A Desktop Printer Calibration Workflow with ArgyllCMS


Initial calibration:
targen printer_c.ti1  
printtarg printer_c.ti2 + printer_c.tif print [the calibration target]
chartread printer_c.ti3  
printcal printer_c.cal [the calibration curves]
 
Profiling:
targen printer.ti1  
printtarg + printer_c.cal printer.ti2 + printer.tif print [the profiling target, adjusted with the calibration curves]
chartread printer.ti3  
colprof printer.icm  
applycal + printer_c.cal + printer.old.icm printer.icm [incorporate the calibration curves into the color profile]
 
Recalibration:
printer_c.ti2 + printer_c.tif print [the calibration target, printed under new conditions]
chartread printer_c.ti3  
printcal + printer_c.old.cal printer_c.cal [update the calibration curves]
applycal + printer_c.cal + printer.old.icm printer.icm [incorporate the updated curves into the color profile]



The highlighted files are saved for future use.

The files printer.old.icm and printer_c.old.cal are the previous instances of these files, renamed so updated versions can be created.


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