Adding a Custom Colorimetry Chart

To add a custom color chart for colorimetry, create a chart information file and add it to the list of colorimetry charts.
To add a custom colorimetry chart:
  1. Create a chart information file in plain text format (TXT) with UTF-8 character encoding, using a text editor application. For details about the information to be included in the chart information file, see Chart Information File.
  2. In the desktop application menu, select Colorimetry.
    The Colorimetry dialog is displayed.
  3. In the Colorimetry dialog, select Add.
    The Add Colorimetry Chart dialog is displayed.
  4. Select Browse.
  5. Select a chart information file, then select Open.
  6. In the Trim Box field, select whether to include a trim box on the color chart. Select Off (default) to exclude the trim box. Select On to include the trim box.
    The trim box helps you define the size of the finished sheet. If the trim box is enabled, the finished size matches the trim box. Use this option to print the color chart on a paper size larger than the chart size, using imposition.
  7. Select OK.
  8. You receive a message asking you to confirm whether you want to start creating a chart. Select OK.
  9. You receive a confirmation message. Select OK.
    A PDF file for printing and other related files are created. The chart for colorimetry is added to the list.

In this section:

  1. Chart Information File
    The structure of the chart information file is similar to the structure of a standard IT8 file. The chart information file is a text file using UTF-8 character encoding. Enter the following items and values in the chart information file.
Parent topic: Colorimetry