ProfileMaker the quickest path to color perfection. Color Management Software PROFESSIONAL

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1 ProfileMaker 3.1 PROFESSIONAL Color Management Software...the quickest path to color perfection

2 Just point, click, and profile! With its highly intuitive graphical user interface, ProfileMaker Professional 3.1 is GretagMacbeth s easiest-to-use ProfileMaker ever. Drag-and-drop functionality makes it a snap to pick the files you want to work on. As a result, you can start building accurate ICC profiles for all your input and output devices right out of the box. So you get consistent, accurate color from input to monitor to proof to final output. The only profiling system you need for all your applications With ProfileMaker Professional, you get a suite of sophisticated color management modules for a wide range of applications: prepress, digital proofing, printing, publishing, reprographics, photofinishing, and more. Best of all, ProfileMaker is a modular software system. So you can start small. License the functionality you need now. Then upgrade using a new license code to a more fully powered version later. No additional software installation required. ProfileMaker Packages Functionality ProfileMaker Package Complete Scanner Digital Camera Monitor Output Editor ColorPicker BatchMatcher Scanner Digital Camera Monitor Printer MeasureTool Monitor Calibration Measurement Correction ProfileEditor ColorPicker BatchMatcher

3 ProfileMaker 3.1 PROFESSIONAL From input to monitor to proof to final output, everything you need for accurate, reliable profiles in an easy-to-use, modular, feature-rich software system. ProfileMaker Profile creation The success of any color management solution depends not only on how well the system works but also on how quickly you can implement it. ProfileMaker TM 3.1 does it all. MeasureTool Device calibration and data measurement Never before has such perfection been achieved in color profiling technology. With ProfileMaker, you can be assured of generating highly reliable profiles throughout your operations for every input and output device you own. The result better color quality, less rework and enhanced customer satisfaction. ProfileEditor Profile enhancement ColorPicker Conversion of spot colors BatchMatcher Application of profiles Everything you need for accurate, reliable profiles ProfileMaker Professional 3.1 is a suite of feature-rich software applications that enables you to quickly, easily, and accurately account for color differences in different scanners, digital cameras, monitors, printers, and presses. The new version 3.1 also offers, for the first time, new profiling technology for accurately profiling flat panel displays, a new module specifically optimized for creating digital camera profiles, and an enhanced ProfileEditor.

4 An easy-to-use modular system enables efficient color management ProfileMaker, the main application module, compares reference data to the measurement data, to calculate ICC profiles for a broad range of input and output devices, including flat panel displays and digital cameras. An on-screen preview of reference and measurement data makes it easy to confirm that you ve chosen the right data set. Scanner and digital camera test charts can be cropped symmetrically and asymmetrically, eliminating the need to use another application to prepare your test data. To achieve the most accurate digital camera profiles, ProfileMaker accounts for the lighting when creating the profile, and uses the GretagMacbeth ColorChecker DC color reference chart to ensure that a broad gamut of colors is represented. ProfileMaker gives you maximum control over the separation process, allowing you to define settings for the black start point, maximum amount of black ink, total ink coverage, as well as UCR and GCR. To speed the process, recommended settings are provided for common print processes. A powerful, unique preserve gray function ensures neutral grays remain neutral regardless of the paper whiteness. MeasureTool works with popular measurement devices including Spectrolino and SpectroScan, handling all of the data collection and calculation required for accurate profile computation. It also lets you quickly and easily configure your color measurement devices. When used with handheld instruments, Measure- Tool can be interrupted and restarted, enabling you to go back to the previous patch and correct measurement errors before the profile is computed. By comparing measurement data from different test charts, MeasureTool checks device stability and helps you determine if data averaging is required. Averaging is especially useful when profiling large format devices that typically have large dot sizes. Special test charts for press applications help maximize profile accuracy by compensating for density variations inherent in the press.

5 ProfileEditor gives you complete control over the editing process. You can edit lightness, contrast, and saturation, as well as any point on the gradation curve. In addition, the new version 3.1 includes selective color correction so you can fine-tune specific colors in your profile and white point correction for even more accurate proofing. To help you quickly see the effects of the edits you have made, you can open any image and apply the edited profile on the fly all within the ProfileEditor application. Updating profiles based on measurement of a limited number of patches saves time vs. remeasuring the entire test chart and making a new profile. You can view and compare the gamut of different profiles helping to give you a better sense of the colors each device is capable of imaging. ColorPicker uses ICC profiles to ensure the best possible match for PANTONE and other special colors for the desired output device. A reference library of 2,062 PANTONE colors for coated and uncoated papers is supplied with the application. In addition, ColorPicker permits you to define your own color palettes. These color palettes can be used in popular desktop design applications. Based on a selected profile, ColorPicker provides an accurate display of measured and composed colors, showing you how well colors can be reproduced by the output device. BatchMatcher is the ideal solution for automating the process of applying ICC profiles. This allows you to maintain your files and images in their original color space and easily prepare them for a variety of output, while also providing the flexibility to color manage and archive your files using the industry standard, device independent D50 LAB color space. Colors in your files can be matched to any profiled RGB, Gray, or CMYK device color space, or to the device independent LAB color space. BatchMatcher recognizes all of the popular file formats including TIFF, JPEG, Scitex CT and PNG. BatchMatcher PS also supports EPS and PostScript files.

6 ProfileMaker Professional 3.1 at a glance ProfileMaker Profile a broad range of input and output devices, including flat panel displays and digital cameras. Crop scanner and digital camera test charts within the application Ensure neutral grays remain neutral in the image, regardless of the whiteness of the paper Customize separation settings, including black start point, maximum black, and total ink coverage Utilize recommended separation settings for offset, gravure, newspaper, ink jet, dye sublimation and laser Choose individual settings for UCR and GCR Compute profiles individually or in batches MeasureTool Get instant feedback during the measurement process with the visual display of color measurement data Calibrate CRT and LCD monitors to ensure best on-screen color rendition Calibrate monitor white point to match the whiteness of the printed output Generate statistical analysis of the measurement data Average measurements to compensate for variation as well as large dot size common to many large format printers Correct measurements automatically to compensate for press density variations prior to computing the profile ProfileEditor Visualize the effect of profile edits on-screen using any image Import ICC profiles and edit any point on the gradation curve Edit lightness, contrast, and saturation Fine-tune specific colors in a profile with selective color correction Adjust the white point of the profile for more accurate proofing Restrict profile edits for specific rendering intents or usages Update profiles based on the measurement of a limited number of patches View and compare color gamuts Convert ICC profiles into Adobe Photoshop separation and monitor tables Convert CMYK profiles into gray profiles Display the full contents of ICC profiles and edit the profile description tag ColorPicker Accurately display measured and composed colors based on selected ICC profile Take advantage of a digital library of 2062 PANTONE colors Check for out-of-gamut colors Fine tune colors in the source color space (Gray, RGB or CMYK) or device independent LCH space Export in different formats: Adobe InDesign,Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe PageMaker, Macromedia FreeHand color tables Compare color variations using delta E and delta E94 calculations BatchMatcher Create hot folders for applying ICC profiles to image files Assign different ICC profiles to different hot folders Process TIFF, JPEG, Scitex CT and PNG files; BatchMatcher PS also processes EPS and PostScript files Specify location for destination files Move or delete source files after the profiles have been applied Preserve black in CMYK workflow ProfileMaker 3.1 PROFESSIONAL Color Management Software System requirements Macintosh : Power Macintosh System 8.5 or higher 24 MB of available RAM Apple ColorSync or higher 30 MB of available hard-disk space for full program installation 17-inch or larger color monitor, resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels or higher is recommended 24-bit video card Windows : Pentium or faster processor Windows 95, 98, 2000 or NT 4.0 or later 32 MB of available RAM 40 MB of available hard-disk space for full program installation 17-inch or larger color monitor, resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels or higher is recommended 24-bit video card Supported Devices for Monitor Profiling: GretagMacbeth Spectrolino Minolta Calibrator (Macintosh only) Sequel Calibrator (and OEM versions like Sethos Calibrator, Techkon Screen Reader) (Macintosh only) X-Rite DTP92 Supported Devices for Output Profiling: GretagMacbeth Spectrolino GretagMacbeth Spectrolino/SpectroScan (T) GretagMacbeth SpectroMat GretagMacbeth SpectroEye GretagMacbeth ColorEye XTH GretagMacbeth SPM Series Techkon CP 300, SP 820 X-Rite Digital Swatchbook X-Rite DTP 41(T), 51 X-Rite 528, 530, 938 For a FREE ProfileMaker 3.1 Evaluation CD-ROM, contact your nearest GretagMacbeth representative. 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