Create ICC

You can create an ICC profile for an existing or new print mode to help ensure your input and output colors are perfectly in sync.

Note: Prior to starting, ensure you have the correct media, printer, and print mode, as well as a spectrophotometer.

Note: If you create an ICC profile using a trial version, to use it, you must re-build the ICC profile using the full version.

Trial Print Modes and ICC Profiles

Creating ICC profiles in 3rd party applications

Step 1

Go to Devices > Manage Print Modes.
The Print Mode Manager dialog appears.
Use the Show print modes for drop-down to select a device.
Use the Queues available drop-down to select a queue.
Use the Spectrophotometers drop-down to select your spectrophotometer.
[Optional] Use the Ink set, Media category, Manufacturer, and Resolution drop-down lists to further narrow options and use the search field to find the print mode.
Select a print mode from the list below.
Click Create ICC.
The Name Print Mode dialog appears.
Enter a name and click OK.
Note: The name is automatically appended by “ICC” to help identify your selection.
The ICC Creation Wizard appears.
Use the Page drop-down to select a page size.

Step 2

Printing, Loading, Measuring, and Verifying a Color Chart

Step 3

When finished printing, loading, and measuring charts, click Next.
The Calibration curves page appears.
Input your preferences and click Back, Next, or Cancel.
On the Profiling tab, select from the following Profile Calculation Settings:

Default (Inkjet, UV)	GCR setting is 30 for black generation (less black used and more CMY used). Black ink will not start until 30% grey level shade (less black used and more CMY used). Max K is 400.
Low Ink (Inkjet)	GCR setting is 30 for black generation (less black used and more CMY used). Black ink will not start until 10% grey level shade (less black used and more CMY used). Max K is 300.
White Shirts (DTG)	GCR setting is 30 for black generation (less black used and more CMY used). Black ink will not start until 30% grey level shade (less black used and more CMY used). Max K is 400.
Black and Color Shirts DTG
Direct To Film	GCR setting is 30 for black generation (less black used and more CMY used). Black ink will not start until 10% grey level shade (less black used and more CMY used). Max K is 400. Smoothing set to 50 - GCR=30, BS=10, BW=100, MinkBk=280, MaxBk=400
Laser	GCR setting is 70 for black generation (more black used and less CMY used). Black ink will not start until 10% grey level shade (less black used and more CMY used). Max K is 240.

Enter a name if you are building a custom profile and click Save.
Switch between tabs and use the table below for help, then click Next.
The ICC Profile page appears.
Use the table below for help, then click Next.
Select an ink set, category, media manufacturer, and media description.
The Summary page appears.
Click Finish.
To create a print mode package, in the Print Mode Manager dialog, click Create Print Mode Package.

General tab

bonus-doc Rendering Intents

Perceptual Rendering Compression
Absolute	Based on a relative colorimetric intent, with colors mapped to closest match (not relative to media color). Works best when input and output gamut is similar.
Black Point	Based on a relative colorimetric intent, with the conversion including black point compensation. Gray scales are converted relative to media color. Works best when input and output gamut is similar.
Standard	Based on absolute colorimetric intent, calculates the perceptual rendering intent for both input and output profiles. Gray scales are converted relative to media color. Recommended default for RGB and CMYK.
Chroma	Use the slider to increase or decrease the chroma, resulting in colors looking stronger (more vivid) or weaker (closer to gray), respectively. This does not affect grayscales.
Gray Balance	Use the slider to increase or decrease the gray balance, resulting in colors looking cooler (more blue, purple, and green undertones) or warmer (more yellow, red, or brown undertones),
Measurement Correction
None	All options are off, including smoothing.
Low Quality Chart	All options are on and smoothing is 100%.
Manual	Select from the following options: Brightening: Use for correction if media is very bright white so the spectrophotometer data can interpreted accurately. Anomalies: Checks for anomalies in the data read from the spectrophotometer and smoothes out the data in case of lower quality substrate. Color Scaling: Corrects color scaling anomalies based on spectrophotometer data. Overprinted/Irregular Colors: Corrects overprinted/irregular color anomalies based on spectrophotometer data. Smoothing: Smoothes anomalies based on spectrophotometer data.
Viewing Condition
D50	5,000K: A daylight spectrum (sunny). Note: The standard viewing condition for desktop publishing monitors.
D65	6,500K: A daylight spectrum (overcast).
Kelvin	Enter a value in Kelvin to indicate the hue of a specific type of light source.

Black Generation tab

Note: Not available with RGB printers.

bonus-doc Black Generation Settings in ICC Creation

Black Point
Mode	Select from the following options as a separation method: Automatic: Amount of black vs. CMY is calculated automatically Grey Component Replacement (GCR): Enables the GCR Amount slider to calculate amount of black vs. CMY. Maximum Black (MaxK): Uses maximum amount of black ink; CMY amounts are lower. Minimum Black (MinK): Uses minimum amount of black ink; CMY amounts are higher. Under Color Removal (UCR): Uses less black ink and more CMY than with GCR. Note: All calculations below are based on this selection.
GCR Amount	Corresponds to the amount of black used instead of CMY; increasing the value increases the amount of black (at 100, black is linear). Lower values affect shadows and higher ranges affect light and dark areas. Note: Only available if Grey Component Replacement (GCR) mode is selected.
Black Start	Use the slider to control the black start. This is the point at which black is used once CMY passes the set value. Lower values correspond to no black.
Black Width	Use the slider to control the black width. This is the range of values outside of the neutral area in which to generate black. Lower values correspond to less black being used as the width does not fall outside of the neutral zone. Higher values correspond to more black as the width falls outside of the neutral zone and more gray is visible.
Calculation Method	Select from the following options: Automatic: The best dark and neutral black points are calculated automatically. Balanced CMY: CMY are all equal and the best black point is neutral. Max ink is determined based on printing conditions.
Desired Max Ink	The highest value for maximum ink usage. Set if you know the desired maximum value for bleed. Recommendation: Use automatic calculation. Note: You cannot set this value lower than Minimum Max Ink.
Minimum Max Ink	The lowest value for maximum ink usage. Typically 200 for bleed on inkjet printers, but can be set higher for UV printers. Note: You cannot set this value higher than Desired Max Ink.
Max Black Ink	The highest amount of black used to get a good black with ink jet printing.
Calculate	Click to calculate the black point.
Max Ink Found	Displays maximum ink found based on tab settings.
Black Point Found	Displays the black point in CMYK and Lab. This is the darkest point in your profile and the maximum amount of ink used. The best black point does not always use max ink due to density and reflection.

ICC Profile

Select profile set to use	Original: Reset any changes to the input profiles. Enhanced: Use enhanced input profiles (recommended). Get from print mode: Use the input profiles indicated in the print mode. Custom: Choose the individual input profiles.
Vector input profiles	All six of these profiles form a profile set (a grouping of input profiles). Three are vector (RGB, LAB, CMYK) and three are bitmap (RGB, LAB, CMYK). To use different input profiles for bitmaps, select Image input profiles.
Image input profiles
Rendering	Click the drop-down arrow to display the Rendering dialog. Select the first and second rendering intent using the drop-down lists. Use the slider or arrows to set the merge (blending between rendering intents) and chroma (to make colors look stronger or weaker). Select exceptions (when selected, the activity of the rendering intent is blocked for that aspect), and use the slider or arrows to set the range (the tolerance within which an input color value qualifies for a given exception; increasing the tolerance causes more colors to be affected by exceptions). The rendering intent determines how these colors are mapped from the input profile to the output profile. Rendering Intents
Output profile	Displays the new output profile.
Apply ICC to grayscales
Spot color matching	Select to enable spot color matching. If the graphic contains spot colors and the colors are not correct, try disabling this option.