Process Controls Reference Guide

0 0 user defined screen 100 SWOP 133 lin

75%

75%

75

50

25

top: 25c,16m,16y; bot: 25k

top: 50c,39m,39y; bot: 50k

top: 7

20%
user screen SWOP Copyright 19972001, G

defined screen

Graying Co

THE APPLICATION OF BEST PRACTICES

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GCA/GATF Digital Proof Comparator

Vignettes and star targets Highlight/ shadow section

GCA/GATF Digital Proof Comparator 2.0.4
0

Photo montage

cyan Halftone Type 2

100

magenta Halftone Type 2

yellow Halftone Type 2

0

black Halftone Type 2

100

100

100

user defined screen 95 96 97 98 99 DIGITAL; GATF Mac Distiller PS Version: 3011.104; level 2 Hres: 600 Vres: 600 Dir: Halftone Type: 2 Multibit Pixel 42.4 84.7 127.1 5 4 3 2 1

300%/400% SWOP, 133lpi user screen 80K 80C 70M 70Y

user defined screen 100 100

SWOP 133 lines per inch

75

75

100K 100C 100M 100Y

50

50

25

25

169.4

1 pix. 2 pix. 1 pix. 2 pix.

top: 25c,16m,16y; bot: 25k

top: 50c,39m,39y; bot: 50k

top: 75c,63m,63y; bot: 75k

1 pixel

2 pixels

3 pixels

4 pixels

3 pix. 4 pix. 3 pix. 4 pix.

user defined screen

user screen

SWOP

Copyright 19972001, GATF/Systems of Merritt

Exposure control guides

Black and three-color tone patches and total coverage patches

Three-color gray bars

25, 50, 75, and 100% tone values

50M, 50C

52M, 50C

50M, 52C

50M, 48C

48M, 50C

52M, 48C

48M, 52C

52M, 52C

50C, 50M, 50Y

52C, 50M, 50Y

50C, 52M, 50Y

50C, 50M, 52Y

48C, 50M, 50Y

50C, 48M, 50Y

50C, 50M, 48Y

50C, 39M, 39Y

50C, 43M, 39Y

54C,39M, 39Y

50C, 39M, 43Y

Gray balance color shifts

+6% Magenta Yellow

+4%

+2%

Cyan

Additive color and subtractive color

The additive color system starts with a black surround. Red, green, and blue light are the additive primaries, which when combined yield the secondary colors cyan, magenta, and yellow.

Cyan
( Red) or (Blue + Green)

Blue
( R and G)

Green
( B and R)

Black
( RGB)

Magenta
Green or (Blue + Red)

Red
( B and G)

Yellow
Blue or (Red + Green)

The subtractive color system starts with a white surround (paper). Cyan, magenta, and yellow (inks) are the subtractive primaries, which when combined yield the secondary colors red, green, and blue.

The effect of the surrounding color

The green bars appear to be different due to the influence of the surrounding colors.

Gray balance adjustments

50% C 43% M 39% Y

Contrast adjustments
54% C 43% M 43% Y

50% C 39% M 39% Y

50% C 39% M 39% Y

54% C 39% M 39% Y

46% C 35% M 35% Y

While differences in gray balance are very noticeable, differences in contrast are not.

Conventional Separation 355% TIC

4 Color Conventional

UCR Separation 300% TIC

4 Color with UCR

GCR Separation 80% GCR 300% TIC

4 Color with GCR

3 Color Conventional

Conventional Black

3 Color with UCR

UCR Black

3 Color with GCR

GCR Black

Results of gray component replacement on trichromatic colors

Trichromatic Red

Trichromatic Green
100%

Trichromatic Blue
100%

100% 75% 50% 25% 0% 75% 75%

75% 50% 25%

75%

75%

75% 50%

75%

75%

30% Graying Component

20% Graying Component

25% 0% 10% Graying Component

0%

100% GCR

100% GCR
100% 75% 100% 75%

100% GCR

100% 75% 50% 25% 0% 55% 55%

65% 50% 25% 0% 45% 45% 50% 25% 0%

65%

Black Added

Black Added
100% 75% 100% 75%

Black Added

100% 75% 50% 25% 0% 55% 55%

65% 50% 25% 0% 45% 45% 30% 50% 25%

65%

20%

10% 0%

50% GCR

50% GCR
100% 75% 100% 75% 60% 50% 25% 60% 50% 25% 15% 15% Graying Component 0%

50% GCR

100% 75% 65% 50% 25% 10% 0% 10% Graying Component 65%

70%

70%

0%

5%

5%

Results of GCR on trichromatic colors, showing (a) the CMY components of the color, (b) the results of 100% GCR, and (c) what happens when black is added, and (d) 50% GCR.

Color shift comparison with UCR and GCR separations

Undercolor removal

Gray component replacement

Undercolor removal +5% magenta in midtones

Gray component replacement +5% magenta in midtones

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