Preface - NEC SpectraView Profiler 5 User Manual

Profiler
User Manual

1. Preface

With the purchase of this SpectraView Profiler 5 monitor cali bration and
profiling software you have received a product that will allow you to take
control of color reproduction in your workgroup monitors. Along with
creating an ICC-profile, proper calibration of workgroup monitors is a
basic and indispensable requirement for accurate color reproduction.
Both CRT and LCD flat screen monitors can be profiled and calibrated
with this software. Either manually, using the computers video card's
Video LUT, or automatically via hard- ware calibration (only with
supported displays).
To maximize your color management results with SpectraView Profiler
5 it is important to calibrate and profile all the components involved
in the production process, including scanners and printers. By imple-
menting SpectraView Profiler 5 into your workflow, you will be able to
offer your clients a digitally color-calibrated network that can produce
accurate off-press proofs in order to achieve the best possible printed
and published results.
With SpectraView Profiler 5 you have purchased an extremely power-
ful, yet user-friendly software that can resolve your company's color
management challenges.
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