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* Colorific started making a 2d copy of the ColorSync profile it normally creates in the ColorSync Profiles folder. This new file was called Colorific.ICC ; it had exactly the same contents as the normal Colorific profile (named after your monitor selection when you would run Colorific). The profile named after your monitor continued to be the profile designated by Colorific to the ColorSync machinery as the current system profile.
* A minor bug in the code for generating the TRC tags in the ColorSync profile was fixed. (Values were off by one index position in these 256-element arrays.)
B. Version 2.3 (Not Publicly Released)
* The method for generating the profiles's colorant tag values was changed, but then this method was dropped in 2.4 .
C. Version 2.4
* The monitor selection dialog box has been changed. The single pop-up menu list for all of the monitors known to Colorific is now replaced by 2 pop-up lists. The first pop-up list is used for picking a specific manufacturer. The second pop-up list then shows only the models for the manufacturer selected in the first pop-up list.
* Colorific now generates 3 ColorSync profiles at the end of each calibration. They differ by name, by preferred rendering intent, by method of generating colorant tags in the profiles, and by profile description tag within the profile. (Profile #1 is set by Colorific to be the current ColorSync system profile.)
Profile #1
File Name: "<monitor name>"
Preferred Rendering Intent: Absolute Colorimetric
Colorant Tags Generation Method: Based on actual white point
Profile Description Tag Content: "Colorific: <monitor name>"
Profile #2
File Name: "True_Internet_Color.icc"
Preferred Rendering Intent: Relative Colorimetric
Colorant Tags Generation Method: Based on D50 white point
Profile Description Tag Content: "True_Internet_Color: <monitor name>"
Profile #3
File Name: "Pantone.icc"
Preferred Rendering Intent: Relative Colorimetric
Colorant Tags Generation Method: Based on D50 white point (same as #2)
Profile Description Tag Content: "Pantone: <monitor name>"
The Rendering Intent flag can be used by color management applications to set the color matching style to be used in a given situation. Generally, this flag (in a monitor profile) will only matter when the profile is embedded in a file.
The Colorant tags generation method will affect colors produced in color matching operations in various ways. For instance, if your monitor has a high color temperature, when you use Profile #1's method, "white" will often print with a slight blueish tinting; when you use the other method, "white" always prints as "white" (using the normal "relative" color matching settings in print drivers).
The Profile Description tag is used by some applications to describe the profile instead of the file name when you have to select profiles from a list. (The ColorSync™ System Profile control panel has you pick a profile by filename and then displays the Profile Description tag of the selected profile.)
* Colorific now reminds you if you haven't recalibrated your monitor for more than 6 months. This is implemented as a new Colorific Recalibration Check extension that checks a date stamp left by the Colorific application in the new Colorific Preferences file at startup.
Every 6 months the Colorific Recalibration Check extension will remind you that it is time to rerun the Colorific calibration program to keep your system's color profile up to date. You may disable and reenable this feature by using a special program (like Extensions Manager or Conflict Catcher) or by using the Colorific installation program.
B. Adobe Photoshop Monitor Setup
Although Colorific does automatically update your ColorSync System Profile control panel, because of the way Photoshop 3 works, an extra step is required to use the Colorific-generated profile as part of Photoshop's Monitor Setup. Photoshop 3 users need to go to the ColorSync System Profile Control Panel and reselect the Colorific-generated profile. Once this is done, the profile information is available in Monitor Setup as the bulleted monitor selection.
Using Colorific with Photoshop 4 is a little different from using it with Photoshop 3. Photoshop 4 doesn't require the extra step of reselecting Colorific's profile as the current ColorSync system profile. Also, the profile information is available in Monitor Setup as the "default" option.
C. Paper Types for Inkjet Printers
Each ColorSync printer profile makes certain assumptions regarding the settings you select in your printer driver. Also, each profile for an inkjet printer assumes that YOU USE SPECIAL PAPER. Unless you use this type of paper, the colors from your inkjet will be dull. See below for paper types needed for inkjet printers.
You may want to try Colorific-approved inkjet paper from IJ Technologies. As a gift for reading this readme file, call 1-800-356-6962, ext. C, and ask for a FREE 5-sheet sampler pack of Colorific-approved inkjet paper.
Other recommended glossy inkjet papers include:
* Hewlett-Packard:
HP 51636H LX Series Glossy Paper (8.5 x 11 in.)
HP 51636H LX Series Glossy Paper (210 x 297 mm)
Contact HP in the US at 800-538-8787
Outside the US, contact HP in your country.
This paper is available worldwide in computer stores. It works well with most color inkjetprinters, including those from Canon.
* Rexham Graphics:
RIJ4WHP Paper for HP Color Ink Jet Printers 8.5 x 11 in., 50 sheets
RIJ4WC Paper for Canon Ink Jet Printers and other non-HP Ink Jet Printers except Epson.
Contact Rexham for A4 and other sizes.
Rexham Graphics
28 Gaylord Street
South Hadley, MA 01075-2894 USA
Tel. 413-536-7800
FAX 413-536-4414
Technical Support: 800-831-9551
Not only does Rexham make a white bright specialty paper that works in virtually all ink jet color printers including the HP, Canon, and Apple, but they also offer a high quality white film (glossy) and overhead transparency film. Rexham media has aunique surface coating that controls absorption and keeps ink from bleeding or dulling, effectively allowing Colorific to match your screen colors to your printed output.
Rexham also offers an entire line of wax thermal transfer media for most thermal transfer printers, and is constantly introducing new and innovative products.
Rexham 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
HP DeskJet/Writer 500C/550C/560C
HP DeskJet/Writer 310/320
Apple Color Printer/StyleWriter Pro
Canon BJC 600/600e/800/820/4000 and CJ7/10
Epson Stylus Color (360 dpi)
Digial ColorWriter 520
Texas Instruments Micromarc Color
Citizen Notebook Printer II
Rexham also manufacture a Thermal Transfer series of products of paper, white film, and clear film for wax thermal printers.
As a resource, Rexham publishes a color media guide called 'Brilliant Presentations and Documents: Everything you need to make color count.' This is an excellent source of information about digital color imaging and designing effective presetations. The book contains a useful glossary of terms for today's imaging technology and a troubleshooting guide to assist you in a seamless printing process.
For samples, ordering information, or technical assistance call 1-800-831-9551 for Rexham's Help Desk where color imaging experts can assist you with your digital imaging needs.
* IJ Technologies:
Ultragraphix I Presentation Glossy Paper
Ultragraphix I Presentation Matte Paper
Ultragraphix I Photographic Glossy Paper
Ultragraphix I Photographic Matte Paper
IJ Technologies, Inc,
St. Charles, MO 63303-5157 USA
Tel. 800-356-6962
This paper is nice in that both matte and glossy finishes are available. And it works well with most color inkjet printers, including those from Canon and HP.
* American Ribbon and Toner Co.:
Ultra-Pearl Paper
American Ribbon and Toner Co.
2895 W. Prospect Rd.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Tel. 305-584-2949
Fax 305-733-0319
This paper is inexpensive: $34.95 for 100 sheets as of September, 1994.
For transparencies, please be aware that color matching may not be perfect. This is because the bulbs which light overhead projectors are missing much of the red spectrum to avoid creating heat, which will burn or melt the transparency material. So the color you see when you print on transparency material may not be the color you are able to project onto a projection screen.
Colorific requires a Macintosh computer running System 7.x with at least1.4 MB of disk space for installation. During operation, you must be running in at least 640x480 resolution.You must also be running with at least 256 colors enabled. Go to your Monitors control panel and confirm that you are running with at least this resolution and color depth. Also, you must print to a color printer which offers ColorSync support in its printer driver. For PostScript printers, this means you must use a PostScript Level 2 printer, since PostScript Level 1 printers are not compatible with ColorSync. Colorific provides you with a PostScript Level 2 printer driver called the LaserWriter 8.3 driver to make sure that you have everything needed to begin getting superior color results.
