Abstract:
Methods for printer color calibration are disclosed. A nominal Neugebauer Primary area coverage (NPac) vector from an NPac space is then determined from a color mapping, the nominal NPac vector corresponding to a given color value in a color space. One or more colorant calibration factors each associated with a color of colorant are received; the calibration factors representing operational characteristics of the printer. One or more optimization metrics for constraining desired properties of an objective calibrated NPac vector to be generated are also received. The calibrated NPac vector is generated based on the nominal NPac vector such that: the generated calibrated NPac vector is convex; and for each given color of colorant the usage of colorant associated with the generated calibrated NPac vector is equal to the product of usage of colorant associated with the nominal NPac vector; and the calibration factor for the given color of colorant.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, a computer-implemented method and an imaging color profile of an imaging apparatus. A processor retrieves the color profile of the imaging apparatus from data storage, the color profile comprising a first plurality of associations between a first plurality of color values in a first color space and a second plurality of color values in a second color space. The processor receives input data indicating a determined association, the determined association being an association between a first determined color value in the first color space and a second determined color value in the second color space. The processor performs an update process to update the first plurality of associations, the update process comprising performing an interpolation process using the determined association and an association of the first plurality of associations.
Abstract:
A method of preparing the rendering with a color output device of at least one object, the method comprising—computing a first output color profile of a first color model, said profile mimicking, for the human eye, a second output color profile of a second color model, said first output color profile being used in a description of said at least one object in a page description language, and the second output color profile being the output device profile,—and converting colors of pixels of the representation of the at least one object obtained by application of a rendering engine to said description, from the first output color profile to the second output color profile.
Abstract:
Methods of image compression are described. A stream of color image data is filtered with a prediction routine using a pixel neighborhood. The filtered stream of color image data is sorted with a block sorting routing. A version of the color image data is compressed based on the sorted and filtered stream of color image data.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for use in generating calibration parameters for a printing apparatus comprising a plurality of print modules are disclosed. The method comprises printing a first plurality of test patches for each print module of the plurality of print modules, analysing the first plurality of test patches to identify at least two clusters of print modules, wherein each cluster comprises a sub-group of print modules having substantially similar performance, printing a second plurality of test patches comprising an extended calibration test patch set for each cluster of print modules, the second plurality of test patches being distributed across the print modules of the cluster, and analysing extended calibration test patch set for each cluster to determine a calibration parameter for the printing apparatus.