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Installing & Configuring PhotoPRINT ServerUsing Color Management & ICC Profiles in PhotoPRINT Server
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Using Color Management & ICC Profiles in
PhotoPRINT Server
ICC Profiles
The ICC (International Color Consortium) have devised a file standard for
characterizing devices and defining how their color gamuts are mapped to
and from a neutral color space.
The three main types of ICC profiles are: input, display, and output. Input
profiles apply to scanners, display profiles apply to monitors, and output
profiles apply to printers. ICC profiles are simply files that organize data.
When printing,
PhotoPRINT Server transforms the data from one device's
gamut (the monitor) into that of another (the printer).
Inside PhotoPRINT Server, the operator can choose an ICC profile for a
specific output device (printer). Choosing how to map the color space of the
monitor to the color space of the printer is done by selecting one of five
“Rendering Intents”:
•
Perceptual
•
Absolute Colorimetric
•
Relative Colorimetric
•
Saturation
•
Spot Color
Importing ICC Profiles
PhotoPRINT Server provides, as a default, some input profiles, but no
output profiles (for now).
In order to import new ICC profiles, you can use the add button, or copy
the files to the next directories:
Input Profiles:
Program Files > PhotoPRINT Server Matan Edition > ICCProfile > Cmyk
Or
Program Files > PhotoPRINT Server Matan Edition > ICCProfile > Rgb
Output Profiles:
PhotoPRINT Server Matan Edition > ICCProfile > Matan Sprinter
What is Color Management?
Color management is the process of calibrating and/or characterizing
devices such as scanners, monitors, and output devices to achieve color
consistency of images as they move throughout the production workflow.
To achieve consistent color output, it is essential that all components of
the production workflow be both calibrated and characterized. PhotoPRINT
Server can describe where the print data is coming from (a scanner or
monitor) with an input profile and to where it is going (an output device)
with an output profile. Data converted between the devices is specified by a
“rendering intent”.