1.5. Calibration curve

1.5. Calibration curve
1

LCS

1. LCS
Set the ink-key opening for Low Coverage Surface. It applies to the plate coverage below 2%.
2

Curve name

2. Curve name
Select curve
3

Side

3. Side
Select side
4

Color selector

4. Color selector
Select color
5

Manage

5. Manage
Icon meaning from left to right:
add a new curve - duplicate - import - export
 
Icon
Description
 
Details
 
Create a new calibration curve
 
 
 
  • Choose a name
     
  • Choose between CMYK and spot color curve
     
  • Choose single or double sided curve
 
 
 
 
 
Duplicate calibration curve
 
 
 
  • Choose a name
     
  • Choose single or double sided curve
     
 
 
 
 
 
Import calibration curve
 
 
Import data from a current installations or from a previous InkZone version.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Export calibration curve
 
 
Export data
 
6

Enable edit

6. Enable edit
Enable edit mode
7

Advanced settings

7. Advanced settings
Description
 
 
 
  • Link the InkZone ink-preset calibration curve with an InkZoneMove targetset. InkZoneMove then loads automatically the assigned targetset when a job is created.

    2. Import targetset, shared with InkZoneMove.
    See here: 1.5.1. Import targetset
     
    3. Choose the curve smoothing level which is applied by the smoothing button
     
    4. Scan instrument backing, informative only
     
    5. Link to the InkZoneLoop regulation setup. See here: 1.7.4. InkZoneLoop settings
     
     
     
 
Apply the smoothing function within the calibration curve editor.
 
8

Ductor curve

8. Ductor curve
The red curve displays ductor / sweep curve
9

Ink-key curve

9. Ink-key curve
The black curve displays ink-key curve
10

Copy

10. Copy
Copy a curve shape to another color.
 
  • Selected color
     
  • Choose target color
     
 
11

Select ink-key / ductor

11. Select ink-key / ductor
  • Ink-key curve
     
  • Ductor / sweep curve
     
 
12

Data points

12. Data points
 
Coverage (1) to ink-key or ductor (2)
13

Modify curve

13. Modify curve
 
 
  • Relative change selector
  • Absolute change selector
  • Change positive
  • Change negative
  • Apply curve smoothing