...the quickest path to color perfection

ProfileMaker 3.1
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Color Management Software
PROFESSIONAL
...the quickest
path to
color perfection
Just point, click, and profile!
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.
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.
The only profiling system you need
for all your applications
BatchMatcher
ColorPicker
Editor
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Monitor
Scanner
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Digital Camera
Complete
Functionality
Package
ProfileMaker Packages
Output
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.
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.
ProfileMaker
Scanner
Digital Camera
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Monitor
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Printer
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MeasureTool
Monitor Calibration
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Measurement Correction
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ProfileEditor
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ColorPicker
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BatchMatcher
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ProfileMaker 3.1
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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.
PROFESSIONAL
ProfileMaker
Profile creation
MeasureTool
Device calibration and
data measurement
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 3.1
does it all.
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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
Everything you need for
accurate, reliable profiles
ColorPicker
Conversion of spot colors
BatchMatcher
Application of 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.
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,
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, MeasureTool can be interrupted and restarted,
enabling you to go back to the previous
patch and correct measurement errors
before the profile is computed.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
ProfileMaker Professional 3.1 at a glance
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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
ProfileMaker 3.1
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PROFESSIONAL
Color Management Software
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
System requirements
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Macintosh®:
• Power Macintosh®
• System 8.5 or higher
• 24 MB of available RAM
• Apple® ColorSync® 2.5.1 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
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
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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
ColorPicker
Supported Devices for Output Profiling:
• 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
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• 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
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BatchMatcher
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• 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
For a FREE ProfileMaker 3.1 Evaluation CD-ROM,
contact your nearest GretagMacbeth representative.
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GretagMacbeth and ColorEye are registered trademarks and Spectrolino, SpectroScan, SpectroMat and SpectroEye are trademarks of Gretag-Macbeth Holding AG. LOGO and ProfileMaker are
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