iccprofilecreation

ArgyllCMS Scripts

Small scripts for profiling a printer using ArgyllCMS.

Specs

This setup for use with a ColorMunki Photo. The colour patches are small, and a guide will be needed.

Install

These scripts require ArgyllCMS executables to be in the system path.

For Linux, just install ArgyllCMS via a package manager or download the latest binaries.

For Windows, one way is to install DisplayCAL and point to included ArgyllCMS binaries in the system's Path environmental variable.

• Install DisplayCAL.
• Type "environ" at the Start menu to get "Edit the system environmental variables". Press enter.
• In the dialog, click "Environmental Variables".
• Search the "System variables" section for Path and edit it.
• Press "Browse" to add a new entry.
• Look for and select a path similar to: "C:\Users\USER\AppData\Roaming\DisplayCAL\dl\Argyll_VX.X.X\bin"
• ArgyllCMS executables should now be available from the windows command prompt.

Usage

Under Linux:

$ cd linux

# Set a profile name e.g. Printer_Ink_Paper
$ vim profilename

$ gencharts.sh
$ readcharts.sh
$ genprofile.sh

# If max errors are high (>3.0), check the offending lines
$ checkprofile.sh

# Re-read columns as necessary. Will need to `genprofile.sh` again after.
$ readagain.sh

Under Windows, the included batch files run similarly to the linux ones above.

Number of Patches

The default behaviour of these scripts is to profile using 3 pages worth of colour patches. It is also possible to print just one, but lowering the number of patches in gencharts.sh from 1584 to 528.