduced considerably This results in a loss of a considerable amount of steps in the colors that have been reduced and thus in a loss of display quality The result is banding Highlights and shadows can also be affected olor r r A NEZETEHCE 37 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works bas Golor Hardware calibrateable LCD monitors work with signal processing of 10 or more bits per channel e g 10 bits 1024 steps Ifone channel should be reduced to 50 there will be enough remaining data to describe the 256 steps of the color signal sent to the monitor This means that there is differentiation between all the colors they do not get clogged up This alone does not make a monito
13. calibration is the reduction of tonal values by using 8 bit LUTs in the video card Depending from the extent of the correction banding and reduced definition in highlights and shadows can be then consequence This effect is annoying in technical vignettes but it s not so visible in photos r r A NEE Ca CE 41 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works bas Golor 4 3 4 No calibration In the worst case the graphic card does not support video LUT download some PC graphic cards The monitor must then be characterized in it s present state Corrections for color temperature and tone curve are not available in this mode Also adjustment of luminance and contrast can only be done manually basICColor display supports you with measurement values in setting these parameters Should the graphic card contain a LUT when launching basICColor display it will be taken over and saved in the ICC profile It is understandable that the results achieved with this method are far from being optimal 4 4 Calibration preset Under this section baslCColor display offers you some standard calibration presets for the most common work flows When selecting a calibration preset all the necessary settings will be done automatically by baslCColor display You don t have to select all the calibration options like Color 2 temperature Tonal response curve etc separately F j A NEZETEHCE 42 basI
14. in this tab Additionally some displays like the NEC SpectraView series allow it to change the settings for the Digital Uniformity Control Colorcomp es Fi Keferi wee 75 basICColor display 5 nash Bdolor Oe A open ce Because it simply works ait 5 5 Online Services This feature is supported in a future version of basICColor Allgemein Profilerzeugung Sicherheit MonitorEinstelungen Online Dienste Monitor Optionen SV271W 09101000UB Jon Screen Display OSD sperren Digitale Uniformitatskontrolle ColorComp display Abbrechen eo 76 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works bas Golor 5 6 Settings in the main menu basiCColor display additional function can be activated directly through the main menu of bas ICCor Display 5 6 1 Select system profile At startup time your computer system loads the active system profile Under Mac OS X the video LUT that stores the monitor calibration information will be downloaded into the video card A Windows PC needs a separate video LUT loader for this task This application is being installed to the Startup Programs folder when you install basICColor display If you use a hardware calibrateable monitor neither of the operating systems provides a mechanism to download LUTs into the monitor Normally this information is stored in the monitor at calibration time and stays there permanently If you change profiles e g for different wo
15. is clean free of dust fingerprints etc basiICColor recommends to clean the monitor each time before profiling 3 3 2 Reflections Stray Light Turn the monitor off and check if you can see any reflec tions of light sources on the screen If so you need to change the monitor position and or to shield the monitor with an ambient light hood 3 3 3 Ambient Light The ambient light in your working environment should comply with the relevant standards For measuring the ambient light please refer to chapter 4 10 2 Ambient light 3 3 4 Monitor Warm Up The colors of a monitor are becoming stable after a certain time For this reason please turn on the monitor at least 30 to 60 minutes before measuring This allows the monitor to stabilize the color output r j A NEZETEHCE 20 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works bas Golor 3 3 5 Driver for the graphic card Please check if your graphics card uses the latest driver basICColor display requires a driver which allows to write a video LUT into the graphics card Otherwise an error message will pop up in basICColor display during the profil ing process 3 3 6 Screen Saver Power Saving Mode During the warm up calibration and profiling of your monitors please deactivate all screen savers and the power management of your operating system Otherwise incorrect measurements can occur during the calibration and profiling process 3 3 7 Position of t
16. licensing window of the applica tion because the license file lic file was built for this computer specifically Produkt bas CColor display must be selected in the pull down menu Important the license file lic file is stored in your bas CColor account You can access it at any time Please ensure to remember your login information Once you have received your license file baslCColor_ display5 123456 lic you can install it with lt Offline licens ing gt and lt Install License File gt You will find the license file in the download folder of your web browser Now the applica tion is ready to use Now that you ve got your personal license file basICColor_ display5 123456 lic you won t need a new license file for software updates or a new installation of basiCColor display as long as it s done on the same computer If you want to install basICColor display on another computer you need to request a new license file basICColor_display5 123456 lic for olor F j A NEE Ca CE 15 BOW Because it simply works Machine ID 1262258589 5 State Permanent License Purchase Click here to enter the TAN you have obtained or to buy a license Licensing If you do not have an internet connection or you would like to install the licensing file manually please click here Offline licensing J _ Don t show this window again basICColor display 5 Licensing bas
17. monitors must be adjusted to the darkest one In order to determine the max luminance for a given white point you need to calibrate the monitor with the maxi mum radio button checked In order to determine the luminance of a second monitor create a white desktop on that monitor click the Measure button and follow the instructions on the screen vey F A NEZETEHCE 56 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works Kontrast keine Zeichnung Eingang Tip Contrast control in LCDs The contrast control OSD of an LCD moni tor works completely differently from CRTs In most cases there is no need to change the contrast settings Please reset contrast to factory settings before attempting to calibrate an LCD monitor basted Black luminance For the visual appearance of a monitor not only the tonal response curve and the white luminance are of importance but also the black luminance basICColor display allows you to calibrate monitors to a defined black luminance Here the highest black luminance is the reference for harmonizing multiple monitors In order to determine the min black luminance for your monitor you need to calibrate the monitor with the Mini mum radio button checked In order to determine the black luminance of a second monitor create a black desktop on that monitor click the lt Measure gt button and follow the instructions on the screen Contrast The ratio between br
18. tonal response curves for the 3 channels The main advantage of this profile type is its small size 4 8 KBytes depending from the way your hard drive has been formatted Matrix profiles are thus best suited for applications where size matters e g the internet The downside is that a not so perfect device cannot be de scribed accurately r r A NEZETEHCE 59 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works bas Golor 16 BIT LUT based In this profile type the gamut of a device will be described in a table of a defined number of points All other color values will be interpolated This allows to describe non linear behavior of a device The size of a LOUT profile can be some where between 200 KB and more than 2 MB With 16 bit encoding the accuracy of a LUT profile will be increased dramatically 256 times more accurate while the size only doubles That s why SpectraView Profiler offers 16 bit LUT profiles only 4 9 2 Chromatic Adaption Chromatic adaptation is the ability of the human visual system to discount the color of the illumination and to preserve the appearance of an object Chromatic adaptation can be observed by examining a white object under differ ent types of illumination such as daylight blueish and incandescent yellowish The white object retains its white appearance under both light sources as soon as the viewer is adapted to the light source discounting the illuminant Withi
19. 2 0 128 0 41 9 82 9 41 4 41 8 83 0 41 2 0 08 13 0 255 0 85 6 147 5 76 7 85 3 147 6 76 7 0 15 14 128 255 128 88 5 99 2 49 1 88 5 99 4 49 0 0 04 15 0 0 128 7 9 46 1 67 2 7 9 46 6 67 6 0 15 16 0 0 255 23 9 87 6 122 3 23 7 87 2 121 8 0 12 17 128 128 255 54 2 33 1 71 7 54 1 32 8 71 9 0 07 18 O0 128 128 43 0 55 8 12 3 43 2 56 5 11 6 0 27 19 0 255 255 87 5 99 4 20 8 87 5 99 7 20 2 0 12 20 128 0 128 29 9 67 5 31 2 29 9 67 4 30 7 0 12 21 255 0 255 64 2 119 9 53 7 64 1 119 7 53 8 0 05 22 128 128 0 49 1 10 1 52 6 49 3 9 2 52 8 0 30 23 255 255 0 98 5 17 6 96 1 98 3 17 3 96 7 0 14 Validation 2011 12 06T03 40 22 Profile PA271W 09101000UB D50 L 130 cdm2 icc Color Space Emulation lt none gt Target Achieved Tolerance AE ga Tolerance White Point D50 Aa0 1 Ab 0 2 Aab1 5 Average 0 15 1 0 Tonal response curve EE Max gray scale 0 42 i25 Luminance Max chromatic colors 0 30 3 0 White 130 cd m 130cd m 10 Standard dev 0 10 Black 0 00 cd m 0 22 cd m Contrast 587 1 Status v Load validation data Save report as rf F Nefer EHEC d 27 basICColor display 5 bash Badotor Efer wee Because it simply works gt Besides the target values and the achieved values baslC Color display will show a tolerance value 3 7 1 Target values The target values are the original measurement values which where taken to create the calibration and profile 3 7 1 Achiev
20. 2 WG e X Rite Eye One display LT e X Rite i1Display Pro Spectrophotometer e Konica Minolta FD 7 5 e X Rite Eye One Pro e X Rite Eye One Monitor e X Rite ColorMunki 34 basICColor display 5 fA oe ri C CPEE Because it simply works PING Note Please be informed that not all instruments are supporte by all operating systems Some older instruments are not supported by the latest operating systems and some newer instruments are not supported by older operating systems 35 basICColor display 5 Display type Because it simply works LCD Video LUT of a monitor with a full hardware calibration Result All RGB colors can be used for the output on the monitor Video LUTof an automatic manually combined hard software calibrated monitor Result Allmost all RGB colors can be used for the output on the monitor Video LUT of a non calibrateable monitor e g a notebook Result A lot of RGB colors are getting lost for the monitor output bas Golor 4 2 Monitortype A correct calibration of your monitor is the basis for a good profile The better you pre adjust the monitor hardware to the desired display characteristics the better the quality of the resulting profile By calibrating the monitor you will improve the representation of all colors because the profile conversion will have to correct for less and smaller differences bas CColor display offers three different calibrati
21. CColor display 5 Because it simply works bas Golor Using this option speeds up the calibration and profiling process and makes working with basICColor display much easier You can even make your own presets Please find a detailed explanation in the extended part of the manual chapter 4 If you like one of the presets or if you made your own preset then just select the set which you like to use for calibrating and profiling your monitor and go on with the next step You can select one of the following presets Softproof This is the recommended preset to use a monitor in a softproof enviroment Photography Outdoor This set contains optimized settings to be used for judging images in an outdoor set Photography Indoor If you want to use your monitor to judge images in an indoor set your monitor should be calibrated by using this preset Webdesign This preset will set up your monitor for a webdesign worklfow vy j A NEZETEHCE 43 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works bas Golor Prepress This preset contains the correct settings to calibrate a display to the needs of the Prepress Workflow Besides this preset is can be recommended to photog raphers who wants to retouch their images for the output of an photo lab Fine Art Printers Inkjets or other printing devices DICOM LUT This preset can be used to optimize your monitor for an medical workflow CIE LUT Thi
22. CRT monitor bas Golor 4 6 Color Temperature If you heat up a black body you will see that it radiates light The spectral distribution of the emitted light can be corre lated with the temperature of the black body Any light s color temperature is the temperature in kelvins K at which the heated black body radiator matches the hue of the light The lower the color temperature the more yellowish red dish the emitted light e g incandescent lamp gt approxi mately 2800 K The higher the color temperature the more blueish the emitted light e g not calibrated CRT monitor gt approx 9300 K Color temperature only describes a certain color sensation not a specific spectral distribution So it s unknown how the measured x and y values are composed spectrally The CIE Commission Internationale de I Eclairage have de fined spectral distributions of standard lighting situations the most important of which is the D series D Daylight basiCColor display offers quite a lot of different possibilities to make a selection for the color temperature vy F Nef YEA ECC d 49 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works B ne bast olor 3 Refer HECU D50 For the graphic arts industry D50 is the standard for viewing and comparing color Also the color systems L a b and XYZ as we use them in graphic arts are based on this illuminant These are the reasons why a computer monitor in
23. Color display 5 Because it simply works Select instrument Mode LCD req Instrument found and successfully calibrated Monitor Type Wide Gamut CCFL Cor bas Golor Also please consult the documentation of your measure ment instrument to select the right setting for your type of monitor This selection is quite important of the way how your measurement device is measuring the charatecristics of your monitor If a preselection of the monitor type is done which doesn t fit the characteristics of your monitor it s possible to get a not optimized calibration Please click on lt connect gt to connect basiCColor display and the measurement device with each other When the instrument was connected with basiCColor display and the calibration was done you can leave the dialog by a click on the lt OK gt button F Nef FCHCE ol 33 basICColor display 5 IA Weference Because it simply works pen basiCColor display is supporting the following measure ment devices Colorimeter e basICColor DISCUS e basICColor SQUID e baslICColor SQUID 2 e basICColor SQUID 2 WG e baslICColor SQUID 3 e bas CColor RAY please select X Rite DTP 94 USB e datacolor Spyder 2 e datacolor Spyder 3 e EIZO Swing e Monaco OPTIX XR e NEC MDSV Sensor please select basiCColor SQUID2 SQUID2wg e X Rite DTP 94 USB e X Rite Eye One display e X Rite Eye One display 2 e X Rite Eye One display
24. ELAB o 0894 a00 No R G B refL refa refb L a b AEs be E99 299 100 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 1 224 224 224 87 9 00 0 0 88 3 00 00 0 21 2 192 192 192 75 4 0 0 0 0 75 6 0 2 0 2 0 33 3 160 160 160 62 9 0 0 0 0 62 9 0 0 0 0 0 04 4 128 128 128 505 00 00 50 5 0 1 0 1 0 16 5 96 96 96 38 1 0 0 0 0 38 1 0 2 0 1 0 21 6 64 64 64 25 8 00 00 26 0 0 2 04 0 42 32 32 32 13 9 0 0 0 4 13 9 00 0 6 0 18 8 0 0 0 LS 0 2 3 6 1 5 0 3 3 6 0 04 9 128 0 0 28 2 59 5 40 0 28 0 59 3 395 0 17 10 255 0 0 60 9 105 7 85 7 60 7 105 4 85 5 0 10 11 255 128 128 712 M2 337 712 743 337 0 01 12 o 128 0 41 9 829 414 41 8 83 0 41 2 0 08 13 0 255 0 85 6 147 5 76 7 85 3 147 6 76 7 0 15 14 128 255 128 88 5 99 2 49 1 88 5 994 49 0 0 04 15 0 0 128 7 9 46 1 67 2 7 9 466 676 0 15 16 0 0 255 23 9 87 6 122 3 23 7 87 2 121 8 0 12 17 128 128 25 4 2 33 1 71 7 54 1 328 71 9 0 07 18 O 128 128 43 0 55 8 12 3 43 2 56 5 11 6 0 27 19 O 255 255 87 5 99 4 20 8 87 5 99 7 20 2 0 12 20 128 O 128 29 9 67 5 31 2 29 9 67 4 30 7 0 12 21 255 o 255 64 2 119 9 53 7 64 1 119 7 53 8 0 05 22 128 128 0 49 1 10 1 526 49 3 9 2 2 8 0 30 rt 299 99 0 98 5 17 6 96 1 95 3 17 3 96 7 0 14 Validation 2011 12 06T03 40 22 Profile PAZ71W 09101000UB D50 L 130 cdm2 icc Color Space Emulation lt none gt Target Achieved Tolerance AEs Tolerance White Point D50 a0 1 b 0 2 Aab 1 5 Average 0 15 1 0 Tonal response curve a Max gray scale
25. Golor After the selecetion of a calibration preset the look of the workflow icon won t change But the name under the workflow icon will change to the name of the selected calibration preset a V Softproof Fotografie Fotografie Webdesign Druck Adobe RGB Outdoor Indoor Vorstufe 1998 The calibration settings which are represented by workflow icon can be seen in the middle of the main window of basIC Color display If the custom workflow icon will be used to create a calibra tion and profile for the display these new settings will be used then r r A NEZETERCE 46 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works Save setting Your settings e Type LCD display e Calibration Hardware calibration monitor LUTs e White Point DSO e Gamma L e Luminance White 130 cd m Black Min Neutral Type 16 bit LUT based Chromatic adaptation CATO2 from CIECAMO2 Please enter a name for this setting My settings Cancel ok bas Golor 4 5 Creating custom calibration presets A calibration presets contains settings for the parameters of Presets Color temperature Tonal response curve Luminance contrast ratio and Profile By combining these settings to a calibration preset the single options don t have to be selected each time you want to use a defined combination of calibration parameters This will makes basIiCColor display very com
26. One Monitor ColorMunki EyeOne Konica Minolta pro CA 210 Konica Minolta KM FD7 5 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works LCD Flachbildschirm CRT Rohrenbildschirm Select instrument basiCColor SQUID 3 Monitor Type Wide Gamut CCFL Mode LCD req bas Golor display or by selecting File gt Select Measurement Device in the main menu of basICColor display the measurement device selection window will pop up Select the instrument of your choice in the selection list and connect the instrument with a click on lt connect gt and follow the given instructions 4 1 1 Mode LCD and CRT Displays need different adjustments of the instrument to be calibrated Some instruments are offering a preselection of the mode the instrument should run in Depending of the kind of display you would like to profile it s possible to select between LCD monitor or CRT monitor Some other instruments are offering the mode spectrum which can be used to calibrate CRT and LCD displays 4 1 2 Monitor Type Some modern colorimeters like the basICColor DISCUS or the basICColor SQUID3 offering a quite more optimized adjust ment of the instrument to the used monitor It s possible to select a specific type of display or even a specific monitor model Please contact the manufacturer of your monitor to get information about the used technology of your monitor basIC
27. Red and green channels remain unaffected Undo Undo the last change Reset Revert curves to the LUTs stored in the profile Save Write curves into the active profile 69 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works basted 4 10 5 Color Space Emulation Some high end monitor have an internal 3d Look Up Table 3D LUT which allows it to manipulate the color charak eristics of the display This makes it possible to emulate the shape and size of a different color space instead of using the native color gamut of the display This means a wide gamut display with a color gamut of about 100 of AdobeRGB 1998 can reduces in it s gamut to e g the shape and size of an sRGB display When a monitor emulates a color gamut it s not possible any more to show higher saturated colors than the colors of the emulated color gamut Even when the monitor is able to show those colors in it s native color gamut Excluded from the emulation of the color gamut is the white point and the tonal response curve of the monitor and of course the black and white luminances Tip If a Wide Gamut display should emulate a color gamut as good as possible then the color temperature and the tonal response curve should be calibrated to the native settings of the color gamut which should be emulated To activate a Color Space Emulation on supported displays just select an ICC profile from the list All ICC profiles which are installed
28. So you don t have to select and activate the profile manually In the main window you can see a summary of the results of calibration and profiling and the location where the ICC profile has been saved At this point the calibration and profiling of your display is finished and you can close basiCColor display or continue with validating the calibration vey F A NEE Ca CE 25 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works bast G olor 3 7 Validation After the calibration and profiling process basICColor display is processing a detailed check This check is a simple integrity test of the calibration and the created profile This test was not designed to check if a display is able to be a softproofing display It doesn t checks if a specific gamut was achieved by the calibration The basic function of this validation is to check the integrity of the profile It just checks if the display achieves the same values as to the time the display calibration was processed This validation should be used as indicator if the calibration and the profile is still valid or a if a new calibration profile has to be created This validation should be used periodically to check if the display of the monitor has changed over the time The validation of the current calibration and the current profile of the display can be started by a click on lt Validate gt Then the already known measurement window will pop up again
29. an ICC compliant working environment needs to be calibrated to D50 D65 This is the standard illuminant for the manufacturing indus tries automotive textile etc office and video production If you are in one of these trades you should calibrate your monitor to D65 Other Dxx For specific purposes it may be advisable to calibrate to a different daylight white point Enter the full correlated color temperature here e g 7500 50 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works basted Monitor s native Each monitor has it s own typical white point that is dis played when all 3 channels R G and B Gains are set to max With this setting he luminance and gamut of the monitor are at their maximum Monitor s native is not recommended for color critical work in an ICC workflow This setting may be useful for lap top monitors if their luminance is inadequate after calibrat ing them to D50 Blackbody temperature As described earlier an illuminant can be characterized with its correlated color temperature D50 for example has an approximate color temperature of 5000K but the blackbody radiator has a different spectral distribution at 5000K Monitors show a different characteristic spectral distribu tion their white point can only be approximated olor r r Nef FCHCE ol 51 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works bas Golor 4 7 Tonal response curve S
30. asured values are compared with the reference values calculated from the ICC profile For each patch you will find a DeltaE information along with Deltas for L a and b separately display CIE LAB This check box lets you switch between Lab and XYZ values it is checked by default Tolerancing model With the radio buttons in the upper right corner of the window you can switch tolerancing models from DeltaE 94 de fault to DeltaE Lab The latter is still the standard method for determining the distance between two colors while the first is more accurately adapted to the human visual system The DeltaE 2000 model is one of the latest tolerancing models It s an improvement on the DeltaE 94 tolerancing model And it s getting more and more popular in the daily business r r Nef FCHCE ol 63 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works Mounting the ambient light head ona baslCColor SQUID2 Positioning basICColor SQUID2 for ambient light measurement bas Golor 4 10 2 Ambient light This does not influence the results of calibration and profil ing it is for your reference only On the other hand you can find essential informations that help you set up your working environment basICColor SQUID 2 GretagMacbeth EyeOne display2 In order to measure ambient light you have to attach the ambient light head Gretag Macbeth EyeOne pro Not all Eye One spectrophotometers support ambient light
31. atisfies higher quality demands These monitors offer settings for black and white luminance and white point CRT monitors In CRTs the intensity of the 3 phosphors is controlled by an analog signal that can be modulated nearly infinitely variable Since the intensity of each channel can be controlled individually gain the color temperature can be set very exactly Gradation curves in a CRT can not be influenced each monitor has it s more or less fixed gamma That s why a CRT can not be calibrated in hardware completely vey F A NEE Ca CE 40 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works bas Golor Mac OS X The color management framework of OS X ColorSync automatically detects the presence of calibration curves in an ICC profile and downloads them into the video card at system start up or when allocating a different ICC profile using the monitors control panel Windows Some older Windows color management frameworks ICM does not support this functionality a separate LUT loader is required basICColor display contains such a LUT loader which is installed automatically into the start up programs folder when installing basICColor display At Windows start up the LUT loader downloads the calibra tion curves into the video card When changing the monitor profile the LUT loader must be launched manually in order to download the correct LUT The downside of a software calibration compared to hard ware
32. cause it simply works Licensing o basl Col or Please enter the purchased transaction number TAN together with the data of your basICColor account to obtain your permanent license TAN 1234 5678 abcd Where is the TAN Email mymail mail com M Save email and password Don t have a basiCColor account 4 Licensing tik ine Create your free baslCColor account now 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 Hardware Replacement Request permanent license Don t show this window again AOD Machine ID 1262258589 5 State No License Purchase 4 D Back Licensing basi Col Ciose 4 or 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 re a If you have received your license file lic via email or it is stored on an external storage medium e g USB flash drive then click here please Don t show this window again Install License File gt Aeee e e A Back Close bast eg If you are already registered on the bas iCColor website you can directly unlock your software from the licensing window Enter your email address and your password and then either unlock a 14 day full trial ve
33. e Depending from the intensity of the electron beam the phosphors glow more or less bright Yet the intensity is not directly proportional to the voltage that controls the exciting electron beam The ratio equals a gamma function This gamma function can easily be modified into a different gamma behavior In the early days of monitor calibration it seemed a good idea to calibrate a monitor to a gamma that is similar to the tonal response of printed matter to be precise gamma 1 8 was the characteristic of an Apple LaserWriter Thus gamma 1 8 became the typical Apple monitor gamma On a PC where you normally did your bookkeeping wrote letters and prepared presentations a more contrasty characteristic was desirable Thus gamma 2 2 became the typical PC gamma In a color managed environment these historic gammas do r f NE YEA ECC 53 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works basted not make sense any more For one because LCD monitors show a completely different native tonal response on the other hand the monitor profile compensates for different tonal curves anyway So it makes more sense to calibrate your monitor to a tonal response curve that affects the data you want to display the least L The only use of a gamma calibration is a workflow with data which need to be displayed with a certain gamma or other tonal response curve e g video or web design sRGB out side a color managed environment In all other ca
34. e by himself if a new calibration has to be done or not 3 7 4 Display CIEAB This check box lets you switch between Lab and XYZ values it is checked by default 3 7 5 Load validation result For every created validation basICColor display will save the measurements in the background To load a saved validation report click on lt Load validation result gt and select a validation from the list The valida tion results are saved by the date and time they have been created 3 7 6 Save report as Another useful option of baslCColor display is to save the currently shown validation result as a PNG image file Chapter 4 Advanced Settings basICColor display 5 Because it simply works bas Golor 4 Advanced settings This part of the manual contains additional informations and explanations related to the settings and functions of bas CColor display 4 1 Selcet instrument Ifthe measurement instrument was not identified automat ically or if you want to change the instrument it is possible to select the instrument manually By a click on the insturment icon in the top left in the advanced window of basICColor Supported measurement instruments basICColor basICColor DISCUS SQUID EyeOne EyeOne Display Display 2 Sequel Chroma 4 USB 3 baslCColor SQUID2 o lt EyeOne Display LT Datacolor Spyder2 D baslCColor SQUID3 EyeOne Display pro Datacolor Spyder 3 Chroma 5 Eye
35. e done in hardware directly and some adjustments have to be done via the graphic card s video LUT Look up table bas lCColor display is able to address this parameters of the display directly in the hardware for some types of monitors see HW Support List txt in the basIlCColor display application folder 4 3 3 Software calibration The monitor hardware needs to be set manually by the user using monitor controls or the on screen display OSD basiCColor display assists you in setting these parameters with measurements from your monitor instrument Like in CRTs the gradation settings are not accurate and need to be corrected via video LUTs These are stored in the ICC profile and downloaded to the video card on system Start up rf F Keferi HCE 39 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works bas Golor LCD flat panels Some LCD monitors offer near to none of these control options e g notebook monitors Some of them have a brightness control only which dims the backlight not to be confused with CRT s brightness control which sets the luminance of the black point Due to the necessary correction these monitors are not suited for color critical work or for soft proofing LCD monitors with an analog connector only will yield inferior calibration quality altogether Higher quality LCD monitors like the NEC MultiSync family of monitors offer 10 or more bit data processing Only this type of monitors s
36. ed values These values are the current readings of the same colors 3 7 3 Tolerances Quite often it is hard for users to sort in the pure DeltaE results and to decide if the validation result is ok or if the display has the be calibrated and profiled again For this reason there are some practicular tolerances are preselected to help the user to determine the threshold where to decide if a new calibration has to be done or not In the lower right area of the validation window represends a sinple icon if the validation has passed all criteria or not When all criteria are passed a green hook Y will be shown Validation 2011 12 06T03 40 22 Profile PA271W 09101000UB D50 L 130 cdm2 icc Color Space Emulation lt none gt Target Achieved Tolerance AE gs Tolerance White Point D50 Aa0 1 Ab 0 2 Aab1 5 Average 0 15 1 0 Tonal response curve es Max gray scale 0 42 1 5 Luminance Max chromatic colors 0 30 3 0 White 130 cd m 130cd m 10 Standard dev 0 10 Black 0 00 cd m 0 22 cd m Contrast 587 1 Status 28 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works O validation history 2011 09 21719 32 26 bas Golor But if one or more criteria did not passed the validation the basICColor display will output a red cross instead The validation criteria can be seen more like a recommenda tion than a strict order to create a new profile Every user has to decid
37. fortable and fast to use As mentioned in the previous section a single change ona parameter will rename the calibration preset form it s origi nal name to the name custom At this point basIlCColor display gives the user the oppor tunity to save these new calibration settings as a custom calibration set with it s own name To save the calibration settings as new set please select File gt Save presets from the main menu of basICColor display Alternatively use the shortcut 3S to get to the same dialog In the dialog for saving the new calibration preset all the selected calibration parameters are listed At the bottom of the window is a field where the name of the new calibration preset can be defined By a click on the lt OK gt button the new calibration preset wil be saved and the dialog will close automatically The new calbration set can be chosen from the list of calibra ry gt F NE YEA ECC 47 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works bas Golor I Refercace tion presets like any other predefined calibration preset It s possible to activate the new created calibration preset via the custom workflow icon in the main window of baslC Color display TT Softproof Photography Photography Webdesign Prepress My settings Outdoor Indoor 48 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works D50 spectral distribution curve D50 spectral distribution curve of a
38. hades of gray from black to white will be reproduced in a specific way depending on the individual monitor CRTs and LCDs are very different in their native characteristics In order to normalize the response character monitor calibration corrects the tonal response curves to a defined function Gamma 1 0 Gamma 1 8 Gamma 2 2 Bg L recommended Theoretically the ideal color system for cross media publish ing is L a b It equals the characteristics of human color perception So it is logical to combine the advantages of the L a b with the representation of tone values on a monitor The L method calibrates your monitor in such a way that gray scales appear visually equidistant If you increase the R G and B signals by the factor 2 the displayed color will be doubled in brightness This way the RGB monitor space is optimally adapted to the human visual sensation F j Nef PCHCE i 52 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works bas Golor Since ICC profiles are based on L a b as well the conversion losses are minimized when converting color to the monitor gamut If you calibrate your monitor to L your RGB working space should have an L tonal response curve also You can download such a working space ECI RGB v2 from www eci org Gamma The Gamma function is based on the native behavior of CRT monitors In CRTs an electron beam excites red green and blue phosphors on the tube s surfac
39. he measurement device Please check if the measurement device is positioned flat on the screen surface Otherwise ambient light can enter the sensor resulting in false measurements FY y A NEZETEHCE 21 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works bas Golor Reference 3 4 Starting the profile creation After the selection of a calibration preset the calibration and profiling process can be started by a click on the lt Start gt button The lt Start gt button is located under the row of workflow icons Tdd Softproof Photography Photography Webdesign Prepress Custom Outdoor Indoor 22 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works Select instrument basiCColor SQUID 3 Mode LCD Hed Monitor Type Wide Gamut CCFL Cancel OK Select instrument and successfully calibrated Mode o P Instrument found Monitor Type Wide Gamut CCFL E Tip Measurement instrument basIiCColor recommends to connect the measurement instrument to the computer before starting basIC Color display Some instruments can only be identified by basICColor display when they are already connected to the computer For some instrument this is required because otherwise the system driver for the instrument will not be loaded by the operating system and basICColor display will output an error message bas Golor 3 5 Selecting a measurement instrument
40. ightest and darkest value of a monitor is called contrast ratio The higher the contrast ratio the better is the differentiation of tonal values If white luminance and black luminance of two monitors are equal the contrast ratio is the same So it is irrelevant if you calibrate to the same white and black luminances or the same luminance and contrast ratios olor rf F Keferi HCE 57 basICColor display 5 nash Bdolor Ree O Joren ce Because it simply works ati Specify Here you select the two parameters you intend to use for the calibration the third one will be grayed out and will be calculated automatically 58 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works bas Golor 4 9 Profile ICC profiles can use a different internal structure for some parameters Two important parameters are the profile type and the chromatic adaptation 4 9 1 Profile type The function of an ICC profile is to describe the color charac teristics of your devices in a device independent color model e g CIELab It doesn t make sense to describe all 16 7 million color in a profile this would result in a huge file So only a certain number of color combinations will be described in a profile the others will be interpolated mathematically Matrix based The simplest way to describe the color properties of a device is a color matrix It contains the 3 primaries red green and blue and a function that describes the
41. ized and other users may not have the same exposure at their facilities FY y A NEZETEHCE 66 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works bas Golor Viewing boot for hardcopy comparison only By using this setting the light booth will be automatically adjusted to a luminance of 2000 lux This is the standard ized luminance to compare artwork photos and or press prints to proofs This setting should not be used to compare e g a proof with the display on the monitor other value other value emission To be not bound only to standard settings it is possible to adjust the lightbooths luminance to a custom value The values can be entered in the measuring units Lux Ix or candela per square meter cd m 4 10 4 Edit calibration In principle there should be no need to edit the calibration performed by basiCColor display There are rare occasions when the monitor still shows a color cast after calibration vy j A NEZETEHCE 67 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works Edit mode White point i _ Curves White point edit On the left the white point was raised You can see how many colors turn to white On the right lumi nance and contrast have been reduced Black point edit On the left the black point was reduced You can see how many colors turn to black On the right lumi nance was raised which results in a reduced contrast bas
42. measurements you need one that came with the Ambient Light Head For ambient light measurement basICColor display offers reference data for three different situations Check the radio button that represents the desired situation In order to measure ambient light click lt Measure gt 10 4 3 Ambient Light In order to be able to judge colors accurately on a monitor you need a controlled environment as described in ISO 3664 and ISO 12646 These standards demand for a dimmed surrounding with a es Fi Keferi wee 64 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works Mounting the ambient light head ona GretagMacbeth Eye One Pro Positioning of the GretagMacbeth Eye One Pro forambient light measurement bas Golor not more than 32 lux and a color temperature close to D50 Attach the ambient light head to the instrument and hold the instrument in front of your monitor with the ambient light head facing the room not the monitor 10 4 4 Check viewing booth For a comparison of a proof and a soft proof the viewing booth should have an illuminance value of 500 125 lux and a color temperature of D50 Again attach the ambient light head to the instrument and hold the instrument towards the back wall of your viewing booth Make sure the background is a neutral gray In doubt use a gray card that has no metameric failure like the basIC Color gray card In the measure window you ll see the measuremen
43. n the ICC color management system D50 is the reference illuminant Should a monitor be calibrated to a different white point e g D65 all colors displayed on this monitor need to be converted so that they appear like they were being viewed under D50 lighting ry gt F NE YEA ECC 60 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works basted Such transformations are called Chromatic Adaptation Transforms CATs There has been a significant amount of research in determining CATs that are able to accurately predict color appearance across different illuminants The transforms currently in use are based on minimizing percep tual error of experimental corresponding color data sets none Is not really no CAT it rather means No other than the preferred ICC chromatic adaptation method von Kries HPE The von Kries CAT assumes that chromatic adaptation is in deed an independent gain control of the cone responses of the human visual system and that the scaling is based on the ratio of the cone responses of the illuminants Visual result On a monitor calibrated to a higher color temperature all colors appear compared to CAT None a bit warmer and more saturated The opposite is the case for monitors calibrated to a lower color temperature than D50 lineare Bradford A widely used newer chromatic adaptation transform is the Bradford transform It was empirically derived by Lam from a set of corresponding colors as determi
44. ned from 58 dyed wool samples with varying color constancy evaluated under olor r f Keferi HCE ol 61 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works bas Golor illuminants A and D65 The original Bradford chromatic adaptation transform contains a non linear correction in the blue region In many applications as in SpectraView Profiler this non linearity is neglected Changes appear less intensive than in the von Kries method CATo2 von CIECAMo2 This is the latest development in CATs it s effect is close to that in the linear Bradford method baslCColor display uses CATO2 as a default 4 9 3 V4 profile If you check ICC v4 profile SpectraView Profiler will create ICC profiles according to the latest specification including the correct chromatic adaptation tag Under windows v4 profiles do not make sense since the Windows color management system ICM is not capable of utilizing these profiles ACE the CMM built into Adobe products can handle v4 profiles 4 10 Review Under this tab you will find some useful quality assurance and editing tools r r Nef FCHCE ol 62 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works bas Golor 4 10 1 Monitor This tool allows you to check the quality of any profile and calibration not only those created with basICColor display After measuring the validation patches you see the Valida tion Results window The me
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46. on methods At first launch it will automatically select the highest level method available for your monitor video card combination When you quit the application the calibration method you may have selected manually will be stored and recalled next time you use basICColor display 4 3 Calibration method A correct calibration of your monitor is the basis for a good profile The better you pre adjust the monitor hardware to the desired display characteristics the better the quality of the resulting profile By calibrating the monitor you will improve the representation of all colors because the profile conversion will have to correct for less and smaller differ ences basiCColor display offers three different calibration methods At first launch it will automatically select the highest level method available for your monitor video card combination When you quit the application the calibration method you r f Nefer EHEC d 36 basICColor display 5 Calibration method Because it simply works Hardware calibration monitor LUTs Combined hard and software calibration Software calibration video LUTs O No calibration profile only LCD monitor basted may have selected manually will be stored and recalled next time you use baslCColor display 4 3 1 Hardware calibration Hardware calibrateable monitors are connected to the computer via a digital data connection This could be a DDC CI video
47. on your system are listed To activate the Color Space Emulation click on the lt Save gt button at the bottom of the window olor ry gt F Keferi HCE ol 70 Chapter 5 Preferences basICColor display 5 Because it simply works Preferences Profile creation Security Display Settings M Click tone during measurements Calibration options _ Fast calibration speed less grid points less iterations Path to the analysis software catch a bas Golor 5 Preferences To open the preferences of basICColor display press In the preferences some settings for the work with basIC Color display can be selected Please mention that some of the settings become active after a restart of basiCColor display 5 1 General In this tab the general settings for basICColor display can be set up 5 1 1 Language Select the language basICColor display should use from this menu 5 1 2 Measurements Additionally you can define if yo want a click tone with every measurement 5 1 3 Calibration options When this check box is active basICColor display uses less color patches to create a calibration and the profile It will speed up the application but it is less accurate than using more color patches ry j Keferi a ete ol 72 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works Preferences General Profile creation Security Display Settings Online Ser
48. ontirm Keep me up to date with basic Color news _ software updates and the latest information on products and services 4 Register Noe Kontakt Haflungsausschluss Siternap Impressum bas ICColor basted 2 3 Product registration and licensing Licensing and unlocking basiCColor display software is linked to an individual computer You will receive an individ ual license that allows you to unlock and use the software on the computer on which it was installed The first time you start bas CColor display the Licensing window will pop up You can now choose to trial a full version of baslCColor display for 14 days or request your permanent license if you have purchased a license for bas CColor display Therefore please click the lt Licensing gt button 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 With a click on lt Register gt you can create your personal bas CColor account Within seconds you will receive an email to your nominated email address Please also check your spam folder You need to confirm this email via the provided link to activate your account Important Without confirming this link your bas CColor account won t be activated olor r r A NEZETEHCE 12 basICColor A Ar Machine ID 1262258589 5 State No License Purchase display 5 Be
49. our license file olor AY j Keferi a ete ol 14 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works basiCColor a gt IZA oJ le hip mylicense biz lic asp 7sessionid g2f7pqegosifiSdk amp oemid 14 amp lanm basiCColor 2 Without TAN Please select the appropriate product The field Machine iD is filled out with the machine IO of the computer you sent the licensing request from if you want to license the software for a different computer please enter its machine ID manually you find it in the upper left corner of the licensing window when launching the appropriate basiCColor product Now click the Submit key O a Win basiCColor freebies L basiCColor display Mac 5 0 3 basiCColor 1262258589 5 O vaca MacMin VY basiCCoolTool an find the Machine ID ontakt Haftungsausschluss Sitemap impressum basiCCotor 80 0 Machine ID 1262258589 5 o State No License basic Co lor Purchase Free Trial Click here to enter the TAN you have obtained or to buy a license Licensing Click here to get a 14 days fully functional license of basiCColor display 5 T 14 days tryout license If you do not have an internet connection or you would like to install the licensing file manually please click here Offline licensing 4 Don t show this window again basted e Machine ID the number in this input field must match the number in the
50. r hardware calibrate able The monitor needs to be able to communicate with the calibration software Besides the white point color temperature and luminance some hardware calibrateable monitors allow for controlling gradation curves so that no correction needs to be done in 8 bits on the video card e g the NEC SpectraView series CRT monitors Hardware calibratable CRTs need to be connected to the computer via a digital data connection That way color tem perature brightness and contrast can be controlled CRTs do not have any means to control the gradation curves The correction of the monitor gradation needs to be done with video LUTs in the video card These are stored in 8 bit accu racy in the ICC profile Hardware calibratable CRTs are not supported by basICColor display All the parameters a hardware calibration would set r f NE YEA ECC 38 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works CRT monitor bas Golor automatically can be set manually but instrumented with the help of Hardware setup in basICColor display For optimal calibration and profiling results for soft proofing and high end image retouching baslCColor recommends the use of hardware calibratable LCD monitors 4 3 2 Combined hard and software calibration Some modern monitors are offering a partial calibration in hardware i g Apple displays or some NEC MultiSync displays This means some adustments of the monitor can b
51. re for a different computer please enter its machine ID manually you find itin the upper left corner of the licensing window when launching the appropriate basiC Color product Now click the Submit key peratir t O win 08 Mac Macin tego O basiCColor O freebies O basiCCoolTool basiCColor display Mac 5 0 3 4 basiCColor Initial License Additional License re can find the Machine ID Submit Site License Hardware Replacement Kontakt Haflungsausschluss Sitemap Impressum basICColor basted When you request a license you need to consider the follow TAN TransActionNumber You will find the TAN on a sticker on the baslCColor 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 baslCColor DVD cover your license request needs to be processed by basiCColor before you can access your license file lic file Please log into your basiCColor account and go to 2 Without TAN Choose bas CColor display as product Fill in the other input fields purchased from Machine ID and choose the the purpose for the license request Initial License Additional License Upgrade Site License Hardware Replacement Once all input fields are filled click on the lt Submit gt button You will be informed that your license request will be processed and that you will be notified when you can access y
52. rkflows photo and video you need to reload the appropriate video LUTs basiCColor display lets you perform these tasks with one click Go to the File menu Select system profile and navigate to the desired ICC profile vey F A NEZETEHCE 77 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works e080 Farbumfang XY graph of a measurement value in the Chromaticity and Gamut window e028 Spektralverlauf Sichern Spectral distribution for the same measurement bas Golor 5 6 2 Chromaticity and gamut Spectral distribution In the menu Window gt Chromaticity and gamut or with the shortcut 62 you open an additional window that shows the actual measurement in an x y diagram On the left you see the measured X Y and Z values as well as L a and b On the right you see the corresponding RGB values Once measured the primaries Red Green and Blue define a color triangle the gamut of your monitor in the x y diagram In the menu Window gt Spectral distribution or with the shortcut 361 you open an additional window that shows the spectrum of the actual measurement This option is only available if the measurement instrument used is a spectro photometer Click on the lt Save gt button to store the spectrum in an ISO 12642 compliant text file FY y A NEZETEHCE 78 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works O Validation F display C
53. ro duction in your workgroup monitors Along with creating an ICC profile proper calibration of workgroup monitors is a basic and indispensable requirement for accurate color reproduction Both CRT and LCD flat screen monitors can be profiled and calibrated with this software Either manually using the computers video card s Video LUT or automatically via hard ware calibration only with supported displays To maximize your color management results with baslC Color display it is important to calibrate and profile all the components involved in the production process including scanners and printers By implementing basICColor display into your workflow you will be able to offer your clients a digitally color calibrated network that can produce accurate off press proofs in order to achieve the best possible printed and published results With basiCColor display you have purchased an extremely powerful yet user friendly software that can resolve your company s color management challenges olor r f NE YEA ECC Chapter 2 Installation and Licensing basICColor display 5 Because it simply works bas Golor WA KE VCHCE 2 Installation and Licensing 2 1 Minimal Systemrequirements Apple Computer 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 4 Prozessor e Windows XP SP2 Windows 7 Windows 8 32
54. rsion 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 display is intalled With a click on lt Offline licensing gt and lt Install License File gt in the next window you will activate bas CColor display 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 sent to the nominated email address If required a storage device can be obtained at additional cost Please contact basiCColor GmbH for further informa tion olor ry gt F NE YEA ECC 13 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works On the inside of the DVD ROM box you will find the TAN Number ane basiCColor 4 gt 4 O bt http license basiccolor de lic asp sessionid a3t alokbZhsw Lik amp ocs basiCColor 2 Without TAN Picase select the appropriate product The field Mactiine ID is filled out with the machine ID of the compuler you sent the licensing request from If you want to license the softwa
55. s General Profile creation Security Display Settings Online Services l Workstation identifier 866374511 5 System protocol _ HISTORY File name Storage location _ STATUS File name Storage location Security _ Activate password protection __ Show password Cancel Co 4 bast G olor 5 3 Security In this section you can define a station ID if more than one softproof stations have to be administrated If you leave the field blank the machine ID will be inserted Additionally you can specify name and path to the proto col files i e to create copies of protocol files on a network storage You can also activate password security which allows the start of baslCColor display only after entering the correct password vi KE TECE 14 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works Preferences General Profile creation Security DisplaySettings Online Services Display Options SV271W 09101000UB z Lock On Screen Display OSD Digital Uniformity Control ColorComp C Cancel Eo 4 bas Golor 5 4 Display settings Some monitors offer additional hardware settings which are not part of a pure calibration e g NEC SpectraView Displays baslCColor display can control and change this additional settings So it s possible to lock the OSD On Screen Display of NEC displays by activating the check box
56. s is another preset to set up the monitor for a CIE based medical workflow Adobe RGB 1998 The monitor will be set up to optimized for an AdobeRGB workflow by using this preset custom If any setting of an existing preset will be changed then the name of the preset changes to custom FY y A NEZETEHCE 44 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works bas Golor A U7 FCHCE Some of those presets are already represented by a workflow icon in the main window of basICColor display Seerre Softproof Photography Photography Webdesign Prepress Custom Outdoor Indoor An exception is the last workflow icon of the main window of basICColor display The default setting for it is custom But this workflow icon is a placeholder for a whole list of calibration presets The name and the preset which are represented by this workflow icon can be changed ae oe Fr 7 n Vv M Softproof Photography Photography Webdesign Prepress Custom Outdoor Indoor It is possible to select between all calibration presets except those which are already represented by a workflow icon To change the calibration preset for this workflow icon make a right mouse click on the icon a oi Adobe RGB 1998 Softproof Photography Photography Webdesign Prepress e3 CIE LUT Outdoor Indoor DICOM LUT My settings i sRGB IEC61966 2 1 45 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works bas
57. ses L calibration is the better choice RGB 1EC61966 2 1 SRGB is a working space for monitor output only You find it mainly in the areas of Internet multi media video and office applications The tonal response curve cannot be described with a gamma function although Photoshop for example reports a gamma value of 2 2 In the shadows it resemble more an L curve in the mid tones and highlights it follows the gamma 2 2 curve In order to exactly match sRGB data SpectraView Profiler is the only monitor calibration applica tion that offers an sRGB calibration curve for these applica tions olor r j A NEZETEHCE 54 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works bas Golor CIECAMo2 How the effective contrast ratio will be reproduced in an workflow doesn t depends on the monitor alone Also the lightning conditions of the room is having a lot of influence on the effective contrast ratio of the monitor In a very bright en lighted room the effective contrast of the monitor will not be the same like using the same monitor in the same room but without any additional light sources and closed curtains e g dark room One part of CIE Color Apperance Model 02 CIECAMo2 is to take care about the luminance of the ambient light of the room The monitors gradation curve can be optimized to the luminance of the rooms ambient light to optimize the effec tive contrast ratio combination monitor and ambien
58. sessesseses 47 olor F j A NEZETEHCE basICColor display 5 bas Golor Because it simply works 4 6 Color TEMPe ature eesecssssscecesececeesceceeeeesceceesseseeeeeseeeeeseseeeeeees 49 4 7 Tonal response CUVE sccvssecciccccadsssccecseucdestducsssucdeasdencdseresaseesdseccudsstbecceeeies 52 4 8 Luminance contrast ratio eeeeeeeseeseessesseesessesseesessesseeseseeseesseseeses 56 AO POE RA A ATA A EE E A A 59 AOP O O a E errr tert eee ee ee 59 4 9 2 Chromatic Adaption i sccasessaressncesertccucnecsnsceeterevededanbernanetvemsensensaneaeures 60 EE A OFAC recs AE O E EN 62 ATO OV OW aace EA E 62 ATO MON O ere a E E A E E EE E EE 63 TOA SAMPUAN 64 10 4 4 Check viewing booth ssssssssssssssssssssessssesssssresssssressssresssseresssseees 65 AAO Ea Caora OI xncccsscsasesess piohistaesigsvsptsatewettaenet EE AA EE EENE 67 4 10 5 Color Space EMUIACIONL eseesessesssseseeseeseneeeseeneeeesesncaeeneneesesteneeneass 70 Some high end monitor have an internal 3d Look Up Table 3D LUT which allows it to manipulate the color charakeristics of the display This makes it possible to emulate the shape and size of a different color space instead of using the native color gamut of the display This means a wide gamut display with a color gamut of about 100 of AdobeRGB 1998 can reduces in it s gamut to e g the Shape ANA size Of AN SRGB CISPIAY essesseceeceeseceseeseesecsceeenseneceenteneeneeeneens 70
59. t light by choosing on of the CIECAMoz2 setting The NEC recommends to use one of the following settings depending on luminance of the ambient light of the room o 32 Lux CIECAMo2 dark 32 64 Lux CIECAMo2 dimmed gt 64 Lux CIECAMoz2 bright The luminance and the white point of the ambient light of the room can be measured with a measurement device which supports ambient light measurements e g basICCo lor SQUID 2 or X Rite Eye One pro rf F Keferi HCE ol 55 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works Helligkeit N 7 keine Zeichnung keine Zeichnung Tiefen Eingang bas Golor 4 8 Luminance contrast ratio Here you can define parameters that are important in differ ent ways If you should use several monitors in your environment it makes sense to harmonize them to the same visual appear ance These settings allow you to do so in different ways White luminance The addition of all 3 RGB primaries results in white light of the highest possible quantity of light That makes white the brightest color a monitor can show If you reduce the brightness of an LCD monitor or the contrast of a CRT the quantity of light and thus the white luminance will be reduced All monitors have a different native white luminance In order to be visually equal they need to be calibrated to the Same maximum luminance The reference is always the monitor with the least brightness All other
60. t values updated with each measurement Thus you can adjust your ambient light or viewing booth until the required values have been reached Click lt Done gt and then lt Close gt when you want to stop measuring The achieved values will be displayed next to the reference values so that you can compare the results Fi KE TECE 65 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works bas Golor Viewing booth for hardcompy comparison only A viewing booth that is being used for comparing print and proof is supposed to show an illuminance value of 2000 lux 500 lux and a color temperature close to D50 Attach the ambient light head to the instrument and hold the instrument towards the back wall of your viewing booth Make sure the background is a neutral gray When in doubt use a gray card that has no metameric failure like the bas C Color gray card 4 10 5 Adjust viewing booth Using this setting will adjust the lightbooth s brightness to the brightness of the monitor Only then it will be possible to compare a photographic print proof or any other artwork with the display on the monitor basICColor display communicates with the lightbooth and will automatically adjust its brightness to the monitors brightness Please take notice that the monitors brightness should be set to a standardized value The ISO 3664 requires a luminance of 500 125 lux Other settings are also possible but then they are not standard
61. the monitor and the calibration settings are located in this main window This makes basiCColor display very comfortable to use ANA V271W 09101000UB basICColor display Serre Softproof Photography Photography Webdesign Prepress Custom Outdoor Indoor Workflow Icons In the upper area of the main window is a row of icons located This icons represent different presets to calibrate and profile the individual displays Calibration presets In the middle section of the window the Softproof Color temperature D50 ICC profile 16 bit LUT based ICC v2 CATO2 from CIECAMO2 different settings are listed which are used by the selected Workflow Icon to create the calibration and profile of the display Tonal response curve L Luminance White 160 cd m Calibration method Hardware calibration Black Min Neutral Advanced Settings Profile information Active monitor profile Users tim Library ColorSync Profiles PA271W 09101000UB D50 L 130 cdm2 icc The currently loaded profile of the display and some additional informations are listed at the bottom of the main window Color Space Emulation lt none gt Last Validation 04 Dez 2011 16 21 18 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works bas Golor hs Eeri HEC 3 2 Selection of the calibration preset In the top area of the main menu is a row of Icons which represent different kind of workflow to those the display the displa
62. vices Save profiles to Profile name default User profiles folder System profiles folder Custom folder M Monitor name Date mi Calibration settings _ Profiling settings workstation identifier Information If nothing is checked the name will be the same as the current system profile Cancel Coa bas Golor 5 1 4 Path to the analysis software catch basICColor display can send the measured values to an external quality control software baslCColor catch for a more detailed review Please enter the path to the basICColor catch folder into this field For more information about the detailed review in baslC Color catch please consult the documentation of basICColor catch 5 2 Profile creation In this tab some presets for the profile creation can be set up 5 2 1 Save profiles to This dialog allows you to specify the folder for storing the ICC profiles you create For the System profiles folder you will need administrator rights for the user profiles folder standard user permissions are sufficient If you want to save the created profile into an alternative folder you can select this custom folder here too 5 2 2 Profile name default By default basICColor display names the created profiles some preselected phrases By activating a checkbox this phrase will be added to the profile name r r A NEZETEHCE 73 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works Preference
63. y should be calibrated With a click on an icon it will be surrounded by a line and basICColor display is prepared to calibrate the display for this kind of workflow Stree Softproof Photography Photography Webdesign Prepress Custom Outdoor Indoor Which detailed calibration settings detailed information about the setting can be found in chapter 4 Advanced settings are represented by the workflow icon are displayed in the middle section of the main window of basICColor display Softproof Color temperature D50 ICC profile 16 bit LUT based ICC v2 CATO2 Tonal response curve L from CIECAMO2 Luminance White 160 cd m Calibration method Hardware calibration Black Min Neutral At the bottom area of the main window of bas ICColor display the current active display profile is shown Additional infor mation about a color space emulation and when the display was validated for the last time can be found there too Active monitor profile Users tim Library ColorSync Profiles PA271W 09101000UB DSO L 130 cdm2 icc Color Space Emulation lt none gt Last Validation 04 Dez 2011 16 21 19 basICColor display 5 Because it simply works bas Golor 3 3 Preparation of the monitor calibration Before you start the calibration and profile creation for your display you should take a look at your display and process the following checks 3 3 1 Cleanliness of the screen Please check if the screen

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