A kind of equipment calibration method and output device
Technical field
The present invention relates to Color Management Technology, relate in particular to a kind of equipment Alignment technology in the Color Management Technology.
Background technology
Along with the development of colour demonstration, digital printing and the technology such as digital printed, color management show and print production in effect more and more important.Color is the core of display and print quality control, and in the whole production management of printing enterprise, color management is in Central Position.Printing color management is set about introducing and implementing by increasing printing enterprise, and expectation forms the higher Printing Production Systems of efficient by printing color management and cooperating of modern printing new technology, improves the competitiveness of press quality and enterprise.
Color management generally is divided into three steps: equipment Alignment, device characterization, color conversion.Equipment Alignment refers to each equipment in the print production flow process is proofreaied and correct, and the normalization process parameter makes it be operated in stable state; Device characterization refers under the prerequisite that equipment is calibrated, and measures color datas and generates the color characteristic file of equipment, the colour gamut feature of recording equipment by various software and hardware instruments.Color conversion is to utilize color management module to pass through device independent color space (Lab, XYZ etc.) to carry out the conversion of device dependent color spaces (CMYK, RGB etc.), realizes the consistency of exporting to the whole process color of printing from before printing.
Equipment Alignment and device characterization are the keys of effectively implementing color management.Equipment Alignment is just to the simple correction of each equipment, but to the once comprehensive calibration of print production technique and process, is standardization and the standardization of print production technological parameter.
Traditional equipment Alignment is based on all that 4 curves that correspond respectively to CMYK carry out, owing to adjusting based on 4 independent curves, so make for CMYK in output and also to process respectively, and the correlation that can't consider CMYK is adjusted respectively and processed to 4 curves, for example, for CMYK=[30,50,50,50] and CMYK=[30,60,60,60] in, when C curve was adjusted, the adjustment at the C=30 place was identical, although and in fact same C=30, but because the difference of MYK value, the adjustment of C might be different, the drawback that Here it is adjusts based on 4 irrelevant curves, and based on the calibration of 4 curves because both needed to consider level problem, need again to consider the grey balance problem, so the effect that needs the certain experience of operating personnel just can obtain.
And the development along with printing and printing technique, the particularly development of digital printing, used printing ink has been not limited to CMYK four looks, in order to pursue more high-quality printing and printing effect, the application that has added shallow China ink, the application of other look China ink such as more particularly orange, green, this just has higher requirement to equipment Alignment, and originally can not adapt to equipment Alignment requirement under the complex situations like this based on the equipment Alignment mode of curve.
Summary of the invention
The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of equipment calibration method and output device, to improve efficient, ease for operation and the calibration effect of equipment Alignment.
A kind of equipment calibration method comprises:
Each first color data group in the file is converted to the second color data group according to the first color data group of storage and the first mapping table of the second color data group; Described the second color data group is the objective vision chromatic value of target that should export of described the first color data group corresponding color data group in the second mapping table of the objective vision chromatic value of reality and color data group, and described the second mapping table is that the look target figure by measuring equipment output obtains;
Export described file according to described the second color data group.
Further, the preparation method of described the first mapping table is specially:
Measure the look target figure that output equipment to be calibrated is exported, obtain actual objective vision chromatic value corresponding to each color data group;
The actual objective vision chromatic value corresponding according to each color data group generates described the second mapping table;
To each the first color data group, determine the objective vision chromatic value of its target that should export;
Determine the second color data group of the objective vision chromatic value of target correspondence in described the second mapping table of each the first color data group, and described the first color data group and described the second color data group correspondence are added in described the first mapping table.
Better, the objective vision chromatic value of target that described the first color data group should be exported is specially: the desirable objective vision chromatic value that described the first color data group is corresponding, perhaps described equipment can export near the objective vision chromatic value of desirable objective vision chromatic value corresponding to described the first color data group.
Further, described color data group is specially CMY value or CMYK value or CMYKGO value, and described objective vision chromatic value is specially the Lab value.
Further, when described color data group was specially the CMY value, the method that obtains the target Lab value of a described CMY value specifically comprised:
When a described CMY value is white point and stain, determine that its target Lab value is identical with the desirable Lab value of a described CMY value;
When M value and Y value are zero in the described CMY value, obtain in the actual Lab space, satisfying M value and Y value is that zero maximum point and the C value of a value is 1, M value and Y value are 1 corresponding point, and be 1 in described a value maximum point and C value, M value and Y value are that the Lab value of determining this group CMY value correspondence is the target Lab value of a described CMY value when finding one group of CMY value to make its corresponding a value near the desirable a value of a described CMY value in the straight line that consists of of zero corresponding point;
When C value and Y value are zero in the described CMY value, obtain in the actual Lab space, satisfying C value and Y value is that zero maximum point and the M value of a value is 1, C value and Y value are 1 corresponding point, and be 1 in described a value maximum point and M value, C value and Y value are that the Lab value of determining this group CMY value correspondence is the target Lab value of a described CMY value when finding one group of CMY value to make its corresponding a value near the desirable a value of a described CMY value in the straight line that consists of of zero corresponding point;
When C value and M value are zero in the described CMY value, obtain in the actual Lab space, satisfying C value and M value is that zero maximum point and the Y value of b value is 1, C value and M value are 1 corresponding point, and be 1 in described b value maximum point and Y value, C value and M value are that the Lab value of determining this group CMY value correspondence is the target Lab value of a described CMY value when finding one group of CMY value to make its corresponding b value near the desirable b value of a described CMY value in the straight line that consists of of zero corresponding point;
The C value is zero in the described CMY value, when M value and Y value equate, in described the second mapping table, keeping the C value is zero, adjusting M value and Y value searches, until find one group of CMY value to make its Lch space hue angle near the desirable Lch space hue angle of a described CMY value, determine that Lab value corresponding to this group CMY value is the target Lab value of a described CMY value;
The M value is zero in the described CMY value, when C value and Y value equate, in described the second mapping table, keeping the M value is zero, adjusting C value and Y value searches, until find one group of CMY value to make its Lch space hue angle near the desirable Lch space hue angle of a described CMY value, determine that Lab value corresponding to this group CMY value is the target Lab value of a described CMY value;
Y value is zero in the described CMY value, when C value and M value equate, in described the second mapping table, keeping Y value is zero, adjusting C value and M value searches, until find one group of CMY value to make its Lch space hue angle near the desirable Lch space hue angle of a described CMY value, determine that Lab value corresponding to this group CMY value is the target Lab value of a described CMY value;
When C value, M value or Y value one are zero in the described CMY value, be zero according to the C value respectively, M value and Y value equate, the M value is zero, C value and Y value equate and Y value is zero, Lch space hue angle adjusted value when C value and M value equate is adjusted the Lch space hue angle in Lch value corresponding to a described CMY value, determines that the Lab value behind the hue angle of adjustment Lch space is the target Lab value of a described CMY value;
When C value, M value and Y value are all non-vanishing in the described CMY value, C value M value in this CMY value and Y value are all deducted value minimum in C value M value and the Y value, again according to C value, M value or Y value one be zero or its two be that zero method obtains Lch space hue angle adjustment amount, adjust Lch space hue angle in Lch value corresponding to a described CMY value according to the Lch space hue angle adjustment amount that obtains, determine that the Lab value behind the hue angle of adjustment Lch space is the target Lab value of a described CMY value;
When C value, M value and Y value satisfy grey axis data condition in the described CMY value, find one group of CMY value in the grey axle in actual Lab space, make its corresponding Lab value near the desirable Lab value of a described CMY value, determine that Lab value corresponding to this group CMY value is the target Lab value of described CMY value correspondence.
Better, described color data group is specially CMYK value or CMYKGO value.
Corresponding a kind of output device comprises:
Be used for each first color data group of file is converted to according to the first mapping table of the first color data group of storing and the second color data group the unit of the second color data group; Described the second color data group is the objective vision chromatic value of target that should export of described the first color data group corresponding color data group in the second mapping table of the objective vision chromatic value of reality and color data group, and described the second mapping table is that the look target figure by measuring equipment output obtains;
Be used for exporting according to described the second color data group the unit of described file.
Further, described output device also comprises:
Be used for measuring the look target figure that output equipment to be calibrated is exported, obtain the unit of actual objective vision chromatic value corresponding to each color data group;
Be used for the actual objective vision chromatic value corresponding according to each color data group, generate the unit of described the second mapping table;
Be used for each the first color data group, determine the unit of the objective vision chromatic value of its target that should export;
Be used for to determine the objective vision chromatic value of target of each the first color data group in the second color data group corresponding to described the second mapping table, and add described the first color data group and described the second color data group correspondence in described the first mapping table unit.
The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of equipment calibration method and output device, set up the mapping table of a color data group and actual objective vision chromatic value by the look target figure that calibrates front output, the actual objective vision chromatic value that equates by searching the objective vision chromatic value of the target that to export with each color data group again, the corresponding color data group of actual objective vision chromatic value that should equate with the objective vision chromatic value of target that primitive color data group should be exported in the acquisition mapping table is as the output color data group of primitive color data group, and with each original data set and the vertical corresponding relation of output color data establishment, showing, when printing waits output, first according to the corresponding relation between the color data group of primitive color data group and output, the color data class value of original document is converted to the color data group of output, show again, the outputs such as printing, thereby obtain comparatively ideal output effect, reached the purpose of equipment Alignment, because directly using the color data group calibrates, consider the correlation between the parameters, improved equipment Alignment efficient, ease for operation and calibration effect.
Description of drawings
Fig. 1 is the method flow diagram that carries out equipment Alignment in the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the method flow diagram that obtains the first mapping table in the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is the curve chart of a value and the b value of desirable grey axle in the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 a is the curve chart that carries out the front a value of equipment Alignment and b value in the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 b is the curve chart that carries out a value and b value behind the equipment Alignment in the embodiment of the invention.
Embodiment
The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of equipment calibration method and output device, before calibration equipment, output look target figure, by measuring the objective vision chromatic value of look target figure, obtain the mapping table of the second color data group and actual objective vision chromatic value, again for each the first color data group, search the actual objective vision chromatic value that the objective vision chromatic value of the target that should export with this color data group equates, obtain in the mapping table corresponding the second color data group of Lab measured value that equates with target Lab value that the first color data group should be exported, this the first color data group and this second color data group are mapped, form the color data group mapping table of the first color data group and the second color data group, like this, when carrying out file output, with the color data group in the file as the first color data group, be converted to after the second color data group according to the second color data group output file by color data group mapping table, the objective vision chromatic value of target that the objective vision chromatic value of resulting like this output just just should be exported for the first color data group in the file, thus reached the purpose of equipment Alignment.
As shown in Figure 1, the equipment calibration method that provides of the embodiment of the invention comprises the steps:
Step S101, each the first color data group in the file is converted to the second color data group according to the first mapping table of the first color data group of storing and the second color data group;
Step S102, according to the second color data group output file.
Wherein, the color data group can be CMY, CMYK or CMYGO, the second color data group is the objective vision chromatic value of target that should export of the first color data group corresponding color data group in the second mapping table of the objective vision chromatic value of reality and color data group, and the second mapping table is that the look target figure by measuring equipment output obtains.
As shown in Figure 2, the generation method of the first mapping table comprises the steps:
Step S201, use output equipment output look target figure to be calibrated;
Step S202, measure look target figure by measuring equipment and obtain actual objective vision chromatic value corresponding to each color data group;
The second mapping table of step S203, the actual objective vision chromatic value of generation and the second color data group;
In this second mapping table, comprised in the complete objective vision chromatic value space corresponding relation of the actual objective vision chromatic value of all in accuracy rating and the second color data group.
Step S204, to each the first color data group, determine the objective vision chromatic value of its target that should export;
Step S205, the objective vision chromatic value of target corresponding second color data group in the second mapping table of determining each the first color data group, and the second color data group correspondence of each first color data group and its correspondence added in the first mapping table.
In step S204, according to different equipment, the objective vision chromatic value of the target of each color data group is different, for more satisfactory equipment, can export the desirable objective vision chromatic value that each color data group should be exported, in this equipment, the objective vision chromatic value of the target of each color data group is exactly the desirable objective vision chromatic value that each color data group should be exported so; But for most of equipment, possibly can't export the desirable objective vision chromatic value that some color data group should be exported, so this moment, the objective vision chromatic value of the target of these color data groups can be chosen in the objective vision chromatic value that this equipment can export one group of objective vision chromatic value near the objective vision chromatic value of ideal, when choosing, can be in the mapping table of the objective vision chromatic value of reality and the second color data group, by on the basis of the first color data group, constantly adjusting color data values, obtain actual objective vision chromatic value, and make it as far as possible near the desirable objective vision chromatic value of the first color data group, the objective vision chromatic value of target that in the mapping table of the objective vision chromatic value of reality and the second color data group, is the first color data group near one group of objective vision chromatic value of the objective vision chromatic value of this ideal.
Take the color data group as CMY, objective vision chromatic value is example when being Lab, when obtaining target Lab value corresponding to a CMY value, and can be by following several situation discussion:
When the one CMY value is white point and stain, determine that its target Lab value is identical with the desirable Lab value of a CMY value;
When M value and Y value are zero in the one CMY value, obtain in the actual Lab space, satisfying M value and Y value is that zero maximum point and the C value of a value is 1, M value and Y value are 1 corresponding point, and be 1 in a value maximum point and C value, M value and Y value are when finding one group of CMY value to make its corresponding a value near the desirable a value of a CMY value in the straight line that consists of of zero corresponding point, to determine that the Lab value of this group CMY value correspondence is the target Lab value of a CMY value;
When C value and Y value are zero in the one CMY value, obtain in the actual Lab space, satisfying C value and Y value is that zero maximum point and the M value of a value is 1, C value and Y value are 1 corresponding point, and be 1 in a value maximum point and M value, C value and Y value are when finding one group of CMY value to make its corresponding a value near the desirable a value of a CMY value in the straight line that consists of of zero corresponding point, to determine that the Lab value of this group CMY value correspondence is the target Lab value of a CMY value;
When C value and M value are zero in the one CMY value, obtain in the actual Lab space, satisfying C value and M value is that zero maximum point and the Y value of b value is 1, C value and M value are 1 corresponding point, and be 1 in b value maximum point and Y value, C value and M value are when finding one group of CMY value to make its corresponding b value near the desirable b value of a CMY value in the straight line that consists of of zero corresponding point, to determine that the Lab value of this group CMY value correspondence is the target Lab value of a CMY value;
The C value is zero in the one CMY value, when M value and Y value equate, in the second mapping table, keeping the C value is zero, adjusting M value and Y value searches, until find one group of CMY value to make its Lch space hue angle near the desirable Lch space hue angle of a CMY value, determine that Lab value corresponding to this group CMY value is the target Lab value of a CMY value;
The M value is zero in the one CMY value, when C value and Y value equate, in the second mapping table, keeping the M value is zero, adjusting C value and Y value searches, until find one group of CMY value to make its Lch space hue angle near the desirable Lch space hue angle of a CMY value, determine that Lab value corresponding to this group CMY value is the target Lab value of a CMY value;
Y value is zero in the one CMY value, when C value and M value equate, in the second mapping table, keeping Y value is zero, adjusting C value and M value searches, until find one group of CMY value to make its Lch space hue angle near the desirable Lch space hue angle of a CMY value, determine that Lab value corresponding to this group CMY value is the target Lab value of a CMY value;
When C value, M value or Y value one are zero in the one CMY value, be zero according to the C value respectively, M value and Y value equate, the M value is zero, C value and Y value equate and Y value is zero, Lch space hue angle adjusted value when C value and M value equate is adjusted the Lch space hue angle in Lch value corresponding to a CMY value, determines that the Lab value behind the hue angle of adjustment Lch space is the target Lab value of a CMY value;
When C value, M value and Y value are all non-vanishing in the one CMY value, C value M value in this CMY value and Y value are all deducted value minimum in C value M value and the Y value, again according to C value, M value or Y value one be zero or its two be that zero method obtains Lch space hue angle adjustment amount, adjust Lch space hue angle in Lch value corresponding to a CMY value according to the Lch space hue angle adjustment amount that obtains, determine that the Lab value behind the hue angle of adjustment Lch space is the target Lab value of a CMY value;
When C value, M value and Y value satisfy grey axis data condition in the one CMY value, find one group of CMY value in the grey axle in actual Lab space, make its corresponding Lab value near the desirable Lab value of a CMY value, determine that Lab value corresponding to this group CMY value is the target Lab value of CMY value correspondence.
Make it reach G7 ash axle standard as example take grey axis calibration, if print the machine calibration, the pass of cyan Cyan is among a value in the so desirable Lab value, b value and the CMY:
A=a
Paper* (100-Cyan)/100, b=b
Paper* (100-Cyan)/100, and wherein, a
PaperAnd b
PaperBe a value and the b value for the hard copy body of printing.
Desirable a value and the b value regularity of distribution as shown in Figure 3, the absolute value of a value and b value is reduced to shadow gradually by high light.
Before carrying out equipment Alignment, obtain the mapping table of actual Lab value and the second color data group on the grey axle by the look target figure that prints, partial data is as follows:
The mapping table of actual Lab value and color data group on the front grey axle of table 1 equipment Alignment
C% |
M% |
Y% |
L* |
a* |
b* |
0 |
0 |
0 |
94.15 |
1.79 |
-5.91 |
1.96 |
1.18 |
1.18 |
93.11 |
1.74 |
-5.6 |
3.92 |
2.75 |
2.75 |
92.1 |
1.25 |
-5.22 |
5.88 |
4.31 |
4.31 |
91.01 |
1.33 |
-5.67 |
7.84 |
5.49 |
5.49 |
90.17 |
1.07 |
-5.7 |
10.2 |
7.45 |
7.45 |
88.91 |
1.04 |
-6.07 |
14.9 |
10.98 |
10.98 |
86.05 |
0.55 |
-5.69 |
20 |
14.9 |
14.9 |
83.28 |
-0.31 |
-5.36 |
25.1 |
18.82 |
18.82 |
80.18 |
-1.31 |
-4.79 |
30.2 |
23.14 |
23.14 |
76.77 |
-2.65 |
-3.57 |
34.9 |
27.06 |
27.06 |
73.66 |
-3.1 |
-2.51 |
40 |
31.37 |
31.37 |
70.42 |
-4.25 |
-1.68 |
45.1 |
35.69 |
35.69 |
66.35 |
-5.65 |
-0.31 |
49.8 |
40 |
40 |
63.32 |
-6.49 |
1.12 |
54.9 |
45.1 |
45.1 |
59.82 |
-6.84 |
2.55 |
60 |
50.2 |
50.2 |
55.99 |
-6.66 |
4.91 |
65.1 |
55.29 |
55.29 |
52.32 |
-6.67 |
6.21 |
69.8 |
60.39 |
60.39 |
48.51 |
-6.34 |
6.88 |
74.9 |
65.88 |
65.88 |
43.16 |
-4.4 |
6.54 |
80 |
71.76 |
71.76 |
37.6 |
-3.1 |
4.45 |
85.1 |
78.04 |
78.04 |
31.71 |
-2.79 |
2.84 |
89.8 |
84.31 |
84.31 |
25 |
-1.52 |
2.47 |
94.9 |
92.16 |
92.16 |
18.72 |
1.71 |
1.01 |
98.04 |
96.86 |
96.86 |
14.77 |
2.67 |
-0.12 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
13.85 |
3.17 |
-0.25 |
After the method that provides in using the embodiment of the invention is carried out equipment Alignment, obtain the Lab value after the calibration and the mapping table of color data group on the grey axle by the look target figure that prints, partial data is as follows:
The mapping table of actual Lab value and color data group on the front grey axle of table 2 equipment Alignment
The a value of drawing according to table 1 and table 2 and the grey axis data distribution map of b value shown in Fig. 4 a and Fig. 4 b, can significantly find out from figure respectively, carries out curve behind the equipment Alignment among Fig. 4 b near the ideal curve among Fig. 3.
The embodiment of the invention is also corresponding to provide a kind of output device, comprising:
Be used for each first color data group of file is converted to according to the first mapping table of the first color data group of storing and the second color data group the unit of the second color data group; Described the second color data group is the objective vision chromatic value of target that should export of described the first color data group corresponding color data group in the second mapping table of the objective vision chromatic value of reality and color data group, and described the second mapping table is that the look target figure by measuring equipment output obtains;
Be used for exporting according to described the second color data group the unit of described file.
This device can be the display devices such as display, also can be the printing equipments such as printer, printing machine.
The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of equipment calibration method and output device, set up the mapping table of a color data group and actual objective vision chromatic value by the look target figure that calibrates front output, the actual objective vision chromatic value that equates by searching the objective vision chromatic value of the target that to export with each color data group again, the corresponding color data group of actual objective vision chromatic value that should equate with the objective vision chromatic value of target that primitive color data group should be exported in the acquisition mapping table is as the output color data group of primitive color data group, and with each original data set and the vertical corresponding relation of output color data establishment, showing, when printing waits output, first according to the corresponding relation between the color data group of primitive color data group and output, the color data class value of original document is converted to the color data group of output, show again, the outputs such as printing, thereby obtain comparatively ideal output effect, reached the purpose of equipment Alignment, because directly using the color data group calibrates, consider the correlation between the parameters, improved equipment Alignment efficient, ease for operation and calibration effect.
Obviously, those skilled in the art can carry out various changes and modification to the embodiment of the invention and not break away from the spirit and scope of the present invention.Like this, if of the present invention these are revised and modification belongs within the scope of claim of the present invention and equivalent technologies thereof, then the present invention also is intended to comprise these changes and modification interior.