Copyright: ©Sonnetech, Ltd, 1993-96, and HGC Associates, 1992
Citation: ©Sonnetech, Ltd, 1993-96, and HGC Associates, 1992-96


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WARNING! THIS PRODUCT IS NOT DESIGNED FOR USE IN LIFE SUPPORT DEVICES. SONNETECH AND ITS LICENSEES MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS TO THE CONTRARY. LIFE SUPPORT DEVICES ARE THOSE DEVICES WHICH ARE USED TO MEASURE, DIAGNOSE, OR EVALUATE THE TISSUE, SYSTEMS OR FUNCTIONS OF THE HUMAN BODY; OR OTHER DEVICES EMPLOYED TO SUPPORT OR SUSTAIN LIFE OR GOOD HEALTH.

Here is a list of the major topics in the Colorific Help system. Choose any subject and click on it to jump to the appropriate help screen.  Use the  Search command to locate other topics, including instructions for configuring Colorific to work with specific graphics applications.

How It Works

Brightness Adjustment

Monitor Gamma

Black Point Adjustment

Colorific Color Reference Cards

White Point Calibration

Creating Your Profile

Topics to Read First

For Best Results

Differences between Colorific and  Color Management Systems

Answers  Right and Wrong

Messages/Warnings

Warning  to Run Kodak Color Configure

High Black Point Value

Exit Warning

Warning about No Matching Output Simulation PT

Resolution Too High for Monitor

Unusually High Gamma Warning

Disclaimer

For Help on Help, Press F1


Navigating Colorific

Navigating through Colorific is easy, especially if you use a mouse.  If you don't have a mouse, use the Tab key to move forward and Shift+Tab to move backward to the button, listing, or color square you want.  Once you've highlighted your choice, hit Enter.


How It Works

Colorific makes sure that your printer delivers colors that match those selected on your monitor as closely as possible using current color technology.  It will work with virtually any graphics program, format, and video card.

How?  Colorific asks you to make a series of choices about colors displayed on-screen, then it uses this information to build a color profile of your monitor (a mathematical description of a device's color-rendering characteristics.)

Once Colorific has created a profile for your unique monitor, it works with either the ICM (Image Color Matching) module in Windows 95 or with Kodak's Precision Color Management System in Windows 3.1x to ensure that your computer compensates for the monitor adjustments and tells the printer to give you color that most closely matches your screen.

Colorific works best if you also have the appropriate profile for your printer. For Windows 3.1x, Kodak printer profiles (DCPs) are available from Sonnetech or from Kodak. For Windows 95, ICM printer profiles are supplied by the printer manufacturer and are installed as part of the Windows 95 printer driver. Contact your printer manufacturer to obtain the latest driver and profile.

Since the color choices you make are subjective judgments, Colorific's color match may not be as precise as the more expensive color matching devices (colorimeters and densitometers) used by some printing professionals.  However, we think you will find that Colorific makes big improvements in matching printed output to what you see on your monitor.

You should re-run Colorific whenever you change the color or brightness settings on your display, and before doing critical color work.


Brightness Adjustment

The objective of this screen is to adjust the brightness ( [image]) control on your monitor so that the black displayed is a nice deep, dark black, without a faint aura.  But, don't make your monitor so dark that colors or whites are gray and muted. Both black and white should look crisp.

Once you've found the brightness setting you prefer, you might want to tape the control dial to keep it on target, for if it strays, your color matching will become inaccurate.

Please be careful to only adjust the brightness   ( [image]) control. The contrast ( [image]) control should remain at its brightest setting for now.

If your on-screen brightness control partly conceals the Colorific image, you can shrink the display size of your monitor slightly so that there is a black border surrounding the active area. Make this border a deep, dark black, without a faint aura.


Monitor Gamma

The objective of this screen is to tell Colorific which square looks most similar to the background.  Minor errors will not be significant; pick the spot where you feel the match is best.  You can also choose a spot between two boxes.

Try to unfocus your eyes by squinting or removing your glasses, if you wear them, to sense an overall tone and not to notice the colored stripes.  It may help to back away from the screen rather than examining it too closely.

The path through the display looks like this:

Colorific uses the information from this screen to help set the monitor's gamma for each primary color.  Gamma is a measure of the relationship between the brightness of the color you see on your screen and the amount of voltage the system is feeding to the monitor.


Black Point Adjustment

The objective of this screen is to identify the square that just begins to show color on the black background.  There is no right or wrong answer; minor errors will not matter.  Just pick the square where you feel there is the first hint of color.  You must choose a specific spot; unlike some other screens, there is no in-between.  If you click on an area and it doesn't show an outline box, move back or forward until you get a response.

The path through the display looks like this:

Colorific needs the information from this screen to determine the monitor's black point cut-off value for each primary color.


Color Reference Cards
Colorific Color Reference Cards

Turn on your room lights as brightly as possible for the next two steps of Colorific.  Afterwards, you can return your lighting to its normal state. Pick the Colorific Card marked for the lighting in your room.

Remove the Colorific Color Reference Card from its white cardboard backing and adhere it to the face of your monitor as indicated. If the card won't adhere to the screen, rub your hand over it to smooth out any bubbles.  If it still won't stick, insure that your monitor is clean and free of dust. Also, clean the back of the clear vinyl with alcohol.

Some rooms have mixed lighting or varying amounts of sunshine during the day.  A single type of bright illumination will yield best results, so adjust your ambient lighting accordingly if possible. Due to variations in daylight over the course of the day, it is best not to use natural light. If you cannot avoid natural light, bring an incandescent or fluorescent lamp close to the screen until you finish running Colorific. Most fluorescent bulbs sold throughout the world are of the cool white variety, so that is what the fluorescent Colorific Card is matched to.

You will get the best result by turning the contrast  ( [image]) control all the way down, then slowly up.  The contrast ( [image]) should be adjusted so that the card and the screen are of comparable brightness (try to match brightness, not hue or saturation). Focus on both edges of the card simultaneously, not on the holes.  There is no right answer; just do your best.

Warning: 	Be careful not to change the setting of the brightness ( [image]) control when you adjust the contrast ( [image]) control.  If you do so accidentally, you will need to re-run Colorific from the beginning.


Creating Your Profile

Colorific is now creating a color correction profile for your monitor.  Remove the Colorific color reference card from your screen, and adjust your contrast ( [image]) control to a comfortable level.

At this time you can also return your room lighting to its usual state, if necessary.

Warning:	Do not change your brightness ( [image]) control again. If you do, your color matching will be inaccurate.

This process might take a few minutes, so don't worry.  The gauge will give you an indication of its progress.

On a 486 DX/33, creating your profile should take about 2 minutes or less. On a 486 SX machine, it may take up to 10 minutes. On a 16 MHz 386 machine, the process may take up to 15+ minutes or longer, especially without a math co-processor, or on a 386SX or 386SL processor.


High Black Point Value

You have chosen a value that is very high.  This may mean that your brightness ( [image]) control is set too low.  If you do not raise it, the number of colors your monitor can display (its dynamic range) will be reduced.  For the best viewing results with your monitor, choose the Reset button in this warning dialog box to return to the Brightness Adjustment screen. Increase the brightness setting of your monitor so that the white is a crisp, clean white, not straying into gray. Then proceed with Colorific calibration.


Sixteen-Color Notice
Sixteen-Color Notice (Colorific 1.x only)

Colorific has displayed this notice to let you know that your system is displaying only sixteen colors.  It is either not capable of displaying more colors or has been set at the sixteen-color level.  Check the Windows Setup program in the Program Manager's Main group to see if you have other choices, such as 256 colors. Both your monitor and your printouts will have richer color palettes if you set your display to 256 (or more) colors.

If not, Colorific 1.x will still work, matching your printer's output to the colors on your screen.  Click on the arrows underneath the striped rectangle until you find a clear and continuous scale of gray tones. Then click Continue.

If none of these choices displays a gray scale, your current video driver is not standard and is not compatible with Colorific.  Try using Windows Setup in the Main group of the Program Manager to select VGA for your video driver. If Colorific still fails to produce an smooth scale of grays in this screen, then your video card is not VGA compatible and is incompatible with Colorific. You should exit Colorific if this occurs.

If your video card is not standard, then the image you see on screen will be made up of random color bars. It may look similar to this:

Some video cards have unusual modes that cause incompatibility with Colorific. These modes cause Colorific to display the 16-color notice before failing. These incompatible modes include:

ATI Video	1) Crystal Fonts mode

Cards:

2) 256-color, Palette Off mode

  3) WinSwitch mode emulating

       256-color mode

#9 Video	1)  Auto Switch mode enabling Windows

Cards:	       to change color depth without rebooting.

Matrox Video	1)  Auto Switch mode enabling Windows

Cards:	        to change color depth without rebooting.

Other Video	  1)  Auto Switch modesenabling Windows

Cards:    	       to change color depth without rebooting.

If your card is in one of these modes, switch to a more typical video driver running a standard video mode. Turn off your Auto Switch features. Select a driver for 256-color palette mode, or 32K, 64K, or 16.7 million color modes. Colorific will then run fine.


Exit Warning

If this warning appears, you have tried to leave Colorific before the calibration has been completed.  If you quit now, all the data gathered will be thrown away, and you will have to start over.

If you quit, that's it.


Disclaimer

This software is provided as a service. Sonnetech, Ltd. makes no warranty or representation, either express or implied, with respect to this software and its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose.  Sonnetech, Ltd. makes no warranty or representation, either express or implied, with respect to the media upon which the software resides. In no event will Sonnetech, Ltd. be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software or its documentation. No person is authorized to make any warranty on this software.  Colorific cannot be sold in its current or any modified form. Colorific is the property of its owners as stated in its copyright notice.

WARNING! THIS PRODUCT IS NOT DESIGNED FOR USE IN LIFE SUPPORT DEVICES AND SONNETECH MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS TO THE CONTRARY. LIFE SUPPORT DEVICES ARE THOSE DEVICES WHICH ARE USED TO MEASURE, DIAGNOSE, OR EVALUATE THE TISSUE, SYSTEMS OR FUNCTIONS OF THE HUMAN BODY; OR OTHER DEVICES EMPLOYED TO SUPPORT OR SUSTAIN LIFE OR GOOD HEALTH. USE WITH LIFE SUPPORT DEVICES IS AT THE END-USER'S SOLE RISK AND IS GOVERNED BY THE TERMS OF THE COLORIFIC LICENSE AGREEMENT. YOU MUST READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS.


For Best Results

Here is a collection of tips and warnings that will help Colorific give you the best color on your monitor and the best printed output.

Let your monitor warm up for at least 30 minutes before beginning the calibration.  This process allows the colors to stabilize.

If you use an ink jet printer for color output, you must use special Ink Jet COATED PAPER to get good results. See the Colorific READ ME file for suggested paper sources.

Before you begin critical color work, recalibrate your system with Colorific. Run Colorific at least twice a year for best results.

If you have a third-party monitor calibration system installed (e.g., EFIcolor, AGFA FotoTune, or another), use either that system or Colorific. Do not use both calibration systems.  Using both systems will miscalibrate the monitor. Windows 95 users should see the Windows 95 Read Me file for more instructions. Windows 3.1 users should search Colorific Help for instructions for your application. Also, if your monitor has some type of color adjustment controls, adjust them to your liking first, before running Colorific.

Colorific 1.x installs a Read Me file in your Colorific Program Group. This file describes the optimal settings for your printer when using Colorific. It is important to use these settings for proper color matching. For Colorific v95, printer profiles are provided with the Windows 95 version of the printer driver. If you did not receive a profile, contact your printer manufacturer. (Windows 95 profiles are stored in your the System/Color subdirectory of your Windows 95 directory.) Use the printer settings recommended by the manufacturer to get the best color-matching when using these drivers and profiles.

If your monitor has a degauss button press it before you calibrate.  If you don't have one, don't worry about it.  Your monitor then has an automatic degauss cycle that works when you turn your monitor off and then on again, even if there is no outward indication of it.

Some rooms have more than one type of light. A single type of light will yield best results, especially during the last two steps of Colorific calibration, in which you adhere the Color Reference Card to the screen. Adjust your room lighting accordingly to get the best results. After completing all of Colorific’s color choices, you can return to normal room lighting.

If you use Adobe Photoshop , Corel Draw, Micrografx Picture Publisher, or Aldus PhotoStyler, jump to the help selection for each of these programs for detailed instructions.

If your monitor has a color temperature button, we suggest that you select the 5000 or 6500 Kelvin setting before you run Colorific. If you don't have this type of color temperature control on your monitor, don't worry about it. Colorific will adjust itself accordingly.

If you exit Colorific before you have completed the entire process, you will have to start the calibration over from the beginning.  Leaving the program destroys all data gathered. If you quit, that's it.

A few pointers when running Windows 3.1x with Colorific 1.x:

·	If the Colorific 1.x  icon is shown in black and white on your Windows desktop, Colorific is off. If the Colorific icon is displayed on your Windows desktop in color, Colorific is on.

·	If Colorific 1.x  is color matching between screen and printer at print time, the Colorific icon appears on your screen temporarily to confirm that color correction is taking place. If the icon doesn't appear, no color correction is occurring.

·	When you print to the printer you chose in Colorific Monitor/Printer Setup, Colorific 1.x  prompts you to confirm that you want it to color-correct at print time (to avoid double correction if you have a second CMS running). Select "Always Color Correct" to turn off this prompt and receive color-correction on every print job. You will not be prompted again during your current Windows session.

The bulleted items above do not apply to Colorific v95 because Colorific v95 works with the ICM (Image Color Matching) module of Windows 95. Instead of turning Colorific on and off, you can choose to enable or disable ICM for any particular print job. ICM is turned on and off via a printer driver option. Contact your printer manufacturer if you do not see an "ICM" or "image color matching" option in your printer driver dialog box.


White Point Calibration

Choose the square where the color on the screen best matches the color on the Colorific Color Reference Card. Try to consider only color (hue), not brightness or saturation. If none of the squares seem to match the card, bring a lamp of the appropriate type closer to your workspace and maker sure the Color Reference Card is brightly illuminated. If the pointer is hard to see behind the card, use the arrow along the edges of the card to point at your selection.

You must choose a specific spot; unlike some other screens, there is no in-between. Just do your best, it's OK if the color match isn't exact.

This measurement helps Colorific determine the white point of your monitor, that state in which the three primary colors are balanced to produce a neutral white


Additive Color

The method used by your monitor to form colors is called the "additive method". Additive color is the addition (sum) of red, green and blue "lights". On the screen of the monitor you will find either microscopic dots or rectangles of red, green, and blue phosphors. (Phosphors convert the stream of electrons aimed at the screen to red, green, or blue light.)  At a distance, your eye adds the light from the little red, green, and blue dots into colors depending on the intensity of the individual red, green, and blue phosphors.

For the skeptic: take a magnifying glass and look at the various colors on your monitor. You will notice that all colors are combinations of red, green, and blue light.


Answers-Right and Wrong

Colorific assumes that you read and follow the instructions on screen. If this assumption is true, you will notice a big improvement in the color matching between screen and printer after calibrating your monitor with Colorific. Assuming you do your best and perform the tasks on every screen, there are no wrong answers.

Colorific measures what you tell the computer about the color on-screen as you see it. This will always be "right" by definition if you perform every task requested to the best of your ability.

Regarding Users who are partially color blind:

There is no evidence that Colorific will provide an accurate color match for people with various types of color blindness. But it is clear, if you carefully follow the instructions on screen, even if your color eyesight is imperfect, the output will be tailored to account for the colors you see and report to Colorific.


Black Point Measurement

The black point cut-off of your display is the amount of video signal just before you begin to see color on screen.  By telling Colorific the faintest color patch you see on-screen, it will determine the amount of video signal which looks black versus that amount of video signal where the color is visible.

The black point cut-off changes when you change your brightness ( [image]) control.  So once you set this control with Colorific, don't change it again without recalibrating your monitor with Colorific.

Please note that the path through the black point adjustment is not left to right.  The path is S-shaped:


Color Gamut

The term color gamut denotes the range of colors that can be reproduced by a device. If you plotted the color gamuts of monitors and printers on a graph, you would see that they are quite different in shape and size. In general, monitors can display many more colors than printers can reproduce. A consequence of this difference is that each monitor and printer combination have some colors in common, but not all. The colors that are not common are said to be "out of gamut". Out of gamut is a relative idea. For example, if the printer gamut is the reference, then some colors displayed on the monitor may be "out of the gamut of the printer".  The reverse can also be true, particularly with the blue-green (cyan) colors.

Related Topics

Device Independent Color


Color Temperature

Color temperature is a shorthand notation to specify a property of light sources, for example, light bulbs and monitors.  It is based on the idea of the visual equivalence between the source and the temperature of a so-called "blackbody".  A blackbody has the property that the amount of red, green, and blue light emitted is completely specified by its temperature.  A common example is an electrical heating element. At room temperature the element appears black. As the temperature increases the element appears a deep red color. At higher temperatures it becomes yellow. If the heating element temperature could be increased further, without burning up, it would look white then bluish white.

At each stage we can take the temperature of the element using the Kelvin (absolute) temperature scale and associate the color appearance with the temperature. As an experiment, we can set up our monitor in a white screen and place it next to a heating element. As the temperature of the heating element increases it will approach the color of the monitor's white screen.  At the point where they match, the temperature of the heating element, as measured in Kelvin, is the white point color temperature of your screen. The appearance of the monitor white is correlated to the temperature of the heating element.

A 5000K white point is considered the standard viewing condition for color evaluation. Many software packages call a 5000K white point "Paper White".


Color Space

Color spaces are defined by a set of three axes, forming a three-dimensional space. Individual colors are defined by coordinates (three numbers) that correspond to its relative position on the three axes.  The color space is designed to represent the nature of the human perception of color.  There are several CIE color "spaces" or coordinate systems:  XYZ;  L*A*B*;  L*U*V*;  and RGB.

Related Topics

Device Independent Color


Subtractive Color

All color photography and all printing methods use the subtractive method of color formulation.  It is the opposite of additive color (the addition of red, green, and blue (RGB) light to form white and other colors).

Objects in nature derive their color because they possess pigments. Pigments have the ability to absorb portions of the white light illuminating an object while reflecting the remaining portions of the light back to the eye. Only the reflected colors of light reach the eye, resulting in our experience of an object's color.

The subtraction of RGB from white light is accomplished by a specified set of pigments—cyan, magenta, and yellow—that have the property of subtracting only red, green, or blue.  Cyan subtracts red (minus red), magenta subtracts green (minus green), and yellow subtracts blue (minus blue). These three pigments, used in combination, control the amount of RGB reflected from the paper, and hence the color seen on the paper.

Unfortunately, these pigments absorb not only what they should, but other colors as well. This problem requires "color correction", which is provided by the color management system in Colorific.


White Point

The color displayed on the monitor with equal amounts of red, green, and blue light is called the "white point".  In actuality, monitor "white" is not white at all; it varies from yellow to blue.  In the real world you are not aware of the "color" of white because your visual system constantly adapts.

However, for color specification some absolute reference point is needed and it is common to specify the white point as a correlated color temperature in Kelvin.

In Colorific v95.0, the white point is always unchanged.

In Colorific 95.1, the white point is set in the Colorific Control Panel .


Gamma

Gamma is a measure of the relationship between the brightness of the color you see on your screen and the amount of voltage the computer is feeding to the monitor.

Colorific v95.0 leaves the monitor gamma unchanged.

In Colorific 95.1, the monitor gamma is set in the Colorific Control Panel .


Copyrights

Colorific Software:

© Sonnetech, Ltd., 1993-96, All Rights Reserved; and

© HGC Associates, 1993-96, All Rights Reserved

Color Management Software:

© Eastman Kodak Company, 1993-94, All Rights Reserved

XDF Disk Format used on some products © Ametron Technologies, Inc., 1994, All Rights Reserved.


Technical Support

Please refer to the "Troubleshooting" section of your manual, or click on the Search button in these Help screens, to find answers to common questions. There are also Help screens offering instructions for configuring Colorific to work with specific graphics applications.

Updated application-specific documents can be obtained from Sonnetech’s 24-hour fax-on-demand system. Call (415) 957-9941 from a fax machine phone and request a catalog of available documents.

For other questions, contact Sonnetech via telephone, fax, or e-mail:

Fax-on-demand and

voice support: 	(415) 957-9941

Voice only:      	(415) 957-0152

Fax:	(415) 957-9942

E-mail:	colorific@aol.com


Readme.txt Contains Latest Pre-release Information
"Read Me" Contains Latest Pre-release Information

During installation, Colorific installs a Read Me file in your Colorific program group or folder. (The file can also be found under the name "readme.txt" in your c:\hgc or c:\Program Files\Sonnetech subdirectory.) The Read Me file contains information about:

·	Latest features and incompatibility reports for Colorific

·	Instructions for  uninstalling Colorific manually by deleting files

·	Where to buy paper for best results with ink jet printers


Differences between Colorific and Color Management Systems

Color Management Systems assume that users are professional publishers intending to output their work on a printing press. These systems are based on the assumption that users want to match printed colors to existing colors in artwork, photographs, or ink matching systems like Pantone (PMS). In terms of hardware, color management systems assume that users have some sort of scanner, plus a hardware calibration device if the users intend to use their monitors for proofing.

Colorific is targeted for business users using office suites, presentation programs, and business desktop publishing programs. Though Colorific will work with commercial printing processes, it is intended for use with color office printers such as ink jet printers from HP and Canon, and thermal and other printers often found on a corporate network or at a local copy shop.

Colorific requires no scanner hardware and no hardware calibration devices. Colorific assumes that users: (1) created their work on-screen in a drawing, spreadsheet graphing, or presentation package; or (2) downloaded their images from a commercial service; or (3) uploaded their clip art or graphics from a CD-ROM or other storage media. In all of these cases, the monitor serves as the color reference. There is no external photo or other original art to serve as a color reference point. The color on-screen is what users want to match.

If your goal is to get output from your printer that closely resembles the image you saw on your monitor, then Colorific is for you.


  Notice About Kodak Color Configure Program

Colorific 1.x creates a Kodak-certified monitor Device Color Profile (DCP) for its own use. Colorific v95 also creates this DCP, in addition to the Windows 95 ICM profile, if it finds the Kodak CMS installed on your system. The Kodak-certified Colorific DCP becomes available to other applications containing the Kodak Precision CMS, such as Micrografx Picture Publisher, Aldus PhotoStyler, and PageMaker 6.0. If your application uses the Kodak CMS, you will find two Colorific monitor DCPs under your list of monitors. These two DCPs will be named after your monitor model with tags of : "Warm White"  (for Warm Paper White mode) and "Cool White" (for Current White Point mode).

Colorific does not invoke Kodak's Color Configure program and override its pre-existing settings. Therefore, Colorific does not change the "composed" monitor-to-printer transform in use by your Kodak Precision-enabled application.

You must run Kodak's Color Configure program to change the color correction configuration in use by your Kodak Precision-enabled application. Immediately after running Colorific, go to your Windows Control Panel or to your Kodak Precision-enabled application and run Kodak's Color Configure program. When you run Color Configure, you will notice that your monitor is listed in the Monitor's DCP listing. Select this Colorific monitor DCP instead of the previously selected monitor DCP.

Colorific does not require the portion of the Kodak's Precision DCP called the "Simulation PTs". You will need these simulation PTs only if you get the following message when running Kodak's Color Configure Program:

"No matching Output Simulation Precision Transform for selected Output Precision Transform"

and then, only if you want to use the Simulation feature of Kodak's Color Configure program.

If you get the "No matching Output Simulation...." Warning, See:

Warning to Run Kodak Color Configure

Related Topics

Micrografx Picture Publisher

Aldus PhotoStyler


Uninstalling Colorific

Uninstalling Colorific 1.x from Windows 3.1x

If for some reason you need to uninstall Colorific 1.x, use your original Colorific diskette and select Run from the File menu in Windows 3.1x Program Manger. Type a:\setup.exe (or b:\setup.exe) and press Enter, just as you did when installing Colorific.

When Colorific setup gives you the option to Uninstall, select it.

Then, go to the Start Up program group and delete the "Colorific On/Off" icon by highlighting the icon and choosing Delete from the File menu. Also delete the Colorific program group, which contains the icons "Colorific" and "Colorific Read Me."

If for some reason you can’t run the automatic Uninstall program, for instance if your disk is damaged or lost, you can uninstall manually by following the instructions in the Colorific Read Me file.  These instructions are also available from the Sonnetech fax-on-demand system. Call (415) 957-9941 from a fax machine phone, and request document #2009.

CAUTION:	Do NOT uninstall by simply deleting the Colorific (HGC)

directory! If you do, you will not be able to reboot Windows!

Uninstalling Colorific 1.x from Windows 95

Colorific 1.x does not work with Windows 95. Installing it can cause Windows 95 to boot only in Safe mode. The easiest way to solve this problem is to uninstall Colorific 1.x as described above. If for some reason you cannot run the Uninstall program, see the Colorific v95 Read Me file for instructions on uninstalling manually. If you do not have Colorific v95 yet, these instructions are also available from Sonnetech’s fax-on-demand system. Call (415) 957-9941 from a fax machine phone and request document #2009.

Uninstalling Colorific v95

To uninstall Colorific v95, use the right mouse button to click on the Colorific icon (a monitor displaying a blue, red, and green design) in the right corner of the Windows 95 taskbar. Choose Exit from the menu that appears. (If you have not run Colorific, you will not have a Colorific icon and can skip this step.) Then,  use the left mouse button to click the Windows' Start button and choose Settings/Control Panel. When the Control Panel window opens, double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Highlight Colorific for Windows 95 in the list of programs, then click the Add/Remove button.

If you forget to click on Exit in the Colorific icon’s menu before running Add/Remove Programs, a few files will not be deleted because they will be in use by Windows. You can delete these remaining files the next time you restart Windows. To do so, use Windows Explorer to delete the Sonnetech folder from the Program Files directory (usually C:\"Program Files"\Sonnetech).


Degauss Button

To degauss means to de-magnetize.

The color purity of your monitor can be affected by magnetic fields in your work environment. By degaussing, you negate these effects and restore the color balance of your monitor. Many monitors do not have a degauss option because they degauss automatically each time they are turned on.

An interesting fact for trivia fans: When many monitors are color balanced in the factory, they are done so with the monitor facing east.


For Professional Pre-Press Users

Colorific is intended as a basic color matching system for business users. Where necessary, trade-offs are made for simplicity.

Colorific is not intended as a pre-press proofing system. Instead, it is intended to help business users get what-you-see-is-what-you-get (WYSIWYG) color between their monitor and their printer.


Double Color Correction

At print time, Colorific 1.x  asks you if you want Colorific to perform color correction. If you select YES but are also using some other color management system, you will get incorrect results. Essentially, you will get two color corrections.

In Windows 95, Image Color Matching ("ICM") is part of the operating system. You turn ICM on and off in your Windows 95 printer driver. If ICM is on and you are also using some other color management system, you will get two color corrections.

If you use Aldus PhotoStyler 2.0, Micrografx Picture Publisher 5.0, or some other Kodak Precision-enabled application, you should read the relevant Help topics or request the appropriate documents from Sonnetech’s fax-on-demand system. These documents provide instructions for configuring your programs to avoid double-correction. If the latest information is not included in the Help files, call (415) 957-9941 from a fax machine phone and request the catalog of available fax documents.

Colorific 1.x only

In general, you want to use one print-time correction or another. If you have not enabled the Kodak CMS within your application, then go ahead and use Colorific at print time. If you HAVE enabled the Kodak CMS, choose "No" at the Colorific prompt, or turn off the prompt altogether at the Colorific Control Panel. You can still benefit from Colorific by choosing your Colorific monitor profile within the Kodak Color Configure module.


 Warning to Run Kodak Color Configure

Colorific does not require the portion of the Kodak's Device Color Profiles (DCPs) called the "Simulation PTs". So to free up space on our installation disk to support extra printers, simulation PTs were not provided.

However, you can get them for free from Sonnetech if you request them. If you need the simulation PT for a specific printer to use with a Kodak Precision-enabled application program, contact Sonnetech at (415) 957-9941, or by e-mail at colorific@aol.com. There is no charge for the PT for your printer other than a small shipping and handling charge per disk.

You will need the simulation PT only if you get the following message when running Kodak's Color Configure Program:

"No matching Output Simulation Precision Transform for selected Output Precision Transform"

and then, only if you want to use the Simulation feature of Kodak's Color Configure program.

This notice will only appear if you are a user of an application such as Aldus PhotoStyler 2.0, Micrografx Picture Publisher 5.0, or other application which contains the Kodak Precision Color Management System.

Users of applications like Aldus PhotoStyler 2.0, Micrografx Picture Publisher 5.0, and other applications where the application itself uses the Kodak Precision CMS must review the following two topics for best results:

Related Topics

Notice About Kodak Color Configure Program


Device Independent Color

Device independent color is a means of specifying colors based on a coordinate system, which is defined independently of any device or media characteristics.  Many device independent color spaces, such as CIE LUV and CIE LAB, have been established by international standards committees.

These color spaces are used to communicate color between computer systems and devices without subjecting the actual colors to the limitations of a particular device's color capabilities.


Resolution Too High for Monitor

Colorific displays carefully calculated test patterns based on the size of your display and the resolution selected by your Windows video driver.

Each monitor is designed with a certain dot spacing, called the monitor "dot pitch". Often the dot pitch of a monitor is .31mm, .28mm, or even as small as .26mm. Smaller is not necessarily better for all applications.

If the resolution selected by your Windows video driver is so high that your video card might be trying to draw dots that are smaller than the dot pitch of the monitor, then Colorific will display a warning.

If you choose to ignore this warning, you may find that Colorific's test patterns on screen are incorrect. This will mean that Colorific will not work properly. We suggest that you quit Colorific, choose a lower resolution for your video card, and recalibrate. Then, if you desire, you can change back to the higher resolution. Colorific will remain on, unless you turn it off.

By the way, choosing a lower resolution may also improve the focus of your monitor for all applications, not just Colorific. If your video driver is trying to address more dots than actually exist on screen, image quality is less than the best your monitor can provide.


Adobe Photoshop Users

Colorific 1.x only

Adobe Photoshop has its own color management software that overrides Colorific 1.x in CMYK mode, but which works together with Colorific in RGB mode.

Call the Sonnetech fax-on-demand system for a technical document explaining how to configure Colorific 1.x for Photoshop. To request this document, call (415) 957-9941 from a fax machine phone. For Photoshop 3.0, request document #6008. For Photoshop 2.5, request document #6007. If you do not have a fax machine, we can send this document to you by regular mail or by e-mail. Our customer support e-mail address is colorific@aol.com.

Colorific v95 only

Colorific v95 users can fine-tune their Photoshop settings with the information provided in the Colorific v95 Control Panel. Go to the Colorific Control Panel  and click on the More Info... button. Record the values in the Chromaticities and Gamma sections. In Photoshop, Choose Preferences/Monitor Setup from the File menu. A dialog box will appear listing information that Photoshop currently assumes about your monitor. In the White Point list box, choose Custom. In the dialog box that appears, enter the X and Y values for white point provided by the Colorific Control Panel, then click OK. In the Phosphors list box, also choose Custom. Another dialog box will appear. Here, enter the X and Y values for red, green, and blue phosphors from the Colorific Control Panel. Photoshop Monitor Setup can only accept a single  gamma value, so you should average the red, green, and blue gammas reported by Colorific and enter that value in the Gamma field. Choose OK to save this new information.

Also, Windows 95 users should contact Adobe for instructions about how to use Photoshop with ICM (the image color matching feature within Windows 95) to avoid double correction. If your application is properly configured for use with ICM, it is automatically configured to work with Colorific.


Unusually High Gamma Warning

Your task at this screen is to pick the colored square that most disappears into the background tone. If you receive this warning message, it means that the gamma your monitor is displaying is very high relative to its factory settings.

The usual cause for this problem is a setting in the video driver. Many video card control programs have a selection called "Gamma". This gamma selection lets you select the gamma curve to use for your display. (Or, some video cards have hardware-based colorimeters which automatically set the gamma for your display.)

If you receive this warning message, your video card has set the gamma to an unusually high level. Use your video card control software and find the "Gamma Control." After selecting that control, do whatever is necessary to reset your gamma to 1.8. See the manual accompanying your video card for instructions about how to do this.

If your video card does not have some way to reset the gamma, then you should select the "Continue" button in this warning box. Colorific will try to color match between screen and printer as best it can given the unusually high gamma in your computer's video subsystem.


Color Controls on the Monitor

Some monitors have color controls on their control panels. If you like to use these controls, set them before running Colorific. Following this procedure lets you adjust your monitor to your preferred color bias, and it lets Colorific measure this bias and perform color matching at print time.


Ink Jet Printers Require Special Paper

Do you really need to use Special Paper for printing with ink jet or bubble jet printers?

YES. Here is why....

Ink jet technology involves firing droplets of liquid ink directly at the paper surface. As the ink moves away from the printhead onto the paper, it forms a spherical shape that flattens out when it hits the paper. The shape of the ink dot depends as much on the surface finish of the paper as on the viscosity (thickness) of the ink. And the proper shape dot is required for proper color rendering by the printer.

Using plain paper (even on a so-called "plain paper" printer) causes a condition called wicking. Wicking happens when the ink spot is absorbed too far into the paper, causing colors to appear dull and fuzzy around the edges.  In extreme cases, ink can seep through the paper and become visible from the rear, or, even worse, seep into a page resting behind the page just printed. Heavily wicked pages also tend to wrinkle. From a color-matching point of view, the colors become dull, muted, and life-less. So the color match between screen and printer suffers greatly.

Essentially, the purpose of special paper with ink jet (or bubble jet) printers is to ensure exactly the right amount of ink penetration and drying so that colors appear vivid and as expected by Colorific.

There are many makers of special ink jet paper in addition to the maker of your printer. Often these third-party makers of ink jet paper offer similar color results with a lower cost per page. See the Colorific "Read Me" file for contact information on Rexham Graphics and other third party ink jet paper makers.


Rexham Presentation Ink Jet Series Special
Rexham Presentation Ink Jet Series Special Paper

Rexham Presentation Ink Jet Series Special Paper is specifically designed for today's ink jet printers. The paper's unique surface coating controls absorption which keeps ink from smudging, bleeding, or dulling; ensuring printed colors that match your screen color. Halftone dots do not spread making images that are clear and intense. Images printed on this bright white paper will yield outstanding color accents and contrast characteristics.

Rexham also offers a white film providing brilliant, glossy media for color matching of high quality. The product line also consists of a clear film for overhead transparency use. Both of these products have fast dry times and provide for crisp, sharp color.

Rexham's Ink Jet media is compatible with most any ink jet printer including the following:

HP PaintJet/Writer

HP PaintJet/Writer (XL)

HP PaintJet XL300

HP DeskJet 1200C

Epson Stylus (360 dpi only)

Digital Color Writer 520

Canon BJC 600/800/820/4000 and CJ7/10

Apple Color Printer/StyleWriter Pro

HP DeskJet/Writer 500C/550C/560C

HP DeskJet/Writer 310

Texas Instruments Micromarc Color

Citizen Notebook Printer II

Rexham also manufactures a Thermal Transfer series of products of paper, white film, and clear film for wax thermal transfer printers.

As a resource, Rexham publishes a color media guide called "Brilliant Presentations and Documents: Everything you need to make the color count." This is an excellent source of information about digital color imaging and designing effective presentations. The book contains a useful glossary of terms of today's imaging technology and a troubleshooting guide to assist you in a seamless printing process.

For samples, ordering information, or technical assistance, call (800) 831-9551 or (413) 536-4114 for Rexham's Help Desk where color imaging experts can assist you with your digital imaging needs.


Corel Draw
Corel Draw and Corel Photo-Paint

Corel Draw has its own color management system built into the application. You must use either Corel's system or Colorific. If you use Colorific, then turn off color management within Corel.


Micrografx Picture Publisher
Micrografx Picture Publisher 5.0

Picture Publisher implements the Kodak Precision Color Management System, the same color management system used by Colorific. Colorific improves Picture Publisher by providing it with a DCP for your unique monitor. Within Picture Publisher, access the CMS and select the DCP that Colorific created for your monitor. Note that Colorific will create profiles for both Warm (Paper) White and Current White Point settings. Choose the profile that  reflects your choice within Colorific.

Colorific 1.x only

When using Picture Publisher with the Kodak CMS module enabled, you should uncheck the box titled "Color Correct the Printer" in the Colorific Control Panel after Colorific creates a color profile for your monitor. Otherwise, you will end up with double correction, from both Colorific and your application. If you forget to uncheck this box in the Colorific Control Panel, you can still get proper results by answering NO at print time when Colorific asks you to confirm that you want Colorific to perform color correction. If you do not have Picture Publisher's CMS enabled, you should choose YES at the Colorific print-time prompt.

Colorific v95 only

Windows 95 users should contact Micrografx for instructions about how to use Micrografx applications with ICM (the image color matching feature within Windows 95) to avoid double correction. If your application is properly configured for use with ICM, it is automatically configured to work with Colorific.


Aldus PhotoStyler

PhotoStyler implements the Kodak Color Management System, the same color management system used by Colorific. Colorific improves PhotoStyler by providing it with a DCP for your unique monitor. Within PhotoStyler, access the CMS and select the DCP Colorific created for your monitor. Note that Colorific will create profiles for both Warm (Paper) White and Current White Point Settings. Choose the profile that reflects your choice within Colorific.

Colorific 1.x only

When using PhotoStyler with the Kodak CMS module enabled, you should uncheck the box titled "Color Correct the Printer" in the Colorific Control Panel after Colorific creates a color profile for your monitor. Otherwise, you will end up with double correction, from both Colorific and your application. If you forget to uncheck this box in the Colorific Control Panel, you can still get proper results by answering NO at print time when Colorific asks you to confirm that you want Colorific to perform color correction. If you do not have Picture Publisher's CMS enabled, you should choose YES at the Colorific print-time prompt. More detailed information about using Colorific 1.x with PhotoStyler is available from the Sonnetech fax-on-demand system. Call (415) 957-9941 from a fax machine phone and request document #6016.

Colorific v95 only

Windows 95 users should contact Aldus (Adobe) for instructions on how to use PhotoStyler with ICM (the image color matching feature within Windows 95) to avoid double correction. If your application is properly configured for use with ICM, it is automatically configured to work with Colorific.


Remove Reference Cards

You should now remove the Colorific Color Reference Card from your screen. Choose "Continue" to start building your monitor profile.

Adhere the Colorific Color Reference Card to its white cardboard backing and store it for future calibrations. The cardboard backing protects the card so that it will adhere to your screen easily. If it becomes dirty and will not adhere, clean the back of the card with rubbing alcohol.

At this time you can also return your room lighting to its usual state, if necessary, and adjust the Contrast control on your monitor to a comfortable level. However, DO NOT change the monitor’s brightness control. If you do, color matching will become less accurate.


Sixteen Color Notice 95
Sixteen Color Notice

Windows 95 was intended to be run in 256 color mode on your PC, not 16 color VGA mode.

Colorific v95 cannot run in 16-color mode. To change to a different color mode, click on Windows’ Start button and choose Settings/Control Panel. When the Control Panel window opens, double-click on the Display icon. Click on the Settings tab and choose 256 colors (or higher) from the Color Palette list. Colorific will then run fine, and your monitor will display a richer set of colors.


How to Contact Your Printer Maker

Some early versions of Windows 95 printer drivers did not fully support Windows’ color matching module (ICM). Most provided a profile for ICM’s "Contrast (photographic)" color matching, but not for "Colorimetric" or "Saturation" matching. If you receive a warning message about ICM-compatible printer drivers when rebooting Windows after running Colorific, or if you are not satisfied with the color-matching results of ICM, you should contact your printer manufacturer and make sure you have the latest printer driver and an ICM profile that supports all three types of color-matching.

Many printer manufacturers have forums on CompuServe, from which the latest printer drivers can be downloaded. If you do not have a CompuServe account, check the manual that came with your printer for contact information. Phone numbers and electronic bulletin board (BBS) numbers for a number of printer makers are listed here:

CalComp

(800) 225-2667

(714) 821-2000

Canon

(800) 423-2366

(714) 437-7200

FAX:  (800) 922-9068

BBS: (714) 438-3325

Compuserve: GO CANON

Digital Equipment

(508) 493-5111

(714) 437-7200

FAX:  (800) 234-2298

BBS: (508) 496-8800

WWW:  http://www.Digital.com

Epson America

(800) 922-8911

BBS: (310) 782-4531

Faxback: (310) 782-4214

Fargo

(800) 327-4622

(612) 941-9470

FAX:  (612) 941-7836

BBS: (612) 942-7958

CompuServe: GO WINAPD

Email: support@fargo.com

WWW:  http://www.fargo.com

GCC Technologies

(800) 422-777

(617) 275-5800

General Parametrics

(800) 223-0999

(510) 524-3950

HP

Customer Support Center: (208) 323-2551

Distribution Center: (303) 353-7650

(HP notes that the fastest way to get updated printer drivers is via the HP Forum on CompuServe.)

CompuServe: GO HPPER

FAX:  (800) 333-1917

BBS: (206) 344-1691

Email: support@fargo.com

WWW:  http://www.hp.com/home.html

IRIS Graphics

(800) 947-4712

(617) 276-5383

Kodak

(800) 445-6325

(716) 724-1021

Lexmark

(606) 262-3000

FAX:  (606) 232-2380

BBS: (606) 232-5238

CompuServe: GO LEXMARK

WWW:  http://www.lexmark.com

Mitsubishi

(914) 997-4999

NEC

(800) 632-4636

FAX:  (800) 366-0476

CompuServe: GO NECTECH

Email: webmaster@nec.com

WWW:  http://www.nec.com

QMS

(800) 523-2696

(205) 633-4300

FAX:  (334) 633-4866

BBS: (334) 633-3632

CompuServe: GO QMSPRINT

Email: webmaster@nec.com

WWW:  http://www.qms.com

Sony

(800) 472-7669

(201) 930-1000

Star Micronics

(800) 447-4700

(908) 572-5550

Tektronix

(800) 835-6100

(503) 682-7377

BBS: (503) 685-4504

FAX:  (503) 685-2980

Email: support@colorprinters.tek.com

WWW:  http://www.tek.com/color_printers/

Xerox

(800) 821-2797

Compuserve: GO XEROX

Email: ftp.spectrum.xerox.com


Control Panel for Colorific v95

The Control Panel for Colorific v95 displays information that Colorific measured about your monitor. You can use this information to customize settings inside your graphics programs, such as Adobe Photoshop.

The main Control Panel screen displays your monitor’s measured White Point, expressed in Kelvin, and its Contrast (Gamma) averaged for red, green, and blue. Click on the "More Info..." button within the Colorific Control Panel to display more detailed information, including individual Gamma measurements for red, green, and blue guns; White Point expressed in X and Y values (a form accepted by Photoshop and other programs); and phosphor chromaticities for each color, also expressed in X and Y values.

The Colorific Control Panel also contains a "Recalibrate" button to start the Colorific calibration process if you want to tune-up your system.

The "Help" button within the Control Panel is a handy way to access Colorific Help screens.

To access the Colorific v95 Control Panel, click on the Colorific icon (a small monitor displaying a blue, red, and green design) in the right corner of your Windows taskbar, or choose Colorific Control Panel from the Colorific program group in Windows' Start menu.


Image Color Matching

One of the new features of Windows 95 is a built-in color management module called ICM (Image Color Matching). ICM provides a way to transform color information between the different color spaces of scanners, monitors, and printers. However, ICM alone is not enough. It is simply a backbone to support a more complex system that should include accurate profiles for each of the hardware devices attached to your computer. Colorific creates an accurate profile for your monitor that works with ICM to produce optimal color-matching.

Colorific v95 lets you create an ICM-compatible color profile that is tailored to  your particular monitor and environment. No two monitors display color in the same way, not even two of the same model built on the same day in the same factory. Monitors also change with age. Furthermore, environmental factors in your workspace, such as magnetic fields, can affect the way colors look on-screen. Colorific ensures that your monitor profile will always be up-to-date and accurate for your unique situation.

NOTE:	You will achieve the best color-matching results if you also obtain ICM profiles for your printer or scanner. Some early versions of Windows 95 printer drivers did not fully support Windows’ color matching module (ICM). And many of the original profiles shipped with Windows 95 are not as accurate as later ones available from your scanner and printer manufacturer.

Contact your printer or scanner maker and request the most recent driver with an updated ICM profile.

See Also:

How to Contact Your Printer Maker


Room Lighting Selection

At this screen, you must inform Colorific about the current room lighting. This lighting selection only relates to the lighting now, while you are running Colorific. After you finish running Colorific, you can adjust  your room lighting when necessary.

If your current room lighting is of the fluorescent type, you must determine if you have Daylight (bluer) Fluorescent lights or Cool White Fluorescent lights (the most common type). Look on the light itself for a marking. If you don't see any, choose Cool White since that is the most common type of fluorescent lighting.


Turning ICM On or Off

Colorific works with the ICM module that is build into Windows 95. For ICM to perform color-matching on your printouts, it must be enabled in your printer driver.

If you are using a printer driver that was supplied by Microsoft as part of Windows 95, turn ICM on by clicking on the "Color..." button under the "Graphics" tab in the printer driver setup dialog box. Then, choose "Print in color with image color matching on the host."

If you are using a printer driver supplied by your printer maker, contact your printer maker to learn how to enable ICM in your particular driver. Most drivers will contain an option labeled "ICM" or "Image Color Matching." Enable this option to have ICM and Colorific perform color-matching on your printouts.

If you receive a warning message at Windows restart telling you that ICM is not enabled for default printer, you should go to the printer setup dialog box and turn ICM on to ensure good color-matching. If you choose to leave ICM off, you will still be able to print in color, but your printouts might not match the colors seen on your screen.


Gamma Ramp Notice

Windows 95 supports a feature called Image Color Matching (ICM). At first shipment of Windows 95, most video cards did not support ICM.

However, now that Windows 95 has been shipping for quite a while, many video card makers have updated their video drivers to support ICM (and in fact, for full Windows 95 compatibility, your video card driver must  support ICM).

Colorific can provide you with the ability to change the white point and Gamma of your monitor to optimize the look for your task. We do this using ICM and your video card driver.

If you got this warning notice, then your currently installed video card driver does not support the ICM feature called: DDIgammaramp.   This feature enables Colorific to download a new "Gamma Table" to the video card.

Contact your video card maker and request their updated video driver supporting the Windows 95 ICM feature called "DDIgammaramp"  (Also called: "Downloadable Gamma Tables").

If your video card maker has not updated their video drivers to support this required Windows 95 video driver feature, inform them that you want them to do so immediately so you can get even more benefits from Colorific.

See Also:

How to Contact Your  Video Card Manufacturer


Gamma Ramp Not Supported
How to Contact Your  Video Card Manufacturer

Some early versions of Windows 95 video card drivers did not fully support Windows’ color matching module (ICM). Specifically, they did not support "Downloadable Gamma Tables" (also called "DDIgammaramp."

If you receive a warning message about your video card not supporting "DDIgammaramp," you should contact your video card manufacturer and make sure you have the latest video card driver.

Many video card makers have forums on CompuServe, from which the latest printer drivers can be downloaded. If you do not have a CompuServe account, check the manual that came with your video card for contact information. Phone numbers and electronic bulletin board (BBS) numbers for a number of video card makers are listed here:

Axtix Systems, Inc.

(408) 986-1625

FAX: (408) 986-1646

BBS: (408) 970-3719

ATI Technologies, Inc.

(905) 882-2600

FAX:  (905) 882-2620

BBS: (905) 764-9404

CompuServe: GO ATITECH

Email: ftp.atitech.ca

WWW:  http://www.atitech.ca

Boca Research

(407) 997-6227

FAX:  (407) 997-0918

BBS: (407) 241-1601

CompuServe: GO BOCA

WWW:  http://www.boca.org

Cardexpert Technology, Inc.

(510) 252-1118

FAX:  (510) 252-9889

BBS: (510) 354-3800

Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc.

(408) 325-7100

FAX:  (408) 325-7171

BBS: (408) 325-7175

CompuServe: GO DMNDONLINE

WWW:  http://www.diamondmm.com

Elitegroup Computer Systems

(510) 226-7333

FAX:  (510) 226-7350

BBS: (510) 683-0928

ELSA, Inc.

(408) 565-9669

FAX:  (408) 565-9650

BBS: (408) 565-9630

CompuServe: GO ELSA

Expert Graphics Inc.

(404) 320-0800

FAX: (404) 315-7645

BBS: (404) 315-7646

CompuServe: 725102.354@compuserve.com

Email: info@exoertg.com

Focus Information Sytems Inc.

(510) 657-2845

FAX: (510) 657-4158

BBS: (510) 657-9451

Genoa Systems

(408) 432-9090

FAX:  (408) 434-0997

BBS: (408) 943-1431

CompuServe: GO GENOA

Email: support@genoasys.com

WWW:  http://www.genoasys.com

Matrox Graphics, Inc.

(514) 969-6300

FAX:  (514) 969-6363

BBS: (514) 685-6008

CompuServe: GO MATROX

Micro-Labs, Inc.

(214) 234-5842

FAX:  (214) 234-5896

CompuServe: GO TSENG

Mirage Multimedia Computers

(800) 228-3349

FAX:  (310) 301-4546

WWW:  http://www.lainet.com/mirage

míro Computer Products

(415) 855-0940

FAX:  (415) 855-9004

BBS: (415) 855-9944

CompuServe: GO miro

Email: support@mirousa.com

Nth Graphics

(800) 624-7552

FAX:  (512) 832-5954

BBS: (512) 832-1962

CompuServe: 73417.1221@compuserve.com

Number Nine Visual Technology Corp.

(617) 674-0009

FAX:  (617) 674-2919

BBS: (617) 862-7502

CompuServe: GO NINE

WWW:  http://www.nine.com

Orchid Technology

(510) 683-0300

FAX:  (510) 490-9312

BBS: (510) 683-0327

CompuServe: GO ORCHID

Email: tech_support@orchid.com

WWW:  http://www.netscape.orchid.com

Power Pixel Technologies

 (408) 748-0246

FAX:  (408) 748-6974

BBS: (408) 748-0688

PraeoTek Inc. (formerly VidTech)

 (612) 785-9717

FAX:  (612) 780-2040

BBS: (612) 780-8033

SPiDER Graphics Inc.

 (408) 526-0535

FAX:  (408) 526-1622

BBS: (408) 526-1219

STB

 (214) 234-8750

FAX:  (214) 234-1306

BBS: (214) 437-9615

CompuServe: GO STB

WWW:  http://www.stb.com

TechWorks

 (512) 794-8533

FAX:  (512) 794-8520

BBS: (512) 794-9392

UMAX

(800) 562-0311

FAX:  (510) 651-8834

BBS: (510) 651-2610

VideoLogic

(800) 578-5644

FAX:  (415) 875-4167

BBS: (415) 875-7748

CompuServe: GO VIDEOLOGIC

Western Digital

(714) 932-5000

FAX:  (714) 932-6498