Updated March 2019. (G) used on some Idealliance G7® test forms. MAY NOT BE SOLD OR USED COMMERCIALLY unless indicated (read legal notice).
Images and targets
CMYK_Peeker.tif
(432 K - CMYK) Find out what your printer does with CMYK files.
Also see how black ink and GCR can improve the color gamut of CMY inks.
Lab_ramp.tif
Checks smoothness and gray balance with undithered scales of 256, 128, 64 & 32 steps
GrayRails.jpg (876 K - CMYK) (G)A great visual gray balance test. The same B&W image in CMYK, K-only and CMY only adjusted for G7 gray balance. Updated April 2004 from the older (flipped) version to eliminate scum dots in the K-only image.
GrayBoat.jpg (1.2 M- CMYK) An alternative to the GrayRails test in horizontal format. One B&W image in CMYK, K-only and CMY-only, adjusted for G7 gray balance.
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Voyager_target.zip (8.9 M) Used to visually confirm monitor or projector calibration. 48 bit, 4k, no embeddded profile.
P2P51.zip (12.6 M - CMYK) (G)
Replaces P2P25 with true TR015 values and improved gray balance. Works with Curve2, Curve3 and Curve4. Includes P2P51H (horizontal), P2P53 (Indigo with .txt files) and miniP2P.
TAC_04.tif
(172 K - CMYK) (G) A handy Total Area Coverage target for analyzing
the maximum ink tolerance of a CMYK device.
HC
Screen Test3.JPG (700 K - CMYK) Compare soft proofs to a master proof with
gray images in CMYK, K only & CMY only. Insert your own images but don't
lose the gray test! (Gray image derived with thanks from an image available from PIA/GATF.)
graycal_03.tif
(548 K - CMYK) A pretty standard target for finding the CMYK
values that match a specific gray balance. Somewhat obsoleted by the P2P target (above).
RGBXPLORER8.tif
(120 K - RGB) Check any source or destination profile for
reversals, hue shifts etc. 24 radial HSB slices plus pastels, micro white & black & a continuous gray ramp.
MicroGrayTest.tif (64 K - RGB) Check any RGB system for neutrality with this 256-step gray target. Also test if you really have 24 bit video.
HC2052F.zip (4.2 M - CMYK) A new CMYK characterization target that improves results in darker regions compared to the IT8.7/4. Updated to version "F" May 2011. New User Guide July 2013.
CMS
30 128.JPG (36 K - RGB) Unlike a plain gray field, this desktop pattern can't be mistaken for a window & alerts you to changes in monitor calibration.
White_Balance.tif
(24 K - RGB) Check white and gray balance of your monitor
and detect crossed curves introduced by calibration.
Proof
Qualifier RGB.tif (48 K - RGB) Check consistency of any RGB printing
system. Include alongside every RGB image and graph measurements on the PQM
chart or just compare visually to a master print.
