A Desktop Printer Calibration Workflow with ArgyllCMS
| Initial calibration: | |
| targen → printer_c.ti1 | |
| printtarg → printer_c.ti2 + printer_c.tif → print | [the calibration target] |
| chartread → printer_c.ti3 | |
| printcal → printer_c.cal | [the calibration curves] |
| Profiling: | |
| targen → printer.ti1 | |
| printtarg + printer_c.cal → printer.ti2 + printer.tif → print | [the profiling target, adjusted with the calibration curves] |
| chartread → printer.ti3 | |
| colprof → printer.icm | |
| applycal + printer_c.cal + printer.old.icm → printer.icm | [incorporate the calibration curves into the color profile] |
| Recalibration: | |
| printer_c.ti2 + printer_c.tif → print | [the calibration target, printed under new conditions] |
| chartread → printer_c.ti3 | |
| printcal + printer_c.old.cal → printer_c.cal | [update the calibration curves] |
| applycal + printer_c.cal + printer.old.icm → printer.icm | [incorporate the updated curves into the color profile] |
The highlighted files are saved for future use.
The files printer.old.icm and printer_c.old.cal are the previous instances of these files, renamed so updated versions can be created.
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