Innocent Color Management

Introducing Heidelberg CPS
Linotype-Hell is a world-renowned prepress equipment developer and manufacturer, and believes most of the practitioners involved in plate-making separations know it. The author visited the Nolan Haier branch office in Cheltenham, United Kingdom in 1995. He had the benefit of receiving and explaining "color management" from his schoolmates. It was informed by the brothers that even Noelheimer was the first company to develop color management. In that year, ColorSync 2.0 of Apple Computer adopted LinoColor developed by the German head office. Of course, in addition to Apple Computer's use of LinoColor management technology, Microsoft's Windows 98 is now also used.
It is believed that Heidelberg was attracted by the company's advanced prepress technology, so it was acquired in 1997. Now Hong Kong District representative informed that the UK's Linotype-Hell will also be renamed Heidelberg CPS this year; although the famous brand Linotype-Hell has since It will disappear, but the Linotype-Hell technology still exists.
Heidelberg CPS color management software The author is very grateful to Hong Kong Heidelberg CPS for their help in using their equipment and understanding their color management technology. Now share with you! The author will introduce four pieces of Heidelberg CPS color management software, namely (1) LinoColoe, (2) ViewOpen ICC, (3) Scanopen ICC (4) PrintOpen ICC. The first is the color management center and scanner driver software, and the latter three are softwares that make up the characteristics of the screen, input and output devices.

LinoColor
LinoColor is the earliest color management software. Earlier versions have considered people's perception of color, not just the color representation of an instrument. There are several versions of LinoColor - the LinoColor Deluxe is a professional version that can drive large scanners, while the LinoColor Elite and LinoColor Lite are lightweight versions that drive small scanners. LinoColor specifically drives Lenovo's scanners, but it also supports UMAX scanners. It may also support other brands in the future. LinoColor's built-in color management function converts RGB images to a suitable CMYK four-color image, combined with high-quality color production. Several features are particularly worth mentioning. ColorAssistant provides eight kinds of artificial intelligence settings, simplifies the manual setting scanner, automatically calculates the density range, corrects light and dark and color cast. JobAssistant can control work through the network and set up automated workflows. LinoColor uses LCH (Lightness, Chroma, Hue) interface, the operator can easily understand and control the brightness, concentration and saturation. In addition, the operator can soft proof in LinoColor and output CMYK four-color TIFF images.

ViewOpen ICC
ViewOpen ICC is a software for creating screen profiles that can be used on both Apple computers and IBM-compatible personal computers. The package also includes a Sequel Chroma colorimeter to accurately record the colors emitted by the screen. The ViewOpen software then calculates the color output of the screen at the time. Finally, the software generates a screen profile and adjusts the screen output. color. The operating interface of this software is very clear and easy to operate. The computer screen can be adjusted from beginning to end in just a few minutes. The author used the software to adjust the three screens at a friend's production company, and the results obtained were also satisfactory. The only drawback is that Sequel Cheoma's nozzle design is relatively easy to leave the screen, but the software also supports other colorimeters.

ScanOpen ICC
ScanOpen ICC is a software for creating input device profiles that can record the color characteristics of any scanner (regardless of platform or drum type) and digital camera, including a total of six sets of IT8.7 photo papers and slideshows, a total of six representative Three major film factories - Kodak, Agfa and Fuji. There are also three 3.5-inch floppy disks that record the color of each IT 8.7 color picture. The user selects one of the IT 8.7 color images, allows the scanner to read the color of the color image in RGB mode, and then saves it as an RGB TIFF image. Then the ScanOpen software compares the standard records on the floppy disk, and finally the software can calculate and generate this. The input device scans the color characteristics of a photo paper or slide. The entire production process is less than thirty minutes and the operation process is very easy. Because this software can be used with IBM compatible PCs and Apple computers, it also comes with three major film factory IT8.7 color pictures and quick and easy operation, and the author's preliminary test scanner features can reflect the original color, so I think It is a good product.

PrintOpen ICC
PrintOpen ICC is a software to create output device profile, only with Apple Computer. This software can be used to create any color printer, conventional or digital printer and printer profile. This software must be used with a Spectrophotometer to generate profiles. It supports a wide range of spectrometers, including the X-Rite Digital Swatchbook, X-Rite DTP41, X-Rite 938/968, Colortron II, Gretagmacbeth Spectrolino, and Gretagmacbeth SPM series. Spectrometers and more. PrintOen ICC can output the following feature formats, including ICC, Linocolor print, DaVinci print and CRD of Postscript output. The author believes that the advantages of this software are support for a variety of feature file formats, support for many popular spectrometers, and extremely flexible profile settings, resulting in accurate profiles. The profile is the soul of color management. The color management center must accurately reflect the characteristics of the device's color profile to provide accurate color conversion or pairing.

Summary: Heidelberg CPS Color Management Software Heidelberg Heidelberg CPS distributes color management as several softwares, simplifying the interface of each software, making it easier for users to operate and freely select a certain combination. In addition to the software's operating manual, a detailed color management reference document (inside the CDROM) is also attached to allow users to further understand color management. I personally think that Heidelberg CPS color management software is a very good and practical tool, and there are many magazines and Internet sites also praised Heidelberg CPS color management software