We have recently started offering DeviceLink colour conversions via DeviceLinks made by ColorLogic from numerous RGB and CMYK standards into other CMYK standards from offset and gravure printing.
Optimised colour conversion between different printing standards
The colour conversion profiles preserve the separation structure, limit the total colour application for the selected printing standard and maintain the purity of the primary and secondary colours. They ensure smooth transitions in gradients and enable correct conversion of PDF and PDF/X data. Separation-preserving conversion ensures that pure grey tones are not built up into four colours and that duplex tones (black+primary colour) and triplex tones (black+secondary colour) remain pure, while still being colour-metrically transformed in the best possible way. In addition, the colour impression of the source colour space is optimally preserved in the target colour space by taking into account both paper colouration and dot gain.
Limitation of Total Allocation of Colour (TAC)
For current printing standards of ISO, Fogra, ECI, Ifra, Gravure (PSR), Gracol, Swop, SNAP, these profiles ensure a targeted limitation of the maximum ink application without completely new separation. This reliably prevents problems with set-off and improves the drying behaviour. These profiles are suitable if the data is generally already in the desired colour space, but individual images or objects have too much ink application.
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We offer the following DeviceLink colour conversions:
GRACoL1 total area coverage 320%
GRACoL1 to ISO coated V2 total area coverage 300%
GRACoL1 to ISO uncoated total area coverage 280%
GRACoL1 to ISO webcoated total area coverage 300%
GRACoL1 to PSO LWC Improved total area coverage 300%
GRACoL1 to PSO LWC Standard total area coverage 300%
GRACoL1 to PSO uncoated total area coverage 280%
GRACoL1 to SWOP3 total area coverage 300%
GRACoL1 to SWOP5 total area coverage 280%
GRACoL 2013 Uncoated CRPC3 total area coverage 280%
GRACoL 2013 CRPC6V2 total area coverage 320%
GRACoL 2013 CRPC6V2 to XCMYK2017
Euroscale Coated V2 to ISO coated V2 total area coverage 330%
ISO coated to ISO coated V2 total area coverage 300%
ISO coated to ISO coated V2 total area coverage 330%
ISO coated V2 total area coverage 260%
ISO coated V2 total area coverage 280%
ISO coated V2 total area coverage 300%
ISO coated V2 total area coverage 330%
ISO coated V2 to PSO coated V3 total area coverage 300%
ISO coated V2 to PSO SC-B Paper V3 total area coverage 270%
ISO coated V2 to PSO uncoated V3 total area coverage 280%
ISO coated V2 to PSR LWC PLUS V2 M1 total area coverage 350%
ISO coated V2 to PSR LWC PLUS V2 M1 total area coverage 350% Gray- Exception
ISO coated V2 to GRACoL1 total area coverage 320%
ISO coated V2 to Glossy Laminate total area coverage 300%
ISO coated V2 to Matte Laminate total area coverage 300%
ISO coated V2 to PSO coated NP screen total area coverage 300%
ISO coated V2 to PSO coated NP screen total area coverage 330%
ISO coated V2 to PSO LWC Improved
ISO coated V2 to PSO LWC Standard
ISO coated V2 to PSO MFC total area coverage 280%
ISO coated V2 to PSO uncoated NP screen total area coverage 280%
ISO coated V2 to PSO uncoated
ISO coated V2 to PSR HWC
ISO coated V2 to PSR LWC Plus V2
ISO coated V2 to PSR LWC Standard V2
ISO coated V2 to PSR LWC
ISO coated V2 to PSR MF
ISO coated V2 to PSR SC Plus V2
ISO coated V2 to PSR SC Standard V2
ISO coated V2 to PSR SC
ISO coated V2 to SC Paper total area coverage 260%
ISO coated V2 to SWOP3 total area coverage 300%
ISO coated V2 to SWOP5 total area coverage 280%
ISO coated V2 to cof coated total area coverage 300%
ISO coated V2 to cof uncoated total area coverage 280%
ISO coated V2 to uncoated yellowish total area coverage 280%
ISO coated V2 to uncoated total area coverage 280%
ISO coated V2 to webcoated total area coverage 300%
ISO coated V2 to ISO Newspaper 26 total area coverage 240%
ISO coated V2 to PSO SNP Paper total area coverage 260%
ISO coated V2 to WAN-IFRA Newspaper 26v5 total area coverage 220%
ISO cof coated total area coverage 300%
ISO cof uncoated total area coverage 280%
ISO uncoated to PSO uncoated NP Screen total area coverage 280%
ISO uncoated to PSO uncoated
ISO uncoated to cof uncoated total area coverage 280%
ISO uncoated to uncoated yellowish total area coverage 280%
ISO uncoated yellowish total area coverage 280%
ISO uncoated total area coverage 280%
ISO web coated to PSO LWC Improved
ISO web coated to PSO LWC Standard
ISO web coated to PSR LWC Plus V2
ISO web coated to PSR LWC Standard V2
ISO web coated to SWOP3 total area coverage 300%
ISO web coated to SWOP5 total area coverage 280%
ISO web coated total area coverage 300%
PSO coated NP screen total area coverage 300%
PSO coated v3 total area coverage 260%
PSO coated v3 total area coverage 280%
PSO coated v3 total area coverage 300%
PSO coated v3 to GRACoL 2013 CRPC6V2 total area coverage 320%
PSO coated v3 to ISO coated V2 Reseparation total area coverage 300%
PSO coated v3 to ISO coated V2 total area coverage 300%
PSO coated v3 to PSO LWC Improved Reseparation total area coverage 300%
PSO coated v3 to PSO LWC Improved total area coverage 300%
PSO coated v3 to PSO LWC Standard Reseparation total area coverage 300%
PSO coated v3 to PSO MFC Paper total area coverage 280%
PSO coated v3 to PSO SC-B Paper v3 total area coverage 270%
PSO coated v3 to PSO uncoated Fogra47 total area coverage 280%
PSO coated v3 to PSO uncoated Fogra47 total area coverage 280% Triplex-Exception
PSO coated v3 to PSO uncoated v3 total area coverage 280%
PSO coated v3 to PSR LWC PLUS V2 M1 total area coverage 350%
PSO coated v3 to PSR LWC PLUS V2 M1 total area coverage 350% Gray-Exception
PSO coated v3 to SC Paper total area coverage 270%
PSO Coated V3 to PSO INP Paper total area coverage 260%
PSO Coated V3 to PSO SNP Paper total area coverage 260%
PSO Coated V3 to WAN-IFRA Newspaper 26v5 total area coverage 220%
PSO inp total area coverage 260%
PSO LWC Improved to PSR LWC Plus V2
PSO LWC Standard to PSR LWC Standard V2
PSO LWC Improved total area coverage 300%
PSO LWC Improved to SWOP3
PSO LWC Standard total area coverage 300%
PSO LWC Standard to SWOP5
PSO MFC total area coverage 280%
PSO SC Paper to PSR SC Standard V2
PSO SNP total area coverage 260%
SC paper ECI total area coverage 260%
PSO uncoated to PSO uncoated NP
PSO uncoated Fogra47 to PSO uncoated v3 total area coverage 280%
PSO uncoated NP screen total area coverage 280%
PSO uncoated total area coverage 280%
PSO uncoated v3 total area coverage 280%
PSO uncoated v3 to PSO uncoated Fogra47 Reseparation total area coverage 280%
PSO uncoated v3 to PSO uncoated Fogra47 total area coverage 280% CoLo7
PSR HWC to PSR LWC Plus V2
PSR LWC Plus V2 to PSO LWC Improved
PSR LWC Plus V2 to PSR gravure MF total area coverage 360%
PSR LWC Plus V2 to PSR LWC Standard V2 total area coverage 360%
PSR LWC Plus V2 to SWOP3
PSR LWC Standard V2 to PSO LWC Standard
PSR LWC Standard V2 to PSR gravure MF total area coverage 360%
PSR LWC Standard V2 to PSR LWC Plus V2 total area coverage 360%
PSR LWC Standard V2 to SWOP5
PSR LWC to ISO webcoated
PSR LWC to PSR LWC Standard V2
PSR LWC to SWOP3
PSR SC Standard V2 to PSO SC Paper
PSR SC to PSR SC Standard V2
SWOP 2013C3 CRPC5 total area coverage 300%
SWOP3 total area coverage 300%
SWOP3 to ISO coated V2 total area coverage 330%
SWOP3 to ISO webcoated total area coverage 300%
SWOP3 to PSO LWC Improved
SWOP3 to PSR LWC Plus V2
SWOP3 to PSR LWC total area coverage 360%
SWOP3 to SWOP5 total area coverage 280%
SWOP5 total area coverage 280%
SWOP5 to PSO LWC Standard
SWOP5 to PSR LWC Standard V2
GRACoL 2013 to SNAP2007 total area coverage 240%
Japan Color 2001 Coated total area coverage 350%
Japan Color 2001 Coated to Japan Color 2001 Uncoated total area coverage 300%
Japan Color 2001 Coated to Japan Color 2003 Web Coated total area coverage 320%
Japan Color 2001 Coated to Japan Color 2011 Coated total area coverage 340%
Japan Color 2001 Coated to Japan Color 2002 Newspaper total area coverage 240%
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