CMYK Test Form SRA3 US Landscape

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34 x 45 cm v1.4 You can use and distribute this test forme if unchanged. All pictures are subject to Colorsource Copyright. 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 95% 100%

K%
SRA3 CMY%

All-in one chart for MagicPress and MagicPrepress applications: Place it easily on any production run using sheet fed or continuous print technologies.
Step 2:
Bellow

Check visually Cyan % are pure:


320
Corps 9 - Corps 9 Corps 3 - Corps 3
Corps 2 - Corps 2
CMYK chart spectral 320
Corps 8 - Corps 8 Corps 5 - Corps 5
Corps 4 - Corps 4
data should be mea-
Corps 7 - Corps 7 Corps 6 - Corps 6
310 Corps 6 - Corps 6 Corps 7 - Corps 7 sured using X-Rite 310
Corps 5 - Corps 5
Corps 4 - Corps 4 Corps 8 - Corps 8 i1Pro 1, 2 or 3, or
Corps 3 - Corps 3
Corps 2 - Corps 2
Corps 9 - Corps 9 Techkon or Konica-
300
Corps 9 - Corps 9 Corps 3 - Corps 3
Corps 2 - Corps 2 Minolta 45/0° scan- 300
Corps 8 - Corps 8 Corps 5 - Corps 5
Corps 4 - Corps 4 ning spectrophoto-
Corps 7 - Corps 7 Corps 6 - Corps 6 meters, after you
290 Corps 6 - Corps 6 Corps 7 - Corps 7 290
Corps 5 - Corps 5
Corps 8 - Corps 8
have properly set
Corps 4 - Corps 4
Corps 3 - Corps 3
Corps 2 - Corps 2
Corps 9 - Corps 9 your solid inks
280 CMYK densities 280
with MagicPress.
3

You should measure


0.125
0.25
0.50
0.75
1
2
3
4
5
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and proofs, and checked using your free Colorsource CMYK_Print_and_Proof application.
Colorsource ISO 12647-2-3-4-6-7 Print and Proof free Color Quality control bar: Can be freely incorporated into your CMYK print

Check visually Magenta % are pure:


this test chart on
many good copies
260 260
before you save
the spectral mea-
250 sure-ments file. 250

And then open it


240 with MagicPrepress 240
application :
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220 Download Colorsource press setting software: www.iso12647solution.com/Downloads_and_links.htm 220

Color separation are ISOcoated_v2 with 300% maximal total


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COLORSOURCE coverage. Gray patches for visual control are only valid on thick 210

Check visually Yellow % are pure:


100
matte or glossy coated paper with D50 light.
200 200

90
70
190 190

60
40
180 180

10

30
170 170

100
80
160 160

50

70
Check visually Black % are pure:
150 150

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or EF

20
2

40
P r o for
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E y e
Pro, e app
y e - One olorsourc -3-4 or 6.

10
90
E ith C 47-2
130 use 130
s h ould S-2000 w o ISO126
You 00 or E s t
resse :
60
0
ES-1 ing your p nload

80
120
h D o w 120
matc
30

50
110 110
ISOcoated_v2 - D50
Neutral grays MaxK - NoK
100

20
100 100

Max K No K Visual control: Check bellow high density and low density pat-
ches using a magnifier, in order to check small tones and maximal
90
090 090
70

L = 25 usable black or else ink limits to use in your CMYK ICC profiles:
10% 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 100 99 98 97 96 95 94 93 92 91 90%
080 L = 50 080
60
40

070 070
L = 75
10

30

Step 1: Measure one of the two CMYK charts bellow as spectral data for MagicPress application.
060 060
First chart is OK for setting your solid inks densities matching any ISO12647-2-3-4-6 standard and
controlling your superimpositions. We recommend using the second chart if you want to create your Step 0: Check and/or calibrate your printing formes. For lithographic offset plates you can first pro-
050 own CMYK standard, because its CMYK% patches allow you monitoring the CMYK print contrasts while duce only the black plate and use Colorsource PLATE software: 050
you increase your solid 0% 10 % 20 % 30 % 40 % 50 % 60 % 70 % 80 % 90 % 100 %
CMYK inks densities.
040 1 1 040

Geometrical 50% is plate is calibrated and no correction curve is used.


Check your 50% geometrical dot
030 area with a magnifier or measu- 030
1 re your offset plates model
020
N-Factor: 40% 70%
020

000 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 000

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