Color Management Handbook Strategies to master color management in the digital workflow Start applying them today

ver.3 Is that really the correct color? “Is this color good to go?” — A hesitation we often have before making prints in the digital workflow.

Photographer Designer Are the application settings on the monitor correctly adjusted Is the image displayed on the monitor really accurate? and does the color match the printed image?

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Is the photograph edited the way it was intended? Do the colors in the design comp and color proof match?

2 Color Management Handbook 3 No more color worries. The basics of color management.

We will explain about the key points in each production step. Keep these in mind to significantly improve your color management.

Concerns over color in the digital workflow What is color management?

A monitor to display the data, A designer’s work environment Awash with potential problems in the digital workflow Color management provides a unified environment for handling colors where a common color a printer to check it on paper…. reference is used at each step of production, *from photography to design, plate making, and printing. Issues concerning color are a *It aims to unify the image throughout the entire production by using the profiles of the various devices to adjust their colors. Are the color settings constant concern in the print of the application correct? Color data of the device production digital workflow. Anyone involved in creating Is my color checking Is it properly calibrated? environment appropriate? printed materials is bound to have Are the monitor’s experienced color variations colors accurate? Color data of the device Color data of the device depending on the monitor used for Is it printed the check, or a difference in color with the right color? tones between the comp output and Color multifunction device printed matter.

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If we compare the color space widely used in digital cameras, Adobe RGB with the printing color standard of Japan Color 2001 Coated, we can tell that there is a difference in the color gamuts that can be reproduced. These two gamuts cannot be made to coincide, but color management can make them approximate one another. Maintaining an awareness of the final printed color in the finished product in the photographic, design, and plate making stages, and making it the shared standard, makes it possible to handle data smoothly.

4 Color Management Handbook 5 The Benefits of Color Management in Practice The key points in production steps. Preparing an environment for color management involves installing the appropriate machinery, adjusting settings, and deciding and sharing rules for color management with work staff to remain consistent. While it may be a challenge, we will show the benefits of using a color management system in the creative workflow.

Communication between front-end Reduce cost and time associated and back-end of the process is smooth with reprints and multiple proofs What should we be careful about to ensure that data is handled correctly Photographer / Retoucher in each process leading up to the finished product? We will deal with each Illustrator production step separately. By referring to these steps, you can greatly increase your color management accuracy.

1st proof 2nd proof 3rd proof Photographer 8 Photograph under a 5000 K light source with printing in mind Apply color Design company management

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Unified image Embed the profile while working in a correctly lit environment

Good 1st color proof or monitor-based proof! Designer 12 Plate making company Design with the colors as they are on the monitor Output a comp and PDF based on the printer profile

Gives you peace of mind as you work Printer 21 Convert images to CMYK while looking at the monitor Output a color proof via DDCP or an inkjet printer

Printing company Peace Summary 24 of Proof Deliverable The perfect monitor for every workflow mind

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You can increase the quality of the final product with these benefits.

6 Color Management Handbook 7 Photographer Retoucher

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Photograph under a 5000 K light source with printing in mind Embed the profile while working in a correctly lit environment

In ISO international standards and Japanese printing standards, It is possible to maintain color consistency from the photography The document profile (source profile) used in the digital printing Photoshop, the white point is also processed at 5000 K. When “D50” is adopted as the light source for evaluating the color stage to printing by making the color temperature of the light workflow is Adobe RGB or sRGB. The white point in these retouching photographs, it is essential to prepare a 5000 K tones in printed materials. This value, determined by sampling source during the shoot as close to 5000 K as possible, and by profiles is set as D65 and, based on this, some people hold that work environment that accords with these standards. In based on the human sense of color, is a color temperature of using 5000 K as a yardstick in the white balance settings of the the color temperature of the monitor should be 6500 K. addition, always embed the profile when saving a file so that

Photographer 5000 K. For proper color management it is vital to keep this camera and in the RAW development. However, as was stated earlier, ISO and Japanese printing the colors of the image can be accurately conveyed to the 5000 K in mind right from the photography stage. standards stipulate viewing under D50 light source and in back-end of the process.

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Set the camera’s white balance to sunlight Make the monitor Retoucher setting 5000 K. (it varies according to the camera but usually around 5000 K) Output with the right print setting

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Use a light source at the shoot that is close Embed the profile when saving to 5000 K.

Settings for color sample comp output and proof printing When outputting a color sample comp to send to the back-end printing process, select “Normal Printing” in Key points when comparing the subject at the shoot and the Photoshop Print dialog box and choose “Photoshop how it looks on the monitor Manages Colors” for color handling and specify a printer profile compatible with the paper. When you do so, Use a fluorescent light designed for color appraisal when you compare the make sure that ColorSync is checked. However, in the subject and its image on the monitor at a shoot.The color temperature of case of proof printing (color proof), select “Hard the fluorescent light is important, but you must pay just as much attention The Photoshop print window Proofing” instead of “Normal Printing”. This automatically to the color rendering index (Ra). Accurate color reproduction requires (select "Normal Printing") sets the CMYK working space of the Photoshop color Ra90 or above. The colors of the monitor and the subject will match when settings as the proof’s profile so, depending on the printing viewed in fluorescent light with high color rendering properties. The Photoshop print window method, choose Coated FOGRA39 for a sheet-fed press or Modeling lamps with a low color If you illuminate the subject with a (select "Hard Proofing") temperature are usually used in fluorescent desk lamp designed for Web Coated FOGRA28 for a rotary press. studios. color appraisal, the colors will match those on the monitor. Printer color management window

8 Color Management Handbook 9 Use a display monitor specifically Using a dedicated monitor Individual adjustment Dedicated circuit for display for color management. prior to shipping correction Every ColorEdge monitor is individually Sometimes LCD monitors may display uneven levels of adjusted at the factory for displaying the brightness and color across the screen. Monitors with a entire RGB color space, giving each one dedicated circuit to rectify this enables work efficiency with Why is a dedicated monitor necessary? a smooth, consistent display. a uniform display.

Easy setup using dedicated software

When print output is being evaluated in a 5000 K environ- ment, adjusting the monitor to 5000 K enables good color matching and correct use of color. ColorNavigator, dedicated calibration software for ColorEdge, facilitates accurate and quick monitor adjustments to the target color temperature and brightness.

5000 K/Ra 90 or more

ColorEdge high-end graphics monitors Other graphics monitors Other low-end monitors Adjusted to Evaluation 5000 K Retoucher Retoucher There are many different types of LCD monitors, from inexpensive have uneven and fluctuating gradations. This not only means that under a 5000 K ones to high performance models. However, the display properties they cannot display images correctly, but there is also the danger of light source of the monitor are very important for accurate display and proper corrupting good quality data. It is essential to employ a display A high-precision calibration can be performed in just a few minutes by color handling. The ColorEdge series shown in has clear monitor specifically for color management in the digital workflow. simply choosing the 5000 K and 80 cd/m2 target values that were set gradations for each RGB color, but the monitors shown in and previously.

Automatically generate accurate profiles Automatically What is monitor color? Setting an accurate monitor profile is essential for accurate color matching. generate 5000 K With its dedicated calibration software, ColorEdge is able to automatically and store monitor profiles Profile Of the many adjustable color settings, “brightness” and “color temperature” are especially important. generate and store an accurate profile.

Brightness: Brightness of the monitor display. Color temperature: Color tone when white is displayed on the monitor. Expressed in cd/m2 (candela). Expressed in a unit called K (kelvin). Color management with an automatic Yellowish Blueish Hardware calibration that doesn’t sacrifice Dark 2 2 2 Bright 40 cd/m 80 cd/m 120 cd/m white 4500 K 5000 K 6500 K white internal sensor gradation expression is possible with ColorEdge.

ColorEdge uses ColorNavigator, its Software Calibration dedicated calibration software, in Brightness combination with a commercially available sensor or the in-built sensor, so the monitor’s internal settings are Initial settings Adjust darker Provide a color adjusted directly and its color display reference also for adjusted. This is known Evaluate under monitors the correct light source of as hardware calibration. Gamma Curve 256 Gradations 5000 K/Ra 90 or more Unlike software calibration, where Hardware Calibration CG Series CX Series computer output is adjusted in a general Brightness purpose LCD monitor by a combina- Adjust to Color shifts built-in calibration sensor built-in correction sensor preference over time tion of a commercially available calibration sensor and software, Print according Adjust according The newest ColorEdge models come with a built-in sensor hardware calibration performs more to reference to reference accurate monitor adjustment with no Paper color Monitor color that automatically adjusts the monitor at user-determined gradation loss or color shift. intervals. This gives the user a consistent display that is Gamma Curve 256 Gradations Just like the color of paper can look different depending on the lighting conditions, different monitors will display different colors. easy to setup and maintain. Correct use of color is possible by adjusting the monitor to the reference.

10 Color Management Handbook 11 Adjust the monitor to match Designer printed material.

Color matching between Fine tuning after adjusting Design prints and monitor to 5000 K

Color matching between the printed material and the monitor Even with the color temperature of the monitor set to 5000 K, Design with the colors as they are on the monitor (evaluate side-by-side) can be done by: its white may still not match that of the paper. In this case, fine tuning the monitor’s white to match the paper will improve Color management has seen revolutionary changes in both the input perception of the colors. However, by using a monitor with Calibrating the monitor using target Adjusting the monitor so color accuracy. (photography, scanning etc.) and output (printing) processes. excellent tone and color reproducibility, and introducing color values that have been standardized the white of both the under a 5000 K light source as paper and monitor However, in the design process, which lies directly between them, management, it becomes possible to simulate the print finish on the described on Page 11, to create and match (Paper White Example) 5000 K/Ra.99 the traditional method of determining colors by CMYK values is monitor. Both creativity and productivity are boosted when design set the monitor profile Measurement*) still going strong, while there are many cases where people who use work is just as it’s shown on the monitor. monitors with a low level of accuracy are swayed by their visible Measure the paper with the sensor. 5000 K White of the paper

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Adobe RGB ColorNavigator’s manual adjustment function makes fine It is possible to regenerate profiles to match the objective. or sRGB tuning white color very easy! With ColorEdge, it is possible to regenerate a profile to better match the With ColorEdge, fine tuning the display is objective by performing a remeasurement based on the target values obtained Arrange PSD or TFF files embedded possible even after calibration. By visually from manual fine tuning. with the profile just as they are. reselecting the white color, it is possible to An intuitive derive a calibration target value that is better user-friendly interface suited for the matching application. 5266 K 98 cd/m2 Use the same profile embedded in the γ 2.2 image in the design process. Profile

Sometimes the profile embedded in the photographic data is deliberately removed by the designer. This is probably due to an Fine tuning incomplete understanding of systemic color management. Removing A profile better suited for Fine tuning complete an image’s profile puts the colors in an undetermined state and can 5000 K complete the matching purpose By selecting “Europe Prepress cause problems in the back-end process. It is important for the 3”, you will be able to select designer to use the photographic data as it is, without removing the “Preserve Embedded Profiles” Status is measured with the calibration sensor profile. The safest way to do it is to select “Europe Prepress 3” in for RGB under Color Management Policies. the InDesign or Illustrator color settings. The InDesign color settings Just move the pointer towards the desired color. Repeats status measurement and profile generation The white color is adjusted accordingly! upon completion of fine tuning.

12 Color Management Handbook 13 Matching the monitor color for Comp and PDF all workers. Output a comp and PDF based on the printer profile

Once the design is finished, the comp is output using a laser becoming more common to export a PDF file and send it to the printer or inkjet printer. This is a very important stage where the client. This is a very convenient way of doing things if the Color quality in the digital workflow can be improved by designer and the client both look at the printed output and do a printing colors can be simulated at the PDF stage. Outputting a matching the color of each monitor and having the workers share comprehensive check of the composition, color coordination and comp and PDF based on the printer profile makes it possible to a common image. There are also two methods by which the color so on. This cannot be done efficiently if the color tones on the share the finished image with the client. of monitors may be matched. monitor and in the comp output are different. Recently it’s Matching them to the printed output Matching them to an industry reference value

By using each of these methods appropriately for a given purpose, Illustrator or InDesign accuracy in the use of color can be improved.

Matching them to the Matching them to an PDF output in the printed output industry reference value printer profile color gamut

Not compatible outside the company but very convenient for Provides a high level of compatibility but may not match in-house color unification! print output. PDF

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By taking the adjustment value to match Settings may be slightly By adjusting all in-house monitors to an industry the white of the printer paper obtained in different between each monitor standard, a basic color management environment can be and applying it to all monitors in due to model differences. established. This may not meet necessary requirements in the company, theoretically, the display terms of matching with actual print output. color of all monitors will be matched. 5000 K 80 cd/m2 or above γ2.2 6500 K 80 cd/m2 γ2.2 The designer’s work environment The client’s environment [ISO 12646] sRGB standard

[ISO12646] is a core standard for “soft An international standard on color The appropriate fluorescent lighting The appropriate fluorescent lighting 5266 K proofing”, the practice of performing gamut. A standard set for CRT 98 cd/m2 print color proofing on a monitor. The monitors, but many manufacturers γ 2.2 Japanese printing industry also often still conform to this standard. The follows this standard. large installed base provides high [ISO 12646:2008] compatibility thus making it useful in Characteristics of a proofing monitor and applications such as web content observation conditions 5266 K 5266 K 5266 K development. 98 cd/m2 98 cd/m2 98 cd/m2 γ 2.2 γ 2.2 γ 2.2 Acrobat 8 or later With ColorEdge, it is possible to store monitor Comp output in the adjustment settings for printer profile color gamut The monitor is set to 5000 K each application and easily With ColorEdge, ColorNavigator makes it easy switch between them to share target values between different depending on the job. monitors using its target adjustment value import/export function. 5000 K 80 cd/m2 γ2.2 Communicating with design company A 6500 K 80 cd/m2 γ2.2 Data submission to printing company B In-house matching For sRGB workflow ... etc.

14 Color Management Handbook 15 Display using applications that First, check the application’s color settings For precise color utilization, color settings are first adjusted to support color management. the requirements of each job. You can adjust the color settings in any software individually, but with Adobe Bridge you can save settings across all Adobe programs at once. Bridge is useable with CS2 and above. Open Creative Suite and select “Creative Suite Color Settings” under Edit. A window for selecting settings for all applications will appear.

Displaying images using applications Select Europe “Prepress 3” and click “Apply”. The color settings you choose in Bridge will stay consistent with every For accurate color management, it is necessary to check the data and simulate printing on the Adobe application so “Europe Prepress 3” will also carry over. display using applications that support color management. To correctly view an image in accordance with color management rules, the application must < Recommended Photoshop color settings > load each of the profiles for the monitor and the image, and perform accurate color conversion. Select “Color settings” under “Edit”.

Working Spaces It is convenient to have the profile for your normal digital workflow set up in advance. RGB: Typically, “sRGB” or “Adobe® RGB”. CMYK: Select according to the color standard used in the workflow. When re-embedding the image profile, make selections based on the back-end workflow and the type of end deliverable.

Color Management Policies For both RGB: and CMYK:, select “Preserve Embedded Profiles.”

Select all check boxes so it is possible to make positive identification either when files that

Monitor Image have embedded profiles do not match the “Working Spaces”, or when files without an profile profile embedded profile are being opened. (Recommended)

Color < Recommended Illustrator/InDesign color settings > conversion Select “Color settings” under “Edit”. Working Spaces LCD Monitor Image data It is convenient to have the profile for your normal digital workflow set up in advance. RGB: Typically, “sRGB” or “Adobe® RGB”. CMYK: Select according to the color standard used in the workflow. When re-embedding the image profile, make selections based on the back-end workflow and the type of end Designer deliverable. Designer

Color Management Policies For RGB: select “Preserve Embedded Profiles.” For CMYK: select “Preserve Numbers (Ignore Linked Profiles).” - CMYK differs from RGB in that it does not define color spaces, but prioritizes percentage values.

Applications supporting color management Open the image file Loading the image profile Monitor profile To open an image file correctly while referencing a profile, select one of the following two methods. Loading Use the profile embedded in the image. the monitor Use the profile specified in “Color settings”. In normal digital work, the embedded profile should be used by This screen will appear if you attempt to open an image that profile Profile is set Referenced selecting method . does not match the Photoshop working space. automatically Applications that support color Use the profile embedded in the image Use the profile specified in “Color Settings” management will automatically load When opening the file in the application, select “Use the The image can be viewed in the working the monitor profile set in the OS. embedded profile (instead of the working space)”. By space specified in the application’s “Color ColorEdge maintaining the embedded profile, an image can be Settings”. This is a useful function utilizing data NOTE: handled with the same color setting throughout the that come from various external organizations Some applications may require will automatically set accurate monitor digital workflow. When a file’s embedded profile matches or devices, or when it is necessary to switch manual setup. profiles in the OS. the working space, checking is not necessary as the file profiles depending on the back-end process. Automatically set opens automatically.

16 Color Management Handbook 17 Output a comp to a printer with Check the color under the correct settings. the correct light source. For precise color management it is necessary to prepare the printer you will be outputting the comp to with the correct settings. Why the light source must be controlled

The printed material reflects the light from the light source Using an inkjet printer Photoshop print settings so colors look different depending on the environmental light (ambient light).

In order to manage colors using your image software, you must specify a printer profile. While referring to the printer profile and the image profile within the software, we can change the colors for output. To correctly control color in the digital workflow, it is necessary to evaluate printed material according to set

Color standards with appropriate lighting conditions. change

Printer profile Image profile Natural light (sunny) Natural light (cloudy) Reference color in Color tone of regular Color tone of the publishing/ LCD monitors regular Choose “Photoshop Manages Colors” under printing industry televisions Color Handling and the paper profile you will be using under Printer Profile 5000 K 6500 K 9300 K

Output

Software with color management

Using an inkjet printer to print proofs Incandescent light Cool fluorescent light If you want to use an inkjet printer to print color proofs for work, select “Hard Proofing” instead of “Normal Printing.” Then, by selecting “Coated FOGRA39”, you can print with the colors as they are on the monitor. Designer Designer

Even with a clear image of the desired color, a change in environment can result in the following: Illustrator print settings

Using a laser printer At the design company At the printing company

Laser printers are equipped with a RIP (raster image processor). We will apply the output The creator’s profile directly to the laser printer (DTP full color all in one printer-copier) so there will be intended colors Correcting colors no need to manage color settings in your image software. to match the comp -Settings as they would go through a RIP to output. Work created under improper lighting When printed under Color proper lighting conditions, change it’s different from what was envisioned ?

Select “PostScript color settings” for Printer profile Color Handling

Photoshop print settings Send to Printer Image profile

Output

Select “Photoshop manages colors” for Color Handling

18 Color Management Handbook 19 Controlling environmental light

(1) Fluorescent light with a high color rendering index and appropriate color temperature. Under proper lighting, Printer Solution! (2) Block outside light and view solely under fluorescent lighting as much as possible. color evaluation can be performed with confidence

Example) 5000 K/Ra.99

High Color Rendering Fluorescent Lights* Toshiba Lighting & Technology Panasonic Plate making Type Size Name Color Ra Type Size Name Color Ra Temp. Temp. The High Color 20” FL20SN-EDL 5000 K 99 High Color 20” FL20SN-EDL 5000 K 99 colors Rendering Rendering 40” FL40SN-EDL 40” FL40SN-EDL match! Fluorescent Fluorescent Convert images to CMYK while looking at the monitor Lamp 40” FLR40SN-EDL/M Lights 40” FLR40SN-EDL/M 40” FLR40SN-EDL/M.NU *Availability outside of Japan may vary. In today’s digital printing workflow, it is the norm to submit RGB, however sRGB data is sometimes submitted. Whichever In the printing digital workflow, confirm your prints using fluorescent light RGB data. Dedicated conversion software is sometimes used to kind of data it is, as long as you have color conversion software with the following specs: Calibration at 5000 K convert RGB to CMYK, but it’s more common to do the that supports color management, such as Photoshop, and a conversion in Photoshop. Generally speaking, the profile monitor calibrated to D50 (5000 K), you can do your work with Color Temp: 5000 K CRI (RA): 99 embedded in the image data in commercial printing is Adobe a fairly good idea of how the final print will look.

High quality comes from Use of color evaluation Photoshop sharing the same image! systems can be very Make the monitor setting 5000 K The right fluorescent lighting The image profile and evaluation environment of the printed effective! output are the staples that provide a common output image across Installing a dedicated color evaluation system will make it different steps in the digital workflow. possible to perform color checks of printed material in a more optimal environment. Light source Monitor is Printed output is approximately 5000 K. displayed at checked under Designer Photograph taken 5000 K 5000 K light source with printing in mind

RGB CMYK

Color conversion Printer Desktop color viewing light box Adobe RGB Printer profile or sRGB

Photographer Designer Plate making company Client Printed color simulation using Photoshop’s Hanging fluorescent light module for color proofing “Proof Colors” command designed to reduce unevenness in color and illumination Converting RGB data to CMYK means revising the image from the wide RGB color gamut to the narrower CMYK one. The image quality Correct color under deteriorates if this is done repeatedly. Rather than first converting the image 5000 K light source to CMYK to perform retouching during the plate making process, you can get better results if you finish the retouching while it is still in RGB form and then convert it to CMYK and make any minute adjustments required. If Final check under you select “Working CMYK” in the Photoshop “Proof Setup”, and use 5000 K light source. “Proof Colors” to switch between them as you work, you can run Start printing simulations of the print colors while still in RGB, which makes for more efficient retouching. Printed material Printing company The Photoshop proof settings Color viewing system

20 Color Management Handbook 21 Lighting in the designer’s and client’s environment Color proof is important

Output a color proof via DDCP or an inkjet printer The environmental light of the designer and the client is very important when checking printed color proofs. As was explained in pages 19-20, the colors will look the same when the environmental lighting in their respective locations is controlled. The efficient

Before sending material to be printed, you should check the color proof. Even in an environment appropriately creation of high-quality printed materials is possible when communication about color goes smoothly. prepared for color management and color properly checked on the monitor, the texture and whiteness of the printer paper, and the reproducibility of the ink used can cause different results. Thus, it is necessary to output a color proof on paper. Here we introduce various kinds of color proofs and their characteristics.

Color proof trends Illustrator or InDesign

A flat-bed proof, press proof, DDCP (Direct Digital Color Proofing), or inkjet can be used for printing color proofs to DDCP or ink-jet color proof match purpose, cost, and speed. Recently, high-end DDCP is capable of reproducing each dot and is the most popular while inkjet is lower cost by comparison. The main types of proofs are detailed in the chart below.

Characteristics of DDCP The environments at the plate- The designer’s The client’s making and printing companies DDCP environment environment High-end DDCP Inkjet The right fluorescent The right fluorescent The right fluorescent lighting lighting lighting Dot reproducibility Same as the printer Differs from the printer

Paper Dedicated paper type (fewer types) Dedicated paper type (including newspaper coating)

Color space Slightly narrower than general offset printing Wider than general offset printing

PANTONE, DIC Color Guide, etc. Spot color None color proof color proof color proof (Difficulty with metallic and fluorescent colors)

Good reproducibility Good reproducibility Color stability over time Good matching with printer when Good matching with printer when printing in standard 4-color. printing in standard 4-color.

Lower cost Cost Cost increases with mass production Printer Printer (Takes more time for mass production) Color proofs: from flat-bed proof presses to DDCP, and now ink-jet is mainstream

The need for inkjet output of color proofs is gradually increasing, but paper type is limited and they cannot reproduce moire patterns. When compared to printed color proofs, there are still limitations to its reproducibility. Soft proofing, where proofs are done on a display

What is DDCP? Install a suitable light source monitor, may be a way to resolve these technical challenges. Check that the DDCP printing includes hardware such as laser, color proof thermal, and inkjet. Traditionally in terms of color is at 5000K proofs, DDCP refers to a system required to satisfy the need for high precision output. However, recently it has come to also refer to digital output. Depending on the type, DDCP can be affected by A large Epson printer ambient lighting. In order to accurately evaluate a equipped with many colored inks color proof, it is important to maintain a properly lit environment.

22 Color Management Handbook 23 Designer Work with the embedded Comp output based Check under correct image profile retained on the printer profile lighting conditions Display using applications that Summary support color management

Recommended Monitors Color Management Setup Standard Level Series Wide Color Gamut Entry Level The CX series and CS240 have a wide color gamut that reproduces most The perfect monitor for every workflow of Adobe RGB as well as common print color standards such as U.S. Web Coated. With an external sensor, you can calibrate using ColorNavigator software. The CX series lets you maintain your settings with the built-in So far we have followed each workflow to a finished final product by covering correct use of data and putting color management into practice. correction sensor for an accurate color display environment. Here we will introduce the best monitors for using color management in the workflow. Highly recommended!

Review Automatic color management at Save multiple adjustment values Design freely in a wide workspace regular intervals with ColorNavigator Photographer Retoucher The 24.1” CX241 and CX240 can display a full The internal correction sensor of the CX series List and create several project goals such as printed A4 size screen and a color palette making DTP saves your calibration settings and will materials, web contents, and comp output. With one work simple. A flexible stand can be adjusted to Use a display monitor specifically automatically readjust your display over time button you can easily create materials on a suitable suit your needs making long work hours easy. Take photographs under a for color management to perform with no additional effort. monitor and carry out smooth color communications. 5000 K light source reliable calibration with printing in mind

Printer Create an appropriately Check the color lit environment and Convert to the printer under the correct embed the profile ISO12646: profile on a monitor light source Print accurately 5000 K, 80 cd/m2, gamma 2.2 capable of accurate display on proofing paper Construct a viewing environment that conforms to industry standards Printed output is checked under a 5000 K light source A high-quality finished product

Client

Recommended Monitors Recommended Monitors

Professional Level Professional Level For Professionals Who Need the Best in Color Accuracy More Efficient Calibration Series Series A high-performance calibration sensor is built in so you can calibrate to The built-in calibration sensor of each CG series monitor is individually Built-in calibration sensor 5000 K without an external sensor. A monitor hood is also included to Built-in calibration sensor adjusted at the factory to ensure no deviance. Compared to conventional ColorNavigator calibration software ColorNavigator calibration software shield the screen from the studio’s ambient light for more accurate color. monitors, this reduces the time required for maintenance while meeting and monitor hood included and monitor hood included the need for strict color control.

Standard Level Summary Summary Standard Level Series Series Maintain Settings with the Built-In Correction Sensor Maintain Settings with the Built-In Correction Sensor Built-in correction sensor Built-in correction sensor The CX series has display capabilities on a par with the CG series and has ColorNavigator calibration software The CX series has display capabilities on a par with the CG series and has ColorNavigator calibration software a wide color gamut that reproduces most of Adobe RGB. With an external included, hood optional a wide color gamut that reproduces most of Adobe RGB. With an external included, hood optional sensor, you can calibrate using ColorNavigator software and maintain your sensor, you can calibrate using ColorNavigator software and maintain your settings with the built-in correction sensor for an accurate color display settings with the built-in correction sensor for an accurate color display environment. environment. Highly recommended! Highly recommended! *Varies depending on measurement conditions. Complete matching between Stable, uniform display Automatic color adjustment at prints and a correct color display regular intervals The power to reproduce nearly all Adobe RGB Stabilized display in only 7 minutes* from startup. A circuit corrects unevenness in the screen as Produces intended colors and texture detail in a rich, smooth display. The time it takes for the monitor to stabilize from the moment it is connected to the Able to reproduce a wide color gamut according to well as brightness, chromacity, and gradation The internal sensor will automatically readjust the Increases the quality of materials with the ability to retouch power is 4 minutes less than other monitors. Increases work efficiency in studios printing industry standards. Each function supports color to maintain a high quality display, supporting monitor’s colors to the correct values even when it work further. where movement is frequent allowing for quick continuation of image work. reproduction to create a display that accurately matches the delicate nature of image work. is not being used, increasing work efficiency. the image.

24 Color Management Handbook 25 Color matching for digital devices

Most of the end-use display devices, such as tablets and digital It is therefore necessary to do the creative work on a monitor which Extras signage, do not have a color space or profile that can act as a can reproduce the tones of the display device in order to produce a reference when creating content. Nor are they installed with a color design with the intended final color tones. management function that would use such benchmarks.

Reproduce the Reproduce a signage materials tablet display Creating digital content Matching Matching Define the color space underpinning the work process Delivered in the Emulation display intended color tones Emulation display Digital signage As IT has become more widespread and sophisticated in recent Product advertising that uses digital media and e-commerce is Creative environment Digital signage Creative environment Tablet years, printers and designers who used to create content mainly expanding in scale and becoming more important with every passing aimed at printed materials are now having more and more year, and color reproduction in digital content is now a problem opportunities to become involved in the creation of digital content. that cannot be ignored. Device emulation

Actual subject Advertisement Viewing conditions on Using ColorNavigator, the dedicated calibration software, ColorEdge monitors matter View on a tablet or portable device signage various monitors using sales websites provide an emulation function for the color tones of devices such as tablet computers. Emulation is performed by reading color patches displayed in the web browser of the emulated device, and creating an ICC profile which is adopted for the ColorEdge’s internal parameters. This function can be used with a variety of devices such as smartphones, portable game terminals, and CRT monitors as well as tablets. ColorNavigator 6.1 or above comes with Measuring the status of a device’s a function to create an ICC profile for display and creating a profile external devices

ColorNavigator automatic measurement technology used to display on Web browsers is EIZO patented technology.

Paper sales promotion materials Color management of web content Viewing the colors in the same way would be ideal… There is an increasing need to create web content with accurate display environment of each user. It is thus effectively impossible to color display, particularly for e-commerce sites. However, the color have all users view the content in the correct color tones. tones on the devices displaying the web content depend on the web

Workplace issues in the creation of digital content Company A: monitor Company B: OS Company C: browser When creating web content it is necessary to conform to the highly versatile sRGB, designated as the web

Company D: all-in-one computer standard by the World Wide Web Company E: browser Consortium (W3C) and to think about how to enable as many people as possible to see the intended colors. Designer Company F: laptop Company G: browser Company H: tablet

Embed a profile for users Compatibility with web browser color management of OS or browsers that are compatible with Adjust the monitor used There is great diversity in the color tones of the devices that display web content color management for creative work to versatile so recently more and more browsers are equipped with a color management sRGB with its large population of users Deliver in function. Browsers such as Safari, the Mac standard, and Firefox in the 6500 K the right Extras 2 Extras New devices are constantly being Reference points are needed for the Windows environment are compatible with color management functions, so it is 80 cd/m colors to desirable that images for use in web content be embedded with a profile. On the γ2.2 as many released, and a compatible color of Web content that is viewed other hand, there are still many environments, such as the long-established people as possible creative environment needs to be set up. in various different display environments. Internet Explorer, that are incompatible with color management functions so it Check the images with the sRGB gamut, is probably safer to create images using the sRGB color gamut. which closely resembles those of many devices

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