Approaching color management (2)

Joint development
When it comes to color management, we cannot but mention the ICC alliance. The members of the ICC Coalition are from some of the world’s most famous companies. The Alliance is committed to developing a color language that can be understood and recognized by a variety of media, devices, and software. At the same time, the goal of the ICC is to achieve the output device independence of the profile, ie, the openness of the profile.
The Profile system handles colors in two ways. The first method: Profile messages built into the device are automatically operated to generate an open color message by key operation, or an open color message is interpreted as a characteristic color of the device, and then displayed or printed. Each stage of this method requires the profile software provided by the merchant or user to support it. The second method is to keep the ICCProfile software in the hands of the operator. When the file is processed, the operator loads the ICC Profile and sends the file to the next step. At the time of the operation, the operator here again needs to load the ICC Profile. Of course, the operator generates ICC Profiles using a special profile generation tool at each step.

achive dreams
To generate a color profile, a series of standard color samples are used. The color sample and the device-generated color analysis table are then read into the ICC Profile using a photometer. It's easy to say, but many printers just don't have the power to start. Photometer prices range from a few hundred to tens of thousands. ICC Profile can be easily purchased in the market. Some softwares from Agfa and Heidelberg GmbH are already familiar to people. Some software such as ColorSavvy and ColorBlind are still relatively unfamiliar.
Realizing "What You See Is What You Get" is the dream of a print designer. Today, we are in the world of information on the Internet. The early designers often do not know whether the color display on the other terminal is true and accurate. At this time, color management is indispensable. For the printing process, the current technological development is to use the buttons to control the color on the printing press to achieve the desired effect. Under the current Offset technology level, this method is not practical because of the numerous changes. It is not enough to just adjust the printer to achieve the desired color. For example, when we use a variety of different papers, it is obviously difficult to adjust the press to achieve the desired color. The solution to achieve color control on the press is to use CIP3, which maintains good consistency throughout the print.
For some time in the past, traditional proofing methods, control strips, densitometers, and photometers have proven effective in color control. At least for offset printing, it works well. In fact, because the digital printing press is more convenient for controlling graphic messages, it is easier to implement on-demand printing in different places. Therefore, digital printing machines need a color management system.

Perfection
At present, people are really looking at the color management. Some people even said, "Color management is like a good desire to lose weight and diet. Although we know it, we can't start with it." In fact, the essence of color management is a demanding process control. It is not a new technology. Some of the harsh requirements in process control can often not be achieved by the printing staff. Of course, only when a print customer is dissatisfied with the color of the printed matter, or even refuses to pay for the print, you will regard color management as one thing!