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Colour management in digital textile printing
Author(s) -
Javoršek Dejana,
Javoršek Andrej
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
coloration technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1478-4408
pISSN - 1472-3581
DOI - 10.1111/j.1478-4408.2011.00304.x
Subject(s) - standard illuminant , textile , computer science , digital printing , daylight , inkwell , index (typography) , computer graphics (images) , artificial intelligence , computer vision , engineering drawing , optics , materials science , engineering , speech recognition , physics , world wide web , composite material
On the basis of simulated prints, a customer can decide on the colour appropriateness for a selected pattern. This article presents the possibilities and correct procedure for colour management application in the field of digital printing onto a textile substrate. The aim of the research was to establish whether long‐term and expensive pre‐ and after‐treatments can be avoided with the help of an appropriate development of printer profiles. The latter would be conducted through a print simulation on paper printed with a Canon laser or ink‐jet printer. The results have confirmed that a print simulation on paper can be conducted with both printers, while a Canon ink‐jet printer offers better results. In addition, by calculating the colour inconstancy index CMCCON02, the illuminant influence on the colour change of substrates under five different illuminations was determined. The results showed that simulated colours should be compared with original colours under daylight illuminants (D50, D55 and D75), while indoor illuminants A and F2 are not appropriate for a comparison, especially in the case of simulation with a Canon ink‐jet printer (CMCCON02 index >5).