Proof Standards
The introduction of standardized characterization data opened the possibility to offer optimized DeviceLink profiles for diverse printer-medium combinations. These profiles are the core of our proof standards which hold all information required for the color management of certain printer–medium combinations, each complying with a specific print standard, for example, ISO Offset 39L.
GMG ColorProof provides you with all world-wide accepted standards and a wide range of printer-medium combinations. In case your combination is not supported, you can easily set up your own standards with custom MX DeviceLink profiles (created in GMG ProfileEditor and GMG OpenColor), or, alternatively, use ICC profiles.
All proof standards are protected via a checksum: If a profile used in a proof standard has been altered, jobs based on this proof standard will not be printed anymore and you will be informed by a job error message.
With a GMG OpenColor licence, you can also set up GMG OpenColor proof standards to dynamically calculate n-channel profiles on the fly (see "OpenColor Proof Standards").
Color Management settings
| Group | Short description | See also |
|---|---|---|
| MX Based | (Default) DeviceLink profiles for ContoneProof (MX4) and DotProof (MX5) are used for the color management. Soft-proofing is based on the Output Intent ICC profile. If no Output Intent ICC profile is defined in the proof standard, soft-proofing will be based on the MX profile. | Printing Halftone Proofs with DotProof |
| ICC Based | ICC profiles are used for the color management (only ContoneProof mode available). The Output Intent ICC profile from the proof standard defines the input color space and the Printer ICC profile from the calibration set defines the output color space. | |
| MXN/MXD Based |
OpenColor profiles are used for the color management. In OpenColor proof standards, the profile cannot be manually selected, but is automatically retrieved from the OpenColor database, or calculated "on demand". To manually select a specific OpenColor profile, we added this function in a regular proof standard to use ContoneProof (MXN) and DotProof (MXD) profiles for the color management. |
OpenColor Proof Standards |
Linked calibration sets
The Calibration Sets page shows all calibration sets linked to the proof standard. Together with the proof standard, a calibration set ensures a consistent representation of colors, counterbalancing deviations caused by varying environment conditions.
Select a calibration set in the list to display all relevant information such as the Print Settings on the info pane on the right. You can link or remove calibration sets by using the buttons on the toolbar.
You can also link custom calibration sets to GMG proof standards without the need to duplicate the standards first. Please note that the GMG Standard Proof Logo will not be printed within a job or image label when you are using a custom calibration set.
GMG ProofControl Inline print standards
GMG proof standards are already preconfigured with all GMG ProofControl print standards, ready-to-use for a proof verification with GMG ProofControl Inline . If you want to use custom GMG ProofControl print standards, you can easily generate them directly within a proof standard as described in topic Adding a Custom GMG ProofControl Standard.
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