Calibrating, Printing and Proofing by the G7™ Method
Calibrating, Printing and Proofing by the G7™ Method
Calibrating, Printing and Proofing by the G7™ Method
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<strong>Calibrating</strong>, <strong>Printing</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Proofing</strong> <strong>by</strong> <strong>the</strong> G7 <strong>Method</strong> Version 6, August 2006<br />
Appendix F: Introduction to CIELab<br />
CIELab is <strong>the</strong> preferred color space for measuring gray balance <strong>and</strong> ink color, because CIELab is<br />
'device-independent', meaning two samples on different materials with <strong>the</strong> same CIELab value will look<br />
identical under st<strong>and</strong>ard D50 lighting. CIELab is <strong>the</strong>refore ideal for matching devices in different<br />
locations, or with different inks, to a st<strong>and</strong>ard 'appearance'.<br />
This CIELab a*, b* chart helps translate a* b* values into CMY or RGB terms. Note that when a* <strong>and</strong> b*<br />
are both zero (center) a <strong>the</strong>oretically perfect neutral (white, gray or black) is produced<br />
This 3-D CIELab diagram shows how every a*, b* value also has a full range of L* values<br />
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