Powerful Additional Functions
Measuring
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(included with all three Curve+ Tools)
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Powerful measurement tools are integrated into Curve+ and available within each tool.
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I1 Pro, iO, iSis, eXact, KM FD-9, Barbieri Spectro LFP and Techkon SpectroDens instruments are supported
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Virtual Press Run
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enabled with
Complete
license (or upgrade to
Complete
using module code)
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available within Curve+'s Calibration Tool for any selected calibration or in the Blend Tool as
Apply Curves
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VPR can save thousands of dollars in time and materials by eliminating one of the normal two G7 press runs.
The environmental and financial impact of VPR will benefit small and large printers alike. The ROI can be realized on the very first job.
Without VPR, obtaining a press profile from a G7-calibrated press requires at least two press runs; one with null plate curves to calculate the G7 calibration curves, and a second to print the profiling target through the resulting plate curves to profile the press.
VPR eliminates the need for the additional press run. G7 curves calculated from the first run are applied mathematically to the profiling target measurements of the first run, producing measurements that appear as if they were produced on a second "virtual" run.
"VPR is worth it's weight in gold."
said Mike Graff, CEO of Sandy Alexander, Clifton NJ.
"The VPR option can pay for itself in a single day."
The savings are greater than you might think. The first press run can be used to print on a number of different paper types. If VPR eliminates the second runs for each paper, one press run might be all that's needed to G7-calibrate a group of papers. That's a huge savings.
One-Run Hybrid Target Function
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enabled with
Calibrate
license
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available within Curve+'s Calibration Tool for any selected calibration.
One Target. OneRun.
OneRun target combines P2P and profiling targets into one; saving press sheet room and aiding G7 calibration of smaller presses.
The OneRun target, in combination with Curve+'s VPR (Virtual Press Run) module, makes it possible to calibrate a press to G7 using multiple papers, and make profiles for the press - all in
one run
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The beauty here is that you only have to print one target, on one press run to do all this. Press calibration and profiling can't get much easier than this!
Here's how it works: To save on space, time and reduce measurement error, we've created new, hybrid targets that combine the P2P target with IT8 and other profiling targets. Redundant patches have been removed and the resulting target is smaller and easier to place on a variety of printing forms.
Your measurements of this single target, printed on all your papers, are fed into Curve+. The software extracts the individual targets from the OneRun target using the P2P patches for curve calculation and the IT8 patches for VPR curving.
All of your papers + one target = OneRun.
Other OneRun targets incorporating alternate profiling targets are also available. Contact support (at) chromix.com for more information.
Maxwell Integration
Curve+ includes direct Maxwell support* so Maxwell users can easily access their measurements from the leading cloud-based color monitoring system.
Included with VERIFY, CALIBRATE and BLEND Tools
Integrated directly into all 3 tools for quick download access
Just click the Maxwell logo and you can choose any measurement from Maxwell. One click, and the measurement is automatically downloaded into your Curve+ document and added to the Measurements list.
You can download single measurements, a selected group of measurements or the "last x measurements", allowing for a rapid color snapshot of recent behavior. Curve+ will automatically average multiple measurements together to give you smoother results.
Any Maxwell measurement can be downloaded directly into the desired Curve+ tool and used for verification, calibration or blending.
Blend Upload
If you've licensed the Blend Tool, your smoothed, averaged and curved blend can easily be uploaded to the Maxwell Track of your choice. It's a great way to create reference-quality Color Aims for your production monitoring in Maxwell.
*Requires active Maxwell account and measurement / verification services
G7 Certified System
On December 6, 2010, Curve2 was granted G7 Certified System status from
IDEAlliance
. All Curve versions since continue to achieve this important certification.
CurveCore SDK Overview
CurveCore is a licensable SDK for products to integrate G7™ and G7+™ calibration technology.
In response to numerous requests, we are now making the core technology inside Curve+ available for integration into new and existing Graphic Arts products like RIPs, printer drivers, workflow solutions and analysis software.
To a developer, licensing CurveCore means shorter development times and virtually no research costs, because the complex gray balance and curve fitting algorithms inside the original IDEAlink Curve software have already had three years of practical field testing in hundreds of end user sites. The core algorithms have been further enhanced for even greater accuracy and functionality in Curve+.
Another benefit of licensing CurveCore is that IDEALink Curve is the defacto G7 reference implementation, so G7 conformance testing or certification should go very smoothly. Naturally, we ensure that Curve+ passes IDEAlliance's G7 conformance testing, which means any application using CurveCore should also pass, as long as developers follow the SDK development procedures.
For licensing information, please contact CHROMiX sales at 866-CHROMiX or sales (at) chromix.com
Feature Compare
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Maxwell Integration |
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download Maxwell colorSets |
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VERIFY Tool |
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G7 Grayscale/Targeted/ColorSpace verification |
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Proof Pass/Fail verification |
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Report for print / PDF export |
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Import custom color aim (TC1617 patches) |
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Accept ICC profile as measurement |
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Accept ICC profile as color aim |
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quick-edit of Reference parameters |
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*New Calculator Tool |
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Quick calculation of G7+ and G7 printing aims |
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Manual number entry |
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CALIBRATE Tool |
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Calibration functions |
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G7 Calibration |
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*G7+ Calibration |
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TVI Calibration |
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SCTV Calibration |
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PressSync curves in/out |
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Multi-dimensional data smoothing |
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Report for print / PDF export |
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Ink Restriction Function |
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Mini-P2P targets (as few as 96 patches) |
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P2P-less calibration (IT8s, etc) |
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reCal minimal recalibration |
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VPR - Virtual Press Run |
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*Apply curves to ICC profile |
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BLEND Tool |
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Blend functions |
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Combine patch sets |
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Average (mean, median, weighted) |
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Regenerate |
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Apply Curves (VPR) |
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White Point Mapping |
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Black Point Mapping |
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Target subsetting |
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Target regeneration |
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* features new to Curve+
Curve+
64bit - Mac OS X 10.14-10.15 Catalina, 11-13/Ventura, 14/Sonoma, 15/Sequoia Intel Processor, and M1-M4 via Rosetta2 Min display size: 1024x768
Curve+
Win 10/11 **64bit** Min display size: 1024x768
Curve+ (beta)
64bit - Mac OS X 10.14-10.15 Catalina, 11-13/Ventura, 14/Sonoma, 15/Sequoia Intel Processor, and M1-M4 via Rosetta2 Min display size: 1024x768
Curve4
64bit - Mac OS X 10.10 - 10.15 Catalina, 11/Big Sur, 12/Monterey, 13/Ventura, 14/Sonoma, 15/Sequoia Intel Processor, and M1-M4 via Rosetta2 Min display size: 1024x768
Curve4
Win 7/8/10/11 **64bit** Min display size: 1024x768
Curve3
32bit - Mac OS X 10.5 to 10.14 (Mojave) Intel Processor Min display size: 1024x768
Curve3
Win 7/8/10/11 (XP likely works but not supported) Min display size: 1024x768
Curve2
Mac OS X 10.4 to 10.7 Universal Binary Min display size: 1024x768
Curve2
Windows XP / Win7 Min display size: 1024x768
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