Universal SmoothnessTest.tif (2,3 MB) This test image contains 16,7 million colors of a 24-bit RGB file. Convert this test image with the designated ICC profile. So you can evaluate very quick and easily the color reproduction and smoothness quality of the output profile.
CIE Lab & LCH This is a very basic introduction to two related colour models which are becoming increasingly important in the world of colour reproduction. A colour model is merely a way of describing colour. These are among the tristimulus (three-dimensional) colour models (‘spaces’) developed by the C.I.E. What is the CIE? C.I.E. is short for ‘Commission Internationale de l’Eclairage’, which […]
For technical reasons the maximum ink film thickness in offset printing is about 3.5 μm. For coated paper and process colours according to DIN 16 539 the correct colour locations should be achieved with ink film thicknesses between 0.7 and 1.1 μm. If unsuitable lithography’s, inappropriate printing stock or unsuitable printing ink are used, however, […]
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