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Contents1 Overview...............................................................................................................................................1About these release notes...........................................................................................................................................................1Introduction to <strong>ColorFlow</strong> software..........................................................................................................................................1<strong>ColorFlow</strong> editions........................................................................................................................................................................2System requirements...................................................................................................................................................................2Licenses............................................................................................................................................................................................32 What's new in <strong>ColorFlow</strong> 1.1............................................................................................................53 Enhancements in <strong>ColorFlow</strong> 1.1.......................................................................................................74 Known limitations in <strong>ColorFlow</strong> 1.1................................................................................................9
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2 Chapter 1—Overview<strong>ColorFlow</strong> editionsThe <strong>ColorFlow</strong> software available in three editions.<strong>ColorFlow</strong> software Workflow editionThis edition is included with the Prinergy Connect, Prinergy Powerpack,and Prinergy Evo 5.1 software. With this edition, you can:●●●Generate and edit curvesImport ICC device profilesImport ICC device link profiles<strong>ColorFlow</strong> software Pro Workflow editionThis edition includes all of the functionality of the Workflow edition,and it also enables you to do the following:●●Generate ICC device profilesGenerate and edit ICC device link profilesThe <strong>ColorFlow</strong> Pro Workflow edition also includes the ColorMatchingon Output licensed Prinergy feature.●Ink Optimizing Solution, is an add-on licensed feature in addition tothe Pro Workflow license, that enables you to generate ICC devicelink profiles to apply various levels of GCR (black strength) whilelimiting total area coverage. This option results in improved printstability on press and reduced ink consumption.System requirements<strong>ColorFlow</strong> software for <strong>Kodak</strong> Proofing Software editionThis edition is included with <strong>Kodak</strong> Proofing Software 5 only. Forfurther information on this edition, see your <strong>Kodak</strong> Proofing Softwaredocumentation.These requirements constitute the minimum system configuration thatis needed to run the <strong>ColorFlow</strong> software.<strong>ColorFlow</strong> 1.1 client software for Windows●Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 or later,Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Service Pack 2, Microsoft
Licenses 3●●●●●●●Windows Vista Business, Microsoft Windows 7, or MicrosoftWindows Server 2008Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later (recommended) or otherbrowser software (to display Colorflow Help)Adobe Reader software (to display reports)Sun Java Standard Edition runtime environment 1.6 or laterMicrosoft .NET Framework 2.0 or later, included in the <strong>ColorFlow</strong>installer1 GB RAM (minumum); 2 GB RAM (recommended)Intel Core 2 Duo processor (2.0 GHz minimum)Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack 1 Redistributable PackageATL Security Update<strong>ColorFlow</strong> 1.1 client software for Mac OS● Mac computer with an Intel processor running the Mac OS X 10.5or later operating system. To install <strong>ColorFlow</strong>, you must have auser account with administrator privileges.● Apple Safari 3.1.1 (recommended), Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14 or later(recommended), or other browser software (to display <strong>ColorFlow</strong>Help)● Adobe Reader software (to display reports)● Intel Core 2 Duo processor (2.0 GHz minimum)● 1 GB RAM (minumum); 2 GB RAM (recommended)● Sun Java Standard Edition runtime environment 1.6 or laterLicenses<strong>ColorFlow</strong> editions require different types of licenses. The <strong>ColorFlow</strong>Workflow edition and <strong>ColorFlow</strong> Pro Workflow edition obtain theirlicenses from the Prinergy server to which they are connected.The <strong>ColorFlow</strong> Licensing dialog box appears when you start <strong>ColorFlow</strong>for the first time or when a license has expired. In the Licensing dialogbox in the Colorflow Workflow and Pro Workflow editions, you canspecify the Prinergy primary server to which you want to connect.The <strong>ColorFlow</strong> Workflow edition is included in the Prinergy 5.1 license.The <strong>ColorFlow</strong> Pro Workflow edition requires an additional Prinergylicense key. For more information about Prinergy licensed options, seethe Prinergy System Administration Guide.Note: There is an optional license for the <strong>Kodak</strong> Ink Optimizing Solution with thePro Workflow edition only.In the <strong>ColorFlow</strong> Licensing dialog box, you can connect with the <strong>Kodak</strong>licensing server. After you supply a valid license, <strong>ColorFlow</strong> (or the<strong>ColorFlow</strong> option) will run until the license expires.
4 Chapter 1—Overview
2What'snew in <strong>ColorFlow</strong>1.1The Ink Optimizing Solution is a licensed feature that enables you toimprove print stability and to reduce ink consumption on offset presses.When this option is licensed and enabled, you can minimize inkconsumption in print jobs while maintaining the same overall color byusing an ICC device link profile to apply gray component replacement(GCR) while limiting total ink coverage (TIC).Note: Ink consumption can be minimized only if there is no color space conversionor simulation.The Ink Optimizing Solution is available for the <strong>ColorFlow</strong> Pro Workflowedition.
6 Chapter 2—What's new in <strong>ColorFlow</strong> 1.1
3Enhancementsin<strong>ColorFlow</strong> 1.1When you start <strong>ColorFlow</strong> 1.1 the first time on a Mac, the Preferencesdialog box appears and enables you to change the language of thesoftware. (PR: DHER-1260)Black point compensation is a new feature in <strong>ColorFlow</strong> 1.1 and isintended to produce better shadow reproduction when you are creatingdevice link profiles with the relative colorimetric rendering intent. Bydefault, when you create a new relative colorimetric device link profilewith <strong>ColorFlow</strong> 1.1, the recommendation is to have Black PointCompensation selected. If you have upgraded from <strong>ColorFlow</strong> 1.0 to 1.1,your original device link profiles will be unaffected by this change. If youhave upgraded from 1.0 to 1.1, and you want to enable the Black PointCompensation option, you must redefine the applicable conversion orsimulation device link profile. (PR: TFID-1165)<strong>ColorFlow</strong> 1.1 includes Fogra 45, 46, and 47 built-in reference deviceconditions. (PR: JFOR-1167)<strong>ColorFlow</strong> 1.1 includes a minor user interface change. The Device CurveCMY adjustment dialog box now shows Current and Corrected(formerly Before and After). (PR: DHER-1227)In X-Rite i1 Pro charts, patch numbers are now positioned farther awayfrom the first patch in each scan row. (PR: LUCZ-1639)Change to white point adjustment smoothing: New Feature added: Insome cases, only the grid point at CMYK 0,0,0,0 is required to beadjusted. In previous versions of <strong>ColorFlow</strong>, if the whitepoint isadjusted, the edit is smoothed into the highlights to prevent harshtransitions in color. However, if you would not like to smooth theadjustment into the highlights and only affect the whitepoint, disablethe new feature "Smooth Adjustments" in the White Point Adjustmode. By default, this checkbox is enabled to provide the samebehavior as versions of <strong>ColorFlow</strong> prior to 1.1.6.3. (JFOR-1384)
8 Chapter 3—Enhancements in <strong>ColorFlow</strong> 1.1
4Knownlimitations in<strong>ColorFlow</strong> 1.1If you install <strong>ColorFlow</strong> in a folder that has a name other than English,<strong>ColorFlow</strong> does not start. (PR: ZZAN-1089)When you install <strong>ColorFlow</strong> on a Mac, the CD drive in the computermay begin spinning. (PR: JKLN-1028)When you open a CMYK JPEG file in Image Preview, the result is anegative color shift. (PR: DHER-1319)Cannot import a curve to the <strong>Kodak</strong> Harmony application that isgenerated by <strong>ColorFlow</strong> on a Japanese client. (PR: LNEG-1030)Normalization dialog box message appears if you characterize a devicefor the first time in a duplicated color setup. (PR: DDIN-1450)
10 Chapter 4—Known limitations in <strong>ColorFlow</strong> 1.1
IndexC<strong>ColorFlow</strong>,introduction to the software 1Iintroduction to the <strong>ColorFlow</strong> software 1Llicense,about 3MMac computer requirements 2PPrinergy primary server,connecting to 3Rrequirements, system 2Ssystem requirements 2WWindows-based computer requirements 2
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