Original Color Printing Research Project (3)

We used the Hexa chrome experiment on the front cover, and the printed effect was compared with the inner page (P.29). Both the color and the gradation were enriched, especially the simulation of Pantone. However, some readers said that the use of the paper is matte paper, and that the cover is made of glossy paper, and the cover is printed with the help of paper. This is of course true, but in fact the effect of ink color is more obvious. Since this experiment is limited by the monthly paper, it cannot be made very clear. Readers should pay attention to the finished product of the printed research project and compare it.

On August 18, a British software agent, Mr. Glynn Hartley, a color separation expert of HiFi Color, made a special trip to Hong Kong to demonstrate the HiFi Color separation software of ICISS. The full name of ICISS is Interactive Color Independent Separation Software. We have heard this software for a long time, but we have never had the opportunity to meet. This is a rare opportunity. So there are almost 30 participants.

The developer of this software is the VISU company in the Netherlands. Two years ago, Pantone was the general agent of the whole world. Now it has changed its hands to the Special Colour company in the United Kingdom. (http://aurelon.iae.nl/dealers/dealer.htm)

The color separation function of ICISS was extraordinary. According to Mr. Glynn, the software is actually a color computer (such as Hell, Cross field, DS), which converts its technology to Mac software. ICISS can not only deal with the separation of general four-color inks, the strongest is that any ink color can be input into the software as a spot color, four-color or spot-color four-color mixed color separation, the number of colors is not limited, from two There are no problems with color separations up to sixteen colors.

The day of Mr. Gylnn demonstrated the four-color plus a spot color, Hexa chrome's six colors, Hype Color's CMYKRGB seven-color color separation settings, first activate the ICISS Scanner software part.

Step (1): Set the color number and color data of the ink and input the data.

Step (2): Perform the Hue Mapping process on the ink color data by setting different ink color curves to restore the color spectrum;

Step (3): Set Gray Balance,

Step (4): Set Color Correction (Color Correction);

Step (5): Save all settings as a component color script;

Step (6): Activate the separation part of the ICISS Separator to perform color separation. The completed File will be stored in DCS2.0 format. After the color separation is completed, you can use Adobe PhotoShop's software and VISU's Co Co for color correction.

In summary, ICISS is an all-around color separation and color correction tool software. It is an incarnation of a high-end Scanner. Can be used in packaging printing, advanced product catalogs, albums, famous paintings and other color separation work. Readers who are interested in knowing more relevant information can contact the author.