Flexcolor Icc Profiles; Generic Icc Output Profiles - Hasselblad FlexColor V4 Software Reference Manual

FlexColor ICC Profiles

Generic ICC Output Profiles

FlexColor includes six generic ICC output profiles for generating various
types of color separations. The name of each profile provides a description
of the results it creates. See Table 1 for details.
Profile
Imacon 250%
GCR 40% K.90%
Imacon 280%
GCR 30% K.90%
Imacon 330%
GCR 20% K.95%
Imacon 330%
Skel. K. 75/30%
Imacon 350%
GCR 20% K.95%
Imacon 350%
Skel. K. 91/30%
Table 1: Generic ICC output profiles included with FlexColor.
GCR stands for gray color replacement. It is a scheme for adding black to
dark colors, thereby reducing the total amount of ink applied. A high
percentage of GCR results in more black ink in the image (and,
consequently, less ink of other colors).
The skeleton black scheme does not add nearly as much black - especially
in the colors, thus resulting in brighter colors, but also requiring higher
quality paper. These profiles also specify the minimum ink percentage in
each channel that a color must have before any black is added at all.
If you are not sure which profile to use, ask your printer if there is a limit
on the maximum ink percentage and be sure to choose a profile that limits
the percentage appropriately. In the majority of cases, the Imacon 330%
Skel. K. 75/30% profile will provide the best results.
Software Reference - FlexColor 4.0 for Camera Backs
Max Black
Ink Generation
250% GCR 40%
280% GCR 30%
330% GCR 20%
330% Skeleton
Black
350% GCR 20%
350% Skeleton
Black
FlexColor ICC Profiles
Generic ICC Output Profiles
Max Black
Black Starts
90% n/a Newspapers,
low ink
90% n/a Newspapers,
standard
95% n/a Glossy paper
(magazines)
75% 30% General use,
glossy paper
95% n/a High-end, high
ink
91% 30% Extreme high-
end (e.g. art repro)
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