How to create a new Color Profile based on an existing Color Chart measurement

How to create a new Color Profile based on an existing Color Chart measurement

Problem/Question

How to create a new Color Profile based on an existing Color Chart measurement?

 

Solution/Work-Around

  1. Copy the existing PrintEnvironment (backup so that you can keep the original state)
  2. Open the ColorGPS tool
  3. Import the measured values by using one of the following options
    1. Click on the "File" tab and select the measurement that matches the PrintEnvironment from the list below Description entry
    2. Go to "File > Open" and navigate to the User Data folder
      1. Go to "Data > Color > ColorCali" and select the measurement that matches the PrintEnvironment
  4. Now you can change various settings and create a new Color Profile based on them

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