Paramount Views On Color

While the ICC has developed a standard data format for profiles, wide latitude is permitted in the way files are created. Each profile generation software product uses its own test target to characterize the printing process and generate output profiles. One software package may measure a simple step wedge, or color target with fewer than 100 color patches, while others, such as DuPont CromaNet color technology, use a target having nearly 2,000 patches that include complex overprints.